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Chapter 357 Big Profits
"Do you know "My Left Foot"? " Huang Ze decided to make Li An a little happy.

"I've seen it." Li An nodded. "It's a very good movie. The lead actor Daniel Day-Lewis left a deep impression on me. Sure enough, he won the Oscar for Best Actor that year."

"That film was Harvey's work," Huang Ze said truthfully. "The entire Oscar operation was run by him. If it weren't for him, it would never have achieved such a great result at the Oscars."

Although he had snatched away Harvey's most crucial work, "Pulp Fiction", which was the key to his complete rise, and Harvey had not yet reached his heyday, the other party's connections and operations were definitely very powerful.

There is another key point. The other party is Jewish. Needless to say, how much advantage this has in Hollywood. The founders of the six major Hollywood companies are all Jewish.

This is much better than taking advantage of yourself.

"For the Best Foreign Language Film, they may not put in much effort, but with their connections, getting a nomination will definitely not be a problem."

"Besides, I have accumulated some connections over the past few years, and I will help you."

"Thank you very much." Li An nodded slightly, then smiled bitterly, "I don't dare to think about the Best Foreign Language Film, but it would be nice to have a nomination."

"I will work harder on the next film. I believe I will be able to stand on the podium one day!"

Li An's eyes were full of longing.

"That day will come!" Huang Ze nodded and continued to ask people to sell films.

The global box office of "The Wedding Banquet" in its previous life was more than 30 million US dollars, which can even be said to have surpassed many original English art films.

Other film producers could see this potential, so they sold their films quite quickly.

By the evening, everything that needed to be sold had been sold.

The total revenue was more than 24 million US dollars.

"It's sold out already?" Xu Ligong of Wanwan China Film, as one of the producers, naturally followed and asked curiously.

"According to my experience, there should be more than a dozen countries that have the ability to buy, but the major countries have already bought it, and there are only two or three big and small fish left." Huang Ze said, "At most, it can be sold for another one or two million."

"Dollar?"

"Mr. Xu, what do you think?"

"I lost my composure." Xu Ligong smiled. "I have a question. Is the total sales this year around 25 million?"

Xu Ligong had been calculating secretly.

But he had been busy all day today, and he couldn't guarantee that what he remembered was correct.

More importantly, this number shattered his understanding.

He needed to make sure.

"More than 24.2 million. If we stay one more day tomorrow, it should be the 25 million that Mr. Xu mentioned." Huang Ze nodded slightly and emphasized, "US dollars."

"Hahaha!"

Xu Ligong knew that the other party was joking, so he laughed along at the right time.

But his heart was bleeding.

Who would have known that a film originally planned to cost more than one million U.S. dollars could earn more than 20 million U.S. dollars!
This makes more money than Jackie Chan's movies.

If I had known this would happen, I would not have cooperated with Huang Ze at that time. Even though the costs were all paid by the other party and I got the Wanwan copyright for free, how much is the Wanwan copyright worth?

If the company invested, wouldn't the profit of more than 20 million belong to the company?

By the way, if Huang Ze wasn’t the producer, would this film have won an award or sold for so much money?
Xu Ligong thought about this and was barely able to convince himself.

But I still feel pain in my heart.

A good achievement may be turned into a stain!

This matter. "Whatever, whatever!" Xu Ligong sighed secretly, looked at Huang Ze, and then looked at Li An not far away.

This is what they deserve to earn. It's all my fault for not having the foresight.

However, Li An was born in Taiwan and he was the producer of his debut film, so he must maintain this well. He will always have the chance to earn back the 20 million yuan he lost this time.

The next day, just as Huang Ze had expected, they made more than 1.3 million. The potential of "The Wedding Banquet" was exhausted, and the group left Berlin.

Huang Ze and Li An were on the same flight. They planned to go to Hong Kong Island first and then to Taiwan.

"Do you have any ideas for a new film?" Huang Ze asked, sitting next to Li An.

"Not yet."

"Contact me if you have any." Huang Ze said, "Investment is not a problem. Investment in the tens of millions of dollars is fine with me as long as the script is approved. If you want to go to Hollywood, I can also find someone to help you distribute it."

"Thank you, Mr. Huang." Li An smiled, "If I have any ideas, I will definitely look for Mr. Huang."

"And me! Director Li, President Huang."

Xu Ligong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly joined the conversation, "We at China Film Group are willing to invest money. No matter how much investment you need for your next film, I'll pay half!"

"Then I'll take the other half." Huang Ze didn't compete with Xu Ligong.

Li An cannot be tied to death by two people.

Judging from these two films, this guy will go to Hollywood sooner or later.

"That's it." Xu Ligong thought Huang Ze was going to snatch it, but he didn't expect the other party to be so generous. He was delighted and quickly finalized the matter. Of course, he had to express his gratitude verbally. "Mr. Huang, if you need me in the future, please give me a call. I have some face in our film circle."

"sure!"

……

After returning to Hong Kong Island, Huang Ze went straight home.

As soon as he saw Gong Xing, he couldn't help but show off, "How is it?"

"I'm right, The Wedding Banquet will win a big award."

"Look how happy you are." Gong Xing rolled his eyes at Huang Ze, and then couldn't help looking at the ceiling, "You said Zhang Yimou, Li An and Xie Fei have all won the Golden Bear."

"Director Huang, when can you get it?"

"Almost there, almost there." Huang Ze waved his hand and gestured two numbers.

"I am different from them. I want to win the Golden Bear, which means I want to win the last three Grand Slams. I am too young and I am Asian, so it is very difficult."

"So, what does this have to do with the two numbers you gestured?" Gong Xing frowned in confusion, recalled, and imitated Huang Ze's gestures, "Nine, five, what do they mean?"

"In 1995!" Huang Ze smiled. "It's the 50th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. I plan to attend the Berlin Film Festival for the first time in 1995."

"The first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle!"

"Oh, you told me your thoughts before." Gong Xing blinked, "Do you think this is a bit too much? Aren't you afraid that the Berlin Film Festival will fight with you and refuse to give it to you?"

"It's not them who are fighting me, it's me who is fighting them!"

Huang Ze wasn't too scared.

There are quite a few classics in my mind.

If one isn't enough, try two. Dripping water wears away a stone. I don't believe you will just give in.

(End of this chapter)