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191 Twentieth Century William Film Company

Formation of a film company to designate actresses to protect the role of Rose

"Excuse me, who are you?" Situ Nan looked at the man in front of him, his head was slightly bald, his face was bearded, his hair was messy, his clothes were wrinkled, and he looked a little depressed. After seeing Situ Nan, he stepped forward with a somewhat excited expression.

Situ Nan thought for a while and shook his head, he really couldn't remember who the man in front of him was, but since he could call his name, he probably knew himself.

"Delp, I'm Delp, we met last year when we were filming in Hollywood, and you gave me a business card, you see"

As he spoke, the man named Delp pulled out a business card from his pocket, the brand new business card was in stark contrast to Delp's down-and-out dress, and it was obvious that the man cherished this business card

When it comes to Hollywood, Situ Nan remembered that on a whim last year, he took Mary and Little Tom to Hollywood, and was caught by this man named Delp to run tricks.

However, looking at Delp in front of him, who was dressed as a sharp brother, Situ Nan really couldn't connect with the conscientious and brightly dressed assistant director Delp last year.

"Come to remember, your name is Delp, the assistant director of the film company. Did I get your lunch box last year? Situ Nan smiled, "Long time no see, are you okay?" ”

Situ Nan asked politely.

At the beginning, I was moved by Delp's love for movies, and on the spur of the moment, I made a promise that as long as Delp could pull a big star like Griffith or Chaplin, he would open a film company and let Delp manage it, I don't know if Delp succeeded. But looking at the honor in front of him, Situ Nan said hello in his heart?

"Well, I don't work at the original studio anymore," Delp was a little gloomy at this. He is currently unemployed, and he is no longer the somewhat proud filmmaker, but a little notorious, almost synonymous with failure.

Last year, he finally had the opportunity to direct a movie, and once boasted that he wanted to win $100,000 at the box office in Haikou, but the result was tragic, he made a bad movie, not only did he not make money, but he didn't even get the cost back.

Due to the relatively large investment, the losses caused by the losses were relatively strict, and several films made in the same period were all strictly zhòng, at the beginning of the year, the boss, who had lost confidence in the film, decided to let the company go bankrupt. This caused a stir in Hollywood, and all sorts of voices came out. Hey, poor boss, he was also coaxed by Delp's eloquence to be hot-headed for a while.

Delp's debut film was a failure, but he shouldn't be blamed entirely for the company's collapse, but that's often the way it goes, so a shitty, failed, botched director Delp becomes the best target to cover up the studio's own poor management.

Delp knew this, but he was helpless, and what made him even more embarrassed was that after the collapse of his film company, given his good reputation, he became an unpopular character in Hollywood, and almost all film companies were reluctant to reuse him, and Delp could only do some odd jobs. This is clearly not what he wants.

By chance, Delp thought of Situ Nan, the man who had given him a business card, and as long as he could find Griffith or Chaplin, he would hand over a film company to manage it.

Like a drowning man clinging to every straw around him, the business card left by Situ Nan became Delp's only hope.

Although Delp admits that he may be lacking in filmmaking, he has always believed that he belongs to the film and that he will definitely become a good filmmaker

In the past few months, Delp has been calling Situ Nan according to the phone number on the business card, but that number is from the office in Los Angeles, and a stranger like Delp will naturally not attract the attention of the office staff, and Situ Nan has never been in California, so Delp can't find Situ Nan.

After Situ Nan returned from New York, he didn't stay in Los Angeles for two days and ran to San Francisco non-stop, so Delp, who received the news, also hurried to San Francisco.

"So, you're here specifically for me?" Situ Nan looked at the depressed Delp with a smile, he didn't expect that after a year, when the energetic man appeared in front of him again, there were already a little more vicissitudes.

"Yes. I've been here for two days and I've been waiting for you at the hotel, you know, big people like you usually stay at the Grand Hotel St. Francis, I didn't expect to really bump into me. ”

Delp said frankly that with his condition, he naturally couldn't afford to live in the St. Francis Hotel, and Situ Nan didn't open the room under his own name, and the hotel would not leak the information of the guests, so Delp could only wait for the rabbit. His luck was really good, he had just seen Situ Nan at the door of the hotel and followed him, and there was a scene that had just happened.

"Mr. William, I wonder if the promise you made back then is still valid?" Delph asked with the courage to ask. He looked at Situ Nan with a look of anticipation. Thinking of his current reputation, Delp was a little apprehensive.

"So, you found Griffith? Convince them to join our company? Situ Nan said with interest. Well, there's a bit of a whimsical question to this question.

"Nope." Delph shook his head and said, "But I am sure that I can persuade him to join Chaplin, I know that he is trying to plan a film recently, but the film company is not willing to invest in his film, so Chaplin began to want independent production rights." If we make a slight concession in this regard, I am sure he will be happy to join us. ”

Hearing that Situ Nan did not refuse, but asked about stars such as Griffith and Chaplin, he realized that there was a play.

He didn't lie, he happened to be working at the film company where Chaplin worked, and Chaplin was a colleague, so he also knew about Chaplin's situation. In addition, with a mission, under his intentional approach, he became Chaplin's friend.

Delp also didn't know that although Chaplin's somewhat funny actor was somewhat famous, Chaplin was still very tender compared to Griffith, the master who had filmed far-reaching films such as "The Birth of a Nation" and "The Party Fights Differently".

Why did Situ Nan always see him as important as Griffith? Delp always had this little doubt in his heart, and it was not until Chaplin succeeded and became popular that he woke up to Situ Nan's eyes like a torch. At present, he is still very confident that Chaplin will be "taken down".

As for Griffith, Delp also has some ideas in his heart, if the company can give him independent production rights, it is also possible to recruit Griffith.

He secretly paid attention to Situ Nan's face, now the big film companies generally monopolize the production, shooting, distribution and other channels of films, and the boss and manager of the company have the right to decide on the shooting of movies. This naturally clashes with directors who aspire to make films on their own terms, and if Szeto's film company can give them independent production rights, Delp is confident that he will be able to recruit a group of outstanding filmmakers.

But will Situ Nan be so generous?

Seeing Situ Nan's noncommittal appearance, Delp's heart couldn't help but sink, and just when he thought he was going to fail, Situ Nan suddenly smiled, "Congratulations, Delp, you have passed the test, and I will fulfill my promise." Maybe you are not a good director, but from your persistence, I believe that you will be a successful filmmaker. As for what kind of climate the film company can achieve in your hands, it's up to you. ”

After knowing that Delp now has the title of the king of bad movies, Situ Nan felt a little funny, he was really afraid that this guy would itch for a while, and he would make some big production by himself, in case he accidentally bankrupted the film company again. In his heart, Situ Nan still positions Delp as the manager of the film company.

"Thank you, thank you" Delp choked up a little, he was afraid of being hit again, since he failed last year, he has been criticized and put under a lot of pressure, and at the same time he has become stronger due to setbacks, isn't it more numb in his heart?

He was touched by Situ Nan's trust, this was only the second meeting between the two parties, in fact, except for knowing that the other party was a rich man, Delp knew almost nothing about Situ Nan. Now at his lowest ebb, this sudden trust and support weighed heavily in Delp's heart, and he didn't know what to say.

"Is it okay to invest $200,000 initially? If that's not enough, add $100,000? Situ Nan asked. He doesn't know much about film companies, so it's better to invest in the film industry than to invest in Delp himself.

"Okay," Delp replied quickly, $200,000 was enough to open a medium-sized studio in Hollywood.

Having learned his lesson, he decided to listen to Situ Nan's admonition and focus on the management of the company, and he had already thought about recruiting those people.

"What is Mr. William going to give the company a name?" He asked again.

"Twentieth Century William" Situ Nan immediately thought of Twentieth Century Fox, those eight searchlights are too famous, isn't "Titanic" the work of Twentieth Century Fox?

"Twentieth century William? Okay," Delp said, nodding his head. As for whether he thought the same way in his heart, Situ Nan didn't know.

The change of Twentieth Century Fox to Twentieth Century William is completely out of the mentality of Situ Nan's stinky beauty. Not only that, but he also plagiarized the idea of the opening logo for Twentieth Century Fox films.

After that, the few small shining lamps were surnamed William

Open a film company, and have a chance to play with the unspoken rules in the future? Situ Nan thought evilly.

The name Hollywood was like thunder in his previous life, and it can almost be equated with movies, and the three words Hollywood not only represent money, but also honor, status and other things other than movies, and the wave of Hollywood movies is felt everywhere in the world.

It's a pity that it's 1917, when there is no economic globalization, backward communications, no Internet, and the earth is far from being a village, the United States is only a country in the Americas, and has not yet become a world hegemon, and the film industry has just begun, like a toddler baby, although he has learned to walk a little bit and has begun to walk independently, but it is not the Hollywood in Situ Nan's memory.

Investing in Hollywood movies is just a whim for him, and no matter how much money he makes from making movies, he can't make as much money as in arms, oil, real estate and other industries. But to think that in case the twentieth century William Film Company can really take the place of the historical twentieth century Fox, it is an achievement, in any case, although it is a bit long.

Situ Nan's previous conditions with Delp - to win over stars such as Griffith or Chaplin were actually casually said. In fact, whether it is Griffith or Chaplin, Situ Nan doesn't like these two guys, in Situ Nan's eyes, Griffith is a superior racist, and Chaplin is like an angry ** silk, his performances are always so exaggerated, it looks a little grandstanding, but the small places show the philosophy of life.

In particular, he often plays the role of a small person, which is humorous and at the same time carries a critique of real society. Because of his own experience, Chaplin's growth process, orphans, wandering and other words have always accompanied him, accustomed to seeing the world is cold and the gap between the rich and the poor, he has no good impression of all capitalists, and often satirizes capital in movies, his "Modern Times" fully illustrates this.

In any case, Situ Nan was the object of Chaplin's sarcasm, knowing that Chaplin was a figure who was keen on politics, and he had a strong leftist political color, otherwise he would not have been persecuted by the FBI later.

Although Chaplin is not at fault, there are many things that have been given to him by others, in essence, Chaplin is a person who was born from the grassroots and sympathizes with the bottom, but in different positions, his views will be different. In his previous life, Situ Nan's appreciation of Chaplin changed dramatically in this life, and his views naturally changed, so he did not have illusions about Chaplin's friendship.

Even if Delp didn't find Chaplin, Situ Nan still invested in the film company. Of course, it is a good thing for the film company to recruit a master-level figure, and Situ Nan is also happy to see it.

Delp left satisfied, and he hurried back to Hollywood with Situ Nan's trust in his arms. Situ Nan returned to the hotel, and the negotiations between Lin Yimin and Ma Decai had already been completed.

"Young master, this is a memorandum of cooperation, please take a look." Lin Yimin said respectfully.

Situ Nan hastily flipped through it, Situ Nan personally invested $100,000, and Ma Decai invested $100,000 (Xu Zhouyang invested $50,000) to jointly establish Ma Decai Catering Company, referred to as MDC, to run a fast food business in San Francisco.

"Not bad. However, not only Chinese fast food, but also foreign fast food cannot be ignored, after all, this is the United States, and most people are used to hamburgers and fries," Situ Nan reminded.

"Okay. I'll tell Ma Decai. Lin Yimin replied.

After Lin Yimin went out, Situ Nan's mind returned to the movie, he was not thinking about the film company, but someone who was making a movie in Hollywood.

Rose, are you okay?

191 Twentieth Century William Film Company

191 Twentieth Century William Film Company,

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