Chapter 405: Good friends of filmmakers from three places in Hollywood
After deciding to do this animated commercial featuring a polar bear drinking Coke, Ronald flew back to Los Angeles. Coca-Cola used its own private jet to fly him back, and Ronald increasingly wanted to buy a private jet of his own.
Darcy Maguire heard the news and immediately flew to Los Angeles to discuss with Ronald. She received special authorization from the company's general manager and must negotiate a cooperation with Ronald.
The people in these advertising agencies on Madison Street were really frightened by Ovitz. If multinational companies followed Coca-Cola's example and abandoned their own advertising creativity, then the prospects of this industry would become bleak.
"I don't have the idea of opening my own advertising agency. How can I have the energy?" Ronald couldn't help laughing when Maguire told them their ideas. How could these people think that they would be like Ovitz?
"All our resources can be used by you. In short, we are angered by Ovitz's idea. This man has taken all the food in his own industry into his own bowl, and he still wants to come to Madison Street to eat...
"
"Oh, that's great. I happen to lack some talent in prototyping here. Coca-Cola's polar bear needs to make some improvements to the aesthetics of the 1990s. Can you help?"
"No problem, but we have a request..." Darcy Maguire hopes to establish a solid alliance with Ronald. Big customers like Coca-Cola have astronomical budgets every year, and they often have to pay a visit in one or two years.
The advertising company she works for wants to sign a long-term contract at once...
"Yes, but I also have a request. You must be in charge of this polar bear advertising project. I lack leading talents like you..." Ronald also took the opportunity to issue an invitation, and Van Fleet and his friends all
If you are a technical geek, you also need a senior talent in project management and creativity to cooperate.
It would be very tiring to build an advertising agency from scratch and subvert the existing rules of the game. And it may not be sustainable. Ronald himself will not be as embarrassed as Ovitz. It is a good idea to make a fortune by relying on sales ability.
Pen. My investment situation is good, so I don’t have to work hard to earn this small amount of money.
Winning this project to get revenge on Ovitz is one thing, but training the computer special effects team is the more important purpose.
"Boss, boss..." Yang Yanzi rushed in furiously, "Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't know you still had guests."
"It's okay, I've finished talking to your boss." Maguire put away the cooperation rules, nodded and left the office.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Ronald threw a can of Coke to Yang Yanzi. This guy is good at everything, efficient at work, and has the ability to handle several things in parallel. He does everything in an orderly manner. But sometimes
I don't respect Ronald like a boss, but purely discuss the matter.
However, Ronald is also used to her way of doing things. After all, those are just false reputations, and he is not someone who needs the courtesy of his subordinates to gain self-esteem.
"I have contacted Director Huang and she will come to Los Angeles with Ms. Zhao, the heroine of Hi Frank. I think this is an opportunity for Daydream to become a monopoly investment and distribution center for Chinese-language films in America.
.”
"Ah, well, you arrange a time for me to have dinner with them." Ronald was happy.
"I also heard news this time that the new film directed by Yimou cannot find a distributor in America. I think Daydream can get it. Now Hollywood is very interested in international cooperation, especially Asian directors...
"
"Huh? Why didn't he come to me directly?" Ronald was a little angry. He wanted to publish it in America. Instead of talking to himself, he went to find other publishers?
"The directors from the Mainland have different ideas from ours... maybe they have other ideas?" Yang Yanzi said with a smile. This boss is very proud of being able to enjoy his career in the three places in China. Yimou's new movie
Not coming to him feels like losing face.
"Go to Director Wu and ask him on the phone. Did I do anything that was sorry for mainland movies?"
"Don't be angry, director, I heard that this matter may not be Yimou's own wish..." Seeing that Ronald was really angry, Yang Yanzi came to persuade him.
It turns out that "Raise the Red Lantern" was invested by Heung Kong and XX Capital. It is not a purely mainland film like the previous movies shot by Yimou. Therefore, the distribution of overseas copyrights belongs to Heung Kong's investors.
.The director may not have any say in it.
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"Boy, have your wings grown hard? You made such a good movie, and you want to distribute it in America, but you don't come to me? Do the people in Xiangjiang understand the situation here?"
Director Wu, who was daydreaming about a Chinese film preservation and collection project, still found out about this incident. He called Xiangjiang and scolded Director Yimou who was there.
"Director, I can't help it. You know what happened at the beginning of the year. I was prevented from going to Hollywood to attend the Oscars, so I tried my best to find an investor in Xiangjiang this time. This time I wanted to take advantage of the investment in Xiangjiang.
quota to participate in the competition.
When people take money, they have their own arrangements, and I can't say..." Yimou still called Director Wu the director of the factory.
"I call you stupid, but you still don't admit it. Don't you know how powerful Ronald is in Hollywood? Be proactive and talk to the producers about this matter. How many of his actors have won Oscars? How many of his actors have won Oscars this year?
It also won Best Picture.
The best foreign language film also needs to be promoted. Your producer doesn't understand the situation in Hollywood at all, so he found a company like Orion to distribute it. Isn't this just ridiculous?"
Director Wu has a deep love and deep responsibility. He desperately wants Yimou to become famous in one fell swoop. Hearing that his old friend still only cares about the director and doesn't care about other characters makes me feel a little disappointed.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Isn't Orion very good at promoting movies? I heard that they give directors maximum creative freedom and respect it..."
"Let me see, your producer from Xiangjiang doesn't even know which way the door to the Oscars awards party opens. He is also a layman." Wu Dao was angry and put Orion facing bankruptcy and reorganization. Two movies
Ronald's daydreams took over and the great success was told to him.
"Hurry up, hurry up and discuss with the producer and change America's distribution contract. Director Luo told me that he will be very sad if you don't go to him."
"Ah, this matter is indeed a mistake. If it is a mistake, I will go to Hollywood to apologize." Yimou slapped his forehead. He was in the mainland of Hong Kong, so he didn't know much about this situation in Hollywood.
"Let A Gong come with us...to see the Hollywood star system."
"Okay, okay..."
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"Welcome back, Director Huang." A few days later, Ronald received Director Huang and his entourage at the airport. The script of "Hi, Frank" has been polished for the first time, and this time it is time to let a professional screenwriter from Hollywood, based on
Hollywood principles with some modifications.
"Director Luo, hello." Director Huang and Ronald hugged according to Hollywood etiquette, and then pointed to an old lady coming down from behind and said to Ronald, "Let me introduce to you, this is the candidate for the heroine, Zhao Lirong.
Zhao."
"Hey, do I have to practice this foreign etiquette with this foreigner?" Teacher Zhao felt a little uncomfortable seeing men and women hug each other when they met.
"Do as the Romans do, Teacher Zhao, come and give me a hug." Ronald laughed, replied in Chinese, and then hugged Teacher Zhao, which frightened the old artist from China, so he did not kiss her on the cheek.
"Good guy, Director Luo speaks Chinese better than me."
"Hahaha……"
The group of people arrived at Ronald's mansion. Today, the reception banquet was Cantonese food from Chinatown. After two days, their appetites have adapted to the American style, and then they will be treated to Italian food.
"Good guy, Director Luo is very good at using chopsticks..." Ms. Zhao, an actress, has a very interesting trait, that is, she is very approachable. In just a few words, she talked like an old friend of Ronald's for many years.
Director Huang took advantage of her to go to the bathroom and asked Ronald what he thought about the casting. Ronald gave her a thumbs up to express his agreement. This drama actually transcends the cultural and language barriers between China and the United States. The heroine
Kind of affinity is essential.
Teacher Zhao and Gregory Peck both have that kind of innate charm. The audience will identify with them at a glance. Such people will also help a stranger who does not understand the language in real life.
"Mr. Zhao is in Hollywood during this period. If you have anything you're not used to, just tell me. If I'm not here, you can ask Yanzi or my wife Diane. When we make movies in Hollywood, the most important thing is to let the stars film them.
Happy. If you have any requirements, you can put them forward in advance. We will stipulate them in the contract and try our best to meet them..."
"Hey, my old woman is not a star. I think someone like Gregory Peck is a star."
"I said you are a star, you are a star. You will definitely become famous." After seeing the real person, Ronald's confidence in the movie greatly increased.
"This is their Hollywood filming rule. There is a actors' union here. Teacher Zhao, just mention it." Yang Yanzi also helped to explain.
"If you ask for it, I really do have one." Teacher Zhao thought for a while and suddenly said.
"Please say……"
"Can you assign me an assistant who can speak Chinese and English? I need someone to help me read the script."
"Ah... that's no problem... some of our big Hollywood stars also need assistants to help read scripts..." Ronald glanced at Teacher Zhao. Could it be that she, like Tom Cruise and Cher, also has dyslexia?
disease?
"Huh? Are there any Hollywood stars who are illiterate?"
"ah?"
After asking about the situation, Ronald realized that it turned out that Teacher Zhao was not very literate when she was young, and she only learned writing after 1949. Therefore, she had to have help reading scripts with more lines.
However, her memory and imitation ability are outstanding. She can basically memorize lines that others have read once, so it does not affect the filming.
"How did she perform this?"
In the evening, Ronald and Director Huang watched the video tape of Teacher Zhao's new movie, "New Year" in the screening room.
Although the quality of the video tape was not good, Ronald was also moved by the superb acting skills. This is a story about a New Year reunion. The family has its own thoughts, three sons and two daughters, each with their own secrets.
They were all exposed on the day of the Chinese New Year reunion.
Teacher Zhao's performance is particularly wonderful, which can be described as still water flowing deep.
There are advantages to not reading the lines in the script. That is, the actors have to understand and figure out the background of the lines and the unspoken subtext behind them based on the plot. It is indeed very exciting.
"This movie was directed by a well-known mainland director (Huang Jianzhong). He was originally Director Xie's assistant director, and I am in the same school..."
"Okay, okay, I've been daydreaming about this movie since I watched it. I'll find a way to distribute it... It has the potential to win awards... In fact, you mainlanders also have the qualifications to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, so why not just send this one
It’s all done.”
"Then I want to thank you on behalf of the director and actors, but this matter is not something we can decide. We need to find the leader..."
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Soon, Yimou came to Hollywood with the producers of "Raise the Red Lantern" from Hong Kong.
"Yimou, welcome..." Ronald met the two people who came with Director Wu in Daydream's office.
"I really am..." Yimou is devoted to making movies. Due to his personality, he doesn't really care about the production business, and sometimes he can't talk about things without losing face. The year before Red Sorghum was filmed, there were friends in China who invested in the film.
"Codename Jaguar", a commercial production, looks nothing like his director's work.
"Oh, I'm glad you're here. I didn't award the Best Foreign Language Film to you this year. Let's try again next year..." Ronald didn't mention the past at all, and just gave him a big cake.
"Oh, Director Luo, I am..."
"Ah, who are you?" Ronald showed no mercy to the producer and gave him a slap on the back of the head.
"We at Times International really want to cooperate with powerful companies like Director Ronald and Daydream, but we are often discriminated against in Hollywood, and even if we want to find a true Buddha, we can't find a temple, so we are
Companies like Orion are being ripped off.”
This producer's flattery skills are quite high, and he made Ronald happy in just two or three sentences.
"It's easy to talk, everyone here is a guest, what do you call me..."
"My surname is Qiu, and I am from XX. My uncle is the founder of Era International. Director Hou Hsiao-hsien's Sad City, which won the Venice Golden Lion Award in 1989, was shot by us."
"Oh, good..." Ronald has never seen this movie, but after hearing that it won the Golden Lion Award, it seems that it is also a capable producer who knows how to compete for awards.
The few of them had a very pleasant chat about this. Xiao Qiu was worthy of being a film producer from his family. He knew how to deal with producers and industry leaders. He made Ronald feel that he was greatly respected. In Ang Lee's
In my hometown, there are not many Hollywood movies released, most of them are high-quality, and the audience is mainly the educated class. According to Xiaoqiu, several of Ronald's movies there are rare Hollywood westerns that can be enjoyed by both refined and popular tastes.
"When will Director Luo be free to come to X North? We there are really looking forward to having someone like you come there..."
"Hey, I'm very busy..."
"If you have a chance, can you come with your wife, Miss Diane? Don't be afraid to say something that makes you unhappy, Director Luo. In X North, Miss Diane is more famous than you, Director Luo. She is a popular idol there, even us
The local popular idol is also a fan of hers..."
"Ah, hahahaha...well, Diane and I will definitely go and take a look if we have the chance."
Ronald's mood improved and he immediately asked Yang Yanzi to arrange a meal with them.
"Boss, Mario Casal from Carocco is looking for you..."
"Just say I'm not here..."
Carloco encountered the problem of overspending in the post-production of "Terminator 2". The original computer special effects cost of 10 million has already set a Hollywood record, but who knows it will still not be enough. Mario Casal
I had no choice but to seek help from investors.
However, this time the amount of investment has expanded to over 100 million, and no investor dared to add more. Ronald was also chased by him and made several phone calls, and now he is suffering from a headache.