At the end of the premiere of "Pacific Rim", according to the situation at the scene, the impression to the outside world is: This is a top-level science fiction movie, super good-looking, don't believe it Look at the comments of Hollywood celebrities who came to watch the movie.

There's Cameron's, there's Martin Scorsese, there's Leonardo's, and Kate Winslet, George Clooney, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Jean Dujardin, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Rooney Mara, Kristen Wiig, Juliana Margaris, Madeleine Stowe, Emma Roberts, Liv Taylor, ......

Dozens of celebrities, large and small, have made comments and praised them.

After such praise, Fox and Changsha Tuanhuo quickly spread these praise videos all over the Internet, especially to other places around the world.

Why did "Pacific Rim" premiere in Los Angeles first? And the premiere next to the day before the Golden Globes?

Isn't it just that you want to take advantage of the fact that there are many celebrities and invite them, and then pull everyone over to the platform.

As long as these stars stand on the platform, then the attention will be high. The most important thing is that as soon as a Hollywood star stands on the stage, fans in other countries will blindly believe it, and if you don't convince them, they will have expectations, and even think that this will be a very good movie.

This is the power of cultural discourse.

Just like China that day, when the video of many Hollywood stars praising "Pacific Rim" came back to China, those who wanted to scold everywhere shut up, because they dared to question where but not the American stars, why so? Anyone who understands understands.

And some ordinary fans are looking forward to it, at first everyone was worried that He Fang's sci-fi movies would not do well, but even Cameron and many Hollywood superstars praised it, and the little doubt in his heart had long been thrown out of the clouds.

At the thank-you reception after the premiere of "Pacific Rim" that night, everyone drank very highly, and Tuanhuo Culture was not stingy at all, and purchased a batch of good wine for everyone to drink.

Of course, the success of the premiere of "Pacific Rim" is not only good for the box office, but also for Hollywood studios to ask where to ask about the post-production costs of special effects and how low China really is.

He Fang pushed all this to Zhang Qian and asked him to talk to these producers.

"Hey, he, I think you have the strength to come to Hollywood, why don't you come?" Andrew Cripps, the president of Fox's international theatrical distribution, asked in bewilderment.

"Of course, it's not that I don't want to come, it's that I don't have the right opportunity. If I had come here before, I would have been able to get a project with a maximum of 30 or 50 million films, and I wouldn't have to work with another company for that kind of project, I could have made it myself, wouldn't it? "Invasion of Wall Street" and "Human Eradication Plan" were voted for by myself. ”

"But that's no longer the case. If my Pacific Rim is popular, I can prove that I can do big investment projects, and those big companies may be interested, wouldn't that be better? ”

He Fang found a lame reason, in fact, he didn't want to come to Hollywood to help others work, or he didn't need to try his best to squeeze into Hollywood, if he wasn't crossed, He Fang might still have a Hollywood dream, but he wasn't.

He now entrusts a bunch of Hollywood companies and stars with one thing: to keep them safe and secure who they want to work with and who they want to distribute their films to the world. Otherwise, some of his films would not have been able to recover their costs without the global market, and they would not have made money.

Of course, in addition to stabilizing them, there is another strategy for him, that is, to divide them and win them over.

For example, people like Andrew Cripps need to be wooed for a long time, because he has been working on the global distribution of films for many years, and he has a good understanding of global distribution and deep resource relationships. What if, one day can dig him up to whom, what will happen to the company? Even if you can't dig it up, what will happen if the company wants to do its own global distribution in the future, and he will help introduce it or provide some other convenience?

Therefore, He Fang also told Zhang Qian that he had given Andrew Cripps some benefits in private all the year round, and asked him for advice if he had anything to do, even if it was a novice question, and then gave a consulting fee that exceeded the travel price, which was both legal and bribe.

Who is very good at doing this kind of thing, Zhang Qian is even better, and the two of them have grown up in this environment since they were children.

Don't think that foreigners don't take bribes, as long as they can escape investigation and avoid taxes, they will collect the same.

In addition to people like Andrew Cripps who are bribing and PR, there are also major associations in the United States that are also doing public relations. What directors association, actors association, screenwriters association, film critics association, etc., in order to have a group of people to help Tuanhuo culture speak.

"Then I think the Fox executives should consider working with your director, I heard that the executives want to start the filming of "X-Men" and are looking for a director who can make this kind of sci-fi movie. Ling's "Pacific Rim" is so well filmed, I think the top management of Fox can see it. Andrew Cripps thought that he really wanted to come to Hollywood to get a big project, so he revealed a little inside information in a gesture of goodwill, meaning to let him fight.

He Fang was a little surprised, which made him say anything, so he had to give Andrew Cripps a hug with a grateful look.

"Thank you, Andrew, I'll try it."

"Hah, good luck then."

……

The drinking party lasted until two o'clock in the evening, why did it take so long? Because Tuanhuo Culture not only bought good wine, but also invited a group of Victoria's Secret models to participate, including not only female models but also male models. These models were still invited through Leonardo, I don't know if he got a benefit fee, at least he got face, he was very familiar with these models.

There are favors everywhere, even if the cost is not low, this money must be spent.

Of course, they just invited these models to the party, and what happened to the rest of the people and the stars on the spot was their own business, and the Los Angeles company couldn't control it, after all, it was a free place.

When everyone dispersed, He Fang and a few Chinese crew members saw everyone off before they were ready to go back to rest.

"Director He, what can our own film market support the profit of a blockbuster, and what can our films be distributed worldwide by ourselves, so we don't have to suffer from their birds." Wu Jing said something regretful, he saw the difficulties of Chinese films abroad.

"Bear with me, maybe three or five years will be fine. Rome wasn't built in a day, there had to be a process that wasn't. Okay, teachers, let's go and rest, and I'm going to attend the Golden Globe Awards Gala tomorrow. He Fang shook hands with several people one by one.

This Golden Globe Awards Gala is not where they have movies shortlisted, but as special guests to advertise on the red carpet. In addition, He Fang, as the winner of last year's Best Foreign Language Film, will be awarded by He Fang for foreign language films at this year's Golden Globe Awards.

These are all related to the relationship and spent money, not in the publicity and distribution costs. You don't have to spend money to advertise for free? It's impossible for even a local American film to get this preferential treatment, let alone a Chinese movie.

For this matter, Du Chunsheng went to the California Institute of the Arts to donate money on behalf of He Fang on behalf of Fire Culture, and also donated money to the Foreign Correspondents' Association.

"Director He, you have a higher pattern than us, admire." Wu Jing patted He Fang's arm.

"Yes, Director He, I also really admire it. When I came out to take a look, I realized that we should be more united internally, alas, it's a pity that ......" Hou Yong also sighed.

"Hehe, Mr. Hou, you praised it falsely, I also want to make money."

"Hehe, making money is also pushing out Chinese movies, isn't it? Okay, you can rest well and see you tomorrow. ”

"See you tomorrow."

……

Not long after He Fangcai returned to his room, there was a knock on the door.

Needless to say, everyone knows who it is.

After Fan Ye came in, he pushed He Fang down, and then helped him press the mo, is this distressing that he is tired?

"You spent so much money to invite so many Victoria's Secret young models, and you don't know how to enjoy yourself?" Fan Ye said.

"It's not you, I have to take care of face, no, if you're not there, you can't be hungry." He Fang comfortably enjoyed Fan Ye's massage.

"Phew, you scumbag, we still affected you."

"So, why don't you make it up to me......"

"I'm helping you press it, how can I compensate for it?"

"What do you say?"

"Hush."

"Ah, you have to take it easy."

……

The next day, He Fang woke up almost noon, and after having lunch with everyone, he went to make up and change clothes with everyone, in order to prepare for the Golden Globe Awards party in the evening.

The crew of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" also came, and Tong Dawei also brought Han Xiting over to visit He, but Zhang Weiping did not come.

Where is there some surprise, how is it Han Xiting? It shouldn't be Ni Ni, He Fang really didn't know about it, even in another time and space, he hadn't heard of it, but he heard that he didn't win the Golden Globe Award.

"Director He, hello, I'm Han Xiting." This little girl's posture is very low.

"Oh, hello, hello. Just arrived today? It's hard work. ”

He Fang smiled and chatted with them for a while, and then sent them away, it wasn't him who put up a fight, but everyone was very busy, and neither of them had put on makeup.

There is nothing to say on the red carpet, He Fang and his entourage just invited guests, and the host asked He Fang to introduce a sentence about the release of "Pacific Rim", which has already completed half of the task.

It's just that...... Zhang Weiping, Tong Dawei and Han Xiting were a little embarrassed, none of them knew each other, so they could only find their seats according to the number plate after walking the red carpet and sit there waiting for the opening ceremony.

Of course, there is another crew that is a little embarrassing like the crew of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", this crew is the crew of "Farewell" from Iran, and this movie is translated as "A Farewell" in China.

The two sides said hello in this rather embarrassing atmosphere, Zhang Weiping looked at the list introduction, and then looked disgusted, it is tantamount to wishful thinking that this kind of Iranian film with hundreds of thousands of dollars of investment wants to compete for "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling".

In Zhang Weiping's view, only the French movie "Bicycle Boy" and the Spanish film "My Skin" are the biggest competitors. Of course, this is Zhang Weiping's in-depth understanding of the movie "Farewell", and if he did, he would never think so.

Do you look down on the Berlinale for a film that can give three awards? I don't know where the confidence comes from. The West has given this Iranian film a high praise in all aspects, and if there is an altar, they will sacrifice the altar to worship.

Why is this film being praised by the West? Because the film talks about two things in the Islamic world: what happens when morality, which is based on religious doctrine, meets the law that is the cornerstone of modern civilization? This is a film about Islam questioning the teachings of Islam, so it is easy to imagine why the West is crazy about it.

Of course, can you expect a cultural businessman like Zhang Weiping to figure out the political significance of the film? If he could understand, he wouldn't have toyed with Zhang Yimou.

He is actually an illiterate, and he cleverly tied Zhang Yimou, a cultural person and film artist, with the morality of the rivers and lakes, and then he was covered by Zhang Yimou's halo and thought that he also had the halo of culture and art on his head, and he also became a cultural person in the film industry, in fact, as long as he got rid of Zhang Yimou, he would not be bullshit.

After a while, Fan Bingbing, Wu Jing and Hou Yong came over to greet the crew of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", but He Fang did not come.

Why didn't he come? Because Zhang Weiping didn't go to greet him first, why should he let him come first? Because Zhang Weiping is old? This is not the place to be senior.

Zhang Weiping saw that He Fang didn't come, he snorted coldly in his heart, it's really not big or small, and he made a few award-winning movies and commercial films......

It didn't take long for him to slander him, and the awards party began.

"Everyone said, is it possible to give the award to "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling"? After all, who is Chinese, and let him be the guest of honor, isn't that obvious? ”

"Well, it's very likely, and many awards ceremonies will play this trick."

"Haha, that's awesome, I still like "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" very much, it is a movie with feelings."

"If it wasn't for Zhang Yimou, I wouldn't have seen it, so be it, general."

"It's said that the general ones don't understand, this kind of artistic movie is not something that the average audience can understand."

"Hey, so where is art? The heroism of a group of prostitutes? ”

“…… Hey, Xiao Lizi is so handsome, a lot of viewers came to see Xiao Lizi this time, right? Kate Winslet is also there. Tsk, how many people liked a couple back then, why weren't they together? ”

"Yes, do you blame Xiao Lizi for being too attentive, or do you blame Kate for being too demanding?"

"Did you say the two of them ever did it with real guns?"

"Upstairs, it's a bit superficial for you to ask, don't think so dirty, okay?"

"Phew, you're so noble, who said you haven't secretly thought about whether the two of them have ever slept? Besides, foreigners are so open, they won't take it seriously when they sleep, they should be pricked by a good friend. ”

"Poof, you have a good image of being stucked by a good friend, what should you do if your good friend wants to get a needle in the future?"

"A good friend has a request, and he must meet it......"

The Internet in China is very chatty, although it is still only a live broadcast of pictures and texts, and everyone can talk about the world with just a few pictures.

The time was about the same, and after the award was halfway through, He Fang went to the backstage to prepare.

The best foreign language film was in the fifteenth award order, and after He Fang silently recited the lines given by the organizing committee in his heart, the staff called him to wait.

"The next award for the best foreign film will be presented by the previous winner, the Chinese director He Fang. Who will be invited to the stage to present the award......"

He Fang walked up to the stage, waved to everyone, and then walked to the microphone.

"I am very grateful to the organizing committee for inviting me to present this award, although I did not pay for advertising, but please allow me to make an advertisement, my new movie "Pacific Rim" will be released on January 20, please go to the cinema to support."

As soon as He Fang finished speaking, those in the audience who had attended the premiere yesterday suddenly burst into cheers and applause.

"Damn, "Pacific Rim" has been promoted to the Golden Globe Awards ceremony? What a. ”

"This energy is okay, and this publicity is very powerful."

"Where is the might."

"It would be nice to give another award to Chinese films."

……

"Okay, let's get into the question. Everybody knows ......"

This is followed by an introduction to the Best Foreign Film award setting, followed by an introduction to the nominated films.

About three minutes later, after the nominee film was introduced, He Fang began to open the envelope.

"Everyone knows that there is a Chinese film shortlisted tonight, and the director of this movie is also a director I like very much, I hope I can bring him good luck ......" He Fang thought about this passage for a long time, and he must say.

Because you support your own people clearly outside, foreigners will not blame you, and the country will praise you.

As for whether he can win the award, he is not to blame, but the words have to be beautiful.

"Wow...... The winner is the film "Farewell" from Iran, congratulations, please winner. ”

Zhang Weiping, who was in the audience, watched the Iranians around him get up, he was stunned, he never thought that this Iranian film would win the award, didn't it mean that the relationship between the two countries was not good?

(End of chapter)