Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 235 Wet May

Zeng Jia shook her head, and said with a gloomy expression, "Those two Italians are too stingy, they kept talking for a long time and refused to join."

"One hundred thousand is not bad. It is more than 80 RMB. At this price, we can recoup the investment if we sell it to three countries..." Cheng Er said excitedly.

But before he finished speaking, Zeng Jia choked: "What are you thinking? Italy is a big country in terms of population and market share. In Europe, only France, Germany and the United Kingdom can compare with him. Chinese films have always been popular in the United Kingdom. Welcome, the only ones left are France and Germany. Other countries can't sell at all. It would be nice to have [-], [-], [-], [-]. Also, if they raise another [-] US dollars, let's come here this time All the expenses of eating, drinking and drinking in Europe have been reimbursed."

Cheng Er was a little afraid of Zeng Jia, because Zeng Jia was in charge of managing the finances during the filming of "The Third Man".

In Cheng Er's eyes, apart from movies, other things are easier to fool, and if he is not careful, he will be used as a gun.But every time Zeng Jia moved him out, it made him speechless.

He licked his lips now, and said falteringly, "I'm just afraid what if the conversation falls apart?"

Zeng Jia waved his arms and said, "Don't worry, it won't collapse. Everyone saw the audience queuing up to buy tickets during the second screening. Our film definitely has potential. Let me tell you, those filmmakers It’s smart, they lower the price now if they can, and they are more patient than anyone else now, whoever can’t hold it first. My request is not high, at least an increase of [-] yuan, not as much as they say.”

Li Tang has never been a businessman in his two lifetimes. Originally, he had the same idea as Cheng Er. Since the negotiation can't be settled, it's better to let it go. One hundred thousand is one hundred thousand.But seeing Zeng Jia's full confidence at this time, of course he would not pour cold water on him, and no one would think too much money, so he said, "Jiajia, anyway, I will leave this matter to you. I The requirements are not high, if you really can't negotiate, you can accept [-] yuan. Of course, it would be best if you can negotiate the price. In this way..."

As he spoke, he pondered for a while and said, "We'll use [-] as the base, and if you can negotiate the price, I'll give you a [-]% commission for the excess."

"Really?"

Zeng Jia's eyes lit up immediately.

"A gentleman has no jokes, Sister An can testify." Li Tang smiled and stretched out his hand.

Zeng Jia glanced at her boss, and seeing Naian nod, she quickly slapped Li Tang and said excitedly, "Thank you, Brother Li!"

If 12 can be negotiated, then her raise will be [-] dollars, enough for her to buy a Prada bag.

In fact, this girl has a good family background, and a mere two thousand dollars is not in her eyes, but what she values ​​more is Li Tang's trust in her and this opportunity to negotiate independently with the Italian film company.

At this moment, Nai'an also smiled and said, "You've already paid for Zeng Jia, so what about my place?"

"Hey, Sister An, even if you don't tell me, I'm still planning to tell you about it. I've already discussed it with Cheng Er. Whether it's this film festival or in the future, all the overseas profits of our film will be paid by the company. Raise [-]%. We can also sign a contract for this."

Upon hearing this, Naian hurriedly said, "What are you doing, I was just joking."

Li Tang waved his hand and said, "Sister An, in fact, without your help this time, film festivals and overseas income would be impossible for us. And when I decided to make this movie, I also asked If you don't agree with your opinion, I will dare to invest even if I like it!"

Cheng Er quickly followed suit: "That's right, Sister An, Brother Li told me that this movie wouldn't exist without you."

Naian still said: "We'll talk about this matter later, the contract is unnecessary, and the biggest task now is to sell the film."

As he said that, he smiled at Zeng Jia: "Jiajia, come on, try to get more commission."

"Ok!"

Zeng Jia nodded heavily.

This time participating in the film festival is very rewarding for her. Not only has she met the world, but also the Italian film companies that are currently negotiating with her, including Huber of the German AG company, and those business cards collected in the film trading market, To put it bluntly, they are all overseas contacts.

Based on this alone, no matter which film company she switched to in the future, it would not be a big problem to get the position of manager of the overseas marketing department.Of course, she doesn't want to do this right now, and she wants to rely on the platform provided by Naian and Li Tang to create a big scene in the future.

Seeing that the film festival was coming to an end, the negotiations between Naian and Zeng Jia and the two film studios were not tense.The buyout price of the German AG company was 12 U.S. dollars, and they refused to increase it.On the other hand, Italy added 12 yuan to the original [-] yuan, which was less than Zeng Jia's psychological expectation of [-] yuan.

It may be because "The Third Man" has a very low score. Among the 14 films that have been released so far, it only ranks No.[-], which is the fifth from the bottom, and the remaining two will be in the The films released on the last day are all the works of well-known European directors.

In other words, these filmmakers are not optimistic about "The Third Man" being able to win the award at all.If the contract is not signed now, then these European film producers are likely to further lower the offer after the film festival closes.

……

September [-]th, the day before the closing of the film festival.

According to the characteristics of the Mediterranean climate, Venice in September belongs to the dry season, but there has been a drizzle since last night, and the patter continued until the morning, and it seems that it will not stop for a while.

Lido Island, a small cafe near the Westin Hotel, Li Tang and Zhou Xun sat at a small table by the window.

Classmate Xiao Zhou propped his chin with his hands, looked out the window at the gray Mediterranean Sea covered by drizzle, and said sincerely: "It's so beautiful, I really want to spend a good vacation here."

Li Tang doesn't have her petty bourgeois sentiment, he is just worrying about his own movie.He has already made an agreement with Naian and Zeng Jia, the current situation is a stalemate, to use a Western proverb to describe it as "two people duel, see who blinks first."

The stalemate will last until noon tomorrow. If there is really no room for further negotiation, then we can only accept the current prices quoted by the German and Italian filmmakers.

Although the two companies added up to 23 US dollars, which is equivalent to about 200 million yuan, even if the entire investment cannot be recovered, there is not much difference.But compared to the previous vision, I always feel unwilling.Moreover, there is still no news from France, the largest box office market for art films in Europe, which always makes people feel very anxious and very uneasy.

Li Tang took a sip of his coffee, followed the other party's words and said absently, "That's not easy, come and stay for a few days after filming "The Condor Shooting"."

"It's easy to say, I don't know how much work the company will arrange. I don't have any private time at all now." Zhou Xun complained.

"You are a popular first sister, don't you have any spirit of resistance?" Li Tang put down his glass and smiled.

Zhou Xun raised his brows, and stammered: "This, this... Uh, after all, the company has promoted me to this position, and everything else, it's not authentic."

Li Tang was a little surprised. He originally thought that Zhou Xun was a free-spirited and casual woman who dared to speak and act, but he didn't expect that she had a scruples side.But think about it, if she didn't have scruples, she might not be able to reach her current position. After all, the two bosses of their company are not ordinary people.

"Oh, by the way, I have to say sorry to you. What I said at the press conference last time might cause you some trouble." Li Tang changed the subject.

It was because of this that he went to the appointment today, otherwise he would not have time to play petty bourgeoisies with Zhou Xun when he was depressed.

"Oh, this, it's okay, actually I don't like this movie very much."

Zhou Xun shook his head with a smile, and then said with confused eyes: "I didn't understand anything when I picked it up, and I only realized it later. Thinking about it now... Sigh!"

People always have something to be in awe of, otherwise the society will be in chaos.Li Tang roughly understood Zhou Xun's feelings at this time, if she really won the best actress with this film this time, maybe things would be a big deal.Taking ten thousand steps back, even if things are fine now, but in the future...

At least in the memory of his previous life, there will be a period of time in the future when things in Hong Kong will be quite troublesome.

"Don't think about it, and be more careful in the future, don't be stupid and believe what others say."

Li Tang smiled, trying to ease the slightly dull atmosphere at this moment.

Zhou Xun looked up at him, those big smart eyes were clear, innocent and charming.This is probably the biggest advantage that Zhou Xun can create an excellent character every time.Because he entered the theater, the first acting class he took, the teacher told them that as an actor, he must maintain his innocence.

It's just that she looks a little tired at this time, and the bags under her eyes are slightly swollen and black.

Seeing her staring at him blankly, Li Tang couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

"..."

Zhou Xun opened his mouth and stopped talking.Just as she was brewing emotions and was about to open her mouth again, her cell phone rang.

"Sister An!"

Li Tang picked up the phone, his eyes lit up the next moment, and he said in surprise, "Really...Okay, I'll be right over!"

After hanging up the phone, he excitedly said to Zhou Xun: "Miss Xiaoxun, I'm sorry, I have something to do and I have to leave first."

"you……"

Zhou Xun hesitated for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "It's okay, go and do your work, I'll sit down for a while."

"Okay! Uh... Anyway, there will be opportunities in the future, and I will treat you to dinner later!"

Li Tang didn't know why Zhou Xun asked him to come here today, maybe it was just to have a cup of coffee with her and chat, but now that time was urgent, he didn't have time to think about it, so he got up and left in a hurry after leaving this sentence.

Zhou Xun sat on the chair and looked at the back of the other party leaving, with a faint smile on his face all the time.Maybe it's because she's been single for too long, she's very lonely in her heart, but every time she feels lonely, for some reason, she always thinks of that humid May in Shanghai...

　The first!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)