I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 226 Settle Down
end of March.

"hi!"

Faced with the greeting from the neighbor across the street, Wan Qingshan, who had just come out of home, responded with a smile.

"hi!"

The young woman opposite had greeted Wanqingshan as early as a month ago when Wanqingshan first moved in. She knew that Wanqingshan had a language barrier, so she didn’t say much, smiled, and walked quickly in the opposite direction of Wanqingshan. Go.

After Wan Qingshan got in the car, he drove to the Directors Guild.

When developing an acting career in Hollywood, whether you are an actor, director, or screenwriter, the first thing you need to do is join a labor union.

Although it is okay not to join the union, you may encounter trouble later. Joining the union, if nothing else, can at least guarantee the remuneration and benefits you should have.

Wan Qingshan drove to the Directors Guild. After finding the service window, Wan Qingshan handed over the materials and said in somewhat broken English, "Hello, I am applying to join the Directors Guild!"

Because his grades in English were not good in the past, Wan Qingshan always thought that his language talent was not good.But really, if you don’t push yourself, you don’t know if you can do it.

When developing in Hollywood, it is impossible to have a translator with you all the time, so after Wan Qingshan found a place to live here, he learned English with Chen Chen.

He forced himself to work hard. Within a month, Wan Qingshan was able to converse in English and let Chen Chen return to China.

The woman at the service desk understood the stumbling English, and even if she didn't understand it, she could understand what Wan Qingshan wanted to do when she saw Wan Qingshan's face.

"Mr. Wan, your qualifications can skip the associate member and become a formal member directly. Do you want to apply directly for a formal member of the Directors Guild?"

"OK, official member!"

After joining the Directors Guild, Wan Qingshan went to the Screenwriters Guild again to roughly record the newly written script "Fire".

If the same script appears in the future, the most important evidence for a lawsuit will be the time when the Screenwriters Guild recorded the script.

Then, Wan Qingshan found another law firm and hired a lawyer to register the company of Qingshan Film and Television Overseas Company.

In the evening, Wan Qingshan carried the vegetables he bought from the supermarket. After eating, he logged on to the Screenwriters Guild's website to check.

All recorded scripts have a rough introduction on the Screenwriters Guild website.

If the film and television company thinks that the brief summary of the script will be marketable, they can contact the editor directly using the contact information under the script.

After spending several hours on the website and searching several times to confirm that there were no movies in the Writers Guild, Wan Qingshan smiled.

A week later, when Wan Qingshan went out, he bumped into the woman opposite.

"Hi, madam, you are very beautiful today."

The woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled heartily and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wan, you learn English so fast!"

"NO, if I don't learn it, I will have a headache."

Wan Qingshan's feigned fearful expression made the woman smile even brighter.

After chatting for a while, the woman invited Wan Qingshan to her home for dinner. After Wan Qingshan agreed, he drove to the Screenwriters Guild and registered all the scripts he had copied this week.

Then, Wan Qingshan went to Universal to get the money.

Just a few days after the Oscar, "Parasite" was released, with a total box office of $2000 million!

Universal's vice president, Hewitt, who was in his 50s, came forward to talk to Wan Qingshan.

"Mr. Wan, this is the North American box office profit statement of "Parasite"."

After Hewitt handed over the documents, he remembered that Wan Qingshan did not understand English. He was about to say that he would find a translator later, when Wan Qingshan said, "Thank you, I'll take a look first."

Hewitt's eyes flashed, he looked at the report on the file, then picked up the coffee on the table and drank it.

Wan Qingshan took a brief look at it and put down the report.

"Mr. Hewitt, I am not a newbie in the industry. I have a box office of 2000 million, but my profit is only 3000 million US dollars. Do you think this report is normal?"

Hewitt replied calmly, "Mr. Wan, all expenditures are listed on the report. If you think there is something wrong with this report, you can ask the accounting company to check, and Universal will cooperate."

Wan Qingshan's eyelids twitched. Not to mention the accounting made by Universal, whether the accounting company could find out the errors would be very troublesome just in terms of time and expenses for hiring an accounting company.

The most important thing is that if he finds an accounting company to go into Universal to check the accounts of "Parasite", the media will definitely receive news about such a big matter.

As soon as the media reports, the attitude of the six major Hollywood companies towards him will change drastically. Even Columbia, which had previously agreed to cooperate, may have to reconsider the issue of cooperation.

No one dares to expose such a private matter.

Once it is revealed, the reputation of the six major Hollywood film and television companies will be greatly affected, and the six major Hollywood film and television companies will join forces.

These are the Hollywood Six. In most cases, they compete with each other, but once the Hollywood Six as a whole is endangered, they will join forces.

Facing the Big Six in Hollywood, Wan Qingshan had no choice. Even Spielberg had to let them squeeze him, let alone a Chinese.

Wan Qingshan suppressed the anger in his heart, remained silent for a moment, and said, "In addition to the film rights of the island countries and South Korea, and the video rights, all are sold to Universal. How much money can Universal offer.

I'm talking about total, plus box office profit. "

A smile appeared on Hewitt's face that made Wan Qingshan want to punch him.

Universal seemed to have known that Wanqingshan would compromise, so Hewitt revealed a number without even thinking about it.

"7000 million!"

Hollywood is very different from domestic film and television. In China, theaters are strong, and producers can only account for 42% of the box office split at most. This was something that Zhang Weiping negotiated hard through "The City of Gold" a few years ago. .

And if you want to get 42%, it has to be a blockbuster. For ordinary movies, the producers can still only get 38%.

But in Hollywood, film producers dominate. Whether it is a fixed split or a stepped split, the producer can account for at least nearly 50% of the box office split.

With a box office of 2000 million, at least 6000 million can be divided.

The total amount is only 7000 million, which is equivalent to overseas copyrights and video tapes. All of them were swallowed up by Universal, at least 3000 million!

But this time, there was no trace of anger in Wan Qingshan.

When he was silent before, Wan Qingshan figured out that he had no foundation at all in Hollywood and could only endure this anger.

Just endure it, it's not like you haven't endured it before, just treat yourself as a new person and start over.

"Mr. Hewitt, I agree to $7000 million, but I hope I can see the money after signing the contract today."

Surprise showed on Hewitt's face.

"Mr. Wan, you are very suitable for development in Hollywood. You are more suitable for Hollywood than others."

Listening to Hewitt's praise, Wan Qingshan couldn't help but cursed in his heart, "Fuck, adapting to your oppression is just adapting to Hollywood."

After getting the money, Wan Qingshan immediately went to a law firm to get legal tax avoidance.

At present, domestic taxes have not been significantly increased, so domestic taxes are actually not bad, but in the United States, taxation has long been very detailed.

It means that there are many types of taxes. If these 7000 million were paid normally, it is estimated that 3000 million would have to be eliminated.

Although it is quite a lot after legal tax avoidance, it is at least much less than full payment.

After asking the law firm to handle legal tax avoidance, Wan Qingshan called Xiao Lizi.

"Fire" is a fantasy film that Wan Qingshan had prepared before, but the investment was too big. He doesn't have much money now, so he has to make some money first. In addition, the Oscar for Best Director is still his goal for him. With.

Therefore, when he was looking for a good house, Wan Qingshan had already thought about it and cooperated with Xiao Lizi.

In the evening, Wan Qingshan went to the opposite house for dinner with a small gift.

Opposite was a family of three. The woman's parents were both fans of Wanqingshan, and they were very enthusiastic about Wanqingshan's arrival.After the meal, when Wan Qingshan went back, the two of them strongly invited Wan Qingshan to come back tomorrow.

The next morning, Wan Qingshan met Xiao Lizi in the restaurant.

The two didn't talk much. After reading the script, Xiao Lizi said that he needed to let his team evaluate it before making a decision.

So, the two of them had a meal and separated.

Then, Wan Qingshan went to the airport and flew back home.

The popularity of the Oscars has passed, and Wan Qingshan has stayed in Los Angeles and has not come back. The media also knew that Wan Qingshan would stay in Hollywood and develop, so they did not inquire about Wan Qingshan's traces, so no reporters blocked Wan Qingshan at the airport. .

Because Wan Qingshan didn't say he would come back in advance, Chen Yumo was about to go to work when Wan Qingshan returned home.

"Why are you back suddenly!" Chen Yumo said in surprise.

"Didn't that miss you?"

"You still think I'm a little girl, but I don't believe your nonsense."

Chen Yumo said this, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

Then, Chen Yumo made two phone calls, then didn't go to work and stayed at home with Wan Qingshan.

After staying at home for two days, Wan Qingshan received a call from Xiao Lizi. There was no problem with the script and they could discuss further cooperation.

Xiao Lizi wanted to talk, but Wan Qingshan asked him to wait. He still has something to do now.

The next day, Wanqingshan flew to the capital.

Walking to the pick-up gate, Wan Qingshan glanced at the man and walked towards the man holding the 'Li Yancheng' sign.

Wan Qingshan was wearing a mask, but when he walked over, the man recognized him immediately.

"Director Wan, the car here is ready."

Then, Wan Qingshan got into the car with the man and came to the set of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".

The crew was filming. Han Sanping said he was the director, but it was Huang Jian who was actually filming.

Just after Wan Qingshan glanced at it, he frowned inwardly.

"Qingshan, please come back from the United States specifically." Han Sanping walked over from the side.

"Director Han, it's an honor for you to let me star in this kind of movie. I have to come back no matter what."

Han Sanping smiled and whispered, "Qingshan, you know the importance of this movie, don't make trouble for a while."

"Don't worry, Director Han, I know what's appropriate."

Afterwards, Wan Qingshan followed the crew and walked towards the dressing room.

In the dressing room, Deng Chao was putting on makeup. When he saw Wan Qingshan coming, he was surprised and quickly stood up to greet Wan Qingshan.

Wan Qingshan responded casually and went inside to change clothes.

By the time Wan Qingshan came out of the dressing room, the previous scene had been filmed, and the crew was preparing for the next scene.

After Wan Qingshan glanced around, he walked to the rest area.

There were many people in the rest area, including Zhang Guoli, Chen Kun and others who had finished taking the previous photo.

Deng Chao, Zhang Jin, who are waiting for their next roles, and Zhao Feite, who has only appeared in two Hong Kong films in the past few years, and others.

As soon as Wan Qingshan came over, Chen Kun, Zhang Jin and others stopped communicating. After greeting Wan Qingshan, they sat quietly aside and stopped talking.

At this time, a crew member came over holding a piece of paper.

"Director Wan, this is your line."

After Wan Qingshan took one look at it, he put it aside. His only line was, "I object, the color blue is appropriate here." '

Here, Wan Qingshan put down the line paper, and over there, Han Sanping, who was still worried about causing trouble in Wan Qingshan, walked towards Wan Qingshan.

"Qingshan, I have something to talk to you about. Let's change places."

Wan Qingshan and Han Sanping walked to the side window with some confusion.

“Some time ago, Wang Zhongjun and Wu Kebo announced that the company would cooperate in investing in Hollywood movies.

Are you giving them your share of Hollywood movies? "

Wu Kebo and Wang Zhongjun waited and waited, but neither Wanqingshan nor Wanqingshan invited them to discuss a new movie, and their companies are now in the pre-market quotation stage.

At this time, they have no way to worry about the consequences of spreading the news in advance. If the stock price is priced a few cents lower, they will get tens of millions less.

But they have not yet reached the point where Xinwan Qingshan will not cooperate directly. They only talk about investing in Hollywood movies, but they do not say what movies they will invest in, nor which Hollywood company they will cooperate with.

However, everyone is not stupid. Wanqingshan is going to develop in Hollywood. Wang Zhongjun and Wu Kebo said to invest in Hollywood movies. Apart from Wang Zhongjun and Wu Kebo telling ghost stories for the stock price, no matter how hard they don’t believe it, they can only invest in Wanqingshan. Movie.

Wan Qingshan nodded slightly, "I gave them a little bit, but I was responding to help mainland film and television companies develop.

Director Han, China Film should not need an investment share. "

"Haha, don't worry, I won't snatch anything from your pocket."

Later, Wan Qingshan felt more and more strange, and Han Sanping kept rambling.

When the crew came over and said the crew was ready, Han Sanping immediately asked him to go filming.

Wan Qingshan happened to see Zhao Feite walking out of the rest area out of the corner of his eyes, and he immediately understood why Han Sanping was talking nonsense with him.

Seeing this, Wan Qingshan felt helpless.

He really doesn't want to cause trouble now. The attitude above his head is like the Sword of Damocles hanging above his head. At this time, he doesn't dare to cause trouble, and he doesn't even dare to make any big moves in the country. alley.

The cameo scene was very simple. It was completed in less than an hour, and Wan Qingshan immediately withdrew.

Returning to Qingshan Film and Television Company, Wan Qingshan asked Li Yancheng about the company's status. After learning that "Detective Chinatown" was scheduled to be released during the summer vacation, he gave Li Yancheng instructions.

If the box office of "Detective Chinatown" reaches 5000 million, let Lu Yang film "囧".

Then Feng Zhi called Li Yancheng and asked the new company there to occupy 30% of the share of "囧囧". Qingshan Film and Television Company and Yan Dong still accounted for 50% of the share. Who will give the other 20% of the share? Go to Zhang Zhao to discuss.

After giving instructions, Wan Qingshan went to Qingshan Film and Television Company.

He didn't come up with any script for Sun Yao and the others to write, but let them think about writing the script themselves. If Li Yancheng thought it was okay, he would find a director to film it.

At this time, Qingshan Film and Television Company must keep a low profile and cannot always produce high-grossing movies.

At Qingshan Media Company, Wan Qingshan chatted with Zhang Zhao for a while and found out that the company had no other big projects besides preparing "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City", so he stopped taking care of it.

Then Wan Qingshan flew back to Shenzhen, stayed in Shenzhen for two days, and then flew to the United States.

Wan Qingshan originally wanted to stay a little longer, but he had no choice but to leave immediately.

It was not because of Xiao Lizi's urging, but because the news of Wan Qingshan's return to China spread. Wang Changtian, Jia Hui, Zeng Maojun, Liu Rong and others all called Wan Qingshan to make an appointment.

At this time, when they met, they definitely wanted to invest in his Hollywood movie. Wanqingshan could help Huayi and Chengtian, but he couldn't help Guangguang.

As for people in the theater chain like Zeng Maojun, Wan Qingshan didn't want to get too close to him, lest the people above him would have any ideas.

I don’t want to talk to these people, but Zeng Maojun actually wants to imitate Wang Zhongjun and Wu Kebo and come to Shenzhen to talk to Wan Qingshan. This can only force Wan Qingshan to go to Hollywood first.

(End of this chapter)