The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 147 Final Editing Rights
"Stanley, long time no see. I really want to congratulate you. You have received so many nominations for your first movie." After seeing Xu Guanwu, Lei Shidong was very surprised, "Young man, you look really good. This is Your wife is so beautiful."

"Thank you, but your spirit is a lot worse. What happened?" Xu Guanwu asked with concern.

Lei Shidong is his important partner in the United States in the future, and Xu Guanwu doesn't want any accidents with him.

"To tell you the truth, someone in the family is investigating me recently, and they want to force me to resign as chairman." Lei Shidong said distressedly, "My current situation is very bad, and this seat will be taken away by others at any time."

Xu Guanwu remembered that the biography he read in his previous life did record that Lei Shidong was investigated in the 70s, but it passed away without any danger.

"Stanley, you have to help me this time, use your super power to predict for me." Lei Shidong looked at Xu Guanwudao as if begging.

Xu Guanwu's investigation was initiated by Lei Shidong's sister. She was originally the second largest shareholder of National Entertainment Company, second only to her father in holdings.

But after Lei Shidong took over as the chairman of National Entertainment, he expanded his shares to [-]% in more than ten years.However, Lei Shidong's sister's holdings have dropped to only about [-]%.

Seeing that the National Entertainment Company is becoming more and more prosperous and has become one of the five largest cinema chains in the United States, while its own shares have declined significantly, Lei Shidong's sister is naturally unwilling, so she hired professionals to conduct investigations, and on the board of directors, in conjunction with other shareholders, Challenge Redstone's chairmanship.

Lei Shidong was devastated, but he was a little helpless.

Although his act of expanding his shareholding was done in a secret way, trying to take advantage of the loopholes in the law, but if there is a trial, the ratio of guilty to innocent will be between [-] and [-].

Lei Shidong has struggled for more than 20 years to achieve what he is today. Naturally, he does not want to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Xu Guanwu saw that Lei Shidong's eyes were bloodshot, looking at him pitifully, and suddenly realized that this might be a good opportunity.

"Don't worry, I will help you." Xu Guanwu said.

After receiving Xu Guanwu's affirmative answer, Lei Shidong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

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Although he promised to help Lei Shidong, Xu Guanwu did not act immediately. He still wanted to catch Lei Shidong's appetite and took the opportunity to win some more rights.

On April [-]th, the American Film Golden Globe Awards was held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. The award is hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and is one of the most important awards in the American film and television industry.

The big hits of this year's Golden Globe Awards are "Chinatown" and "The Godfather 2", which were released last year. Their two films are the most popular for winning awards.

Xu Guanwu had never watched the "Godfather" series of movies in his previous life, but he was very familiar with its name, knowing that it was a masterpiece regarded as a classic by countless movie fans.

Director Francis Coppola is also a well-known director in Hollywood, and has produced countless classic works. Among them, "The Godfather", which was released in 72, won him many awards and became a classic masterpiece that must be mentioned in film history.

"Chinatown" is directed and filmed by director Roman Polanski, starring Jack Nicholson.Jack Nicholson is also one of the leading actors of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" invested and filmed by Xu Guanwu.

When it comes to Roman Polanski, apart from his amazing director skills, there is another embarrassing thing that must be mentioned, which is the case of rape of a young girl.

Although Polanski escaped from prison far away from the United States, he never dared to set foot in the United States again.

Although "Rocky" won a staggering movie box office last year, compared with the two movies "The Godfather 2" and "Chinatown", no matter how high the box office is, it is just a sigh.

Although he knew that the possibility of winning the award was unlikely, Xu Guanwu still seemed very excited to participate in this world's top film event.

For Xu Guanwu, a well-known producer, the Golden Globe Awards Organizing Committee also attaches great importance to it, and specially arranged for him to appear in the finale.

Originally, he had planned to prepare a first-line Hollywood actress to accompany him on the red carpet, but because he already had Zhao Yazhi, this item was directly waived.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help being stunned when he saw the beautiful woman prepared by the organizing committee, with a tall figure of 1.8 meters, exquisite curves, double peaks piercing the clouds, and blond hair and blue eyes.

"Why, do you regret bringing me here now?" Zhao Yazhi asked in a low voice.

"No! Absolutely not!" Xu Guanwu shook his head like a wave drum, "If you have a wife, you are here, any other woman, I just think she is a piece of shit."

"Liar!" Zhao Yazhi spat.

Xu Guanwu laughed and coaxed his wife to change her mind.

While waiting to walk the red carpet, Xu Guanwu also met old acquaintances, Richard Zaniuk and David Brown.

"Stanley, long time no see!" Richard stepped forward and said with a smile, "This beauty is...can you introduce me?"

"Stop thinking about it, this is my wife," Xu Guanwu said angrily, "This is Richard Zanyuk, and the head of 20th Century Fox, Daryl Zanyuk, is his father. This It's David Brown, a well-known Hollywood producer."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding," Richard said with a smile, "how have you been recently, where have you been? I think maybe there is no such free producer as you in the world. After investing, the whole person disappeared without even asking. .”

"This is thanks to the system established by Hollywood, so I can be so leisurely. I don't think you want to see me on the set every day." Xu Guanwu smiled.

Richard laughed and nodded. As a producer, the last thing he wants is to be stared at by investors all day long.

"How is the filming of "Jaws" going? Can it be released in time for the summer?" Xu Guanwu asked with concern.

"It's finished, and I'm looking for an editor to edit it." David Brown said.

"Can't you tell Steve to cut it himself?" Xu Guanwu asked suspiciously.

"Stanley, are you serious or joking? With Steve's current status, how can he enjoy the final editing rights?" Richard said in surprise.

Xu Guanwu was taken aback for a moment, "Looking at the two of you, it seems that the final editing rights are a great thing."

"Of course, the battle for the final editing rights has existed in Hollywood for many years. With the final editing rights, the producer can check and balance the director, and the director can be stable and obedient. Otherwise, the director's efforts are too great, enough to override the producer. People are above people. What power does the producer have besides investing money?" Richard explained.

"Many big directors in Hollywood do not enjoy this power. Although Steve is talented, but his qualifications are too young, he will not be able to enjoy this treatment for the time being. We have allowed him to participate in the editing, which is already very generous." David. Brown added.

"This..." It was the first time Xu Guanwu heard of the importance of the final editing rights, which did not exist in Hong Kong.

The power of directors in Hong Kong is quite large. Generally, the directors of Niucha often hold multiple titles such as screenwriter, starring, producer, editor, etc., such as Xu Guanwen, Wang Jing, Huang Baiming, Mai Jia, etc., are all generalists. , the lines between duties and responsibilities are simply blurred.

But in Hollywood, because the system is relatively complete, the distinction between producers and directors is quite obvious.

The producer is responsible for raising funds, preparing the crew, and owns the copyright of the film and the biggest box office revenue.

The director only has the power to make the film, and he has to shoot it completely according to the script. Once there is dissatisfaction, the producer can change people at any time.

In Hollywood, the director's power has been curtailed considerably.

(End of this chapter)