Harvey Weinstein seems to be determined to win "Buried Alive", and after a few simple chats with Gu Cancan and Zhang Xiaoqing, he verbally agreed to buy the broadcast rights of "Buried Alive" in North America for $800,000.

Zhang Xiaoqing was very happy to reach an agreement so easily, Gu Cancan looked at Harvey Weinstein who left, and couldn't help but think of Zhang Ziyi's prompt, be careful of Harvey.

There are not many big-name stars at the reception, more people from small studios and film companies, the Seattle Film Festival is not a Class A film festival after all, but although there is no star-studded big scene, the exchanges between peers from all over the world have also broadened Gu Cancan's eyes.

At the cocktail party, there were no people who didn't have long eyes to come over and slap their faces, the people at the reception were very sensible, maybe there was a situation of flirting with girls, but there was no such mentally retarded bridge, Gu Cancan chatted with several female directors from France and Spain for a long time, her English level was good, and there was basically no big obstacle to communication between several people.

Staying until nine o'clock in the evening, Gu Cancan said goodbye to his new friends and went back to the hotel to rest.

Zhang Xiaoqing also got acquainted with the management of several film companies, and in general, the harvest was quite large, she was in a high mood, and when she returned to the hotel, she pulled Gu Cancan to chat.

"Cancan, it seems that our film is also quite popular in the United States, in addition to Harvey Weinstein, there are several people who are also interested in the screening rights of "Buried Alive" in North America." Zhang Xiaoqing said happily.

Gu Cancan asked, "Sister Qing, are there any people from the Lion Gate?" ”

Zhang Xiaoqing thought about it and nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I'll look for it." ”

She took out a stack of business cards, flipped through them a few times, and read them slowly: "Lionsgate Purchasing Manager, Jason Oldenberg." ”

Recalled, Zhang Xiaoqing said: "The other party is a middle-aged man who does things very neatly, and there were many people around me at that time, so he exchanged business cards and left." ”

"Well, let's wait and see, don't be in a hurry to sell films, there are other film festivals later, Sister Su Luo also signed up, if there is no suitable price, let's wait for the response of other film festivals." Gu Cancan remembers that the movie "Buried Alive" has been nominated for and awarded at many film festivals, and her version is only better than the original version, and the results should not be bad.

The next day, Gu Cancan also wanted to visit the scenery of Seattle, there was a movie "Beijing Meets Seattle" in the original time and space, which was filmed in Seattle, the movie was good, the scenery was not bad, Gu Cancan wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Seattle, legend has it that Edun Court on the shore of Lake Washington is the most expensive mansion in the world, and she also wants to see what this world's most expensive mansion looks like.

But someone's visit interrupted Gu Cancan's plan.

"Mr. Jason Odenberg?"

At half past eight in the morning, Gu Cancan met Lionsgate's purchasing manager, Jason Odenberg, in the hotel lobby.

Jason Oldenberg was a middle-aged man of about forty years of age, tall and thin, with a well-trimmed beard and scorched eyes that looked like falcons when staring at people.

He said very politely: "Good morning, Miss Gu, the weather is good today." ”

"The weather is good, Mr. Odenberg, let's not go around in circles." Gu Cancan knew why Jason Oldenberg came, and said with a smile: "Mr. Oldenberg is here for "Buried Alive", right? ”

Gu Cancan was so direct, Jason Oldenberg's eyes rolled, nodded and said: "Miss Gu has a really straightforward personality, that's right, we think the movie "Buried Alive" is good, and we are interested in getting the copyright in North America." ”

"Thank you, we also want to find a strong company to act as an agent for issuance. Nice café around the corner, why don't we go for a coffee. Gu Cancan invited.

Jason Oldenberg naturally agreed.

The outcome of the discussions was not encouraging, and Jason Oldenberg was only willing to make a $500,000 offer.

Not to mention the quality of the film, he thinks that Gu Cancan does not have the slightest fame in North America, and it is a small-production and low-cost movie, and the box office expectations are very low, he persuaded Gu Cancan to accept Lionsgate's conditions, Lionsgate is very experienced in operating small-budget thrillers, as long as there is a movie that has a good response after being released in North America, Gu Cancan's next movie will get more attention and recognition, and the price of her film will rise sharply.

Of course, Gu Cancan disagreed with the other party's painting.

She roughly understood the attitude of North American studios, they all thought the film was good, but they didn't want to pay a high price.

It is probably because the concessions made by Huaxia Films in order to land in North American theaters in the past are too big, and North American film companies are unequivocal about Huaxia Films.

Jason Oldenberg said helplessly: "Miss Gu, you don't have any fame in North America, and it's impossible for me to buy a Chinese movie at a high price." ”

Gu Cancan resolutely refused to give in: "Mr. Odenberg, in fact, the content of the film is closely related to the United States, isn't it?" The awards at the festival are for the best films, and we deserve it, and you recognize that. ”

Jason Odenberg said helplessly: "Miss Gu, you know why I came, I won't talk nonsense, $500,000!" ”

Gu Cancan still felt that this price was too low: "Mr. Odenberg, let's do it, $1 million, all the copyrights in North America are yours, including the DVD copyrights." ”

Jason Oldenberg's face suddenly became very exciting: "Oh my God, Miss Gu, do you think that the $500,000 does not include DVD rights?" ”

Gu Cancan looked at him innocently with big eyes and didn't speak.

"Okay, okay, I can only get up to $600,000!" Jason Odenberg had a defeated look on his face.

Gu Cancan shrugged his shoulders, said with an indifferent smile on his face: "Or Mr. Oldenberg can wait, we will take "Buried Alive" to the Sundance Film Festival in July, and if the American media receives bad reviews at that time, I will sell you 300,000 yuan!" ”

In fact, for Jason Oldenberg today, he doesn't care much about hundreds of thousands of dollars. But as a Jew, what you can take at a low price, at a high price, is a crime.

Jason Oldenberg knows very well that the movie "Buried Alive" is very much in line with the American appetite for movies, which is why he is reluctant to give up, but it is obvious that this little Chinese girl is very shrewd, not at all like her predecessors, as long as she gives money, she will hand over the copyright with a smile.

He was very dissatisfied with Gu Cancan's attitude, but there was nothing he could do, newspapers such as "The New York Times" and "The Washington Post" all gave praise to "Buried Alive", how could it be sent to Sundance with a rave reviews? Gu Cancan's words were clearly disgusting him.

Jason Oldenberg gritted his teeth and said, "$700,000, I can only come up with this price!" ”

Gu Cancan nodded and said with a smile: "Our richest man in Xiangjiang, Li Jiacheng, once said to his son that he has a principle in doing business, he should take 10 yuan for a business, and he can get 11 yuan, but he only takes 9 yuan. I think it makes sense, so 700,000 is 700,000, and I hope there will be a chance to cooperate with Mr. Oldenberg in the future! But I have one condition, you have to make a lump sum payment, and it will arrive before I return home! ”

This is a request that Gu Cancan deliberately made after trying to understand Harvey Weinstein.

Zhang Ziyi specially told Gu Cancan to be careful of North American filmmakers, so Gu Cancan tried to find out, only to know that there are too many traps in the film industry that trap the dead and do not pay for their lives.

This is also the reason why Gu Cancan insisted on a one-time payment and asked for payment as soon as possible.

And she didn't want to deal with Harvey Weinstein anymore.

In fact, it is very simple, the film and television industry is a circle where people die and do not pay for their lives, and Harvey Weinstein is a famous villain in the circle, from the United States to Europe to China, there are many people who have been cheated by him.

Gu Cancan, who joined him, didn't know what was going on here, and thought that the price given by Harvey Weinstein was high enough to sell the copyright to Harvey. He will pay a deposit of very small US dollars upfront, never more than 100,000 US dollars.

Other buyers saw that the movie was sold and withdrew.

At this time, Harvey Weinstein would say to Gu Cancan, I don't want to buy this film, and he gave up the $20,000 deposit.

The other buyers had already left, and Gu Cancan had no way to sell to others, so he could only sell to him at a low price.

Many filmmakers in China have suffered Harvey Weinstein's losses, and Feng Xiaogang once pointed out that he was a big liar, and it seems that he had suffered his losses.

Feng Xiaogang has been cheated by Harvey Weinstein, Gu Cancan feels that she doesn't have a Huayi background, how can she not worry about being cheated by Harvey Weinstein, so she would rather sell it to Lionsgate cheaper than deal with Harvey Weinstein.

Jason Oldenberg glanced at Gu Cancan deeply: "Miss Gu, this is just a $700,000 deal, am I going to lie to you?" ”

Gu Cancan smiled and said, "We all understand, this is the premise of our successful transaction. ”

Jason Oldenberg really didn't have any intention of cheating Gu Cancan, so he still agreed to this condition very painfully.

In fact, Lionsgate has also cheated many people, but it has never deceived potential directors.

For example, Lionsgate was particularly good to Quentin, the budget of "Kill Bill" was originally only 50 million, but Quentin's shooting was relatively wavelike, resulting in the filming period being extended from the original 85 days to 135 days, and the final cost exceeded the expected budget by 11 million.

In this case, Lionsgate did not complain about Quentin at all, but supported it.

In Jason Oldenberg's view, Gu Cancan is a potential director, and said to Gu Cancan: "Miss Gu's film is very much in line with the expectations of Americans, do you want to come to the United States to make a movie?" ”

"Not yet." Gu Cancan smiled and said: "My personal ability is limited, maybe after a few more films, maybe I will make a co-production." ”

"If there is a chance, Miss Gu can work with Lionsgate." Jason Oldenberg invited: "Your film fits well with the style of your teacher. I don't know what Miss Gu wants to make in her next movie? ”

Gu Cancan has no idea of coming to the United States to make a movie, she is a newcomer in the film industry, and now under this condition, she will not have any rights with Lionsgate, casting, editing, she smiled lightly: "The next movie is a science fiction film." ”

"Sci-fi?" Jason Oldenberg sighed regretfully.

In his opinion, science fiction films have always been the back garden of Americans, and Huaxia has never produced an influential science fiction movie.

Lionsgate's actions were very fast, and after signing a contract with Gu Cancan, the cost of buying the film was hit to the public account of the bright era within two days, and since then, all the rights and interests of "Buried Alive" in North America have been sold to Lionsgate, and no matter how much profit there is in the future, whether it is a loss or a profit has nothing to do with Gu Cancan.

If Gu Cancan insisted on waiting until "Buried Alive" to participate in two more film festivals, maybe the price could be higher, but Gu Cancan didn't want to wait for several months, as a newcomer who didn't have any fame in the United States, no matter how much it would not exceed one million dollars, he would simply sell it early and stop worrying about this movie.

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After attending the Seattle Film Festival and spending ten days in the United States, Gu Cancan finally returned to China.

After returning to the capital, Gu Cancan knew one thing.

Si Jing is an anchor again.

She hadn't contacted Si Jing for a while, and the last time she saw Si Jing, it was after Si Jing won the divorce lawsuit, and the two had a meal together to celebrate.

At that time, Gu Cancan invited Si Jing to come to the bright era, but Si Jing was reluctant to work in the national troupe.

So why did she become an anchor again now?

After contacting Si Jing by phone, Gu Cancan came to Si Jing's current residence with complicated feelings.

Knocking on the door, the two looked at each other speechlessly.

Si Jing is dressed as an OL, her clothes are not revealing at all, and her makeup is also very refreshing.

She let Gu Cancan come in, closed the door gently, and whispered: "Why did you come here like this, you are a star now, what gossip will there be if you are photographed." ”

"The car drove directly downstairs, and no one saw it." Gu Cancan said, "What about the little moon? ”

Xiaoyue is the name of Si Jing's daughter, it turns out that she also has a name, which was given by the Lu family, Si Jing dislikes the Lu family so much that she hates this name, so she changed her daughter's name.

"Little Moon is sleeping." When it came to her daughter, Si Jing's face flashed with the brilliance of motherhood, and she said with a smile: "She sleeps well, now she sleeps a lot at night, she doesn't wake up all night, and during the day, she can sleep more than two times in one sleep, and I can sleep well now." ”

Gu Cancan went to the bedroom to look at the sleeping child, looked at it a few times, and couldn't help but show a kind smile on his face: "I've gained weight, and I've grown a lot." The last time I came, my face was that big, and now it's so big. ”

She gestured with her hand, then gently touched Little Moon's face.

"Hehe, yes, the child who is about one year old grows up very fast, and it will be the same in a few days, if you don't come to be an aunt, you won't be able to recognize it in the future." Si Jing smiled.

"Uh." Gu Cancan smiled helplessly, she had become an aunt.

Carefully closing the bedroom door, Gu Cancan's face became serious: "Sister Si Jing, why did you start being an anchor again?" ”

Si Jing poured Gu Cancan a glass of water and smiled gently: "I resigned." ”

"Resign?" Gu Cancan was stunned for a moment, in the past, Si Jing attached great importance to the work of the troupe, last time she persuaded Si Jing to resign, she was still unwilling, why did she resign now?

"What's going on?" Gu Cancan frowned and asked.

Si Jing sat down next to her and shook her head indifferently: "What can I do, I don't want to work there anymore." Lu Sihan lost the lawsuit, his parents spread rumors and slanders against me in the unit, the working environment is very bad, I still have to take Xiaoyue, and there is no way to go to work well. In fact, they can't help it if they don't resign, but Xiaoyue is growing up, and I don't want to give my children a bad environment, and I'm not happy there, so I just quit. ”

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