Chapter 1158: The Director's Guild's Counterattack

On this night, the meeting of the directors' union was held until late.

No one knows what the directors' guild ultimately passed, but at least Jonathan walked out the door of the conference room with a smug face at the end of the meeting.

Following.

The first thing that was first exposed by the media was not the news that Wang Yong was filming a movie, but the news that Huawei signed Wang Yong to become the latest spokesperson.

As soon as the news came out, foreigners did not find anything surprising. Although Huawei is now a global brand, its attention is still not big enough compared to Hollywood's giants. Otherwise, I would not be grateful to Wang Yong for his propaganda moves in the shooting.

Chinese netizens were a little surprised.

"Huawei actually found Mr. Wang's spokesperson? If I remember correctly, Huawei's spokesperson strategy over the years has always been an international star, right? For example, Messi, such as Scarlett, Superman actor Henry and others, I didn't expect to hire Wang Yong as their global spokesperson this time. Doesn't this mean that Mr. Wang already has the reputation of a world star?"

"If you just look at it from the entertainment aspect, I think Mr. Wang is far from other spokespersons. But from a cultural and political point of view, Mr. Wang is a few streets away from other spokespersons. After all, Mr. Wang is the first Chinese scholar to go out of China in modern times and cause a huge sensation in the United States. In fact, although Huawei's previous spokesperson image was a big name, it did not fit well with the brand. Only this time, what Mr. Wang has done along the way is fully in line with the brand concept of 'Huaxia Youxing'. I applaud Huawei's decision this time!"

"Haha, although I'm using an apple. But I have to admit that Huaxia is rising rapidly, and the word Huawei is really good. Plus I'm a fan of Mr. Wang, so I decided to buy a Huawei phone now!"

"Don't be impulsive upstairs, Mr. Wang said, 'Patriotism is not the same as kidnapping', so if you still have a need, give priority to Huawei, and don't forcibly kidnap yourself if you don't have a demand. The four words 'China is promising' are not realized by patriotic kidnapping, but by the hard work of every Chinese person!"

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Chinese netizens are now basically convinced of Wang Yong, and there are few black fans who blindly black Wang Yong.

And more importantly, these netizens are also much more rational under the influence of Wang Yong. Especially some teenagers, since they became fans of Wang Yong, the entire three views have been positive several times. Parents were worried when they found out that their children were chasing stars, but after learning that they were chasing Wang Yong, they encouraged them instead of stopping them.

If there is a national idol in China regardless of age now, it is none other than Wang Yong.

And this status is not obtained by hype again and again, but by taking one step at a time, risking one's life to open one door after another.

Huawei officially did not announce the signing news, but found that it was detonated by the media in advance, so it was officially announced. This real hammer also made many skeptical people have to believe it.

Unlike Chinese netizens who are hotly discussing Wang Yong becoming Huawei's spokesperson, American netizens are stunned by another news about Wang Yong at the moment.

Wang Yong actually invested in a Hollywood film company!

also reached a cooperation intention with the well-known director Roland!

It is reported that Wang Yong plans to shoot an oriental-style magic movie! And the start-up capital is as high as 200 million US dollars!

One news after another, like a bombshell, the American netizens who exploded were stunned and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.

A Chinese man actually took a stake in a Hollywood film company? And he is also the largest shareholder of the largest shares!

This is a bit unacceptable for some people who are accustomed to Western supremacy thinking.

And Wang Yong's stake in a Hollywood film company alone is nothing, and the key is to directly win the film contract with Roland as soon as he makes a move!

It doesn't matter if you just ask Roland to make a movie, after all, Roland is not a fairy, and it is impossible to guarantee that every film will be filmed well. But Wang Yong's investment in the new film directly started with a capital of 200 million!

With 200 million dollars, even if you give this money to a pig, you can make a good movie!

Can American netizens not be shocked?

I dare to say that if he were an American, he would have already become a big star in the world. It's a pity that he is a Chinese, although I dare not say that he will never become a world celebrity, but the road to fame must be very bumpy. ”

"Isn't this Chinese man a scholar? Such a rich man? Spending $200 million to invest in making a movie can't be money from an unknown source, right? The tax department should check it. ”

"Hehe, now that the government wants the world's hot money to flow into the United States, how can it be investigated? Besides, Wang Yong once revealed that he has a security technology company, which seems to be quite large. I don't think it's a problem for him to come up with $200 million. ”

"Roland's monster movies are quite good, but is he good at making oriental magic movies? Does he understand oriental culture? Will Western audiences buy it? I don't think there is a movie with an oriental background that sells well in Hollywood. ”

In 2000, the Columbia Production Center filmed a "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and won four Oscars; in 98, Disney Pictures produced an animated film with a Chinese cultural background - "Mulan", which can be regarded as a small achievement; and the most famous is undoubtedly "Kung Fu Panda", which has been a big hit in the past two years, which is a movie with Chinese cultural elements throughout the film. And the first film won $200 million at the box office in North America alone, which shows that the film with an oriental cultural background is not without a market, but whether it can be filmed in an easy-to-understand, subtle and interesting ......"

"Kung Fu Panda is an animated film, and Panda is extremely popular all over the world. That's why "Kung Fu Panda" has achieved good results. But this is just an example, it is difficult to replicate this success, even "Panda 3" itself has not done it, and the global box office has been on the street. So to sum up, I am not optimistic about Wang Yong, although I like this Chinese hero who dares to resist cultural oppression. ”

American netizens have a lot of discussions, and most people's opinions are not optimistic. Just like those Chinese stars who broke into Hollywood, they could only return to China in the end and could not become world-class movie stars.

Regarding the negative attitude of the outside world, Wang Yong had already expected it.

However, at this moment, Wang Yong didn't have much time to pay attention to the outside world, he was now sitting in the office of Jianshi Pictures, discussing film matters with directors Chen Kai and Luo Lan, who had just arrived in Hollywood.

And the most urgent thing to solve at the moment is the script problem. Without a script, it is impossible for the movie to start shooting.

Fortunately, Roland had a few screenwriter friends who agreed to come to help.

It's just that it was better to arrive at ten o'clock, and until eleven o'clock, those Hollywood screenwriters didn't make it.

Roland frowned and stood up: "I'm going to call to urge, maybe there is a traffic jam on the road." ”

Roland said as he walked out of the office.

Wang Yong and Chen Kai didn't care, but continued to discuss how to take into account the tastes of moviegoers all over the world.

Ten minutes passed, and Roland returned belatedly. His face was extremely ugly, and there was a raging fire in his eyes, and anyone could see that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Wang Yong asked.

Roland took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "Those screenwriters can't all come." ”

"No, isn't it? Is it because our price is not enough? The price can be negotiated, as long as the script is good enough, we can give the top price in Hollywood, and even participate in the film can be discussed. Wang Yong said.

Speaking of this, Wang Yong's sincerity can be seen.

But who knew that Roland shook his head and said, "It's not a matter of price. Now the problem is that I am afraid that how much money we will pay, they will not and dare not come. ”

"Don't dare to come?" Wang Yong raised his eyebrows and immediately guessed the reason. "Is it the director's guild that is getting in the way?"

I am afraid that the only one who can put such pressure on screenwriters is the directors' union.

Roland nodded: "Those bastards, they want our movie to be aborted directly!"

"What should we do? Without a script, we can't shoot a movie at all, and the quality of the script determines the success of the movie. It's a big trouble now......" Chen Kai also said worriedly.

Although domestic screenwriters can be invited, everyone understands that there is too much gap between domestic screenwriters and Hollywood screenwriters. It has taken so many years for Huaxia to make a "Wolf Warrior 2" that ranks among the top 100 movies in the world, and the first two screenwriters of "Wolf Warrior" are still directors from Yeluzi plus an online novel author, which shows how poor the strength of Huaxia film screenwriters is.

The director's guild's move is not ruthless, and it strangled the source of Wang Yong's movie at once.

It's just that what Wang Yong and others didn't expect was that this was just the beginning.

The sound of hurried footsteps came, and Miye pushed the door in, his face full of anxiety and anger: "Oh no, Mr. Wang! The person in charge of Regal in Hollywood released a rumor that they refused to allow our movie to enter their theaters!"

"What?"

Hearing this, Wang Yong was fine, but Roland and Chen Kai were shocked at the same time, and their faces turned pale.

There is no other reason than because Regal is the largest cinema company in North America! If they refuse to allow Wang Yong's new film to enter their theater, it has basically declared the failure of Wang Yong's new movie.

What can you do to make money with movies that don't even have a guaranteed film scheduling rate? Is it possible that they are still put on the Internet for people to download and charge?

It's impossible to think about.

"What should I do?" asked Mi Ye, anxiously.

"It's too ruthless, the bastards of the directors' union are too ruthless! No, it's just that the directors' union may not have this kind of influence, and I guess the intervention of the government departments is indispensable behind it! The government departments don't want a Chinese person to make too much trouble in Hollywood, especially if that person is still Mr. Wang Yong. Roland glanced at Wang Yong meaningfully and said.

Wang Yong's face was calm and he couldn't see any emotion.

His career as an agent has long made him develop the habit of thinking about countermeasures first in case of trouble. Anger and panic are useless, and it is fundamental to come up with a solution to solve the problem.

But this time, Wang Yong faced an industry that he was not familiar with, and he really couldn't think of too many solutions......