As the filming of La La Land progressed smoothly, it was already October.
It had been three months since he first arrived in North America in July.
Back then, he only had 1000 dollars in his pocket, but now he was a "talented Chinese director" with a net worth of hundreds of millions.
However, the cost of " La La Land " was 30 million dollars, and the cost of " The Silence of the Lambs " had increased to 5 million dollars, plus the salary of the hundreds of crew members in the company.
The 130 million dollars that Xuan had earned from Paranormal Activity was also burning quickly.
It was no wonder that movies were not something that ordinary people could make. If La La Land or The Silence of the Lambs failed and lost money, it was no wonder.
Xuan would be under great pressure. He could make two or three more movies, and 100 million USD wouldn't be his.
Fortunately, these movies had been tested in the market in his previous life. The parallel world market was similar, so success was certain.
The only suspense was whether they would earn more or less.
In addition to La La Land, another film invested by Infinite Pictures, The Silence of the Lambs, had also started filming.
Elizabeth Olsen had been attending FBI training, pondering over the script, and preparing for the shooting of a new drama.
She and Xuan didn't have much time left to talk on the phone, let alone date.
Only when Xuan occasionally visited another production team would he be able to see Aomei for a short while.
Xuan was a little worried about the parallel world version of The Silence of the Lambs.
The original director, Jonathan Demi, had passed away in 2017 in the parallel world.
Therefore, they had no choice but to find a director with a similar style to direct this film.
Xuan originally wanted to find the director of Casino City, Wolf of Wall Street, and Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese.
Unfortunately, this old man was already very old. He was full of praise for the script of 'The Silence of the Lambs', but he was unable to come out of retirement.
Then Xuan thought of another director.
The director of Seven Deadly Sins, The Lost Lover, Fight Club, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Barton, David Fincher.
He was also very good at this kind of dark style of horror and suspense film. He used the camera language to grasp the audience's psychology, making people follow the story with nervous emotions. In the end, it was creepy and terrifying.
When Xuan sent the script over, David Finch took the initiative to call him that night before he could ask.
"Mr. Chu, I'm ready.”
The next day, he appeared at the entrance of Infinite Pictures while he was on vacation in Miami.
Such efficiency left Xuan tongue-tied.
David Finch Anthony Hopkins Elizabeth Olsen.
Xuan couldn't predict the final effect of this lineup.
However, the script and storyboard were controlled by Xuan himself. No matter how bad it was, it couldn't be too bad.
After the media learned of Xuan's double operation, there was another round of doubts.
The Los Santos Times said,"
"The others are 21 years old and still enjoying parties on campus. The new Chinese director, Xuan, had already started filming his second and third films.”
"One director, one producer. Xuan is a new generation of workaholics.”
"But isn't it too risky for him to start two projects at the same time?”
" The newly established Infinite Pictures has already taken part in a huge gamble…"
The Hollywood Reporter said,"
"Xuan's two projects are a musical and a suspense movie. The difference in style was so great that people couldn't help but sweat for him.”
"The famous director David Finch, who worked with him, said that Xuan's script is unique and very exciting.”
"This also piqued the curiosity of the movie fans. I hope that the film can be released as soon as possible so that we can experience what it means to be unique.”
……
Film critic Roger Ebert once again posted a message:
"I thought Xuan was an arrogant young man, but now it seems he's too arrogant.”
"The serious art of film has really been played by him.”
"He just made some money from an unknown horror film, and he can't wait to start two films.”
"Could it be that in his eyes, movies are like elementary school math problems?”
"The script only took a week, and the filming is also rushing forward.”
"I bet that his two movies will fail. If one of the movies manages to exceed 200 million at the box office, or if I score more than 8 points in the imdb-rated movie, I'll give up my position as a movie critic and go to the Avenue of Stars to sell hot dogs!”
Roger Ebert was so confident in himself that he could make a famous film critic shed his halo and buy a hot dog.
Everything Xuan did seemed to violate Hollywood's common sense.
In the past, Hollywood had a set of unspoken rules that everyone would silently abide by.
Xuan barged in like a hurricane, turning North American movies upside down.
6000 yuan earned 200 million at the box office. These experienced film makers were jealous and envious, while questioning Xuan's true strength.
Even now, industry insiders were still denouncing Smart: Paranormal Activity.
In private, many pseudo-documentary projects were quietly established.
" Death Video "," The Last Witch "," Area 51 "," Superpowers Awakening "…
Perhaps next year, movie fans would suddenly realize that there were many fake documentaries on the market.
And the father of the pseudo-documentary, Xuan, had long since killed everyone in his new field.
……
When Xuan was like a monkey entering the Heavenly Palace and causing chaos in Bei Mei.
The entertainment industry in the distant Dragon Country was indeed dull.
" Hong Kong's classic police and bandit action movie,'Furious Detective' is released. Pea opened with 8 points and ignited the summer season.”
"Brother Milk Tea has been silent for 10 years and has released his new song.”
"Boss Yang, the new episode of the e-sports training variety show has been broadcasted.”
"Brother Four Words gave up his spot in the theater and mocked the question maker.”
"ESO disbanded a year after its establishment.”
Zhao Jingmai had been busy with her new drama," Teenagers 'Party 2." After filming, she was so tired that she collapsed on the bed and looked at the news on her phone.
After seeing ESO, she suddenly thought of Xuan.
In the parallel world, the Dragon Country was very closed to overseas entertainment news.
Unless they were Hollywood fans. Usually, very few people paid attention to the film and television developments there.
Paranormal Activity was a popular film in North America, but no one cared about it in the Dragon Country.
That was why Zhao Jingmai hadn't contacted Xuan for a long time. She didn't know how he was doing over there.
Not long ago, Xuan had asked her for some sensitive information.
It even included his ID card, passport, management company, and personal resume.
Ordinary people would not give it to others casually. If they had bad intentions, Zhao Jingmai's funds would have been swept clean long ago.
He didn't expect Zhao Jingmai to trust Xuan.
She gave him all the information in one go and only asked him a simple question in the V-letter.
"What do you want these for?"
Xuan simply replied,"It's useful."”
A few days later, Xuan sent over another Auspicious World Bank account.
Zhao Jingmai was busy and forgot about this.
It wasn't until today that he saw ESO disband and suddenly thought of Xuan that he remembered this account.
Curious, she followed the instructions and logged into the official website of Auspicious Bank.
Then, she was stunned and covered her mouth in disbelief!
"No way! One, ten, hundred…billion! 100 million RMB?"
What was Xuan doing in North America?
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