Chapter 1049: East and West Undefeated (asking for monthly ticket)
20th Century Fox gave Hao Yun enough face, and Chairman and CEO Giano Pross personally hosted a banquet for Hao Yun.

A high-end restaurant, and he brought his wife with him.

There is an atmosphere of discussing business, but also an attitude of making personal connections.

In fact, the 20th Century Fox boss didn’t need to be so condescending.

Giano Prosperous can be regarded as a powerful figure in Hollywood today, and his proudest operation should be “Avatar”.

Not only does the budget of this movie by Cameron Chan reach $2 million, but the subject matter of the story is also quite sensitive.

Opinions on the project were divided within 20th Century Fox.

Tom Losman, co-chairman of Film and Television Entertainment, did not support the project because Cameron had overspent when filming “Titanic” earlier, and they could not guarantee that all the new technologies mentioned in the new film could be realized.

But Gianopulos believes that the project should be approved and he has great confidence in Cameron’s abilities.

The two of them argued and the argument became a big scene.

Ultimately, the project was brought to fruition with the support of News Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Sherney.

This resulted in the creation of the highest-grossing film of all time.

With “Avatar” as its backing, 20th Century Fox is now one of the most prosperous companies.

However, if one does not plan for the future, he will have immediate worries.

Hollywood is now a game for oligarchs. Wall Street has gradually taken control of Hollywood. Those people always like to look at data and like to drag others out to take the blame.

Even though Giano Prosper is in a very successful position now, as long as he makes a big loss, those people will always drag him out to give an explanation to the board of directors.

So, Giano Prospoulos had to leave himself a way out.

Just like…

Sold to FC Films.

Giano Poulos is very optimistic about FC Films. This newly emerging label not only does not have a messy capital structure, but also does not have so many messy things.

Tom Losman, co-chairman of 20th Century Fox Film Entertainment, does not support “Avatar”. Is it simply because Card Game is unreliable?

Don’t forget that he was the one who made the No. 1 box office hit in history, “Titanic.”

It’s nothing more than factional struggles.

The internal strife in these old-established film companies is particularly serious. The people with connections are just sitting there doing nothing and spending all their time eliminating dissidents.

If Avatar were to be snatched away by another company and become a huge success, Gianopulos felt that he would be the one who would be held accountable.

The current general manager of FC Pictures is of average ability and lacks a sense of the overall situation.

Giano Prospe hopes to help Hao Yun manage FC Pictures if given the opportunity.

Of course, it would be better if he could be given some shares.

Giano Poulos is not poor. As the chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox, he is worth tens of millions of dollars.

But no one would complain about having too much money. Working for others and working for yourself are two different concepts.

“I’ve heard of you for a long time, but I didn’t expect to meet you now!” Giano Prosperous, the head of 20th Century Fox, was frighteningly polite.

Hao Yun felt aggrieved because his lines were taken away by someone else.

How can we have a pleasant conversation if you are like this?

“It’s not a big deal, Mr. Pross, you’re too polite.”

Hao Yun also introduced An Xiaoxi, whom he brought with him, and got to know Giano Pros’s wife.

Giano Poulos is average looking, but his wife is very beautiful, which is a standard feature of a successful person.

Since you’ve brought your wife along, there’s no way you can get straight to the point.

According to the procedures of the upper class, they would definitely have to chat about some gossip.

As for what to talk about…

People from different classes have different topics.

As people imagine, the rich don’t talk about business wars all day long. They talk more about their interests and hobbies, such as raising horses, skydiving and skiing.

Only workplace elites talk about work. Most of the topics they discuss at the dinner table are related to project operations, company management, bank loans, etc.

As for ordinary people, well, they usually talk about national affairs and the world political landscape.

Hao Yun happened to raise horses, and he personally owned a Mongolian horse.

When introducing this horse, Hao Yun called it “BT”, which stands for Black Tulip.

The name Hei Nu is difficult to explain and it is easy to get it wrong here.

At present, Hei Nuo travels back and forth between the manor and Uncle Yu Qian’s horse farm.

He was a well-known stallion, and many breeders from stables came here with their mares.

Hao Yun also has a lot of cats and dogs.

In addition, Hao Yun is very energetic. During his recent time at Miguo, he has also been able to take time out to practice skydiving. His goal is to complete 500 jumps and get a D certificate. Then he can jump with An Xiaoxi in his arms.

In Giano Pros’s opinion, Hao Yun is a Chinese gentleman.

He is talented, wealthy, has taste and knows how to live. He is more worthy of association than many fat-headed guys on Wall Street.

Especially when I heard that Hao Yun also has a 116-foot yacht.

He couldn’t help but sigh that these conservative guys in Europe and the United States were really out of date, while the gentlemen in the far East had already been at the forefront of fashion.

They ate and talked, and at a certain stage, they started to talk about business.

Hao Yun expressed his desire to cooperate with 20th Century Fox on the “Deadpool” IP, and he will continue to let Ryan Reynolds play the role according to 20th Century Fox’s previous selection.

Giano Poulos certainly had no objection.

He even wanted to ask Hao Yun, besides “Deadpool”, what other superhero IPs does 20th Century Fox have? Is there anyone interested?

He watched the new film “The Witch” produced by Hao Yun’s company. Both the fighting and special effects were as good as those in Hollywood, and he heard that the total production cost was less than 20 million US dollars.

“Felix, do you like the role of Deadpool very much?” When Giano Prosperous heard that Hao Yun had written three “Deadpool” scripts, he couldn’t hide his surprise at all.

“About the same. My favorite comic character, besides Deadpool, is probably the Joker. I even wrote a script for The Joker.”

Hao Yun did not intend to hide it because such a thing could not be kept secret for long.

He felt that Gianopulos was a reliable person, and seemed to be trying to show his goodwill to him, and this kind of goodwill had nothing to do with concealment.

“The clown?” Giano Prosse was surprised, but not angry.

There is nothing to be angry about. They are not Marvel and they don’t think there is anything wrong with cooperating with Marvel and DC at the same time.

Moreover, in reality, there are directors or stars who have worked with both Marvel and DC at the same time.

For example, Ryan Reynolds, whom Hao Yun plans to work with, is currently filming DC’s Green Lantern. He also played Storm in the “X-Men” series and has played in “Catwoman”.

“‘Joker’ is a hot topic, but many of DC’s IPs don’t make much money.” This is a more euphemistic statement. DC’s copyright development has indeed failed a lot.

“Risks are inevitable when doing projects,” Hao Yun said without hesitation.

“I heard that you in China call you the undefeated god of war in the Eastern country. I thought you would attach great importance to the return on investment.” Giano Pross admired Hao Yun even more. Which worker would not like such a boss?

The undefeated god of war of the Eastern Kingdom?
Hao Yun suddenly realized, it was Dongfang Bubai, right?

That’s not really a nice thing to say.

In fact, my name is Invincible East and West.

He thought for a moment and said, “Some people say that I am a legend, that I am good at using the least amount of money to make high box office. In fact, I have been trying to correct this statement, because the pressure of always winning is very high, and this also means losing the spirit of adventure…”

Giano Pros’ eyes suddenly lit up.

Who doesn’t like a boss who gives employees opportunities to make mistakes?

If he chooses to work for Hao Yun, his hope is to have less work, more money and less pressure.

The two chatted for a while and successfully reached a preliminary consensus.

Giano Prosperity could not confirm the cooperation on the spot, he still needed to convince some people, but this was basically not difficult at all.

After finishing the business, Giano Poulos expressed his best wishes to Hao Yunzheng in this round of Oscars.

He told Hao Yun that one of the biggest rivals for this year’s Oscars is “The King’s Speech”, and also Harvey Weinstein and his Weinstein Films.

“Harvey Weinstein is a man…” Gianopulos hesitated.

There is an old Chinese saying that goes, “A gentleman should be careful not to speak too deeply to someone he or she has only a brief relationship with.”

There are actually similar words in Europe and the United States. He had a pleasant chat with Hao Yun, but from beginning to end he never revealed the idea of ​​becoming a member of FC Films.

Talking too much may not necessarily benefit you, but may instead offend Harvey Weinstein.

“I have never dealt with Harvey Weinstein, but he does not have a good reputation in China. He is regarded as a liar by many people.”

Hao Yun immediately understood.

When two people are about to say something bad about someone, they will worry about whether the other person will tell on them after they have said it.

That’s when a pledge of allegiance is needed. As long as both parties have said it and offended this person, there will be nothing to worry about.

“Ah? He has such a bad reputation in China?” Giano Pros was very surprised.

“Yes.” Hao Yun nodded.

Harvey Weinstein often dealt with Chinese filmmakers, and his usual trick was to buy the North American distribution rights of Chinese films.

He initially offered 800 million, but when others saw this price, they stopped competing with him, so he gave a deposit of 20 US dollars.

When the auction was over, he said, “I don’t want this movie anymore. I want to return it. It’s too late if you want to sell it to someone else.”

If he comes to you now, he will offer you $100 million…

He seems to be a mentor to many Chinese filmmakers, but in fact his reputation has long been ruined.

“He has a bad reputation in Hollywood, this guy…” Gianopulos was relieved to criticize Harvey Weinstein.

In the more than 30 years since he entered the industry, Harvey Weinstein has relied on his accurate vision, extraordinary skills, and strong public relations ability to dominate Hollywood and become the gold medal promoter behind the Oscars.

This undoubtedly infringes on the interests of several veteran film companies.

As the helmsman of 20th Century Fox, even if Gianopulos stands on the side of 20th Century Fox, he hopes that someone can kill Harvey Weinstein and his Weinstein Company.

“It’s actually like this! This is too much.” Hao Yun was shocked and fully demonstrated his Oscar-level acting skills.

With someone to support him, Gianopulos spoke even more vigorously.

Over the years, Harvey Weinstein has used auditions, box office, opportunities, awards and other fame and fortune as bargaining chips to coerce and induce multiple women and sexually harass or assault them.

The list of victims includes but is not limited to Hollywood’s top actresses such as Léa Seydoux, Cara Delevingne, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kate Beckinsale.

However, Hao Yun also began to be wary of Harvey Weinstein.

Harvey Weinstein’s most classic operation was undoubtedly the biggest scandal in the history of the Oscars, which he personally created.

That year, “Shakespeare in Love” unexpectedly defeated many excellent works such as “Saving Private Ryan” and won the Oscar for Best Picture.

And “Little Pepper” Gwyneth Paltrow also won the title of the most “watery” actress in history thanks to this movie.

If Hao Yun wants to win an award, and now has to compete with Weinstein Company’s project, he may not be able to get a so-called “fair competition.”

As for exposing Harvey Weinstein’s evil deeds…

To be honest, Hao Yun really didn’t dare.

Harvita is not the rat that spoils the whole barrel; in fact, he is just one of the rats in the dung.

Harvey is just the tip of the iceberg of Hollywood’s evil and corruption.

In Hollywood’s inner culture, there is a notorious term – “casting couch”.

As the name suggests, there is usually a spacious sofa in the director or producer’s office. If an actor wants to get a job opportunity, he has to pass the “sofa audition”.

Well, anyway, those who understand will understand.

Hao Yun also has such right, but he has never used it.

In addition, Harvey’s hard work over the years has already built an indestructible umbrella of protection in Hollywood, making him a high branch that everyone wants to curry favor with.

His interest chain is much more complicated and huge than Hao Yun’s.

What’s more, Hao Yun is just a foreigner. Even if he kills Harvey, he will definitely not be able to reap the fruits of victory.

It’s purely to help others.

“Huh, what a boring conversation. Crystal, let’s go shopping in the mall downstairs.” Giano Pros’ wife noticed Giano Pros’s look and suggested going shopping with An Xiaoxi.

An Xiaoxi listened with great interest and felt it broadened her horizons.

Although she has been in the industry for many years, she reached her peak right after her debut, and was protected too well by her mother and Hao Yun, so she doesn’t have a thorough understanding of some of the unspoken rules.

Now, listening to gossip about Harvey Weinstein is very enjoyable.

However, it was obvious that the other person wanted to send her away, so she had no choice but to go shopping with him.

Fortunately, shopping is also her favorite, and two women create more atmosphere than just a man and a woman.

Wait until there are only two people at the table.

Giano Pros quickly explained: “Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to push you to be the first to take action.”

Hao Yun nodded, but he disagreed in his heart.

He didn’t know that Gianopulos was deliberately making him laugh to death. When talking about Harvey Weinstein, it was inevitable that he would suspect that Gianopulos was implementing a plan to eat the wolf and drive away the tiger.

It’s such a perfect plan to get rid of Weinstein Company and FC Films in one go. If it were Hao Yun himself, he would also want to push it forward.

“We, the presidents of film companies, are actually professional managers.” Giano Pros analyzed the senior management structure of major film companies to Hao Yun.

Take any company as an example, such as Warner.

Warner is now experiencing serious internal strife. Kevin Tsujihara, Jeff Robinov and Bruce Rosenbaum, executives in charge of the three major divisions, have been secretly fighting for the position of Warner’s new CEO.

But in fact, even if they compete for the position of new CEO, there is still a big boss behind them – Jeff Bewkes, president of Warner’s parent company Time Warner.

He has the right to “raise the red light” and can veto even a film project approved by the CEO.

When a film is planned to be released under the New Line brand of Warner, the attitude of New Line senior executive Toby Emmerich will also affect whether the film can be “released”.

Other companies are not much better than Warner.

If you want to get things done, you have to consider other people’s opinions. Everyone only cares about their own interests and doesn’t care about the company’s development at all.

“Avatar” was almost rejected by 20th Century Fox.

Everything is imaginable.

Giano Poulos revealed his ultimate goal.

“You want to come to FC Films?” Hao Yun was stunned.

FC Pictures did not hire any particularly outstanding managers, all of them were managers who surrendered during the acquisition process.

Because the business volume is very small, it mainly revolves around Hao Yun’s projects.

And we basically do it together with Paramount, and with Michael Bay, a Hollywood veteran, in charge, we have been able to maintain efficient operations.

But Hao Yun also knew that this model was wrong.

It is impossible for him to rely on Paramount forever. Only when he is strong can he be truly strong. Moreover, in the process of relying on Paramount, he has also given up a considerable part of his interests.

Paramount was also aware of FC Films’ dependence on them and did not make too many concessions on the distribution of profits.

Therefore, it is very necessary to find a high-end professional manager.

However, this kind of thing is easy to say but very difficult to put into practice. Not to mention whether there are such senior professional managers willing to work in a small company like his, even Michael Bay would not support him.

Michael Bay is now playing two games at the same time. On one side is Paramount, where he has considerable say. Paramount’s flagship IP “Transformers” was directed by him.

On the other side is FC Pictures, who has served as the producer of many of Hao Yun’s films.

In the past two years, Michael Bay has regained his former glory thanks to Hao Yun and FC Films.

For him, the best option is to have the best of both worlds.

Hao Yun relies on him, and Paramount also relies on him, so his role is reflected.

This is a matter of human nature.

It’s not that Michael Bay is a bad guy, or that he and Hao Yun have a bad relationship.

Hao Yun had no choice.

But he didn’t expect that today he was just meeting with people from 20th Century Fox to discuss the IP cooperation of “Deadpool”, but he received a “surrender” from the president and CEO of 20th Century Fox.

It’s really crazy and outrageous.

It’s like Ma Huateng wants to come to Heidou Media, no, to Heimi.com to be a team leader.

Giano Pross also knew that this was outrageous, so he said frankly:

“To show my sincerity, I can first push the six major Hollywood studios to encircle Harvey. Once the war starts, at least Harvey won’t have any energy to care about the upcoming Oscars, and no one will suspect you. Everyone will just say enviously, oh, you are such a lucky guy, you can wait until my term ends at the end of next year before going to FC Pictures.”

“Gino, can I call you Gino?” Hao Yun thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

“Jiano, my Chinese name is Jianuo!” Giano Pros wrote crooked Chinese characters on the dining table with his fingers.

“Okay, Jano, I believe in you and look forward to our cooperation, but I can’t promise you anything right now. And even in FC Films, there won’t be only one person who has the right to ‘give the green light’. There must be someone who has the right to give the red light.”

Hao Yun didn’t want to miss such an opportunity.

Risk and profit are tied together.

At least 20th Century Fox has decided to cooperate with me, so there is naturally no need to cheat me.

And that would be harmful to others and not benefit yourself.

If Giano Poulos, this guy who looks a little crazy, can really cause some trouble for Harvey Weinstein, then Hao Yun will lose a very important competitor if he wants to win the Best Actor award.

(End of this chapter)