Cheng Xiaoyu This is the first time to Los Angeles, the first thing I feel is that it is too big, looking down from the plane, the lights of Los Angeles at night are brilliant, bright but I can't see the edge. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The second impression is that it is a little unimposing, he and Yi Yunfei drove in the city for two hours to find an office location, and they actually thought that they were going around in circles in the countryside, which is far less modern than New York.

Of course, the reason why Los Angeles is dominated by bungalows is mainly because it is located in the earthquake zone, earthquakes are frequent, and the buildings are mainly small earthquake-resistant wooden villas except for a few high-rise buildings in the city center, so they do not seem to meet the Chinese people's standards for American big cities.

When Cheng Xiaoyu has really traveled around Los Angeles, known as the "City of Angels", these days, you will find that it is a combination of prosperity and tranquility, with beautiful scenery and spring all year round, with both rippling scenery and a dazzling coastal city with metropolitan style.

It is the second largest financial center in the United States after New York, and the film base of the United States. It is the economic, cultural, entertainment and tourism center of the West Coast, the "movie kingdom" Hollywood that has made countless movie fans crazy, Disneyland, Beverly Hills and Star Avenue, luxury casinos and brand-name discount shopping malls by Palm Springs, and beautiful golf courses on the Pacific Ocean are all worth visiting, and in Cheng Xiaoyu's memory, a Hollywood superstar Schwarzenegger became the governor here.

In the end, the "Xichu" American branch finally set its address in Century City, Los Angeles, next to Universal Pictures, diagonally opposite Sony Pictures, but the establishment of the "Xichu" American branch did not cause any storms, after all, this is Los Angeles, is Hollywood, although Hollywood is only a few hundred thousand people, but has more than 1,200 film companies, at least more than 1,000 films of all kinds are shot every year, and controls the world's film market.

And its film industry has reached $60 billion a year, and its market capitalization on Wall Street has reached $500 billion. Film companies are established here almost every day, but there are also film companies that go out of business every day......

After choosing the address, Cheng Xiaoyu and Yi Yunfei went to Delaware together, and registered the company in Delaware accompanied by a lawyer, because according to the provisions of the Delaware Business Law, you only need to have a nominal office in Delaware, and you can even share a resident clerk with other companies to enjoy tax incentives, which is not as terrifying as the tax rate in California, like Disney, Paramount and many other Hollywood studios, all registered in Delaware.

In addition, Delaware also has a professional commercial court of chancery, which is relatively convenient to deal with in case of commercial disputes.

After the company was registered, the office was simply renovated, because there was a shortage of people, Cheng Xiaoyu could only transfer the staff of the domestic "Xichu" to start the preliminary work, and many people who participated in the filming of "My Sassy Girlfriend" last time, as long as they were willing, almost all of them were transferred, including the photographer Chang CD.

Cheng Xiaoyu is busy every day without touching the ground, but fortunately, Yi Yunfei is here, which helps him reduce a lot of burden, at this time Yi Yunfei's advertising company "Shenzhou" has been merged into the "Xichu" idea to operate advertising and MV shooting.

The heavy problems of manpower recruitment in the American branch were handed over to Yi Yunfei to deal with, Cheng Xiaoyu's task is to write a good script and be responsible for the recruitment of actors, because the casting director has not yet been in place, and these things can only be taken care of by Cheng Xiaoyu himself, Cheng Xiaoyu is relieved that it is very easy to recruit actors in Los Angeles, you can go through the actors' guild, write the requirements, and the guild will screen suitable actors for you.

In this way, Cheng Xiaoyu was responsible for writing the script, formulating the shooting plan, and selecting the actors, while Yi Yunfei spent money to place job advertisements in local newspapers in Los Angeles, mainly recruiting various behind-the-scenes jobs, as well as film publicity and crew staff.

In order to find capable people, Yi Yunfei also deliberately went to the California Institute of the Arts and the USC Film School, but it is impossible for a little-known company like "Xichu" in the United States to get the support of these powerful colleges, so Yi Yunfei can only post some recruitment posters around the college and on BBS, hoping that students who are interested in this can come for interviews.

Although it did attract some people, it still didn't find too many capable candidates, and in desperation, I had no choice but to turn to headhunters.

At this time, the three departments that Cheng Xiaoyu planned to set up, the TV Drama Division, the Film Division, and the Artist Division, only the film division currently has manpower from Huaxia, and the other two are just castles in the air.

More than a week has passed, and it seems that the movie is still far away.......

The service of the Screen Actors Guild of America is very good, because Cheng Xiaoyu needs to recruit more actors, and the remuneration given is not low, so he sent a special person to connect with Cheng Xiaoyu, and on the second day of recruitment, the other party sent someone to deliver the information very efficiently.

Cheng Xiaoyu was still writing the script for the second movie in the office, Zhu Wei brought Louis Rand from the Actors Guild over, Cheng Xiaoyu closed the notebook, stood up and shook Louis's hand...... Of course, I'm not questioning your professionalism........ It's just that you're too handsome......" Because Cheng Xiaoyu wanted to recruit twenty or thirty actors in one go, more than ten of them were still leading actors, so Louis took the initiative to come to the door.

Cheng Xiaoyu is not famous in the United States, maybe when it comes to the "earthquake murder case", he will remember such a thing, but still no one knows him, Cheng Xiaoyu just smiled and said: "Hello, Mr. Louis, I didn't expect to meet so soon, you are really efficient......"

Louis didn't know that Cheng Xiaoyu was actually a director with a box office of more than 100 million US dollars, and he still slandered in his heart that he didn't know which son's brother was learning to make movies and burn money to play, but this kind of person can be seen everywhere in Hollywood, and many rich people have invested millions of dollars just to realize their movie dreams, of course, there will be no more after filming, and they can only become their own collections.

Although he didn't take Cheng Xiaoyu seriously in his heart, Luis's professional attitude was still good, and he smiled and said: "Mr. Cheng, it is our duty to do a good job of serving future directors like you........ And you speak so good English......."

Cheng Xiaoyu said lightly: "I grew up in San Francisco......"

Louis raised a friendly smile and said, "No wonder....... Mr. Cheng, I shouldn't be too talkative, but I still want to kindly remind you that you may not know enough about our Hollywood, in fact, not only actors need to find a union, generally speaking, all studio crews must use union labor, you must sign a contract with these unions to gain a foothold in Hollywood, most film companies will find a foreman to be responsible for the employment of personnel in the industry, such as carpenters, electricians, props, ....."

Cheng Xiaoyu really didn't know enough about this situation, so he paused and said, "So troublesome?"

Louis shook his head and said: "No, no, it's not a trouble, it's a guarantee, for you, it's a guarantee that the film can be shot with high quality and smoothness, and for them, it's a guarantee of salary and treatment....... Our American film industry is an industrial system, and I have also noticed the recruitment notice posted by your company earlier, in fact, many personnel are not necessary to recruit........ Your company is not large at the moment, and many things can be solved by a union...... It's going to save you a lot of money......" Louis handed over the cast profile.

Cheng Xiaoyu nodded and thanked Louis for his kind reminder, he didn't care about saving costs, he was going to a world-class film company, there was no need to worry about these small money, Cheng Xiaoyu didn't explain, just said: "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Louis, then I want to ask, what else do I need to pay attention to?"

Louis took the coffee that Zhu Wei handed him and said with a smile: "The doorway here is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words, I think you need a knowledgeable assistant director to do it........ and then Louis hesitated and said: "If you don't have a suitable candidate, I can recommend one for you......... It's just a little bit more expensive......"

Cheng Xiaoyu said: "As long as it is worth the money, of course there is no problem with the price.......

"Mr. Cheng, you don't need to worry about this problem, if you are not satisfied, you can go to the director's union to complain....... This is much more serious than a fine......." Louis said with a serious face, simply put, the American trade union organization is quite similar to Alipay, if you complain about the union is to give you an explanation, if the situation is true, the staff's credit rating will be reduced, if you are complained many times, you can't do it in this line.

Cheng Xiaoyu was worried about the lack of manpower, and he didn't know anyone in the United States, so he agreed very happily and said, "That's okay, then please recommend it for me." ”

Louis immediately called the assistant director he recommended to Cheng Xiaoyu, and while waiting, he explained some of the unspoken rules of Hollywood to Cheng Xiaoyu in detail.

It wasn't long before a man in his forties, wearing a truck hat, jeans, a checked shirt, slightly curly hair, a beard, and a little fat, was pulled in by Louis, who introduced the two of them: "Hey, David, this is the boss and the director....... Xiao Yucheng, Mr. Cheng, this is David Gill whom I just mentioned....... He was generous and easy to deal with......."

Before Louis finished speaking, David Gill looked unhappy and said angrily: "Louis, are you crazy? Tell me to work for a little ghost who hasn't even grown his hair yet? He knows what a movie is? Don't be funny....... Don't waste my time........ I'll go first............" After that, David Gill ignored anyone and turned around and left.

Louis sneered and said to Cheng Xiaoyu: "Mr. Cheng, I'm sorry, David has a bad temperament, but he is really top at doing things, you wait a minute, I'll persuade him to ......" After speaking, Louis chased out.

The two argued in the corridor outside Cheng Xiaoyu's office for a long time, Cheng Xiaoyu had sharp ears and vaguely heard Louis say: "David, I finally helped you find a job with good salary, as for what the movie looks like, what does it matter? What's wrong with bad movies? What happens if it can't be released? It's the key to making money........ You see, my sister has not stopped since she followed you...... You're a father of two......... When can I be less willful?"

David Gill replied with some annoyance: "I know..... I know...... But you can't make me degenerate enough to do something for this stinking hairy boy, can you? These people are just playing tickets...... They simply don't understand and don't respect cinema........ What can you do to make a movie in two months? Isn't that kidding me?"

Louis said bitterly: "Do you care so much? Do you know that others have promised to give you $50,000 for a play as long as you do a good job? Do you have to pay back your mortgage, car loan, and credit card? What about Hannah and Alyssa's education and living expenses? Do you want to pay insurance?........ You're still talking to me about your ideals...... You're kidding me!....... David A director the age of Kevin Miller has made for money....... What are you doing here...... Besides, maybe the little kid in the office is much better than you!"

"He's better than me, I'll put my head in your crotch and eat your forks!" David Gill said indignantly.

Louis said a little angrily: "That's later, I'm asking you now, fifty thousand dollars...... Do you shoot or not? If you don't shoot, I'll find Turner......... Lao Tzu was really blind and introduced my sister to someone like you............."

Cheng Xiaoyu was not able to hear David Gill's answer, only to see Louis pull David Gill in again, David Gill did not speak, but Louis said: "Mr. Cheng, I'm sorry, David's temper is a little stinky, but there is no doubt about his professional quality...... Highly talented student who graduated from the USC Film School....... He once worked as an assistant director for Robert Reiner, and he has experience working in many crews, and he has an old horse like him...... You can avoid a lot of detours......."

Cheng Xiaoyu looked down on David Gill so much that he didn't feel hurt, capable people generally have a little temper, as long as he has excellent work ability, he doesn't mind that the other party is a little arrogant, anyway, sooner or later he will be slapped in the face, so he smiled and said: "I'm nothing, as long as Mr. David Gill doesn't dislike me........

Louis was a little embarrassed and was about to explain, but David Gill frowned and said, "Mr. Cheng, can I ask you, what do you want to make a movie for? fun, curious, dream, or to make your own woman popular?"

Cheng Xiaoyu looked at David Gill with an innocent expression and said very seriously: "No, I'm just here to earn fame and money.......

This answer obviously came as a surprise to the two men........ Both of them were stunned, a person like Cheng Xiaoyu should be reasonable to spend a lot of money to make a movie for the sake of ideals, feelings or to realize a certain wish, but he said the most unlikely reason........ The two words that were extremely realistic, but when they came out of his mouth, they became ethereal and ethereal........

"I want to make money and gain fame and fortune from movies........ David Gill heard Cheng Xiaoyu's answer repeated, and then laughed out loud, as if he had heard an extremely funny joke, and then he said: "Mr. Cheng, you are really interesting, I hope you ......."

Before David Gill could say the rest of his words, he was interrupted by Louis, who grabbed David Gill's hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng, David is saying, I wish you can make your dream come true........"

(Nearly 5,000 words...... Make up for yesterday's update, and there will be a change in the evening......... Overestimated the amount of alcohol he had drunk, and when he came back, he poured his party directly..... Sorry for not being able to update. ）

(To be continued.) )