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Moreover, this kind of network of connections may seem useless, but in the long run, it may be more valuable than money.

After all, although competition between China and the United States in all aspects will inevitably accelerate, there will always be time for cooperation.

Competition between the world's largest and second largest markets is inevitable, and cooperation is also inevitable.

In the future, there will be channels to cooperate with the United States and even gain a higher status and voice.

Therefore, Director Wei doesn't mind developing his own network of contacts and expanding his social circle.

He certainly won't focus his main energy on Hollywood.

However, without affecting his base, Director Wei also hopes to expand his energy and influence overseas.

After confirming Director Wei's attitude, Harvey Weinstein revealed a topic that interested Wei Jun: "Wei, do you want to come to Hollywood?

Wei Jun blinked.

"What's the meaning?

Harvey Weinstein explained: "You've won the Oscar for Best Director, and you've made a lot of money in commercial films, and the box office you've already achieved is also ranked high in Hollywood.

So, you are qualified to come to Hollywood and direct some A-level or S-level productions.

Your compatriot Li is not as accomplished as you in commercial films, but he has this opportunity, so you should have it too."

Li An is indeed a big director in Hollywood. After all, he has won an Oscar, and he has won it twice.

But as Harvey Weinstein said, Li An has never proven himself in commercial films.

Director Wei's foundation in Hollywood is not as strong as Li An's.

But Director Wei's box office performance is far better than Li An's.

Director Wei asked curiously, "I understand what you mean. Are you saying I can come to Hollywood to direct a movie? Someone wants to hire me?"

"Correct."

Harvey Weinstein nodded and said, "They want to work with you. Are you interested?"

Director Wei pondered for a moment.

To be honest, I'm not very interested.

After all, Hollywood is not his home turf.

It is difficult for him to do whatever he wants when making movies in Hollywood like in China, and every big director has a strong desire for control.

The shooting mode of Hollywood movies is producer-centered. The most powerful person in a movie is not the director, but the producer. The producer has the final say on how the movie is shot.

In his previous life, Zhang Yimou suffered greatly when he was filming "The Great Wall", so much so that when Zhang Yimou was interviewed, he said that he regretted it and even wanted to give up halfway.

Director Wei's desire for control is now even stronger than Zhang Yimou's.

Still in the youthful and energetic stage.

He really couldn't bow down to Hollywood producers.

As if guessing Director Wei's thoughts, Harvey Weinstein said, "Wei, don't worry, if you take that role, you will have the leading role in it.

You can even participate in investments, whether in the US or China, and whoever pays the money has the final say, so you can rest assured."

"Such a good offer?" Director Wei was a little surprised. "Isn't this some flop? Are you trying to scam me out of my money?"

Harvey? Weinstein spread his hands and said, "It's certainly not the kind of Harvey that's generally recognized as a blockbuster S-level production. Wei, you should understand that if such a big production really existed, it wouldn't be your turn."

Director Wei did understand and nodded, saying, "That's pretty good. Can you tell me what movie it is?"

“Superhero.

"Superhero?" Director Wei was stunned. "Isn't this the most popular movie? Wait, don't tell me it's DC?"

Harvey? Weinstein smiled: "Wei, you are really smart.

Director Wei: ...

The current film market is indeed dominated by superhero movies, but the superheroes here refer to Marvel's superheroes.

The Avengers conquered cities all over the world, and were unmatched.

DC, which was previously mentioned alongside Marvel, has failed numerous times in the past two years and is almost undiscoverable.

Completely beaten.

And he was almost exhausted from being beaten.

Director Wei then understood why the other party was willing to offer such good conditions.

Marvel is now at its peak, and it has beaten the DC Justice League so badly that they can't even raise their heads.

The whole world knows that DC is not even on the same level as Marvel now.

DC has struggled before, but has failed every time.

In this situation, DC is desperate to try any possible means - which makes sense.

"DC has set its sights on the Chinese market?" Wei Jun asked.

Harvey Weinstein nodded and said, "Wei, you are the smartest Chinese person I have ever met.

I have to admit to you that this is the most important reason.

Apart from relying on the Chinese market, DC has no hope of overtaking Marvel."

Director Wei thought to himself, isn’t that right?

Even if DC has a few brief revival in the future, the superhero market will still be dominated by Marvel, and this trend will not change in the next ten years.

After ten years of planning by Marvel, the popularity of the Avengers has been completely boosted around the world.

If the Justice League wants to catch up, it will take at least twenty years, and they have to pray that the other party makes a mistake.

It's so hard.

Anyway, Director Wei doesn't see any hope for the Justice League to make a comeback.

"Choosing a Chinese director will help DC movies explode in the Chinese market.

Wei, when you shoot movies in China, the box office often makes more than 300 million US dollars, which is a figure that DC can hardly refuse.

If the Chinese market can guarantee a minimum of $3 million, perhaps DC can launch a superhero movie that earns over $10 billion. This is very important for DC. After all, $10 billion+ is an important watershed, indicating that they still have hope of rising. "

Wei Jun nodded silently.

"I understand the logic, so what hero does DC want me to film? Batman?"

Among DC's superhero lineup, Batman is the most popular.

Superman should be quite popular, but none of his movies have ever had a high box office.

Harvey Weinstein gave Wei Jun a surprising choice: "Wonder Woman."

"Who?"

"Wonder Woman, DC is planning to reboot Wonder Woman and originally wanted to cast a female director, but as you know, female directors are underrepresented in the directing industry and DC hasn't found a female director they can fully trust.

In contrast, Wei Ni's appeal in the Chinese market is almost certain.

"Wei Jun: ...Hasn't Wonder Woman started filming yet?

"Hasn't it been rumored for a long time that Wonder Woman would be filmed?" Wei Jun asked.

Harvey Weinstein explained: "We had previously selected a female director, but DC was still not confident, so the crew had not yet been officially established."

Director Wei took out his cell phone and searched, then was a little surprised.

This wave is actually a butterfly effect.

Originally, "Wonder Woman" was supposed to start filming in November last year.

But due to the butterfly effect, construction has not yet officially started.

DC's original candidate for director was Patty Jenkins, an American female director, but her resume was not very strong.

Only one Golden Bear nomination.

He has not won any significant directing awards.

Director Wei knew that she did a good job in making "Wonder Woman" and made "Wonder Woman" her masterpiece.

But Director Wei knows, but others don’t.

Before the success of Wonder Woman, no one had high hopes for Patty Jenkins.

DC chose a little-known female director to direct "Wonder Woman", which was not well received by the market. More people believed that DC was starting to give up.

In this situation, DC’s top management also backed down.

They still want to struggle.

So, Director Wei came into their sight.

Compared to Patty Jenkins, Wei was the Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival and now has won an Oscar.

Director Wei's advantages also include the huge appeal of the Chinese market and his own skillful control over commercial films.

In terms of directorial experience and ability, judging from his resume alone, Director Wei can be said to have completely surpassed Patty Jenkins.

So the DC executives now want to place their bets on Director Wei, and Director Wei thought about it and it seemed really reasonable.

While the future cannot be predicted, at this stage, the probability of success for him is much higher than for Patty Jenkins.

"Wei, they're very sincere. Do you want to have more in-depth contact with them?" Harvey Weinstein asked.

Wei Jun was a little hesitant.

He has arranged work for the second half of this year. According to his plan, the military film promised to the Navy should be completed this year, but it is only the end of February.

There is still a long way to go before the second half of the year.

If we set aside half a year, it is not impossible to make a superhero movie.

Director Wei has always been fast at filming, especially commercial productions. And to be honest, shooting superhero movies is not the most time-consuming part. The most time-consuming part is the special effects production in post-production.

Director Wei's hesitation lies in the fact that he has no plans to film in Hollywood at all.

But as for "Wonder Woman"... it seems that it can really be considered because the previous version of "Wonder Woman" reached a global box office of 8.21 million US dollars, which is definitely a successful big production.

If Director Wei were to take over the film, Harvey Weinstein would have said that he would have a base of over $3 million in China, which is not an exaggeration. Director Wei has already made over 20 billion yuan at the domestic box office for two consecutive films.

With the support of Director Wei's domestic base, there is real hope that the box office of "Wonder Woman" will exceed 10 billion US dollars.

Directing a movie that breaks the $10 billion box office is an irresistible temptation for any director.

After all, it is really difficult to achieve such an achievement just by making Chinese-language films.

In the past, until 2022, no Chinese-language film in China had a box office revenue exceeding $10 billion.

If you want to achieve this, you really have to find another way.

Thinking of this, Director Wei was already somewhat tempted.

But he still didn't agree immediately.

Now that DC has found him, there is no need for him to rush forward.

"Harvey, you said DC is very sincere?" Wei Jun asked.

Harvey? Weinstein noticed Director Wei's softening tone and his face lit up. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, they're very sincere. I suggest you have a face-to-face meeting. They might be able to offer you terms that you'd be very satisfied with."

Harvey Weinstein knew about Director Wei's wealth in China.

If that were the case, he could still say that. He must have relied on something. Director Wei had seen Harvey? Weinstein smiled and asked, "What benefits did Harvey and the others promise you?"

Harvey Weinstein laughed: "It's definitely not as much as I gave you, but it's enough to make my heart flutter.

Wei, I suggest you meet with the DC people. Why reject the possibility of success?

"The chances of DC's super movie being successful are slim."

Director Wei said this on purpose.

The lower the success rate of DC is, the better conditions he can get.

However, the next day, after meeting with the top executives of DC under Harvey Weinstein's introduction, Director Wei realized that Harvey Weinstein was indeed not lying to him.

The DC executives are really sincere.

Director Wei could also see that DC was really panicking after being beaten by Marvel.