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Chapter 623 Celebration Banquet

"Yes, Paramount talked to me in Los Angeles before and agreed to the proposal."

Wang Shu knew why Chen Long was so surprised. He had been in Hollywood for many years and was 100% familiar with the scripts produced by the eight major Hollywood film and television companies. Directors rarely had the right to change the scripts.

Not to mention the Big Eight in Hollywood, even directors of Marvel and DC movies are not allowed to modify the scripts.

Even though Zack Snyder is so famous, he still had to follow the script and shoot "Justice League".

After filming, they didn’t even have the rights to edit the film in theaters.

Chen Long opened his mouth when he heard the exact reply.

In Hollywood, usually only big directors have the right to change the script.

Moreover, only directors who are highly valued by the film and television companies will give up this right.

Now, Paramount, as one of the eight major Hollywood film and television companies, has transferred the right to change the script to Wang Shu.
Chen Long had to re-evaluate in his mind the extent to which Wang Shu was favored by film and television companies in Hollywood.

He is well aware of the reality of Hollywood. As long as a director can make money, he will definitely be favored by many producers and film and television companies.

Therefore, he knew without a doubt that there were definitely many producers or film and television companies in Hollywood seeking to cooperate with Wang Shu.

It's just that Paramount, one of the eight major Hollywood film and television companies, actually gave the right to modify the script to Wang Shu...

It's really unbelievable!

He looked at Wang Shu in surprise and asked, "What about the editing rights? Do you have them, too?"

Wang Shu nodded and said, "Not only did I mention that the script needed to be changed according to my ideas, I also raised the issue of editing rights."

"The cooperation was only achieved after Paramount agreed to all of them."

What he didn't say was that Paramount wasn't completely reassured.

Therefore, Wang Shu does have the editing rights to "Interstellar", but after the film is edited, Paramount needs to review the film internally to determine whether it is qualified.

Otherwise, Paramount will re-edit it.

Of course, Wang Shu can still participate.

However, the whole film is no longer centered on Wang Shu’s intentions.

Wang Shu expressed his understanding of this.

After all, as one of the eight major Hollywood studios, Paramount has its own professional team.

Under normal circumstances, Paramount would naturally trust the company's professional team more than Wang Shu's "director's cut".

When Chen Long heard this, he looked at Wang Shu in astonishment. How much did Paramount think highly of the other party to agree to these conditions? !

Paramount is one of the eight major Hollywood studios. It is not an independent producer or a small production company, but a world-renowned film and television company!

Such a large company would not easily hand over the rights to edit a film.

Now, this right has been transferred to Wang Shu!
Through this, Chen Long sensed Paramount's sincerity in treating Wang Shu.

It is not easy for one of the eight major Hollywood studios to agree to these conditions.

Then it dawned on me.

Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director, and none of his films have flopped.

Just these are enough to make Paramount make concessions.

Or maybe there are special reasons that made Paramount willing to make concessions and seek cooperation with Wang Shu.

He thought about it carefully and there seemed to be news reports before that Spielberg went to Disney and left a science fiction film project at Paramount.

Then, Paramount found Wang Shu.

Thinking that it was a science fiction film project, Chen Long suddenly realized it again.

Chen Long can’t guarantee how Wang Shu will perform in other types of movies.

But he thinks Wang Shu is still good at science fiction movies.

For example, the movie "Pacific Rim" was shot quite stunningly.

Although it is a monster movie, it is also a science fiction movie.

He couldn't help but compliment him: "Director Wang is truly a student who has surpassed his teacher. He is young and capable of great things."

After saying that, he looked at everyone and then added, "Paramount is one of the eight major film and television companies in Hollywood."

"I think everyone knows that Hollywood is a producer-centric system, so many directors often do not have the right to modify the script, let alone the right to edit the film in theaters, so don't even think about it."

“This is especially true for the Hollywood Big Eight.”

"Paramount can agree to Director Wang's request to modify the script and give Director Wang the theatrical editing rights for the film."

"This shows that Paramount is eager to cooperate with Director Wang, which is why they agreed to this."

These words praised Wang Shu.

Paramount was not in a hurry at all, but after discussion, they thought that giving autonomy to creative directors like Wang Shu might produce better results.

In addition, since there was no more suitable director than Wang Shu at the time, they immediately decided to cooperate with Wang Shu.

However, Ye Lin, Wang Changtian and others heard it and thought that Wang Shu was so awesome that Paramount agreed to these conditions.

Because they also know that in Hollywood, only a few international directors receive such treatment.

And Wang Shu is also an Oscar-winning director.

In addition, the commercial films he shot have all achieved excellent box office results.

Also, since his debut, he has never failed.

Therefore, it is very likely that in the minds of many Hollywood film and television companies, Wang Shu is already one of those internationally renowned directors.

Realizing this, everyone present was shocked.

In just a few years, Wang Shu has grown to such a height?

At this moment, everyone finally realized that even if Wang Shu didn't work in the domestic entertainment industry, he could still be successful in Hollywood!
This type of director has already opened up a gap with many domestic directors.

After realizing this, many people became much more polite in their words and actions towards Wang Shu at the following banquet.

Even Han Sanping is the same.

Ye Lin toasted Wang Shu with a glass of wine and asked, "Director Wang, are you going to develop in Hollywood next?"

This is also a concern for Han Sanping. He has always achieved excellent results in cooperation with Wang Shu, and he does not want the cooperation to end here.

Wang Shu pretended to think for a moment and said, "This movie that we are cooperating with Paramount is more troublesome to produce. It will most likely be produced next year."

"As for the future, we'll see what happens."

After finishing filming "Interstellar" next year, he will also make a Western-themed art film to compete for awards.

So in terms of time, he will need to be in Hollywood for the whole next year.

Han Sanping opened his mouth. Pacific Rim had achieved excellent box office results, and he was thinking of asking Wang Shu to make another blockbuster.

Now after hearing what Wang Shu said, he was at a loss for words.

He decided to talk to Wang Shu about this matter in private later.

When the people around heard this, they had different thoughts.

Chen Long, in particular, wanted to continue working with Wang Shu, and asked with a smile, "Director Wang, do I have a chance to be a part of this movie you're making with Paramount?"

As Chen Long finished his words, everyone looked at him.

They all suddenly realized that Chen Long was an international superstar and he did have the opportunity to participate.

Chen Long's attitude also made everyone around him realize that even international superstars wanted to star in Wang Shu's movie.

It can be seen how popular Wang Shu's films are among actors. To be honest, Wang Shu doesn't want to work with Chen Long.

If it weren't for various considerations for "Pacific Rim", he would not have used Chen Long at all.

Then he responded calmly: "Brother, I can't decide on this matter. Paramount has the final say."

In fact, he did not tell the truth. He had the right to recommend actors for "Interstellar".

If the actor he recommends is indeed suitable after internal discussion at Paramount, it will be confirmed.

In the film projects of the eight major Hollywood companies, which actor will play the leading role is usually not decided by one person, but is discussed in a board meeting.

The minority must obey the majority.

Therefore, Wang Shu could not directly specify who would play the role.

This is standard Hollywood practice.

This is usually the case unless Wang Shu is working with an independent producer or a small film production company.

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Chen Long was stunned when he heard this. He knew that Wang Shu was right, but he also knew that since Paramount agreed to Wang Shu's right to modify the script, it must have also given him the right to recommend actors to perform.

Since Wang Shu answered like this, it was obvious that he had not considered him.

Realizing this, he gave a dry laugh and said, "OK."

The people around didn't notice anything and continued eating and chatting.

Wang Changtian toasted Wang Shu at the right time and took the opportunity to say, "Director Wang, no matter when you return to China to make a movie, don't forget the light."

"Now you also have shares in Guangguang, and we are waiting for you to cooperate with Guangguang on a few more films to help raise the stock price."

These words were said to both Wang Shu and Han Sanping.

It was to tell Han Sanping that Guangxian's investment in Wang Shu's film was justified and that he should not always think about kicking Guangxian out.

He didn't want to mention the equity issue, but the banquet had come to this point and if he didn't mention it, he might be kicked out.

Therefore, he had to take this opportunity to point out in front of everyone that Wang Shu owned shares in Guangxian.

In order to raise the stock price when it goes public, it is natural to cooperate with Guangxian.

When Han Sanping heard this, his face turned a little cold.

He did plan to cooperate with Wang Shu again in the future and kick out Enlight Pictures.

However, after Wang Changtian said this, Han Sanping knew that Wang Shu would definitely drag the light along.

Because the increase in stock price concerns Wang Shu’s own interests.

As for Ye Lin and others, when they heard Wang Changtian suddenly mention equity, they all realized that Wang Shu now held shares in Huayi, with a market value of four or five hundred million.

For a moment, he looked at Wang Changtian with some excitement.

Including Chen Long, everyone was thinking, since Wang Shu could get the shares of Guangxian, could he get it too?
Wang Shu raised his glass and clinked it with Wang Changtian's. He said with a smile, "The level of Guangxian's stock price when it goes public will affect the value of my shares."

"So don't worry, Mr. Wang. If there is a project, I will definitely call you."

Wang Changtian was immediately satisfied after hearing this, and clinked glasses with Wang Shu with a smile.

Han Sanping didn't say anything either.

He knew in his heart that Wang Shu was now a big director.

It is also clear that Shanghai Film Group has been seeking cooperation with Wang Shu.

Therefore, even if Wang Shu does not cooperate with China Film Group Corporation now, he can still cooperate with Shanghai Film Group Corporation.

At that time, the film will be handed over to Huaxia for distribution, and China Film can only watch.

Therefore, there are some things that you have to accept even if you are not happy about it.

Chairman Han is just overbearing, not a fool.

He also hopes to work with Wang Shu to achieve even better results during his tenure.

How could he break up with Wang Shu because of these things?
At this moment, the topic turned to stocks and a bunch of people started chatting about this topic.

Wang Shu expressed some opinions during this process, but they were not much and were very shallow.

He didn't want his eloquent talk to make everyone present have an interest in him, and then
It is said that the stock market is risky and one needs to be cautious when entering the industry.

In a blink of an eye, the celebration banquet was over.

Chen Long had some ideas about Guangxian’s equity, and after the banquet he made an appointment with Wang Changtian to discuss it in detail.

But he was destined to be dreaming.

In the evening, Mei Ting came to Wang Shu's villa.

She was very proactive. If Wang Shu hadn't been in good health, he would have collapsed within three minutes.

Although the movie "Pacific Rim" has only been released for eleven or twelve days, it has already earned 6 million yuan at the domestic box office.

This box office performance will help her become a popular actress.

Not to mention, this drama also allowed the company to travel to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea and other places, marking its initial step onto the international stage.

If we can go further in the future, it will be equivalent to replicating Zhang Ziyi's path to the international stage.

If not, she can still be a first-line actress in the country.

And all this was brought to her by Wang Shu.

The two of them lay on the bed, Mei Ting leaned against Wang Shu. She propped herself up and kissed Wang Shu on the lips, then leaned against Wang Shu's chest and said in a soft and affectionate voice, "Shu, I want to give birth to a child for you~"

Mei Ting is very career-oriented. When she was with director Yan, she did not have children because of career planning.

Now, she has expressed to Wang Shu many times that she is willing to have a child for him, which shows that she has made a great determination.

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Wang Shu stroked Mei Ting's hair and asked in a puzzled manner, "You've just made some progress in your career, why do you want to have a baby?"

Mei Ting said in a muffled voice: "Aren't you going to Hollywood next?"

“And it’s a Paramount project.”

“I thought there was definitely no role for me.”

"You go to Hollywood, so I'll take advantage of this time to give birth to a child for you in China."

When Wang Shu heard this, he understood what Mei Ting meant.

She meant that she would give birth to a child for Wang Shu while he was in Hollywood.

After that, the child was born and Wang Shu's work in Hollywood also came to an end.

By then, if Wang Shu plans to shoot another movie that requires domestic actors, she will be able to participate again.

Wang Shu knew Mei Ting's thoughts very well, but he pretended not to understand and said for Mei Ting's sake, "Pacific Rim has just been released. There should be a lot of magazines, endorsements, and other activities contacting you in the future."

"The status of an actress is closely related to these things."

"If you had a baby right after finishing Pacific Rim, wouldn't your acting be in vain?"

"Didn't I tell you before? After Pacific Rim, your career will enter a period of growth."

"If I retire for a while after having a baby, I will be wasting this opportunity."

After that, he paused for a moment, then continued, "And who says there's no role suitable for you in the film I'm working on with Paramount?"

"No one has ever said anything about this, so you're just imagining all sorts of things."

There was a hint of sarcasm at the end of his voice, and he pinched Mei Ting's face after he finished speaking.

(End of this chapter)