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Chapter 949: Parting on bad terms, chilling
"Miss, you can't take pictures here."

Suddenly, he saw a black girl with a waist thicker than a bucket. She exclaimed in admiration and took out her cell phone to take a photo. Chen Duling quickly reminded her.

"Saury, this is spectacular."

Hei Nuo shrugged her shoulders, put away her phone, and didn't take it seriously.

"Mr. Zhou, the people from Disney have arrived."

"Not urgent."

Zhou Yutang still went at his own pace. He finished the scheduled filming work, handed over the crew to Guo Fan, and then went to the hotel.

After visiting the crew, Disney's elite team did not just sit there and wait.

We went to the Hilton Hotel which we had booked in advance to take a rest and discuss negotiation strategies.

The formal meeting between the two parties was arranged in the evening. When meeting Zhou Yutang in the banquet hall, Mr. Jiang was all smiles and polite: "Mr. Zhou, I have heard a lot about you. I was supposed to meet you last week, but unfortunately the group headquarters had an acquisition to discuss."

Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

He knew what Mr. Jiang was talking about.

Disney officially announced last week that after internal evaluation, it would spend a large sum of money to acquire Fox, which caused a sensation in Hollywood.

Even the man at Whitehouse was startled.

Starry Night connected with Fox boss Rupert Murdoch, Wendi's ex-husband, for a direct conversation.

What Mr. Jiang meant by these words was simply to demonstrate Disney's ambition in order to gain greater control in the subsequent negotiations.

Unfortunately, Governor Zhou would never fall for his tricks. He didn't respond and just smiled calmly, saying, "The crew is quite busy today. Sorry to have kept Mr. Jiang waiting for a long time."

"It's okay, we can just take a break."

Polite greetings were inevitable, and with Boss Jiang mediating the entire dinner, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

You brag about being the Grand Commander who can call the wind and rain and Jiangdong is at its peak. I praise you for your profound foundation, the one that can punch Warner and kick Universal.

You said that Ugly has a chance to win the Golden Globe Award next month. I praise the opening of Disneyland in Shanghai. Tourists are flocking in an endless stream, which is an unprecedented event.

Anyway, they can talk about anything, but never mention the project.

This is what plain and simple business war is like.

Chen Duling was recording the meeting and almost couldn't hold it anymore. He thought to himself, "We are all thousand-year-old foxes, why are we playing Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio?"

After talking about the banquet hall and the tea room, Mr. Jiang finally felt a little impatient and moved his butt to get to the point.

"Boss Zhou, I've had a meeting at the headquarters. The top management attaches great importance to you. This time, I came to talk to you with great sincerity."

"So, you can accept all the conditions I proposed earlier?"

Lifting the teacup and taking a sip, Zhou Yutang said leisurely.

"Mr. Zhou, to be honest, your conditions are not very optimistic when put into practice."

Jiang Yike looked embarrassed: "Many things have no precedent, so there is a lot of controversy in the headquarters."

After talking about his own difficulties, he pointed at a middle-aged white man beside him and said solemnly: "Let me introduce you, this is Chris Bender, the producer invited by the headquarters."

"Hello, Zhou."

"Chris, nice to see you here."

Zhou Yutang had some impression of him.

This person has led the Hollywood youth film series "American Pie", including "The Butterfly Effect", "Final Destination", "The Hangover", "Cats & Dogs" and other projects, all of which were handled by him. He can be regarded as a gold medal producer in Hollywood.

"Mr. Zhou, it is my honor to have the opportunity to work with you."

Chris Bender and Zhou Yutang shook hands and said, "Our team has prepared the script. Please take a look."

Out of politeness, Zhou Yutang took the document he handed over, opened it and took a look.

It was just as he expected.

Hollywood screenwriters who are ignorant of Chinese culture have adapted well-known Chinese stories into the Western medieval knight model in their memory.

Finally, needless to say, the tone of the whole book is neither fish nor fowl.

Jiang Yike used his eloquence to say, "Boss Zhou, this is a rare opportunity. I believe this cooperation will be of great benefit to both you and me.

Why don't we all take a step back? I can apply to the headquarters to raise your basic box office share by two percentage points, and then add a tiered box office share model."

"You have the final say in the selection of actors, including the subsequent marketing support. We will ensure that you are in the leading position of the project. The post-production editing will be provided by our top Disney team."

He talked a lot, even using gestures, and it was obvious that he had made sufficient preparations before coming.

It sounded very convincing, but Zhou Yutang was unmoved and threw the script aside: "Mr. Jiang, what you said is very good, but I still stick to my idea."

"Mr. Zhou, we have already made great concessions, and you should also show corresponding sincerity."

In the Disney team, the sexy black girl said, "You are a smart person. You should know how much benefit it will bring to you to cooperate with us at Disney."

"Saury, I'm not sure."

Zhou Yutang leaned back, crossed his legs, and said calmly, "Let's stop here today. Everyone has come from afar, so have a good rest tonight. We can communicate with you if there are any follow-up questions."

You have your sincerity and I have my bottom line.

When Zhou Yutang does things, he pays more attention to starting from reality rather than pursuing fame and gain.

If you want him to take over "Mulan", a share of the box office revenue from subsequent films is an essential condition.

But more importantly, the script + control over the crew + final editing rights are all indispensable.

What he wants is absolute control.

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"Fuck, you are just opening your mouth like a lion!"

"This is impossible. We must not agree to him!"

"How dare you set such outrageous conditions? Do you, a Chinese, really think you can do whatever you want in Hollywood?"

This meeting was by no means smooth and ended on a somewhat unpleasant note.

After returning to the hotel, the Disney team held a closed-door video conference.

In fact, many conditions were ordered by the headquarters, and Jiang Yike had no say in the matter.

He is just a senior worker who follows orders.

Jiangdong and Disney were vying for interests, involving commercial secrets.

The well-mannered Boss Jiang did not attend the meeting, but just found an excuse to go for tea.

But he still left someone to watch, and just by looking at the expressions of both parties, it was impossible to guess that the two sides had not reached an agreement.

Boss Jiang made a special call to Jiang Yike to comfort him and expressed his willingness to mediate the situation.

Jiang Yike almost burst into tears of gratitude.

Boss Jiang turned around and looked for Zhou Yutang: "Boss Zhou, are you sure you don't want to think about it?"

"talk later."

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly: "Maybe we are not destined to be together."

Since we can't come to an agreement, let's just go our separate ways.

He doesn't care. He has too many projects to complete and there is no reason to pamper the foreigners.

Now that things have come to this, Boss Jiang stopped trying to persuade him.

He had worked with Zhou Yutang before and knew his work style. However, when he came here, he learned about Disney's bottom line from Jiang Yikou, and he still felt a little sad.

"If it were given to any director in China, this would be an absolutely generous offer that could not be refused, but Zhou Yutang actually refused it."

"The initiative of this negotiation is in his hands."

Boss Jiang's mind turned slightly, and an indignant expression naturally appeared on his face, and he spoke up for Zhou Yutang:

"If they are not our own people, we cannot fully trust them, and there is no point in cooperating with them."

"That's what President Jiang said."

"Mr. Zhou, I have a project here. I can talk to you about it."

Leading the way is a favor, and sucking up to others is life.

Boss Jiang had his own plans. Seeing that the box office of "Wushuang" was a huge hit during the Chinese New Year and it was making a lot of money, he was very anxious at home.

Yinghuang Group has released four billion-dollar box office movies this year and has completely taken off.

The old stars in the Hong Kong entertainment industry were so excited that they called for making the Hong Kong entertainment industry great again.

Only Boss Jiang knows.

The success of Yinghuang today is all due to Zhou Yutang’s efforts.

Who wouldn’t want to hug such thick thighs tightly?
The world is bustling, all come for the benefit, and the world is bustling, all go for the benefit.

Disney negotiated a project with Zhou Yutang, but they wouldn't give him a penny.

What are you playing with?
Leading the way and making connections is already a favor.

Boss Jiang was thinking about finding Zhou Yutang to talk about his own "Cold War 3".

The "Cold War" series is known as the most influential series of police and gangster films in Hong Kong film industry after "Infernal Affairs".

The entire series of movies has a grand structure and is eye-opening.

They also brought in Zhou Yutang and spared no effort in marketing, and the first two films were huge hits at the box office.

Boss Jiang, who had tasted the sweetness of success, drooled at the sight of the fat meat in the pot.

When talking about his own "Cold War 3" project, he was so sincere: "Mr. Zhou, I came here with sincerity. The script, production, and subsequent publicity can all be left to you. What do you think?"

I am taking the initiative to propose conditions that you, Disney, dare not agree to!

I will hold the thigh that you, Disney, can’t hold!

Peace and happiness, peace and happiness, all I ask for is a peaceful and easy win.

"How's the script going?"

Zhou Yutang asked leisurely.

It has been several years since the second part. According to Boss Jiang's working style, the project should have been on the agenda a long time ago.

“It’s not easy.”

Boss Jiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I have saved two notebooks, but I don't think they are ideal. I was just about to ask Mr. Zhou to check my pulse. Xiao Li?"

Xiao Li is Boss Jiang's favorite general, the one who just reported the news.

A middle-aged man with an M-shaped hairstyle, very capable.

When the boss called him, he quickly bent over, handed the tablet with both hands, and opened the file.

Zhou Yutang read things very quickly, scanning ten lines at a glance, and after only ten minutes or so, he put the tablet aside.

Boss Jiang asked hopefully, "What do you mean?"

"That's about it, no surprises."

Zhou Yutang took a sip of water from the cup and said slowly, "Boss Jiang, have you ever thought about this? Continuing to play the cop-gangster undercover reversal game is like building a temple in a nutshell. It will never be better than Infernal Affairs."

“That’s where the difficulty lies.”

Boss Jiang sighed, "This subject is really hard to do right now. All the films that could be filmed before have been filmed to pieces. What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"

"Infernal Affairs" is one of the highlights of the golden age of Hong Kong entertainment, and it basically completed the undercover track of police and criminals.

Zhou Yutang said: "Then change the idea and change the perspective to a lower level. For example, use a reporter, an undercover sir, and the quarreling duo from the previous work to develop the story from multiple perspectives and lines."

"Who are the quarreling duo?" Boss Jiang couldn't help but ask.

"King Guo and Tony Leung Ka Fai, who can quarrel better than them?"

"Ha ha!"

Boss Jiang raised his lips slightly and said happily, "That's true. Please continue."

The quarrel between these two at the police headquarters is probably a famous meme in the Cold War series.

However, he soon stopped laughing.

Because what Zhou Yutang said next was a bit explosive.

"Some Western villains with evil intentions want to organize trouble in Hong Kong and plant mines in the Chinese mainland. Reporters have captured evidence, and now Sir is fighting with Western agents."

"The plot is exciting, the action is in place, and the theme is even more advanced than the previous two films. There is a lot of potential!"

In the previous Cold War series, the good brother of Tangren Yige was probably positioned as a running dog of the Western remnants.

But no one has ever made a movie with a similar theme so directly before.

Even the Cold War series is secretive and a bit like The Riddler.

After listening to Zhou Yutang's story, Boss Jiang was stunned for a moment.

On the one hand, he was shocked by the structure of the film, which moved him and brought him into the audience's shoes. He felt that it was more interesting than regular police and gangster films.

But on the other hand, he was a little worried and asked, "Boss Zhou, can such a big deal pass the review?"

No, can this also be filmed?

"Hollywood already has Mission Impossible and Spy, so why can't we make one?"

"Anyway, this is the general idea. We can improve the details later. Everything depends on human effort. Let's think of a solution."

Zhou Yutang glanced at him nonchalantly and said jokingly, "Boss Jiang, you have a lot of face, maybe there will be a chance."

"Time" praised Boss Jiang as the most successful behind-the-scenes giant in the Asian film and television industry before Zhou Yutang.

This is indeed not groundless. During the first twenty years when Governor Zhou reached the top of the domestic entertainment industry, he was a master of the film industry.

His shadow can also be seen behind the classic work "A Chinese Odyssey" in the 1990s and Lao Tian's banned "The Blue Kite".

Movies such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" were all manipulated by Boss Jiang behind the scenes.

He is the first Chinese person to distribute overseas books, and many people underestimate his influence.

"Hey, how can I be as prestigious as you, Mr. Zhou?"

He asked about Cold War 3 again. Seeing that Boss Jiang seemed a little impatient, Zhou Yutang said slowly:
"If you want to do it, it's better to wait another two years?"

"Why do we have to wait two more years?" Boss Jiang asked puzzledly.

“Market sentiment.”

Zhou Yutang smiled lightly.

There is accumulation of IP from previous works, public sentiment is in place, the story has twists and turns, and there are action highlights.

A commercial film guided by market sentiment, it can be regarded as a weakened version of "Wolf Warrior 2".

If it is really filmed, Zhou Yutang is sure that the box office will at least not be lower than the previous one, even if it doesn't become a phenomenal hit.

Zhou Yutang only gave a general idea and was not worried that Boss Jiang would turn around and take the script ideas and do it himself.

They are all well-known figures in the circle and they would definitely not be so short-sighted.

"Boss Jiang, take your time to think about it."

He just lowered his head to drink tea and send messages. He received a video invitation from a sister. When it was time to manage his time, Zhou Yutang stood up and said goodbye.
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After Boss Jiang, who was standing next to him, personally escorted him out the door, he returned to his seat, feeling uneasy and uneasy.

He was very good at cultivating his Qi, and although he looked calm on the surface, he was actually not at peace at the moment.

All kinds of thoughts were floating in his mind, and his expression was three parts shock, four parts realization, and the remaining three parts of mystery.

Secretary Li, Boss Jiang's right-hand man, follows him through thick and thin.

I'm used to seeing Boss Jiang being able to get along with everyone and call the shots, but this is the first time I've seen my boss fail to manage his facial expressions like this.

Even the tea was gone, and he was still holding the cup.

Secretary Li quickly added water to his glass and asked curiously, "Boss, what did Governor Zhou just say?"

"The one who rides on the horse."

Boss Jiang, who was almost a master in cultivation, frowned. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was not simple. He murmured, "Everyone says that Jian is in the emperor's favor and is favored by the emperor. Could it be that he really entered the palace to write Qingci?"

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(End of this chapter)