Volume 411 Appearing at the Promotion Meeting

"That's the sign of being among the top models. At that time, you will be China's first world's top male model. Maybe you can even enter the top 100 of the world's fashion men."

"You will definitely have a place among the most beautiful people in the world."

This ambition is really big, if only the triple jump could be so simple.

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Sister Xue is busy thinking about the future, but she does not forget the important purpose of coming to the United States.

In Los Angeles in January, although there are still two months before the Oscar ceremony, the film meetings before that are in full swing.

Various large and small trial meetings, banquets for business negotiations, and liaison meetings between film companies and movie stars are also the most during this time period.

Qin Guan, who came to Los Angeles, could not help but be attracted by the weather here. In Los Angeles in winter, the temperature is also warm, and the tension of the people caused by some tense anti-Iran declarations was also relieved by the good weather.

The temperature of 9-19 degrees makes people feel like spring breeze in Los Angeles.

Director Zhang Yimou really did his own work for this year's Oscars. He and Zhang Weining entered Hollywood as soon as New Year's Day passed.

This place has developed into a holy place for the global film industry in just a few decades, and the scenery is naturally beautiful.

On the edge of Hollywood town, there is a huge film and television base, which is also the office of many large and small film and television companies.

Like a huge Hollywood family composed of large and small satellite cities, the concerted efforts have created the success of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.

The venue for this year's Oscars has been determined, the Kodak Theater (now renamed the Hollywood and Highland Center) specially built for the Oscars. It has changed the choice of the Chinese Opera House and Dolby Theater in the past, and will become the future Hollywood awards ceremony. fixed location.

There are still a few days before the selection of the Oscars. Qin Guan is not too late as a related person, but compared to those film promoters, they have already done several film exhibitions and small viewing parties.

For the first time, Qin Guan didn't go to the Hollywood Film and Television City, which is the most popular place for tourists, but met Director Zhang and Producer Zhang who were still at the promotion meeting.

As the national promotion of this film, the strategy in 2003 was actually a process of constantly telling people about the film and its ideas.

Film critics and distribution companies in Los Angeles are actually very unfamiliar with Chinese films.

Everyone's interest in the movie "Hero" is actually because of Li Lianjie's participation and the popularity of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2002.

Qin Guan and the two Master Zhang's first job after reuniting was to attend the last promotion meeting before the award ceremony, hoping to find a strong film distribution company for this film.

Otherwise, if the movie doesn't go out, the investment before the award ceremony will be in vain.

What Qin Guan is wearing now is naturally Armani's high-end fashion. This caring and shrewd brand has done its homework.

For Qin Guan's trip to Los Angeles, they prepared three spare sets of ordinary dresses to cope with the various banquets that followed in Hollywood.

Qin Guan followed Director Zhang. This middle-aged man was rarely one of the less rustic directors in China who wore Western-style dresses.

The scale of the promotion meeting is not large, and the invited companies are all interested companies. A group of people will meet again, and the price will be finalized today.

"Come on, Qin Guan, let me introduce you. This is the person in charge of film purchase at Miramax, Sam..."

"Sam is one of the actors who played the hero, Qin Guan, he is currently studying in the United States, if there is any opportunity in the future, please support him."

Zhang Weining and Sam seemed to be very familiar with each other, and they spoke freely.

Qin Guan smiled at Sam: "Hi, I'm Qin Guan. I'm fortunate to have just accepted a movie from your company. Thank you for giving me the opportunity..."

The old man on the opposite side, who was only in his 60s, had the shrewdness unique to American filmmakers. When he lightly held Qin Guan's outstretched hand, he heard his words.

"What movie are you in?"

In fact, Miramax Films invests in and buys a lot of movies in a year, and the low-cost crude production is also a means of attracting money and casting a net.

"Confessions of a Dangerous Thought."

"Yo? It turns out that art is a film that is selected for the film department. The young man has a future."

Regardless of how commercial Hollywood film companies are, they actually have deep respect for those directors and actors who devote themselves to art films.

Director Zhang on the side was also taken aback, why? This Qin Guan, who can only do supporting roles in commercial films in China, has only been in the United States for half a year and has been filming the lead role in an art film?

The world is changing so fast. Director Zhang Yi looked Qin Guan up and down. No matter how he looked at it, this actor was full of delicacy and grace.

Can you still make art movies with this appearance?

Director Zhang completely ignored the aestheticism of foreign art films.

Now that there is a relationship, this is the publisher with the greatest intention. The group really talked in a harmonious atmosphere, and the mysterious contract of several people was passed on to each other through lawyers after this meeting.

The North American distribution rights are undoubtedly acquired by Miramax, and the high price of 25 million U.S. dollars is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most expensive Chinese film.

When Sam was discussing the details of the promotion later, he still didn't forget to joke with everyone, or change the name to Zhang Yi's Hero.

It can be seen how optimistic everyone is about this film. Qin Guan, who had already met Zhang Weining and director Zhang Yimou, returned to New York the next day.

However, her housekeeper, Sister Xue, stayed in Los Angeles, the base camp that has cultivated countless filmmakers.

She was at home in it, and in the process of following Er Zhang's work, she got the qualifications to participate in various banquets, large and small.

The warmth of Southern California has nothing to do with Qin Guan now. He returned to New York these days and started the exam non-stop.

Otherwise, it is a natural disadvantage to apply for the exam in a city with the highest prices in the United States. As the city where Wall Street is located, the competition here is particularly fierce.

Take the registration fee as an example, the C application fee in New York State is 220 US dollars, while the west inland area only needs 25 US dollars, and the test fee is 650 US dollars, plus the cost of the academic certificate, it costs only one test. Qin Guan 1000 yuan.

This is discrimination, naked, who told you that New Yorkers must be rich?

Qin Guan, who held his nose and endured it, couldn't bear it when he was taking the exam.

Because the gold content of the c certificate is quite high, the time for the exam is very free. (To be continued.)

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