Hardy received a call from director Nolan, saying that "A Fistful of Dollars" had been completed and he could watch the film at any time.

Hardy planned to take a look at it himself first. If there was anything he was not satisfied with, he could ask Nolan to make some changes. He then asked Ava to come to Noah's Company with him.

In the screening room, all of Noah's senior executives were present, including the director and several leading actors. As the movie started, a melodious whistle sounded.

"This piece of music was adapted from the whistle sound given by Mr. Hardy. It is about two minutes long," director Nolan introduced.

In the wilderness of Mexico, there was the sound of horse hooves. The surrounding area was desolate and a man came into view riding a not very strong horse.

Walking into a small town, the streets were empty. The man saw a well and was thirsty, so he wanted to get some water. A boy of five or six years old ran out and attracted the man's attention. The boy ran to a house opposite, and as soon as he got half of his body in, he was scolded and kicked out.

Two strong men threw the child into the street, and one of them took out a revolver and shot the child repeatedly at his feet, scaring the child so much that he ran away crying.

At this moment, a window with iron bars in the house opened, and a beautiful woman appeared in the camera. It was Ava Gardner. She watched her child being shot and driven away, and she shed tears in pain.

The movie begins here.

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The plot of the whole movie is very tight, tense and exciting, with occasional humor. The protagonist is naturally Eastwood, the Cowboy. In the film, he is smart and wise, and he can play both sides around.

Ava doesn't have many scenes, but as soon as she appears, the camera lights up, and her performance is very brilliant.

For example, when she was locked in the house and couldn't go out, she sat on the bed, looking at the moon behind the iron fence, and sang the Scarborough Fair song, which was sad and beautiful.

Nolan's Red Dead Redemption is slightly different from the movie he watched in his previous life, but it is equally exciting. Even screenwriter Hardy found it very enjoyable to watch.

At the end of the movie, the Deadly Fist kills Roman and peace is restored to the town. Afterwards, the Deadly Fist rides away on horseback to continue his wandering life, much like a Chinese knight who leaves after his mission is accomplished, leaving his achievements and fame behind.

The movie ends here.

Wuuuuu~~!

There was applause in the screening room.

At this moment, Nolan stood up and pressed his hand, "It's not over yet, keep watching."

Everyone was stunned and looked at the screen again.

The Red Cow disappeared into the mountains and the subtitles began to play. At this moment, Ava's figure appeared on the screen. She was wearing a long dress that she had worn in the movie and was walking slowly in the wilderness. The camera gave a close-up shot, and only half of her body was shown on the huge screen.

On the screen, Ava was so beautiful that everyone couldn't help but focus their eyes on her. Ava was singing Scarborough Fair as she walked.

In the movie, Ava only sang a short part, but here is the whole song, it's completely an MTV.

Although everyone in the screening room had heard this song before, they were still mesmerized by it as they watched the camera.

Finally,

The movie ends.

The crowd applauded enthusiastically again.

"I dare say this is the best movie I have seen this year. It is thrilling and full of visuals. The righteous Red Dead Redemptionist finally saved everyone in the town."

"I think Ava's performance is wonderful. Although she didn't have many scenes, I remember this character very well."

"I can tell this movie is going to be a success."

General Manager Cohen looked at Hardy and said with a smile, "Mr. Hardy, this movie should do well at the box office. Congratulations in advance."

Back in the office, Hardy called MGM boss Mayer.

"Mr. Mayer, the movie I produced before, A Fistful of Dollars, has been completed, and I would like MGM to help promote it."

Although Noah had the qualifications to release films, its promotion and marketing capabilities were far behind those of the Big Eight film studios, so Hardy found MGM.

"Of course no problem, I'll send someone to contact them." Meyer said with a smile.

Mayer was naturally happy to receive business.

afternoon,

The head of MGM's publicity and promotion department came with some people and watched the movie again. After watching it, they were also very optimistic about the movie.

"I think this movie is worth investing a lot of money in promotion, placing ads in newspapers, putting up posters in cinemas, and trying to create as much buzz as possible."

"Mr. Hardy asked Miss Ava to release a song before, which is a very good gimmick and will attract a lot of audiences. My suggestion is to let Miss Ava perform in other cities to promote the movie."

Hadi thought,

This seems to be the same pattern used in film promotion in later generations.

Media publicity and advertising,

Celebrity activities on variety shows.

Taking the leading actors to promote the film in one city after another.

Premieres, press conferences, and the like.

The head of the publicity and promotion department calculated the cost and found it would cost 800,000 US dollars. Hardy thanked him, saying that he spent less than 300,000 on making the movie himself, but the publicity and promotion costs were three times the shooting costs.

"How about MGM paying for it and paying it back when we make money?" Hardy said shamelessly.

"I can't make the decision on this. You need to discuss it with Mr. Meyer." said the head of the publicity and promotion department.

Hardy called Mayer again, and Mayer readily agreed to advance the money. Of course, he was willing to advance the money mainly because MGM could make a lot of money from the publicity and promotion costs.

Ava is gone.

Follow the crew to other cities for promotion.

Hardy had just been free for two days when he received a call from Lori Taylor. Hardy looked at the time and it was a little after ten in the morning.

"Shouldn't you be filming at this time? There's no scene for you today?" Hardy asked.

The little girl said in a depressed tone: "Something happened to the crew, and the production has been suspended now."

Hardy was stunned.

He is one of the investors of this film. If the production stops, it will be his money that will be lost.

"What happened to the crew?"

"When we were filming yesterday, there was an explosion scene and two stuntmen were injured. Later, someone from the government management department came and asked the crew to temporarily stop work. We had no choice but to rest. Mr. Hardy, I heard from them that if the incident is too serious, we may have to stop for a long time, or even cancel our filming permit here." Taylor said with some concern.

"How could it hurt anyone?" Hardy asked.

"I heard from the staff that the explosives engineer seemed to have put too much explosives and failed to control the intensity of the explosion, which caused the accident," said Taylor.

"Where did you hire the demolition engineer?"

"I invited him in New York."

"What about the stuntman? Is he from MGM?"

"No, we hired someone from New York as well."

New York is also one of the art centers in the United States. The earliest film center was in New York. Later, with the rise of Hollywood, it gradually moved to Hollywood. However, there are still many film companies in New York.

It is impossible to bring all the staff when filming in New York, so many people will directly find other people to collaborate with in New York.

"Mr. Hardy, when will you have time to come to New York? I miss you a little." Elizabeth Taylor said.

The little girl expressed her feelings very frankly. She developed an inexplicable sense of dependence on Hardy and really wanted to see him.

"I'll go to New York to see you if I have the chance during this period," said Hardy.

Mike's TV company has already started production. A few days ago, Mike called him to tell him that production is basically on track now, with daily output reaching about 120 units and annual output reaching more than 40,000 units.

Now Mike is mainly responsible for sales. Malls in New York have already put Mebo TVs on display, and daily sales are gradually increasing.

Mike invited Hardy to go to New York when he had time to see the company's development, after all, he was also one of the company's major shareholders.

After finishing his chat with Taylor, Hardy was about to call MGM to ask if they knew about the accident during filming, but before he could pick up the phone, the phone rang.

"Hi, I'm Hardy."

"Hardy, this is Meyer. I have news to tell you. There was some problem with the Killer crew while filming in New York," said Meyer.

"I was just chatting with Taylor, and she told me the news. She said that the demolition technician accidentally injured two stuntmen, right? I was just about to call you to find out the situation. No one wants this kind of thing to happen. Just give the injured some medical expenses and compensation, and talk to the management department, and the problem should be solved." Hardy said.

"It's not as simple as you think," said Meyer.

"Oh, is there anything inside this?" Hardy asked.

"Now the injured party wants $100,000."

"One hundred thousand!"

Hardy was surprised to hear the price.

In this day and age, 100,000 yuan could cost many lives, and he realized that there might be something complicated going on.

"Is there something behind this?" Hardy asked.

"I knew you could guess that I had used my connections to get through to the other party. The other party has a gang background, or in other words, this thing might have been done by the New York gang. The blaster might be one of their people, who deliberately put too much explosives to create this trouble."

"I also contacted the film management department, and their tone is very tough now. They said that if this matter is not handled properly, they will not allow the filming to start. I suspect that some people in the government are also involved. To put it bluntly, they are trying to trick our crew." Meyer said.

Hardy understood.

This is a case of someone being a professional scammer.

Use means to create trouble.

The injured demanded high compensation.

Government pressure.

Reasonable and legal.

The crew can include such accidents in the filming costs, and the film company can also claim the expenses.

Once the money is received, those people will divide it up.

What a good trick.

"What are you going to do?" Hardy asked Meyer.

"I found a gang leader I know, and he told me that this matter would be best solved with money, otherwise it would be very troublesome, and it would cost at least 60,000 US dollars," Mayer said in a deep voice.

"We are partners. I called you to ask for your opinion. Do you agree to pay this money?" Mayer asked.

Hadi thought.

The other party, relying on its status as a local tyrant, is ready to take a heavy bite.

This way he will pay.

He felt very unhappy.

"Is there no other way?" Hardy asked.

"My energy can only go so far," Meyer said.

Although he is the big boss of MGM, manpower is sometimes limited. Given Mayer's connections in New York, it is not easy to achieve this step.

Hardy thought about it.

"Mr. Meyer, let me try to make a call."

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