Now there are less than two days left before the opening of this year's Cannes International Film Festival, and almost everyone who should have come has already come, so tonight's buffet is really full of friends and guests.

Although Zhao Zhenghao came to Cannes for the first time and participated in such a buffet for the first time, he did not miss the slightest cold after he arrived.

After being personally welcomed into the venue by the chairman of the organizing committee of the Cannes Film Festival and personally introducing several heavyweight guests, Zhao Zhenghao stood still with a glass of champagne, but he was like a marquee around him, and he was not idle, all of whom took the initiative to come and talk to him.

Zhao Zhenghao doesn't know much about the international film industry, he doesn't know most of the people present, and he hasn't even heard of his name, but everyone on the scene knows him, at least heard of his name.

Many young people, who are directly his fans and fans, have come to worship and pay tribute to him in a pilgrimage posture.

Compared with the noisy scene on Zhao Zhenghao's side, not to mention the new faces on this occasion, Xiang Yazhen and Xie Xin, even Yi Ping's side seemed to be cold in front of the door.

Wang Yulan and Ren Lan had already expected this situation, and after entering the venue, they didn't even say hello to Zhao Zhenghao, and disappeared as soon as they slipped away, so as not to be hit and angry here.

Wang Yulan and Ren Lan participated in this buffet party, not to play, but with tasks.

"Zhenghao Studio" is now gradually developing in the direction of a comprehensive entertainment group, and the specific film department, in addition to fully supporting Zhao Zhenghao's filmmaking as always, has also made a "Young Director Support Plan" and decided to expand the production scale of the film.

At the same time, it has also begun to try to cultivate and establish its own distribution system, so as to get rid of the current situation of distribution channels being controlled by others as soon as possible.

Although due to being in the seller's market, it is relatively tough, occupying an active position in the cooperation, and has not suffered much from the difficulties of the distribution company, but just looking at the huge distribution costs of each film to share the profits, Wang Yulan's determination to build her own distribution channel is extremely resolute!

According to industry standards, distribution companies can generally get about 8% of the total box office of the film, "Zhenghao Studio" due to the previous films are super high box office, by the time of the last film "Infernal Affairs 1", it was already in an absolute seller's market, and it was quite strong in the cooperation negotiations with distributors, and the distribution cost was reduced to 5% of the total box office.

But even so, Penguin Pictures, the publisher of "Infernal Affairs 1", also made a lot of money because of it!

Just because, the total domestic box office of "Infernal Affairs 1" is as high as more than 8 billion dragon coins, even if the distribution fee is only 5% of the total box office, Penguin Pictures' income is as high as 400 million!

It's too easy to make this money, whoever sees it is red-eyed!

Although as a producer, "Zhenghao Studio" only earns a lot more, no one will be afraid to earn more, and everyone wants to earn more!

Moreover, with the continuous expansion of the film department of "Zhenghao Studio" and the increasing number of films produced, if there is no distribution channel of its own, it will always let the distributor lie on itself and suck blood, which is not a long-term solution.

"Zhenghao Studio" has Zhao Zhenghao, the Dinghai God Needle, to develop its own distribution channels, relatively speaking, it will be simpler, because now Zhao Zhenghao's films are in demand in major theaters, and no one will be unwilling to schedule films.

There is such a "knocking and answering" stepping stone, and it will be much less difficult for "Zhenghao Studio" to directly open up the relationship with major theaters.

However, despite such convenient conditions, Wang Yulan did not plan to become fat in one go, and use the current "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to finalize the establishment of the distribution department at once, but was ready to buy two films to test the water.

Therefore, Wang Yulan and Ren Lan, when they came to Cannes this time, also took care of the task of buying films.

Although the film I bought is just a touchstone for the distribution department of "Zhenghao Studio", I don't want to make a lot of money from it, but I can't lose all my money, so when choosing a film, careful consideration is the first priority.

Since it is the first time to come to Cannes, there are no resources that can be directly used here, everything needs to be operated and developed by yourself, and a buffet like this is the best place to make friends and exchange news, Wang Yulan and Ren Lan will naturally not waste it in vain.

In one night, Wang Yulan and Ren Lan gained a lot while their faces cramped with laughter and their legs became weak.

As a test of the waters of the distribution department of "Zhenghao Studio", it is not necessary to ask for a film to be bought, it must be a feature film that can be released on a large scale.

Although the box office of art films will not be very high, they can be screened for a long time, as long as the quality of the film is passed, it will accumulate over time, and there will be no problem in returning to the original cost, and you can make a small profit.

Now in the Dragon Country, there are many small distribution companies, which rely on buying art films at European film festivals like Cannes, returning to China to be released in art theaters, and earning a hard money, but they can also be maintained.

If any film has a strong reputation, and its influence exceeds the scope of the art theater chain, it can be released on a large scale, and it will make a lot of money.

It's not like this hasn't happened before, and it's not an isolated case, almost every year there are one or two such pearls, which are excavated by the audience in the form of tap water.

Wang Yulan didn't think about digging one or two such pearls with her own eyes, anyway, no matter how high the box office of this pearl is, it is impossible to have a high box office of Zhao Zhenghao's film, as long as the film you buy can complete the task of training the distribution team for the "Zhenghao Studio", it's okay!

The matter of film selection is not something that can be decided in a day or two, although Zhao Zhenghao pushed all this power into the hands of Wang Yulan and Ren Lan, but Wang Yulan and Ren Lan can't just let Zhao Zhenghao leave it alone.

In their opinion, Zhao Zhenghao's own directing level is so high, so the ability to watch and select films will naturally not be bad, and if their choice can be confirmed by Zhao Zhenghao, it will be foolproof.

It's a pity that Zhao Zhenghao really doesn't have any vision in terms of film selection, and he doesn't even have any interest in those obscure art films, this time, it is destined to disappoint Wang Yulan and the others.