That night, Lao Song went to the appointment.

Touching while drinking: Don't you say that South Korea likes to let female celebrities entertain guests?

You ask him how he knows, and of course he hears about it!

Lao Song looked around, not very refreshing, I can do without, but you can't do without! He originally wanted to stretch a little, but now he is more and more stretched.

The other party had all kinds of sets, drank a table of wine, and the heat was almost over, Fang said: "Yes, there is a script." ”

"Listen up!" Seo Young-so perked up.

"Previously, Taiwan's director Li Yu was short of funds to prepare "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Mr. Xu and I invested some money, just as Locomotive was about to expand the distribution network, so we helped contact Cactus, and the three of us invested together.

Although the Yankees are arrogant, they are very capable of business.

Recently, Mr. Xu had a new idea, but he couldn't realize it in the mainland, so he had to go to overseas markets. So we talked again, and the results were not satisfactory. ”

"Can you tell me anything?"

"Uh, zombie films!"

"Zombie films?" Seo Young-so was surprised.

"Yes, the concept of zombies in Hollywood, the ethical core of the East. The male protagonist is a successful financial person who has a broken relationship between his husband and wife and has a daughter......

It just so happened that an American company, ahem, a foreign company's laboratory leaked, causing some kind of virus to spread, and the infection symptom is zombie ......"

Lao Song told the plot again and sighed: "We want to make it a real commercial blockbuster, but the Yankees are also very optimistic, and the condition of their investment is to take the movie to Hollywood and make it an American story."

What kidding!"

He was filled with righteous indignation, slapped the table and said: "How can Hollywood's bloody and disgusting zombie movies be compared with this? If you really want to take it to the United States to shoot, it will be worthless!"

Seo Young-so's brain twitched rapidly, and he asked again and again: "What's the budget?"

"At least 10 million dollars! It's a big number in our eyes, but it's just a small-budget movie in their eyes. ”

"Where's the scene, where is the scene?"

"I wanted to be in Hong Kong, but when I talked to the Yankees, they were right. Hong Kong is too small and lacks depth, which will make the story a play game.

Hong Kong people are more accustomed to taking the subway, and the train lines are not developed, so they can only drive to the mainland for long distances, so they are very politically sensitive. ”

"Mr. Song!"

Seo Young-so was extremely excited, wanted to grab his arm and retracted his hand: "South Korea, you can put the scene in South Korea!"

"South Korea?"

"Didn't you talk about pan-Asian cooperation yesterday? What a good theme this is, we will cooperate, concentrate resources, and shoot specifically for pan-Asian audiences! This is a win-win choice!"

“......”

Lao Song thought for a while and said, "It can be used as a pan-Asian film project, but this matter is very important, let me think about it." ”

............

"The Koreans have already been found?"

"Yes. ”

"That's ......"

Yasuda frowned slightly, he was less motivated, but since the Koreans had acted, they couldn't just watch it, and it was nothing to chat.

So he also made an appointment with Lao Song.

Lao Song told the story again.

Seo Young-so and Yasuda have been in the foreign film business all year round, and their vision goes without saying.

The previous Pan-Asian project, both of them agreed in their hearts, East Asia and Southeast Asia already have cultural commonalities, and it is a reasonable strategy to work together to produce films that will satisfy the regional market.

It's just that there is no specific project and there is no way to carry it out.

As a result, a script came at once, and it was still a very good pan-Asian script. Yasuda, like Seo Young-so, both think that the film will explode!

"Tens of millions of dollars is really huge, and co-investment doesn't matter. But with all due respect, Hong Kong is small, South Korea is also small, and Japan is the most suitable location for filming!

We have deep terrain, many stations and cities along the way, and our Shinkansen is the most developed in the world!"

Yasuda was also excited, and said: "The concept can be expanded a little, for example, the whole of Asia is infected by the virus, and the cause is a leak from a laboratory in the United States!"

People from all over Asia are gathered on the same train, working, visiting relatives, traveling, honeymooning, etc., suddenly struggling to survive, human nature is good and evil, Japanese society is in chaos, and the apocalyptic natural disasters ......"

Sweat!

Lao Song was dumbfounded, no wonder Mr. Xu said that the Japanese, like the Americans, are willing to let all kinds of disasters spread on the land.

"Tokyo Sinks" Balabala.

There is also a spoof film "All Sinking Outside Japan", all kinds of complaints and all kinds of black.

He still said the same thing: "Let me think about it." I'll go to Cannes in May, and we'll talk about it when it's convenient?"

"Absolutely. ”

......

This film is naturally "Train to Busan".

First of all, you can't do it on the mainland, if you really want to get a group of PLA zombies, Xu can always be shot a hundred times!

So at the beginning, the target was the pan-Asian market.

The original "Train to Busan" cost less than $9 million, and the global box office was as high as $99 million, breaking records in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places, while North America only had 1.6 million.

Why pull Japan and South Korea?

Japan is the second largest film market today, and South Korea can also do it, and with the participation of the two of them, it will be much easier to enter the country.

Historically, "Train to Busan" was released in South Korea in July 2016 and only entered Japan in September 2017, resulting in a poor performance of this big box office.

Just because Japan has a protective policy, foreign blockbusters have to be delayed for a long time before they can be released. South Korea is similar.

So it has to be turned into a co-production, and it's not okay to take the initiative to mention it, you have to let them find it themselves......

The environment of the times is different, and it must be changed, and the key is how to change.

Where to put the scene, which actors are used, what is the proportion of actors in various places, who is the protagonist, who is the director, who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, etc......

Berlin will show its face first, and Cannes will talk in detail, taking the lead in this wave of operations and expanding its international influence.

This is the purpose of Mr. Xu's visit.

............

Near the end of the session, a piece of news suddenly broke out on the domestic website.

"The domestic film Berlin shines, and Hollywood buys the remake rights of "Fifty First Loves"!"

"One piece is sold in three countries, and Japanese and Korean companies follow!"

"Hollywood directors are favored, or ask Leonardo to star. ”

Ooh!

The four big words of winning glory for the country are firmly attached to the head of the world.

The domestic friends were stunned, when it broke out last year, they were just bragging, but you really sold it?

What's even more infuriating is:

"The copyright has received tens of millions of yuan, and the boss of the world bluntly said that the friendship price is to make a friend. ”

your grandma's turtle grandson!

In a series of strong fluctuations, the Berlinale ushered in the closing ceremony.

On the evening of the 20th local time, it was the early morning of the 21st in Beijing.

In the movie palace, those who didn't get the invitation left a long time ago, and those who stayed knew that they would definitely win the award.

Zhang Ziyi changed into a dress again, with a pure little white flower temperament, but in fact, her heart has been turned upside down. In the past ten days in Berlin, the impact on her has been greater than that of the previous twenty years.

It turns out that big stars can really be so popular, like Gong Li, standing in the limelight.

She suddenly remembered what Mr. Xu said when she was at the airport: "Keep strong and sharp, ambitious and high-......"

Inexplicably, I feel that it suits me very well.

On the other side, Mr. Xu was also gossiping. Historically, "My Father and Mother" won the Grand Jury Prize, and the International Chapter followed Director Zhang to the stage......

The current public opinion is: "Unauthorized stage, scolded by Zhang Yi, ambition is all written on his face." ”

But eat melons professionally, don't follow the crowd.

It was reported back then, but it wasn't that strong at all, because the entertainment industry was not yet developed in 2000. The so-called black history is that after the Internet boom, it was brought up again by old things, adding fuel and vinegar.

And the international chapter clarifies, "I was wronged, and it was arranged by the organizers." I also communicated with Director Zhang, and he told me that the most important ...... of the work is "

What the truth is, it is not known.

Xu Fei didn't plan to care, so he listened to the stage: "Congratulations to "My Father and Mother" for winning the Jury Prize!"

"Whoa!"

In the applause, Zhang Guoshi got up, Zhang Ziyi also got up, and she went up!

In an instant, the cameras at the scene were all focused on this little girl, crackling and shining......

(And more!)