Vol 3 Chapter 131: First move

>. Chapter 131 Initiation
The door opened, and Adrian didn't look back until Ivanka's voice sounded: "Time is coming, Ed, are you going down now? Or just wait a little longer?"
"Wait a little longer," Adrian came to her, staring at her slightly tired face. "You don't have to go, rest in the room for a good night, jet lag is not easy to fall, anyway, we You do n’t talk about work, and you talk in Chinese, and you do n’t understand.

"It doesn't necessarily make sense if I change Charlie." Ivanka rolled her eyes.
Adrien shook her head with a smile, although Charlize was working hard-after the idea of ​​"Who's Marrying a Millionaire" was postponed because of 911, she had a new idea. Adrien An Zheng plans to take the time to talk to her. If it is good, he will give it to the broadcast. They are currently lacking a reality show. However, Ivanka always regarded her as an opponent, whether at work or in bed, so she had to compete for everything.
"Well, if you feel bored, you might as well walk outside the square, this is one of the largest squares in the world." He squeezed her face with a smile.
Adrian's place of stay is the Capital Hotel. This time-honored hotel is located in the city center, and is adjacent to the Forbidden City. It is a five-minute walk to the square. The layout is very magnificent. It is indeed a century-old shop-if you count it in 1900 The tavern can still barely bear this title. It is precisely because of this that Adri arranged to live in the Capital Hotel in addition to the choice of the China World Hotel. Anyway, it also received many important people. The three top tenors who held a concert in the Forbidden City last year also lived here.
"Right, what about Nicole?" Adrian asked again before Ivanka spoke.
"Rest in the room, why do you want to go and see her?" Ivanka said angrily. For these women beside Adrian, except Charlize could convince her slightly, and then get along with Kate and Sarah. In addition to the lovely Lily, the relationship with them is also good, and everyone else does not see much.
However, as Adrian's secretary assistant, she had to deal with them, and she had to make adjustments and schedules for Adrian, so she couldn't wait to see it and had to show her face. From here, you can see the difference between her and Charlize. Although Charlize often doesn't like some women, although she often has a slightly proud and cold appearance that seems to be thousands of miles away, but in words There is still due respect between them, rather than on Ivanka's face, which clearly says: I don't like you, I deal with you just for work.
Of course, Ivanka was born in a wealthy family, and her father is a man who likes to mess with flowers. She doesn't like this. To this end, she set rules with her father and should not date younger girls. Therefore, she can do what she looks like now, and can't ask for more.
"No," Adrian smiled. "Let her take a good rest. Tomorrow she will have an exclusive interview in addition to the premiere of" Moulin Rouge "."
"I don't understand, Ed." Ivanka sighed at this moment. "If you want to inspect the Chinese market, you can come here with great fanfare. There is no need to use the excuse of attending the premiere of" Moulin Rouge "in China. If You just want to attend the premiere of "The Moulin Rouge," then why don't you tell the media that you are coming down? "
"It's troublesome to explain. You need to know that China and the United States are two completely different countries," Adrian smiled. "Maybe I will come here with great fanfare one day, but definitely not now, and the group leader. It should be Claude, not me, that I am good at seizing the general direction, but he is responsible for the specific negotiations. "
"Simply put, you want to be lazy." Ivanka poked his mouth.
"You can say that," Adrian raised his hands. "We have always evolved this way-even if we come as a director, I'm still the chairman of the board of directors of the media anyway. The Chinese are right I need to promote myself internationally, so once I make a public appearance there will be a lot of trouble, and I didn't bring a professional team over. "
"Speaking for a long time, you still haven't said the purpose of coming here. I don't even know what to prepare for." Ivanka sighed.
"Don't worry, Ini, we will stay for a maximum of three days and go back. All you need is contingency, and ..." He smiled at the big bed in his eyes, pinched her chin and kissed her.
Ivanka snorted softly what he was about to say. The doorbell rang at this moment, and then came in a middle-aged man in his early forties, wearing a formal suit and rimless glasses. The cheeks are slightly concave and the cheekbones protrude.
"Hello, Mr. Cowell, it's a great honor to be here. I'm Wang Zhongjun." With a warm smile, he reached out a few steps and said in fluent English that he deserved to have worked hard in the United States and is still The State University of New York has someone with a master's degree in mass media.
"Hello, Mr. Wang, it's nice to meet you. I hope this low-key visit did not cause you any trouble." Adrian said in fluent Chinese.
This made the other side raise his eyebrows. From the airport to the hotel, Adrian has been communicating with people in Chinese. He could not have heard of it, but it seems that he obviously did not expect his Chinese to be fluent At this point, even the mountains are just this level, right?
"It's very surprising, Mr. Cowell, I don't know how good your Chinese is." Wang Zhongjun did not hide his surprise.
"I know a lot about Chinese culture, so I also learned a few." Adrian smiled indifferently.
"It's great, it's more convenient for communication." Wang Zhongjun then made a gesture to please, then looked at Ivanka.
"Just feel free, Ini." Adrian exhorted in English.
"Yes, sir. Shu." After opening the door, Ivanka recovered his expressionless face, and at the moment it was an official expression.
Then, Adrian was accompanied by Wang Zhongjun and his secretary, as well as the head of the media office in the capital. His brother Wang Zhonglei, who founded the Huayi Brothers, or Yu Dong, the president of Bona Films, and Zhang Weiping, the chairman of New Screen, are already waiting here.
The reason why Adrian came here in a very low-key way was to participate in the premiere of "Moulin Rouge" in China, not because he wanted to join China's media market while China joined. No country will allow foreign capital to enter the industry at will, and even the United States has laws that require non-Americans not to own television stations. Murdoch had to become an American when he bought x, not to mention China?
It was also Murdoch. In 1993, he acquired the Chinese TV station from Li Zekai. He wanted to enter the mainland with great joy, but eventually had to accept a series of requirements from the mainland to attract funds from Liu Changle and others, and then formed Phoenix. Satellite TV was quickly crowded out to the third shareholder. Although he still owns most of the equity of Xingkong Media, his influence is limited to the Pearl River Delta. It is conceivable that it is basically impossible to penetrate the mainland. Even if Murdoch married a Chinese wife, he could not stop it. He left sadly a few years later, and Adrian didn't want to do self-interest and useless work.
Therefore, when he came to the capital, he just wanted to closely observe the film market on the mainland. Although he had a certain understanding in the previous life, that was from the bottom up. Today, his status is different and his perspective is different. You also need to look down. But if it was ten or five years ago, he would not have been so troubled to come to the mainland, but it will not work now. As he said to Ivanka before, although he is now a major international director, he is also Chairman of the media board. In the eyes of ordinary people, Adrian's great director may be more famous, but at the national level, they only know that he is the head of one of the world's largest media groups.
Although China and the United States have rapidly heated up after 9/11, it is not yet time for his official visit to China with great fanfare, so it is necessary to find a reason to visit the mainland with a low profile. Just right. When "Moulin Rouge" was introduced to the mainland, China Film contacted Nicole through the relationship, hoping that she would come to China to attend the premiere, and also contacted Adrian. Nicole was going to refuse. Like most Westerners, Nicole lacked understanding of China, so she lacked interest. However, Adrian repeatedly suggested and persuaded, and briefly explained the prospects of the Chinese market. Although this did not completely convince her, Nicole agreed, and most of Adrian's suggestions were correct.
As for the invitation sent to him, it was rejected, and China Film was not so determined. After all, letting the head of the media come to promote Huawei films as a director. I always feel that it is not appropriate, so Adrian is not. Worried that they would be dissatisfied with their low-key secrets after they declined.
Of course, he will not know the Chinese government when he enters or exits the country, not to mention his private jet, and he has notified several private media companies that have invested in the company before he came, so when Wang Zhongjun introduced a house, Chen's middle-aged man was introduced very vaguely. He wanted to come to a certain department or a certain bureau, and more likely to be a certain department, so as to match his identity, didn't he?
Adrian didn't care. After sitting down, he shuddered with them, fluent Chinese and a few idioms popping up from time to time, surprised this group of people. Therefore, it is very important to understand a foreign language. Think about it, they are more willing to cooperate with someone who knows a lot about China, or with someone who knows enough about China?
The mainland film market in the early 21st century was still a virgin land. Although Hollywood films have been available since 1994 and 1995, this vast market has not yet been fully developed. Adrian clearly remembers an example. A science fiction movie with an investment of about 30 million won a box office of $ 21 million in North America in the first week of its release, but got a box office of 23 million after it was released on the mainland! Although this has nothing to do with the schedule and the support of mainland media groups in the mainland, it is enough to show that the Chinese market is huge. Because of this, Asian Asian villains in Hollywood have changed from Chinese to Korean. Who will follow? The money making market can't afford it?
So, although this example is a decade later, it doesn't prevent Adrian from starting early. In fact, several major movie studios in Hollywood followed this piece of cake early, otherwise Paramount would not be the first to enter the mainland. Unfortunately, it can be seen that the future Adrian is more accurate than them. From 1996 to now, he has already Through various means, it has invested in private companies such as Huayi Brothers, Bona Films and New Screen. Unfortunately, China Film and Huaxia are state-owned enterprises-Huaxia is not yet established-look at the long list of shareholder names and know that it is impossible to accept foreign investment, otherwise he will be able to speak on the quota of imported movies.
Of course, there are not many of these shares, and Adrian may not want to attract too much attention, although these are all private enterprises, as long as they have a certain say.
"The Chinese movie market is very broad, and now it has great potential. The release of the Titanic a few years ago illustrates everything. So when it is fully explored, it will only have a vast home, especially the Chinese economy is still With continuous development, there will only be more and more people entering the theater to watch movies. "At the wine table, Adrian gave a foreshadowing to the presidents of these private film companies with a bright future.
This meal was specially prepared by Wang Zhongjun and others, a complete Chinese-style round table banquet, but in order to take care of Adrian, he specifically asked if he would like to order alcohol drinks. Although he was intoxicated in the previous life, he did not hesitate to choose liquor, and this is the best wine that can be taken out on this occasion.
Sure enough, as soon as the bottle was opened, the wine was immediately fragrant, and there was no doubt that the top Moutai. Although the Panama Gold Award is still suspicious, he did hear an old man in his previous life. When he went to Guizhou for business in the late 1950s, he used the relationship to get a small bottle at Maotai Distillery. When he returned to the hotel, other guests came over. Ask what kind of wine it is, how it smells like it.
Perhaps this is exaggerated, but Moutai is indeed a top grade. In addition, the dishes are rich, luxurious and delicious. Various well-known dishes are served like water, and there may be a slight gap with specialized restaurants-for example Roast duck-but not too bad. Admittedly, the Chinese do eat very much. A boiled cabbage may seem simple, but it tastes so refreshing and tender, delicious and delicious, which admires Adrian.
Although he didn't say a word about praising the food, the unconcealed look of satisfaction was already the best compliment. In this way, Adrian seemed approachable and made Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei feel closer. Sometimes, without much language, a small action can pull into their relationship with each other, thereby affecting their listening.
Speaking of which, among several companies, he is most optimistic about Huayi Brothers, not only because of the future, but also after analyzing the current situation. Under similar circumstances, Huayi Brothers has the greatest potential at present.
Not to mention the date of establishment, not to mention the time of development, just to say a bit, the film industry in mainland China is still very immature, even without a complete cycle-although it will soon be established-Hong Kong and Taiwan Although it is quite confusing, the process from production to distribution is very complete, so the film industry in mainland China is still at the stage of being director-centric. Only with the support of an excellent blockbuster director, the company can have a lot of influence in the film market, and Huayi Brothers happens to have such a director in hand, yes, Feng Xiaogang.
"Big Bang" is a very interesting movie. Yes, I can understand all kinds of ridicules and allusions. Both Ge You and Inda have performed very well. Donald has no bright spots. "After finishing the meal, In the parlor's living room, Adrian was talking to Feng Xiaogang while drinking tea.
As a partner of Huayi Brothers, Feng Xiaogang was naturally qualified to attend this dinner and meeting. He was the first to learn that some shares of Huayi Brothers belonged to the media group—in fact, the time that the Brothers Wang knew. It is not long. In order to avoid the butterfly effect, Adrian used some means to indirectly control the shares.
"Thank you, if you don't mind, then I will have bragging capital." Feng Xiaogang is very respectful. After all, the person in front of him is both the chairman of the board of directors of the International Media Group and the world-renowned director. He is also very approachable and understandable. Chinese culture, talking and talking, is like talking to a pure Chinese, from which he should make this look.
"That being the case ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Will Mr. Kewell consider helping to release this movie in North America?" Among a group of people, Wang Zhonglei suddenly asked so directly.
Adrian glanced at him, then smiled slightly: "It can be considered."
As soon as this statement was made, several people were surprised, and Feng Xiaogang was even more agitated. If "Big Wrist" can really be released in North America, then he can be regarded as an international director. In the past few years, in addition to "Red Sorghum" and "Farewell My Concubine", what other movies have been released in the United States? And the box office is very general, if he can get a good box office by the media distribution, the resulting influence can be imagined.
"Although this film completely shows the image of the Chinese citizen, it may not meet the tastes of North American audiences, but many irony places are in place, so the first thing you need is an excellent translation, as long as it can accurately translate the charm, such as At the end, those two classic lines are believed to resonate with people. "Adrian said with a chuckle.
"Mr. Cowell, are you planning to introduce Chinese films to the United States?" A person who couldn't sit still jumped out after repeated stimuli. The partner of Zhang Weiping, chairman of New Screen, received the call Zhang Yimou, who was rushed back from Jiuzhaigou set.