Chapter 88: Pride and Prejudice
Hollywood, the second largest city in California and northwest of Los Angeles!
It is the most star-studded place in the global entertainment industry, and it is also the most concentrated center of the global music, film and television entertainment industry.
DreamWorks, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Universal...... A series of the world's top film and television and record companies are headquartered in this small rural city.
Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard, Chinese Cinema, Paramount Cinemas, Avenue of Stars and other famous attractions attract tens of millions of tourists from all over the world every year to come to Hollywood for vacation!
And on this afternoon, three people were standing in front of the 1027 address on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard...... Chinese artist Qi Lei and his agent Ah KING, as well as Jason, the head of the Ghost Warrior Dance Company, one of the four major dance companies in New York!
As for the reason why the three of them are here, it starts with what happened at the last point of the W dance bar party the night before.
It is said that last night, Qi Lei took out his elaborate film "Dance Out of My Life" at the gathering of the four major dance companies in New York, and showed it to all the dancers at the scene......
Immediately, it aroused the fanatical pursuit and love of all the dancers!
They all agreed in unison: this is an epoch-making film for dancers! This is a movie that shouldn't be shown in New York street dance bars, it should be shown in movie theaters all over the United States and even the world, so that all people who love dancing can come and watch it!
For these high evaluations given by these dancers, Qi Lei felt happy and depressed at the same time!
Who's to say it's not, God knows how much Reviver wants this film to get a chance to be released worldwide immediately!
Can...... Is this possible?
For a star artist who has just made a name for himself in Asia, he is still not well-known in the United States and Hollywood. The opportunity to let his film and television works be screened in such a global film and television entertainment mecca is really too difficult and slim!
It doesn't matter whether Genie has set off a meteor wave of TV dramas in Asia, or a wave of Wing Chun grandmasters who fight in real fights...... In Hollywood, Qi Lei is still an artist with a certain degree of popularity!
Distance like Tom. Cruise, Will. Smith, Harrison. Ford, Michael. The superstar status of Jackson, Maria and other global superstars is not a half-cut distance away!
However, such an opportunity to put his film and television works on Hollywood for screening really came to Qi Lei!
I have to say that Qi Lei's Y is really favored by God! (Actually, God knows if this is the old man of God who is making trouble in the column?) Otherwise, the people in the world who have such a good life...... οΌ
Michael Film and Television Company is a subsidiary of MGM Company, a famous Hollywood film company. The main business is to explore some ordinary people or their works in Hollywood who are not well-known but have a certain market potential, and then sign contracts with them to accept them as their own agencies.
To put it in layman's terms, Michael Film and Television is actually one of the paparazzi concentration camps outsourced by MGM!
Although it seems that the name of this company is very big, the real situation of Michael Company is that it is a small company with only about 10 people, including the boss!
No matter how you say it, Michael has an inextricable relationship with the world's top film and television company, MGM! Naturally, the film and television market resources it has are higher than those of other film and television companies of the same level.
And today, the purpose of the three of them is to come to Jack, the boss of Michael Company, to negotiate the screening of Qi Lei's "Dance Out of My Life" movie in American theaters.
Originally, Qi Lei and his agent A KING were a little guilty about this trip to Hollywood! After all, the level represented by these three words of Hollywood is really too big for global film and television artists.
But when it came time to negotiate with the boss of Michael's company, the situation was much more than Qi Lei and Ah KING expected!
At the beginning, Michael boss Jack couldn't raise the slightest interest in Qi Lei and his work "Dancing Out of My Life".
After all, Qi Lei is only famous in Asia! In Hollywood, he is a rookie who is not famous. For Jack, who is accustomed to watching Hollywood superstars and classic blockbusters, the natural attraction of such a person or his work is pitiful! β¦,
Looking at him, even Hollywood has not produced any good-looking song and dance films for more than ten years. A Chinese kid who doesn't even know much about dancing can shoot something?
This is the pride of Uncle Sam, the boss of the global entertainment industry!
This is the pride and prejudice of the world-class film and television industry against the domestic film and television industry! It is very hurtful, but it is a kind of differential treatment that domestic film and television artists have to accept......
Even if this Michael boss Jack's other identity is Jason's eldest brother-in-law, it is good for Jason to speak out and say a lot of good things on the side.
Michael boss Jack's answer is still one word: NO!
Such a result really made Qi Lei and his agent KING feel disheartened for a while, and at the same time, they also had an inexplicable indignation!
But so what, people just don't bird you! β¦β¦ What is the title of the new generation of Asian kings, what new generation of Asian superstars, and male artists are put in front of the three words in Hollywood, and they are just floating clouds!
This is the gap, not only the gap in the fame of his own artist, but also the gap between his own strength and the world's top superstars!
This kind of cognition made Qi Lei and his agent Ah KING feel a burst of unwillingness and indignation in their hearts. QI LEI AND KING SAT ON THE SOFA IN THE LIVING ROOM, WATCHING JASON THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT GLASS WALL AND INTRODUCING MICHAEL BOSS JACK BITTERLY, AND THEY WERE REALLY UNHAPPY TO THE EXTREME!
"In the near future, I must let Hollywood surrender to my feet (in the near future, I must let this place remember my name KING)" At this time, Qi Lei and KING sparked in their eyes, and secretly swore in their hearts.
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On the other side, the conversation between Jason and Jack in the office has been going on for half an hour!
But no matter how Jason says good things about "Dance Out of My Life", Jack still says: There will be no market for such a small film, and if you want to go to the cinema to show it, it is really a ridiculous talk and a joke about the United States, which is absolutely impossible!
"Brother-in-law, won't you help me with this little favor? I only need to show the movie in 50 theaters, even if it's only a few shows! Isn't that okay? Jason was really speechless at the end.
"Excuse me, Jason! If your company needs funding, maybe I can help you a little. But this is related to my company's reputation and development of such a major event, I really can't help! Jack replied.
"But 'Dancing Out of My Life' is a really good movie, I can assure you... I can promise God that if you read it once, I'm sure you'll love it! Speaking of this, Jason's tone was even more solemn.
"Oh, my brother, you don't have to! God, don't you know that this oath can't be made casually? Oh buy ga, what kind of soup did this Chinese pour you? Jack was taken aback and said, "Besides, Jason, don't you know that Hollywood song and dance films have long been out of fashion?" Such a small movie that is not popular and famous, and is only completed for tens of thousands of dollars, what market will there be in Hollywood? β
Although Jack's words were stinging, Jason couldn't say a word of objection. Because the reality is also true, the song and dance film category in today's film market has indeed reached the point where no one cares!
At this point, Jason really had nothing to say.
But Qi Lei, who was sitting outside the living room, was unwilling: What song and dance film is already an unpopular movie? What is a movie that is not popular, famous, or marketable? β¦β¦ Look, if the "Dance" film has a chance to be released, then Lao Tzu will let you see what popularity, fame and market are!!
Speaking of which, everyone must be curious why the door to the office over there is closed, but Qi Lei can hear the conversation between Jason and Jack in the office clearly.
In fact, it's not that the soundproofing facilities in the office are not good, but that Qi Lei had learned lip language when he was trained by special forces in China before!
With such a distance of about ten meters, there is no difference between lip reading and talking in front of yourself. Naturally, the content of the dialogue between Jason and the two is clearly read by Qi Lei!
At this time, Qi Lei really couldn't bear the bitterness of looking at people's faces and waiting for the results. I saw him pick up the "Dance" disc on the table in front of him, strode directly to the office door, knocked on the door, and walked in without waiting for Jack and Jason inside. β¦,
Qi Lei came to Jack and said to him in a solemn tone: "Mr. Jack, I know that you have a disapproving opinion of me and my film. However, I don't think my work is going to be any worse than Hollywood blockbusters. It's nonsense to talk too much here, I want to ask you to take a look at a scene in the "Dance" film, if you still think this is a bad movie after watching it, then I, Qi Lei, will immediately turn around and leave today, and I will never bother you again! β
After speaking, Qi Lei walked directly to the side of the DVD player without saying anything, put in the disc, and pressed the pull in play button......
This trick is indeed very good, at least Qi Lei's is temporarily blocking what Jack wants to oppose.
The first appearance of the picture is the beginning of the classic rainy night dance at the end of the "Dance" film! β¦β¦ As rumbling thunder mingled with a distant sound of heartbeat, the three rows of dancers walked through the crowd with heavy steps.
Every step of their march was like that of the soldiers of the army, and the heavy and neat splashes of water in the potholes of the streets were dozens of centimeters high......
"That's cool! ......Although this is the second time I have seen this scene, this scene still inevitably shocked Jason fiercely.
Not to mention Jack, who has never seen the "Dance" movie at all, but although the first impression of this movie is very good, Jack still can't hold back the praise in his heart, and only said in his heart expressionlessly: "It's not bad!" β
But the next scene made Jack's composure impossible to maintain any longer! β¦β¦
Because, next, I saw Qi Lei rushing out not far behind this group of dancers, and then when he rushed behind them, he jumped into the air, and quickly stepped over the shoulders of this group of dancers, and finally ended the opening dance steps of this rainy night dance with a front flip for two weeks and a hat on the head of a dancer in the front row, and put it on his head and landed steadily with his back forked legs!
"Crazy !!"
"Cool! ~That's cool! Oh my God, what did I see......"
Jason was better, he just clenched his fists all over! But Jack couldn't, after watching this picture, he immediately opened his whole jaw as if he was about to fall to the ground, and stared at the picture on the TV in amazement!
But that's not all, the dance is far from over!
In just 7 minutes after that, this piece of dancing on a rainy night came to a perfect end when Jason and Jack were so excited that their whole bodies trembled!
After bending over to turn off the player, Qi Lei turned his head proudly to Jack and asked again, "How?" Mr. Jack, what do you think of such a piece and such a dance? β
Yes, proud!
Because at this moment, the expression on Jack's face has clearly told SΓΉ Qi Lei that he was indeed shocked by the "Dance" film once!! β¦β¦ used the little movie clip that he thought was unpopular and famous, and only cost tens of thousands of dollars to make zuΓ² a few minutes ago, and gave this American a cool lesson in hip-hop trends!
It took a long time for Jack to come back to his senses and look at Qi Lei. But at this time, in this guy's eyes, there is no longer the arrogant look that Americans treat strange Chinese before.
After Jack sighed, he shrugged his shoulders and replied apologetically, "Okay, Mr. Qi, I think the two of us should sit down and talk calmly!" β¦β¦β
Hearing the apology between Jack's words, the corners of Qi Lei's mouth raised: Hmph, sample! See if I can still shake you......
However, after thinking about it, Qi Lei still made a gesture of invitation to Jack without being humble or arrogant, and said: "Of course, Mr. Jack, I think we should have a good talk!" I'm sure we'll have a very happy ending after this conversation! β
"Really? I'm really looking forward to it...... Come, Mr. Qi, please! At this time, Jack no longer had the slightest sense of arrogance and prejudice, and invited Qi Lei out of the office and into the living room to talk in the same tone.
As the three of them walked out of the office, Qi Lei smiled!
Yes, the Americans, who are the leading leaders in the world film and television industry, can bow their heads and talk to themselves in an equal tone, and this alone Qi Lei knows that this trip has been in vain!
What's more, now the balance of good and bad results in the end has begun to slowly tilt towards its side on the good side!
Can this not make Reviver smile happily?
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