Edward sighed and said with emotion: "Yes, because of the shortage of funds, this movie cannot be perfect. Now I just hope to sell this movie and try to make back the money."
When Chen Feng heard this, he couldn't help but follow his words and asked: "I would like to ask, how is your sales now?"
Edward smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It has only been sold to two countries, and the price is not very high."
Chen Feng said: "I came to the film festival this time mainly to promote my movie. The situation of my movie may be slightly better than yours, because the box office of my movie in China is still the same.
It's very good. Some film companies have come to inquire about buying my overseas copyright before, but I rejected them all because in my opinion, their prices were too low, so I came here this time to promote it myself."
Edward nodded with deep sympathy and said: "If the movie is handed over to those film dealers, especially middlemen, the price will definitely not be very high. It is just difficult to promote it by myself without channels and connections, so I ran two or three times
It’s been months since I’ve been rejected. Those hateful businessmen only see money but no art. What’s more important is that they don’t understand art. Although my movie has some flaws, it’s still a good movie.
As a result, those businessmen didn’t understand. They only valued the market and did not value the inherent art of the film at all.”
At this time, Miranda on the side intervened: "You two should order first."
The two of them stopped talking and called the waiter to start ordering. After ordering, Edward started nagging again, saying that those businessmen didn't understand movies at all and maliciously belittled his debut film, and they didn't understand him even more.
The artistic value of the movie was very low, and he felt that his self-esteem and artistic dignity had been insulted.
Chen Feng laughed off his nagging. Movies are art, that's true, but they are also a commodity. Art and commodities are not actually contradictory. For example, Van Gogh's paintings are both art and commodities. Others look down upon them.
Regarding your movies, I can only say that your movies are not good enough.
When he had finished nagging, Chen Feng quickly changed the topic: "Yesterday I attended a film exchange meeting at the Kaili Hotel, but there were not many film dealers at the exchange meeting, only some actors, artists, etc., you
Where do you usually go to promote your movies?”
Edward didn't hide anything and said directly: "In the beginning, I went to those movie companies to promote my movies, but those movie companies were all vampires and the prices they gave were too low. I had to look for movies from all over the world.
In the beginning, it was through those exchange meetings and symposiums. But as you said, there are not many film dealers here. Later, I found out from a friend that there is a club. It’s just a few steps away from the Kaili Hotel.
Not far from the hotel, there is a bar, where film dealers often gather and communicate. If you are interested, I can take you there in the evening. I plan to wait there at night to see if I can meet some other new film dealers.
, promote my movie." This was what Chen Feng was waiting for, and Link thanked him: "Thank you very much. I'll go with you tonight."
"You're welcome, we can be companions. When the time comes to cover each other, maybe the effect will be better."
"ok, no problem."
Then the two chatted about some issues related to film shooting and directing. They exchanged ideas with each other and gained something from each other. Chen Feng still has the skills that he is proficient in as a director, so these experiences and knowledge are obviously high.
to the other party, so the other party benefits much more than he does.
Therefore, Edward officially recognized Chen Feng's directorial skills and film knowledge, and his attitude was obviously more polite.
The two men were chatting enthusiastically, but they ignored Miranda. They were talking about more professional issues, and Miranda couldn't get in the middle of the conversation. Chen Feng knew that he had ignored her, so he quickly made up for it: "Ed
Hua, can you tell me why you chose Miranda as the heroine?"
Miranda, who was eating the food silently, quickly said, "You can ask me this question."
Edward said with some embarrassment: "I originally wanted to pursue her, but she rejected me and her attitude was very firm. But because of this, the two of us got to know each other. After all, I am a director and she is an actor. We often
We still had contact with each other and treated them as ordinary friends. Then by chance, I found out that Miranda was actually my relative or my junior. Her grandmother was my father’s cousin. So I was actually Miranda.
uncle."
"Edward, it's impossible for me to call you uncle." After Miranda said this, she couldn't help but laugh. Her identity couldn't help but feel a little funny. Obviously Edward regarded Chen Feng as a true friend, otherwise this embarrassing incident
I definitely won't say it out loud.
"So because she is your relative, you made her the heroine?"
Edward shook his head and said: "This is not the main thing. The main thing is that her salary is very low and she is willing to pay it first."
Chen Feng was immediately speechless. This also explains why Miranda's acting skills were average and her temperament was somewhat inconsistent with the heroine's character, but she was still chosen to star in the end.
Emily on the side suddenly became unhappy: "Edward, didn't you say before that my acting skills are very good, and also that I look very innocent and innocent, which is very suitable for the heroine of this movie?"
Edward smiled awkwardly, nodded quickly and said, "Of course, this is also an aspect."
Miranda was not really an ignorant girl, so she knew the answer as soon as she saw his expression. She snorted in dissatisfaction.
Chen Feng immediately changed the subject and asked: "Then how did you come up with the idea of being the leading actor in this movie?"
Edward said helplessly: "Originally, I had already chosen a male lead candidate. The agreed salary was US$200,000, but when the filming was about to start, this guy's agent wanted to increase the price to US$300,000. Of course I refused.
.In the end, I urgently recruited male actors. After interviewing many people, they felt they were not suitable. Seeing that the crew was ready, everyone was waiting to start filming. It cost money every day. After waiting for a few days, I couldn't wait any longer.
, so I had to do it myself.”
Chen Feng thought it was no wonder. He had wronged him before and felt that he was overestimating his abilities. He didn't expect that he had no choice but to be the leading actor.
But this also paved the way for the failure of his movie. However, the other party's movie was made like this with 1.5 million US dollars in funds. It can only be said that the other party could not make good use of the money, or in Europe and the United States.
The cost of making movies is too high.
The lunch was quite satisfactory. At about the same time, Chen Feng went to pay the bill first. Then before Edward separated from them, he made an appointment to go to the film dealer club with Chen Feng in the evening.
Watching Edward leave, Miranda said solemnly: "Chen, Edward is actually a very talented person. I hope you can help him if you have the opportunity. He has mortgaged all his properties this time.
He gave it to the bank, but the box office of the movie was not satisfactory. If he cannot sell the movie this time, he will lose money. When the time comes and he cannot get the house back, he will live on the street."
Through this conversation, Chen Feng also knew that Edward was still very capable. But the fact now is that his debut film was a failure. It is still quite difficult to sell it at an ideal price.
However, since the beautiful woman asked for it, Chen Feng would definitely accept it and nodded immediately: "Of course, if there is a chance, I will definitely help him. In the evening, if a film company takes a fancy to my movie, I will tell them about it."
I highly recommend this movie.”
"Thank you, you are a good person." Miranda said very touched.
But Chen Feng was suddenly given a good guy card, which caught Chen Feng off guard.