Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 182 Scarlett's new play, Tang Wen's part-time job at the club? (2 more, please subscribe and vote)
In 2001, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" successfully won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in North America and earned hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office.

Costume Kung Fu films are opening up the market overseas.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was created.

However, there are essential differences between "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The former is ultimately a Chinese story.

It is a grand narrative with the world at its core, in which personal sacrifice is subordinate to unity and the well-being of the people.

The latter caters to the West's imagination of the East and still talks about the struggle and freedom of human nature.

"Hero" grossed more than 5000 million U.S. dollars in North America.

If you get the copyright for less than 10 million US dollars, you can make tens of millions of dollars.

In the previous life, the media hyped up the North American rights to "Heroes", and Harvey bought it for $2500 million.

If you think about it carefully, you will know that there is probably a lot of water in it.

Harvey's Miramax is an independent medium-sized production company.

The major shareholder is Disney.

It’s only because Harvey is good at public relations for the Oscars that he has gained a certain influence in the Hollywood circle.

In fact, most of the films invested by the company are not very profitable.

In 2002, the annual profit was less than 2500 million US dollars.

In addition, when the copyright was purchased, "Hero" had not yet been fully completed.

Moreover, after purchasing the copyright, the cost of publicity and promotion is not small.

Unless Disney and Harvey are crazy.

Otherwise, the copyright and disc distribution rights would never be sold for less than 2500 million US dollars.

Tang Wen was unwilling to go into the details of the specific situation.

When the time comes, just let Lin Zhiling go.

His Galaxy Entertainment not only produces films, but also engages in distribution business.

At least the distribution business in North America must be developed first.

Robert is already recruiting people, and if he can successfully get "Hero", he can use this movie to test the waters.

It happened to be Tuesday.

In the new issue of "Billboard", "baby"'s ranking rose by one place again.

From third place, rose to second place.

"Natural" hovers outside the top ten.

"Take me to your heart" ranked behind the top fifty.

In the eyes of Americans, it is incredible that a first EP with only three songs could achieve such success.

It's already legendary.

The latest issue of Billboard has a report about Tang Wen, titled:
"The Oriental Miracle Director continues his miracle in the music world!"

But, for Tang Wen, what kind of miracle is it if he can’t be number one?
But he understood that as a Chinese, he would have to either become a naturalized citizen or spend a large amount of US dollars.

Otherwise, there is almost no chance of topping the billboard...

Putting down the bulletin board magazine, Tang Wen glanced at the explanation that the system had given:

[Constitution: Above 91, the entry "Difficult to be infected by viruses" will be added, and can be further enhanced in the future]

This effect can be achieved if your physical fitness is above 91.

So what about the charm?
What will happen if charm exceeds 90 points?
Can it help the music industry to take a step further?
However, too much charm may also lead to fans being too crazy.

[4. Let more people know you internationally (number of people who meet the criteria: 10 → 21/200)]

[Recognition standard: being called by name while walking on the street]

Recently, thousands of people in overseas writing studios have been working overtime every day to repost Tang Wen’s MV.

Now it seems that the effect is good.

As many as 21 foreigners could recognize him.

Judging from his status, he is also an internationally renowned artist, right?

A simple calculation shows that the goal of 200 million people can be achieved within the year.

However, if possible, Tang Wen would like to go faster.

He took the initiative to contact Warner Records to ask for promotional resources.

The North American music industry is complex, and after making a phone call, Warner actually contacted a good resource.

In a few days, the national touring music festival called Lollapalooza will come to Los Angeles.

Warner Records can squeeze Tang Wen in.

This touring music festival originated in 1991 and is not particularly mainstream.

Their slogan is "A gathering place for alternative culture".

It attracts marginalized teenagers who are interested in subcultures.

Tang Wen's "Baby" is a big hit in mainstream music, but it may not be popular here.

"What about rock music?"

"No problem, no music excludes rock music."

The live appeal of rock music is so strong. In a concert, which is a place that pursues strong sensory stimulation, no one will refuse the participation of rock musicians!
"That's good."

"But you can't just sing a rock song, right?" The staff of Warner Records hinted that Tang Wen should create a new song.

Although his EP sold well, it only had three songs.

Can't sell at a high price.

Why not take advantage of the popularity of the three songs and release a real album?

But Tang Wen glossed over it.

Are you kidding? I don’t have time this year!

In addition to the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean", Fan Bingbing's "Peacock" is also waiting in China.

The latter is preparing to hit the international film festivals next year.

Can't be treated carelessly.

He also wants to produce a Jin Yong TV series.

I'm really busy.

Fortunately, the work is not challenging at all.

He just needs to make a plan and direct the crew to shoot step by step.

The script I wrote for Scarlett last year, "Time Traveler", is not filmed this year.

Of course, the reason given to Scarlett was definitely not that she was too busy.

That would show that you don't value her.

So, he said that his fame had not reached a certain level yet, and that by next year, when he was even more famous in the music industry, he should be able to carry the box office as the leading actor.

In fact, he wanted to wait until his [Charm] attribute broke through the limit next year before playing the leading actor.

Just as I was thinking about it, Scarlett called.

The two of them spoke sweet words to each other for a long time.

Scarlett got down to business.

A script was approached to her and they wanted her help to make a decision.

It's an art film.

A four-character film title immediately popped up in Tang Wen's mind. Sure enough, Scarlett said, "The director is Sofia Coppola. I think you have heard of her name..."

Lost in Translation indeed

Tang Wen had heard of the director's name.

The other party comes from an artistic family.

His father is Francis Coppola, the director of the famous "The Godfather" trilogy!
Sofia was in The Godfather when she was a baby

It can be said that in the field of art, he was born in Rome.

Not only in Rome, but also in the magnificent auditorium in Rome.

Scarlett talked about the story Sofia wanted to shoot: "A pair of strangers, a man and a woman, met in Tokyo. Because they found it difficult to fit into that bustling and ethereal metropolis, they were attracted to each other and had an extramarital affair..."

She chattered on and on for more than half an hour and still hadn't finished.

Tang Wen listened patiently, looking down at his watch from time to time.

He was going to meet Charlize Theron in the evening and he wanted to change his clothes.

After all, Charlize Theron is not like Jessica yesterday, who is an unknown person in the circle and can just open the door and get on the bed.

He plans to make some preparations.

After all, she is a beautiful woman who is 1.8 meters tall and has legs that are over 1 meter long.

I really don't have the energy... I've never encountered it.

It was not easy.

Scarlett finished.

Tang Wen didn't waste a second and quickly helped analyze:

"I can tell that what the creator wants to express is a kind of struggle, loneliness and redemption, the midlife crisis and the confusion of young women..."

"Yes, that's right! My dear, your ability to summarize is amazing. You saw through the core of this play at a glance."

Tang Wen smiled, looked at his watch again, and directly concluded: "I think I can take on the role. Also, can you help me ask if Director Sofia needs investment?"

“You want to invest in this play?”

"Well, I've never met a female director. If she's willing, I can bring in money and be the producer."

Finished chatting with Scarlett.

The Rolls-Royce has stopped in front of the Beverly Business Club.

Tang Wen changed his clothes in the car, took the wild flowers that his bodyguard had just picked from the roadside, and strode into the club.

As soon as he entered the door, he immediately became the focus of everyone.

Because he was not wearing a suit or formal clothes, but jeans, a white shirt, and a pair of unbranded sneakers.

He looks like a young, handsome high school idol who comes to work part-time.

Bah, I went to the wrong place...

(End of this chapter)