Chen Guang chuckled. "Mr. Joshtan, don't be like this. It's not that serious."
Joshtan's apology was sincere, and he did it in front of the entire world. Most importantly, Donald Joshtan was a very honest man.
Alright, he was a stubborn man.
When he looked down on you, he would ignore you even when you waved a check at him. When he looked up to you, he would even throw away his pride to support you.
It was torture to deal with such a person if you could not grasp his weakness.
But once it was to his liking, or it could be said that he was subdued by something deep in his heart, he would no longer be secretive like many people who wanted to save face. Instead, he would directly turn from an enemy to a fan.
Sensing the gazes of admiration coming from below the stage, Chen Guang couldn't sense any enmity, even with his acute senses.
He even unconsciously glanced at William Jones and Bent Afflett who were hiding in the crowd. These two were his strongest competitors for the Oscars. They used to be so arrogant and arrogant, but now, when they accidentally made eye contact with him, they turned their heads away in shame with apologetic looks in their eyes.
Chen Guang could roughly imagine that at this moment, there might be people among the nearly 200 million people in the world who still had doubts about him, but that was no longer important.
At least in the hearts of the majority of the audience, his acting skills were undoubtedly the best in the world.
However, this was not enough. Performing arts such as movies and even TV series had a wide audience. Few people acted in movies, but at least half of the world's six to seven billion people liked or had watched movies.
200 million people only accounted for one-fifteenth of the audience. This was far from enough.
Including the people who had been conquered by Women, Thunderstorm, and The World's Faction, the total should not exceed 500 million. The overall proportion was still less than one-sixth of the audience. It was still far from the standard of the Heavenly Holy Grail.
However, Chen Guang wasn't anxious. With the development of modern information technology, his movie was still being screened, and World Faction was still selling well. His feat tonight would continue to spread, and it was easy for people to go along with what others said. In the future, when more people started to acknowledge his acting skills, it would only be a matter of time before he left such an impression in the hearts of the three to four billion people watching the movie.
The Chinese Chen Guang was fully deserving of being the world's best performing artist!
In the hearts of those who understood his work, this idea was very strong.
In the hearts of those who were merely parroting, this idea might still be doubtful, but at least it would leave an impression. Even if they did not completely approve of this idea, they would not deny it either. At least they knew about this person and this matter.
Now, what Chen Guang had done was equivalent to lighting a fire on dry wood and pouring a bucket of oil on it. Even if it rained, it would not be able to stop the fire.
At this moment, Chen Guang knew that he had basically succeeded.
Donald spoke again. "Mr. Chen, I'd like to take this opportunity to officially invite you to leave your handprint on the handprint wall in front of the Huaxia Theater on behalf of the Huaxia Theater! This will be the greatest honor of the Joshtan Family in the past hundred years of being involved in the film industry! Please allow me to express my sincere apology and unparalleled respect to you with the highest courtesy of the Joshtan Family! "
Indeed, there had been Chinese people who had left their handprints on the handprint wall in the past. However, that was the operation of the market economy. It was not recognized by the mainstream in Europe and America. Because of that, it had caused a lot of controversy. As a result, Donald had not allowed anyone to leave their handprints on the wall for the past two years.
In fact, Donald had not even attended the handprint ceremony back then.
The people who had paid to leave their handprints on the wall were not using the same wall as Master Chaplin and the rest. They had built a new wall later on and did not have any actual status at all.
Of course, the people in China would definitely not take the initiative to talk about this. In fact, once it was reported on the internet, they would try their best to suppress it.
It had probably been many years since Donald had publicly invited someone to leave their handprint on the handprint wall, let alone in such a respectful tone.
Suddenly, a figure rushed up from below the stage. It was Fred, the president of the American Film Association.
He took the microphone from Captain Gold and stood beside Chen Guang. "Mr. Chen, on behalf of the American Film Association and the Academy Award Committee, I would like to formally invite you to leave your name in the World Film Hall of Fame in Hollywood! In addition, I would like to sincerely invite you to give us a real public lecture. We really want to hear you personally explain your world-class performing arts! "
As expected of Fred, who was half in the film industry and half in politics. His ability to adapt to the situation was not just for show.
Just two hours ago, he was the most influential person in the world who was boycotting Chen Guang. However, he had now become Chen Guang's most loyal fan.
Perhaps it was because he was really moved by the world-class party, or perhaps it was his decision after weighing the pros and cons. However, there was no doubt that Fred's attitude would play a decisive factor.
Chen Guang took a deep breath and nodded at both of them. Then, he said in a serious tone, "Alright! No problem! "
Hence, under the watchful eyes of almost 200 million people, Donald Joshtein and President Fred, representing two different film halls, issued an official invitation to Chen Guang.
Chen Guang also accepted the other party's offer of a way out.
Actually, based on his temper in the past, even if he had the upper hand, he would not stop until he humiliated the other party to vent his anger. However, things were different now. Chen Guang had become a big shot, and the other party apologized sincerely under the watchful eyes of the public.
Moreover, the more obvious their change in attitude was, the more contrasting it would be in the eyes of ordinary people. This would be a great help to Chen Guang's subsequent attempt to become a god of acting.
Tonight's three-hour global live broadcast of the stage play finally came to an end in a joyous atmosphere.
Subsequently, reports about Chen Guang's version of "Romeo and Juliet" spread all over the world like snowflakes. There was also Donald Joshtein's apology and clarification, as well as President Fred's invitation. Of course, there were also all sorts of flattery that involved "Women" and "The World Party".
Overnight, Chen Guang's name changed from a new actor who had just entered the industry to a world-famous master.
They had heard of Chen Guang in the past, and this was akin to having their impression of Chen Guang refreshed.
They quickly overlapped the actor Chen Guang with the countless identities he had in the past. Finally, when they realized that they were the same person, their personal image of Chen Guang rose once again.
That night, the midnight screening of "Women" in the United States once again exploded in the box office. It continued to rise against the trend and even surpassed the feat of breaking ten million people in a single day. The one-day box office reached an incredible US $50 million.
In addition, originally, Chen Guang had no plans to release in Europe. Recently, several large European hairstyling companies had been negotiating with the Tianguang Group in China. They had also "besieged" Lu Xiaoliang and Fang Tianyu in Los Angeles and Princeton respectively.
If it weren't for the "strong moral character" of the Tianguang Group, they would have been addicted to the sugar-coated bullets thrown at them.
Originally, the negotiations had been going back and forth. Because the price and terms of both parties hadn't reached a completely satisfactory level within the Tianguang Group, they hadn't been able to come to an agreement.
As for Chen Guang's opinion?
When Fang Tianyu asked him, this was what he said.
"Don't talk to me about these trivial matters. Anyway, I only have one request. We've spent so much money here. Since the European side has taken the initiative to come to us, of course, we have to take the money. Most importantly, they have to ensure the transparency of the screening schedule and box office statistics. As for the distribution of the box office, you guys know better than me. Anyway, the more money, the better. The more people watching the film, the better. I don't care about anything else, I only care about the results. "
Now, after tonight's events, the distribution companies in Europe, Oceania, South America, and even Africa, who refused to make any concessions in the previous negotiations, almost collapsed.
Originally, they could still insist on the conditions because they had made up their minds that if they couldn't come to an agreement, they would let the domestic distribution companies unite and not import the film.
However, now that Chen Guang's "Romeo and Juliet" had exploded in the word of mouth, the local audiences who had been waiting for a long time for a blockbuster were unhappy and started to protest.
In addition, when the benefits weren't tempting enough, they could unite and not import the film. But now, the potential benefits were enough to move everyone. Almost everyone knew that once a film like "Women" was introduced, it would be like an old hen that laid golden eggs.
The business world was like a battlefield. Who could resist such a temptation?
In the end, almost all the distribution companies in all the continents reached an agreement in an instant. They went from working together to not importing the films to working together to import them. Apart from that, they made appropriate concessions in terms of box office revenue, but gave preferential terms in terms of the screening rate, which was enough to move people.
That night, matters related to the introduction and distribution of "Women" in other continents were almost finalized.
As for the Asia- Pacific region, everything was handed over to Qianda Pictures, which was one of the investors.
In addition, the follow-up development of the audio and video copyright of Chen Guang's version of "Romeo and Juliet" was also handled by Fang Tianyu and Lu Xiaoliang, who were in the United States.
Although the Princeton Drama Troupe was responsible for this matter, and it was led by Old James and the others, all the expenses came from Chen Guang's account. When Chen Guang asked Fang Tianyu to complete the funding, he had already signed the relevant contract for the entire program's copyright.
The Princeton Drama Troupe took the money, but the copyright belonged to the Tianguang Group.
In addition, that night, Zhuo Jingsi, Hua Ling, and Zhong Yue stayed in the Prince Laboratory Industrial Park under the protection of Aunty Mei. They were busy all night.
Fang Tianyu and Lu Xiaoliang were also extremely busy. Only Chen Guang was comfortably lying in the hotel like a deity.
One minute on stage was ten years of hard work off stage. Although it only took him a moment to learn acting in the real world, he had suffered a lot in the World of Cups.
In order to achieve the most perfect performance, Chen Guang was also in a state of desperation. Not only did he drag everyone into the play, but he was also deeply immersed in the play. Although his mind was far more tenacious than ordinary people, he was still a little tired.
He slept soundly, and when he opened his eyes, it was already the next day.
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