Three days later, "The Devil Wears Prada" was officially completed according to the scheduled schedule. That night, a finalization press conference was held at the Hilton Hotel.
Not only the whole crew came, but also the senior management of the Beauty Company. In addition, MGM also specially sent a vice president of the company to attend as an investor. It can be said that it gave Beauty a lot of face.
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Of course, in Chen Feng's opinion, this face is mainly given to Laurent, the former assistant to the president of MGM.
As for the media, because of the popularity of Meili Jiaren Company, there were at least fifty media attending the event. Relatively speaking, it was already amazing.
After all, this movie is not a big production, and the most famous person in the whole movie is Meryl, a somewhat outdated Hollywood actress, and there is no gimmick. Therefore, if Tina is not popular right now,
, the mysterious boss of the Beauty Beauty Company has made many media and the public curious, and there will definitely not be so many media reporters coming.
A large part of the media came to Chen Feng, the boss of Meili Jiaren Company.
As the screenwriter, producer, largest investor, sponsor, and boss of the Beauty Company of the movie "The Devil Wears Prada", Chen Feng officially stood in front of many media for the first time. On behalf of this film
The official of the film was the first to take the stage to speak.
"Hello everyone, I am Chen Feng, from Datang. I am the boss of Meili Jiaren Company, the screenwriter and producer of "The Devil Wears Prada", and also the main investor. Thank you all guests and friends from the media, today
I was able to attend the final press conference of this movie. I can responsibly say that this is a groundbreaking movie. This movie is mainly shot around fashion. As far as I know, it has never appeared before.
I believe there will be many people interested in this movie. Especially those who like fashion and pursue fashion."
"I am honored that Meryl can participate in this movie. She has undergone a major transformation in this movie. It is different from any role she has played before. Her performance is very good. When it is released, I believe that the fans will
We will definitely not be disappointed. In this movie, she vividly interprets a female leader in the fashion industry, which will definitely impress everyone."
"Meryl is the first heroine of this movie, and the second heroine is our beautiful Miss Miranda. She is a newcomer I discovered from Twist. She is not only an actress, but also a model, so she
She has a certain understanding of the fashion industry, so she is very suitable for the role of Miranda in the experimental movie. Although she is very young and does not have much experience in acting, her performance in this movie is also
Very good. Her scenes opposite Meryl were great.”
"I have said so much, and I am not bragging. I believe that after everyone has watched this movie, you will know that it is a movie worth watching. Thank you again for coming tonight. Next, please
"The Devil Wears Prada" director Holdman came on stage to speak."
Chen Feng did not speak for too long on the stage, so he only spoke for five or six minutes without writing. After that, Holdman, as the director, also came on stage to give a speech. He spoke for about ten minutes, mainly talking about the wonderful features of this movie.
, promote to the media present.
After he finished speaking, the vice president of MGM also came on stage to say a few words. His speech was mainly to express his great trust in the film produced by Beauty Beauty Company and that it would definitely not disappoint him.
Finally, the three most important actors of the crew took the stage. In addition to Meryl and Miranda, Emily, as the most important supporting role in the film, also took the stage, standing at Meryl's left and right respectively with Miranda.
They didn't say anything, they just stood there with the huge poster of the movie as the background wall for dozens of media to take pictures of the scene.
After about ten minutes of this, the staff brought three cakes and placed them on a table under the stage in front of the three people. Then they presented them with cake knives, one for each person. Under the witness of the major media, the three people
The cake was cut.
At this point, the press conference is over. But the closing party has just begun.
The dozens of media who came to the scene were naturally taken care of by people arranged by the Beauty Beauty Company. Originally, Chen Feng meant to give each of these media friends who came here a red envelope. But after asking Lisa, she didn’t say Meijian.
There is no tradition of giving red envelopes here in China. Even if there is, giving red envelopes to these media reporters is tantamount to bribery and involves professional crime. This is definitely not allowed.
They do have a tradition of tipping, but it is their job for these reporters to come to interview, and it does not count as providing them with any services, so there is no need to tip these reporters. Even if it is given in the name of tip, it is equivalent to
Yu bribed.
In this way, Chen Feng saved a large amount of red envelopes. However, with so many media friends coming over, they couldn't live without entertainment. Therefore, under the arrangement of Chen Feng, a buffet was prepared for these reporters.
This is a courtesy banquet. These reporters may or may not participate. It is purely voluntary.
Of course, most reporters also have the mentality of taking advantage. So they all participated in the buffet-style cocktail party arranged by Chen Feng.
Chen Feng's closing banquet was also a similar buffet reception.
Chen Feng, Trauren, Holdman, and MGM Vice President Watson each held a glass of wine and stood together to talk.
"Chen, I appreciate talented people very much. And you are a very talented young man. I admire you very much. I have watched both of the two movies you made in Datang. They are very good.
It's very exciting. Especially the first one. Unfortunately, I know that the overseas rights of your first movie have been sold to Lionsgate Pictures." Watson looked at Chen Feng with admiration and regret, "What if next time
If you make a similar movie again, your overseas copyrights can be completely handed over to MGM, and the price will definitely not disappoint you."
"Thank you for the compliment." Chen Feng smiled and said, "Are you interested in my second movie? If the price is right, I can fully license the overseas copyright of my second movie to you.
Gao Mei.”
Watson shrugged and said, "Although your second movie was very exciting and achieved great box office success in your country, it's a pity that the imaginary world in the movie belongs to your Tang Dynasty, so we, the United States, can't do it."
Most people will not be able to understand it. Especially some of the songs and world views involved in your movie are completely different from those in the West."
"So, you are no longer interested in my second movie?" Chen Feng asked with a smile. Originally, he had no hope. The local flavor of the movie "Charlotte Trouble" is too strong, and I don't understand the big picture.
People in the Tang Dynasty may not understand it.
"That's not true. If the price is right, we at MGM would still be willing to act as full agents."
"Okay. I'll take the time to go to your MGM in the next two days. Let's talk in detail. If the price is right, I will hand over the overseas copyright of this movie to your MGM."
"Thank you. I will be free tomorrow. You can come to my company to discuss with me in detail tomorrow." Watson said with some enthusiasm, "Actually, I am very interested in the adaptation rights of your film. If it is adapted appropriately,
Then we can use our team to reshoot, and maybe we can get a head start."
Chen Feng said with a smile: "This is a feasible plan. My first movie was adapted and remade in Dianguo. I heard that it has been released there and achieved good box office. At least the investment
Fang made a lot of money."
Watson sighed and said: "Yes. I heard about it too. It seems that a company under the Galaxy Media Group invested in the filming. It cost about one million US dollars to shoot, but it has only been released for about ten days now.
By this time, it has already made more than 10 million U.S. dollars at the box office in Dadian Country. It is estimated that the box office in Dadian Country should be nearly 50 million U.S. dollars. The investors must have made a profit."
With an investment of one million US dollars, the box office is tens of millions of US dollars. Although this is not unheard of in the European and American film circles, it is rare. Being able to win high box office at a low cost undoubtedly illustrates the quality and watchability of this movie.
It's a pity that Watson missed this opportunity to make money.
Trelawen said with a smile: "I just learned about this matter. It just came from the Great Dian Country, and some media have already reported it. This time, Smith, the boss of Galaxy Media, was in various media
It made a big splash in the big media because he was the one who led the investment and production of this movie. At the beginning, no one took it seriously. But in the end, they didn’t expect to achieve such good box office results.”
Watson said angrily: "This Smith is a guy who likes to sensationalize. Almost 90% of his entire film "This Man Is Jesus" was copied from Chen's original film, that is, several actors were replaced by
The other thing is that the shooting location was changed. The other thing is almost exactly the same. I can only say that this guy got a big deal."
Holdman's eyes widened and he said, "Is this really true? Isn't this plagiarism?"
Watson nodded with 100% certainty and said: "This is plagiarism. But he plagiarized it with authorization. But the audience still bought it, and it has already made nearly 10 million US dollars at the box office in just one week after it was released in America.
If you include the global one, I think it would be possible to have a box office of over 100 million US dollars."
Trelawen said with a smile: "This movie was written, directed and starred by our boss himself. His original movie was released here for more than a month and it also grossed millions of dollars at the box office."
Chen Feng said with a wry smile: "It only cost a few million dollars in just over a month, but now it's just a remake with white-skinned and dark-skinned actors, and the box office has reached tens of millions of dollars in ten days."
Watson shook his head and said: "Our American audience is so superficial. If you let them watch a movie with only yellow-skinned actors, I think most of them don't have the interest and patience. Sorry, I didn't mean to offend."
"It doesn't matter." Chen Feng smiled and shook his head, "This is probably a cultural difference."
To be honest, Chen Feng did not expect Smith's remake of "This Man Is Jesus" to have such a good box office. It can only be said that good movies will not be buried anywhere.
Fortunately, when Chen Feng originally authorized the film to be remade by Smith, he was more thoughtful and asked for a 35% share of the film's overseas copyright. In other words, "This Man Is Jesus" is available in countries other than Great Britain.
Chen Feng will be able to share 35% of the proceeds from the release and release.
Therefore, this movie in the United States earned nearly 10 million U.S. dollars within one week of its release, of which Chen Feng also contributed.
And precisely because of the success of "This Man Is Jesus", Watson is very interested in Chen Feng's second movie "Charlotte" and wants to remake it. Not to mention, if this movie is
MGM takes the past and adapts and remakes it locally. As long as the film is not too bad, it is very likely to achieve high box office. After all, everyone loves to watch comedies, not to mention good movies.
"Chen, now that we have talked about it, we at MGM are very sincere in cooperating with you. Please be sure to appreciate it and come to our company tomorrow to discuss it."
"Okay. I will definitely go tomorrow. I wish us a happy cooperation. Cheers."
The two clinked glasses and drank up the scarlet wine in the glasses.
At the closing banquet, Chen Feng, the boss of the organizer, still had to take care of the mood of the others. After chatting with Watson and the others for a while, he took the wine and went to chat with Meryl and other crew members.
We chatted and were polite. It was like really getting to know the crew.
After the banquet was over, it was already early in the morning when I got home. However, since the sun doesn't set until eight o'clock here, it's not too late.
"Dear, I'm so happy. Our movie is finally finished. In the future, our movie will definitely be a hit all over the United States, and I can also become a big movie star."
Miranda was still very excited when she got home. She drank a lot of wine at the wedding banquet. But she was not drunk, but she was more difficult to serve than she was drunk. She only drank well, otherwise she would have started drinking.
If he goes crazy, Chen Feng will have a headache.
"Yes, Landa. Our movie will definitely...definitely become a hit. Then, we will all become big stars."
Emily was really drunk. After getting off the car, her whole body leaned against Chen Feng. Miranda was a little better than her, but not much better.
The two women lay facelessly on the sofa with their legs spread wide apart. Chen Feng was so exhausted that he was sweating all over.
Fortunately, Wenxiu saw that the two women had drunk too much, so she hurriedly went to the kitchen to make sober soup, and made it quickly. After bringing over a bowl, the two women finally sobered up and stopped talking nonsense.
Feeling embarrassed.
Emily quickly went upstairs, and Miranda followed her with a blushing face.