The Wolf of Los Angeles

Chapter 9 You know nothing about your own strengths

When it got dark, Hawke walked onto the main street after visiting the open-air exhibition area of ​​the film festival.

Apart from the more than 30 business cards in Brand’s pocket, nothing was gained.

Hawke participated in a film festival for the first time, and the situation was different from what he thought. The small crew in the open-air exhibition area was poorer than the other, and the wallet was cleaner than his face.

Brand asked, "What should I do next?"

"Sweep the street cinema, collect information, and contact the crew." Hawke took Brand with him because he could use it: "Don't you know the organizing committee? I'll go to the organizing committee tomorrow to get all the exhibiting movies. Information? Find the previous transaction data?”

Brand hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll give it a try."

The two walked through five theaters, collected a lot of movie information, and chose two of them. After watching the movie for a while, because the film was too bad and the conditions were not suitable, they had to leave early.

When I came to the Great Salt Lake Cinema near the community, several guys were distributing color pages to passers-by and bringing people into the theater to watch the movie.

The leader was less than thirty years old, with a suit and ties, long brown hair and long face, and his arms were stretched out, and the Rolex gold watch on his left wrist shone brightly.

One of them ran over and handed the color page to Hawke, saying, ""SAR Highland" will be screened soon, watch the movie for free!"

Hawke took the color page and glanced quickly. The pictures were all Mexican, and the plot took place in the Highland community where Mexicans lived in Washington.

There is also an artistic photo above, where Rolex Man is the director.

Hawke handed the coloring page to Brand and looked a little at the entrance of the theater.

Most of the people entering the market were white, and there were a small number of black people, with very few Mexicans.

Hawke thought about it a little, and said, "Let's go in and take a look."

Brand asked curiously, "Is this movie a big deal? What's the point of Mexicanism? Boring..."

Hawke walked forward: "How can you know if you don't look at it."

Brand shut up and couldn't help it before he even arrived at the theater door: "I understand. The director was wearing mid-to-high-end brands and Rolex. He was obviously a rich man."

"You finally found the key to the problem," Hawke said.

Brand chuckled, “I have eyes that are good at discovering beauty.”

Hawke entered the theater, chose the last row to sit down, waited for more than ten minutes, and the movie began to show.

There were not many spectators, with 200 seats, up to one-third of them.

Hawke noticed that the Rolex director came in quietly, sat in the last row, took out a portable DV from his bag, and filmed the audience, with an excited face full of expectations.

But not long after, the excitement on his face disappeared.

The film quickly explains the background. The Washington Heights community, where Mexicans live, has the title of "Choukan City of the World". The protagonists are a group of Mexican-born predecessors who want to turn back under the shadow of drugs and violence.

The screen is full of Mexican descent, and some dialogues are in Spanish.

Within five minutes of the screening, three white audiences left the show first.

Then blacks and whites left one after another.

The Rolex director looked ugly and seemed to be a novice. When another group of people left the stage, he couldn't help but get up and ask, "Is the movie not good?"

A white man curled his lips: "No interest."

"boring."

"Who cares about the life or death of this garbage?"

Not to mention these people, after a few minutes, Brand next to Hawke yawned, glanced at another group of people who left the court, and asked, "Let's go too?"

"Although the film is rough, the plot is OK." Hawke asked deliberately: "Why do you want to leave the stage?"

Brand still said the same thing: "The Mexican rags are boring."

Hawke said, "Let's talk about it after reading it."

The video was played in the second half and the audience walked nearly halfway.

Most of the people who play movies are emotionally outgoing, and the Rolex director was hit and turned off the DV and sat down dejectedly.

Hawke quietly looked over, sat in the empty seat next to him, and asked, "Are you the director?" Rolex director nodded.

"A great movie." Hawke praised and introduced himself: "My name is Hawke Osmon, a media practitioner."

The other party barely shook his hand with him: "Eric Ethan, you see, the director who is not very successful."

Hawke asked specifically: "I haven't heard of this movie. Which company invested in it?"

Hearing this, a picture flashed in front of Eric's eyes, and he lie in front of an ordinary square-faced woman kneeling and licking, his face full of bitterness: "I raised money for the film, it has nothing to do with the film company."

Hawke took out the business card printed when Salt Lake City and handed it to Eric: "Exchange contact information?"

Eric accepted it and gave his business card again. Before Hawk could speak, he suddenly stood up. The tranquility and disappointment on his face disappeared instantly, and the brightest smile appeared, and he walked towards the entrance.

Hawke was surprised at the speed of his face change.

A typical American girl came in at the entrance, with long legs, big hands, thick waist, and a big square face.

Eric rushed up and kissed the woman hard: "Dear, why are you here?"

The woman kissed her back and said, "Congratulations, the video is finally screened in the theater."

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

Eric's smile froze and he whispered, "The theater screening is different from the theater screening."

The woman said again, "Don't worry, I've contacted the distribution company, and they will send someone to watch the film."

Eric's smile is brighter than his chrysanthemum: "I don't know how to thank you..."

Not far from the two sides, Hawke kept listening.

"SAR Highland" ended, and the audience left one after another. Director Eric was pulled by a woman and had no time to speak.

Hawke left the screening room and carefully looked at all the materials in "Singapore Highlands" in the ticket hall.

Brand asked, "No, do you think this movie is OK?"

Hawke did not answer, but pointed to the screening room: "Do you a favor, go in and find out about the director, inquire about the film investment, screening and intentional sale, and learn as much as possible..."

"I don't know him!" Brand shook his head: "I'm not an acquaintance, why do you ask?"

Hawke was helpless: "You know nothing about your own strengths." He pushed Brand over there: "Believe in yourself, you can definitely do it."

Brand entered the cinema.

After waiting on the roadside for half an hour, Hawke waited until Brand came out of the theater.

This guy was overwhelmed with his eyebrows flying to his hair.

Hawke asked directly, "What's the situation?"

Brand said the first sentence: "Poor director, in order to raise money to make a movie, betrayed the love, and he will kneel down and lick the woman every night." He looked disappointed: "It turns out that soft rice is not delicious, so I still chase after you." My beautiful girl.”

Hawke grasped the key point from the messy words: "If the movie still needs to be spent, will the woman pay for him?"

Brand recalled carefully and said, "From the director's opinion, the woman seems to have inherited tens of millions of property. In her circle, finding an artistic film director to be her boyfriend can greatly improve her personality. ”

He confirmed: "As long as the director works hard at night, it will not be difficult for the woman to pay another sum of money."

It was getting late, and Hawke was hungry, and said, "Go to have a meal, and say as he walked."

Brand is almost a good match and has learned a lot of useful information.

Eric Ethan had only filmed an experimental short film before. By chance, he met his square-faced girlfriend Katherine at a party in the film industry, defeated his companions and chased him, thus winning a $200,000 production. The budget was made, "Singapore Highlands".

Young directors are often arrogant and mostly only know how to make movies and don’t understand the market. Eric believes that his first feature film has the ability to enter theater screenings. He brought his girlfriend and several temporary employees to the film festival for screening and sales. , the first screening tonight was a large number of viewers withdrew early, and their confidence was hit to a certain extent.

Three days later, from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning, the Special Administrative Region Highlands will have a second screening at the Great Salt Lake Cinema.

This game is the key.

With his deceased father, Catherine invited a film-watching buyer group led by Robert Reiner, who is the vice president of the Hollywood production and distribution company Castle Stone Film.

Whether the video can be bought by the distribution company and launched in theaters is a hit.

(End of this chapter)