Regarding Yang Ruyi's "whimsy", Ji Ming also considered which one would be more willing to accept the so-called compensation salary.

As Ji Ming's mother's family, Xitian can be said to have turned over in one fell swoop this time, and from the phenomenal box office of "Immortals", he got a profit amount that has not been earned since its establishment. The pressure on Zhou Xiyan is relaxed, and with Xitian's business model, for a long time, its profit pressure is very small.

Or is it Penguin Films, as a member of the giants, it seems that they are the least likely to back down. However, the competition between video websites is relatively fierce in the current entertainment industry. Penguin Video, Kiwifruit, Youtu, and Mango, etc., are all focused on attracting more paying users, and the emphasis on content is also in the priorities of major video sites.

Finally, there is the culture of Beijing.

The two collaborations between "The God of Medicine" and "The Wandering Earth" can be said to be quite pleasant, and Mr. Song of Beijing Culture is also a more restrained and humble boss, otherwise Ji Ming would not have pulled them into the project of "Immortals", and it is quite important that Beijing Culture is an A-share listed company, and the income from the secondary market is enough for them to make some compromises in the box office share. If after the big victory of "Immortals", there is a scandal of competing interests between the company and the main creator, and even affects "The Wandering Earth" - as long as there is a drop limit, the little profit that is fought for will be wiped out.

So Yang Ruyi said that whoever was shaken, Ji Ming would not feel strange. Now it's the capital culture that moves first, and it depends on what the other two think.

This is not what Ji Ming is good at, so he handed it over to Yang Ruyi's team, of course, she is not alone, there are financial experts and legal experts.

Looking forward to good news, Ji Ming looked into the distance and smelled a hint of money.

......

The film atmosphere in Montreal seems to be a little more intense than that of Cannes, but it is not like Cannes, which is concentrated around the Cannes Film Festival, and then the crowds are surging, and people with all kinds of ideas come to the market, as if they are rushing to the market. The film atmosphere in Montreal is gentle, probably because there are nearly 30 different film festivals every year, so people have been in contact with movies for many years, and everyone has integrated the festival into their daily life, and it seems that it is not shocking.

Wen Yan was one step ahead of Ji Ming, and Wang Sheng of the international distributor was a little earlier than her, to arrange a screening event in North America, for Canadian and American film companies - just after the Montreal International Film Festival, another film festival, called the Montreal New Film Festival, this film festival is held in October, usually the three major European film festival award-winning films, take them to be screened, and then let the film dealers from all over the world, especially in North America, South America, Australia and New Zealand, come here to buy.

"The air here is much better. Wen Yan took a deep breath, felt very comfortable, and then smiled for a while: "I just didn't smell the sweet smell." ”

"Hahaha. ”

This stalk, even the director of the text knows.

"In fact, in the process of industrialization, people have also smoked messy things. Now people are rich, but they are also declining, although we are still working as manual vacuum cleaners, but we are still in an era of opportunities. "This was said by a translator, Wen Yan's French translation, Chinese.

Montreal is located in Quebec, the French-speaking part of Canada, and although some areas also speak English, most of them are French-speaking.

Ji Ming doesn't need a translator anymore.

The months of hard study after Cannes, with the blessing of the koi, were enough for him to cope with the needs - after all, he would not write a French script or do any research work. From the beginning of his arrival in Montreal, Koi reminded him that the desire to learn French was "a dream come true".

Given a vow retribution task, very gently, saying that language is a vehicle for communication and that he should communicate with more people through French.

So here, he will try to speak French.

Even people's surprised tones and expressions are tired of seeing - wow, your French is so good? Wow, French is so difficult, you are so good at learning? Wow oh - Wow fart, you go learn Chinese to see, the old paper is also hell difficult.

"Yes, there are gains and losses. Wen Yan shook his head, put down the topic, and looked at Ji Ming: "When it opened before, some media asked why you didn't come." ”

"Huh, the media over here?"

"Yes, maybe they're all looking forward to your red carpet. After all, Montreal doesn't have as much to follow as Cannes, and I guess they want you to hold on. ”

“......”

Because of Ji Ming's itinerary, the screening of "Immortals" here was held in the last two days, and the jury may have already set the award list. The president of the jury, Fanny Kirtenken, is an actress from Gabon, a French-speaking former French colony.

Not particularly well-known – and that's not always the case with the super film festivals in Cannes, where the president of the jury isn't always a high-ranking strongman, so Montreal's accolades aren't that high, but it tends to imply a more diverse outlook, like Berlin tends to be more political, Cannes is more willing to bring new talents, Venice is more receptive to Hollywood? Or has a unique artistic aesthetic – Montreal can't say a tendency.

Any film, it has the potential to be a success here.

Moreover, as a film festival in North America that is different from the Hollywood system, it still has some unique meanings, especially for many film works outside North America, it is a springboard to enter the North American market, similar to the Shanghai Film Festival and the Beijing Film Festival.

"What, I'm a little tired, isn't it jet lag?"

Ji Ming shook his head: "Maybe there are a lot of things that are taken out at once, and then the whole person is very fluctuating." ”

Feel like your body is being squeezed dry.

Wen Yan thought about it and understood a little. "The Last Emperor" and "The Fall of the Immortals" have been great successes in different dimensions, and perhaps even in their fields, they are achievements that are difficult to surpass - whether it is the whirlwind influence of "The Last Emperor" or the box office record of "The Fall of the Immortals".

After such a result, it is normal to usher in an emotional low ebb.

"It's time for you to rest. Wen Yan paused and looked back on the time he had known Ji Ming for such a long time: "Since the beginning of the project of "Immortals", I have never seen you really take a long vacation, and such a high-intensity work is definitely not good, and you are about to graduate, just a graduation drama, you can graduate after you finish it, it is better to arrange the itinerary in advance." Actors also need to constantly enrich themselves, otherwise it is easy to fall into overdraft, squeeze their mental power and imagination, and the whole person is easy to become neurotic. ”

“......”

Ji Ming snorted, he was also thinking about it. I also discussed with Chu Qing before, where to go to rest after the New Year, whether it is domestic or foreign. After the first sunny day, there is an international competition for violin in Europe, and we may be able to walk together at that time.

On the way back to the hotel, I met several female students.

Ji Ming is very chic here, he doesn't wear makeup, hats, not to mention masks, he is very plain - in fact, he looks really young, he is young, not anything else.

Then he saw a schoolgirl with eyes like a frightened rabbit, and she glared at once.

Then quickly determined that he was Ji Ming.

"Ahh

Wen Yan smiled for a while: "You are really an international star now, and you can be recognized everywhere." ”

"Isn't it because Chinese are all over the world?" Ji Ming stopped, during the film festival, it was also his business period. As soon as he heard this, the girls over there rushed over very spontaneously.

Then the rabbit-eyed girl pulled out a magazine from her bag.

Chinese.

"Harper's Bazaar?" Ji Ming was a little surprised: "You came from China just now?"

"No, no, I asked my classmates in China to buy it for me and send it over, and I've put it in my schoolbag for the past few days, I didn't expect to meet you, ah, I'm so lucky, I'm so happy. The rabbit-eyed girl was so excited that she was about to choke: "Ji Ming, congratulations on your movie on the box office hit, and the drama is so successful, you are so amazing." ”

Hahaha.

"Thank you. Ji Ming signed her autograph while reading this issue of Harper's Bazaar.

This is the September issue of "Bazaar", there is a saying in the fashion industry, called gold nine silver ten, among the publications of the year, the cover of September is the most expensive, followed by October, no one knows. Generally speaking, spring and summer fashion weeks are also held in September and October, and at this point in time, it may be the change of seasons.

After Ji Ming's trip to Montreal, he will fly to Europe to Milan to watch Salvatore Ferragamo's spring and summer show, as well as shoot the spring and summer brand promotional videos.

This time, Figramu is really using him as a global spokesperson.

The theme of September's "Bazaar" is not quite the same as the theme of his original "Bazaar Man", this time it is undoubtedly focused on the film and Cannes - "Young Proud, Humble Ji Ming", which contains some of his photos in Cannes, as well as some answers to awards and controversies.

After signing, Ji Ming flipped through it, it was the first time he saw this publication, and at the end of his part on the inside page was the editor-in-chief's note.

"Throughout the interview with Ji Ming, this young rising superstar will always look you gently in the eyes, not dodging, nor putting pressure on you, but more like an encouragement: you can ask whatever you want without worrying about recklessness.

He's also always smiling, and even when he encounters a question that the agent says he can't answer, he will look at you with a smile and apologetic. When answering a question, you will feel a kind of concentration, no matter what kind of question it is, it may be just a simple understanding, he will give you the answer sincerely, and ask you with his eyes at any time, if you want to say more, or if you can.

This is a more mature and sincere young actor than I imagined, and perhaps it is also the case that he was able to achieve unprecedented and even unparalleled achievements in such a difficult period for young actors.

Before you saw him, you only thought that maybe it was him, but after seeing him, you knew that the person who got all these achievements should be him. ”

Ji Ming smiled, and the editor-in-chief was quite polite.

"Wow. ”

"I still have one, I can-"

"Okay," Ji Ming nodded, and signed it for her in another book, and after signing it, the other party finished the rest of the words.

"Yes—for you. ”

"Huh?" Ji Ming handed it to her: "Thank you, but no, I just haven't seen it before, there must be one on the staff's side, you can keep it yourself." ”

Rabbit Eye nodded frequently: "Come on." ”

"Good. ”

After delaying for a while, when I returned to the hotel, I saw Wang Sheng leading a foreigner to stand there waiting, and when he saw Ji Ming, it was like seeing his own father - there was no such bald son.

The other party introduced himself, what kind of international cultural exchange company is the boss, and he wants to contact the overseas tour of "The Last Emperor".

I don't know how I found Ji Ming's head directly.

After all, drama is a language art, that is, in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and in foreign countries, there are some countries and cities with a large number of Chinese, including the United States and Canada, which are also supported by local Chinese.

"I can't control this matter, if you have an idea, you can contact the People's Art Theater in Beijing, China. ”

"Wow, you are really fluent in English. ”

Wow.

"Thank you. ”

Again, whoa, I'm tired of compliments in French.

returned the people to Wang Sheng and let them go to stir up the, Ji Ming and Wen Yan went back to the hotel first - roughly he also knew what this foreigner was doing, because many Chinese art groups have the spirit of serving overseas Chinese, including some singers, and they also have overseas tour trips, and even cross talk, there are also overseas parts...... Foreigners should be doing this, or quite business-minded, performance agents all over the world are actually not in a good mood, and they can find a way to make money without a chance, which is worthy of respect.

I just want to get this foreign devil.

......

The next day, "Immortals" was screened in Montreal, at this time "Immortals" is no longer unknown, the Jury Prize in Cannes and Ji Ming's Special Performance Award are not unfamiliar to the audience in Montreal.

So it was the largest screening hall arranged, and when I entered the venue, the queue was long, and there were all kinds of skin colors, and the proportion of Chinese was not very large.

Chinese movies with English and French subtitles are a little more international when you look at them.

The effect is still good, whether you understand it or not, the applause of foreigners is still very enthusiastic, and there is no doubt that Ji Ming's French has made many locals wow, and some people are even asking, is he a French-Chinese? or other French-speaking Chinese? Otherwise, why is it so authentic?

"After I came to Montreal, I heard too many kind people praising my French, haha. First of all, I am indeed a native Chinese, and I have never lived in other language environments," Ji Ming said a little tidbit very falsely, don't underestimate the tidbits, the media likes this the most:" Before I went to Cannes, I didn't know much French, I was in Cannes, and I felt a very strong atmosphere about cinema and art in France, and of course I also knew that I was going to come to Montreal, and I really wanted to have the opportunity to exchange our views on cinema with the people here without barriers, so I started to learn French after that. I'm a language genius, am I? ha. ”

Foreigners all gave him a thumbs up:

"Yes, genius. ”

The atmosphere was wonderful, and everyone was immersed in a kind of joy that sought after each other - after that, the white-skinned and yellow-skinned scolding would still scold.

The sense of ritual in Montreal is really different from Cannes, not so strong, whether it is the media, film critics, or audiences, everyone is a little more casual. After the broadcast of "Encountering Immortals", I still looked for a translator for a while, and then I roughly found all kinds of feedback.

Compared with Ji Ming, Wang Sheng is more concerned.

He's going to sell films.

Selling a few small European and Asian countries before, it was probably hundreds of thousands of euros in income, and this time, he hopes to sell both Canada and the United States together, and the domestic box office results basically do not affect the foreign selling price, and the final selling price is set by the competitors, if it can attract enough interested film companies, then the other party will offer a considerable price.

Then the feedback from the report and the screening is very important.

Pressing the translation brother to make people busy, he couldn't even breathe, the little brother looked up at Ji Ming, as if he wanted to ask for his help - I'm sorry, I'm a capitalist who doesn't have feelings, who asked you to collect money, be busy.

Ji Ming ignored the "miserable situation" over there, found a few by himself, picked them up and looked at them.

The feedback is generally good.

"A refreshing Chinese art film. ”

"Smooth naturalistic lens style. ”

"Successful performances across languages and cultures. ”

And then the rest is all about "fluent French makes people wow", "admiration for Montreal film culture, J· Ming's post-Cannes learning of French" and "impressive humor among Asian actors" – anyway, all sorts of reports of genuine praise and a sense of superiority are no less than the regular reviews of "Immortals".

The media all over the world is like a bird.

"Win the award," Wang Sheng finally let go of the translation brother who was like a broken flower and a willow, and turned to Ji Ming: "Ji Ming, good multimedia think that you have the potential to win the award, if you win this award, I guarantee that the release of the film in North America will be much smoother." ”

"Okay, so do you think it's going to be at night, or before dawn tomorrow morning?"

"Huh?"

"Go grab it. ”

“...... What makes you grab. ”

"Then I have no other way than to rob it," Ji Ming blinked innocently, and Director Wen on the side couldn't sit still laughing, leaning on the sofa.

Ji Ming and Wang Sheng have not been able to deal with each other, and Wang Sheng has nothing to do, who made him want to call Ji Ming at the beginning. Now he fully understands what kind of existence Ji Ming is in China. If you are stabbed a few more times without pain, you can only endure it.

"Tomorrow night, is the award award?" Ji Ming saw that Wang Sheng was going to squeeze the translation brother again: "What time is it in China?"

Tang Fan has already figured it out: "The time difference is 12 hours, and it happens to be morning in China." ”

Oh, it's not the middle of the night this time.

When the award ceremony is approaching, the domestic media has finally begun to focus on this international A-class film festival that has not attracted much attention - "Can Ji Ming surpass Deng Chao, the actor of the Shanghai International Film Festival in 1979, and become the youngest Chinese A-class international film festival actor?"

This question, like a goose feather, gradually made countless people's hearts ripple with a trace of itch.