Long Mayer then followed Xia Tian's instructions to hold several movie previews, inviting fans, critics and theater dealers to watch the movie together.

Because this movie is indeed good, everyone gave a very high evaluation after watching it. Therefore, after seeing this reaction, the theater chain dealers who were originally stubborn also made up their minds and signed a distribution agreement with Columbia Pictures.

The first batch of cinemas released reached 2,000, twice the scale of "The Love of Man and Ghost". The movie is scheduled to be released on December 23, with only three days left.

As Christmas approaches, summer is also very busy.

If you buy gifts, wrap gifts, and give gifts, if others can't go back to Hong Kong, you will always have to go back to the gifts, otherwise it will be too ruthless. And he will give them a lot of people, such as Lin Qingxia, Chung Chuhong, Hu Huizhong, Zhou Huimin, Lan Jiemiao, Guan Zhilin, Li Zhi, etc....

He had to choose the gifts for everyone himself, and he had to choose the most suitable gift for them. He had to carry Wang Xian on his back and secretly do it, making it look like a thief, which was quite exhausting. However, when they thought of their happy appearance after receiving the gifts, Xia Tian was satisfied.

On Christmas Eve, he was preparing to go to Palo Aldo City. Xiao Xiafan celebrated Christmas for the first time and wanted to spend it with her. But the first thing was to settle down Wang Xiaoxian, otherwise he would not be able to go anywhere with this little tail.

"Xiaoxian, Columbia Pictures is going to make a movie. I recommend you to the producer to be the heroine." Xia Tian said to Wang Qixian.

"Director?! Can I?" Wang Qixian asked in surprise when he heard this.

She never thought about being a heroine in Hollywood.

"Of course, the company belongs to us, what's wrong with it?" Xia Tian smiled.

Not to mention being the heroine, he can still do it even if he starts a drama where Wang Xiaoxian takes the lead.

"But I heard that Chinese people are not easy to play in Hollywood, they have no box office appeal, and those audiences don't like to watch it, so they can only play some supporting roles." Wang Shixian said worriedly, "Brother Tian, ​​I think I'd better not be a part of it. You just bought this company and still owe a lot of debts. You should invite more suitable actors to act, earn more box office, and pay off the debt as soon as possible."

"Don't listen to those people outside. In fact, the audience's tastes are gradually cultivated. A hundred years ago, ordinary people listened to Cantonese opera. If they were asked to listen to pop songs, they might also call it "indiscriminate tune". But now, everyone likes to listen to pop songs, but on the contrary, no one listens to Cantonese opera." Xia Tian waved his hand and said.

"If Chinese people don't play the leading role in Hollywood, but just play supporting roles, everyone will gradually become accustomed to it and eventually become an unwritten rule. But if this rule is broken, the role of Chinese people is gradually added to the film and television dramas and their roles are aggravated, then sooner or later these audiences will get used to it." Xia Tian said again.

In Hollywood movies, black actors were also unpopular, either playing thugs or playing villains. In short, there were no good roles for them to play.

But with the unfolding of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, the issue of racial discrimination was finally noticed by Hollywood and began to gradually improve. By the 1980s, black talents finally became the starring actors of the film. Speaking of which, it was only five or six years.

When Wang Xiaoxian heard Xia Tian say this, he thought it made sense, so he nodded, "When will the movie start filming?"

"You have to wait a little longer. Before shooting, you have to go to the scene and try the mirror." Xia Tian said again, "I recommend you to the producer, saying that you are beautiful, have excellent acting skills, and are very popular in East Asia, but he doesn't seem to believe it. So I want you to go there in person and let him see your charm."

"Well, when will I go to audition?" Wang Qixian couldn't help but laugh at her face when she heard Xia Tian praise him so much, and asked with a smile.

"On Christmas Eve." Xia Tian said immediately, "It's a pity that I still have something to do that day. I want to go to Washington to visit friends, and I can't go with you."

"It's okay, it's just an audition, I'll go by myself." Wang Qixian waved his hand sensibly, "But you should be back on Christmas, right?"

"Yes, I will definitely do it, I swear to you." Xia Tian said hurriedly.

"Don't swear, I believe in you." Seeing this, Wang Qixian quickly covered his mouth and said.

Xia Tian felt warm in her heart and hugged her tightly in her arms.

...

After comforting Joey Wong, he began to arrange his Christmas itinerary in the summer. He was preparing to get up early to go to San Francisco, after meeting Lin Qingxia, and then rushed to Palo Alto City in the evening. After staying there for one night, he rushed back to Los Angeles in the morning. In this way, he could achieve the effect of evenly dipping rain and dew.

The beautiful plan he planned, and at this moment, the elder brother suddenly rang.

Xia Tian was stunned and then picked up, "Hey, who?"

"Mr. Xia, it's me, Zou Wenhuai," Zou Wenhuai said with a smile.

"Ah, Mr. Zou, I haven't contacted you for a long time, how about now?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.

"It's great." Zou Wenhuai smiled, "Mr. Xia, let me tell you a good news. We have bought all the cinemas under my good friend Pictures now."

"Oh, really?! Congratulations to you." Xia Tian smiled when he heard this.

This news is indeed good news, but he did not have much surprise. It is mainly because after he came to the United States, his horizons suddenly became much wider.

The so-called "will be the top of the mountain" and overlooking all the mountains. In his opinion, the battles in the Hong Kong film industry are like fighting ants. Think about it, even if all the film companies are swept away and monopolized the Hong Kong film market, the box office is only 100 million US dollars. In Hollywood, it is not uncommon for movies with over 100 million US dollars to invest.

So Xia Tian heard that Zeng Zhiwei's good friend Film has lost its foundation and is about to collapse, but he doesn't feel much joy because it's not worth it.

"Happy together!" Compared to Xia Tian's calmness, Zou Wenhuai said happily.

After losing good friends, Pan Disheng's Debao Pictures is now alone. And those filmmakers who followed him have now joined them, so Debao doesn't have much time to support them. The Hong Kong film industry is about to fall into the hands of the three of them. I'm so happy to think about it!

"By the way, Mr. Xia, there is another good news." Zou Wenhuai said again, "You wrote "The Frozen God" to A Biao has been filmed and is ready to be released during the Christmas period. I have watched that movie, and the story is really good, thank you."

"Ah, don't be polite. Are you allies? You should help each other." Xia Tian smiled and thought to himself that since "The Frozen God" has been filmed, Cherie Chung must have a rest.

"Yes, Mr. Xia, after you said this, I have one more thing to discuss with you." Zou Wenhuai took the opportunity to say.

Xia Tian was stunned and thought to himself that Zou Wenhuai was really shameless. He was just polite, but he really didn't treat himself as an outsider.

"Oh, what's the matter?" he asked lightly.

"That's right. Mr. Xia, aren't you an executive at Columbia Pictures now? All of us filmmakers in Hong Kong rely on your support." Zou Wenhuai flattered, "You asked Guo Zhi to bring people to the United States to film a few days ago. After the news spread, I wonder how many people envied me."

"Ah." Xia Tian responded, but still didn't understand what Zou Wenhuai was trying to say, "Mr. Zou, don't bend around the bush. You can just say something."

His time is precious and he has no time to chat with Zou Wenhuai.

"Ah, that's right. Aaron has always wanted to develop Hollywood, but he has never found a suitable opportunity. Mr. Xia, you are now an executive of Columbia Pictures, and I heard news that your company has been doing a lot of moves recently and is going to shoot many scenes. Can you help see if there is a suitable role for Aaron?"

"Oh, this..." Xia Tian suddenly realized when he heard this. It turned out that Zou Wenhuai wanted to help Cheng Long.

But which of those movies is suitable for Cheng Long to play?! Mr. Zhou, the drug lord in "The Hangover", is a clown. If he asked Cheng Long to play, it would not be a support, it would be a trash!

"Hey, can he play John Mike in "Die Hard"?!" Xia Tian suddenly said in his heart.

The English name of "Die Hard" is "DIE-HARD". In fact, it is translated literally as "Immortal Xiaoqiang", which is very consistent with Cheng Long's image of being unable to beat him.

This movie made Bruce Willis famous in his previous life, making him an action superstar who can be compared with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. If Cheng Long came to play, I believe he would definitely become famous.

Xia Tian thought of what he said to Wang Xiaoxian just now, increasing the chances of Chinese actors to play, increasing their roles, and making the audience get used to their existence. He made Cheng Long's determination to star in "Die Hard" become more and more determined.

However, one thing is that this movie is a story about a lone hero who does not give up or abandons himself in an extremely difficult situation, fights wits and courage with criminals, insists on dealing with them, and finally wins victory.

Therefore, Cheng Long's juggling skills cannot appear with one against a hundred, otherwise the protagonist's heroic image would have declined significantly.

People will think that since he is so capable and is so easy to deal with these thieves, he was so miserable before, and he was completely unlucky.

Furthermore, Cheng Long's awkward Chinese English language must also be changed. Filming in Hollywood is not like in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong actors rarely use their own original soundtracks, and they are replaced by voice actors. But in Hollywood, actors must use original soundtracks, and dubbing will be looked down upon. So Cheng Long must overcome this, otherwise, his Chinese English language will not be able to listen to at all.

When Xia Tian thought of this, he told Zou Wenhuai about the situation.

When Zou Wenhuai heard this, he was also very surprised. Before, he thought it would be good to have an important supporting role. He never expected that Xia Tian would directly support him as the leading actor.

"Oh, Mr. Xia, thank you so much!" Zou Wenhuai said gratefully.

"You're welcome. We're all Hong Kong filmmakers, so we're helping each other." Xia Tian smiled, "But you'll tell Cheng Long what I said before."

"Okay, don't worry, I will bring you all the words." Zou Wenhuai said with a smile.
Chapter completed!