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Hollywood is a place where outsiders from non-English-speaking areas often have to pay more if they want to work hard to create a future. Many people will naturally form a circle based on geography.

Even people in the English-speaking area are the same.

First there was the British League, and later there was the Australian Gang.

These two circles have now become important forces in Hollywood, and there are many first-line directors and actors among them.

Then, the Mexicans also formed the Mexican Gang.

The Chinese American forces in Hollywood are weaker than these, and it is often difficult to get a chance to compete fairly, except for one company.

Relativity Entertainment always treats film practitioners from all countries equally, and supports Ang Lee, James Wong, Wen Ziren and others who have long-term cooperation with Relativity Entertainment, and unites as many Chinese practitioners in Hollywood as possible to establish a Chinese circle.

Just like when Ferguson retired, he would vigorously recommend the Scottish coach to Manchester United. If an opportunity arises, people in the circle must first recommend people in the circle.

Jessica Felton grew up with Shahai Entertainment, so she naturally knows this.

As she was facing two directors who had cooperated with Shahai Entertainment for a long time, Jessica Felton attached great importance to their recommendations and asked, Which director do you recommend?

James Huang glanced at Wen Ziren, Wen Ziren made a gesture quietly, he took out a document and handed it to Jessica Felton: This director is named Justin Lin, who graduated from UCLA drama With the School of Film and Television, as early as 1997 when he was studying, Justin co-directed the feature film A Sea of ​​Flowers with an alumnus.

Jessica Felton had never heard of this movie, but she still looked at the information very seriously.

James-Huang said: After receiving a master's degree in fine arts from Los Angeles, Justin began to independently direct his first feature film Good Luck Tomorrow. The film participated in the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and not only won the Jury Award The newly formed MTV Pictures bought the distribution rights.

I've seen this movie. Jessica Felton had a vague impression of Good Luck Tomorrow, but couldn't remember clearly.

James Huang also said: Good Luck Tomorrow also participated in the 2002 Toronto Film Festival, and was released nationwide on April 11, 2003. The global box office broke through 3.8 million US dollars, and its cost was less than 500,000 US dollars. .”

Jessica Felton smiled.

Said: I remembered, Variety Show magazine once named the director of Good Luck Tomorrow as the top ten most watched new directors in 2003.

Wen Ziren answered: Yes, Justin has been praised by the media.

James Huang didn’t say any more, and the recommendation should be enough. Sometimes talking too much may not have good results. He just put the DVD discs of two feature films and three short documentaries directed by Justin Lin on the In front of the female producer.

Jessica Felton is no longer a pure technical geek. Her experience as a post-producer and producer has not lacked decisiveness. She quickly made a decision: I will watch Take a look at these discs, and then contact you to make an appointment to meet with that director Lin.

This is the best result. It is impossible for James Huang and Wen Ziren to ask for more. After thanking them, they bid farewell at the right time.

Jessica Felton took care of the work at hand, looked at these discs, and based on the information she had, both James Huang and James Wen were outstanding directors, and they were very dependable in their lives. Spectrum, recommended candidates should naturally be taken seriously.

After watching the two discs, she probably had an intuitive impression that the person who can be named the top ten rookie directors of the year by Variety Show magazine does have certain abilities.

But without meeting the director himself and without more communication, Jessica Felton will not jump to judgment.

She knew very well that she was not like Ronan, who looked at the director's project with a terrifyingly accurate vision.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Jessica Felton went to the fitness club first. Although she is the type who does not gain weight easily no matter what she eats, she needs professional training to prevent sagging.

She even once thought about going for breast reduction surgery.

Sometimes, being too big is a burden.

The next day was the weekend, and Jessica Felton didn't have to go to work. She left her small villa in Beverly Hills to rush to a special date.

She first met Lindsay Beal in West Hollywood, then rushed to Santa Monica, and participated in a special party in the Hollywood circle for the second time.

A gathering purely composed of female film practitioners, the purpose of the gathering is to fight for more rights for women.

Both Jessica Felton and Lindsay Biel were introduced by Meryl Streep, who is cooperating with Sandsea Entertainment, recently.

Today, all the people gathered in the clubhouse are acquaintances, such as the movie star Alisa Blanco, the former child star Anna Paquin, the veteran movie star Deborah Messing, the famous Meryl Streep, the famous Director Patty Jenkins.

Compared to the last gathering, there was only one newcomer.

Not very famous, but Deborah Messino, the initiator and core figure of the party, introduced: This is Diablo Cody, a screenwriter in the industry.

Then, Deborah Messing introduced others to Diablo Cody.

When Jessica Felton was introduced, Jessica Felton clearly felt that Diablo Cody's eyes stayed on her for a long time.

Eight or nine people sat in a spacious lounge and discussed the rights of women in Hollywood.

Despite their second participation, Jessica Felton and next to Lindsay Beal rarely spoke, mostly listening.

As women, they are of course concerned about the protection of their own rights and interests, but they are not newcomers to the industry, and they will not easily trust other people or organizations.

We need to unite more forces to fight for gender equality in the industry. Deborah Messing is a veteran feminist fighter, and her words hit the hearts of the people: I have been in this circle for decades, and I have already seen clearly. One thing, women face more than simple certain rules...

Speaking of which, she gave Meryl Streep a meaningful look.

Meryl Streep, like all of the moments, was extraordinarily unflappable.

Deborah Messing continued: Women also have to deal with deep waters and unpredictable industry traditions.

The others didn't speak, but they knew that what Deborah Messing said was true. Women in the Hollywood circle faced a lot of difficulties.

Diablo Cody didn't seem to focus on the topic being discussed, instead his eyes turned to Jessica Felton frequently.

There is envy and anticipation.

I'm envious of this Latin woman's figure so good that it explodes, her bulging chest seems to contain Mount Everest inside.

The expectation comes from the identity of the other party, a rare female producer with real power.

This is so rare in the circle.

Patty Jenkins then said: I have seen a statistic that in 2003, among all the works shot in Hollywood with an investment of more than 3 million US dollars, only 7.8% of the films had the first protagonist as a woman. , or the weight of the heroine is equal to that of the hero.”

Meryl Streep said: There are five times as many men as women on the film academy's list of new members this year.

Deborah Messing looked at Jessica Felton and said, Jessie, you are a producer, you should know more about this, right?

The topic was brought up, and Jessica Felton thought about it for a while, and said: It is true that there are fewer female-themed films now, which is a common phenomenon in the industry, but female-themed films do not mean that women must be made, Filming. The old-fashioned way of operating is clearly a male-dominated system, and of course leaves room for female stars — musicals, sentimental dramas, rom-coms, etc., which are primarily aimed at female audiences. I’m not saying The current market is not advancing but retreating, at least after years of hard work, the industry positioning of women is being updated, and they are no longer just a minority group in the industry.

When these words came out, Alisa Brando was a little unhappy, saying: This process is too slow, we must push to speed it up.

Jessica Felton looked cautious: This kind of transformation not only needs to be promoted within the circle, but also requires changes in the overall social environment. Hollywood has a capital system that has been forged for many years, and the eyes of filmmakers are always on market.

Perhaps engaged in the production and operation of several commercial films one after another, Jessica Felton has her own point of view: Women in the industry are less treated and have fewer opportunities, but this is not isolation and isolation. While fighting for our own rights, we must Consider the role of the audience in this process. Box office statistics are very indicative of economic and social dimensions, and the audience is actually a real source of change.”

I don't think so, said Meryl Streep. Jessie, your point is too commercial. Our art and culture, especially since the mid-20th century, seems like all the great stories, The legends, the central issues of culture, and all the serious issues worth paying attention to revolve around men.

Jessica Felton smiled and did not answer Meryl Streep's topic about whether the needs of the audience will change Hollywood's production choices. As a producer, she believes that she sees more for clarity.

Audiences and markets haven't fundamentally changed at all right now.

Mainstream genres are still pretty conservative on the subject, with multiculturalism being little more than window dressing in those megabudget films.

I think what Miss Felton said makes sense. Alisa Brando said suddenly: Business can bring benefits, and benefits can drive more people to join us.

Jessica Felton gave Alyssa Brando a strange look.

I think my number one priority is to try to get as much equal pay as possible, Alyssa-Branno said.