Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 103 Target, Dragon Treasure Studio

After answering the call from his agent, Cheng Long began to recite some English and slang for daily greetings as if reciting lines.

In fact, he speaks English very well now and has no problem coping with daily communication.

But Americans all like humor, and Cheng Long wanted to show this side of himself as much as possible.

The reason why Cheng Long attaches so much importance is mainly due to the good face of the Chinese people.

The boss of the Bulls has said that he is your fan, but you are not allowed to show your face in front of foreigners?

While practicing, the phone suddenly rang.

Cheng Long grabbed the microphone and said an authentic American greeting.

"Hello, this is-"

"Aaron, it's me."

My wife's gentle and familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

Cheng Long, who was holding the microphone, was stunned. His brain was stuck when switching between the two contexts. It took several seconds before he stuttered out the first sentence.

The wife made this call to ask Cheng Long about his consent for his son to take leave and return to the United States to watch the NBA.

"Yes, that's what happened. Let me tell you Gillian, the owner of the Bulls is actually a fan of mine. I just found out about it. From now on, our family can go to the NBA whenever we want."

Just as he was talking, the cell phone on the table rang.

This should be it.

Cheng Long quickly explained to his wife that he had an important call to answer and would contact his wife later.

Before hanging up the phone, Cheng Long never forgot to tell his wife not to tell her son about this matter, otherwise the boy would not be able to stay in Hong Kong Island to study music with peace of mind.

Putting down the phone, Cheng Long quickly ran over and picked up the phone.

Before answering the phone, Cheng Long learned from his previous experience and did not greet the person very warmly at the beginning. Instead, he politely asked who the other party was.

"Brother Cheng Long, there should be no problem with my title, right?"

A Chinese sentence with a foreigner's accent came from the other end of the phone.

Cheng Long was stunned on the spot.

There are two reasons.

One, of course, was that the other party actually spoke Chinese to him. Although it sounded like Cheng Long's Hong Kong Mandarin with a local accent, it was already very powerful for a foreigner.

There are many foreigners on Hong Kong Island, but Cheng Long has never met anyone who speaks Chinese so well.

Another reason was that the other party's voice sounded very young, but the agent told Cheng Long that the Bulls boss was older than him.

This doesn't sound like it either.

"Who are you?"

Cheng Long was very cautious and spoke in English.

"My name is Jamie Dutton, John is my father and he gave me your phone number."

Jamie on the other end of the phone explained helplessly.

His original intention was to surprise Cheng Long first by speaking authentic Chinese.

This is also the first time he has spoken Chinese to someone since time travel.

However, after getting used to English pronunciation, Jamie found that no matter how hard he tried, his tongue was a little difficult to control, and the Chinese he spoke always had an awkward feeling, which is the strange accent that many foreigners have when speaking Chinese.

In the end, Jamie himself gave up, as long as Cheng Long could understand.

When he heard that he was the son of the owner of the Bulls, Cheng Long's attitude immediately became enthusiastic and he praised Jamie for speaking Mandarin better than him.

Foreigner-style Chinese is actually half as good as Hong Kong Mandarin.

Fortunately, there is no communication barrier like chicken talking to duck.

After Jamie slowly smoothed his tongue, his pronunciation became clearer.

He explained to Cheng Long that it was John who originally wanted to call Cheng Long in person, but it was John who volunteered to take the lead.

Hearing this, Cheng Long completely understood one thing. Jamie not only spoke Chinese, but also studied Chinese culture.

Most foreigners would be embarrassed to say that they are crooked if they don't use a few wrong idioms when speaking Chinese.

"It's okay, it's okay. My agent was introducing your father to me, and also mentioned something about you. He said that you are the most popular best-selling novel writer in the United States, and even major Hollywood companies such as Warner Bros. and Vesta Pictures I’m paying you a lot of money to write a script.”

"We all like to call people like you talented people on Hong Kong Island, Jin Yong, you know that right?"

Cheng Long was so flattering that even Jamie himself felt a little embarrassed.

"I can't compare to a great master like Mr. Cha, but it's true that I like his martial arts novels very much."

The sentence "Mr. Cha" shocked Cheng Long again.

Jin Yong is well-known in the Chinese world, but except for locals in Hong Kong Island, most readers outside do not know his real surname Cha at all.

Even if they know it, more than half of them will pronounce it wrong.

Jamie, an American, can actually pronounce the correct syllables accurately. This is no longer impressive, but shocking.

If it weren't for Jamie's foreigner-style Chinese, Cheng Long would have doubted whether there was a foreigner on the other end of the phone.

"Hmm... Actually, I also like Mr. Jin Yong's novels. Because I rarely shoot costumes, I have never had the opportunity to cooperate with him. This is also one of the regrets I have made for so many years."

Seeing that Cheng Long, a person with such a good face, did not pretend to be familiar with Jin Yong on the phone, Jamie knew that his purpose of talking to Cheng Long on the phone in Chinese had been achieved.What Jamie wants is such an atmosphere of frank communication with Cheng Long.

"I also think that Brother Cheng Long is more suitable for filming modern dramas."

To prove his words, Jamie also accurately reported the names of all the movies Cheng Long had made in the past.

Cheng Long went numb immediately.

He even wanted to ask Jamie, have you ever stayed in Hong Kong Island?

Jamie’s explanation for this is that he is as much a fan of Cheng Long as John.

Cheng Long believed it immediately.

Because other than that, Cheng Long really couldn't think of any other more reasonable explanation.

"Brother Cheng Long, actually I called you before my father this time because it was a little selfish."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Long immediately cheered up.

As a foreigner, Jamie knows himself so well. If it was just because he liked his movies, to be honest, Cheng Long would still be a little bit embarrassed in his heart.

Well now, people have a purpose.

"I don't know if Brother Cheng Long's agent has ever mentioned to you that in addition to writing, I am also a fan of film, television and animation."

This agent had not been mentioned to Cheng Long, but Cheng Long was not surprised.

Cheng Long's son grew up in the United States. It is very common for young people here to like animation and movies.

"Last year, there was a cartoon broadcast on Warner Animation World TV that was very popular. I think Brother Cheng Long should have guessed the name of that cartoon, right?"

Cheng Long blurted out:

""The Adventures of Cheng Long"?"

"Yes, that's it. I like this cartoon very much and want to buy its copyright, including the entire Dragon Treasure Studio, from Columbia. I'll go and talk directly. The other party may not agree easily. If Cheng Brother Long can help negotiate with them, and I can give Brother Cheng Long 20% ​​of the shares of Longzhibao Studio as a reward."

Cheng Long immediately said there was no need to be so polite.

He didn't pay much attention to the cartoon "The Adventures of Cheng Long".

The reason for taking it seriously is that as Jamie said, the cartoon received very good ratings after it was aired.

Although Cheng Long and his agent felt that this was due to the success of his two "Rush Hour" movies.

However, Cheng Long still agreed to appear in real life and answer a question from animation fans at the end of each cartoon episode.

The reason for not paying attention to it is of course because it is just a cartoon with limited influence. Otherwise, Cheng Long would not have agreed to cooperate with Columbia so easily and authorized the other party to establish Longzhibao Studio to develop this animation.

Now that he knew that Jamie liked this cartoon very much and wanted to buy it, Cheng Long agreed without even planning to discuss it with his agent.

John, Jamie and his son are all his fans, which makes Cheng Long feel very proud. At the moment, he is just doing Jamie a small favor.

Both parties happily agreed on the matter.

After the call ended, Cheng Long realized, had he agreed too quickly?

Call your agent immediately and tell him about the incident.

Knowing that Jamie wanted to buy the copyright of "The Adventures of Cheng Long" and Longzhibao Studio, the agent immediately told Cheng Long in a serious tone.

Jamie must get the 20% shares of Longzhibao Studio that he promised.

Cheng Long felt a little embarrassed on the spot.

He promised to help, but later asked for benefits. Wouldn't it make the other party look down on him?
The agent immediately explained to Cheng Long that this is the United States.

Favors belong to favors, business is business.

If the other party is really sincere, the reward promised to Cheng Long will not be less.

Cheng Long didn't insist anymore.

Then he asked another question.

Why did Jamie buy the Dragon Treasure?

"Jackie, do you remember what I told you before that both Warner and Weststar Pictures asked Jamie Dutton to write the script?"

"Hmm." Cheng Long nodded.

"According to the information I have, Warner invited Jamie to help write the script for Superman, while Weststar Films invited Jamie to help write the script for Deadpool."

"Another thing is that Jamie Dutton used the film and television rights to his novel "Percy Jackson" to acquire Iron Man from Weststar Pictures."

"You may not know much about Deadpool and Iron Man, but you definitely know about Superman. What the three have in common is that they are superheroes in comics."

"You should understand by now, right?"

Cheng Long, who was holding the mobile phone, was stunned again.

What should he understand?
The agent's voice continued to come from the other end of the phone.

"Best-selling novel author, Hollywood's hottest screenwriter and avid anime fan, when you put these three identities together in Jamie Dutton, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion."

"Jamie Dutton has an extremely strong interest in adapting anime into live-action movies. This is not just my opinion, but the entire Hollywood now thinks so."

"Dear Chen, now you should understand why Jamie Dutton wants to buy "The Adventures of Cheng Long"?"

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