Chapter 358
The United States, Florida, a small town on the southern coast.
George Simmons walked all the way, and people kept saying hello to him and asking how his journey was with concern. Simmons answered with a smile, but he didn't stop, and walked all the way to the producer's office temporarily set up here. He just straightened his clothes, and then knocked on the door—"in!" said inside.
Simmons opened the door and went in. The person behind the desk was answering the phone, but when he looked up to see who was coming, he still said, "Oh, George, sit!"
Simmons sat down on the sofa, put the briefcase he brought on the coffee table, and waited patiently for the other party to finish the call. But this phone call seemed unusually long. Simmons sat there for more than ten minutes, and he could hear the producer John hoarsely arguing with the other side of the phone, and then he finally hung up with a snap. Telephone,"****!"
Simmons quickly straightened his back, then stood up consciously, "Boss, do you want me to make you a cup of coffee?"
"Oh, come-on, George..." He slumped on the chair weakly, and stroked his forehead with his hands.
Simmons shrugged, then leaned over to open the briefcase, took out a can of "Lapsang Souchong" that looked quite upmarket, and said, "A gift for you, BOSS!"
"Tea?" John opened his eyes and took a look, then suddenly laughed, "Oh, hahaha, George... China-Tea!"
He finally got up and walked over, took it, and sat down beside Simmons, "Good gift!" Saying so, he picked up the iron pot and looked at the strangely shaped Chinese characters on the brush After a while, he said: "You know, China-is-China! (China is porcelain, which can be extended to China is the country of porcelain) The most abundant products in China are porcelain and tea, isn't it?"
While talking, he put down the tea, but suddenly cursed, "Fuck!"
After a pause, he complained, "If only James was as sensible as you... Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"
A subtle expression flashed across Simmons' face, but he didn't say a word.
Sitting here and listening to the phone call for so long just now, plus he has been working on this crew for a year, so of course he understands - the director of this film, Mr., has run out of funds again!
Of course, the filming funds should be in the hands of the producer, but James Cameron is not an ordinary director, he will not let the studio rub it casually, so he has invested as much as 170 million in this film so far. In the $ movie, James Cameron himself is also one of the producers, and, you know, he has a brilliant resume.
In the past ten years since his debut, he has directed only five films with various production costs, large and small, but each of them is a box office bomb with an astonishing return on investment. Therefore, the big fat John sitting in front of him is very happy. It's hard to really restrain him!
As a result, he became one of the famous hard-working producers in Hollywood.
Facing James Cameron, he basically couldn't get angry, he could only coax and persuade, and tried his best to cut down on food and clothing so that James Cameron could take as many shots as possible. I can only pat my chest to ensure that I and Cameron did not waste every penny of the investors, and then help Cameron beg his grandpa to sue his grandma for investment!
But you must know that even now in 1998, two or three films with an investment of over 100 million US dollars appear in Hollywood almost every year, but the problem is that their current film has burned a lot of money so far. It's worth 170 million US dollars, and it's only half shot—even Wall Street, who knows nothing about movies, won't invest in this kind of movie that burns money endlessly.
It can support the filming until now, one is because the producers have invested a large sum of money, and they really don’t want to see such a large sum of money in vain, so they can only choose to continue to believe in James Cameron Second, in the final analysis, James Cameron's box office performance in the past is the best endorsement for him, which makes everyone still have certain box office illusions about this surprisingly expensive film.
Of course, Simmons is a paid assistant producer, so he only does what his boss tells him to do.
So, after John vented again, he took out a folder from his briefcase, took out a contract, and said, "Boss, the matter has been settled."
John took a look at it, and put it on the coffee table casually, but after thinking about it, he picked it up again and read it carefully from the beginning. After reading the two pages of the contract, he asked: "Li-qian? Oh , yes! The most popular boy in China, right?"
Simmons replied: "Yes, boss, but in fact he is not a singer. As far as I know, he is the owner of a record company, and he is also the most famous creator and music producer in China. Of course, he has a band of his own. The female singer we need, Liao, is his lover, and their relationship is public. Oh, by the way, I also learned after I went to China that he is also a screenwriter."
"Interesting!" John said so, but John didn't care, just glanced at the contract again, and then put it down, "500,000 dollars, this is a good deal, George!" After a pause, he said proudly : "He and his female partner have the energy to bring us at least several million box office bonuses!"
Simmons shrugged, and then took out a box of CDs in a simple package from his briefcase, "Boss, after the contract was signed, Li gave it to me, and I entrusted me to pass it on to you."
John took it and asked, "What?" He glanced at the tape on the CD case, and raised his eyebrows, "My-heart-well-go-on? What?"
Simmons shrugged, pointed to the CD, and said: "This is given to me by Li himself, I hope I can bring it to you. It is said that this is one of his works, and it is also sung by his female partner. Moreover, it is said It's an English song."
John was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Come-on!" After a pause, he pinched the CD case with two fingers in disdain, shook it, and said, "What we need is their popularity in China! As for whether his music is good or not, who cares?... Chinese music... Oh, yes, I know Chinese kung fu and... jing-ju, then, porcelain, tea, But, Come-on, we don't Need his English songs!"
After a pause, he vented and said: "Chinese people can't understand English songs! Chinese people can't write English songs either! They need to read subtitles...You-know-it."
While talking, he threw the box of CDs on the coffee table casually, and said, "George, tell him that I have received it. I personally appreciate his works very much and thank him for the gift!... Oh-*** *! I'm going to find James, we're going back to Los Angeles together, damn James, ****!"
Simmons shrugged and stood up.
He did bring the gift, didn't he?
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On June 26th, Monday, at 9:40 in the morning, the last exam on the basics of film and television management was over.
At the same time, it also means that Li Qian's sophomore year is over.
After walking out of the examination room, some hurriedly put on their backpacks, dragged their suitcases, and started to drive the car, while others simply packed a small bag and left the school, but the former wanted to rush home, while the latter Those who want to rush to start is likely to be the first part-time job experience in their life.
As everyone knows, we met again after two months, so we didn't even feel reluctant to say goodbye at all, so we parted ways easily.
In Li Qian's dormitory, considering that Song Yupin is Sun Yuting's little follower, Sun Yuting has found a job, which basically means that Song Yupin also has work to do, and it is said that during this summer vacation, Sun Yuting and the others are going to a film and television base in the south, of course, None of them are important tasks, drama management, assistants, scene notes... necessary experience for newcomers.
And Liu Xueyi, the dorm head and the eldest of the six brothers in the dormitory, chose to go home to accompany his wife. It is said that she has been pregnant for half a year, and the due date is August this year. Li Qian and the others have even prepared the meeting ceremony for the little guy Yes, this time when he goes back, I will give it to him to take back with him.
The third Lu Bin and the fifth Fu Xuelong, the former has always had the best relationship with Li Qian. He has a generous personality, his family is not short of money, and he is not ostentatious, so he has always been popular among Li Qian and his classmates. the best.
The latter can be regarded as a technical academic master, who is usually reticent, but when it comes to photography talent, he is the only one in the 96th grade of the entire photography department that makes Li Qian feel ashamed.
This summer vacation, the two of them also want to find a job, so Li Qian hesitated for a long time before deciding to introduce the two of them to Jin Han. In the next ten days or so, "Love in Scallion" should be finished, and Jin Han is free After that, they will start filming MVs for Liao Liao and He Runqing, which will be a good opportunity for Lu Bin and Fu Xuelong to learn and practice.
In fact, whether to let his classmates work for him is a matter that Li Qian has struggled for a long time. Born in a film academy, a large number of classmates around him are the most unique resources. It would be too wasteful not to get together to do something, but since Li Qian came to this time and space, it was not easy to have a few of them to chat and fart together. Good buddies who don't shy away from meat and fish, really don't want to have a relationship with them as a boss and a migrant worker.
Therefore, although the plan to establish the video department of Minghu Culture Company has been wandering in Li Qian's mind for a long time, he has also aimed at Jin Han and plans to invite him to be the company's video director, but whether to attract all his classmates? In the past, to enrich it, Li Qian never thought about it. During the final exam, Sun Yuting said that she had found a crew willing to accept it. Song Yupin and Xue Changlong hurriedly rushed to ask for "support". I don't know why, Lu Bin Both Fu Xuelong and Fu Xuelong didn't open their mouths, maybe it was because of embarrassment, or maybe it was because too many people who opened their mouths would embarrass Sun Yuting.
In short, Li Qian knew that they really wanted to find a job, so he spoke cautiously.
But what he didn't expect was that both Lu Bin and Fu Xuelong agreed without even thinking about it. Lu Bin smiled and couldn't see anything, but Fu Xuelong, who has always been quiet, took the initiative to say: "You I finally spoke, a few days ago in the dormitory some of us said, the second child is so hot, why don't you give the brothers a hand!"
Li Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then couldn't help laughing.
It turned out that I was thinking too much!
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After leaving the examination room after the exam, Li Qian greeted Song Yupin, Xue Changlong, and Liu Xueyi, and told Lu Bin and Fu Xuelong to remember to get up early tomorrow morning. He will send them two to the set of "Love in Green Onion" and let them follow along first. Get to know the set. Then, without waiting to say hello to Sun Yuting and the others, he carried his backpack and left the school.
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