"Whoa!"

The screen dimmed and the lights came on.

The sudden warm applause surprised He Xin, such a warm and sincere applause was still felt when he was in Berlin. He hurriedly pulled Ning Hao beside him, stood up and turned around to bow to the audience and thank him.

Ning Hao was obviously flustered, goosebumps were up, his back trembled for a while, he followed He Xin's example and bowed awkwardly to the audience, and then waved his hand.

The faces in front of me, very close, far away, are so clear and lovely, full of affirmation and appreciation. Seeing them bow and wave their hands, their palms became more and more damp, washing over the ears of the two.

At this moment, Ning Hao was like a dream, and subconsciously turned his head to look at He Xin, who was smiling and waving to the audience, his eyes were full of happiness and gratitude.

He Xin may have felt his gaze, tilted his head slightly, and the two of them couldn't help but smile when their eyes met.

The host walked to the front of the stage and motioned for the two of them to come up.

Speaking of which, the main creators of this movie are the two of them, Ning Hao is also a screenwriter, director, and photographer, and the only starring role in the film is He Xin, and the two are also producers.

Maybe it was because he saw that this young director, who was like a big doll, looked cramped and uneasy when he first came on stage to face the audience, and there was a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience.

At the end of the show, many spectators gathered around to shake hands, sign autographs and take group photos. Of course, the main target is He Xin, who is more familiar to the audience, perhaps because he is used to seeing the kind of signature of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, but those foreigners are particularly interested in He Xin's neat square signature.

"Hah, Ah Xin, congratulations, a great movie!"

When the crowd dispersed slightly, Liu Ruoying took the lead in coming over to congratulate.

"I also want to ask Sister Ruoying to take care of me!" He Xin hurriedly held her hand and squeezed her eyebrows.

People are judges who swim against the current!

"We treat all the shortlisted films equally. Liu Ruoying smiled, but at the same time gave him an affirmative look.

However, as a judge, she should not stay here for too long, and after a brief interview with a Wanwan media on the spot, she hurriedly left.

"Ah Xin, congratulations!"

Lin Jiaxin's expression was obviously a little complicated when she came over. Although she used to be very amazed by He Xin's performance in China, when she cooperated this time, He Xin inevitably gave her a feeling that was a little less than expected. But when she saw the vivid monk on the screen today, she suddenly understood how far away she was from others. Even subconsciously, there is a feeling that is more qualified to be shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Li Miaoxue had just finished chatting with Ning Hao, and she also came over to congratulate with a smile, held He Xin's hand, and joked: "Ah Xin, today's scene really makes me jealous!"

It's really embarrassing to say, not to mention applause at the premiere the day before yesterday, and there were less than 20% of the audience left after the movie.

After sending off the guests and the audience, facing the microphone of the reporter, he simply held a temporary press conference here.

In fact, there were not many media outlets here today, except for the two reporters who were routine house reporters, and in addition to the fact that most of the other dozen reporters were media from the mainland, Hong Kong, and Wanwan, there were only six or seven foreign reporters who immediately came to join in the fun.

He Xin has never been very good at dealing with the media, in fact, he also knows in his heart that the previous relationship between him and the media should complement each other, actors need popularity and publicity, and the media needs actors to create news.

The reason why he is not good at it is roughly related to his personality and experience in his previous life. However, today is to sell films, he uncharacteristically tries his best to answer all questions, and Xiaodouding's translation is also quite eye-catching, whether it is a question from a foreign reporter or a domestic reporter, he translates He Xin's answers into the international common language.

In many cases, people's potential is often forced out, and today's interview can only be said to be a coincidence, and He Xin did not prepare in advance, and answering the reporter's questions was to play on the spot.

From the stumbling at the beginning to the slow becoming very smooth, for example, when he answered a domestic reporter asking him to talk about the birth of this movie, he actually said very emotionally: "When my friend Ning Hao brought me the script, I immediately fell in love with the role of the monk in it." But no one was investing in us at the time, so we chose to do it ourselves. My friend Ning Hao took out all his savings to make this film, which is not difficult to explain why he was the writer, director, and cinematographer alone, because we only had very little money. When I was shooting, I could only stay in a small hotel that was in very poor condition and very cheap.

My friend Ning Hao's girlfriend is this beautiful Miss Xing, who is not only responsible for the logistics of the crew, but also temporarily plays different roles such as field affairs and props...... Although the creative process was very difficult, but fortunately we still finished the film, and fortunately we were able to come to the beautiful water city of Venice, and just now we received so much applause from the audience, all this is the greatest praise and affirmation for us, and the suffering experienced is all worth it at this moment!"

Once a person is in a state of excitement, just like when writing an online article, that kind of inspiration springs up like a spring, and he can't even keep up with the speed of typing. He Xin is the same now, he has watched too many interviews and talent shows in his previous life, just like the characters in these shows, all kinds of sensationalism come miserably.

While listening to the reporters, they were all moved. A bespectacled guy raised his hand and asked, "Why don't you continue to look for investment and choose to come by yourself?"

He Xin pointed to Ning Hao, who was standing beside him, and said with a smile: "This director friend of mine was just a college student who was interning at the time, and I am afraid it is difficult to find investment in the world, so we can only raise money by ourselves." ”

When the reporter's eyes looked at Ning Hao, the thing quickly looked serious and nodded solemnly. In fact, He Xin's words did speak to his heart, just like his eldest brother Shen Yan has been filming advertisements for more than ten years, and he has just gotten the opportunity to be able to make a TV series.

Then I saw He Xin with the same expression, and said: "We chose to come by ourselves, which also comes from our love for art and movies, good scripts and good roles are often unattainable, and we all had an impatient mood to create this movie!"

"Wow!"

When Xiao Douding translated this passage into English with great fluency, the foreign reporters present applauded and paid tribute to the love and dedication of the two young Orientals to art and film.

"Congratulations, congratulations, you have brought a good work. ”

Duteron patiently waited until the end of the impromptu press conference, which lasted about twenty minutes, and then politely came forward to congratulate him, his expression obviously losing his previous conformity.

"Thank you, Mr. Duteron. ”

"Hey, it's time for us to sit down and talk, I know there's a nice café up ahead. ”

The drama meat finally came, and He Xin's heart suddenly jumped, but the reaction of the audience and the enthusiasm of the media made him feel a lot more confident all of a sudden, with a smile on his face, and said very calmly: "Listen to it, Mr. Dutron." ”

The café is near the Palais du Cinema, the shop is quiet and there are not many customers. The tables and chairs inside are beautiful, and the cubicles are both hidden and comfortable.

Of course, you can't come over with a group of people to join in the fun, Ning Hao and his mother hurriedly went to contact the small filmmakers who came to participate in the premiere, anyway, before the film is sold, everything is possible. Although Ning Hao's foreign language level is roughly the same as He Xin's, fortunately, Sister Na still knows some, and simple comparisons should not be a problem.

Xiao Douding's translator came with He Xin.

"How's your release going?" asked Dutron without taking a detour.

Xiao Douding glanced at He Xin, did not translate, and replied directly: "At present, several companies have expressed their intentions, and we are in contact." ”

One more thing, after He Xin learned about the resume of Xiaodouding's translation, he specially discussed with Ning Hao, and in order to stimulate Xiaodouding's enthusiasm, an incentive mechanism was adopted, which was based on 200,000 euros, and if it was sold more, 1% of the increased part would be used as a reward for Xiaodouding. To put it bluntly, neither he nor Ning Hao are serious businessmen.

Duteron smiled, ignored her tricks, and said, "Mr. He, first of all, I have to apologize to you, at the beginning we underestimated the quality of this movie, and the price of 200,000 euros is indeed a bit low. ”

As he spoke, he raised three fingers and said, "300,000 euros to buy out the global distribution rights, I think it should be a very reasonable number!"

Hearing this, Xiao Douding subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then helped He Xin translate. In fact, when Du Teron raised three fingers, He Xin had already vaguely guessed.

It turned out that according to what he discussed with Ning Hao, the 200,000 euros quoted by MK2 at the beginning was their bottom line, and then they found a way to sell more on this basis.

300,000 euros has exceeded their initial expectations, but thinking of the audience's reaction and the enthusiasm of the media just now, the two glanced at each other, obviously a little unwilling.

It's just how to bargain with foreigners, this is the first time He Xin has to ask Xiaodouding: "How much do you think we can offer?"

"What do you say?"

"I just don't understand how to ask you, of course I can sell a little more, it's better to be able to add more. ”

I don't know if this Duteron can understand Chinese, after the two discussed in a low voice, He Xin simply handed over the right to make a bid to Xiaodouding, after all, she has worked in multinational companies and participated in business negotiations, and she has experience in this area.

It's just that when Xiao Douding said a word to Dutron in French, he saw the foreigner's eyes widen, and at the same time he kept shaking his head and said: "No, no, no, you are too greedy, this number is absolutely impossible." ”

He Xin didn't need to translate, and quickly asked, "How much do you tell him?"

Under the table, he gestured to a six, and said, "I told him this number." ”

He Xin couldn't help but widen his eyes like Du Terlong, looked at Xiao Douding incredulously, and said in his heart: This is selling movies, not buying fake brands on Silk Street!

Xiao Douding may also be a little weak-hearted, and hurriedly said: "Then how much do you say?"

He Xin also made a difficulty in his heart, for fear that he would suffer a loss if he opened low, and he would not accept it if he opened high.

When he was in a dilemma, he heard Dutron say again: "Mr. He, we are very sincere, of course, this is a good movie first." So we're willing to add another 50,000 to the 300,000, but I want to state that this is our floor price, even if the film wins the San Marco Award. ”

350,000 euros is already very good, equivalent to nearly 3 million yuan, if you count the deduction of Xiaodouding's commission or taxes, the net will be at least 26.7 million.

Even though He Xin was very tempted, he didn't agree immediately, but went back to discuss it with Ning Hao.

Duteron has no objection to this, and said that he will stay until the end of the awards ceremony, but the price will not change.

"Sell! If you don't sell at this price, what are you waiting for?"

Back at the hotel, as soon as he heard the price, Ning Hao was so excited that he almost jumped to the ceiling, and then cut the railroad to the end.

He Xin also tends to sell, after all, if all the investment, including his own salary, is counted, this price is enough to double the profit, and looking at Duteron's attitude, even if he can add more, it may be quite limited.

"Why don't you wait, what if our film wins an award? Maybe we can talk about a whole number. ”

But Xiaodouding translation seems to be a little unwilling, even if every 10,000 euros is added, it will be 1% more income for her.

The integer is 400,000, Ning Hao is inevitably a little moved, but he didn't participate in the negotiations, look at He Xindao: "Ah Xin, you say!"

He Xin pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I think it's better to forget it, let's not be too greedy, even if it's a good relationship with MK2." ”

Ning Hao also nodded thoughtfully.

In his mind, he has always regarded Chief Jia as a role model for his own struggle, and after Lao Jia became famous at the Berlin Film Festival, the second part received an investment of 500,000 US dollars from MK2, and it is said that MK2 has always admired Lao Jia.

It's no wonder that Section Chief Jia has been working leisurely underground, and he has not compromised for Zhao'an at all, the reason is that the movies made by others are not worried about selling at all!

The next day, the group met with Lauren Dutron again to discuss the details of the contract, and they quickly reached an agreement and said that they were happy to work together.

As for winning awards, the highest award in the Swimming Stream unit is the San Marco Award, last year's winner was from Grange Village, is it possible that it will be awarded to Chinese films for two consecutive years?

Neither of them dared to think of this, it would be nice if they could win a special prize!

Again, being able to go to Venice is a victory!