Chapter 662: Buying time
Darren Wilson had already prepared a speech for Lu Yanhe, and used it in the telephone interview they arranged for later, but Lu Yanhe directly refused.
"Darren, I'll tell you my true feelings, which is completely different from the words on the manuscript you gave me." Lu Yanhe said, "The latter is like this." I will never do work."
Darren Wilson had to nod and smiled and said, "You have the final say."
For such telephone interviews, especially both parties Lu Yanhe actually had a little resistance when he knew what he would say, because he didn't want to make a show.
However, because he had agreed to others, no matter what he thought in his heart, Lu Yanhe still praised the movie and Edward Hodgson's performance according to his feelings about the movie.
How will they push this passage and spread it to the target group's ears, that's their business.
Darren Wilson picked up Lu Yanhe and went for supper together.
He arranged the supper. In addition to Edward Hodgson, Hua Ruzhen and another client of his, a Chinese actor born and raised in the United States, Wang Jiaqi.
Wang Jiaqi's makeup is completely European and American.
Lu Yanhe doesn't really appreciate this kind of dress, but this is everyone's aesthetic.
Lu Yanhe would not say much.
Wang Jiaqi has a drama starring her, which was broadcast on AMN TV and has been filmed in the third season.
A drama can achieve the third season, which means that there are at least some audiences.
Darren Wilson's dinner was arranged at a glance—
Wang Jiaqi asked Chen Ziyan curiously about the current situation in China.
Chen Ziyan asked, "Have you been to China?"
Wang Jiaqi shook her head and said, "No, I heard from my grandparents that they are from Jinkou." >
Chen Ziyan: "Oh? That's very close to Yuming."
Darren Wilson said: "Among Chinese people who grew up in the United States since childhood, she speaks Chinese very well That's it."
Wang Jiaqi smiled and tickled his hair lazily, "I just know how to say it, I can't write it, I don't know many Chinese characters, mainly because my grandparents can only speak Chinese."
A few Personally talking and laughing.
Each of them started chatting.
Edward Hodgson whispered to Lu Yanhe: "Lu, do you have any film and television projects in Hollywood next?"
"I'm talking about it." Lu Yanhe said, "I'm coming to film " The sequel to the fog of the movie "Mist" may not be filmed in the United States, however."
Edward Hodgson: "Will the sequel of "The Mist" start filming next year? Many friends around me are looking forward to this movie. If they know this news, they will definitely be very excited."
Lu Yanhe: "It should be That's right, the message I received is like this."
In many actors, there is actually a common problem, that is, a "tongue" that is rarely seen in ordinary people.
This kind of accent does not mean that they regard themselves as superior, and have a noble style of using accent. It is a kind of "stage tone". Whether it is speaking or moving, it seems that there is a camera shooting next to you at any time. You can clearly feel a "dramatic sense" crafted by the stage.
For example, Edward Hodgson has a habit of speaking, and often nods his head gently at the end of a sentence.
In the performance, this is an auxiliary action that increases emotional expression or tone expression. However, Edward Hodgson seems to use it to express his importance to the person who is talking in front of him, so as to give the other party a sense of "being focused and affirmed". "feeling."
Lu Yanhe was somewhat surprised.
He was surprised at his current sensitivity to these things.
It's just that such a sharpness has more or less affected his communication with people now.
After all, people will have some performance elements. Only when a person is alone can he really have no performance elements at all.
Edward Hodgson said: "I heard from Darren that you are still a screenwriter. The "Love Letter" that won the award at the Jose Film Festival this year is the work of your screenwriter."
"Yes." Lu Yanhe Asked, "Have you read "Love Letter"?"
Edward Hodgson shook his head and said, "I have been busy with the release and promotion of "Office Storm" and have not gone to the cinema."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"I'll go watch it back," said Edward Hodgson. "Darren told me that this is a very oriental love movie."
Lu Yanhe: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't watch it."
He waved his hand with a smile.
Edward Hodgson said: "But isn't Love Letter going to make a difference this year in the awards season? It has won more than 8 million yuan in the United States, which is considered a foreign language film, especially Asian films. Among them, the best results are there, and there are two trophys from the Jose Film Festival. Darren said that if you operate well and have public relations, "Love Letter" is not without chance." "Then I need to invest a lot of money time and energy to do this." Lu Yanhe Say, "And, you may not necessarily achieve something. Every year, many movies claim to be going to the awards season. Not every good movie is suitable for your awards season in the United States. The movie "Office Storm" is very good. It is also very suitable for the taste of the Oscars, but if you put it in a film festival like the Situer Film Festival, the evaluation you get is definitely not as high as the evaluation you get in the US Awards Season.”
Of course it is easy to distinguish between good movies and bad movies.
But between good movies and good movies, it is actually more of an aesthetic and preference choice.
Taking the national teacher as an example, it is clear which one is better, which is better, or "The Big Red Lantern" or "The Three Guns Shooting Surprise", but what about "The Big Red Lantern" and "Jupou"?
These two movies are quite similar.
Another one, what about "The Big Red Lantern Hanging High" and "Return"? The same director and the same heroine, putting aside the honors they have won in their respective eras, can we clearly measure which movie is better from the perspective of an audience?
Not to mention, good movies with different directors, different styles and different themes.
Lu Yanhe's words made Edward Hodgson think.
Edward Hodgson's eyes at Lu Yanhe changed a little.
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After the dinner, Edward Hodgson and Darren Wilson walked behind and whispered: "Lu Yanhe doesn't seem to agree with the Oscars."
< br>Darren Wilson glanced at him and whispered: "He is not developing in Hollywood, he doesn't take Oscars as the highest honor like us, isn't it normal? Stop talking about him, those who are mainly involved in film festivals, They don’t like Oscars very much, thinking that Oscars are a hamburger with a very high degree of commercialization. Who doesn’t know about these things.”
Edward Hodgson: "But didn't he also hit the awards season before? The first time I met him was because of the movie "The Road to Glory." "Is that his hit?" Darren Wilson said, "That was Midoriya's promotion of the U.S. release of "The Road of Glory" and took the initiative to conduct public relations for him. He only came one or two times during that time, and he didn't look like he was here. PR like a competitor."
Edward Hodgson: "I thought he valued this place very much."< br>
"It cannot be said that he does not pay attention to it. If he does not pay attention to it, he will not come here to develop, will not sign overseas agents in Williams, nor will he come to film "Mist" and "Hurricane 2"." Da Ren Wilson said, "But that's different. If he really values the Hollywood market and really pays more attention to this side, after "The Mist", he should have put the focus on it." Edward Hodgson asked, "Why Do you want to recommend him to a movie like Hurricane 2? ”
"Edward, he is not here to compete for resources from you, but the resources he has can give you great support, just like this time," said Darren Wilson. "You can think about it, in Hollywood, How many people like him who are not focused on Hollywood development but are respected and popular with Hollywood? I am worried that he may be stolen at any time."
Edward ·Hodgson was quite surprised when he heard this.
In fact, Darren Wilson can be said to be a more responsible agent for his clients.
The clients he brought basically have no competitive relationship with each other, and the types and routes are very different.
It is also because of this that Darren Wilson often integrates different resources so that they can access better projects that they may not necessarily get in contact with at the time.
It can be seen from Darren Wilson's actions during Edward Hodgson's awards season this year that he supports his clients.
This is not uncommon in China, but it is not the case in Hollywood.
Because there is often a relationship between agents and artists, and in general, agents are divided very carefully. For example, Edward Hodgson won't do it. He was as meticulous as Darren Wilson, and even used his personal relationship to invite Lu Yanhe to stand on the platform.
Edward Hodgson may not understand, but Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan knew his intentions about Darren Wilson's various actions.
In Edward's opinion, Darren used his great favor and invited another client to help.
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
However, for Lu Yanhe, Darren's move is also a signal:
Darren can do this to his customers.
Edward needs it today, and Darren can find Lu Yanhe for him.
One day in the future, what if Lu Yanhe needs it?
Will Darren help him like this?
"The most important thing is that if Edward really gets the Oscar nomination in the end, you know very well how much Darren plays in this process." Chen Ziyan smiled, "Isn't this the same thing? What about an opportunity to show his strength? With such a strong momentum, Darren must be worried that you will be poached by others. He must show his energy and strength in front of you in order to keep you."
"I also felt that this time I came here, Darren seemed to have a little different attitude towards me."
"He saw the value in you." Chen Ziyan said, "In addition to your value as an actor and screenwriter, there are other values, such as the value of standing up for Edward this time. If you are to Edward's Support really helped Edward further open up the awards season, then you should be worried, and such things will come to you in a constant stream in the future. "
"But if I say something so effective , then won’t others question me and influence fairness? ”
"This is why you are not in the Hollywood system and don't understand their environment. Why does Hollywood put public relations on the table? Because as long as you are really recommending a good movie, you are not telling lies, everything about you is In order to make good movies visible to more people, there is no problem with recommendations themselves."
Chen Ziyan paused for a moment and then said, "You know, we often say fairness is to eliminate everything that will affect it." The process and results factors are so we talk about the melon field and the plum blossoms should avoid suspicion. However, during the Oscars awards season, they care more about the final award results, whether the final award is worthy of this award, and all parties will show their magical powers as long as there is no obvious appearance. Bribery and ticket buying, this kind of public relations and operation ability, is also taken for granted."
Lu Yanhe nodded. "There is another thing. Wang Jiaqi just revealed a piece of news to me. In addition to being in contact with "Doom Day", Chen Pinhe is also in contact with a drama from Maxine. The heroine of this drama contacted Wang Jiaqi. The male lead, they are considering Chen Pinhe." Chen Ziyan said.
Lu Yanhe immediately looked serious when he heard this.
"You said before that you plan to snipe Chen Pinhe's projects in the future. Do you have any ideas for this drama?" Chen Ziyan asked.
"Of course." Lu Yanhe nodded, "If you need to snipe, just snipe. Maxine's drama... Why did they directly look for Chen Pinhe and didn't go to Jiang Jun?"
Jiang Jun and Chen Pinhe were old Similarly, generally speaking, Jiang Jun can also play the roles that Chen Pinhe plays.
Jiang Jun has become one of the most popular male actors nowadays with "The Squid Game".
Chen Ziyan said: "I don't know this, but it is normal to give priority to Chen Pinhe. He has gained a lot of attention internationally in his early years. Even if Jiang Jun became popular, he would talk about the achievements of actors and status. , still cannot be compared with Chen Pinhe. "
"I thought at least the series of Maxine would definitely be given priority between the two of them."
Chen Ziyan: "This may not be necessary. I have to learn about the drama Maxine first. What's the situation? Maybe Maxine is only responsible for paying the money in this drama. She found another company in China to undertake it. That company has cooperated with Chen Pinhe. Of course, even if she has not cooperated, it is normal for them to give priority to Chen Pinhe. , If someone chooses between you and Chen Pinhe, you may have to hesitate, but between him and Jiang Jun... you overestimate Jiang Jun."
Lu Yanhe calmed down .
He realized that he had just become a little unrealistic.
His disgust towards Chen Pinhe was even deeper than what he did, and even affected his basic judgment.
"Of course, this does not mean that Jiang Jun will not be able to gain the strength to compete with Chen Pinhe in the next few years." Chen Ziyan said, "At least, in domestic dramas, Jiang Jun has been a ceiling-level achievement in recent years in recent years." ”
Jiang Jun has always been known as the King of Uncrowned in the circle.
The acting skills are first-class, but they were not popular before. They did not get any results during their youth.
Now, Jiang Jun's reputation has increased greatly and is not lacking in popularity. He has nominated the Best Actor in the Golden Globe Awards TV series with "Squid Game". His status has soared, and he is only a short time to win a few more awards in the future. Come to consolidate his position.
Lu Yanhe immediately started to think about it. Indeed, if he was relying on himself, he and Chen Pinhe would not be on the same track. If you want to snipe his resources, it would be difficult to snipe. You still have to have a like Jiang Jun. You can only face actors who are in front of Chen Pinhe in all aspects.
Lu Yanhe cannot act himself, but he can be a director, invest, or write scripts.
Many scripts instantly passed through his mind.
The box office exploded, the award-winning audience, and the audience's reputation was particularly good...
Lu Yanhe himself did not realize that a raging fire ignited in his eyes.
Chen Ziyan asked: "Is there any news on Lune Rees?"
"Not yet." Lu Yanhe calmed down and shook his head, "It probably took time for him to read the script, so he couldn't reply to me so soon."
"I heard that Parameter was already passing Chen Pinhe's performance contract. "Chen Ziyan said, "Chen Pinhe suddenly started urging Parameter's contract progress. I guess he must have heard of the news that we came here."
"Then we have to speed up the progress. The contract is signed, I want to make Parame again It's much more difficult to change your mind than now." Lu Yanhe frowned, "But we can't urge you to Lu'n."
" Then find a reason to let Parameter not rush to sign a contract with Chen Pinhe. "Chen Ziyan said, "There is a way. We take the initiative to contact Parameter directly and tell them that we have heard of this project. If they have not yet designated an actor, we want to talk to them about the possibility of cooperation."
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
"Can this delay their contract signing with Chen Pinhe?"
"Yes." Chen Ziyan said, "I'm even very sure. Compared with Chen Pinhe, you just had a movie with a global box office of over 200 million yuan. The popular actors of the US dollar are absolutely attractive to Parameters. No matter who they think is better in the end, they will definitely consider the possibility of you replacing Chen Pinhe, which will win some time."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Okay, then do it."
(This chapter is over)