Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 328 Hot Copyright
The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin.

Gu Wei was awakened by his vibrating cell phone. He picked it up and saw that it was not yet 6:30 in the morning.

"Hello." A confused voice sounded, and the tone was a little weak.

"Haha, you're great, you really helped Yifei win the Best Actress award, awesome." Han Sanping's voice rang out from the other end of the line, chattering non-stop.

"Mr. Han, don't you check the time? What time is it now?" Gu Wei said unhappily. After attending the cocktail party last night, they returned to the hotel almost at dawn. Everyone was very excited and didn't go to bed until after two in the morning.

"You kid, I looked at the time. It's morning there now, and you're in poor health at such a young age." Han Sanping teased. He saw the news as soon as he woke up in the morning, and it was not easy for him to wait until noon to call Gu Wei.

Hearing this, Gu Wei couldn't help but complain in his heart, "It's just me. If it were Liu Yifei, I'd wake her up at this time and she would probably get mad again."

"Boss Han, you are so busy, how come you remembered to call me?"

"Hey, since you won the award, I'm calling to congratulate you. Have you settled things over there? When will you be back with Yifei and the others?"

"No hurry, I plan to play here for two days before going back."

"I heard that Yifei is planning to take on Cheng Long's movie, and she's waiting for you to come back and talk to her.

Also, how is the copyright issue going? Come back as soon as you’re done so that we can celebrate for Yifei together…”

Listening to Han Sanping's non-stop chatter, Gu Wei put his phone on the bed and fell asleep again soon.

"Hello, Gu Wei, Gu Wei..."

"This brat." Hearing that there was no movement from the other end, Han Sanping couldn't help but laugh and curse, then hung up the phone.

It was just dawn in Berlin, but it was already afternoon in China. At this time, the domestic entertainment industry was already extremely lively.

First, the photo of Liu Yifei receiving the award appeared on the cover of Weibo, and the young lady’s acceptance speech was also included below.

Since their own spokesperson won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress, Weibo naturally made a big fuss about it, and took advantage of the popularity to attract more celebrity artists to join.

Immediately afterwards, major domestic portals gave Liu Yifei today's front-page headlines.

Judging from the reports from major media websites, reporters, and comments from netizens and fans, Liu Yifei's fame in China can be said to have reached its peak at this moment.

In a villa in the capital.

Liu Xiaoli looked at the photos of her daughter winning the award and her daughter's acceptance speech, and her eyes became moist unconsciously.

"My daughter has grown up and no longer needs my careful care and protection."

"Congratulations to Yifei. When she was filming this movie, I found that she had great acting skills. I didn't expect that she would win the Best Actress award this time. She really deserves it, haha.

I also starred in this movie. When it is released, you can go to the cinema to watch it.

I am preparing for my next film, and I hope to work with Yifei at that time.”

Jiang Wen, who made a guest appearance in "On the Beach at Night Alone", kept praising Liu Yifei during an interview with reporters and also did not forget to promote the movie.

At the same time, directors of the company including Ning Hao, Wu Ershan, Lu Yang, Xu Zheng, and Wu Jing all accepted media interviews. In a word, Yifei deserved the Best Actress award and her acting skills were recognized by the jury.

As for the artists under the Eighteenth Company, they were full of praise for them. As a member of the Star Film and Television Company, the stronger the company is, the higher their status in the circle will be, and everyone will prosper together.

On the other hand, Chen Kaige and his wife, who were selling copyright fees in Berlin, were surrounded by reporters as soon as they got off the plane.

“Well, this trip to Berlin went smoothly with the film rights.

Yifei won the award, I know, I will continue to work hard in the future. "

As for Zhang Yimou who was filming at the same time, he could not escape the interview of reporters.

“Yifei is a very good actress. It is only a matter of time before she wins an award. This time her ability has been recognized.

Well, I hope I can have the opportunity to work with her in the future."

"This also proves the strength of our mainland actors. Whether in China or in Hollywood, Yifei has proven her commercial value. This time she won the Best Actress award, which proves her acting skills. I hope to work with Yifei in the future."

Feng Xiaogang said from the bottom of his heart that if he didn't criticize it randomly, it would really look like it was true.

All the big directors in the circle have said that they would like to work with Liu Yifei if they have the chance in the future. This has made other actresses completely jealous.

Especially the big stars born in the 1980s and 1985s, Liu Yifei won the Berlin Film Festival Best Actress Award, and the gap between them has been completely widened.

...

The Berlin Film Festival has come to an end, but the subsequent copyright transactions will still take a few days.

After all, there will definitely be film producers who will come to buy the copyrights of award-winning works in the competition unit.

After hanging up the phone with Han Sanping, Gu Wei slept for a while and was then woken up by his assistant.

"Director Gu, the contracts for the films we selected for China Film Group have already been signed."

"Okay, go meet the film producers first, then go talk to them about the two movies we've chosen, and bring them to me to sign the contract after you've agreed."

"Okay, Director Gu."

When we got downstairs, the vice president of China Film Group was also there. "Congratulations, Director Gu. Where's Yifei?"

"He's asleep upstairs. He made too much noise last night. He probably won't wake up until noon."

Gu Wei nodded and gestured.

"Haha, it's normal to be happy after winning the Best Actress award."

Both parties came to the restaurant, ordered something, and chatted while eating.

"Director Gu, what do you think of that Golden Bear Award-winning film? Is it suitable for introduction into China?"

When talking about serious matters, the other party unconsciously sat up straight and his expression became serious.

Hearing this, Gu Wei picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth. "The subject matter of films that can win the Golden Bear Award must be good, but this type of art film cannot guarantee box office success. Just like the movie that won the Golden Bear Award, the domestic box office was also dismal."

Hearing this, the vice president smiled. That's right, the market for art films in China is indeed average. Besides, the other party has won an award, and the copyright fee has increased a lot. After considering for a moment, he still chose to listen to Gu Wei. After all, the copyrights of many previous films were purchased based on Gu Wei's opinions. In terms of movies, the person in front of him is an authority.

"Director Gu, Mr. Han just called me and asked for your price quote for this movie!"

"Mr. Han is still thinking about this good thing." Gu Wei shook his head helplessly and complained silently.

"Forget about the copyright. The domestic distribution will be handed over to China Film Group."

"Yes, okay, Director Gu, I will report to President Han later." The vice president smiled unusually brightly at this moment. After all, the task assigned to him by the company was to take charge of the promotion and publicity of "On the Beach at Night Alone".

Whether an art film, especially one that participates in a film festival, wins an award or not does have a huge impact on the film's copyright bonus.

Before the closing ceremony of "On the Beach at Night Alone", eight film companies made offers, and after the closing ceremony, three more companies made offers.

Not only that, with the increase in film producers, everyone's bids for copyrights have also increased a lot, with the lowest increase being a quarter and the highest reaching a third.

However, the specific matters will be discussed by company employees, and Gu Wei will be responsible for the final decision.

"Boss, we've negotiated the copyrights for the two movies we've taken a fancy to." The speaker was Li Feng, vice president of the company's film department. He was previously in charge of the logistics sector and was considered an old hand in the company and Gu Wei's absolute confidant. Later, he was transferred by Gu Wei to Song Ge as an assistant. Song Ge didn't have time to come, so he naturally followed along.

"How many?"

"One is $258 million and the other is $306 million."

Hearing this, Gu Wei nodded. The box office of both movies was less than 20 million, so the price was not high.

"Okay, sign the contract and hand it over to China Film Group, and they will bring it in and distribute it."

"Okay, boss." After saying that, Li Feng walked out quickly.

On the other side, in the hotel conference room, there was still a heated discussion about the copyright fees of "Alone on the Beach at Night".

In the afternoon, when Gu Wei went over, he saw Li Feng and his men chatting with a group of film producers. It seemed that everything was almost done.

"Boss." An employee greeted Gu Wei after seeing him come in.

"How did the talk go?" Gu Wei asked.

"On the Beach at Night Alone" only has domestic copyright and North American copyright left, and the remaining overseas copyrights are all for sale.

When the employees heard Gu Wei's question, they smiled unconsciously.

"Mr. Li has already negotiated with them. The total price for the copyright in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and other regions is 1790 million US dollars.

Among them, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway each have about two million, and the remaining countries and regions have a minimum of several hundred thousand and a maximum of millions. "

After listening to this, Gu Wei nodded. For an art film, this price was very high, not even including the box office in North America and China.

More than 10 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 100 million RMB. The cost was recovered before the movie was released.

...

In the next two days, Gu Wei and the vice president of China Film Corporation were busy signing copyright contracts and copyright transfer documents.

The copyright of "On the Beach at Night Alone" needs to be signed separately. Among more than a dozen film producers, Gu Wei only signed with six. After all, many film producers are from the same region, and the highest bidder wins. This has been the case since ancient times.

At the same time, after the end of this Berlin Film Festival, the crews whose film rights had been sold out were packing their bags and leaving Berlin one after another.

"Director Gu, aren't you going back with us?" After securing the copyrights of all imported films, the vice president of China Film couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He had finally completed the task, and he would be able to report to President Han after returning. He then asked again.

"I plan to play here for a few days. We'll see you in China when the time comes."

Hearing this, Gu Wei explained.

"Okay, Director Gu, see you in China."

Seeing this, the other party just said hello and rushed back to the country.

After seeing off the people from China Film, the company's vice president Li Feng also took most of the company's employees back to China by plane. As for Gu Wei and others, they stayed in Europe for a public-funded tour.

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(End of this chapter)