"Haha! Jiang, welcome to the United States again. Harvey Weinstein greeted Jiang Ran, who came over, and greeted him warmly with open arms.

Jiang Ran also smiled and hugged Harvey gently, and then said, "Harvey, it's nice to see you again." ”

"Yes! I'm very happy. Harvey Weinstein looked at Jiang Ran with a smile, "You know, whether it's "Saw 2" or "Zombie Out", which we are preparing to release now, it is a very good work. ”

"What does it mean to be good at work? That's money, Jiang. Harvey Weinstein was very blunt about the benefits, "And you bring them all." ”

As he spoke, he spread out his hands, "Jiang, I love you to death now." You're simply more seductive than those blondes in Hollywood. ”

Jiang Ran shuddered, looked at Harvey Weinstein defensively, and then said unusually firmly: "Harvey, my sexual orientation is very normal. You know, I like our beautiful girls in the East even more. ”

Jiang Ran's words made Harvey, who was still extremely enthusiastic and excited just now, stiffen, and then said with a bitter face: "Jiang, what I want to say is that I also like blonde beauties more. But compared to the beauties, I think the dollars brought by our cooperation are more tempting. ”

Of course, Jiang Ran didn't really suspect the other party's sexual orientation, even if the other party's sexual orientation was problematic, Jiang Ran didn't believe that the other party had the courage to use any brains against him.

Jiang Ran said this just to divert the topic and liven up the atmosphere, and he didn't want to talk to Harvey Weinstein about anything about Saw right now.

Obviously, Harvey's idea is completely opposite to Jiang Ran, and he very much hopes to talk about this issue with Jiang Ran, so as soon as they met, they began to talk about this topic.

Jiang Ran looked in a trance, and then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Harvey." You know, what you just said is too easy to misunderstand. ”

"It's okay, Jiang. Harvey Weinstein waved his hand nonchalantly.

After a few polite words between the two, Harvey Weinstein said with excitement on his face: "Jiang, I think our movie has succeeded again this time. ”

"During this period of time at the festival, you don't know how many people have been amazed by our films, whether it is the audience or the judges of the festival, they have been conquered by our films. ”

"Of course, what I want to say most is, Jiang, you are really a genius, I can't believe that all the movies you planned and produced were successful, this is too unbelievable. Plus, you've done a fantastic job with your Asian releases this time. Harvey Weinstein made no secret of his admiration and excitement.

Jiang Ran listened to Harvey Weinstein's praise, smiled slightly and said reservedly: "Harvey, this is my job, you know. All of us are working hard for the success of the film, and it's not just my achievement. ”

"Now our track record in Asia is basically enough to ensure the safety of our investment, so the amount of money we make next depends on the situation in markets such as North America. ”

Jiang Ran is reminding Harvey Weinstein to urge the other party to work harder in the promotion of North American films.

Harvey Weinstein clearly understood the meaning of Jiang Ran's words, "Jiang, don't worry. I really want "Zombie Out" to be a success in North America and other places, and I even hope to make this film a series like "Saw". ”

Saying that, without waiting for Jiang Ran to answer, Harvey Weinstein spoke again, "Jiang, can the follow-up production of our "Zombie Out" and "Chainsaw" begin?"

Jiang Ran listened to the other party going around and around or turned the topic to the issue of sequel production, so he didn't avoid this question anymore, and said directly:

"No! I think you're wrong about one thing, "Zombies Out" is what we all own, but "Saw" belongs only to me. ”

Harvey Weinstein did not refute Jiang Ran's words, but shrugged and said again: "Okay! You're right, Jiang." So when can we start the follow-up production of these two films?"

Jiang Ran smiled slightly, and then said: "Let's wait for the movie "Zombie Out of the Cage" to come out after the results of North America come out." Of course, we can now start preparing the editing of the script. ”

"As for Chainsaw, I think that's what happened to me and our Burning Maple Group, and I didn't plan to seek a partner on this film this time. Jiang Ran had no intention of relenting on this issue.

"No, Jiang, you can't do this!" Harvey Weinstein waved his arms excitedly when he heard this, "We have always had a very stable and extensive cooperation, and you can't leave your partner behind at will." ”

Jiang Ran quietly watched Harvey Weinstein's excited performance, and said slowly after half a sound: "Harvey, "Chainsaw" is the most important interest of our Burning Maple Group, I have already given you a benefit, you can't always think of occupying our interests for free." ”

Jiang Ran's words are very clear and firm, Harvey Weinstein wants to continue to get investment rights in "Chainsaw", he must come up with something that interests Jiang Ran in exchange.

In fact, Harvey Weinstein is covetous of the huge benefits of "Saw Horror", but after Jiang Ran and the Ranfeng Group have gained a foothold in North America and succeeded one after another, he has no hope of re-approving.

Originally, he thought that if Jiang Ran failed in the movie "Zombie Out", he might be able to use this as an excuse to continue to follow up and invest in "Chainsaw", but now it seems unlikely.

For Jiang Ran's face-to-face refusal this time, Harvey Weinstein was completely dead, although he was slightly disappointed, but he was not annoyed by it.

After all, with more and more contact with Jiang Ran and Ranfeng Group, Harvey Weinstein has become more and more impressed by Jiang Ran's vision in film production. Now compared to a movie, Harvey Weinstein cares about and expects Jiang Ran more than a movie.

"Well, you have the final say, my friend. Harvey Weinstein said with a look of disappointment.

Jiang Ran shook his head with a smile and said, "Harvey, I think we should focus more on "Zombie Out of the Cage" now, this is our future. ”

Next, Jiang Ran and Harvey Weinstein exchanged detailed issues about the promotion of "Zombie Out of the Cage" in North America, and the guests and hosts were reluctantly happy.

On January 28, 1985, which was the last day of the St. Denis Film Festival and the time of the film festival's award ceremony, Jiang Ran walked into the award ceremony in full costume surrounded by a group of crew members.

This is a relatively simple awards ceremony, there are not many awards, there are no celebrities who are too attention-grabbing, there are not many media, and the audience is even smaller.

Everything is very shabby.

Jiang Ran and the others walked into the award ceremony, turned their heads and looked around, and then said, "This award ceremony is a bit disappointing." ”

Guan Zhilin took Jiang Ran's hand, looked around, and then said listlessly: "Yes, there are so few media." I've been preparing for so long. ”

"yes, it doesn't look as good as our Hong Kong Film Awards. Chow Yun-fat also sighed.

Jiang Ran looked at the lost expressions of several people, and understood the thoughts of several people in his heart.

After all, everyone expects the film to win an internationally influential film award, and when the time comes, the value and card position will naturally be different after returning to Hong Kong. But now that I see the film festival in such a shabby and humble way, the expectation and gap are naturally very large.

Jiang Ran explained with a smile: "Okay, the main purpose of our participation in this film festival is to promote the film, as long as the film performs well at the box office in North America, it doesn't matter if the award ceremony is simple." ”

This year's St. Denis Film Festival has only two awards, one for feature film and one for documentary, and Jiang Ran's "Zombie Out" is the popular film in the feature film award.

However, it is clear that the Organising Committee of the St. Denis Film Festival did not have the courage to award the award to a foreign film, and the final winner of this film award was "Blood Labyrinth".

Jiang Ran was a little disappointed, after all, the reason why he rushed to the United States in a hurry was because the film might win an award, but now his hope has been disappointed.

And more importantly, the failure of the film award has forced the film promotion plan that was just adjusted a few days ago to be adjusted again, and the sensationality of the film promotion will definitely be greatly reduced.

"Jiang, don't care, it's just a small prize. Harvey Weinstein couldn't hide his disappointment, but still comforted Jiang Ran softly, "Our movies are good enough, and I think we can prove it in the box office market." ”

Jiang Ran was only slightly disappointed, then immediately recovered and said, "I'm fine, Harvey." It's just that I think our communications plan needs to be adjusted a little bit. ”