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George felt bitter when he heard the name of Sony, a man with a lot of money and no sense of humility.

It’s easy to tell that if Huang Ze is willing to cooperate, the other party will definitely be happy.

After all, it cost $3.4 billion to buy Columbia, and the company also assumed $1.4 billion in debt.

Why haven’t I figured out Hollywood yet?

The other party must be hoping for a good film. Even if it's not a turnaround, it can make the company profitable that year, or at least not lose so much.

It would be fine if this film loses money, but if it makes money, what if I continue to cooperate with Huang?
For Warner, the absence of Huang is definitely a big loss.

As for himself, let alone expulsion, it is impossible for him to be fired. After all, he has accumulated a lot of merits before. Even if most of these merits are projects in cooperation with Huang Ze, they are still heavy qualifications.

But if he wanted to go one step further and become the president, George felt that it was absolutely wishful thinking.

If George didn't take the company's standpoint into consideration and took his personal gains and losses into consideration, he suddenly felt that the world was very broad.

Unless he switched jobs to Sony Columbia, he would stick with Huang Ze even if it meant losing some of the company's profits.

Besides, if the company didn’t cooperate with Huang Ze, it might suffer even greater losses.

All my hard work is for the company!
So, George nodded and said, “I don’t have the authority to make such a big concession, but I can talk to the company.”

"I won't give in! Not even one dollar." Huang Ze emphasized his bottom line.

If it weren't for the Oscars, Huang Ze could have completely refused Warner's investment and just let them distribute the film, and he could have made more money himself.

But I did it myself.

That condition cannot be changed.

There is no room for discussion on this matter!
If you want to negotiate, then go find other big publishers. If they don’t want you here, I’ll find other places that will.

I just don't believe that on this issue, the seven major Hollywood companies are of the same mind and speak with one voice.

"Okay." George nodded with a smile, gave Huang Ze an affirmative look, and whispered, "As an old friend, I will try my best to help you reach this agreement with the higher-ups."

"Your previous negotiation was not very friendly."

"I can't help it. After all, I'm getting paid by Warner. If I don't say a word for Warner, I'll always feel a little bit of moral pressure." George raised his right hand and pinched his thumb and index finger.

"Then I think you'd better not have moral pressure." Huang Ze rolled his eyes and handed him a glass of water, "but have pressure from US dollars."

"Cheers." George said in Chinese with an accent and drank the glass of boiled water.

It is said that it needs to be reported to the higher authorities.

George didn't go back either, so he made a phone call.

Because everyone who came with George praised the script, and since it was Huang Ze's work, the shadow of the tree and the name of the person, the box office was guaranteed, so Warner headquarters did not delay and gave a quick response.

"agree!"

Next, the two sides immediately entered into negotiations on various details.

A week later, the contract was signed and Warner's down payment was paid.

After seeing George and the others off, Huang Ze immediately assembled his own team, handed the approximate filming locations he had drawn to the assistant directors, and asked them to prepare before setting off to Chicago for location scouting.

Afterwards, Huang Ze started to worry about the issue of the main actors.

The heroine, Jennifer Connelly, is very simple.

The other party had been tricked into practicing dance for a long time and had been maintaining her figure just for the purpose of filming the musical that Huang Ze mentioned.

After receiving Huang Ze's call and explaining his purpose, he agreed without any hesitation and the remuneration was naturally based on the market price.

male protagonist.

You also need to be able to dance.

The first choice is of course John Travolta. After all, he is known as the Hollywood dancing king, and he had worked with him in Pulp Fiction before, so he has some connections.

The reason why it is the first choice is that Huang Ze cannot guarantee that the other party will accept it.

John Travolta was also the first choice for "Chicago" in the previous life.

In the end he refused.

He said he didn't want to make a musical, so he found Richard Gere, and it became the fourth film Richard Gere took on after being rejected by John Travolta.

The first three films were released in 78, 80 and 82 respectively.

A good male dancer's first backup.

"If John Travolta doesn't want to answer, then I'll probably have to find him." Huang Ze smiled and called John Travolta.

"Aha, Huang, hello." John Travolta on the other side smiled, "Does your film festival need judges again? I think I have time."

"My new movie is missing a leading actor."

"Hmm?" John Travolta asked curiously, "A movie you directed?"

"Yes, a musical."

"Musical?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for more than ten seconds.

"What's wrong? Don't want to take a photo?"

"No, I'm just a little curious about what your musical will be like. I can't imagine it. Can you send me a script?"

"No problem!" It was normal to decide whether to answer the call after reading the script. Huang Ze would not force the other party to answer the call just because he heard that he was calling her. After a few pleasantries, he hung up.

The third call Huang Ze made was to Zhang Manyu.

"Manyu, I have a role in my new movie. It doesn't have many scenes. Do you want to play it?"

"Guest appearance? If Director Huang asks me, then I will definitely play the role!" Zhang Manyu did not hesitate.

"Okay, let's make it like this! I'll take you to Hollywood to show you off then."

"Then I would like to thank Mr. Huang."

"Ok!"

After hanging up the phone, Huang Ze started thinking about the second female lead in "Chicago", the one who played the big star.

When thinking of this role, the first person that came to Huang Ze's mind was Charlize Theron, who had previously starred in his MV.

But after just thinking about it for a few seconds, he shook his head and rejected it.

After all, he has little experience in film and television, his acting skills are not guaranteed, and this role requires a lot of difficult dance poses.

She is not superior in both aspects, so it would be enough to give her other supporting roles. The second female role is still a little too important.

Or Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Original taste.

This person is the voice actor in musicals, and has excellent stage performance skills, which fits the role in the movie very well.

In terms of ability, he is the champion of tap dancing in the UK.
When she was filming in her previous life, she was five months pregnant, but she had no problem performing the dance. She is trustworthy!
"It seems that he is still in England and has not moved to Hollywood."

"That's great! Then the pay will be a little lower."

It was very easy for Huang Ze to go to England to find someone. He arranged it immediately and the next day the company sent someone to fly to England. (End of this chapter)