Chapter 90. 【Three conditions】
Yi Feiyang has always had lofty ambitions, innocent ideals, or rather, unknown ambitions.
Yes, he has ambitions, the ambition to win Hollywood, the ambition to be the king.
Taking a step back, even if you can't be the king, you can become the most famous director in Hollywood and even the world.
In short, make a good movie that touches people all over the world, so that people can know themselves, respect themselves, and admire themselves...... This is Yi Feiyang's dream.
Aren't you moved after watching your own movie? Spanking!
Don't you admire your own movies after watching them? Slap your face!
However, Yi Feiyang never thought that he would become the master of Hollywood's underground empire.
Shooting movies by yourself is definitely not to make many people's dicks up!
This does not conform to its own ideal logic.
Therefore, when Henry the Elephant said that he would entrust his business to him, Yi Feiyang was taken aback.
However, Yi Feiyang immediately calmed down.
It's so bizarre.
You must know that he has not been in the United States for a long time, and he has not done anything earth-shattering, let alone a shock to the tiger's body, and the only possibility is that the heroes surrendered...... The other party is a polite remark, or rather, a bait.
A lot of bait is visible, untouchable, audible, and inedible.
Henry, the elephant in front of him, undoubtedly laid a bait for himself, such a cunning fat man, he almost took it seriously.
After thinking about it for a while, Yi Feiyang immediately figured out the situation and said: "Thank you, Mr. Henry, for your kindness, but I still say that, I am interested in filming this kind of scene." Not interested! ”
Solemnly. Firmly.
Don't be tempted!
Henry the Elephant smiled bitterly.
"Hey. Man, you're really tough. Seriously, if it were me, I would have been tempted to hear such tempting words, but you ...... God, you're a monster. ”
"No, Mr. Henry. I'm not a monster, I'm just aware of my own weight. ”
"Perhaps, but do you know what I want from you? You've been in Hollywood for less than a year, and you've already made a name for yourself in the film industry, and even Lionsgate's Gusta has a different view of you, and Paramount's president Raymond, I've heard that he's also optimistic about you......"
"If nothing else, in fact, you have a lot of talent for pornography, the adult version of SpongeBob SquarePants. There is also the beauty bikini promotion you did for the movie "The Witch", and the body painting publicity you did for "Ghost Shadow". Undoubtedly, these ideas are not something that ordinary people can come up with casually. So I thought, since you can scare people to death by shooting horror movies, what about shooting, will it blow up people's dicks?! Ha Luha, isn't it funny? ”
"I'm sorry, Mr. Henry, but please take back your unfunny joke! Especially don't mention that damn thing in front of me! Yi Feiyang's eyes were sharp, and he actually made Henry, the elephant who was laughing, immediately close his mouth.
"Oh, I'm sorry, man, I'm a quick talker! I can prove to God that I am unintentional, yes, I just say it casually. Well, without the slightest malice! Tycoon Henry explained.
"But then again, you're really a miracle worker, and that's why I chose you! And those damn media hyped up the things that scared people to death when you filmed, what does this mean, it shows their extreme rejection of you constantly creating miracles! Yes, the United States is such a bitch country, there is no room for geniuses of other colors! On the surface, he preaches democracy and freedom, but secretly he is very xenophobic, not to mention you Chinese, look at those poor blacks, who are still discriminated against by many white Americans! ”
"Man, maybe I shouldn't have said so much, but I still want to remind you that it's going to be tough for you to go the right way and shoot a legitimate movie story, and those American directors, American movie moguls, they can't tolerate such an outlier as you...... Again, I don't have the slightest malice, please believe me! Henry the Elephant said sincerely.
Yi Feiyang certainly understood what the other party meant, after all, as a Chinese, if you want to make a name for yourself in North America, a place dominated by Americans, and achieve a career, it will be more difficult than exploring Mars. If nothing else, just talk about the tragic situation of the two Chinese superstars, Zhou Yunfa and Li Lianjie, who broke into Hollywood, which can be seen. One plays a cold-blooded killer, the other plays a cold-blooded drug lord, our "God of Gamblers" Gao Jin, and our "Kung Fu Emperor" Fang Shiyu, where did they go?!
In addition, in his previous life, after Lee won the Oscar with "Life of Pi", what was his performance in the United States?
It is said that Spielberg and Lincoln are both super bulls in the minds of Americans, who would have thought that the film "Lincoln", directed by him and about the emancipation of black slaves, would lose to a Chinese director when competing for the Oscar?
The CNN anchor in the United States shouted "very surprised" after learning about it, and the local media also described it as an upset. The front page and inside pages of the U.S. newspaper USA Today did not publish Mr. Lee's photo. In another newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, professional film critics wrote articles questioning the award ceremony, ostensibly believing that Lee deserved his name, but in fact he believed that "Assassination of bin Laden" and "Escape from Tehran" were not nominated for best director, adding variables to the results.
From this, it can be seen that Americans are fucked up!
It is very difficult for Chinese people to become famous!
"Whether you mean it or not, now, I really have to go. Thank you for your hospitality! Yi Feiyang thought for a moment, then got up and said.
"Alas, I know that I can't say anything about you, but it doesn't matter, at least, you admit to being my friend." Henry the elephant sighed, struggled to move, and got up to see off the guest. But his massive body shook and he almost fell.
"Damn, my body ......"
Didi, Didi!
The timer rang just at this time.
"Dear Yi, before you go, can you do me a favor ......" Tycoon Henry panted, wiping the sweat from his forehead, "It's time." I need...... Injections are required. Help me...... The needle is in the drawer! "It looks like Henry the elephant is having a hard time.
Yi Feiyang, who was originally going to go, had to stop. Watching each other move with difficulty...... It's so fat, I really don't know how his small heart can support such a huge body.
"In the drawer, is it?" Yi Feiyang walked over, opened the drawer, and saw the boxed injections.
It looks like there is insulin that inhibits diabetes.
"Yes, help me, get me a shot here!" Henry the elephant stretched out his stout arms, which were densely covered with needle eyes.
"Ordinary injections work too badly for me. Only this slightly thicker ...... before it works. Henry the elephant pointed to the thick syringe inside the drawer.
Yi Feiyang had to admire the willpower of this elephant, such a thick syringe, ordinary people would not be able to stand it for three days, but he carried it for so long.
"But I'm not going to give people injections." Yi Fei raised his eyebrows and said.
"It's okay, just do what I say...... God, why don't I die sooner and suffer less of my damned disease! ”
When injecting, Yi Feiyang finally understood what elephant Henry needed to inject with such a thick needle.
Thick skin. Ordinary small needles can't get in at all!
Whew, whew!
Wait until Yi Feiyang finishes injecting insulin. Henry the elephant is already tired and panting, Yi Feiyang is suspicious, don't you just let you pose and be poked, you can be tired and panting?
"Okay, dear Yi, thank you, thank you, I'm fine, yes, don't worry about me, I'm fine, at least for now!" Henry the elephant said to Yi Feiyang affectionately.
Yi Feiyang was about to leave after he was done, but now he was embarrassed to pull his feet immediately, "It's really nothing, man, I see you're sweating profusely." ”
"Get used to it! They all blame me for being damn fat, and I sweat when I move. ”
"Okay then, I think I'd better leave and let you have a good rest."
"Hmm...... Let's go, I'm honest, I don't know when I'm going to die in this office, and my company will be in chaos at that time, so it's still out of sight! Henry the elephant sighed, looking like he was hanging old, sitting and waiting to die.
Maybe in his opinion, what is the point of dying in obscurity like this, struggling for so long, working hard for so long?
I want to do everything possible to get this China Yi to help, just hope to be able to use his hand to shoot a classic erotic film at the last moment, and to engrave his name with this play, so that everyone can remember themselves when they remember this play!
It's as simple as that!
Is that wrong?
Even if you make a mistake, you are in the wrong business!
……
Henry the elephant sighed, but he paid attention to Yi Feiyang's movements. When he talked before, he found out that the other party was the kind of guy with a cold face and a warm heart.
Kind people always like to sympathize with others, don't they?!
Sure enough, Yi Feiyang, who was about to leave, stopped.
Thoughts flying.
Suddenly, Yi Feiyang seemed to have made some kind of decision.
"Mr. Henry, although I don't know why you want me to help you, but I can help you, I have three conditions!"
As soon as he heard that there was a play, the elephant's originally dim little eyes lit up, "Three conditions, you said, if you can, I will definitely promise you!" ”
Yi Feiyang thought for a moment and said: "You asked me to help you shoot the film, the purpose is to help you make a name for yourself, so that after you die, you can be remembered, then I think it is probably meaningless to keep your company's theater chain, so I want to buy it all!" ”
"What, buy my theater?" Henry the elephant was surprised, Kao, I'm not dead yet, this guy started the idea of my theater. Doesn't that mean that if I die, won't the TOP company be finished directly?!
However, it seems that after his death, this company really has no meaning to exist anymore, and there are no children around him to inherit this "business".
Gritted his teeth, "Okay, I can promise you this condition." ”
Yi Feiyang smiled.
Buying a movie theater line has always been Yi Feiyang's biggest heart problem, and it is also the biggest stumbling block hindering the development of Dream Pictures.
However, in Los Angeles and Hollywood, the cinema chain is at a premium, especially in today's booming American films, the cinema chain has become a recognized sought-after commodity.
Small companies like Dream Pictures, want to start with Fox. MGM. Paramount. Even a large company like Lionsgate is absolutely impossible.
Build your own cinema?
That's not realistic, not to mention the investment, and it is still very delayed.
Then the only way is to spend money to buy it.
As far as Yi Feiyang knows, although this elephant Henry is very low-level in filming, he still has a great eye for film development, and there are at least eight huge cinemas under the TOP brand, and they are all located in the most prosperous commercial area in Los Angeles. According to the market valuation, the minimum value is 30 million. These theaters helped Henry the Elephant make a lot of money. If you can grab it, then the movies produced by Dream Pictures will have a base, a touchstone, and there is no need to beg other cinemas to premiere and schedule films.
Suppressing his excitement without a trace, Yi Feiyang put forward the second condition.
"The second condition, if this drama is successful, I want you to donate all the box office proceeds to charity!"
"Huh? Donate the box office? "Henry the Elephant's money-loving nature makes it a little difficult for him to agree.
"Yes, it must be donated in its entirety, and not a single cent can be kept. Do you say yes or not? Yi Feiyang stared at him and asked.
Henry the elephant took a deep breath and shook his fat three times.
Test. After Lao Tzu died, I don't know which bastard will be cheaper with this money, and now it's just pediatrics to donate the box office!
"This condition...... I can promise you too! The elephant said this with difficulty.
"Very good, the last condition. Since I am helping your company film, then I will try my best to use the artists under your company, but I am fully responsible for the specific personnel deployment, and your people must not interfere! Yi Feiyang said these words categorically.
The most feared thing in filming is to have bonds, as the saying goes, if you are not afraid of god-like opponents, you are afraid of pig-like teammates!
Yi Feiyang didn't want to be stabbed in the back when he was filming desperately in front.
What's more, this TOP is not a formal film company at all, it is more like an entertainment venue, filming is only for entertainment, and it is estimated that it has never even filmed a drama with an investment of more than 300,000 yuan. Let such a company lead itself, it is not to let the goat fight with the tiger...... It is clear in the fable that the goat has become mutton soup at the end, and the tiger has become a cannon girl with a flowering buttocks.
"As for the conditions...... Since I asked you to help with the filming, then I will definitely trust you immensely, well, so, you have the final say! "Henry the Elephant was very crisp this time.
Yi Feiyang smiled again, as he guessed, accepting it so refreshingly.
In fact, Yi Feiyang is very skillful in the order of mentioning conditions, he first mentions the most difficult to accept, and only mentions the least important ones later, which will give the parties an illusion that they can accept even those that are so difficult, not to mention these small conditions.
"Look at my friend, I basically agreed to all your conditions, so now, can I also make a little bit of my request?" Billy the Elephant asked.
"Of course, you say." Yi Feiyang is not such an unreasonable person.
"Ahem, first of all, I want you to shoot this drama in front or behind, with a sentence, for example, to pay tribute to the respected Mr. Henry, or, this play is Mr. Henry's painstaking work, etc., yes, I just want to put my own label, I hope you can understand."
"At this point, I can promise you, after all, I am helping you film, and I am using your TOP resources...... By the way, you're paying for the shooting, aren't you? ”
"That's good, hehe, and secondly, what if the show doesn't live up to my requirements, I mean, can't make the whole of Hollywood boil?"
"What do you say?" Yi Feiyang asked rhetorically.
"Then all the conditions you have mentioned before are null and void! And compensate me for all the losses in the shoot, attention, double! For example, if I invest 300,000 yuan, you have to compensate me 600,000 yuan, if I invest 3 million, you have to compensate me 6 million, and so on! The most important thing is that I won't receive this bad movie, I can only label it as you, and it has nothing to do with me, Henry the Elephant! ”
It must be regarded as seeing the nature of this elephant's careful calculation and never suffering.
The three conditions proposed by myself seem harsh, but to buy a movie theater line, I have to pay for it, not to let people give it away for nothing; Asking him to donate the box office is tantamount to helping him do good deeds; In the end, he asked the other party to cooperate with the delegation of power, also in order to shoot the scene well.
However, the three conditions put forward by the other party are almost all merchants' philistines, who only occupy the light and never suffer losses.
"Yes, I can accept your conditions. Yes, there are comings and goings, and that's good. Yi Feiyang said lightly. But now I don't have a very important person to be the assistant director of this play, so I would like to recommend you someone who is very experienced in this area......"
"Oh, who is he?" Henry the Elephant doesn't care who will be the assistant director, but it's nice to be able to find someone with experience.
"He's ...... Rabbit Bill! ”
"Ah, it's that bastard, can he do it?" Henry the Elephant has a big psychological gap, just because Bill Rabbit was famous for being a street player when he was in the underground film industry.
"Believe me, maybe he used to be rubbish, but talent can also be adjusted!" Yi Feiyang swears. (To be continued......)