Chapter 222 Breakup!

"The current time may not be suitable for making a war movie. Ask him if he can delay filming this movie for a while?" Frank said immediately, with a very impatient tone. 9 Reading Network

After hearing Frank's answer, Jon hesitantly raised his head and looked at Zhou Shaoming, thinking about how to speak to him, but Zhou Shaoming looked at his expression, thought doubtfully, and soon understood, and stood up directly.

He got up, strode to the phone, and said to the phone seriously: "Frank, this is Smith Zhou. I want to tell you that the current situation is an opportunity. For you and me, if we seize it,

With this opportunity, you can definitely make a lot of money."

Zhou Shaoming's attitude is very firm. Firstly, it is because this is indeed an opportunity. If he seizes it, he will definitely gain fame and fortune. Secondly, it is because there is not much time left for Zhou Shaoming. If he confronts "The Lord of the Rings"

, don’t waste a minute from now on.

Although it seems that there is plenty of time, in fact, the post-production special effects are the top priority of this movie. If it is delayed any longer, it will not be completed at all, let alone catch up with this box office feast.

Zhou Shaoming's attitude was firm. What surprised him was that Frank, the opposite party, was even firmer than him. He directly said with dissatisfaction: "Smith Zhou, I am not optimistic about your opinion this time. Yes, you are indeed a

Phenomenal director, but have you ever run a company, do you understand the internal situation of this market? No, you don't understand. This is why you need to come to our Lions Gate company to cooperate. You are responsible for making cakes, and I am responsible for selling cakes.

I am very responsible to tell you now that this cake of yours cannot be sold at all. If you have to make something that cannot be sold, you can, but I will not be responsible for selling it for you."

Zhou Shaoming was a little surprised. Why did Frank's attitude change so quickly?

Although Frank's attitude first emerged when he didn't listen to Frank's persuasion and went to shoot the movie he wanted. Later, when filming "The Warrior", Frank's behavior was even worse, and he never even cared.

He failed to make progress in the filming of his own movie, but instead ran desperately to the filming location of Saw III.

Zhou Shaoming always thought that Frank would know that his choice was right after the movie became a hit, but after the success of the movie, his attitude remained unchanged.

Could it be that those hurtful words in the newspapers that mocked Frank as his incarnation made him no longer trust him?

Now, Zhou Shaoming can't come up with enough reasons for Frank to invest in him. Should he tell him that he has traveled through time, so he knows everything about the future market?

Zhou Shaoming paused, and still said with sincerity: "Believe me once, Frank, the achievements that the Three Hundred Spartans can achieve will be completely beyond your imagination. Moreover, many film companies are willing to invest in my film

Movie."

Capitalists are all realistic, so now Zhou Shaoming can only seduce him with benefits and tell him clearly that he is not the only one with a crooked neck.

But Zhou Shaoming's words made Frank on the other end of the phone jump up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and shouted in a very unfriendly manner: "Smith Zhou, although you have been right in the past, I have also been right.

Yes! You have made several good movies, but you must know that if I hadn’t put all my efforts into promoting you, your movies would not have been so popular! Please don’t think that you will lose everything if I don’t have you! This 729 incident

The impact behind it will be far beyond your imagination! I have enough reasons to believe that in the future, war movies will not be a big hit at all. The collapse of the World Trade Center has filled people's hearts with sorrow and anger.

, but it doesn’t mean they need war! What they need is a movie that can heal their trauma. If you can make a movie like "Spring of the Cowherd", I believe it will definitely be a hit.

, but don’t think about war movies, I won’t invest in them!”

"Frank, do you think my choice of filming was a gamble? And I was just lucky and my bet was right?" Zhou Shaoming couldn't believe his ears.

"Smith Zhou, I recognize your talent, but Lionsgate will definitely help you no less than any film company! This time, I hope you listen to me! You have to know that film directors are not too sensitive to the market.

It's from the film company!" Frank said still forcefully.

"Frank, we are friends, and please believe in my feelings for Lionsgate. If, if I can guarantee that this movie will not lose money, will you still be willing to help me like before?" Zhou Shaoming was very sincere.

said.

"..." Frank fell silent, but quickly replied: "Emotions are feelings, business is business, Smith Zhou, don't confuse them!"

"Okay, then I have nothing more to say." After saying that, Zhou Shaoming hung up the phone with a gloomy face.

It’s useless to talk too much. You can’t expect everyone’s thoughts to follow yours. Even if what you know is the truth, people in the world always have their own thoughts. As everyone knows, it is their experience and pedantry that makes people think.

It limits its own development.

Seeing Zhou Shaoming's face flushed with anger, Jon said with an embarrassed look: "Smith Zhou, don't be angry, the boss must have his own ideas. Don't blame him, I still support you, but this is not something I can do

It’s the Lord’s work.”

Zhou Shaoming smiled self-deprecatingly, then looked at Jon and said: "It doesn't matter, I'm just afraid that as soon as I walk out of Lionsgate Pictures today, people all over the United States will know that I was rejected by Frank."

As soon as these words came out, the embarrassment on Jon's face became even worse. In the previous cooperation, Lionsgate Pictures and Smith Weekly were golden partners, but now that the sweet period of cooperation between the two parties has passed, friction has finally begun.

produce.

Jon didn't expect that the friction between Smith Zhou and Frank would come so quickly and be so intense. Looking at Zhou Shaoming's expression, it was clear that this had destroyed the foundation of cooperation between the two parties.

Thinking of this, Jon couldn't help but not know what to do. He could only look at Zhou Shaoming, whose face was ashen and silent as he sat on the sofa, and said with a wry smile: "Smith Zhou, why don't you wait, Christina?"

Help me, help me persuade him."

But Christina shook her head and said unhappily: "I believe Zhou, he must have his reasons for doing this. Frank is blind. Did the success of Chainsaw II make him feel that there is no

Smith Zhou can also sweep everything? Hum, he will regret it!"

After hearing this, Zhou Shaoming turned to look at Christina. From her eyes, Zhou Shaoming could see her unconditional trust in him. Since his lover believed in him so much, there was no need to have anything to do with Lions Gate.

There's a quarrel. Why don't we start over?

Zhou Shaoming's ambitions have never been small. He doesn't look down upon his family fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars. He wants more, more wealth, more prestige. He wants people all over the world to remember his name.

——Smith Zhou.

Will a man who wants to put his name in the hearts of people around the world stop because of this difficulty?

The answer is absolutely, no, no. No difficulty can stop Zhou Shaoming's restless heart and desire to challenge.

Thinking of this, Zhou Shaoming laughed, and laughed very loudly, which made Jon on the side very uneasy. Smith Zhou regained his usual calmness and increasingly profound arrogance, as if he had already made some decision.

.

"Smith Zhou, are you okay?" Jon asked carefully.

Zhou Shaoming smiled, shook his head, and said: "I'm very good, Jon, have you heard of this saying? When God closes a door for you, he will definitely open another window."

"When God closes a door for you, he will definitely open a window for you?" Jon repeated Zhou Shaoming's words doubtfully, not quite understanding why the other party suddenly said this.

Zhou Shaoming saw Jon's confused look and smiled without saying a word. He stood up and said to Christina: "Let's go. It seems that we will be with our old friend Jon for a long time."

I can’t see you anymore.”

After hearing this, Christina also understood what Zhou Shaoming meant, took his hand and stood up, said goodbye to Jon, and strode out with Zhou Shaoming.

The room was empty, leaving only Jon who was still repeating Zhou Shaoming's words. Soon, Jon suddenly realized what Zhou Shaoming meant.

This clearly means breaking up with Lions Gate!

I quickly dialed Frank's number. The guy was obviously still angry. When Jon called again, he happened to have a punching bag and cursed Jon.

Jon was also helpless. After all, he was just a part-time worker, at most a higher-level wage earner. If his boss got angry, he had no choice but to stand up straight and lower his head to be scolded.

After the boss finally vented his anger, Jon said weakly: "Boss, did you really reject Zhou like this? Aren't you afraid that he will find other companies to cooperate with?"

Frank on the opposite side said angrily: "Which company dares to invest in war movies now? I have exchanged opinions with other company CEOs. Everyone agrees that releasing war movies at this time is the stupidest thing to do. Even Columbia

The release schedule of "Black Hawk Down" has been revised. This blockbuster film with an investment of more than 90 million US dollars has been revised to December 28 at the end of the year. It will be released in four cinemas! Four cinemas! Then we will see the effect and implement the follow-up plan.

!What does this mean? Even the wealthy Columbia Pictures is afraid. We, Lionsgate, are small and weak and cannot withstand too big a storm!"

"But, we will lose Smith Zhou this way." Jon said carefully, wiping the sweat from his head.

"He will change his mind. He is just a director! When he knows that no one is investing in war films, he will naturally wait for a while and then come to us. That's it! I don't want to be a film company boss controlled by the director.
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