Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 470: Trick Them First and Kill Them
Liu Tianxian is just like this. Although she is soft-hearted, she would rather mind her own business. However, she cannot control her disgust and it will show up sometimes.

Eyes can't lie, so when she saw the reporter taking a picture of her, her eyes were quite cold.

The photos of them chatting and laughing with Macau leaders and liaison officers at the hotel entrance were soon leaked by the reporter.

I guess they were afraid of the principal, so they didn't ask Yutu for protection money, but sold it directly to the media. Before, they just paid a protection fee and that was the end of the matter, but now self-media is becoming more and more developed.

There are videos and pictures, but because it was night and far away, they appear blurry.

If it wasn't pointed out specifically, no one would know who was who, so when the news broke, they thoughtfully put a headshot on the picture, saying this is Liu Tianxian and this is the principal.

The other three were not typed out, and the reporter didn’t know who they were.

But looking at his appearance and temperament, you can tell that he is not an ordinary person.

After being processed and edited by the editor, such pictures caused some waves once they were released.

"Who are you having dinner with? Are you going to join the crew for a new drama?"

"It's just too blurry. I can't see anything."

"People just eat a meal, can this be considered news?"

"It's a very normal dinner party. After all, they are in a relationship, a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship."

"The entertainment industry is really complicated. The principal and Liu Tianxian are having dinner together."

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There were all kinds of comments in the comment section, but this news did not cause much splash, as the relationship between Liu Tianxian and the principal was already known to everyone.

The two are often seen together in public and are frequently dubbed online, so netizens and fans are no longer surprised by the phenomenon.

But neither of them has admitted it yet, and it seems like nothing big to just have a meal with someone!

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian didn't care about this matter. They just filmed and wrote it however they wanted, appearing to be very open-minded.

If you care about everything, there will never be enough!

Moreover, there is no shortage of big melons in the entertainment industry this year, and there are many fascinating things in it, which challenge the audience's bottom line and cognition wave after wave.

I didn’t expect that a star who is so amiable in front of people would be so dissolute behind their backs.

The big news is "Feng Fei reunited". Also, after Huang Haibo, Wang Quanan was also exposed for soliciting prostitution.

It’s Zhang Yuqi’s husband.

Zhang Yuqi was also very tough. Not only did he slap Wang Xiaofei, he also kicked Wang Quan in anger, which was a complete mess.

Many people don't understand, Zhang Yuqi has good looks and a good figure, isn't that good? Why does she still go to prostitutes?
Maybe you are tired of playing with domestic flowers and want to play with wild flowers for excitement.

But there is another reason, that is, celebrities may appear glamorous and have good figures to outsiders, but they are actually the same at home and will show their ugliest side to others.

Sometimes when Fang Hong looked at Liu Tianxian and saw that she was unkempt and wore hospital gowns at home, he would also think she was ugly, which was normal.

Get Out opens in 6 countries around the world on Friday, June 13.

Since this movie deals with sensitive racial issues and is a thriller, it has not been released in many countries.

Only countries such as the United States, South Korea, Italy, the United Kingdom, Russia, Argentina, etc.

Of course, such a movie will definitely not be introduced into China.

The reason for choosing this time to release the film is that Transformers 4 will be released at the end of the month, so we won’t join in the fun. This movie is extremely popular all over the world.

As soon as Get Out was released in North America, it gained great popularity, with the box office reaching 1083.4 million US dollars on the first day.

The investment was recovered in one day, showing the status of a super dark horse!
The investment cost of this movie was only 450 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than million.

If it were made in China, this cost would be very good, but in Hollywood, it is just a low-budget movie and is inconspicuous.

It was such a low-budget movie that earned $1267.6 million and $986.5 million in the next two days of the weekend, for a total of $3337.5 million, defeating "Edge of Tomorrow" and taking the second place on the North American box office list.

The first one is "2 Jump Street ".

The movie "Edge of Tomorrow" can be said to be a flop, and it can't even beat a low-budget horror movie.

Low-budget, high-grossing movies like "Get Out" have made Universal a ton of money. Anyway, there has never been a failure in cooperating with Universal Studios.

It’s a pity that we can’t acquire this company. Not only can we not acquire it, but we have to keep it. If we cooperate with other Hollywood distributors, we will lose the profit.

This is also the reason why the Flower Planting Company has always been safe. Universal and Warner do not want the Flower Planting Company to look for a fourth party.

It’s good like this now, we all have meat to eat.

Although the flower-growing company is small and the movies it makes are all small-investment ones, it can make money, and that's enough.

And such a small company did not infringe on the bottom line interests of the other four major Hollywood companies.

So what if the box office is high? A movie only makes two or three hundred million dollars at most. If you care about such a volume, it means the other four have also weakened.

The six major Hollywood studios all have their own younger brothers, such as Disney’s younger brother Marvel, which is a gold mine.

Everything about the American Flower Growers has been arranged, and just need to be done step by step. Recently, Fang Hong has been busy preparing for the Macau International Film Festival Organizing Committee.

The first person to be selected is the chairman of the organizing committee. He did not look for someone in the industry, but an outsider, Hou Miao, the person in charge of Swan Castle e-sports.

People in the circle are too politically correct, and the members of the Golden Rooster and Huabiao organizing committees are either from the Federation of Literary and Art Circles or the Film Association. It is impossible to find someone who can simply run the awards well.

It’s not that Fang Hong doesn’t believe in them, but in Fang Hong’s impression, he can’t find anyone who is willing to put aside certain things and hold a grand award ceremony, and who has the experience.

The organizing committee needs to coordinate, including budget management, publicity and promotion, venue layout, guest invitation, volunteer recruitment, event safety, etc. In addition, there are a lot of things to do, such as contacting suppliers, materials, and resources.

How many of those old pedants sitting in the office know how to do it?

It would probably be difficult for them to attract a few sponsors. It’s not that Fang Hong looks down on them, but as old pedants who often sit in the office, they don’t have that kind of thinking.

But Hou Miao is different. He has planned countless games for "Heroes of Glory" and has experience.

When Fang Hong came to him, he asked, "Principal, what are your requirements for this award ceremony?"

"I don't have any requirements, just grand, gorgeous and eye-catching." Fang Hong counted on three fingers.

This made Hou Miao speechless. This was too empty. How grand? How gorgeous? How eye-catching? None of them were very specific.

"Just try it out first, and then we'll see whether it works or not, and then we'll make improvements afterwards." Fang Hong said again.

It was his first time doing this and he had no idea how it would turn out.

"Okay, then, what about the budget?" Hou Miao asked.

"Let's do it based on the standard of 100 million." Fang Hong was very generous.

Anyway, Yutu contributed 2500 million; Chang'e Technology contributed 2500 million; and the bulk of the money came from Macau, 5000 million. There is no pressure on him.

It's still affordable to spend so much money in half a year, after all, there are sponsorships, advertisements, etc. to make up for the cost. "Isn't this a bit too much?" Hou Miao asked tentatively.

Before he came, he learned about the budget of the award ceremony. A general award ceremony costs tens of millions, like the Golden Horse Awards which only cost 1600 million last year.

Of course, that is too petty. Cannes only cost a few hundred million yuan, and the principal wants to make it so big as soon as he takes office.

"Not much. You have to know that we are starting from scratch and have no foundation. On this basis, if we want to attract people to send their films to the exhibition, benefit is the easiest way." Fang Hong said.

The Golden Rooster individual awards, including Best Director, Actor, Photography, Art, and Editing, offer a prize of 50 yuan to the winners.

This is personal, so that's the bonus.

For team awards, such as Best Film, Best Low-Cost Feature Film, and Best Documentary, the prize money is three million.

The Huabiao Award is a little higher, with standards of 100 million and 400 million.

The Macau Film Festival is shabby. First of all, it needs to benchmark against the mainstream in terms of prize money. Not only must it benchmark against the mainstream, it must also double the prize money.

For example, if the amount is 400 million, then give 800 million; if the amount is 100 million, then give 200 million.

Such a doubling of the cost, even if it does not attract more people, at least it will make people excited. For a low-budget movie, 800 million yuan can directly recover the cost.

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After hearing this, Hou Miao said he understood.

"This ceremony must be grand and luxurious, giving people a sense of grandeur visually. The publicity and promotion positioning must also be done well. Anyway, the previous impression and appearance must be changed." Fang Hong instructed.

"I understand." Hou Miao nodded.

He probably understood the principal's intention, which was to completely overturn the Macau Film Festival's past image.

It makes people feel that this film festival is a mainstream film festival.

Of course, authority takes time to accumulate. It doesn't mean that you will be authoritative just because you spend a lot of money.

The fairness and justice of the film festival needs to be demonstrated year after year.

"First, you should come up with a planning proposal based on the standard of 1 million yuan. You don't need to show it to me. After the plan is completed, go to Macau to show it to Director Tan. If they agree, you can implement it." Fang Hong instructed.

He couldn’t tell anything from the planning proposal. Anyway, when the Macau Film Festival opens, he would go straight to the finished product.

After spending 100 million, there must be some splash!
"Okay, I got it. I'll go back and gather the team and set up the organizing committee!" Hou Miao didn't say much, as time was tight and the task was heavy.

Anyway, they pay the money, so he just has to execute it!

Show it to Macau, which means letting Macau supervise the implementation. After all, they are close to you, and they pay so much money, so they should at least send two people to see what you are doing, right?

Fifty million must be worth a try!

I just don't know if the Macau authorities will be reluctant to pay 50 million, and I don't know if Director Tan will call Fang Hong and scold him for being a spendthrift.

What used to cost five million dollars has now cost ten times as much.

After reaching an agreement with Hou Miao, Fang Hongyi made a phone call to the other side of the ocean, asking Donna for help.

"Hello, Mr. Tang, how are you these days?" Fang Hong said.

"Oh my god, Fang, you still remember me." Donna was surprised to receive the call.

The two hadn't been in touch for several years, so she was still surprised by the sudden call.

"Am I not always busy? For my career, for love, but no matter how busy I am, I always miss you." Fang Hong said without hesitation.

"Oh my god, are you serious? Can someone like you find love?" Donna was surprised again.

"Why can't someone like me have love?" Fang Hong was speechless.

"Hahaha, sorry for telling the truth. I'm surprised that someone as domineering and dictatorial as you can find love." Donna laughed.

She has worked with this person for several years and has contacted him several times. In her impression, the principal is overbearing and only he can eat, while others cannot.

He is also a dictator. Giving him money or even taking a share of the market is not acceptable.

"Boss Tang, this is boring. We can't continue chatting today." Fang Hong said helplessly.

"It's just a joke, don't mind it. You haven't introduced to me who your love is. Which girl is she? Let me take a look and see if she's pretty." Donna smiled.

It seems that he is in a good mood, which is normal. The box office of Get Out has been booming, and the previous movie Don't Breathe also made a lot of money.

Anyone would be in a good mood if this happened.

"I'll introduce you to each other if I get a chance. This time I'm calling because I want to ask for your help with something." Fang Hong said.

"Tell me, Fang, what do you want from me?" Donna also became more serious.

"I'm organizing a film festival, and I'd like to invite you to attend. By the way, you can also buy a few of our films to distribute outside." Fang Hong's goal was to get her to buy films.

When those people see that the principal has channels to promote films to overseas film distributors, they will flock to the next Macau Film Festival.

The US dollar is still very tempting.

"Your movie? Not your movie?" Donna confirmed.

"Yes, our movie." Fang Hong said.

"Excuse me for being frank, but I'm not very interested in your movie. But if it's your movie, I would be quite interested in it," said Donna.

If it is the principal's movie, she is indeed very interested. The previous "Now You See Me" and "Lucy 1" are quite good, but if it is a domestic movie, she is not so interested.

There is nothing else to say. I have been cheated a few times. In the previous "Night Banquet", "Three Shots Surprise", "The Promise", etc., international film producers were cheated and lost all their money. Everyone in the circle knows it.

The situation opened up by "Hero" was ruined by these three movies.

"You can come and choose first, and you can pick some art films. We have finished films here. If you like them, you can buy them. If you don't like them, forget it. Anyway, you won't lose money." Fang Hong said nicely.

Hearing him say this, Donna was silent.

"Okay, for your sake, I'll bring people to the film festival you mentioned to take a look, but I can't guarantee that they can buy it." Donna agreed.

After so many years of cooperation, we have to give him some face.

"Okay." Fang Hong had no objection.

Of course, I have some opinions in my heart. When Donna comes, I will try to trick her into buying some award-winning movies. If she doesn't, she will not be allowed to return to the United States.

If he doesn't buy a few films, how can he let others see the strength and influence of his school principal in organizing the film festival?

Anyway, there's nothing wrong with just tricking them first and then killing them.

In fact, given Universal's size and channels, it is difficult for them to lose money by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a movie. There will always be a market willing to take over.

But Fang Hong didn’t ask them to buy one or two.

(End of this chapter)