Chapter 566 Classic Dialogue

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Six hundred and thirty-seven screens.

$3.2 million at the box office.

Before receiving the fax, Fox Films' director, Callido, already knew the numbers.

However, when he faced Shirley Lansing, the chairman of Paramount Pictures Group, who was sitting across from him with an angry face, Callisto was still a little weak-hearted.

Shirley Lansing, chairman of Paramount Pictures, who also knew the contents of the fax before it was sent, saw Callidor casually put the fax on the table, put down the coffee in his hand, and asked slowly. "Callis, how many years have we known each other?"

Callidor thought for a moment. "Uh...... Twenty-three, four years, right?"

Shirley Lansing was angry. "It's been so many years, it's been a long time...... Is there nothing Fox Studios and you have to explain to me today?"

"Shirley, I specifically reminded you at the beginning of June, James Cameron is not a very good person, he spent five years for this movie, even in the process of filming "True Lies", he did not give up collecting all kinds ......of information!

Callisor's words made Shirley Lansing's face change suddenly. "Are you emphasizing that I'm the one who caused all this, am I taking the blame?"

"No matter what the process is, it's impossible to change the final result...... Callido said, glancing at the fax that had been left on the table as a reminder, but he shook his head and added as he saw the other man's expression getting more and more ugly. "Shirley, there is no suspense about the decision now, even I can't change it, don't you remember the words of Hollywood? The process is not important, only the result is important, and only the result is the most important......"

Shirley Lansing closed her eyes, and it took a moment before she breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, that's all there is to it...... I need Fox to compensate me properly, though!"

Calido breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded. The board of directors also feels that in order to make up for the possible disagreement between the two companies due to this matter, the overseas distribution rights of the sequel to "Shrek" can be granted to Paramount, but the proportion of the split will need to be negotiated when the film is in production, ok?"

Shirley Lansing stretched out her hand and shook hands with Callisto, and it was pointless to protest and anger in vain, only eternal interests mattered.

Relieved by the end of his meeting with Shirley Lansing, and the elimination of the possibility of potential hostility, Callidor took his secretary, assistants, copyright attorneys, and contract attorneys to the small conference room of the hotel in advance, preparing to complete the agreement as soon as possible.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Callido saw Gonzalez, the president of [Dream Media], who was standing not far from the elevator, and the staff he was carrying, so he raised his hand and smiled and said hello. "Hey, it's time to ......"

Seeing that it was Callidos, the director of Fox Films, who had come with a lawyer, Gonzalez roared angrily. "Kallido, you're robbing! And you're robbing by the most despicable means!"

Callido's face sank. "Gonzalez, watch your words! Patricks is not something you can slander and slander at will!"

Gonzalez shouted as he waved the stat in his hand. "You are deliberately suppressing and slandering with the help of the media, won't you blush for this?"

In Callidore's opinion, the methods used by the company can indeed be said to be despicable, but no matter how despicable it is, it is also an internal matter of the company, and being yelled at by Gonzalez made him a little angry, so he raised his wrist and looked at the time and said in a deep voice. "Gonzalez, you've held a position at Disney as well, and more effective means haven't been used! You should know that any studio has more ways to do it...... Don't try to stall the signing of the agreement by delaying it!

Glaring at Calidor, Gonzalez clenched his fists.

Bite......

The elevator bell rings.

Fu Zhengyi, who walked out of the elevator with Ran Ying, was a little surprised to see so many people standing outside the elevator, and when he saw clearly that it was Gonzalez who was confronting Callidos, he smiled. "Yo, I'm all here early, I thought I would be the first ...... to step into the conference room."

Callido smiled and gestured. "No problem!

Gonzalez reluctantly stepped aside, and when Fu Zhengyi walked into the conference room and sat down, he handed over the data in his hand. "Boss, the current situation is very bad......"

Glancing at the data handed over by Gonzalez, Fu Zhengyi didn't take it but said directly. "I know. David received the news half an hour ago, there are still four days to go, although the whole weekend has not been good, don't be bitter, victory is not usually so easy to get......"

Gonzalez glared at Callidos, who was sitting across from him, and then whispered. "Boss, there will be more reports of the film denigrating the film early tomorrow morning, and DreamWorks' Jeffrey has asked if he needs to fight back, and he has already contacted some mainstream media outlets, as well as a number of independent film critics who have seen the film......"

Fu Zhengyi turned his face sideways and felt a little strange. "Fight back? Why fight back?"

Gonzalez was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly. "If you don't take decisive action, it will be a little difficult for the box office of the premiere to break 10 million......"

I think it is precisely because of the malicious slander and belittlement by the media and some film critics that more curious audiences will come into the theater to watch this 'worst' movie of all time!"

Fu Zhengyi's words did not deliberately lower his voice, so Callidos, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help but nod approvingly. "I admire you! If you really don't care about that, I'm sure we'll be very good friends......"

"Okay, as long as Fox doesn't end up getting angry with you because I won, I'll let you know when I go to the United States next time!"

Callidor laughed, took the card holder from his pocket, and handed over a business card with only one phone number. "With your bearing and calmness, even if Fawkes really loses in the end, then I sincerely invite you to my manor as a guest......"

Across the long table, the two chatted casually.

But the lawyers at Dream Media and Paramount Pictures are getting busy.

The content of the VAM agreement had been reviewed and finalized by both parties earlier, but before it was finally formally signed, the lawyers on both sides still needed to review the formal agreement line by line.

An hour later, when Gonzalez signed the VAM agreement on behalf of Dream Media and Callidor on behalf of Fox Films, the events caused by James Cameron three days ago were settled and irreversible.

Picking up the champagne, Callido dragged Fu Zhengyi to the floor-to-ceiling window of the conference room, very emotional. "I don't want to admit it, but you can still laugh so calmly when you're clearly at a disadvantage, which I could have done more than a decade ago......

Fu Zhengyi was stunned. "Are you praising me, or are you boasting about yourself?"

Callidor smiled. But I'm curious, I've been managing director of Paramount for sixteen years, and my experience over the years has allowed me to be bearish on everything, but the current box office of "The Princess Diaries" is too far away from your predictions, and unless a miracle happens, you're going to lose......"

Seeing that there was no arrogance or ridicule in Callido's expression, just a deep curiosity and confusion, Fu Zhengyi thought about it before he spoke. “greedisgood！”

Calido thought for a moment, his eyes lit up in vain. "Greedisgood? Greed is good?" should be a pretty classic dialogue from "Wall Street" released in 1987!"

Fu Zhengyi nodded. "You have a good memory! There's a point of view called 'remember a word, remember a movie,' and what Wall Street says is that in business dealings, 'trust is needed because everything is planned in the contract, and loyalty is not required, but as long as it doesn't break the law, it's immoral,' so do you agree with that?"

Callidos' expression changed slightly, and he stared at Fu Zhengyi for a long time, first shaking his head, but then nodding. Although it is expressed in the movie, and this is the most prevalent rule in business dealings at present, if I am personally concerned, I am not willing to approve of it. But as a director of Fox Films, I have to think, execute, and plan from the perspective of the company......"

Fu Zhengyi spoke after a moment. "Greed, forlackofabetterword, isgood (greed doesn't sound good, but it's a good thing). However, if such an idea is recognized and promoted by the mainstream society, and even carried forward, the moral standards of the whole society will continue to be lowered! In China, there is a saying called 'businessisbusiness', which in English means 'businessisbusiness', and sometimes I am thinking about whether this sentence is true or not......

Callidor was a little surprised, and thought for a moment before smiling and waving his hand. "There is no right or wrong in some things, and my advice is not to be troubled by these philosophical questions! I think that you are still very young, and at your age you should not think about such profound philosophical questions, you should enjoy and keep trying, and the only thing you don't need to do is to think about philosophical questions like this, which are prone to confusion and doubt!"

Originally feeling, Fu Zhengyi raised the champagne and laughed. "Okay! Then let's put aside the ownership of "Titanic" for the time being, and have a good drink!"

The two glasses touched lightly, making a soft 'ding' sound.

But Callidor pretended to be serious. All the rights and interests of "Titanic" will belong to Fox Film ......Company." )