Merulan Dora also said: "Even as a cultural investor, Hollywood is the best place to start and make money all over the world."

This is true. Hollywood is a big industry in the United States and is as important as Wall Street. Inviting Su Changqing to earn US dollars together will not be a scam. After all, it is much faster than earning RMB.

It's just that Meluline Dora, as the senior assistant to the US Deputy Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific Region, is guiding foreign capital's entry into Hollywood. This ass is obviously in Su Changqing's arms.

However, considering that their president, vice president, and president-elect may all have connections with foreign countries, it seems not surprising. The United States is a place where great efforts can produce miracles.

Su Changqing fully agreed with her suggestion. Of course, we must enter the market that we have worked so hard to develop.

However, he was also very cautious and did not immediately express his opinion on what to do next.

As a client, he understands that subjective judgment is not enough whether the time is right to enter Hollywood. It also depends on the box office performance of "The Embalmer" and the following "Black Swan".

Merulan Dora certainly understands this, but is too confident, which seems to be a common problem among Americans.

For Hollywood, winning a director's award is just a stepping stone. The most important thing is to check the box office. Domestic award-winning directors have repeatedly tried to go global, but ultimately failed in this regard.

There are several Hong Kong directors who have never won international awards. They entered Hollywood based on box office, and their development has been relatively good.

The reality is cruel. The so-called cooperative distribution of eight movies is the icing on the cake. If the box office is good, everything is fine. We can continue to cooperate. Once we lose money, it will be a piece of waste paper.

This contract is mutually beneficial, but it is more about restricting the producers. Don't try to find a publisher with a better profit share when making money. Like some artists, they change owners or develop independently once they become popular.

In any case, there is no way to start shooting a new movie this year. "The Piano Teacher" will be shot after August. If you really want to start shooting "The Departed", you can only make a date in 1998 and include it in next year's plan.

"The Departed" is the American version of "The Departed". It was filmed by Leonardo DiCaprio back then. If it were filmed next year, it would seem too young in terms of image.

In addition, with the Cannes Best Actor Award and the release of "Titanic", Leonardo DiCaprio is very popular and his schedule in the past two years is probably full.

However, he himself has repeatedly expressed his desire to cooperate, and I don't know how much politeness he has in it.

In fact, Su Changqing has already made a general plan for 1998. He personally still plans to make two movies. The model of 1997 is very good. "Black Swan" is based on the country, and "The Piano Teacher" takes a global view, taking into account both internal and external development.

As for what to shoot and who to work with, you must carefully consider it, and don't be affected by Merulan Dora's reluctance to leave.

The premiere of "The Embalmer" at the Chinese Theater was very successful. Su Changqing also made some connections at the two film festivals. He had already called and invited Bruce Willis and Woody Harrelson, plus Paramount

The guests of the organization were also star-studded on the red carpet that day.

Especially Woody Harrelson, the two met in Berlin and Cannes successively. Starting from giving the middle finger, they gradually became friends.

Because they had collaborated on "Black Rain", Ken Takakura became friends with Michael Douglas and came to the premiere to support him.

Also here is Sam Neill, the male lead of "Jurassic Park". Adjani worked with him on the famous film "Possession". He just finished filming Paramount's "The Surface of the Black Hole".

This time I was entrusted by Adjani and came to support me.

"Possessed" and "The Surface of the Black Hole" are both classics of the Cthulhu system. Although "The Surface of the Black Hole" is not very good, both films occupy a very important position in the history of movies.

Paramount has a lot of experience in publicity. After the movie, it invited these stars to shoot testimonials. Each person made a skewer with one sentence, and then played it on major TV stations in a loop. The advertising effect was very good.

During this period, Su Changqing maintained a good personal relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio through several phone calls, but he was not invited to the premiere this time.

The main thing is to consider him. A few days ago, reporters photographed him having dinner with Demi Moore, which caused a stir. At this time, being together with Bruce Willis is not good-looking, and may even distract the attention of entertainment reporters.

Already.

In addition, "Titanic" is still in post-production. Cameron may not be interested in Leonardo DiCaprio attending the premiere of Su Changqing's movie, so why force it on others.

David Landau also agreed with Su Changqing's approach: "Hollywood is a complicated place. You have to learn to be careful. Taking photos with whomever you want is a science."

Su Changqing had heard similar words a long time ago. It was said that there are many factions in Beijing's cultural circle. Treating people to dinner is a science. Some people have deep conflicts with each other and cannot sit together.

Paramount invited a large number of reporters and film critics to watch the film, including the famous film critic Maud Monroe, who published an article in the Los Angeles Times that year, praising "Pacific" as a creative film.

good movie.

Later, Su Changqing found out that this person was Melulan Dora's college classmate.

Maud Munroe is a black man with curly hair who is a little shy. After the screening, he said to Su Changqing: "Your movie is very touching. You can tell the truth."

This movie is indeed very touching. There were no aggressive or political questions at the press conference after the premiere. The questions were all relatively mild and were basically conventional questions about creative motivations, feelings, and expectations.

The embarrassing thing is that these people obviously lack basic common sense. After watching the movie, they generally thought that the story took place in China.

It’s not their fault. If Europeans and Americans want to distinguish between China and Japan, there must be some stereotyped factors, such as masked ninjas, Japanese swords or cheongsams, and farmers wearing bamboo hats.

Even if journalists do this, ordinary people will have even more misunderstandings. Most of them can't tell the difference between China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. Some even think that these countries were once part of China. I can only thank everyone for their kindness.

Su Changqing didn't bother to explain that he had no obligation to teach everyone geography and history lessons at the press conference. As a result, the next day's film reviews and news appeared in newspapers, and "The Embalmer" became an authentic Chinese movie. Naturally, the nationality of the actors was also wrong.

This makes Japanese Americans quite dissatisfied.

The North American box office of "The Undertaker" was 6.2 million on its first day, setting a new box office record for a non-English art film in the United States.

The film critics were full of praise. Su Changqing was answering all kinds of congratulatory calls all day long, which was even more lively than winning the Cannes Grand Prix.

It seems that money is more attractive than honor.

Merulan Dora reported to Washington and did not appear at the premiere. Su Changqing stayed in Los Angeles for three days. In addition to various social activities, he basically stayed with Takakura Ken and Kano Chizu, paying attention to the box office results every day.

Over the next two days, Saturday and Sunday, the box office of "The Embalmer" reached 21 million in one weekend, which is almost the same as a commercial film.

Even Takakura Ken lamented: "It's hard to imagine that a foreign literary film can achieve such results in the United States."

Su Changqing said something very familiar: "East Asia joins hands and has a bright future."
Chapter completed!