Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 82: You have to learn literature, it's better to have a deeper knowledge! (6k, please order first)

Late at night, the first class cabin was peaceful.

Tang Wen and Li Xiaoran walked out of the bathroom one after another.

The former felt refreshed and asked the flight attendant for a bottle of juice, which he handed to Li Xiaoran.

Li Dabai glared at him, but still took it, opened the bottle cap and took a few sips, letting the sweetness overwhelm the taste of the seafood, before lying down to rest.

After filming "Conquer" and "Struggle", the filming will not start for the time being.

Li Xiaoran originally wanted to stay in Beijing to rest for a while and spend time with her parents.

As a result, before he even entered the house, he was abducted by Tang Wen and put on the plane.

Say take yourself to experience the beautiful and adulterous life.

As soon as he got on the plane, he did what he preached.

Los Angeles.

"Don! Welcome to Hollywood! Hello, beautiful lady."

Robert came to pick us up in person.

Take the two of them to a restaurant that specializes in Wagyu barbecue.

"Any new ideas for the promotion of Saw?"

In Robert's eyes, Tang Wen is not only a Golden Lion Award-winning director, but also a king of ideas.

"The chainsaw series has a long lifespan. As long as we control the quality of the film, we can make a lot of money."

It’s not that Tang Wen is just making empty promises. The previous version of "Saw" has been filmed continuously.

I don’t know how many billions of movie-related products and props have been sold.

Robert nodded: "I believe you, Don, I just want to work hard to make the first movie famous!"

Tang Wen smiled, knowing that this guy wanted to earn more.

As far as I can remember, the Saw series had some promotional activities.

But the effect is average and not suitable for the first part.

After taking a few bites of beef, he said, “Let’s use a flash mob event to promote it.”

Robert smiled. "See, the idea is here. But what is a flash mob?"

Flash mobs first appeared on the streets of New York in 2000.

The form is simple, with the crowd gathering and dispersing from time to time, which makes people on the street inexplicably surprised.

What Tang Wen was thinking was somewhat dangerous:
"A van suddenly braked on a busy street.

A hot woman in shackles rushed down and shouted for help.

Then, a pig-headed man got out of the car with a jigsaw and killed the woman.

While everyone was stunned, the woman stood up from the ground and got into the car with the pig-headed man and left.

Do you think Americans can accept such a large scale? "

Pig-Headed Man and Jigsaw are classic elements in "Saw".

"Of course! That's a big deal."

Robert was excited: "Tang! You are really a genius.

Americans won't mind, they'll find it funny.

This scale is not big enough, it would be better if it was more exciting! "

Tang Wen: ...Sure enough, when it comes to perversion, you Americans are the most perverted.

"It doesn't cost much to do this, and it can spark heated discussions across the United States.

Our movie will definitely be a hit!"

Tang Wen: "You won't call the police?"

"The risk is very small. Compared with the benefits, it can be completely ignored. Just find a few more lawyers."

"Okay, you can arrange the details. It would be best if you could find an acrobat or magician to perform."

"No problem, anything else to add?"

As he spoke, Robert pulled out a cowhide notebook from his coat.

"And ask them to bring the posters."

"good idea!"

"..."

On October 10st, the country celebrates the great Mother’s birthday.

And across the ocean.

In the bustling streets of big cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta.

In the most crowded places, vans suddenly stopped.

The harsh sound produced by the friction between the tires and the ground attracted the attention and vigilance of people around.

Then, the back door opened.

A woman in a tattered white shirt staggered out of the car.

Everyone was stunned.

This woman is so white and big!
Oh, no.

How miserable!
Not even a neat piece of clothing.

Blah blah blah...

When everyone looked down, they found that her feet were tied with iron chains as thick as her wrists.

Ah, this?

The Americans around were either curious, surprised, eager to try, or had their eyes wide open as if they were inspired.

"help!"

The woman spoke.

"buzzing"

The roar of a chainsaw.

A man wearing an ugly pig head mask jumped out of the van.

Holding the jigsaw, he swung it casually in the air a few times.

Everyone around ran away, but they didn't run too far.

Someone realized that the situation was not good and took out his cell phone to make a call.

Someone took out the DV they carried with them to record the scene.

"run!"

"Run!"

Everyone realized that the pig-headed man was going after "Bai Dacan".

The woman panicked and staggered to the ground.

"Do not--"

The pig-headed man rushed over in two steps and stabbed the woman in the chest with the chainsaw.

laugh!
A column of red blood spurted out two meters high.

"Oh my god!"

"Call the police!"

"Everyone, please disperse."

But the pig-headed man did not run away. He pulled out a stack of red leaflets from his arms and threw them out.

The leaflets scattered in the air and drifted far away with the wind.

An office worker at the opposite intersection caught one, saw the words clearly, and shouted in panic: "Death invitation! Death invitation!"

The maroon flyer had the figures of a pig-headed man and Jigsaw printed on it.

Apart from that, there was a line of big words: Invitation to Death.

And then, there was nothing.

So what was the point of him throwing the poster?
Anyone who sees the poster will inevitably feel confused.

"That woman is not dead?"

"what?"

The woman who had just had blood spurting from her chest stood up with the help of the pig-headed man. The two of them got into the van and drove quickly to the next block.

"Oh my God! What happened?"

"Damn it! I just called the police. How am I supposed to explain this?"

“Chainsaws are so cool!”

“The blood spray is also beautiful”

"..."

Similar scenes have been played out in major cities across the United States except New York.

Less than a week.

Entertainment news, website media, newspapers and periodicals have reported on this matter one after another.

Friends meet and the Internet is flooded with messages.

The discussion was all about the Pighead Man, Bai Damiao, and the [Death Invitation] they threw out.

Tang Wen comes to New Line Cinema.

The distribution of the first "Saw" film is still in cooperation with New Line.

Partner Robert, director of New Line's publicity and promotion department, and a group of staff were all present.

When Tang Wen came in, everyone applauded.

"Thank you."

"You are about to create a box office miracle once again!"

"Haha, it's too early to tell now."

"No, no, now you have aroused the curiosity of the entire United States. Everyone is guessing what the purpose of planning all this is?"

Tang Wen nodded: "Let me see if there is anything that can be improved."

"Your plan is perfect! I don't think it needs any improvement."

That being said, the staff turned on the projector.

The video shows a scene of pig-headed men chasing "Bai Dacan".

"Stop."

"has a problem?"

Tang Wen: "Well, in the next stage, our movie posters will be carried out on the street by the pig-headed man. Where should the posters be placed to be most conspicuous?"

Like a student hearing the teacher's question.

Everyone lowered their heads and fell into deep thought.

At least pretend to be lost in thought.

Tang Wen didn't expect them to answer. He picked up the laser pen and shone it at "Bai Dacan" in the middle of the screen.

Everyone suddenly understood, and heartfelt applause rang out in the conference room again.

Tang Wen said seriously, "When we go out on the street again, after the pig-headed man kills the woman, he will use a ritualistic action to place two posters on her body, one on the left and one on the right. The action should be exaggerated to arouse people's curiosity. Then he will throw the posters around."

"This way, people will take the initiative to pick up our posters and look at them!"

"Great!"

“No wonder you have achieved such great success at such a young age.”

Tang Wen smiled slightly: Basic operation, no 6.

You people in Hollywood will do much more than this in the future.

"By the way, pay attention to the figures of the next batch of actresses. When they run, try to achieve three words - earthquake feeling!"

"Brilliant!"

Everyone nodded frequently, with heartfelt admiration in their eyes.

10 month 8 day.

After a week of news baptism.

Ordinary people will not be afraid at all when they see the pig-headed man again.

Instead, they will come closer and watch curiously.

And this time, after the pig-headed man "killed" the woman, he suddenly knelt on one knee.

Two posters were pasted on the raised area.

Everyone's eyes immediately fell on the poster.

It's as if the poster has a mysterious appeal.

[Saw—October 10, Soul Reaper is released]

[There was fear in your heart]

[The best way to get rid of fear is to face it]

“This is a promotional event for the movie Saw!”

Seven days of preparation.

"Bai Dacan" was stabbed tens of thousands of times.

"Pig-Headed Man" threw countless posters.

Hundreds of media outlets rushed to report on it.

Now the mystery is solved!
"Saw" will be released on October 10.19th.

The news spread across North America overnight.

“F**k!”

"son of b!"

"hollysh*t"

Hollywood's highly qualified film and television practitioners understood this wave of operations and expressed heartfelt admiration!

Tang Wen's name also spread throughout Hollywood.

Once Hollywood knows about it, people in China will naturally know about it as well.

President Han of China Film Group personally called and said, “I heard that the news in Hollywood was caused by you?”

Tang Wen's face changed drastically. How did this bad reputation get back home?

At home, I am a Golden Lion Award-winning director and an artist!

Robert misunderstood me!
He quickly argued: "Mr. Han, you know me well. If I do it, it will be more artistic."

After dealing with Mr. Han.

Mr. Ren asked again.

Tang Wen had reason to suspect that the two of them had discussed this beforehand: "Mr. Ren, you know me well. If I take action, I will never let my reputation spread."

hang up the phone.

Tang Wen was full of anger and was dissatisfied with everything.

At this time, Li Xiaoran gently brought a plate of fruit.

Tang Wen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which foot entered the door first?"

"Ah? I don't remember."

After failing to find trouble, he got even angrier: "What kind of fruit are you washing?"

"It's what you usually like to eat."

Tang Wen looked at the fruit plate and frowned, "Then guess what I love most?"

"Cherry Tomato?"

"Haha, I guessed wrong! You added a word, Teacher Xiaoran, you must apologize verbally."

Li Xiaoran gave him a tender look, turned around, picked up her lipstick, touched up the color, tied her hair into a bun, and walked over with a swaying step.

After a long while, Tang Wen sighed. "Teacher Xiaoran?"

"Ok?"

"You have to learn literature, and it's better to have in-depth knowledge!" As he said this, Tang Wen thought of his foreign language teacher, Naomi.

Li Xiaoran's face changed again and again as she lay down.

She wanted to ask, where does one get so much energy every day?

Even if Dong Xuan left it there and didn't eat it, does that mean you, Gao Yuanyuan, Tang Wei, Yu Feihong, and Zhou Xun are all innocent?

Can't you?
All the good stuff is left for me?

Li Xiaoran couldn't figure it out and couldn't bear it.

The teaching workload is too heavy and I just can’t handle it.

New Line Cinema called Tang Wen to ask for the follow-up dividends from Comet.

Tang Wen glanced at the amount and suddenly said, "Let's go look at the house."

"You want to stay in America?"

"How could that be? It's just an investment. I can't live in a hotel every day."

"If I don't come here often, staying in a hotel is quite convenient, but I sometimes forget to tip."

"The soundproofing here is average. You sang too loudly at night."

Li Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, then reacted and pinched him with a red face.

When Robert heard that Tang Wen was going to buy a house, he was very supportive. He even wished Tang Wen would settle down in the United States.

By then, with his family connections and execution ability, and Tang Wen's talent, creativity, and ability to get things done.

In a decade or two, they will surely have a place at the top of Hollywood.

He found a familiar agent and sent Tang Wen some information and several photos of properties for sale.

Tang Wen knew nothing about Los Angeles real estate and had only heard of a few place names.

The ones that impressed me most were Beverly Hills and Pelican Peak.

Needless to say, Leonardo, Adele, Johnny Depp... all have properties here.

Li Xiaoran was surprised to see so many big-name stars living together, "Paparazzi and tabloid reporters, wouldn't they sneak in every day to take pictures?"

Tang Wen looked at her and thought, you are worthy of growing up in Chaoyang District.

When I see celebrities gathering together, the first thing that comes to my mind is taking secret photos of them.

"They've been here for a long time, and security can obviously handle these issues."

Tang Wen doubted if the paparazzi dared to rush in.

The community security team dares to draw their guns, so let them be more careful.

After looking at the photos, he leaned towards Beverly Hills.

After all, Pelican Peak sells land, and after buying it you have to build a house yourself, and you don’t know when you will be able to live in it.

However, the Chinese people have a deep-rooted love for the land.

He really wanted to buy one.

Still poor!

We have to make a lot of money from America.

The painstaking design of the "flash mob" event is just to make more money from the film market.

in the afternoon.

The two got in the agent's Rolls-Royce and went to check it out.

“Nice environment.”

Beverly Hills is huge.

There are Rodel luxury street, Four Seasons Hotel, golf course...

Not to mention the scenery.

Flowers, plants and various trees.

Tang Wen couldn't remember the name, but when he lowered the car window, the freshness of grass and trees filled his face.

Beverly is a fully gated community.

Not far from the door, someone was fiddling with a camera.

Apparently, he is a tabloid reporter.

The windows of the Rolls-Royce were raised to block out prying eyes.

"It is said that Brother Chenglong also lives here, as well as Li Wen."

"Okay, let's buy some too." Looking at the tropical trees outside, Tang Wen remembered that Liu Yifei seemed to live here in the future.

Li Xiaoran's eyes lit up: "If I really buy it here, how much will it cost?"

"About five or six million." The value of Beverly Hills has been increasing steadily, and it's not too high now.

"Five million dollars, I can never earn that in my lifetime." The light in her eyes disappeared.

"I'll just buy it for you. You're just being petty."

Li Xiaoran was touched and aggrieved: "I'm just worried that you'll get annoyed one day..."

When you use your beauty to seduce someone, it is common for your love to fade as your beauty fades.

Understanding her concerns, Tang Wen hugged her tightly and said, "You will still be a beauty at 48."

Li Xiaoran: "You sound as if you have seen me before."

"I've seen her before." Tang Wen thought of her look in Joy of Life: "Don't worry, the clothes are not as good as the new ones, but the people are not as good as the old ones."

Li Dabai, not only is his big and white color popular.

The key is not to fight or compete and to be sensible.

It's hard to find even with a lantern.

I remember hearing in my previous life that she was very nice to Host Xie.

Host Xie had no place to live in the capital, so he ate her food and lived her life.

Later, Xie became a troubled person and she fell into trouble.

She couldn't even get through to other people on the phone.

Many years later, when they met again on the show, she helped him to smooth things over, thinking that he had his own difficulties at the time.

She is simply a giving and silly girl.

"Sir, Madam, we are here."

The two got out of the car and saw a Mediterranean-style house in front of them.

The agent pushed open the door and saw a crescent-shaped swimming pool in the yard. The water was crystal clear and there were beach benches and awnings on one side.

"6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 745 square meters of floor space, 2700 square meters of land, 26-meter-long outdoor swimming pool..."

The number of bathrooms is equal to or greater than the number of bedrooms, which is standard for luxury homes.

Inside, the washbasin is made of amethyst.

Sauna, wine cellar, basement audio-visual room, garage, gym area... everything is available.

"Not bad, give me a price."

"$765 million."

"what do you think?"

"Look again, this place is too big." It's good, but Li Xiaoran thinks it's too expensive.

Tang Wen thought he could buy it.

Return to China and recruit some English typists, and post more in the English area.

It won’t be long before you can earn back the rent.

The two got in the car and looked at a house that was worth about 500 million US dollars, with 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, covering an area of ​​more than 1300 square meters.

There is no swimming pool in the yard.

I also looked at a five-bedroom apartment that cost over 600 million yuan.

There are only two floors high.

Tang Wen was not satisfied.

After looking around, the most expensive ones are the best.

"Just the first one! I'll find a lawyer."

"Do you want to reconsider it?" Li Xiaoran held Tang Wen's hand.

This is a house, a mansion. How can you decide on it just by looking at it for half an hour?

"How do you like it?"

"Of course I do, but"

"No buts then. I'll find a lawyer to negotiate a price."

Unfortunately.

The Chinese lawyer in the Bay Area who worked with Tang Wen went on a business trip to Seattle with an Internet tycoon.

I won’t be able to come back for a while.

Tang Wen thought about it and called Liu Xiaoli’s current husband, Lawyer Zhang, who had worked with her in New York.

"It costs extra to fly to Los Angeles."

Without waiting for Tang Wen to agree.

Zhang Lu smiled and said, "I'm just planning to take my family out for a walk to relax. Los Angeles is nice. If Director Tang is convenient, you can help me arrange a place to stay. I'll give you a discount."

"Okay, it's a deal. If Zhang Lu is interested in horror movies, he can attend the premiere of my movie."

"Saw" is rated R in North America.

This also means that children under the age of 17, such as Zhang Lu's current stepdaughter Liu Qianqian, need to watch the film with their parents.

After paying the deposit to the agent, Tang Wen was taken to the Four Seasons Hotel in a Rolls-Royce.

Lawyer Zhang is a senior partner of a well-known New York law firm. He can save a lot of money by giving discounts to save face.

Tang Wen was not stingy and paid for an executive suite for them.

The suite comes with a courtesy car airport pick-up service, so you don't have to worry about picking people up.

After returning to the hotel and having dinner, we were preparing to go swimming.

According to domestic calls, "Hidden in the Dust" has not yet been released, but the box office has exceeded 3100 million.

It is worth mentioning that the Golden Lion Award-winning film "Not One Less" directed by Zhang Yimou had a box office of 3000 million two years ago.

Two days later.

Lawyer Zhang, Liu Xiaoli, and Liu Qianqian's family came to Los Angeles.

Tang Wen brought Li Xiaoran and invited their family to dinner.

Not long ago, Robert welcomed them to a Wagyu restaurant.

After not seeing her for half a year, Liu Qianqian has grown a little taller.

When she saw Tang Wen again, the girl politely greeted him but still behaved reservedly.

When Liu Xiaoli saw Li Xiaoran, she was surprised. This girl must be several years older than Director Tang, right?
Director Tang likes older people?

However, it is quite common in the art world.

"Director Tang's new movie is about to be released, right?"

"Well, the premiere will be in two days, you can come and play if you are free."

"Really?" Liu Xiaoli had long wanted to establish connections in Hollywood to pave the way for her daughter's future.

But there was no chance, I couldn't even get through the door.

"I'll have someone send the invitation to your hotel tomorrow."

As the distributor, New Line had no plans to hold any premiere ceremony.

But, who made Tang Wen cause trouble?
The promotion of a low-budget horror film was turned into a classic Hollywood case.

According to survey data, more than one-third of the audience are willing to go to the cinema to watch "Saw".

New Line Cinema realized this was a good opportunity to expand its influence.

Take the initiative to invest and organize the premiere of the film.

After talking for a few words with Liu Xiaoli and her daughter, he started chatting with Zhang Lu about the house.

Tang Wen: "Is it troublesome to get a loan?"

Lawyer Zhang: "With your current fame, it's not difficult to get a mortgage. Besides, you have a company and valuable Apple stock, so you are a high-quality client."

“The company’s shares cannot be touched.”

The copyright and adaptation rights of "Saw" are all under the company's name.

The value of this series of IPs far exceeds 20 houses.

Many people in Hollywood have already smelled its value.

Tang Wen didn't want to take any risks.

"What about 1/3 cash + mortgage loan?"

"can."

I know that the two were talking about a property worth seven or eight million US dollars.

Liu Xiaoli wants to pursue her for many years, Chen Feijin, who was said to have a net worth of 18 billion last year.

I have my eyes on a luxury apartment in New York, but I can’t spare $700 million to buy it.

Not as bold as the young director Tang Wen.

Robert’s connections and Lawyer Chen’s expertise.

The loan and house purchase procedures went smoothly.

The day before the premiere.

Lawyer Chen received a call from New York and had to go back immediately to deal with an emergency.

Liu Xiaoli was determined to stay and attend the premiere.

I have been in the United States for so many years.

She has never been so close to Hollywood.

Chen Lu had no choice but to entrust Tang Wen to take care of things.

Li Xiaoran was by my side when I made the call.

"Chen Lu's wife seems to be very interested in the entertainment industry."

"She was originally a dancer and seemed to have acted in plays as well."

"She's old now, and wants to train a daughter?"

"Abroad, it's almost impossible. There aren't that many opportunities in Hollywood."

Even if it is a city dragon, if it has been abroad since childhood, it may not be able to fight.

The next day, Li Xiaoran was so tired that she slept in the hotel.

Tang Wen came to Beverly in the morning to familiarize himself with the new house, and came to the Four Seasons Hotel at noon, ready to treat Liu Xiaoli and her daughter to dinner.

Just walk to the garden in front of the hotel.

Liu Xiaoli and a strange middle-aged man with slicked-back hair were seen walking towards the hotel entrance, talking and laughing.

Judging from their expressions, the two were obviously old friends.

Since it had nothing to do with him, Tang Wenzhen wanted to avoid it.

It happened that Liu Xiaoli raised her head, and their eyes met. Liu Xiaoli was very embarrassed.

I want to explain, but I don't know how to start.

Tang Wen simply pretended not to know him and left from the other side.

That was Chen Feijin just now, right?
Should I tell this to Chen Lu?
I knew I wouldn't come.

Judging from the time, is Liu Xiaoli and Chen Lu about to divorce?
This relationship is really complicated.

hum!
My phone vibrates. A text message from Liu Xiaoli:
"Director Tang, I would like to invite you to dinner alone tonight and explain this to you while I'm at it."

No, ma'am, I just caught you with something and you invite me alone?
(End of this chapter)