The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 74

Beverly Hills, Hollywood, where the world's film and television celebrities meet.

Rose Manor, Lei Shidong's private mansion, is decorated with lanterns and colorful guests.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce you to the producer of "Rocky"——Stanley Xu!" Lei Shidong walked to the microphone and lightly tapped the wine glass in his hand with a fork.

All the people present fell silent, and their eyes were all focused on the stage.

All the lights in the venue were dimmed, only a beam of strong light came slowly.

Amidst the majestic music, Xu Guanwu walked over with Zhao Yazhi on his arm, smiling.

"Wow! It's an Asian!" Someone in the audience exclaimed.

"Probably Asian-American." Someone speculated.

Because of Xu Guanwu's appearance, there was a commotion at the scene.

"Thank you!" Xu Guanwu came to the stage, smiled and waved to the audience.

At this moment, he felt very good, because standing under the stage was the person with the most status and influence in the American entertainment industry.

Among them are well-known Hollywood movie stars, talented directors, producers with unique vision, managers of brokerage companies who control the lifelines of stars, vice presidents of eight major film companies, and radio and television media from major newspapers and magazines across the United States. edit.

These people came together to prop up the American entertainment industry.

Now Xu Guanwu saw the eyes of these elites, all focused on him.

Reminds him of the humiliation he suffered a few months ago, when he was penniless.

Suddenly there is a feeling of elation.

"Thank you very much for coming today, I am very honored. I found that when everyone saw that I was Asian, they were a little surprised, and some people speculated that I was Asian-American, but I was actually from Hong Kong." Xu Guanwu laughed.

There was a whisper in the audience, and many people showed surprised expressions, as if it was hard to believe that Hong Kong people also know how to make movies.

"I saw a lot of people showing surprised expressions again, as if they were saying that you Hong Kong people also understand movies? Yes, we do! It has been nearly 70 years since Hong Kong movies were born." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"However, compared to Hollywood movies, our Hong Kong movies are still immature, and we still need to learn from you." Xu Guanwu smiled, "That's why I'm here!"

"Thank you for teaching me a lot!" Xu Guanwu bowed deeply at the end, which made everyone in the audience feel a little more fond of this unexpected visitor from the East.

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After the speech, Xu Guanwu, under the guidance of Lei Shidong, met with the guests present, and established the initial contact.

When the people from the eight major film companies saw Xu Guanwu, they all felt a little uncomfortable.

At the beginning, it was because they pushed too hard that Xu Guanwu finally chose to avoid them and deal directly with Lei Shidong, a theater chain dealer.It caused them to lose tens of millions of box office share in vain.

Facing them at this moment, Xu Guanwu was already happy in his heart and wished he could say a few words to ridicule him, but in the end he held back and didn't say anything.

He has only produced a blockbuster film now, and he has just gained a foothold in Hollywood, and he has not yet established a solid foundation.

And the eight major film companies have been in business for at least 50 years, and have established a dense network of relationships throughout the United States and the world.It is the current Xu Guanwu who has no way to compete.

Saying a few sarcastic words has no other purpose except to have a good time.On the contrary, it will anger the eight major film companies. If they play tricks behind their backs, Xu Guanwu will not know how he died.

Xu Guanwu graciously took over the unpleasant chapter, chatting and laughing happily with the people from the eight major film companies, which also made them face a little better, and immediately felt that this oriental guy didn't seem so hateful.

Xu Guanwu also met with the editor of the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times" under the recommendation of Lei Shidong.

The editor was very interested in how Xu Guanwu, a Hong Kong native, came to Hollywood to invest in movies alone and achieved great success, and wanted to do an exclusive interview for Xu Guanwu.

Xu Guanwu also realized that this was a very good means of publicity for him.

The "Los Angeles Times" is the largest daily newspaper in the western United States. Its influence and status are second only to the "New York Times" and "Washington Post", and it is known as the third largest newspaper in the United States.

Xu Guanwu also wants to increase his popularity in Hollywood so that he can participate in investing in Hollywood movies in the future and establish his position in the American entertainment industry.

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In the next three days, the "Los Angeles Times" continuously published exclusive interviews with Xu Guanwu on the entertainment section.

"Mysterious Oriental Conquers Hollywood with the American Dream!" This is the headline edited by the Los Angeles Times, but Xu Guanwu thinks the word "conquer" is inappropriate, it is too aggressive, it will make sensitive Americans feel threatened, insist on Ask him to use a neutral word.

So the editor thought about it for a while, and replaced it with the slightly humble word "pleasing".

With the box office of "Rocky" rising steadily and creating miracles repeatedly, not only Stallone became the most popular movie star, but Xu Guanwu also became the most discerning investor in Hollywood.

In the 70s, news information was not well developed, and American audiences still lacked understanding of Asia. In their view, it was a mysterious and conservative world.

Therefore, when Xu Guanwu, a Hong Kong native, made a thunder out of thin air and appeared on the pages of major newspapers and media, it aroused people's great curiosity.

Like Bruce Lee a year ago, he became the representative of the oriental people in people's imagination.

However, unlike Bruce Lee, Xu Guanwu didn't know kung fu, which disappointed the Americans somewhat.

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One month and ten days after its release, "Rocky" was officially released, with a cumulative box office of 4000 million US dollars, 2000 million US dollars higher than the previous life.

Xu Guanwu speculates that the media may report heavily on him, which also stimulated the box office to a certain extent.

And film producers from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Finland, Brazil, Peru and other European and American countries have also approached Xu Guanwu to obtain the distribution rights of "Rocky".

Xu Guanwu knew that his negotiating ability was immature, so he specially asked Lei Shidong to send someone to help him.

After a series of negotiations, the overseas distribution of the movie "Rocky" also sold for more than 3000 million US dollars.

Holding a huge amount of cash in his hand, such a large sum of money that he had never seen in two lifetimes, Xu Guanwu felt a little heroic.

While Xu Guanwu's reputation was made famous by the continuous reports of the newspapers, it naturally attracted many producers to seek investment from Xu Guanwu.

According to Lei Shidong, it was like a shark smelling blood.

Film talents from all over the world are gathered in Hollywood, and countless directors, actors, and screenwriters are looking for opportunities here.

Therefore, some people's dreams come true, and some people lose their souls.

Xu Guanwu met the producers who came to look for investment one by one with the mentality of picking up the leaks, and he also collected a basketful of script outlines, nearly hundreds of copies.

"Ah Wu, when are we going back to Hong Kong?" Zhao Yazhi looked at the moon in the sky and asked, "I kind of want to go back."

"What? Are you not used to staying in the United States?" Xu Guanwu heard a trace of sadness in Zhao Yazhi's words, and couldn't help but walked up to her and asked lovingly.

"Well, I'm not used to eating and living, so it's good to come and play once in a while." Zhao Yazhi frowned slightly.

"Okay then, wait until I finish reviewing these scripts and see if there are any projects worth investing in. If there are, I will stay for another week at most; if not, I will buy a plane ticket to go back tomorrow." Xu Guanwu nodded road.

(End of this chapter)