director of the millennium

Chapter 30 Going to the United States (please read more!)
Wu Yuan did not accept John's suggestion, but he really needed an English name.

It's not that he thinks English names are better and more advanced than Chinese names, but that he will be in contact with and cooperate with a large number of European and American people in the next period of time.

It's really a bit embarrassing to ask them to say "yuan" one mouthful at a time.

And we can't let them call Wu Yuan "Mr. Wu" all the time, this kind of respect is indeed respect, but the sense of distance is also widened, and it is difficult for people to get close, usually only in formal occasions.

It is impossible to say "Mr." in a private chat, or to call the director directly.

So without any hesitation, Wu Yuan gave himself an English name: Daniel. It didn't have any special meaning, just to make it easy to pronounce and remember.

After confirming the cooperation with John, Wu Yuan did not delay any more. He dealt with domestic matters, reported to the school and Director Han, and then got on the plane to Los Angeles.

By the way, Wu Baige's English name is John
And Wu Yuan's first Hollywood film "Juno" will be produced by Fox Searchlight's John.

Fate, amazing.

On the plane, Wu Yuan would not treat himself badly if he had to take a long flight of more than 12 hours. He bought a first-class ticket, and the flight experience was quite comfortable.

But he was not resting, but settling accounts.

Before leaving China, Wu Yuan took care of some trivial matters, mainly the issue of "The Night the Comet Came".

This movie has been released in China, and the mainland box office was finally set at 1856 million, which did not exceed 2000 million, which is a bit regretful.

The word-of-mouth and response of this film are very good. Both Hong Kong Island and Taiwan have the idea of ​​introducing and releasing it, and China Film is still following up.

The distribution of box office profits in the mainland is not settled so quickly, but the money obtained from selling copyrights can already be settled.

At the suggestion of Director Han, Wu Yuan opened a leather bag media company, and for the time being only applied for [artist agency] business.

There is no way, now movies do not allow private capital to enter, and TV series require a filming license, and Wu Yuan cannot apply for it for the time being.

The biggest function of the establishment of his leather bag company is that he can apply for a public account at the bank, which is convenient for settlement with China Film.

As for finance and taxation, Director Han asked China Film Group's finance to help with it, which is considered convenient.

For the next plan, Wu Yuan discussed with Director Han that all settlements will be in US dollars this time, including the subsequent distribution of accounts in the mainland.

Originally, he planned to use the money to invest in "Juno", but Fox Searchlight did not agree, so he could only save the money temporarily.

After waiting for Juno to be released, add the money from the box office, and then make some small moves in Hollywood.

Yes, although Fox Searchlight gave in, Wu Yuan still only planned to cooperate with them once.

It's not a problem to make movies for other people!

Wu Yuan, who clearly knows the general development of Hollywood in the next 20 years, how could he feel at ease as Fox as a tool for filming!
The movie "Juno" can be regarded as a name for Hollywood, to establish a good relationship, and by the way, to prove that I have the ability to eat this bowl of rice.

After "Juno", Wu Yuan definitely wants to set up his own independent production company and make his own film projects.

You don’t need to make it too big. You can make three or five movies a year, earn a profit of [-] million US dollars, and then distribute the distribution benefits to the six Hollywood majors. Then the six major Hollywood majors can tolerate Wu Yuan’s tossing. of.

The premise is not to move too much of their cake, and to learn to share more benefits with others.

The reason is very simple, just like it is difficult for foreigners to operate the film industry in China, even in 2020.

Similarly, it is difficult for Hollywood to accept that a Chinese person is investing in film capital here.

The invasion of the world by Hollywood movies has always been one of the important weapons in the hands of American imperialism. How could it be allowed to be accessed by outsiders?

Even if Wu Yuan knows which movies will be blockbusters in the next 20 years, he has the opportunity to write scripts or invest first.

He is also destined to be unable to reach the level of the big six in Hollywood, not even in the second tier like New Line and Lionsgate.

Are you kidding me?

The film industry has always been exclusive, and any country with some ambition will control its own film industry.

The Japanese and Korean film markets do not allow outsiders to enter, and India has enacted legislation to prohibit foreign investment. Even small Southeast Asian countries have their own policy support and protection.

Even if Hollywood claims to be the most open and tolerant in the world, its top capital is still controlled by its own people.

Even British gentlemen can only work as actors, directors, screenwriters, or at most producers in Hollywood, without being able to become a part of capital.

The good thing is that China has not yet begun to rise these days, and Hollywood does not believe that the Chinese film industry will pose a threat to Hollywood.

So at least for the next ten years, Wu Yuan can still be a high-profile director in Hollywood and a low-key production company.

Make three or five films a year and earn [-] to [-] million U.S. dollars, no one will care, or it's not worth embarrassing him.

He has already made plans. In the next five years in Hollywood, he will mainly focus on making quick money, while he himself will make some artistic films in China and go to the three major European countries to pursue honors and properly lay out the domestic market.

When the domestic film market rises, he will turn his focus to Chinese-language commercial films, and use the money he earned from Hollywood to train more outstanding domestic new directors to accelerate the growth of the mainland film market.

The long-term goal is to lead Chinese films to Asia, not to mention counterattacking Hollywood, at least the Asian market must be won back!

Back then, Hong Kong Island films were able to kill all of Asia, so there is no reason why Chinese-language films in the future cannot do this!
The long voyage will eventually come to an end.

On December 12, Los Angeles time, Wu Yuan landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

"Director Wu, I finally see you again."

“Welcome to the film capital of the world!”

"Here are the most handsome men and beauties in the world, the best film practitioners, and the most advanced film industry system!"

"You should have come!"

John, who came early to pick up the plane, successfully picked up Wu Yuan and gave him a bear hug.

He was a little bald, but John still had a pretty good figure. At least Wu Yuan could feel the two pectoral muscles on his chest when they hugged him. They were really big!
"Hey John, good to see you too."

"You will also be the producer of "Juno", and we will work together for a while."

"Oh, I just love working with an outstanding young director like you." John smiled, patted Wu Yuan on the shoulder, and pulled him towards the parking lot.

The two got into the car that picked them up from the airport, and the driver took them to the hotel where Wu Yuan would be staying.

It's five-star, and it's an executive suite. Fox Searchlight will not treat Wu Yuan badly in this regard.

"It's a pity you didn't take my advice, but Daniel is a good name."

As soon as he got in the car, John teased Wu Yuan, but the topic quickly returned to the topic.

"Daniel, can I call you that?"

"The company has completed the remake of your movie "Coherence", but the script has been adapted in some localized ways. It is now being edited in the post-production process and should be released in January."

"This is an ultra-low-budget movie, with a total cost of less than $100 million, so the company doesn't plan to spend too much on promotional expenses, but there will still be a premiere."

"Are you going to participate? It's in a studio in Los Angeles, and you're also the signed screenwriter of this movie!"

"It's moving so fast?" Wu Yuan was first surprised by the speed of Hollywood, and then shook his head: "I still won't go, the copyright has been sold out to you, and this movie has nothing to do with me in North America."

"Let's start working on Juno as soon as possible, I can't wait to make this movie."

"How's it going? Have you found the actor I need?"

"Of course!" John raised his eyebrows and said easily: "They are all ready and waiting for your call at any time."

"But you have just experienced a transoceanic flight, so you need to rest for a day. There will be a welcome party for you tomorrow. After the party, I will bring the actors to see you the day after tomorrow."

"No." Wu Yuan shook his head: "Forget about the welcome party, let's start working directly."

John had weird eyes, and looked at Wu Yuan with a half-smile: "No, Daniel, trust me, you will like this welcome party."

"This is a novel experience that you have never experienced in Huaxia~"

　Movies have no borders, but film capital has borders.

　　So don’t expect to see the protagonist go to Hollywood to punch Universal, kick Fox, and create a company that is more powerful than the Big Six in Hollywood.

　　He can be a big director admired by thousands of people in Hollywood, but he can't set up a production company that takes everything in Hollywood.

　　This is really unrealistic, this is an act of stepping on the head of the US emperor to shit.

　　This kind of thing can only be done in China, who said that the protagonist is a Chinese.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)