The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 122 There is no Paramount Act here

Angela narrowed her eyes and looked at Xu Jiuyang for a long moment before asking unhappily, "Did you forget something?"

"What did you forget?" Xu Jiuyang asked back.

"You mentioned before, investing in entertainment products and then promoting them," Angela paused. "You don't think I'm the kind of person who gets particularly happy when I see idiots, do you?"

"Of course not, I'm just a little curious. After all, there are not many Americans like this." Xu Jiuyang was very one-sided.

Angela was frank: "Because I'm a woman, a woman who has made some achievements on Wall Street, and I switched careers from modeling. With your understanding of America, you should understand what this means."

Xu Jiuyang showed a look of surprise, and after a moment's silence, he nodded: "I think I can understand your idea. However, I still have one question. Why do you think I am suitable to be your script doctor?"

"It's simple. After learning about your specific situation from Li Yunxin, I read through all your published articles and discovered an interesting feature." Angela chuckled. "If your novels were set in a European or American setting, they wouldn't look out of place at all."

"And then?" Xu Jiuyang shrugged.

"As I said just now, you obviously know a lot about America, Europe and America," Angela continued, "but you're also Chinese, and you have good writing skills. So it's entirely possible to modify this hodgepodge into a story that suits both Chinese and American audiences."

"You really think highly of me." Xu Jiuyang sighed.

"Not only will I pay you accordingly, I can also find someone to translate your science fiction novel and publish it in the US, or even adapt it into a screenplay," Angela said with a sly smile. "You've read The Matrix, right? If that novel, Upgrade, is published in the US, you can definitely find a good lawyer to sue them for copyright infringement."

"Not really, not really..." Xu Jiuyang scratched his face awkwardly, then picked up the script and started reading again. This time he read very slowly.

Angela didn't rush and waited while drinking her coffee.

After a moment of silence, Xu Jiuyang closed the script titled "Hero" and nodded. "I can try to make some changes, but please don't reveal the details to Zhang Yimou and the others. After all... I just auditioned for the set of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and I'm likely to play a role."

"Oh? You're an actor now?" Angela immediately became interested. "Are you interested in signing with my film and television company? You can choose any role you want."

"No thanks," Xu Jiuyang shook his head and refused, "I'm just helping someone else, just for fun."

"That's a shame." Angela made no effort to hide her disappointment. "That's fine. The script doctor won't sign it anyway."

She was about to take out her checkbook, but Xu Jiuyang stopped her: "Wait until I'm done sorting it out."

"Aren't you worried about not getting the balance?" Angela was a little unhappy.

"That's great." Xu Jiuyang shrugged.

What a stubborn bastard! Angela gritted her teeth, but remained calm on the surface: "Jiuyang really has no sense of humor at all."

Xu Jiuyang stood up: "If there is nothing else, I will go back first."

But when he was about to leave, he showed hesitation again, so Angela said, "Just say whatever you want to say, otherwise you will regret it when you leave."

"Okay," he nodded. "What I want to say, Angie, have you ever thought about moving Hollywood's entire system to China?" "Hollywood's system? Moving it to China?" Angela laughed. "Sorry, I don't think the current Chinese film market can replicate the Hollywood system."

"No, no, no," Xu Jiuyang shook his head, "I'm talking about the big studio system."

His tone became meaningful. "If you have inside information, you should know that mainland China's cinema reform is a done deal. There's no Paramount Act here, and we don't expect any for a long time."

After saying that, Xu Jiuyang left, and Angela sat in the high-back chair and thought for a long time before she chuckled again.

"It seems that your communication is very effective." Annie who came in said half-jokingly.

"Yes," Angela nodded. "He painted a big picture for me. Although the possibility is not high, it is very interesting. I can think about it carefully."

"You're really in high spirits." Annie was a little surprised and a little jealous at the same time.

"Not bad." Angela was very excited, but she was always perceptive and did not notice the changes in her personal secretary, because Xu Jiuyang did present her with a huge challenge.

For Angela, constantly trying those difficult challenges and finally achieving perfect clearance has become one of the meanings of life under the current circumstances.

However, the person who issued the task didn't actually think much about it. He just couldn't help but say it casually, and felt a little regretful after leaving.

As for the fragmented film, television and entertainment industry in the mainland, nothing can be done unless one has a sufficiently large force.

But, since the world is already as crazy as it is now, it doesn’t seem to matter if it gets crazier.

It is difficult to describe Xu Jiuyang's feelings when he saw Anne Hathaway, especially when he initially wondered if he was face-blind to white people, and then heard her say her name with his own ears.

Shocked, he didn't care about anything else and asked the other party if he knew an American novel called "The Princess Diaries".

"Of course, Ms. Lindwall has bought the adaptation rights and is working with Disney to film it, which will be released by the end of this year or early next year at the latest," said Anne Hathaway.

Well, buying a female celebrity's famous work, adapting it into a movie and casting someone else in the role, and then bringing the actress who was supposed to become famous with this work to work as a secretary, this is definitely something a reborn person would do, right?!
Fortunately, Xu Jiuyang had already gotten used to the CPU of this broken world. No matter how shocked he was, he quickly adjusted his mentality so that he could talk to Angela next.

Then he was hit hard again.

No, I do suggest that you come to China to invest in entertainment products, but I don’t suggest that you take over Zhang Yimou right away!
I have to say that she really knows China well and she spotted the key figures right from the start.

But, how come I've never heard of such a powerful woman in my past life? Could it be that she got caught up in the IT bubble?
In short, since she has signed Zhang Yimou, it is normal for her to bring out the crew of "Hero" next... How is it possible!

Although I heard in my previous life that when Zhang Yimou was filming "Happy Times", he intended to make a blockbuster, so he consulted screenwriters Wang Bin and Li Feng to discuss the script, and then after two years of polishing and preparation, he started filming "Hero".

But in fact, this is just a superficial statement, or it was probably like this at the beginning. Zhang Yimou wanted to make a kung fu movie, but what really made "Hero" a blockbuster was the intervention of China Film.

The reason is very simple. It was the millennium and China was about to enter the WTO, but the film and television industry was still in a slump. "Life and Death" was a big hit with little results. Coupled with the stimulation of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the higher-ups urgently needed to make a local blockbuster to boost morale, so Zhang Yimou's "Hero" came at the right time.

(End of this chapter)