Millennium director

After "Pirates of the Caribbean" was completed, Wu Yuan did not return to China immediately, but stayed in Los Angeles.

After the crew disbanded, Wu Yuan finally had his own time and came to the "Light Times" company headquarters rented by John near the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

John chose a good location, right near Fox Searchlight. This area is where Hollywood independent film companies gather.

The newly opened Light Times is unremarkable at all.

With an office space of a little over 500 square meters and a dozen employees, this is the size of Wu Yuan's production company in North America.

Small is really small, but enough is really enough.

"Daniel, you're finally here!"

John came out of the general manager's office to greet Wu Yuan, hugged him warmly, and then pulled him to the company's viewing room.

"'The Hangover' has been edited, and the finished film is great!"

"It's just that the negotiations with the issuing company are a little difficult."

"20th Century Fox, Paramount, and Universal are all willing to help us distribute this movie, but the specific revenue sharing ratio is still being negotiated."

"I have to say, the script you came up with is really great. Anyone with a little skill can see that it will definitely be a hit!"

Wu Yuan nodded as he followed John inside.

No matter how powerful an independent film company is in Hollywood, they are not qualified to distribute movies.

Not to mention a newly established small company like Light Times.

Established in 2000, Legendary Pictures controls the "Man of Steel" and "Batman: The Dark Knight" series, as well as super blockbusters such as "Pacific Rim".

Of the 39 films they produced, 31 were distributed by Warner Bros. and the remaining six were distributed by Universal.

Of course, this is also because Legend has signed a cooperation agreement with Warner.

Anyway, in Hollywood, film distribution is firmly in the hands of a few giant companies, and other independent film companies cannot touch this interest.

Fortunately, at least film distribution is not completely monopolized by one company. John can negotiate between several major companies to negotiate the best treatment.

"I am more inclined to let 20th Century Fox distribute it."

Taking Wu Yuan to the screening room, John showed him the finished film of "The Hangover" while reporting on his work: "Fox gives him the best treatment. After all, I have some connections at Fox."

"But Fox hopes to sign a supplemental agreement with us."

"What agreement?" Wu Yuan frowned.

"Fox saw that 'The Hangover' could be made into a series, a road comedy that could be shot again just by changing locations."

John shrugged: "So Fox hopes that if "The Hangover" continues to be a sequel, the distribution must be left to them again."

Anyone who knows a little bit about movies knows that as long as a movie like "The Hangover" does well at the box office, it can continue to be made into sequels.

The story of the first part of "The Hangover Part 1" took place in Las Vegas. Then we only need to change the location of several protagonists, such as Tokyo or London, and then we can do another one.

Just like the "囧" series and the "Detective Chinatown" series, if you try it again in another location, it will still sell well.

Again, don’t underestimate the vision of the big six Hollywood studios. It’s not easy for a film company to stand for decades.

There is no reason why the Sixth Dafa cannot see things that other people can see.

However, Wu Yuan has no resistance to this supplementary agreement from 20th Century Fox.

Anyway, when a movie is made, it needs to find a distribution company. If the treatment provided by Fox is good enough, it is not impossible to hand over subsequent movies to them for distribution.

"In principle, I have no objection. As long as the conditions offered by Fox are better than those of other companies, we can continue to hand over subsequent series to them." Wu Yuan nodded in agreement.

The most important problem at present is to be solved, and John already knows it in his mind.

The two of them sat in the small viewing room and watched the finished film of "The Hangover".

John has watched it several times, but he can still laugh out loud at some very funny plot points.

The same goes for Wu Yuan. The script he gave was very detailed, and John also found the original director of "The Hangover." The actual effect of the film was almost the same as what Wu Yuan remembered.

The biggest difference may be that several actors have been changed.

But that's not a bad thing.

The future bitch Ryan Reynolds has acted in three comedy movies in the past few years. He is completely comfortable in "The Hangover" and his performance is better than the original actor.

Wu Yuan is very satisfied with the effect of the finished film!

After watching the film, Wu Yuan no longer worried about the film's success.

What needs attention now is the issue of sequel development.

He turned to look at John: "Have all the leading actors signed sequel contracts?"

"Signed, for insurance, I directly signed a contract with them for two sequels." John made a "yeah" gesture in a sullen voice.

"Smart approach." Wu Yuan smiled. He only planned to make two sequels, and there will be no fourth one in the future.

"OK, John, you did a great job, I have no other suggestions."

Wu Yuan stood up and glanced at the newly worn Patek Philippe on his hand, "It's getting late, let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."

"The release of "The Hangover" will be left to you. I will be returning to China in a few days."

Everything in the United States was done, and there was no need for Wu Yuan to stay in the United States.

In fact, he missed a lot of things while working in the United States during this period.

For example, Wu Yuan was absent from the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, which opened on October 22 last year.

No way, Wu Yuan had only been on the set of "Pirates of the Caribbean" for half a month when the Golden Rooster Awards were held this year.

At that time, it was also the most difficult and worst half-month for the crew. The adjustment was not smooth, and Wu Yuan had to deal with a lot of things.

Under such circumstances, it would be hard for Wu Yuan to take leave and return to China specifically to participate in the selection of the Golden Rooster Awards.

It is a pity that if he returns to China to participate, the Golden Rooster organizing committee will award him the Best Director Award.

This is what the organizers directly asked their mentor Xie Xiaojing to lead. As long as he goes to the scene, he can win the best director.

After all, "The Embalmer" won the Best Director award in Berlin. If it fails to win it at the Golden Rooster, it will not only be a slap in the face of the Berlin International Film Festival, but also reduce its own credibility.

At worst, they will give out double yolk eggs. In which event does the Golden Rooster not give out a few double yolk eggs?

One for the old man and one for Wu Yuan, as long as it makes sense.

As a result, Wu Yuan did not come, so of course the Golden Rooster Jury would be unhappy.

I’ve told you bluntly that as long as you come, you will get a reward. If you don’t come, this is contempt of the collective, unsociable, and ununited behavior!

Therefore, the best director of this year's Golden Rooster was awarded to "With You" directed by Kege and "Beautiful Big Feet" by Yang Yazhou.

However, Zhang Guorong came to the scene on behalf of the crew of "The Embalmer", so he won the Golden Rooster Best Actor!

Although it is also a double-yolked egg, after winning the Golden Rooster Best Actor, Zhang Guorong is just short of the Golden Horse Best Actor to collect the Chinese Three Golden Horse Best Actors!

After missing the Golden Rooster Award this time, Wu Yuan has offended the Golden Rooster selection committee.

What he doesn't want to do is really conflict with the work at hand.

If the Golden Rooster Awards were held a month later and the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was already on track, he would definitely take a leave of absence to attend.

It's a crew that I didn't invest in, so I really can't let him do whatever he wants.

"Are you going back to China now?" John was unhappy when he heard that Wu Yuan was going back to China before "The Hangover" was released.

"No, Daniel, you can't do this!" John shook his head like a rattle: "You are the only investor in this movie, you have to stay in the United States and watch!"

"Even if I stay in the United States, what can I do?" Wu Yuan spread his hands: "Distribution is Fox's job. Just let the director and the actors do the promotion."

"As for the connection with Fox and theaters, that is something you and your team are responsible for."

"Besides being a mascot and providing money, I don't seem to have anything else to do in the company, right?"

Reaching out and patting John on the shoulder, Wu Yuan said melancholy: "I have something serious to do when I return to China, and my teacher is already urging me."

"What?!"

"Teacher?!" John opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Yes, my doctoral supervisor." Wu Yuan was also helpless: "Although I am the best director in Berlin, I am also a doctoral student at the Beijing Film Academy."

"Although this is indeed a bit unacceptable."

"That's enough!" John closed his eyes with a painful expression: "Don't remind me again. I know you are very young. You are a talented director. You have achieved something that other directors cannot do before you graduate."

"Why does God favor you so much?"

"Maybe it's because I'm handsome?" Wu Yuan actually reached out and rubbed his chin, showing a thoughtful expression.

Hearing these words, John subconsciously touched the top of his Mediterranean-like head.

At this moment, he was in even more pain.

"Daniel, you deserve to die!"