"Let's cooperate with the film industry alliance!" Wu Jianye read the quotations from major French cinemas brought by Matthew Murphy, and finally chose the film industry alliance that was not the highest in price and not the largest in scale.
Matthew Murphy was slightly startled: "Director Wu, I'm afraid this will have an impact on the company, right?"
The Film Industry Alliance had just been established a few years ago, and the theater chains it owned could not compare with Gomon and Badai, and the prices offered were not as high as Gomon. Matthew Murphy didn't understand why Wu Jianye chose the Film Industry Alliance.
For a moment, Matthew Murphy even wondered if Wu Jianye had some private deal with the film industry alliance.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will explain it to Linda. You don't have to worry about this. Just do as I say!"
Seeing what Wu Jianye said, Matthew Murphy stopped trying to persuade him, "What about the mk2?"
Wu Jianye thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to worry about this. I'll explain this matter to Martin Kamitz."
If it is just a simple Martin Kamitz, Wu Jianye actually does not need to explain it specifically, but after all, Martin Kamitz was introduced by Gil Jacobs. If Wu Jianye wants to continue to make a difference at the Cannes Film Festival, just
It's impossible to get around Gil Jacobs, so I still need to explain it myself.
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"Mr. Kamitz, I'm really sorry this time. I also regret not being able to cooperate with mk2!"
It was the same coffee shop as last time. Wu Jianye invited Gil Jacobs and Martin Kamitz.
It would be impossible to say that Martin Kamitz was not at all disturbed, but he also knew that this matter was basically hopeless.
"Hey, I really didn't expect that Director Wu would hand over the movie "The Last Emperor" to a commercial theater." Martin Kamitz said disappointedly.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Mr. Kamitz, actually I invite you to come out this time because of another matter!"
Martin Kamitz was taken aback for a moment and asked: "Is there anything else?"
Wu Jianye: "In fact, our country's film industry is slowly developing in recent years, and film talents are also emerging in an endless stream, such as Chen Kai, the director of "Yellow Earth" who won the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival the year before last.
Song, his current new film "The King of Children" has been produced, but due to time issues he was unable to catch up with this Cannes Film Festival. However, he has decided to apply for the film "The King of Children" to next year's Cannes Film Festival.
The photographer of "Yellow Earth" is Zhang Yimou, who won the Photography Award at the Nantes Three Continents Film Festival. He is also nervously preparing for his new film. These people all represent the new force of our Chinese film. I can arrange it when the time comes.
They met with Mr. Kamitz."
"Yellow Earth" became a hit not only for Chen Kaige but also for Zhang Yimou. It was precisely because of "Yellow Earth" that Zhang Yimou was qualified to direct "Red Sorghum".
But because of the special nature of "Red Sorghum", Zhang Yimou and Xiying Film Studio finally chose the Berlin Film Festival for this film, but the facts proved that their choice was correct.
"Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear at next year's Berlin Film Festival.
This is also the highest honor a domestic film has received at the Berlin Film Festival.
From then on, this movie also led Zhang Yimou to a life of cheating.
After hearing Wu Jianye's suggestion, Martin Kamitz smiled slightly: "Well, I hope their movie can be as good as Director Wu's movie!"
Then Gil Jacobs laughed and said: "I know the Chen you are talking about. I have also watched his "Yellow Earth". It is a very good movie. I will watch Chen's new movie next year."
of."
As the film selection director of the Cannes Film Festival, Jill Jacobs was naturally the first to see these films.
In fact, Wu Jianye had already thought about recommending Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou to Martin Kamitz. He would conquer the commercial film market in Europe, while Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and others would conquer the artistic film market in Europe. Only by taking a two-pronged approach could they be able to
Better and earlier let the European market know about China Entertainment Movies.
"I think Chen Kaige will be very happy when he hears the news!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
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"Film Alliance? Wu, do you have other ideas?" When Linda heard that Wu Jianye chose to cooperate with the Film Alliance, she did not question the decision like Matthew Murphy did, but thought of Wu
I might have some follow-up thoughts.
"Yes, since the major film companies in Hollywood have been guarding against Phantom Entertainment's involvement in the industry, we will build a plank road in secret and find another way to get involved in the European industry under the name of Xiangjiang Fengge Entertainment. When the time comes, Phantom Entertainment and
Fengge Entertainment jointly cooperates, so that we can leave Universal in the European market!"
As Phantom Entertainment develops faster and faster, it has already become an independent production company that cannot be ignored in Hollywood. However, the consequence of this is that it is a big success. Almost all the major film studios in Hollywood are eyeing Phantom Entertainment.
If Phantom Entertainment really wants to get involved in the industry, it is very likely that it will be attacked by a group of people.
The true rise of Phantom Entertainment will have to wait until it has sufficient foundation and has its own firm collaborators in North American theaters before it can compete head-on with the established Hollywood film companies.
In fact, there was another concern that Wu Jianye did not mention.
That is, Phantom Entertainment is almost Linda's boss in North America. After several years of development, Linda's power in Phantom Entertainment has definitely exceeded ordinary people's imagination. Fengge Entertainment controls the European industry, which is also a great influence on Linda.
A check and balance.
After all, if Linda becomes rebellious, the harm caused will be far greater than the harm caused by Liu Feng at Fengge Entertainment.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Linda has turned against her now, it's more that Wu Jianye took the precautionary measures.
After hearing this, Linda said: "This is indeed a good idea." Then Linda said: "By the way, the filming of "Die Hard" has officially started. Do you have anything to say?"
Wu Jianye: "No, just follow the normal shooting tasks."
"Then can the movie "The Last Emperor" be scheduled to be released in North America?"
"Let's arrange it!"
Then the two of them talked about Phantom Entertainment's development during this period before hanging up the phone.
With the efforts of Matthew Murphy, the screening rights of "The Last Emperor" have also been negotiated with dealers in other European countries. France sold it for US$100,000, Germany sold it for US$80,000, the UK sold it for US$80,000, and Italy sold it for US$80,000.
It was sold for US$100,000, and it was sold to dozens of other small countries.
However, the screening rights in small countries are not that high, most of them cost 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars.
In total, the European screening rights for "The Last Emperor" sold for a total of US$600,000.
Not only that, Wu Jianye has not allowed "The Last Emperor" to be released throughout Southeast Asia before. Now that he won the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, he can naturally do it.
Not only in Southeast Asia, but also in Hong Kong, which has already been released, the box office of "The Last Emperor" has rebounded because of this news.
After "The Last Emperor" was released in Southeast Asia, RB became the largest box office. RB has always admired China's history, coupled with their natural admiration for the strong, so when Wu Jianye won the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival
After the news spread in RB, the box office of "The Last Emperor" immediately showed a blowout.
The box office of RB alone reached 4.2 billion yen, which is equivalent to nearly 3,000 million U.S. dollars!
But this is all a story for another day. "The Last Emperor" is destined to have a long profit period.
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“It’s still a great time coming to Cannes!”
After handling all the matters at the Cannes Film Festival, Wu Jianye and others also set off to return to China. After accompanying Wu Jianye for a while, Monica Bellucci also followed Matthew Murphy to Hollywood. Where did she go?
She will have her own glory.
But this has nothing to do with Wu Jianye. The relationship between the two is purely transactional.
Also returning to the United States were Zun Long and Chen Chong.
So the only ones returning home this time are Wu Jianye, Zhao Fei, and Mu Deyuan!
Mu Deyuan did not attend the last Venice Film Festival, but he still knew about the conflict between the crew of "Raise the Red Lantern" and Sun Jiarui.
However, without personal experience, the psychology will naturally not be that strong.
"You seemed to be very unhappy last time, but I heard that Lao Wu even took you on a yacht!"
"Hey, you don't know how annoying Sun Jiarui is. If Lao Wu hadn't made arrangements in advance, we might not even have a place to live!" Zhao Fei became angry when he thought of what Sun Jiarui did in Venice last time.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Sun Jiarui has also received the punishment he deserves, and he won't talk to unhappy people anymore!"
Zhao Fei nodded and asked: "Old Wu, should we discuss the matter of "New Dragon Gate Inn" when we go back this time?"
Now Zhao Fei has become Wu Jianye's official photographer. Wu Jianye has finished talking to Zhao Fei about the shooting of "New Dragon Gate Inn" and the two will continue to cooperate.
However, when Wu Jianye talked about this matter with Mu Deyuan, he was rejected by Mu Deyuan. They were all classmates. They had previously worked as photographers for "The Last Emperor" with Zhao Fei. Mu Deyuan was satisfied with himself.
I have the desire to be in the spotlight, but I also don’t want to give up on this movie with the largest investment in the country.
But now he also has his own pursuits. In his opinion, it will be easier for him to become famous if he continues to be Wu Jianye's photographer. However, he has to be subordinate to Zhao Fei and serve as the deputy photographer. This still makes Mu Deyuan a little bit
hard to accept.
He also wants to prove himself.
So in the end Mu Deyuan rejected Wu Jianye's invitation.
"Well, after I go back, I have to go to Xiaoying Studio, and then I will shoot in Dunhuang, Yinchuan and other places to choose a suitable shooting location." Wu Jianye said.
Zhao Fei nodded and said: "That's enough, let's go find Wu Ziniu and the others!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "I guess I can't see Wu Ziniu anymore. I heard that he accepted a movie from Jianjun Film Studio. I don't know where he is now!"
Among the fifth generation directors, although Wu Jianye and Chen Kaige are the most famous, it is not them who have made the most films, but Wu Ziniu.
In just a few years, Wu Ziniu has directed "The Substitute", "Blood Valley", "Pigeon Tree", "The Last Winter"...several movies, and he can definitely be regarded as Wu Jianye.
I approved of the most prolific directors among my classmates.
As Wu Ziniu's reputation grows, he is no longer limited to making films for Xiao Film Studio.
This year it was loaned by Jianjun Film Studio to shoot "Evening Bell".
The film would even win the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival the following year.
Although the domestic film market is deteriorating, it is undeniable that domestic films did produce many excellent films during this period.
It was precisely after knowing the development of the domestic film industry during this period that Wu Jianye realized that simply being an excellent director and making several excellent or even internationally award-winning films would not bring success to China Entertainment Film.
Big changes can only be made by relying on a strong capital market, allowing domestic executives to see that the film industry can bring considerable foreign exchange income to the country like other industries. Only then can it be possible to better develop domestic films.
Even the TV drama industry.
"Is your wife about to give birth?" Zhao Fei suddenly asked.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "There are almost two months left."
"What time?" Zhao Fei asked.
"Don't worry, there's still time, we won't be able to stay there long." Wu Jianye said with a smile.
As his first child, Wu Jianye will definitely not miss his birth date, and the Beipu Western Film and Television City in Phoenix has not yet been established. In other words, Wu Jianye will be filming "New Dragon Gate" this time.
Inn" also needs to build a scene there for the shooting scene in the later part of the movie when Dongchang interrogates the Minister of War.
At the same time, because this movie has been adapted by Wu Jianye, there are some differences from the original version. For example, Wu Jianye will join the competition between Dongchang and Xichang in this movie, and there will also be the competition between Dongchang, Xichang and
The party struggle of the Donglin Party.
These will all be shot in Yanjing.
Although there are not many scenes, it is also preparation for the subsequent series.
This is the biggest difference between Wu Jianye's version of "New Dragon Gate Inn" and Tsui Hark's version of "New Dragon Gate Inn". Due to various reasons, Tsui Hark's version of "New Dragon Gate Inn" was not released until more than 20 years later.
A sequel series, but Wu Jianye's version is different. If the social response is good, Wu Jianye is ready to make this movie into a series.
Of course, Wu Jianye will not direct the subsequent series, but will introduce a new director.
At this time, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou were more pursuing the art of film and ignoring the interests of film. This is one of the reasons why although a number of outstanding film talents emerged in China in the following years, they could not change the decline of film.
one.
Wu Jianye's energy alone is still somewhat insufficient. Only the emergence of more commercial film directors can support Wu Jianye's plan.
When the plane arrived at Yanjing Airport, the three of them got off the plane and saw many enthusiastic movie fans at the arcade in the airport lobby...