Entertainment: God-level director

Chapter 174

After chatting for a while, it was time to get off work.

Because there were still many things on hand, Zeng Jia and Zhao Nuoyao did not leave immediately and chose to continue working overtime.

Lin Ran and Yang Mi left first and found a restaurant with a better environment to have dinner together.

The two of them were eating and chatting.

“Lin Ran, have you booked your next movie?”

“not yet.

Lin Ran shook his head and joked:”You want a role?””

“That’s right, we are partners, and the wealth should not go to outsiders.”

“Let’s not talk about whether you have it or not. Even if you have it, I won’t use you easily.”

Lin Ran struck mercilessly

“Why can’t you use me? Yang

Mi suddenly became angry, put down the fork in her hand, and stared at Lin Ran dissatisfied.

“Why don’t you use it? Don’t you have any ideas in mind?”

Lin Ran sneered and complained:”Look at your acting skills now. Compared with ten years ago, not only is there no improvement, but it is more stylized and superficial. What ambitious director would dare to use you easily?”

“……”

Yang Mi was speechless because Lin Ran was telling the truth.

After”Palace” became a hit, she chose to make quick money and took on seven or eight dramas in a year.

This movie took a while to film, and then she rushed off to shoot another movie, so there was no time for her to study the role.

As a result, her acting no longer had the aura it had before, but became extremely superficial.

Happiness is hahaha, pain is wah-wah-wah, it’s totally out of the brain and superficial.

The most frightening thing is that such a programmed performance for a long time has caused Yang Mi to form a subconscious reaction. Now even if she wants to play a role well, she doesn’t know how to act it.

On the one hand, her acting skills are bad, but on the other hand, Yang Mi has been labeled as a bad movie by the audience.

I don’t know how many people, whenever they see Yang Mi starring, they directly put a cross on this movie.

“Huh, don’t use it, don’t use it, what’s so great about it, without directors like you, I wouldn’t have been able to thrive in the past few years!”

After a while, Yang Mi snorted coldly.

In terms of strength, there are really few people in the industry who can match her.

The most important thing is that”Three Lives Three Worlds” at the beginning of the year and now”Running Man” have made her famous. , so that she was not aware of her crisis.

Unlike her previous life, in 2019, her popularity and reputation were in a precarious state, and she had to star in the literary film”Baby” for almost free pay to improve her reputation. It’s just that By then, it will be too late

“I don’t mean to discourage you, but I want to remind you that if you want to go further, you must change your current attitude towards acting.”

Seeing Yang Mi’s angry look, Lin Ran patiently explained

“It’s not your concern, I know it. Yang

Mi put down her knife and fork and wiped her cheeks with a paper towel,”I’m done eating. Goodbye.””

Then she picked up her bag and left.

“Sure enough, the truth hurts.”

Lin Ran shook his head and stood up to check out and leave.

Ding Ling Ling~~~

As soon as he got in the car, Lin Ran’s cell phone rang.

When I saw it, it was Wang Ziwen calling.

“Ziwen, it’s still morning in the United States. Is there any progress in the negotiations?”

After being connected, Lin Ran said with a smile.

“Yes, it’s only after six in the morning. Wang

Ziwen smiled and said:”I negotiated with Randall Company last night for a total of 35 million US dollars. Do you want to come over and take a look?””

“OK, I’ll come over tomorrow.”

Lin Ran agreed immediately.

Lin Ran valued this company very much. In addition to operating some movies that could not be made in China, it was also related to his future success in the Olympics. As we all know, to win an Oscar, it is not just about You can get it if your movie is of good quality.

You also need to be good at public relations!

Harvey Weinstein is a well-known villain in Hollywood circles, but why didn’t anyone dare to expose him before he really caused trouble?

The reason is simple. Harvey Weinstein is particularly good at Oscar public relations. The films released by his Miramax have been nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture 15 times, making a large number of actors and directors popular.

For example, the famous Quentin Tarantino No, it was Harvey Weinstein who made him famous.

My eldest cousin, Jennifer Lawrence, also relied on Harvey Weinstein’s public relations to win the Oscar.

With the system in place, Lin Ran didn’t want to just win at the box office. Prove yourself, and also want to win some heavyweight awards, including Oscars.

All your life, you pursue nothing more than fame and fortune.

Once you have profit, you naturally want to have a reputation that will last forever.

So, for this company, Lin Ran attached great importance to it and naturally wanted to check it out in person.

After hanging up the phone with Wang Ziwen, Lin Ran called his assistant and asked him to book tickets and make preparations. At three o’clock in the afternoon the next day, Lin Ran and his assistant We flew to Los Angeles.

After a twelve-hour flight, we finally arrived at Los Angeles International Airport. It was exactly 11 a.m. local time.

“here!”

After completing the customs clearance procedures, I saw Wang Ziwen waving to them at the airport pick-up gate.

“Ziwen, thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s not too late to talk about the hard work once the acquisition is completed.”

Wang Ziwen smiled, took Lin Ran and his assistant out of the airport, and got into a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle.

“It’s almost time to get off work now. Let’s go to the hotel for lunch first and then take you to the company in the afternoon.”

Wang Ziwen said in the car

“Okay, you look at the arrangements.”

Along the way, Wang Ziwen introduced the situation of the Randall Film Company.

This is a small independent film production company, which is also involved in the film distribution business, focusing on low-cost films.

There is no way, for the investment is only two or three These independent film companies don’t have the strength to make large-scale productions worth billions of dollars.

But now Hollywood is basically controlled by the Big Six, leaving less and less market space for these independent film companies.

Because these giants not only want to make Big productions make money, and small-cost independent films have not been spared.

For example, Universal has Focus Features, Disney has a stake in Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax, Lionsgate has Summit Entertainment, and Warner Bros. has New Line Cinema, these are all focusing on low-cost independent films.

Almost all the low-cost independent films with potential in the market have been taken over by the subsidiaries of these giants.

And if you only rely on your own company to shoot and produce films, even if It is a small-budget film, at least hundreds or tens of millions of dollars, and the risk is still very high.

So under this situation, a large number of independent film production companies went bankrupt.

Randall Film Company also reached the point where it could no longer persist. , if it is not acquired by other companies, the only way left is bankruptcy.

After listening to Wang Ziwen’s introduction, Lin Ran basically understood the situation.

There are many independent film companies like this in Hollywood, which can persist for more than Five years is not bad.

After having lunch in the hotel, Lin Ran rested for more than an hour. At two o’clock in the afternoon, Wang Ziwen woke him up and then went to the Randall Film Company in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

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