Bob looked at the fat man with a smile on his face.
Although he didn't know Fatty Wei, he learned from the online encyclopedia that Fatty Wei was indeed a very good director in China. At the same time, he had some impressions of several of Fatty Wei's movies.
I have to admit that Fatty Wei's smile was very bright and there was no sense of alienation at all. In short, after seeing Fatty Wei's smile, Bob somehow became much less wary of him.
He also showed a smile.
After all, the visitor was a guest and he was quite willing to chat with a young and promising director like Fatty Wei.
This will make him forget his age and make him feel like a young man himself.
He specially made a cup of fragrant hot coffee for the young man, and was about to pour it for the young man himself...
"Mr. Bob...I sympathize with what you are going through now."
"..."
Bob's smile suddenly solidified.
The hand that was originally raised to pour coffee gradually dropped.
Although Fatty Wei’s smile is very sunny...
However, who in the world doesn't know that his "America 1900" suffered a waterloo?
Isn't this just adding salt to the wound?
Or is it someone with bad intentions?
"I know Mr. Bob may not like to hear what I say, but in fact, I am a very straightforward person, straightforward to the core. Frankly speaking, I don't think "America 1900" is this achievement..."
"Mr. Wei, if you came here to ridicule me, then please go back..." Bob's expression finally turned cold, and he felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.
He suddenly remembered that Fatty Wei had made a cameo appearance in "Rocky" as Rocky's best friend and the brother of Rocky's girlfriend...
This Fatty Wei came here to show off his power?
"Mr. Bob, I don't mean to ridicule you. I said that I am a very straightforward person. I don't understand hypocritical politeness, and I have never thought that hypocritical politeness is of any use in front of you, Mr. Bob."
To be honest, I have been a fan of yours since I was a child, and I have read all your classic works..."
"..." After Bob listened to Fatty Wei talking a lot about his movie in front of him, his originally cold expression softened a little.
Fatty Wei does not look like someone who came to ridicule and ridicule him, he does look like his fan...
so……
Did he come here to complain about himself?
"Mr. Bob, in 1995, you said something in the American Film Weekly. You said that you had a dream and you hoped to make a great movie. I even remember your expression at the time...
…Our President Lu and Mr. Lu Yuan are also your fans. We have published your "America 1900"
We watched the sample footage for a long time. Although we also felt that the editing was very confusing, when we watched it a second time, Mr. Lu Yuan and I both had an extremely shocking feeling... Yes, it was a kind of
It’s an indescribable feeling of shock. Through the identity of a little beggar and a thief, you have made America great..."
"..." Bob listened to Fatty Wei talking endlessly about the plot of "America 1900". At the same time, he used a personal guess to guess the edited content of "America 1900" and the essence of Bob's whole person.
He was stunned.
Fatty Wei actually explained what he wanted to show in "America 1900"...
At this moment, he actually felt like he was a confidant!
"Mr. Bob, Hollywood is no longer the Hollywood it used to be. It is impetuous, it is decadent, and it only pursues short-term interests instead of long-term things... In this state, "United States 1900" is not
What could become a classic…”
"Mr. Wei, why have you been talking for so long..." Bob suppressed the complicated emotions stirred up by Fatty Wei in his heart and kept calm and looked at Fatty Wei.
"I came here for two things. The first thing is that I hope to watch the full version of "American 1900" carefully. The other thing is that I sincerely and seriously invite you, Mr. Bob, to join our company.
…”
"..."
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Gobia Corporation.
"Hello, Mr. Lu Yuan."
"Hello Mr. Wilson, eh? Mr. Wilson, your hand is..."
"Oh, I just scratched my hand on the glass when I was cleaning it."
"Okay, then Mr. Wilson should be more careful when cleaning the glass in the future..."
"Yes, thank you very much for your concern, Mr. Lu Yuan... Please take a seat."
"Well, okay."
"What kind of coffee is it?"
"It will be all right."
"good."
After Lu Yuan came to Wilson's office and sat down, he immediately noticed Wilson's newly bandaged arm.
Combined with the wave of old men who just walked out and cursed.
Lu Yuan understood instantly.
It seems that Wilson is also a sweetheart.
"Mr. Lu Yuan, the purpose of your coming here this time is..."
"Oh, Mr. Wilson, I came here this time hoping to have some cooperation with you..."
"cooperate?"
"Yes, Mr. Wilson, you know that most of the movies played in my Migos theater are Chinese movies and our company's own old movies. We rarely cooperate with movies from other Hollywood companies. Before, it was fine.
Well, Michaels Cinemas is still quite profitable, but starting from this year
Starting from June, there are really no blockbusters released in China. Even if the Chinese movies released here by me have average or even poor box office results in the United States, in August, I heard that your company may release a blockbuster.
I hope to talk to you about authorization..."
"Mr. Lu Yuan..." After Wilson saw Lu Yuan's serious and sincere look, he immediately narrowed his eyes.
He knows the situation of Migos Cinema...
Although it is not as miserable as Lu Yuan said, the box office of the movies released from May to now is very average, and they are far less profitable than before.
After all, when Chinese movies come to Hollywood to be broadcast, they are more or less acclimated. There are indeed few real blockbuster movies. It is normal for Lu Yuan to have this idea.
"you say……"
"It's difficult for us to cooperate. In fact, you shouldn't appear in my office at this time. Do you understand?"
"Mr. Wilson, I don't understand..."
"Mr. Lu Yuan, can I tell the truth? I hope you don't mind and don't be angry..."
"you say……"
"Mr. Lu Yuan, you don't have a good reputation among Hollywood companies. Almost all Hollywood companies don't like you. Since this Oscar, almost all companies have an unwritten rule in private, that is, no
Cooperating with any of your companies will give you a cold shoulder. We at Gobia are also one of the major companies in Hollywood.
Although I admire your talent, Mr. Lu Yuan, and really hope to cooperate with you, I am a little helpless... Moreover, the sudden appearance of your "Rocky" dealt a heavy blow to our company's "America 1900".
Many people think that our "The United States of America 1900" is a stepping stone to your "Rocky", do you understand?"
"Mr. Wilson, this..." Lu Yuan lowered his head and seemed to fall into silence.
"We have suffered huge losses. Our "American 1900" has become your "Rocky". You can have a celebration party and be very happy, but we are very unhappy. Do you understand? If it were before, our cooperation would have been completely
There is no problem, but now, when our "American 1900" encounters Waterloo and is regarded by you as a stepping stone to slaughter the gods, it is suddenly announced
If we cooperate with you, then... how will others ridicule our company? In other words, how will they ridicule me? Do you think I am a fool? Or a traitor among my colleagues in Hollywood? In fact, you have completely offended our company.
At this time, you came over and asked to cooperate with me. You said, can I cooperate with you?" Wilson looked at Lu Yuan very seriously, with a smile on his lips.
When he saw Lu Yuan's head lowering lower and lower, he suddenly felt an endless sense of accomplishment.
No matter how strong a person is, he cannot be stronger than a group of people.
No matter how strong a company is, it cannot be stronger than a group of companies.
He believed that Lu Yuan also understood this.
While Lu Yuan was asking for something from him, he felt that he needed to give Lu Yuan a good beating.
after all……
The news of the past two days really made him a little unhappy.
What a God-slayer, what a stepping stone, what...
"Mr. Wilson...I understand." Lu Yuan raised his head and let out a long sigh.
"Well, it's good to understand. In fact, I am also under a lot of pressure now."
"Then... I'm sorry to bother you." Lu Yuan stood up, straightened his clothes, lowered his head slightly, turned and walked towards the office door.
"Mr. Lu Yuan..."
"Um?"
"Mr. Lu Yuan, when two people cooperate, what matters is sincerity. Do you understand what sincerity is?"
"Ah?" Lu Yuan turned around, looking a little confused, and then looked at Wilson again.
"Mr. Lu Yuan, if you show me enough sincerity, then I can consider licensing our company's next big investment movie to you. In fact, I also admire your talent and am willing to cooperate with you...
..." Wilson continued to stare at Lu Yuan, he was hinting.
"Mr. Wilson, I also hope that I can give you a certain degree of sincerity. Otherwise, I will go back and think about it first."
"Okay, but Mr. Lu Yuan, I hope you won't think about it for too long... After all, the heads of other companies in Hollywood are not as easy to talk to as me." Wilson narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Yuan.
As if he had everything under control.
"Yeah...I understand."
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"Mr. Wilson."
"Alan, what's wrong?"
"Lu Yuan has been sitting on the sofa in the company lobby for six hours. Should we go..."
"No need, he is considering the gains and losses. I believe he can understand. If young people want to get something, they have to pay. If there is no effort, how can they get it?"
"oh."
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Fatty Wei watched "America 1900" from beginning to end.
After reading it, Fatty Wei took a deep breath and secretly called Lu Yuan in the bathroom.
"Ayuan...how are you doing over there?"
"I'm still in Columbia. By the way, how about the movie "American 1900"?"
"From my perspective, this is probably a really great movie... This kind of great movie was cut into a stupid Trojan horse by those damn editors..."
"Okay, I understand."
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"Mr. Wilson..."
"Mr. Lu Yuan, haven't you left yet? You..."
"I am willing to pay five million dollars to buy the full rights to "United States 1900"!"
"Mr. Lu Yuan, I didn't say that I wanted to sell the copyright of "America 1900" so that you could compensate for my losses, and five million dollars, I'm sorry, is not my psychological price. Your sincerity is not enough..."
"Mr. Wilson, how much do you think it is?"
"Seven million dollars, after all, this is director Bob's last work!"
"this……"
"Mr. Lu Yuan, I hope you know that I don't mean to ask you to make up for my box office losses. I just simply feel that you are not sincere enough..."