Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 391 Trip to Cannes ([-])

This year's Cannes trading market should be the hottest year since the financial crisis.

Hot is not enough to describe this year's trading splendor. It should be called crazy.

Global hot money is once again pouring into the film market. Zhang Yuanjun still remembers that when selling films in Cannes in 09 and 10, many film producers were reluctant to hold parties. The market also rarely lowered the rent of booths and copyright negotiation offices.

In the past two years, film producers were very cautious in bidding. You offered 50, he offered 55, and I offered 60. That is not the case now. You offer 50, and the next one offers 200 million.

This year's copyright war started at the Berlin Film Festival at the beginning of the year, and many film producers started grabbing films from Berlin.

An American film producer said excitedly: "Our market is back!"

How crazy is the Cannes market this year?
Go crazy to Chinese film dealers to buy horror movies and plasma movies.

Even the seller was surprised: "A movie like this that is about killing people from beginning to end can't pass the censorship in China?! Why do they still want to buy it?"

God knows why!
The most popular person in the Cannes market this year is Paul Anderson, the director of the "Resident Evil" series.

His "The Three Musketeers" was sold out in Berlin. His new film "Pompeii" had already made huge profits from pre-sales before it even started shooting. It was sold out as soon as it hit the trading market and the trading channel was closed in advance.

The above mentioned are all commercial films that are traded in the market, but the booming business of commercial films has also led to the popularity of art films.

When doing business in a foreign country, you also need to pay attention to human relations, sophistication, and courtesy. You also need to give gifts to foreigners to build relationships, and you also need to run around to look familiar.

Xu Anhua has been away from the international film industry for a long time, and his international reputation is far less than that of Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei.

Since "Her" landed on the market, it has been using the banner of two starring actors, coupled with the fashionable AI gimmick, which is particularly effective.

In just three days, the copyrights of more than a dozen countries were sold, and this does not include most of the European countries that MK3 has secured.

The crew of "Her" will hold its first official press conference in Cannes this afternoon, where they will announce a concept film produced in advance to attract the attention of the audience and the media.

But this morning, something went wrong at the film festival.

In the morning, Lars von Trier, the Danish director who is never short of controversy, appeared at the press conference with his new film "Melancholia".

At the press conference, Lars von Trier openly stated that he believed in NC when faced with reporters’ questions about lineage.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the house was shocked. Even the stars of "Melancholia", Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg, could not sit still. It seemed that the person sitting next to them was not someone they knew at all. Film director.

I don’t know if this is the director’s marketing rhetoric or his true feelings, but Lars von Trier’s words have always been out of tune.

However, the Cannes organizing committee didn't care whether Lars von Trier was joking or not. They immediately issued a press release asking him to explain his inappropriate remarks.

Lars von Trier immediately made a statement, saying that he was sorry for being asked inflammatory questions by the media at the scene.

The festival organizing committee recognized his explanation and accepted the apology, but said it would never allow similar inappropriate remarks to appear again at the festival.

Lars von Trier issued a formal public apology that afternoon.

The matter was revealed.

In fact, this is not the first time Lars von Trier has angered Cannes. When "Antichrist" was released two years ago, it caused an uproar and angered many film critics. Some even shouted angrily during interviews. : "I will never watch this man's movies again!" became the most controversial work at the time.

"Melancholia" is the main competition film. No matter how much Lars von Trier tries, he will not be able to influence the trading market. Unless he splatters the Lumiere Palace with blood and all the reporters in Cannes go to shoot him, it will lead to the release of new films on the trading market. No one is watching.

The press conference of "Her" was held at three o'clock in the afternoon. It was originally scheduled to end in 40 minutes, but later it was discovered that there were too many guests and the red carpet alone would take more than half an hour. The crew sought additional time from the officials and announced the press conference. It will be extended to an hour and a half. The crew of "Her" is still too poor, otherwise they would have rented a big yacht to hold a press conference at sea.

The director of "Her", Xu Anhua, was still preparing for the start of filming in China and could not come to the scene. In addition to her, the male and female actors and actresses of "Her", producer Natana Kamiz, and screenwriter David Sadler People appeared at the press conference.

Today, Liu Yifei attended the event wearing a gradient printed long skirt from the Elie Saab 2011 spring and summer series.

Liu Yifei wore Elie Saab, and other female guests could no longer wear Elie Saab in the same venue.

"You are also a woman who is about to get married, and you are still dressed in such girlish clothes. Do you know that I look perverted like this?" Zhang Yuanjun joked, this dress is very beautiful on Liu Yifei.

"My name is natural beauty. It's your business to be perverted." Liu Yifei also likes today's dress.

"Can I buy this dress and take it home?" Zhang Yuanjun also felt that his girlfriend looked very beautiful in this dress, "And that goose-yellow dress you wore on the red carpet at the opening."

"Isn't it beautiful?" Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows and continued, "This kind of dress can only be borrowed from the brand and worn once. Who would wear this dress as regular clothes?"

"It's beautiful, buy it and keep it."

"It's not necessary." Liu Yifei said sweetly, "These two dresses add up to more than 500 million. I have worn them both. After buying them, I can only hang them at home and have to take them out for maintenance from time to time. I will also take care of them." A piece of clothing?"

"If you don't want to buy it, I won't buy it. You still say so much. I'm not even happy to buy you anything. It's true."

Liu Yifei smiled: "If you really want to buy me something, I really like Bulgari's necklaces and rings this year."

"Buy!" Zhang Yuanjun smiled.

But Liu Yifei didn't seem particularly happy after hearing this, and glared at Zhang Yuanjun: "You are just a fool."

"Huh? I can't buy it for you." Zhang Yuanjun wondered, it's really hard to guess a woman's thoughts.

The two walked hand in hand on the red carpet, causing fans and media to scream, and served as representatives of the crew to welcome guests to the press conference.

"Yifei, you are so beautiful today." Fan Bingbing walked on the red carpet of "Her" for 10 minutes and finally stood in front of the two of them.

"You are so beautiful today." Liu Yifei said politely, "Hurry up and sit down."

"Sister Bingbing, it's great that you can come." Zhang Yuanjun received Li Bingbing and hugged her.

"I will definitely come. There is little exposure for Chinese-language films in Cannes this year. Your new film press conference is also to gain face for Chinese-language films." Li Bingbing said.

"I didn't expect it to be so great. How could I have known in advance that Cannes was so deserted for Chinese-language films this year?" Zhang Yuanjun said.

Li Bingbing looked at Fan Bingbing, who was already seated, and said to Zhang Yuanjun: "Which one do you think is better-looking, her or me?"

Zhang Yuanjun didn't accept this move and took Liu Yifei's hand: "My Yifei is the most beautiful."

"Ah?" Liu Yifei was just talking to a fashion designer, "What?"

"It's nothing," Li Bingbing said with a smile, "I complimented you on how good-looking you are."

"Hurry up and take a seat, the press conference is about to begin." Zhang Yuanjun greeted everyone to take a seat.

　The group is holding a lottery, and those who are interested can join the group.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)