Chapter 315: Spielberg who came to the door

Li Xu woke up in the suite of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, and woke up with a defenseless slender girl, not Li Jianqun, but Madeline Stowe, who played the hero's girlfriend in "Back to the Future". Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Sleep a little longer, my dear, you were tired last night. After taking a shower, Li Xu, who was dressed next to the bed, smiled and said to Madeleine, who was lying on the bed on her side.

"Don't underestimate me, Edward, I'll admit that you're strong, but it's not enough to keep me from getting up. Madeleine wrinkled her nose and snorted softly, but unfortunately she didn't make any movement until Li Xu finished dressing, because she really didn't have any extra strength.

"Okay, I'm going to the studio now, and I need to call the front desk if I need something, okay?" he leaned over and kissed Madeleine on the cheek.

However, Madeleine hooked her backhand, put her arms around his neck, and gave him a fierce kiss. Well, white girls are always more passionate, especially these white girls in Hollywood.

Although Li Xu regretted that he didn't have time to attack Madeleine, it was actually very easy to hook her. At last night's party, they had a long conversation for the first time, and then Li Xu sent out an invitation, but she only hesitated slightly.

Well, he appeared in the crew several times, and everyone knew that without his support, the film would not have been possible. is very young, polite, and has a close relationship with Paramount, coupled with the success of "The Officer and the Gentleman" and "Mother and Daughter", it is reasonable that Madeleine will throw herself into her arms.

When he came to Imagination Pictures in Burbank, Li Xu called the people in charge to have a meeting together, communicated for a while, and then dealt with the matter.

Although Imagination Pictures is similar to Leather Bag Company, there are still departments that should be there, and because of the success of the previous two films, they have topped the annual box office charts, and many screenwriters are willing to submit scripts.

For example, "Ghostbusters", which has just been established, cooperated with Universal, "Police Academy" in cooperation with Warner, and "Terminator", which was recently sent by a Canadian named James Cameron.

Today he made an appointment with the truck driver to meet and planned to talk about this "Terminator" in person, but that was in the afternoon, and now there are more important things.

"It's actually very simple, Mike, I picked a few girls and wanted to train them, so I wanted to set up a small agent studio. However, I don't have time to take care of it, and I don't bother to take care of it, so I want to be affiliated with CAA. Li Xu said while sitting in his office with a phone.

On the other end of the phone was CAA boss Michael Ovitz, Li Xu wanted to attach an agent studio to their agency, and don't forget, he was also a limited partner of CAA.

While Hollywood has five major agencies — well, big three now, UTA and Endeavor won't be formed until the '90s.

In short, just like Hollywood studios, there are big companies like giants, as well as all kinds of small companies, studios, and even independent agents. A woman who has had her mammary gland cut in the future has been working with an independent agent for a long time.

Of course, this requires the actor himself to have a high enough value, otherwise it is better to sign a contract with a large company honestly.

This is the model of the future of Hollywood, under the control of capital, a few giants watch a bunch of small companies fight in the Colosseum and pick out the best to take away. If the small company is honest, they will be willing to share some breadcrumbs, if the small company is not honest, the film company wants to mix in the distribution, the agency studio wants to expand, and the giants will band together to kill it in the first place.

Li Xu is not interested in mixing these things, otherwise he would not have invested a sum of money in CAA, although it is no problem to spend billions of dollars - in this era - to build a brand new studio that is comparable to the big seven, and by 2015, it will be estimated that it will cost 30 billion dollars to do the same thing.

But if he has that money, he might as well buy one directly, so why bother?

The reason why he set up a brokerage studio is just to sign a few little Loli who he likes more legally, bankrupt and in debt or something, it's not interesting to play too much. What's more, brokerage treaties or something can be better done, in the United States, in the United States, capitalists can use more legal means to get what they want.

"Of course, I will definitely give it priority, Linda has a high opinion of your agent, she is very dedicated," Li Xu continued, "Cindy is not good, I have higher expectations for her, so there won't be much work ...... before she graduates from college"

Then, there was a knock on the door, and Gao Lihong opened the door and made a gesture of "two minutes are up".

"Okay, Mike, I still have something to deal with now, how about having dinner together in the evening?" Li Xu nodded, said to the other end of the phone, and then hung up and made a gesture of invitation to Gao Lihong.

A few minutes later, Steven Spielberg walked in, took off his baseball cap and smiled and stretched out his hand to Li Xu: "It's not easy to see you, Eddie." ”

"I'm sorry, Steven," Li Xu got up and shook his hand, "You know, when my grandfather died, he left all the properties of the Far East to me, and I had to take the time to check it out." ”

Then he walked to the cupboard himself: "Would you like something to drink?"

"A glass of water will do. "Spielberg was polite.

"That's great, I don't come here very often, a lot of things don't know the location. Li Xu said self-deprecatingly, and poured him a glass of water, "What makes you so anxious to find me?

"Of course not, filming hasn't started yet. Spielberg laughed, "Turn on next month, don't worry, you won't overspend." ”

"That's a pity," Li Xu said in a regretful tone, "If I overspend, I can invest some more and earn more." ”

"You really have faith in me, Add. Spielberg couldn't help but laugh.

"Everybody's confident in you, Steven. Li Xu shrugged.

"Well, I'm honored. Spielberg sighed, and then his face changed: "Eddie, I'll just say it, is the film copyright of that book in your hands?"

"Which book?" Li Xu looked puzzled.

"Oscar Schindler's biography," Spielberg reminded.

"Schindler's Ark?" Li Xu nodded, "Yes, in my hands, a very shocking book, I hope to find someone to adapt it into a movie." ”

Then he showed a look of sudden realization: "You want to try?"

"Yes, of course, I really wanted to direct or make this film. Spielberg replied quickly.

But Li Xu looked embarrassed.

"I know it's not easy, Eddie, but ...... I really hope to direct or make this film. Spielber snapped, gritting his teeth and saying.

"You misunderstood, Steven," Li Xu waved his hand, "Actually, I considered you after I got the copyright, I can't direct it myself, ......right?" Unfortunately, I am afraid that this film will not be made for several years. ”

"Why?" Spielberg asked in surprise.

"Do you remember how Schindler left at the end of the book?" Li Xu asked rhetorically.

Of course, the workers melted down the dentures, took out the gold, and forged them into a rustic ring for him. Then one person handed Schindler a letter of cover signed by all the workers to prevent him from being arrested. And then they left, and the Soviets ...... Soviets?!" Spielberg gave a solemn look.

"Yes, Soviets," Li Xu shattered his hopes, "I asked my friends in the CIA and FBI about this, and they all suggested that it was better not to do that." ”

Solemnity turned into depression, Spielberg opened his mouth and scolded silently, looking at the mouth shape is the word that starts with F.

"Don't worry, Steven," Li Xu walked over and patted him on the shoulder and comforted. "In a few years, when the Soviets' advantage has passed, we have the upper hand, and we may be able to prepare this film. ”

"But ......" Spielberg looked bitter, the Cold War has been going on for forty years, and no one knows when it will end, so isn't it......

"Don't worry, Steven, things are going to change. Li Xu patted him on the shoulder again, "I promise you, this movie will definitely have a chance to start filming." Personally, I would suggest that you can refine your ideas during this waiting time, and although it may not be easy, I am sure you can do it. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly: "Then, when we can shoot, you can get everything done in the shortest possible time, so that no one else has room to interfere." ”

Spielberg let out a long breath, nodded, and stretched out his hand to Li Xu after getting up: "Thank you for your support, Eddie, thank you very much." ”

"This is what I should do," Li Xu shook hands with him, "Anyone who sees that history should not be indifferent." Please take care of yourself, Steven, there will be a chance. ”

"I'll wait. Spielberg nodded solemnly and left.

Li Xu sent him to the gate, and when he came back, he snorted heavily, stealing and playing tricky Jews.

If Spielberg is really willing to give up everything for this movie, how can he be willing to leave the copyright in his hands, it is nothing more than finding that the production is difficult, and it is definitely impossible to set up the project in a short period of time, and Li Xu is willing to invest - whether it is pretended or sincere - of course, it is more appropriate to keep it in his hands, even if filming really starts one day and the White House is looking for trouble, he will be looking for him first.

Don't think that the Soviets are just a pretext, in this era, everything must serve the victory of the Cold War, otherwise the punishment of imperialism is not a joke.

Even if the financiers have begun to hold back, and the release of Reagannomic is a sign, it will not be as daring to mess around as it will be 30 years later, and the people in the White House and Capitol Hill will have no problem at all as long as they don't think about Kennedy and throw out a few speculators like Michael Milken and Ivan Buski to maintain the credibility of the government.