Chapter 624 Celebration Banquet
"Yes, Paramount talked to me before in Los Angeles and agreed to the proposal."
Wang Shu knew why Chen Long was so surprised. He had been in Hollywood for many years and was 100% aware of the scripts produced by the eight major Hollywood film and television companies. Directors rarely have the right to change scripts.
Not to mention the eight major Hollywood companies, even the directors of Marvel and DC movies cannot modify the scripts.
Director Zack is so famous, but he still has to follow the script and film "Justice League".
After filming was completed, the film did not even have theatrical editing rights.
Chen Long opened his mouth when he heard the exact reply.
In Hollywood, it is usually the big directors who have the right to change the script.
Moreover, it would have to be a director who is highly valued by the film and television company to give up this right.
Today, Paramount, as one of the eight major film and television companies in Hollywood, has transferred the right to change scripts to Wang Shu.
Chen Long had to re-evaluate in his mind the extent to which Wang Shu was favored by film and television companies in Hollywood.
He is very aware of the reality of Hollywood. As long as a director can make money, he will be favored by many producers and film and television companies.
Therefore, he didn't need to think twice to know that there were 100% producers or film and television companies in Hollywood seeking to cooperate with Wang Shu.
It’s just that a large film and television company like Paramount, one of the eight largest in Hollywood, would actually transfer the rights to change the script to Wang Shu...
Really unbelievable!
He looked at Wang Shu in astonishment and asked: "Where is the editing rights? Do you have one?"
Wang Shu nodded and said: "Not only did I mention that the script needs to be changed according to my ideas, but I also raised the issue of editing rights."
"Paramount all agreed and the cooperation was reached."
What he didn't say was that Paramount wasn't completely reassured.
Therefore, Wang Shu does have the editing rights for "Interstellar", but after the film is edited, Paramount needs to review the film internally to determine whether the film is qualified.
Otherwise, Paramount will re-edit it.
Of course, Wang Shu can still participate.
However, the whole film is no longer based on Wang Shu’s intention.
Wang Shu expressed his understanding of this.
After all, Paramount, as one of the eight largest companies in Hollywood, has its own professional team.
Under normal circumstances, Paramount naturally trusts the company's professional team rather than Wang Shu's "directed version".
When Chen Long heard this, he looked at Wang Shu in shock. How optimistic was Paramount about the other party to agree to these conditions? !
Paramount is one of the eight largest companies in Hollywood. It is not an independent producer or a small production company, but a world-famous major film and television company!
Such a big company will not hand over the editing rights of the movie easily.
Now, this right has been transferred to Wang Shu!
Through this, Chen Long sensed Paramount's sincerity in treating Wang Shu.
It is not easy for one of the top eight companies in Hollywood to agree to these conditions.
Then it dawned on me a little bit.
Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director, and the films he has shot have not yet hit the streets.
With these alone, Paramount was able to make concessions.
Or there may be a special reason why Paramount would rather give in than cooperate with Wang Shu.
He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there had been news reports before that Spielberg went to Disney and left a science fiction film project at Paramount.
Then, Paramount found Wang Shu.
Thinking that it was a science fiction movie project, Chen Long suddenly realized again.
Chen Long can't guarantee how Wang Shu will fare in other types of movies.
But for science fiction movies, he thinks Wang Shu is still good at it.
For example, this "Pacific Rim" was shot quite stunningly.
Although it is a monster movie, it is also a science fiction movie.
He couldn't help but complimented: "Director Wang is really better than his predecessors. He is very promising at a young age."
After speaking, he looked at everyone and then added, "Paramount is one of the eight major film and television companies in Hollywood."
"I think everyone knows that Hollywood is a producer-centered system, so many directors often do not have the right to modify the script, let alone the theatrical editing rights of the film, without even thinking about it."
"This is especially true for the Big Eight in Hollywood."
"Paramount can agree to Director Wang's request to modify the script and give Director Wang the theatrical editing rights for the film."
"This all shows that Paramount is eager to cooperate with Director Wang, so it agreed."
These words gave Wang Shu a thumbs up.
Paramount is not urgent at all, but after discussions, it believes that giving Wang Shu the autonomy of a creative director may have better results.
In addition, we could not find a more suitable director than Wang Shu for a while, so we immediately confirmed our intention to cooperate with Wang Shu.
It's just that Ye Lin, Wang Changtian and others heard it and thought that Wang Shu was too awesome, so Paramount agreed to these conditions.
Because they also know that in Hollywood, only a few international directors receive such treatment.
And Wang Shu is also an Oscar-winning director.
In addition, the commercial films he shot have achieved excellent box office results.
And, since his debut, he has never been on the street.
Therefore, it is very likely that in the minds of many film and television companies in Hollywood, Wang Shu is already one of those internationally renowned directors.
Realizing this, everyone present was shocked.
In just a few years, Wang Shu has grown to such a height?
At this moment, everyone completely realized that Wang Shu could be successful in Hollywood even if he didn't do domestic entertainment!
This kind of director has already opened a gap with many domestic directors.
After thinking about this, during the subsequent banquet, many people's words and deeds were all much more polite to Wang Shu.
Even Han Sanping is like this.
Ye Lin toasted Wang Shu with a glass of wine and asked, "Will Director Wang develop his career in Hollywood next?"
This is also a matter of concern to Han Sanping. He has always achieved excellent results in cooperation with Wang Shu, but he does not want the cooperation to end here.
Wang Shu pretended to think for a while and said: "This drama with Paramount is more troublesome to produce. It will most likely be produced next year."
"As for the future, it depends on the situation."
After filming "Interstellar" next year, he will also make a Western-style art film to compete for awards.
So from a time perspective, he needs to be in Hollywood for the whole next year.
Han Sanping opened his mouth. "Pacific Rim" had achieved excellent box office results, and he was thinking of finding Wang Shu to make another blockbuster.
Now that I heard Wang Shu say this, it was hard to speak.
He decided to talk to Wang Shu privately about the matter later.
When the people around heard this, they had different thoughts.
Especially Chen Long, who wanted to continue to cooperate with Wang Shu, and then asked with a smile: "Director Wang, I wonder if I have a chance to participate in this drama you are working on with Paramount?"
As Chen Long finished speaking, everyone looked at him.
Everyone suddenly realized that Chen Long is an international superstar and indeed has the opportunity to participate.
Chen Long's attitude also made everyone around him realize that even international superstars also wanted to participate in Wang Shu's movie.
It can be seen that Wang Shu's films are very popular among actors. To be honest, Chen Long and Wang Shu didn't want to cooperate.
If "Pacific Rim" hadn't considered various factors, he wouldn't have used Chen Long at all.
Then he responded calmly: "Brother, I can't decide this matter. Paramount has the final say."
In fact, he didn't tell the truth. He has the right to recommend actors for "Interstellar".
If the actor he recommends is indeed suitable after internal discussion at Paramount, the decision can be made.
In the film projects of the eight major Hollywood companies, which actor will play the leading role is usually not decided by one person, but will be discussed by the board of directors at a meeting.
The minority obeys the majority.
Therefore, Wang Shu cannot directly specify who will star.
This is standard practice in Hollywood.
Unless Wang Shu is working with an independent producer or a small film production company, this is usually the case.
Chen Long was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He also knew that Wang Shu was right, but he also knew that since Paramount agreed to Wang Shu's right to modify the script, it must also have given him the right to recommend actors for the role.
Since Wang Shu answered like this, it was obvious that he had not considered him.
Realizing this, he smiled dryly and said: "OK."
The people around him didn't notice any clues and continued to chat while eating.
Wang Changtian toasted to Wang Shu at the right time, and took advantage of the opportunity of the toast to say: "Director Wang, no matter when you return to China to make a movie, don't forget the light?"
"Now that you also have equity in Enlight, we are still waiting for you to cooperate with Enlight in a few more movies to help increase the stock price."
This was said not only to Wang Shu but also to Han Sanping.
It was telling Han Sanping that Guangwang's participation in Wang Shu's film was justified and he should not keep thinking about kicking Guangwang away.
He didn't want to mention the equity issue, but since the party was here, he might be kicked out if he didn't mention the Rays.
Therefore, he had to take this opportunity to point out in front of everyone that Wang Shu owned the equity of Guangguang.
In order to raise the stock price when it goes public, it is natural to cooperate with Raytheon.
Han Sanping's face turned cold when he heard this.
He has indeed planned to cooperate with Wang Shu in the future and kick out Enlight Pictures.
However, as Wang Changtian said this, Han Sanping knew in his heart that Wang Shu would definitely pull the light together.
Because the increase in stock price is related to Wang Shu's own interests.
As for Ye Lin and others, when they heard Wang Changtian suddenly mention equity, they all realized that Wang Shu now owned Huayi's equity, with a market value of four to five billion.
For a moment, looking at Wang Changtian, he felt a little moved.
Everyone, including Chen Long, was thinking that since Wang Shu could get the equity in the Rays, could he also get it?
Wang Shu raised his cup and clinked it with Wang Changtian, and said with a smile: "The price of Guangzhou Lighting's stock price when it goes public is related to the value of the equity in my hand."
"So don't worry, Mr. Wang, if there is a project, I will definitely call you."
When Wang Changtian heard this, he was immediately satisfied and clinked a drink with Wang Shu with a smile.
Han Sanping didn't say anything.
He knew in his heart that Wang Shu was now a great director.
It is also clear that Shanghai Film has been seeking to cooperate with Wang Shu.
Therefore, even if Wang Shu does not cooperate with China Film Group now, he can still cooperate with Shanghai Film Group Corporation.
When the time comes, the film will be handed over to China for distribution, and China Film will just watch.
Therefore, you have to accept some things even if you don't like them.
Chairman Han is just domineering, not a fool.
He also hopes to cooperate with Wang Shu to achieve even better results while in office.
How could he break up with Wang Shu over these things?
Now the topic of stocks came up, and a bunch of people started chatting on this topic.
Wang Shu expressed some opinions during this process, which were not much and very superficial.
He didn't want to make everyone present think about him because of his eloquent talk, and then
Youdao is that there are risks in the stock market, so you need to be cautious when entering the industry.
In the blink of an eye, the celebration banquet was over.
Chen Long had some ideas about Guangguang's equity, and after the banquet, he made an appointment with Wang Changtian to discuss it in detail.
It's just that he is destined to think about shit.
In the evening, Mei Ting came to Wang Shu's villa.
She was very proactive. If Wang Shu hadn't been in good health, he would have been unbearable within three minutes.
Although the movie "Pacific Rim" has only been released for 11 or 12 days, it has already achieved a box office of 600 million in the country.
This box office performance will help her become a popular actress.
Not to mention, because this drama has traveled to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea and other places, it can be regarded as the first step on the international stage.
If it can go further in the future, it will be equivalent to re-enacting Zhang Ziyi's path to the international stage.
If not, she can still be a first-line actress in the country.
And all of this was brought to her by Wang Shu.
The two of them were lying on the bed. Mei Ting leaned against Wang Shu. She propped up her body and kissed Wang Shu on the lips. Then she leaned against Wang Shu's chest and said softly and affectionately: "Shu , I want to give you a baby~"
Mei Ting is career-minded. When she was with Director Yan Da, she did not have children because of her career plans.
Now, being able to express to Wang Shu many times that he is willing to have children for him can be said to have made a lot of determination.
Just
Wang Shu stroked the hair on Mei Ting's head and asked, pretending to be confused: "My career has just taken a step forward, why do I want to have children?"
Mei Ting said in a low voice: "Aren't you going to Hollywood next?"
"And it's a Paramount project."
"I thought there must be no role suitable for me."
"You went to Hollywood, and I will take advantage of this time to give you a baby in China."
When Wang Shu heard this, he already understood the meaning of Mei Ting's words.
She was talking about giving Wang Shu a child while he was in Hollywood.
Afterwards, the child was born, and Wang Shu’s work in Hollywood came to an end.
By then, if Wang Shu plans to make another movie that requires domestic actors, she will be able to participate again.
Wang Shu understood Mei Ting's thoughts very well, but he pretended not to understand. At the same time, he thought for Mei Ting's sake: ""Pacific Rim" has just been released, and there should be many magazines, endorsements and other activities to contact you. ”
"The status of an actress is inseparable from these."
"If you had just finished "Pacific Rim" and had a baby, wouldn't your acting be in vain?"
"Didn't I tell you before? After "Pacific Rim", your career will enter a period of upward growth."
"If you give birth to a baby at this time and retreat for a while, you will waste this opportunity."
After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, and then continued, "And who said that the films I cooperated with Paramount didn't have roles suitable for you?"
"No one has ever said anything about this, so you just have all kinds of random thoughts."
There was a hint of ridicule at the end, and he pinched Mei Ting's face.
(End of chapter)