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Chapter 1049 East and West Unbeaten (asking for monthly votes)

20th Century Fox gave Hao Yun enough face, and Chairman and CEO Giano Pross personally invited Hao Yun to a banquet.

High-end restaurant, and he also brought his wife.

There was an atmosphere of discussing business, and an attitude of making personal connections.

In fact, the helmsman of 20th Century Fox did not need to be so condescending.

Giano Pross can be regarded as a powerful figure in Hollywood today, and his most proud operation should be "Avatar".

Not to mention that the budget of this movie of God Cameron is as high as 200 million US dollars, its story theme is also relatively sensitive.

There are two factions in 20th Century Fox on this project.

Tom Losman, co-chairman of Film and Television Entertainment, did not support this project because Cameron had overspent when filming "Titanic" earlier, and they could not guarantee that all the new technologies mentioned in the new film could be realized.

But Giano Pross believed that this project should be passed, and he had great confidence in Cameron's ability.

The two argued and made a lot of noise.

In the end, this project was made possible with the support of News Corporation President and COO Peter Chernin.

Thus, a film with the highest box office in history was born.

With "Avatar" as its backing, 20th Century Fox is now one of the most prosperous companies.

However, if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries.

Hollywood is now a game for oligarchs. Wall Street has gradually controlled Hollywood. Those people always like to look at data and like to pull people out to take the blame.

Although Giano Poulos is now in great glory, as long as he loses a lot, those people will pull him out to the board of directors at any time to explain.

Therefore, Giano Poulos must leave a way out for himself.

For example...

Selling to FC Films.

Giano Poulos is very optimistic about FC Films. This newly emerging brand not only does not have a messy capital structure, but also does not have so many messy things.

Tom Losman, co-chairman of 20th Century Fox Film Entertainment, does not support "Avatar". Is it simply because God of Cards is unreliable?

Don't forget that he made the "Titanic", the No. 1 box office hit in history.

It's nothing more than factional struggles.

These old film companies are particularly infighting, and the people with connections are just sitting there doing nothing, and they only know how to eliminate dissidents all day long.

If "Avatar" is really snatched away by other companies and becomes a big success, Giano Pross feels that he must be the one who will be held accountable.

The current general manager of FC Pictures is average in ability and has a poor overall view.

Giano Pross hopes that if he has the opportunity, he can help Hao Yun manage FC Pictures.

Of course, it would be even better if he could be given some shares.

Giano Pross is not poor. As the chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox, he is worth tens of millions of dollars.

It's just that no one would complain about having too much money. Working for others and working for yourself are two different concepts.

"I have heard of your name for a long time, and I didn't expect to meet you now!" Giano Pross, the helmsman of 20th Century Fox, was so polite.

Hao Yun felt aggrieved because his lines were taken away by someone else.

How can we have a good chat if you are like this?

"It's not a big deal, Mr. Pros is too polite."

Hao Yun introduced An Xiaoxi, whom he brought with him, and got to know Giano Pros's wife.

Giano Pros is average looking, but his wife is very beautiful, which is a standard for successful people.

Since he brought his wife, he certainly couldn't get straight to the point.

According to the process of the upper class, he must chat about some gossip.

As for what to talk about...

People from different classes have different topics.

The rich don't talk about business wars all day long as people imagine, but more about hobbies, such as raising horses, parachuting and skiing.

Only the elites in the workplace talk about work. Most of the topics they talk about at the wine table are related to project operations, company management, bank loans, etc.

As for ordinary people, well, they usually talk about national affairs and the world political landscape.

Hao Yun happens to raise horses, and he personally has a Mongolian horse.

When introducing this horse, Hao Yun called it "BT", which means Black Tulip.

The name Hei Niu is not easy to explain, and it is easy to be incorrect here.

At present, Hei Niu travels back and forth between the manor and Uncle Yu Qian's horse farm.

He is a well-known stallion, and many breeders of horse farms come here with their young mares.

Hao Yun also has a lot of cats and dogs.

In addition, Hao Yun is very energetic. During his recent time at Miguo, he can still take time to do skydiving. His goal is to complete 500 jumps and get a D certificate, so that he can jump with An Xiaoxi in his arms.

In Giano Pross's view, Hao Yun is a Chinese gentleman.

He is talented, wealthy, tasteful and knows how to live. He is more worthy of association than many fat guys on Wall Street.

Especially when he heard that Hao Yun also has a 116-foot yacht.

He couldn't help but sigh that these conservative guys in Europe and the United States are really out of date, and the distant Eastern gentlemen have come to the forefront of the trend.

They ate and talked, and at a certain stage, they started to talk about business.

Hao Yun expressed that he wants to cooperate with 20th Century Fox on the IP "Deadpool". He will continue to let Ryan Reynolds play this role according to 20th Century Fox's previous selection.

Gianopoulos certainly has no problem with that.

He even wanted to ask Hao Yun, in addition to "Deadpool", 20th Century Fox has other superhero IPs in its hands. Isn't anyone interested in them?

He watched the new "The Witch" produced by Hao Yun Company. Both the fighting and the special effects were not inferior to Hollywood standards, and he heard that the total production cost was less than 20 million US dollars.

"Felix, do you like the character of Deadpool very much?" Gianopulos couldn't hide his surprise when he heard that Hao Yun had written three "Deadpool" scripts.

"Pretty much. My favorite comic character, besides Deadpool, is probably the Joker. I also wrote a script for "Joker"."

Hao Yun had no intention of hiding it, because this kind of thing could not be hidden for long.

He felt that Gianopoulos was a reliable person, and he seemed to be deliberately showing kindness to him. This kind of kindness had nothing to do with being secretive.

"Joker?" Gianopoulos was surprised, but not angry.

There is nothing to be angry about. They are not Marvel, so they don't think there is anything wrong with cooperating with Marvel and DC at the same time.

Moreover, in reality, there are no directors or stars who have worked with both Marvel and DC.

For example, Ryan Reynolds, who Hao Yun plans to collaborate with, is currently filming DC's Green Lantern. He also plays Storm in the "X-Men" series and has appeared in "Catwoman".

""Joker" is a very hot topic, but many DC IPs are not very profitable." This is a more euphemistic way of saying it. DC's copyright development has indeed failed a lot.

"Risks are inevitable when doing projects." Hao Yun didn't take it seriously.

"I heard that your Chinese side calls you the undefeated god of war in the Eastern countries. I thought you would attach great importance to return on investment." Gianopulos admired Hao Yun even more. Who wouldn't work as a boss with such a boss? Love.

The undefeated God of War from the Eastern Kingdom?

Hao Yun suddenly realized that Dongfang was undefeated, right?

This is actually not a good thing to say.

In fact, I call East and West undefeated.

He thought for a while and said: "Some people say that I am a myth, good at making high box office with the least money. In fact, I have been trying to correct this statement, because there is a lot of pressure to win and be invincible, and this is also It means losing the spirit of adventure..."

Giano Propulos's eyes suddenly lit up.

Who doesn’t like a boss who gives his employees the opportunity to try and make mistakes.

If he chooses to work for Hao Yun, his expectation is to live with less money and less stress.

The two chatted for a while and successfully reached a preliminary agreement.

Gianopoulos could not confirm cooperation on the spot. He still needed to convince some people, but this was basically not difficult at all.

After talking about the business, Gianopoulos expressed his best wishes for Hao Yun to compete for this round of Oscars.

He told Hao Yun that one of the biggest opponents for this Oscar is "The King's Speech", and it is also Harvey Weinstein and his Weinstein Film Company.

"Harvey Weinstein..." Gianopoulos hesitated.

There is an old saying in China, which goes like this: A gentleman should refrain from making acquaintances in a superficial way and speaking in a profound way.

In fact, there are similar words in Europe and the United States. He and Hao Yun had a pleasant chat, but from beginning to end, he never revealed his intention to become a bamboo mat of FC Pictures.

If you say too much, you may not be able to benefit yourself, but may offend Harvey Weinstein.

"I have never dealt with Harvey Weinstein, but his reputation in China is not good and he is regarded as a liar by everyone."

Hao Yun immediately understood.

When two people want to say something bad about one person, they worry about whether the other person will tell the truth after they say it.

Then you need to submit a petition at this time.

As long as both people have said it and offended this person, there is no need to worry.

"Ah? His reputation in China is so bad?" Giano Poulos was very surprised.

"Yes." Hao Yun nodded.

Harvey Weinstein often deals with Chinese filmmakers, and his usual tactic is to buy the North American distribution rights of Chinese films.

He initially offered 8 million, but when others saw this, they refused to compete with him. He then gave a deposit of 200,000 US dollars.

When the auction was over, he said, I don't want this movie anymore. Return it, and it will be too late if you want to sell it to someone else.

If he comes to you now, he will offer you $1 million...

He seems to be the boss of many Chinese filmmakers, but in fact his reputation has long been bad.

"He also has a bad reputation in Hollywood, this guy..." Gianopoulos said, relieved of the bad Harvey Weinstein.

Having been in the industry for more than 30 years, Harvey Weinstein has relied on his precise vision, extraordinary skills, and strong public relations capabilities to dominate Hollywood and become a gold medal promoter behind the Oscars.

This undoubtedly offended the interests of several established film companies.

As the head of Twentieth Century Fox, Gianopoulos hopes that someone will kill Harvey Weinstein and his Weinstein Films, even if he stands on Twentieth Century Fox’s side.

"It's like this, it's too much." Hao Yun was shocked and gave full play to his actor-level acting skills.

Some people praised it, and Giano Poulos said it even more enthusiastically.

Over the years, Harvey Weinstein used auditions, box office, opportunities, awards and other fame and fortune as bargaining chips to coerce and induce many women to sexually harass or assault.

The list of victims includes, but is not limited to, Hollywood A-listers such as Léa Seydoux, Cara Delevingne, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Beckinsale, etc. Actress.

However, Hao Yun also became wary of Harvey Weinstein.

Harvey Weinstein's most classic manipulation is undoubtedly the biggest scandal in Oscar history that he personally concocted.

That year, "Shakespeare in Love" unexpectedly defeated many masterpieces such as "Saving Private Ryan" and won the Oscar for Best Picture.

And "Pepper Pepper" Gwyneth Paltrow also won the title of the most "watery" actress in history with this movie.

If Hao Yun wants to win an award, and now he has to compete with Weinstein Films' projects, he may not be able to get the so-called "fair competition."

As for exposing Harvey Weinstein’s misdeeds…

Frankly speaking, Hao Yun really didn't dare.

Haviltan is not the rat excrement that ruined the pot of soup. In fact, he is at best one of the rat excrement.

Harvey is just the tip of the iceberg of Hollywood's sinful corruption.

In Hollywood insider culture, there is a notorious term - "casting couch".

As the name suggests, a spacious sofa is usually placed in the director or producer's office. If actors want to get a job opportunity, they must pass the "sofa audition."

Well, anyway, I understand everything.

Hao Yun also has such a right, but he has never used it.

In addition, Harvey's hard work over the years has already built an indestructible protective umbrella in Hollywood, making him a high-ranking figure that everyone wants to fawn over.

His chain of interests is much more complicated and huge than Hao Yun's.

What's more, Hao Yun is just a foreigner. Even if he manages Harvey, he will never receive the fruits of victory.

Just making wedding clothes for others.

"Huh, what a boring conversation, Crystal, let's go shopping in the mall downstairs." Giano Poulos's wife received Giano Poulos's look and proposed to go with An Xiaoxi shop.

An Xiaoxi listened with great interest and found it eye-opening.

Although she has been in the industry for many years, she was at the peak of her career right after her debut, and she was well protected by her mother and Hao Yun, so she didn't have a thorough understanding of some unspoken rules.

Listening to the gossip about Harvey Weinstein now is very enjoyable.

However, it was too obvious for him to send her away, so she could only go shopping with him.

Fortunately, shopping is also her favorite, and two women have more atmosphere than one man and one woman.

Wait until there are only two people at the table.

Gianopoulos quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I don't want to push you to be the leader."

Hao Yun nodded, but he didn't agree in his heart.

He didn't know that Giano Poulos intended to laugh to death for him. When talking about Harvey Weinstein, he couldn't help but suspect that Giano Poulos was implementing a plan to swallow the wolf and drive away the tiger.

What a perfect plan to get rid of Weinstein Pictures and FC Pictures at once, Hao Yun himself would have pushed it forward.

"We, the presidents of film companies, are actually professional managers." Giano Poulos analyzed the high-level forms of major film companies for Hao Yun.

Take any company as an example, such as Warner.

Warner is currently experiencing serious internal strife. Kevin Tetsuhara, Jeff Robinoff and Bruce Rosenbaum, the executives in charge of the three major segments, have been secretly fighting for the position of Warner's new CEO.

But in fact, even if they compete for the position of new CEO, there is still a big BOSS behind them-Jeff Bewkes, president of Time Warner, Warner’s parent company.

He has the right to "red light". Even if it is a movie project approved by the CEO, Jeff Bewkes can veto it with one vote.

When the film is planned to be released under the New Line label of Warner Bros., the attitude of New Line executive Toby Emmerich will also have an impact on whether the film can be "passed".

Other companies are not much better than Warner.

If you want to do something, you have to look at other people's faces, and everyone only cares about their own interests and doesn't care about the development of the company at all.

"Avatar" was placed in front of 20th Century Fox, and it was almost rejected.

Everything is predictable.

Gianopoulos revealed his ultimate goal.

"You want to come to FC Pictures?" Hao Yun was stunned.

FC Pictures did not hire any particularly good management, they were all management who surrendered during the acquisition process.

Because the business volume is very small, it mainly revolves around Hao Yun's projects.

And basically everything is done together with Paramount, and Michael Bay, a Hollywood veteran, is in charge, so it has always been able to maintain efficient operation.

But Hao Yun also knows that this model is wrong.

He cannot always rely on Paramount. Only when he is strong is he truly strong, and in the process of relying on Paramount, he has also given up a considerable part of his interests.

Paramount also knows that FC Pictures relies on them, and they have not made too many concessions in the distribution of profits.

Therefore, it is very necessary to find a high-end professional manager.

However, this kind of thing is easy to say, but it is very difficult to implement. Let’s not talk about whether there are such senior professional managers willing to work in a small company like his. Even Michael Bay will not support him.

Michael Bay is now playing two games. One side is Paramount, where he has a considerable voice. Paramount’s ace IP "Transformers" is directed by him.

The other side is FC Films, where he has served as the producer of many films of Hao Yun.

In the past two years, Michael Bay has regained his former glory because of Hao Yun and FC Films.

For him, the best solution is to have the best of both worlds.

Hao Yun relies on him, and Paramount also relies on him, so his role is reflected.

This is determined by human nature.

It’s not that Michael Bay is a bad guy, or that he and Hao Yun have a bad relationship.

Hao Yun has no choice.

But he didn’t expect that today he was just meeting with people from 20th Century Fox to talk about the IP cooperation of "Deadpool", but received the "surrender" of the CEO and CEO of 20th Century Fox.

It's really crazy and outrageous.

It's just like Ma Huateng wants to come to Heidou Media, no, to Heimi.com as a team leader.

Giano Pross also knows that this is outrageous, so he said frankly:

"In order to express my sincerity, I can first push the six major Hollywood studios to encircle Harvey. Once the war starts, at least Harvey will have no energy to take care of the next Oscars, and no one will suspect you. Everyone will only envy and say, oh, what a lucky boy, I can wait until my term ends at the end of next year before going to FC Pictures."

"Gino, can I call you Gino?" Hao Yun thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

"Jiano, my Chinese name is Jianuo!" Giano Pross wrote crooked Chinese characters on the dining table with his fingers.

"Okay, Jano, I believe you and look forward to our cooperation, but I can't promise you anything now, and even in FC Pictures, there will not be only one person who has the right to 'turn on the green light', there must be someone who has the right to turn on the red light."

Hao Yun didn't want to miss such an opportunity.

Risk and profit are tied together.

At least 20th Century Fox has decided to cooperate with him, so there is naturally no need to pit himself.

And that would be harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself.

If Giano Pross, who looks a little crazy, can really cause some trouble for Harvey Weinstein, then Hao Yun will have one less important competitor if he wants to win the Best Actor Award.