Lin Zixuan didn't know that he had been fooled by lawyer Peterson. He didn't know much about the publishing industry in the United States, but the royalties and royalties given to him by this publishing house were quite good, so he agreed.

Lawyer Peterson did not deceive Lin Zixuan in this regard.

He won Lin Zixuan the treatment only received by famous American writers, and he felt that "Gone with the Wind" was worth the price.

The Georgia publishing houses acted very quickly. They were not very interested in Lin Zixuan’s poetry collection, but only published it along with it.

They focus on "Gone with the Wind", which can be seen from the first half of the novel, a large-scale epic of war, and is a story told from the perspective of Southern Americans.

Although the American civil war ended for decades, there are still huge contradictions between the Southerners and the Northerners.

After learning about Lin Zixuan's situation, the publisher prepared to publish the upper part of "Gone with the Wind" first, and wait until Lin Zixuan finished writing the novel before publishing the lower part.

Lin Zixuan looked through the publishing contract and he estimated it.

According to the popularity of "Gone with the Wind" in the United States and around the world, he can become a rich man with the royalties of this book.

In the future, if Hollywood wants to film "Gone with the Wind", it will also cost him the copyright of adapting the movie.

The US dollar is still very strong in this world. In 1921, a dollar could be exchanged for a hexagonal silver dollar.

He needs to entrust a trusted lawyer to manage the huge future income for him. Lawyer Peterson is very suitable for this role. This person is Zhang Kangren's friend and is trustworthy.

So, Lin Zixuan signed a power of attorney, and lawyer Peterson would be fully responsible for all Lin Zixuan's affairs in the United States.

After all, in this era, Chinese people had a low status in the United States and they could only rely on Americans to do things.

For the long-term consideration, Lin Zixuan is determined to establish a good relationship with lawyer Peterson and establish a deep friendship.

When he came to the United States, he not only sued Ji Hongming, but also wanted to sell his movies to earn American money.

Lawyer Peterson is quite interested in Chinese films.

He was able to make friends with Zhang Kangren not only because both of them were alumni of Columbia University, but also because he had a strong interest in the mysterious Eastern world.

In New York, he is considered a pro-China faction among Americans.

Lawyer Peterson asked an acquaintance to find a dilapidated cinema and finished watching "Shanghai Holiday" brought by Lin Zixuan.

He was amazed at the maturity of Chinese films, no less than American films, and the scenic spots and cultural landscapes in the films made him obsessed with, let alone the love stories in it.

Attorney Peterson is not familiar with Hollywood, and most of the cases he represented were civil cases in New York.

However, he still found a person from his previous clients, named Walsh, who was originally a stage actor in New York, but later moved into the film industry.

New York has the famous Broadway Street, which is the American theater arts center.

In the early 20th century, New Yorkers built theaters on both sides of Broadway Street, and the colorful stage performances quickly became the attractive highlight of this rapidly-forming metropolis.

Many American actors perform on Broadway before they become famous, looking for opportunities, which is a shortcut to entering the film industry.

This is how Walsh was, who became David Griffith's assistant in 1914 and played the role of the murderer who killed Lincoln in "The Birth of a Nation".

David Griffith is arguably one of the greatest directors in the early twentieth century in the United States.

His filming of "The Birth of a Country" and "The Party's Joint Struggle" were two insurmountable peaks in the early stages of American films, and in all aspects far surpassed other films of the same period.

He has created many film shooting techniques, such as close-up and close-up images, large panoramas, Dickensian parallel editing, suspense maintenance, circles, natural performances, etc.

He is good at shooting epic films, big productions and big scenes, and of course he also spends a lot of money.

His filming of "The Birth of a Country" cost $500,000, while "The Party's Joint Exploration" cost $1.9 million.

What is this concept?

It only costs thousands of dollars to shoot a movie in China, but even "Shanghai Holiday" can cost less than ten thousand dollars.

According to Hollywood's shooting cost, "Shanghai Holiday" can only be regarded as a low-cost movie.

Of course, this is directly related to the low pay for Chinese actors and the low consumption level, but it also shows that there is a huge gap between Chinese movies and Hollywood movies.

The shooting cost determines the excitement of the movie to a certain extent. If you want to shoot a good movie, you can only increase your investment.

In 1919, Griffith founded United Film Company with several other famous Hollywood figures, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Bickerford and Douglas Van Punk.

UnitedMart was just a small company when it was founded in New York.

The purpose is to get rid of the shackles and exploitation of large film companies and strive for more creative freedom and greater profits.

It does not have its own studio, it requires renting a venue when filming, and does not have the film stars and directors they hire, so it invests in independent producers to make films.

If you don’t have your own cinema, you can sign a contract with the publisher one by one.

Under the introduction of lawyer Peterson, Lin Zixuan met Walsh.

Walsh was originally a famous actor, but later changed his career to become a director under the guidance of Griffith and was planning to shoot his own new movie. He was not enthusiastic about Lin Zixuan and others, and he was not interested in movies from China.

He believes that Chinese movies are films that apply oil on their faces and juggle on stage.

He is talking about opera, and it is also a film made in early China.

Walsh's performance was also the attitude of most Americans towards Chinese at this time. If you want to change their concepts, you have to come up with real materials.

With the strong recommendation of lawyer Peterson, Walsh reluctantly agreed to watch a Chinese movie.

He was surprised by the high standards of "Shanghai Holiday". Although the filming technique is too old-fashioned, the use of colors and light is also poor, and it can even be said to be shoddy in the set.

But overall, it's a good movie.

If you add some Chinese movie gimmicks, you should be able to sell for a good price.

Walsh remained calm. He was thinking about how to obtain the copyright of the movie from the Chinese at a low price, and then resell it to a big film company to make a fortune from it.

Then he doesn't have to worry about the cost of shooting the new movie, and he can even live a comfortable life.

As for these Chinese people, shouldn’t they just be deceived?

Walsh made up his mind to criticize "Shanghai Holiday" from all aspects in a professional tone, making people feel that this film should not be worth a piece of paper.

Then, he asked Lin Zixuan about the cost of shooting this film.

When he learned that the filming cost less than 10,000 yuan, he made a merciful decision to buy it for 20,000 US dollars.

Lin Zixuan and Zheng Zhengqiu looked at each other and felt a chill in their hearts.

No one is a fool. He treats us as Kazi. He is an acquaintance introduced by lawyer Peterson. His heart is so dark. Those big film companies don’t know how to cheat people.
Chapter completed!