Chapter 222: Break!

"At this time, it may not be suitable to make war movies, you ask him, can you delay the filming of this movie for a while?" Frank then spoke, impatiently in his tone.

Listening to Frank's answer, Jon hesitantly raised his head to look at Zhou Shaoming, thinking about how to speak to him, but Zhou Shaoming looked at his expression, thought suspiciously, and soon understood, so he stood up directly, strode to the phone, and said seriously into the phone: "Frank, I'm Smith Zhou, I want to tell you that the current situation is an opportunity, for you and me, if you seize this opportunity, you can definitely make a lot of money." ”

Zhou Shaoming's attitude is very firm, firstly, because this is indeed an opportunity, if he seizes it, he will definitely be able to become famous and rich, and because there is not much time left for Zhou Shaoming, and if he confronts "The Lord of the Rings" head-on, he can't waste a minute from now on.

Although it seems that there is plenty of time, in fact, the post-production special effects are the top priority of the film, and if it is delayed any longer, the shooting will not be completed at all, let alone catch up with this box office feast.

Zhou Shaoming's attitude was firm, and to his great surprise, Frank's attitude on the other side was even firmer than him, and he said directly and dissatisfiedly: "Smith Zhou, I am not optimistic about your vision this time, yes, you are indeed a phenomenal director, but you have opened a company, do you understand the internal situation of this market?" No, you don't understand, that's why you need to come to Lionsgate to cooperate, you are responsible for making cakes, I am responsible for selling cakes, and I am very responsible for telling you now, you can't sell this cake at all, you have to make things that can't be sold, yes, but I won't be responsible for helping you sell them. ”

Zhou Shaoming was a little surprised, how did Frank's attitude change so quickly?

Although he did not follow Frank's persuasion to shoot the movie he wanted, Frank's attitude began to emerge, and then when he filmed "Warrior", Frank behaved even more unbearable, and never even cared about the progress of his filming, but ran desperately to the filming location of Saw III.

Zhou Shaoming always thought that Frank would know that his choice was right after the movie was a big hit, but after the success of the movie, his attitude still did not change.

Could it be that the newspaper sarcastic Frank is his own worm, and those hurtful words make him stop trusting himself?

Now, Zhou Shaoming can't come up with enough reasons to let Frank invest in himself, does he tell him that he has crossed over, so he is clear about the future market?

Zhou Shaoming paused, and still said sincerely: "Believe me once, Frank, the results that the three hundred Spartan warriors can achieve will completely exceed your imagination. Also, there are a lot of studios that are willing to invest in my films. ”

Capitalists are realistic, so at this time, Zhou Shaoming can only tempt him with interests, and tell him clearly that he is not the only crooked neck tree.

But Zhou Shaoming's words made Frank on the other end of the phone jump up like a cat with his tail stepped on, and roared very unkindly: "Smith Zhou, although you have bet right before, I have also bet right!" You've made a few good movies, but you know, if I hadn't done my best to help you promote it, your movie wouldn't have been so popular! Please don't think you're going to lose everything without me! The impact behind this 729 incident will be far beyond your imagination! I have enough reason to believe that in the coming period, war movies will not be a big hit at all, and the collapse of the World Trade Towers will fill the hearts of the people with grief and anger, but it does not mean that they need war! What they need is a movie that can heal the wounds of the soul, if you can make a movie like "The Chūn Day of the Cattle Herding Class", I believe it will definitely be a blockbuster, but war films, don't think about it, I won't invest in it! ”

"Frank, do you think I chose to shoot a movie, a bet? And I was just lucky enough to bet right? Zhou Shaoming couldn't believe his ears.

"Smith Chow, I recognize your talent, but Lionsgate has helped you no less than any other studio! This time, I want you to listen to me! You must know that film directors are not more sensitive to the market than film companies! Frank said with a tough attitude.

"Frank, we are friends, and please believe in my feelings for Lionsgate. If, if I could guarantee that this movie would not be a loss, would you still be willing to help me as before? Zhou Shaoming said very sincerely.

"......" Frank was silent, but quickly replied: "Feelings are feelings, business is business, Smith Chow, don't mix them up!" ”

"OK, then I don't have anything more to say." After speaking, Zhou Shaoming had a calm face and hung up the phone directly.

It's useless to say more, you can't expect everyone's thoughts to follow you, even if what you know is the truth, but people in the world always have their own ideas, as everyone knows, it is their experience and pedantry that will limit their own development.

Seeing Zhou Shaoming's face flushed with anger, Jon said with an embarrassed face: "Smith Zhou, don't be angry, the boss must have his thoughts." Don't blame him, I still support you, it's just that it's not something I can do to the Lord. ”

Zhou Shaoming smiled self-deprecatingly, then looked at Jon and said, "It's okay, I'm just afraid that as soon as I walk out of the door of Lionsgate Pictures today, people all over the United States will know that I was rejected by Frank." ”

As soon as these words came out, the embarrassment on Jon's face was even worse. In the first few collaborations, Lionsgate and Smith Chow were golden partners, but now after the sweet period of cooperation between the two sides, friction has finally begun to arise.

Jon didn't expect the friction between Smith Zhou and Frank to come so quickly and so strongly, looking at Zhou Shaoming's expression, it was clear that it was destroying the foundation of cooperation between the two parties.

Thinking of this, Jon couldn't help but don't know what to do, so he could only look at Zhou Shaoming, who was sitting on the sofa without saying a word, and said with a wry smile: "Smith Zhou, if you are waiting, Christina help me, help me persuade him." ”

Christina shook her head and said very unhappily: "I believe Zhou, he must have a reason for doing this, Frank is blind, is it that the success of Chainsaw II makes him feel that he can sweep everything without Smith Zhou?" Hmph, he'll regret it! ”

Hearing this, Zhou Shaoming turned his head to look at Christina, from the other party's gaze, Zhou Shaoming saw her unconditional trust in herself, since her lover believed in her so much, there was no need to have anything to do with Liongate. Let's start anew!

Zhou Shaoming's ambition has never been small, he doesn't care about hundreds of millions of dollars in family property, he still wants more, more wealth, more prestige, he wants the world to remember his name - Smith? Week.

Will a man who wants to have his name printed in the hearts of the people of the world stop because of this difficulty?

The answer is absolutely, no, no. No difficulty can stop Zhou Shaoming's restless heart and desire to challenge.

Thinking of this, Zhou Shaoming laughed, and laughed loudly, which made Jon on the side very uneasy, this Smith Zhou regained his calm and arrogance, as if he had made some decision.

"Smith Zhou, are you alright?" Jon asked cautiously.

Zhou Shaoming shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm very good, Jon, have you heard of such a sentence?" When God closes one door for you, he opens another window. ”

"When God closes a door for you, he opens a window for you?" Jon repeated Zhou Shaoming's words suspiciously, not quite understanding why the other party suddenly said this.

Zhou Shaoming saw Jon's puzzled look, he also smiled without saying a word, stood up, and said to Christina: "Let's go, it seems that for a long time, we won't be able to see our old friend Jon." ”

Hearing this, Christina also understood what Zhou Shaoming meant, took his hand and stood up, said goodbye to Jon, and strode out with Zhou Shaoming.

The room was empty, leaving Jon alone still repeating Zhou Shaoming's words. Soon, Jon suddenly realized what Zhou Shaoming meant.

This is clearly a break with Lionsgate!

Hurriedly dialed Frank's phone, the guy was obviously still angry, and saw Jon call again, and there happened to be a punching bag, and Jon was scolding.

Jon is also helpless, in the end, he is just a part-time worker, at most he is a high-level worker, the boss wants to get angry, and he has no choice but to stand up straight and bow his head to be trained.

Finally, after the boss finished venting, Jon said weakly: "BOSS, you really rejected Zhou like that?" You're not afraid of him looking for other companies to work with. ”

Frank on the other side said indignantly: "Which company dares to invest in war films now?" I've exchanged opinions with other company CEOs, and everyone agrees that it's the stupidest thing to do to release a war movie at this time, and even Columbia's "Black Hawk Down" has revised its release schedule, and this blockbuster with an investment of more than $90 million has been revised until December 28 at the end of the year, and it will be released in four theaters! Four cinemas! Then see the effect and execute the follow-up plan! What does this mean? Even the wealthy Columbia Pictures is afraid, our Lionsgate is small and weak, and we can't withstand too much wind and waves! ”

"But then we're going to lose Smith Chow." Jon said cautiously, wiping the sweat from his head.

"He'll change his mind, he's just a director! When he knew that no one was investing in war films now, he would naturally wait for a while and then come to us, so be it! I don't want to be the owner of a film company controlled by the director, what I need is to be in control! Frank said indignantly, then hung up. (To be continued.)

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