At the same time, Zhang Mu was being interviewed by French media.

Although the rights deal of "The Tuner" is not a big number in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.

In the past, there were also some films that were not famous, but after winning awards, they became famous in one fell swoop through the platform of Cannes, thus selling the copyright at a sky-high price.

But all of those cases were deals that were made after the awards ceremony.

Generally, most of the films whose copyright transactions can reach tens of millions of dollars will have expectations for the final prize, and few are willing to trade in advance.

So when the royalty of "The Tuner" was announced, it immediately aroused the curiosity of a vote of movie lovers.

Even the organizers had to increase the number of screenings of "The Tuner" to meet the demand of tourists.

This time and again, "The Tuner", which originally lacked public relations and exposure, reluctantly became a dark horse at this Cannes Film Festival.

As a result, the media of various countries that did not care much about Zhang Mu also began to invite interviews one after another.

……

"Mr. Zhang, did you really sell the European and American rights of "The Tuner" to Mr. Harvey and director Luc Besson?"

"Yes, it does!"

"So, would it be convenient to reveal the current commercial income of "The Tuner"?"

"Hehe, trade secrets, no comment!"

"Do you have any other cooperation?"

"Hmm...... Not really! At present, I have only reached a preliminary intention for my next film, and further communication is needed! ”

"Can you be specific? How much to invest? What type of movie is it? ”

"All I can tell you is that this is going to be a sci-fi blockbuster, produced by all three of us. The current budget for "Superbody" ...... Tentatively 50 million US dollars! ”

“……”

After the interview is over and the reporter leaves.

Han Sanpin, who had been waiting on the side for a long time, asked worriedly:

"An investment of 50 million US dollars? Was it settled so soon? ”

Before coming, Han Sanpin wanted to know more about this project, after all, the amount involved was not small.

However, after arriving in Cannes, he suddenly had a feeling of fear of missing out.

Seeing him say this, Zhang Mu immediately smiled when he heard this:

"Where is it so fast, it's just to use the media's mouth to promote it first!"

You must know that this is not the era of the depreciation of the American knife in the future, and the budget of 50 million US dollars is already a top film project in Europe today.

Even in Hollywood, this amount is enough to be called the ceiling of B-level projects.

Therefore, if the previous 10 million US knife royalty is just a small test, then when the news of the "Super Body" project comes out, Zhang Mu really has to become a black dark horse that can't be blacker anymore.

I'm afraid that before the award ceremony starts, no one can overshadow Zhang Mu's limelight.

After all, even the previous Palme d'Or winners have rarely been able to get such a large investment.

However, when Han Sanpin learned that Zhang Mu had started to promote the movie now, his face changed for a while, and he made a decision.

I saw Han Sanpin say decisively with a straight face: "Okay, this project can also be regarded as a part of China Film!" ”

Han Sanpin's statement so quickly surprised Zhang Mu.

He also thought that Han Sanpin had to observe and understand for a period of time before making a decision.

Lao Han can be so refreshing, Zhang Mu naturally can't ask for it.

However, then the two argued over the issue of investment shares.

He didn't expect that Han Sanpin's courage was so great that he wanted to take a 40% share in one bite.

This is because China Film has invested 340 million in "Wuji", and the remaining liquidity is a little insufficient.

Zhang Mu can only sigh that this Han Dong is true love for blockbusters!

However, no matter how Han Sanpin insisted, Zhang Mu never let go, so Han Sanpin had no choice but to put aside the controversy for the time being.

……

Soon, with the arrival of Han Sanpin, the official project establishment meeting of "Super Body" finally began.

But this time they weren't at a roadside café.

In the conference room of the Hilton Hotel, after several days of negotiations, the quadripartite team, including Makino, finally reached a consensus and signed the final contract.

First of all, the budget of "Super Body" is tentatively set at 13 million US dollars, and if there is no accident, there will be no increase in investment.

Zhang Mu's directing fee will be converted into Makino's investment, so Makino only needs to invest 5 million US dollars to occupy 50% of the share.

China Film will invest 4 million US dollars, accounting for 25% of the investment share.

As for Xavi and Luc Besson, they each contributed 2 million US dollars, accounting for 12.5% of the investment share.

Because Harvey and Luc Besson are the producers of "Super Body" this time, although Zhang Mu promised to hand over the distribution business in Europe and North America to them, he asked for a lower distribution share, which can be regarded as enjoying the treatment of "his own people".

When Zhang Mu signed the contract, Xavi and Luc Besson couldn't help but laugh and applaud.

After all, whether it is the project itself, Zhang Mu's directing ability is something that they admire.

Otherwise, these two old foxes would not have invested with real money.

In their opinion, "Super Body" is a high-quality resource with great potential. Now that the cooperation has finally been reached, the stone in the hearts of the two has finally been put down.

Harvey, in particular, should be in the happiest mood at the moment.

As Zhang Mu said before, after leaving Miramax, he urgently needs a good start to tell Hollywood that he is still the "mighty Harvey Weinstein".

Therefore, for him, who is not well funded, "Super Body" is indeed a good choice.

So I saw him happily open a bottle of champagne and celebrate:

"Everyone, let's have a toast! To Cannes! ”

Seeing this, Zhang Mu and Luc Besson immediately smiled and raised their glasses:

"To Cannes!"

……

However, when Zhang Mu and others were celebrating in the hotel, they didn't know that because of his casual boasting, the domestic entertainment industry was about to explode.

After the report on Cannes came out that day, the major domestic entertainment media that had been keeping an eye on Cannes because of Zhang Mu's participation in the competition moved the news translator back almost immediately.

First of all, it was forwarded by online media such as Xinlang, Sohu, and Penguin, and then as the news spread all over the network, almost all major print media published relevant information early the next morning.

So in just one night, almost everyone across the country knew that Zhang Mu, the director of "The Tuner", had made a fortune.

Not to mention the copyright fee of 10 million US dollars sold abroad, the new film even attracted an investment of 50 million US dollars.

After this news came out, I don't know how many people's eyes were red with jealousy.

There are many people in the entertainment industry who even think that this is fake news.

But when they learned that Han Sanpin of China Film had rushed to Cannes with Yang Guang of Makino last night, their mentality collapsed.

After all, with Han Sanpin's participation, it is enough to explain some problems.

As a result, Zhang Mu became Tang Sanzang almost instantly.

I don't know how many female bodhisattvas in the entertainment industry are waiting for him to return to China, so I can find a way to eat a bite of meat!

You must know that 50 million US dollars is 400 million yuan.

A blockbuster with such a high cost is currently the first time in China.

Even "Hero" and "Wuji" are dwarfed by comparison.

So not to mention eating a mouthful of meat, even just to drink a mouthful of soup is enough to make those female bodhisattvas do their best.

It's a pity that Zhang Mu still doesn't know anything about this......