new kung fu king

Chapter 280 The Importance of Directors' Union

While Wang Xiaohu wanted to find George Wilson, George was also looking for him, so the two agreed to meet in a coffee shop near the searchlight.After the meeting, George's enthusiasm made Wang Xiaohu feel ashamed. As soon as he came up, he hugged Wang Xiaohu tightly, patted Wang Xiaohu's shoulder vigorously and said: "Tiger, thank you! Thank you for saving me!"

Wang Xiaohu frowned and sat down, and said in a very awkward tone: "George, could you please use a different way of welcome next time, I am a little disgusted with this way of expressing enthusiasm in the United States."

George Wilson suddenly panicked. He spread his hands and wondered where he had offended the young God of Wealth. He asked blankly, "Why? This is very common in America."

"But I'm Chinese, and it's not normal for two men to hug each other in China, due to differences in ethnic and regional cultures." Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "So if you want to express your sincerity, you'd better With a handshake, that would make me happy."

"Oh God!" George Wilson rolled his eyes, then he nodded and said, "Okay, Tiger, I will remember your request, and next time I will shake hands."

"Thank you." Wang Xiaohu took a sip of coffee with a smile and said, "I came to you today to ask when I can get my dividends. I don't want Searchlight to wait three months for cia to get the money like Warner!"

"Tiger, in fact, this is one of the topics I want to talk to you about today." George Wilson took out a brown paper envelope from his briefcase and handed it over, "Look, this is the first letter you got. Dividend pen, I ran to you as soon as I got it, you see how positive I am, you should treat me to a French meal."

Wang Xiaohu tore open the envelope, and there was a check lying inside. After seeing the amount on it, his eyes suddenly narrowed into slits: 3500 million US dollars, my dear, if the box office statistics received these days exceeds 35 million, If he felt that it was still a dream, then seeing this real check now, his heart was finally shocked. It was a visual shock. There were six zeros behind 2.1, and it was US dollars!If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would be [-] million.

This was the first time he had received so much money since his rebirth, which made Wang Xiaohu's eyes a little stinging.But soon he woke up from the shock, stretched out his hand to flick the check, nodded happily and raised his head to George Wilson and said: "OK, let's talk about the French feast, even the Chinese banquet. no problem!"

"Wow, Tiger, is what you said true? I have long admired oriental culture, especially food culture."

"Of course, I also want to thank you for giving me this opportunity." Wang Xiaohu stuffed the check into his jacket pocket, and said seriously, "George, to be honest, thank you."

George Wilson interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "No, no, I should say this. Before I met you, I was an ordinary manager in the searchlight. It was this opportunity you gave me that allowed me to Now be in charge of the searchlight."

"Is that so, congratulations, I think we should celebrate tonight." Wang Xiaohu smiled happily after hearing the words: "Do you have any recommendations for places you often go to? We won't return tonight until we're drunk."

"Of course." George Wilson nodded and said, "But before that, I have to convey what our company executives want to say to you."

"please say."

"The thing is like this." Speaking of work, George Wilson was very serious. He took out another document from his briefcase and said: "According to the decision of our company's high-level research, we hope to reach a long-term agreement with you. Partnership, that is to say, if your company has new films to be released in the future, we hope to continue to provide agency distribution services for your company. How do you feel about this proposal?"

"Hehe, great idea!" Wang Xiaohu said immediately without thinking. Compared with other distribution companies, although 20th Century Fox's performance has declined in recent years, its roots are still solid, which made Wang Xiaohu even more happy. There is another reason for agreeing, that is, it was after the audition of 20th Century Fox that Bruce Lee officially broke into the gate of Hollywood. Bruce Lee has mentioned this relationship more than once.However, when filming "Enter the Dragon", Bruce Lee still chose the powerful Warner. For this reason, 20th Century Fox once complained, and everything is fine now.

Wang Xiaohu added another sentence: "Maintain the current cooperation method?"

"Yes. If you have no objections, please sign on this." George Wilson handed over the document, but Wang Xiaohu put it away solemnly and said, "Old friend, do you mind if I take it back and study it?" Study it?"

George Wilson said with a chuckle: "Of course, it's what it should be. Why not? It's always better to be cautious. I appreciate your attitude."

Wang Xiaohu touched the hard kraft paper envelope in his coat pocket, and then remembered another topic he had met with George Wilson this time. After asking the waiter to bring two cups of fresh coffee, he said, "George, I don't know if you Are there any small theater chains or theaters that are on the verge of bankruptcy in your network?"

Wang Xiaohu's question made George Wilson feel very uneasy. He asked in horror: "Hey, Tiger, are you dissatisfied with the sharing contract between us? Why do you ask this question? Do you want to set up your own Is it the cinema?"

Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a smile and said: "No, don't get me wrong, the cooperation between us is very successful, but now I want to buy some theaters of my own, um, to show the kind of movies I want , do not pursue the box office, can you understand me when I say this?"

"God, you scared me!" George Wilson made a frightened look, and said with a wry smile, "If that's the case, I can help you. It just so happens that my friend has a The theater is in a hurry to make a move, I can help you get in touch."

"Then I really have to thank you." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile, "You helped me again, and I don't even know how to thank you."

"While helping you, I'm also helping myself, isn't it?" George Wilson's words were ingenious, and in fact the relationship between the two was like that.

The two sides drank a few more cups of coffee before George Wilson talked about the third thing: "Tiger, I remember that you received an invitation letter from the Directors' Union two months ago, right?"

Wang Xiaohu put down his coffee, "There is such a thing."

"Then why didn't you report for duty at the time? You must know that joining the directors' union will be of great help to your future Hollywood journey." George Wilson said inexplicably, and then he explained the importance of the directors' union Listen to Wang Xiaohu.

The Directors Guild of America is a directors' trade union covering American film, television, stage play, radio and other art fields.The union's predecessor, the Screen Directors' Union, was established in 1938.The union includes practitioners in various fields such as radio play directors, TV directors, director assistants, producer assistants, and stage play behind-the-scenes staff. In 1960, the American Radio and Television Directors Guild and the Screen Directors Guild merged, and the "American Directors Guild" entered the stage of film history, and its director membership expanded to all media fields in Hollywood.

"The composition and existence of the directors' union not only represents the development level and future trends of the entire industry, but also makes active efforts to protect the rights and interests of directors, which can be called the greatest guarantee of the norms of the American media industry." George Wilson drank Sip coffee and continue.

"Moreover, the directors' union will summarize and evaluate their respective industries every year. The coverage of the directors' union awards and the scale of the awards ceremony can be regarded as a condensed complex of the Oscars, TV Emmys and drama Tony Awards. The stars on the red carpet every year are comparable to the Golden Globes across the film and television fields."

Wang Xiaohu was confused at first, but when he heard George Wilson's last words, he immediately exclaimed: "You mean that the annual winner of the Directors Guild Award will become the Oscar for Best Director Award nomination, am I correct in expressing that?"

"That's right! Many American directors believe that this award is more important than the Oscar for Best Director and the gold awards of the three major European film festivals." George Wilson clapped his hands and said, "The five directors nominated every year will receive The silver plate with eagle inlaid by the Directors’ Guild, the person who finally won the best director of the year in the United States can also get a very beautiful gold plate with inlaid eagle. According to my experience, the directors who enter the nomination will all win the Oscar statuette! Man, so I said you should report for duty as early as possible, with the plot and director level of "Rocky", you should be able to get a place."

George Wilson's words made Wang Xiaohu's heart flutter. He still remembered that when Ang Lee won the American Directors Guild Award for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in his previous life, he once said such a sentence: "After all the awards I have won Among them, I like this award the most, and I only have this award plate on my desk, and I have stuffed most of the others into the cabinet."

"So I should really report there." Wang Xiaohu squinted his eyes and subconsciously rubbed his nose and said.

"It's not should, but must, unless you don't want to hang out in Hollywood for a long time." George Wilson said excitedly: "So I suggest you wait until Monday to go, oh yes, tonight we can Go to a bar under the directors' union for a few drinks, maybe you can make some great directors, I believe you will gain a lot."

"Well, good attention." Wang Xiaohu nodded. It's not a bad idea to go there to try his luck. Even if you don't see the so-called big directors, there is no loss. If you can make friends with a few directors who will be famous in the future, wouldn't it be a lot of money? ?
He no longer complains about being reborn in the 70s. Although the resources in the 70s have various restrictions, it is these restrictions that represent that those future directors and stars are still in the growth stage, especially Hollywood. Most of the top ten directors are between 30 and [-] years old, and their careers have not yet reached their peak, which means that there is still potential for further exploration.

"Dig a few to work for me, even if I can't find them, I will become friends, or even adopt a cooperative model. In short, I will definitely eat this piece of fat in Hollywood!" Wang Xiaohu thought in his heart, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. , that kind of conspiratorial smile made George Wilson very puzzled. How could he know what Wang Xiaohu was thinking? If he knew, he would definitely regret this bad idea, because it was he who encouraged The trip gave Wang Xiaohu a two-dollar general.

(End of this chapter)