Chapter 302 The one who came to make soy sauce became the focus
The red carpet waiting area for the opening ceremony of the 14th Magic City International Film Festival gathered many well-known directors and actors at home and abroad. Just looking at the large number of gringos, the word "International Film Festival" can be said.
Actors and directors each have their own circles. Big directors gather together and are surrounded by first- and second-tier actors.
Ma Xiaogang, who is currently preparing for his new film "1942", also took time out of his busy schedule to come over. Before coming, he had received a hint from a certain judge that he might win an award.
Ma Xiaogang doesn't care whether he wins or not, he just wants to support his country's film festival.
Although when I arrived, I saw Wu Yusen, which was a bit annoying. After all, he had previously criticized the Golden Horse Awards and basically scolded directors from Xiangjiang and Baodao who had no relationship with him, including Wu Yusen.
However, Ma Xiaogang is still in a very good mood. He sold a shell company for 300 million and got a lot of money.
With such a huge sum of money, Ma Xiaogang was considering replacing the N7256C private jet. The bargain of 10 million yuan was no longer worthy of his status.
The new film "1942" has become a hot topic for investment in the film and television industry. In addition to Huayang, Wanda and the shell company in which it holds shares, Chongqing Film Group spent 100 million in order to obtain investment shares. , a one-to-one replica of a nearly 300-meter-long Chongqing Old Street.
60 one-to-one real-life antique buildings. When filming the Chongqing bombing scene, one-third of them would be blown up directly!
Besides him, Ma Xiaogang, who else has this energy!
And my wife is not here tonight. I will walk on the red carpet with Fan Binbin later. The purple retro dress is quite nice. He likes purple very much.
However, at this time, a somewhat annoying face appeared in front of Ma Xiaogang.
"Director Ma, long time no see. You are in good spirits."
Li Qian's familiar and disgusting standard smiling face came closer, and Ma Xiaogang frowned.
It's like I'm very familiar with you, how can I be so close to you!
"Director Li doesn't look energetic. He's in such poor health at such a young age, so he needs to be more careful." Ma Xiaogang said calmly.
"What Director Ma said is true. It seems that Director Ma is still as strong as he was when he got older." Li Qian said with a smile.
Ma Xiaogang's eyes were warm and angry, and Fan Binbin, who was holding his hand, also felt a little embarrassed.
But at this time there was a slight commotion behind, and some foreigners could be heard exclaiming.
Media tycoons Rupert Murdoch and Wendy Deng are here, as well as the two heroines of "Snowflake and the Secret Fan" Li Binbin and Quan Zixian.
As the world's largest multinational media group, the controller of News Corporation is one of the most powerful people in the world in the media field. His arrival instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.
He was probably brought here by his wife Wendy Deng to promote "Snowflake and the Secret Fan".
A group of four people walked over under the gaze of everyone, and Li Binbin and Quan Zixian who were next to them also took advantage of it.
Fan Binbin saw that his rival who had just competed on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival in April was so showy that he couldn't help but straighten up, making Ma Xiaogang's eyes seem to be attracted by magnets. The white flowers were a little dazzling, and he almost couldn't move them away. .
Wendy Deng led Murdoch to several big directors. Obviously, Wendy Deng, who is involved in the film and television industry, is very familiar with the domestic film and television industry.
Li An and Wu Yusen, two great directors who have worked in Hollywood, Rupert Murdoch must know, and Li An's "Life of Pi" was invested by 20th Century Fox.
Murdoch just said hello politely to Wu Yusen, a loser in Hollywood.
In addition to Li An, Cheng Kai and Ma Xiaogang also greeted each other out of politeness. However, when Wendy Deng introduced Li Qian, Murdoch was a little surprised and reached out his hand, "Hello, Director Li."
Li Qian was a little strange, but he still shook the hand he didn't want to hold, "Hello, Mr. Murdoch."
Murdoch said with a smile, "Director Lee's Jaws series is very popular in North America. Fox TV's TV on-demand revenue has reached 8 million US dollars in the past few years. I don't know when the third part will be filmed."
The TV on demand of Fox TV alone is 8 million?
Let me tell you, even if there are two movies together, it is scary enough. The five major TV networks should have a total of 30 million.
Two Chinese-language films, in just three years, sold on TV for 30 million U.S. dollars, each one worth over 10 million U.S. dollars.
TV on demand is generally a small one, and DVD is a big one. It is estimated that it will at least double, and together it will exceed 100 million.
Although Cheng Long and Jet Li both have DV and video movies with sales exceeding 50 million, even the North American DVD of "Rush Hour 3" in 2007 sold more than 80 million.
But there should be only about five Chinese-language films with 50 million DVD and video tape sales.
"Jaws", a three-no movie, actually sold such a number. Li Qian never thought that it might be because there are no cultural barriers to horror movies.
The laugh points of comedy films vary from country to country, and even the laugh points of the south and north of the country are different, but horror films should all be similar.
However, although "Jaws" is not a bloody horror film, it still scares people through direct and indirect visual effects.
How much did it cost to sell the copyright?
Li Qian couldn't even remember it. It seemed that the package of several films did not cost 10 million US dollars.
Big loss.
His heart ached secretly, but Li Qian still smiled slightly on the surface, "I'm sorry Mr. Murdoch, I have no idea of filming a third part at the moment."
"That's such a pity. If Director Li wants to make a third film, he can cooperate with Fox." Murdoch said with a rather regretful smile.
"I will consider it, thank you Mr. Murdoch." Li Qian nodded and said seriously.
Murdoch and Li Qian, who were chatting, suddenly became the focus of the red carpet waiting area. Murdoch didn't even talk so much to Li An.
Hearing that Murdoch actively wanted to cooperate with Li Qian, other people's eyes lit up, especially several foreign directors and actors.
That's Rupert Murdoch, the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch!
If you don't just flatter me quickly, then you still have to think about it. You're so reserved!
There are several foreign directors who wish they were standing in front of Murdoch. Although most of the people here are independent film directors, who will make independent films if they can get into mainstream theaters?
Li Qian felt different eyes on him and felt helpless. He just wanted to give Optoelectronics a chance to attend the film festival, but he didn't expect to meet Murdoch, a media tycoon.
Nor did he expect that this media tycoon, whom he had never met in person, would directly invite him to cooperate with Fox, and he would become the focus of the scene.
I'm obviously just here to buy soy sauce, but I didn't even bring a soy sauce bottle, and I didn't even sign up for the film festival.
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Not to mention some foreigners, even Li An, who has already made another A-level production with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, was a little surprised.
He had heard of "Jaws". When it was released in North America, it was quite popular among the horror film community. Although Milikian likes bloody horror movies like "A Nightmare on Elm Street", he is also interested in the genre of "Jaws".
Don't refuse.
It seemed that the box office and DVD sales were good at first, but I didn't expect it to be so high. The on-demand fee for one Fox TV station was 8 million.
If Li Qian wants to develop in Hollywood, this is simply the best pass. Regardless of DVD, TV on demand, or box office, Hollywood will welcome directors who can make money with open legs.
Brother Cheng Kai is a little envious. When he made "The Promise", he hired Japanese actors just for the Asian market. He also had the idea of becoming famous in Hollywood like Zhang Yimou. After all, "Farewell My Concubine" has been so long ago.
Wu Yusen was very unhappy. He was a great international director, but he was ignored by Murdoch. He was worse than a young boy.
But I can only put my dissatisfaction at ease and wait for the Oriental Titanic of "Taipei" to sail around the world three years later, earn back my own glory, and return to Hollywood!
Ma Xiaogang was even more unhappy. These two words were almost written directly on his forehead.
Compared to the two of them, Ma Xiaogang has not even touched the door of Hollywood. Although "The Banquet" sold the North American rights and made a lot of money, there was no splash at all.
And Li Qian seems to have made an online movie earlier, which sold for 10 million US dollars on TV on demand?
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch even invited him personally!
Although it was just a polite invitation that happened to happen, at least Murdoch remembered Li Qian.
In comparison, he just got 300 million for nothing, and it was nothing to the extent that Chongqing Film Company had to invest 100 million to build and shoot it.
I just thought about changing to a private jet, but I didn’t have the interest anymore. Fan Binbin’s snow-white breasts next to me no longer smelled good, and the award I was about to receive didn’t mean much anymore.
Dull!
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The Murdochs arrived almost in a hurry. As soon as they finished speaking, the red carpet ceremony was about to begin, and the couple took the lead on the red carpet.
Some actors wanted to chat up Li Qian and several big directors, but when they thought about their own fame, they gave up. They were not even qualified to chat up anyone below the A-list.
However, a few foreign actors came up to Li Qian and introduced themselves, using broken Chinese.
Of course, only for "mud tyrants".
Li Qian also said hello, and then stopped responding. There was nothing wrong with pretending not to speak English.
At this time, Li An took the initiative and said, "Hello, Director Li, I've seen a few of your movies and they were very good. In fact, you should have agreed directly just now to sit in Murdoch's position. You wouldn't be willing to let anyone else do it."
Take care of yourself."
"You also have to look at how much you weigh."
Wu Yusen said something sinister, turned around and stepped onto the red carpet.
"???"
What's going on with this man? Li Qian feels that he has never offended him.
Ma Xiaogang glanced at Li Qian, "Keep pretending!"
When "Red Cliff" was released, Li Qian mocked him once, and Ma Xiaogang remembered it clearly.
No, why do I remember Li Qian so clearly?
I don't know why, but Ma Xiaogang particularly hates Li Qian's smile and innocent expression. He hates both.
Li Qian shrugged, it didn't matter, he smiled, "I really have no plans to start the third part of "Jaws", I have a lot of things on my hands."
"Has director Li's "I'm Not the God of Medicine" finished filming?" Li An was noncommittal.
"It just finished filming and it will be released soon," Li Qian said.
"I'm looking forward to it." Li An smiled, and after being polite for a while, he also stepped onto the red carpet.
"Humph, I really take it seriously. Murdoch is just being polite."
Ma Xiaogang snorted with some disdain and walked onto the red carpet with Fan Binbin on his arm.
After everyone left, only Li Qian and Brother Cheng Kai were left.
"Director Cheng, please go first?"
"Then I'll go over and wait for Director Li first." Brother Cheng Kai chuckled, looking more and more like a veteran cadre.
Li Qian was not in a hurry to leave, he thought about it for a while.
After "Jaws" was released in North America, Colombia approached Du Yang several times and wanted to make the third film as soon as possible.
But Li Qian didn't pay any attention to him, so he didn't have the skills.
Companies such as Fox, Disney, Warner, and even Lions have all asked about the overseas rights to the third part of "Jaws", but they have not responded.
But looking at it now, the North American data is unexpectedly good, so I haven't cared about it.
It seems that Du Yang should be asked to investigate the audience's expectations for the third part of "Jaws". If many people want to see it, find someone to make it.