Chapter 33: Finishing

"Yes." Zuo Mu replied in the affirmative.

Although he is not sure whether the "Mr. and Mrs. Smiths" in this life will hit the global box office of $470 million like in his previous life.

But he still has to fight again.

Old Man Zou took a deep breath.

Jiahe has already "died" once, he looked at the young man in front of him, if it wasn't for Zuo Mu, he might have retired to enjoy his old age.

After being silent for a long time, Old Man Zou spit out a word heavily: "Shoot!" ”

The old man didn't even read the script.

"Why did you just come back and leave?" Zhong Jiaxin was lying on her boyfriend's chest with some reluctance.

"Do you want to come with me? This trip to America may be a bit of a day. Zuo Mu naturally wanted his girlfriend to follow him.

Zhong Jiaxin bit his lip.

As soon as her boyfriend went to the mainland, she was worried, and if she really didn't see her for a while, she didn't know what would happen to her.

It just so happened that her role in "Slaying the Wolf" was also filmed, so she simply went with her boyfriend.

"I'll go with you."

Within two days of returning to Xiangjiang, Zuo Mu, his girlfriend, and Mr. Zou boarded a flight to Amerika.

On the 29th, the trio arrived in AmΓ©rica, and the people from Miramax Films were already waiting for them at the airport.

It is the American film production company and distributor that has cooperated with Golden Harvest the most.

The investment was discussed by Zuo Mu and Mr. Zou before they came.

"Mr. Zou, long time no see." Harvey Weinstein greeted the trio warmly.

He is one of the founders of Miramax, and it can be said that he values them very much when he comes to pick them up in person.

"Harvey, long time no see." The old man also hugged him warmly.

"Let's go back to the hotel first, I'm tired from doing a day's plane, and we'll talk about the movie in the evening." Harvey said, gesturing to the van behind him.

After the rest, the night fell.

At Harvey's invitation, the crowd came down to an upscale and luxurious hotel.

"Mr. Harvey, this is Zuo Mu, our most profitable director of Golden Harvest." The old man said at the dinner table.

"Oh, I know, I've seen both "Horror Cruise" and "Source Code" made by Mr. Zuo, two very good movies." Harvey held out his hand to the left.

"I'm so glad to meet you, Mr. Zuo."

"Hello, Mr. Harvey." Zuo Mu also stretched out his hand and shook it with him.

Fortunately, whether it is in a previous life or in this life, his English is okay.

"This beautiful young lady must be Mr. Zuo's girlfriend, right?" Harvey laughed.

"Hello, Mr. Harvey." Zhong Jiaxin also stood up and shook hands.

Her English is stronger and belongs to the teaching level.

After a polite remark, Harvey got to the point.

"Mr. Zuo, I read the script of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and it is described in one word, which is great!" Harvey was a little excited.

He liked the script very much, and then changed the conversation and said:

"As for the investment, we can only come up with $15 million."

Zuo Mu and Old Man Zou glanced at each other, and they both felt that it was too little.

They originally wanted Miramax to pay $30 million, then Golden Harvest to pay 30 million, and the remaining 40 million to be paid by Zuo Mu's Future Pictures.

If Miramax can only invest 15 million, the remaining 15 million can only be borne by Zuo Mu and Jiahe.

"We had initial contact with Julie and Pete, and they were both quite satisfied with the script, but the set of the two was a bit high, Julie was $20 million, Pitt was $17.5 million, and I suggested changing the lead actor to ...."

"No, Mr. Harvey, a $15 million investment, we accept." Zuo Mu said.

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then he also understood what Zuo Mu meant.

Golden Harvest's investment of $30 million is already the limit, and accepting Miramax's investment of $15 million means that Zuo Mu's future film industry will invest $55 million alone.

"Actually, with your relationship with Jack, you should invite him to star, and I believe that you and Jack can negotiate between you and Jack in terms of salary." Xavi still wants to switch roles so that he can save a little money.

"No, Mr. Harvey, just those two." Zuo Mu refused.

Old Man Zou also nodded.

"Well, happy cooperation!" Harvey didn't force it, smiling and raising his glass.

Zuo Mu's account is not enough money, he only has more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars in the account of "Source Code", so he can only ask Zuo Mi for help at this time.

Zuo Mi, who received a call from his younger brother, did not hesitate, and transferred 100 million Hong Kong dollars to his account.

Once the money is in place, the rest is done quickly.

How did Zuo Mu find the Hong family class to go to the United States as a martial arts instructor, and invited the most professional blasters to join the group.

The preliminary preparations were busy until mid-June, until June 17, when Pete and Jolie joined the group, and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was officially launched.

Old man Zou, who returned to Xiangjiang, announced the news to the public.

Xiangjiang instantly set off an uproar.

"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has also become the largest film ever invested in Hong Kong, nearly one billion Hong Kong dollars!

Zuo Mu is in the headlines again.

There are mixed reviews of Jiahe and Zuo Mu's approach.

Some say that they are full of courage, and some say that they are blindly confident.

Overall, I am not very optimistic about Zuo Mu.

After all, for so many years, there are few people in Xiangjiang who have really gone abroad, everyone knows that there is a lot of money abroad, but not everyone has the ability to make it.

What's more, it is reported that "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is the next "Spy Maze".

Zuo Mu can't see all this.

He is filming day and night.

"Hey, Pete, stop playing with those guns!"

"Julie, look fierce!!"

"Demolition team ready!"

"Listen, I'll shout until 1 and blow it up!"

"Pete! Why are your legs so weak! What did you do last night!! ”

"F**k, I'm inviting you to film! I'm not asking you to fall in love on the set! ”

"Enough Pete, you show affection and go home!"

"Julie!! Don't take my girlfriend to the bar again!! ”

"Pete, you trash talk a little harder! Well, this is not like a conversation between an old husband and wife! ”

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Zuo Mu felt a little tired, who would have thought that the male and female protagonists would be together while filming a movie.

Filming continued until the end of August.

It took more than two months to shoot, and the movie was also decided to be released in November, after all, it was all real shooting, and the post-production was relatively easy.

After finishing Americaka's work, Zuo Mu also returned to Xiangjiang with his little girlfriend.

"Director Zuo is back?" The old man was waiting for him in the office early.

"Hey, hey." Zuo Mu smiled, and he was still very happy to see the old man.

"Why don't you take Jiaxin to play for a few days and then come back?" The old man asked.

"I'll take her to play when the movie makes money." Zuo Mu said confidently.

"Then the old man is waiting for good news." The old man was also very happy to see Zuo Mu's high-spirited appearance.

He didn't want Golden Harvest to "die" again.