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Chapter 408 Scarlett: You have to make it up to me!
Seeing that Jiang Yifeng remained unmoved, Jing Tian pouted, picked up the red wine, poured herself a glass, and took a big gulp.

She deliberately let the wine spill, the purplish-red wine sliding down her lips and flowing down her fair collarbone into the alluring cleavage.

Jing Tian's skin is naturally fair and pinkish-white, making her a well-known "photo killer" in the entertainment industry.

After taking the beauty serum, her skin condition improved, and she became more hydrated.

The red wine flowing over her body made her skin appear even whiter and her curves even more alluring.

Noticing Jiang Yifeng's gaze, Jing Tian said smugly, "Is it pretty?"

Jiang Yifeng nodded, and Jing Tian giggled, saying, "I recently learned a new trick."

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At 3 p.m. local time on July 8, Jiang Yifeng's plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

This time, Li Shaowei once again led a group to pick them up at the airport.

Li Shaowei is the producer of Strange Things and John Wick, and currently serves as the head of Fengxing Media's North American branch. He is in charge of the distribution of Pacific Rim in North America.

After getting in the car, Jing Tian continued to sleep in Jiang Yifeng's arms.

She drank too much; she had another bottle of wine just before arriving in Los Angeles, and now she's a little tipsy, her face is rosy, and she looks very cute.

Jiang Yifeng adjusted the position to make Jing Tian more comfortable.

Li Shaowei wanted to speak, but he held back when he saw this.

Jiang Yifeng patted Jing Tian's head and said, "It's okay, go ahead and talk."

Li Shaowei then said softly, "This time, when Pacific Rim was released in the United States, a total of 4388 theaters opened, setting a record in the history of Chinese films."

Hearing this data, Jiang Yifeng was somewhat surprised: "So much? This is during the summer season, how can our movie receive this kind of treatment?"

For Jiang Yifeng, his first principle in managing the company now is to focus on the big picture and let go of the small details.

Unless it's a major problem or decision, Jiang Yifeng won't concern himself with the process; he only cares about the result.

Otherwise, the company has so many businesses in all aspects right now, and Jiang Yifeng would be exhausted if he had to manage everything, and he wouldn't have any time to relax.

Therefore, Li Shaowei was in charge of the distribution of Pacific Rim in North America, and Jiang Yifeng had never been involved before.

Although the Chinese film market is currently booming, Hollywood companies are accelerating their cooperation with Chinese film companies.

Warner Bros. distributed Pacific Rim in North America.

However, the summer season is also one of the most important periods in the North American film market, and the competition is always fierce. Even a global blockbuster like Transformers, with its special effects, only opens in 4233 theaters during the summer season.

This is because Transformers was released in June, which is not the most competitive time of the summer movie season.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's question, Li Shaowei replied with a smile: "We were lucky. Originally, the July 11th release date was supposed to be a competition between us and Fast & Furious 7 and Rise of the Planet of the Apes."

With three blockbuster films released on the same day, the competition is fierce.

As a result, Paul Walker died in a car accident, and the Fast & Furious 7 crew needed to reshoot some tribute scenes, so the release was temporarily postponed.

This freed up a lot of screenings, so we really got a great deal.

The same goes for Rise of the Planet of the Apes; they also have over 4000 art galleries.

After hearing Li Shaowei's explanation, Jiang Yifeng also felt somewhat lucky.

It's truly a case of good fortune converging with the heavens and earth; Pacific Rim has snagged a huge number of screenings during the summer blockbuster season.

But Fast & Furious 7's approach was correct.

After being pulled from release, they were released next year, where they used nostalgia marketing to capitalize on the death of their loved ones, raking in a staggering $15 billion at the global box office.

After discussing the release of Pacific Rim, Li Shaowei added, "Warner Bros. is hosting a welcome banquet tonight to celebrate your arrival."

They still want to work with you on movies and TV series, including the sequel to John Wick.

In addition, Warner Bros. also wants to acquire the exclusive North American streaming rights to the first four seasons of the Pacific Rim television series.

This year, Legendary Pictures parted ways with Warner Bros., turning from partners into competitors, and some conflicts arose in the process.

The rights to the John Wick series are in Jiang Yifeng's hands, allowing him to bypass Legendary Pictures and collaborate with any film company.

The first film grossed $6.71 million worldwide, and its production cost was not high.

Filming a sequel would be a sure-fire way to make money.

Warner Music certainly wants to work with Jiang Yifeng.

As for the Pacific Rim TV series, it also has certain commercial value.

This series was mainly popular in the Pan-Asian region, and it also had viewers in Europe and America, but its popularity was not very high.

Jiang Yifeng's most popular TV shows in Europe and America are Stranger Things and The Hunt 2.

John Wick also had a significant impact, especially among the Black community, who really enjoyed the film.

Low popularity means there is market potential.

Now that Pacific Rim is a huge hit in China and is about to be released in North America, smart people know how to snag a bargain.

If the Pacific Rim movie becomes a huge hit in Europe and America, then the Pacific Rim TV series will be valuable.

That's what Warner thinks.

Moreover, Warner Bros.' acquisition of Pacific Rim is not only about making money, but more importantly, it's about preventing HBO's competitor, Netflix, from snatching it away.

Li Shaowei explained these details to Jiang Yifeng.

Jiang Yifeng nodded without saying anything, saying that they needed to discuss the terms in person first.

Anything is possible in business cooperation.

Netflix approached Cheng Kaige, and Legendary Pictures also partnered with LeEco Huayi.

It's perfectly normal for Jiang Yifeng to collaborate with Warner; there's no moral constraint involved.

The car drove all the way to Beverly Hills, a well-known affluent area in Los Angeles, and stopped in front of the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Wilshire.

This hotel is one of the most luxurious hotels near Hollywood and a filming location for the classic movie Pretty Woman. It's a top choice for many celebrities on business trips. Li Shaowei booked a Governor's Suite here.

Jiang Yifeng carried Jing Tian into the suite.

Jing Tian has been sleeping ever since she got off the plane.

I slept much better in the hotel bed.

It was the early hours of the morning in China, which was usually when Jing Tian was asleep. In addition, she had drunk too much, so she really couldn't be woken up.

Jiang Yifeng didn't disturb her, and had his assistant and bodyguard accompany her.

At 7 p.m., the sun had completely set, leaving only a faint red glow on the horizon.

Jiang Yifeng, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the hotel's banquet hall with Li Shaowei.

To demonstrate its sincerity in the partnership, Warner Music put on quite a grand welcome dinner.

Not only was the banquet venue lavishly decorated, but many Hollywood celebrities were also invited.

Upon seeing Jiang Yifeng, Warner Music's president, Kevin Tsujihara, approached.

He bowed first, then smiled and said in Chinese, "President Jiang, you are truly the pride of Asian filmmakers! It is an honor to meet you!"

Kevin Tsujihara is a Japanese-American who is fluent in multiple languages.

He was promoted to president of Warner last year.

It was through his mediation that Warner Bros., in collaboration with Legendary Pictures and Toho Co., Ltd., produced the monster movie Godzilla.

Jiang Yifeng's only impression of this Japanese executive was that he would be exposed for a scandal involving unspoken rules and then be kicked out of Warner's management.

But that's a power struggle for the future.

At least at this point, Kevin Tsujihara still held considerable power and prestige within Warner Bros.

"Hello, Mr. Tsujihara. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Jiang Yifeng shook hands with Kevin Tsujihara and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Kevin Tsujihara looked behind Jiang Yifeng and asked in surprise, "I've long heard that you, Mr. Jiang, are a romantic and talented man surrounded by beautiful women. I didn't expect you to come alone this time without any female companions."

"Then may I take the liberty of introducing you to a female companion?"

In Western formal banquets, it is customary to bring a female companion.

Jiang Yifeng came to the United States today, but because Jing Tian wanted some time alone with him, she did not inform Daddario and Sydney in advance.

Jing Tian is asleep now, so he really doesn't have a female companion.

Kevin Tsujihara had specifically looked into Jiang Yifeng's situation and was quite surprised to see this.

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said, "If the banquet has this etiquette requirement, then please arrange a female companion for me."

“No problem, Mr. Jiang. Although you don’t come to Hollywood often, your legend lives on in Hollywood. I’m sure there are many women who want to be your date tonight.”

As soon as Kevin Tsujihara finished speaking, a woman's voice came: "Kevin, I think Jiang doesn't need to find a female companion anymore. How about I be his female companion?"

Jiang Yifeng turned around and saw a beautiful woman walking towards him.

She wasn't tall, but she had excellent proportions, and her black deep-V dress accentuated her ample bosom.

The key is that her appearance is highly distinctive, and she naturally possesses a kind of charm.

It was Scarlett, who was almost thirty years old.

Scarlett Johansson's early work lacked a certain something, and she was somewhat similar to Gao Yuanyuan.

This is the golden age of Scarlett's career, and also the peak of her beauty.

Black Widow from The Avengers was filmed around this time, and the famous photo of her in a white T-shirt was also taken around the same time.

Before Jiang Yifeng could speak, Scarlett continued, "Jiang, I already know what happened. It was you who gave Sydney the idea to imitate my style and steal my thunder."

You have to make it up to me!
"Be my date tonight, let me experience the charm of this mysterious Eastern boy~"

After returning to the United States from the Stranger Things set, Sydney followed Jiang Yifeng's advice and posted the Black Widow series photos that Jiang Yifeng had taken earlier online.

At this time, Black Widow was at the height of her popularity, and Scarlett Johansson was synonymous with Hollywood's sexiest actress.

Sydney's move to ride the wave of popularity was very effective.

The main reason is that Sydney already had a certain level of popularity, and she also has real talent, which allows her to be sexy.

So everyone really loves watching it.

But to say that Sydney stole Scarlett's thunder is nonsense.

Sydney is still young, practically a newcomer, and doesn't yet have the strength to challenge Scarlett.

After Scarlett volunteered, she stared confidently at Jiang Yifeng.

She fully expected Jiang Yifeng to agree.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "There's nothing mysterious about the East, and I'm not a boy."

I just looked around and I've already chosen a dance partner.

Scarlett, undeterred, asked, "Who?"

Jiang Yifeng pointed to the dazzling Anne Hathaway in the crowd and said, "Isn't that her? Hathaway can be my date."

Scarlett shook her head and said, "Impossible. Hathaway brought her husband Adam with her. Why would she be your date?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Anne Hathaway said a few words to Adam and then walked over gracefully.

Jiang Yifeng cut to the chase: "I'm missing a female companion."

Anne Hathaway immediately took Jiang Yifeng's arm and said with a smile, "I'll be your date~"

Scarlett: "???"

(End of this chapter)