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Two hours later.

Huang Ze just felt quite satisfied and entered the state of sage.

He smoked and held the bowl at the same time.

"You have good flexibility, which is a great advantage for practicing Kung Fu."

"I'm going to train until you can't beat me!" said Uma Thurman.

"You must be kidding. I'm a very good shooter. I won't lose!"

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Huang. Did you personally direct the film you mentioned?"

"I will be listed as a producer, but as the director, I plan to choose Quentin, the assistant director when he was shooting Pulp Fiction."

"I remember that guy who likes to look at other people's feet?" The other person looked really strange, and he also had a strange habit.

It's hard to forget Uma Thurman.

Of course, this is not a problem, the most important thing is.

"Can he do it?"

"If I remember correctly, the box office of his first movie was only a few million, right?"

"Don't worry, I won't let him do anything wrong." Huang Ze turned the bowl, "Don't you know Hollywood directors well? How much autonomy do they have? What he shoots is what I want him to shoot."

There was one more thing Huang Ze didn't say.

It’s very likely that this is what Quentin wanted to shoot.

But whether it is what he wants to shoot now is another matter.

……

In the following period of time, Huang Ze became more and more interested in supervising the progress of "Rush Hour 2".

Well, that’s not entirely true.

There is also real attention paid to the preparations for Rush Hour 2.

On this day, Huang Ze was watching the crew setting up the set, giving pointers from time to time.

the phone is ringing.

"Mr. Huang, George is here."

"I understand!" Huang Ze could probably guess the purpose of the other party's visit. He got in the car and went straight back to Xinghai Film and Television.

Walking into the reception room, George extended his hand with a smile on his face, "Huang, congratulations first. Chicago has been released and the North American box office has reached 120 million. The huge success of the Oscars has brought it an additional 10 million in box office."

"We should say congratulations."

"Yes, congratulations to us!" George smiled even more brightly. This film earned all the revenue in North America with just 35 million.

At first I thought it was a risky investment.

Now it seems like I’ve made a fortune!
All the voices that had previously questioned him had disappeared completely.

He had a feeling that if he collaborated with Huang Ze, they would dominate Hollywood!
"Huang, you are simply a genius!"

George said sincerely, "I think you are more talented than Spielberg!"

"Okay, okay, stop saying that."

"I know what you're here for. For 30 million US dollars, I'll sell you all the overseas distribution rights for Chicago, except for Hong Kong and Southeast Asia."

This kind of musical is really not very popular in other places.

The other party is also very clear.

Huang Ze could only quote a lower price.

Otherwise, given the North American box office of 120 million, I'm afraid someone would be willing to take 40 million U.S. dollars.

"No problem!" George rarely bargained and even raised the price, which made Huang Ze a little uncomfortable. He drank a glass of water to calm down. "That's it, today's cooperation is really pleasant."

"There is another collaboration."

"Go ahead." Huang Ze's heart skipped a beat. He could probably guess that the previous cooperation was to pave the way for the next one.

And I'm afraid the latter cooperation is still difficult for Huang Ze to accept. "How about we just buy out the North American revenue of Rush Hour 2?"

"What price are you willing to offer?" A buyout is not unacceptable. As long as the price is right, there is nothing that cannot be sold.

Even asking Huang Ze to sell the street lamp to hang himself would be no problem.

If Huang Ze sells street lights.

"Forty million dollars!" George thought he offered a very suitable price.

But in Huang Ze's opinion, this is simply an insult.

In its previous life, "Rush Hour 2" grossed over million U.S. dollars in North America, ranking fifth on the North American box office list.

This price was far from Huang Ze's expectations.

"Huang, quite a lot."

George explained, "For a box office of $100 million, according to the profit-sharing model, you will only get $23 million, plus some video copyrights, TV copyrights, etc., which is about the same price."

"But, then wouldn't you be at a loss?"

Huang Ze spoke righteously.

"I don't like to let my friends lose too much, so it's better for us to share the risk!"

"It seems that you are very confident in your film!" George did not continue to ask for a buyout and said with a smile.

"Aren't you also very confident in my film?" Huang Ze shrugged in an American way, "Otherwise, you would be willing to pay 40 million US dollars before I even started shooting?"

"Haha." George laughed, but did not deny it. He nodded slightly, "The success of Chicago has made the people in the company and I have a blind trust in you."

"We know that the box office of this sequel should not be too bad."

"Just not too bad?"

“Maybe it will be higher than the first one?”

"That doesn't explain why you guys suddenly asked for a buyout." Huang Ze muttered, his brain working rapidly. After more than ten seconds, he asked faintly, "Is it because of Independence Day?"

“……”The muscles on George’s cheeks moved.

"I guessed it."

"It seems that 20th Century Fox's Independence Day has a good reputation in the industry?"

“Uh huh.” George smiled and didn’t say anything more. “The word of mouth is average, but after watching the movie, people in the industry all agree that this movie will most likely hit the box office champion this year.”

"This is a film that will draw a lot of audiences into the cinemas during the summer."

"You were able to sign Will to the crew ahead of time, which was a good deal."

"Haha." Huang Ze smiled, "You can't say that."

"Will was just a rapper back then."

"I was the one who invited him to the film."

"I was the one who found him for the first major supporting role."

“How can I say I made money?”

"Oh, I remember now." George suddenly realized, "Pulp Fiction also seems to have Brad Pitt and Jim Carrey..."

"No need to seem, they do exist."

"Oh, my god." George was shocked. "Huang, you are a genius! With this kind of promotion, the impression products of Pulp Fiction can be sold a lot more."

"You can tell who will become famous, right?"

"Or will I bring good luck to the people around me?" Huang Ze pointed at George, "Do you agree with this statement?"

“I agree and I don’t agree.”

"Ok?"

George smiled bitterly. "We bought the rights to the sequel to your Speed ​​before, and we also found Jeter Lee and Sandra Bullock, the original cast. It was released in May, but the box office performance was not ideal." (End of this chapter)