Hollywood Director 1992

After taking a shower at Liu Xiaoli's house and changing into casual clothes, I came outside. The sun was nice, big and round, and it felt warm on my body.

"Link!"

Before he could get into the car, Chen Chong, who should have left, got out of the car in front, wearing a black skirt, carrying a small satchel, and walking over with a gust of fragrance.

Chen Chong is 33 years old this year, young and energetic, and she also knows how to dress up. Coupled with her status as a celebrity, she is also a beautiful young woman in the eyes of men.

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"Chen Chong, why are you still here?"

"I'm here waiting for you. You look great. Did Xiaoli give you special treatment? How was Xiaoli's special treatment?"

Chen Chong stood less than two feet away from him, pursing her lips and teasing him ambiguously.

"No. What's the matter with me?"

"My car broke down. Can I hitch a ride in your car?"

Chen Chong tilted her head and smiled.

"Please!"

Link was not worried about her playing any tricks, so he invited her into the car and ordered the driver to drive back to the company.

The Porsche commercial vehicle slowly drove on the bustling Hollywood Boulevard.

Link opened the bottle, poured a glass of sparkling wine and handed it to Chen Chong. Chen Chong said thank you, shook the wine glass and smiled, "Link, I plan to go back to China next month to see if there are any movie projects worth investing in. Do you have any suggestions in this regard?"

Link thought for a while and said, "The Hong Kong film industry is very competitive, and the market is basically saturated. The investment value of movies there is not high. Commercial films in the mainland generally do not perform well, and the policy is not very supportive. The selection of films is mainly based on art films. If art films are well made, they can also be profitable abroad, such as several films directed by Zhang Yimou."

Chen Chong smiled and said, "The country is only in the reform and opening up stage, and the thinking is relatively conservative. Many directors are still filming model operas. These types of films can only be shown domestically and have basically no market abroad. However, in the past two years, some new directors with good levels have emerged in China, such as Jiang Wen, Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, Guan Hu, etc. They are just starting out and lack money. You can invest in their films and establish a long-term cooperative relationship with them."

Link nodded, agreeing with Chen Chong's words.

After chatting about serious topics for a few words, Chen Chong put down the goblet, blinked her eyes and smiled, "Link, I invited you to my house for dinner last time, but you never had time. Now that the movie is finished, when will you have time to come to my house? I'll cook Sichuan cuisine for you. By the way, I can also give you special treatment. I guarantee the taste will not be worse than Xiaoli's."

Chen Chong's tone became ambiguous.

"Where do you live?"

"At 1750 Wilson Avenue, San Marino. Can you come tomorrow?"

Chen Chong asked with anticipation in her eyes.

"I don't have time these few days. There are many things to be busy with in the company. I'll talk about it in a couple of days."

"Really? Link, you are a big man, you must keep your word, don't stand me up again, okay?"

Chen Chong's face showed a look of grievance.

"This time I won't."

Link didn't need to play tricks on this kind of thing. Whether it was Chen Chong inviting him to dinner or something else, he had a good appetite and could digest anything.

The car dropped Chen Chong off at the intersection and continued for more than two hundred meters before stopping in front of Guess Pictures.

Back at the company, Link continued to work on the movie.

With the arrival of 1994, the company needs to formulate a new year's work plan, mainly film production and distribution plans.

Currently, Guess Pictures has 5 films waiting for release.

Including "Seven Deadly Sins", Ang Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Dumb and Dumber", a collaboration between Guess Pictures and New Line Cinema, and Steven Soderbergh's "The Underneath"; a new film project "Speed" in collaboration with Mark Gordon Productions.

These five films have been filmed. Except for "Speed", the other four films have also been produced and are waiting for a suitable release date.

There are also seven films in preparation.

They are the third comedy film "The Mask" tailored for Jim Carrey.

Richard Linklater's new film "Before Sunrise".

Ang Lee's new film "Sense and Sensibility".

Link's new project "The Butterfly Effect".

However, while preparing for the film, director Wayne Wang and his wife Cora Miao invited him to their home.

They introduced him to three filmmakers from Hong Kong, including Zou Chongyan, the daughter of Zou Wenhuai, the boss of Jiahe in Hong Kong, the kung fu superstar Chen Long, and the famous director Tang Jili.

In recent years, the Hong Kong film market has become extremely competitive. Last year alone, Hong Kong produced as many as 405 films, and as many as 236 films were released, which is not bad compared to the United States.

Too many movies are released, and the number of viewers is limited, which will inevitably lead to a situation where there is more porridge than monks.

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The competition between film companies is becoming increasingly fierce. Many films do not make money after they are released, leading to company bankruptcies.

Under such circumstances, many filmmakers have moved to Hollywood, including actors and behind-the-scenes workers.

A successful representative is director John Woo. His first Hollywood work "Hard Target" was released in June last year, with a North American box office of 32.58 million US dollars and a global box office of 74.18 million US dollars, achieving great success.

In addition, Ang Lee, Wayne Wang, and Link, a Chinese director, also performed well last year.

The success of several Chinese directors has also given great encouragement to Hong Kong filmmakers, and has also prompted more filmmakers to come to Hollywood to try their luck.

Chen Long is one of them.

This year, Jiahe Films is preparing to create an action blockbuster set in the United States to enter the North American market.

The production cost of this film is about 8 million US dollars, which is over 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

The risk is not small.

In order to reduce risks, Jiahe hopes to find a film company in Hollywood to cooperate with before the film starts shooting.

I heard that Link, the boss of Guess Pictures, is more friendly to Chinese compatriots. He has successively invested in films by Wayne Wang and Ang Lee. This company is also very strong and is currently the most powerful company in the field of independent films in Hollywood.

Zhou Chongyan, the current president of Jiahe Films, came to the United States and asked director Wayne Wang to act as an intermediary to introduce Link.

Link was also surprised to see Chen Long at Wang Dao's house. Chen Long is a world-class kung fu superstar. Several films he made in Hollywood in the future had good box office results, including "Rumble in the Bronx" and the "Rush Hour" series.

Cooperating with him is also a good opportunity.

This time, Jiahe Films brought "Rumble in the Bronx".

After reading the script and the film shooting plan, Link agreed to invest, on the condition that after the film is released, Guess Pictures will be responsible for the publicity and distribution of "Rumble in the Bronx" in North America, and Jiahe Films can be given a share.

The people from Jiahe Films agreed without hesitation.

"Rumble in the Bronx" is their stepping stone to Hollywood, and Link is Chinese, has strength and status in Hollywood, and cooperating with him is a very good choice.

After confirming the investment in "Rumble in the Bronx", Guess Pictures has another film project this year.