A total of 201 films from 60 countries participated in this year's Busan International Film Festival, but only 11 films entered the main competition of the "New Wave".

Among them, China and the island countries each have two shortlisted, and South Korea has three, which is slightly better.

In addition to Chen Hao's "Comet" from Huaxia, there is also a "Seafood" from Xiangjiang.

The festival has been going on for more than a week, and the final winners will soon be announced, and the South Korean media have predicted the awards.

Among the 11 films selected, "Comet" from mainland China and "Island of Flowers" from South Korea are the most favored by the media and are called the two favorites of this year's film festival.

"Comet" is completely based on its novel parallel time and space staggered setting, as well as its suspenseful and ubiquitous details, and it has become a trend to count how many parallel time and space are involved in the movie.

"Island of Flowers" is a story about three unfortunate women who go through hardships to find the ideal country of the island of flowers, the film shows the difficulties of life and the beauty of human nature, and analyzes life and human nature.

As for who can win the two films, the media opinions are not unanimous, some people appreciate the profound philosophy of "Island of Flowers", and some people praise the brain-burning and amazing "Comet"!

There is no doubt that both works that are debut novels have left a deep impression on everyone.

As for who will win in the end, it will depend on the opinion of the jury.

"Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Chen Hao looked at the man at the door and smiled, "I'm also honored, please come in!"

Before the award ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival, Chen Hao had already received many guests, all of whom came to Chen Hao to buy the overseas copyright of "Comet".

This is also a major feature of the international film festival, the film market!

As one of the two brightest films of this year's festival, and in terms of its performance, the commercial value of "Comet" is significantly higher than that of "Island of Flowers".

For these guests, Chen Hao also does not refuse to come, of course, the highest price is also the highest price, but the highest price is only 300,000 US dollars.

"Please sit down, I didn't ask, are you?" asked Chen Hao with a smile.

"My name is Davis and I'm the principal of Columbia Pictures (Asia) Ltd. ”

When Chen Hao heard this, he suddenly realized that this is the Colombian Asian branch that has invested in Chinese films such as "My Father and Mother", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and "Big Names".

"I know that your company has cooperated with many big-name directors in China. Chen Hao said with a smile.

Davis laughed when he heard this, "Yes, Chen, you are not wrong, and today I am here for you." ”

"Did you fall in love with "Comet"?" Chen Hao said with a smile.

"That's right, it's a wonderful movie, I like it very much, it shouldn't just be released in China, it should be seen by the whole world, and I'm here to bring it to the United States, to the world. Davis said.

Chen Hao smiled when he heard this, hearing this, Chen Hao thought that he was filming "Titanic", "So what about your bid?"

"$300,000!" Davis said as he looked at Chen Hao.

Chen Hao was silent when he heard this, but he said in his heart that this guy should have done an investigation, otherwise he would not have made such a coincidental bid, "You are talking about the North American distribution rights!"

"No, no, no, Chen, I'm talking about all copyrights except Huaxia. Davis shook his head repeatedly.

"Why don't I give it to you for free!" Chen Hao chuckled.

"Really, you're not kidding, are you?" said Davis, with a look of surprise.

"You were kidding first. Chen Hao took a sip and wrote lightly.

Davis was stunned, and let his brain process this information a little before he reacted, "Chen, let's do it, you talk about your price first." ”

"$1 million!" Chen Hao said, holding up a finger.

"1 million? Are you kidding! No way, no way!" Davis said with a wave of his hand.

"You should know very well what the quality of this movie is, and you are talking about all the copyrights except Huaxia, not anything else, just saying that the rental of DVDs in North America is a lot of income.

How much do you think a stunning sci-fi suspense thriller like "Comet" can earn a year from DVD and Blu-ray sales and rentals? 2 million? or 5 million?" Chen Hao asked, staring at Davis.

According to the average statistics, the box office revenue of a movie in North America generally accounts for only about 30% of omnichannel revenue, which is one of the reasons why Hollywood movies are so powerful.

Unlike mainland piracy, North American DVD rental has always been the bulk of film and television drama revenues, and until 2009, North American movie DVD and Blu-ray sales revenue consistently exceeded box office results.

Also, everyone should have heard of Netflix, which started as a video rental.

Therefore, Chen Hao said that the annual sales and rental income of "Comet" exceeded 2 million, which must not be an exaggeration!

Of course, selling and leasing is a long-term process that can often last for many years in North America.

Davis frowned slightly when he heard this, but he was very surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that the young and excessive Chinese director in front of him would actually know the situation in North America, which is very different from other Chinese directors.

"I don't deny what you're saying, but it's usually an English-language movie, and yours is a Chinese-language movie, and you know a lot of Americans are face blind to Asians, and they don't like to watch subtitles, so you can't mix the two. Davis said, "Well, how about 400,000?"

Chen Hao was unmoved when he heard this, but just shook his head.

Seeing this, Davis continued, "In order to express our sincerity, I am willing to bid $500,000, which is not only optimistic about "Comet", but also optimistic about you personally, and I hope we can cooperate more in the future." ”

Colombia has always been very optimistic about the film market in the mainland of China, although the total box office performance of Chinese films in the past two years has been underestimated, but after all, it is a huge market with a population of 1.3 billion, and the future potential is difficult to estimate!

This is also the reason why Colombia set up an office in the imperial capital early and actively invested in the films of Chinese directors, and localization is a good entry point.

Chen Hao's heart moved when he heard this, in fact, Chen Hao also had the intention of befriending Hollywood film companies, so that he could release his films to North America before he had enough ability.

At present, Colombia is undoubtedly the most deeply rooted in the Chinese mainland.

Now that he is good at Colombia, he can not only borrow its global distribution channels, but also borrow his funds, just like the national teacher, Feng Dacang, and Xu Ke.

It's a quick way to accelerate your growth by solving your own film investment problems through Colombia.

"Deal!"