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Chapter 860 Paramount VS Warner
Then everyone saw the death-seeking side of the rich man. He openly disbanded the team, but secretly wanted to kill sharks himself and become a hero.

The result was a natural failure, and he was killed by his men because he left the mercenary boss behind.

After Liu Yifei and the others knew the real situation, they could only deal with the megalodon first.

The final battle of "The Meg" begins in Sanya.

This shark went all the way to Sanya, where it slaughtered the dumpling-like crowd on the beach. The whole sea turned red and there were broken limbs everywhere.

The audience who came here today found it exciting and enjoyable when they saw this. This is a monster movie!

Fortunately, Liu Yifei and the others arrived quickly by boat, and she and Statham drove a submarine each.

The two used sonar to lure the megalodon, and then Liu Yifei deftly disemboweled it with a sliding shovel. Finally, Statham inserted an iron rod into its eye to finish off the megalodon. A sure kill.

The movie ends here.

The most important thing about a popcorn movie is that it has to be fun.

Obviously, "The Meg" was quite enjoyable, so after the movie ended, Zhang Yang and the others were not asked to go up, and the scene burst into warm applause.

Zhang Yang certainly couldn't keep the audience waiting. He was the first to stand up and wave to the crew around him.

Liu Yifei, Statham, Shu Chang and Zhang Zhijian took to the stage together.

After everyone communicated with the audience and answered a few questions from the media, today's premiere came to an end.

The next morning, while the domestic media was covering the premiere of "The Meg" on a large scale, Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei had already left for the United States to promote "The Meg" in the United States.

In the past, the promotion in the United States was supported by Statham. Now that the movie is about to be released, Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei must show up, otherwise it will be too disrespectful to the American audience, just for the sake of box office! Not shabby!

By the time they arrived in the United States, it was already 29 a.m. on the th. Not long after they checked into the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Kevin called.

"director."

"Hey, Kevin." After the two exchanged a few words, they said

Kevin said politely: "Is it convenient for you now? I'm going to visit you." He was more polite than ever before.

The reason is naturally because Zhang Yang's new movie "The Disappearance of Her" did not cooperate with Warner, but chose Paramount, which was declining.

The reason why Zhang Yang made this choice can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye: he just wanted to get more benefits.

Who is the weakest among the Big Six in Hollywood? The more benefits Zhang Yang can get, Paramount is naturally the best choice. This is understandable.

But for Warner, who is cooperating with Zhang Yang, this is unacceptable.

"Of course, you can come over this afternoon!" Zhang Yang did not refuse.

Not long after the call here hung up, Xiao Lizi called again.

"Director, I have made an appointment with Mr. Kay Bird and David Vogel. Let's talk about it sometime." DiCaprio said impatiently.

Zhang Yang felt that it was impossible for him to have a good rest when he got here.

He thought about Kevin coming over in the afternoon and thought: "Come over in the afternoon!"

Seeing that Zhang Yang was so efficient, Xiao Lizi naturally wanted him.

After Zhang Yang hung up the phone on DiCaprio, he immediately called Jim Gianlopoulos of Paramount.

Jim was surprised to receive a call from Zhang Yang. Everyone knew that he came to the United States this time because of the movie "The Meg".

"Director, hello."

"Hi Jim, are you free this afternoon?" Zhang Yang asked.

As the CEO of Paramount, Jim is not so free, but if Zhang Yang has an appointment, then he must have time.

"Of course, as long as you have an appointment with the director, I will be available at any time." Jim said very humorously.

"Then come to me this afternoon. I'm at the Hilton Hotel xxx. By the way, Kevin will come too." As an honest person, Zhang Yang naturally told the truth.

When Jim heard what Zhang Yang said, he did not become depressed, but became even happier.

Why did Zhang Yang invite him over when Kevin was present? There is a high probability that there will be a new movie, which is a good thing!
Paramount really has nothing to rest on, and developing a brand new project is too risky. With the current situation of their company, they naturally have to be cautious.

If Zhang Yang were to develop this project, the risk would be infinitely close to zero.

The only bad thing is that there is no possibility of picking up leaks, and the investment is certainly not small. After all, Zhang Yang's director's salary of US$8000 million is now very secure.

"OK, no problem." Jim agreed readily.

Zhang Yang hung up the phone and stood up from the sofa where he was sitting. While crossing his chest with his hands, he held his chin with one hand and began to think about the problem.

In the casting of "Oppenheimer", after the male lead DiCaprio is confirmed, who will be his most important opposite actor? Still using Robert Downey Jr.?

To be honest, Zhang Yang wasn't familiar with him and didn't want to use him, so who should he use?
If Phoenix were ten years older, none of this would be a problem, but he is as big as DiCaprio.

"What are you thinking about?" Liu Yifei watched Zhang Yang stand still for a while, then came to him and waved her arm in front of his eyes.

"You've also seen my idea for "Oppenheimer." Who do you think is suitable for Lewis Strauss?" Zhang Yang began to ask Liu Yifei for her opinion, wanting to see if she had any unique perspective. . This character is considered the villain in the movie and the most important role besides DiCaprio.

"I don't know, but I think instead of slowly thinking about it yourself, it's better to listen to other people's opinions, especially those of American actors." Liu Yifei suggested.

When Zhang Yang was reminded by Liu Yifei, his mind suddenly opened up. After deciding on a partner this afternoon, he could find the actors he could identify first and ask them to give him suggestions.

"This is a good suggestion." Zhang Yang praised Liu Yifei.

"I have so many good suggestions, why do you need to give them to me?" Liu Yifei became arrogant after being praised by Zhang Yang.

Time flew by and came to 1:30 in the afternoon. Jim and his team were the first to arrive.

Zhang Yang felt a little sad when his assistant told him the news. He was the CEO of Paramount and the head of the Big Six in Hollywood. However, because of the company's predicament, he was too modest.

Zhang Yang came here this time and booked the top floor of the Hilton as usual.

There were quite a few people coming this afternoon, so instead of taking them to their suites, he directly received them in the lobby on the floor.

Soon Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei exchanged greetings with Jim in the hall.

Everyone sat down separately. Even though Jim came early, he was not in a hurry at all. He just chatted with Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei about home affairs.

Soon, Kevin and his team, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio, Kay Bird, and David Vog arrived almost front and back.

After Kevin arrived, he was a little surprised to see Jim, but he was also a thoughtful person. Looking at Leonardo DiCaprio and Bird coming over, he already had a rough idea in his mind.

In the United States, Byrd has been focusing on research on Xiaozhi's broadcasting and Changqi mushroom bomb explosions, as well as writing biographies of Zhengzhi.

He has written biographies of many American political figures such as John McCloy and McGeorge Bundy.

But he is most famous for "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Oppenheimer," which won him the Pulitzer Prize.

There is also a sad fact here. Oppenheimer is recognized as the father of the American mushroom bomb.
He was on the cover of Time and Life magazines, and for a long time he was probably the most famous scientist in America at the time, other than Albert Einstein.

But currently most Americans, especially the younger generation, have no idea who Oppenheimer was.

A generation of talented people ended up like this...

After all the guests arrived today, Zhang Yang first chatted with Kevin about the promotion of "The Meg".

"Kevin, what are your plans for the promotion of "The Meg"."

"Director, the promotion of this movie is very successful so far. You just need to conduct a few road shows in cinemas and provide some press materials to the media.
Or perform swimming performances for the audience in the swimming pool. "A Warner employee standing behind Kevin expressed their opinion to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang looked at Liu Yifei and asked for her opinion.

"Just do a road show in a movie theater, no need to be new or different." Liu Yifei directly stated her plan.

"OK." Warner employees had no objections.

Next, Zhang Yang's assistant contacted them about related itineraries. After everything was over, Zhang Yang looked at Bird.

"Mr. Bird, believe me, I will make your biography very brilliant." Zhang Yang assured him.

"Director, as someone who has made "A Beautiful Mind" and "Joker," I don't think anyone will doubt that you are not good at making biographical films.

Although Leon invited me over, I already had some guesses in my mind, but I still want to hear you say it yourself. Are you going to shoot "Oppenheimer" with Americans? Bird asked seriously at the end.

It was Zhang Yang's "Beautiful Mind" that left such a deep impression on people that I had to be wary of it.

"Of course, Oppenheimer is already next to you." Zhang Yang pointed at DiCaprio and explained to Bird.

With a faint smile on his face, Little Plum nodded to Bird.

"I feel reassured by this, but I also hope that 'Oppenheimer' is an American movie."

After all, he is the father of the mushroom bomb in the United States. If the movie belongs to Zhang Yang after the filming is completed, it will make people feel a little uncomfortable.

Kevin and Jim were secretly happy when they heard Bird's words. Bird's words gave them an excellent assist.

Zhang Yang had anticipated all this, and the political inaccuracies in the United States were becoming more and more serious. If he had too much control over the film, it would be very difficult to shoot.

"Mr. Bird, we at Warner Bros. worked with director Zhang Yang on "Joker".
I believe that if Warner and the director work together again, "Oppenheimer" will reproduce the glory of "Joker". "Kevin took the initiative to launch an attack. Warner wants this project.

"I think director Zhang Yang can recreate the glory of "Joker" with anyone he works with in "Oppenheimer." I have absolute confidence in him." Jim directly exaggerated Zhang Yang. He thought this Zhang Yang is the absolute core of the project.

"It seems that Mr. Bird, your wish will definitely come true." Zhang Yang said with a smile when he saw the two parties starting to compete for the project.

"Gentlemen, the film and television rights to "Oppenheimer" are currently in the hands of Mr. David Vogel." DiCaprio reminded the people who came with him.

Everyone, including Zhang Yang, was surprised. When everyone was chatting just now, they only knew that David Wogg was a non-executive director of Fubo Group, but they didn't take it to heart.

Although Fubo Group is the world’s largest online copyright protection and content monetization SaaS service provider,
Customers include Disney, Warner Bros., Discovery, HBO and other leading mainstream content media.
It is also the only third-party copyright management provider in the world that simultaneously cooperates with online content platforms such as YouTube and Facebook and meets the requirements.

But their company is too small to deserve attention.

Now that DiCaprio told the whole story, Kevin and Jim immediately became enthusiastic about him.

(End of this chapter)