Chapter 182 You are good at metaphors, African anecdotes
Author: The falling knife on a rainy night
Chapter 182 You are good at metaphors, African anecdotes
After Yang Hong got the news, there were question marks all over his head.
Han Zhou went to the United States?
Preparing to make a movie?
Ask me to go to Hollywood to register a film company?
No, you can go to Hollywood if you want to, and you can register if you want to?
Will the film unions allow it?
It is different from everything the world sees.
In Hollywood, if you want to register a company, the union must agree. After the union agrees, California officials must agree.
In fact, the problem may arise in the last step, and the United States does not agree.
A few years ago, an industrial group in Shu Province wanted to purchase Hanma, a traditional American military vehicle off-road vehicle luxury car brand, but at the last step, it was banned by the United States.
Apart from these few consents, even if you establish a film company, you may not be able to successfully release the first movie.
A few years ago, the most famous Chinese director, Zhang Ning, who had won two Best Director awards in Hollywood, filmed a movie about the American Civil War.
In the United States, the theater filming rate is 0.00%...
Forget it, I really can’t count this. Anyway, it was shown in three movie theaters in the United States.
The reason is that no one watched it, but in fact it was censored by the film union.
Everything is done in secret.
On the surface I say you are free, but in fact it is 10,000 times more stringent than China's review system.
Anything that touches on its core interests is something you don’t want to see on film.
For example, white sugar and fruits rich in fructose are actually first-level carcinogens. It was proven decades ago that more than ten times more people died from it than cigarettes.
However, it was not until recently that this article seriously made its way into the mainstream media.
Decades have passed.
Do you think it was his conscience that discovered it? In fact, it is because they control the fruit resources in South America. Recently, they have lost their production areas and become operated by others, so they published this article at this time.
The question marks on Yang Hong's forehead come from this.
If people outside the industry don’t know, don’t people in the industry know what the American film and television industry is like?
If you spend money to shoot a movie in the United States, you will most likely lose everything!
But Yang Hong never expected that after she urgently flew to Archangel City, she was immediately picked up by the number one law firm in Archangel City, which represented three major banks, two major film companies, three major television stations, and six top sports clubs in California.
Mesta Law Firm provides year-round legal advisory services.
At the law firm, the person in charge explained clearly to Yang Hong what he needed.
What I need is very simple, I need an office.
Moreover, the office has been selected, located inside Hollywood in Archangel City, on a building adjacent to Universal China.
The scale is much smaller and the price is much lower.
So what Yang Hong actually had to do was sign her name on the contract.
After signing the contract, the senior lawyer of the law firm took Yang Hong to a dinner.
At the dinner, there were four old men from the film union, as well as the vice chairman of VCT TV station and the CEO of Dolphin Agency, the second largest agency for actors and entertainers in Hollywood.
Then, the group photo of these people at the party appeared on the second page of the Los Angeles Daily and the Hollywood Entertainment News.
For mainstream countries around the world, the lives of rights holders are the same, sleep less and read more newspapers.
The next day, all union members in Hollywood knew that a Chinese company called New World was invited to Hollywood and opened a branch.
If you don't know what kind of company New World is, then you should go out and turn left and go to the Music Association to ask about a person named Han Zhou.
Everything is like a dream.
Until the end, Yang Hong didn't understand why so many domestic companies couldn't enter Hollywood despite all their efforts. Why did Han Zhou come over and get everything done in just one day?
Hollywood lacks everything for others and is a perfect market. Why should they let you, a big fish, come in to get a piece of the pie?
Why?
The answer is simple.
The United States is a country of entertainment.
But essentially the United States is a military-industrial country.
Yuri, a person with a net worth of only a few hundred million dollars, is as effective as a person with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars in Hollywood.
But the main point is that people with tens of billions of dollars in Hollywood are doing tens of billions of business, and it belongs entirely to them.
And Yuri, a man with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars, is doing business worth hundreds of billions, and the benefit belongs to the man who swears by the Bible.
In this secretly intertwined network of relationships, Yuri is like an underground emperor in Archangel City.
Even if he wanted to see a boxing champion worth more than him fight tonight, someone would arrange it for him, and of course it would be expensive.
Of course, Han Zhou would not tell Yang Hong these things.
Because the New World will no longer have any interaction with them.
All contacts only ended before the filming of the first movie started.
Of course, Han Zhou was just passing by on the bank of the fish pond, so there was no need to go into the muddy water.
After completing all the procedures required for company registration, Yang Hong saw Teemo.
Timo heard that Yang Hong was the current president of Hanzhou Company and was very enthusiastic.
Together with Yang Hong, a vigorous casting process began.
Hollywood actor Michael Coppola has decided to play the lead role of Yuri in "Lord of War".
Well-known action actor Honfrakan plays the role of Interpol Mike.
The well-known black actor Salik plays the role of the dictator.
Well-known actress Nalea plays the role of the heroine Fontaine.
All other roles must be chosen.
However, with this basic cast, it is too easy to invite supporting actors and organize a shooting team.
The film will be directed by Han Zhou and Timo will be the assistant director.
Chen Dayong is the photographer.
During the casting process, Yang Hong wondered: "So, where did Han Zhou go?"
Teemo gritted his teeth: "He is enjoying happiness in Moore Manor!"
Yang Hong: "Is it the Moore Manor that claims to have collected all the famous wines in the world and developed the Cabernet Sauvignon grape?"
Teemo: "That's it."
Yang Hong: "So, who invited him to go? Who will participate?"
Teemo: "Moore Manor has been booked, and he is the only one to be accommodated."
Yang Hong was deeply worried: "Then... you won't be secretly photographed or something, so that it will be exposed in the news later, right?"
What Yang Hong is worried about is that in a country like the United States, Moore Manor only accepts Han Zhou. Can he do anything good there?
If you were photographed, wouldn't you be a loser?
Teemo sighed: "Hey, he is writing a book over there."
Yang Hong: "..."
In the past three days, Han Zhou was indeed writing a book, but every two hours he would take a break, drink some wine, watch programs prepared by book friends, read letters sent by detective fans, etc.
Then he devoted himself to the great cause of coding.
By the third day, "No Survival" was finished, and "Murder on the Orient Express" had already published more than half a million copies.
The first batch has been sent to various distribution channels.
Han Zhou's "Murder on the Orient Express" has made a big change.
That is the original French-speaking Belgian detective, which was changed by Han Zhou into a French-speaking Chinese detective.
Why has "Sherlock Holmes" become more and more famous after a century? The degree of fame has exceeded its level of popularity.
The reason is not because of the strength of English culture.
And now, it can be seen with the naked eye that Chinese will be very strong in the future.
Therefore, the great detective Poirot has an iconic Chinese surname, ‘Chen’.
Chen Boluo.
This name sounds like Chen Guorong's brother.
As for the cases about his life background in the original work, they were either changed or not written.
After all, there are so many things in Han Zhou's mind that it would be impossible to finish writing them all, so this series will not be as long as the original version.
As much as you can write.
However, Han Zhou’s setting actually has a purpose.
In the world of detective novels, or in Western perceptions, there are also some stereotypes.
For example, only white people can produce perverted serial killers.
Some people told the truth in a funny way, "If you are a black man, you are caught before you kill the first person, so you cannot become a serial killer."
And this stereotype can also be cultivated deliberately.
For example, newcomers to the detective forum learned from Han Zhou's book writing.
There is a high possibility that a Chinese detective will also be written.
In this way, the impression that Chinese people are smart, have a strong sense of justice, and are the best detectives is formed.
But having said that, the most famous detective in the United States is actually a Chinese named Li Cangyu. He has investigated the major cases of two American presidents, the massacre of thousands of people in southern Africa, and the murder of a famous rugby player.
Wife case.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most famous detective in the world of real-life detectives.
However, "Murder on the Orient Express" could be written like this, but Han Zhou would not include Chinese people in "No Survival".
After all, there are no good people in this book.
Afnic Forum.
Dalf's post became the most popular post today.
"Han Shen's new book is already in print. I've read it and I'm shocked. I don't know how to describe it."
The first post in the post was from a certain administrator of the forum: "Ah! Dalf, you actually! You actually read it yourself first!!!"
Then forum friends frantically asked: "What is the name of Han Shen's new book?"
"How soon will it start selling? Hurry so I can queue up!"
Dalf also responded: "The new book is called "Murder on the Orient Express" and it will go on sale early the day after tomorrow. However, the first batch may not satisfy everyone, but we will try our best to let everyone see the new book within five days."
"Of course I want to read it. After all, I am the owner of the publishing house."
"Good-looking or not? Can the word "good-looking" be used to describe it? I have been shocked by the great detective Chen Polo!"
To be honest, in "Murder on the Orient Express", Poirot's performance is not particularly outstanding. Although he sees through everything, what stands out most about him is not his intelligence and agility, but his personal charm.
A standard gentleman and a good person.
"Murder on the Orient Express" has had many versions in film and television series, and some adaptations have also been made.
But all the directors have proven one thing, that is, their changes are just tricks of the trade.
The original plot is the most powerful.
In the original version, the choices made by Poirot also amazed readers.
In the detective world, if Song Ci is a coroner, then Bao Zheng is a messenger of truth, and Di Renjie is a smart messenger of justice.
It is similar abroad. If Holmes is a messenger of truth, then he is actually a bit biased towards justice, while Poirot is a messenger of justice.
When Poirot does things, he does not fully consider letting the truth come out, but considers letting justice come.
Among the younger ones, Bao Zheng made the truth known in the "Civet Cat for the Crown Prince" case, but did not allow justice to come.
It can be said that he was still young at that time and did not understand how to use all conditions to bring justice.
He can only reveal the truth.
So in "Murder on the Orient Express", Poirot managed to find out the truth and concealed the truth to bring justice.
Of course, there are reasons.
If the one who was killed was not an American liar but the Queen of England, Poirot would not have been able to hide it.
The situation Shaobao encountered was more complicated than that encountered by Poirot.
But to put it bluntly, aren’t all structures and stories preset by the author?
The author gave Poirot the most powerful personal charm through his clever and appropriate assumptions. It is precisely because of this that the case of Poirot's death directly made the front page of the Big Apple City Times in his previous life.
Of course, when Darph talks about his feelings, it is impossible to spoil the story.
Therefore, forum friends all heard it in confusion.
However, someone still asked a question that triggered the dispute.
"How does it compare with Banksy's new book "The Fog Cloak"?"
Dalf did not hesitate or consider: "If Murder on the Orient Express is the sun, then Fog Cloak can only be the red start light of the car's driving recorder."
What kind of metaphor is this?
But this is indeed an image.
In a dark underground garage, the display light of the driving recorder can still attract some people's attention, after all, it flashes.
But under the scorching sun, the display light of the driving recorder didn't light up at all.
Even the driving recorder cannot capture the sun clearly.
You are not even qualified to see the sun clearly.
If Han Zhou's fans knew that Han Zhou's detective fans used this metaphor, they would definitely lament that those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. Those who enter Han Zhou's imagination are like rockets.
But Dulph didn't just disparage Banks.
After all, "Mist-Colored Cloak" was also published by a publishing house owned by Dalf.
Once your curiosity is aroused, maybe when you watch "Murder on the Orient Express", you will be tempted by curiosity and buy a copy of "The Fog Cloak" for comparison.
After typing his comments, Dalf leaned back on the boss's chair and sighed: "Banks, I'm not treating you lightly. I hope you can understand."
"If you continue to be so stubborn, you may not be able to sell a thousand copies of your next book."
"This time, because of this challenge, selling a few more books will leave you with some money for retirement."
"...I hope that after watching "Murder on the Orient Express", you can repent and become God's number one apostle..."
Yes, in Duff's view, this book "Murder on the Orient Express" is the bible of the detective novel world.
In the past, Banksy alone held up one-fifth of the sky in this forum.
But now, everyone realizes that this is the sky at the bottom of the well.
Now, the sun is here.
Banks has no way out.
Dalf has grown up reading Banksy's books, although he feels that Banksy is far inferior to Han Zhou.
However, there is still a way for him to survive, which is to rely on this marketing to make more money.
This can be regarded as Dalf’s humanistic concern.
It is precisely because of this that he, the heir to a large farm, came to Archangel City to engage in cultural industry.
Everyone on the forum knows that Dalf has been on this forum since he was in junior high school.
Because of his generosity, he is the financial backer of many authors.
Later, Duff directly opened a publishing house, which gave many detective novels that were not eligible for publication the opportunity to be published.
He is almost the biological father of the authors of this forum.
But now, Darph admires a person so much, this person must be the one who changes the entire detective world.
Darph is not short of money, and he will not tell lies because of money.
In the world of detective novels, one sentence from Darph is more effective than the 10,000-word reviews written by ten book reviewers in other novel circles.
Many people are already ready to queue up to buy books the day after tomorrow.
…
While the book fans were getting ready, the crew had already set off.
This time, we are going to Southern Africa.
Although a lot of "Lord of War" was filmed in the Big Apple, then Eastern Europe, and then Africa.
However, the shooting cannot be based on the storyline, but only on the scene.
This is the fastest and cheapest way to shoot.
Although all weapons are provided by Yuri.
However, this movie is still a waste of money.
One more week of filming would put Han Zhou in a lot of trouble.
New World is rich now, but it will soon start filming "Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Bright Sword".
At that time, Han Zhou could not get his share of the box office share of "Kung Fu".
For such a large company, it is necessary to keep hundreds of millions on its books, so Han Zhou hopes to save as much money as possible.
In this way, the consideration of acting skills becomes more stringent.
However, the actors who play the leading roles are all regulars in Hollywood blockbusters in recent years. These people may need to think more carefully if they want to play other themes, but the most important thing in "Lord of War" is to show off.
And they are very familiar with this pretense.
For example, Michael Coppola, who always shows off in his daily life, does he still need to act?
What's more, the Oscar-winning actor-level acting skills are here, and with a little more care, the quality will improve.
Michael Coppola doesn't just need snacks, though.
He owes a huge debt to Yuri. Doesn’t others know that he doesn’t know that the prototype of his character in the play is Yuri?
Therefore, he was extremely obedient from the moment he joined the group.
Did Teemo draft 10,000 sentences and couldn't speak them out?
Usually Hollywood actors are as powerful as 250,000 to 800,000 yuan, but a little actor with a big butt dares to show off.
Only when filming officially started and people from the management were present, they were extremely well-behaved.
Now especially in Han Zhou's crew, the great actor takes the lead in keeping a low profile. Others can't figure out Han Zhou's details. It's called a well-behaved one, and each one is more obedient than the other.
When Timo came to Hollywood to try his luck, he was filming "Nata the Vampire Slayer" while fighting against the producers and management and cheating the actors.
It was originally a spoof film, but was forcibly made into a drama-like film.
It's extremely difficult, on the level of eighteen levels of hell.
And now Han Zhou's filming of a blockbuster film like "Lord of War" is going so smoothly.
People are so irritating that Teemo is about to have a heart attack.
In December, although it is summer in South Africa, it is actually only around 20 degrees.
It's much easier than the big stove in China where the surface temperature is always 40 degrees.
Han Zhou is very adaptable to this temperature.
And actors like these in Hollywood are also very adaptable.
The only problem is that each of the local extras and staff hired is lazier than the last.
Neither wanted to move.
But Han Zhou is a tyrant on the set.
"What? Who asked you to sit here? Are you invited to come to the set to have a rest?"
"That one, this actor kicked it."
"Salary, are you working for me? Fake, get out of here."
The person who was evicted was still not convinced: "You won't be paid, right? Our legal aid will let you know how powerful it is."
Don’t you know what kind of bird Hanzhou looks like in southern Africa?
But Han Zhou doesn't live here, and he doesn't develop his career here, so he might only come here once in his life.
"Legal aid? OK, let him walk back by himself, don't send a car to send him away."
By the time you get to the fucking capital of southern Africa, all my movies will be released.
This time it was the lazy extras' turn to be dumbfounded.
Walk back?
Then what should I do if I can’t walk even one-tenth of the way and I’m eaten by a lion?
Han Zhou's attitude was so tough that he told him to get out quickly.
In the end, this person didn't go anywhere and stayed near the crew camp every day.
Han Zhou made it clear that no one was allowed to give him water or food. The crew's stuff was shipped all the way, so if you need it, you have to buy it at five times the price.
This is my fault. Do you think I am your weak white virgin neighbor in southern Africa?
After this incident, the local extras on the crew also obeyed.
The progress is so fast.
In four days, all the plots for the African part of the play were completed, and of course there was also a scene in the dictator's palace, which had to be contracted by the Big Apple to be filmed.
Everything went so smoothly.
Among them, in the time-lapse shooting, a large number of gangsters dismantled a large aircraft parked on the ground overnight, leaving only a base plate, which made everyone at the scene dumbfounded.
Not to mention that no one else, even the great actor Michael, has never seen this scene!
Although we knew that the demolition itself was an empty shell that we bought, this shot was so shocking. During the night of time-lapse shooting, many crew members were watching outside the camera.
The few days of filming ended smoothly.
Until the return trip.
As the convoy was advancing, two broken-down cars, one behind the other, intercepted the convoy.
Several black men carrying guns spoke fiercely and asked everyone to get out of the car.
Michael, the actor who usually has the strongest aura and likes to show off, shrank into the bottom of the back seat.
Timo opened the door and got out of the car: "What are you doing?"
The other party muttered something, and to put it bluntly, he wanted money.
It's not like begging, it's more like robbery.
Han Zhou got out of the car and asked, "How much do you want?"
Brother Hei: "You are so rich, you need at least 100,000 dollars."
Han Zhou: "Okay, did you see the truck covered with a tarpaulin?"
"Go and take a look. All the valuables are in there. Take whatever you like."
Brother Hei went as far as he could.
Then I saw thirty boxes of grenades in the tarpaulin truck.
Five boxes of rocket launchers.
And neatly piled AKs.
Brother Hei was immediately dumbfounded.
How could Teemo miss this opportunity to show off? Teemo held a cigarette in his mouth and walked to Brother Hei: "Did you hear the rumbling sound?"
Brother Hei was shocked and didn't know what to say.
Seeing that there was a camera in the car, Brother Hei understood: "You are filming a movie, this is a prop."
Teemo picked up a gun and pointed it at a tree in the distance.
"Da da da da da!"
The entire tree was broken in half, and sawdust flew everywhere.
Han Zhou blocked his ears: "What the hell...it's hard for a tree to grow so big."
Timo was holding a cigarette: "Do you think this is a prop?"
Brother Hei swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Teemo patted him on the shoulder: "The prop guns are too expensive. Our crew is poor and cannot afford props, so we can only use real ones."
"Otherwise, why don't you bid lower? Our crew is really poor."
Brother Hei swallowed his saliva and did not dare to speak.
At this time, the rumbling sound in the sky became louder and louder.
An armed helicopter carrying missiles flew overhead.
Teemo gestured for the gunship to fly away.
Brother Hei has peed his pants.
Teemo: "I don't have one hundred thousand dollars, but I want ten dollars."
Brother Hei shook his head hurriedly.
Teemo: "Hey!"
"How can I let you go all the way in vain? Put it away."
After saying that, he held a ten-dollar knife between his two fingers and stuffed it into Brother Hei's coat pocket.
The two cars that cut off the road quickly ran away.
Timo asked: "Do you have the temperament of a big boss?"
Han Zhou patted Teemo on the shoulder: "Are you not afraid of the robbers who rob the road? Are you afraid of the Animal and Plant Protection Association?"
Teemo was stunned.
Then he took a look at the tree of unknown species that he had broken with his gun, and hurriedly picked up the radio: "Get ready, go, hurry up, hurry up, we can't catch the plane, hurry up, we are about to fly to Eastern Europe to take some pictures
Hey, everyone, get moving!!!”
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