Chapter 72 Before it is released, make money first!
After the closing ceremony in Cannes, the small city seemed to have been hollowed out in an instant.
The bustling crowd disappeared, and even the 60-meter red carpet was put away.
However, there was a small tavern where many Chinese people gathered.
"Tonight! I will pay for all the expenses!"
The award-winning night should be crazy, Jiang Wen also showed his generosity and boldness.
Shen Xin knew clearly that Boss Yang would definitely pay the bill in the end.
Since someone pays the bill, it doesn't matter who pays the bill.
Eat when you should, drink when you should, don't take anything to heart.
When Shen Fang was about to practice this philosophy of life, he was photographed.
"Senior sister, what are you..."
"What? Want to drink alone?"
"Of course not. Who can be alone in such a situation?"
"Haha... don't do these formal things, you don't look like a young man at all."
"It's me who is too talkative. Here's a toast to Senior Sister!"
"One cup is not enough!"
"ah?"
Shen Fang turned around and found that it was Sister Zeng. This senior sister was already tipsy.
It seems like the last time Sister Zeng drank to this level was the last time.
"At least three cups! Are you scared?"
"Of course not! Drink!"
Sister Zeng looked very bold today. Maybe in the movie, her role was not that important, but now, who cares about the movie.
Shen Fang didn't want to think too much and just drank.
The two of them drank red wine, obviously to take care of their senior sister's drinking capacity.
The alcohol content of this wine is indeed not high, but after three glasses, it is still a little over the top.
Shen Fang inexplicably recalled the most impressive scenes of women drinking before. Currently, there are three.
Liu Yifei is pure and innocent, she seems to be a daredevil, but she insists on breaking into the world of wine.
Xiaomi is a bit pushy, she always seems to want to show off her abilities.
Sister Zeng is the most feminine when drinking, she has a unique charm.
"what are you thinking?"
"Oh, nothing."
Shen Fang's brief escape was caught by his senior sister.
"I had a chat with Zhang Ziyi before, and she really wanted to thank you."
"this……"
"Junior brother, congratulations on your successful trafficking in abduction."
"Ah, this, I didn't fool her..."
Shen Fang was a little embarrassed, but this matter really felt like the sketch between Uncle Benshan and Teacher Fan.
But it's not a lie. Zhang Ziyi later failed in Hollywood and had to return to China to develop. It would be good for her to focus on her own people.
But Sister Zeng suddenly said something in Shen Fang's ear.
"She thanked you, now it's my turn."
"What?"
Shen Fang didn't react at this moment, but heard Sister Zeng's voice suddenly become louder.
"I can make this movie, so I have to thank you very much."
Probably, she heard Jiang Wen say it... Shen Zai did give Jiang Wen some advice at the beginning.
But what Shen Fang didn't expect was that the senior sister suddenly left a bright red lip mark on his cheek.
After kissing him, she looked at him with charming eyes.
"Oh ho!"
"interesting!"
"Come on, have a drink!"
Before Shen Fang could react, Sister Zeng's move caused a burst of booing.
So this is just a 'thank you' and not a kiss?
Shen Fang didn't know, he didn't have time to think about this now, he didn't even have time to erase the mark.
He could only deal with the wine glasses coming towards him one after another.
…
"Two awards! Chinese films shine in Cannes again!"
""The Sun Also Rises" Jiang Wen returns after 5 years!"
"Able to act and film, Shen Fang deserves to be the number one in the drama industry!"
"Shen Fang became famous in Cannes, sharing the same frame with two senior sisters!"
"Exclusive interview with Shen Fang, comprehensive analysis of this former 'nobody'..."
When Shen Fang returned from Cannes, it was already June.
Juneday is still a website at the moment, and Shen Fang has only heard about it.
After getting off the plane, he bought a lot of newspapers and magazines.
He just wanted to see how the media praised him.
Sure enough, it's pretty good.
Sitting in the taxi, Shen Fang kept flipping through newspapers and magazines, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Shen Fang did not come back with Jiang Wen and the others. He still had some things he wanted to do in Cannes.
The film festival is actually a business place. After winning the award, a European film company proposed to purchase the European video copyright of "Far Cry".
This is a very common situation, and the other party's offer is quite acceptable.
300,000 euros, ten years of copyright.
It doesn't sound like much, but it's actually a pretty good deal.
Let's put it this way, it is very difficult for a movie to be released in Europe, even if it is a domestic movie in these European countries, let alone to make a big box office after it is released.
This sounds incredible, but it is indeed the truth.
Take France as an example. The birthplace of modern cinema, the current domestic film market has been completely dominated by Hollywood companies and films.
There is a WTO agreement, and there is protection for the cultural industry, but this protection is almost as good as no protection at all.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for a movie from Asia to be released, let alone achieve a good box office.
It would be better to go into the video disc market. This market is huge and you can make money.
As for the form of copyright sales, there are probably two types, splitting accounts or buying out.
For now, Asian movies are basically bought out, even for master-level movies.
Splitting accounts does sound more tempting, but splitting accounts means increased financial costs. In so many countries in Europe, the laws alone are a mess.
If you want to collect money according to divided accounts, you may not even be able to pay the wages of employees in the end.
What's more, our film doesn't have any big names, it's all about Eastern faces, so it's hard to get a high box office.
Shen Fang probably knew this, and he told his elder brother Long about this business.
Big brother Long is also very happy.
Finally, the price was negotiated to 350,000 euros for ten years.
Calculated according to the current exchange rate, it is almost 3.5 million RMB.
In other words, the movie "Far Cry" has already made a profit before it was officially released!
Even if taxes are deducted, you still make money.
Shen Fang was very happy. Because he was busy with this matter, he stayed in France for a few more days.
In fact, "The Sun Also Rises" was also interested in the copyright dealer, but Jiang Wen wanted to wait and see, so he returned first.
After all, he doesn't care about money, it's all Boss Yang's money anyway.
Just like that, when Shen Fang returned to his motherland and the capital, he was not surrounded by reporters.
The reporters had previously blocked Jiang Wen and the others so they could take photos.
Shen Fang was in a good mood and planned to go home first.
Give that girl a call.
"Well, how is your family now?"
"You're back?"
"Ah? Why does your voice sound weird?"
"No, it's nothing. By the way, can you go find Brother Teng and the others first?"
"Xiao Mi, you didn't do something to my house, did you?"
"Nothing! Oh, by the way, congratulations on winning the prize! Hee hee..."
"Oh, thank you very much."
what's the situation?
But, after all, we are good brothers, and Shen Fang has to give this girl face.
If she can handle it, then it's okay.
So, Shen Fang called Brother Teng again.
"Let go, congratulations!"
"Thank you Brother Teng, but this award..."
"You are going to be popular, you are really going to be popular, oh, you don't know, this is making me hungry..."
"Haha...Brother Teng, this baggage of yours is nothing new to me."
"Really?"
"of course."
The two brothers chatted for a while, just like a stage show or a comedy.
However, Brother Teng still said some important things.
On the night of the Cannes closing ceremony, a group of them were also paying attention to the details of the awards in the Internet cafe.
This moved Shen Fang very much.
Well, Brother Teng didn’t say that they wrote more than one book that night.
This isn't the point.
The real point is...
"In our "Charlotte Troubles", the role of Qiu Ya needs to be changed."
"change?"
As soon as Shen Fang heard this, he took a taxi to Century Theater.
…
There were only two people in the originally noisy rehearsal room.
"I'm going to play "Yilian Youmeng"."
"That's it, then congratulations."
"By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet."
"Then let's congratulate each other."
Zhang Jiani, seeing Shen Fang again, wanted the two of them to talk alone.
Now that she is alone, she is a little shy.
This shyness appeared in Shen Fang's eyes, and his understanding was that the girl in front of him was about to turn into Ziling.
To be precise, this drama is called "Another Dream", but the plot is similar to the old version.
At this time, Aunt Qiongyao's drama is still very popular.
When Zhang Jiani got the role of Zi Ling, she truly transformed from a chrysalis into a butterfly.
However, Shen Fang couldn't help but have that famous scene appear in his mind.
What you lost was just a leg, but what Ziling lost was love!
The old version also has this paragraph, and these three views are really speechless.
As for Aunt Qiongyao, her novels and dramas are quite strange in outlook.
She has a great future, so Shen Fang naturally can't keep her to continue playing Qiu Ya.
TV drama heroines are much more popular than drama actors.
"I wish you success." Shen Fang sent his blessing.
and extended his hand.
But Zhang Jiani looked at him with complicated eyes, but in the end, she still held Shen Fang's hand.
"Thank you, but I want to ask a question, is that okay?"
The two of them didn't let go of their hands.
"Just ask."
Zhang Jiani bit her lip before saying, "Can't Qiu Ya and Yuan Hua be together well?"
This is a play. Shen Fang summed it up and gave an answer.
"Both of them belong to the type who think too much."
Is this an answer?
Zhang Jiani nodded, let go of her hand, and smiled at Shen Fang before leaving.
"If you become a big star in the future, don't forget me."
Shen Fang didn't think much and said directly: "Of course I won't forget it."
Just like that, Qiu Ya went to make Ziling.
…
"Don't delay other people's future!"
"That's right!"
"So, are there any alternatives?"
"Well...we'll find a few of them when the time comes."
Shen Fang, Brother Teng and Brother Xiang had to discuss the casting of the character Qiu Ya. Soon, Brother Xiang came up with a lot of photos.
This is how we select actors in China. We basically start with photos.
Brother Teng quickly expressed his unique opinion and chose a photo for Shen Fang.
"How about this? I think she has the qualities of a comedian."
When Shen Fang saw this photo, he almost burst into tears.
Isn't this Jia Ling?
In the future, she will definitely not be able to play Qiu Ya.
But Sister Ling in the photo now is very slim!
I really can’t say that I can’t play the role of Qiu Ya.
Could it be that Brother Teng and Sister Ling are about to start a bad relationship?
"How about letting go?"
Brother Teng feels that he is Bole now.
Shen Fang coughed lightly, "Brother Teng, you can choose, but can we find someone more beautiful?"
more beautiful?
Brother Teng looked at Shen Fang with a different look, and there were many folds in the smile on his face.
"You can't tell, you're pretty cool!"
Color, sometimes pronounced sai in the Northeast.
Shen Fang blushed, "I didn't!"
According to the plot, Qiu Ya and Yuan Hua are going to meet each other.
But even if he didn't consider this, Shen Fang still felt that Sister Ling's Qiu Ya was not reliable.
"Brother Teng, although Qiu Ya has a bad character, her beauty is also part of the memories of her school days."
If this 'memory' is Sister Ling, wouldn't her future image... become a memory killer?
Fortunately, Brother Teng was moved by Shen Fang's words and will continue to look for it.
…
It was already afternoon when we came out of Century Theater.
Seeing that there was still time, Shen Fang simply went back to school.
He has already prepared the notebook.
"return with glory?"
As soon as he saw Teacher Chang, Shen Fang's pressure came again.
"Teacher Chang, we are not joking. The notebook I promised before has been written."
Teacher Chang really wanted to see Shen Fang's embarrassed expression, but now that the book was mentioned, she was also very curious.
"Bring it here."
Shen Fang simply handed it over.
The first thing that caught Teacher Chang's eyes were three big characters.
Chapter completed!