"I'm sorry, Director Guan, there is no signal when filming in the mountains during the day, how is the situation?"

Hearing Guan Jinpeng's relaxed voice on the phone, He Xin had a point in his heart, and then his eyes lit up, and he unconsciously raised his voice and said: "So both are shortlisted, great!"

"One more thing to tell you, MK2 has taken a fancy to your film. Guan Jinpeng said on the phone.

"Huh?"

He Xin was stunned for a moment, and even couldn't believe his ears.

MK2, of course he knows, is a well-known French film production and distribution company, with the third largest cinema chain in France, especially famous for promoting literary films.

It has been popular with Kieślowski's , and David Lynch's and. And he has a soft spot for Chinese movies, and has maintained good cooperative relations with literary and artistic celebrities such as Hou Xiaoxian, Yang Dechang, and Wang Jiawei.

As the birthplace of cinema, France not only has the world's sixth-largest box office market, but also has nearly 200 film production companies. However, most of them are small and medium-sized companies, such as France's Rosen Film Company, one of the investors, which is a medium-sized film production and distribution company.

The Rosen Company is not only an investor, but also responsible for the film's overseas distribution. It's just that this kind of company generally doesn't have its own cinema chain, and the French cinema chain is concentrated in the hands of a few large companies, such as Gaumont, EMI and MK2, and of course, the famous woodpecker company.

Before, He Xin was thinking about whether he could sell this film directly to Lawson Company, but unfortunately people didn't watch it at all, just for Guan Jinpeng's face, to help promote it.

He Xin originally didn't have much hope for this so-called promotion, but he didn't expect to have news so soon, and it was the famous MK2.

He hurriedly asked, "Then what do they mean?

There are generally three forms of overseas distribution of films. But the most common is to buy out and divide into two kinds, the buyout is a hammer deal, just like that, sold more than 30 countries, all of them are buyouts, and the pocket is safe.

The so-called sharing is mainly those world-wide large film companies, which generally do not pay a high price to buy out. Usually a guaranteed price is given, and it fluctuates up and down according to the director's coffee position, such as Lou Ye and Wang Xiaoshuai, which may range from 100,000 to 200,000 US dollars, while rookies may only have 20,000 yuan.

Then, on this basis, the film company deducts all the expenses for publicity and distribution, and finally sees how much it can recover. If there is a surplus, then it can be divided, and if not, you can only get the guarantee.

The third form is called agency, that is, it is carte blanche to entrust the publisher to do it, and you can't control how people want to trade, whether it is a buyout, a dividend, or a release in your own theater. Then, from the gross profit, the other party deducts a certain percentage of the commission, which is counted as an agency fee, and the rest is given to the producer.

This method is the least risky for the producer and the most likely to reap the greatest benefits, but only if the distributor has enough confidence in the film to propose the distribution model.

At this time, for He Xin, being able to be favored by MK2 is already hitting the ceiling on his forehead, and he can't even think about the so-called distribution method of the agent.

At the same time, if a newcomer like Ning Hao is divided, the guarantee must be extremely low, and the cycle of capital recovery is long. So from He Xin's point of view, of course, it is best to buy out.

MK2 is willing to pay 200,000 euros to buy out the global distribution rights. ”

He Xin was immediately overjoyed, 200,000 euros, that's 1.78 million yuan! Not only can the cost be recovered, but he can also make a small profit.

But after all, he had opened a small grocery store in his previous life and done business, and he knew that this was just someone's initial offer, and there must be room for negotiation, so he hurriedly said: "Then we have been shortlisted for the unit against the current this time, and the buyout price will definitely have to rise a little?"

Guan Jinpeng said on the phone: "What are you kidding? They must know that this film has been shortlisted, so they will quote this price." ”

He Shimbun was disappointed and thought about it, it must be easy for a large company like MK2 to know the shortlist in advance, but he was still a little unwilling to say: "Can't you talk to them about the price?"

"Of course you can, but I don't think it's big, unless you can win an award or something for this film, it may go up a little bit at that time. However, Ah Xin, you have to think about this matter carefully. ”

He Xin knew what Guan Jinpeng's next reminder meant, that at the beginning, MK2 bought out the global distribution rights except for Hong Kong and Wanwan at a price of half a million US dollars, although this price made Guan Jinpeng and Daniel Zhang Ning make a small profit, but after more than a year, the global excluding Hong Kong and Wanwan has reached nearly 20 million US dollars.

This result made Guan Jinpeng regret it, but what he didn't expect was that after this niche literary film entered the new century, LGBT became more and more politically correct, and it naturally became popular.

At the beginning, if he gritted his teeth and didn't buy out, and chose to share, even if he didn't want a guaranteed deposit, now he can get a share of several and a half million.

"If you think about it, you can buy it out, and you will have a lot of dreams at night. Although there are lessons from the past, He Xin is still categorical.

On the one hand, the main reason is that he is a person who is a little rich and safe in his bones, so even if he is reborn, it will not be a big deal. On the other hand, he is also self-aware, and this film is far inferior in terms of artistry and topicality.

And he is now gradually coming back to his senses, MK2 may fancy this film, not only because it is an art film, after all, it also contains a lot of religious and political comedy elements, you must know that comedy is extremely popular in France.

After hanging up Guan Jinpeng's phone, He Xin hurriedly dialed Ning Hao, this guy has been jumping up and down in a hurry recently, and he called two times in three days to ask if there was any news.

It's just that the phone rang for a long time and no one answered, and just as he was about to hang up, he suddenly heard a panting voice coming: "Ah Xin, is there any news?"

"What about you, for so long?"

In the past few days, he has often communicated with director Lu Yue, and He Xin has been unknowingly infected with some Tianjin accents.

It's just that he heard Sister Na's voice from the other end of the phone again, and immediately laughed and teased: "You kid, you started making villains so early!"

"Idle is idle, are they all shortlisted?" Ning Hao was obviously the same as his previous self, and immediately guessed the result from the relaxed tone coming from the phone.

"That's right, go against the current and go up the unit!" He Xin didn't sell Guanzi.

"Haha, so we can go to Venice next month?" Ning Hao said excitedly on the phone.

If He Xin's investment in this film was impulsive, and now he wants to get the money back as soon as possible, then Ning Hao is completely aiming to become famous, and of course he does not deny his pursuit of art.

"Of course, the shortlist will be announced on the official website tomorrow, and there will be an invitation letter at that time!" He Xin also smiled.

He was not only happy to be shortlisted, but also shortlisted for the main competition unit, which also made him a major slam player as a leading actor, whose works were shortlisted for the three major European film festivals, which greatly satisfied his vanity.

"Then can I take my wife with me to see the world?"

"Of course, it's okay to walk the red carpet together, but you have to take care of your own travel expenses and accommodation. There's one more good news for you......"

He Xin couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and told Ning Hao the good news that MK2 was going to buy out this film.

As a result, the goods were silent for a long time when they heard the news, and then they came up with a sentence: "If 200,000 euros are sold, how much can I share?"

"Uh...... I'll do the math!"

That's right, my brother is settling accounts!

He Xin made a rough calculation, and said unceremoniously: "If you remove the taxes, I will take the whole amount, and you will take the change." ”

"What's the fraction?" The math of that thing must have been taught by the physical education teacher, and he hadn't reacted yet.

"It's about six or seven hundred thousand, and if the price can be talked about, this amount can be a little more. ”

"Damn, that's a lot!"

I heard Ning Haowei scream, and said excitedly: "That's enough for me to make a movie, this time I want to make a real film movie." ”

It's pitiful to say, Ning Hao's use of DV to shoot was not the pursuit of new things like Chief Jia, but purely to save money, otherwise his 200,000 yuan, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to afford film.

After all, in the era when digital cinema was not yet popular, film films were the real films. Although color grading and transglue were carried out in the later stage, I am afraid that it is not a real movie in Ning Hao's mind.

"Ah, you're going crazy...... Big diamonds?" He Xin hurriedly asked.

"Hey, how do you know about the big diamond?" Ning Hao said in surprise, but this time his reaction was very fast, and he immediately said, "Lao Shi told you, right?"

"That's right, I listened to him tell it, this story is good! If you're going to shoot, then let's work together again, and I'll play it." He Xin said busily.

He knew how popular it was back then, he didn't want to miss this good opportunity, although Bao Shihong played by Guo Tao in the original version was a bit old, but this kind of problem was not a problem at all, as long as the script was slightly modified.

Especially this time, it is rare for me to have a movie that can be released in China, but the box office is very unsatisfactory, and it has only been released for a week, and theaters in big cities such as Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing have begun to be screened one after another.

Last night, he also made a special call to Lou Ye and asked about the box office, but the total box office was just over two million. It's just that when I heard Lou Ye on the phone, he still didn't take the box office seriously, and he really panicked for the studio.

You must know that the total investment is as high as 30 million, although the French account for the majority, but after all, overseas issuance and sales in more than 30 countries, enough for the French to recover their investment. But at the beginning, the Shanghai Film Studio also invested nearly 10 million, and their income was the domestic box office, and I am afraid that this time I will lose money.

At the same time, because of the popularity of He this time, he also realized that just making those literary movies is not a long-term solution, and if he wants to gain a firm foothold in this industry and continue to mix, he must also have works that prove himself in the domestic box office.

is like the Qin Hao in later generations, in his memory, he should also be regarded as a Grand Slam player whose works have been shortlisted for the three major European film festivals, but later if he hadn't married Yi Nengjing, who was ten years older than him, who would have known him? Of course, he also became popular because of online dramas, which is a later story.

Just when He Xin was full of expectations, Ning Hao on the other end of the phone chattered: "I'm sorry, Ah Xin, I haven't made this book yet, Nana and I have recently saved a new book, which is about children on the grassland." Well, this ...... There is no suitable role for you. ”

Where did a new script pop up?

He Xin couldn't help asking, "Then you mean to shoot this book first?"

"I think so for the time being.,After all, this book is almost done.,And it's relatively simple.,Of course, this still has to wait until the money is in hand.。 Ning Hao said.

"So, next time you're going to get rid of me and do it alone?" He Xin said a little uncomfortably.

"No, it doesn't mean that. Ning Hao hurriedly said, "I'm afraid you don't want to, after all, this risk is too great." Besides, before I received your call, my heart was still hanging, for fear that I would lose money and not be able to cope with you. ”

Knowing that Ning Hao's plan behind him was not the one he imagined, He Xin was somewhat interested, and said, "Okay, then let's talk about this next time we meet." ”

......

"Morning!"

"Morning!"

The next morning, He Xin came back from running, took a shower in the room, changed his clothes and went out to go downstairs for breakfast, and happened to meet Shu Qi who had just gone out in the corridor.

Speaking of which, he originally liked to go to the stalls outside to taste local specialties, but he still complained about the big star in front of him. It's been almost a week since the start-up, but there are still Hong Kong paparazzi wandering around, they can't interview Shu Qi, and they actually come to harass him, he has been harassed by the paparazzi twice when he was out for breakfast, and he is very annoying.

"Ah Xin, congratulations!" Shu Qi said with a smile.

He Xin was stunned for a moment, and then said with some surprise: "Sister Huihui, you are well-informed enough!"

As the two became familiar with each other, their titles changed from Mr. He and Miss Lin to Ah Xin and Sister Huihui.

"Miaoxue and I are also friends!"

Only then did He Xin remember that in addition to the female number one Li Jiaxin, Shu Qi also starred in the film directed by Guan Jinpeng back then. And the assistant director of that film is Li Miaoxue.

Then I saw Shu Qi with a little regret and said: "Actually, Miao Xue showed me this script, but I didn't have the heart to act at the time, so I didn't accept it, and now I really regret it!"