Luo Dayou made extraordinary moves. In three days, he made the soundtrack sample that most scenes needed. Ann Hui was the first time she was a director. Chen Chong was a layman and couldn't tell how good the music was. But she felt it was pretty good. The atmosphere she wanted came out. She was nervous when she was supposed to be nervous, and when she was supposed to be weird.

According to Ann Hui's request, after Luo Dayou finished the general soundtrack framework, Tan Jiaming began to cut the final version. The rough version of "Crazy Joe" was more than two and a half hours. It was too long for a thriller. And according to the custom of Hong Kong Theater, the length of the film should be about 90 minutes, so that 6 hours can be played exactly 4 games. If it exceeds 90 minutes, it can only be played 3 games, and the utilization rate of the theater will be low and the boss will not do it.

However, it would not be so smooth to cut it again. Ann Hui wanted almost every shot. After all, she took it personally. After Tan Jiaming took a knife, those shots that took her a lot of thought would be useless. How could he not feel sorry for it?

The two often argue in the editing room, such as a swaying scene. Ann Hui said that it could increase the suspense atmosphere, and Tan Jiaming said that it would slow down the pace of the film. His husband said that his husband was right, and his mother said that his mother was right.

The linear editing process is troublesome, the material cannot withstand repeated operations, and it is not convenient to modify it. It is impossible to cut it out first to see the effect, and then re-cut it. Therefore, the final version of "Crazy Job" has been difficult to produce...

After Luo Dayou made the soundtrack DEMO, the system showed that the completion of "Crazy Joe" was close to 95%, but in the next few days, the progress was almost motionless.

Tan Jiaming and Ann Hui are both great figures, and film production is already a very professional field. Chen Chong is just a movie lover, half-satisfied and can't even get involved. He, the boss, was in a dilemma and simply left unhappy. He told the two of them that they had to complete the editing task within a month, then boarded the plane and flew directly to the United States.

...

Three days later, at 7000 Hollywood Avenue, Los Angeles, USA, Roosevelt Hotel.

"30,000 US dollars!" As soon as Li Kaiyuan entered the room, he shouted at Chen Chong, "Do you have too much money and have nowhere to spend it?"

"Sister Yuanyuan, are you jealous?" Chen Chong took off his coat and said with a smile: "Didn't you say you don't care if I look for another woman?"

"What jealous am I?" Li Kaiyuan hummed angrily and said, "I hate you as a sucker. I actually spent 30,000 US dollars to treat an old woman to dinner!"

"It's not very old," Chen Chong smiled, "I'm sure I'm not over 50 years old."

"You said!" Li Kaiyuan's eyes were bright and he was almost angry and cried, "Do you know it's difficult to make money? If you move your mouth, I'll break my legs. Do you know how much is US$30,000? You can pay the down payment for a house in Hong Kong!"

"Okay, okay, Sister Yuanyuan." Chen Chong walked over, forced himself to hug Li Kaiyuan, stroked her back, and comforted him: "I know you are doing it for my own good. I am not spending money randomly. I have a purpose."

"What's the purpose?" Li Kaiyuan's body was soft, his head leaned against his shoulder, and said in a muffled voice: "Aren't you just spending money to chase stars?"

"Am I that simple?" Chen Chong laughed, his hands moved around and said softly: "Sister Yuanyuan, believe me, this 30,000 US dollars will not be spent in vain, and will be earned back soon."

Li Kaiyuan tried to struggle for a few times, but did not escape from the clash of Shen Chong, and then quickly fell into trouble.

After a while, Li Kaiyuan fell asleep, and Chen Chong poured a glass of whiskey, added some ice, then wrapped himself in his nightgown, walked up to the balcony, looking at Hollywood in the night.

The Roosevelt Hotel is located in the heart of Hollywood, with the famous Avenue of Stars, Universal Studios, and Beverly Hills all within easy reach. Almost all Hollywood stars have stayed in. It was once rated as one of the ten most thrilling and horrifying tourist attractions in the world by the benevolent people. Because it is said that in this hotel, you can see the ghosts of dead stars, such as Marilyn Monroe, who once lived in Room 246, and many people saw her flashing in the big mirror of that room.

Chen Chong scoffed at these rumors, it was just a marketing method of the hotel. Li Kaiyuan was quite curious and wanted to live in Room 246 to see it, but unfortunately there was already someone in that room.

Lee Kaiyuan came to Los Angeles more than a week earlier than Chen Chong. She came for the Rubik's Cube's North American factory. The sales of Rubik's Cube are now getting hotter, with monthly orders exceeding 500,000. Hong Kong's production capacity is far from keeping up with market demand, so it is imperative to build a factory in North America.

Chen Chong had two purposes for coming to Los Angeles. One was Wen Renjie's foreign master. He recently returned to the United States for vacation. Chen Chong planned to go to Silicon Valley with him to inspect the game development companies formed by engineers who switched jobs from Atari.

Another purpose is to examine the current situation in Hollywood. After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Hollywood is his lifelong opponent, so how can you fight with your eyes closed?

Tonight, the old woman who made Li Kaiyuan scream was the way to observe Hollywood.

The old woman Lee Kaiyuan mentioned is named Barbara Feldon, and is an outdated TV star.

In my previous life, an American TV series was once popular in China, called "The Confused Detective". It was an episode of more than 20 minutes. It was a funny comedy film. It was very exciting. It was Chen Chong's favorite TV series when he was a child.

Many TV series were very good when I was a child. When I grew up, I was a mess. However, "The Confused Detective" was not the case. When I was eight or nine years old, I was so happy. After 20 years, I still had a lot of fun to watch on the Internet.

This kind of TV series that still exudes charming charm after years of precipitation is the real classic.

In "The Confused Detective", the male lead Smart is Agent No. 86, and he has a beautiful assistant, Agent No. 99, and Barbara Felton, who is the actor who plays No. 99.

"The Confused Detective" is a TV series that started in 1965. The first few episodes were still black and white. After more than ten years, Barbara Felton naturally got old and no longer had the bright and charming appearance in the TV series, so Lee Kaiyuan said she was an old woman.

Although Barbara was one of the goddesses in her childhood, with her Chong's temperament, it was impossible for her to pay 30,000 US dollars for no reason just to treat her to a meal...

The purpose of Shen Chong is to Barbara's agent - Michael Ovitz ((Michael-Ovitz).

Hollywood is not a Avenue of Stars, not Universal Studios, nor Beverly Hills... It is not a city made of tall buildings, nor a fortress made of arrow towers. It is invisible, an invisible but real film empire.

Hollywood is similar to the circle that Chinese people often say. No one can tell what the circle is, but it exists, film and television circles, sports circles, etc. If you want to develop in that industry but don’t integrate into that circle, you will get half the result with twice the effort and may be ineffective.

There are two ways for outsiders to enter a circle, one is simple and crude - to spend money! Money is the most powerful weapon in the world. In the face of money, there are half-spoken women in the world. For example, Sony spends billions of dollars, Hollywood kneels, Abu burns billions of euros, and football world kneels.

This method is effective quickly and efficient, but it costs a lot... Chen Chong can't afford to play it at the moment.

Another method is to be gentle and drizzle, first find someone to guide you, get into the circle, then slowly develop, and finally integrate into the circle.

This method is slow to work, inefficient, but costs less.

Chen Chong had little money, and he didn't need to integrate into Hollywood. He only needed to know every move inside the Hollywood circle.

So he chose the second method - to find an agent as a Trojan placed in the Hollywood Empire and observe the movements of Hollywood.

And this person, Shen Chong chose Michael Orwitz, the most powerful agent in Hollywood in the next twenty years.

In 1975, Orwitz and four friends established the Innovation Performing Arts Agency (CAA). (Note 1)

At the beginning of the business, five people shared an office, and their office equipment was exchanged from the second-hand market. The five people had never received their salary within two years. 30 years later, CCA had its own office building in Hollywood, with more than 600 employees, and two-thirds of Hollywood's first-line stars were contracted artists under its contract. Not only that, it also has top producers, directors, screenwriters, writers, musicians and other resources, and can provide a full set of film production teams in one stop and become the king behind Hollywood.

It was Michael Orwitz who made the CAA legend. He was one of the five original founders of CAA. He led CAA for 20 years. With his extraordinary abilities and personal charm, he transformed CAA from an unknown Hollywood to a boss who could "cover the sky" in the entire entertainment industry. He himself became a superstar agent that no one can surpass. He was elected as the "most influential person in Hollywood" for three consecutive years.

When Sony acquired Columbia, Panasonic acquired Universal, and then sold Universal. These three big deals that shocked the world and changed the Hollywood landscape were all done by Orwitz.

Orwitz has a deep connection and every move affects the nerves of Hollywood. He is the most perfect undercover in Chen Chong's heart, comparable to Microsoft's number one Trojan "Elop". (Note 2)

Chen Chong has read his biography in his previous life and is very familiar with the history of CAA's development. 1979 was the starting point for CAA's success. More than a month ago, on February 23, 1979, Orwitz signed the first actor of 007 - Sean Connery. This is the first time that CAA has signed a superstar, laying the foundation for future signing of Hollywood superstars such as Paul Newman and Dustin Hoffman.

However, despite this, CAA is still not a big company in Hollywood at this time, with only 19 employees, just like Microsoft, which is lying in Seattle and is on the eve of the explosion.

The day after Chen Chong arrived in Los Angeles, he entered the CAA's office. He had no movie projects to discuss, so he came up with a bad idea - pay $30,000 and ask CAA for help, and arrange for him to have dinner with Barbara Felton.

Although Barbara Felton is an outdated second-tier actor, she is one of the several clients at the beginning of CAA's business. Orwitz attaches great importance to it and personally receives Shen Chong. (Note 3)

The effect of spending money does not depend on how much it is, but on where it is spent.

For example, on Valentine's Day, if you buy 300 yuan jewelry as a gift, the goddess will feel stingy. If you buy a 300 yuan mobile phone pendant, she will think you are generous.

Chen Chong spent 30,000 US dollars to invite an outdated actor to dinner, which naturally impressed Orwitz. He felt that he was of extraordinary wealth and was dedicated to the hospitality. In this way, Chen Chong was on his client list and successfully got in touch.

It will be much more convenient to deal with Orwitz again and again...

Chen Chong raised his wine glass and said softly to Beverly Hills in the distance: "Cheers, Hollywood!"

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Note 1: CAA is Creative-Artists-Agency, an innovative artist brokerage company.

Note 2: Elop went to Nokia from Microsoft. In three years, Nokia's market value dropped from more than 100 billion to more than 7 billion.
Chapter completed!