Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 551 Xiangyang is busy in meetings, Little John is busy bragging, and Han Sanping is busy meeting parents.
Project establishment, preparation and filming, obtaining the dragon mark, promotion and release, bill sharing ratio, signing contracts with theaters, and scheduling.
Even after the film is released, the settlement is still handled by the China Film Group.

Looking at these dense terms and procedures, as well as the explanations marked with various markers and pens, Xiangyang's mind was full of wrinkles.

He looked at Bea Shaffer very strangely and asked:
"You're fine. Why are you getting me an English set? The Chinese one seems convenient to me."

"It's in Chinese, I can't understand it."

Bea Shaffer looked at her Boss with a tired face. She explained: "These are the most basic. I have already arranged the detailed content."

"Oh, then you are quite smart." Xiang Yang nodded slightly.

But when he turned his attention back to these materials, he couldn't help but become even more confused, "Why are you showing me these things? I don't make movies."

"I know."

Bea Shaffer nodded calmly, picked up her cup of coffee on the table and took a sip before continuing:
"But Little John called last night, and it was about this matter. I thought about it, Liu will definitely encounter it when he makes movies in the future. Instead of me busy looking for this information for you, why not let you learn it now? one time."

"." Xiangyang rolled his eyes at Bei Shaffer speechlessly, "I'm so grateful to you!"

Bea Shaffer smiled slightly and then said: "Boss, can you ask Little John to pay attention to the time difference in the future?"

"Haha." Xiang Yang laughed out loud.

Jet lag is a completely non-existent thing for people like Little John.

If he had his word, he wouldn't transfer the call to Bea Shaffer.

Moreover, based on Xiang Yang's understanding of his friends, he probably knew that his call would be transferred to Bea Shaffer late at night, and he did this on purpose.

Little John's petty attitude is embarrassing to the point of being exposed.

But even if he figured out the secret, Xiang Yang didn't reveal it.

If Bea Schaffer knew the reason behind the call, she would have to fly to Toronto and tear Little John apart.

"Then you should rest more during the day."

After flipping through the information in his hand, Xiang Yang finally chose to settle the matter.

There is a rest area in the HYS office building. Wouldn't it be nice to just find a place to relax for a while?

After hearing his words, Bea Shaffer sighed lightly.

With such a boss around, rest is simply a luxury.

"How about I buy you another cup of coffee? How about I buy it for you myself?"

Seeing her resentful look, Xiang Yang couldn't bear it.

He decided to take some time to communicate with Little John today instead of bothering people at night.

Bea Shaffer smiled slightly and said nothing.

Obviously, she was very satisfied with Xiang Yang's proposal.

"Okay, then I'll buy it for you." He put down the information in his hand, stood up, and put his cell phone into his pocket.

It's time to send a text message to Liu Qianqian later. This cannot be ignored.

"Boss, please bring a drink to Annabelle." Bea Shaffer suggested with a smile.

Xiang Yang's eyes moved, and it seemed that Bea Shaffer wasn't too arrogant.

But it's good to do this. There are more and more things in my business, and it's impossible to do everything at Bea Shaffer.

It was time for Annabelle to do something.

In addition to being able to receive people and answer phone calls, she was obviously a little sorry for the high salary HYS offered her.

And for her, sitting around doing nothing was a waste.

Not long after, Xiang Yang returned to the office carrying three cups of coffee. After taking out his own cup, he threw the other two cups at the door.

After drinking coffee, Xiangyang sat down and picked up the information prepared by Bea Shaffer. At the same time, he put the mobile phone that had not received a reply on the table and set a domestic alarm clock for 9:10.

Not to mention, although the information prepared by Bea Shaffer is brief, it is very comprehensive.

Even the proportion of the split accounts is noted.

43%-57%, this is the box office split ratio between the film studio and the distributor in 2010. Of course, the vast majority of splits are settled at 43%.

Otherwise, there would be no subsequent revisions (45%-55%).

Don’t underestimate the 2% starting price.

You know, just for these 2%, the film studios and theaters will be at war with each other in the future. Later, a series of "box office stealing" and "box office passing on" incidents occurred, attracting the attention of many netizens.

How much box office share can Little John get?

Xiang Yang didn't ask about this, he really didn't know.

However, it should not be very difficult to repay the capital of 150 million euros.

It should also achieve certain results after it is released in art theaters in North America and Europe.

Maybe, you can still make a profit.

As for the movie "The Piano" itself, Xiang Yang said that he had never seen it at that time, but he had heard that the movie had won many awards overseas.

"Then when the time comes, you can take Liu Qianqian to see it together."

Xiang Yang's mind quickly drifted elsewhere while he was looking at the information. Thinking of his wife, he raised his eyebrows and looked at his phone again.

Still no response.

This made him smack his tongue. Could it be that she didn't reply to the message on purpose?

"boring!"

"Evil taste!"

"Forget it, don't do anything you're not sure about."

Trying his best to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, Xiangyang withdrew his gaze awkwardly and looked at the information in his hand again.

He won't use these things, but he can pass them on.

Although Liu Qianqian may not be unfamiliar with these things, at least they were carefully prepared by Bea Shaffer.

Moreover, not to mention, you won’t feel it if you don’t see it.

After reading it, Xiangyang discovered that Little John was actually quite attentive in his research.

Even he, a Chinese, doesn't know that there is a time limit for domestic films to sign up for the Oscars.

I don’t know if Little John can catch up this time.

Just when he was idle and guessing, Bea Shaffer gently knocked on the glass door of the office after finishing her coffee.

"Boss, your conference call is about to start. Mr. Ding from Anta is already online."

"."

After getting up, Liu Xixi appeared in the restaurant early. Emma Stone, Natalie Portman, Darren and Vincent Cassel, who played the male protagonist Thomas, were already sitting in the restaurant.

When several people saw Liu Qianqian coming down, Emma Stone was the first to say hello.

While sitting down with her friend to enjoy the 'white man's meal', she smiled and said, "Damien said he prepared a comeback party for you in New York, and he complained that you didn't call him this time."

"Haha, that's right." Liu Qianqian smiled slightly and smiled at the other people. "Then you must come and participate."

"Of course we are coming." Natalie Portman responded with a smile, "I just don't know if you will bring Xiang to attend."

"He~" Liu Qianqian raised an eyebrow, "Who knows if he will have time then."

"Haha, you coming to participate is the most important thing." Emma Stone put her arm around Liu Qianqian's shoulders and smiled:

"Damien said that if you want to do the soundtrack for your movie, he can find someone for you."

Hearing this, the smile on Liu Qianqian's face became a little more happy.

Unexpectedly, all his friends thought of the future for him.

"By the way, Liu, have you chosen the director of your movie this time?" Several people laughed. After Liu Qianqian chose breakfast, Darren also became interested in Liu Qianqian's new movie.

"Not yet." Liu Qianqian shook her head, "I guess we have to wait and let them decide on this matter."

It was somewhat inappropriate to call Little John directly in front of several people.

"I asked my friend about director Zhang yesterday, and his camera sense is pretty good."

"Um, really?"

Liu Qianqian turned her head and became curious about something, "Director Darren, there is something I want to ask you." "You tell me." Darren smiled.

"Do you think the quality of "The Piano" is enough to compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?"

"This." Darren couldn't help but frowned when he heard it was Oscar.

He thought for a while and sighed: "Liu, I don't know how to tell you this. The competition for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film has actually been announced. I think it is difficult for other films to have a chance."

"Is "Untouchable" so great?"

Liu Qianqian clicked her tongue at this industry insider's determination.

No wonder, little John is so beautiful.

In the two years since Hermès Film Investment Company was established, all the film projects it participated in have received box office success and Oscar favor.

Even a purely literary film can have great success at the Cannes Film Festival.

This really is
"But our main opponents are "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network". Liu, will you have time when you return to Paris?"

Darren looked at Liu Qianqian and continued: "I am going to ask you to go to Venice together. If you are free, I hope you don't miss it."

"Okay, no problem." Liu Qianqian nodded.

The distance between Venice and Paris is much closer than that between Toronto and Paris. The director invited her to come over, and she had no reason to refuse such a publicity matter.

And through eye contact, she could see that Emma Stone had been blinking at her from a distance.

But what surprised her a little was that Natalie Portman was the first to show happiness.

"That's great, Vincent and I don't have to worry."

"What's wrong?" Liu Qianqian cast a curious look.

Natalie Portman pursed her lips slightly, lowered her head and looked at her bulging belly.

This needs no explanation.

It must be because of the fetus that she had concerns about this long-distance execution.

"It doesn't matter, I'll be fine with Liu." Emma Stone said with a smile:

"There are princesses from Paris here, and we are also star-studded in Venice. Are you right, little baby~"

Before she finished speaking, Emma Stone started to take action.

She gently rubbed her swollen belly twice, looking forward to the day when the little one was born as soon as possible.

Vincent Cassel, who was not very good at words, sheepishly expressed his gratitude to Liu Qianxi and Emma Stone.

"It's okay, this is what Shitou and I should do." Liu Qianqian responded with a smile.

Although it is not a premiere or competition, "Black Swan" will still receive a necessary wave of publicity at the Venice Film Festival.

This is the case if you want to win the Oscars. It is best not to miss the more important film festivals and try not to miss them as much as possible.

It's nothing more than a choice.

Next, at the New York Film Festival, "Black Swan" and "The Social Network" will participate, and then they will truly compete on the same stage.

"You want to go to Venice too."

Knowing that Liu Qianqian was going to the upcoming Venice Film Festival to promote "Black Swan", Little John made a thumbs up sign.

In private, Liu Qianqian was not so polite to Little John.

She was about to take Laura shopping with her, her tone was full of warning, "What, where do I need to report to you first, and then you can report to Xiangyang?"

Laura, who was choosing which bag to match her clothes with, also cast her eyes over with interest.

"I have nothing to report to him." Little John smiled smartly and said, "Liu, don't ridicule me, I'm very busy."

"Yes, he is very busy."

Laura chimed in: “You don’t know, he got up in the morning and laughed stupidly with his phone for nearly an hour.”

"How can I not!" Little John gritted his teeth.

As for making money, can you stop keeping an eye on it?

If Xiangyang settles for himself less than 1%, that will be a lot of money.

"Then tell me, what are you busy with this morning?" Laura joked.

"I" Little John swallowed, "I'm busy organizing "The Piano" to participate in the film festival."

"Venice?" Liu Qianqian tilted her head curiously.

Little John, who was afraid that his lie would be exposed, quickly shook his head, "No, it's not."

"Then what kind of film festival is there?" Liu Qianqian and Laura frowned in unison.

"East Tokyo, Tokyo Film Festival." After going through it in his mind, apart from Venice, this is the closest A-level film festival, Little John said directly.

To increase credibility, he paused and continued:
"It's a two-step process. After Tokyo is over, I'm also going to let "Gang Piano" participate in Australia, New York, and Europe to find a few more suitable ones."

Ten minutes later, Laura, Emma Stone and Liu Qianxi appeared in the hotel lobby.

Zhao Xin waved her hand. She had already asked the hotel to help arrange the commercial vehicle for this trip in advance.

However, a few people did not leave immediately.

Because Qin Hailu was also invited by Liu Qianqian and she was still on her way here.

Emma Stone, who could chat with anyone she met, came to Zhao Xin and pulled her to chat about today's trip.

Laura and Liu Qianqian were communicating quietly.

"Liu, tell me, is what Little John said true?"

"You're already suspicious, so why bother asking me?"

"Then what do you think he is doing while holding his mobile phone?"

“This,” Liu Qianqian bit her lip, her bright eyes flickering on Laura’s face.

To say or not to say?

Suddenly she snickered, Liu Qianxi stood on tiptoes and whispered seductively in Laura’s ear:
"How about you ask Little John tonight to see if he will kill him without telling you?"

Laura was stunned for a moment, and she blinked in confusion.

At once.
I didn't expect that Liu Qianqian would come up with such a bad idea.

"Hey, no wonder I obeyed the one you took care of." Laura raised her eyebrows and retorted playfully at Liu Qianqian.

"He and I."

Liu Qianqian, who was in trouble, looked a little embarrassed.

How could she?
Upstairs, after seeing off his wife and Liu Qianqian, Little John, who was left alone in the room, happily held his mobile phone and kept mumbling:
"Get rich~ Get rich~ My little John is going to make a comeback~"

"By the way, I have to call Catherine. Why is there no movement from the people at the film and television production company!"

After an overnight flight in Paris, Han Sanping finally arrived.

Looking out along the arrivals hall of the airport, Principal An's figure suddenly appeared in the crowd.

"Brother An."

Han Sanping suddenly felt his eyes wet.

A friend in need is a friend indeed, or the friendship between the older generation can withstand the test.

Before his heartfelt emotion could come to an end, he took a closer look at Principal An's figure, and the corner of Han Sanping's mouth suddenly twitched.
What does it mean?
He still didn't understand why Liu Xiaoli also appeared at the airport.

Principal An walked over with a smile.

Shake hands and say nothing.

Principal An also gave me a cordial hug.

"Well, I can't name my son-in-law. Why don't you talk to his mother."

"Ok?"

"Let's talk to the parents first"

(End of this chapter)