Chapter 144 The mysterious power of the East

Chapter 144 The mysterious power of the East

Chapter 144 The mysterious power of the East

United States.

end of February.

The weather in Los Angeles, California is much more comfortable than the cold weather in Yanjing.

Miramax is a film company that is very good at discovering and distributing promising independent films from around the world with its unique vision and strategy.

Since being acquired by Disney in 1993, it has successfully released popular works such as "The Beautiful Lady of Sicily" starring the world's "Beauty of the Planet" Monica Bellucci, as well as "Life is Beautiful", "Shaolin Soccer" and "Hero".

Miramax's purchasing representative took a big risk by spending a high price to purchase "A Quiet Place".

no way.

Even before the bidding at the Berlin Film Festival began, Sony Columbia Pictures had announced that it might offer a higher price than $2800 million and was determined to win the film.

The original intention of that group of "little people" was actually to scare off other competitors and try to use some other benefits in exchange for concessions from some peers.

However, because Fan Wumian did not follow the rules and directly called out a rumored price of 2000 million US dollars, the film became too popular and broke the unwritten tacit understanding of the distributors to "work together to lower the purchase price."

Representatives from Miramax are also particularly optimistic about "A Quiet Place."

In addition, the successful release of "Hero" gave the company's executives greater confidence in Chinese-language films, and they finally gritted their teeth and offered a sky-high price.

Since you dare to make an offer.

Of course, there is some confidence in making back the money with interest.

Miramax is busy preparing for the promotion and marketing of "A Quiet Place".

In addition to arranging for it to appear at the Oscars, it also heavily promoted and advertised in places where Chinese people gather, such as Americans, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, and other places. These were the "ticket sources" that contributed to the relatively impressive box office data when "Hero" was successfully released.

As for white and black audiences from English-speaking countries, they have always been more xenophobic.

The vast majority do not like Asian movies, have serious stereotypes, and are often only interested in martial arts action movies.

Miramax Films believes that it can only recover part of its costs by relying on Asian countries and Asian Americans in Europe and the United States. Whether it can ultimately make a profit depends mainly on how many white, black and Latino audiences it can attract to the cinema.

If the box office is around 7500 million US dollars, plus some peripheral income, it can barely break even.

Fortunately, "A Quiet Place" has few lines and is also an English movie. This advantage alone makes it worth at least several million dollars.

Also.

Fan Wumian’s title of “18-year-old talented director from Hong Kong” is also worth some money.

After all, having highlights worth hyping will make it easier to attract audiences to the cinema.

As the movie is about to be released, many media around the world are reporting on the topic of "an 18-year-old Asian genius director who made Disney pay 3200 million US dollars", and are also hyping up "dozens of distributors competing for it", "the best Asian science fiction thriller movie" and so on.

You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. This time, Miramax spent an extra $400 million on marketing to hype the movie, but it actually gave Fan Wumian a big advantage, allowing him to further increase his popularity in the international market.

The overwhelming news did have a very good promotional effect and aroused the curiosity of some viewers.

Adding the $400 million in publicity expenses, the total cost of purchasing "A Quiet Place" has risen to $3600 million.

I feel that relying solely on the existing promotion efforts is not safe enough.

With the help of a public relations team leader, Miramax executives planned another scandal hype for Fan Wumian.
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After more than ten hours of private flight, I arrived in Los Angeles smoothly.

When Fan Wumian was picked up by Miramax staff and checked into the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, he soon met Britney Spears.

This popular American sweetheart is just 23 years old this year.

Due to negative news such as divorce and rumors of an affair, Britney has not had an easy time recently. A large number of reporters follow her all day long, frantically filming everything about her.

At this moment.

The two sat by the swimming pool.

According to local laws, Fan Wumian is not old enough to buy alcohol. He took a bottle of fat house happy water in his hand, and was silent for a while before he took the initiative to ask:

"This is the first time I've done something like this. I've never hyped up a scandal with a female star. Are we just going to sit here like this?"

Today, Britney Spears is not the "crazy woman" that reporters say she is. After hearing this, she replied:
"What else? Do you still want me to sit on your lap? I'm in enough trouble already, otherwise my agent wouldn't have arranged for me to hype myself up. They're crazy. They actually want to use you to divert people's attention from other things about me. If you were younger, it would be a crime in the United States."

Using a more explosive piece of news to cover up other news is a common trick in the entertainment industry.

Fan Wumian knew all this very well, and asked calmly, "So what kind of trouble did you run into?"

".I drank alcohol before driving last week. You don't know what I've been through recently? Wow, this feeling is so comfortable. Since I became famous, everyone is paying attention to me. It's suffocating me."

Britney Spears became an instant star at a young age. While enjoying the glory, she also faced tremendous pressure. It can only be said that not everyone is suitable to be a star.

Took a sip of Coke.

Fan Wumian shrugged and said:
"I'm sorry to disappoint you. There are a lot of news about you in Asia, but not as much as in the United States. Have you heard of the mysterious oriental power?"

".Why do you ask?"

Britney Spears was slightly confused.

I know that this girl will be driven crazy in the future and imprisoned by her biological father for more than ten years.

With the idea of ​​doing one good deed a day, Fan Wumian said jokingly:
"We in Hong Kong believe in some mysterious Feng Shui. Judging from your 'aura', I feel that your luck is too bad. You are destined to be hurt and exploited by others. There are countless people around you who hope to get your wealth, right?"

Being idle is also idle.

Miramax Films asked Fan Wumian and Britney Spears to stay by the hotel pool for a full hour. Using her influence will be very helpful in increasing the box office of "A Quiet Place". It has not yet completely turned into "poison", but has just begun to show a trend of collapse.

Anyway, he won't suffer any loss, and he can just find a chance to clarify it later. Fan Wumian doesn't think it matters and is willing to cooperate with Miramax's publicity work in order to sell "A Quiet Place 2" to this company at a high price next time.

I was stunned by his words.

Britney Spears opened her eyes wide and said in surprise:

"I seem to have heard of Feng Shui. You actually know that? There are indeed many people around me who take advantage of me. You are absolutely right!"

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Fan Wumian had nothing to say about this.

Just thinking about how easy it is to be deceived, no wonder your life is such a mess.

He then spoke:

"It's easy to change. You can choose to move abroad for a few years, get rid of the person who has the greatest influence on you, and don't fall in love with anyone easily. You can continue to take jobs, and it's best to read more books and go to college. Drinking to relieve your sorrow will only make you more sorrowful."

Britney Spears couldn't wait to ask:

"I've fallen in love with a dance partner recently. Could you please help me see if he and I are suitable?"

"Don't look at it. It's definitely not suitable. As long as your 'luck' and 'Mercury retrograde' don't change, you are destined to meet only bad men."

CULTURE LIMITED.

I don’t know many words, so I just speak Chinese.

Britney Spears didn't understand what he was saying, and instead found it unfathomable. She asked, "When should I leave? Should I leave now?"

"It's up to you. The sooner you leave, the better. Go as far as possible. Live for a few years and then come back. Try to stay away from the bad luck around you, even those closest to you, such as your parents."

Hearing these words.

Britney's smile was stiff, as if she recalled many bad things, and she said:

"I have a house in the UK. I will live there for a while after I finish my recent work. Thank you for telling me this! Should I write a check to thank you, my master?"

"That's not necessary. If I release an English album, just recommend it for me."

Fan Wumian spoke in a relaxed tone.

Seeing that Britney started to call herself "Master", I had to hold back my laughter with great difficulty.

I feel that this girl is quite pitiful. To put it bluntly, she just had a bad family background, was love-sick, and was unable to handle her huge fame and wealth.

I just happened to meet this girl.

I was just being kind and giving her a hand.

As for whether or not they listen, that is another matter. Judging from Britney's repeated mistakes, she probably has some serious problems of her own, and it is not easy for her to change completely.

The two continued chatting for a while.

When the time was almost up, Fan Wumian waved to Britney Spears and returned to the hotel room first.

It was around 9 o'clock in the evening local time in the United States.

Zhuang Muxi was living in his room again. She had just finished taking a shower and was busy blow-drying her hair.

Coming up behind her and hugging her, Fan Wumian asked:
"It was inconvenient last time in Berlin, and there is no other reason today. The jet lag is so bad that I won't be able to fall asleep for a while. The night is long, why don't we do some exercise that is good for our physical and mental health?"

Neither said yes nor no.

The two have been together for half a year and have made some preparations.

Zhuang Muxi just changed the subject and asked:
"The company asked you to help with the hype, what did you and Britney do?"

"It's just a chat. I feel like she is a replica of many Hong Kong female stars. She lives a very tiring life. She is treated as a cash cow by her mother and sucked dry by her father. But even so, she still has a net worth of 6000 million US dollars. Unfortunately, she does not have the ability to control this wealth, which makes her prone to a lot of trouble."

Attract Zhuang Muxi's attention by chatting about gossip.

When she felt a chill on her chest, she realized that the belt around her bathrobe had been untied by Fan Wumian.

The picture reflected in the mirror is so pleasing to the eyes.

Her fair skin, ant waist and 34E breasts make her look absolutely beautiful, like some exquisite works of art.

Zhuang Muxi turned off the hair dryer and reached out to grab her bathrobe.

The looming appearance in front of her makes her look even sexier.

She said helplessly, "Stop making trouble, let me dry my hair first."

The hotel room was dimly lit.

Zhuang Muxi tried to take the initiative herself, but unfortunately she frowned many times and ultimately failed.

A rare opportunity.

Fan Wumian didn't want to give up easily, so he faced the challenges head-on and made progress step by step.

Just when she had finally adapted to the world, Zhuang Muxi felt disappointed and thought it was not as interesting as she had imagined.

A huge and wonderful feeling came over her, and she felt like she was about to faint.
(End of this chapter)