Universal Studios, California.

The scale of this studio is huge, in the northwest of Los Angeles, which was simply a suburb in the past, but now it is famous.

To tell the truth, if you talk about the size of the place, then Hengdian is actually not worse than here, or even much bigger, but too many classic movies have been born here, and some of the literature and art are profound.

To tell the truth, it is to eat the old book.

Bai Shiqiu is here at this time, he is not here to play, although he has the heart to play, but he still restrains himself, he came with someone else, it is the old drunkard Keaton.

"Hey! This way. ”

"You old drunkard, are you reliable?"

"BOSS, don't worry, a company as big as them is at least strong."

Keaton led the way, steady as an old dog.

Earlier, he received a call from Keaton in Hawaii, telling him that the brick seemed to be moving.

That is, when he was on vacation last year, Bai Shiqiu told the story of Trevor to Keaton.

Old Trevor, this guy is really interesting, Keaton, an old guy, is not only very interested in hearing this, but also wants to take the basic structure of the story, this guy went back and began to ponder, he found a very general screenwriter in Hollywood, named Collint Stewart, the writing is some, and there is a literary heart, but it has not been able to mix.

This Stewart was good at describing the feelings of a drug, and he said that he was going to write about that wonderful feeling in poetic words, and the result was ...... I was so happy last night that I went out to eat again, and I was sent to the hospital today.

There are some things on the American side that are really unexpected.

But the script is okay, after all, the main story framework is already there, the characters are all set, that is, written in American Chinese, when Keaton Sr. got the script, he was fascinated.

When the script comes out, then according to the normal procedure, that is, the general practice of Hollywood in the United States, after the script comes out, it will be taken out for auction, and there is a relatively mature script market here, and there is also a screenwriters' union.

Hollywood screenwriters are very interesting, and there are many legends.

If you want to talk about this matter, it's really a coincidence, Bai Shiqiu also knows a little bit, let's just say that our national film doesn't have 'Seven Gentlemen on the Book', then Hollywood, there was 'Ten Gentlemen's Case' back then.

These ten people, it would be a long time if they all wrote their names, to put it simply, it was McCarthyism in the United States back then, these ten people and ten screenwriters were accused, they were members of the G Party, Hollywood was infiltrated by the Soviet Union, and the United States would not be a country.

Don't doubt it, this is real history, and the level of chaos at that time was unimaginable to many people. And one of them is particularly famous, and this man is called Trumbo.

"Roman Holiday", "Spartacus" A series of classic film scripts were all written by him, but he couldn't use Trumbert's name at the time, so when the Oscar for Best Screenplay was accepted...... It was a classic scene.

These are all old stories, and now this trend may have passed, or it may not have passed, or it may just change the direction of the gun and aim it at our China, but the Yankees still want to make our Chinese money, which can be described as a love-hate relationship.

In fact, Hollywood's current attitude towards us China is like this, on the one hand, it looks down on us, and all kinds of looks down on it, that is, the chain of contempt that Bai Shiqiu said at the Academy Awards, and on the other hand, he still thinks that the Chinese market is very good, and he wants to pry it open and taste the sweetness in every possible way.

In fact, TO has already won a game, and more and more Hollywood movies are being imported into our China.

Now, Bai Shiqiu wants to do the opposite, he wants to enter Hollywood.

The story of the elder Trevoror was written into a script with a very fucking vulgar name, "Trevor."

Stewart, who wrote the screenplay, is definitely a person with name disorder, but the name of the script is customized by the name of the person, which is in line with the characteristics of one of Hollywood's most popular films...... Biographical class.

Biographical films are the easiest to win awards in the Oscar genre, and this name may also have something to do with Keaton, this old guy probably wants to make a comeback through this script.

got the auction on the market, and the response was not too strange, but after many people watched it, they still gave a certain amount of praise, in addition, this is a movie that Keaton took, after all, this old guy has some connections.

As a result, this attracted the interest of a large company, especially since the company had also heard about the story behind the script.

Universal Pictures, one of the eight major Hollywood studios, the eight major at this time, seems to have some problems, and Universal Pictures is no exception.

Last year, many of the company's films lost money, and the most bizarre Chinese New Year files also made them suffer a lot of losses, among which the most money-losing is "Fake God 2", this film has hit the street to the extreme in terms of box office and word-of-mouth, this movie has invested a lot in publicity, after all, there is a good performance of the first part, no one expected it to be so miserable.

"Are they taking a fancy to my story?"

"That's right."

Bai Shiqiu was surprised to learn that Universal Pictures had taken a fancy to "Trevor".

But, since it's a big company and has such a big head, let's give a face and meet them.

Keaton was very familiar with Universal Studios, this guy led the way, and the two of them soon arrived at the headquarters of Universal Pictures.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"Of course."

The girl at the front desk is very iconic, an absolute American girl, Keaton, an old guy who is still lustful and flattering to others.

Bai Shiqiu had a bad chill, and these foreigners were ten times better at messing with the relationship between men and women than him.

Arrived at an office, two people sat down.

"Please wait here." The big girl gave a wink back and left.

Bai Shiqiu looked at Keaton, this old guy was in high spirits at this time, as if he had returned to the state of the rich guy in Batman back then.

Forget it, follow the locals.

But, wait, wait, wait, wait......

"You're not fooling me, are you?"

"Kid White, you have to be patient."

Wait, wait, wait......

"Fack! Damn it! What's going on! ”

"Haha...... Old fellow, you have to be patient. ”

This time, old Keaton couldn't stand it either, and he had persuaded Bai Shiqiu to come before.

"Damn, I can't help it! I went to Fark for them! ”

"Rest easy."

It was Bai Shiqiu's turn to persuade old Keaton, but this time, he had a little bit of a score in his heart......

Fortunately, I didn't have to wait too long, and finally someone came.

"Hey! I'm Ron, Batman, haha...... By the way, you must be White, really a ...... You're a little strong. ”

The man who came in had a tall hairline and was short and stocky, but he didn't look cheap in a suit, and the cuffs were all pearl cufflinks.

Keaton's face immediately changed, he was very enthusiastic, and he couldn't tell that this guy was angry before.

Bai Shiqiu finished this Ron a lot, and also stretched out his hand to shake him, politeness is necessary, but emphasized: "My surname is Bai, you can call me White, but Bai is white." ”

"OK, Mr. 'Bye'......"

, forget it.

"It's still White." Bai Shiqiu had no choice but to accept his English name speechlessly.

White, they always can't pronounce it well, either they deliberately lengthen it, or they worship it, but it's actually pronounced 'Byrne'.

Although this Ron made Bai Shiqiu and Keaton wait for a long time, he was also quick to talk after he came.

"Let's talk about it, just this Trevor."

Keaton immediately smiled and said, "Of course, we're here for her." What we think is......"

Before he could finish speaking, Ron immediately said, "Script, $300,000, let's buy it out at Universal, how about it?" ”

It's really fast-talking.

When Keaton heard this, his face was very unhappy.

"Hehe......" Bai Shiqiu laughed on the side.

Of course, Ron noticed it right away, "Mr. White, do you think this condition is bad?" ”

Bai Shiqiu didn't say much, just simply patted Keaton on the shoulder, "Old man, let's go." ”

"......" Keaton was dumbfounded.

Obviously, what the hell are you White Kid up to?

I came here today to invest, this kind of thing, China and the United States are the same, and in fact, this investment is not only money, if it is money, Bai Shiqiu is confident that he can make a movie in the United States, and he now has this strength.

There are more other things in this investment, such as connections, such as relationships.

Hollywood here is also about relationships, and very about relationships, not to mention Bai Shiqiu, a foreigner, even if it is an American, if you don't have some strong relationships, don't want to get involved here, of course, if not, then go and establish some good, such as in bed, or some PY transactions.

Keaton deeply understands this truth, so he showed his acting skills and changed his face directly, but why is Bai Shiqiu so impatient?

"Mr. White, if you want to go, then please." Ron's hairline is shining.

Bai Shiqiu said to him with a smile at this time: "Dude, do you know? What you're doing now, in Chinese terms, is, pretending! ”

Pretending to be forced, that's right, these two words Bai Shiqiu said in Mandarin.

"......" Ron was naturally confused.

The same goes for old Keaton.

When Bai Shiqiu saw it, he knew that he used the word pretending to be forced well, and this foreigner couldn't understand it at all, so it was great, and then said in English: "Do you know it's very fake?" ”

It was so direct that it really startled Keaton, and Ron's face changed.

Bai Shiqiu didn't care, "We Chinese pay attention to honesty when talking about business, it is sincerity, and we don't like false things." What you just did was so fake! Having made the two of us wait for so long before, you're busy, you can. But, what did you just give? Sincerity? Fack! ”

This sentence is even more powerful.

Ron was angry, "Mr. White, you ......"

But before he could finish speaking, Bai Shiqiu immediately grabbed it and said, "You think I don't know what you think?" The book "Trevor" is worth 300,000? Let me tell you, sir, I am not short of these 300,000 dollars, do you know who I am? My name is Bai Shiqiu, and I am the hottest star in China today, OK? ”

As soon as these words came out, they were really overwhelming on the spot.

Keaton is already in a semi-paralyzed state, he had a lot of temper back then, but after more than ten years, his sharpness has dissipated, yes, now if there is an opportunity to lick the shoes of Hollywood's big bosses, so that he can get the role, he will do it.

Even, if you go to lick PY...... Grit your teeth, get dirty, it's dirty, so difficult it must be a male protagonist, right?

Who would have thought that Bai Shiqiu's temper was so impulsive, even more fierce than he was back then.

Ron, on the other hand, was a little hesitant, after all, Hollywood didn't know much about China.

Hollywood generally knows a few names, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Wu Yusen, Li Case, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Big Brother Long, Lian Jie, Fa Ge,...... That's probably it, even mentioning Chaowei, they can't think of who it is.

However, just because I don't know, there is a sense of mystery, Bai Shiqiu said that he is the hottest star in China, this matter is ......

"Do you know about "The City Full of Golden Armor"?" Bai Shiqiu saw that Ron was stunned by himself, of course, he chased after him, "You open the webpage and take a look, now we are showing the films released in China, you go and see ......"

"Well, I, I don't know which URL." Ron said this naturally, but his momentum weakened.

"Do you have a computer?"

Bai Shiqiu knew that he had begun to control the situation.

Soon called up some information, Bai Shiqiu was on the New Year, three movies "The Third Man", "Tough Guy" and "Assembly Number", all of which came.

There is also translation software or something here in the United States, but it costs money, and Bai Shiqiu is on the movie poster, what else is there to say?

"Wow...... That's great...... Unexpected......" Ron was amazed, even very staggered, and finally quickly apologized, "I'm really sorry, I snubbed Mr. White." ”

The attitude was immediately different...... Hollywood recognizes money, and now Hollywood is trying its best to develop in China, a big star like Bai Shiqiu, it's strange for him to look at it at Ron.

However, this guy Ron is not in vain, "Mr. White, now I can confirm that you are a big star in China, but this is Hollywood, this is North America, what about your box office appeal?" Besides, how much does this have to do with the "Trevor" we are talking about now? ”

This guy is not easy to deal with...... Bai Shiqiu already knew it in his heart.

Keaton was also worried, and this Ron had a clear mind.

Bai Shiqiu was very calm, and laughed, "Why is it okay?" This "Trevor" will be released in Chinese mainland in the future, don't you want to be around the world? ”

Keaton's eyes lit up when he heard this, "That's right! White has such a appeal in China, and his participation in this film will help the world open up the Chinese market. ”

When Ron heard this, it seemed to make sense, so he had to nod his head, and then asked, "So, Mr. White, what are your conditions?" ”

"Blockbuster! I want a budget for a blockbuster, and I want to be part of it, and of course, I can bring my own team and I'm going to be a director. ”

As a director?

"That's a ...... request," Ron seemed tempted to refuse.

And Bai Shiqiu didn't say a word, he just wanted to pull old Keaton and leave.

"Wait a minute!" Ron couldn't help it, "Let me make a call." Sorry, I'll go out for a bit. ”

called, and even wanted to go out.

"This Ron's level is not low, I didn't lie to you." That's all Keaton said.

Bai Shiqiu nodded, in fact, he had done his homework before, and knew that this Ron was the production manager of Universal, and he didn't sound like a big official, but he was actually very powerful.

Why should such a guy go out on the phone, on the phone?

After waiting for a while, Keaton was a little anxious, "White, you say, will the result be ......?"

"Hey, old guy, you're really old." Bai Shiqiu said such a sentence with a smile, ambiguous words.

After a long time, that Ron finally returned.

"Mr. White, let me ask again, the financial aspect ......"

Bai Shiqiu took it over and said: "I don't want the North American box office, I and my entire team's salary, we just need the box office released in the mainland in the future, how about it?" ”

Bai Shiqiu's statement is similar to technology shares, but he directly wants the mainland box office, which is indeed not a small appetite.

It should be said that the inspiration came from the old things of Huayi and Columbia.

But for this request, Keaton's palms were sweating.

But Ron made one of his requests at this time, "Mr. White, we see that there is an interesting thing on the Chinese box office list now, the box office of "Assembly" has soared, and it seems that there is a possibility of challenging the previous high, so ......"

Bai Shiqiu laughed and said: "You mean, if our "Assembly" sets a new box office record for Chinese movies, then we can cooperate?" ”

"Mr. White is a smart man, he should understand, and we're talking about big productions."

"Okay, that's it!"

Bai Shiqiu stretched out his hand, and Ron immediately shook it up.

……

When Bai Shiqiu and Keaton came out of the world, Keaton was excited.

"Kid White, why are you so good?"

Bai Shiqiu replied very flatly, "That Ron, he plays all the tricks I played." ”

Keaton didn't understand a little, of course he didn't know, in terms of pretending, Lao Bai didn't lose anyone.