Chapter 424 Huayi is going to be slaughtered
"Zhang, do you want to try it? In view of our good relationship, I can treat you~"
Jason, the bald man, didn't know how much ecstasy soup he had been filled with, but he actually started making tap water. It seems that he really thinks it is good and cheap.
But Zhang Chen still refused.
He has never heard of a ticket shop treating guests.
But the reason for his rejection was not this, but his feeling was unsafe.
He dared not bet on the other party's professional ethics for the rest of his life.
And he has some psychological problems now. He will not be able to adapt to the object of his art discussion with him without any popularity.
The four people at night have their own division of labor: Fan Xiaopang went to the Huayi cocktail party to act as an infernal Affairs, Jason went to the streets and alleys to save the fallen girl, Zhang Chen was about to watch "The Summer Palace". The people on the new line were the most pitiful, and he had to continue searching for their movie booths.
The Summer Palace premiered yesterday, but Zhang Chen and Lou Ye didn't know each other, and he had clearly opposed art movies. He probably wouldn't welcome him even if he went there.
The reason I wanted to go was mainly because of art, he swears, it was definitely not because of Hao Lei.
Isn't it just taking off all your clothes in the movie? What's the matter?
In the past two days, he took the time to watch movies and enjoyed various foreign art films, and he had been watching them for a long time.
European and American art films, whenever they involve love, there will inevitably be bed scenes. For others, this is a standard ~
This is a big deal in China, but in Cannes, that's really a fuss.
What we call large scale is actually based on Cannes standards, Stone is used to it~
Those famous European and American female artists, who have never filmed nude scenes or nude scenes, dare you call yourself an artist?
So tonight, Zhang Chen really went for the movie. He just wanted to see Hao Lei, no, how good is Lou Ye's level.
Then Zhang Chen left without finishing reading. He only saw the essence and left immediately after reading it.
Get a conclusion:
There is nothing wrong with Deng Chao breaking up with her, and he will break up if he gives any normal man.
Siding around, then I saw the poster of "The Wind Blows Rice Waves". I remember that it was the Palme d'Or that the King of Sunglasses chose.
But this is not the point, the focus is on the poster, it is very explicit~
Yes, there are still many Palme d'Or films.
It may be possible to evaluate the quality of the video simply by using exposure or not to reveal in China, but it is definitely not suitable in Cannes.
After watching it for an hour, he left again. The art films really couldn't continue to watch, and the pace was too slow.
The only highlight was those passionate scenes, which made him a little swollen.
As soon as he walked out of the cinema, a familiar female voice in English sounded again behind him: "Director Zhang Chen?"
Zhang Chen turned around and it was Rinko Kikuji~
A look of surprise.
"Oh, Rinko, are you also watching the movie?"
"Well, I want to come to study, but I didn't expect to meet Director Zhang here~"
Did you meet by chance?
Zhang Chen was a little suspicious.
But it seems that the other party has no motivation to encounter it by chance.
"Well, I came to study too, and then I found that I couldn't study~"
At this point, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Everyone left the market halfway, which is very telling. "Director Zhang, do you want to have a drink together?"
Rinko Kikuji carefully sent out the invitation.
Zhang Chen's eyes were attracted by another place, which was Jason.
The guy was walking into a hotel with two ocean horses in his arms. Checking the time, Zhang Chen had watched two half-time movies by himself, and the other party was probably the second and third game.
You can still fight one or two at this time. Are diving athletes so strong? "Uh, what did you say?" Zhang Chen realized that he felt someone staring at him.
"Did you see an acquaintance?"
"Uh, yes~"
"I said, I was very happy to meet Director Zhang by chance. Do you want to have a drink together~"
"Of course, there are too many people here. We bought wine and go to your residence to drink~"
"Ah~"
"
Rinko Kikuji looked shocked, was it so direct, but she immediately responded: "Oh, good... OK~"
She is a Hollywood player and understands this very well.
In Hollywood, this is not called unspoken rules, it is called politeness, especially the second and third lines of theirs.
Isn't it normal for a movie director to collide with a movie actress?
As a director, you don’t play actresses, where do we actresses have the opportunity to play?
During the subsequent drinking trip, Rinko Kikuji took the initiative.
The actors who have been involved in Hollywood are quite open, and the bottle opening and other things go smoothly.
The two of them have constant communication skills, and they are both experienced experts and have amazing alcohol tolerance.
First cup~
Second cup~
Rinko of the chrysanthemum still did not show any decline, and Zhang Chen could not stop.
It is the time to win glory for the country. If the other party is strong, is he weak?
"Speak Japanese~"
"What?"
"Speak Japanese~"
"Speak Japanese~"
"Oh~"
Rinko Kikuchi changed English to Japanese, and immediately felt that the man on her was much more brave. "The big knife cuts off the heads of the Japanese......"
With the blessing of the war song, the little notebook was finally beaten and abandoned.
Rinko Kikuji's body trembled slightly, which was a symptom of alcoholism.
Afterwards, the two of them lie on the bed and smoke quietly.
After a while, Rinko Kikuchi said softly: "Zhang Sang, can I give me a role in Pacific Rim~"
Zhang Chen paused with a cigarette hand. Sure enough, there was no free lunch in the world.
"The main characters have been decided, and you are Japanese..."
Rinko Kikuji was not discouraged, "I don't pick a character, any role can be done. I just want to participate in this work. I have not participated in the A-level project yet..."
Obviously she did her homework beforehand.
Zhang Chen thought about it, and it would be fine if he didn't ask for the main role.
He thought of a character in an instant, and the country was destroyed by a small notebook, so there must be remnants.
Rinko Kikuji plays a remnant, running around the dome base to avenge her country.
Sure enough, the seniors are the source of inspiration for creation.
As for Rinko Kikumi's choice, he could actually understand.
It is difficult for Asians to get involved in Hollywood. Kikuto Rinko said it nicely, she is working hard in Hollywood. To put it bluntly, she is actually just a so-called person.
Most of the projects I participated in were B-level projects, and they were all small roles, and they had no sense of existence. If this continues, they will never make a fortune in their entire life.
To put it bluntly, no one praises the actors, it is difficult to become famous!
She is actually trying to get ahead.
Although "Pacific Rim" is not a Hollywood mastermind, it is also an A-level project and is a top resource.
As long as it is released, she can claim to the public that she has also participated in A-level projects, which can greatly improve her ecology.
It is very important to participate in a Class A project.
All A-level productions are distributed globally.
Can you imagine an actor who, from being a penny to being known worldwide, only relying on one movie?
I was still poor yesterday, but today I can earn millions a day and realize my dream of life.
Actors, from zero to one is the most difficult thing. As long as they become one, it is not difficult to want more...
This is too temptation.
Don't just say a few Japanese words, it's OK to speak Javanese~
Of course, Zhang Chen's ability to agree is limited to irrelevant small characters. It is impossible for the main characters to get it by sleeping.
The resources for beauties in the entertainment industry are the most in short supply.
When Zhang Chen returned to the hotel, Jason had already returned, but he was depressed.
Zhang Chen joked, "Jason, which national dish will you eat tonight?"
"Estonia, Iceland, Norway~"
"It's such a good appetite, eat three kinds of food in one night..."
Jason enjoyed Zhang Chen's praise and deliberately performed a muscle-showing move. "Zhang, it's a pity that you didn't come. I have to say that the girl in Iceland is really white..." Jason said, with a wretched smile on his face, obviously the conversation just now brought some beautiful memories.
"But, man, your Yin Tang is black and your eye sockets are deeply entangled. This is not a good sign in traditional Chinese physiognomy. There are still several days before the end of the film festival. I'm careful and I advise you to take it easy..."
Zhang Chen joked with him: "Jason,"
Jason looked deeply convinced: "You are right, I'm too anxious..."
Zhang Chen estimated that Jason now estimated that G4 could no longer satisfy him, and he might have gone for G8 or G20.
After a while, Fan Xiaopang also came back.
"Comrade Chen Yongren, have you found any incredible information?"
"Of course there is~"
Fan Xiaopang poured himself a glass of water and drank it in one sip.
"Is there anything to eat at home? I'll put it down first~" "Didn't you go to a cocktail party? Didn't they prepare food?"
"Who would eat at the cocktail party?"
Fan Xiaopang said with a word, Jason handed over the bread: "Whole wheat, I only have this~"
"This is OK~"
Fan Xiaopang took the bread and ate it in a few bites.
"The North American copyright of "Night Banquet" was sold~"
"Sold? To whom did you sell?"
"Milamax.
I personally saw Harvey Wienstein bid $5 million to win the North American copyright of "Night Banquet". Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang and Harvey looked like they had a happy conversation..."
"The final film of "Night Banquet" should have not been completed yet, right? "
No mistakes, one song, one song, one content, one content, one book, one bar, one bar!
"Well, it was not finished, I saw the trailer~"
Fan Xiaopang stuffed a mouthful of bread again and muttered, "So Harvey only gave a deposit, it seemed to be $200,000..."
"Huayi agreed?"
"Agree."
Seeing Zhang Chen's meaningful smile, Fan Xiaopang suddenly realized: "Is there something wrong with it?"
Zhang Chen glanced at her: "Do you remember "The Wuji" last year?"
Fan Xiaopang suddenly realized: "You say "Night Banquet" will be returned? No, what are the benefits for them to return the "Night Banquet"?"
"The benefits are so great. Now he offers a high price to occupy the movie. When the film comes out, he directly says that the quality is not good, and he wants to return the goods. It's okay not to return the goods, $1 million. If you are Huayi, what do you do?" Fan Xiaopang said immediately: "Then I definitely can't sell it to him."
Zhang Chen snapped his fingers and said, "You're wrong, you can only sell it to him."
Knowing that Fan Xiaopang didn't understand, he explained, "It's a film festival now, so there are so many buyers. When Harvey returns the goods, several major film festivals will have passed long ago. Who will Huayi sell it to?
In the end, he can only sell it to Harvey with a nose and a low price. At least $1 million in investment. If you don't sell it to him, you can only rot in your hands. When other regions are released, it will be even more impossible to sell the copyright in North America..."
In the original time and space, Harvey used this trick to play Huayi.
Later, the China Film Association even issued a notice reminding domestic film and television companies to be wary of various traps of foreign buyers. Miramax was on the blacklist, and only then did the country know that there was a person like Harvey.
Huayi has no experience in selling movies and has no sense of prevention.
In addition, the costume films have been getting fever-reducing in the past two years, and they are not that easy to sell.
Huayi thinks that as long as it can be sold, I didn’t think so much about it.
As a result, Harvey was so tightly grasped.
"So do you want to remind them?"
"Why am I meddling for nostalgic business? I hope you don't want it either. Even if you really tell me, they may not appreciate it. They will only think that you don't expect them to be good~"
Fan Xiaopang thought, it's really the case~
Zhang Chen brought two movies this time, "Kowloon City" and "Silent Land", among which "Kowloon City" is more popular than "Silent Land".
North America sold $1 million, and several other countries also sold some one after another. The United Kingdom, France and Spain all bought copyrights, which were generally between $300,000 and $500,000. In addition to Japan and South Korea, the total total was about $5 million.
Kung Fu movies are still easy to sell!
The buyer is willing to spend money to buy it as long as he hears it is a Kung Fu movie from East Asia.
The reason why it is easy to sell is mainly because of the disc.
Action movies are naturally suitable for making discs, and the discs of action movies are more expensive than other types of discs.
"Silent Land" is naturally impossible to sell at such a low price, but for this reason, it has been raising.
In the end, Japan spent 4 million US dollars and South Korea spent 3 million US dollars.
The one who purchased the Korean copyright was Xijie Entertainment.
Zhang Chen originally wanted to offer a higher price, but unfortunately the other party did not accept it.
The audience of this thriller theme is still smaller.
Until now, the copyright of the two films has been sold out, and the rest are all soups.
The market in many countries is too small, and the copyright purchase may only be 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars, and at least a few thousand yuan.
The film was sold, and Zhang Chen immediately contacted the reporter.
Read in July, it's almost time to promote it.
The interview was conducted on the balcony of the hotel.
Cannes is still very literary and artistic. Although these hotels are old and dilapidated, they all have an antique open-air balcony.
Putting a small table and two chairs looks very literary.
The two sat on the balcony, the sun was shining, and through the fence, you could see the crowd passing by.
Zhang Chen didn't have any suits and tie, just ordinary home furnishings, so he would do whatever he felt comfortable.
"I heard that both movies you brought were sold~"
"Yes." Zhang Chen shrugged, "It's better than I thought, especially "Kowloon City". Kung Fu movies are very popular abroad. Although the price is not high, there are many people who are interested."
"Where is the other movie?"
"Silent Land? It's sold~"
"Can you reveal how much it sold?"
"Can you reveal how much it sold?"
"
Zhang Chen smiled and said, "There is nothing to keep secret. Japan sold 4 million, South Korea sold 3 million, and other European countries sold 4 million in total..."
"US dollars?"
"Yes, US dollars."
"That's not bad, this is 11 million US dollars, what is the cost?"
"About US dollars."
"About US dollars."
"This has already been paid back, so isn't it just a profit for the next release?"
Zhang Chen was in a good mood: "It's almost the same."
"Is this the best result for your overseas copyright?"
"Of course not. The best one sold is "Hurricane Rescue". The North American copyright alone sold 25 million~"
"Wow, then you made hundreds of millions of dollars in one movie?"
"I did make some money, but not that much, because there are many investors, and the profits have to be divided according to proportion, but I did make some money. Otherwise, where would I get enough of Jiahe's money..." "You are Jiahe's largest shareholder now?" "Yes, I personally hold more than 50% of the shares and have absolute controlling rights, but let's talk more about "Silent Land"~"
Zhang Chen hintly reminded the other party what the theme is tonight.
"Oh, is "Silent Land" released in July?"
"Yes, it will be released simultaneously in China and the United States in July..."
"I heard that there was a wave of movie viewing frenzy two days ago?"
"Is that true, "Silent Land" has a good reputation and also creates a miracle. No one dares to eat while watching the movie..."
"Why?"
"This has something to do with the setting of the movie. It is easy to attract monsters if you make sounds in the movie, so there is almost no dialogue in the whole movie..."
"This setting is very novel..."
"It's really not bad." Zhang Chen nodded with a smile.
"How much does it expect to be the box office this time?"
Zhang Chen shook his head: "I don't know, this depends on whether the audience supports it, but I asked myself that the filming was pretty good, and the domestic box office of over 100 million should be no problem..."
"Can't you exceed 200 million? Didn't you think about breaking the box office record of "Hurricane Rescue"?"
Zhang Chen shook his head again: "Impossible. "Silent Land" is a thriller theme in the apocalypse, and it is not as good as "Hurricane Rescue" in terms of audiences. Naturally, the box office cannot surpass "Hurricane Rescue"..."
Speaking of this, the reporter of "Southern City" suddenly changed the topic.
"Huayi announced this morning that the North American copyright of "Night Banquet" sold for $5 million~"
Zhang Chen nodded: "Yes, I heard about it too."
"Why did your "Silent Place" easily sell 8 million, while "Night Banquet" only sold 5 million? Is there any problem with the quality of "Night Banquet"?"
The reporter interviewed obviously wanted to build rice seedlings.
These southern media are of this virtue and never forget to make trouble wherever they go.
But this time Zhang Chen did not fulfill their wishes. He reached his current level and no longer needed to rely on other people's movies to improve his box office.
"This statement is not true. First of all, "Silent Land" did not sell $8 million casually. This process took a long time to witness it. It was the movie's good reputation that ultimately led to the approval of the film's buyer.
Secondly, "Night Banquet" is a North American copyright, while "Silent Land" sells copyrights in other regions except North America, and the two are not comparable at all.
Or think about it from another perspective, although the 5 million yuan of "Night Banquet" is not high, the North American copyright of "Kowloon Castle" has only been sold for $1 million. Does that mean that the quality of "Kowloon Castle" is worrying?
But is the quality of "Kowloon Castle" worrying?
Of course not!
The price of "Night Banquet" of 5 million can actually be said to be a high price. Most movies cannot be sold at this price. Of course, if you want to be 20 million from "Heroes", it will definitely not be comparable.
But it is a fact that domestic costume blockbusters are now getting rid of their fever. Even if they bring "Hero" back then, they will not be sold for 20 million yuan.
This is the market. Things that have been popular in the past two years may not be popular in two years. As far as I know, "Mo Gong" doesn't seem to be very good..." "Then have you watched "Night Banquet"? Can you comment~"
The reporter obviously failed to make another plan, but Zhang Chen was not fooled. "Sorry, I haven't had time to watch this movie yet. After coming, I've been busy selling movies every day and have no time to enjoy other movies..."
(The end of this chapter)
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