Hollywood superstars: Start as a child star

Visiting Factory Director Han

“The Notebook” is different from other movies made by Claire. He invested nearly 10 million US dollars in capital, and the box office directly determines his income. He cannot turn a blind eye to such a huge market in mainland China.

Therefore, in order to show his sincerity and get on the line with this big boss, there will be a lot of trouble for him in the future. Claire decided to fly to Beijing with Roxy and Martin to visit Boss Han in person!

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“Claire, is it really necessary to pay so much attention to it?” Roxy asked in confusion on the plane.

“Of course it is necessary. You don’t understand the power and background that Han Sanping represents! As long as you know, you will definitely not question my decision!” Claire explained this character to Roxy in a popular explanation…

“The head of China Film Group, the only company with the right to import foreign films!”

Just from this description, Roxy was keenly aware of the importance of this person. It can be said that all Hollywood movies entering China must go through His nod. As the country of China develops and grows, the box office market gets bigger and bigger every year, and his status becomes more and more important.

After listening to Claire’s explanation, Roxy said no more. With her keen insight, she fully understood Claire’s choice.

It is very important to establish a good relationship with Mr. Han!

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The plane arrived at Beijing International Airport late at night. After the three Claires rested at the hotel for a night, they went straight to visit Mr. Han.

“Nice to meet you! Good morning, Director Han!” Claire greeted the boss respectfully. Because Roxy and Martin are both Chinese illiterate, Claire took on the main communication and negotiation role.

“Hahaha~ I heard Yimou say that your Mandarin is very good. I thought he was exaggerating, but I didn’t expect it to be true. Your Mandarin is much better than mine~ Hahaha!” Director Han He is from Guangyuan in northern Sichuan and speaks in a strong Southwest Mandarin.

“Director Han, you are over-praising me! My grandmother is an older generation Chinese, and I learned all my literary skills from her.” “Look, she even

uses the word ‘over-praising’. It’s so authentic! Hahaha. ~I didn’t expect that you, an 18-year-old boy, would start investing in your own movies! It’s really annoying that people are so popular. Yimou is still begging for hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment. ..”

Claire couldn’t answer Factory Director Han’s teasing, so she could only say “hehe” with a silly apology.

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After a few words of greeting, Claire got down to business, hoping that “The Notebook”, which she invested in and starred in, would be released simultaneously on Valentine’s Day, February 14th.

But in fact, director Han was not interested in Claire’s ‘small production’ with an investment of 30 million yuan. What he cares more about is Claire’s concern about the release time of the movie.

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“Why do you insist that this movie be released on February 14th?” Director Han asked.

“Oh, February 14th is Valentine’s Day. It’s the perfect love movie for the occasion…” Claire heard Director Han’s question and answered the standard answer without thinking… Wait a minute. ! Both industry insiders and ordinary people in the United States are very aware of schedules. Over the past few decades, major film studios have also educated the public, and the major schedule markets have become very mature.

However, it seems that in mainland China in 2000, there was no consensus on ‘movie schedules’ yet!

Claire quickly explained to Director Han the origin and content of the ‘movie schedule’.

“…So in general, the schedule is divided into holiday schedule and festival schedule. The right movies should be released at the right time to cultivate people’s movie-watching habits, so that holidays and movies can form a close relationship, and drive box office growth. !”

“Hmm~” Factory Director Han took a deep breath, “Well, Claire, do you think we in the mainland can also find a schedule?” ”

Of course!” Claire thought of the annual Spring Festival war and National Day in her previous life The battle between the two schedules was brutal, but it is undeniable that the emergence of two schedules has spawned a large number of excellent movies that have broken box office records, which is a good thing.

“Actually, inland China has formed a relatively mature schedule – the Lunar New Year movies led by director Feng Xiaogang, which generally run from New Year’s Day to the Lunar New Year. It is good to cultivate this schedule well.” Claire briefly analyzed Check out the current situation.

“Indeed, several of our mainland movie box office records were set during this ‘Lunar New Year’ period!” Director Han recalled carefully and nodded in agreement.

“Director Han, I think there is another timetable that needs great attention and can be cultivated quickly!” Claire gave a small pass.

“Oh? Which schedule?”

“Of course it’s the National Day schedule! There will be a seven-day holiday on October 1st during the National Day holiday. Of course, during such a rare holiday, everyone is encouraged to go to the cinema to watch movies! And unlike the Lunar New Year schedule, everyone does not If you need to visit relatives and reunite with your family, you can spend more personal time for entertainment.”

“National Day stall? National Day stall!” Director Han went from doubt to shock to ecstasy!

“Hahahaha~ Claire, you know the customs and customs of our country very well!” Director Han patted Claire’s shoulder affectionately, looked at Claire with the kind eyes of a nephew and said: “This suggestion of yours is very good! I really had an enlightenment today! This method is just like Chairman Mao’s ‘Key Theory’ and ‘Contradiction Theory’. Concentrate your efforts and seize the main contradiction! Hahahaha!” Roxy and Martin were accompanying guests on the side

. , seeing Claire chatting so happily with the Korean director, although they couldn’t understand what the two were talking about, but seeing the harmonious atmosphere, they knew that there would be no big problem with “The Notebook” entering the mainland.

In order to blend into the atmosphere, they both laughed together…

“Um, Director Han. The simultaneous release of “The Notebook” in the mainland…” Claire hesitated.

“Don’t worry, I will definitely help you with this small favor! It’s no problem for your movie to be released on Valentine’s Day!!” Director Han patted Claire on the shoulder and said in a friendly tone: “That’s it, from now on we will be China and the United States. The film industry still needs to communicate more, absorb your advanced experience, and make up for our shortcomings!” ”

Absolutely!” Claire quickly expressed her position: “As half, oh not a quarter, Chinese, definitely I will do my best to build a bridge of communication between the two countries!”

“Okay, okay! Claire, as long as you are willing!” Director Han held Claire’s hand tightly and said.

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