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Chapter 98 A Trip to America
Sometimes Cheng Yu'an feels that her American manager, Bob, is another cross-universe male entertainer.

He is hanging!
When I gave him the script of "Love Actually" in 03, I was quite uncertain.

He asked himself that based on his own strength at the time, he could not invite a big man like Richard Curtis, let alone a group of British players like Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson and Rowan Atkinson. actor.

But Bob did.

It is also because of the huge sales of "True Love Actually" that a big film company walked out of Xinshou Village and won the title of minor celebrity.

Only then did Cheng Yu'an promote him to the company's executive CEO, the kind that takes shares.

Later, through the relationship of Richard Curtis, Joe Wright was found and made "Pride and Prejudice".

Why suddenly talk about Bob?
Because he hung up again!

Who knows how he got the right to adapt the novel of "The Devil Wears Prada"!

When Bob called himself to report the news, Cheng Yu'an was a little out of his mind?

Can you get the right to adapt this novel?
On the phone, Bob told Cheng Yuan.

While Hollywood studios love to adapt bestsellers, they have little interest in novels aimed at teens.

"Cheng, they think that young people's spending power is limited and not enough to drive box office and peripheral revenue. So they are only willing to make some low-cost comedies and school romance films to fool young audiences."

"The Devil Wears Prada" tells the story of a female college student who just graduated and entered a top fashion magazine as an assistant to the editor-in-chief.

The novel sold very well. Of course, most of the readers were school students.

With a little effort, Bob convinced Lauren Weisberg to sell him the adaptation rights.

Of course, the money is not less paid.

"Cheng, I need you to come to the United States. We need to cooperate with other companies on this film." Bob asked Cheng Yu'an to come.

"Okay, I'll fly over tomorrow." Of course this film is worth his trip.

Cheng Yu'an made an excuse, saying that he wanted to go to the United States to see if he could find a special effects team there to make "Clues to Time and Space", and then set off.

Cheng Yuan's itinerary during this period is kept secret, and only Cheng Lingfeng knows about this trip to the United States.

But he still ran into acquaintances in a few games.

Huang Xiaoming!
"Yu'an, what a coincidence, where are you going?" Huang Xiaoming asked his assistant to leave temporarily, and took the initiative to talk to Cheng Yu'an.

"I'll fly to the United States to see the special effects over there."

"What about "Clues to Time and Space"?"

"Ah."

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Huang Xiaoming almost had the words "I want to play the leading role" engraved on his face.

Cheng Yu'an smiled and said, "As long as you don't think the role is small, you can come to the crew of "Clues of Time and Space" to play."

"The Son of Man" made him very popular in the field of TV dramas, but he is still a newcomer in the film industry.

There are no big directors and good resources.

Cheng Yu'an never thought of letting him play the leading role.

"It doesn't matter if the role is small, as long as there are two words." Huang Xiaoming is very clear about his position in the film industry.

Now it's not him who picks others, it's others who pick him.

"It's fine if you don't dislike it. When I come back from the United States, you can come to the company to find me. Hey, I forgot to ask, where are you going?"

"Coincidentally, I'm going to America too." Huang Xiaoming was still afraid that Cheng Yu'an wouldn't believe him, so he raised the air ticket in his hand, and said, "The filming of "The Son of Man 3" will start in a few months, now I have some time, go out play."

"Is the filming of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" finished?" Cheng Yu'an remembered that "The Legend of Condor Heroes" will not be finished until the end of next month.

"My play has come to an end, just make it up when I come back from the United States."

The two were on the same flight again, and Huang Xiaoming deliberately changed seats to sit with Cheng Yu'an.

After flying for more than ten hours, the two landed in Los Angeles in the afternoon with the local area.

Cheng Yu'an came to Los Angeles for business, so he didn't want to play with Huang Xiaoming, and said: "That's it, we'll see you when we return to China."

"it is good."

Cheng Yu'an went to the driver who came to pick him up, exchanged words, got into the car, and ran away.

"Did you understand what they just said?" Huang Xiaoming asked the assistant beside him, his English was terrible.

The little assistant shook his head: "It's too far away, I didn't hear clearly, but I heard something about a company."

"Oh, Yu'an is here to talk about work, maybe he went to the other company." Huang Xiaoming didn't think about anything else.

"Brother, did you really get the role of "Clues of Time and Space" from Director Cheng?"

"Well, a supporting role."

"I'm afraid that it will conflict with "The Son of Heaven" at that time." The assistant expressed his worry.

"It's okay, just take a few days off, don't delay anything."

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"Cheng, do you want me to take you back to Beverly Hills to rest?" the driver said.

"No, I've had enough sleep on the plane, let's go directly to the company."

The two drove the car directly to the downstairs of the company. Don't get me wrong, Cheng Yu'an couldn't afford a building in Hollywood, he rented it.

A large film company rented an entire floor, and the building next door was Lionsgate.

"Long time no see, Cheng!" Cheng Yu'an was warmly embraced by Bob as soon as he came in.

"Bob, I have said many times that Chinese people are not used to meeting and hugging, we just shake hands." Cheng Yu'an smiled and pushed Bob away.

Bob smiled and introduced to him: "Cheng, let me introduce you. This is Anthony Cartagus, the producer of Fox. We cooperated with Fox on "The Devil Wears Prada."

"Nice to meet you, Anthony." Cheng Yu'an shook hands with the bearded Anthony.

Anthony Cartagus is an independent producer and does not belong to Fox, but Fox invited him on the movie "The Devil Wears Prada."

"I've heard Bob talk about his Eastern boss, Cheng, you should eat more, you're too thin." Anthony is very familiar.

Cheng Yuan is 185cm tall, which is not considered short in the West, but the weight of 75kg is like a weak chicken in the eyes of Anthony and Bob.

Cheng Yu'an was noncommittal, and joked a few words with each other to get in touch, and the three of them started talking about business.

"Bob, you're really lucky. Fox, who has the right to adapt "The Devil Wears Prada", also took a fancy to it. I didn't expect you to get it first." Anthony said.

"Anthony, let's get down to business. Let's go eat after we're done. I'm starving." Bob complained.

"OK, according to what I said before, the total investment of this film is 3500 million US dollars, you will contribute 2000 million, Fox will contribute 1200 million, and I will contribute the remaining 300 million. Fox is responsible for securing Prada's sponsorship. Regarding the investment amount, Cheng, you have Any comments?"

Before Cheng Yu'an came, the three parties had already formed a preliminary consensus, and Cheng Yu'an had nothing to say about it.

"Is there anyone for the director?" Cheng Yu'an asked.

"Fox wanted to use Peter Hedges, who is a very good comedy director." Anthony said.

"I think David Frank is better." Cheng Yu'an proposed his candidate.

Why David Frank?Of course it's for Aunt May!

Miranda, the female editor-in-chief in the movie, must find Meryl Streep, and Peter Hedges can't speak for Aunt May.

Moreover, Aunt May also collaborated with Anthony Cartagus in the previous film "Spring Heart Ripple".

A two-pronged approach will definitely convince Aunt Mei to play the role.

"Frank is a TV director!"

"I know that Frank is the director of the fourth and sixth parts of "Sex and the City". I like the women under his lens. He has a lot of experience in shooting women." Cheng Yu'an continued, "And I also want to invite Patricia Field to do the costume design for Prada."

Patricia Field is the costume designer for Sex and the City.

"Bob," Anthony said to Bob, "you said your boss doesn't come to the United States a few times a year, but you see how much he knows about the United States."

"I told you, my boss is amazing." Bob shrugged.

　Let's update the first chapter and watch the game. If EDG can win, it will be the fifth update today!
　　
　
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