"What would you like?" Xu Guanwu didn't understand at first glance, so he asked casually.

Zhao Yazhi woke up in shock, and quickly covered her mouth, her whole face flushed.

"Uh......" Xu Guanwu was stunned for a moment, about ten seconds, "Are you will?!" Ah Zhi, you just said you were willing, didn't you? Say it again! ”

Zhao Yazhi looked ecstatic when she saw him, and she couldn't help but be shy and sweet, "I didn't say anything just now, ignore you." After saying that, he turned around and ran.

"Well, how can it be that nothing has been said?" Xu Guanwu hurriedly caught up, "What you said must be counted, Ah Zhi!" ”

chased all the way and shouted all the way, alarming countless people to stop and watch.

……

Half an hour later, Xu Guanwu gently hugged Zhao Yazhi, "Ah Zhi, what you say is true, after the filming of this drama, we will go back to Hong Kong to get married." ”

"People use diamond rings for marriage proposals, and you tricked me with a silver ring." Zhao Yazhi stroked the silver ring on her ring finger and said, "Tell me honestly, did you deliberately design it today?" ”

"No, but I think it was deliberately arranged by God." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "On the day of the wedding, I will give you a diamond ring the size of a pigeon's egg." ”

"A diamond ring the size of a pigeon's egg is too big to take out of the house, and I only need a three-carat diamond ring." Zhao Yazhi shook her head and smiled, "I'm afraid that when the time comes, this movie will lose money, and you can't even afford to buy a half-carat diamond." ”

"Hehe, as long as this movie is released, let alone the pigeon egg diamond ring, I can buy the diamond in the Queen's crown." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

……

Just when Xu Guanwu and Zhao Yazhi shared the sweet duo Shijie, the movie "Rocky" was finally announced to be completed after 28 days of filming.

After post-production such as printing, editing, soundtrack, and copying, Xu Guanwu finally got the first copy of "Rocky".

Then he began to contact the distribution business, but faced a big problem.

The eight major Hollywood film companies almost monopolize the North American film distribution business.

After watching this "Rocky", although they were very interested in the release of the film, when they found out that the investor of the film was a Hong Kong person and had no connections in the United States, they offered a fairly low price to try to buy out the rights of the film at a fixed price.

"We know you've invested a million dollars in this film, so let's give you a million and a half million dollars. The copyright of this film will be handed over to us, and we will also be responsible for filming a sequel in the future. ”

The representatives of the eight major film companies almost immediately came out with the same mold, and said to Xu Guanwu condescendingly.

"How can it be!" Xu Guanwu was extremely angry.

"Rocky" grossed more than $120 million in North America and 220 million worldwide.

I just want to buy this movie for a mere $1.5 million, eat X (harmony) and go you guys!

……

Negotiations with the eight major Hollywood film companies broke down, Xu Guanwu knew that it was a treasure but couldn't sell it, and he almost lost his head in sorrow.

"Ah Wu, apart from the eight major film companies, there are no other companies that can distribute them? Or let's ask the cinema dealer directly. Zhao Yazhi saw Xu Guanwu sighing for a long time, the whole person was haggard, and couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"That's right! How did I not think of this? Xu Guanwu stood up, dragged Zhao Yazhi over, and smacked hard, "Ah Zhi, thanks to you for reminding me, I'll go to the cinema dealer to try it now." ”

The 1948 Paramount Judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court declared that a major studio's possession of both distribution and first-round theaters was an illegal monopoly, and ordered it to relinquish control over the projection process.

It wasn't until the late '80s, encouraged by the Reagan administration's "deregulation of corporations," that several major studios regained their own of theaters.

Therefore, at the moment, the eight major Hollywood film companies actually do not have a cinema chain in their hands, and if they need to screen a movie, they also need to contact the theater business.

After Xu Guanwu figured it out, he decided to bypass the eight major film companies and go to the theater to discuss the distribution by himself, of course, this is not an easy thing.

The relationship between American producers, distributors, and theater dealers is like an iron triangle.

The producer is responsible for shooting the film, the distributor is responsible for distribution and promotion, and the theater is responsible for providing the theater.

If Xu Guanwu abandons the distributor link, he will have to independently bear the promotion of the film, which will be a considerable amount of money, and may even be higher than the cost of shooting the film.

Xu Guanwu has already spent $1 million on this film, and now he has no more than $100,000 at hand. These are still earned by writing songs for Ah SAM.

"What should I do?" Xu Guanwu, who originally thought that he had found a way out, found that he had walked into a dead end again.

Just when he was depressed, suddenly a gust of wind blew and delivered a newspaper to Xu Guanwu's eyes.

The headline headline, "Lei Shidong, manager of the National Entertainment Company: Content is king," was next to a photo of a man with a beard.

"Lei Shidong?!" Xu Guanwu suddenly copied the newspaper in his hand and read the report repeatedly.

After a long time, Xu Guanwu folded the newspaper seriously, stuffed it into his pocket, and then raised his head to sweep away the decline.

For Lei Shidong, Xu Guanwu can be said to have admired the name for a long time.

When he was studying in college, he read Lei Shidong's biography and admired the CEO of the world's second largest media group after Murdoch.

Lei Shidong's full name is Sumner. Lei Shidong, who participated in World War II and obtained a doctorate in law, succeeded his father at the age of 31 and became the owner of an automobile theater in Massachusetts.

At the age of 58, he suffered severe burns, and at first he thought it would be difficult for him to survive, but surprisingly, he not only survived, but also had more momentum than before.

At the age of sixty-three, he sold several theaters to raise money for Viacom, which was then a tiny cable television company.

At the age of 70, he acquired Paramount, one of the eight major Hollywood studios, at the age of 76, he acquired CBS, and at the age of 78, he was selected by Forbes as the eighteenth richest person in Shijie.

He controls Viacom Entertainment, which owns Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV, Beskind and others, and is the second largest media giant after News Corp.

However, in 74 years, Lei Shidong was only the owner of a car chain movie theater, and he was far from being as bullish as later generations.

Xu Guanwu now wants to cooperate with Lei Shidong, because he knows that Lei Shidong is extremely ambitious, believes in the principle of "content is king", and is unwilling to only be a downstream businessman.

In the late '80s, as soon as the Reagan administration lifted the ban, he immediately bought Paramount, the biggest film company.

Because Paramount has a huge library of more than 2,000 films, it is exactly what Lei Shidong desperately needs.

Now what Xu Guanwu can provide is exactly what he needs most.