() Noon, Good Machine Company.

There was a door creak, and a man in a suit stepped out of the darkness.

With his arrival, the Chinese men who were sitting in the office for nearly forty hurriedly stood up, although they could not see each other's appearance clearly in the bright light, but the expectation on their faces was fully revealed, "Ted, Miramax's ...... over there"

"Hey......" Before he could finish asking, shaking his head and sighing proved everything.

"It's okay, you sit down first, Dolly goes to MGM, she's going to have a result."

Even with a lost face, the Chinese man still took the initiative to pull open the seat and asked the other party to sit down.

After about twenty minutes, the sound of da-da-da

Greeted by a good-looking blonde meat bullet, a suit and skirt outlined sexy, and when the woman carrying the bag saw the door that suddenly opened, the two figures that anxiously leaned out made her raise her thin eyebrows and shake her head helplessly, "Samuel Godwin's side is willing to pay a million to buy out, but they want to see our results at the Berlin Film Festival......"

Samuel Godwin is the co-founder of MGM and one of the pioneers of the film industry, and the woman is talking about him, of course, the company left behind by the other party, that is, the distribution agency affiliated with MGM.

"A million? Wow...... This is the best news we've heard right now...... Dolly, thank you ......"

First joy, then stunned, the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, it was difficult to hide helplessness.

Want to make a splash at a European film festival?

It's too hard......

Stepping aside and inviting them to take a seat, the three of them gathered around a table, quietly waiting for the last person to arrive.

The ticking pendulum sound was like a naughty finger, constantly stimulating their nerves, and the sudden banging sound made them jump up after nine days of soul travel.

"James, how did it turn out?"

"MGM is probably out of here, is Sony willing to buy it?"

"Miramax's side won't give me a chance to speak at all......"

The anxious trio seem to be gamblers fighting for their lives, but unfortunately, what they win is not hope, but death.

Looking at those familiar faces, James Shams, who pushed the door in, shrugged bitterly.

"Sony doesn't want to buy it either."

"When they heard the word homosexuality, they had a clear resistance."

"It's normal, movies with this kind of theme can't be eaten in big companies, so ......"

"We should still aim for small independent film companies and Europe, although there may not be a box office, but we should still be able to recoup the cost by buying out the cost alone......"

"Okay, it's good to have a solution, we didn't run in vain today, at least we know the attitude of those big companies!" The Chinese male forced a smile, kept nodding his head, and said in an indifferent tone: "Since everyone is back, then I can also go buy lunch, it's twelve o'clock, I'm hungry after a busy morning, I invite everyone to eat hamburgers......"

As he spoke, he clenched his fist and knocked on Shams's shoulder, then rolled up the coat on the back of the chair, and jumped out in a hurry, looking at the unusually resolute back, and all three of them sighed.

is about to be forty, and he has been unwilling for six years after graduation, and he finally found an investor to make a movie, but none of them have been sold so far, in this case, if he really swallows this breath, then ......

There are ghosts.

But what can be done about it?

No matter how unwilling Nicolas Cage is to get involved with the Jewish gang, those film companies will treat him with the most eager attitude, no matter what movie he makes, he doesn't worry about not being able to release it, but-

Well, it's not good to be reincarnated.

In less than ten minutes, the Chinese man came back with a bag of McDonald's, and while distributing hamburgers and fries and coke, he saw that everyone was not very interested, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't find a buyer!" What we do is not a commercial blockbuster in the first place! Besides, didn't MGM give him a chance? As long as we have something to gain in Berlin, we are not afraid that the film rights will not be sold! ”

"But the problem is, there are no people we know on the jury."

"Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Austria...... There are only three judges outside of Europe......"

"And Xie Fei, the director of the Chinese film "Fragrant Soul Girl", who applied for the exhibition, won the Berlin Special Award in the 90s, and with him, the possibility of our film winning the award is very low......"

No matter how comforted the Chinese men were, the cruel facts in front of them made the three of them laugh.

But just when they were sad and at a loss, the Chinese man shook his head again and again and raised his voice, "Who said we don't know anyone anymore?" The director who won the Golden Bear Award for "Red Sorghum" is my boss's friend! ”

"My boss will go to Berlin with us, and we can ask him for help then!"

The words shouted loudly, and the relationship revealed was even harder than that of the poor households that had not yet been eliminated; The golden bear seems to be a Bi Ma Wen, and he is the Buddha, no matter how the other party jumps, he can't escape from the palm of his hand.

But what about behind the self-confidence?

No one knows what is being covered.

And his words also relieved everyone who couldn't figure out the situation.

Although the atmosphere was not lively, the depressing state finally disappeared, and just as the four of them were discussing how many people to take to Berlin, the landline in the corner of the table suddenly rang.

"Hello, this is a good machine production company." Picking up the earpiece, Shams recited the fixed line.

However, in the next second, the eyes under the lenses instantly widened......

“what？ Are you a Columbia Samsung Pictures? ”

"Come up with 1.5 million yuan to buy the copyright of "The Wedding Banquet" other than Huaxia, Xiangjiang, and Wanwan?"

"But I was just rejected by your project president......"

"You said that after I left, Roland went to your place, and after seeing the information, he thought it was good and wanted to buy it?"

"Who is Roland? Roland Allen? oh！ god！ How could he suddenly choose us? ”

"Sell, sell, sell, sell! I'm just so excited! I'll bring someone over and sign it right away! ”

Smack!

The crisp sound of the handset and the phone striking makes the silent office even more eerie.

When he noticed that the other three were staring at him with shocked eyes, James Shams, who took a deep breath, nodded slowly.

In the next second, the earth-shattering sound suddenly exploded!

Dolly Hall slammed the table, and the guy next to him yelled directly!

"Oh my God! Is it really Colombia? Is it really Roland Allen? Dolly Hall couldn't believe it.

"Yes, yes, they told me to sign this afternoon." James Shams was thrilled.

"Wow! Was our movie actually seen by Roland Allen? Does he think it can be released? Ted, a white producer who had previously tried his luck at Miramax, wanted to confirm.

"Uh...... That's exactly what the other end of the line said. James Schamus hesitated for a moment, then replied in the affirmative.

"I knew God would bless us! ang！ We were taken by Roland, you know? We'll be on it in no time! When you go back tonight, you don't have to tell your wife that you can make movies to support your family in the future! Because now we've done it! Roland Allen has asked Columbia to release our film! Ted, a white producer, grabbed the fat house happy water and poured it directly on his head, and the feeling of his heart being cold and flying made him happy.

The three of them who were a little crazy, were seen by Ang Lee, who was still boosting his morale and comforting everyone, seemed to be out of line with all the rhythms at the moment, but when he saw the guy put the ice cubes smashed on his head back into his mouth, he chewed loudly, which made him come back to his senses, and the guy who was still pointing at the country sighed and nodded slightly, his eyes were closed, his head hung slightly, his facial features were twisted, the corners of his mouth trembled, and two lines of tears crossed his cheeks.

…………

Born in 54, he has a principal father, but unfortunately he is a complete failure in his studies.

When he was in the art school, he was moved by Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate", so he went to study at the New York University Film School, and his graduation work won several international film festival awards.

In '86, his wife came to the United States to study and live together, and in '90, W announced that his graduation project "The Dividing Line" was officially bankrupt, and when he was the poorest, his net worth was forty-three US dollars, if it weren't for the first and second prizes of the Wanwan Information Bureau, he might not be able to be a family cook for a few years, and he would have to give up movies and face life.

The sudden joy did not last long, the existence of 'Wang Yetong' in "Pushing Hands" almost made him lose Wanwan's counseling money, and the sensitive topic of "The Wedding Banquet" almost made the whole movie cut in half, and if he pounced on two movies in a row, then he is estimated to be the same as G fat, and he can't count three, the latter is illiterate, and the former is powerless.

And in desperation, Roland wants to buy out the film at twice the production cost?

It's simply ......

Roland did only make five films, and he was a younger brother in terms of numbers compared to those who were quite prolific.

But his achievements are blinding, starring in three 1.4 billion, even if he cuts off one, he can kill one vote!

To put it mildly, only a guy like Roland with memories of his past life will communicate with others amicably, if it is replaced by Cameron who shouted 'I am the king of the world' at the Oscars, then he is already looking at people with his chin!

And if it's Spielberg who squirted the Oscar judges?

It's not as simple as leaving work on time!

When does he want to start work, then when will he start work, not convinced?

Lying on your stomach!

For Ang Lee, a small shrimp at the bottom of the food chain, Roland took a fancy to his movie, which was an opportunity to ascend to the sky, just like when Roland learned that Robert Zemeckis was Spielberg's apprentice, that kind of looking up was exciting, and at the same time, the 'get' that made him even more excited......

Especially ang lee, who was still there a second ago to comfort everyone and blow blindly, can now finally swallow the lie back - can the relationship between Xu Ligong and Lao Mouzi squeeze out Xie Fei?

Are you kidding!

And just when he finally made a profit, tried his best, and wanted to get into the bed to hug his head and cry, James Shams, who had already gotten up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ang? Are you crying? Now is not the time! We're going to sign the contract first! ”

Such words made the rickety guy quickly raise his head, raised his hand to wipe his cheek, red eyes, blew his nose and said: "Yes, yes, yes, go sign the contract first, let's go and ...... together"

…………

Roland didn't know how much of an impact his current insignificant move could make.

Even if he knew, he would only be surprised, and then smile with relief.

Although Roland is not a good teacher, and he doesn't think that his three-legged cat kung fu can guide others in anything, the sense of accomplishment of promoting future cow beep characters still makes him feel excited.

This excitement does not come from the refreshment of pressing people's heads, and now he doesn't need this boring means to easily harvest countless stammering voices, but a kind of pleasure that makes the guy who should be successful meet the public in advance.

Roland is indeed very interested in the box office, but he doesn't think anything other than the box office should not exist.

Some people like to be cheerful, some people like to think deeply, Roland knows that he has no right to decide what other people like, but he can let people who like a certain type of movie see their favorite movies.

…………

After paying 1.5 million yuan in the matter of "The Wedding Banquet", Roland did not toss around, but honestly made up for what he lacked, on February 23, the news of the Golden Bear won by "The Wedding Banquet" at the Berlin Film Festival reached America, and Madavoy, who was still complacent and felt that he had made a lot of money, cried and mourned, although the Golden Bear is not worth much, but this trophy still adds a lot to the whole movie, and the purchasing departments of European countries have already set off, and the price code has already exceeded the purchase itself.

At the end of the month, Spielberg, who had taken care of everything, went to Poland to shoot "Schindler's List", while Cameron, together with Schwarzenegger, went to New York, hoping to borrow a few AV-8Bs from the army through the lobbying of the Kennedy family and Perelman to prepare for the filming of "True Lies".

When these two guys left, Roland also bought the rights to Spider-Man from Carolco, because the other party had sold it in eighty-five years, if it was not filmed, the copyright would return to Marvel in zero five years.

Of course, time is not a problem, the problem is that Roland has not seen two people quarrel at all!

And when he threw this question in front of the two with a curious face, what he harvested was two chestnuts.

Spielberg: "The two of us quarreled for the film company, what does it have to do with the outside public?" Why do you want to get it out through the media? ”

Cameron: "Why do you always want me to be unlucky?" Let me tell you, if my future projects encounter bumps in the road, no one will play me, and I will arrest you to act! If no one votes, I'll ask you for money! I can catch you wherever you run! ”

Roland, who was covering his head, exhaled through his nostrils, glared at the two of them, and ran away angrily.

What the hell is this?

He's just watching the excitement and not thinking it's a big deal! That's right! Why beat him?

With their departure, February passed, March came, and the Oscars at the end of the month were no suspense, Mr. Dongmu won the best film and director, and Pacino finally won the best actor, as for the rest? Roland disliked the live broadcast because it was too boring, so he didn't watch it at all.

After the Oscars, the announcement of "Jurassic Park" was also put on the agenda.

However, apart from radio commercials, offline posters and premieres, there are still no roadshow schedules.

No way, the two heads are here, in the case of being able to kill all the audiences, Universal only needs to lay a lot of advertisements to let people know when the movie will be released, and the rest will be handed over to the herd effect.

At the beginning of the publicity, on April 1, Li Guohao was shot and killed during the filming of "Crow", which made Roland, who was temporarily off the Internet and used the newspaper to check the news, pat his head, "Hold the grass!" How did I forget about this? ”

The untimely death of the Li family's father and son is a pity in the film industry.

Because the age is too old, and Roland has no ability to remember, he can only sigh and turn the page.

And just as he was flipping through the newspaper, trying to find some news that was not so heavy, Elizabeth in a beige dress jumped over, and she in a beret hugged Roland's arm, "Roland~"

"Huh? Lizzie? What's wrong? Roland, like a retired old cadre, raised his fingers and lifted the corners of the newspaper.

"You help me take pictures~" Elizabeth pursed her lips, her big Kazlan-like eyes full of nature.

"Shoot what? Where to shoot? When to shoot? Roland closed the newspaper and asked with a smile.

"You know~" Elizabeth grabbed him by the arm and tried to pull him into the house.