Listening to soothing music and sipping mellow coffee, the dull atmosphere of Starbucks is still suitable for the content of Huo Que and Alex's current conversation.

"The Valentine family." Huo Que smiled bitterly: "In this way, my hope of developing in Hollywood in the future is basically zero." ”

"Will you bow your head?" Alex asked as he took a soft sip of his coffee and put down his cup.

"Of course not." Huo Que said firmly: "They can threaten the film company, but they can't threaten the audience, as long as the audience likes the work, no matter how much they slander it, it is in vain." ”

"You're right." Alex looked at Huo Que and asked, "Do you have a plan?" ”

Huo Que shook his head, this thing came too suddenly, he really didn't think of the next step.

"I resigned." Alex cut his hair and said calmly.

"What?" Huo Que was surprised.

With Alex's ability and position in the company, how can he say that he resigned and resigned: "Is it because of my movie?" ”

Huo Que spoke, and he felt that this reason was a bit ridiculous.

"Yes and not quite." Alex said without the slightest hesitation: "I'm disappointed in Lionsgate. ”

Huo Que picked up his coffee, ready to listen to the wise man's insights.

"There is no doubt that this work of yours will make you famous." Alex looked at Huo Que with a smile and continued: "Actually, I don't just like your movie, but also your creative power and imagination, I think the young people who can make up such an interesting story will definitely have a bright future in the future, but unfortunately, I saw it, but the top management of Lionsgate didn't see it, they only saw the immediate benefits." ”

Alex's tone suddenly became heavy: "No matter what kind of company, vision is crucial, and now that Lionsgate has just improved, the company's top management immediately abandoned our way of success and produced some innovative and vivid independent films, and began to learn from the six major companies to make high-cost commercial films, which will put us in a desperate situation." ”

"That's why you really quit your job." Huo Que understood what Alex meant.

"Yes, I don't like our general manager, I feel that there is an invisible pressure to work under him, so I decisively chose to leave. In addition......" Alex looked at Huo Que with a smile: "I am the first person to agree with your movie, and I also promised you to buy your movie with a guarantee of three million, I am an honest person, so I have to fulfill my promise." ”

"What do you mean?" Huo Que couldn't believe his conjecture.

"I'll help you run your movie." Alex's smile spread, and he seemed to be in a much better mood: "I gave up such a good treatment, I have to think about getting some back." ”

"Didn't you say that no one wants to buy my movie?" Huo Lack is difficult.

"That's because they didn't pay attention to the movie." Alex took out a magazine from the side and flipped through two pages: "I love movies, I find new people and potential works for Lionsgate, not only for work, but also for my own hobbies, and when I see the good results of my work on the big screen one day, I will be very proud, so I ......"

Alex shrugged: "So it's the same for me wherever I work, as long as I can dig up good work." ”

Huo Que was moved by this old man's approach: "Thank you." ”

"Don't thank me." Alex laughed, "As long as you don't make me regret it." ”

"I won't let you regret it." Huo lacks a serious way.

"Alright." Alex straightened up: "Let's get into the theme, although your work has been filmed now, the release is obviously a problem, so I want to go through a special channel." ”

Huo Que nodded seriously: "Please speak." ”

"You take your film to the Sundance film industry, no matter how powerful the Valentine family is, it can't affect Sundance." Alex's smile was sinister.

A word woke up the person in the dream, and Huo Que instantly understood.

The Sundance Film Festival, or "Sundance Film Festival", is dedicated to independent filmmakers, and its influence has grown in recent years. It aims to encourage low-budget, independent films, and expresses a very different interest from Hollywood films. The Sundance Film Festival is organized by the Sundance Institute, which consists of 25 members.

In 1981, Robert Redford, with his colleagues and friends in Sundance, Utah, was determined to support and train new film writers and directors, and to support and help new feature films and documentaries participate in domestic and international film festivals. The Institute is a not-for-profit company.

There is no doubt that Sundance is the most suitable for Huo Que's movie.

When I was on Earth, "This Man is from Earth" was distributed by the small company Anchor Bay Entertainment, and it did a very poor job in both publicity and marketing for this movie, otherwise the results of "This Man from Earth" would not be so embarrassing.

If this film goes to the Sundance film industry, with its fascinating plot and novel subject matter, it can definitely get a good result.

………

The next day, the experienced Alex took Huo Que to register all the copyrights of "This Man from Earth", and then sent the sample to the organizers of the Sundance Film Festival.

The rest seems to be just waiting.

However, the waiting time did not last long, and on the seventh day, Alex called and told Huo Que a good news, out of the nearly 4,000 films requested to be exhibited, "This Man from Earth" successfully stood out and became one of the few exhibition works in the festival.

For this, Huo Que is not surprised, Alex is so optimistic about this work, of course, it has its brilliance.

Now that it is late December, and the Sundance Film Festival is getting closer and closer, Huo Que has calmed down, and it is better to plan what to do next.

Then the rest of the time, he wrote the script for his next movie, but the investment in this movie is definitely no longer as small as 10,000 US dollars, but in Hollywood, which has invested more than 100 million at every turn, his investment in this film is not much.

In the West, December is like the Chinese New Year, and every day is filled with children's laughter. It's just that he has never believed in Jesus, and Huo Que, who doesn't recognize Christ, can't fully integrate into it, and stays at home every day, either reading books to supplement the knowledge of this world, or recalling some memories of Huo Que before, and occasionally accompanying Josie to go shopping or something, and Alex has been busy since the last time he met Huo Que, but he didn't tell Huo Que what he was busy with.

In a flash, it was Christmas Eve and Christmas.

In the blink of an eye, it is the opening of Sundance.

Huo Que was invited to attend the opening in advance, and the news was directly notified to him by Alex, and there was some mystery in his words.

The Sundance film industry is from January 18 to January 28 every year, and it was January 16 when Huo Que arrived in Utah.

Sitting in Alex's car, Huo Que glanced sideways at Alex with a happy face, and said jokingly: "There is a proverb in our hometown, happy as if it is going to be a New Year." I think this proverb also works in the West, and it's like having a good time. ”

"Haha!" Alex smiled heartily: "Do you know what I'm busy with during this time?" ”

This is exactly what Huo Que wants to know.

"Busy digging geniuses." Alex said mysteriously.

"You've got another job?" Huo Que asked.

"Nope." Alex toned down the car's music a bit, saying, "I'm lucky enough to be one of the twenty-five members of Sundance, so every year I watch about 100 independent films in just one month. ”

Huo Que suddenly realized, no wonder Alex asked him to take "This Man from Earth" to the Sundance Film Festival at that time, it turned out to be related.

As if seeing Huo Que's thoughts, Alex said: "Although I am very optimistic about your work, but out of fairness, I still handed him over to another group of members for review, and happily, they seem to like this work very much, but there are a few devout believers who feel that you made the protagonist Jesus, which is unacceptable to them, but movies, these episodes are very normal." ”

When he arrived at the place where the Sundance Film World is held every year, Huo Que found that although there were still two days before the official opening, many people had already gathered here.

After a brief visit, Huo Que followed Alex to the hotel booked in advance.

All of Huo Que's expenses this time were funded by the Sundance organizers, so he dared to come two days in advance.

Turning on the air conditioner and sitting on a warm couch, Alex lit a cigar and said, "I fought for the opening of the film festival with your film." ”

Huo Que handed Alex a cup of hot water and said sincerely, "Thank you." ”

Alex waved his hand: "You're welcome, I did this because your movie moved me." ”

(Think of this book as a novel...... ）

(Ask for a ticket, you want any ticket.) If you like movies and novels, you might as well follow me on a journey through this world)