The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 338 Sad Richard
After hearing what Xu Guanwu said, Richard Zanjuk and David Brown knew that he had made up his mind to let George Lucas be the producer, so they stopped trying to persuade him to change his mind and replace George. Lucas, and instead asked how he had been placed.

"Stanley, then everyone has something to do, what else can I do?" Richard Zanjuk glanced at David Brown enviously and said.

They are also Xu Guanwu's friends, and they are also top Hollywood producers, and they are on par in terms of ability and relationship.Now watching David Brown find a new job, Richard Zanjuk will naturally not be willing to be left behind.

"You are my agent at 20th Century Fox, and you are often responsible for attending the company's board meetings. And "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has to go to the Middle East for location shooting, and you have to go back and forth every month. Don't you think it's too much trouble? ?" Xu Guanwu heard Richard Zanjuk's sour tone, and couldn't help but waved his hands with a smile, "Besides, it is enough to have David and George in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". I think you are on the American side. Find a suitable project. Don't worry, I will invest for you as long as it is feasible."

After listening to Xu Guanwu's words, Richard relaxed a little.He can think about it for himself, which proves that in his heart, he still has the upper hand.After all, Xu Guanwu's agent at 20th Century Fox is himself and not someone else.

"That's fine," Richard nodded, "Then I'll look around to see if there are any suitable subjects to shoot."

"Okay, I think there are so many people in Hollywood trying their luck with projects every day, and you should be able to find the one that suits you soon." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "And I will stay in the United States for a while this time, So you don’t have to rush to find it slowly.”

Richard also smiled when he heard it, "By the way, I heard that you want to buy a private jet this time, right? Have you already selected the brand and model?"

"I've selected it. Hawker Beechcraft's King Air 200 has already paid the deposit and is currently being renovated. I think I will be able to return to Hong Kong in my own plane in a month." Xu Guanwu said with a proud smile.

"Hawker Beechcraft's King Air 200 is really good, but I think Gulfstream's Type II is even better, especially in terms of flight distance, it's really not ordinary long." Richard said with a smile.

"Gulfstream II is indeed good in various data parameters, but unfortunately it has been discontinued now. I don't want to buy a second-hand mobile phone, so the King Air 200 is better, and the most advantage is that it is really in stock now. .I don’t even have to wait another year to pick up the goods.” Xu Guanwu nodded.

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After another chat with Richard and David, Xu Guanwu bid farewell to their studio, and then accompanied his wife to several fashion shows.

Because she has participated in many fashion shows, and Zhao Yazhi can also dress up herself, and she is a rare oriental beauty in the fashion industry, so she was invited by many fashion magazines to shoot the cover, and she is also known as the oriental beauty who knows fashion best .

Xu Guanwu didn't mind his wife having a few halos on her head, so he didn't object to her being interviewed.And Zhao Yazhi herself was willing to accept interviews, so she became a moderate celebrity for a while.He also tried to become popular in Hollywood.

A few days later, at the Oscar Awards Ceremony, because of his wife Zhao Yazhi's recent rise to fame in Hollywood, Xu Guanwu went onto the interview stage together.

Although Xu Guanwu was smiling and showing affection when he was standing on the interview stage, but after he stepped off the stage, his face turned dark.Whoooo!It's really embarrassing to rely on my wife to get the interview opportunity!

Zhao Yazhi sensed his unhappiness, and couldn't help comforting him, "Okay, okay, don't be angry. Think about it, didn't I qualify to be on the interview stage because of you? I didn't give birth to you either. angry, right?!"

"I'm not angry with you, I'm angry with the Academy Award, it's too bullying." Xu Guanwu said with a dark face, "When I win an award next time, look at me and let you interview?"

"Okay, you also know that they are so powerful, why make yourself angry? Too much anger is not good for your health." Zhao Yazhi persuaded again.

Xu Guanwu nodded and entered the hall with his wife.

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"Stanley, we are here." As soon as they entered the hall, Richard and David walked over. Seeing their happy faces, Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing secretly, the magic power of this money is really great.

But Xu Guanwu was also happy to see them have such a warm attitude, so he smiled and walked with them.

"Stanley, I have been looking for a suitable script for the past few days." Richard said impatiently after meeting.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "How is the result? With your current status, if you want to find film investment, there should be many people rushing to submit the project."

Hollywood has never been short of talented people, nor has it been short of opportunities.There are too many people holding projects to attract investment every day, just like Stallone at the beginning and Edward now.They generally have scripts in hand, but lack the necessary funds.The most important thing for Richard is funds, because he has Xu Guanwu as his backing.But there is only a lack of suitable investment projects.

For a good investment project, the return must be higher than the investment, and based on Richard's understanding of Xu Guanwu, if it is only one or two times the investment, he would not even bother to invest.This presented him with great difficulty in finding suitable projects.

With the Hollywood film market currently in a downturn, in fact, as long as it is a project that can make money, the film company will generally participate in the investment, even if it may only have a [-]-[-]% return, or they will only invest if they can only protect their capital.

However, if you think that they will go hungry because of this, choose a large number of projects to invest together, and cast a wide net to find one out of ten thousand, it is a big mistake.It is precisely because they are afraid of losing money, dare not and cannot continue to lose money, so their review of movies is more stringent.

If a film has not been strictly reviewed dozens or hundreds of times, they will not invest a penny.This has also led to the fact that many film projects often take several years from conception, project approval, review to official shooting.Just like George Lucas' "Star Wars" took four years, Edward's "Conan the Barbarian" took seven years...

Although Richard Zanjuk is a well-known Hollywood producer, he has an unusually ruthless vision. When Steven Spielberg was still unknown, he invited him to film "Rampage". Then he got funding to make "Jaws"... He naturally has the ability to distinguish between good and bad scripts.

However, after reading dozens of movie scripts in the past few days, he could only admit his failure dejectedly.Now Hollywood really lacks really good scripts, and the scripts he turned over were either spy films imitating the 007 series, monster films imitating "Jaws", or horror films imitating "Omen"...

In fact, it is also popular in Hollywood to follow suit, and the phenomenon is far more serious than in Hong Kong.But the difference is that the U.S. market is big enough. It has [-] to [-] million viewers in its own country alone, not to mention Canada and South American countries in the back garden.And some NATO allies in Europe.

However, Hong Kong films only have limited markets such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and South Korea, and the number of people does not exceed [-] million at most.It is even less than one-tenth of the American film market, so the United States will not die if it follows the trend, but Hong Kong will die quickly if it follows the trend.

After Schwarzenegger's "Conan the Barbarian" ended, many sword and magic movies were born in the United States, but it is generally accepted that "Conan the Barbarian" is better, and the same type of movie "Conan the Destroyer" starring him " and "Queen's Excalibur", although the box office is also good, but the word of mouth is much worse.

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As a well-known Hollywood producer, Richard Zanjuk naturally disdains to shoot some follow-up works.That might do well at the box office, but it would do a lot of damage to his reputation.As for figures in the entertainment industry, a bad reputation actually ruins their own future.

There are not many stars who have been able to rejuvenate their artistic life from their infamy.There is a Chinese saying that when a wall falls, everyone pushes it; when a drum breaks, everyone hammers it.There is another saying that people must insult themselves and others will insult them.After the reputation is ruined, there will be activities in the future, and the first thing people will pay attention to is the previous scandal.

This will blur the focus and make your efforts less visible.And this will also lead to the fact that if you want to stand up, you will have to spend more effort than others.And it depends on your efforts, whether it is recognized by the general public.

Mr. Chen, who took selfies in Hong Kong, has been carrying this heavy shell six years since his accident, and he has been unable to turn himself over for a long time.And he also went from the leading niche in Hong Kong to a street mouse that everyone shouted and beat.He no longer has a role in filming, TV, or commercials. He can only develop his own clothing brand, or go to nightclubs to make money.

Although the other protagonist, Gillian, cried and wiped her tears, and admitted that she was stupid and naive, she still could not be forgiven by the public.From the first-line idol in Hong Kong, it quickly fell to the third-line.In order to praise her, EEG released a lot of bad movies with these two little girls as the protagonists, such as the series "A Thousand Changes", such as "Gemini Thief", such as "Panic in the Ancient House" and so on.As a result, after the accident, Xue Zang first, and then came out later, the female number one, who was already highly praised, completely became the foil.

There are many similar examples in the United States. For example, Uncle Cage, who is deeply loved by the Chinese people, has successively exposed scandals such as beating reporters, foul language, and tax evasion.Fortunately, audiences in overseas markets recognize his old face, so although Uncle Cage can no longer smoke in Hollywood, he can still make a few films every year to support his family.However, popular and well-received films such as "Stickman", "Leaving Las Vegas", "Brave to Kill the Island" and so on could not be filmed, and no one hired him for real big productions.

And I have to mention the King of Pop Michael Jackson. Since the child molestation case broke out, he has been surrounded by scandals. Some people say that he doesn’t want to be black anymore, so he underwent surgery to bleach himself; His own flesh and blood, and asked him for alimony.Years of lawsuits can't help but involve most of his energy, which has stalled his acting career and caused huge losses to his economy.From being a billionaire to being almost bankrupt.

But just when he was planning to make a comeback, he suddenly fell ill and passed away.What's even more ironic is that the boy who accused him before finally stood up and told the truth, and returned Michael Jackson's innocence.And the media, which had been reporting negative news before, finally realized their conscience at this moment, and began to think of the king of pop.It's just that it was too late for Michael Jackson.

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Richard knew how much damage his reputation would do to his artistic career, so he refused to find some bad movies to deal with.But it is not so easy to find movies that are really profitable and applauded.So this gave Richard a very headache, and he couldn't eat well these days and couldn't sleep.

(End of this chapter)