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"Zhang Yang, I think we need to throw a party." His voice sounded excited.

"Leon, calm down. It's just a nomination for the Golden Globe. There's nothing to celebrate." Zhang Yang didn't take it seriously at all. He would celebrate after he won the award.

"Why, we're leading the Golden Globe Awards with seven nominations, and we don't even celebrate?" Leo seemed unwilling to give in. He had just been released from the crew of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and he needed to have fun.

Zhang Yang was about to refuse when he suddenly thought of "The Wandering Earth".

"OK, let's get together as the main actors of our "Oppenheimer" crew." This time, Leo, Scarlett Johansson and Johnny Depp were all nominated. Zhang Yang believed that it would be enough to have the three of them to help promote "The Wandering Earth".

"Then you have to prepare enough wine. There are too few people this time." Little Leo complained half-jokingly.

"No problem, I'll prepare the wine and you have to prepare the story."

Little Leo's face was full of question marks. He didn't understand what Zhang Yang meant. But it didn't matter. He just agreed to it first, and if he couldn't do it later, then forget it.

Since there were not many people and the three of them were currently in Hollywood, they could have a small gathering that evening.

Zhang Yang hung up the phone and asked his assistant to prepare the relevant matters.

"Would you like to reserve the rooftop garden?"

"There are only four of us. Wouldn't it be a waste to rent out the garden? The lobby on our floor is pretty good.

Oh, by the way, ask the hotel to prepare more Chinese food, and take care of things, and come with me to Paramount." He decided to cut the Gordian knot and solve the issue of the distribution of "The Wandering Earth" in the United States this afternoon.

The assistant nodded and went to do his work, while Zhang Yang called Jim.

Jim had known about his arrival in Hollywood for a long time, but he thought Zhang Yang was suffering from jet lag. After all, with Zhang Yang's current status, there was no need for him to suffer, so he planned to visit him tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang took the initiative to call him this afternoon.

Did he have a new project? Jim was a little whimsical.

The two agreed on a time and hung up the phone.

At about 2 p.m., Paramount
Jim personally stood at the company entrance to greet Zhang Yang.

The movie "Oppenheimer" cost a total of $10.6 million, and even though it hasn't been released yet, the total box office has reached $ billion.

They made a net profit of 1.8 million from the box office alone, not to mention other aspects, and they could earn more than 10 billion US dollars, although it would take a long time.

In comparison, Zhang Yang's share of $4600 million is simply not worth mentioning.

As a person who has made so much money for the company and is a super rich man, any courtesy he can receive is justified. Of course, he can't do it to the extent that Kevin picks people up at the airport.

When Zhang Yang, wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans, arrived at the entrance of Paramount, as soon as he got out of the car, Jim walked over quickly and hugged him tightly.

"Zhang Yang, welcome back to Paramount."

"Thank you."

Zhang Yang responded briefly, and the two walked side by side into his office.

His assistant and bodyguards also followed him.

They chatted for a while in the office, and Jim took the initiative to talk about business.

He told Zhang Yang all the details about the public relations of "Oppenheimer".

These things can be checked and cannot be faked. He uses this to show how much effort Paramount put into this public relations.

The same amount of money can be spent carefully or not.

"Thank you. I think this movie will give us a good result."

"Hahaha, this is what we should do. Because of you, we at Paramount wouldn't be at the bottom last year." Under Jim's leadership, the company got rid of the last place ranking for five consecutive years. What a success it is.

Although it was thanks to Zhang Yang.

"congratulations."

"Zhang Yang, this is all thanks to your help. When we cooperate again in the future, our company will do its best to meet any of your requirements." Jim patted his chest and promised solemnly.

"I just happen to have something to ask of you this time."

"Just say it." Jim waved his hand and looked very cool.

“I want you to help me distribute a movie.”

"'Resolution to Break Up'?"

""The Wandering Earth"."

Jim's face was full of question marks. What kind of movie was this? He had never heard of it.

"This is a movie I produced. If you have paid attention to our country,

You will know that another movie I produced, "Dying to Survive," made $5 million at the box office, but it was not released in the United States, which is a pity." Zhang Yang said, spreading his hands.

Jim was moved by Zhang Yang's words: "What kind of movie is this?"

"sci-fi movie."

"What?" If it was an art film or a special effects film, he wouldn't hesitate.

But he said it was a science fiction film, and he had no confidence unless Zhang Yang shot it himself.

"Zhang Yang, it seems that there is no pure science fiction film in your country yet." Jim reminded gently.

"Why don't we take a look at some clips?" When it comes to Americans, we still have to let facts speak for themselves.

"Um, if you don't mind, I'd like to invite some people to watch it with us." Jim wanted the people in the company to take the blame for him. As long as the movie was not up to standard, he would refuse without hesitation. He was a qualified entrepreneur who only cared about profits.

"no problem."

Half an hour later, a screening room at Paramount began playing the first 30 minutes of "The Wandering Earth", ending with the 55-second long shot.

In addition to Jim, there were a dozen or so mid-level Paramount employees watching the film.

After the screening, Zhang Yang's assistant stepped forward to collect the screening materials. They hadn't signed the contract yet, so they had to be on guard.

"What do you think?" Zhang Yang asked Paramount employees.

“Is this really a science fiction film made by the Chinese?”

“It’s unbelievable.”

"It's incredible." Paramount employees exclaimed that the movie was better than they expected.

It's not that this science fiction film is so good, it's just average among Hollywood films, but the fact that it was made in China is incredible.

Zhang Yang looked at Jim and shrugged.

"OK, we will do our best to distribute this movie. With your credit as producer, there will be no problem in opening it in more than 2000 cinemas." Jim assured Zhang Yang.

"My name can only get 2000 cinemas?" Zhang Yang shook his head in dissatisfaction. "Hero" was shown in about 2000 cinemas that year.

"2500." Paramount employees came up with a new idea.

"What if the boss can ask Leon, Scarlett and Depp to help with the promotion?" Zhang Yang's assistant also took over the conversation.

"Then there can be 3000. After all, this is a big production with a budget of over $1 million." When the Paramount employees heard that the three big stars were willing to promote it, they thought about it and made concessions. They were all very popular thanks to the movie "Oppenheimer".

"One hundred million dollars?"

"Isn't it more than that? The cost is more than 2 million US dollars?"

"Its cost was only $5000 million." The assistant opened his palm and raised it to the Paramount employee.

"OMG."

"really?"

"impossible."

Paramount employees were shocked again. In their opinion, it would cost at least $1.5 million for the United States to shoot a movie of the same production quality as "The Wandering Earth."

As a result, Zhang Yang's assistant now told them that it only cost 5000 million US dollars, which was surprising.

"It seems the movie has a new selling point." The assistant saw their expressions and smiled.

"OK, we guarantee that this movie will be released in more than 3500 theaters. If you want more, director, you can come to the United States in person to promote it." Jim made a decisive decision.

"Okay, is it okay for us to release this movie on February 2, which is the day of the Chinese New Year?" 5 theaters was Zhang Yang's promise to Guo Fan, and he kept it.

Paramount doesn't care about this. Their "Bumblebee" was released at the end of December last year, and the next "Wonderland Adventures" will not be released until April, so there is a lot of gap in between.

After discussing this matter, the assistant went over to sign the documents with their company.

Jim took Zhang Yang back to his office, and the two sat in the reception area and chatted for a while.

Jim couldn't help but ask: "Zhang Yang, do you have any new plans in the film and television industry recently?"

"I'm too busy and don't have time to think about new projects." It would be suicidal for him to think about new projects at this time.

The project was approved and filmed this year, but it can’t be released next year, so it will just be left at home gathering dust?

Jim was a little disappointed after hearing this, but he had no choice facing Zhang Yang.

The two chatted about other things. After about half an hour, Assistant Zhang Yang came in and nodded to him slightly.

He immediately stood up to say goodbye, without even having to find an excuse, Jim would find one for him, and he had to go back to the hotel to adjust to the jet lag.

At seven o'clock in the evening, at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, Leo, Depp and Scarlett Johansson arrived at the top floor lobby of the hotel on time for the appointment.

The four of them were naturally laughing and talking when they met. They were the ones who benefited the most from the great success of "Oppenheimer".

Everyone was eating dinner and chatting. Today was the 4th and they had a day off tomorrow, so they all drank quite a bit of wine.

For Zhang Yang, what's the point of drinking all the time? He looked at the three people and raised his glass: "Everyone, I said, there will be plenty of wine tonight, but you must also have a story."

"What do you want to hear? A fairy tale?" Scarlett guessed wildly.

"Tell me something I don't know."

After hearing what Zhang Yang said, the three of them finally understood. So you wanted to hear gossip. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?

"You know what? Quentin got married after filming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

"Leon, do you think I'm in a primitive society? I've heard this kind of news a long time ago." Zhang Yang looked at Little Leo with contempt.

This happened in November last year. How dare he bring up such an old story? Is he trying to fool people?

Little Leo was irritated by Zhang Yang's eyes and couldn't stand it anymore.

He wanted to say something, but looking at Scarlett and Depp hesitant, then he thought more about it and felt relieved about them.

He said mysteriously to a few people: "I discovered something when I was filming "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron are currently dating." Pitt is also the male lead of this movie.

"They are both single at the moment, so it's no big deal." Scarlett thought it was nothing.

Only Scarlett thinks so. They are all big celebrities, and their opinions are big news to ordinary people.

"Listen to me, the two of them were introduced to each other by Charlize Theron's ex-fiance Sean Penn." Leo chuckled.

Damn, what a complicated relationship. Sean broke up with his girlfriend, but still didn’t forget to find her another boyfriend. What kind of spirit is this?
Minotaur? Or does he have some weird quirk?

"Well, you Americans really know how to have fun." Zhang Yang raised his glass to express his admiration for them.

"This is just a rare phenomenon. In fact, many Americans are still very conservative." Scarlett believes that she has an obligation to clear the name of Americans.

Zhang Yang smiled with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Also, Bezos and his wife may be getting divorced recently because he is said to have cheated on his friend's wife." Leo revealed another piece of gossip.

These news have not been reported by the media yet, but they knew about them a long time ago.

"Damn it, you guys keep talking about these things, they're meaningless." As a victim of marriage, Depp is not interested in these things at all.

After hearing this, he did not feel the joy of the spectators, but only thought of that disgusting woman.

"So do you have any story?" Little Leo learns very quickly and he has a talent for languages.

"Does John Cena know?"

"Damn, another WWE superstar is joining the entertainment industry. Is the entertainment industry so attractive?" Before Zhang Yang could say anything, Leo started to complain.

(End of this chapter)