Chapter 154: Rising Status (3/6)
In the first class, Zhang Junsheng sat down, and a polite man with glasses next to him said very politely: "Teacher Zhang, hello, I am Yang Li, the editor-in-chief of "Entertainment Weekly", can I delay you for a few minutes, I want to interview you with a few questions!"
“… How did you know about this flight I made?"
Zhang Junsheng was stunned, subconsciously suspecting that his information was betrayed by the people around him...
"Hehe, our magazine divided into eight groups of people and bought first-class tickets for all flights from France to China today and tomorrow, try your luck..."
“… I see. ”
Zhang Junsheng nodded: "Then what if I stay in Cannes for the next few days?"
"Then we consider ourselves unlucky!"
Yang Li was also very simple.
Zhang Junsheng doesn't know how much one of his interviews is worth!
So far, the only magazines that can get his interview are "Sanlian" and Za Lang Weibo...
The outside world has already offered 800,000 yuan!
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Junsheng's interview was originally worth 10,000 gold!
Now that "Crazy Stone" has been crowned at the Cannes Film Festival, Zhang Junsheng is already a legend in the Chinese film industry...
The first interview after winning the award...
Thinking with your toes, you know the value of this thing!
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"You said you weren't optimistic about winning the prize beforehand, right?"
“… The main thing is that "Crazy Stone" is a commercial film, and it is a Chinese comedy, and I am indeed a little worried that the judges may not understand it!
“… Can you talk about the overseas sales of "Crazy Stone"?"
"Of course,"
The reason why Zhang Junsheng is willing to accept an exclusive interview is that in addition to admiring Yang Li a little, more importantly, he wants to use this to promote it.
"Most of the overseas rights to "Crazy Stone" have been sold out, including the North American rights, which together sold for nearly $28 million. ”
"28 million?"
"Yes, in fact, I want to directly license to a few large companies with global distribution, but in the future, Yuehua will have several big moves, which require a lot of funds, so I can only choose this way of directly selling copyrights!"
"Big moves, can you elaborate on that?"
Zhang Junsheng waved his hand: "This, no, it belongs to a trade secret!"
"That's... Tell us about Tengu?"
Seeing Zhang Junsheng nodding, Yang Li asked, "Wang Bo won the Cannes Best Actor, have you thought about it before?"
“… Have you ever thought that Wang Bo's acting skills are in a class of their own, he is not handsome, but he has a grassroots aura on his body, when he acts, he rarely speaks Mandarin, not that he is not good at Mandarin, he is a student in the dubbing class of the film academy!"
"If an actor only relies on his own attributes to act, he must not be a good actor. His cleverness lies in the fact that he not only knows how to position himself, but also is good at giving full play to his own characteristics, a good actor must be good at "observation", only by observing the people around him in more nuance, refining and sublimating their characteristics, and properly applying them to themselves, can they perform the essence of this kind of character. ”
Before the filming of "Tengu", he went to a small mountain village alone and stayed for three months. ”
"Accept the role he plays from the bottom of his heart, show the characteristics of the role from the inside out, and most importantly, he has his own pursuit of acting, as well as respect! He is the kind of actor I admire very much!"
Zhang Junsheng has a high opinion of Wang Bo!
Of course, no matter how high he is, he is already the winner of Cannes!
"By the way, when you were interviewed in Cannes, did you mean that '"Crazy Stone" will be released on June 20', and you also said, "I don't care what movies are on the same schedule?"
"Haha, it's really entertainment, and the sensitivity is so high!"
Zhang Junsheng couldn't help but straddle him.
This kind of war-provoking remarks will always be his favorite, and it is also the best weapon to mobilize the box office!
"That's right, "Crazy Stone" is scheduled for June 20th, which was determined by us at the end of last year, when the film was approved, in order to avoid "Red Cliff", after all, there are not many screening halls nowadays, and the same schedule is not enough to accommodate two movies. ”
"However, half a month ago, we received a notice that "Red Cliff" should be June 19..."
Yang Li's eyes lit up, these are all top-secret information, and they have not been circulated in the circle...
Zhang Junsheng continued: "Then, we discussed it and raised it to June 1st, and then we received a notice that "Red Cliff" was also moved to June 1st..."
"It's clearly aimed at me!"
"You say, the production cost of "Red Cliff" is 120 million US dollars, and "Crazy Stone" is 12 million yuan, is it comparable at the box office? Moreover, it is produced and distributed by China Film, and the number of theaters under China Film, I don't say that you know. ”
“… So why is it now decided to release it on June 20th?"
"I'm not afraid of him, the overseas sales copyright of "Crazy Stone" has surpassed that of "Red Cliff", and the number of fans I have in Guobei will definitely not be less than Hu Zongming, if you want to fight, I will fight, who is afraid of whom?"
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The Cannes Film Festival came to a successful conclusion.
Chinese actor Wang Bo and Chinese director Zhang Junsheng emerged as the biggest winners, with newspapers and media outlets in Europe and North America only mentioning it in their reports.
How to say it, the weight of the Cannes Film Festival can only be tied with the César Award!
As for Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom, they have their own film awards.
North America?
I'm sorry, but North America doesn't pay attention to European art except for the Oscars...
Their attention to this matter is not as great as we imagined, at least, compared to China, it is simply not worth mentioning!
Obviously, Zhang Junsheng is more popular in China, and domestic fans are even more eager for the Palme d'Or!
And "Crazy Stone" won the Palme d'Or, which is equivalent to a cultural export...
Shangfeng has been talking about strengthening cultural output, and at this time, Zhang Junsheng and "Crazy Stone" are standing on the cusp...
Therefore, at half past seven in the morning, CCTV made an all-round effort - "Morning News of the World", deliberately intercepted the picture of Zhang Junsheng holding the cup, and focused on reporting for two minutes!
At the same time, all the newspapers in the newsstand, except for a few major policy newspapers that could only put the news on the second page or in the entertainment and culture section, all the other newspapers had front page headlines with huge photos.
Zhang Junsheng held the Palme d'Or trophy and smiled brightly...
All of a sudden, the whole country was a sensation!
In the past, Zhang Junsheng's reputation could probably only circulate within the range of his book fans and movie fans, but this time it appeared in the news report of Yang Ma, coupled with the crazy publicity of street newspapers.
Zhang Junsheng finally entered thousands of households.
At least, when the term director is mentioned again, in addition to Zhang Yimou in the hearts of the general public, there are still people who can think of Zhang Junsheng...
That's how fame is built step by step!
And with the keen attention of CCTV and Shangfeng, let's put it this way, in a short period of time, as long as Zhang Junsheng does not die, no one in the industry dares to engage him, even China Film!
Therefore, when the interview of "Entertainment Weekly" was placed in front of the third master, the third master was silent...