Chapter 264: A Trip to Hollywood
agreed on the release time with China Film, and Zhou Yan planned to take someone to Hollywood.
At the beginning, he originally planned that "Avatar" had not yet been released, and he set the alien girl in "Blooming Heart" as an Avatar girl, and there would be infringement.
However, it's 07 years now, and Cameron probably hasn't made "Avatar" at this time.
In this case, why don't you register the script and trademark of "Avatar"?
With this purpose, Zhou Yan directly took Lin Jia and the others and embarked on the road to the beautiful country.
In Los Angeles in September, the sun was shining and the weather was pleasant, and Zhou Yan and Lin Jia were waiting for a young East Asian man in front of a dilapidated building on Lombard Street.
Lin Jia deserves to come out of Huayi.
When Zhou Yan told her that she wanted to register the script in Hollywood, and she wanted to register it with the actors' union by the way, she helped herself do these things in less than a day.
In fact, there are a lot of such agency middlemen.
Some graduates of the three major domestic colleges and universities, just like Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, wander throughout Hollywood and become "dock drifters", helping some domestic people who also want to become "dock drifters", or who have dreams of making a fortune to gain a foothold here.
However, whether it can succeed in the end or not really depends on fate.
"May I ask if you are Lin Jia? I'm Zhao Kai, Mary's classmate. ”
When they arrived at the agreed place, a man who was also Chinese and looked very young walked over.
After he came to Lin Jia and Zhou Yan, his eyes lit up instantly, and he said to Lin Jia: "Do you want to register as an actor in Hollywood?" I happen to have a couple of crew here looking for Asians to fill the role, and if you're interested, I can take you to an interview after I've registered you as an actor. ”
Listening to Zhao Kai's words, Lin Jia smiled slightly and shook her hand directly: "No, it's not that I want to register as an actor, it's my boss." ”
Lin Jia pointed to Zhou Yan who was standing next to her and said, "This is my boss, Zhou Yan, he wants to register as an actor in Hollywood, and he is also a screenwriter, he wants to register the copyright here."
"Oh, yes."
Zhao Kai listened to Lin Jia's words, and then he reacted.
It turned out that it was the one next to her who was the real moneymaker.
Zhao Kai estimated in his heart that the Zhou Yan in front of him should be much younger than himself.
At a young age, he can bring such a beautiful secretary to Hollywood to register as an actor, and he also claims to be a screenwriter.
Zhao Kai didn't believe it at all.
It's nothing more than the second generation in China or a little white dog raised by a certain gold owner.
It's a pity.
Glancing at Lin Jia, Zhao Kai showed regret on his face: "Miss Lin, I think that with your conditions, if you want to become an actor in Hollywood, then the opportunity is actually very big." ”
"Thanks, unfortunately I'm not interested."
Lin Jia smiled professionally and once again rejected Zhao Kai's "kindness".
In a place like Hollywood, it's actually very easy to become an actor.
Ordinary people only need to spend a few hundred dollars to register as an actor in the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild.
Of course, the average big star, an international big name like Cheng Long or Li Lianjie, is almost thousands of dollars.
This time, the Zhao Kai introduced by Lin Jia's network is quite reliable, after taking Zhou Yan to the actors' union, paying more than 300 US dollars in membership fees, and going to the screenwriters union to register as a member, the three of them came to the Hollywood Copyright Office again, and after registering the copyright of "Avatar", Zhao Kai's task is completed.
"Beautiful lady, don't you really want to be a sought-after actress?"
Before leaving, Zhao Kai still seemed to be dissatisfied with Lin Jia not going to be an actor and not going to the interview, and he was still there to persuade him in every way.
It's a pity that Hollywood actresses are nothing more than selling meat in the early stage, and becoming popular in the later stage by relying on the big backers behind them.
Like Lin Jia, although her figure and appearance are impeccable in all aspects, it can even be said that a woman who looks more beautiful than an ordinary actress may have been moved as early as when Zhao Kai said his first sentence.
However, who is Lin Jia?
She came out of Huayi.
After seeing the comments of Huazhi Wang, and even being invited by the king, she decisively left Huayi.
If she really intends to accept the rules of the entertainment industry, why did she go all the way to the beautiful country for an interview?
The rules here are much more powerful than those of Huaguo.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao, this is your reward."
Lin Jia took out five hundred US dollars and handed it directly to Zhao Kai, and after the other party took the money, he didn't say a word, and turned around and left.
For such kraft candy, her approach is the most direct.
Between the two, it is estimated that after meeting this time, there will not even be a chance to meet next time.
"Why don't you accept his offer?"
Zhou Yan stood next to her and smiled.
Listening to his boss's words, Lin Jia rolled her eyes angrily and said, "Boss Zhou, you must know that I am working for you now."
Someone digs into your corner in front of you, and you're still here indifferent?
I really doubt you're right. ”
Hahaha.
Zhou Yan laughed: "I'm not here for your good, in case you explode in the future, I can't brag and say that I used to be or your boss is not." ”
“。。。。。。。”
Lin Jia felt speechless for a while.
Is such a boss really suitable for such shady competition in the entertainment industry?
"Okay, okay, no kidding you."
Seeing that Lin Jia seemed to be really angry, Zhou Yan immediately reassured: "Let's get down to business today, I'll give you a vacation in a while, what do you want to buy, just buy it, if it's less than 10,000 US dollars, I will reimburse you directly." ”
"Stingy."
Lin Jia rolled her eyes.
He is also the general manager of Fenghua Media, this time he accompanied Zhou Yan to the beautiful country on a business trip, and he only gave such a small amount of shopping funds, which is like what a big boss said.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Lin Jia didn't pay attention to what Zhou Yan said about shopping and shopping, but asked directly to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan said: "I made an appointment with the people of Liongate. ”
"Lionsgate?"
Lin Jia frowned and thought about it, and immediately said, "Did you make an appointment with Wen Ziren?" ”
"Yes, you're smart."
Seeing that Lin Jia immediately guessed who he would date, Zhou Yan couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Wen Ziren and Ja Werner are both directors and producers of Lionsgate, as early as 04, the two of them became popular with a "Chainsaw", and directly turned Lionsgate, a small company, into a large company with profits of over 10 million.
It's 07 years now, and Lionsgate has faintly wanted to transform after launching several low-budget horror films in a row and failing one after another.
However, Zhou Yan knew that Wen Ziren was still quite powerful.
This time, since he came to Hollywood, he certainly didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Therefore, he directly asked the people of China Film to contact Wen Ziren, and wanted to let them shoot another low-budget horror film "Falling" in his hand.
The movie "Falling" is a small-to-medium-budget movie that will only be released in the next 22 years.
This movie tells the story of Becky, Hunter, Becky's boyfriend Dan and others.
All three of them are keen mountaineers and rock climbers.
However, an accident resulted in Dan's death.
It turned out that Becky, who was lively and loved to laugh, couldn't face the blow of losing her lover, and drank heavily all day long, and her best friend Hunter organized a climbing action in order to rekindle Becky's confidence in life.
However, the target they plan to climb this time is the B67 TV Tower, which ranks fourth in the United States.
This is a large TV tower with a height of about 2,000 feet and about 600 meters, and the towering TV tower is held by three high-strength cable ropes.
Moreover, the tower was in disrepair and had to be demolished in the future.
The development of the story is based on such a story.
Zhou Yan believes that when Wen Ziren sees this story, he will definitely want to shoot it very much.
You must know that in the previous life, this "Falling" was also directed and distributed by Lionsgate, and the actors who were looking for at that time were Grace Fulton and Virginia Gardner.
At that time, the two of them could be said to be basically not famous.
That is, as Zhao Kai blindly announced to Lin Jia today, although the two of them have also shown their faces in some American dramas.
However, the first and second women who became a low-budget movie have never experienced it at all.
However, this "Falling" has made them.
The two not only helped the film get a box office of nearly 600 million US dollars, but also gave full play to Lionsgate's strong small and medium-cost shooting capabilities.
Therefore, Zhou Yan believes that Wen Ziren will definitely be interested in this "Falling".
As for the "Hunger Games" trilogy and "The Expendables" that Lionsgate had launched in their previous life, as well as their horror films such as the "Man x Inn" series and "Midnight Cannibal Train", Zhou Yan was not sure if they had gotten the final script.
Therefore, what he brought this time was "Falling".