Carroucelle Square.

When Gan Jing arrived here, he found that the pigeon there was nothing more than a white-winged and two-footed flying, no different from China, and even when he passed by Chinatown, he still felt like he was in China - the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year was stronger than when he was in Beijing.

The red lanterns are hung high, and the dragon and lion dance are fun.

In Paris, Gan Jing was much quieter, did not wear a mask, nor did he wear sunglasses, and along the way, feeding pigeons and birds to eat Chinese food, his mood was much better.

Still, people recognized him when he was near Chinatown.

"Isn't this Forrest Gump? Hey, aren't you still in the Spring Festival Gala? Is it a recording and broadcasting?"

"Hi, hi, Forrest Gump took a group photo. ”

"Happy New Year, I wish you better and better filming and higher and higher box office!"

In the face of fans, Gan Jing met their requirements with a smile, and casually posted a few photos on Weibo - "Coordinates Paris, Happy New Year".

This Weibo post received a lot of comments and blessings, and some asked why Forrest Gump was in Paris.

Gan Jing picked a few greetings and replied, and then walked around Paris.

After a day off like this, when he was still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year in China, Gan Jing made an appointment to meet Olivey, the director of "Untouchable".

He was about to rush the progress, but the two old gentlemen had not heard from them since the last time they came to Huaxia, and Gan Jing almost wondered if they had changed their minds.

Fortunately, Olivier made it to the appointment.

"Dear Forrest Gump, shouldn't you celebrate the New Year in your kingdom?" Olivier was still surprised that Gan Jing had made an appointment with him at this time.

It is said that Dongsheng Shenzhou Aolai came to the country Huaguo Mountain, born to raise a stone monkey, gather the aura of heaven and earth, eat herbs and trees, drink springs, pick mountain flowers, look for trees and fruits, and came to Paris on this day...... Hey......

Gan Jing smiled slightly: "You haven't heard from you for a long time, so I'll come here to see your situation after our celebration party." ”

Olivier knew that the Chinese people valued the New Year's festival as if Westerners were celebrating Christmas, and he felt a little guilty when he heard this.

"Forrest Gump, we are still raising funds on our side, and we will be able to start by the end of March at the latest. Olivier's expression squirmed.

Slowly stirring the coffee in the cup with a spoon, Gan Jing thought for a moment and asked, "How much is the current budget?"

Olivier's eyes suddenly brightened a few degrees, and he controlled the emotions in his heart and said, "It's still a little close." ”

"How much is a point?" asked Gan Jing patiently.

"About three million euros. Olivier replied.

Gan Jing frowned slightly, three million euros is almost three and a half million US dollars, if you want to start early...... This money has been a bit of a turnover lately.

At present, all the money in his hand has been invested, and what he can use is only one million US dollars, which is quite a big gap.

Thinking about it like this, Gan Jing kept the limit and said, "Then ......"

Olivier couldn't hold back his feelings, looking forward to it, Baba's eyes couldn't wait to write "Invest quickly, invest quickly"!

"Then wait. Gan Jing finished speaking.

"Okay. Olivier was a little disappointed, but not dissatisfied, but further explained: "The producer is our French film company, and we have some ideas for the release of this film, so the funding is stuck here for the time being. I'm sure we'll reach a consensus and solve this problem. ”

Gan Jing nodded and relieved: "If you are willing, I will see if there are any investors willing to join." ”

Olivier was overjoyed.

Funding is a big problem for any film, small productions don't have enough money, big productions exceed budgets, and every producer will be very sad if they don't have a strong source of funding.

The directors in the crew sometimes don't get into the trap and spend the money to death, and don't care about the budget at all...... Encountering such an existence, the producers are eager to sneak into the director's room and strangle him on a dark and windy night.

Olivier is not only a director, but also a producer on the crew...... He was suffering from financial difficulties.

Of course, he also used many ways to solve this problem.

Finding the latest actor Gan Jing with a Chinese face is one way to do this.

Far East, full of gold, the growing global box office, how can a professional not be tempted?

Oliver didn't ask about the money, and he thought it would be rude to continue in the current environment.

As a director, he naturally has a lot to talk about with his protagonists.

The lunch time in the western restaurant lasted for two hours, and Mr. Gan Jing and Director Olivier had a cordial and friendly meeting and fully exchanged views.

At the end of the meal, Gan Jing did not continue his journey in Paris.

He quickly contacted his agent Andy in the United States and asked about his previous investment in a "Heartbeat" movie, which he also had the name of a producer.

But it was originally planned to be released at the end of the year, but it was delayed due to problems with the distributor, which made it difficult to recover Gan Jing's funds.

It stands to reason that this film is distributed by Warner, and the security should be extremely high, but ...... There will always be some small probability of events.

"Dear Forrest Gump, the release of the film has been decided. The voice on the phone was a little noisy, Andy didn't know where he answered the phone, and hurriedly said, "In early March, this film will be released in art theaters." ”

Gan Jing keenly discovered a question: "Art theater?"

When investing in the film before, Warner promised that it would be a commercial theater.

In the United States, commercial theaters and literary theaters are completely different things, and the box office that the latter can create is almost negligible.

"Yes......" Andy's voice was a little embarrassing, as an internal resource of the company, the film was a little bumpy, and Warner's previous focus funds were all used for the production and distribution of "Inception".

Now, Warners are lobbying for the Oscars at the end of this month, and the film being reported is none other than "Inception."

"Ahem, it's not without good news. Andy said, and before he could finish speaking, he heard a voice from the other side.

"That is, you also know that this is bad news?" Gan Jing's voice was a little intense, "Andy, for the investment in "Heartbeat", I am more out of trust in you and my agent, and now you tell that this is the result?"

Andy was helpless, but had to say, "I'm sorry, Forrest Gump, this is something I didn't expect at all." It was indeed intended to be put on the screen of commercial theaters...... In fact, the follow-up effect of the art theater will also be there, but the effect is relatively slow, and you will definitely not lose money in this film. ”

Funds have a time value, not to mention, now Gan Jing needs this money for new investments.

"I need four million dollars. Gan Jing said in a deep voice, "Can Warner lend me first?" he said more.

There was silence on the phone for a while, Andy thought for a while, and said, "If you can use the investment part of "The Hangover 2" as collateral, that's no problem. ”

Gan Jing was a little angry: "You guys are still staring at my investment?"

"Actually, I mean Warner won't borrow, but if you need money urgently, I can help you pledge that investment to get cash. Andy explained, "It's safer to do this, "The Hangover 2" will be released in May, and the money will be safer." ”

"Hmph. Lend!"

"Okay, dear Forrest Gump. "Andy is as friendly as a pimp.

"What was the good news you just said?" Gan Jing remembered what he had just said.

Andy's voice came: "In this year's Oscars, "Mistaken Beauty" should be nominated for Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film. ”

Gan Jing raised his eyebrows: "Hope to win the award?"

"No ......"