About twenty hours later, Chen Guang and the other two arrived in Los Angeles. It was ten in the morning there.
As soon as the three of them got off the plane, they went straight to the local hotel with the reception staff of the Tang Jie Foundation. They had a good sleep to adjust their biological clock.
Chen Guang was Superman, but the other two main combatants, Fang Tianyu and Lu Xiaoliang, were ordinary people.
They stayed at the Flemington Hotel, which was next to the American Film Institute's headquarters. It was a famous hotel in America, and many celebrities would choose to stay there when they came to California.
They could reach the Hollywood Huaxia Theater, which was located at the heart of the Walk of Fame, in about 15 minutes.
It was a historic movie theater, adjacent to the Truman Theater. It was a landmark in Los Angeles, Hollywood, and even the United States.
The theater had hosted the Oscars many times, as well as other important conferences. It had a very important historical significance, and it was also a tourist attraction and cultural temple in Los Angeles.
There was a cement wall made of handprints in the square outside the movie theater's main entrance.
Since decades ago, whenever there was a major event, the founder of the movie theater, the Joshtein family, would invite celebrities to leave their handprints and gilded names on the wall.
So far, the people who could leave their personal marks on the wall included presidents, big shots in the business and scientific fields, and more famous celebrities in the entertainment and cultural fields.
Due to the changes in the market economy, in recent years, in order to coordinate with the publicity, or perhaps because of the consideration of benefits, the selection criteria for the handprint wall had become less strict, even causing a lot of controversy.
However, no one could deny that it was an honor that no celebrity in the world could ignore.
To Chen Guang, the best news was related to the Hollywood Huaxia Theater. With Tang Xiaokai and Big Beard Deng's help, the American premiere of "Women", a movie with a weak foundation, was held in this cultural mecca.
Holding the premiere at the Huaxia Theater would, of course, have a mysterious effect on "Women", which was originally from China.
Regardless of the quality of my movie, I'll hold the premiere at the Hollywood Huaxia Theater, just like many Oscar -winning movies.
I'll raise my status and level first. That's how shameless I am. What can you do to me?
The world premiere was set on December 25th, which was Christmas Day.
This festival was quite popular in China. In Europe and the United States, it was as important as the first day of Chinese New Year.
Only the heavens knew how much favor Tang Xiaokai and Big Beard Deng had done for them to be able to cut the queue for this day.
As the founder of Hollywood's Huaxia Theater, the Joshstein family currently held the largest share in the cinema chain company. The rest of the shares were controlled by various parties, but they had almost no control over the local funds in Huaxia.
The name of the theater had nothing to do with the Chinese. It was purely because the founder and his partner wanted to build a landmark building and cultural industry in Los Angeles that was full of the charm of Eastern culture.
In terms of capital, Hollywood's Huaxia Theater was only controlled by the Tang Jie Foundation through multiple layers of control. They held less than 0.15% of the shares of the cinema chain company and had no influence on the decision-making level.
They were only selling Tang Jie Fund's reputation on Wall Street.
Tang Xiaokai had given Chen Guang enough face. There was no need for him to come, but in order to carry out this matter, he had even arrived in Los Angeles a day earlier to hold the fort.
But at this moment, he was angry and embarrassed.
Tang Xiaokai suppressed his anger and sat in the office of the Joshstein Family's current leader, the General Manager of the Huaxia Theater, Donald Joshstein. He looked at the silver-haired old man in his fifties with a straight face.
Donald Joshstein wore a well-ironed suit with his combed, silvery hair that looked like a waterfall.
Perhaps it was because he had been keeping a straight face for many years, but the cheeks on his slightly plump face drooped and protruded.
Judging from his appearance, he was a stubborn, stubborn old man who didn't like to think for others.
Tang Xiaokai took a deep breath and slowly said, "Mr. Joshstein, this is different from what we originally agreed on. Even if I can't get the No. 1 screening room, you can't possibly arrange the No. 14 screening room for me, right? It'll be hard for me to answer to my friend if you do this. "
Donald Joshstein was expressionless as well. He shrugged slightly, which was almost invisible to the naked eye. "Mr. Tang, I understand that you want to help your friend. That's why I originally arranged the No. 7 screening room for this movie from China. But I had no choice. Just two nights ago, my friend of many years, Mr. Diaz, personally called me. His friend is a famous old professor from Wesleyan University who has a lot of works. He also needs my No. 7 screening room. You know, whether it's Mr. Diaz or Wesleyan University, I have to respect their request. So I can only let you and your friend down, Mr. Tang. "
When Tang Xiaokai heard that, he knew that the reason given by Donald Joshstein was irrefutable. This was not China, after all, it was the American's territory. Moreover, Donald Joshstein's status in the film industry was not something that he and Big Beard Deng could compare to. "But you can't put it in such a remote location like No. 14 screening room, right? This is simply … "
Donald quickly waved his hand. "Mr. Tang, all the screening rooms from No. 1 to No. 12 have been booked. You know, it's Christmas. Just like the Chinese New Year movies, many people want to show their movies on this day. As for my Huaxia Theater, there are even more people who want to hold the premiere here. No. 13 screening room is empty, but do you need me to change it for your friend? I know you Chinese don't care about this number. "
Tang Xiaokai's face turned gloomy. Chen Guang wanted the Oscars. He did not have to worry about it in China at all. With a few months of publicity and the influence of the film's main production team, there was no doubt that the box office would reach the top on the day of the premiere.
However, in Europe and America, a movie that was competing for the Oscars was being premiered in No. 13 screening room. What was this?
Was this a joke?
If the media reported it as a joke, people would have to avoid mentioning the name of the movie and change it to "the unknown movie that premiered in No. 13 screening room."
"Mr. Joshtan, please don't joke with me."
Tang Xiaokai was, after all, a person who could call the shots on Wall Street. Although Donald Joshtan was influential in the film industry, he could not compare to Tang Xiaokai in terms of status.
Tang Xiaokai's words were equivalent to expressing his bottom line.
Donald was used to flaunting his seniority, and he believed that he understood Chinese people. He did not have much contact with Tang Xiaokai in the past, so he treated him as an ordinary gentle and reserved Chinese person. Now, he realized that he had made a joke.
Donald's face changed slightly. "Mr. Tang, you misunderstood me. I was just joking. Please don't mind it."
Tang Xiaokai saw that Donald's tone had softened, and his expression softened a little. "The matter of No. 14 screening room has been decided. Thank you for helping me and my friend. However, there's another matter … "
Donald immediately shook his head. "Mr. Tang, please don't make things difficult for me. All these years, I have brought a lot of negative influence to the theater because I agreed to someone's request to leave a fingerprint on the wall. I know that Mr. Chen's goal is to fight for the Oscars. If he can really do it, he will be the first Chinese to win the Oscars. It is indeed historic. However, Mr. Tang, do you think that's realistic? Although I, Donald, am only the owner of a theater, I have many friends in the film academy. I am very familiar with the rules of the Oscars. Therefore, I can tell you clearly that it's impossible!
"I admit that Mr. Chen has a certain level of fame in the world, but his past achievements have nothing to do with the art of film! I recognize his great contribution to the aviation industry. A hero is worthy of respect, but that's not enough. His nature is no different from those online anchors who became famous on YouTube. His social status and artistic achievements are far from being worthy of leaving his name on the wall! "
Tang Xiaokai slammed the table. "Even the world's number one language master is not worthy? Don't you know how high his status is in the language world now? "
"That's meaningless. This has nothing to do with film or art. His achievements in arm strength and darts have nothing to do with art. "
Tang Xiaokai stared at him. "Then, his achievements in the piano, the greatest piano artist in human history, have nothing to do with art?"
Donald was still stubborn. "Mr. Tang, you might be mistaken. He's only a piano craftsman, not an artist. I don't deny that his piano performance is very perfect. Even my granddaughter's school uses his videos and recordings as standard teaching materials. However, until now, he has never really created anything other than playing other people's songs. What he plays is, in a sense, like a CD. That's all. "
"You're being unreasonable! You're twisting words and forcing logic! He restored the real Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven! His performance is the closest to the original, allowing people to travel hundreds of years to hear the real performance of those masters. Isn't that an artistic achievement? "
Donald couldn't help but sneer. "Where's the evidence? Mr. Tang, there is still a lot of debate in the piano world about the problem you mentioned. Most of the people who support him are the friends of the people who lost to him in the competition. God knows how many benefits these people have received from him. Mr. Tang, you might not know much about the art world, but they're about to fight. "
Before Tang Xiaokai could continue, Donald spoke again. "Mr. Tang, I'll admit it. The fundamental reason is that I personally hate him because of my personal feelings. I don't care what achievements he has in other fields. I'm not even interested in watching the digital source of the movie you sent. I can't accept his behavior at all! A person who's appeared on the screen for the first time and hasn't even acted in a TV series is delusional enough to want to win an Oscar! He even used your personal connections to force me, just to fulfill the rigid requirement of releasing the movie before December 31st! "
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