After Harvey left, two more filmmakers came over to inquire. After seeing the trailer of "Falcon", the filmmakers all showed a very strong interest, but none of them were sold. It is necessary to wait until "Falcon" is officially released and the film company sees the finished film, and it is possible to really make a deal.

In the evening, the trading market was closed, and Xu Wangqiu and the others came to the Grand View Garden for dinner. When they walked into the Grand View Garden, the Taiwan delegation was celebrating inside. Yesterday, the Taiwan delegation screened "Empty Mountain and Spiritual Rain" directed by Hu Jinquan and starring Xu Feng.

Seeing Xu Wangqiu and them coming in, Qin Xianglin raised his voice and said to Wu Lianzhen next to him: "I heard that we sold the film well today, how much did it cost?"

Wu Lianzhen knew why Qin Xianglin wanted to ask himself, and said very cooperatively: "This mainly depends on the fame of Hu Jinquan, Hu Dao and Xu Feng. In just one day, we sold 600,000, and it seems that this time we are going to return with a full load in Cannes. ”

Qin Xianglin waited for Wu Lianzhen to finish speaking, and pretended to be surprised and said: "Isn't this Director Xu Wangqiu Xu, I heard that you also sell films in the film trading market, I don't know how many businesses you have made, and how much is your income?"

Xu Wangqiu was not angry, and said lightly: "There are a lot of questions, but there is no deal." ”

Hearing this, Qin Xianglin smiled contentedly: "With an excellent director like you, I believe that you will definitely sell the deal soon, and it may even sell better than us." ”

Xu Wangqiu said unceremoniously: "Yes, I think so too." ”

Qin Xianglin and the people from the Taiwan delegation looked at Xu Wangqiu in amazement, thinking that this guy is afraid that he is a mallet, and he can't even hear the counter-words, this is sarcastic about you!

Xu Wangqiu and they waited in Daguan Garden for about half an hour, and the Taiwan delegation left after eating, and Hu Jian and the others came over. However, seeing the smiles on Hu Jian's faces, Xu Wangqiu knew that the response after the screening of "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" should be very good.

This is indeed the case, when "Havoc in Heaven" was screened in the afternoon, nearly 1,000 spectators poured into the cinema, including well-known people from the film industry from various countries, journalists, and film dealers. At the end of the screening, the audience applauded, and everyone felt that the cartoon was truly an outstanding work of art.

At the subsequent press conference, dozens of reporters from all over the world asked with great interest about "Havoc in Heaven" and the current state of Chinese films. Due to the enthusiasm of the journalists, the press conference had to be extended by half an hour.

After dinner, back in the apartment, Hu Jian gathered the delegation together and held a small meeting.

After hearing that Xu Wangqiu wanted to exchange "Falcon" for Miramax's shares, Hu Jian was very excited. The most important task of the export company is to export films and earn foreign exchange for the country, but the export of films is not an easy task, and the biggest problem of the export company now is the lack of a complete overseas distribution network, especially in the North American market, which can be said to be a blank.

With the strength of an export company, it is not capable of building a distribution network in North America at all, and now that China and the United States have serious ideological antagonism, I am afraid that if we set up a film company in the United States, we will be subjected to all kinds of difficulties. Last year, the Chinese film delegation was invited to the United States to screen the film, but when it was at customs, it was harassed, and some customs officials directly asked why they wanted to bring the film to the United States, what was the content, and was there any communist propaganda?

If you can hold a part of Miramax's shares, you can solve this problem perfectly. After holding a partial stake, Miramax is still an American company, which can avoid the difficulties of the U.S. government. However, if he owns a part of the shares of the export company, he has a certain say in Miramax and can distribute his own films through Miramax's distribution channels.

Hu Jianxi said with a smile: "You kid really dare to do and think, you can think of such a thing as exchanging movies for equity." If that happens, we'll have our own distribution channel in North America. Do you think this can be done?"

Xu Wangqiu nodded and said, "I think Harvey should agree, Miramax has been established for a relatively short time." It's only been more than two years, and the company's strength is limited, so it can't get high-quality film sources at all. If you cooperate with us, then they will have a stable source of films, and they will be able to make great progress, and for Miramax, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Harvey will definitely agree!"

Hu Jian has been in the United States and still knows a lot about the American market, and when he heard that Miramax had only been established for more than two years, he understood what was going on: "There are many small film companies like this in the United States, and a batch of them will be born every day, and at the same time, a batch will go out of business every day. If Miramax goes out of business, we're going to lose a lot. ”

Xu Wangqiu had a smile on his lips, thinking that if he didn't know Harvey's ability and Miramax's future development, I would definitely not make such a suggestion. In the last generation, Harvey relied on buying art films and independent films that others didn't want from Europe, and gradually developed and grew, and was finally acquired by Disney for $88 million. Now that we have the source for them, they will definitely grow faster, and when Disney acquires it, the bid will definitely be higher, and it may even reach the level of $550 million for the new line. If this level is reached, the export company will earn more than $200 million.

However, Xu Wangqiu couldn't say these words: "There is indeed a certain risk, but we want to establish our own distribution channels in North America, so we can only do this." It's good if we have a big company that can work with us, but the big company definitely doesn't look down on us. Even the larger companies can't afford to make it easy for us to take shares. This is only possible for a small company as hard to get ahead of the curve as Miramax. The night before yesterday, I was talking to French filmmakers at the Cinémathèque in Paris, and they mentioned Harvey and said that he was very capable and insisted on buying some films that no one cared about, and they sold them well. If we can provide Harvey with the source of the film, then it is entirely possible that Miramax will develop. ”

Hu Jian trusted Xu Wangqiu very much, and also knew that Wang Lanxi trusted him very much, and when he heard that Xu Wangqiu was so confident, he nodded slightly and said, "Since you are so confident in this matter, then I support you." However, this is a big matter, and we still have to report to Minister Wang and listen to his opinion. ”

Due to the excellent response after the screening of "Havoc in Heaven", many film companies came to the door the next day to ask for the copyright. In this era, the box office of animated films is not particularly high, and even Disney does not mix well, so the studios bid very low, basically a few thousand dollars, and even a large market like the United States only sold 60,000 dollars. China Film signed a contract, which added up to less than $300,000.

Compared with the scenery of "Havoc in Heaven", other Chinese films in Cannes can be said to have hit the streets silently, and the response can only be described as bleak. At the beginning, "Distressed Laughter" and "Handcuffed Passengers" were screened quite a lot. But the quality of these films is quite average, and the filmmakers who watch it for five to ten minutes and feel that there is no hope of distribution immediately rush to the next screening, while reporters and film critics are impatient with the complex historical and social background of Chinese-language films because of the cultural gap, and are not accustomed to the aesthetics of non-Hollywood or non-European art.

In Cannes, the chair springs in the cinema are very good, and the chair slams as soon as you stand up, and the popping sound comes and goes when the crowd goes out. When the Chinese delegation heard the banging sound one after another in the cinema, they were really embarrassed, and they couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

On the fourth day, when the two early Chinese classic films, "Angel on the Road" and "The Wanderings of Sanmao", were screened, there were only a few and less than ten audiences in the spacious cinema. The media in the outer cabinet are lamenting that the Chinese films shown this year are too far behind last year. Some people even questioned whether it was really necessary for the film festival to fight for so many positions for so many low-level Chinese films.

The film company is too lazy to even enter the cinema, so it is naturally impossible to buy a film. After a wave of small highs/tides brought by "Havoc in Heaven", the delegation's booth at the film market quickly deserted, and by the fourth day, not even a single ghost shadow could be seen. All this was seen by the Taiwan delegation, and every time they met the mainland delegation, they would ask provocatively, how are your movies selling?

That afternoon, when Xu Wangqiu and the others walked into the Grand View Garden, the Taiwan delegation was having dinner. When Qin Xianglin saw Xu Wangqiu, a smug smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said in a malicious tone: "Director Xu, I heard that you didn't have a single business today. You should have spent a lot of money this time, don't even make enough money for the passage by then!"

Xu Wangqiu looked at Qin Xianglin and said lightly: "That's because my movie hasn't been released yet, and after my movie is released, we will make more money than you combined." ”

Qin Xianglin let out a burst of unbridled laughter when he heard this, and then turned to the humanity of the Taiwan delegation: "Did you hear what he said? He said that the copyright fee for his films sold was more than all our films combined. He looked at Xu Wangqiu and said, "You are really ignorant and fearless, do you know how much our film rights have been sold? It has already sold for $2.5 million! Your film has sold for $2.5 million? It's just wishful thinking." I now know what a frog at the bottom of a well is. ”

The delegation of Taiwan let out a hearty laugh, and Chinese films could not be sold at the film festival at all. The Taiwan delegation relied on Xu Feng, Dillon, and Hu Jinquan's signboards, but they only sold for $2.5 million. Xu Wangqiu actually said that his film alone would be higher than the entire Taiwan Film Delegation, which is really ignorant to the extreme.

In addition to laughing, Wu Lianzhen said with a smile: "Mainlanders, they have never seen much of the world, and they are young, so it is understandable to say such ignorant words. ”

When the rest of the Taiwan delegation heard this, they all smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, mainlanders have never seen the world, and it is understandable to say such things." "I've seen the frog at the bottom of the well today. "It's normal for mainlanders to be ignorant. ”

Zhang Yimou saw that the Taiwan people said so ugly, and sarcastically said that mainlanders had never seen the world, and couldn't help but say: "I don't know who is the frog at the bottom of the well, I haven't seen the world, I don't know how high the sky is, how big the world is." Do you know how much "Falcon" sold to Yasukumi Tokuma's Daiei company?" he held out four fingers: "$4 million." It's really a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well!"

It was as if an invisible hand had pressed the mute button, and the whole scene was instantly silent. The Taiwan delegation looked at Zhang Yimou in amazement, unable to believe his ears. Is Tokuma going crazy? He actually paid $4 million for Xu Wangqiu's movie. What kind of movie, worth $4 million?

Xu Wangqiu looked at Zhang Yimou, and pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Lao Mou, why are you talking so fast, why did you leak our bottom all at once?" I originally wanted to make another bet with Xianglin and Qingxia, and I was thinking about what to bet with them, but now that you are so confused, this bet will definitely not be successful. ”