Yu Dong originally wondered why Sting would invest in the movie, but after meeting him, he found out that his wife Trudy Styler was very interested in the script of the movie, so he had the intention to invest.
Trudy Styler was originally an actor and had participated in film production before.
Sting's appearance gives people a fierce look, but his words are gentler. On the contrary, his wife looks more dignified, but when she opens her mouth, she sounds like a machine gun is fired, and her words are fast and dense.
The director of the movie, Guy Ritchie, is the same age as Yu Dong, but he looks much more mature than Yu Dong. The British hairline is really hard to describe.
He sat nearby and said nothing, and he couldn't tell anything.
Trudy Styler did not want to waste this opportunity to meet Yu Dong, so she started to speak well of the movie and Guy Ritchie from the moment they met, "YU, this movie is something I have never seen before, it's
The innovation is unprecedented. Although I have watched it many times, I am still shocked every time I watch it. Of course, you may not understand it when you first watch it, but as long as you watch it a few more times, you will definitely be impressed.
It attracts. I believe that as long as you have watched the movie, you will know that what I said is not a lie..."
Yu Dong stared at Trudy Styler, who was talking endlessly, and could feel her urgency.
However, the investment in this movie is not high, it is said that it is only over one million pounds, which should be nothing to the couple.
The Sting song that Chinese people have heard the most is probably the theme song "Shape of My Heart" from "This Killer Isn't Too Cold". The intro of this song is very catchy and impressive.
"Shape of My Heart" is a song written by Sting after his solo career. In fact, before his solo career, his band The Police achieved high success in the UK and the United States, but most Chinese people have only heard of this song of his.
song.
From this point, we can see that movies can really help the spread of songs.
Anyway, for such a celebrity couple, more than one million pounds will not break their bones. And as far as Yu Dong knows, there are not only investors in the movie, but also other people.
investment only accounts for part of it.
So Chudi is so active, probably because he wants to prove himself. After all, he spent money and effort, and he may have bragged to others before. If he loses everything, the money is gone, and the face is lost.
And whatever investments you make in the future will also be affected.
Chudi was anxious to let Yu Dong watch the movie, but Yu Dong was not in a hurry: "Let's watch the movie later. I want to ask, since you are very optimistic about this movie, what are your box office expectations for this movie?"
"
Speaking of the box office, Trudy Styler did not seem so confident: "YU, you should also understand that the box office does not represent everything, and the cost of this movie is indeed not high, and it can be easily earned back."
Listening to what she said, Yu Dong probably understood that even though she liked the movie very much, she had no confidence in the box office.
"Actually, Deep Space does not have a publishing business. You should understand this, right?"
"We understand, but as long as Deep Space is willing, the film can be released," Trudy said.
"If Deep Space wants to help with distribution, it will buy the movie first and then find a distributor to cooperate with."
Trudy Styler laughed and said: "Actually, we don't care whether it makes money or not... Of course, I don't mean that this movie can't make money, but rather than making money, what I value more is that such an excellent film can make money."
Be seen by more people.”
Yu Dong nodded, he didn't believe this at all.
Today, he invited Mr. and Mrs. Sting to come, but he was able to finalize the matter without any preparation. The business negotiations had to be handled by Lecard and the others. He wanted to meet Guy and make sure that the movie was okay.
In the next hour or so, Yu Dong didn't talk much about the movie. Although Trudy Styler was anxious, she couldn't say much.
She was still a little disappointed. Before she came, she thought very well. After meeting YU, she hit it off and immediately reached an agreement.
But now it seems that YU is not so enthusiastic.
After dinner, Yu Dong finally expressed his intention to watch a movie.
The whole movie lasts two hours, and the content is different from what Yu Dong has seen before. I don’t know if it’s because he’s watching the director’s cut or because of the butterfly effect.
But overall there is no big change, it is still the excellent "Two Smoking Barrels".
While watching the movie, Trudy Styler kept silent. After the movie was over, she couldn't help but speak: "YU, maybe you haven't had much contact with British culture, so inside..."
She was afraid that Yu Dong would not understand the local culture in the movie, so she tried to explain it to Yu Dong.
In fact, her concerns are not unreasonable. Cultural differences will indeed cause Chinese people to encounter some difficult-to-understand situations when watching this movie. However, ignoring these things, it is still an excellent movie.
After listening to her explanation, Yu Dong smiled and said: "Actually, there is no need to explain so much. I like this movie very much. I will also convey my love to Shen Kong. As for whether they are willing to take over this movie."
Maybe it’s not me who has the final say about the movie.”
Chudi Styler, who was still thinking about how to convince Yu Dong, was stunned when she heard this.
Sting and Guy Ritchie were also stunned.
Because when Yu Dong watched the movie just now, he didn't react much. They couldn't tell that he liked it, and they couldn't tell that he didn't like it. They thought Yu Dong didn't understand the movie. After all, Yu Dong was a foreigner and couldn't understand it.
It's also understandable.
But now Yu Dong suddenly said that he likes this movie and agreed to help recommend it, which seems a bit sudden.
Is this a polite statement? None of the three of them have had much contact with Chinese people, and they don’t know what the Chinese people are like.
Maybe all Chinese people are like this.
Seeing the confusion and surprise in their eyes, Yu Dong didn't explain much. He just touched his chin and asked, "If I read it correctly just now, is the bar owner in the movie Sting?"
The three of them looked at each other, but they didn't expect Yu Dong to suddenly ask such an irrelevant question.
Sting smiled and said: "Yes, YU, you read that right, that is indeed me."
Yu Dong nodded. He thought it was quite similar, but he didn't notice this when he saw this movie in his last life. If he had known this before, he would probably have understood why Sting recommended "Two People".
A big smoking gun".
…
That night, when Sting and his wife returned home, they felt that today's meeting was completely useless because YU didn't give any affirmative answer at all, and his attitude was unpredictable.
"Perhaps we have found the wrong person. YU cannot influence the decision-making of deep space at all. Even for such a small plan... we have all overlooked one problem, that is, the deep space now is different from the deep space before.
Now. Deep Space now has more and more authors under its banner, such as George Martin, Rowling and others. And I also heard that Deep Space has been buying copyrights in the past two years, such as the just-finished "Black Suit"
"People". I think that the current deep space's dependence on YU is not as strong as it used to be, and it will become less and less in the future. The reason why he did not give a reply may be because he was embarrassed to refuse in person. Chinese people are not very reserved.
What?"
Sting lay tiredly on the sofa and expressed his opinion.
Someone had previously suggested to Chudi that she should seek out connections with Tom Cruise. She was hesitant at first. After all, Tom Cruise was just an actor and probably could not influence the decisions of those distribution companies.
At this time, they got the news that YU had come to the UK, so they looked for YU first.
Now it seems that they still have to try to find Tom Cruise.
Trudy sat down next to her husband and sighed: "It's okay, Gordon, even if this movie can't be released, it won't have much impact on us. And it's not without a chance. I'll look for Tom Cruise later.
Let’s talk, he might be able to help us.”
She saw the fatigue on her husband's face, so she didn't want to put any more pressure on him.
"Also, the dinner tonight is not useless." Chudi added, "At least we had dinner with a great writer like YU, right? I heard that after he came to London,
Many people have invited him but he has rejected them. Moreover, it can be heard that he appreciates your music. Maybe we can cooperate on other projects in the future."
Facing his wife's gentle comfort, Sting felt a little uncomfortable. He knew that this meant that his wife was about to lose her fighting spirit in this matter.
"Go to bed and have a good rest. You've been quite tired these past two days."
…
The next morning, Sting was woken up by the ringing of the phone. He got up and looked at the clock. It was already past one in the afternoon. They slept too late last night.
"Hello?"
Sting held the phone, opened the refrigerator, got himself a bottle of water, and took a sip.
"Hello, are you Sting?"
"It's me, are you?" Sting raised the bottle and prepared to take a second sip.
"I'm Jimmy from Deep Space."
Sting lowered his hand that raised the bottle, "Are you Jimmy James, the boss of Deep Space Company?"
"Yes." Jimmy on the other end of the phone smiled and said: "Since you know me, I won't introduce you further. Sting, I heard YU say that you have a very good movie, and I came here for it.
I called you about something."
"So fast?" Sting muttered.
"What's so fast?" Jimmy asked.
Sting smiled: "I didn't expect to receive your call so soon, because we just met with YU last night."
"After you left, he called me and told me about this matter. So I made this call to you just after I got to work this morning. I wonder if you have time to talk to me about the movie now.
Things? Of course, I also like your music very much. In addition to movies, we can also have some cooperation in music."
Sting then realized that there was a time difference between him and the other party. It might still be morning at Jimmy's place, so he quickly said: "Of course."
"Well, let me just say something simple. I'm still in the United States now, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go there in a short time. If you're not in a hurry, you can wait a few months. When I have time to go to the UK, we can talk in detail. Of course,
If you want to talk earlier, you can, but I have to trouble you to come to the United States to find me." After a slight pause, Jimmy added: "Although the cost of the movie is very small, YU likes it very much, so I pay special attention to it.
"
Sting opened his mouth and suddenly remembered what he said last night. Now it seems that his inference was completely wrong. The Deep Space Company has attached more importance to YU than ordinary people imagine.
Just because of YU's words, Jimmy, the boss, actually took action for a movie costing one million.
After thinking for a while, Sting replied: "If you have time, we can go to the United States to find you."
This is not a difficult thing for Sting. Every year he goes to the United States to stay for a long time.
"Okay, then we'll see you in the United States. If you have any other questions, you can call this number or ask our person in charge in the UK, Lecardo."
"no problem."
"Okay, then I won't disturb you."
After Sting hung up the phone, he sat on the sofa in a daze. He didn't expect that things would take such a turn after just one night.
At this time, Chudi came out of the house, rubbing her hair and muttering: "Who is calling so early in the morning?"
Sting couldn't help but laugh, "It's already afternoon, Trudy."
"Is it afternoon?" Trudy looked out the window, "The weather in London is so damn bad that there is no difference between the afternoon and the morning. By the way, who is calling?"
"It's Jimmy."
"Jimmy?" Trudy thought for a moment, "Which Jimmy is it? Your cousin? The little fat guy who lives in Scotland?"
"It's not him, it's Jimmy James, the boss of Deep Space Corporation."
"The boss of Deep Space Company?" Chudi's sleepy eyes suddenly opened, "Why is he calling?"
Before Sting could answer, she said excitedly: "It must be about the movie, right? Are they willing to help distribute our movie?"
Sting laughed and said: "It couldn't have been so fast. He called and said he was very interested in the movie, but he couldn't come to the UK. He asked us if we were willing to go to the United States to talk to him."
"Of course we are willing. Aren't we planning to go to the United States in a few days? Have you answered him? Tell him that we are willing to go?"
"Well, I told me we would go to the United States to find him."
"That's right." Trudy Styler rubbed her palms and walked back and forth, "It can't take a while, we have to prepare and go there right away. Anyway, it doesn't matter if we go a few days early..."
…
"The weather in London is so rough. If it rains, just have a good one. It's raining like this all the time. It's so uncomfortable."
In the hotel where Yu Dong and the others were staying, Yu Hua was looking out the window and kept complaining.
When they came here last year, they had a good time, the weather was pretty good and the sunshine was sufficient. But this year they were not so lucky. Since they came here, they have not seen the sun very often.
Chapter completed!