Rebirth Turn

After the script was finalized, Lu Yan wrote a detailed proposal under Su Mo's guidance, and then flew to Los Angeles with Song Hui and Li Ran.

Located in Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA, it is the headquarters of Twentieth Century Fox.Among the seven major film companies in Hollywood, Twentieth Century Fox was founded the latest and experienced the most twists and turns, and almost went bankrupt several times.It wasn't until after the 60s that Australian media giant Rupert Murdoch acquired the troubled [-]th Century Fox that the company began to develop steadily and by leaps and bounds.

Twentieth Century Fox has produced and released well-known classic movies, such as "The Sound of Music" and "Titanic" and other masterpieces, as well as the "Star Wars" series, "X-Men" series and so on.

Twentieth Century Fox was Lu Yan's first stop to seek American funding for "Hometown", except that Su Mo said that among the several Hollywood film companies, George Stryker, the distribution manager of Twentieth Century Fox, had the deepest friendship with him. In addition, it is also because this company has also invested in several Chinese-language films, although the final box office is not very satisfactory.In addition, 3th Century Fox has two distinctive subsidiaries, one of which is Blue Sky Studio, which produces 3D feature film animation.So far, the three 2D animations "Ice Age", "Robot" and "Ice Age [-]" produced by Blue Sky Studio have been very successful.

At this moment, in the office of the [-]th Century Fox headquarters building, George Strike, the manager of the distribution department, and Mike Davis, the manager of the production department, received Lu Yan and his party.

Lu Yan's English is very good, so there is no translator with him.After mutual self-introduction, Lu Yan started to talk about the film and the shooting plan straight to the point, and at the same time put the compiled and copied script and proposal in front of the two managers.Originally, this should be the work of the director, but as one of the investors of the film, Lu Yan participated in the whole process from purchasing the script to the final revision. He is very clear about the details and process, so he finally decided to elaborate. He will take the lead, with Li Ran as a supplement.

After the two managers finished listening, they talked in a low voice while flipping through the script and proposal. Lu Yan and Li Ran sat calmly, waiting quietly.

After a while, Mike Davis, the production manager, spoke first, "Mr. Lu, we are quite interested in this story, why don't you consider selling the script to us directly?"

Lu Yan smiled, "I'm sorry that I don't have such a plan at the moment, I still hope that we will make the movie."

Mike Davis shrugged. He knew that there was little hope, so he just said casually, "So, how do you want us to cooperate?"

Lu Yan sat up straight, "We hope that your company can contribute 50.00% of the capital, and provide us with a 3D special effects team and the distribution rights of the film in North America."

"$1.5 million is a lot of money, but it's within my purview, the 3D effects team and the distribution rights. The question is, why should we believe this movie is worth our money?"

Lu Yan said confidently, "As you said just now, you are very interested in this story. A good story is half the success of a movie. What's more, the 3D movie market is becoming more and more popular, but there has not been a single 3D movie with enough weight. Your company The production of 3D animation is very successful. I think you will also be interested in investing in excellent 3D drama films. Every film is an adventure, and no one can say what the result will be before it is officially released. , but benefits often coexist with risks, and your company has never lacked the spirit of taking risks.”

The two managers glanced at each other and got together to talk a few more words.Afterwards, it was George Stryker, the publishing manager who spoke, "Young man, you are very courageous and courageous. To be honest, I admire you very much. We agree to cooperate with you, but it is not just you Convinced me, I know the other investor in this movie is Su, he is one of the most successful businessmen I know, his investment vision has always been unique and effective. Since he is involved here, we are willing to risk this risk."

Lu Yan lowered his head and smiled secretly. This reason was really irresistible, but if Tesric knew about his relationship with Su Mo, would he reconsider this reason?

In any case, the negotiation has basically succeeded so far. Lu Yan and Li Ran stood up together, "I believe that your company will not regret this investment."

"I hope so." George Tesrick and Mike Davis also stood up, and the four of them shook hands with each other. "Young man, I hope we can cooperate happily."

"Happy cooperation!"

It was a pleasant negotiation, even smoother than Lu Yan expected.Although he did put his greatest hope on [-]th Century Fox, he never expected that the negotiation would be so smooth, so there would be no need to arrange the next itinerary.

The three stayed in Los Angeles for a few more days until a formal contract was negotiated and signed.Twentieth Century Fox also sent an executive producer to oversee and manage the portion of their investment.As for the 3D special effects team, they can wait until the film is basically formed.

The next specific matters of filming are the responsibility of Li Ran as the director.Although Lu Yan is the default protagonist and one of the script copyright owners and investors, although he has a great say in the movie, he understands that the director is the leader of a movie, regardless of other opinions. Bad, neither should interfere with the director's work, which is related to issues such as the coherence and style of the film.Lu Yan didn't intend to do it for him, not to mention that he had other things to do now.Because "The Biography of Wang Xuance" will soon start to be screened and promoted.

"The Legend of Wang Xuance" is scheduled to be released in the Lunar New Year file. Although there are several other big-produced Lunar New Year films in the same period, the director Chen Li will not lose to anyone else once he is famous.Besides, the upsurge of the film "Can't Help" starring the protagonist Lu Yan has not subsided yet, and the discussions about "Can't Help" and Lu Yan in the forums of various websites have not faded away, and Lu Yan has already struck out again with a strong posture.

Different from the delicate and pure love of "Can't Help", "Biography of Wang Xuance" itself is a movie with a strong atmosphere of personal heroism.The short six-seven-minute promotional film was cut with great momentum, and the two main scenes of borrowing troops and destroying the country alternated with the soundtrack of the occasion.The self-confidence and impassionedness in the literary drama; the killing and decisiveness in the martial arts drama is cold and solemn, unfolding the submerged and magnificent history like a scroll.

Just this short piece of promotional video has already made people excited and unable to stop, which strongly stimulated people's self-confidence and sense of pride.Many movie fans are counting the days and looking forward to the upcoming release time.

When Lu Yan participated in various promotions with Chen Li, there were no fans holding up the "Ji You" sign, but they called "Wang Xuance" in unison.

In such an atmosphere, Lu Yan received invitations from two fashion magazines.

This time the invitations were issued by "Harper's Harper's Bazaar" and "ELLEMEN". Both "Bazaar Men" and "Ruishi" are first-line men's fashion magazines. The former is the first high-end men's magazine with cross-border influence in China, and the only magazine that measures male charm by "commercial city" and "career taste". .The latter pays more attention to establishing a wise, elegant, and charming image of a man, not only focusing on external material success, but also focusing on a man's strong heart and courageous true temperament.

It cannot be said that there are very few domestic male stars who can appear on the covers of these two magazines, but it is true that there are not many male stars who can receive invitations at the same time.It can only be said that during this period of time, Lu Yan released two movies that attracted a lot of attention one after another, which suddenly accumulated a high popularity for him, not to mention that Lu Yan has always had a very positive image, coupled with his handsome and extraordinary appearance, he has always been All of them are favored by fashion magazines.

With two separate letters and two exclusive interviews, Lu Yan spent almost all of his spare time on this matter.

Two days before the cover shoot, Lu Yan received a call, which could almost be called a timely call.

As soon as the phone was connected, there was a burst of laughter, "Congratulations to Film Emperor Lu for starting his own studio."

Lu Yan froze for a moment, the voice was a little familiar, but he hadn't heard it for a long time, and then he remembered it quickly.At the end of last year, when he was filming the cover of "Zhizu", he still thought of this person, and he has been busy since then, and he has also photographed the inner and outer covers of magazines a few times, but he didn't think of him much.

Sure enough, the other end of the phone said directly, "I am Ren Yanfei, does Mr. Lu still remember me?"

Lu Yan smiled slightly, "Of course I remember."

Ren Yanfei smiled again, "I just came back from Alaska. I have been there for half a year. The scenery there is really good. As soon as I came back, I heard that the actor Lu has started to work alone. I will fulfill the promise at the beginning. How about it? Mr. Lu needs it now. Got a dedicated photographer?"

Lu Yan smiled happily, "Of course, I wish for it!"

That afternoon, Ren Yanfei went to Lu Yan's studio, and first showed off the photos he took in Alaska.This time there are not only landscapes in his photos, but also more people. There are more changes than his previous style, but they are still wonderful.

Ren Yanfei smiled and said, "After working with you last time, I think it's very interesting to take pictures of people. This time I was invited by a magazine to take travel photos. I'm trying to put people into my photography world , I think the effect is not bad, what do you think?"

Lu Yan looked at each photo carefully, and replied, "Very good, I think it's great! Well, your photos always feel more spiritual."

"Haha, I think so too. I showed a few samples to the magazine, and they were all satisfied. But I still think that photographers and models should have more tacit understanding and interaction, and I still think the cooperation with you is the most beneficial. Feeling. So I’m back, how about, does the original promise count?”

"Of course it counts. And now I urgently need an exclusive photographer like you." Lu Yan finally put down all the photos he had seen and said with a smile.

"I knew from the beginning that you would not be too far away from this day. Sure enough, I didn't make me wait too long, haha." When we met again this time, I felt that Ren Yanfei was more cheerful, and I didn't know what was going on. what an experience.

"Then let's talk about cooperation." Lu Yan entered the business mode.

The two already had a tacit understanding, so they quickly decided on a cooperation method.

Lu Yan will pay Ren Yanfei a certain amount of basic salary every year, no more, no less.The condition is that when Lu Yan needs a photographer, Ren Yanfei will give priority to working for him, and each shooting will be charged separately according to the intensity and duration.At other times, Ren Yanfei is still free and can do what he wants.Since Ren Yanfei has the habit of going out all the year round, it was agreed that he would say hello and inform him where he was going every time before going out, and at the same time, Lu Yan would also notify in advance when he needed a photographer.

This clause has certain constraints and inconveniences for both parties, but good photographers, especially those with a high degree of compatibility with themselves, can be said to be hard to come by.Besides, although Lu Yan often needs to take pictures, he basically prepares them in advance. It is rare for him to be notified today that he will take pictures tomorrow, so such a timeline can still be arranged.

As for Ren Yanfei, as a photographer, he also hopes to have a good model so that he can take more exciting photos.What's more, although he likes to be free sexually, he has traveled too many places over the years, and he is a little tired. It is good to stop and rest.

So both parties happily reached an agreement.

So this time, the shooting of the single cover of the two magazines was handed over to Ren Yanfei.

Some big-name celebrities have the habit of bringing their own photographers, and magazines have no objections at all, as long as the photos they take meet their requirements.

The two cooperated again after more than two years, and they still have a tacit understanding.

Ren Yanfei is worthy of being an excellent photographer, and he also has a thorough understanding of the styles of various magazines. The two sets of photos taken three days before and after have completely different styles.The set handed over to "Harper's Bazaar Men" is more calm, an elite model of a successful person, reliable and charming. The group in "Rui Shi" is much sexier, no matter the eyes or smiles, including the slightly open gestures, they are indescribably charming.

Both magazines are very satisfied.Even if these two completely different styles of cover photos are equally attractive, even if they are published in the same issue, readers don’t have to worry about making choices.

Ren Yanfei simply posted all the remaining photos selected by the magazine on Weibo, and they were reposted in a large number in an instant. After fans knew that Ren Yanfei was already Lu Yan's exclusive photographer, they paid attention to and left comments, expressing their hope that Ren Yanfei would Great photographers can pay more benefits.

Ren Yanfei smiled smugly in the face of the tens of millions of attention he received in a day.