After talking about business, the Weinster brothers felt much more relaxed and chatted with Xiao Qi about some interesting things about Hollywood.
Although Xiao Qi is not very interested in Hollywood, it is quite interesting to listen to.
Du Feixing, who had almost eaten, also blinked and listened to them talking, and wanted to laugh from time to time.
It seems that Hollywood is the same as China, celebrities are all glamorous on the surface, but in fact they are not as good as ordinary people behind the scenes.
"You can discuss things about our company slowly, but now I have something to trouble you with." When they were almost finished talking, Xiao Qi slowly spoke, "I heard that you are in the award.
Have good operational abilities?"
"It was pretty good before, but now it may be difficult for many years. After all, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources to maintain those relationships." Bob explained quickly.
"You still have to pick these up slowly. What a pity it would be to throw them away?" Xiao Qi said, "Don't worry, you need money or people, just... just say hello to me, I will fully support you."
"What do you mean..." Harvey asked anxiously.
"Let me meet you, this is my girlfriend Miss Du Feixing. She recently filmed a movie called "The King's Speech" in the United States and played the second female lead." Xiao Qi raised his finger and pointed at Du Feixing.
"Oh, I know this movie. It will premiere tonight. It is a movie co-produced by the little Ellison girl and a lot of elite people were invited, including Director Hopper.
It is said that he went there for the Oscar." Bob finished in one breath, then suddenly remembered something, and blurted out: "Mr. Xiao, you don't mean... Miss Du wants the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, right?
"
"Is it difficult?" Xiao Qi asked.
"Not only is it very difficult, there is no hope at all in the next three to five years." Bob shook his head repeatedly, not afraid of offending Xiao Qi. "Only when China's box office is as important as the United States, then for the sake of the Chinese market, the Oscars will
There will be some compromises. Now, even getting a nomination is amazing."
"Then just one nomination!" Xiao Qi expressed his original request, "How about it? Can it be done?"
"I……"
Bob was about to answer when Harvey coughed lightly. "Mr. Xiao, we can't answer you on this matter, but there is a big difference between being nominated and winning. If you are willing to invest money, I think we can still work hard."
All at once.”
"Okay, I will take 30 million US dollars first. If it is not enough, I will invest more." Xiao Qi said with a smile, "By the way, you can also practice your skills first and keep in touch with old friends to prepare for more work in the future."
Harvey originally wanted to use Xiao Qi's money to work hard for his own connections. Seeing Xiao Qi clearly saying it, he laughed a few times without blushing.
Du Fei's lips moved, intending to make Xiao Qi not spend so much money on a false award for her, but now that outsiders were present, she was smart enough not to make trouble in public.
To say that she has no idea about Oscar awards is pure nonsense.
But 30 million is just to buy a nomination. It seems too wasteful, not to mention that the money wasted belongs to my husband. Of course, I am reluctant to part with it.
Bob and Harvey took the check from Xiao Qi and left with a smile.
Tonight is the premiere of "The King's Speech". They originally didn't plan to join in the fun, but with this commission from Xiao Qi, the two of them have to prepare and watch the movie itself. Look at Du Feixing's performance
, and then formulate a public relations strategy based on the specific situation.
Du Feixing also had to attend the premiere, but it was 7 pm at that time. She only had to rush to where the crew was at around 4 pm and have someone do her makeup and dress up. There are still many
Rest time.
After returning to the room and sitting on the sofa, Du Feixing said in a low voice, "Husband, the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress is not that easy to get. A mere nomination, why is it necessary to mobilize so many people? 30 million U.S. dollars.
So many movies can be made in China and still make money! Spending so much money just to be nominated for an award is just a waste of money!"
"It's not entirely because of this nomination." Xiao Qi picked her up and let her sit on his lap, "Well, little Myolie, Hollywood, like the Chinese entertainment industry, is a vanity fair. If you want to get something,
To get something, you have to pay something. This is still the case for Americans. It is much harder for us Chinese to get these things than it is for Europeans.
If Chinese entertainment wants to go global, it must have some reputation in Hollywood and Oscars. And if our family wants to make the entertainment industry it controls famous, it must also have its own connections in Hollywood. For example
Say, we can get the movies they star in to be nominated for Oscars, Best Actor and Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Actor, Best Director and Best Picture... If they are not only nominated, but more likely to win awards, do you think countless stars will
Are you rushing to cooperate with us?
By then, whether we are filming movies or TV series, we will have the most sufficient personnel at our disposal. If things go on like this, our Xiao family will be at the top in the entertainment industry and even the news media industry, which will also help stabilize our business.
The status of our Xiao family will be a great benefit to our descendants!"
Du Feixing looked at Xiao Qi and blinked her big eyes, "Well, I don't quite understand, but since you think it's good, then it's good!"
Xiao Qi looked at her innocent look and felt his heart flutter. He hugged his wife and kissed her for a while, then separated after a while.
"You, don't think about it when things happen. You won't even know when someone sells you." Xiao Qi gently stroked his wife's long hair and said softly.
"With you here, who can bully me?" Du Feixing didn't care at all.
It is of course a good thing to be trusted and attached to by your wife wholeheartedly.
Besides, Xiao Qi can take good care of his wife. With his current status and power, no one can bully Du Feixing.
Since Du Feixing has no interest in business, Xiao Qi will also hire a professional manager for her, and Fairy Company will provide supervision and supervision to ensure that on the basis of good operation, there will be no situation where the manager becomes customer-oriented.
The same goes for Song Jiejie. Although she shows her presence everywhere, it is simply not realistic for her to run the company now.
She can't even make the smallest beef noodle dish of Master Fan, let alone Dicos, the third largest fast food chain in the country, and the various affairs of Master Fan Beverage Group.
Back to the topic at hand.
Xiao Qi asked the Weinster brothers to come back and take charge of Miramax. The real purpose was to win awards.
Among actors and stars around the world, who doesn’t want to win an award?
Before they become superstars, they hope to make themselves more famous through awards, so that they can become stars and gain both fame and wealth.
After becoming superstars, they hope that their acting skills will be recognized by more people and that everyone will admire their abilities even more, so they are even more dedicated to awards.
Those who say "it doesn't matter if you win or not" are mostly lies. Most people are eagerly watching the various awards every year.
Among all the awards in the film industry, and even all the awards in the entertainment industry, there is no doubt that the Oscar is the highest honor.
For Oscar, countless people are willing to sacrifice everything.
There is still hope for these, but there is no hope for them. For example, today's Chinese actors can only watch and envy them. They are honored and excited to attend the red carpet.
Speaking of which, there are actually a lot of good actors in China, but the values of the East and the West are different, and the perspectives of appreciating films are different, so the Oscars are often missed by the Chinese.
Things have gotten better in the past few years. As China becomes more and more powerful, some Oscars have gone to the Chinese. For example, the Best Photography Award once went to a photography master from Hong Kong. Well,
Of course not like Guan Xigong.
For example, Ang Lee won the Oscar for Best Director. Although many people said angrily that almost all of Ang Lee's experience was in the United States and he is a film master trained by Americans. But he is a Chinese after all, which is worthy of joy.
Something to be proud of.
The Weinster brothers are good at making movies, but their public relations skills at the Oscars far exceed their own work, and they have repeatedly created "Oscar tragedies" one after another, which is jaw-dropping.
Xiao Qi is not short of money, but what he is short of is the most professional talents like them.
I dare not say that within three to five years, a Chinese actor will be awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and Actor, and within ten or eight years, a Chinese actor will be awarded the Oscar for Best Actor and Best Actress. But if we can recruit the Weinster brothers, then this is
A good start.
What's more, Xiao Qi's side is not just Chinese film and television companies. In addition to the Disney Group, Taylor Jr. and Tang Mingxiang also have American entertainment film and television companies.
If the company can produce two best actors and actresses, it will be of great benefit to attract big stars to participate. It will also be of great benefit to Xiao Qi's ability to quickly open up the entire film market.
The same goes for China.
Don't look at the fact that neither Kiwi Film Group nor Xiaoniao.com have any major productions, and their reputation and strength in the film and television industry are not as good as those of the established giants. But as long as there is the attraction of Oscar, any superstar must give some face.
It's much easier to invite them to the show.
For Xiao Qi, the rate of making money in the film and television industry, even if he shoots a movie like "Avatar" every month, is far behind the rate of making money from Fairy Company.
The key lies in the expansion of influence.
Just like football, movies are the most popular entertainment activity in the world.
Continuously increasing the prestige of one's family is a common method used by celebrities both at home and abroad to protect themselves.
Moreover, setting up a film and television company is not like burning money like football. Once the film and television group company is ready, it can earn billions of dollars in revenue a year. (To be continued.)