(Chapter 9)

Harvey Weinstein, many people say that he is the Oscar promoter, of course, now more people say that he is a god - more than 100 well-known female stars accuse him of sexual assault.

Diving one person is nothing, diving a hundred people...

Terrible!

The list includes: Mira Sovino, Sovino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd, Angelina Jolie...

However, these things have not yet been exposed, and Harvey is a very powerful movie operator!

He often participates in various art film festivals, Cannes Film Festival, he is a frequent visitor, he buys three to five films at a time, desperately lowering the price, but as long as one or two explodes, the income can be guaranteed!

Diversify investments, reduce risks, and bet on the success of the project.

Smaller companies in Hollywood use this aspect of their operational strategy.

Yuehua bought a film in Berlin last year, and it used this way!

By the way, Harvey also has a trick, more than once using installment payment to deceive the producer, at the beginning of the bid of $5 million to buy out the copyright, other filmmakers will not rob him when they see this price, and then, he gives a deposit of $1 million, and the rest will be given after the film gets the income, and then it will be delayed, indefinitely, the contract is signed overseas, and the prosecution is very cumbersome...

At the beginning, the North American copyright of "Night Banquet" was cheated like this!

Otherwise, Dongyang Media can make money with "Night Banquet".

……

The trading market turned around, and Zhang Junsheng's respect for the artistry of Cannes cinema was gone.

The whole horse is selling films, who cares about the Palme d'Or?

"You can't say that," Tang Ningyu explained: "If a film is shortlisted for the main competition unit, the asking price is different, and if it wins the award, the price is higher, and the Palme d'Or can be sold for at least $2 million!"

Zhang Junsheng nodded, and then admonished: "... The domestic market has not yet been developed, and our highest price can only reach 300,000 US dollars, so don't touch literary films. ”

There is no way around this, many literary films look good, but the producer offers a lot of money, although the film does have quality assurance, but it is limited to the audience, and if the purchase price is too high, you may lose money every minute.

Many art films, even if the quality is good, the marketing is also excellent, and the result is often that the output is not as good as the input.

This is determined by the general environment of the film market.

European literary films can rarely be released in China, except for not believing in the market performance of literary films, the most important thing is that European literary films are very... I like to make a fuss about sex!

For example, the French national treasure actress Isabelle Huppert starred in a "Mother, the Limit of Love", which tells the story of the mother who guided her son to start a game of love with the sinking sex * sea.

Do you think it's possible to release such a movie?

"It's a little difficult, last year's "The Queen Wears Prada" was a big hit, and there was already a reputation in the circle, as long as we are eyeing the film, there will definitely be people bidding!"

“… Then forget it, we're mainly here to sell films, tomorrow "Crazy Stone" premieres, have the critics found it?"

Li Yang nodded: "Almost, by the way, this year's chairman of the jury is Sean Penn!"

“… Sean..."

Sean Penn, the big actor, has been nominated for five Oscars and won the emperor twice!

Not only that, but the three major European actors, he has brushed all over...

Of course, his greatest achievement is to bring together Madonna, Robin White, Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson...

The spokesperson of fraternity!

"He seems to like crime movies, right?"

“… Well, he's an admirer of the Coen brothers!"

"That's good. ”

Is there anything better than the chairman of the jury who is in line with his own work?

"Let's go, go back to the hotel to change your clothes first, and participate in the "Red Cliff" cocktail party!"

……

Cocktail parties are a tradition in Cannes, with more than 100 parties, big and small, taking place from the opening to the closing.

In addition to the luxury hotel on the opposite side of the Movie Palace, there is also a lot of fun on the beach next to it.

Most of the parties are film producers, with relatively fixed names, such as: "Chinese Movie Night", "Taiwan Night", "Hong Kong Night", "Red Cliff Night" and so on...

Hu Zongming's first Chinese historical masterpiece, 120 million investment!

The night of "Red Cliff" is luxurious!

With a wave of his hand, Li Mingze directly took over the largest hall of the Carlton Hotel, which can accommodate more than 500 people.

This alone costs no more than one or two million euros!

So, don't think about selling movies if you don't have money...

The reason why the money was spent was to sell the film, the opening scene, the trailer was played, and the scenes, wars, and bloodshed that the audience wanted to watch were all available in Chibi, after all, they were filmed with a lot of money.

It's just, why are there so many shots of Sister Chi Ling?

It's only ninety seconds in total, and Sister Chiling's bed scene actually takes up four seconds...

Liang Chaowei, Jin Chengwu, Sister Chi Ling and White Pigeon...

Well, judging purely from the trailer, Zhao Junqi only appeared in one picture...

It is understandable that Liang Chaowei is a frequent visitor to Cannes, and Kim Sung-moo has always been a model in the fashion industry.

Tang Ningyu asked in a low voice, "How is it?"

“… The scene is not bad, but I don't know what the rhythm is, I heard that it was originally only going to be made one, and I didn't control the duration, so I could only cut it into two parts. ”

Zhang Junsheng replied very quietly.

"Historical films in North America have not sold well in recent years, do you think there will be people who bid for the rights?"

"It's hard to say, maybe someone is willing to gamble!"

"Then I'll go talk to them first, and feel free to wander around!"

"Hmm..."

Tang Ningyu held a glass of brandy in his hand and walked towards the pile of filmmakers, Zhang Junsheng pursed his lips and looked around, and then, he noticed a beautiful figure...

Natalie Portman!

The first reaction, how could she be here?

The second reaction,, why is it so short?

After thinking about it, she is a member of the Cannes jury this year, and her participation in the "Red Cliff" cocktail party should be for the sake of Hu Zongming's face...

Although the white pigeon almost dragged MGM down, he is also an Asian director who has left the Walk of Fame, and he is also a Chinese director, with the rise of the Chinese film market, many knowledgeable Hollywood stars are seeking to open the door to the Chinese market.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Junsheng still walked over with a wine glass.

After all, "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" is one of his favorite movies, and Matiel is his favorite Lori, there is no one...

And to be honest, he didn't know many people during the whole cocktail party, except for some domestic filmmakers, foreigners, who didn't know one, and finally met a familiar person, so he was bored...

"Hi. ”

“… Hey, are you?"

"Zhang Junsheng!"

"Director Zhang?"

"Yes, you know me?"

Natalie smiled: "Of course, "Crazy Stone", I was very impressed!"

“… Thank you!"

What should we say next? When Americans meet, if they are not familiar with each other, it seems that they will start talking about the weather, so let's talk about the atmosphere?

Before he could speak, Natalie was slightly excited: "... With multiple narratives, you've created a new way of telling cinema that will shock the whole of Cannes tomorrow!"

Damn, is this also my fan?

Do you want to talk about the Taoist scriptures?

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