How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 12 Coming to Hollywood

December 1996, 2.

In the editing room of the Beijing Studio, Zhang Nan let out a long sigh of relief as he watched the edited [Jingcheng Martial Arts] into a film.

The hard work of nearly a month has finally come to an end, and the rest is to return to North America to promote and release the film.

It stands to reason that during this process, he will not be more relaxed as a director and starring role than during filming.

But [Jingcheng Wuguan], Zhang Nan and Old Luke are all little-known small projects and little people in Hollywood, and they basically don’t get much attention, so the follow-up will not be too busy—at least the box office is still there. This is what happens when there is no explosion.

"Luke, the movie editing is ready." Zhang Nan took out his mobile phone from his pocket and called old Luke.

The old Luke on the phone has been there for nearly a million months. It was okay at first, and he didn’t need to communicate much when watching the scenery, but after watching the scenery, he was tortured by the language barrier. Hastily said: "So soon, okay, I'm going to go back to the plane ticket."

Just as Zhang Nan hung up the phone, the door of the editing room opened and Han Sanpin walked in.

"Brother Zhang, I heard that the movie is edited?"

Zhang Nan nodded, "Well, the movie is finished, so it is estimated that in the next two days, Old Luke and I will return to Hollywood to be busy with the movie's release."

Han Sanpin was reluctant to leave Zhang Nan.

In less than a month, Jingcheng Studio passed over 4000 million yuan of funds from Zhang Nan through cooperation.

Although some "fractions" were bought as houses and quietly donated to Zhang Nan, most of the rest were also spent, and the profits directly obtained by the Beijing Studio were not much.

However, under the huge base of more than 4000 million, the capital studio has gained a lot from the project of "Beijing Wuguan".

Moreover, after this battle, Jingcheng Studio has made a big splash in the mainland entertainment industry, and has also explored a way to cooperate with Hollywood. Han Sanpin has gained a lot of credit.

In the past month, it can be said that he wants to have achievements, benefits, and limelight. Han Sanpin is sincerely reluctant to give up Zhang Nan who brought these things.

"Since this is the case, I won't force you to stay, but don't worry, brother Zhang, I will definitely help you with the release of [Jingcheng Wuguan] in China." Han Sanpin kindly assured Zhang Nan road.

[Jingcheng Wuguan] Although there is a cooperation from Beijing Studio, all the investment is from Disney, so it doesn't even count as a co-production.

In this day and age, if a foreign film wants to be shown in China, it is not just a matter of chance, it must be approved by Huaying Company (the predecessor of Huaying Group in the future).

After Zhang Nan heard Han Sanpin's guarantee, he immediately became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Director Han, I have an idea about the release of [Jingcheng Wuguan] in the mainland. released domestically."

"Huh? Why?" Sanpin Han was puzzled.

"If it's released directly, the movie won't be too popular. I think it will be released in the mainland after the movie is a big hit in North America." Zhang Nan explained.

Han Sanpin nodded first when he heard the words, then paused, then... what if the box office fails?
But at this time, it was obviously not possible to say such unlucky words directly, so Han Sanpin could only stop the thought of continuing to ask, and didn't say anything more.

Seeing Han Sanpin hesitated to speak, Zhang Nan naturally knew what the other party was thinking.

But he can guarantee that the movie will not fail at the box office after it is released, and he can't talk about it all over the world.

So I pretended not to notice this and acted confidently.

Fortunately, all directors who make movies, after the movie is finished, as long as the movie is not a bad movie that is obviously unattainable, they all look like Zhang Nan, who is full of confidence, so Zhang Nan's appearance is not very good. unexpected.
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North America, Hollywood.

Zhang Nan and Old Luke got off the plane carrying a canvas bag they bought from the capital. Their luggage and the edited movie film were all checked in.

Of course, Zhang Nan kept a few copies of the movie film in the Citibank safe in Beijing in case something happened to the consignment.

As soon as Zhang Nan walked to the exit of the airport, he found that the old Luke beside him was not leaving, his expression was a little stiff, and he said in a nervous tone, "Wait for a while, I will call my sister and ask her to pick me up. "

"What's the good way to call your sister? Don't we two elders take a taxi and go back?"

As soon as Zhang Nan finished speaking, he followed Old Luke's eyes and knew why Old Luke wanted to call.

Disney Vice President Robert Watt, Luke Sr.'s brother-in-law, actually came to pick them up in person.

It's a pity that old Luke's stop is ineffective. Sometimes if you don't go to the mountain, the mountain will come to you, not to mention that old Luke even blasted his brother-in-law's small vault.

"Luke, you're finally back. You're exhausted from your business trip to Huaguo." Old Luke's brother-in-law Robert said this with a smile.

But as a director, Zhang Nan, who has studied lines and facial expressions, can easily hear the gnashing of teeth and hidden meaning in this line:
You stole Lao Tzu's money, and even went to Huaguo to avoid the limelight and be happy. I can be regarded as waiting for you to come back.

"Sister...brother-in-law." Under fear and hard work, Old Luke made a pitiful appearance.

But obviously, the effect was not ideal, and did not arouse the compassion of his brother-in-law Robert.

That's right, after all, for Robert, Luke's brother-in-law is an annoying thing. I want him to change his attitude towards this brother-in-law, unless this brother-in-law changes his personality and becomes his sister-in-law.

Otherwise, other means will have little effect.

But... look at old Luke's wrinkled old face, it looks like an old Chinese dish.

Zhang Nan felt that it might not be enough to just go to Thailand to find a doctor to change his personality. Old Luke also needed to transfer to South Korea for plastic surgery.

But obviously, Robert didn't have the patience to give old Luke the time to undergo transformation and plastic surgery, so he kidnapped old Luke directly in front of Zhang Nan.

The moment the car door was closed, Zhang Nan vaguely heard a roar that seemed to come from hell.

"That's the private money that I have accumulated for most of my life, and it was blown up by you when you stepped on the horse.

Doesn't your conscience hurt? How many times have I wiped your ass for you all these years, making your hands full of shit, and that's how you repay me. "

Behind……

Zhang Nan couldn't hear the following content, because the car had already left, and he had to cooperate with Robert's secretary to send the film of "Jingcheng Wuguan" back to Disney.

(End of this chapter)