Chapter 424 Golden Horse, the price is at a new high
“In two or three days, I can go back.”
“Okay, remember to tell me the flight time in advance, and I will pick you up. "
On the phone, Liu Yifei's voice was slightly hoarse. It was obvious that she had just fallen asleep not long ago. When talking to Lin Nan, she was still yawning, and Liu Xiaoli's preaching voice could be vaguely heard.
And Lin Nan here spoke in the same voice.
After all, it's only six o'clock in the morning in Cannes, unlike in China, where it's already 11 o'clock.
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The Cannes Film Festival is about to usher in the closing awards ceremony, and major film producers are stepping up their efforts to compete for the films they like.
While having breakfast, Jiang Yuerou rushed over with people from China Film Group.
“Sit down and have something to eat?”
"No, Director Lin, we've already eaten."
Lin Nan put down the tableware in his hands as he watched the few people hesitate to speak.
"What about "Passengers"?"
"Yes. Director Lin, it seems that the copyright price will not change. Do you want to go and take a look? We have an appointment today All film producers."
Lin Nan nodded, "I'll take a walk with you after I finish breakfast."
Lin Nan had guessed before that there was a high probability that "Passengers" would be the first to be finalized. Now it seems that it is indeed the case.
But for "Genius Gunner", depending on the situation, it will only last a day or two.
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Many domestic films come to Cannes to sell their copyrights, which is naturally the focus of media attention.
But everyone kept a low profile when being interviewed by reporters.
If it sells well, I guess I want to talk about it after I go back and cooperate with a wave of movie promotion, just like Chen Kaige and Chen Hong.
As for the movie copyrights that were sold cheaply or poorly, they all gave the same reply: "The copyrights are sold at a great price. The specific amount is a commercial secret and cannot be disclosed!"
When Lin Nan followed When the people from China Film arrived at the rented conference room, all the film producers were already present.
"Lin, we meet again, and this time I bought your movie."
Fate is such a magical thing.
Lin Nan looked at the person greeting him, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and he stepped forward to shake hands.
This is the person who I had dealt with many times at film festivals and wanted to buy the copyright, but finally gave up due to financial problems.
Looking at it like this, the other side is switching from a shotgun to a cannon, becoming bigger and stronger!
"Thank you."
There are 5 investors in "Passengers". Only Lin Nan and people from China Film Group are in Cannes this time, but they can definitely make the decision.
More than two hours later, under the witness of Cannes officials and lawyers, Lin Nan and the deputy director of China Film Group signed a copyright transaction contract with a group of film producers.
11 film producers, a total of US$58.6 million in copyright fees.
Since then, "Passengers" has had no connection with Lin Nan and other five companies in Europe and the United States, including audio and video copyrights.
"Director Lin is still great! To be honest, I feel ashamed that China Film has only dealt with such a huge copyright transaction amount..."
A deputy director of China Film gave a rare compliment Lin Nan got up. After all, he has made a contribution during this trip, which is the transaction contract in his hand.
"You're welcome, I make movies to make money, but China Film Group is responsible for the development of domestic movies."
Lin Nan smiled and said something nice.
"Director Lin is very sensible. Unlike other companies, he always scolds us, like the nickname of Director Han, haha..."
After chatting for a while, the people from China Film Group couldn't wait to I called back to report the good news.
“By the way, I would like to inform Wanda, Guangguang and Aerospace Technology Group.”
"This is natural."
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Lin Nan could imagine that once Han Sanping learned about the transaction volume of "Passengers", he would definitely publicize it with great fanfare. The domestic media will become very lively again.
Purchasing batch films is a matter of luck.
Lin Nan can tell which movies are good, but he can't guarantee whether they will pass the review after he gets them back, whether they need to be cut, or whether the audience will buy them.
Zhong Lifang has been wandering around for many days, but she heard that she has not bought any of them. It is either too expensive or she is not satisfied with it.
“I’m going back to China first.”
Ning Hao said directly when he saw Lin Nan.
“If you don’t play for a few more days, come back with me?”
Hearing Lin Nan’s words, Ning Hao laughed at himself:
"Returning with you? You are returning in triumph, with tens of millions of dollars worth of copyrights. Reporters will definitely block you. But if you ask me, how should I answer? There is no harm if there is no comparison, pity me!"< br>
"Okay, okay, Director Ning is still a shameless person, so I wish you a safe journey." Lin Nan joked with a smile.
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In the evening of the same day, Ning Hao took a flight back to China. By the time he arrived at the Capital Airport, it should be close to noon.
Liu Dehua asked Lin Nan to meet, which the latter did not expect.
Especially at the meeting site, there were more people.
"Director Lin."
"Director Lin Nan."
"Director Li, Brother Hua."
The three of them greeted each other and sat down Come down.
"I just flew over from Hollywood yesterday afternoon, and I heard about Director Lin's "The Genius" this morning. It was great!"
Li An praised it as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Lin Nan feel a little thoughtful.
"Has Director Li's "Life of Pi" been produced?"
"Yes, it will be released simultaneously around the world this year and has been submitted to the General Administration for review."
At this time, Liu Dehua spoke.
"Director Lin, do you have any ideas about participating in this year's Golden Horse Awards?"
Lin Nan's heart skipped a beat, and he said that something must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't have been invited over, and there was also Li An.
"I haven't thought about it. I haven't participated in the awards of the Chinese Film Festival for a long time. It's been six or seven years."
Lin Nan said calmly, it should be After 2005.
After hearing these words, Liu Dehua and Li An were stunned for a moment.
"To be honest with Director Lin, I am the chairman of this year's jury."
Liu Dehua opened his mouth and told something that has not been announced yet.
Lin Nan did not answer. He already understood what these two people meant. ""Genius Gunslinger" can be considered to win the Golden Horse. I think the probability of winning the award is very high."
Li An took a sip of tea and said softly.
The scene in front of him reminded Lin Nan of the scene when Li An came to China and invited him to take "Hunting" to Venice. Everything seemed familiar.
But Lin Nan prefers to believe in the Venice Film Festival rather than the Chinese Film Festival.
"Director Lin, you can think about it. I know you are not short of awards, but there is a high chance of getting one more, which is definitely not a bad thing."
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An hour later, Lin Nan left without agreeing or committing to anything.
"If Director Lin can come, this year's Golden Horse will be very interesting." Liu Dehua said, shaking his head.
"He didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either, right? Wait."
Li An took over the conversation and added.
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Lou Ye's "Once Upon a Time in a Floating City" is the only Chinese-language film shortlisted for Cannes this year. It is not in the competition section, but in the "Un Certain Regard" section.
When being interviewed by foreign media, this guy started to talk nonsense again.
The saying "The best movies are free movies" was directly extended by foreign media.
“Aren’t your movies free?”
“If they were free, I wouldn’t have been an ‘underground director’ for several years.”
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Domestic directors here in Cannes all feel that this guy is looking for death again.
Why do you like to talk about his ban whenever you have nothing to do, and why do you always do it in front of foreign media?
The consequence of Lou Ye’s remarks is that the domestic censorship system has been openly stated again, and the impact is very bad.
“Now you know why that guy doesn’t have many friends in the industry, right? Because you might be implicated by him at some point.”
Jiang Wen said publicly at the party. Chen Kaige's face is also not good-looking. He is the representative of Chinese filmmakers this time.
Just now, Chen Kaige was blocked by a group of media, asking for his views on the domestic censorship system.
Lin Nan avoided the media and hurriedly got down to business.
The copyright quotation for "Genius Gunslinger" is over.
Unlike the 11 film distributors of "Passengers", the price of "The Gunslinger" is higher, but the number of film distributors is smaller.
9, all are blockbusters.
Jiang Yuerou, who was beside her, restrained her excitement at this moment and waited for Lin Nan's final decision.
"You won't lose money on this movie. After all, it is based on the SAT, so it is very realistic, isn't it?"
"Yes, Lin. This is why we are willing to keep bidding. , this subject will be explosive, and it can even cause a sensation.”
There were no polite words, both parties were very straightforward, after all, the price was already there.
“Then sign it.”
Every film that successfully trades at the film festival will be officially counted. This is a rule.
Finally, the official will report a total transaction amount. Generally speaking, the total amount of copyright transactions at the three major European film festivals is among the top three in the world.
“83.65 million US dollars, 83.65 million US dollars!”
Jiang Yanrou swallowed her saliva and kept repeating this number.
"Director Jiang, are you so excited?" Lin Nan snapped his fingers and said jokingly.
"Director Lin, this is more than 80 million U.S. dollars. After all, it's more than 500 million!"
"I know. Now contact the bank. After all, it is foreign exchange. Keep an eye on it. There is still money to be paid. Let’s do the tax together. Out of sight, out of mind.”
Even Lin Nan couldn’t help but feel heartbroken when he thought about that tax.
But just because he doesn’t live in Chaoyang District, it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t abide by the laws and regulations. He must pay the taxes he needs to pay!
"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away, right away..."
Looking at Jiang Yuerou's walking figure, Lin Nan couldn't help but smile. The copyright deal for "The Genius" will definitely surprise the domestic film industry. Well, it’s still sour!
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The domestic film companies have already been stimulated by the news of "Passengers".
Online and media reports are crazy.
Just because this morning, China Film, Wanda, and Enlight announced their results in Cannes at the same time.
""Passengers" has completed the copyright transaction in Europe and the United States, with a total price of 58.6 million US dollars!"
"The production cost of "Passengers" was 250 million, and the cost has been fully recovered and profitable..."
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“Director Lin is awesome! The movie has already made 100 million even before it was released!”
“It’s the same as “The Martian” that year, The copyright alone paid off and made money.”
"Grape talk, "Passengers" has three spot ads, and the estimated cost is around 100 million. They are either cars or high-end electronic products..."
"Where is Director Lin? He hasn't come back yet?"
"Upstairs, Director Lin should be talking about the copyright of "The Genius Gunman", that one is also the boss..."
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The entire film and television industry has been The news about "Passengers" is exciting.
It is impossible for China Film to lie. If they can proactively report the transaction amount, it means that they did indeed sell it for so much money!
""Passengers" was completed so quickly, so why is there no news about "Genius"?"
In the eyes of many people in the industry, Lin Nan may pay more attention to "Genius" "Gunner", the fact that it has been delayed for so long shows that its transaction price is definitely not low.
After all, with Lin Nan’s reputation at international film festivals, it is impossible for the copyright transaction amount to be too low, it can only be higher!
Huayi, Bona, Chengtian, Yinghuang... even companies such as China Film, Enlight and Wanda are all looking forward to it. Film companies in the industry are more envious, jealous and bitter.
A large number of netizens went to Liu Yifei's Weibo to ask questions.
"Producer Liu, when will Director Lin come back?"
"Did he tell you how much "The Genius" sold for?"
"I Remember, Hongxingwu is also the producer, how much can Yifei get?”
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Liu Yifei looked at the messages that were constantly being refreshed on her computer, with a look of joy on her face, and then she started replying.
"I don't know either. He only told me that he was coming back when he called, and didn't say anything else..."
"We'll find out when he comes back!"
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(End of this chapter)