"So, what is the relationship between you two now?"

Looking at the blonde girl who was whispering to Annika not far away, the old gun asked Charlotte in a low voice.

"What's the relationship?"

Thinking of the agreement with Charlize, Charlotte couldn't help but want to smile bitterly, but she could reminisce about what it was like after that-

"Fire, bag, friend, lover is not enough. ”

The only thing he can say is this.

"Well, at least she's a lot better than the girls you hooked up with from the bar before. ”

For this relationship, the more old-fashioned old gun, he didn't know what to say, he could only pat Charlotte on the shoulder.

Today, "Fatal Bend" has been officially released for more than a week, although limited to the genre characteristics of horror films, the box office trend has declined to a certain extent, but now that the cumulative box office has exceeded 40 million US dollars, it doesn't matter.

After all, according to the algorithm of making profits for the producer for 1/3 of the box office, now the film "Fatal Bend" has completely recovered all costs, including publicity expenses, and the rest is net profit. For investors, the problem to consider is only the difference between earning more and earning less.

As a result, the celebration banquet that producer Westwood said before was held as scheduled.

"Tony, this guy is getting more and more energetic!"

Looking at the person wearing a dog-like body in the distance, even the scalp exposed because of the top was smeared with oil, and Mr. Producer, who was talking and laughing with a group of investors, the old gun pouted,

"Why do I think this old boy doesn't look sick at all? Is he still ready to retire early when he is so energetic?"

"How do I know that!"

Charlotte is also a little unhappy with Mr. Producer, who now seems to be quite a bit of a villain.

"But if you want to see him sick, it's easy — just put the box office reports from the release of "Fatal Bend" in front of him. ”

Thinking of the previous few times, Mr. Westwood was holding his chest while reading the box office reports, and his face was flushed, as if he was going to have a heart attack at any time, and the old gun couldn't help laughing.

"Speaking of which, do you know why Tony put the celebration party at USC?"

For Americans who are accustomed to parties, the celebration banquet naturally cannot be just about eating and drinking, a little more private, crazy play and death are the core, and like this kind of serious, social interaction should account for a large proportion.

It's just that even for the sake of socializing, Mr. Producer's direct approach to the party at USC still makes Charlotte a little confused. Listening to the meaning of the old gun, does he know any inside story?

Looking at Charlotte's curious eyes, the old gun raised the champagne glass in his hand,

"Actually, it's very simple, people who have known him for a long time know that that guy graduated from USC. ”

“......”

- That's a simple reason!

Charlotte now understood. If it is said that in ancient China, returning to the hometown was the inevitable choice of the successful. So in modern times, after making certain achievements, returning to his alma mater to pretend to be 13 has become another major standard for showing superiority.

Especially if the teacher who taught me back then is still there, so much the better -

Regardless of sincerity or falsehood, it feels like to be a student again in front of a teacher who may have punished himself back then, but now he is deceased, and listen to a teaching that he will not listen to at all......

Don't say that Westerners don't have this hobby, otherwise where did the alumni associations of those prestigious schools come from?

Even if we all know that after this wave is installed, there will inevitably be a donation to break the bank, but what about it?

Everyone is still moving forward. After all, people can't even pretend to be 13 in this life, so what's the difference between that and salted fish?

Obviously, Mr. Westwood didn't want to be salted fish.

"But isn't it a little wrong that USC can agree to let us have a celebration party on campus?"

"There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

The old gun didn't think much of Charlotte's paranoia,

"Not to mention anything else, if a crew wants to shoot at school, many universities have a supportive attitude, after all, it can play a role in publicity!"

"You're right. ”

Charlotte didn't think there was anything wrong with the old gun's claim.

In fact, as Independence Day approaches, the upcoming "Forrest Gump" has been filmed at USC Central.

Thinking about it this way, it is not a new thing for the crew of "Fatal Bend" to come here to have a celebration party.

Especially this party is not open to the media, so in addition to the crew members, there are also some celebrities who are interested in movies. Among them, there are several Charlottes who also know -

"That real estate tycoon doesn't sell his house in New York, what is he doing here?"

Looking at the wild blonde hair, Charlotte was a little confused.

"Whatever! I heard that he is now on the verge of bankruptcy, and he may end up on the streets one day. ”

Obviously, the old gun has never heard of the phrase "thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi". He withdrew his gaze and looked at Charlotte with some seriousness:

"Seeing that this film is so profitable, do you regret your original decision?"

Charlotte knew what the other party was talking about, and he shrugged his shoulders,

"If it weren't for this carrot hanging in front of you, do you think that with my qualifications, you would be driven to move this group of guys?"

"That's right. ”

"And this money is actually not much, and it is even less in everyone's hands, not to mention that the new line company still has an old problem......"

"You mean—"

The old gun suddenly understood, and his face suddenly looked ugly,

"Are you sure?"

"When I discussed with Westwood how to divide the money that I had promised everyone, the old guy advised me to leave it alone, and said that he himself was ready to leave the new line......"

"That seems to be true! Tony's guy is a bit slippery, but a lot of the time, he's a good guy. ”

Speaking of which, the old gun couldn't help but grit his teeth a little,

"New Line, this bastard company, is going to be repaid again. ”

"It's not necessarily a bad debt, but it is their usual trick to delay the delivery of the share by various means. ”

Charlotte echoed the old guns.

For Charlotte, who came from later generations, he is no stranger to New Line Company, the producer of the "Lord of the Rings" series-

This company is good at making low-budget horror films, which is one of their skills.

And another of their famous tricks is to conceal their income and default on their shares. Even if it causes a series of lawsuits, they will not hesitate to do so.

Peter Jackson enjoyed such treatment after filming "The Lord of the Rings", and was half angry to death, and Charlotte is also one of the lovers of "Middle-earth", so naturally she will not forget this kind of thing.

"When I first knew that the producer of 'Fatal Bend' was New Line, I guessed that there would be such a day. ”

"So you don't care what they promised?"

The old gun suddenly realized.

"Not really. Although the new line will be in arrears, if you think of some way, you can still get it sooner or later. The main reason is still the sentence mentioned earlier - only by paying this price can "Fatal Bend" be filmed well at that time. ”

Charlotte pointed to herself,

"For me, for my first film, being famous is more important than making money. As long as the investors and big producers have confidence in me as a director, then the little money will be made back soon. Then again, old gun, you should know—"

Charlotte winked at her red-bearded partner,

"Why is the new line in arrears, and how can we stop the loss?"