The banquet was held in the ballroom of the Carlton Hotel, and it was just after the afternoon when invited people arrived one after another.

Harvey and Bob were busy with the reception, and Tang Feng couldn't help much, so he stayed in the room with Ken, who wanted to sleep a little longer, but was pulled by Ken to talk endlessly.

Ken blows his plan to the sky, but Tang Feng is not interested, so he has to chat with him to pass the time.

Just when he couldn't take it anymore, Harvey came in with two people, "Sean, see who I brought to you?"

Immediately, Harvey pointed to the two people next to him and said, "This is Bob Shay, who has the same name as my brother, but is much better than him." ”

"This is Michael Lynn, the two founders of New Line Pictures and a good friend of mine. ”

"Like you, they're all from Los Angeles, except you arrived last night and they've just arrived. ”

Tang Feng hurriedly got up and greeted them, "Hi, hello, it's nice to meet you." ”

"I'm Sean from Hurricane Pictures, and this is my good brother, Ken Griffin. ”

Bob is very enthusiastic and talkative, and seems to be a cheerful person, "Aha, I've been in Los Angeles since I wanted to meet you, but I never had the chance." ”

"No, as soon as I heard that you were going to have a banquet, I brought Michael here. ”

"Sean, you're the most prominent of our independent filmmakers right now, and even Harvey can't compare to you!"

Michael is much more stable than Bob, but he is also full of praise for Don, "Hello, I'm Michael." ”

"We've been following you since you auditioned, and we've been curious about what kind of movie you're going to make. ”

"After seeing it in person, we old filmmakers have to be convinced. ”

"Sean, good job, fight for us independent filmmakers!"

Facing the two bosses of New Line Pictures, Tang Feng didn't dare to hold it up, and quickly replied modestly: "You are all seniors, I can't afford such praise." ”

"Actually, I wanted to visit you a long time ago, and I wanted to invite you during the test screening, but you weren't in Los Angeles at that time. ”

"And I've been in trouble for a while, and Xavi hasn't been idle, so it's been delayed until now. ”

"We are all in Los Angeles, and I will ask the two seniors to take care of us in the future. ”

His modesty made the two of them look at him differently, and soon the three of them chatted hotly about you and me, but they put Harvey and Ken aside.

Harvey looked at them with a smile for a while, then interjected, "It seems that you hit it off at first sight, so you talk first, and I'll go and receive the others." ”

So saying, he turned and walked out, but not long before he returned, and brought two more men with him.

"Haha, come on, let me introduce you to you, these two are Ron Howard and Brian Grizer of Imagination Entertainment. ”

Seeing that they had arrived, several people stood up, and before Tang Feng could speak, Bob preemptively spoke: "Hello two, I'm Bob from New Line Pictures." ”

"I've heard two big names in Los Angeles, and you're the leaders of the New York film industry, and you're our predecessors. ”

Harvey smiled and shook his head, then introduced Tang Feng to them, "Brian, Howard, he is Sean, the director of "Killer Tragedy". ”

When Brian saw Tang Feng, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Sean, hello, I'm Brian." ”

"I've been looking forward to meeting you in person since I got Harvey's invitation, and your film has inspired me a lot, so we have to have a good talk. ”

......

It didn't take long for Harvey to bring Chris Witch from Blue Sky Animation, and Robert Reiner from Castle Rock Entertainment.

As soon as he sat down, Brian said to Tang Feng: "We all know what happened to you, and now the outside world has a lot of opinions about it. ”

"And in the past few days, with the promotion of well-intentioned people, it has risen from your movie to the level of big production companies and theaters. ”

"Sean, although this is the first time we've met, I still want to give you a heads-up. ”

"Wait a minute, before the banquet officially starts, you better communicate with Harvey, and don't make too heated remarks at the banquet. ”

"Whether it's those production companies or the three major theater chains, they have a huge network of contacts and energy that you can't imagine, and it's not something you and Harvey can shake. ”

"So, at this time, please don't be impulsive. ”

"That's one of the reasons why I came to see you early, and I don't think you all here want to watch you do stupid things. ”

His persuasion surprised Tang Feng a little, it stands to reason that everyone is not familiar with it, Brian said this is a little abrupt, but he did not shy away from these at all, but sincerely and bluntly persuaded him.

This shows that Brian does not treat himself as an outsider, but treats him as a friend, which just shows how much he values himself.

Otherwise, who cares what you do?

To a certain extent, although they are peers, they are also competitive, and people can stand by and watch the excitement.

"Brian, thanks for the reminder. ”

"We have the same idea, I don't want to be too public, and I've communicated with Xavi, and today we just have a thank you banquet. ”

Brian nodded with satisfaction, and then said earnestly: "That's the best, we are all independent films, and we all know the difficulties involved." ”

So when this happens, don't let yourself lose your mind. ”

"Sean, in fact, you have to start higher than us, as long as you go down-to-earth, you will definitely achieve greater results. ”

Hearing his words, Bob interjected sourly: "Yes, Sean, you are now a household name, and you will not worry about selling any movies you will make in the future." ”

"In order to distribute your movie this time, Harvey can be said to have used all the resources in the hands of several of us. ”

"Otherwise, how could your movie be screened in thirty-five theaters, and it is even more unlikely that it will develop into hundreds later, and even the three major ones will join in the fun. ”

"To be honest, I really envy you, if my movie could be like this, maybe it would have become popular a long time ago. ”

Tang Feng was still very strange before, he didn't think that in this era, Harvey could be so powerful and could solve almost anything.

Now he knows that it turned out that these were not his own strength, but the resources of several of the best independent film companies to achieve that level.

Thinking of everyone's help to him, Tang Feng hurriedly thanked a few people, "I only knew that Harvey tried his best to help me, but I didn't expect that behind him, there was your support." ”

"Thank you so much, if it weren't for your constant help, no matter how good my film is, it wouldn't be where it is now. ”

"I'm afraid it's a big question whether it can be released or not. ”

Brian said, "Don't say that, it's an honor to be able to help such a good young man as you." ”

"And, maybe Harvey hasn't told you yet, in fact, we are not free, and we also have a share of the distribution fee of this movie. ”

Bob laughed and patted Tang Feng on the shoulder, and asked teasingly, "Do you know that guy Harvey, why didn't he tell you about it?"

"Haha, that guy bragged to you at the beginning, and he also charged an excess agency fee, and then there was no way to find us. ”

"He doesn't tell you because he's afraid of losing face, hahaha. ”

"But don't think about it, your movie is really good, it deserves the effort we put in, and it also allows us to get a good share. ”

"So everyone should thank you, otherwise where would we have made so much money?"

It wasn't until this time that Tang Feng knew that it wasn't his luck that finding Harvey was equivalent to solving all the problems.

Although he knew it a little late and was helpless about Harvey's approach, he didn't feel much unhappiness in his heart.

Tang Feng is not the kind of person who can't tell the difference between good and bad, if it weren't for such a farce-like scene, I'm afraid he wouldn't have the good situation he has now.

And he also knows that these people here can be said to be his nobles, and it is too late to thank them.

After thinking about the doorway, he looked at these people again and looked completely different from just now, but he didn't say any more words of thanks, and decided to repay their help with practical actions.

"Haha, I know now, Harvey isn't as good as he says he is, it's just because you guys help him. ”

"Anyway, it's pretty good now, so are you interested in joining me in the next movie?"

"Soon, my Little Sunshine Beauty will start filming, so I would like to invite you to release this film together. ”

Bob laughed: "We came early, in addition to wanting to give you a heads up, the main reason is to release your next movie." ”

"But this time, I don't want to be exploited by that Harvey guy anymore, let's just talk about it together!"

Immediately, Brian and Robert of Castle Stone also agreed, "No problem, although our strength is not large, but together, it is still considerable." ”

"With this experience, when your next movie is released, it should be even more popular than it is now. ”

"As long as your "Little Sunshine Beauty" can reach the quality and standard of "Killer Tragedy"!"

Robert also said on the side: "Actually, we have wanted to do this for a long time, but we have never found the right opportunity. ”

"Alas, it's so hard for us independent film companies to make high-quality films. ”

"Sean, maybe you won't believe it, just because you can't make a good enough movie. ”

"I'd rather sell the rights, distribute them overseas, or sell the videotapes directly than ask for help. ”

Bob also agreed: "Aren't we all like this, we can't afford to hire good actors, we can't afford to hire good directors, and we can't even afford to hire a good art director." ”

"I'm not satisfied with the movies I made, I can't even be high-profile if I want to. ”

"I have no choice but to go to the art theater, or find a small theater to release it in a hurry, and sell the videotape anyway, I can always recover the cost. ”

"But no one can watch such a movie, and we don't have the cheekiness to beg for help. ”

"Alas, I can't afford to lose that man!"