He picked up the razor and hesitated, but in the end he didn't shave off his beard.
The bright sunshine shone on his face, and he felt a burst of heat and annoyance in June, but more importantly, he felt an inexplicable relief.
Today is his thirtieth birthday!
Yes, he is thirty years old now.
Same age as Fatty Wei.
Once, the position he stood in made Fatty Wei extremely envious, but now, he could only look at Fatty Wei's back and sigh.
After winning the Best Director Award for the second time, Shen Lianjie found that he was always accompanying him.
The dream that I once thought I was the most powerful new director of this era was completely shattered at that moment.
turn out to be……
His dream has been preempted by Fatty Wei.
In this situation, he should have been a bit unruly and angry.
But……
After looking at himself in front of the mirror, he suddenly felt nothing again.
After a period of trance, Shen Lianjie suddenly realized that he had lost some of the tenderness he had in his twenties.
The youthful energy, rebelliousness, jealousy and other small emotions that I once had have slowly begun to dissipate.
Then, he lowered his head and flipped through the news on the table that Lu Yuan was in Hollywood.
The photo of Lu Yuan in the newspaper does not look like a successful person, but rather he is naive and dressed very simply, like an ordinary person who is extremely ordinary.
If he were wearing a school uniform, some people would believe that Lu Yuan was a college student who had just stepped out of society.
The emergence of such a person turned out to be an unforgettable nightmare for Shen Lianjie, and he existed like a demon that would wake him up even in his dreams.
I don't know why, Shen Lianjie suddenly wanted to laugh.
It has been almost three years since he was beaten severely by Lu Yuan.
He was almost beaten to the point of mental breakdown by Lu Yuan.
However, from this moment on, Shen Lianjie suddenly admired Lu Yuan a little bit.
admire?
Yes, it is admiration.
Lu Yuan is different from others. Lu Yuan came out of the wilderness by fighting. There may be many geniuses who leave bright light like shooting stars across the night sky and then dissipate, but Shen Lianjie knows that Lu Yuan is not a shooting star...
Not only is it not, he is actually a star.
A star that shines with eternal light.
Such a stunningly talented and beautiful character can only be the protagonist.
After sighing for a while, Shen Lianjie quietly sat on the chair and slowly looked out the window.
By chance, he saw some flowers blooming outside the window.
Those flowers looked beautiful, and at the same time, Shen Lianjie knew that these flowers were fragrant.
He lowered his head.
Silently took out the phone...
Then he shook his head and put it in the drawer.
But then, he took a deep breath and continued to pick up the phone.
After doing this repeatedly for a long time, he finally got up the courage to take out his phone.
"Mr. Xu..."
"What's wrong?"
"Can I talk to overseas theaters about my new movie, "Dream Space"?"
"Hmm? Overseas theaters? Director Shen, the recent films that have been able to leave China are basically the top domestic productions. Although your "Dream Space" is of good quality,... you may not necessarily pay for it. After all, except for "Dream Space", Except for "Dream Traveler", the company's films are basically in a state of failure overseas6de"
"Yes, I'll look for Migos..."
"Migos..." Xu Cancan hesitated for a long time on the other end of the phone, and then nodded silently, "No problem... However, I have received more than ten such calls today. How about this? You make a movie resume and I will package it. Send it to an email address."
"good!"
Shen Lianjie nodded, confused at first.
More than a dozen calls like this?
But the doubt only lasted for a moment.
It is not easy for Chinese films to go overseas, and it is even more difficult for Chinese films to be broadcast in the United States.
In the past, the United States always rejected Chinese films. Except for a few top Chinese productions, other films were basically rejected.
Although it is undeniable that most Chinese films have been sold out since they left China.
But it is undeniable that there are still some movies that sell well...
There are even some movies that cannot make it out of China, and some of them should really be suitable for the United States.
only……
Because there are no channels.
Many films have been blindly rejected by overseas audiences and have begun to fall into dust...
This was the situation a few years ago.
But this year, the situation seems to be different!
Yes!
It’s different!
When Chinese entertainment companies learned that Lu Yuan had his own theater chain in the United States and that the theater chain was relatively prosperous, many Chinese directors and companies must have been tempted.
After all, even if there is only the United States, even if the box office is very popular, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, right?
No matter what, everyone hopes to chat with Lu Yuan.
After thinking about this, Shen Lianjie looked out the window again.
He felt a little dazed again, and at the same time he became more and more emotional.
Unconsciously, he was no longer on the same level as Lu Yuan.
No, even Fatty Wei now can only look up...
…………………………………………
Wu Shirong officially began to help Lu Yuan manage the Michaelis Cinemas chain.
At this moment, Mikos Cinema has completely established its management system.
Wu Shirong began to take charge of the external aspects of Migos Cinemas, while Irene took charge of the internal aspects of Migos Cinemas.
The two do not conflict.
Eileen naturally had no objections.
Other cinema chains have more or less three other shareholders, but Michaels Cinemas has only two shareholders.
One is her and the other is Lu Yuan.
Of course, she only holds a small part of the shares and has no say whatsoever.
In other words, Lu Yuan has the final say on all company system arrangements.
As long as Lu Yuan doesn't do anything excessive, it's impossible for her to disagree.
Hollywood.
"Remote" entertainment.
June 25th.
Wu Shirong knocked on Lu Yuan's door.
"Mr. Lu... here are applications for thirty Chinese films. Among these thirty films, there are many Chinese companies that hope to have long-term cooperation with us. What they mean is that as long as their films can be sold in overseas markets, Play, it doesn't matter if the first movie is free..." Wu Shirong looked at Lu Yuan.
"Brother Angkor, from your perspective, what do you think of these movies?" Lu Yuan pondered for a long time.
"In my opinion, some of these movies are indeed in line with American aesthetic standards. Although they may not be popular in the United States, at least they will not lose money at the box office. With the current situation of our theater chain, we can indeed consider it..." Wu Shirong nodded. .
"Well... Angkor, let's do this. Since the theater chain's external affairs are all taken care of by you, then it's up to you to choose these movies. If you think which movie is suitable to be played in our theater chain, you can choose it." Which one..." Lu Yuan looked at Wu Shirong.
"This...Mr. Lu, the power you have given me is quite big, aren't you afraid that I will do something secretly?" After facing Lu Yuan's gaze, Wu Shirong suddenly laughed.
"Angkor, I believe you."
"Haha, okay! I'll screen out a few that I think are suitable and then review them for you..." Wu Shirong suddenly felt a warm feeling.
"Um."
"By the way, Mr. Lu, what do you think about the buyout price?"
"Ah? Buyout price?"
"Yes, when Chinese films are distributed overseas, they basically rely on buyouts..."
"Let's see, if China really has good movies, then let's give it a share, 40 to 60... six for us, four for them... well, the extra 10% is the operating cost..."
"Ah? Share? This...this doesn't seem to be good for us...if there is a movie, yes, I mean, if there is a movie that becomes a hit overseas, we may have to share a lot less money.
"
"Angkor, there is nothing disadvantageous..."
"Mr. Lu, this doesn't seem like you..."
"Um?"
"From what I know about you, you have never been a person who would suffer losses..." Wu Shirong looked at Lu Yuan in confusion.
even……
It feels a little strange.
"I am from China, and I know that it is not easy for Chinese films to expand overseas channels. Although it is undeniable that Chinese films have many bad films, it is undeniable that there are also many good films that lack opportunities to go out of China... We need to give them opportunities
, at the same time, I think everyone can make money by sharing the money, which is very reasonable. After all, if you eat too much alone, you will die." Lu Yuan smiled.
"..."
I am Chinese.
A ray of sunshine shone on Lu Yuan's face.
Wu Shirong looked at Lu Yuan's serious expression.
After he heard Lu Yuan say such words seriously, Wu Shirong suddenly felt a slight shock deep in his heart.
Then...
He nodded complicatedly.
This moment...
He felt an indescribable sense of identity from Lu Yuan.
…………………………
Time passes day by day.
Calm has returned after the uproarious director-hopping incident bombarded a wave of headlines in Hollywood.
Unless something deeply rooted in the hearts of the people occurs, Hollywood, which is changing with each passing day, will be forgotten more easily than any other country.
After all, Hollywood is big.
Every day some well-known stars stand out, and every day top stars gradually sink due to various reasons.
That's what this circle is like.
There is no doubt that most people expect Andorra and Thomson to fade away like many of the top stars.
There are too many examples of this kind of job-hopping failure.
Of course, it is not so much that they are not optimistic about directors Thomson and Andor, but rather that they are not optimistic about "remote" entertainment.
after all……
There has never been a Chinese company that has become so big in Hollywood. Looking at past history, it has never been possible.
Behind the things of tolerance and peace, there is always something of rejection and distrust.
Of course, if a thoughtful person really thinks about "remote" entertainment, he will definitely feel that the "remote" system is starting to look different.
Gobia Company has completely reconciled with "Remote".
Cobia's new movie "Seal Girl" has officially appeared on the posters of Migos Cinemas. At the same time, some small productions from other film and television companies have also begun to try to cooperate with Migos Cinemas...
Migos Cinema was initially rejected by all entertainment companies, and now it is gradually accepted by Hollywood companies. Although not all and not recognized by the other seven major Hollywood companies, in a sense everything is moving in a good direction.
develop.
You said there are few types of movies in Mikos Cinemas?
No!
There are not many types of movies in the Migos Cinema. Not only are there not many, but in terms of genres, the types of movies released in the Migos Cinema in June are slightly better than those in other Hollywood cinemas.
Why?
Very simple!
Because the master behind Migos is Lu Yuan.
And behind Lu Yuan stood Hua Xia.
No matter how rubbish Mikos is in Hollywood, it is still a Hollywood movie!
How many companies in China want to have their films broadcast in Hollywood but have no channels or methods?
Although most of those movies are small-budget and small-scale productions, there are still many excellent and high-quality movies...
They need a chance.
And Lu Yuan's appearance officially gave them a chance.
End of June…
July is gradually coming.
The legend of "Chainsaw" continues.
July 15th.
"Saw" has been playing for exactly one month.
One month's time.
The box office of "Saw" just exceeded 90 million US dollars in the United States.
It officially broke the box office record for a horror movie.
If there are no accidents, in the next five days, "Saw" will officially exceed 100 million US dollars in box office, becoming the only movie in the history of horror films to exceed 100 million US dollars!
After "Saw" set a terrifying record, another movie brought from China suddenly became popular in Migos Cinemas.
Although it didn't reach the exaggerated scene of "Saw", it was still packed...
Two days later, the film quickly ranked among the top ten on major film forums in the United States.
The popularity gradually began to increase crazily.
At first, the directors of several theater chains in the United States were just watching the excitement of the introduction of so many Chinese films to Michaels Cinemas...
They are still somewhat prejudiced against Chinese films.
However, when they saw the popularity of this movie, they were all stunned.
The movie is called "Dream Space".
It is the work of a director named Shen Lianjie...
Then they immediately contacted Joaquin from Shen Lianjie's company.
but……
When they learned that the film and Migos had signed a share agreement, everyone was stunned.
Everyone stared at Lu Yuan as if they were seeing a ghost.
They suddenly found that it was difficult for them to accept the split of Chinese films.