Hollywood Lover Chapter 220

"Hehe, that's a good idea. I'll make those guys look dumbfounded tomorrow!" Adaman was also very angry these days. As long as he went out, he would follow countless tails. It's because of the lingering ghosts, Adaman even resorted to thirty-six tricks such as disguised as a golden cicada to escape the shell, but he still couldn't escape the clutches of these people, he was really tired.

  Zhang Dongcheng's simple words made him smile.

"At present, our film fund has raised 200 million U.S. dollars, which is enough to start two billion-dollar masterpieces at the same time. The sequel and third episode of The Matrix have been confirmed. The Andy Wortableski brothers appointed by the director, they listen Saying that I can regain control of the most perfect movie in my heart, I am so happy that I can't even fall asleep." Adaman said here, with a smile on his face.

  Indeed, it was the Andy Wachowski brothers who sold the script willingly, and then Zhang Dongcheng put it on the big screen, and finally became a hit. The two originally thought that it would be enough to watch their films succeed, but they didn't expect that after Zhang Dongcheng's success, he didn't want to take advantage of the victory to shoot the second and third films, but handed over the shooting rights to the two. Brother's hand!

   "I don't want to repeat myself, this movie is your hard work, now, it's time for you to bring your hard work to the world with your own hands."

  Short words, but let the two brothers have an intuition of death for those who know themselves, and they are full of gratitude.

   "We have invested 50 million US dollars in the visual effects company. Although it has not been established for a long time, it has recruited a large number of talents in visual effects. Everyone is very motivated and can handle the visual effects of The Matrix."

"Visual effects are a long-term investment. Except for copyright purchase, this is the top priority of all our work. I only have two requirements, which are the most advanced and the most perfect. Don't save money, everything should go in these two directions Just work hard." Zhang Dongcheng sat in the office as soon as he got off the plane, naturally feeling a little tired, he pressed his temples while talking.

   "Okay, no problem." Adaman carefully wrote down Zhang Dongcheng's words in his notebook.

   "JK Rowling, how are you doing?" Zhang Dongcheng continued to ask.

"It has always been very good. She no longer worries about life and concentrates on writing. The second part of Harry Potter has been completed. It seems to be called Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We have already contacted the largest publishing house in the UK, the British Royal The Publishing Bureau will publish it, and the launch ceremony will begin next week, Ms. Rowling has been urging me to let you go there in person, and I want to say thank you in person."

British Royal Publishing Bureau (Her/HisMajesty's Stationary Office): British government publishing house, established in 1786, mainly publishes official documents, reports, parliamentary documents and various books of the British government and its ministries, and also publishes agriculture, forestry, archaeology, Books on history, art, education, industry, business, medicine. It publishes 8,000 kinds of books and 90,000 kinds of books in print every year. It is the largest publisher in the UK with an annual turnover of nearly 280 million pounds. The bureau is also engaged in distribution, and has agencies in the UK and more than 40 countries and regions in the world.

Zhang Dongcheng thought for a while, then coughed and said, "I'll call Ms. Rowling myself in a moment to apologize. There's been a lot going on recently, and I might not be able to go to the scene next week. But Harry Potter just now At first, the speed must not be too slow, and she must quickly promote the second part of Harry Potter to the whole world."

"Well, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sold 150,000 copies in just five months after it was published in the UK. It was listed on the best-seller list of many books such as the British "Guardian" and "The Times". It is about to win several major awards such as the Smartis Award and the British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year. I think the second part will take advantage of the first one, so don't worry about it?" Adaman is obviously a huge fan of Harry Potter. There is great confidence in success.

"Hehe, Ms. Rowling is one of the company's biggest cornucopias in the future. You must promote her novel well. Well, allocate one million dollars as publicity funds. I want this novel to become popular at a faster rate. Get up so we can move on to the next step."

   "OK, no problem." Adaman wrote down the allocation of one million dollars to Rowling.

"Stand firmly on your heels first, and then wave a dollar stick to teach Laomei that the development of movie theaters and the Internet must be slow, don't worry." Zhang Dongcheng fell on the large boss chair, with his hands behind his head, and his mind was never messy. Turning back to my favorite movie, I just feel that the world has opened up a bit.

   Playing intrigue with businessmen is really not my forte.

   "By the way, the Chinese-American director John Woo came here a few days ago and would like to invite you to attend the internal screening of his new film." Adaman said suddenly, but Zhang Dongcheng, who was in deep thought, woke up.

"John Woo? Wu Yusen?" Zhang Dongcheng thought for a while, thinking that the filming of Wu Yusen's new movie "Face Changing" had already been finished, and he was just waiting for it to be released in June during the summer. Now he invited himself to his internal screening meeting. Make an act of kindness.

   "OK, I'll contact him right away to see his new movie." For Wu Yusen, Zhang Dongcheng is also full of admiration.

  Wu Yusen (John Woo) is a famous Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is an influential figure in the film industry in Asia and the entire Chinese society. Originally from Pingnan, Guangxi, he was born in Guangzhou on September 22, 1946.

  In 1971, he followed Chang Cheh, the most famous action film director at that time, to make a film in Shaw Brothers Film Company. In 1986, he directed "The True Colors of a Hero" which caused a huge sensation and became the highest-grossing film of the year. He won the Best Film and Best Actor Awards at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, thus creating a precedent for "Wu's Aesthetics of Violence" .

  Jumped into Hollywood in 1993, with commercial blockbusters such as "Broken Arrow", "Change Face" and "Mission: Impossible 2", he became famous in the international film circle and established his status as an level director. He is the third Chinese star to enter Hollywood after Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. In 2010, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Venice Film Festival.

  The little pony, flying above the screen, biting a toothpick and wearing a windbreaker, with his chic and unscrupulous eyes, has become an indelible monument in the history of movies.

And "Blood Heroes" in 1989 is even more detached from everything. The friendship that cannot be measured by anything, the sympathetic brothers in the rivers and lakes and their unshakable principles of life, Wu Yusen used extremely confident methods to diffuse the unspeakable The romance, gorgeous and well-controlled shots, refined dialogue and dance-like gunfight actions are fascinating.

The life-and-death battle in the church at the end of the film can represent the essence of violent aesthetics: the statue of the Virgin reflected in the candlelight, the white doves passing in the background, a pair of life-and-death friends who should not be friends, and they jointly execute their ideals. justice.

  In the 1990s, John Woo left for Hollywood and filmed blockbuster action films such as "Ultimate Target" and "Broken Arrow". However, his real peak came from "Face Changing" in 1997.

With an investment of up to 100 million U.S. dollars, "Face Changing" was considered by American film critics as "the most John Woo style" work, and it won the top box office of American movies in July in one fell swoop. Honor "Golden Circle Award".

   And on May 24, 2000, amid the high expectations of Chinese and Western movie fans, "Mission: Impossible 2" surfaced. "Mission: Impossible 2" did not get rid of the fate of the dog's tail, but Director Wu is not an ordinary person. Although the rough script has become the target of public criticism, the strong stylized images and the cool solo show of Cruise drowned out the criticism of the critics. Verbal criticism ignited the enthusiasm of movie fans, the box office has been rising all the way, and created a history of supreme glory-the super box office of 546 million US dollars ranks first among all spy action movies. It can be said that director John Woo has contributed a lot .

   Right now, it is the moment when Wu Yusen is going to the pinnacle of his life. Zhang Dongcheng thinks that sending blessings in advance at this time is far better than welcoming people with a smiling face behind.

   "Help me find Director Wu's phone number, I need to meet him." Zhang Dongcheng smiled, looking forward to meeting this almost supreme figure in the Chinese film industry.

   Wind and cloud meet!

"Haha, the pride of a Chinese director, the achievements he has made at such a young age is really impressive!" Wu Yusen was dressed in an unusually energetic way, as if he was attending some movie festival. Dongcheng felt a little embarrassed.

  However, what kind of movie festival is probably not as good as Wu Yusen's own internal film test meeting, and he is also particular about dressing like this.

"Mr. Wu is too award-winning. I was lucky enough to make a few films, but I dare not play tricks in front of you." Zhang Dongcheng smiled. The filmmaker in front of him has decades of experience in the industry. Compared with myself, it is also comparable.

"Hahaha, don't say these things when we meet, or the precious time will pass away. Please sit down, please sit down." Wu Yusen asked Zhang Dongcheng to sit in the middle seat, and the little private In the screening room, there are already many people from the American film industry and Chinese who came to America.

  As soon as Zhang Dongcheng sat down, countless people ran in front of him, wanting to get acquainted.

  After the polite greetings, Zhang Dongcheng pressed his face that was about to freeze from laughing, and then put his mind into John Woo's work that reached the pinnacle - "Face Changing".

To be honest, Zhang Dongcheng hasn't seen this movie yet. The old TV doesn't just show blockbuster movies, but anything that can be called a movie. The movie is still a tertiary film, and at most it only provides a fast-forward function.

And Zhang Dongcheng is really helpless sometimes, he can only wait for the thunderstorm, and finally wait until the old TV starts broadcasting, but the results are all unappetizing bad movies and failed works, which makes him know better How rare are successful movies and movies that are recognized by everyone.

  The "Face Changing" in front of you is the perfect one among these rare and excellent movies!

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