Chapter 208: The Most Potential Rookie Director
Since the price is talked about, it is impossible for the other party to offer a price, and Gu Cancan has to accept it unconditionally.
Barry Teuton wants $1 million (the previous article has been revised, check the information, $1 million is not a low price) to buy the overseas sales rights of July and Ansheng, obviously after careful consideration, Chinese films have always been unpopular in Europe and the United States, except for martial arts films, there are few high-grossing works, just like Gu Cancan's hypothesis, he is also pressing the treasure on the Japanese country and Southeast Asia and other countries that have received the influence of Chinese Confucian culture and have a certain ability to accept Chinese culture.
In his opinion, he is very sincere in giving a high price of $1 million, and there are no well-known foreign actors in this low-cost literary movie, and there are no people who can carry the box office.
However, Gu Cancan finally did not immediately agree to Barrry's Teutonic conditions, and proposed to hold an internal meeting to discuss before replying.
After Barry Teuton left, Yan Qi, the deputy director of the marketing department who came with Gu Cancan, said excitedly: "Mr. Gu, 1 million US dollars!" This money can almost make back the cost of shooting, we should say yes! ”
Yan Qi was so angry that he didn't express his opinion until Barrett Teuton left.
The cost of July and Ansheng is 8 million, if the overseas copyright is sold at a price of 1 million US dollars, it has indeed almost paid off, with the quality of the film and the appeal of Gu Cancan and Wan Qian in China, there is no problem with the box office of tens of millions, and it can be said that this movie can make a steady profit.
However, Gu Cancan has his own considerations.
Columbia Pictures is indeed a good partner to work with, it has its own strength, and it has good intentions for Huaxia's films in general, unlike some other overseas companies that despise Huaxia, but the same other party is not a charity, and Huaxia's films do not get much benefit here in Columbia.
Gu Cancan will make a lot of movies in the future, in her plan, in the future, big-budget commercial films will not only be in the domestic market, but also abroad, so she must always establish her own channels, and she can't be as simple and rude as packaging and selling overseas copyrights like a frightened ostrich.
"We always have to find a way to have our own distribution channels, this time we package and sell overseas copyrights, what about next time? The response to the movie was good, and we can wait for other people's reactions. Gu Cancan was very calm.
Yan Qi nodded helplessly, since the boss has already made a decision, then he still listens. Although in her opinion, Gu Cancan is overconfident, Huaxia movies, except for the works of Big Brother Cheng, Li Lianjie and Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, can achieve good box office in the Japanese Kingdom, and others have no box office appeal at all.
When Gu Cancan hits the wall, he will know.
However, to Yan Qi's surprise, after Columbia, several film companies came to the door.
The first person to come to the door was a man with a lofty appearance.
The man looks very good, and he introduces himself as the CEO of Kawato Film and Television, named Ichiro Kawado.
Although I don't know about Chuandong Film and Television, but the CEO of the other party came in person, Yan Qi didn't dare to slack off, invited the other party to a seat, and served a good tea.
"I've seen your company's films, and it's okay, but foreign films have never had a market in our country, and it's difficult for you to find a company that is willing to act as an agent for distribution." The man said straight to the point.
Gu Cancan was not there, Yan Qi was in charge of the reception, and she couldn't help frowning after listening to the other party's words.
"What does Mr. Kawado mean?"
Ichiro Kawato touched his chin reservedly, and said proudly: "We have a mature distribution team in Kawadong, and we have deep cooperation with Toei and Toho Pictures. ”
Yan Qi couldn't help but pinch his brows, and then asked, "So?" ”
"As long as the distribution cost is 50 million yen, I promise to let this film appear in most movie theaters in the country." Ichiro Kawahito said in a demagogic voice.
“……。” Sure enough, it was what he thought, Yan Qi was a little ridiculous, did the other party think that people in the bright era were stupid and had a lot of money?
politely sent the other party away, and after Gu Cancan came back, Yan Qi told Gu Cancan about it, and Gu Cancan was also speechless for a long time.
Is this a bright era as a Kaizi, 50 million yen, and he still dares to say it.
If you don't come out to see it, you really don't know that the rivers and lakes are sinister.
"It's also a long experience, and we have to cheer up even more in the future, there are too many bad people in the country."
Sure enough, in the next two days, Yan Qi and Gu Cancan saw several liars who tried to come to the white wolf empty, which could be regarded as an eye-opener.
Of course, there are regular companies, Kadokawa Pictures and Toei Film and Television have sent people to contact, but the bids are far from meeting Gu Cancan's expectations.
As time went by, Yan Qi became more and more anxious, and persuaded Gu Cancan several times to accept Colombia's conditions, but Gu Cancan seemed to be sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, not in a hurry at all, he always went out in the morning every day, and often came back in the afternoon, and he didn't know why he went.
As time passed, the Tokyo International Film Festival was coming to an end, and the time had finally come for the day of the awards.
Gu Cancan, who is in the Wa Kingdom, will of course attend the award ceremony that day.
This time, Gu Cancan was still dressed in a masculine manner, wearing a black suit and murdering a lot of films.
"Yes, the differentiated dress stands out in a group of women with heavy makeup and scratching their heads, Cancan's trick is really good." Wan Qian stretched out her thumb.
Gu Cancan rolled his eyes: "Wool, Sister Wan Qian, you don't know, I'm here to keep warm." ”
"Haha." Chen Kun, who was eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but laugh.
Gu Cancan took the opportunity to say: "Brother Kun, didn't "The Ballad of Yunshui" be sold a long time ago, why haven't you returned to China yet?" ”
"I'm on vacation." Chen Kun said seriously.
Gu Cancan had nothing to say and gave Chen Kun a thumbs up.
"Seriously, the hot springs in Wakoku are really good, I recommend you to go bubbles when you have time. It is recommended to go to Tsukioka Spring, known as Japan's first hydrogen sulfide spring, which has the effect of exfoliating, bleaching the skin, and even rejuvenating and anti-aging. Chen Kun was probably bored, and took advantage of the fact that the award ceremony had not started at this time, and chatted with Gu Cancan hotly.
Gu Cancan said suspiciously: "Is it so magical, Brother Kun, you are too exaggerated." ”
"Really, Tsukioka Hot Spring has the nickname of magic soup, and the color of the hot spring soup changes with the weather, sometimes it is charming and colorful, sometimes it is a bright jade color, and it is said that in the past, residents used to look at the color of the soup to measure the weather!" Chen Kun said.
Gu Cancan listened to it leisurely, and couldn't wait to fly over with his wings immediately.
Wan Qian and Wang Kai also listened with relish, thinking in their hearts that they should enjoy it, and they must persuade Gu Cancan to go to the hot spring and enjoy it.
The award ceremony officially began.
After watching it for a while, Gu Cancan found that the award ceremony of the Wa Kingdom was nothing more than that, there was nothing high, the process was similar to that in China, and there were leaders chattering at the beginning, and then the awards were interspersed with performances, which was simply the sense of déjà vu of the Golden Rooster Award.
Because he didn't think about winning the award, Gu Cancan was very relaxed.
So when she heard her name, she was stunned.
"In the ancient Oriental China, there was a young filmmaker, how young is she, I heard that when she made her first film, she was only fifteen years old, and she made a movie with a box office of hundreds of millions of yuan. Her second work has achieved a high box office of 300 million yuan. Just two films, with a total box office of 8.1 billion yen. ”
The lottery winner said this sentence in amazement, and immediately translated it into English with the same voice.
The audience was very cooperative, and the sound of "wow" came out.
Gu Cancan looked ignorant at this time, the speech on the stage was Japanese, she couldn't understand it, but in the English behind her, she understood a few key words such as 15 years old and 300 million, which seemed to be talking about her?
At this time, Gu Cancan's face appeared on the big screen, it was her real-time appearance, her beautiful apricot eyes widened into an oval, her small and straight nose had a thrilling arc under the light, her delicate diamond-shaped lips were slightly open, and she had an incredible expression.
What happened?
Not only Gu Cancan was a little dazed, but the audience was even more dazed.
The current award is the Asian Film Awards – Most Promising Director.
To be honest, this award has only been added in the past two years, mainly to take care of new directors in Asia.
However, it is incredible, to give it to a young girl who is not yet underage.
Regardless of the reactions of the following parties, the lottery guests said loudly: "The winner of the Asian Film Award - the Most Potential Director Award is the director of Huaxia, Gu Cancan." ”
"Wow!"
"Incredible."
"Who is this?"
"It can't be!"
"The results are amazing."
Wan Qian ignored her image, screamed, hugged Gu Cancan and said urgently: "Cancan, you won the award!" ”
She looked as if she had won the prize.
"Congratulations!" Chen Kun smiled and extended a thumbs up to Gu Cancan.
Got the prize yourself?
Gu Cancan felt a little incredible at this moment.
She knows that although the Tokyo International Film Festival wears the word international, in fact, there is so-called regional protection everywhere, even if there is no regional protection, it is difficult for Chinese people to get some honors, so she didn't want to win the award at all.
But at this moment, a trophy came down to her.
When I looked up, my eyes were full of smiling faces.
Gu Cancan's trance-like state of mind suddenly returned to normal, and he stepped onto the stage with a happy smile on his face.
"Thank you, thank you to the Tokyo International Film Festival Organizing Committee, I really didn't expect to win this award, thank you to the organizing committee for affirming me.
Thank you to the more than 100 colleagues I have worked with, and I want to share this award with you, thank you for believing in this story, and thank you for sharing this journey with me.
Thanks to Baby Anne's incomparable original work, it was she who created the two youthful and lovely characters of July and Ansheng.
Thanks to the screenwriters of the Bright Times, it was they who worked tirelessly to change the draft several times to make the story of July and Ansheng full.
Thank you, Miss Wan Qian, playing July in the movie has helped me so much, your performance is incredible, and I have learned so much from you.
And all the actors, it's just that I can't thank them all in the limited time, you all have a trophy in my heart.
Thanks to all the staff.
Thank you to my family, even if I make any wayward moves, they have always supported me silently, I love you. Thank you for your support.
I would also like to thank all the members of the Bright Times, I must say that with your support, I was able to fulfill my dream of a movie, and thank you for your support for this movie.
Finally, thank you again to the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo International Film Festival. ”
The others looked at the beautiful girl dressed in men's clothes on the stage with mixed feelings, this set of thank-you words is really comprehensive, and it is completely good to see the panic of a newcomer.
"Actually wearing men's clothes, is Gu Cancan Lala?"
Some of the dark thoughts of the heart.
More people gave polite applause, and many people began to take out their mobile phones to search for Gu Cancan's information.
Gu Cancan used to watch the award ceremony, and he didn't understand why the people on stage were proud to thank so many people, but he only understood after he came on stage in person, because there was a blank brain at that time and he didn't know what to say, and this much-anticipated scene was the best scene for those who worked hard.
happily took the trophy and returned to his seat, and after a while, Gu Cancan's excitement had not calmed down.
Although this Most Promising Director Award is not too high-spirited, its influence should not be underestimated.
Most intuitively, that night, someone from Columbia Pictures came to the door again.
"Congratulations to Miss Gu for winning the award, this is really a surprise." Barrett Teuton said politely.
How could the god of fate favor this little girl so much, Barriet Teutonic felt incredible, the organizing committee actually gave this award version to Gu Cancan, according to him, this award should be won by a cutting-edge director of the Japanese Kingdom, how could Gu Cancan get it.
But it's not the time to think about these, but more importantly, because Gu Cancan won this award, then the price of the film will have to be reestimated.
"Miss Gu, I am willing to spend $1.5 million to buy the overseas rights of July and Ansheng." Barrett Teuton gives the price directly.
Gu Cancan shook his head.
"Miss Gu, this price is already very high, I hope we have more cooperation in the future."
"Thank you, Mr. Teutonic for your recognition of me, but we really have no plans to sell overseas copyrights in our bright era. However, if Mr. Teutonic accepts, I can give you the rights to the film America. ”
Gu Cancan's words made Barrett Teutonic fall into deep thought.
"What about the price?"
"$1,000,000."
"Miss Gu, you are insulting me, this is robbery!"
"NO, NO, NO, MR. TEUTON, IF IT WAS A FEW DAYS AGO, I WOULDN'T DARE ASK FOR THIS AMOUNT, BUT NOW THAT I HAVE THE MOST PROMISING NEW ACTOR, I THINK MY FILM IS WORTH THE PRICE NOW."
“……”
Gu Cancan asked for a sky-high price, Barry Teutan paid back the money on the ground, and in the end, Gu Cancan gave Colombia $600,000 for the overseas rights except for Asia.
It doesn't look really high, but to be honest, Europe and the United States have very little tolerance for Chinese films, and if they can really be released, dozens of theaters are willing to play the player.
Of course, Colombia is not stupid, they are interested in DVD sales.