753. Chapter 753 Scene 753: A Man's Promise
On the next day, the three trade unions announced the end of the strike almost at the same time, making the whole Hollywood jubilant. The disaster that put the entire American film and television industry on the verge of despair was finally over, and the three trade unions all got the results they thought of.
Although all media were too sensitive to this matter and did not report it in detail, they just mentioned this incident with the title "The strike ends and Hollywood returns to the right track". Ordinary people did not react much after seeing it, but in the industry, Li Xiaole's negotiations with Todd Hardy this time are considered to be the most important agreement reached by both labor and capital in Hollywood history.
Yes~! The spring of small production companies is coming, and the opening of theaters has made the producers who are breathing a sigh of relief under the Six Majors. They feel that the thick dark clouds pressing on their heads have finally disappeared~~ Everyone has rekindled a new enthusiasm for the next work~!
Starting today, Hollywood has returned to its previous gold mining era~~! As long as you have talent and ability~~! The theaters will open their doors to you. Although the Six Majors still have this unshakable advantage, the freedom and openness of the overall environment are really not a little bit improved.
In recent days, Li Xiaole's prestige in Hollywood has reached its highest point. He has just won the Oscar for Best Director, and has won such benefits for the three major unions. In the minds of American filmmakers, the status of this 26-year-old Chinese director has risen sharply.
The West Coast Director and Screenwriter Union both wanted to invite Li Xiaole to serve as vice chairman of the union to handle daily affairs, but Li Xiaole refused at once. No one expected that at the peak of this career, this great director would really return to China? He would continue to develop his film career in China.
In the past few days, Li Xiaole did not announce anything at Black Pearl United States, but just let Wagner and Lei Ting handle the handover project silently. During this period, they can officially acquire MGM. Cork and Cannon have no room for resistance, but Li Xiaole is not in a hurry to do so. He promised Todd Hardy to let go of the past.
Lei Ting felt a little puzzled by this and frowned and asked him in confusion: "We should buy MGM now. We have the upper hand at the moment, so why not take the opportunity to drive away this bastard? The so-called verbal assumption has no legal basis." After all, it is really unpleasant to be paid dividends by them at the end of the year.
"No, an agreement is an agreement." Li Xiaole refused righteously.
"This is not like your style." Lei Ting looked at him strangely.
"I am a trade union representative, so I must set an example." Li Xiaole said righteously. Of course, I cannot acquire MGM now... Although Todd Hardy and the Wall Street elites struggled to support Wall Street, in the end, this financial crisis was inevitable. The United States owes too much debt to the world. People who only take advantage of the situation will always have a bad day. Wait... By October, Cork will cry and beg himself to buy his bonds...
Of course, the inner page is not as capable of predicting the future development of the situation like Li Xiaole. Everyone is extremely impressed by Li Xiaole's noble character, admire his openness, and feel extremely regretful for his return to China.
One night before leaving, Li Xiaole invited Tom Cruise and Wagner to his villa, cooked some authentic Chinese dishes with Lei Ting, drank red wine, and said goodbye to them at the end.
"Li~~You did a pretty job this time. "Avengers" is back~~I, Iron Man, can have a job again~!" Tom Cruise raised his wine glass and shouted excitedly, his face, which was slightly red by the wine, was full of excitement.
"Tom, drink less. You have to take care of your body. Lee won't be your director. You have to use more thoughts. You will still have to film "Mission Impossible 4" in the second half of the year." Although Wagner kindly reminded him, she also smiled and took a sip of red wine. She has been in a very good mood these days.
This time, not only did they take back "Avengers", they also reached a settlement with Paramount's Redon Stone. The two companies will develop a new "Mission: Impossible" series, which is undoubtedly great news for Tom Cruise.
"Ms. Wagner, today is special~~~ I just think you are here to accompany me, let Tom drink more~~" Li Xiaole smiled beside him, looking at the smiling faces on the faces of these two partners who have been following him and working hard at Black Pearl Company, I felt very comfortable, and I couldn't help but raise my glass and laugh:
"Tom, I will return home from now on. Black Pearl United States will be left to you to take care of. You should be careful and listen to Ms. Wagner's things more. She has always been much calmer than both of us?"
"Director Lee, don't make fun of me~ What's the use of calmness?" The tall Wagner shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Three years ago, you told me that we can become the third largest production company in Hollywood. I won't believe that I'm going to kill me. Only people like you and Tom can have the courage to develop Black Pearl to its current scale."
"Yes, now is our era. Cheers~~~~!" After Tom Cruise had a drink, he turned to look at Li Xiaole and said, "Li, I can't figure out why you want to leave now? As long as you are here, you are the director and I am the starring actor~~ Whether it is "Avengers" or "Mission Impossible 4", we are all likely to break the record of "Pi". Why go back to China to make a small fuss?"
"Tom, you don't understand." Li Xiaole shook his head and smiled: "This is not my place after all, and American movies are not my ultimate goal. If I continue to shoot superhero movies, it will be too unchallenging for me personally. I will continue to surpass myself and shoot subjects that I wanted to shoot before but could not. I believe that our Chinese movies will one day compete with "Avengers" and "Mission Impossible 4" in the global market."
As he said that, Li Xiaole was also very proud at this moment, stood up, imagined the mid-scene of his dreams in the future, and said happily: "The future is the era of 3D images. Our Chinese movies are fifty years behind you, but on this starting line, we are not far from Hollywood~~ You have science fiction films that travel to the Galaxy for the future, upright and brave superheroes, and we..." Li Xiaole's eyes suddenly flashed with great spirit, and he was drunk, and he was interested in the mood. He jumped up, picked up the folding fan on the table, used the fan as a sword, and danced lightly~~ While dancing the "sword", he chanted heroically:
"We have our eternal passion, the fairy wind is so strong~~~~~ The heart of the piano and the sword are brave, the poem and ink****~~~~~~~"
China has its own culture and its own place that fascinates the whole world. China has a much larger and more realistic background than the Middle Earth world in "The Lord of the Rings". In the new era of film, these are the fundamentals for Chinese films to be able to stand on the world.
Tom Cruise and Wagner watched Li Xiaolewu’s fan movements beauties and graceful, and couldn’t help but applaud, but they were also wondering at the same time, what was the director muttering in Chinese?
It was not until Lei Ting next to him who had been translating hard for a long time that the two of them could barely understand. Seeing Li Xiaole's wonderful action performance ending after drinking, Tom Cruise cheered loudly, but then smiled:
"Hey, Li, you're not kidding. Do you really think 3D movies are the future trend? Many people have said this for decades, and no one really makes good 3D movies. They are just gimmicks. What's more, there are very few 3D screens in theaters now. Even if you are lucky enough to shoot 3D and finally release them, they are still flat. What's the point?"
"I will let people slowly understand the value of 3D movies." Li Xiaole turned his head and said for granted. He still had two years to do, and he could make a lot of preparations. It took James Cameron's "Avatar" to reach the unprecedented visual level. Although he doesn't have to start from scratch like Cameron, it is absolutely impossible to make perfect works in a short period of time. He also needs to accumulate experience and accelerate the maturity of the 3D market.
"Tom~~ Black Pearl United States will be handed over to you for independent operation in the future. If we meet it in the movie market in the future, you'd better avoid me." Li Xiaole turned the folding fan in the air like Chu Liuxiang, put it away with a "bang", and threw it back on the table in a casual manner.
"You let me, Iron Man, avoid you?" Tom Cruise was stunned, and then saw Li Xiaole's extremely serious look, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I advise you to avoid me, I won't let your Chinese movies go ~~"
After saying that, Li Xiaole and Tom Cruise looked at each other and laughed happily. I don’t know how long it took for me to laugh so arrogantly.
On this night, the two of them drank inadvertently, laughed, cried, and made a fuss. The emotions accumulated during this period were vented out. One of them was a Hollywood superstar who started as a young actor in the United States and had many twists and turns, and the other was a world-class director who had experienced countless failures and lived a life of resurgence...
Although their nationalities and experiences are different, the passionate dreams in their hearts are the same. They all want to make the best works and present the most beautiful, precious emotions and stories in their hearts to the world. Box offices and awards are all additional rewards for this intoxicating and wonderful process. They like to create dreams themselves... This is what they want.
Chapter completed!