Xia Yu smiled, "I don't have such a strong tone, but senior sister, you still believe me?"
Zhuang Ling leaned on the sofa, raised his head, even the dark circles and swollen bags under his eyes were folded into very beautiful curves, and said with a smile:
"Don't you remember someone saying that you want to build a cultural entertainment empire that belongs to China?"
"In turn, you're making fun of me?"
"Yes - I want to tell you that in any profession, rejection and frustration are normal."
Xia Yu nodded and smiled, "Thank you, senior sister."
The two of them started to talk in depth about Gu Zhao's abandonment of cooperation.
After all, I still have to think about the negative consequences of not being able to cooperate with Gu Zhao.
First of all, it’s Great Wall Film and Television. Yao Yuanqian must be lucky that Xia Yu didn’t take over that property?
Zhuang Ling said, "There is definitely some regret, but I will never say that I regret it. If you, Xia Yu, can really make it in Hollywood, it's good, very good. How about going back to China and making commercial films? Then it's still Yao Yuanqian's way of making money."
tool?"
"Any donkey that can push a millstone is a good donkey!"
"...You are a donkey!"
After a while, Ashley heard the noise and came over. When she found out that Gu Zhao refused, she was also stunned.
But she recovered quickly, or in other words, without knowing that "Stephanie Xia" was Xia Yu, she always had no full hope for Gu Zhao to join the bankrupt sisters. It would be great to come, but she couldn't
Come, you won't be too disappointed.
She sighed, "If I wait for another fifteen days, I will know that this matter will most likely go to waste!"
Ashley doesn't care too much about why Gu Zhao refused to cooperate. She cares more about when the filming of "Twilight 1" will start?
Zhuang Ling, on the other hand, has failed a lot, and is used to summing up lessons, but she still can't figure it out, why?
In October, before Gu Zhao left the bankrupt sisters, he was in such a state that he was bound to sign.
In just half a month, what caused it?
This made her want to break the pot and ask the end - 'How about giving "Uncle Gu" a call?'
At this moment.
A text message rang on Xia Yu's phone. At this moment, Xia Yu naturally paid more attention and glanced at her.
The text message was sent by Gu Zhao.
"Gu Zhao?"
What does he mean by texting?
The content of the text message made Xia Yu ponder a little, ""Black Moon Project Final Chapter: Wings of Redemption" Kate Elizabeth?"
"Kate Elizabeth?"
"What a familiar name."
Seeing Xia Yu's movements, Zhuang Ling glanced at her expression and asked, "Gu Zhao's text message?"
"Yeah," Xia Yu nodded.
Without waiting for Zhuang Ling to inquire, he directly handed her the phone and said, "This person's name is somewhat familiar to me, but I can't remember it at the moment."
Xia Yu's memory is amazing. He must have heard it once, but he has no specific knowledge of this person.
Zhuang Ling glanced at Ashley briefly and handed her the phone with a smile, "Who is your movie heroine?"
"Kate Elizabeth Middleton, "Black Moon Project: Final Chapter: Wings of Redemption"?!"
"Movie heroine?" Xia Yu suddenly remembered, "Is it her?"
"Last time, Ashley went to China to discuss a new movie with me. Which actress did she dream of inviting?"
Zhuang Ling nodded and gave Xia Yu some popular science.
"Kate Elizabeth Middleton is a mysterious actress who is known as the "Performance Elf" in the European film and television circles. She debuted as a child star at the age of nine and starred as the mysterious little girl in "Chaos" and won the award at the time.
French César Award for Best Newcomer."
"At the age of twelve, she starred as one of the heroines in "The Voice of Hope" and was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the youngest Best Actress nominee at the Cannes Film Festival in history. Her acting skills when she was twelve years old,
It was so natural that even the jury couldn't help but announce the voting news in the end. It's a pity that by one vote, I almost became the youngest Best Actress in Cannes history."
"At the age of fifteen, I participated in the filming of "The Rose of England". This film won the Palme d'Or for Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival. At the same time, Kate Elizabeth won the highest award for the film "The Sun Never Sets", the Film Academy Award, and Best Actress.
Supporting Actor Award."
"Seventeen years old, plays the heroine Catherine in "The Sun Never Sets on Wild Daisies."
"Although the global box office of this movie was less than 100 million US dollars, Kate Elizabeth won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the French César Award for Best Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in one fell swoop.
, becoming a third-rate actress. This is also the first time she has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress - this is the film that has officially brought her into the global spotlight and made her well-known to European movie fans."
"The film "The Wild Daisy on which the Sun Never Sets" has an 8.5 rating on imbd, but it was selected into the top 250."
"But just when she was at her most glorious, she quit and took the ScA directing major in one year."
"Film wizard" Mr. Spielberg graduated from this college, where Ashley studied and taught.
"After five years of silence, just the year before, her graduation film "Gray Butterfly" won the National Directors Guild Award for Best Debut Director Award."
"Last year, it was rumored that she had accepted a film in France and would probably participate in the competition for Berlin or Cannes next year - I didn't expect that she would actually move to Hollywood?"
“It’s unbelievable!”
There was admiration in Ashley's eyes. She said, "Kate Elizabeth Middleton even won the top 10 most beautiful people in the world by People magazine after the release of "The Sun Never Sets"!"
She looked at Xia Yu and sighed:
"I don't mean to offend Xia at all, but if you were at the same age, Xia, you might be far from her match!"
When Xia Yu heard this, he couldn't help but nod, and did not refute Ashley. What she said was the truth, "she debuted as a child star at the age of nine, was nominated for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival at the age of twelve, and won the best actress in a movie at the age of seventeen.
, she won the Best Actress honors from the Academy, César, and Golden Globe Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award—enough to brag about for a lifetime.'
The global influence of these three awards is undoubtedly much higher than the three major awards in China.
Its influence is only inferior to the Academy Awards, Golden Bear, Golden Lion, and Golden Palm. Among them, the Golden Globe Award is even the fifth largest award in the world, which is evident.
As for this movie, Xia Yu hasn't seen it yet - she's seen a lot, but it's impossible to finish it all.
He turned around and listened to Zhuang Ling.
"Kate Elizabeth Middleton is two years younger than you. She is in her last year of graduate school this year and will graduate next year. She is currently filming a project this year, which is probably her graduation project. If she moves to Hollywood, she will definitely be the biggest competitor of the Broke Sisters.
"
Xia Yu was a little confused, "We shouldn't have too many opportunities to deal with her, right?"
Even if Kate Elizabeth Middleton wants to pursue a career in Hollywood, there should be no conflict with Xia Yu.
There is a collision——
Should it be the major film companies?
Suddenly, she narrowed her eyes and looked at Zhuang Ling,
"What Gu Zhao means is that this actress named Kate Elizabeth Middleton is going to join Victoria Pictures?"
‘You are an actor yourself, and you also won the Best Director Award from the Directors Guild of China?’
Zhuang Ling shook his head and said meaningfully, "It's not just that simple. Do you know this "Middleton" family?"
Xia Yu shook his head. She was focused on making movies and writing scripts, but her understanding of capital was still lacking.
Just listen to Zhuang Ling say, "The Middleton family is one of the ten nobles on which the sun never sets. They are also the largest shareholders behind Victoria Pictures. The top leader of Victoria Pictures is Kate Elizabeth's uncle. Although he is a sideline
Tie."
"What does this mean?" Zhuang Ling looked at Xia Yu seriously.
Xia Yu took the phone and looked at Gu Zhao's message, finally understanding the meaning of his text message.
"This means that Kate Elizabeth moves to Hollywood. In the future, unless other film companies compete for supremacy, everyone will have to make way for this little princess of the Middleton family?"
Xia Yu squinted his eyes, Zhuang Ling also squinted his eyes, and Ashley watched the two people getting ready to make a move. For a moment, she couldn't help scratching her head, 'What's that excitement in your eyes about?'
Ashley had a big headache, "Don't you think this is a very dangerous signal for our bankrupt sisters?"
Xia Yu was not very excited. She said, "This is a dangerous signal, but also a new opportunity."
Zhuang Ling crossed her legs and couldn't hide her excitement with her slender fingers. She was really excited, "Dude, sister, don't you think this is a particularly interesting challenge? A third-rate film and television company colliding with a Hollywood film and television giant?"
Ashley couldn't understand it at all. She frowned and said, "God. Are you really scared?"
Zhuang Ling, "Okay, just use your brain, or are you ready to take a look and see when your storyboard can be completed?"
As for Xia Yu's so-called "new opportunity", Ashley couldn't understand it, but Zhuang Ling looked at her tacitly, with the same gaze——
"I can't draw anymore. When I heard the news, I was in an extremely bad mood. Please pay more attention to your partners! OK?!" Ashley sat on the other corner of the sofa and poured herself a cup of coffee. She was very
have no choice.
She drank a cup of coffee in one gulp, rubbed her temples, and then asked,
"Shouldn't this be a dilemma? What about new opportunities? Can any of you explain it to me?"
Xia Yu and Zhuang Ling looked at each other and said, "You said?"
Zhuang Ling nodded clearly, looked at Ashley with a look of disgust, and cursed lightly, "Idiot!"
"I remember that at a dinner party the year before last, James complained to you in front of me about the pressure from Mindley Pictures and wanted to drag you to join Mindley Pictures, but you refused - in the past few years, Mindley Pictures
decline, there is no theater capital, but there is only one truly top director, and there are no super first-line actors or top screenwriters. They all rely on the support of huge theater chains. In terms of global box office, in recent years, the movies invested in,
There is only one movie with a box office of more than 500 million US dollars, and the rest are basically between 100 and 200 million US dollars, and there are a lot of bad dramas!"
"Oh!" Ashley suddenly realized, and then said, "I remember he seemed to say that Mindelli Pictures and Victoria Pictures have been competing overtly and covertly for a long time, but Mindelli Pictures has always been at a disadvantage?"
"Victoria Pictures has been gaining momentum in recent years, recruiting several top-tier directors from around the world, as well as being supported by several veteran top directors - at least three movies with over US$500 million are released every year, making it look like a Hollywood boss.
"
"What does it mean for Kate Elizabeth to move to Hollywood and star in commercial films?"
It's not that Ashley is really mentally weak. On the contrary, her brain is very responsive, but she is unwilling to think deeply. After Zhuang Ling explained for a moment, she immediately understood, and her eyes were shining, "What do you mean?"
"If it weren't for Gu Zhao, Xia Yu would have never planned to cooperate with Victoria Pictures. In recent years, Victoria Pictures has been extremely popular, with no shortage of directors, screenwriters, and even actors. Even if Xia Yu went, he could only be
Relegated to a supporting role."
"What Xia Yu really values is Gu Zhao's influence on Victoria Pictures. Through Gu Zhao, he can leverage the theater support of Victoria Pictures and then promote in-depth cooperation between Victoria Pictures and China Great Wall Films."
"It is also because Gu Zhao is a trustworthy person, but now, due to internal factors of Victoria Pictures, Gu Zhao is unable to take the lead, allowing Victoria Pictures to reach a preliminary cooperation with the bankrupt sisters. The future of the bankrupt sisters seems uncertain."
"However, the emergence of Kate Elizabeth Middleton has turned this dilemma around - three of the world's eight major film studios are currently stationed in Hollywood, Victoria Pictures, Mindli Pictures, and Alexander Pictures.
Victoria Pictures has some of the best directors and screenwriters in the world.
It's quite ambitious.
And I have been paying attention to the performance of Victoria Pictures in the beautiful country and the global box office in the past few years.
The year before last, it had captured 48% of the country's total box office. The year before that, it had 53%, and the year before that, it had 55%. This year, Victoria Pictures, with its many outstanding commercials,
The movie has taken up nearly 20% of the global box office, which is a little more than the global box office of China as a whole.
It reached its highest level in several years in one fell swoop.
Alexander Pictures has signed a contract with the world's top film and television superstars, Eva Peron and Simone Nedved. With this pair of "box office evergreens and golden girls", there are also some of the top A-listers in Hollywood.
Actors, even directors and screenwriters are slightly worse. They account for 6% of the global box office and 19% of the beautiful domestic box office. However, there are also a large number of outstanding movie stars who occupy the world's top endorsements and salaries.
, this segment’s revenue accounts for 60% of the world!
And how much does Mindeli Pictures occupy? The global box office market share is 2.9%, and the US market share is 9%, less than 10%. It relies on the support of 30% of the world's theater chains
Stay!"
"Thirty percent of the world's theater chains generate a large amount of profit every year, which is certainly enough for Mindelli Pictures to continue squandering it!"