1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 12 Director, you guys won’t let me go?

When 1991 arrived, summer was in the United States, half a day later than Milan and Xiaoxu in China.

Summer: Lived half a day longer~
New Year's Day is a holiday in the United States.

So the crew of "Home Alone" worked for two days and then took a day off.

Xia Tian: Take a break, take a break! It's already a four-day holiday today... luckily I'm almost done filming!

However, on this day, Xia Tian discovered something "amazing"!

That day, Paige called a friend in Xia's office: "Hey, Sheldon, I heard you have something to talk to me about?"

"Nonsense, I'm fine now! I've never felt so good!" She seemed to be arguing with her friend.

Xia Tian heard the voice of a young boy on the other end of the phone and wondered if Paige had touched some contraband.
Peggy leaned back on the sofa and relaxed: "Little brat, what do you know?~ Let me introduce you to wine, poetry, and love~This is love~"
Xia Tian didn't take it seriously at first, but the pen in her hand suddenly stopped—wait a minute? What's that?
Xia Tian asked carefully, "Peggy, are you calling a friend?"

Peggy smiled brightly, shook the microphone in her hand, and put it down. "I met this boy at a few professor's lectures before. He's also a genius, but his emotional intelligence is not high~"

Xia Tian asked nonchalantly, "Oh, what's his name?"

Peggy seemed quite happy - is she finally concerned about my relationship issues? Is she jealous?
"His name is Sheldon, Sheldon Lee Cooper. Just a little brat~"

Peggy moved closer to Xia Tian, ​​looked at her with sparkling eyes and a smile on her lips.

You know what, this little girl is really smart. She has figured out some of Xia Tian’s thoughts during this period. She changed into a more mature outfit and put on a pair of round glasses, which made her look a lot more mature!

——Doesn’t it look small? What about this?!
Because she was very adept at handling various trivial matters on the crew, most people on the crew did not treat her as a minor.

However, beneath her good-looking ladylike appearance, she accidentally reveals an aura of over two meters eight!

Every time after showing his uniqueness, he wins over all kinds of people with his high emotional intelligence.

Known as the crew's little director - Charlotte Second ~
At this moment, Xia Tian’s heart dropped to his stomach—as expected!

It's Sheldon~
"The Big Bang Theory"!
No wonder I always felt that Peggy was a little familiar. It turns out that she was the genius girl Peggy in "Young Sheldon"!
No, there is still a little difference. It may be because the ages don’t match, there is some deviation.

But I have also experienced a lot.

Well, since there are characters in domestic film and television dramas, there must be some abroad as well.

It doesn't make sense that there are no changes abroad, right?

Xia Tian: Whatever! It's better without Peter Parker. The world is already a mess.

But I have to find out, are there any weirdos like Gotham Bateman or New York Good Neighbor?

……

When Xia Tian called Aying and Wang Fei in Hong Kong, he heard that in the early morning of January 91, 1, the female writer Sanmao on the island committed suicide by hanging herself in the hospital.

However, Wang Fei didn't care much about Sanmao. Instead, she boasted to Xia Tian: "They all call me the little queen now~"

"Very proud, right, little diva~" Xia Tian teased her.

Wang Fei said in a sweet voice: "I want to share this pride with you~"

Wang Fei began to be called the little queen, which showed that she avoided the emerging field of the Four Heavenly Kings and directly opened up channels to the female consumer group.

Especially among the young white-collar women in Hong Kong, almost 90% of them are her fans!

On January 1, Xia Tian talked to Milan on the phone.

Milan mentioned an incident. He said that at the end of December last year, the "Wenyi Bao" and the Central Literature and Art Bureau jointly held a symposium in Beijing on the TV series "Desire". They discussed the reasons for the success of "Desire", the sensational effect it caused, and the beneficial inspiration it brought to the entire literary and artistic creation.
And just yesterday, the cabinet ministers held a discussion with the crew of the TV series "Desire"...

Milan said: "It actually alarmed the higher-ups. Dachun, Pants, Gangzi and the others are really shaking!"

It seems that the influence of "Desire" is really great!

……

On January 1, "Home Alone" was finally completed, taking 15 days (including a 28-day holiday)!

Xiatian breathed a sigh of relief: Look at what Hong Kong speed is!

Both Piero and his son were stunned – what kind of magical operation was this?!

The film and television practitioners in the crew felt like it was a dream - this was actually the film project I was involved in?
The shoot was finished so quickly, I don’t even feel anything?!
I still feel that my work is very enjoyable and I am a little reluctant to leave!

Little Palo said earnestly, "Xia, if all Hollywood did things like you, it would either soar into the sky and rule the world... or turn into hell!"

Mike added, "Honestly, I think if you go to hell, Satan himself will have to drive you up!"

Xia Tian: "No convertible~" Everyone: "Pfft~"

The total budget for "Home Alone" was $200 million, and the final cost was $198 million. The remaining money was used to hold a wrap-up party in the summer, where everyone was treated to a good meal and each person received a red envelope of several hundred dollars.

We just finished filming here, and Xia Tian has already cut an 18-minute sample and is going to look for a theater.

Finally, through Michael's connections, they found 20th Century Fox and wanted them to distribute the film.

Xia Tian: "The film cost 880 million, and we invited Michael Jackson to star in it!"

Just like Cao Ze who claimed to have an army of one million, Xia Tian claimed that the film cost 880 million!
The senior executives at Fox are not fools. They can see that there is something fishy at a glance!
But they didn't think much about it, thinking that it would require at least three or four million in investment, right?
And with Michael Jackson making a cameo appearance, don’t you think it’s a good gimmick!

Moreover, the sample film has gone through the green light process, and the film reviewers unanimously feel that this film has the potential to be a big hit!
It can be signed, it’s just a matter of discussing the profit sharing.

20th Century Fox has its own theater resources and its own distribution channels, all of which are mature, so they are the ones who reap the biggest profits!

In the end, Xia Tian talked with them for three days, and used his "super charisma + super eloquence" to convince three executives and six relevant persons in succession. He was almost taken advantage of by a female executive, and only then did he negotiate the box office share to 46%!

Others have 54%, and I have 46%!

Don’t be disgusted, this is the result of Xia Tian giving his all!

And there are only 120 screens for the premiere - if the effect is not good, there will be no future~
Of course, some executives also hinted that if Director Charlotte doesn’t mind developing a non-heterosexual relationship, I will sign the contract to 60% even if I have to use all my connections!

Xia Tian: I'll fuck you~
It's okay for female executives, but why the hell are male executives doing the same thing?!
Although I already knew the rules of the Hollywood red sofa, I didn’t expect that you guys wouldn’t even let the director go!

Beast~
Although the contract was signed and Fox felt that he had great potential, after all, with the cost and Cass, the resources they could invest were very limited.

You can tell from the number of screens it premiered on.

So, Xia Tian also plans to do some publicity on his own.

It’s the same routine I used in Hong Kong - making up stories!

The news about the stupid thief invasion being pranked by a left-behind little boy will surely interest many people!
He paid money to find some independent or peripheral reporters and paparazzi from certain news TV stations, gave them soft advertising articles and photos, and asked them to report.

The seemingly true report quietly inserted soft advertising into it.
My good friend Golden Retriever was also very particular. He even made a huge promotional poster for free and hung it on the building of his own hotel!
As a businessman, this is completely free, or even at their own expense.

That’s quite the friend!

The golden retriever fiddled with his golden bangs and raised his chin: "This movie has me in a cameo role, it will definitely be a hit. I won't let it fail, because I never lose~"

Two thumbs up in the summer, you are this~
It took two days and three nights here in the summer to complete the final editing.

The editor who was working on the filming almost got high blood pressure!

The reason for such a rush is just like what Xia Tian told Milan on the phone: "Because I have to attend a friend's concert in two days and sing for him."

Milan asked curiously, "Do you have singer friends in the United States?"

Xia Tian: "Of course! All the people in the eight oceans are brothers~"

This American singer friend is naturally Michael.

It was he who took the initiative to find Xia Tian and invited him to sing with him, and also said that he could recommend "Home Alone" to his fans at the concert!
So particular!

The concert will be held from January 1nd to 22th.

When Xia Tian handed the song he was going to sing to Michael's team, Michael was shocked - Bro, are you here to sing the backing song? Are you here to ruin the show?
4 days, three songs a day, a total of 12 songs!

Chinese song "Don't Ask Me What Disco Is".

"In The End" (Sorry, Linkin Park), the intro rap is Michael, which can be regarded as a duet between Xia Tian and Michael.

Numb (Linkin Park)

"Natural" (Manglong Band), they sang a rock version of "Xiao Fang" in the summer, this is the original version.

"Believer" (Imagine Dragons), sung by Xia Tian and Michael.

"Last Of The Wilds" (Nightwish)

"Unstoppable" (Sia), Summer: I have to dye half my hair white, this is authentic! Inspirational song!
Fire (Gavin Degraw)

"Try Everything" (Zootopia Theme Song)

"Cheap Thrills", chorus, Michael on electric guitar, Xia Tian playing Erhu~
Turn All the Lights On, come and make it~
"Take Me to You Heart", English version of Kiss Goodbye.

Michael: Bro, I really don't recommend you make it so grand when singing along! What a sin!
Mike suddenly had an idea on his face. "By the way, are you interested in releasing an album?! I'm about to sign a contract with Sony, and this is a rare opportunity. Why don't I help you release an album too?!"

(End of this chapter)