The flight from Los Angeles to Utah takes more than two hours.
Then take a car, from the Gobi to the canyon, and then to the snow-capped mountains, the straight road leads into the distance, extending to Park City with beautiful scenery (ren) and beautiful (xi) scenery (shao).
The entire quaint alpine town is covered with snow and is full of ski resorts. It is the best ski resort in the United States.
In the hotel, the heater was blowing.
"We'll go there later."
Lu Fei stretched out his hand and pointed to the Snow Mountain Park in the distance.
"It's so cold, zip up."
Zeng Li stepped forward, thoughtfully helped him pick up his tie, straightened his clothes, and glanced at the white snow from the corner of her eye.
When I think of dating in the ice and snow, I can't tell you how excited I am to look forward to it.
The Sundance Film Festival is just a drop-in.
Although the quality is very high, it is equivalent to the hematopoiesis machine of Hollywood movies. New directors are used as a springboard to direct commercial blockbusters. Hollywood's six major and second-tier film companies are also panning for gold in the sea, missing scripts and talents.
The celebrities who attended regarded it as a show to enhance their presence.
"open!"
"Zhang, this way, look this way!"
Zhang Ziyi wore a silver-gray cheongsam and held the man's arm to show affection: "Qishan, what do you think?"
"Great, great."
Huo Qishan smiled and matched his girlfriend's concave look.
Zhang Ziyi said softly: "Then are you willing to let me give up these?"
"Of course I can't bear it."
Huo Qishan said helplessly: "But this is the request of Mom and Dad. They have made a lot of concessions. As long as you quit the entertainment industry and focus on your family, we will be allowed to get married."
"One Sword Dominates"
Zhang Ziyi frowned and shook her head: "This is the rising stage of my career. I will be starring in "Memoirs of a Geisha" soon. Do you know the weight?"
Then he raised his proud chin and said, "This is a Hollywood movie, a Hollywood movie starring Chinese actresses! Gong Li didn't even do it, I did it, and I am the protagonist, Gong Li plays a supporting role for me, and the whole China I can’t even find the second one…”
"Look, you're here again, and you're anxious when it comes to getting married and quitting the entertainment industry."
Huo Qishan sighed and cursed in his heart: An American director is making a movie about neon culture. Is it appropriate for you, a Chinese movie star, to make a movie about neon culture?
"Don't your parents just dislike me showing up in public, and think I will throw away the family tradition of your Huo family..."
Zhang Ziyi curled her lips, she finally broke into Hollywood with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero", how could she just give up? Marriage to a wealthy family, international superstar, she wants them all.
Huo Qishan didn't want to argue and tried every means to change the subject.
While walking in the lobby of the Film Palace, I suddenly saw a Chinese face with the same black hair and yellow skin in the gap between the crowd, and I couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"What are you watching? The movie is about to start."
Zhang Ziyi followed his gaze, and a very familiar woman's face appeared in her sight, "Zeng Damei?"
"Do you know that woman?" Huo Qishan's eyes lit up, "Come on, let's go say hello."
"Why is she here?"
Zhang Ziyi blinked to make sure she was not dazzled.
The Zeng Li in front of her was indeed a living person, and she was shocked in her heart: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could she, a celebrity like her, attend the Sundance Film Festival!
But when she saw the male companion next to her, and saw her male companion greeting her enthusiastically and enthusiastically, she immediately understood——
Master Lu!
"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Huo here."
Lu Fei only glanced at Zhang Ziyi and understood instantly, but what was even more unexpected was that the dignified second son of the Huo family acted as her translator.
"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Lu either. My dad, my eldest brother and I have wanted to meet you for a long time!"
Huo Qishan glanced at Zeng Li. Two completely different temperaments, gorgeous and cold, were blended into one person without any sense of disharmony. He couldn't help but take a few more glances, which immediately made Zhang Ziyi dissatisfied.
"Oh, Zeng Damei! How could it be such a coincidence!"
In front of Lu Fei, she did not dare to act like a monster and reminisced about the past enthusiastically: "Let me introduce to you, this is my college classmate and my best friend. She, I and several other classmates are collectively known as the 'Seven Golden Flowers of Chinese Opera'" flower'……"
"What a coincidence." Zeng Li smiled.
"Zeng Damei, you are so mean. You even attended Sundance without even saying a word to me."
Zhang Ziyi whispered softly, "Why didn't I notice you during the opening ceremony?"
Zeng Li shook her head, "We just arrived today and wanted to watch a few movies before skiing."
It turns out that you have to buy a ticket to enter!
Zhang Ziyi immediately became energetic and said, "Oh, it turns out you are here to ski."
"ski?"
Huo Qishan couldn't help but feel moved and suggested that they go together after watching the movie, but Lu Fei smiled and politely declined, as he already had an appointment.
"So you're waiting for someone."
Seeing the happiness on Zeng Li's face, Zhang Ziyi tugged on her boyfriend's arm, "It's getting late, Mr. Lu, Zeng Damei, let's go to the cinema first."
Zeng Li waved with a smile, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a bald man in a black suit and sunglasses suddenly appeared, very respectfully.
"Miss Zeng?"
Brian Lord was introducing himself, and when he saw Lu Fei's face, his eyes shook, and his mouth opened into an "O" shape, "I'll buy it!"
"I bought it."
Zhang Ziyi stood still and murmured: "It's him, it's him, it's him..."
"Who are you talking about? The bald one?"
Huo Qishan was puzzled when he saw Brian Lord.
"He is CAA's most powerful golden agent!"
Zhang Ziyi's eyes were stunned. It must have been Mr. Lu's help. Zeng Li leaned on the high branch, feeling sour in her heart. She glanced sideways at Huo Qishan——
The second young master of the Huo family is nothing more than that!
………
"Just call me Lord!"
Brian Lord regained his composure and introduced himself.
"Let's find a movie theater and chat while watching."
Lu Fei opened the brochure of the film festival. There were feature films and short films, and there were more than 60 films. Among the list of films to be screened that day, a horror short film appeared among a bunch of literary films——
"Jigsaw".
"Aren't we talking about something? How about watching a horror movie?"
Zeng Li looked sideways, with amusement in her eyes.
"The time is short, only 15 minutes."
Lu Fei rubbed his mouth, but he accidentally glanced at it and saw the director's name - James Wan, and immediately thought of "Saw".
As expected, the scene of the short film is in the toilet.
Lying on the ground was a bald man covered in blood, seemingly dead. Both the doctor and the photographer had iron chains tied to their feet, and they couldn't break free no matter how hard they tried.
This situation, including Zeng Li, was new to the audience and they stared intently, but Lu Fei was not interested and couldn't be too familiar with it, so he discussed signing an agency contract with Brian Lord.
CAA is most famous for its bundled sales, in addition to team services, and generally does not provide individual artist services.
If you want to find actors from CAA, you have to use CAA's directors, scripts, and even producers, and you have to spend a lot of money.
For example, Jay Chou's appearance in "Now You See Me 2" and Fan Shuibing's "Flicker" performance in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" all depended on the operation of CAA.
Brian Lord glanced at Zeng Li and raised her management level to Hollywood's B-list, a status that only second-tier actresses deserved.
It's not that she is so good, but that Lu Fei is so awesome.
"That's it?"
Lu Fei finalized the agreement framework and core interests, including sharing of shares, film contracts, service levels, etc., and also set many taboos:
Resolutely refuse to play a Chinese Asian character!
Kissing scenes and passionate scenes must not be filmed...
This won’t work, that won’t work either, just stop acting!
Brian Lord felt that it was difficult. Hollywood was a world dominated by old white men. Let alone Asian characters, even if Nico had ZZ right, he wouldn't get many opportunities.
"As long as there is a script that meets the requirements, she will be given priority." Lu Fei did not insist. Zeng Li's career focus is in China, and Hollywood is just a gold-plated job.
"I will report to Michael. If he agrees, we can draft a contract and sign it immediately."
Brian Lord understood and let out a breath.
Just as the short film is coming to an end, the doctor turns off the light and discovers something hidden under the "X" mark, a mobile phone and a poisonous cigarette.
The picture was frozen on the doctor's face, and the sound of heavier and heavier breathing came from the speakers. Then the screen went black, leaving the photographer in suspense.
The movie theater is originally very dark, and with the big screen and surround sound, watching "Jigsaw" will be even more frightening.
"How is it?" Lu Fei asked with a smile.
Zeng Li looked like she still had something to say: "It's good, but it's too short."
Lu Fei raised his lips: "Then let the director make the story into a feature film! I'll pay for it!"
Brian Lord's heart trembled, you really spend a lot of money to pick up girls!
…………
The theater arranged by the organizer for "Jigsaw" was very small, with a maximum capacity of 100 people, but even so, it was still deserted, with only a few dozen or three dozen viewers.
However, James Wan was not disappointed. Instead, he was overjoyed because miraculously he was able to attract investors, who were also wealthy Asians!
"I'm the lead actor and screenwriter, Leigh Whannell."
After Ray Whannell's introduction, James Wan faced Lu Fei and the three of them and approached them nervously and excitedly. Although he was born in Malaysia, his ancestral home is in China. He is an out-and-out Chinese, with Chinese blood flowing in his blood.
"Do you like Huaxia?"
Lu Fei flipped through the first draft of the script.
Do you want me to invest because I love China?
James Wan did not hesitate: "Of course, I love China, I love logic, and I love lmusic!"
"Yes, yes, we are all fans of logic."
Leigh Whannell said that they had no funds and could only work part-time jobs to save money to make movies. However, when they saved some money, lmusic1 and 2 were born. The business was only half done and the budget was spent.
"When lmusic3 comes on the market, I will give you one for free."
Lu Fei closed the script calmly, "How much money do you need to film the story inside?"
Ray Whannell and James Wan made eye contact, but neither of them dared to make an offer and kicked the ball back:
"Sir, how much are you willing to pay?"
"1.2 million production funds, 100,000 to buy out the script copyright."
Lu Fei was obviously holding a money printing machine in his hand, and in front of Brian Lord, he deliberately pretended to be a nouveau riche who could impress women and didn't understand anything.
Ray Whannell's heart was beating wildly. He looked at James Wan, gritted his teeth and kept thinking in his mind.
"After the film is completed, I will not keep it privately. I can also help you find a film distributor and put it on the theater chain."
As Lu Fei spoke, he glanced at Brian Rod.
"No problem, CAA is professional."
He knew in his heart that the test between himself and CAA was coming.
The reason why CAA is able to dominate Hollywood is because of its one-stop service. If you want to invest in a movie, from script to post-production, it can provide a full team, and they are all top candidates.
"I have a request!"
James Wan mustered up the courage, "I must direct it myself..."
"Of course, your story is the most suitable for you to film."
Lu Fei not only agreed, but also gave him more power, including the crucial decision-making power of the crew and the final editing power, which is equivalent to spending 1.2 million US dollars at will.
James Wan felt an unprecedented level of trust. When asked about the shooting cycle, he thought for a moment and said:
"Not counting post-production and editing, give me a month!"
There was firmness, confidence, and motivation in his tone.
One month! are you crazy?
Brian Lord's eyes widened, and he was about to dissuade the young man from being too arrogant, but Lu Fei clapped his hands and said in a young and arrogant tone:
"Okay, I'll give you one month!"
Brian Lord: 0.0?
He wanted to call Michael Ovitz right away:
You are stupid, you have a lot of money, you are easy to cheat, come here quickly!
