In the afternoon, Xiao Yunhai flew to Los Angeles to prepare for the filming of Forrest Gump.
Xiao Yunhai did not know how the news was leaked. As soon as he stepped out of the airport, he was surrounded by hundreds of reporters. TV reporters, entertainment reporters, and financial reporters all came. Xiao Yunhai was very annoyed.
After answering a few questions, Xiao Yunhai, with the help of his bodyguards, passed through the crowd of reporters and got into Raúl's car.
"Raúl, who spread the news that I came to Los Angeles?" Xiao Yunhai asked.
Raúl said, "I think it's from the Los Angeles or New York airport. These reporters all rushed here. They did not know before. Mr. Xiao, did you really cheat 4.5 billion US dollars from the Bessie family? "
When Xiao Yunhai heard that, he rolled his eyes and said, "That's called not using the right words. What do you mean cheat? I'm selling. If the Bessie family was really cheated, would they let me off? Stop joking. "
But the following phone call was like a slap to Xiao Yunhai's face.
"Mr. Xiao, you're such a jerk. I, Vanessa, was cheated by you again."
Vanessa's voice was very loud. It almost deafened Xiao Yunhai.
Obviously, Raúl heard what Vanessa said. He snorted and laughed.
Xiao Yunhai glared at him fiercely and said helplessly, "Miss Vanessa, our cooperation was very pleasant. I made money, and your Bessie family got shares in Citigroup and TCP. This is a win-win situation. What do you mean by cheat? That's not a very accurate word. "
Vanessa Bessie said angrily, "You worked with Apollo and used Li Jiazhi to set me up. Mr. Xiao, you really are the best actor in the world. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "You misunderstood. I … "
"I didn't misunderstand." Vanessa Bessie said coldly, "When Fu Roda first told me, I didn't believe him, so I specially got someone to investigate the Anderson family's funds. Recently, they had not made any big moves, let alone an acquisition of 3.2 billion USD. Mr. Xiao, I treated you as a friend, but you used me every time. First, you took away more than 9,000 employees of Steyr Networks. Then, you used the gold to scam us out of more than 160 billion USD and trillions worth of shares. Now, you've scammed us out of 4.5 billion USD through Apollo. Knowing you was the most unfortunate thing in my life. I will never forgive you, you bastard. You … "
After venting her anger on the phone, Vanessa Bethy hung up before Xiao Yunhai could reply.
Xiao Yunhai looked at his phone and said, "Am I that bad?"
Xiao Yunhai turned around and looked at Raúl, who couldn't hold it in anymore. He said, "Did you hear that? Hmph, laugh if you want to. "
"Hahaha."
Raul snorted and burst out laughing.
He knew that Xiao Yunhai never cared about such details. He was a boss who could take a joke, so Raúl didn't have any scruples.
After laughing for a while, Raúl said, "Boss, this is the worst scolding I've ever heard you get. Looks like you've completely offended Miss Vanessa. "
Xiao Yunhai thought for a while and said, "Do you think I've done her wrong?"
Raúl shook his head and said, "Of course not. Mr. Xiao, you and Vanessa are enemies, not friends. You're also competitors with the Bessie family. There's nothing to be sorry about. If you were weak, I'm afraid you'd be the one scolding them right now. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "You're right. The Bessie family already sent someone to kill me. Can't I use some tricks? Don't bother about these messy things. How's the translation of '12 Citizens' coming along? "
Until now, '12 Citizens' had received 4.2 billion in download fees from Hua Xia. Compared to those official movies, the results were much better.
During the few days that Xiao Yunhai stayed in New York, '12 Citizens' had already expanded to other parts of Asia and received about 2.8 billion.
This 2.8 billion was all obtained from Yun Qing's mobile video app. '12 Citizens' didn't enter other countries' video websites.
If it wasn't for the previous agreement with Xianyue Video Network, Xiao Yunhai wouldn't have let the movie enter there.
Before coming to America, Xiao Yunhai sent the film of '12 Citizens' over and asked Raúl to find some people to translate it.
Unlike Xianxia movies, the translation of the lines of '12 Citizens' was not difficult. That was why Xiao Yunhai was relieved to hand it over to Raúl.
Raúl said, "Mr. Xiao, '12 Citizens' was completed long ago. It's just that … "
Xiao Yunhai saw his hesitant look and said, "Just say what you want to say. There's no need to hesitate."
Raúl said seriously, "Mr. Xiao, I think this film doesn't seem to be suitable for screening in Europe and America. Many of the values in it are somewhat incompatible with European and American fans."
Raúl was right. Hua Xia's 5,000 years of cultural heritage of family and social values were worlds apart from Europe and America.
In the film, Wang Guoan played the role of the taxi driver who was hurt by his son's actions. But in Europe and America, children were adults at 18 years old. It was normal for them to go out and make a living. Their parents wouldn't care about them at all. If they cared too much, they might even violate the child's privacy.
Another example was the problem of the real estate CEO and the female university student. In Hua Xia, people might look at them differently, but in America, it was normal. Not to mention the age difference of more than 20 years, there were even people who were more than 50 years apart.
Xiao Yunhai had been very confident about turning the box office of 3 billion Hua Xia dollars into 3 billion US dollars. Obviously, he had been too optimistic. However, the box office in Asia had already reached 7 billion. They weren't far from their goal.
Xiao Yunhai said, "I've thought about this problem a long time ago. If it's really not suitable, then we'll download it for 1 US dollar per download. It's good to let European and American fans understand Hua Xia culture. "
Raúl said, "Mr. Xiao, haven't you thought about changing it? Marvel's editorial department said that your film was very creative. The actors in it also performed exceptionally well. Their acting skills can be said to be textbook level. It's completely possible to change it into a film suitable for European and American fans. "
Xiao Yunhai thought of "12 Angry Men" from his previous life. He nodded and said, "That's good too. I'll get someone to send over the original version before editing. They can change it however they want. It's just that when it's released, they have to upload the original version as well. It's free. "
Raúl nodded and said, "Okay, I got it."
The two of them chatted and soon arrived at the headquarters of Marvel Comics.
After getting out of the car, Xiao Yunhai immediately saw Hollywood actor David Hartnett standing at the door.
The two of them hugged. Xiao Yunhai said, "David, how is it? Are you ready? This film can be said to be basically a one-man show for you. "
David Hartnett said, "I can't wait."
Raúl smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, the set for 'Forrest Gump' was completely prepared a week ago. Mr. Hartnett helped a lot and even turned down a few shows."
Xiao Yunhai nodded. As he walked, he said, "Looks like you really like this character."
David Hartnett said, "That's right. After reading this script, I have a premonition that Forrest Gump is very likely to become an iconic character in America. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "The most important thing for an actor is confidence. Only confidence can form a strong aura and make oneself infinitely close to the character in the film. David, Forrest Gump is a very, very charming character. If you can play it perfectly, as you said, he will definitely become an iconic character. From now on, you have to enter Forrest Gump's world. When you think about problems, you have to use his way as much as possible. Don't leave him for a minute or a second. Other than acting, don't let anything else disturb you. If you can do it, then I can tell you clearly that Forrest Gump will make you the best actor in the entire history of film. "
In his previous life, "Forrest Gump" was synonymous with American movies, whether in Europe, America, or China.
Xiao Yunhai clicked on the ranking list of those video websites and found that "Forrest Gump Story" was definitely in the top three in terms of praise. That year, it had almost won all the Oscars. Xiao Yunhai wanted to keep improving and make it even better than in his previous life. As for the box office, Xiao Yunhai didn't care at all.
Of course, with his and David's fame, even if it was ten dollars per ticket, it wouldn't be difficult to break five billion dollars.
David Hartnett nodded and said, "Mr. Xiao, no, director, I will do my best to play this role perfectly."
Xiao Yunhai patted him on the shoulder and said, "I believe in you."
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