America is in control

Chapter 237 A visitor from MGM competes with three actresses for their beauty
The host tried to calm down the black reporter, but the latter ignored him and continued to talk nonsense.

With no other choice, the host could only signal the on-site security personnel to take action and 'invite' the black reporters out of the post-match press conference.

The scene finally calmed down, and the following reporter's question session was lackluster, and General Liu handled it easily.

After the press conference, Bob leaned into General Liu's ear and whispered something.

"John, there was no trouble outside the venue today. The celebration dinner will be held as usual. You should come early!"

"Yeah! No problem, Boss!"

General Liu thought for a moment and agreed.

Everything that happened at the press conference just now has aroused my high vigilance.

That black reporter can repeatedly cause trouble on such occasions. If there is no one behind him to support him, he will not believe it even to death!
Suffering from the current extreme lack of information, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, he could only go as usual and happily attend the celebration dinner.

As long as you are careful enough, nothing should go wrong, and you might even find some clues.

After leaving the press conference, Liu Jiang returned to the hotel room and asked Alfonso to call Lei over.

"Boss, what do you want from me?"

Soon Lei walked into the room, closed the door gently, and asked.

"That black reporter at the press conference, I want you to find out his background."

"Which newspaper does he belong to? What is his identity and background? Who has he been in close contact with recently? All must be investigated clearly!"

"Check quietly, don't attract anyone's attention, and do it as soon as possible!"

Liu Jiang sat on the chair, with a gloomy face, and kept tapping the armrest with his fingers, making a rhythmic sound that was extremely depressing.

"Okay, Boss! I will dig out his biological father!"

Lei didn't ask any more questions, he assured the other party emphatically.

General Liu nodded, and after a few more instructions, he asked the other party to leave.

He has always been assured of Lei's efficiency.

Liu Jiang would not be able to sleep at ease unless he understood the black reporter's whereabouts.

After sitting on a chair and resting for a while, he felt that the time was almost up. He changed into the dress he had prepared in advance and walked slowly to the banquet hall.

At this time, there were already many guests in neat suits and gorgeous clothes in the banquet hall.

When they saw General Liu entering the banquet hall, they greeted him warmly and kept saying compliments.

Liu Jiang had a gentle smile on his face and responded humbly and politely.

After finally getting rid of this group of attentive guests, he came to the center of the banquet hall and said hello to Bob.

After Bob and General Liu chatted for a few words, they went to visit those old friends together.

I walked around the banquet hall and said hello to everyone in the small circle.

Bob had other things to talk about, so the two separated.

Liu Jiang was holding a glass of water and was about to go find his group of relatives and friends when he was suddenly stopped by a strange voice.

"John, please wait!"

Stopping, Liu Jiang turned around and looked at the place where the sound came from.

I saw a middle-aged white man in a black suit with a royal blue handkerchief on his chest looking at me with a smile.

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

Liu Jiang had never seen this guy calling him out before, so he still asked out of politeness.

"John, I'm Dino Tommaso from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's distribution department, nice to meet you."

Holding a glass of champagne, Dino quickly came to General Liu and stretched out his right hand.

MGM? Another guy eyeing "Searching for the Midnight Kiss"?
General Liu had roughly guessed the other party's purpose for suddenly looking for him.

He stretched out his hand and shook Dino's hand, saying a few casual words.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Dino!"

"If you have nothing else to do, my friends are still waiting for me over there. Please excuse me!"

Hearing Liu Jiang say this, the smile on Dino's face suddenly froze, and he spoke quickly.

"John, with all due respect, I stopped you because I wanted to talk to you about the release date of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss"."

"As far as I know, your film has not been signed with any distribution company yet."

"MGM is one of the seven major Hollywood studios, with distribution operations covering the world. Maybe we can cooperate."

General Liu knew in his heart that the other party was really planning on "Looking for the Midnight Kiss".

I don’t know what kind of cooperation conditions this guy will propose, but it doesn’t hurt to listen.

He remained calm on the surface and replied calmly.

"Your information is very accurate. I wonder how MGM plans to cooperate with me?"

A trace of joy flashed in Dino's eyes. He cleared his throat and stated the terms of cooperation.

"John, MGM Films has customized two ways of cooperation for you."

"The first way is that MGM Films is willing to buy the entire copyright of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" for $600 million."

"This way, you no longer have to worry about movie distribution."

"If I remember correctly, your initial budget for this film project is only US$300 million."

"As long as you nod your head, you can double your profits immediately!"

"The main producer can put your name on it, but of course you need to cooperate when the movie is announced!"

After talking about the first way of cooperation, Dino suddenly stopped.

He looked at General Liu with sharp eyes, trying to find something in his eyes.

The expression on Liu Jiang's face did not change at all, but he cursed in his heart.

The Big Seven in Hollywood are really all the same! The world is as dark as crows, and they all want to take advantage of me!
The first cooperation method offered by MGM Film Company was no different except that the price was one million US dollars higher than that of Buena Vista Pictures.

How dare these guys! Do you really think of yourself as one of those sports stars with well-developed limbs and simple minds?

During this period, he personally went on stage to promote "Looking for the Midnight Kiss", coupled with various coincidences.

As a result, the movie "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" became well-known to many Americans.

The management of these big distribution companies are all smart people, and they can see that this movie is going to be good.

Then, like wild dogs smelling the smell, they pounced on me one after another, trying to buy the movie at a low price.

Their calculations are quite accurate. As long as they do a little more promotion, "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" will not lose money.

If you really believed their lies, you would be extremely stupid!
Although the Big Seven of Hollywood occupy the top of the industry chain, it is absolutely impossible to buy them out no matter what!
Share at most part of the benefits, this is the bottom line that you can accept!
Thinking of this, Liu Jiang said calmly to Dino. "Ignore the first way of cooperation, let's talk about the second one!"

A trace of surprise flashed in Dino's eyes, and he was just about to say something to persuade the other party.

But before he could say anything, he noticed a hint of impatience in General Liu's eyes.

Dino's heart trembled, and he immediately suppressed his words and talked about the second way of cooperation.

“MGM Studios Buys Worldwide Distribution Rights to ‘Searching for the Midnight Kiss.’”

"As for the distribution commission, the North American box office revenue will be 30%, and the overseas box office revenue will be 40%."

"The total income from video tapes, DVDs, and all TV copyrights will be 40%, and the derivative income will be 50%."

"In addition, MGM will own the sequel rights to the film."

"MGM has committed to investing no less than US$100 million in promoting the film."

Liu Jiang frowned after hearing what the other party said. Although this distribution contract was better than the one provided by New Line Cinema, it was also very harsh.

Although this is not the highest distribution commission ratio in the industry, it is not much different.

Unless "Searching for the Midnight Kiss" is a box office hit, the new Caesars Entertainment is doomed to bleed.

It seems that MGM Film Company is not very sincere, otherwise they would not come up with such a distribution agreement.

General Liu shook his head at Dino, turned around and left without saying a word.

Dino was a little confused. What was the other party doing? Are you just rejecting it without even talking about it?
no! I came with a mission! Even if we can't reach an agreement right away, we still have to leave an introduction.

He quickly stretched out his hand to block General Liu's way and asked a few questions.

"John, if you are not satisfied with the conditions of the issuance agreement, we can discuss it again!"

“We are all Italians, Italians don’t lie to Italians!”

"If you have any questions, we can talk openly!"

Liu Jiang glanced at Dino coldly and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Mr. Dino, I don't see any sincerity in the two ways of cooperation you gave."

“Is this how Italians treat people of their own ethnicity?”

"I think there is nothing left to talk about between us! Stop trying to stop me! Otherwise I will make you pay a heavy price!"

When Dino met General Liu's cold eyes, he couldn't help but stiffen, his face full of embarrassment.

He felt that the other party was not joking, so he retracted his hand as fast as lightning.

"John, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to stop you, I just wanted to speak clearly."

"You don't have to doubt my sincerity. I will never harm young people of the same ethnic group."

"Both of these cooperation methods were proposed by the management of the distribution department. Some conditions are left open. As long as you are willing to cooperate, I swear that I will do my best to give you the most generous distribution contract!"

Dino looked at General Liu pitifully, his eyes full of longing.

Liu Jiang saw that the other party did not seem to be acting, and his dislike for Dino eased slightly.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly spoke.

"Mr. Dino, I don't have the time to talk about the release of "Looking for Midnight Kiss" right now. You can leave your contact information."

"When the post-production of the film is completed, I will contact you and send a copy to MGM Films."

"After you see the quality of the finished film, come to me with more reliable cooperation conditions!"

Seeing that the other party was resolute and had nothing to do, Dino could only take out a business card and hand it over.

Liu Jiang took the business card, stuffed it into his pocket, nodded towards the other party, and then strode towards the center of the banquet hall.

Dino opened his mouth helplessly, but in the end he didn't say anything and could only watch the other party leave.

General Liu walked around the banquet hall and found the table where the Hollywood stars were.

Just as he was about to approach, he realized that something was not right about the round table. Three graceful figures were gathered together, and there was a faint sound of quarreling.

General Liu took a closer look and saw that those three pretty and colorful figures could be anyone other than Connery, Catherine, and Theron!
Throw some fun! Why did they get together! Isn't this a living Shura field?

Damn it! This is an immoral thing done by that idiot! I must skin him alive!

If you don’t flash now, wait until later! Liu Jiang turned around gracefully and thought about running away.

Suddenly a familiar voice sounded from behind, "John, come here quickly, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Nicolas Cage poked his head out from behind the three stunning beauties and shouted loudly at General Liu's back.

Liu Jiang's body instantly became stiff. He turned around extremely slowly, looking at the other party with a nonchalant smile on his face.

"Nick, Bob has something to do with me. I'll come over and meet you later!"

After blurting out the nonsense, Liu Jiang forced himself to nod to the three most beautiful beauties and Nicolas Cage, and prepared to continue running away.

Unexpectedly, Nicolas Cage rushed over quickly, grabbed Liu Jiang's arm and whispered.

"John, you can't run away now! Once you run away, no one knows what will happen later!"

"The powder keg is about to explode! Can't you see? I've tried my best! I really can't hold on any longer! I'll leave the rest to you!"

"I know that you and Catherine have an ambiguous relationship, but when did you provoke Theron? I'm really impressed by you!"

Liu Jiang was grabbed by Nicolas Cage and couldn't break free for a while. He could only continue to maintain the smile on his face and communicate with him in a low voice.

"If I don't run away now, the consequences may be more serious later!"

"Good brother! Use your courage and hold on one more time! I believe you can do it!"

"How did they get together! Whose methods are so cruel! To actually do such a shameless thing!"

Liu Jiang quietly tried his best to break free from Nicolas Cage's restraints while squeezing out a few words through his teeth.

"John, didn't you personally give me the VIP ticket for this boxing title unification fight?"

"You said you wanted to thank your Hollywood friends who supported you in the media. Didn't you ask me to do this?"

"Why are you blaming me now! No matter what, don't even think about running away! This happened because of you, and you should end it!"

Nicolas Cage just refused to let go. He grabbed Liu Jiang's arm and said through gritted teeth.

Throw some fun! The culprit turned out to be myself! I won’t take the blame for this!
"I asked you to give me VIP tickets! I didn't ask you to give the tickets to Catherine! Don't you know that her relationship with Connery is not very good?"

"Don't even think about making excuses! This whole thing depends on you!"

"How about you support me again, I owe you a big favor?"

Liu Jiang put the blame on Nicolas Cage's head and immediately laid out the conditions.

(End of this chapter)