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Chapter 481: Beauty Entertainment 2005
Santa Monica.

North of Los Angeles International Airport, California's most charming coastal city.

In the morning, Lionsgate, conference room.

The two sides of the meeting room are full of company employees. Lionsgate Films is a Canadian entertainment company. In 1997, the then President of the United States Clinton secretly supported his own "money bag" Frank Gusta to establish Lionsgate Films. Industry.

earliest.

The middleman earns the price difference, and Lionsgate makes a profit from the price difference by reselling film projection equipment.

To today.

The CEO of Lionsgate Films at the time, Jon Firthmore, had sharp eyes. His speech was impassioned, just like the inauguration of the "President of the United States": "My colleagues, Lionsgate has spent the cruelest and coldest winter. Our enemies, Paramount, paid dearly for their pride."

"call out."

"Paramount needs to realize who is the real king of horror movies."

"Paramount is a bitch, son of a bitch!"

Whistles and screams, meeting rooms, the crowd was furious, Paramount acquired Lions Gate twice, both of which were discussed as "price issues". Gusta once said: "During the negotiations, Paramount acquired us, as if asking us It’s extremely cheap, but it’s actually their vision that’s wrong.”

"Fahrenheit 910..."

Jon didn't stop the staff's abuse. There are not many Lionsgate employees, only 300 people. He coughed and continued: "This movie was released and won a box office of 2 million U.S. dollars. Today, it is the best-selling film in the history of American movies. Documentary film, and at the same time, we successfully released "Saw", which is a real horror film!"

He said in a deep voice: "We are bloody, rough, violent and always want to tear apart the rules. This is the gospel that God gave us."

meeting room.

Lionsgate employees erupted in enthusiastic response to Jon's "manifesto."

this moment.

Jon represents the spirit of Lionsgate!
Lionsgate is an alternative to Hollywood.

this point.

From the location of the company, it can be seen that the 8 traditional Hollywood companies and their headquarters are all located in Hollywood.

Lions Gate.

The headquarters is far away from Hollywood, Santa Monica, and the Land of Exile, and its movies, bloody, violent, rough, fanatical lovers, crowned Lionsgate as a "sacred place", and haters, Lionsgate is a "madman".

"We don't care." Jon said in a deep voice: "The future development of Lions Gate is in our creation, the Patrol Plan..."

"We don't expect famous film creators to come to Lions Gate!" Jon's eyes were sharp, and he was as fierce as a vulture: "We can absorb those geniuses who are sufficiently different and unknown."

"us."

"Create our new god ourselves!"

"Besides that." Jon said in a deep voice: "We must understand that Lionsgate is an independent film company, and we rely on film profits, not the financial investment and sales of derivatives of those so-called film companies..."

"I think."

"Big film companies disdain bloody and rough productions, and they respect the rules like dogma."

Jon paused and said, "And this is the way Lionsgate survives."

meeting.

It lasted for two hours. After the meeting, Jon pushed away from the president's office.

It was cold inside.

Ancient Egyptian mummy traditional craftsmanship, concocted wild lion, a whole lion, with a bloody mouth, black pupils, hunting posture, claws on the soles, and torn pieces of meat.

Leather sofa.

Lionsgate founder, Frank Gustav has dark eyes: "Joe, my brother, there is a soul beside you."

"Yes, Gusta." Jon shrugged, "I just crawled out of hell."

Frank himself.

He is a senior horror film lover. He founded Lions Gate. To a large extent, there are no real horror films in the United States!

"Joe, I like you." Gusta said: "The Patrol Project, the list is here, take a look."

"Wen Ziren."

Jon nodded: "Wen Ziren is a genius, his appearance is enough to rewrite the history of Lionsgate."

"Han Qiao." Jon's eyes froze, he was from Huaxia, he slurred his speech: "Han Qiao?"

Turning his head, he asked with his eyes: "Boss, this Han Qiao, did he appear in the Patrol Project?"

"Joe." Gusta was full of interest: "Han Qiao, from Huaxia, his film status in China is enough to rival the Hollywood Big 8." If Lionsgate cooperates with him, the East Asian film market, the Big 8 can only rely on us next shit. "

"Interesting analogy." Jon looked at the photo. In the photo, the corner of the young man's mouth was adorned with a faint smile. Chinese people are very young, and Wen Ziren is young enough.

but.

This Chinese person, in front of Wen Ziren, is a young man, he said: "I like the smile of this Chinese person, this is an ambitious person."

"but."

"Boss, can he make the horror movie Lionsgate wants?"

"My good buddy." Gusta said, "Wen Ziren told me that this young man..."

He poked his finger at the photo and said, "He's a true horror movie god!"

………………

"Han Qiao, can you... go out?"

Los Angeles.

The sun is shining, the beach house on the west coast, the breeze is blowing, and the plain white curtains are fluttering.

in the bedroom.

Chen Hong stared. To be honest, she is a woman who has given birth to two children.

but.

Except for her husband, she has not changed her clothes in front of the second man.

especially.

Han Qiao's eyes admired him. He was sitting on the sofa. From Han Qiao's eyes, she was an object.

"Mrs. Chen." Han Qiao's heart is like a cat scratching, a personal assistant, to put it bluntly, is not a professional OL girl.

A plain white tulle shirt, a black OL skirt, and 8D flesh-colored stockings.

High-heeled shoes with black leather and red soles.

Han Qiao said righteously: "Mrs. Chen, this is part of the plan!"

"plan."

"What plan?" Chen Hong embraced the clothes, behind her was Han Qiao on the sofa, and in front of her was a floor-to-ceiling glass mirror.

this animal.

"This." The corner of Han Qiao's mouth twitched into a smile: "The plan to attack Mrs. Chen~"

Raise your wrist.

Han Qiao smiled and said, "Mrs. Chen, you only have 5 minutes. I think you don't want it either. Let's do it in the car."

"Han Qiao." Chen Hong said angrily, "You are such a beast! Shameless!"

"Mrs. Chen, I was wrong. Now, don't you just want to get benefits from me, a beast?"

Han Qiao lay on his side, stretched out his hand, and said, "Mrs. Chen, please."

Eye contact.

Chen Hong's cheeks were ashamed and angry, and Han Qiao exposed her fig leaf.

Han Qiao's words were offensive.

To be blunt, if you want to attack her, she is not a game, really...

Animals!

With a heartbeat, he turned around.

The body trembled slightly.

Unbuttoning the cheongsam with both hands, the clothes came off one by one, and Chen Hong glanced sideways.

in the mirror.

The corners of Han Qiao's mouth curled into a smile, full of interest, this kind of pure appreciation of objects.

It made her feel ashamed, and then, the flesh-colored stockings gradually covered the thighs under the black skirt from the toes, and she gasped: "Have you seen enough?"

"pretty good."

Han Qiao nodded, she is a classic beauty, dignified and rich, bright and elegant.

just now.

The modern urban beauty professional OL skirt is amazing enough, especially the mature feminine charm.

out the door.

Han Qiao was driving, and Chen Hong was tugging on her skirt, which was very short. When she sat down, her legs were fully displayed.

She didn't mind Han Qiao looking at it, but there was a huge contrast between this overly sexy dress and her identity.

and so.

She was very shy and said embarrassedly, "Han Qiao, where are we going?"

"Paramount." Han Qiao said: "The Conjuring movie has been finalized, and the release of this piece, the top 8 in Hollywood is the best choice."

just now.

September in Los Angeles, two months in a foreign country, Han Qiao's only feeling is discomfort!
Los Angeles air.

The air without the imperial capital is sweet!

Paramount, one of the top 8 in Hollywood, "The Godfather", "Forrest Gump"...

Having launched so many well-received and well-received films, Paramount's status in Hollywood is just like its logo: "Stars surround the snow-capped mountains."

Paramount is the mountain of the film industry.

Chen Hong was silent, and she was worried: "With Han Qiao's strength and status, if you can't take him down, Lao Chen's life will be over."

Hollywood.

Paramount Headquarters, a very grand building, Hanqiao is now, daily communication in English, no problem.

The front desk lady is a dark-skinned gypsy elder sister, blowing the air conditioner and serving iced Americano.

Han Qiao said politely, "Hi, Manager Pete and I will meet at about 11:00."

"Mr. Han." Heizhu looked at the schedule: "Manager Pete is in a meeting, do you need to reschedule or wait."

Ok.

Paramount's arrogance, Han Qiao shrugged: "Just wait."

"Mr. Han." Black Pearl said, "Please wait in the living room in Area B."

Area B.

Han Qiao swept his eyes and said politely, "Thank you."

Chen Hong's eyes were subtle.

They are all good people, the front desk doesn't take Han Qiao seriously at all, if it is a distinguished guest.

At this moment.

Be sure to receive, not, wait in the lobby.

She didn't speak, but observed Han Qiao. As Han Qiao, with such a contemptuous attitude...

A bit disappointed.

Han Qiao was very calm. He didn't even show any emotion. He even tasted the cake in Paramount's living room.

After three cups of coffee were refilled, the two waited. At 11 o'clock, Han Qiao looked about the same. He went to the front desk and asked, "Hello, is the manager Pete's meeting over?"

Heizhu looked at the schedule and said regretfully, "Sir, Manager Pete was out on business 10 minutes ago due to an emergency."

"That's it."

Han Qiao was angry from the bottom of his heart, and Paramount was arrogant, he could understand.

but.

This is not arrogance, this is, trampling on business rules and not keeping promises!
He knew it in his heart.

Paramount, such a big film company, doesn't care about a Chinese film.

Han Qiao controlled his emotions: "Mr. Pete, can you come back today?"

"Sir." Black Pearl said politely, "We have no right to ask about Manager Pete's schedule."

Out the Paramount gate.

After wasting two hours, Han Qiao was in a calm mood, and even teased Chen Hong: "Mrs. Chen, it seems that you are used to this outfit."

"Han Bridge."

Chen Hong was very happy in his heart, Han Qiao is a villain, and a villain will be tortured by a villain.

Paramount's slight.

Chen Hong looked at the joke and said euphemistically, "It's really shameful for an American film company to think that they are powerful enough to bully others."

"shameful."

"No." Han Qiao said, "Mrs. Chen, this is not shameful. Paramount's arrogance is because it is powerful, and I want it."

"so."

"Instead of complaining that Paramount doesn't respect people, it's a waste of time." Han Qiao turned his head, stretched out his fingers, and scratched his nails across Chen Hong's stockings.

"Tear."

The caressing feeling gave Chen Hong goosebumps, and she resisted it.

He stared at Han Qiao.

Han Qiao's mouth twitched into a smile: "I'm not as strong as myself, Mrs. Chen, what do you think..."

"Unreasonable." Chen Hong blushed, and she said angrily, "The real strong don't bully the weak. What's the difference between you and a beast that advocates the law of blood?"

"you're right."

Han Qiao shrugged: "But now it's my rules, not yours, Mrs. Chen, what do you think?"

"Han Bridge."

With Han Qiao's confident appearance, Chen Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't you going to lose?"

"No." Han Qiao said, "I will never lose."

Chen Hong paused.

In the morning, Han Qiao didn't suffer any setbacks in Paramount's encounter.

If it is Lao Chen.

At this time, he must have scolded angrily: "Shameless old thief, stealing status."

Complain about injustice.

Han Qiao was like a normal person. In the afternoon, the two went to Universal Films.

Universal Pictures.

Han Qiao met Hill, who is in charge of film marketing and distribution at Universal Pictures.

Hill is white.

The pitch-black projection room, as "The Conjuring" ended, the projection room was brightly lit.

Xier buttoned up her suit, applauded and said, "Mr. Han, a wonderful horror movie."

"Mr. Hill." Han Qiao said, "The Conjuring is the first film of Pangu Films. Regarding this film, Pangu Films has the idea of ​​launching a sequel."

"Han."

Hill turned his head, motioned to the staff, and said: "Universal Pictures, I am very happy to release the films of excellent newcomers. Mr. Han, you are a talented director in the Chinese film industry across the ocean. It is a great honor for Universal Pictures to share with Pangu cooperation in the film industry."

"Han."

"This is the goodwill of Universal Pictures." Hill patted the document and said, "I think Universal Pictures and Pangu Pictures will have a good start."

Han Qiao took the file.

His eyes swept across without changing his face, and he closed the file: "Mr. Hill, I think you have misunderstood. I have no plan to sell the movie Conjuring the Soul."

Film release.

There are two modes, one: acquisition.

There are advantages and disadvantages for distribution companies to bid to acquire movies.

the benefit is:
The income is intuitive. Generally speaking, the prices of film distribution companies are higher than the cost of film production.

such as.

Universal Pictures acquired the film "The Conjuring" for 1200 million US dollars. This film cost 800 million US dollars to produce and earned 400 million.

but.

Wen Ziren's director's fee is still 500 million. Han Qiao said: "Mr. Hill, I have a lot of goodwill towards Universal Pictures. I cannot accept this model of acquisition."

"Mr. Han."

Hill spread out his hands: "The Conjuring movie is not bad, but with 1200 million US dollars, Universal Pictures has enough goodwill. Of course, I appreciate this movie very much."

"if."

"Mr. Han, this movie." Hill said in a deep voice, "1500 million dollars, this is the final price."

"I believe."

"In the whole of Hollywood, no, integrating the United States, there is no company that values ​​this movie more than Universal Pictures."

Hill said: "Mr. Han, I personally admire you very much. I hope you can consider it carefully. Universal Pictures has the largest distribution theater in Hollywood."

"Thank you." Han Qiao said, "Mr. Hill, Chinese people say: Doing business is all about fate. It seems that Universal Pictures and I have no fate."

"Mr. Han." Hill looked straight into the eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Pangu Pictures is just a start-up film company after all. To be honest, Universal Pictures is not optimistic about the movie Conjuring Soul. The $1500 million is completely Universal Pictures. I want to make friends with Mr. Han."

Han Bridge.

The overlord of the Chinese film industry, however, the market of the Chinese film industry is too small.

$1500.

Hill said in his heart: "No one will refuse a cake like this."

"Farewell."

1500 million US dollars, want to eat farts, the movie Call of the Soul, but broke the US one-week box office record.

Runs for a week.

The box office has earned 4500 million U.S. dollars, let alone the entire North America and the world. The movie's revenue must have exceeded hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars.

$1500.

He just wanted to buy out the global distribution rights of Summoning Souls. At this time, Han Qiao was a little helpless.

People are under the roof.

America, not Huaxia, he is in Huaxia, bullying others, the evil forces in the entertainment industry.

Arrived in America.

He was bullied by evil forces, Paramount didn't see him at all, and Universal Pictures was domineering. This was not a purchase, but a charity!
Han Qiao turned around and left.

From behind, Hill's voice came: "Mr. Han, you have lost the goodwill of Universal Movies. This is the worst decision you have ever made."

Han Qiao shrugged and said in Huaxia, "I call you immortal."

Chen Hong's eyes were subtle.

The second time, the arrogance of Paramount, the rejection of the door, and the overbearing of Universal Movies.

Han Qiao finally.

I can't control my temper anymore.

Chen Hong was very happy in his heart, seeing that Han Qiao was frustrated and in a difficult situation.

The Conjuring this movie.

The first film produced by Pangu Films had a bad start, but the investment was 1300 million US dollars.

Got into the car.

At night in Los Angeles, Han Qiao lit a cigarette and finished one cigarette.

He was restless.

but.

My own bad mood will never be shown in front of bad people.

With a calm and breezy appearance, Chen Hong felt happy in her heart, and said euphemistically, "Han Qiao, Paramount, and Universal Pictures have all rejected them. What are your plans next?"

"Paramount, Universal, Columbia..." Han Qiao said, "And Sony, Warner Brothers..."

DreamWorks, Disney...

Horror movies are not released at all.

Chen Hong looked at Han Qiao. At this time, Han Qiao regained her confidence. She couldn't help but said, "What if Sony and Warner Bros. reject it?"

"And." Chen Hong said decisively, "There are only two companies left."

"Reject all of them." Han Qiao stepped on the accelerator and said with a smile, "Yes, there are two more chances."

………………

Han Qiao sells his movies everywhere.

Neither the United States nor the film company paid attention to it, but Lionsgate did.

Early in the morning.

Jon received the latest news from the secretary. He looked at the document and smiled easily: "It seems that our horror movie god has not had an easy life in Hollywood."

The secretary is a blond and blue-eyed Caucasian beauty. She asked, "Boss, do you want to contact him?"

"Do not."

Jon flatly refused: "It's not the time yet. I've read the profile of this young man. He is rebellious. In Chinese, he is rebellious. This young man will not surrender easily."

look.

According to the data, the arrogance of the big companies, Jon smiled and said: "It seems that the attitude of the 8 big companies towards this young man is very unfriendly."

"I think."

"It's not enough." Jon said: "What Lionsgate needs for the Ranger Project is the most ferocious hound. The 8th is our goal. Now, this hound has not reached the final moment."

The secretary looked at the file.

Huaxia people, it's really so important, she asked: "Boss, what do we need to do?"

"Of course." Jon said with a smile: "Lionsgate will not just sit idly by. I think, a Chinese person, he is the best young director in China, and Zhang Yimou is his partner. Chongyang went to the United States to make a movie, but was left out in the cold."

"Such news."

"America's newspapers, they'll like it."

"Boss, do you want..." the secretary asked.

"No." Jon put down the document, shrugged, turned the boss chair around, got up, took a baseball bat, and swung it a few times: "The arrogance of the 8th University does not need any compilation, just speaking objectively is enough gone."

"Okay." The secretary nodded, "I'll go down and make arrangements."

(End of this chapter)