You Made Me a Superstar

   Chapter 213 Am I not worthy?

  Ten days ago, "Chainsaw" was a little-known, low-budget film that no distribution company could possibly take a second look at.

but!

It was suddenly born, and the popularity swept the United States like a giant beast. The words "imprisonment", "real shooting", "cruel" and "despair" full of controversy and excitement exploded the Internet of the old beauty, even if you wanted to suppress it. go down.

In the old American browser, the words "Resources leaked from "The Chainsaw" has occupied the first place in the hot search title list in just a few days, and even on major H resource websites, some people will subconsciously Enter the words "Chainsaw" and search for leaked clips on the Internet.

   In one of the few leaked clips, every detail sends chills down your spine, but you can't stop it, giving people a feeling of unfinished business.

   Everyone's understanding of film is different.

  Some people think that movies are works of art, they can express their inner dissatisfaction with the current situation of this society, and they can express their desire to resist and receive bursts of applause.

   And some people think that a movie is a well-packaged commodity.

  The film production unit is the production line of commodities, the major distribution companies are the investors and intermediate purchasers of the commodities, and the major cinema chains are the showcases of the commodities.

So…

  How to measure the commercial value of a commodity?

   First, the popularity of the product, second, the demand for the product in the minds of customers, and third, the input and output ratio of the product.

It is clear.

   "Chainsaw" not only has these three points, but even has the potential to become a hit.

  The eight major Hollywood film companies are naturally not fools. How could they give up this piece of fat?

  ………………

   Zhao Sicheng was sitting in a chair, watching the latest news about "The Chainsaw".

   Excited, excited, and heartwarming emotions disappeared without a trace at this moment.

   His eyes went from dull, to confused, and finally to annoyed and angry.

   He clenched his fists and gasped, staring viciously at all the negative news about Saw.

  The weird tone of Tom talking to him lingered in his mind.

  The people behind Zhou Yang hyped "The Saw" in such an unexpected way, and he foolishly thought that Zhou Yang had been struck by lightning in Laomei, and it would be difficult to turn over again!

   Irony, how ironic!

   He felt that he was slapped hard, his face was hot, and he even felt that he was a joke at this moment!

   He was humiliated, like a complete jumping clown.

   Zhao Sicheng took a deep breath and suppressed the extreme anger.

   Immediately afterwards, as if thinking of something, he picked up the phone immediately.

   "Xiao Su, hurry up and contact the Fox reporter and ask her not to send out the previous interview, and then invite her for an interview time. I hope to re-interview."

"it is good!"

   After Zhao Sicheng hung up the phone, his expression became solemn.

  If Zhou Yang was boycotted in the old United States, it is normal for him to show disdain and contempt for Zhou Yang in the interview.

But if Zhou Yang's movie is not boycotted, but is sought after in the old American madness, and all this is a "big propaganda pit" dug by Zhou Yang and the team behind it, and if it can be whitewashed at any time, then he Zhao Sicheng will be like a clown, and even if it is spread that Huaxia will be put on a hat to suppress the younger generation!

   Zhao Sicheng narrowed his eyes, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

   About a few minutes later, his phone rang, and he answered the phone immediately.

   "Director Zhao, the reporters at Fox think this kind of hype is good, it can make "Fatal Crisis" more popular, and they won't report it!"

   "What!" Zhao Sicheng was taken aback.

"At the same time, they will use a more extreme way to push "Fatal Crisis" to the opposite of "Saw Cry" on the phone, and may hype the personal conflicts of the two Huaxia directors, making "Fatal Crisis" The popularity officially peaked, Increase exposure at the premiere..."

   "How are they going to hype up the conflict between me and Zhou Yang?" Zhao Sicheng was silent for a long time before asking this question again.

   "I don't know, but the content of today's interview, including your remarks that Zhou Yang is not a director of the Huaxia system, and topics such as not enough attention among young directors will be hyped up..." On the other side of the phone, assistant Xiao Su replied.

   "They can't do this!" When Zhao Sicheng heard this, his face changed greatly as if he had thought of something!

   Zhao Sicheng was still negotiating here, and the phone rang again over there.

   He answered the phone immediately.

   "What? Deadly Crisis is being postponed to February? How can that be!"

   When he heard the content of the call, his eyes widened.

  …………

   Zhou Yang is actually very concerned about "Chainsaw".

   He once thought about what he would do when "The Saw" was not requested by the publisher in the United States. He even thought about what he should do if it could not be released...

  Before shooting, he made a detailed plan, and even thought about taking the movie to major distribution companies to knock on the door and let them watch the movie.

   I even thought about what difficulties I would encounter when shooting, and how to ask others for help.

However…

  The shooting went very smoothly, so smooth that Zhou Yang didn't have much sense of participation at all.

   He worked hard to put the director's plan on top, but he could only watch from the side. The old man Christian not only sat in his place, but also played more and more, and even held the microphone as soon as he got to the shooting room.

   "Let me play again..."

   "Mr. Zhou Yang, I am good at this detail shooting, I will control the shooting progress..."

   "Mr. Zhou Yang, your filming methods are still relatively jerky. You don't have any feeling at all. Filming is all about feeling. Okay, I'll do it..."

   "I feel like I need a reshoot, it does get you, but not mine!"

  “…”

  In the studio, Christian said these words the most.

Zhou Yang was sitting on the side, completely unable to intervene, and could only watch this guy staring at the monitor with fiery eyes, like a creator who controls the whole situation, who controls the emotions of the characters in the movie and the actors outside the movie. Have fun!

After    finally grabbed the command from Christian, he found that the whole movie was almost done.

It was a feeling of being at a loss, as if clenching his fists, but hitting the cotton with a hard punch, the difficulties he imagined did not appear at all, and even Zhou Yang once felt that "The Chainsaw" was only filmed for a quarter of the time. As soon as...

   Not only was the filming process more inexplicable than he imagined, but even after the filming was over, he was even more speechless!

   The original filming date of Lamb was early December.

but…

   Until December 8th, Christian not only did not shoot "Lamb", but took him with him every day and paid fines at various institutions.

   And the momentum is very big, every time the fine is paid, a large group of reporters will come flooding...

   Zhou Yang was a little silly by those spotlights!

   In front of reporters, he just needs to be silent or shake his head to tell the truth, saying that all this is hype.

Other things?

  The other thing is to eat and drink well, and then struggle with how to choose a distribution company.

Yes!

  How to find a distribution company for "Chainsaw", which was once worried, has now become a tangle of which distribution company to sell to.

   Every day, Hollywood distribution companies come to talk to me about the release of "Chainsaw", and even some theater staff contact me in private...

   Zhou Yang was in a daze, scratching his head blankly...

   He felt more like a fringe character in Saw.

  …………

   December 7th.

   Charlotte Sally took Zhou Yang into the door of Fox.

  The director of distribution rights for Fox films, Gipps is a friend of Charlotte Selly.

   Gipps had a beer belly and shook hands with Zhou Yang very enthusiastically when he saw Zhou Yang, and then chatted with Charlotte Celie about the past.

   After chatting, we talked about the issue of the distribution rights of the movie "Chainsaw".

  Gipps started talking to Zhou Yang about the advantages of their Fox movies and their schedule for January.

   Zhou Yang was quite confused...

   Zhou Yang couldn't understand some of the business indexes that Gipps said, but from Charlotte Celie's eyes, he felt that the conditions that Gipps offered were ideal.

   Zhou Yang trusts Charlotte Sally, and at the same time is very grateful to this grandma-level character who has amazed the time.

   If it wasn't for Charlotte Celie to help out, the copyright of "The Bottom of the Mine" couldn't have sold so well.

   So he nodded, ready to sign the distribution rights to Fox.

   Just as he picked up the pen, he heard a knock on the door…

   Then, he saw a tall, old and beautiful young man walking over with a figure familiar to Zhou Yang.

  The familiar figure seemed to be very shocked after seeing Zhou Yang, and then his face became a little gloomy, and his expression began to become a little smirk.

   He nodded to Zhou Yang, then looked elsewhere.

   "Mr. Gipps, are you delaying the release of "Fatal Crisis" until February?"

   "Yes, what's the matter? Tom?"

"I object. We have prepared all the propaganda projects and postponed it until February. This... In February, the blockbuster "Iron Wolf" will be released. "Fatal Crisis" has no chance of winning against such a blockbuster..." Tom looked at Jeep s.

   "Then you mean..."

   "It can't be postponed, it will be released in January..."

   "I'm thinking about Saw in January," Gipps replied, looking at Tom.

   "Why can't it be released at the same time? I've already agreed..." Tom's expression was a little aggrieved.

   "I personally think it's better to stagger." Gipps shook his head.

"Mr. Gipps, do you have no confidence in my "Fatal Crisis"? Do you think that I have made a film for more than a year, and the box office is not as good as this film that has only been filmed for half a month? I admit that this film is very popular It's big, but the hype has no quality at all, the movie is all about quality..." Regardless of whether Zhou Yang was present or not, Zhao Sicheng stared at Gipps.

   "Mr. Gipps, otherwise, we'll be fine in February." Zhou Yang felt the smell of gunpowder and chose to avoid it as soon as possible. After all, they are all Chinese, and he instinctively does not want foreigners to see their Chinese conflict.

   "Zhou Yang, what do you mean?" Zhao Sicheng suddenly stared at Zhou Yang: "Do you think you are giving me a favor? Or do you think I am not worthy of being with you?"

  “…”

   Zhou Yang was suddenly speechless when he heard this.

   What the **** is going on with this guy, why is it like eating gunpowder?

   (end of this chapter)