Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 193 Ambition Blueprint
"Sign here?" Tang De smiled and did not refuse.

After signing her name on the outside of his thigh, Fischer was so happy that before the plane landed, she even took the initiative to send him a small gift.

It was a small handkerchief. When Tang De opened it, he found a business card inside.

After returning to the crew, Tang De devoted himself wholeheartedly to the filming of "Memoirs of a Geisha" after rejecting the invitation to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Charity Ball in New York.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Charity Ball in New York is the most famous fashion ball in the United States and is known as the "Oscars of Fashion."

Well, many galas will give themselves nicknames with the suffix Oscar, which also shows how well-known Oscar is in the United States.

However, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Charity Ball in New York is indeed the premier fashion evening in the country.

This is reflected in the price of admission, which costs anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000, depending on location.

If you still want to reserve a table, you will have to pay US$15.

This can also be regarded as a way to make money at fashionable evening parties, which is common at home and abroad.

"Great."

After all, no matter how many MVs you shoot, you won’t get as much money as shooting a movie.

The filming this time must have progressed quickly, after all, the film itself is not difficult.

"Fortunately, I persisted. By the way, will you come to the mainland in the future?" Zhang Ziyi suddenly asked.

That night, the crew and actors did not leave as everyone was celebrating and saying goodbye.

She has devoted herself to playing the role of Chiyo, the geisha, for the past six months, and she has become inseparable from others. Now she is still reluctant to leave when she looks at the island country buildings around her.

Except for the girls who have photographed Hot Angel, it is very difficult for others to find him to photograph.

So he used the excuse of filming to work on the crew with peace of mind until the film was officially completed!
"Last shot, passed!" After Tang De shouted on the set with a loudspeaker, thunderous applause erupted immediately.

Only since 05, the art museum charity ball has been gradually controlling the number of participants, and seems to want to shape itself in a more high-end direction.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there are people who spend a lot of money to gain fame, such as celebrities and entrepreneurs from certain countries.

It is one of the most stable cash flows in the company.

"Well... maybe, because the company still has business ties with mainland China."

If he dared to show up, he would probably be exposed as a scumbag.

But for Tang De, walking on the red carpet so frequently is indeed a bit boring, and he can only be glad that he is not a star.

He has already made plans not to attend except for some important events.

The second part of "Saw" has started filming, with James Wan as the director and Norton Eyes investing.

Otherwise, spending twelve months of the year on the red carpet at the Golden Globes and Oscars at the beginning of the year, walking on the red carpet at the fashion gala in the middle of the year, and walking on the red carpet at the awards season at the end of the year is simply torture.

Tang De picked up a few skewers of barbecue from the chef and a bottle of beer and sat on the director's chair.

Everyone was cheering to celebrate the end of the movie, while some were secretly sad.

Every year the charity ball will have a special theme, and the celebrities and designers invited to participate will walk on the red carpet wearing appropriate clothes according to that year's theme.

"Congratulations, it's over." Michelle Yeoh patted her arm and smiled gently.

"What did you say?" Zhang Ziyi's voice was too soft, and Tang De didn't hear it clearly.

For example, Scarlett, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Alba were invited to the red carpet of this charity ball.

"Tang, thank you." It was Zhang Ziyi. She clinked the wine glass with Tang De, then drank the wine in one gulp with a smile.

Tang De looked at her appreciatively: "If you can't persist, I will really replace you."

On the one hand, he hates red carpet shows, and on the other hand, his women tend to gather on the red carpet.

Before he is ready, he cannot easily let them meet him at the same time.

However, this sigh only lasted a moment, and he soon began to think about the next thing.

Those customers who are willing to spend money on the table are high-quality customers of major fashion brands. They may not be famous, but they are definitely rich.

"You're welcome, I just did what I was supposed to do."

This is still the longest shooting he has ever experienced. Now looking at the buildings that are about to be demolished, he feels a little sad.

Because the box office share of "Little Miss Sunshine" has already reached a portion, the company has money to support the crew.

Thinking of this, Tang De was just about to take a sip of wine, when suddenly someone came over. Listening to the sound of clogs, it should be one of several actors.

"No, if it weren't for your guidance, I wouldn't have been able to capture the essence of Chiyo-chan." Zhang Ziyi sat next to Tang De. She was wearing a geisha costume, with wooden clogs on her feet, her hair neatly tied, and her sitting posture was reserved, like Just like a real geisha.

This year's theme is the House of Chanel. As you can imagine, the stars on the red carpet will definitely appear wearing all kinds of Chanel, competing for beauty and letting a hundred flowers bloom.

But if someone was willing to pay him a million dollars, he wouldn't refuse.

"Is it finished?" Zhang Ziyi stood next to Michelle Yeoh, a little dazed.

On the side of Angel Declaration, Hot Angel is still performing steadily, and whether it is theater troupes, photos or albums, they are all continuing to be sold.

"Well, it's finally over."

Her MV was of course directed by Tang De, who has rarely shot MVs in the past year.

At the same time, Taylor's album progress has reached the final stage. If nothing unexpected happens, the album will be released in early 06.

"Nothing, let's drink." She continued to pick up the wine glass and clink it with Tang De.

It didn't take long for the two of them to drink five or six bottles of wine. Tang De was fine, but Zhang Ziyi's face turned red and she was already too drunk.

"I'll ask someone to take you back." Tang De was planning to wave and ask others to take her back to the house.

But the next second Zhang Ziyi reached out to stop him, then lowered her eyes: "Tang, please take me back."

Tang De was silent for two seconds. Just when Zhang Ziyi thought his mind had been seen through, he stood up and said, "Let's go then."

The two men walked back to their room, and the staff never saw them again that day.

The next day, Tang De returned to New York.

When he walked into the office, Jimmy and Kane were talking about what was going on in Hollywood lately.

"I heard that a lot of people have left Miramax." "Yes, I heard that Harvey Weinstein left with a large number of people to establish a new company."

"Tsk, but the Weinstein brothers are really good at pushing many movies to a level that they don't belong to."

“It would be great if we had that ability too.”

Tang De walked up to the two of them and knocked on the table: "So this is a good opportunity."

"What?" Jimmy and Kane were a little confused.

"I mean...why don't we get involved?" Tang De raised the corner of his mouth. He was busy filming and forgot about this matter. After being reminded by Jimmy and the other two, it suddenly occurred to him that he could establish an awards public relations company in advance.

Although the Weinstein brothers are powerful, they are not omnipotent, and not only two of them know their tricks.

There must be employees at Miramax who understand their game and haven't left yet.

As long as these people are recruited, a public relations company can be established to ensure that subsequent works will win awards.

When Tang De finished speaking his thoughts, Jimmy and Kane were also a little surprised.

"But that costs a lot of money."

"Yeah, a lot of money..." Tang De sat on the boss's chair: "But this is very important and something that must be done. If our movies want to win better awards in the future, we must have a public relations company. Guaranteed. If you leave it to someone else, you’ll just get ripped off.”

"Okay, that's true." Kane nodded, but couldn't help but say: "But Tang, what exactly do you want to do? Why do I feel that your ambitions seem to be very big, including an agency, an advertising company, a film company, and a public relations company? It seems like the only thing left is the distribution company... Oh my God, you don’t want to cover the entire process of the movie.”

After what he said, Jimmy seemed to come to his senses.

Although he usually had vague feelings, he had never been so sure as at this moment.

Tang De's series of operations are clearly for the top Hollywood companies. From distribution to advertising to winning awards after the release, the entire process is covered. If it is really done, it will represent the pattern of the eight major Hollywood film studios. One more person is about to be added.

Although Sony has completed the merger and acquisition of MGM, everyone still habitually uses the term "Big Eight" to describe the current situation.

"Tang De, do you really want to do this?" Jimmy's eyes widened and he felt his heart beating faster.

This is no small matter. For Jimmy, the opportunity to become a company like New Line and Lions Gate is already extremely exciting.

But looking at Tang De's current operations, it's obvious that this good brother doesn't intend to stop there.

Although the size of each company is not large enough at the moment, once all the links are connected, the prototype of a top film company will soon appear.

If the companies are listed separately, the group will rapidly expand and become a behemoth.

Just thinking about the infinite possibilities contained in this makes people feel suffocated.

"That's right." Tang De also admitted his intention.

"Now on our business map, we only have a distribution company and a public relations company."

Tang De crossed his legs on the table: "Now Miramax is the best opportunity to establish a public relations company."

"What about the distribution company?" Jimmy couldn't help but ask. Film distribution is undoubtedly the most important company. If you control the distribution rights, you control the lifeblood of the film.

"Of course the distribution company also has suitable acquisition targets." What Tang De was talking about was United Artists Film Company, which was acquired by Tom Cruise in November 2006.

This old film company that once owned Chaplin has gone through several ups and downs. It was first taken over by MGM and then sold to Tom Cruise and his partner Paula Wagner.

However, although Tom Cruise attracts the most attention, in fact he only serves as a management executive, and Paula Wagner is the big boss behind the scenes.

In fact, there were many speculations about Paula Wagner's identity in later generations. Tang De had only seen some news clips. In his memory, the most reliable guess was that he came from Wall Street.

Only a group of financial giants can spend lavishly while hiding their identities.

Although no information about the amount of their acquisition of United Artists has been disclosed to the outside world, it is presumed to be a considerable amount. This is different from the advertising channels split by International United Media, which is at least a figure of more than 300 million.

Tang De will definitely not be able to eat alone, so he also needs to find a partner like Tom Cruise.

Rather than looking for it, it’s better to choose.

Because the ideal partner he expects must not be interested in the Hollywood business, but only invests from a profit perspective, and will not intervene in specific management.

And it would be best to help Tang De in other aspects to speed up the company's development process.

It's hard to find such a candidate, so Tang De plans to hold a photography exhibition.

This will be a party led by him, and the people invited will naturally be candidates selected by him for cooperation.

But he didn't go into detail with Jimmy and Kane because the things involved were complicated.

But even so, Jimmy and Kane were already very excited.

"Wow, Donde, you really always give me new hope, so what do we do now?" Jimmy asked as he stood up and put his hands on the edge of the table.

"It's very simple, Kane, you contact the people at Miramax, find those talents who understand the public relations process, and convince them!"

"Jimmy, please continue to expand your publicity and expand the cast recruitment advertisement for "Fifty Shades of Grey" to all of Europe and the United States. I will hold a poll to let readers participate in the actor selection process."

"Sounds so good, I think those readers are going to go crazy."

The sales of "Fifty Shades of Grey" have been strong and it has become the number one sales list in many countries. It is a veritable global bestseller.

The plot of this book is discussed every day in major online forums, and some special websites have been established for it.

Even high school and university campuses have corresponding research groups.

Although they are all girls, there is no doubt that girls have stronger purchasing power.

Not long ago, the publishing house launched peripheral items for "Fifty Shades of Grey" and they were sold out within two days, which proves that everyone is still paying attention to this work.

Therefore, Tang De wants to increase exposure and turn this movie into a huge gimmick to hit higher box office revenue.

I just suffered a lot from major film companies, and after being rejected several times, I watched the sales of this work soar, and I had money in my hands but couldn't spend it.

And when they learned that the male and female protagonists of "Fifty Shades of Grey" would be chosen through a global reader vote, they were so regretful that their intestines turned green.

Because they saw the huge box office benefits!

As long as readers can participate, then the box office of this movie is equivalent to a basic guarantee, and everyone will keep paying attention to it until it is released.

And doubling the number of people participating would probably be the number of viewers of this movie.

(End of this chapter)