I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 66 Harvey Weinstein
"Mr. Corey, in addition to the copyright for Asia, I plan to sell you all the copyright for "Heart" in other regions."

The next day, Zhang Zong brought MK2 people to the hotel. After a few polite words, Wan Qingshan said directly.

The translator on the side translated Wanqingshan's words to Korevadan, and then his eyes lit up.

He knows that "Selection" has a box office of 800 million euros in Europe, and the video tapes are also selling well. Even now, it sells a lot every month, and this does not include the revenue in North America.

What's more, in his opinion, the quality of "Heart" is much better than "Selection".

Especially the two 10-minute scenes of "Between Hearts" will definitely open up the exclusive North American market and attract a large number of viewers to collect the video tapes of "Between Hearts".

Therefore, as long as the price is not too outrageous, this business can make a lot of money.

After Korevadan said a long sentence, the translator said, "Director Wan, he said that he admires Director Wan's straightforwardness, unlike other directors who always hesitate and hesitate."

"It must be that your bid was low, which is why they hesitated." Wan Qingshan complained in his mind and then said to the translator, "Just ask him directly how much he is willing to pay."

After the translator finished speaking, Korevadan hesitated and reported a number.

"Director Wan, he offers 800 million euros."

Wan Qingshan didn't say yes or no, but turned his gaze to Zhang Zong.

Zhang Zong understood what Wan Qingshan meant, and he immediately said,
"Director Wan, Director Han gave the order before coming here, and you have the final say."

Wan Qingshan withdrew his gaze and thought for a moment, "Tell him, I only want 700 million euros, but the condition is that MK2 helps me win the Golden Lion Award."

The translator was stunned for a moment before translating.

Korevadang was also stunned. He offered 800 million and was prepared to negotiate the price. Unexpectedly, Wanqingshan actually lowered the price.

But the condition is to win the Golden Lion Award, which makes it difficult for him.

He frowned and muttered something.

"Director Wan, he said that based on your performance in "Heart", the Best Actor will definitely be yours. The organizer will not award the Golden Lion Award and Best Actor to the same movie."

Wan Qingshan also knew that the Venice organizers would not give the Golden Lion Award and Best Actor Award to the same movie.

Later, the Berlin Film Festival once awarded the Golden Bear Award and the Best Actor Award to "Fireworks in the Day", but by that time, the Berlin Film Festival had fallen behind.

Among the three major film festivals in Europe, the Cannes Film Festival is the trading platform with the most abundant resources. The Venice Film Festival is the world's first international film festival and has always promoted film art.The Berlin Film Festival has the largest general audience,
Later, the industrialization of film intensified and the impact of the commercial trend made the market, media and even filmmakers more and more entertainment-oriented.

As a result, the three major film festivals began to 'devalue' and became less and less popular.

'Carpet stars' also appeared at this time. Celebrities wanted to appear on the red carpet, and film festivals needed celebrities to increase their fame and gimmicks. This was a mutually beneficial thing.Otherwise, the film festival would have driven away the carpet stars long ago.

Cannes could sustain itself for a while with its 'gimmick auction house', but Venice and Berlin were the first to fall behind due to their somewhat similar positioning and award criteria, as well as the politicization of the Berlin Film Festival.

This led Berlin to change its unspoken rules, so that after a film wins the Golden Bear, it can also win other awards.

But that’s for the future. Now, for the sake of balance, the three major film festivals have awarded the Best Film Award and will not give other awards.

Back then, "Farewell My Concubine" was balanced, giving the Palme d'Or but not the Best Actor.

So Wanqingshan has already made plans.
"Tell him that I will give up Best Actor and only want the Golden Lion."

The translator was stunned for a moment and asked, "Director Wan, are you sure?"

"Yeah." Wan Qingshan nodded.

He already has a Berlin Best Actor, and one more Best Actor won't add anything to him, but the Golden Lion Award can enhance his status in the director's world.

After confirmation, the translator translated Wanqingshan's words to Korevadan.

When Koreva heard this, his brows immediately widened.

If Wan Qingshan is willing to give up Best Actor, then the Golden Lion will be easy.

As long as he gives a little something, he can make several judges prefer "In the Heart" when voting for the Golden Lion Award.

Korevadan said a few words excitedly.

"Director Wan, he said it's no problem. To show his sincerity, he can sign the contract after the awards night."

Koreva took it for granted that Wanqingshan did not dare to go back on his word, so he deliberately appeared generous and signed the contract after the awards night.

But even if he signs the contract now, Wan Qingshan will not refuse, because he is sure about Koreva and dare not go back on it.

Neither of them dared to regret such a thing.Unless Wan Qingshan doesn't want to sell the movie rights, once he goes back on his word, no one will dare to buy his movies in the future.

Korevadang dared not go back on his word, otherwise the reputation of MK2 would be ruined, and no one would dare to sell movie rights to MK2 in the future.

After the negotiation was settled, Korevadan said goodbye. However, when he walked through the door, he suddenly smiled mysteriously at Wanqingshan and mumbled something.

Looking at Korevadan who turned around after speaking, Wan Qingshan turned to the translator and asked, "What did he just say?"

"Director Wan, he said he is very grateful for your straightforwardness and he will give you a small gift at the awards night."

This made Wan Qingshan curious, a small gift, and an awards party.

"Director Wan, thank you for your support."

Today is the screening of Jia Zhangke's movie "The World", and Wan Qingshan, Yan Dong and others came to support it.

Jia Zhangke is very famous in Europe, and many filmmakers come to support his movies.

Therefore, Wan Qingshan didn't chat much with Jia Zhangke, just said hello and walked in.

"Director Wan!" After a while, Hou Xiaoxian walked in, greeted Wan Qingshan, and sat down next to Wan Qingshan.

"Director Hou, when will your movie be screened?" Wan Qingshan asked in a low voice.

"There are two days left in Auditorium No. [-]. Director Wan must come to support us then."

"Definitely, I also want to watch Director Hou's movies."

The two chatted for a while, and then Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao walked in.

Soon, the movie starts playing.

After playing "The World" for more than ten minutes, Wan Qingshan was a little surprised.

The theme of "World" is somewhat similar to "Heart", both focusing on the helplessness of rural people in big cities.

Then, soon Wan Qingshan couldn't help but laugh in his heart, "Director Jia, Director Jia, when you and Zhao Tao get married, how will you feel when you think about this movie?"

On the screen, Cheng Taishen was moving his hands and feet towards Zhao Tao.

Perhaps because "Heart" was screened first, and Wan Qingshan's inhuman acting skills, "The World", which has a similar theme, was somewhat left out. After the movie, the applause was somewhat sparse.

When walking out of the screening room, Hou Xiaoxian joked, "Director Wan, you can be regarded as Director Jia's victim."

These words made Wan Qingshan a little embarrassed, "I didn't expect that I would actually conflict with Director Jia."

After Hou Xiaoxian made a few jokes, he turned around and returned to the hotel.The Wanqingshan group had nothing to do, so they wandered around.

A group of people were walking on the street looking around, curious about the buildings that seemed a bit strange to them.

At this time, a foreigner came towards me.

It's normal to have foreigners on the street, but it's abnormal not to have them.However, this man stopped in front of everyone and spoke a foreign language to Wanqingshan.

The translator immediately said, "Director Wan, he is greeting you."

Seeing that Wan Qingshan needed an interpreter to communicate, the man said something quickly without waiting for Wan Qingshan to speak, and at the same time took out a business card from his arms and handed it over.

Wan Qingshan reached out to take the business card and heard the translator say, "Director Wan, he said his name is Harvey Weinstein and he is a well-known producer in Hollywood."

Wan Qingshan couldn't help but tremble his hands. He knew that this was the red sofa boss in Hollywood that many men envied.

Wan Qingshan said with some confusion, "Mr. Harvey, I have heard of you. The North American copyright of our country's movie "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou was sold to you. I just don't know, what do you want from me?"

After the translator finished speaking, Harvey Weinstein heard that Wan Qingshan knew about him, and he immediately smiled.

After Harvey Weinstein said something, the translator immediately said, "Director Wan, he wants to invite me for coffee!"

"Tell him to just drink coffee and let him tell him what he has to say."

Wan Qingshan knew that this man was a cannibal, and he had been tricked by countless directors, so he didn't want to fall into his trap.

The translation made Harvey Weinstein's face tremble with anger.

He wanted to run away, but in an instant, he thought of the immediate benefits.

Then, he suppressed the anger in his heart and jabbered a lot.

The translator was stunned for a moment and said excitedly, "Director Wan, he said he wants to buy the North American copyright of "Heart". At the same time, he wants to have in-depth cooperation with you. In the future, he can invest in your movies and even take you to Hollywood for development. .”

Yu Bo and others looked shocked, and Zhang Zong quickly advised, "Director Wan, promise him, I will communicate with MK2."

Wan Qingshan ignored Zhang Zong's persuasion and said to the translator,
"Tell him that the North American copyright of "Heart" has been sold. As for in-depth cooperation, there is no need for in-depth cooperation. There is no shortage of investment in my film. As for going to Hollywood to develop, I can't even understand English, and I have no interest in Hollywood."

The translator was stunned for a moment, and after confirming that he heard correctly, he translated to Harvey Weinstein.

Harvey Weinstein's eyes widened. He didn't expect that Wanqingshan wouldn't take the bait even if he went to Hollywood.

Seeing that he couldn't get Wan Qing to take the bait, he didn't say much and walked away.

When Zhang Zong saw Harvey Weinstein leaving, he opened his mouth. He didn't know what to say and could only sigh,

"Director Wan, if others want to go there, there is no way, but you."

Some time ago, "Heroes", which was suppressed by Harvey Weinstein for two years, was released in North America.

On that day, it won the North American box office championship with US$680 million.

"Hero" became a hit in North America, and Zhang Weiping revealed that the North American distribution rights of "House of Flying Daggers" were sold for [-] million yuan.

This number may be a bit watery, but it is definitely tens of millions, which makes directors and film and television companies in the industry extremely excited.

Let them have the illusion that their movies can also be sold in North America.

However, they wanted to sell it, but couldn't find a way for a while.

Others had no way to find a way, but Wan Qingshan found a way to find a way, which made Zhang Zong want to immediately agree for Wan Qingshan.

Wan Qingshan looked at the business card in his hand, raised his head and said to Zhang Zong,
"Brother Zhang, Hollywood is not that easy to get into. It would be better for me to develop in China with peace of mind."

Zhang Zong wanted to say, that’s Hollywood, you don’t even try.

But Harvey Weinstein was gone, and it was useless to say more. Zhang Zong could only sigh.

(End of this chapter)