Paramount Pictures was founded in May 1912, a month before Universal Pictures, and was the oldest of the six major Hollywood companies in the United States, and was in its most glorious period before World War II.

But because it was too powerful, Paramount was targeted by the government's antitrust department early on. In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a Paramount precedent prohibiting major Hollywood studios from vertically producing, distributing and projecting films. Because of this ban,

Paramount had no choice but to sell a number of movie theaters, which hurt the old company, and to add insult to injury, Paramount began to cut back on the number of films produced in the fifties. At this point, Paramount began a period of decline that lasted for more than ten years.

It was not until the 70s that it gradually recovered, and many blockbuster films such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Beverly Hills Detective" were released in succession.

On this day, Paramount welcomed a few strange guests - when the car slowly stopped, Wei Xiong got out of the car, he looked up at the snow-capped mountain pattern representing Paramount, and said lightly: "Let's go, let's go and see what is different about Hollywood's giants." ”

In addition to Wei Xiong and his secretary bodyguard and dart, Wu Siyuan also came this time, and a group of four people walked into the Paramount headquarters building.

"Who are you looking for?" the front desk lady asked professionally, looking at her expression, she obviously didn't recognize Wei Xiong, a super singer who was praised as a 'legend' by the American media. In fact, it's no wonder who asked Wei Xiong to never participate in any commercial performances.

He is rarely seen even on TV, which has caused the phenomenon of singing more popular than others. However, the expression of the front desk lady quickly changed. I saw Wei Xiong smile and said, "Hello, I'm Wei Xiong, I have made an appointment with Mr. Eisner to meet in the afternoon, please pass it on." ”

"Wei Xiong?" The front desk lady asked suspiciously, with the same name as the Hong Kong she liked, and then looked carefully, her eyes suddenly widened, what is the same name, is it the same person at all: "Oh my God, what did I see, I ......"

After talking for a while, the front desk lady quickly took out a notebook and put it in front of Wei Xiong, and said with bright eyes: "It's really an honor to meet you Wei, I'm your fan, and I like every song of yours very much, so can you sign me?"

"Of course. Wei Xiong happily signed his name in the notebook, and then asked, "I wonder if you can help me pass it on now......

"No problem, I'll call right away. The front desk put away the notebook and made a phone call quickly, and then the four of them waited for a while, and a middle-aged man walked over quickly, with a hearty smile on his face: "Welcome to Paramount, I'm Michael." ”

Michael Eisner, the current president of Paramount, has been at the helm of Paramount since his Barry Diller joined the media mogul Murdoch. Although Paramount's performance in the past two years has not been affected by Barry Diller's job hopping, it has not improved much.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Eisner. Wei Xiong smiled and shook hands with Michael Eisner, then Wu Siyuan, and then Michael Eisner took Wei Xiong and others to his president's office, a very spacious, luxurious and atmospheric office.

After a few brief polite words, Michael Eisner got to the point: "Mr. Wei is here today to talk to me about the release of the film?"

"Yes, Mr. Eisner must have known that I have a film company in Hong Kong, and it is doing quite well. I registered in the U.S. a few months ago, and then the company made a movie called "Ghost Love," and I hope it will be released at Paramount. ”

Wei Xiong came to Paramount this time to talk about the release of "Human Ghost Love", it turned out that Wu Siyuan came by himself, but he had very high expectations for "Human Ghost Love", so just now Europe returned to Hong Kong and flew to the United States again.

"It's a good name, it's never a problem to be released in Paramount, and I can arrange for the manager of the distribution department to talk to you about it. ”

"What if I ask for a Christmas release?" Seeing Michael Eisner's face change, Wei Xiong immediately continued: "Of course, this is Paramount, I can't make an unreasonable request, Mr. Eisner might as well take a moment to watch this movie before making a decision." ”

"In that case, that's what you want. Michael Eisner's expression was a little impatient but he didn't refuse after all, and then he arranged for a person to follow Hu Zhiqiang downstairs to the car to move the copies, more than a dozen rolls of film filled two large boxes, and Hu Zhiqiang could not move it alone.

Compared with the enthusiasm when they first met, Michael Eisner's attitude seemed to be a lot colder at this time, Wei Xiong naturally knew why, but he didn't care, he still had a smile on his face, he believed that after watching the film, Michael Eisner would regain his enthusiasm for him.

After sitting down for a while, Michael Eisner took Wei Xiong and the three to a screening room, and not long after they sat down, the lights in the screening room dimmed, and then a Peking Opera mask appeared on the screen in front of them, and this Peking Opera mask was the logo of Wei's Film Company.

Sam, a young bank clerk, and his fiancée, Miri, move into a beautiful apartment that their friend Carl helped them buy, and then the two begin to prepare for their marriage, and one night when they return from the play, they are robbed by gangsters on the road.

Sam is shot and killed during the struggle, and Merry is devastated. But Sam didn't die, but became a ghost. Later, he discovers that his friend Carl turned out to be the mastermind behind his death in order to steal a huge amount of money from the bank.

In order to obtain the secret code that Sam has mastered, Carl begins a quest for Miri. Sam, who has gradually learned how to use his powers, often wanders around Milie, protecting her at all times, but no matter what method Sam uses, they can't communicate with each other.

Eventually, he finds a psychic medium, Otta, who can communicate with ghosts, and uses her to get in touch with Miri. At first, Merry didn't believe it. But the facts finally made her feel Sam's presence. However, two people who love each other deeply have never been able to communicate and contact directly......

In order to protect Miri and punish the murderer, Sam takes revenge on Carl. He took out the huge amount of money that Carl had stolen, and dealt due retribution to several of Carl's men. Angry, Carl tries to hurt Miri, but Ota and Sam arrive in time.

Faced with a ghost full of hatred, Carl finally brought about his own destruction. And Sam, who has fulfilled his wish, also has time to go to heaven, and before disappearing, Miri finally sees Sam in his form, and the two hug each other tightly until Sam's body disappears in her arms......

In terms of storytelling, "Ghost Love" is very old-fashioned, but because of the addition of the element of "ghost", the whole play exudes an unusual charm, which can be seen from Michael Eisner's expression, which has changed a lot from when he first came in.

Back in the office, Michael Eisner immediately said: "A very good movie, and the theme of love is very much in the mood of Christmas, if it is released on the Christmas slot, it should have a good box office." But it's a pity that the heroine is a yellow race. ”

"Is Mr. Eisner racist?" Wei Xiong frowned slightly, he didn't want to talk about cooperation with someone who looked down on him.

"No, no, don't get me wrong, I've never been racist. Michael Eisner hurriedly denied: "I just think that the heroine of this play would be better off if she used white people, you know, many Europeans and Americans have face blindness to yellow people." ”

In fact, Michael Eisner still has something to say, that is, Europeans and Americans generally have a sense of cultural superiority, which makes them uncomfortable to see yellow faces in some mainstream films, which is also the main reason why it is difficult for Hong Kong films to have a market in Europe and the United States.

"Well, now Mr. Eisner can answer my question. ”

"Of course, as I said earlier, "Ghost Love" will definitely have a good box office if it is released at Christmas, so I agreed. ”

"I wonder what Mr. Eisner is going to offer?"

Michael Eisner groaned and said, "33% of the share, this price is already very high, you must know that even if it is a ...... that has just been released."

"It seems that Mr. Eisner is very insincere. Wei Xiong unceremoniously interrupted Michael Eisner: "I might as well say it bluntly, we just went to Fox yesterday, and this Mr. Wu Siyuan has a good relationship with Mr. Schmidt, the vice president of Fox. ”

"The price they gave was 36 percent, and if Paramount's price couldn't be higher than that, I thought it would be more enjoyable to work with someone you know. ”

Hearing this, Michael Eisner's brows suddenly furrowed slightly, he didn't expect Wei Xiong to come prepared, which caught him a little off guard.

It is said that the reason why he personally received Wei Xiong and others before was because Wei Xiong is a popular singer now, he has to give some face, and he didn't pay attention to the so-called movie, but when he watched the movie, he found that he was wrong, and it was a big mistake.

"Ghost Love" is definitely the best and most promising movie he has seen in recent years. Thinking that the company's performance has not improved in the past two or three years, and the parent company has doubts about his ability, he immediately made up his mind to win "The Love of People and Ghosts".