Chapter 731 The Strongest Director of the Future

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "No need. I will find the director myself. If there is any other need later, I will arrange for someone else to contact you. You and I don't need to worry about such trivial matters."

It was only because the future performance of Jaws was too amazing. Otherwise, if it was just a movie with a box office of tens of millions of dollars, Yang Wendong would not have personally participated in it, and Zou Wenhuai would have been in charge.
As long as he can find a director and arrange a special team himself, he will withdraw from unnecessary management in a timely manner and let professionals do their professional work, just like many other businesses.

"Okay, it's your movie, you decide for yourself." Barry didn't ask any more questions;

Like Yang Wendong, there are too many overseas and even domestic businessmen who want to make movies in Hollywood. Everyone has their own ideas and may not appreciate professional help, but in the end they will not turn back until they fail.
History has been repeated countless times, and Paramount's top executives have seen it countless times, so they are accustomed to overseas capital occasionally wanting to participate in the filming of American films.

The cooperation review will still take some time to come out, so Yang Wendong will not wait. After chatting with Barry about future cooperation plans, he left Paramount's headquarters.

On July 7, Yang Wendong arrived at a beach in Miami, USA;
"The sea view here is really nice." Yang Wendong said with emotion while looking at the waves not far away;
Su Yiyi said at the side: "The sea view is nice, but the sun is too strong and my skin hurts a bit. The wind is also uncomfortable. I don't know how these people can stand it."

At this moment, a large number of Western foreigners were basically half-naked, basking in the sun, enjoying the sea breeze, chatting and vacationing on the beach; some of them ran into the sea to swim, and there were a group of children playing on the beach.

Yang Wendong reminded: "Put on some sunscreen. The skin of foreigners is different from that of us Asians. Children also need to be especially careful."

This time I came to the United States, it was the beginning of summer vacation, so several of my children came with me, but not all of them came;

The Yang family now has a sense of risk. All members of the Yang family will not ride in the same car or on the same plane. When the children grow up and reach a semi-independent level, the management in this regard will be stricter to avoid overall risks.

Su Yiyi nodded and agreed: "Okay."

For some children, especially the younger ones, it doesn't matter where they play, they may prefer sand;
After being free, the big guy rushed forward and went to the water's edge to dig sand.

Yang Wendong brought Zou Wenhuai and several assistants to a place that had been prepared under a giant leather umbrella;
"Hello, Mr. Spielberg." Yang Wendong saw a bearded foreigner who was younger than himself, smiled and shook hands with him.

The person in front of him is naturally Steven Spielberg, the most powerful director in Hollywood in the past and future. He is only 28 years old this year, younger than Yang Wendong. He has just directed his first movie "Rampage" this year.

This was also the first time that Yang Wendong met a rising star younger than himself since he traveled through time. He himself also began to bear some marks of the times.

Steven Spielberg also stood up quickly, shook hands and said, "Hello, Mr. Yang, you should call me Steven."

He didn't know the Asian tycoon who was thousands of miles away, but the people from Paramount informed him through an intermediary, so he naturally knew something about the person who had asked him to meet;
After a brief investigation, Steven was shocked to find out that Bruce Lee, who was now in the limelight in Hollywood, was Yang Wendong's subordinate. He was also the boss of the largest film company in Asia and controlled more than a thousand cinemas, almost semi-monopolizing Asia's film resources.
To a certain extent, such a tycoon can be on par with several major Hollywood giants, because they all need each other.

Steven is a rising star in Hollywood. He has just finished shooting a low-budget movie and has gained some fame, but he is far behind such a tycoon.

"Okay, Steven, take a seat." Yang Wendong stretched out his hand and said with a smile.

Steven Spielberg is just an ordinary director now. In history, he became one of the most famous directors in Hollywood after "Jaws", and then began his future career.
But for now, it's just a small role.

After Steven sat down, he smiled politely and asked directly, "Mr. Yang, what's the matter with you asking me out?"

Yang Wendong also got to the point and said, "Steven, I have a movie I want to shoot and I want you to be the director. This is the prototype novel of the movie and a rough script. You can take a look at it first."

After saying that, Yang Wendong handed the prepared information to Steven.

Since he had hired someone to make a movie, there was no need to hide anything. He had already acquired the copyright of the novel, so there was no need to worry about any other issues.
"JAWS? I've read this novel." Steven looked surprised when he saw the cover of the novel.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It would be great if you have read it. Here is a script that we wrote casually. You can take a look at it first. If you have any ideas, you can also propose some changes."

The English name of "Jaws" is "JAWS". The story of this novel originally came from a folk legend decades ago. It was written into a novel only a few years ago. This novel has also gained a certain fame in the American market. Then it was discovered by Yang Wendong and the copyright was bought. Otherwise, he would not be able to find it even if he was asked to look for it for no reason.

"Okay." Steven agreed, then opened another book in his hand and read it carefully;

The content inside was not very complicated. After a while, Steven finished reading it and said, “Mr. Yang, the plot here is OK. There are no major problems. It may be modified, but it should not be much different.

But what makes this movie different from other movies is that it does not rely on the content of the story, but on the shark itself to attract people, that is, the picture must be very good and the action must be very realistic. "

"Yes, this is very important." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "I thought the scenes in your previous film "Rampage" were very realistic. If you were to film this shark movie, do you think you could do it?"

"Shark?" Steven was a little embarrassed. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Mr. Yang, if we are shooting animals on land, such as tigers and lions, they can be easily observed, and we can also find stuntmen to train and cooperate.

But as for sharks, we know relatively little about them, and we need to customize a large shark toy, which is bound to be very expensive and time-consuming, and it is hard to say how the result will be after it is made. " "I know it is difficult, but it is precisely because of the difficulty that it is challenging." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Hollywood has filmed enough movies about various tigers and lions attacking people, but sharks are still rare;
Plus, in reality, many sharks attack humans every year, which makes people feel involved.
So as long as we make this movie and the content is good, we don’t have to worry about no one watching it.”

The reason why "Jaws" became so popular is that it met a market demand. Too many people know the dangers of sharks but have never seen one.
Land animals have many cameras following them and filming them, and they may even pose for photos on purpose, but dangerous marine animals obviously cannot do this. People still don't know much about sharks, especially in the era without the Internet, many people may not even know what a shark looks like.

After listening to it, Steven read the script again and said, "Mr. Yang, do you really want to let me shoot this movie?"

"Of course, do you think that I came here to find you just to tease you?" Yang Wendong said, "Regarding your remuneration and fees, I will arrange for someone to contact you. You will definitely not be disappointed with the benefits in this regard."

In Hollywood at this time, except for a very small number of top directors or stars, everyone else gets paid for their work, not dividends. Even Li Xiaolong today is only beginning to receive this treatment.

Relatively speaking, great directors are more likely to get dividends, but Steven Spielberg is clearly not qualified now. He will be able to do so if "Jaws" makes hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office as it did in history.

"As for the pay, it's fine as long as it's in line with the market." After confirming this, Steve immediately became interested and asked, "Then I will be responsible for the entire team and the main cast as well?"

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "In principle, you are responsible for it, but if it involves very high costs, I will need to review it."

As for filming the movie in the United States, not to mention Yang Wendong, even Zou Wenhuai was not very clear. For such a matter, it would be better to let Steven participate himself, so as to ensure that he can fully exert his strength normally;

Steven shook his head and said, “In terms of personnel, it’s not a problem. The plot here doesn’t require big actors, just someone with some experience will do.

However, the shark prop is the most expensive one. It needs to be seawater-proof and able to move at multiple angles. This probably needs to be specially customized.”

"Is there such a professional company in Hollywood?" Yang Wendong asked curiously.

When he was in Hong Kong, he asked Dongsheng if they could make this shark, but the answer he got was that they couldn't.
The appearance is easy, and the control mechanism is barely OK, but if you want to achieve very smooth control, you need very strong electronic technology. Hong Kong can't make it, so the strongest in this area is only the United States;

Although the industrialization of the United States has begun to decline, the mid- to high-end industries are still there, as are various top companies. At least the original props in history must have been made in the United States.

Steven thought for a moment and said, "There should be some. I have to go ask. There are some companies that specialize in customizing props for filming movies."

"Okay, go ask first." Yang Wendong said immediately: "Regarding our cooperation, I will also have someone draft a contract soon. You can also consult a lawyer. If there is no problem, we can sign the contract.
You can do other things at the same time. If it fails for some reason, I will compensate you for your time. "

The most important thing right now is to ensure the smooth start of filming of the movie "Jaws", and the sooner the better.

After all, when the profits come back earlier, I will have sufficient funds to make other arrangements in the United States, such as the expansion of Red Bull, KFC, Best Buy and other businesses, which are very capital-intensive;

If these funds were transferred from Hong Kong, it would be a huge loss. It would be best to use the funds earned in the United States to expand your business.

Seeing Yang Wendong so straightforward, Steve said, "Okay, then I'll go ask as soon as possible. If there is any further news, how can I contact Mr. Yang?"

Yang Wendong pointed at Zou Wenhuai next to him and said, "This is Raymond. He is my manager at the Hong Kong Film Company. From now on, he will be in charge of your direct contact. You can exchange business cards."

Wrinkle Huai also prepared his business card long ago and handed it over, saying, "Mr. Steven, if you have anything to say, you can come to me directly, no matter what time it is."

It was something that Zhou Wen had never expected that the boss would attach so much importance to a movie or a director. You know, in the previous few years, only Li Xiaolong had this special treatment, which was worthy of Yang Wendong's personal appearance to discuss some basic cooperation.

"Raymond? Okay." Steve handed over his business card as well;

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Yang Wendong then invited everyone to have lunch at a nearby Hawaiian-style restaurant before they dispersed and left.

Wrinkle asked in confusion, "Mr. Yang, are you so optimistic about this newcomer that you're giving him your first investment in such a large-scale movie?"

Even with the scale of Changxing Film Company today, a movie with an investment of more than 10 million US dollars is still a masterpiece. What is more important is not the financial aspect, but this first movie. If it fails, it will definitely be a big blow to the entire company, and there may even be some rumors in Hong Kong.

"It's the same if you find other people. There's actually no difference. No one has made this kind of movie before. Let the young people come. On the contrary, they will be quick-witted." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Don't worry about the others. In the end, it all depends on the results."

In fact, the biggest advantage of being young is that you can think quickly and not be conservative. This is also the reason why many industries are successful when they employ young people.

Those who are older are, on the contrary, very conservative.

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(End of this chapter)

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