The atmosphere in the conference room was a bit awkward, except for the long-time partner 20th Century Fox representative George Brown. In addition to Wilson's strong interest in "Myth", Luen Mei directly said that he had recently had some problems with the company, and he did not have any advantage in terms of distribution. [Full text reading]

The remaining four representatives were in a daze, stunned, and the representatives of the Columbia company even directly studied Chinese green tea, as if Chinese green tea was more interesting than "Mythology".

"Tiger." George. Seeing this, Wilson was a little helpless, he spread his hands and wanted to say something, but when he saw Wang Xiaohu, he suddenly smiled and waved his hand to himself to stop his speech.

"What do you mean? Do you have an idea? "George. Wilson frowned and stopped talking.

Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "I know what you are worried about, are you worried about the loss of the theater chain?" ”

"Young man, you're right!" The representative of Colombia took a sip of green tea and said, "It's like this cup of tea, it's not very suitable for Americans who drink coffee for a long time." ”

Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows: "There is always an adaptation period for new things, wasn't our cooperation very pleasant before?" Why not keep it up? ”

"But I feel that coffee tastes better than green tea." The representative of Colombia spoke in the tone of an elder, and his attitude represented his decision and that of the Colombian company.

"In the past, the old rule was that your Concord film was released in Hong Kong, and after it received box office reputation, we decided to cooperate with you to release it based on the investigation." The representative of Disney said: "This time it is obviously not like that, young man, I still recommend that you release it in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and if the word of mouth and box office are good, we will consider co-publishing." ”

Disney is the king of the animated film world, Wang Xiaohu grew up watching "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck", and he also knows that Disney's ancillary industry is very strong, in the previous life, Disney Company owned Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World, authorized to operate Disney Resort Paris, Tokyo Disney Resort and Hong Kong Disney Resort, and also prepared to build Shanghai Disneyland Resort.

Disney's reaction was expected by Wang Xiaohu, who shifted his gaze to the representatives of MGM and Paramount, saying, "You guys think the same way, don't you?" ”

"Yes, the box office determines the value of the film, and if there is no value, it will be difficult for us to see your sincerity, Tiger." Deputy MGM, who has deep pockets, said.

If the representatives of Disney and Columbia spoke tactfully, MGM's words sounded somewhat harsh.

MGM's influence in Hollywood is also strong, with the company making some of the best films in the history of cinema: Gone with the Wind, creating the enduring 007 series of screen classics, creating the immortal cartoon character Cat and Mouse, founding the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and launching the Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Awards, or the Oscars......

You know, any of the above achievements can make this company immortal, not to mention several myths in one. Once a symbol of the United States, the company's lion logo was once a star-studded star that created the myth of a movie being released every week.

It's just that in recent years, the development of MGM is not very ideal, in the early 70s, MGM has been losing money year after year by the American gambling tycoon Kirk. Kercorion bought. Kercorion was the king of Las Vegas gambling and was passionate about the casino and hotel industry, so MGM became more and more distant from the film industry. Since then, Kercorion has resold MGM twice and bought it back twice, leaving MGM with great suffering.

Of course, the current Michael still has the absolute right to speak in Hollywood, and as soon as his words came out, the representative on Paramount's side simply shrugged his shoulders and even spoke.

"OK, I think that's probably the biggest obstacle to our cooperation!" Wang Xiaohu nodded and said, "But it doesn't matter, you can watch the sample before making a decision." ”

This is the United States, the American style of reality to the point of scum. When you're worthless, they don't even bother to look at you, because talking to you is a waste of their time. When you have enough capital and reflect your own value, they are like suffering from "amnesia", forgetting your previous downfall and unbearable, and showing you very peace and respect.

But when you go bankrupt, they quickly put on another mask, and they become strangers to each other, no, not even strangers, as if you were never intelligent life on Earth, and in their eyes, you are not even a flower or a flower.

This is the United States, this is the American spirit, and it also forces those middle and lower classes who have the American dream to climb upward, and only by fully revealing their own value can they obtain equal opportunities to be respected and admired.

To put it bluntly, most grassroots people in the United States are looking for "opportunities", and this is the most powerful brainwashing effect of the American dream.

When Wang Xiaohu listened to the speeches of several deputies, you can imagine the raging fire burning in his heart, and the value of the dog is a question of how many zeros are behind a number.

Wang Xiaohu knows that if he hadn't been crazy about making money in Hollywood in the past few years and quickly accumulating original capital, he believed that these Yankees would not have come to participate in the movie viewing party organized by him, an Oriental, and he believed that if "Myth" failed at the box office after its release in North America, it would mean something.

In fact, the reason is very simple, once "Myth" fails, Wang Xiaohu's capital accumulated in Hollywood for many years will shrink at a meteor-like rate, and Concorde, the carriage that has just entered the American highway, will also be kicked out, and Concord will be in a slump from then on.

Of course, even if Wang Xiaohu's heart was burning with anger, he would not show it on his face, but now he is more calm, arranging for Winterdur to go to the screening room to prepare, ready to invite the delegates present to watch the movie.

Representatives of Disney, Columbia, MGM, and Paramount took the lead under the pretext of "busy business", and only 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Luen Mei remained

"Boss"

In the screening room, as soon as Winterdur opened his mouth to speak, he was interrupted by Wang Xiaohu, he shook his head and said: "Old Wen, I know this is not your work mistake, I can understand your mood at this time, don't talk now, everything will be said after the film is shown." ”

Winterdur was moved in his heart, you must know that at the beginning, these guys agreed very happily, in addition to the direct refusal of the old club Warners, MGM, Columbia, and Disney who left just now all agreed well, why did they change their tone as soon as they met?

Lao Du couldn't think clearly, frowning and pondering why, there was another person at the scene who was also pondering in his heart, this person was George. Wilson.

George. Wilson was only a small person in charge of the 20th Century Fox Distribution Company, and he still remembered that Wang Xiaohu ran into a wall everywhere with the "Rocky" sample in his hand, and he received it himself, and was deeply moved by watching "Rocky", so he decided to distribute "Rocky" as an agent.

Since then, George. Wilson's fate is also as high as the box office of "Rocky", in less than half a year, he became the president of Searchlight, all of which is closely related to Wang Xiaohu, he gave Wang Xiaohu a chance, Wang Xiaohu also gave him a chance, it can be said that his fate has been tied to Wang Xiaohu's chariot.

But when George. When Wilson saw the beginning of "Mythology", he couldn't help but frown.

"Oh my God, this was filmed in China! Why not Hong Kong or some other country! "George. Wilson thought depressedly.

The screen in the screening room is not very large, at least much smaller than that in the standard cinema, and what is now playing on the screen is the clip of Shaanxi farmers digging wells and discovering terracotta warriors, don't look at Wang Xiaohu's shooting of these scenes for several days, but after editing, it is less than five minutes before and after the screen is played.

It was this short five minutes that made George. Wilson frowned, yes, he didn't deny that the picture of the film was very exquisite, and it had a taste of a western film, but he cared more about the plot, you must know that in Wang Xiaohu's movies over the years, there has never been such a bland beginning.

To be precise, this beginning is a great failure! There is nothing that can attract people to watch**.

So he whispered to Wang Xiaohu: "Tiger, what are you doing, is this the film you asked me to watch?" Too bad if it was in the theater, I would have asked for a refund directly. ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled awkwardly, and he said: "Hehe, it already makes me feel bored to start with a fierce martial arts scene every time, I'll try to change the beginning, George, bear with me, and soon there will be something you're interested in." ”

Lucas over there rolled his eyes when he heard this, you must know that during the editing, he communicated with Wang Xiaohu no less than three times, and he strongly requested to adapt this boring and sleepy beginning, because from the perspective of a commercial film, this beginning is extremely bad!

But Wang Xiaohu has always adhered to this point of view, "The fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys!" That was his answer to Lucas at the time.

Universal's representatives actually wanted to go too, because their president, Long Mayer, just asked him to go through the motions, and Universal's interest was not in the so-called epic "Myth" with a Chinese label, but in the sequel to the horror film "Jaws".

Seeing such an opening, he suddenly sighed, "What is this?" Chinese Westerns, well, I have the impression that China has always been poor and backward, and those peasants are probably not as glamorous as in the film, right? ”

This is the impression that Universal's ghostwriter has about China, which he and the majority of Americans share, in their view that China is destitute, full of beggars in patched clothing, the streets are in chaos, the people have no food, and the social order is in shambles.

And in the movie "Myth", it doesn't seem to be the case, although the common people are not very fashionable, they are not tattered, and their faces are full of happiness.

"What's going on, I bet, it must be the credit of the Oriental director, who wants us to see a different China, but what can it be?" The representative of Universal had yawned twice in five minutes, but he still endured it in order to get the rights to the sequel to Jaws.

The representative of Lianmei was in a similar situation, and even he was secretly proud in his heart: "Epic films, to hell, there is no doubt that this kind of epic films can only deceive children who do not understand China's national conditions." Maybe this oriental director will become the next Michael Simino, and there will be a good show to watch! ”

Michael. Cimino is currently filming "Heaven's Gate" for United Pictures Company, the director who won many gold statuettes in Hollywood in the last Hollywood with "Deer Hunter" vaguely gave hope to the American director industry, so United America asked him to shoot "Heaven's Gate".

The propaganda slogan is not small, and they plan to invest 30 million US dollars to complete the epic masterpiece, so their confidence and ambition are also very big, and they want to make Lianmei fly further.

But in fact, two years have passed since the filming of "Heaven's Gate", and the film investment is still increasing, and the filming has soared to $44 million at the beginning of this year, knowing that $44 million is enough to create two sci-fi blockbusters like "Star Wars". (If there are no remakes of Star Wars.) ）

The entire United States is in a state of debt because of this, and they no longer ask how much money "Heaven's Gate" can make, but can only recover the cost and help the company tide over the difficulties.

And the main culprit that caused the United States to fall into the paralysis of the economic chain is the great director Michael . Cimino, the guy who was once known as a genius director.

Just when the representatives of the United States were gloating, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the small screening room, which lifted the spirits of the people who were already groggy and could not arouse the slightest interest.

I saw more than a dozen war horses galloping quickly from the mouth of the long canyon, from far and near, I could vaguely see the dust raised by the horses' hooves. Wilson didn't enjoy watching it.

"Tiger, it's hard to believe that person is you, you're so cool in that armor!"

George. After Wilson saw clearly that it was Wang Xiaohu who was riding on the horse, he was a little excited and couldn't react, yes, this was too unexpected for him. "Why didn't I find you just now?"

Wang Xiaohu laughed when he heard this: "Maybe it's because I was too rustic at the beginning, right?" ”

"No, it's not!" George. Wilson thought for a moment and said, "It was that preconceived idea that made me ignore your existence, God, please forgive me for my sins, I didn't mean to." ”

"Actually, I'm not angry, the show is just beginning." Wang Xiaohu pointed to the screen and said, "Look, what you're interested in is here!" ”――

Halfway through this chapter, there was a power outage.,I waited for a day.,An hour ago.,Oops.,Let everyone wait for a long time.,I'm sorry.,I'm sorry.。

(To be continued)