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"Then when my movie Rush Hour 2 premieres, remember to come to the premiere!"

Huang Ze smiled and held out his hand.

"That's for sure." Harvey happily agreed to the deal before it completely fell through.

"By the way, Huang, do you think The Lord of the Rings can be made?"

"Yup!"

"It will definitely make a lot of money if it's filmed."

"A classic in film history."

"If you don't want to sell it to me, you can always take the photo yourself!"

Huang Ze did not lie.

Say whatever you think.

The main theme is to tell the truth.

But Huang Ze also knew that if he told lies, Harvey might treasure the rights to adapt "The Lord of the Rings" even more. The more he said that, the more Harvey would be afraid to shoot the film.

Just kidding?
Even if only one movie of "The Lord of the Rings" was made, the cost would be around 100 million US dollars.

Harvey, or the Harvey without "Pulp Fiction", could he come up with so much money?
Not to mention that it doesn’t affect cash flow, even if all his assets are converted, the net assets may not be that much!

Yes, he could find someone to invest, but it was unlikely that anyone would be willing to invest right now.

If people thought that "The Lord of the Rings" could make money, someone would have made it long ago. Why would they wait until now and let Peter Jackson, a director who has only made zombie movies and horror movies, make it?
It's obvious that he's not that optimistic about this film. Generally, talented directors are unwilling to take risks.

The production company just thought that "The Lord of the Rings" was popular enough and it was worth a try.

When the distribution company saw that the first film was three hours long, they were probably also scared.

No one expected The Lord of the Rings to be such a huge success.

He had said before that he liked the novel of "The Lord of the Rings", and now he said this again. Harvey might think that he failed to buy the copyright and was deliberately setting a trap for him.

After all, he has set traps for directors from other countries countless times.

People who often cheat others tend to think that others are also cheating them.

Even if the other person is telling the truth.

"It depends on whether he is willing to take a gamble or get the immediate benefits."

"When Rush Hour 2 is released, the result will be clear."

Huang Ze glanced at Harvey and said nothing more.

He took two bites of the food on the table, didn't eat much, and stood up to leave.

"Oh, right."

After taking two steps, Huang Ze still wanted to put some pressure on Fat Harvey, so he turned around and said, "It's best to think it through as soon as possible."

"Of course, if Warners also approached me about the release of The Sixth Sense, I would tell you."

"But under the same conditions, I would definitely prefer to work with my old friends."

As for who are the old friends.

Warner is an old friend.

If Harvey is willing to sell the film and television adaptation rights of "The Lord of the Rings" to me, then he is also my old friend.

If you don’t sell it, then needless to say, you are not my friend.

Huang Ze will never release a film for Harvey again.

"gone!"

Huang Ze waved his hand and walked out completely.

……

night.

hotel.

Huang Ze was eating his last meal before leaving the United States.

"How is it? Have you received a lot of invitations recently?" Huang Ze asked Jennifer Connelly opposite him while drinking red wine.

"Yes, there are quite a few." Jennifer Connelly nodded, "I also got a lot of endorsements."

"And the pay for the movie has exceeded 4 million US dollars, and the highest price is 5 million US dollars." "Which movie did you shoot recently?" Huang Ze asked casually.

"..."

Jennifer was silent for a moment and shook her head.

"I am not confident in any script I read, because I always feel that they will..."

"Well, it's like this. It is said that there is a curse on Hollywood actresses. After winning the award, the films they take on are often terrible."

"I am very hesitant now. If the film I choose fails, at least half of the status I have worked so hard to build will be gone."

Everyone makes movies to make money.

It doesn’t matter if you are a Best Actress or not. If you don’t have box office appeal and can’t make money for the film, it’s all in vain no matter how many Best Actress titles you have.

The film pay that has increased due to the actress' influence will soon return to its original level.

"Huang, do you have a new film suitable for me?" Jennifer Connelly felt that Huang Ze seemed to want to invite her to make a film, so she asked directly without waiting for Huang Ze to say it.

"Oh! No."

"Didn't you say there was some movie queen curse?"

"What if my new film fails because of the curse?" Huang Ze laughed, and then immediately changed the subject, "No kidding, I'm here to discuss this with you tonight. Isn't your highest offer five million? Okay, that's the price, and leave me a date."

"What's the show?"

"Mother."

"Eh? Ah, oh." Jennifer Connelly was normal at first, but the next second she started to hold back her laughter.

"Jennifer, what are you laughing at?" Huang Ze reacted, "I don't care what you call me, just call me daddy later and come back."

The other party didn't say anything and nodded slightly.

“How old is my child?”

"Eight years old."

"I'm 26 years old and have an 8-year-old child." Jennifer did the math. "Oh, that makes sense. Some people get pregnant at a younger age."

"I have to draw you older, around 30 years old." The audience's perception has to be taken into consideration. In everyone's mind, it's normal for a mother to have some wrinkles on her face.

"No problem, who are you working with?"

"Jack Chen, and Haley."

This little boy who played in "Forrest Gump" is considered to be one of the kids with pretty good acting skills. His eye acting is quite outstanding, so Huang Ze's company actually used him in "The Ring".

Before "The Ring" was released, Huang Ze asked the company to sign his schedule for the first half of this year.

There was no other way. Huang Ze couldn’t think of a more suitable child star, so he could only sign him in advance.

"Can I read the script?"

"I didn't take it. You'll see it later." Huang Ze smiled, "Are you still unsure about my script?"

"I can definitely break your movie queen curse."

"I hope so." Jennifer smiled. "If I can break the movie queen curse and get the next film contract, I won't have anything to worry about. Or I can just stop filming and take a break for two years."

Compared to her film pay, her endorsement fee is the higher one.

After all, she is a movie queen in her twenties.

The first three films were all successful, with a combined box office of nearly 300 million.

If we can succeed this time, our status will be completely elevated.

Even if you don't make any movies for two years, the endorsement fee won't drop much.

"Then what should you call me?"

"Hmm? Huang?"

"wrong."

"Ah!" Jennifer Connelly also reacted and gave a wicked smile. She stood up, walked to Huang Ze, and put her mouth close to his ear. "..."

"Louder?" Huang Ze was stunned. "You want to play the role of a mother even if you speak so quietly?"

"You must have heard it."

"I said I couldn't hear you, and that's it. Let's do it again!" (End of this chapter)