Chapter 365 New Line Boss

"Every night in dreams, I see you, I feel you.", accompanied by Wang Fei's heavenly voice singing the ending song, the screen flashed.

The barren land, the afterglow of the sunset, and the huge steel city in the distance.

The lonely flying vehicle, the reflective sunglasses, the wind-dried tears, and the sleeping Neo.

Switching frames by frames, flashbacks, accompanied by the dust brought by the airflow, gradually faded away, straight all the way, flying to the legendary Xi'an.

The screen was black, the lights were on, and applause rang out.

"Great, even if there are only these two clips, this is a very good film. No need to watch other things, I believe you can make a science fiction blockbuster." Robert Shaye's excitement was beyond words.

No one knows better than him how difficult it is for producers during this period. Everyone knows that dinosaurs have attacked the world, so they must keep up. Whoever can keep up will make a lot of money.

Investors are waving checks and looking for competitors for Industrial Light and Magic. How can he take on a few plays with only one Industrial Light and Magic?

It is almost a consensus among Hollywood producers that future commercial films belong to special effects.

God knows how excited he was when he saw the videotape sent by Golden Harvest. He watched that clip over and over again.

Even if analyzed with the most demanding eyes, that clip is enough to be considered as top-level special effects. For many effects, as an old filmmaker, he couldn't even tell how they were shot.

As a veteran of New Line Cinema, he has been tossing around in B-level films for many years. Although he can make money and live a prosperous life, who doesn't have a heart to make a big movie?

He has always liked Hong Kong kung fu movies. Since Bruce Lee passed away, there has been no such beautiful kung fu fights in Hollywood for a long time.

This time, he also saw wonderful fighting scenes. Although it is different from Bruce Lee's kung fu movies in the past, it is more novel, more intense and more beautiful.

The action of Fang Long, which Golden Harvest strongly promotes, is also good-looking, but the sales of the last film were not ideal. He has also seen it and feels that it should be because the director and the actors are not compatible.

I heard that Golden Harvest is also preparing a new film for that guy, but before that film came out, a science fiction kung fu film suddenly appeared.

That's right, this is the positioning of this film by Robert Shaye, a science fiction kung fu film.

Producers always have to find the highlights of the film to convince investors, so they are always able to find highlights in the film that can be promoted and sold.

Hollywood is very exclusive to the culture of other countries, even if they shout it loudly, and this is even more true for Asians.

Many directors' films are very profound and well-made, but they just can't sell well in the United States.

But Bruce Lee is an exception. He is a rare Asian movie star who can make a difference in Hollywood and even formed a unique movie type, kung fu film.

Therefore, if you want to sell such a science fiction film in the United States, the kung fu selling point must not be missing in the promotion. This is the only choice for the Chinese people to be willing to go to the cinema even though they know that all the actors are Asians.

Even Robert Shaye has already planned to make Wang Xu another super kung fu star after Bruce Lee.

Even the leading actress, with a cold face but still beautiful, has sharp yet chic movements, a slim figure but sexy and charming, a soft waist but strong movements.

Contradictory women are the most charming, but there has never been a kung fu actress, and even action actresses are rare.

Linda Hamilton in "Terminator" can be counted as one, but she is too muscular in the film and can hardly give people a sense of feminine temptation.

In addition to being highly respected among a few female groups, in the eyes of other audiences, she is a complete female man. Of course, there are people who like this, but after all, it cannot become the mainstream.

And Wang Fei in "The Matrix" is simply the synonym of both cool and lustful. Obviously, her whole body is wrapped in leather clothes, with only her shoulders and arms exposed at most, and her face is as cold as ice, decisive and cruel.

But she gives people a feeling of infinite temptation, especially her big eyes with clear black and white, extremely smart, occasional glances, occasional gazes, and occasional expressions, which are simply irresistible.

Moreover, Robert Shaye had already done the investigation, and the materials provided by Golden Harvest clearly named that the male and female protagonists were singers with platinum record sales in the United States.

Wang Fei was a singer who had been nominated for the Grammy Awards and almost won the award, so she could not be considered a complete newcomer.

Robert Shaye had even heard the songs of the two before, and they could actually be considered popular stars on MTV.

Such a combination, although the entire film team is mainly composed of Asians, is no longer unfamiliar to the audience in the United States.

Even due to the hot sales of "The Bodyguard", singers acting in movies seems to be a selling point, and they can cooperate with record companies to promote it with great fanfare.

Therefore, Robert Shaye quickly made the decision to go to the capital to investigate on the spot. As long as he could confirm that the clip was from the hands of these Chinese people, he would almost certainly be actively involved.

And when he saw the refined first clip and the brand new second clip this time, he knew that he could make a decision.

The system of New Line is the producer responsibility system, which is also the system of the entire Hollywood.

Because this film is a collaboration, it has been discussed within the company before. Robert Shaye is the founder and CEO of New Line. If he likes it, then it is basically a done deal.

In such a special era where dinosaurs are rampant, special effects equal blockbusters and big sales. That is the truth. Everyone knows that this is a wave of popularity. If you catch up, you will make a fortune. If you don’t catch up, you will be forgotten.

Don’t say that the ugly country doesn’t follow the trend. They have no bottom line when they follow the trend.

The budget of this film is only 15 million US dollars, leaving only 5 million US dollars for New Line, and Golden Harvest also has the desire to enter Hollywood.

Therefore, New Line is destined to not have much say, but how to toss in this small piece of land in the ugly country is up to New Line.

Even if it is considered to further cooperate with Golden Harvest, it is estimated that some of the benefits will be ceded to Golden Harvest, but just for the clips shown in this film now, Robert Shaye has already upgraded the treatment of this film by at least one level in his heart.

At the same time, it was a great pleasure for Robert Shaye to get help from the other side of the Pacific Ocean in advance.

Apart from other things, the quality of the special effects and the total investment of only 15 million US dollars were far worse than the offer of Industrial Light and Magic.

You know, the clips shot now are more than five minutes long, and they are all special effects. The price of this part alone, the offer of Industrial Light and Magic is more than 15 million US dollars.

Hearing that this movie is the protagonist's own hobby work, and the protagonist himself is not short of money, Robert Shaye really became more and more interested in this man.

If the cost of special effects production here can really be so cheap, then he has not only discovered a wonderful movie, he may have discovered a gold mine.

So, when Wang Xu suggested that he visit his special effects studio, he almost immediately agreed with great interest.

Several directors did not follow. They planned to play the new clip in the audio-visual room. Although they have been here many times, this is the first time they have seen the final product.

"Mr. Wang, before the visit, can you sign an autograph for me? I mean for both of you. My wife is a fan of yours. She knew I was going to meet you before she came, and she was so excited.

It is said that there is no version with both of you autographs in the whole country, at most there is one." Robert Shaye politely took out an opened record and asked excitedly.

Well, if he didn't know that this middle-aged man was one of the bosses of New Line, Wang Xu might really believe it.

However, don't hit a smiling person. His gesture originally represented his attitude, indicating that he was looking forward to further cooperation. This was an olive branch, and Wang Xu naturally accepted it.

"Thank you for her love, Mr. Shaye, what's her name? Eva?" Wang Xu remembered that he seemed to have a wife named Eva and two daughters. For autographs, you have to ask who the person is, so that you can write the beginning.

"Call me Bob, write to Mr. and Mrs. Shaye, I want your autograph too. Do you know her?" Robert Shaye was a little surprised. He was a person who attached great importance to personal privacy and rarely disclosed information about relatives and friends. He pretended to ask casually, but his face was a little ugly.

In a place like Hollywood, even if New Line is just an independent production company, countless actors are willing to pay all kinds of prices to get close to it.

It is normal for the other party to know his identity. After all, he had said that he wanted to cooperate. If he really knew nothing, he might have to consider whether he really wanted to cooperate.

But few people in Hollywood knew the name of his wife, even the people in Golden Harvest should not know it. He never planned to bring his family into Hollywood.

The person in front of him knew, which was interesting. He had other connections in the Ugly Country, which he had never known.

Of course, Wang Xu did not expect that the things in his previous life that he casually remembered would have such a reminiscent situation. After all, in the future, this thing was written in his personal resume.

In his previous life, he had clicked on it when he was watching "The Lord of the Rings". He just browsed casually at that time, but this time he knew that he was coming, so Wang Xu would of course check his memory bank to see if there was any information about him. It was just a casual memory, but it was still clear and distinct.

She also has a sister, and many people know about it because his sister is an actress and can appear in Hollywood with him.

But similarly, her sister's family is also kept very secret, and most people don't know.

In the Internet age, especially the mobile phone age, many of those rating websites are edited anonymously by passers-by, and revealing some names is not considered private.

But, in this era, it is a bit unusual. New Line is a small independent production company, but it is also a small Hollywood company.

The box office of one of his films can beat the total number of films of any Hong Kong film company in a year.

Of course, he was not too afraid that the other party would investigate his situation. He did not say that he was the boss, but just said that the producer came to investigate.

No matter who came to investigate, the company here naturally needs to investigate the background of the person in order to cater to his preferences. This is a universal rule.

He was just surprised that Wang Xu had found out something that even Jiahe didn't know. How did he know that? What else did he know?

Cooperation is all about business, and generally does not involve family. This place is thousands of miles away from Hollywood. As long as we talk business, there should be nothing to worry about, and it will not bring any bad influence to the family.

Thinking of this, Robert Shaye's face also eased.

"I seem to have heard about it somewhere, but I didn't expect it to be true. Don't worry." Wang Xu also felt that he was a little too quick-witted. Why did he ask someone's wife's name for no reason?

The key point was that he blurted it out. Looking at Robert Shaye's expression, he should be very concerned about privacy, so he quickly comforted him.

"It doesn't matter. Places like Hollywood are still a bit chaotic. I almost don't bring my family there." Robert Shaye's face was a little emotional.

"That's right. Although I haven't been there, I have heard about it a long time ago. I just didn't expect that big bosses like you have to hide their families." Wang Xu followed with emotion and handed the CD he had just signed to Wang Fei.

"It's not a big boss. We are a small company. It's not dangerous. The main thing is that many things are troublesome." Robert Shaye seemed to be really emotional. Come on, these old-timers are all top people.

"Well, I understand. Mr. Shaye, let me introduce myself formally. My name is Wang Xu, and I am the founder of Wangchao Entertainment. This is my fiancée Wang Fei. Please take care of me in the future in the Ugly Country." Wang Xu handed the CD signed by both of them to Robert Shaye, and then introduced himself very formally.

"Just call me Bob, I will. I only knew that the special effects studio was yours, but I didn't expect that the film company was also yours." Robert Shaye opened his mouth in surprise.

"Call me X, or call me Xu, you may not be able to pronounce this sound. The company is a start-up, and there are no works." Wang Xu continued to laugh, he didn't believe that Golden Harvest would not tell them the specific situation.

"This work is enough, I believe that a great work will be born in your hands." Robert Shaye said very flatteringly. It was a bit cheap to say this before the negotiation. It seems that this person is really a bit cute.

"Thank you. I'll take you to visit my special effects studio." Wang Xu stopped this kind of insignificant probing and small talk. He had already known what he should know. Saying this here was just to show his attitude.

This is also the reason why he doesn't like all kinds of social occasions.

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(See you another day. This chapter was originally posted yesterday. Maybe I clicked the wrong button yesterday. I'll post it today. If I have time in the evening, I will still write it. If not, forget it. I'll continue Schrodinger.)