The so-called proficiency in several Chinese languages is not a few words of Hello, and Sayounara counts. Listening, reading, and writing is a necessary step.

At this time, there were elites from all over the world in this hall, and soon someone came up to chat with Zhang Fan. English, Spanish, French, Japanese. There are also German and Russian languages. As for Chinese, there is naturally not much to do.

After some consideration, everyone around them showed a look of surprise. Zhang Fan's every language is excellent, standard. It's definitely not the kind of short-term training that comes out of it.

"Zhang, you're such a genius." Leonardo's face showed admiration.

"Thank you." Zhang Fan responded with a smile.

In the cocktail party, many people were talking about Zhang Fan. Such a talented and wealthy young man will naturally be noticed. Especially those beautiful women who want to make their mark in Hollywood.

As the entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood has no shortage of handsome men and women from all over the world. They aspire to be successful in this Vanity Fair and become a big star in the world's eye.

It's just that there are too many people who want to succeed, but there are few opportunities. Either the rich can be vigorously promoted. Either that, you can meet talented people who can help you produce excellent works and become famous.

Now, Zhang Fan, who has both talent and wealth, has naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Zhang Fan's side was quickly surrounded by a group of beauties from all over the world who were dressed in cool clothes and had beautiful appearances.

It is not difficult for a beautiful woman to get ahead, after all, beauty is a rare resource. But if you want to go to the next level, in addition to beauty, wisdom is essential. A beautiful woman without a mind can only be reduced to a plaything at best.

For these beauties who take the initiative to show their goodwill, Zhang Fan naturally will not pretend to be high. After all, I have been a host, and I have a humorous speech and good manners, which is a compulsory course, and I also have passive skills and electric eyes. Coupled with the bonus of wealth and talent, it didn't take much effort to make the beautiful women around laugh again and again.

These beautiful women who come to Hollywood with dreams don't mind in-depth conversations, but only if they can be useful.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan knew what he was here for tonight, although several beautiful girls had begun to hint to Zhang Fan, but Zhang Fan still maintained his polite appearance and did not respond at all.

It's not that he suddenly changed sex and started to eat vegetarian, but because he knows that there will be opportunities in the future, and the important thing now is to open the door to Hollywood!

Soon, the organizer of the gala, Clonn, the vice president of Disney Pictures, appeared in the living room.

The next party was very uneventful, everyone chatted and laughed with each other, and people who knew or didn't know got together to do something that everyone knew or hidden.

Zhang Fan also had the opportunity to chat with Crawn alone under Tang En's recommendation.

Disney Studios has a big business, and not everyone who wants to meet and talk will have the time and opportunity. There are so many people from all over the world who want to enter Hollywood, how can they all be seen by these high-level executives who hold a lot of power. At this time, Don's referral is very important.

"Zhang, I look like you're still doing drama work in the crew at your age." Crown, who is nearly seventy years old, looks like a gray-haired old man, but Zhang Fan knows that this is an important member of Disney.

"Age is a double-edged sword, it can be enough time to do things, or it can be wasted youth." Zhang Fan's performance was very relaxed.

"All right, young man." Crawn smiled and picked up a glass of champagne and looked at Zhang Fan, "What do you want to do?" ”

"I wonder, will Hollywood reject foreign investment?" Zhang Fan also picked up a glass of champagne, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Crowne.

"Hollywood is not going to turn down any funding." Clun smiled and nodded, "If it weren't for the funding from all over the world, Hollywood wouldn't be where it is today." ”

Crawn's words are not wrong, Hollywood's ability to run rampant in the world is inseparable from having sufficient financial support. Without the huge amount of financial support like a mountain and a sea, those films that cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars would not have been able to be made at all.

A big production that costs hundreds of millions of dollars in production and publicity, even the biggest Hollywood companies are not willing to take the risk alone. Accepting all kinds of funds to form a platter-like share structure has become a popular trend at the moment.

Of course, the latter sentence of Clun did not come out. That is, we don't turn down funding. But whether it can succeed or not, no one is sure.

"I want to make a movie in Hollywood." Zhang Fan nodded, and came up with his purpose, "I hope to get help from Disney." ”

"What kind of help?" Clun looked curiously at the ambitious young man, "How large?" ”

"I hope Disney can help with the distribution of the film." Zhang Fan said softly: "The investment scale is about 30 million. ”

Distributing films is actually the most lucrative way for Hollywood's big studios. They have the channels to help distribute the film and get a steady income, and this income is even more for them than the income of a big production in the summer. After all, they have little to no cost to their lives.

The distribution of Hollywood movies is almost entirely monopolized by a few giants, and the reason why they have been able to prosper for a long time is largely because they have a monopoly on the distribution rights of films.

For example, many companies with excellent works, such as DreamWorks, tried to challenge the giants, but in the end, they all failed in the distribution rights.

Zhang Fan asked Disney to release a movie, which is equivalent to sending money to Disney, and they naturally will not refuse. As for asking about the size of the investment, it is because the larger the investment, the greater the hope of success, and the more successful the work, the more they will naturally earn when they release it.

The times have developed to this day, although a good work does not necessarily have to be a big investment. But if you don't have a large investment, it's almost impossible to produce a good work!

A $30 million investment is nothing in Hollywood, but it's mediocre. If the work is good and the operation is done properly, it is possible to make a lot of money.

"If Mr. Zhang has time tomorrow, he can come to my office to talk about our cooperation in detail." As an excellent businessman, Crawn raised his glass to Zhang Fan with a smile on his face, "Happy cooperation." ”

"It's a pleasure to work with." Zhang Fan also raised his wine glass and touched it with Clounn, and the two looked at each other and smiled very happily.

Early the next morning, after Zhang Fan washed up and rested, he took the script to the Disney Studios building. This will be a very important step for him to enter the US market.

"Mr. Cloyn, this is my script." After coming to Crawn's office, Zhang Fan handed over his script after a brief greeting.

"Slumdog millionaires?" After Crawn glanced at the name, he looked at Zhang Fan suspiciously, "Isn't this your variety show?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Fan nodded, "Now this show is popular in North America, if the movie can come out as soon as possible, it can play a very good role in promoting this trend." ”

"And." Zhang Fan smiled and said, "It's not just a movie, I also wrote a book of the same name, which is now being distributed in California." This can also be a very effective catalyst. ”

"Yours right." Clone looked at Zhang Fan with some surprise. It is very rare for a young person of this age to have this kind of talent and vision.

With decades of experience in the industry, Clun can even have a hunch that as long as the quality of the work is not bad, with the current popularity of the show, the odds of success are very high.

"Zhang." After reading the script carefully, Crawn thought for a moment and looked at Zhang Fan, "I hope Disney Pictures can also participate in the investment of this film." ”

Zhang Fan dared to show the script directly to Crawn, because he had registered with the screenwriters' union before.

Moreover, the main content of this script is still based on his own show. Even if Disney wants to steal, there is no way to bypass the authorization of its own show.

"Disney wants to invest?" Zhang Fan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked out loud, "How much?" ”

Zhang Fan did not refuse directly, because he knew that he was a newcomer who had just started in Hollywood at this time. There are no resources and no channels, and if Disney can join, it will be half the battle.

Moreover, once this movie is successful, Zhang Fan will have the capital to gain a foothold in Hollywood. Channels and resources have also taken initial shape.

"Thirty percent." A shrewd look flashed in Cloun's eyes: "We want the copyright of the work." ”

"It can't be." Zhang Fan directly shook his head and refused, "Investment is okay, copyright does not need to be mentioned." ”

The income from movies is not just about selling tickets in movie theaters. After that, the peripheral income was even higher than the box office. Selling to TV stations, making it into DVDs for sale, operating various peripheral products, etc., are all huge profits. Of course, the premise is that the work can be successful.

"We can run this film and win something at the Oscars." Crawn did not give up, but chose to tempt Zhang Fan.

There is no one in this world who doesn't want to succeed at the Oscars. Cloun wanted to use this way to seduce Zhang Fan.

"I don't need to mention it." Zhang Fan still refused, "My work will never sell the copyright." ”

Zhang Fan, who has enjoyed the huge sweetness of copyright, is unlikely to make concessions in this regard. If he really can't, he'd rather work with several other companies that have the rights to distribute the film. This is his bottom line, not negotiable.

"Well, it's a pity." Crawn shrugged his shoulders and didn't pay much attention.

He just wanted to make more benefits, and if Zhang Fan didn't want to, he didn't have the idea of insisting. After all, no one knows if the film will be a success.

And a company like Zhang Fan may not be able to go bankrupt at any time, and it can be acquired by just giving some money when the time comes. Copyright and all that stuff is here. This kind of thing is not less than a few giants.

Eventually, an agreement was reached.

Disney has invested 40 percent of the film's investment in the film through distribution rights and publicity channels. Enjoy a global share including the surrounding area.

For both sides, they think they have achieved their goal!