Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

2012 8 Month 2 Day.

Wu Yang took Liu Yifei to a dinner party, the main guest of which was a deputy director of the American Space Agency.

Everyone says Americans are efficient, but a month had passed between the application and the banquet.

The agreement was only reached now, but what was originally a free aid has now become a paid grant.

The reason is that Aerospace Chrysanthemum is short of funds and does not have enough budget to support the filming.

To put it bluntly, it's because the director is Wu Yang, and Wu Yang has made public statements on multiple occasions.

Instead of flattering the Americans, they constantly flaunt their sense of superiority as Chinese people, which makes many Americans unhappy!

It's just that the number of Hollywood movies imported into China has doubled this year, so the American executives in charge of foreign film and television relations haven't specifically targeted Wu Yang.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that nowadays, there is only one other person like Wu Yang in the United States.

If multiple influential figures in the entertainment industry emerge, and they are all not pro-China figures to the US.

They might openly suppress and exclude him, but the current actions against Wu Yang are all covert.

Just like the American space geese, other movies can provide free assistance, but when it comes to Wu Yang, he not only demands that the film company pay 1000 million dollars to support space research.

They are also responsible for the daily expenses of the dispatched astronauts, as well as their food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation.

If it weren't for the contract already signed with WMN, and William's additional application for 1000 million in special funding, which effectively meant he had agreed to Aerospace Chrysanthemum's demands.

If it were Wu Yang who had the final say, he would never tolerate their bad habit.

Moreover, according to Wu Yang's understanding, China's aerospace industry is now on par with, if not surpassed, by a large margin.

Otherwise, the US would have imposed various sanctions long ago; why would they always be wary of China?

Although the banquet was filled with laughter and conversation, and no one gave Wu Yang a hard time, Wu Yang still had a sour face throughout.

Their displeasure was clearly written on their faces. They were all adults, and their cooperation with the Americans was simply to make money.

Since you want to earn this humiliation fee, you have no choice but to swallow your pride and accept it.

As a half-host, Wu Yang couldn't leave halfway through the banquet and could only wait until it ended.

Liu Yifei noticed Wu Yang's displeasure, so she didn't socialize with him but instead stayed with him in a corner of the banquet room, eating instead.

The guests at the banquet naturally understood why Wu Yang was unhappy, so no one went up to provoke him.

Finally, the banquet came to an end, and Wu Yang and Liu Yifei saw the guests off at the door.

But then they saw William and James, the aerospace supervisor, talking to each other with unpleasant expressions.

Moreover, James, who was so polite at the banquet just now, was now practically overflowing with arrogance.

Their voices grew louder and louder, attracting the attention of many service staff.

Since most of the guests had left, but the host James was still there, Wu Yang had no choice but to take Liu Yifei with him.

"Although Wu is an excellent screenwriter and director, this script is indeed very amateurish. How could potatoes possibly grow on Mars? If the movie is made like this, it will mislead moviegoers."

"If you want Yuhangju's help, you must revise the script according to her requirements. In order to prevent the film from having such problems again, Yuhangju will send a film consultant to supervise the process."

"This is only because you voluntarily sponsored Aerospace Chrysanthemum with $1000 million in funding. Otherwise, Aerospace Chrysanthemum is not something that just any cat or dog can come into contact with."

Seeing Wu Yang approach, James's face became even more arrogant, and his words became even more condescending.

Wu Yang hadn't heard the first three sentences, but these last three sentences had already pushed him to the brink of rage.

If it weren't for his adult rationality, Wu Yang would have punched James to show him why the flowers are so red!

Seeing the displeasure on Wu Yang's face, which was almost impossible to suppress, William quickly said, "We need to consider James's matter. We'll give you an answer tomorrow."

William is actually quite unhappy right now. He agreed to sponsor the project and paid an extra $1000 million, but now he's making this unreasonable demand.

The objective is clear: it's either targeting Wu Yang or the WMN Group.

WMN Group is currently facing a development bottleneck and wants to expand into film and television production. Given its current size, this would undoubtedly encroach on the interests of many film and television companies.

It might even break the status of the Hollywood Big Six and thus rise to the Big Seven, although that is WMN's ultimate goal.

With such a strategic goal, it's normal to be targeted!

Wu Yang, a Chinese, whether in interviews or in his acceptance speech, always maintained this attitude.

That sense of pride in being Chinese is clearly visible, which is very different from many Chinese people who are involved in Hollywood.

It's normal to be targeted, but WMN's base is in the US, so sometimes they can only grit their teeth and cooperate with these capital officials.

"Alright, I'll wait for your reply. William, you should know that Aerospace Chrysanthemum just received a $2000 million sponsorship from Paramount today, but your WMN Group is still slow to transfer the promised $1000 million sponsorship fee. Chief Tom is already quite dissatisfied!"

"Oh, by the way, dear Wu, I heard that Anderson originally wanted to work with you on this film, but you declined and instead chose to work with WMN, who has absolutely no film experience. I can only wish you good luck!"

James left after saying those two sentences, then walked away nonchalantly.

"Are you sure this is a blessing, and not a threat?"

Wu Yang looked at William expressionlessly, his displeasure almost overflowing.

"It's not worth getting angry over someone like that. Let me contact the CEO first, and we'll change the environment."

William patted Wu Yang on the shoulder, then walked to the side to make a phone call.

……

In the private room, Wu Yang, William, and the CEO of WMN sat in a triangle and chatted.

Liu Yifei went back to rest under the escort of bodyguards, since it was not appropriate for a female companion to be present in such an occasion.

The main reason was that Liu Yifei wasn't interested, and Wu Yang didn't force her to become a strong woman.

"Wu, I heard that Anderson approached you for a collaboration, but only gave you a budget of $5000 million. You were somewhat interested at the time. I don't mean anything by it; I just want to know the specific reasons!"

After the initial warm-up and discussion of the issues encountered, the CEO took the lead in asking a question.

"President William, when Anderson first approached me, the proposed collaboration was that I would provide the cast and script, taking 20% ​​of the profits, while Paramount would provide the actors and special effects, all for a fee of $3500 million. I would use the remaining $1500 million to cover the set construction and filming costs."

"WMN Group's requirement for the film is that the lead role must be played by a top-tier superstar. In order to match the status of a top-tier superstar, the supporting roles cannot be played by unknown people. So the budget for actors is about 4000 million dollars."