Chapter 39: See the mother-in-law

Comedy is a film that can inspire the audience to love and hate, with the purpose of making the audience laugh, action movies are films with strong and tense startling action and audio-visual power as the core, the two are one, often can not be taken into account, there are countless failed works, but there is no shortage of successful works, such as Xing Ye's "Kung Fu", "Tang Bohu's Autumn Fragrance", Martin Lawrence's "National Security", Tom Cruise's "Dangerous Spy War", etc. Liang Xiaolong is not good at evaluating his directing level, but through the master film, he can be sure that the shooting effect is very good, the comedy can make people laugh, and the action can also give people a strong visual impact.

Liang Xiaolong's only concern is whether the American audience can accept the nonsensical funny way, and the major companies were reluctant to invest at the beginning, in addition to Liang Xiaolong's lack of directing experience, they were also worried that the American audience would not be able to accept it. However, after watching the film after the first cut, Shirley's worries disappeared, she was already amused to laugh, I believe other viewers will also be amused, as for the action, Shirley is even less worried, the fights in the film are almost not violent, more like an art, or a crazy dance.

Now Shirley regrets it a little, if she had agreed to invest, then this film would have been Paramount's, not only overseas and CD distribution rights: "No wonder Mark would let you be the action director of "Tomb Robbery", this fighting style is simply an extension of aesthetics. Liang Xiaolong said: "Yes, this is called the aesthetics of violence, but this is proposed by a Chinese director named John Woo, and I only learned a little bit." Shirley said: "I know him, the director of "The Ultimate Target", was used as a front-page figure by the Los Angeles Times, but it seems to have been silent in the past two years. Liang Xiaolong smiled and said nothing, John Woo has indeed been silent for a few years, but now he has become the director of "Broken Arrow", the film will be released early next year, and directing "Changing Face" the year after tomorrow has confirmed his status as a first-line director in Hollywood.

After determining the quality of the film, the two sides have to start talking about the conditions, in the conflict of interests, Shirley and Carl both adhere to the principle of pressing step by step, the war of words is like a debate, and finally Carl wants to 40% of the overseas box office and 38% of the CD distribution profit, but as soon as Carl proposed that Paramount give priority to the theaters vacated by the Christmas schedule to Yanhuang Film Company, Shirley couldn't help laughing: "Of course there is no problem with giving you priority, but if the box office does not go up, our theater will have a lot less income, So you'll have to compensate me in other ways. "The local box office can also stimulate the growth of the overseas box office, so this kind of cooperation is mutually beneficial. Shirley smiled: "The principle of cooperation is balanced with the gains and losses, I can't give you the theater in vain." Karl said helplessly: "Okay, I can give up 1% of the profit from CD distribution." Shirley smiled without saying a word, only three fingers were outstretched, and Carl smiled bitterly, "Well, it's a pain in the air to negotiate with you." Shirley smiled: "I also feel this way, since it has been negotiated, then I will send the contract over tomorrow, and then I will plan overseas promotion." ”

"This film is directed by Chinese, edited by Chinese, directed by Chinese, and starring by Chinese, so there is no reason why the first stop should not be in China." Liang Xiaolong hurriedly reminded him, and when he crossed over, he only hurried back to the country, and he didn't have time to play around at all, and now he could take the opportunity to walk around and see what China was like in 95. Shirley shook her head with a smile and said, "Xiaolong, do you know Cameron's "True Lies"? Liang Xiaolong is a little inexplicable, I don't know why Shirley talked about this film, but Liang Xiaolong knows that this film, a big production of 100 million US dollars, and a high box office of 350 million worldwide.

Shirley added: "This film was released as early as July last year, but it was only released in China this year, do you know what I mean? Liang Xiaolong suddenly realized that if Hollywood films want to enter China, they must first be reviewed by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and only after the review can they negotiate with Chinese companies to sell the domestic distribution rights to Chinese film companies, the procedure is very troublesome, at least in 95 years, it is impossible to release it simultaneously with North America, so if you want to promote it in China, you have to wait for the film to come out, after the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Of course, it is very necessary to go to China to publicize, although the Chinese film market is still very immature, but it is undeniable that it has a strong box office ability, "True Lies" won a high box office of 120 million yuan in China this year, you must know that the current ticket price is only four or five yuan, unlike forty or fifty yuan in the previous life.

Finalized the contract, Liang Xiaolong and Carl were relieved, overseas distribution and CD release are a good complement to the local box office, as for the local box office, Liang Xiaolong is deeply worried, only a thousand theaters will be released, even if the venue is full, the box office will only be 10 million a week, and it will decrease every week, and it will be good to have 50 million box office in the end, of which Yanhuang Company can get about 75%, which is more than 30 million. But the film's production and publicity costs are more than 20 million, plus Julia and Rachel's salaries are basically equal to box office dividends, which can only show that Liang Xiaolong made a failed film.

Therefore, it is imperative to increase the number of theaters, but the theaters are like cakes, which have long been carved up, and now the only thing they can do is to wait for the bad movie to be painted. After the bad movie is painted, who will the vacated theater resources belong to? It depends on the quality of the film, if your film is of excellent quality and the box office is popular, the theater owner is naturally willing to show your film and get more dividends from it.

11.01 Gradually, the premiere of "Tomb Robbery" is about to begin, Rachel hugged Liang Xiaolong with her hands: "Honey, my mother is also coming to attend the premiere, and by the way, I will review her future son-in-law." Liang Xiaolong was nervous for no reason, although some mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she was, but Liang Xiaolong didn't think so, because her daughter will always be the mother's most intimate baby, and now someone wants to snatch her daughter, it is strange that she can look at Liang Xiaolong. There are also differences between Chinese and Western cultures, whether she can accept an Oriental as a son-in-law has to be another matter, and then Liang Xiaolong is too young, can she rest assured that she will hand over her daughter to a nineteen-year-old young man?

Seeing Liang Xiaolong's bitter face, Rachel couldn't help but laugh, and deliberately said: "My mother is still a psychiatrist, and she has a strong ability to read words and feelings, so don't show your feet when the time comes." Liang Xiaolong glanced at her: "Baby, I'm nervous enough, if you scare me again, don't blame me for running away." Rachel snorted, "You dare! Liang Xiaolong smiled bitterly: "Okay, you are the queen, listen to you." But we have to arrange it here, coax your mother to be comfortable, and save us the time to embarrass us. Rachel agreed: "We have two rooms now, one for us and one for Kayla, and when my mother and your parents come, we can only arrange for them to stay in a hotel." Liang Xiaolong also thinks it is feasible: "Ordinary hotels are one person per room, it is not convenient for everyone to communicate, it is better to rent a presidential suite, everyone moves in, and by the way, enjoy the presidential-level treatment." ”

Rachel is also very excited, the presidential suite is used to receive foreign heads of state or senior business representatives and other important VIPs of luxury rooms, the decoration is luxurious and graded, all kinds of entertainment facilities are also very complete, moving in is definitely a good enjoyment: "But the room fee is so high, it costs more than 20,000 US dollars a day, will the old man feel too luxurious?" Liang Xiaolong smiled: "The old people have spent so much effort to cultivate us, and now that we can make money, we have to let them enjoy it." Besides, the price of $20,000 is not too high, and we can afford it completely. ”

To be honest, normal people have an uncomfortable feeling when they meet a psychologist, especially when they know that this psychologist will become their mother-in-law, this uncomfortable feeling will be infinitely magnified. But Rita. As an excellent psychiatrist, Su An could see Liang Xiaolong's discomfort at a glance, so he smiled and asked, "Am I scary?" Liang Xiaolong was embarrassed and smiled: "How come, I'm just surprised by your beauty, Rachel has completely inherited your excellent genes." Rita smiled: "The young man is very eloquent, no wonder he was able to trick my daughter." ”

The Presidential Suite is equipped with a private car, which is included in the room rate, and the Grand Los Angeles Hotel is equipped with a Bentley sedan that allows guests to get in and out comfortably and enjoy the best service. The suite features five bedrooms, a lounge and a living room, totaling nearly 7,000 square feet. The rooms are safe, comfortable and functional, with central air-conditioning, closed-circuit and satellite TV, domestic and international direct dial telephones, broadband Internet access and other entertainment, and the room rate is as high as $23,000 per day.

"Young people really don't know how to be frugal." Seeing such a configuration, Rita couldn't help but shake her head, although she has a good income in her life, she will not be extravagant enough to spend tens of thousands of dollars to stay in a hotel for a day. Rachel hurriedly explained: "Mom, Xiaolong's parents are coming over tomorrow, so it's convenient for everyone to live together." Besides, although the room fee is high, but the daughter's salary is not low, you can enjoy it for a few days with peace of mind. Rita laughed, "You said so, can I still object?" Okay, you all get busy, I'll rest for a while. ”

"It's good to be satisfied!" Liang Xiaolong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, just now he was worried that Rita would think that the room fee here was too expensive and insisted on checking out. However, it is indeed more convenient to rent the presidential suite, and tomorrow Liang Jin, Ye Ying, Kayla and Will will all move in, and everyone can communicate better while enjoying first-class service: "This son-in-law is really not an easy job to see his mother-in-law, fortunately, Lord Taishan did not come together." ”

During this time, the phrase "since you have been mentally ill, your spirit has been much better" has spread overseas, and different versions have been derived, but in the United States, it has begun to cool down, and a joke for half a month is enough, so Carl is eager to launch another classic line, and must set off a new storm among the people. And this time, Carl also put a lot of thought into the choice, and he must not choose this kind of joking and interesting line again, otherwise he will have to change another sentence after ten days and half a month, and it is best to choose a line that can resonate with people, so that even after many years, people will remember this line.

ps: Thank you for the reward of the book friend "Snake Breath", this is the first reward in this book, and it is the best festival gift that Bai Gu has received. There is a watch in the evening, I wish you all a happy holiday!

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