my wife is a showman

Chapter 200 "Hai'ao Village No. 17" Starts Up

MGM's business representative thought that Xu Lang would welcome him warmly. After all, he had come so far, and MGM, as one of the eight largest film and television companies in the world, had a strong distribution ability, and they would not like ordinary works.

Unexpectedly, Xu Lang actually went to make some seafood noodles and asked Xia Rubing to talk about it.

"Charles, I think 18% is too little." Xia Rubing said.

"Mr. Xu is not well-known in North America or other regions, and our distribution costs are very high." Charles replied.

Both Xia Rubing and Hu Haifeng have studied abroad for many years, and they admire Hollywood very much. After all, their film industry is ten blocks behind ours.

So she really hopes to find such a big publisher to open up the international market, no one thinks too much money.

The most important thing is that they want to know whether Xu Lang's works are suitable for foreigners' tastes.

The negotiations between the two fell into a stalemate, and they were silent.

Xia Rubing actually wanted to compromise, 18% didn't matter, anyway, "Soul Break Gun" has already made so much money.

Ma Ke felt bored and stood up to go to the kitchen. Xu Lang came out with a bowl of noodles.

"What are you doing? Let's eat noodles. I made them myself."

"Well, it smells good."

"Go get a bowl."

"Oh..." Ma Ke replied obediently.

But Tang Sinuo came out with a bowl in his hand and said, "No need, Keke, you can sit down and eat."

Looking at Tang Sinuo, Ma Ke always wondered if this girl also liked Xu Lang, she obviously brought assists, why did she make herself look like an outsider.

Xu Lang isn't a hot guy either, so he shouldn't be.

Xu Lang sat down on the table nonchalantly, helped Charles choose a bowl of noodles, and said, "Can you use chopsticks?"

"Of course, I have lived in Jingzhou for ten years." Charles laughed.

"Then eat more."

Xu Lang picked noodles for Xia Rubing again, completely ignoring the negotiation between the two.

"Mr. Xu, I didn't have a very pleasant conversation with Miss Xia just now. What's your opinion?" Charles asked.

"It's okay, our movies won't sell for much money overseas, let's eat noodles first, you come all the way, there is nothing to entertain you," Xu Lang said.

"If you have any ideas, you might as well just say it." Charles didn't come to eat seafood noodles.

"In this case, let me just say it straight. According to the usual practice, 25% of the share is granted, and it is only authorized in North America, and we find distributors for other places. As for the arrangement of the film, you can figure it out. The box office of thousands of dollars is not meant at all. Big, why bother talking about it?" Xu Lang said.

"This is too much, I may have to go back and report to the company." Charles replied.

"Okay, I'll fry two sauries for you guys, eat slowly."

After Xu Lang finished speaking, he went to the kitchen. Xia Rubing was very upset and followed.

"What do you mean, have you negotiated like this?"

"How much money can I get for the 18%? Why don't we watch it after the Cannes screening is over? MGM is interested, and maybe other distributors are also interested." Xu Lang said.

Usually these film and television companies like to find some small-produced but in-depth films in China, and obtain distribution rights at a low price. Although they can't sell much abroad, the share ratio is high, and the income is generally good.

Even if it is a box office of 1000 million US dollars, they can get a net income of more than 300 million US dollars, without any investment in distribution fees, and it is a profitable business.

Xu Lang never mentioned this matter again, and Xia Rubing obeyed. After all, her investor is now Xu Lang's girlfriend, so she can't be too strong. Only she absolutely supports Xu Lang's work, and no one in the crew would dare presumptuous.

After dinner, Xu Lang asked Zhang Donglai to drive Charles to a hotel in the city, and the three women crowded here, mainly because Ma Ke didn't intend to leave.

"Charles seems very upset. It is rare to be rejected so bluntly." Ma Ke said.

"Normally, generally speaking, many people like to find this kind of big company to issue. MGM is great, but if they don't pay attention, it's really meaningless." Xu Lang replied.

"What if the distributor can't be found after the Cannes screening?" Xia Rubing asked worriedly.

"Where are there so many contingencies? We don't lack these millions of income. We can't find it in North America. There are other markets." Xu Lang replied.

Tang Sinuo silently watched Xu Lang's performance tonight. It was obvious that Xu Lang had already entered the state and began to have the right to speak.

These actresses are so attentive, which shows that he is on the right track.

Her expression was complicated, but Xu Lang didn't notice it.

"How do you sleep at night?" Tang Sinuo asked.

"I'm going to squeeze with Shi Jin and the others, you can negotiate with yourself."

Xu Lang left this fragrant villa very unwillingly, and went to Shi Jin's room, and he could smell the smell of stinky socks as soon as he entered the door.

Because Ma Ke and Tang Sinuo slept in the same bed, he couldn't ask his wife out to have sex with her, so he could only sleep obediently.

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The next day, all the villagers in Hai'ao Village arrived at the designated start-up location early. Sister Deng brought people from various departments to attend the start-up ceremony. It was grand and spectacular, and among them was the owner of the local cinema chain.

The villagers are still a little superstitious. They killed a cow and used the cow's head as a sacrifice, which is much more exaggerated than the usual pig's head.

After the ceremony, Xu Lang sent all these people away, pointing and asking questions at the scene. Men knew that watching female celebrities would greatly affect their work.

At noon, the main creative staff had a meeting together, and in the afternoon, the first shot began to be shot.

Tang Sinuo and Ma Ke were watching from behind Xu Lang. They decided to stay one more night before returning to Jingzhou. Tang Sinuo's "Overwatch 2" was about to start.

"Zhou Qiong is ready... Action!"

Xu Lang shouted this slogan for the first time, and it felt very good. The director was like the creator, controlling everything.

Zhou Qiong carried her schoolbag and dragged the box from the entrance of the village to No. 17 Hai'ao Village. Because this drama lasted for 3 hours, there were more long shots and the rhythm was very slow.

"Ka, Zhou Qiong, come here!" Xu Lang shouted.

Zhou Qiong put down the box, trotted all the way over, and quickly asked, "Uncle Xu, what's the matter?"

"Don't walk down the road. This is your father's hometown. You will live here in the future. When you walk along the road, you have to look around. Be natural. When you come to the corner, go to Teacher Gui's shop. Ask for directions."

"Well, yes, director." Zhou Qiong nodded quickly.

Some people criticized her before when she was filming and recording shows, she had a lot of temper, and she was quite obedient in front of Xu Lang.

Tang Sinuo felt that Xu Lang was really good at it, and it was not easy to train an idol star like Zhou Qiong to such a life.

This shot was shot three times and took a total of two hours. Sometimes it wasn't Zhou Qiong's fault, but Xu Lang's need to adjust the composition according to the sceneries on the ground.

He hopes that every frame of the picture can be beautiful. As long as each of his works is a high-quality product, the audience will buy into the director's signature in the future.

The second scene was originally a night scene, so everyone was not in a hurry, and we were going to talk about it after dinner.

When filming this scene, I just took it easy, and being able to shoot two shots in the afternoon is already very powerful.

Xu Lang deliberately walked slowly, wandering around with Tang Sinuo.

"You completely controlled the crew. NG Zhou Qiong didn't lose his temper so many times. It was better than I imagined." Tang Sinuo said.

"Your words are outrageous." Xu Lang laughed.

"No, I'm going back to Jingzhou with Ma Ke tomorrow." Tang Sinuo walked with his head down, putting his hands in the pockets of his cropped trousers.

"Well, I'm going to Cannes at the end of the month, and I'll take Yaya there, and then we'll find a place for a walk."

"I hope I can have time. Mr. Wang and Sister Tao are both going, so they might take a hard look at me."

Xu Lang nodded, always feeling that something was wrong with his wife. It stands to reason that she should be very happy that she has made such great progress. Why is her enthusiasm not as good as before?

He prefers that jealous, fierce wife.

(End of this chapter)