"You are not losing weight, you are cultivating immortality. Let's go, I will take you to eat delicious food."
Wang Zuxian curled his lips, "What delicious food can be found here?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yan also laughed. The Rose Hotel is actually quite high-end, but there really isn't anything delicious in the restaurant, which means the steak is pretty good.
“At least bring you some meat.”
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In the end, the two of them ate some bread and steak in the restaurant. They had two steaks, Wang Zuxian ate half a piece, and Zhou Yan ate one and a half.
After eating, the two went for a walk outside the hotel to eat.
It was late at night and there was no light around, so the two of them didn't go too far and just circled the hotel a few times.
After the walk, when the two returned to their room, they met Bregman in the corridor.
"Mr. Bregman, you haven't rested yet." Zhou Yan greeted with a smile.
Seeing Zhou Yan, Bregman's eyes lit up, "You guys came back just in time. I just went to your room to look for you, but I couldn't find you."
"We went for a walk just now. What do you want from me?" Is there something wrong with the soundtrack? "
"I'm looking for you for other things, which have nothing to do with "Sense and Emotion""
"Other things..." Zhou Yan. I'm a little confused. What else can Bregman do with him?
"How about we go to our room to chat?"
Bregman glanced at Wang Zuxian and nodded, "Okay."
After arriving in the room, Zhou Yan poured a glass of water for Bregman and then sat down opposite him, "Mr. Bregman "What do you want from me?"
Brigman took the cup and put it aside, "It's related to your movie "The Sixth Sense". Are you interested in remaking this movie?" "
"Remake?" Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, "You mean, I will be the director to remake "The Sixth Sense" into an English version?"
"Well, That's what I mean. Colombia is very interested in this movie, and also very interested in you. If you are willing to remake it, Colombia will invest in this movie."
Zhou Yan did not answer Bregman's question. Instead, he asked Bregman with great interest, "I wonder how much money Columbia is willing to invest in this movie?"
"Eight million U.S. dollars." Bregman Germann quickly gave an answer.
Zhou Yan smiled secretly, eight million is not much, and it seems that Colombia is not very generous.
Eight million US dollars is enough to make "The Sixth Sense", but it will definitely not be able to hire any famous movie stars.
Actually, Zhou Yan has no plans to remake "The Sixth Sense". He asked this question out of curiosity.
Now that he knew the answer, he smiled and said, "Sorry, Mr. Bregman, I will not shoot the same script twice."
Are you kidding, there are so many good scripts. He didn't even have time to shoot, so how could he waste time on the same script? Moreover, he didn't like the model of major Hollywood studios.
Zhou Yan first asked about the production cost, and then decisively refused, so Bregman felt that he thought the production cost was too low, so he smiled and said: "If you think the production cost is low, we We can discuss it further.”
“Mr. Bregman, please don’t get me wrong. I have no intention of bargaining with you. As I just said, I will not shoot the same script twice. And I think that if you really want to remake it into an English version, it would be better to hand it over to another director.”
Hearing Zhou Yan’s determination, Bregman felt that it probably wouldn’t happen. .
He picked up the water glass and took a sip of water, and then said, "In that case, are you willing to sell the rights to remake "The Sixth Sense" to Colombia?"
Let Zhou Yan do the remake himself, which is not the way to go. It was a mandatory option, so Bregman did not fight for it anymore, but settled for the next best thing and wanted to win the right to remake "The Sixth Sense".
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I welcome any company to cooperate with us, but I have left all these matters to Tomson Company. If you really want the right to remake "The Sixth Sense", We need to talk to them.”
Of course Bregman knew that he had to talk to Tomson Company about this matter, but he also knew that Zhou Yan’s attitude on this matter was very important.
And talk to Zhou Yan first, maybe we can find out the bottom of Tomson Company.
Zhang Youan and the others are all businessmen, each one smarter than the other, and it is unlikely that you will get a good deal from talking to them.
In Bregman's view, Zhou Yan is an artist after all, and he is young, so he should be able to easily formulate phrases.
“I will talk to Tomson Company, but our company respects your wishes very much. We also want to know what you think about the remake, such as production cost, actors, etc. . In addition, you should still be needed for the soundtrack of this movie.”
“The soundtrack is simple. If the adaptation is not big, just make some adjustments on the original basis...”< br>
As for the male protagonist, Zhou Yan has two people in his mind. One is Bruce Willis, the original male protagonist of "The Sixth Sense". Bruce Willis at this age is quite suitable.
The other one is Kevin Costner, the male protagonist of "The Bodyguard" and "Waterworld". Zhou Yan believes that he is also quite suitable for the male protagonist of "The Sixth Sense".
But these two candidates are a bit unrealistic, because whether it is Bruce Willis or Kevin Costner, they are now very famous, and the budget is too small. There is a high probability that they will not make the movie. Will come and act.
Brigman said that the production cost is 8 million. Although it can be increased, it should not be much more. With such a cost, it will be difficult to hire these two people, unless they particularly like the script. , and Colombia gives them a higher share.
As for the young male protagonist, of course Zhou Yan still likes Haley Joel Osment the most. This little guy’s acting skills are so good, and his performance in the original version was particularly brilliant.
However, Hailey is relatively young now and may not have very good acting skills.
Zhou Yan thought for a while and finally expressed his thoughts, "As for the male lead, I have two candidates in mind, one is Bruce Willis and the other is Kevin Costner."
Hearing the two actors mentioned by Zhou Yan, Bregman secretly took a breath.
Hey guys, Y is really good at selecting people. Although these two guys are not top-notch, they are definitely not cheap.
With their budget, it is quite difficult to hire these two people.
However, Bregman did not say it directly. He just nodded and said, "I will convey your ideas to the company. Where are the other actors? What do you think?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "Not yet."
"Director, do you have any recommendations?" Zhou Yan shook his head again, "No."
He actually felt that this movie It would have been nice to have Spielberg direct it, but this idea was too unrealistic, much more outrageous than hiring those two actors, so Zhou Yan simply didn't say anything.
"Y, let me take the liberty to ask you another question. Has any other company asked about the rights to remake this movie before us?"
"Well, there seems to be one, but I don't remember which one it is." Zhou Yan frowned and thought for a while, "Warner, Universal... I'm not very familiar with these Hollywood movie companies, probably one of them "One."
Hearing Zhou Yan mention Warner and Universal, Bregman squinted his eyes. He wanted to read something from Zhou Yan's expression, but found that nothing could be read. Act like you really don’t know anything about these companies.
Of course, this is also possible. After all, Zhou Yan has never had contact with an American film company before.
And Hollywood movies have never entered the Chinese market.
In the past two years, several of their companies have paid more attention to the Chinese market, because at the end of last year, the movie "The Fugitive" produced by Warner was released in China, setting a precedent.
Universal is also talking to China and wants to get previous movies to be released in China.
China now has a film approval system. Normal movies are sent over to be released and the share is very small, but no matter how small the share is, it is still money.
Movies are something that costs nothing to shoot. The producers will definitely be happy if they have one more place to show them.
And in the current situation, what they focus on is not immediate interests. China has more than one billion people and is developing rapidly. This ticket bank has great potential. If they can seize the opportunity, it will have a great influence on the subsequent development. It will be very beneficial.
In addition, movies can sell not only movie tickets, but also various peripheral products. When a movie is released, its impact is all-round.
Between Warner and Universal, Bregman believes that the former will contact Tomson because Warner pays special attention to the Chinese market. As the first major Hollywood studio to enter the Chinese market, Warner already has an advantage.
And as far as Bregman knows, Warner has now begun to deploy in China and will have more cooperation with China in the future.
If what Zhou Yan said is true, and Warner and Universal have really contacted Tomson in advance, then it may not be too smooth for them to get the rights to remake "The Sixth Sense" this time.
Maybe later, they will have to bid with other companies.
“This movie is indeed excellent, and it is completely understandable that it can attract other peers. However, I am still very confident that our company will officially enter the Chinese market this year and will be in Yanjing. Establish a representative office. Once the representative office in Yanjing is established, I believe our cooperation will be very smooth.”
Hearing the news, Zhou Yan nodded secretly. As soon as "The Fugitive" started, the attention of major Hollywood companies on the Chinese market soared. Colombia was also very efficient and even set up a representative office in Yanjing.
I don’t know what other major Hollywood studios are doing now.
“In this way, our future cooperation will indeed be much simpler.” Zhou Yan said with a smile.
Brigman picked up the cup again and took a sip of water. "In that case, I will contact Tomson Company as soon as possible to finalize this matter."
"I am also very much looking forward to our next cooperation."
"I believe there will be."
After talking about the business, the two chatted for a while, and then Bregman stood up and left.
After Bregman left, Joey Wong said with a smile, "It seems that this producer knows his stuff and wants to remake "The Sixth Sense.""
Zhou Yanxiao He smiled and said, "But he didn't even recognize you as the heroine of the movie yesterday."
Wang Zuxian shrugged, looking unconcerned, "I have very few roles in the movie."
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In fact, it’s not a question of how many roles Joe has, but that Joe’s usual outfit is very different from what he wears in the movie. In addition, maybe for Bregman and others, Asian faces are really hard to recognize.
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The next morning, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian followed the crew to visit the Salteren mansion.
In the Salteren mansion, Zhou Yan saw many Chinese things, especially the wallpapers spliced on the walls.
These wallpapers look good individually, but when put together, they are too messy and have no aesthetic value.
The historical director of the crew acted as a tour guide and explained to Zhou Yan and the others that the reason why there were so many paintings together was not because of money. On the contrary, it was precisely because of lack of money that they came up with this strategy.
“In the 18th century, Chinese wallpaper was very popular in Europe, and it was expensive and not affordable for ordinary nobles. If you want to cover such a large wall with a wallpaper, in fact, It was very difficult, so the previous owner would buy some small paintings and stitch them together. In the eyes of many nobles at the time, these wallpapers were much more advanced than silk and embroidered wall decorations, so they were willing to buy them even if they were expensive. ”
“The more popular wallpapers at that time were basically paintings of flowers, birds, fish and insects, but the previous owner of Sallent House was particularly fond of human figures, and the wallpapers in the dressing room were also all human figures. ."
"Are these all paper?" Zhou Yan asked.
The historical guide shook his head, "Not necessarily, a lot of them are made of taffeta. Even paper is made of bamboo fiber and other materials. If it is ordinary paper, it is very easy to be damaged."
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Wang Zuxian whispered to Zhou Yan, "This looks a bit similar to the paintings we saw at the Xiangjiang Art Museum last time."
Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, these paintings should be of the same origin as Gua Pai paintings. . ”
These paintings are actually painted for the preferences of foreigners. This kind of wallpaper has never been popular in China, at least not nationwide.
Whoever splices these paintings together and sticks them on the wall will most likely be laughed at.
Most people still prefer to hang calligraphy and paintings on the wall, but not too many. If you hang too many, you will be laughed at.
Seeing these wallpapers, Zhou Yan was also very moved. In the 18th and 19th centuries, perhaps many young ladies and gentlemen of European aristocrats would stand in front of these wallpapers, full of infinite daydreams about the distant eastern country.
It’s just that time has changed and the situation now is very different from then. China is now far behind in the spread of culture, which is even more exaggerated than its economic backwardness.
The more we see the glory of the past, the easier it is to become disappointed with the current situation.
On the way back to the hotel, Zhou Yan was a little silent. Seeing that he was not in a high mood, Wang Zuxian could probably understand why. She smiled and comforted Zhou Yan, "Nowadays, many European and American people listen to your music and watch your movies. , isn’t that good?”
Hearing Wang Zuxian comforting himself, Zhou Yan smiled, “Let’s live our own lives, it’s useless to think too much” (End of Chapter)< br>