Chapter 223 Hollywood Villains

"We producers hold the highest power on the crew and are the gods of these actresses. If they want to be famous, want money, want honors, and want Oscars, they must kneel in front of us, kiss our toes, and lick our toes. Our asses!”

Harvey Weinstein didn’t hide anything at all and talked freely to John Woo.

Wu Yuchen knew that Harvey was right. Hollywood has always been like this. Even the famous Marilyn Monroe admitted that she had been subjected to unspoken rules: "Everyone is like that. If you don't do it, there will be another girl waiting outside the door." .”

However, in this kind of thing, generally everyone pays attention to a consensual relationship. At most, they will use this opportunity to seduce you.

Like the three women Wu Yuchen has connections with in Hollywood, they all took the initiative to throw themselves into his arms, and they all received rewards and benefits from Wu Yuchen. Therefore, both parties got what they needed and were very satisfied. Now Jennifer Kang Nali was reluctant to leave Wu Yuchen.

But the Harvey in front of him is different. He is very arrogant and domineering. He will use various methods to intimidate and induce. He will force some unknown actresses who disagree with him, and he has even locked people in a hotel room forcibly. Imprisoned for several days for intimidation. It's not like no one reported him, but it was useless. No media reported the relevant matter.

This guy's style is like this. He doesn't follow the rules and has no scruples. Some people call him a Hollywood villain in private. Of course, he won't mess with some real big shots. However, this kind of behavior also laid the foundation for disaster. More than ten years later, women's rights became popular, and Harvey was also sent to prison.

In short, Wu Yuchen and Harvey are not the same people, and they did not expect to be denounced by the "Me Too" movement and involved in the notorious "Weinstein incident", so they did not want to communicate with Harvey at all in this regard.

"Oh, Wu, don't be so boring. Young people should be full of energy and enjoy passion!"

Harvey showed a slightly disappointed expression and kept encouraging Wu Yuchen. This is actually a way for him to socialize with people. After some producers or directors talked to him about their experiences in playing with actresses, they were able to obviously get closer to each other.

Wu Yuchen just smiled politely and shook his head.

Seeing that Wu Yuchen didn't answer, Harvey also knew that this topic could not go on. He picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth, then simply turned to say in a bewitching tone:

"Wu, how about our cooperation? With your talent as a director and my ability as a gold medal producer, the two of us together can definitely sweep Hollywood!"

But before Wu Yuchen could speak, David Geffen frowned and interrupted him:

"Hey, hey, hey! Harvey, this is different from what you said when you first came here. Wu now has a close cooperative relationship with our DreamWorks, and it is impossible to cooperate with Miramax!"

Harvey Weinstein shrugged: "Who knows? Wu, if you want to get an Oscar, working with me is the best choice!"

David Geffen glared at him: "Harvey, if you continue this topic, there is no need to eat this meal again today."

Harvey Weinstein smiled and said: "David, don't be nervous, I was just joking~"

"This joke is not funny. Get to the point!"

Harvey Weinstein saw that David Geffen looked unkind and that Wu Yuchen didn't seem to be interested either, so he said, "Okay, okay."

Then he turned to look at Wu Yuchen: "Wu, actually I came here this time to make a deal with you."

Wu Yuchen looked at Harvey, wondering what the fat man wanted to do.

"Honestly, your creative talent is really amazing. I really don't know how your brain is structured, but you have written so many good scripts. How about selling me a few?"

Wu Yuchen looked at Harvey, and finally understood his intention. This time he approached David Geffen to make a connection, just to buy his script.

Previously, he had registered many Disney-related scripts in the next few years. As a subsidiary of Disney, Miramax's films were naturally among those that Wu Yuchen cut, which led to many scripts being read by Harvey Weinstein. In the end, I thought it was very appetizing and wanted to get it and make it myself.

"I like "Hand in Hand", "Every Moment", "Single Diary", "True Love Express" and so on. You should know my strength. I promise not to waste them and make these scripts of yours shine!"

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he secretly thought that Harvey's vision was really not an exaggeration. These films were all Miramax's masterpieces in their previous lives, and the films that will compete for the Olympics in the next two years will also bring a lot of profits to Miramax.

Harvey looked at Wu Yuchen expectantly, but what he received was his rejection: "Sorry, Harvey."

Harvey frowned, and then asked: "What? Do you plan to film it yourself? You have registered dozens of scripts, can you film it yourself?"

Wu Yuchen has registered so many scripts. Even if he gets them first, he doesn't have to shoot them all by himself, as long as they are not shot by Disney.

Wu Yuchen shook his head and did not answer his question directly, but said: "Harvey, you should know what happened to me at the Best Director Award. If you don't know, you can ask about it. I hate Eisner." .”

Upon hearing this, Harvey Weinstein immediately cursed without any scruples:

"I hate Eisner too, that guy is a son of a bitch! We have a consensus on this, we should be friends, you shouldn't be wary of me!"

Harvey showed that he shared the same hatred and made an innocent expression to spread his good intentions to Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen laughed. Even though Harvey Weinstein scolded him so harshly, Wu Yuchen didn't know what the relationship between him and Eisner was like behind the scenes.

However, Wu Yuchen knew some public information. In his previous life, Michael Eisner was forced to resign from Disney at the end of 2005, and the Weinstein brothers also left Miramax at the same time to create a new company.

In other words, they left Disney at almost the same time, or were kicked out by Disney. The time difference between them was no more than one month at most. How could it be such a coincidence?

Therefore, Wu Yuchen would not be fooled by Harvey so easily, and said: "I'm sorry, Harvey, I will not have any cooperation with Disney."

Harvey opened his hands and emphasized: "Wu, I think you misunderstood. Disney is Disney, Miramax is Miramax, and we operate completely independently! You should not confuse Miramax with Disney!" "

"But you are helping Disney make money. Any profits you make from any movie you produce will go into Disney's financial reports and become Michael Eisner's merits." Wu Yuchen said seriously.

Then Wu Yuchen smiled again: "Harvey, if Miramax is willing to quit Disney, then these scripts will be easy to negotiate~"

"Oh, come on! You know this is impossible!"

Miramax has been acquired. The so-called withdrawal from Disney means that the Weinstein brothers have withdrawn. It is impossible for them to abandon Miramax. Moreover, they now have to rely on Disney's distribution channels. It's even less possible to quit.

Wu Yuchen shrugged: "Then there's nothing I can do to help~"

Harvey raised his hand: "Come on, Wu, business is business, and personal hatred is personal hatred. You shouldn't bring your personal hatred with Eisner into business. Do you still want to use yourself against the entire Disney?"

Wu Yuchen opened his hand and gestured:

"Disney now is Eisner's pawn, so I will not have any cooperation with Disney during Eisner's tenure."

"Fuck! I'm not Eisner's pawn!"

Harvey swore, but when he thought about continuing to discuss the script with Wu Yuchen, he tugged on his collar, suppressed his anger, and then said to Wu Yuchen:

"Hey, Wu, don't be like this. You don't do this in Hollywood. You shouldn't affect our friendship because of Eisner. Many friends have many paths. You have so many scripts, no matter who you sell them to. Sell? I won’t treat you badly in terms of price!”

"Harvey, I don't need you to teach me how to behave. This is not about money, this is about principles!" Wu Yuchen said firmly.

This made Harvey a little annoyed, and he cursed again: "Bullshit principle! Everyone is out to make money, why are you so stubborn? You sell it to me, I will make a good movie, and you will gain fame and fortune. Isn't this right?" Okay?!”

In response, Wu Yuchen said only one word with a cold face: "No!"

Harvey Weinstein slammed the table and made a loud bang. He thought his attitude was good enough, but the other party still refused to give him face, which made him want to start yelling.

At this time, David Geffen said solemnly: "Harvey, I'm warning you, don't bring your behavior here!"

Harvey glanced at David Geffen, trying not to burst out. Then he picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. He placed the wine glass on the table with a bang and looked at Wu Yuchen again, but this time his expression was not so friendly. , but a little gloomy:

"Wu, I don't want to embarrass you. If you make a deal with me, you won't suffer a loss, and you will gain the friendship of the Weinstein brothers and Miramax. Not many, I only want 3 copies!"

Originally, Harvey saw a lot of good stuff from Wu Yuchen and wanted to buy seven or eight scripts, but now he has lowered his goal to only three.

Justin Wu looked directly at Harvey and asked: "Will you quit Disney?"

Harvey Weinstein clenched his hands, his face tensed, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "It seems you don't want to be friends with Weinstein."

Wu Yuchen was not afraid at all, and said tit for tat: "It seems that you will not quit. Don't even want that copy!"

Harvey Weinstein was about to explode. At this moment, David Geffen suddenly stood up and said to Harvey Weinstein:

"Harvey, since the deal between you and Wu has not been concluded, I think there is no need for us to stay here."

Then he turned to Wu Yuchen and said, "Wu, let's go."

Wu Yuchen nodded, with no intention of staying. The two of them just walked out of the room. Just a few steps out of the room, they heard the sound of glasses being thrown and the sound of Harvey Weinstein's voice. Swearing.

David Geffen apologized to Wu Yuchen as he walked: "I'm sorry, Wu, I just thought that everyone was sitting together and discussing the purchase and sale of scripts in a friendly manner. I didn't expect him to be so unreasonable."

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head: "It doesn't matter. I know some favors that I can't turn away, but I don't want to deal with him again in the future."

"Wu, there won't be another time. Harvey has become more and more inflated in the past two years, and his treatment of others has become more and more unappropriate!" David Geffen also said.

Then he said to Wu Yuchen: "Wu, don't worry, Harvey doesn't dare to do anything to you. His unflattering methods can only be used on some small people."

Wu Yuchen nodded. It is true that Harvey Weinstein has many connections with senior executives of major studios, and he is considered a good dancer. However, his own strength is not that strong. He cannot cover the sky with one hand, otherwise he would not be able to do it. Ten years later, he was thrown out as an outcast and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Although the cover of Hollywood's hidden rules was lifted more than ten years later, Harvey was just the tip of the iceberg, and he was used to calm the anger of the public and women's rights. The real big shots are all watching the show in the back, and it remains the same as it should be.

Not to mention that Wu Yuchen's own influence is not small now. He is working closely with DreamWorks and jointly developing the "Spider-Man" project with Sony. Both parties will help him with anything. It is impossible for Harvey to really What to do with him.

This is the case in Hollywood. Harvey is able to thrive because he brings benefits to others. The same is true for Wu Yuchen. As long as he continues to succeed in bringing benefits to people, there will be no problem.

…

When the ringtone rang, Fat Hand immediately pressed the answer button and asked, "How's it going?"

"Harvey, I called Wu to consult and he agreed to sell us the script."

When Harvey Weinstein heard this, his fat face showed a smile, but the next moment he only heard the other person on the phone say:

"But he said we were not allowed to resell it, and we couldn't cooperate with Disney on development, otherwise he had the right to withdraw the script."

Harvey hung up the phone with a sullen face. After he came back, he still hadn't given up on Wu Yuchen's scripts. After all, they were all the ones he believed would make money. So he asked his acquaintances at Paramount to ask, thinking that if Wu Yuchen was willing to sell to someone else and then let others sell it to him, it would eventually fall into his hands, but obviously Wu Yuchen took this path It was blocked, which really made Harvey Weinstein a little annoyed.

After hanging up the phone, Harvey yelled angrily: "Fuck! Damn yellow-skinned monkey!"

Harvey has achieved great success at the Oscars in the past few years, and he is almost being enshrined by actors and directors who are pursuing Oscars. Everyone who meets him greets him with a smile, and some are even willing to get tattoos on their private parts. His name expresses gratitude to him.

As a result, Harvey took the initiative this time and asked Wu Yuchen to sell him the script. He was met with a cold face, which made him feel very angry.

"Idiot Eisner, made a series of stupid decisions, and even brought me down!"

The more Harvey thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He picked up the phone and called Eisner. Soon a deep voice came from the other side of the phone:

"Hey, Harvey, what's going on?"

"Wow! Wise and wise CEO, I send you my sincere greetings!" Harvey said with a smile.

"Please tell me if you have anything to say."

"It's nothing, I just want to make a little complaint to you. Two years ago, I wanted to develop "Lord of the Rings", but you killed it with your own hands. It doesn't matter if you don't give me money, but please don't cause me any more trouble." , okay?"

Leaving aside Harvey Weinstein's character, his vision is still accurate. Peter Jackson initially approached him with "The Lord of the Rings". At that time, he wanted to develop it, but Eisner said it was too expensive and the risk was too high. But he refused, which always made him unhappy.

Although the risks of "The Lord of the Rings" are indeed very high, Harvey is now in a state of extreme confidence. He believes that he can make "The Lord of the Rings" a successful project. Unfortunately, it failed to happen and now it has fallen to New Line Films In the hands of industry.

Eisner frowned and asked, "Harvey, what's wrong with you?"

"It's not me, but my business has been destroyed again because of you! That Oriental boy, Wu Yuchen, took his anger out on me because you ruined his award for the Best Director Award!"

The relationship between Harvey and Eisner can be said to be mutual use. In the past, he still respected Eisner, but as he has successively won brilliant achievements in the Oscars in recent years, his respect for Eisner has become more and more inflated. He is also becoming more and more arrogant, but he knows that this is within the tolerance limit of the other party. Who gives him the unique ability?

"All my decisions are for Disney, show some respect to me! Don't put the blame on me! Also, are you being bullied by an Oriental boy and you want to complain to me and ask me to help you?" Are you going back for revenge?" Eisner also said mockingly.

"Fuck! I will take care of it myself, but don't let me and Miramax suffer losses because of your decision again!" After saying that, Harvey hung up the phone with a bang.

"Damn! This damn fat pig is getting more and more presumptuous!" Eisner cursed into the phone, and then called his secretary to find out what was going on.

After a while, the secretary came back and reported to him that Wu Yuchen was now selling scripts to anyone but not Disney. It was probably because of this that Harvey complained to him.

After hearing this, Eisner showed a contemptuous smile: "Harvey is really getting better and better, and he is complaining about this kind of thing. And that Wu, who does he think he is? Does he think we at Disney need his scripts? I really don't know. A very generous guy!"

There are so many screenwriters in Hollywood, and there are countless old scripts accumulated that no one cares about. In Eisner’s opinion, Wu Yuchen’s dozens of scripts have no impact on Disney at all. If Disney would do it because of a kid And if you fail, then you really should go bankrupt!

However, Eisner was still quite dissatisfied with Wu Yuchen's approach. He wanted to teach this oriental boy a lesson now for daring to be disrespectful to him and Disney, but he also thought about the mutual promotion of "Pearl Harbor" and "Pirate King" Strategy.

He thought for a while and dialed Miles' phone number: "Myles, after "Pearl Harbor" defeats "Pirate King", arrange for public opinion to attack that Wu Yuchen and let him know who he is!"

"Okay, Mr. President!"

When the time comes, let "Pearl Harbor" bring this arrogant Eastern boy back to his original form and learn what humility is!

…

On the other side, after Harvey hung up the phone, he let out some of his anger. After all, he felt that he was implicated by Eisner this time, but he still had most of his anger, which he wanted to direct at Wu Yuchen.

This kid really thinks that by making a few high-grossing movies, Harvey Weinstein can be ignored? !

Harvey Weinstein has been in Hollywood for more than 20 years. What kind of storms has he not experienced? What genius has I not seen before? I really thought that if I became red for a moment, I would be able to show off my face to him! He is the Harvey that everyone in Hollywood wants to please!

He must use practical actions to teach this kid what Hollywood is and let him understand what Harvey Weinstein is!

But Harvey also knows that Wu Yuchen is now closely cooperating with DreamWorks and Sony, and it is impossible to use some dirty means to deal with him. What can be used now is the method of being upright and upright.

Harvey thought about it in his mind, thinking about Wu Yuchen's weaknesses. Since he cares so much about Eisner ruining his Best Director statuette, it shows that he attaches great importance to the Oscar statuette. And Oscar, that’s Harvey Weinstein’s strongest point!

Afterwards, Harvey Weinstein quickly made a few more phone calls, and then learned that his Jewish compatriot, producer Glazer, had reached a cooperation with DreamWorks on a project called "A Beautiful Mind." This project The director is none other than Wu Yuchen.

After Harvey got to know it a little bit, he knew that "A Beautiful Mind" was aimed at Oscars. A biographical movie? It is indeed the favorite of old men.

However, these old men are interested in more than just biographical movies. Nostalgic and retro styles can also arouse the old men's nostalgia for the past. If classic adaptations and artistic processing are added, they will have a lot to achieve at the Oscars!

Harvey snorted coldly. This time he planned to personally take action and produce a movie to compete for the Oscars. He would snipe "A Beautiful Mind" at the Oscars and let that kid know who is the king of Oscars! Let him see with his own eyes that he defeated him and went on stage to receive the award, and regretted it so much that he burst into tears!

…

Wu Yuchen doesn't mind too much about other companies acquiring his scripts. Anyway, it doesn't matter if he sells some scripts that he doesn't plan to make, or that his Miracle Pictures doesn't plan to make. It's just that he specifically set the terms and it's impossible for them to go around to Disney.

After Wu Yuchen returned, he still devoted most of his energy to the "Pirate King" project. In order to speed up the progress, in addition to Hans Zimmer, he also found a total of 15 composers to join forces to quickly complete the project. Composition of all soundtrack sections.

As he stretched, the "Pirate King" project, which took more than half a year, was finally completed!