PFC Chapter 165 Zhuang Zhou Mengdie
Chapter 165 Zhuang Zhou Mengdie
The group of big shots below all cursed in unison in their hearts.
After all that, it turns out that China Film Group didn't fail to come; they just snatched the prize through the back door a long time ago!
These two foxes, one old and one young, had already hooked up long ago!
Gu Heng pretended not to see their disappointed expressions and continued, "There are only five points left. One is three percent, and the other is two percent. Everyone, there are too many monks and not enough porridge, so it's unrealistic for everyone to share it directly. You can see the script outline after you sign the confidentiality agreement. After you've seen it..."
Gu Heng tapped the table. "Let's play a blind auction. Write it on a slip of paper. Highest bidder wins!"
This is absolutely inhuman! Pure capitalist arrogance!
The bosses were so angry they started cursing again, but their bodies betrayed their true intentions as they stepped forward to sign the confidentiality agreement.
Ten minutes later, the meeting room was deathly silent, with only the rustling sound of turning pages.
After seeing the ingenious dream concept and plan, all the CEOs had only one thought in their minds.
Gu Heng is truly awesome!
To be able to secure projects from Warner and Nolan, their influence is simply phenomenal!
If he doesn't make money, who the hell will?!
We have to grab this share!
These big shots' eyes turned red.
Each person clutched the white paper in front of them like a thief, quickly writing down their bids, afraid that someone next to them would see them and snatch them away.
A moment later, Su Qing had her assistant go downstairs to collect the notes one by one and hand them to Gu Heng.
Gu Heng unfolded the note and glanced at it, and couldn't help but sigh, these people are really willing to spend money to get on Hollywood's ship!
At last.
Shanghai Film Group (30) secured a 3% premium.
Huayi secured 2% of the contract at a 25% premium.
The dust has settled.
Ren Dong of Shanghai Film Group and Wang Zhongjun of Huayi Brothers exchanged a glance. Both of them were beaming with joy, their smiles as bright as two old chrysanthemums.
They became the biggest winner of the day.
The other film company executives who failed to secure a deal walked out of Vision Entertainment's doors with dark faces and grumbling.
Of course, they were all cursing Wang Zhongjun and Ren Dong, those two old dogs, for their lack of sportsmanship and for recklessly raising prices!
As for Gu Heng, they dared not utter the slightest complaint.
Just kidding, this guy is a living god of wealth who can snatch food from the mouths of Hollywood big studios. They're counting on Gu Heng to bring them projects in the future!
In fact, Gu Heng didn't mention the role at all during the meeting.
These big shots have all forgotten about it.
In their subconscious, Gu Heng was already pushing himself to the limit by managing to snatch 30% of the investment from Warner Bros., so how could they possibly hope that there would be any Chinese actors in Hollywood blockbusters?
Gu Heng was happy to have some peace and quiet and didn't bother to explain to them.
The roles Lao Tzu had were not even enough for his own people, so why would he take them out to do charity?
What a load of nonsense!
When rewriting the script for "Inception," Gu Heng deliberately made some changes.
The wealthy and capricious Japanese tycoon Saito in the original version was directly changed to Hong Kong tycoon Lao Huang with a stroke of his pen.
As for the female college student and genius dream architect Adrian, who was played by Ellen Page in the original version, he changed her to Yang Lin, a Chinese-American international student.
Just by looking at the character's name, you can tell who will play the role.
Old Huang—Huang Bo!
Yang Lin — Yang Mi!
Gu Heng even designed memorable scenes for Yang Mi.
In this mind-bending sci-fi blockbuster that will shock the world, my proud little fox will pull out a copy of "Zhuangzi" in a dream and recite a passage to those Hollywood foreigners.
"I wonder if Zhou dreamt he was a butterfly, or if the butterfly dreamt he was Zhou."
Let's give these unsophisticated Westerners a good boost!
Imagine the comical scene of those foreigners in later generations who, unable to understand the plot of "Black Myth: Wukong," were forced to frantically study "Journey to the West" and Taoist knowledge online. Gu Heng's move can be considered a powerful cultural export ahead of time!
A few days later, Hollywood finally dropped a bombshell.
Warner Bros. has officially announced that Inception has been officially greenlit!
The moment the list of production companies was released, the entire film industry worldwide was shaken.
Produced by Warner Bros., China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Huayi Brothers!
Director: Christopher Nolan!
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio!
The Hollywood media went crazy when the news broke.
Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio, what an amazing combination!
With these two together, it would be a disservice to this lineup if they didn't win an Oscar!
The domestic entertainment industry was directly shaken!
Inception instantly dominated the headlines of major portal websites and entertainment news!
Gu Heng and Vision Entertainment's names were wildly worshipped across the internet.
It was only then that the CEOs of those domestic film and television companies suddenly remembered something.
What the hell!
I forgot to ask about the character!
Such a large-scale international co-production, with a large majority of investors being from China, surely it's impossible that there isn't a single Chinese face among the investors, right?
Even if it's just serving tea and water to Leonardo DiCaprio, as long as you can appear in Nolan's lens for even a second, you'll be gilded when you go back home!
Won't my fee for taking on scripts double from now on?!
As a result, Vision Entertainment's landline was once again bombarded with another round of calls.
Agents of various celebrities, CEOs of major companies, and even distant relatives and friends all tried to reach out to Gu Heng through various channels to ask for roles.
However, when Su Qing received this barrage of phone calls, she only replied with a curt, dismissive sentence.
"Sorry, there are no more roles available."
Those domestic stars who were eyeing Hollywood resources must be crying in the bathroom right now.
Gu Heng didn't care about the chaos outside; he simply called Huang Bo, who was out running errands, back to the company.
When Gu Heng threw the script for "Inception" and the news of the casting decision on the table, Huang Bo was completely dumbfounded.
He stared blankly at the script, unable to come to his senses for a long time.
Before filming "Crazy Stone", he was a nobody, not even a minor celebrity.
Since joining Vision, everything has gone smoothly for him, with President Gu showering him with resources as if they were free.
Now look what's happened! She's jumped straight to the top and is going to Hollywood to work with Leonardo DiCaprio?!
Huang Bo's eyes welled up with tears; it was a heartfelt expression of gratitude.
He stood up, walked a few steps to Gu Heng's desk, took a deep breath, and looked serious.
Just when Gu Heng thought this guy was about to give some kind of moving speech...
Huang Bo suddenly wiped his face, leaned closer, and asked in a cheeky tone, "President Gu, with so many adopted sons, are you still short of people?"
Gu Heng was taken aback: "What do you want to do?"
Huang Bo patted his chest and declared righteously, "I have no other intentions! My main concern is to take care of you in your old age!"
Gu Heng: "Screw you!"