Halo of cheating in the entertainment industry

Chapter [-] At present, I can only bear the humiliation

After receiving Zhang Yimou's explicit support for "Source Code"'s trip to the United States, the itinerary was fully settled.

Naturally, Su Li is going to the United States. He is the soul of "Source Code", and he finally made a few friends in the United States.

This time, there are four theaters that have sent olive branches to the "Source Code" crew, which is not too many. Other theaters have also sent messages, preparing to have in-depth contact and negotiations with the main creative team of "Source Code".

The trip to the United States is scheduled for April 28, the day they will embark on this uncertain journey in Zurich.

This is the second time for Su Li to go to the United States. The person who went with him was Zhang Yimou's assistant who had experience in negotiating "House of Flying Daggers" before, and Zhong Dajun was the other person.

Su Li also specially invited Yang Mi, after all, she is now one of the symbols of "Source Code", she promised well, Su Li mainly suggested that she go to the United States to avoid the limelight.

Before the plane was about to take off, Su Li, Zhong Dajun, Yang Mi, assistant Liu Chen and some other entourage were waiting for the time to come.

Their flight was at 45:[-] in the morning. It was a morning close to May, and the air in Beijing was cold.

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The plane tore through the oppressive dark air in the early morning. The roaring motor seemed to smash all obstacles, and the plane took off straight into the air.

In the sky, the morning light filled the earth, and the red sun poked half of its head on the horizon. The plane flew out towards the vast Pacific Ocean with a forward attitude.

There are too many unknowns ahead, Su Li slept on the plane, and when he flew to the United States, his spirit was just right, his steps were steady and powerful, and he had a special charm.

The sky in the United States seems to be different from that in China. It is now close to noon in the United States, the sun in Los Angeles is very warm, and the airport is full of people in a hurry.

Someone came to pick them up from Zuli, but the standard of pick-up and drop-off was naturally not too high. After arriving at the place where they needed to negotiate, the Americans did not provide them with board and lodging, so they had to settle it by themselves.The first negotiation, the negotiation with the first theatrical distributor, will take place in the afternoon, and a few people still found a place to eat at noon.

Su Li said to Yang Mi maliciously, "Is this your first time in America?"

"Uh..." Yang Mi tried hard to think about it, and after a while, he spread his hands and made a guilty expression: "I forgot."

... Several people at the same table, whether it was Su Li, Zhong Dajun, or Liu Chen, all rolled their eyes at the same time.

Su Li was a little speechless, but continued: "Seeing how hard you were talking to people just now, you can finally find a feeling of being despised for not being able to speak English."

"You paved the way for such a question and you want to say this." Yang Mi looked at Su Li and said with a smile: "Then show me your English skills."

Therefore, Su Li gave himself the task of ordering food, and there was really no obstacle in communicating with that white man in English, which aroused the admiration of several other people.Su Li seldom pretended to be like this, and the smile hanging on the corner of his mouth looked a bit complacent no matter what.

"You're proud." Yang Mi swallowed the words he was about to exclamation: "What did you just say?"

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The afternoon's negotiation is more important to Liguang Entertainment Company, and it is also very important to "Source Code".

Su Li, Zhong Dajun, Liu Chen, another assistant and a translator walked into the negotiating office. The Americans who were in charge of negotiating with them did not get up, but just sat there and made a gesture of invitation, full of style.Seeing this scene, several people felt a little uncomfortable. These people pretended to be big-tailed wolves, and they looked so serious that they seemed to be Germans.

"Hello, friends from China." Su Li has read his information about the person in charge. This person is called Powell, and he looks like he is in his 30s. He has a smile on his face: "I think this is a wonderful collaboration." The beginning...isn't it?"

Liu Chen is already familiar with this method, he didn't pay too much attention to their attitude, but said: "I think so, the process will be very beautiful."

Then Powell said to Su Li: "You are Mr. Su, hell, you are much younger than I imagined... You should be studying in college at this age...Of course, I saw your movie, and I feel very bng, But my mom said put that away, I hate space theory."

Su Li didn't know what he was chattering about, so he could only cooperate: "I think your mother must be very interesting."

"Exactly," Powell said, laughing. "It's just that she doesn't like Source Code."

Su Li didn't let go of the smile at the corner of his mouth, but there was a slight haze in his heart. It could be seen that Powell's grandson must be holding back.

Then, the negotiation officially started, and the 45% sharing model proposed by the Americans immediately gave Zhong Dajun and the others the urge to scold their mothers.

At that moment, Su Li was also a little jittery, and said directly: "Hey, buddy, this can't work, we have to renegotiate, it's very unfair, we should get more, maybe you should know more, "Source Code "What an excellent movie it is."

"Put your jokes away, sir." Powell's face showed no expression, and there was even a little contempt on the corner of his mouth: "This is in the United States, your movie flies from the far side of the Pacific Ocean, who knows you? oh... ...mn, you're not in Asia, when Americans hear Source Code, they'll say what the hell movie it is, they won't say it's a good movie... See what I'm trying to say? Asia is different from America, you can't guarantee that your movie will sell as well..."

Even people like Su Li clenched their fists quietly when they heard these words, and even had the urge to walk away.

"So, this is our territory and we should treat it with a better attitude, shouldn't we?" Powell spread his hands and leaned on the chair behind him in a comfortable posture: "You will reconsider this division model, yes ?”

The anger in Su Li's heart was melted in an instant. What he said before was just talk on paper. He had never really experienced the issue of this kind of cultural discourse power. The sense of aloofness of the Americans almost made Su Li punch his fist. A dripping.

In this market, he can't help himself.

The development of Liguang Entertainment Company needs these, and the progress of Chinese films and the exchange with the world need these.He is not Zhang Yimou, and Americans cannot have a general impression. He is just a newcomer here, and Americans do not dare to invest too much in "Source Code".

Su Li gritted his teeth secretly, the smile on his face remained unchanged, and then used the "Source Code" negotiating team to determine the posture of the person, saying: "Okay, sir, I will carefully consider this sharing model, I think today's negotiation Let's wrap it up and give us a little time."

Powell stood up with a smile: "That's great, I'm waiting for your good news."

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Walking out of that office, it was an American afternoon outside, with a clear sky, white clouds, and the scorching sun still radiating its most powerful beams.

There were row upon row of buildings in front of him, cars and pedestrians dotted the road, and the last trace of unhappiness was absorbed by Su Li.

Zhong Dajun cursed Powell bitterly at the side, but seeing the smile on Su Li's face, he didn't know what Su Li was planning, so he asked, "How is it? Su Li, what can you do to get here?" Let these arrogant Americans back down?"

Su Li shook his head and said, "No, I was just wondering if they will treat us with such an attitude in the future..."

Following Su Li's eyes, extending to the endless horizon, Zhong Dajun was a little dazed, and said thoughtfully: "What shall we eat in the afternoon?"

Negotiations with the first company were hindered, and Zuli and the others came to the second theater chain to start negotiations. The results were similar, and the sharing model proposed by the Americans was quite harsh.

In fact, "Hero" came here in the same way back then, and the box office share was not much higher, and it was also caught and bullied by the Americans.

This status quo is really annoying, but many things have been exhausted for many years. In front of pragmatic Americans, before you can come up with many things to convince these people, everything is just fiction.

Liu Chenzai was a little worried. After all, for a young man, such a blow might be severe, and it would even make him lose the strength to continue working hard in a short period of time.He knew the relationship between Zhang Yimou and Su Li, and of course he didn't want to see Su Li become a different person because of this.

However, when he saw Su Li smiling, it seemed that the whole sky was brighter, and the sun shone through the soul of the person. At this moment, he really found an unusual power in Su Li.

Then, he added to Su Li and said: "Americans are like that... At that time, our "House of Flying Daggers" only won 30.00 mainstream theaters, and the share ratio was also shockingly low, that is, More than [-]% level, everything will be fine.".

"Yes." Su Li smiled at him.

Americans have already reached a harsh point of careful calculation of interests, and their attitude is naturally not good, but if one family fails, they will have another family.

Most of the negotiators of these major theater chains are here in Los Angeles, and they don't need to move around in Zuli, and they can stay here most of the time when they come to the United States.

On the first day after arriving in Los Angeles, they had contact with the directors of five major theater chains. Although they insisted on the share ratio, Zu Li also learned a lot after this round of negotiations.

Judging from the current situation, the situation is a little bit clearer. The several theater chains I contacted today insisted that the share amount must be higher than 43, which was the minimum they gave for the time being.

"Su Li, we must have a bottom line in our hearts..." This is Liu Chen's suggestion to Su Li.They should set a bottom line in their hearts, otherwise they will suffer too much, which is really not a good thing.

Su Li nodded, he knew all of this, and had a certain plan in mind.