"Yang, you really are a genius."

"Although I am optimistic about this movie and really hope to obtain the distribution rights in the United States, I still need to discuss it with my team before making a decision." Cynthia first said respectfully and then changed the subject.

"OK, no problem, this is what we should do."

The two chatted briefly, and then Cynthia brought several members of her team to the conference room that China Film Corporation had specially prepared for them.
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After the Americans left, only Ci Peikang and Yang Hao were left in the theater. Without outsiders present, the two spoke more casually.

"Congratulations, Yang Hao, you succeeded again." Ci Peikang said with a smile.

"Mr. Ci, you're welcome." Yang Hao said modestly.

"I'm being polite. China Film Group exports quite a few films every year. We hold screenings like this four or five times a year. This is the first time I've seen a US distributor lose control of themselves."

"Especially since 'The Witch' is a science fiction special effects film, it's amazing, really amazing." Ci Peikang gave a thumbs up and praised it generously.

When Ci Peikang first saw the finished special effects film at Tiangong Yicai, he was deeply shocked and felt that "The Witch" might become a good special effects blockbuster.

But it just feels good.

He never expected that the film, a combination of special effects and plot, would be so exciting that it would far exceed his imagination.

Based on his experience in watching movies, he came to the conclusion that "The Witch" is not inferior to foreign special effects blockbusters.

Perhaps this movie can also achieve unprecedented success in the United States?

"Mr. Ci, thank you for the compliment. The success of The Witch is also your success. China Film still has a 15% share of this movie."

"Haha, you little rascal, I know what you mean. The movie "Witch" is so well made, the proportion of its screening will definitely not be lower than that of "Detective Chinatown" during the Spring Festival. You can rest assured about this."

Yang Hao has always had a close relationship with China Film Group Corporation and can be considered a direct descendant of the company. Moreover, this film is indeed a brilliant one, so China Film Group Corporation will definitely give strong support in scheduling the film.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ci." Seeing that his goal was achieved, Yang Hao also showed a happy smile.
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In another meeting room of China Film Corporation, several Americans were having a heated discussion.

"'The Witch' is definitely the best movie I have seen in recent times. I must get the distribution rights. I think this movie will definitely be a big hit."

"There are still some risks, after all, they are all Asian faces."

"Oh! If Scarlett Johansson could star in this movie and replace the other supporting roles with white people, I think the box office might exceed Lucy."

"Although this movie has some minor problems, I think it should have a market in the United States."

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The subordinates expressed their opinions one by one, and Cynthia listened to them all.

When one of her men mentioned "Lucy", Cynthia was slightly startled.

Although the plot of "Witch" is different from "Lucy", the rhythm is very similar.

Moreover, the special effects of "Witch" are obviously better than those of "Lucy".

Maybe "The Witch" can recreate the box office glory of "Lucy"?

You know, "Lucy" earned 2014 million US dollars in 4.59.

Even if "The Witch" is limited by Asian faces and its box office is not as good as "Lucy", even if it is only one-third of "Lucy", it will still be over 100 million US dollars.

If the box office reaches this number, they can at least earn more than 10 million in distribution commission.

Thinking of this, cynthia’s little heart couldn’t help but beat fast.

"We must introduce this movie." Cynthia had already made up her mind.

Although she had made up her mind, according to company procedures, she still had to listen to the opinions of her subordinates.

"Just now, everyone has expressed their opinions on this movie, so now let's raise our hands and vote."

"Please raise your hands if you support the introduction of this film."

The voice just fell.

“Swish, swish, swish…” Those who supported the introduction of “The Witch” raised their hands one after another.

Cynthia glanced around and nodded, with five votes in favor.

"Everyone, you should have seen clearly that there are five votes in favor, and there are only eight people present, which is more than half."

"Does anyone have any other questions? If not, I will go and negotiate with Yang about the introduction of this film."

Seeing that no one objected, Cynthia nodded with satisfaction, then stood up and walked out of the meeting room.
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The man was in love and the woman was willing, so the negotiations went very smoothly.

Within a few days, the two sides reached a consensus and guaranteed that the number of films to be opened in 500 museums.

"Yang, if this movie gets a good response in the U.S., I promise to increase the number of theaters that will open this movie."

After signing the distribution agreement for "Witches", Cynthia made another promise.

"Thank you very much, Ms. Cynthia." Yang Hao responded politely.

"Yang, then I wish 'The Witch' a big box office success."

"I wish it a big box office success." Yang Hao also said.

Yang Hao rose too quickly. Although he is very famous in China, many Americans are not aware of it.

During the days of negotiations, Cynthia studied Yang Hao's information carefully.

It has only been three years since Yang Hao debuted, but the cumulative box office of the movies he produced has reached tens of billions.

Seeing this record, Cynthia was completely shocked.

This Yang Hao is definitely a genius that only appears once in a century.

At this moment, she not only wants to collaborate on the movie "The Witch", but also wants to work deeply with Yang Hao.

She feels that Yang Hao's future achievements will definitely not be limited to this, and he may become the greatest director and producer of the 21st century.
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After negotiations with Miramax, China Film and other parties, for the sake of the overseas box office of "Witch", the film was finally scheduled to be released on December 12, a few days before Christmas Eve.

This release time will allow the movie "The Witch" to reap the benefits of the Christmas season overseas and the New Year's Day season in China.

Now that we have entered October, the promotion of the "Witch" movie is imminent.

In order to build momentum for the film, China Film Group took the initiative to release information about the overseas distribution of "The Witch".

"Yang Hao's new movie "The Witch" will be released worldwide soon, aiming for the New Year's Day box office"

"The number of overseas theaters opened by The Witch ranks third in the history of Chinese-language films" "The overseas distributor of The Witch is Miramax, which also distributed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

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As soft articles appeared on major portals, the promotion of "The Witch" officially began.

The movie "The Witch" was released overseas, and the number of theaters opened was as high as 500. People outside the circle were not worried because they had no idea about the number of 500 theaters opened, but for people in the circle, this news was no less than a bolt from the blue.

As early as half a year ago, when the filming of "The Witch" started, reporters came to the crew for interviews, and Yang Hao was forced to hold a small press conference.

At that time, it was revealed to the public that "The Witch" would be released overseas. When people in the industry heard the news, they just smiled and didn't take it seriously.

It is really not that difficult to release a movie overseas, as long as you have some connections, you can get it released overseas. However, such a release is only symbolic, and there are often only one or two theaters showing it, which has no influence at all. It is just a gimmick to give the movie a bragging right.

But "The Witch" is different, with a guaranteed opening number of 500 theaters.

A release of this scale can be considered a big deal for Chinese-language films.

Combined with Yang Hao's undefeated record in the past, many film and television companies in the circle even had an illusion for a while.

Is it possible that Yang Hao’s new movie will become popular overseas?

In order to promote the movie "Witches", Miramax's Vice President Ms. Cynthia also made public remarks.

"The Witch is a very exciting oriental science fiction special effects blockbuster. The box office of this movie will definitely exceed the previously released Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Although Chinese people's self-confidence has greatly increased nowadays, there are still many people who believe that the moon in foreign countries is rounder.

The remarks made by Miramax's vice president in support of "The Witch" still made many Chinese people feel proud, and it also made people who originally did not pay attention to Yang Hao's movies interested in this movie.
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There is no airtight wall in the world.

Within a few days, some well-informed film and television companies had already heard about the screening of "The Witch".

"So what the vice president of Miramax said is true? Is she really very optimistic about this movie?" The two Wangs of Huayi were discussing the movie "The Witch" in the office at this time.

"It's absolutely true. I got news from China Film Group that these Americans are indeed very optimistic about this movie."

When Wang Zhongjun heard his brother's words, his expression became serious, but soon, he relaxed again.

"Who cares? Anyway, Huayi has no movies showing on New Year's Day. It's a good thing for us that The Witch is showing on New Year's Day. It's like giving us the most lucrative Spring Festival period."

There are quite a few film and television companies in the industry that have this idea. Upon hearing that Yang Hao’s new movie "The Witch" is scheduled to be released on December 12, many film and television companies postponed the release of their movies to the Spring Festival.
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When releasing "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Huayi tricked the company in the box office settlement.

Stephen Chow has completely broken up with Huayi, and this year his new movie "The Mermaid" was not given to Huayi for distribution.

Instead, it was handed over to Star Media for distribution.

For the big project "The Mermaid", Star Media has made a great determination this time, with a guaranteed release of up to 18 billion.

With such a high price, Star Media is under tremendous pressure and has never dared to announce the specific release date of the film.

The reason for this is that I am waiting for news about Yang Hao's new movie.

The Spring Festival period has been shrouded in Yang Hao's shadow in recent years.

Three years in a row!
The pressure from the triple crown made Xingmei Film and Television dare not compete head-on with Yang Hao.

Now that they heard the news that Yang Hao's film would not be released during the Spring Festival, everyone at Star Media Film and Television breathed a sigh of relief.
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As the promotion of "The Witch" began, the person who benefited the most was Meng Ziyi.

Originally, she only had one variety show, "Running Man". Although it was very popular, as an actor, she had no representative works and her situation in the circle was actually very embarrassing.

Now that "The Witch" is about to be released, and it is a special effects blockbuster that will be released worldwide, this gives Meng Ziyi more confidence to attend various ceremonies and activities.

Meng Ziyi can now be considered a new generation celebrity at Beijing Film Academy.

Meng Ziyi had no announcements or invitations in recent days, so she returned to the Beijing Film Academy to continue her unfinished studies.

But she did not forget Yang Hao's advice. She must focus on her studies and lay a solid foundation for her acting skills so that she can go further in the circle.

"Ziyi, you are very famous in the circle now." Chen Yao said this with an envious look on his face.

"Yaoyao, you're not bad either. I heard that you're starring in Tangren's new drama, Wu Xin: The Monster Killer. It should be airing soon. Once the drama airs, you'll be famous."

2015 was probably the last glory of Tangren. After “Wuxin: The Monster Killer”, Tangren has not produced a hit drama for almost ten years.

“Oh, Ziyi, how can this be compared to you? I was just the second female lead in Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, but you’re the heroine in Witch, a sci-fi blockbuster released around the world.”

The only feeling Meng Ziyi had when she returned to school this time was that these classmates had really nice personalities. They always smiled when they faced her and their words were always so pleasant.

Even his roommate Chen Yao was like this, full of flattery and fawning. Meng Ziyi felt that returning to school this time was very boring.

But thinking about the year that Chen Yao and I had spent together at the Beijing Film Academy and how we had a pretty good relationship, he decided to help her.

"Yaoyao, do you have a resume? Give me a copy. The company has launched a lot of projects recently. I'll help you talk to them and see if you can get a role."

"But I've said in advance that there's no guarantee that the role will be important enough."

"Ah! Yes, there is a resume." Chen Yao was so excited that he almost jumped up when he suddenly heard Meng Ziyi's words.

Although Meng Ziyi said that she could not guarantee the weight of the role, Chen Yao knew in her heart that as long as Meng Ziyi was willing to help her submit her resume, given her status in Senior Brother Yang Hao's company, the role would definitely not be too bad.

"Ziyi, you are so nice." As he spoke, Chen Yao hugged Meng Ziyi and reached out his hands to the other's sensitive parts. For a while, the sounds of playfulness and fighting were endless.

The two fought for a while and stopped when they were exhausted.

"Wenwen, give me your resume as well. I'll send one for you as well."

Meng Ziyi's mind was as clear as a mirror. They were all in the same dormitory, so if he wanted to help, he should help everyone. Otherwise, if he only helped one of them, he would offend both people and be in trouble.

"Thank you, Ziyi." Hua Wen didn't act pretentiously. She took out a copperplate resume from the drawer and handed it to Meng Ziyi.

Both Hua Wen and Chen Yao can be considered newcomers in the entertainment industry, and for newcomers in the entertainment industry, the most difficult first step is to create a representative work.

Especially since 2010, the entertainment industry has become more and more profitable. Anyone who is good-looking wants to get into this industry, and actresses are competing fiercely for it.

Even though you graduated from Beijing Film Academy, it's still hard to make a name for yourself.

If you haven't signed with a reliable agency after graduation, then you will most likely have to start out as a special actor. It will be almost impossible to make a name for yourself. The best outcome is to take advantage of your professional expertise and get a local job.

Now Meng Ziyi helped them submit their resumes and allowed them to get a role in Yang Hao's new big project, which was equivalent to adding a ray of light to their resumes.

With this qualification, it will be much easier to get acting jobs in the future. (End of this chapter)