Chapter 425: Comfort (II)
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As soon as he saw Xu Cun, Zhou Haimei complained: "The judges you Phoenix Terrace are too discerning, I want a beautiful woman like me to have a figure, a figure, a good look, and a beautiful woman who doesn't even enter the top 30!" ”
Seeing that Zhou Haimei could still chatter, Xu Cun knew that this girl didn't take the defeat to heart at all. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
So, Xu Cun smiled and said, "When did you know who I am?" ”
Zhou Haimei looked at Xu Cun with her big eyes and replied: "When I watched the news, the news said that "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" directed by you won a box office of 140 million yuan in the mainland, and it was equivalent to more than 480 million Hong Kong dollars, saying that it was a very wise choice for you to abandon the Taiwan Film Market and choose the mainland film market, your name appeared many times in that news, and I remembered who you are. ”
Xu Cun frightened Zhou Haimei and said, "Knowing who I am, you still dare to talk to me so calmly?" Did you know that I'm the one who can easily change your fate? ”
Zhou Haimei pressed his chest with his hands and said with an exaggerated expression: "The little girl is so afraid!" Mr. Xu, you shouldn't ban me, right? ”
Xu Cun pretended to have a straight face and said, "That's not necessarily! ”
Zhou Haimei's expression was even more exaggerated: "Ah~ Then if I don't get your understanding from Mr. Xu, wouldn't it be miserable?" ”
Xu Cun showed an expression of 'you are still acquainted' and said: "So you hurry up and invite me to a meal, first repay me for leading the way for you, and then climb my high branch by the way, and then you can be in the film and television industry!" ”
Zhou Haimei looked thoughtful and said, "What you said seems to be very reasonable, but ...... I only have thirty pieces on me, is that enough for you to eat? ”
Xu Cunmian was embarrassed: "Thirty yuan...... It's only enough to eat two bowls of fish ball powder. Well...... Well, for the sake of me being in a good mood today, I'll be cheaper for you. ”
"Ah~"
Zhou Haimei said: "The richest man also eats fish ball powder? I thought that the richest man had to be abalone every day! ”
Xu Cun pretended to reminisce with a face: "I think back then, I also ate tree bark, what's wrong with eating fish ball powder?" ”
Zhou Haimei said in disbelief: "Eating tree bark? How can it be? ”
"Let's talk as we go."
After finishing speaking, Xu Cun walked towards the snack street in DreamWorks Studios, and said bitterly and sweetly as he walked: "The year I was born coincided with the second year of the three-year disaster in the mainland......
Listening to Xu Cun's reminiscences of the past, Zhou Haimei subconsciously followed Xu Cun's footsteps.
Watching Xu Cun and Zhou Haimei go farther and farther away, Ye Yu thought sourly: "Eat fish ball powder...... It seems that even without my help, that stupid girl will not be able to escape the palm of this dead man! ”
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Because Xu Cun did not specify in advance the movies that DreamWorks needed to promote this year's summer as usual, several films from DreamWorks Films competed for this year's summer file.
DreamWorks Film has always attached great importance to film promotion, especially the promotion of films released in the two prime periods of the Chinese New Year and the summer season, so the films released in these two prime times are most likely to produce results, so DreamWorks directors naturally hope that the films they direct can be released in these two prime times.
In the past, these two prime periods were occupied by the films designated by Xu Cun, and other directors did not dare to show their ideas if they had them. This time, they finally waited until Xu Cun didn't say anything, how could they not fight for this schedule that could produce the most results?
The directors and films participating in the competition are: Yu Rendai's "Four Eyes", Kwan Jinpeng's "Women's Heart", Chen Xunqi's "Little Fox Fairy", Wang Jing and Chu Yuan's "Flower Heart Red Apricot", and DreamWorks Pictures (USA) produced "Cocoon" and "Nile Gem" six films.
"Cocoon" and "Jewel of the Nile" were the two films produced by DreamWorks Pictures (the American branch) that ranked sixth and seventh respectively in the North American box office this year, grossing more than $75 million.
As DreamWorks Films grows in size, there are inevitably some internal hills, and the two biggest ones are DreamWorks Films (Xiangjiang Branch) and DreamWorks Films (U.S. Branch).
In Xiangjiang, Xu Cun didn't speak, how could the films produced by DreamWorks Films (the American branch) compete with the films produced by DreamWorks Films (Xiangjiang Branch)? Of course, vice versa, in the United States, Xu Cun does not speak, and the films produced by DreamWorks Films (Xiangjiang Branch) cannot compete with those produced by DreamWorks Films (American Branch).
Therefore, "Cocoon" and "Jewel of the Nile" were naturally postponed.
But even with the postponement of "Cocoon" and "Gems of the Nile", DreamWorks Distribution is still very difficult!
Yu Rendai has not directed too good works in recent years, and it is said that he should be the least competitive, but after Cen Jianxun and Zhang Jianyan left DreamWorks Film Company (Xiangjiang Branch), Yu Rendai was appointed by Xu Cun as the deputy leader of the second screenwriting team (the team leader is Gao Zhisen), in DreamWorks Film Company, the screenwriter has a very high status, not to mention a deputy team leader in charge of dozens of screenwriters? And behind Yu Rendai there is the entire second screenwriter team, and it can even be said that there is still the entire screenwriter team. Therefore, the distribution department simply can't refuse to release "Four Eyes" directed by Yu Rendai in the summer file.
Guan Jinpeng is a rookie director, and it is said that he should not be competitive, but he is the favorite disciple of Tang Shuxuan, the manager of the production department, and he is also the most optimistic new director of literary films, and there is a large group of DreamWorks filmmakers who are keen on literary films standing behind him. Therefore, the distribution department could not refuse to release Guan Jinpeng's "Women's Heart".
Needless to say, Chen Xunqi was one of the first people to talk to Xu Cun, and the distribution department didn't dare not give him face at all.
Not to mention Wang Jing and Chu Yuan, one is one of the highest-grossing directors in DreamWorks, and the other is one of the highest-ranking directors in DreamWorks.
Actually,
If there is a huge gap between these four films, it will not stump the people in the distribution department.
What really makes it difficult for the distribution department is that the level of these four films is still about the same.
In desperation, the distribution department could only report layer by layer, and finally reported the matter to Xu Cun.
After understanding the things before and after, Xu Cun suddenly became a little more vigilant - this matter itself is nothing, and it is easy to deal with, as long as the DreamWorks Cinemas, Liberty Cinemas, and Anle Cinemas are divided into four, and these four movies are released at the same time. What Xu Cun is really wary of is that the distribution department does not dare to make its own decisions for fear of offending people, and that this mountaineering may affect the economic interests of DreamWorks Pictures if it is not controlled.
Taking this incident as an example, the most correct thing for the distribution department should be to release "Cocoon" and "Jewels of the Nile", at least one of them, because the release of these two films that have already done well is the most likely to make DreamWorks Pictures get the most benefits.
But these two movies that should have been released were eliminated first.
As a result, Xu Cunxin said: "I have to have a good talk with Shi Nansheng, and I have to give these two film companies a general head who can control the overall situation." ”
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(To be continued.) )