You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 635 ①LeTV changes ownership ②Wonder Woman's mother ③10 golden statues! ④12775 women

You know, starting from "Inception" in 09, Wang Quan's films have been the annual champion in mainland China for six consecutive years.

However, since "Cold Front" in 14, Wang Quan has not won the annual championship in mainland China for two consecutive years.

On the surface, it seems that he has really been abandoned by the audience and no longer has a dominant position in the mainland movie box office market.

But any discerning person can see that the works he produced in 15 and 16 were all art films, which are not a popular genre at the box office. The fact that he won multiple awards including the Oscars, Cannes, Venice, and Golden Horse Awards, and caught up with or even surpassed Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige in two years, is the biggest victory for art films.

However, even so, the two films grossed over 10 billion and 20 billion respectively, which is an absolute reflection of his box office appeal.

The well-known die-hard fan of Wang Quan "I am not Liu Yifei" said on Weibo: Some of the comments of black fans seem really ridiculous. Whether Wang Quan has been abandoned by the audience can be seen from the box office of "Xiao Yao You" this year. I can guarantee that this movie will be the annual champion and the box office champion in the history of mainland films. If you don't believe it, just wait and see!
As soon as this statement was made, it gained a lot of support. Movie fans were looking forward to "Xiao Yao You" and tried every means to find out all the information about the movie from various channels.

Some people are curious about what kind of story the movie tells. Is it really the legendary biography of Zhuangzi?

Some people are curious about who the heroine of the trilogy is? Is Yang Mi in the film? Is it true that the film also brings together four Oscar-winning actors and actresses?

The "Xiao Yao You" trilogy does have some foreign characters, and they are scattered throughout the trilogy, but the filming of these actors' not-so-many scenes will have to wait until Wang Quan returns from the United States.

Of course, he went to the United States because of the Oscars. Last year, the Oscars gave him face and let him win a big victory. This time he went to present the Best Director Award and visit his two children and their mother.

Two days before Wang Quan went to the United States, LeTV boss Jia Yueting went to the United States first.

Just when Wang Quan was busy filming and flirting, Accountant Jia finally couldn't hold on any longer.

Sell ​​it. Can’t I just sell LeTV and pay you back?

Although the one who owes money now is the boss, there are always some unscrupulous creditors among him who really dare to restrict his personal freedom and even teach him a lesson.

It would be fine if he was alone, but he has a wife and children, three children at that.

I had no choice but to liquidate my assets to pay back the debt, but this was only enough to pay back part of it.

Fortunately, his Faraday Future electric car in the United States was favored by Wall Street financial institutions, which gave him hope of making a comeback. Electric cars are the new trend!

Damn, I have such good taste.

So he cut the Gordian knot and joined other shareholders to sell LeTV (including LeTV Building) for 80 billion yuan, and also sold most of the other industries.

Accountant Jia eventually collected 60 billion yuan, less than one-tenth of his peak wealth.

However, he only paid back the more urgent 40 billion, and left the remaining 10 billion as a trust fund for his wife and children, so that even if he died, they would have no worries for the rest of their lives.

Finally, 10 billion was left to develop Faraday Future.

One billion is definitely not enough. We have Wall Street. By then, I will be able to make them pay with my eloquence.

"Farewell China, goodbye Beijing, goodbye Ganwei, but I will definitely come back, maybe after a long time, or maybe next week..."

When Wang Quan flew to Los Angeles, the female bodyguard Erxiu was driving Yang Mi and Yang Tianzhen to LeTV Building.

LeTV Building is located at No. 105 Yaojiayuan Road near Chaoyang Park on the Fourth Ring Road, with a total area of ​​2 square meters and a total of 14 floors.

It has two more floors than Wangdao Building and its area is slightly smaller than Wangdao Building.

The two buildings are both located in Chaoyang District, less than half an hour’s drive along the Fourth Ring Road, which is very convenient.

Because Accountant Jia was eager to make a move, the joint company consisting of Wangdao, Mishi, Qiankun, and Bytedance as the main players, and Hesong, Bingcheng, Yuewen, and Shiba Culture as the auxiliary players, only spent 80 billion to take over this video website, which was among the top five in the country at its peak.

Now they have come to take over the company. Not only has Yang Mi come with her confidant Yang Tianzhen, but Chen Chuling has also come, sisters Li Bingbing and Li Xing have come, and Fan Bingbing has also come.

The sisters’ former agent, Sister Hua, also came on behalf of Shiba Culture.

As the largest shareholder of LeTV at that time, Mi Shi was the last to appear. When she arrived, Hua Jie and Shuang Bing had already been chatting for a while.

Who would have thought that the two little girls under his command would now grow into local tycoons.

Although Shiba Culture is still the top agency in China, with first-line superstars such as Liu Ye, Huang Xuan, Tang Yan, and Nazha, Bingcheng and Hesong have gone further in film and television investment. In terms of wealth, these two Bingbings are definitely above herself.

However, Sister Hua doesn’t think they have much business talent. They just followed the right men.

She only hated that she gave birth to a son. Zijian, Zijian, it would be better if you were a girl.

Of course, on the surface, Sister Hua was still very flattering to the two of them, and Shuang Bing did not treat them as younger than her, letting her stand between the two of them, acting as if she was the only one who followed her lead, which greatly satisfied Sister Hua's vanity.

At this time, Chen Chuling said, "Mimi's car is here."

Yang Mi arrived. She looked at the building in front of her. This building alone was worth almost 10 billion.

She smiled and said to Shuang Bing: "LeTV alone doesn't need so much space. Why don't you move your company here and save on rent?"

Li Bingbing smiled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. It will be convenient to discuss cooperation then. What do you think, Sister Hua?"

Wang Jingqi laughed and said, "As long as the rent is lower than my previous place, I will move."

Yang Mi pointed to the LeEco logo and name on top of the building and said, "It's just that the name needs to be changed."

They have decided that LeTV should change its name. Influenced by Jia Yueting's previous scandals, LeTV's reputation has also been ruined. There is no point in continuing to use this brand. It is better to use LeTV's resources to create a new brand.

So Wang Quan asked each of their companies to come up with a name.

Mi Shi thinks it’s good to just call it Mi Shi.

Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing discussed it and decided that Bingshi was also a good choice.

Lao Wang likes the name "Qiankun Video".

In the end, because of Wang Quan’s support, the name “Xigua Video” proposed by ByteDance was used.

Although it doesn't have any profound meaning, it's at least catchy and easy to remember.

Several people stepped into the LeTV building, and the current head of LeTV and several important employees lined up to greet them.

LeTV is still suspended from trading, and Yang Mi and others have no plans to privatize and delist. It is not easy for video websites to make money at this stage, and they still have to rely on the stock market to invest in content production.

Even though everyone is calling for a boycott of LeTV now, once it changes its name and announces the entry of several companies such as Wangdao, the 80 billion yuan they invested may be able to double.

Originally, Wang Quan had no intention of getting involved with LeTV. He just wanted to give Qiankun and Mi Shi a chance to own a video website, and he would concentrate on producing movies.

However, considering the future market value of LeTV, if Wang Dao also becomes a shareholder of LeTV, the market will definitely have more confidence in this new LeTV.

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Los Angeles.

Surrounded by bodyguards, Alex came to pick up his father with the new dog star gold coins.

"A Dog's Purpose" has grossed over 7000 million US dollars in North America and is still in theaters, while "The Great Wall" directed by Kai Ge has grossed just over 4000 million and is no longer scheduled for screening. Seeing that Ben Affleck's brother was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, Matt Damon regretted it so much.

"A Dog" will be released in mainland China at the beginning of next month. After the Oscars, Wang Quan took them both directly to Beijing and let Alex take the gold coins to participate in the film promotion.

Wang Quan and his son went directly to Dragon Raising its Head. The company has now hung up posters of "The Meg", starring Li Bingbing and Dwayne Johnson. It is the company's next movie to be released, scheduled for mid-June.

The company has collaborated a lot with Dwayne Johnson, and there’s also a Rampage movie coming up.

When he arrived at the company, Alex acted as if he was back home and went out to play with the gold coins. Wang Quan thought Dorothy was in the company, but it turned out that she went to Netflix. Currently, Ma Ling is in charge of the company.

Before "A Dog", the last film in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series directed by her, "Fifty Shades Darker", was released. Unfortunately, it did not exceed 4 million US dollars worldwide.

From the 3.99 million+ in the first part, to the million+ in the second part, to the million in this part, although the "Fifty Shades" series made money, the box office is getting lower and lower, and the reputation is getting worse and worse, which makes Ma Ling feel very disappointed.

So Wang Quan warmed her up in her desk.

Finally, Wang Quan comforted her: "This is not your problem. It's just that the original novel is just that. In the first part, the audience may be curious about how to present SM on the big screen, but it will definitely become more and more difficult to attract normal audiences later."

Hearing him say this, Ma Ling felt much better. Wang Quan then asked her what she was busy with recently, "Are you still filming?"

"I don't have the urge to be a director for now. I'm making a movie, a biopic." Ma Ling pointed to the Queen tape on the table.

The company plans to make a biopic of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury and name it "Bohemian Rhapsody". The director is Bryan Singer, the director of the recent "X-Men". Wang Quan thinks this project is good.

Ma Ling said: "It's not about making money, it's mainly about sentiment."

Wang Quan thought, this movie has made a lot of money, it was the highest-grossing biographical film before Oppenheimer. The copyright of the biographical novel American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Oppenheimer has been acquired by Long Taizhi, but they have to wait for a suitable director.

After work, Wang Quan took his son home, talked to Gadot on the way, and then went to pick up Alice from kindergarten. This is her last year in kindergarten, and she will soon become an elementary school student.

Gadot is quite busy this year. Three movies starring her will be released in the same year. The property allocated to her by the royal family is worth tens of billions, but she is still working so hard.

After they met, she took the initiative to kiss Wang Quan and said to him coquettishly, "Wonder Woman may be the most important role in my life. I can relax a little after finishing this series."

Two of these three movies this year star Wonder Woman, the summer blockbuster "Wonder Woman" and the November blockbuster "Justice League", and the other is "Fast and Furious 11".

Coincidentally, the release dates of "Justice League" and "Getaway" are very close.

The couple will have a head-on confrontation at that time, but Gadot doesn't know it now.

In addition to attending the Oscars, Wang Quan also came to Los Angeles to bring the first trailer of "Escape Plan" and announce the global release date.

This will be the largest global release plan for Chinese-language films.

At dinner time, Little K and Dorothy went home one after another, and everyone was busy at night.

The next day, Wang Quan appeared on a talk show on Netflix, which will be launched on the homepage three days later. In this show, Wang Quan talked about his new film trilogy plan, his recently ended marriage, and his recent love life.

Before the Oscars, Netflix released a trailer for the interview and highlighted the key points. American audiences were fine with it, as Happy Journey is a Chinese film after all, and Yang Mi wasn’t very familiar with it.

Domestic audiences are a bit impatient and are not that concerned about the Oscars anymore. Besides, if you have the time, you can't go on a talk show in China, even if Lu Yu has an appointment with you!
Both Kristen and Dorothy are going to attend the Oscars, so Gadot has to stay at home to look after the children. The two wives will go together, while Wang Quan will go on her own.

This year, "La La Land", "Manchester by the Sea" and "Hacksaw Ridge" were all nominated for Best Picture, accounting for one-third of the nominations. Dorothy is determined to win the Best Picture award.

No matter how dissatisfied the other six are, the quality of Dragon Raising its Head is there, and they have the confidence.

Among the award presenters, Wang Quan also saw old acquaintances such as Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Scarlett Johansson. They exchanged glances and agreed to meet again after the Oscars.

Last year, the two films "Parasite" and "The Farewell" made Chinese-language films have a strong presence at the Oscars, but this year that is not the case.

It's not that the Oscars made an exception for Chinese-language films, but for King David.

This year, there is only one Best Picture nominee, "Lion", which has many Indian elements, a bit like the "Slumdog Millionaire" of that year, and coincidentally, the male lead is the same, Dev Patel. Nicole Kidman also participated in the performance and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Although Dave was not nominated, he still came to the scene and blew a kiss enthusiastically to Wang Quan, the person who brought him into the Hollywood entertainment industry.

Wang Quan also blew a kiss back, but it was not to Dave, but to Nicole next to him.

In "Wonder Woman", she was invited to play Gadot's mother, the Queen of Amazon, so from now on she is not Aquaman's mother, but Wonder Woman's mother.

Wang Quan thought about it and felt it was even more exciting!

Soon, the host Jimmy Kimmel came on stage, the Jimmy from "Jimmy Show", and the award ceremony officially began.

Wang Quan heard the name "La La Land" many times.

Best Original Song, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction.

Then came the name of "Hacksaw Ridge", Best Sound Effects, and Best Film Editing.

Wang Quan cheered for "Manchester by the Sea" in his heart, you have to stand up.

Then Ben and Matt came on stage to present the Best Original Screenplay award.

"La La Land" and "Manchester by the Sea" are both on the nomination list.

The latter was the winner in the end, and finally all three films of "Dragon Rising" won the little golden man.

Next, it depends on whether the number of golden men for the Dragon Raising its Head can reach double digits this year. There are already six now.

Meryl Streep and Javier Barden came on stage to present the Best Cinematography Award. "La La Land" won the award, and "Long Raised Head" won the seventh golden man tonight.

Soon, the small awards were over and it was time for Wang Quan to take the stage.

The Best Director award will be announced soon.

Wang Quan, who holds two Best Director awards, received warm applause as soon as he came on stage. Wang Quan's outfit today was also very mature and steady, and he already had the aura of a master.

"I was really embarrassed when voting a month ago. I have seen all five movies. Each of them is so excellent. Some are my predecessors, some are my peers. The youngest, Damien Chazelle, is only 32 years old. What month were you born?" He also interacted.

Damien Chazelle answered, "January."

"Oh, my February." Wang Quan showed an obviously proud expression.

There was laughter from the audience. He was just showing off his youth and success, but he didn't try to be annoying.

"Well, let's see who won the prize..." Wang Quan said in surprise after opening the envelope, "Let's congratulate Damien Chazelle, who was born in January 1985!"

If it weren't for the evil Wang Quan, Damien Chazelle would have been the youngest winner of the Oscar for Best Director in history. Unfortunately, standing in front of him was a god who won the Oscar for Best Director, Best Picture and many other awards at the age of 23 nine years ago!
32-year-old Damien Chazelle can only rank second on this list.

Dorothy shook hands with Damien Chazelle, and the Dragon Raised His Head won 8 Golden Men tonight!

Then Xiao K came on stage to present the Best Actor award.

The male lead of "La La Land", Gao Lingling, is the male lead of Wang Quan's first screenwriting work "Love of the Inflatable Doll".

Casey Affleck, the male lead of "Manchester by the Sea", is the male lead of Wang Quan's "Escape Room".

Andrew Garfield from "Hacksaw Ridge" is the male lead in "Juno".

These three are good friends of Wang Quan. Wang Quan wishes he could win a triple yolk award for Best Actor, but the Oscars are not the Golden Rooster Awards.

The other two nominees, super black superstar Denzel Washington and Viggo Mortensen, the king of men in "The Lord of the Rings", are in very fierce competition.

Finally, Little K announced the result, and the winner was Casey Affleck, the younger brother of big star Ben Affleck.

At this moment, Ben Affleck was patting his good friend Matt Damon on the shoulder to comfort him, "It doesn't matter anyway, the winner is our brother."

Matt smiled bitterly and shook his head, shouting in his heart: Chen Kaige, I hate you!

Dorothy kept muttering to herself: Little Golden Man x 9!

Garfield smiled and applauded Cassie. After Leo came on stage to present the Best Actress award, Garfield glanced at his ex-girlfriend Emma Stone not far away. The former Spider-Man and Gwen are now just ordinary friends.

He sincerely hopes that his ex-girlfriend can beat Meryl Streep and Isabelle Huppert to win the Best Actress award.

However, when Leo really announced that Emma was the winner, Garfield felt a little complicated.

My ex-girlfriend ascended to heaven, but I seem to be still the same.

Dorothy is very happy, little golden man x10!

It would be wonderful if "Dragon Rises" could win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress tonight!
Finally, the Best Picture presenters came on stage. The 80-year-old Warren Beatty and the 76-year-old Faye Dunaway, the CP of "Bonnie and Clyde", came on stage to present the award.

Wang Quan looked at Warren Beatty, and for the first time, admiration appeared in his eyes. Similarly, the emotion in Leo's eyes was exactly the same as Wang Quan's.

Wang Quan has had relationships with more than a hundred women, and Leo has probably had the same number. Compared with this 80-year-old man, they are just a drop in the ocean.

A biographer, Peter Biskind, once wrote a book titled "Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America?", in which he recorded that Warren Beatty had slept with 12775 women!
These women include the famous Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Isabelle Adjani, Madonna and so on!

Joan Collins, known as Hollywood's British slut, said the breakup was due to Warren Beatty's excessive sexual demands: "He would do it seven times a night and I would just lie there."

Even though what Peter Biskind said was a bit exaggerated, and the numbers with both decimals and integers seemed fake, even if there was a discount of 10%, it would still be more than a thousand yuan.

It is a remarkable achievement, and the key is that many of them are female stars from the golden age of Hollywood.

Wang Quan was just feeling inferior to him when Warren Beatty handed the opened envelope to Faye Dunaway, who announced that the winner was "La La Land".

Wow, 11 Oscars! Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress!
Dorothy excitedly hugged and kissed Xiao K, then kissed Wang Quan, and then took her team to the stage to receive the award...

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(End of this chapter)