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T/N: I will be translating another tough Chinese novel "The Lord's Lady from the East" check it out if you have time. Thanks.
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Laila knew that her Grandpa was igniting her, and these words he said would be flooded towards her like a tide after she took over as a director and spread them out.
You can see her bashing and contempt when she took a picture of the "Final Destination." Although many people like her, many people look down on her. There is a saying, "If you can't eat grapes, you will say grapes are sour," which shows that jealousy is terrible. Those jealous of her accomplishments want to see her head down in the mud and can't climb up and don't need to guess what kind of comments will belittle her this time.
But what is there then?
Does a person who wants to climb to the top care about how many potholes are on the stairs on the mountain road? As long as she succeeds, all the criticism and defamation will become a joke, and she only needs to be the one who laughs last.
So she still said: "I will not fail!"
"Okay!" The old man snorted, but the corners of his mouth while eating dinner with his head lowered quietly rose. What if the children of Moran's family don't even have this confidence?
The old man doesn't understand movies, but he understands business.
In fact, there are many things in common between film directors and businessmen. That is, they cannot guarantee 100% that their efforts will get good returns. No matter how good the movie is, the audience may not buy it, and no matter how beautiful the product is, it may not sell well.
But if you don't make that choice because you are afraid of failure, you will not avoid failure but lose a possibility of success!
Whether a director or a businessman, if he doesn't even have the courage and confidence to attack, there is only one way to destroy him.
The next day, Louise signed a contract with the people on Chen Long's side on behalf of Laila. The reward is set at $5 million US dollars, but the money will not be directly given to Laila but added to the other $5 million as an investment in the film to be added to the film.
This is a result that both filmmakers and producers are willing to see. In Hollywood, to minimize the risk, a film with a cost of tens of millions of dollars is usually shared by several or even dozens of investors. Perhaps the benefits you get when you settle the income will also be reduced, but it is better to make a little less than lose money.
After the contract was signed, the cooperating investors immediately reported that Laila had taken over the directorship.
You must know that Laila is now synonymous with entertainment headlines in Hollywood and the United States. As long as she appears on the entertainment version, it is basically in the headlines. As long as it is related to her, the media cares most because readers like it.
Whether a movie is good or not is not the most important thing. The important thing is whether anyone knows and whether anyone pays attention to the movie. Why does Laila use special methods to let the audience and fans pay attention to her movie before each movie screening? It is because those concerns can turn into box office.
Naturally, Chen Long and the new line film will not let go of such an opportunity for speculation. Initially, the gambling craze between Laila and Cooper had not completely dissipated. They just used the remaining "East Wind" to follow their attention.
Naturally, Laila wouldn't mind this. While the other party uses her to increase reputation, why is she also using the other party to increase reputation?
The fourth work of a genius director! A Kung Fu movie with Orientals as the protagonist! A big production with a cost of $35 million! No matter where it is, it also attracts the attention of others. Well, $35 million may not be considered a big production, but if you think about the cost of the few films that Laila has filmed, you should understand that for her, this is already a very "big" production!
So just like the old man said, when she took the film the next day, the media's overwhelming comments also followed. And apart from the media supported by Moran's family, who applauded and supported her in unison, no one expressed optimism about her decision.
"Witch's Waterloo?"
"Kung-fu, we only know Bruce Lee. Who is Jackie chan?"
"That's not a movie. It's just a $35 million toy for the little director."
Among the various media, the analysis of the New York Post is the most eye-catching.
They took the best of everyone and cited several reasons why they were not optimistic about Laila's filming this time.
First, this movie has a budget of $35 million.
Laila is only nineteen years old. She spent millions of dollars to make a horror film with little technical content. It costs so much money. Does she know where to use it?
It's like a beggar who just picked up one hundred million dollars. Does he know where to use one hundred million dollars? Buy food? Buy clothes? Buy a house? How much can it cost? In the end, he would only take the remaining money and don't know why.
Laila is also facing the same situation. She has never filmed a "big production" before, does she know how to spend the money? Even if she uses it, can the money be a good effect to make the movie a success?
The second is a movie with Orientals as the protagonist and blacks as the second protagonist.
Racial discrimination is generally not mentioned in the United States. But it exists. The first black actor was Sidney L. Poitier, who won this honor in 1963 with "The Lily of the Wild."
Second place after that…
Unfortunately, there is no more!
More than 30 years later, Sidney is still the only black actor in Hollywood history.
What does this mean? It means that there will be no good results if the black person is one of the protagonists! Not only that, but the other leading actor turned out to be an Oriental!
Yes, Hollywood once welcomed Bruce Lee very much and even admired his kung fu. But there is only one Bruce Lee, Chen Long? Who is that again?
A few years ago, there seemed to be a person in the "Red zone," but did he use kung fu? It doesn't look mighty at all, okay! How can a fight that is not fierce count as kung fu? Let's learn Bruce Lee. That's the fighting style that Americans would like!
Third, the type of movie.
Horror movies and Kung Fu movies are not the same types at all. It's like asking a person who makes a new literary film to make fun of shit and piss. Can he make people laugh? You don't just find two people. You kick me, and I can make a Kung Fu movie with one punch.
And as everyone knows, Laila was a little girl who was sick for more than ten years, not long ago. Let alone contact Kung Fu in person. I'm afraid I haven't even watched a few Kung Fu movies, right? She doesn't understand anything. How could she make such a movie?
I thought that I made two low-cost horror films so that fans bought movie tickets. With a good box office, they can shoot all other types of movies?
Still that sentence! She is only nineteen years old!
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T/N: Am still a novice in translating novel, No group, No team, No partner, just me for fun…
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