Chatty Hollywood

"So, what is your relationship now?"

Looking at the blonde girl who was whispering to Annika not far away, Lao Qiang asked Charlotte in a low voice.

"what relationship?"

Thinking of the agreement with Charlize, Charlotte couldn't help but want to smile bitterly, but she recalled the feeling after that——

"It's more than fire, bag, and friends, but it's not enough for lovers."

This was the only description he could say.

"Well, at least she's better than those girls you picked up from the bar before."

Regarding this relationship, the more old-school Lao Qiang didn't know what to say, so he could only pat Charlotte on the shoulder.

Today, "The Turn" has been officially released for more than a week. Although it is limited to the characteristics of the horror film genre, the box office trend has declined to a certain extent, but now that the cumulative box office has exceeded 40 million US dollars, it does not matter.

After all, according to the algorithm that 1/3 of the box office is profitable for the producer, the film "Fatal Turn" has now fully recovered all costs including publicity expenses, and the rest is pure profit. For investors, the only issue to consider is the difference between earning more and earning less.

As a result, the celebration party that producer Westwood mentioned before was held as scheduled.

"Tony, this guy is getting more and more energetic!"

Looking at the producer in the distance who was dressed like a human and even the scalp exposed due to his baldness was oiled, chatting and laughing with a group of big investors, Lao Qian curled his lips and said,

"Why do I feel that this old boy doesn't look sick at all? He is so energetic now, is he still planning to retire early?"

"How could I know this?"

Charlotte is also a little unhappy with Mr. Producer, who seems to be a bit of a villain now.

"However, if you want to see him sick, it's easy - just put the box office report of "Fatal Turn" in front of him."

Thinking of the previous times when Mr. Westwood was looking at the box office report and clutching his chest, his face flushed as if he was about to have a heart attack at any time, Lao Qiang couldn't help laughing.

"Speaking of which, do you know why this guy Tony held the celebration party at the University of Southern California?"

For Americans who are accustomed to parties, a celebration party cannot be just about eating and drinking. It should be more private, with fun and death being the core. For a more serious party like this, social interaction should play a large role.

However, even for the sake of socializing, Mr. Producer's approach of directly hosting the party at the University of Southern California still made Charlotte a little confused. From what Lao Qiang meant, could it be that he knew something inside?

Seeing Charlotte's curious eyes, Lao Qiang raised the champagne glass in his hand.

"It's actually very simple. Anyone who has known him for a long time knows that that guy graduated from the University of Southern California."

"..."

——This is really a simple reason!

Charlotte finally understood. If we say that in ancient China, returning home in rich clothes was an inevitable choice for successful people. So in modern times, after achieving certain achievements, going back to your alma mater and pretending to be 13 has become another standard for showing off your superiority.

Especially if the teacher who taught you back then is still there, that would be even better——

Regardless of whether he is sincere or not, it feels like being a student again in front of a teacher who may have punished him back then, but now his years are gone, and listening to teachings that he actually doesn’t listen to at all...

Don’t say that Westerners don’t have this hobby. Otherwise, where would the alumni associations of famous schools come from?

Even if everyone knows that after this wave of pretense is over, there will definitely be a donation and a loss of money, but what about that?

Everyone still keeps going. After all, if a person can't even pretend to be 13 in his life, what's the difference between that and salted fish?

Obviously, Mr. Westwood didn't want to be a salted fish.

“But USC actually allowed us to have a celebration party on campus.

Is there something wrong with this? "

"There's nothing wrong, right?"

Lao Qiang didn't take Charlotte's suspicion seriously seriously.

"If nothing else, if a film crew wants to film at the school, many universities will support it. After all, it can play a publicity role!"

"You're right."

Charlotte didn't think there was anything wrong with Lao Qiang's statement.

In fact, as the Independence Day of the United States approaches, the upcoming "Forrest Gump" has been filmed at the University of Southern California.

Thinking about it this way, it's not a new thing for the crew of "Fatal Turn" to come here to hold a celebration party.

Especially since this party was not open to the media, so in addition to the cast members, there were also some celebrities who were interested in the movie. Among them, some of Charlotte also knew——

"That real estate tycoon isn't selling his house in New York, so why is he here?"

Looking at the wild blond hair, Charlotte was a little confused.

"Never mind him! I heard that he is struggling on the edge of bankruptcy now, and he might end up living on the street one day."

Obviously, Lao Qiang has never heard of the saying "Thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi". He looked back and looked at Charlotte seriously:

"Seeing how profitable this film is, do you regret your original decision?"

Charlotte knew what the other person was talking about, and he shrugged.

"If there hadn't been this carrot hanging in front of me, do you think I would have been able to move these guys with my qualifications?"

"Right."

"And the money is actually not much, and it will be even less if it is distributed to everyone. Besides, New Line Company still has an old problem..."

"You mean-"

Lao Qiang suddenly understood, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.

"are you sure?"

"When I was discussing with Westwood how to distribute the money that we had promised to everyone, the old guy suggested that I leave it alone and said that he was also planning to resign from New Line..."

"That seems to be true! Although Tony is a bit cunning, he is still a good person most of the time. "

Speaking of this, Lao Qian couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"New Line, this bastard company, is going to default on its debt again."

"It's not necessarily a case of defaulting on the debt, but using various means to delay the delivery of the share is their usual tactic."

Charlotte echoed Old Gun's statement.

For Charlotte, who comes from a later generation, New Line, the producer of the "Lord of the Rings" series, is no stranger to him——

This company is better at producing low-budget horror films, which is one of their strengths.

Another of their famous tricks is to conceal their income and default on their share of the profits. Even if this causes a series of lawsuits, they will not hesitate.

After Peter Jackson finished filming "The Lord of the Rings", he enjoyed such treatment and was so angry that he was half-dead. Charlotte is also one of the lovers of "Middle-earth" and will naturally not forget this kind of thing. .

"When I first learned that the producer of "Fatal Turn" was New Line, I guessed that such a day would come."

"So you don't care about the share they promised?"

Lao Qiang suddenly realized.

"That's not the case. Although New Line will be in arrears with its share of the revenue, if we think of some ways, we will still be able to get it sooner or later. The main reason is still what I said before - only by paying this price can we film "Fatal Turn" well at that time. road"."

Charlotte pointed at herself,

"For me, for my first movie, being famous is more important than making money. As long as investors and big producers have confidence in me as a director, I can make back the rest of my money very quickly. Having said that, Old gun, you should know—"

Charlotte winked at her red-bearded partner;

"Why did New Line default on its share distribution, and how do we stop losses?"