Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 192 I have a good idea
"what……"

Gu Changwei's raised corners of his mouth were immediately suppressed.

I originally thought "Oldboy" would be the Grand Jury Prize.

Then I came to the award ceremony, but I didn't win a prize, so I should have won the Palme d'Or.

He is about to become the third Palme d'Or director in China.

But he didn't expect that the jury would do this to him.

Double yolk eggs!
Just half a step away, just half a step away, the Palme d'Or is yours.

Gu Changwei felt a sense of loss in his heart.

Of course, he is almost 50 years old and knows that now is not the time for him to be sentimental. The camera must be pointed at him.

So many people are paying attention to themselves.

What does it mean to look sad?
Moreover, the Jury Prize is the second only award in Cannes after the Palme d'Or, which is also quite good.

How much is more?

Therefore, Gu Changwei immediately raised the corner of his mouth, smiled and hugged his wife Jiang Wenli on his right, and the second one hugged Gu Ming.

When it was Zhang Jingchu's turn, he glanced at Gu Ming and changed it to a handshake.

Under everyone's congratulations, Gu Changwei took the trophy in his hand, raised it to Gu Ming, and then started to express his gratitude as usual.

After thanking him, he walked off the stage.

As he walked down, he took a cursory glance at the seats below and soon saw a relatively familiar Hollywood face.

Ben Affleck.

This guy played himself in "Fahrenheit 9/11."

"Oh, it seems that this Palme d'Or really belongs to "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Returning to his position, Gu Changwei sighed, "I have a good idea."

"Why did Quentin let it win the Palme d'Or? If you want the film to have enough influence, wouldn't it be even more influential if you just let Xiao Shu win the Best Actor award?"

"It will definitely ignite the global media in an instant!"

"Is there a possibility? In this case, it would be really exciting." Gu Ming also had to admit that Gu Changwei's idea was really selling. Unfortunately, Quentin didn't do it, or maybe he didn't dare to do it.

After all, if you get angry, others can still turn a blind eye.

If they were to be picked out individually, it would be a complete enmity.

Is a director so courageous?
"It is true that there is a possibility of suicide." Gu Changwei muttered, "Or arrange for a psychotic gunman."

"It's a pity!"

Gu Changwei touched the trophy in his hand, "Golden Palm, Golden Palm!"

"If I could get one, I would be willing to stop making art films from now on."

"Then you'd better not take it and continue making movies honestly." Gu Ming smiled and focused on the last award.

As expected, the documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" won.

It has also become a rare film to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes as a documentary.

Going back further, we have to go to "The Silent World" in 1956. It was a documentary about the underwater world. In addition, it also won the Oscar for best documentary feature the following year.

This year's Cannes ended after such a topical documentary won the Palme d'Or.

the next day.

Gu Ming started selling movies with Gu Changwei.

Anthony was the first to arrive on the scene again.

After arriving, he didn't talk nonsense, "Gu, we are all old friends, and we often do business worth tens of millions and hundreds of millions. I will make a price for all the copyrights of "Peacock" in Europe, Neon South Korea and North America, 500 million." Dollar."

"make a deal!"

This time, Gu Ming didn't even tentatively raise the price.

Even if you get the Palme d'Or, the price is about the same.

Not to mention just the jury award, Anthony obviously paid a considerable premium.

Gu Ming also knew about this premium price that Sony Columbia wanted to use its reputation to sell DVDs and so on. Maybe they would also create a DVD set, which would only cost a few hundred dollars and include all of Gu Ming's works.

Harvest a wave of fans.

Gu Ming is also happy for them to do this. If you don't spend hundreds of dollars to buy DVDs, how dare you say you are my fan?
Besides, spending this money can make them remember me more.

After all, it was backed by real money.

It's easy to become a die-hard fan.

It's the same as virgin boyfriends. The more they give, the more they can't let go.

If you don’t give anything, then it doesn’t matter. You can leave whenever you want and withdraw at any time.

"Oh! Happy cooperation." Anthony smiled and stretched out his hand, "We will have more cooperation in the future. I hope that the more we cooperate, the smoother it will be."

"hope so."

"Gu, since you also hope, let's talk about the next cooperation?" Anthony put his arm around Gu Ming's shoulders, "Let me congratulate you first. The box office of "Saw" has exceeded 3000 million US dollars. What an incredible piece of work!”

"It's actually possible to achieve such huge box office figures at a cost of 120 million."

"This will definitely become a topic of conversation for many filmmakers and even the audience."

"Are you interested in making its mythology more glorious? For example, if the global box office exceeds [-] million?"

"Oh……"

Gu Ming finally understood why this guy was so enthusiastic.

"Saw" hasn't even been finished yet, and it's already eyeing its overseas release.

This is for fear of being snatched away by others!
Then Gu Ming will have to figure it out.

Pretending to be embarrassed, he said.

"I also heard Sophia report that the box office is not bad. However, our agreement is that the North American box office exceeds 5000 million, but this film is not expected to reach 5000 million!"

This is the prediction given by authoritative media.

Gu Ming is also more inclined to be able to break through this number.

In a previous life, it was true that "Saw" received $5500 million.

But it was released during Halloween, the most horror-friendly time period, and the distribution company is Lionsgate, a company that has been involved in horror films for many years and is getting better and better.

Artisan Entertainment, which I acquired, is in decline.After all, there is still a bit of a gap in distribution capabilities, especially for horror films.

It can be directly reflected in the box office.

"These are small details." Anthony waved his hand, "We trust the film you produced."

"Even if "Saw" doesn't reach 5000 million, it's not far away from 5000 million."

"Otherwise? For less than 5000 million, our Sony Columbia also acquired overseas distribution rights based on one-third of the North American box office of 5000 million, which is 660 million."

"You can also add an additional clause. After the North American box office exceeds 5000 million, our company will offer a corresponding price to your company."

"The key is to do it as soon as possible! While "Saw" is gaining momentum, let's promote it to the world!"

"Let horror fans around the world enjoy this film."

"That's a good idea." Gu Ming nodded, then smacked his lips, "But..."

"Ok?"

Anthony thought Gu Ming was about to agree, so he flashed him in such a way, which really made him unresponsive. He turned his head and looked at Gu Ming, "But what?"

"But the DVD sales of horror movies are also a huge source of income! Not only in North America, Europe, Neon, etc., the market for genuine DVDs is also huge." Gu Ming looked regretful.

"Don't talk, don't talk."

Anthony waved his hand.

"30.00% five!"

"750 million in advance, and more later if the box office of "Saw" can exceed 5000 million U.S. dollars."

Movies and movies are different.

Some films can earn more if they surprise at the box office.

Anthony gritted his teeth and gave him the highest authority the company gave him.

"make a deal!"

Gu Ming smiled and stretched out his hand, "Anthony, be happy. After all, Beidou Star Entertainment also has shares in Sony Columbia. In fact, you didn't spend much money, right?"

"I'm not unhappy."

"I just wanted to sign as soon as possible."

"Then let's go back to Los Angeles to sign the contract today."

After leaving the rest of the film sales matters to Gu Changwei, Gu Ming went back to Los Angeles with Anthony.

After signing a contract and receiving US$750 million, he returned to the capital.

……

Venus.

"Mr. Gu, after discussing with Mr. Han, I think it is best to release it on June 6st."

"If we continue to delay, although the American film does not have Chinese subtitles, maybe the pirate company will send someone to translate it and then subtitle it for you. Let's release it as soon as possible." Li Xiaoping stood respectfully and reported her work.

"Yeah, sure!" Gu Ming nodded.

"The other thing is the split with the theater chain."

"Zhang Weiping previously negotiated with major theaters to increase the share of "House of Flying Daggers" to 40.00%."

"Do we need to talk about "Now You See Me" on the basis of 43?"

Li Xiaoping didn't really want to talk further.

Although "Now You See Me" can probably get some more revenue with its North American box office, it's a bit difficult, but [-] is definitely not a big problem.

but……

After all, theaters are not doing well either.

I was picked up by Zhang Weiping a few days ago, and I was picked up by Daystar again in the past few days.

If you catch a sheep and pluck it all day long, don't let it pluck up Geyou one day.

If he dies, it will be bad for everyone.

However, if she doesn't want to, it's because she doesn't want to. Gu Ming still has to make the decision on this kind of thing.

"No need." Gu Ming waved his hand, "40.00% three is enough."

"Also, please don't ask me for my opinion on this issue again."

"We at Daystar will no longer be such a show-off."

"Other companies want to negotiate on sharing, and if the negotiation goes ahead, we can follow up, or all the issuing companies can negotiate together,"

I also plan to be a theater chain, which is enough to offend theater chains across the country.

If you rush to the front to negotiate the share again and again, you will easily become the target of public criticism.

Let Zhang Weiping do this kind of limelight work, and Venus can take advantage of it from behind.

"I understand!"

Li Xiaoping nodded and walked out.

……

The night of August 5st.

"Now You See Me" held a premiere in Beijing.

Because it is summer now.

But it’s not midsummer yet.

The temperature at night was still very comfortable. This time the premiere was not held in a theater, but directly at a stadium.

The most significant improvement is that more fans can watch the premiere.

There are [-] seats available for movie fans.

Even so, the supply of tickets, which are more than twice as expensive as those in theaters, was in short supply, and they were sold out quickly after they went on sale.

Very simple.

Just three days ago, "Now You See Me" successfully exceeded [-] million at the North American box office.

Various media outlets reported on it for free.

It greatly aroused everyone's interest in watching movies.

(End of this chapter)