Rebirth: How A Loser Became A Prince Charming - Chapter 411

Chapter 411

"That is the symbol of a top model . By then, you will be the top male model in China . Maybe you could become one of the top 100 men in the fashion world . You will have a place among beauties from all over the world . "

She was really ambitious . Qin Guan had better watch out .

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As she looked forward to the future, Sister Xue still didn’t forget her aim . There were two months left before the Oscars, but the promotional conferences of the films were being held one by one since January in Los Angeles .

There were also many different previews, negotiation banquets and press conferences among film companies and stars .

Qin Guan liked the weather in LA . It was winter, yet it was still warm in the city . Even the social tension caused by Iraq had been eased . People could feel a spring breeze coming .

Director Zhang Yimou had invested a lot in that conference . Right after New Year’s, he and Zhang Weining went to Hollywood .

As the Holy Land of the film industry, Hollywood, with its history of only tens of years, was a picturesque town .

Next to the small town were large film and TV studios, where many film production companies were gathered . They composed the big Hollywood family and contributed to the success of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the US .

The award ceremony would be held at the Kodak Theater (which had been renamed Hollywood & Highland) . It would continue to be the site of the award ceremony in the future . Previously, the ceremony had been held at the TCL Chinese Theater and the Dolby Theater .

There were still several days left before the selection of the films . Qin Guan was not late to the event, but the promotional staff had already finished many exhibitions and exclusive preview meetings .

Qin Guan met Director Zhang and Producer Zhang instead of idling around Hollywood like a tourist .

Film promotion in 2003 actually meant explaining the concept of the film repeatedly to everyone involved . In fact, movie critics and LA-based distributing companies knew nothing about Chinese films .

What had attracted their attention was the famous Kung Fu Star, Li Lianjie, as well as the box office success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" .

 Qin Guan’s first task was to attend the last promotional meeting before the award ceremony, with the intention to find a powerful distributing company for the film . Otherwise, their investment would be in vain .

Qin Guan was wearing his customized Armani suit . The cunning, considerate brand had prepared in advance three ordinary formal suits to serve as standbys for the different banquets he would be attending in Hollywood .

Qin Guan followed Director Zhang . The middle-aged man was a Chinese guy who looked unexpectedly handsome in his western style suit .

It was a small-scale promoting conference, so only some distributing companies with purchasing intention had been invited . They would be negotiating about the final price that day .

 "Qin Guan, this is Sam, the distributing director of Miramax . Sam, this is Qin Guan, an actor in ‘Heroes’ . He is a student at Columbia . . . "

Zhang Weining and Sam seemed to be familiar with each other .

Qin Guan smiled at Sam, "Hello, I’m Qin Guan . I am honored to be acting in a film of your company . Thank you for the opportunity . . . "

The old man was a typical cunning guy working in the American film industry . He shook Qin Guan's hand gently .

"Which film?"

Miramax had invested in plenty of films, including some with limited budget . It was a good method to attract an audience .

"Confessions of a Dangerous Mind . "

"Wow! Well done, young man! An indie film!"

Although all companies were commercialized, they actually felt a deep respect for directors and actors devoting themselves to indie films .

Director Zhang was surprised . What? Qin Guan, a supporting actor in domestic commercial films, has become an indie film hero in the US in barely half a year? The world is changing really fast!

He scanned Qin Guan from head to toe . He seems elegant and graceful . Could he act in an indie film though?

He had forgotten about the concept of aestheticism in foreign indie films . Qin Guan, Sam and Zhang had a harmonious conversation . After the conference, they exchanged contact information through their lawyers .

The publishing rights in North America belonged to Miramax . The 25-million-dollar price made it the top Chinese film .

During the following negotiations, Sam even made a joke . "Shall we change the name to ‘Zhang Yimou: Heroes’?"

They all looked into the further promotion of the film . The next day, Qin Guan returned to New York, while his babysitter left for Los Angeles, the supreme headquarters of the film circle .

She worked in Hollywood like a duck in the water . Thanks to Zhang, she got all kinds of invitations to different banquets .

Warm Southern California was far away . Qin Guan began to take exams as soon as he returned to New York .

It was worse to take the exams in New York, because of the high prices of the US . Considering this was the location of Wall Street, the competition was especially fierce there .

The application fee in the state of New York was 220 dollars, while in western parts of the country it was only 25 dollars . The exams also cost 650 dollars . Along with the fee for educational background certificates, Qin Guan spent 1,000 dollars in total .

That was pure discrimination . There were also poor people living in New York . Qin Guan could afford the cost, but he didn’t have much free time to study for the exams .

The CPA certificates were of high value, but time was just as valuable .

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