The most populous on Lido are cafes, followed by pizzerias and seafood joints. Naian and Li Tangyue's café is not far from the café where he and Zhou Xun were just now, a five- or six-minute walk.

He took the umbrella, hung it on the shelf in the doorway, and pushed the door in. The shop is quiet, there are not many customers, and the decoration seems to be more stylish than the one just now, and there is a row of elegant and private compartments inside.

While he was still looking, he saw Nai An poke his head out of the compartment and raised his hand to beckon, "Li Tang, this way." ”

"So fast!"

Ney An was slightly surprised, she thought that Li Tang was in the trading market, and there was a certain distance from her.

"Just over a coffee with a friend nearby."

Ne An didn't ask who it was, no matter how good a friend or partner was, he had to leave a certain amount of personal space for the other party, unless the other party took the initiative to tell you. This is probably how Nell can be good at dancing with long sleeves in the literary circle.

Li Tang walked into the cubicle and saw a very beautiful blonde lady sitting inside.

"This is Juliet from MK2 in France. Ms. Schlameck. ”

"Nihao, Mr. Li!"

The Frenchman stood up and greeted Li Tang in extremely awkward Chinese.

"Hello, Ms. Schlamaker!"

Li Tang did not show off his half-hung French this time, nor did he reply in Chinese, but in English.

The long-awaited man from the French MK company finally showed up, which made him breathe a long sigh of relief. He knew that today's meeting was about to involve a negotiation, and out of seriousness, he would still use the English he was best at.

Although the French have always prided themselves on their native language and generally do not have a high level of English, as a business person, they can basically speak English fluently.

Sure enough, Juliet followed him and switched to English, and the communication between the two sides suddenly became very smooth.

"Mr. Li, I have seen your "Suzhou Creek" and this year's "The Third Man", and your performances are very good!" The French girl came up with a slightly exaggerated compliment.

"Thank you!" Li Tang nodded with a reserved smile on his face.

He doesn't know much about negotiations, but he also knows the truth that the enemy can't move and I don't move. And Ney Ann must have talked to her about the specific matter, but she asked herself to come and listen to it, and then make a decision. After all, time waits for no one, and the film festival will close tomorrow.

Fortunately, the French girl didn't say much verbose, and after a few pleasantries, she turned to the topic: "I have talked to Ms. Ney before, and we feel that the film "The Third Man" is very suitable for the French market, so we want to buy the global rights." ”

Hearing this, Li Tang, who had been pretending to be calm, almost didn't hold back, and looked at Nai An in surprise. What a big breath, as soon as you come up, you can buy the global market?

Ney nodded to him, affirming the Frenchman's claim.

Originally, Li Tang also planned to sign up for the Tokyo International Film Festival in October, after all, suspense themes are still very marketable in Japan.

Of course, it would be best if there was a company that could buy out the global rights, so it would be easy to worry and effort. But the premise is what the price is, and you can't lose the deal and make a profit.

But he immediately realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Ms. Schlamaker, there is one thing I want to say, this film will be released in China, I don't think this should be included in the global copyright, right?" ”

The French girl smiled: "Of course, on this issue, I have just talked to Ms. Ney, we are buying global copyright ...... except for China, Hong Kong, and Wanwan."

Before his words fell, Li Tang interrupted and corrected: "No, no, no, no, it is a global copyright other than Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, China and China Wanwan, of course, you can also understand it as a global copyright other than China." Because Hong Kong and Wanwan are all Chinese, OK? ”

After hearing this, the French girl immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I just made a mistake." ”

As a business person, I am very sensitive in politics. Moreover, MK2 has cooperated with Hou Hsiao-yin and Yang Dechang in Wanwan, and Wong Kar-wai in Hong Kong, and is very clear about the twists and turns inside.

However, the French girl is inevitably a little surprised, because she has been in contact with many mainland filmmakers before, such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Dadao, Jiang Wen and other big directors, including Nai An, who is sitting here at the moment, she has always said this before, and she has never taken this kind of problem to heart, but Li Tang is the first Chinese filmmaker to correct her misexpression.

In fact, this is understandable, after all, China's international presence is not high these days, and most foreigners do not understand the twists and turns, just as the Chinese people do not know what Kashmir dispute is in the three countries next door.

But whether he didn't understand it or pretended to be confused, Li Tang felt that he needed to correct their wrong wording.

Because of the "slip of the tongue", Li Tang's good impression of the beautiful French girl was greatly reduced, so he simply didn't go around in any circles with her, and asked Ne An directly: "Sister An, since they want to buy our global copyright, what conditions do they offer?" ”

Ne An noticed Li Tang's impatience, she didn't expect Juliet's "slip of the tongue" to cause such a big reaction from Li Tang.

How so? Weak countries have no diplomacy, and in recent years, Chinese people generally have a feeling of inferiority when dealing with foreigners, and even if foreigners have any language problems, they will explain that foreigners do not understand our national conditions, and they will not take the initiative to correct anything.

But at this time, in the face of Li Tangyi's stern straightforwardness, Nell was both surprised and ashamed, especially after Juliet immediately apologized, she reacted that the foreigner's "slip of the tongue" could be corrected.

"MK2 wants to represent our global rights."

"Agent?"

Li Tang couldn't help but be stunned, generally speaking, film copyright transactions are at most buyouts and shares.

A buyout is a one-shot deal; The sharing is divided according to the box office, and generally Hollywood blockbusters adopt this model.

The so-called agency is to entrust the other party with carte blanche to do it, how people want to trade, whether it is a buyout, whether it is a dividend, whether it is released in their own theaters, and they can't care about it. Then, from the gross profit, the other party deducts a certain percentage of the commission, which is counted as an agency fee, and the rest is given to the producer.

But there are pros and cons to this kind of cooperation, the advantage is that the benefits can be maximized, and the disadvantage is that if the agency company is unreliable and sells your copyright cheaply, you have no place to cry. After all, as an agent, he doesn't need to pay a cost, as long as the agent commission is in hand.

Of course, MK2, the third largest cinema chain in France and the largest arthouse cinema chain in Europe, is unlikely to do such a tasteless thing. In the final analysis, everyone is prosperous, and only by maximizing their interests can they extract more commissions.

Another point is that once the film is handed over to them for agency, the producer may not see the cash for a while, and can only collect the copyright fee according to the terms and conditions of the agency contract. Recovering costs can be a lengthy process, but the benefits are in the long run.

"Suzhou Creek" and MK2 are this cooperation model, but they originally represented European copyrights.

"And how many points do they take on their commission?"

Although Li Tang doesn't know how to talk about business, he still understands agency fees, and he also knows that the agency commission of "Suzhou Creek" is 12 points.

Ney Ann glanced at Juliet and said helplessly: "At the beginning they proposed 15 points, and now when it comes to 14 points, they refuse to let it go anymore." ”

Juliet obviously understood a little, and said on the side: "Mr. Li, please understand, "The Third Man" is not used in "Suzhou River", and that director Cheng Er is a new face for European audiences. And we also have to take certain risks for the agency of "The Third Man", such as the box office in France, and there are great uncertainties in the distribution of other countries. ”

The French girl is right, compared to Lou Ye, who has been famous in the art film industry for a long time, Cheng Er is just a rookie. And it is a general consensus that commercial films look at stars, and art films look at directors, unless the starring role of art films is also a big star.

Li Tang ignored the French girl, and asked Nai An directly in Shanghainese: "Sister An, how can Nong see it?" ”

"I think it's acceptable."

In a word, Li Tang directly took out his mobile phone and called Cheng Er and Zeng Jia, who were trading in the market, to sneak over together.

MK2 is undoubtedly powerful, and given that their previous good performance as an agent for "Suzhou Creek" is also trustworthy, all that remains is to seek Cheng Er's opinion, negotiate a contract, and reach a cooperation.

For Cheng Er, being able to make a movie and go to Venice is already the biggest victory. As for the fact that during this time, he has been working hard in the trading market with Zeng Jia, mainly to give Li Tang an explanation, if he can successfully recover his investment and make a small profit, then everyone will be happy.

Now that Li Tang agrees, he naturally doesn't have any opinions.

It's just that Zeng Jia is a little regretful, in her words, as long as it lasts until tomorrow, the two Italians may be able to accept the $120,000 buyout conditions.

However, in business, she still feels that working with MK2 is the best choice at the moment, provided that she has confidence in her own films.

"Okay, I didn't get the commission, I'll give you a big red envelope when I go back!"

Although he couldn't see the cash for a while, Li Tang was still very satisfied with the result this time, and of course he would not be disadvantaged by Jiajia, who had been busy all this time.

The second update!

(End of chapter)