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Chapter 98 Cannes Copyright Sales
The two people who returned from Longbu Temple took a day's rest and then returned to the imperial capital.

Li Mu's work has begun to pile up.

CJ Entertainment is already urging Li Mu to set a schedule, and the later stage of "Treasure League" is coming to an end.

Even Han Sanping urged him. He was under a lot of pressure these days and needed a new blockbuster to divert his attention.

He is also the chief producer of the new "Dream of Red Mansions", and the remake is already in full swing. It is probably Han Sanping's way of diverting pressure, but the reputation of this TV series is not very good.

Li Mu also took a look at the overall post-production issues of "Treasure Hunting Alliance". After confirming that they were correct, he began to select a schedule.

Li Mu combined the film release status of the two countries and finally set the release date on October 10.1st, the Chinese premiere on September 9.29th, and the Korean premiere on September 9.30th.

Cannes will be held at the end of May, and Li Mu still has to prepare to participate in the Cannes exhibition. The more copyrights are sold, the faster the money will be recovered.

The list of this year’s jury has also come out. Wang Jiawei is the chairman of this year’s jury and Zhang Ziyi is a member of the jury.

No, Zhang Ziyi inadvertently mentioned this matter many times, for fear that the media would not know about it, so he was bald for a while.

The name of Cannes is still very loud in the industry.

"Lu Yang, this is the location and attention to detail for this time's shooting. We'll make arrangements later."

Li Mu conveniently gave Lu Yang the contents of this filming trip.

"Director Li, this is the information that the crew needs you to review."

Lu Yang directly brought a stack of information over. During the recent days when Li Mu was away, he felt like he was being used by three people.

It’s true that you can learn something, but it’s also true that it’s tiring.

Li Mu read the information, which was nearly a book thick, and the corners of his mouth twitched crazily.

Is this the price of having fun?

Before the seat is ready, David has already called with good news.

Oil Pipe once again released 20% of its equity, and Dream Capital and Sequoia Capital each invested US$400 million to acquire 10% of the equity.

So far, Dream Capital has obtained 30% of the equity of the oil pipeline.

Li Mu was also quite happy when he heard the news.

Because it won’t be long before the oil pipeline really takes off, and then Li Mu will have huge funds to start new plans.

But joy is joy, you still have to do this work, after all, you really can only handle this thing by yourself.

After Liu Yifei came back, she was already thinking about the script of "2012". She was not as relaxed in this movie as in "I Am Legend", and she had to write her graduation thesis during this time.

After all, it’s not far away from graduating in Grade 02.

As for Li Mu, he didn't consider whether he could graduate at all. Even if the school was blind, it wouldn't let him fail to graduate.

As the opening ceremony of Cannes approaches, more and more filmmakers are coming from all over the world.

Li Mu originally came here alone to promote it, sell the copyright, and make a quick decision.

Unexpectedly, Quan Zhixian took the initiative to sign up to go, which gave Li Mu a big headache. Then he arrested Ren Dahua and came over as a substitute.

Anyway, Simon Yam is currently in a state of leisure.

Ren Dahua, who was on vacation, looked helpless, but Li Mu invited him and he came anyway.

Li Mu felt that it was still not safe enough, so he simply called Liu Yifei who was staying at home and went together.

Although this may cause some scandals, this is exactly what Li Mu wants.

Only by boiling the frog in warm water can the fans of Yifei Liu be cooked thoroughly.

Liu Yifei, who didn't want to get involved after receiving a call from Li Mu, immediately became wary after hearing Quan Zhixian's request to go to Cannes with Li Mu, and she immediately agreed.

This year’s Cannes shortlist contains no domestically produced films, which is very dismal.

Quan Zhixian was waiting for Li Mu in Cannes, but unexpectedly saw Liu Yifei next to Li Mu. His expression changed several times, but he finally said hello with a smile.

The dozens of meters of paved road in Cannes are a vanity fair for filmmakers to increase their value. Many stars still stay there and refuse to leave even if no media is willing to shoot.

Some celebrities didn't even have works in the competition and were not invited to the opening ceremony, so security personnel had to come and ask them to leave.

"Is there still such a situation?"

Liu Yifei had only heard of it in newspapers before, but this was the first time she had seen it in reality.

"That's good."

Li Mu thought of the future generations who were still hanging on and rolling on the ground.

"Director Li, Yifei, look here."

The figures of Liu Yifei and Li Mu are extremely eye-catching.

Sure enough, the Chinese media noticed it, and Li Mu walked over with a few people.

Fortunately, it is the media here in Shanghai.

"Director Li, are you confident in Cannes this time?"

"I just came to the exhibition to sell copyrights and was not shortlisted. You asked the wrong person whether I am confident."

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and snickered, which happened to be seen by the depressed reporter, who immediately changed the subject.

"Director Li, is Liu Yifei your girlfriend? I remembered correctly that Liu Yifei did not participate in "The Treasure Hunt"."

"We are very good friends and classmates. Yifei wanted to come over and have a look, so she stopped by."

Of course Li Mu would not admit the relationship at this time.

But scandals will definitely spread, and the media will definitely do it for the sake of traffic.

Quan Zhixian was also surrounded by the Korean media. This time she became so popular that other female stars in Korea were eclipsed for a while.

Li Mu answered a few questions casually, and then walked forward with Liu Yifei and others.

After the opening ceremony, there will be a 10-day film screening, which is also the core purpose of Li Mu coming here.The Cannes "Film Market" is one of the largest film trading markets in the world, with 397 exhibitors, an exhibition area of ​​13000 square meters, and a total of 1341 film screenings during the period.

One of them belongs to Li Mu, which was given free of charge by Cannes. You must know that there is a fee for participating in the exhibition.

Cannes earns a huge amount of revenue from its booths every year.

Cannes even helped Li Mu hang up a small banner to promote it, while other crew members went out to hold banners to attract people.

One can imagine Cannes' treatment of Li Mu.

The content of "Thieves Alliance" was playing at the booth. Although Li Mu's display location was not the best, it was still excellent.

Coupled with Director Li's reputation as a director in this film, copyright owners have also begun to take action.

After a while, five or six copyright dealers contacted Li Mu.

Li Mu chose a place as a temporary negotiation room, while Liu Yifei and others stayed in the exhibition area.

Quan Zhixian looked at the rather unattractive girl in front of him. Even though she was known as the most beautiful girl in Korea, she was overshadowed by her.

Wearing a black dress with a red belt, slender legs, and smooth long hair hanging down her shoulders, Liu Yifei is a little less childish at this time, but a little more cool.

Quan Zhixian wanted to step forward and ask whether the other party and Li Mu were a couple, although she already knew the answer to the question.

In the end she endured it, and at this moment she was a little discouraged
At this time, in the temporary negotiation room, the Vietnamese copyright dealer was having a crazy discussion with Li Mu, and the two refused to give in to each other.

In the end, the Vietnamese copyright dealer accepted the price of US$60.

"Poor guy", Li Mu despised the Vietnamese copyright dealer without hesitation.

But no wonder the other party is like this. After all, the Vietnamese market is limited. The post-screening DVD market is the same as in China. Piracy is rampant. US$60 is already a relatively high price.

Li Mu made some calculations based on the current Vietnamese market. Even if "The Treasure Hunters" is released in Vietnam, after the box office is divided and DVD rental and sales are included, the price will probably not be much different from this price.

Simply sell the copyright and get it back faster.

On the contrary, the United Kingdom gave slightly more. After all, the United Kingdom is more enthusiastic about this type of film, and the style is slightly similar to "007".

"Done, let's call it a day." Li Mu stretched. This is only the first day. There will be several more days to come, and it is expected that copyright dealers from some countries will buy it.

"How much did you sell today?" Liu Yifei asked happily when she saw Li Mu coming out.

"More than 400 million US dollars is better than nothing." Li Mu spit out the number.

Liu Yifei was already used to Li Mu's tone. Ren Dahua was also someone who had seen big scenes, but he looked quite happy.

Quan Zhixian was a little surprised. He looked at Li Mu with bright eyes, but when he glanced at Liu Yifei next to him, he instantly felt like a deflated rubber ball.

"Let's go have a big dinner to celebrate."

In the French restaurant recommended by Cannes, celebrities and celebrities gather here in droves.

There are also some domestic faces, such as Feng Xiaogang, Zhou Xun, Wu Yanzhu and others, who come to look familiar.

Seeing Li Mu coming, they all came forward to say hello. Fortunately, this was a place to eat, otherwise the conversation would have been endless.

After just a while, Wong Kar-wai came with the jury, and the venue became lively for a while.

Zhang Ziyi followed Wong Kar-Wai's steps closely, but Li Mu just drifted past slightly, and then locked his eyes on a mature and plump woman.

Li Mu was very impressed by this person. The "Beautiful Legend of Sicily" he read when he was a boy was really a classic and an enlightenment textbook.

Monica Bellucci, known as the "Italian goddess", is indeed irresistibly beautiful and sexy.

As a young woman in her 40s, time has finally left its mark on this beauty.

Li Mu also studied "Don't Look Back" in detail, which he later collaborated with France's eternal love Sophie Marceau.

If it were shot normally, the movie would be a good award-winner.

It's a pity that the director ruined it. The movie was too mysterious and difficult to understand. As a result, the only thing that can be remembered in the movie is the face of you and me.

"Does it look good?" Liu Yifei bumped into Li Mu's arm jealously, a little angry, but her voice was so low that only Li Mu could hear her clearly.

This guy stared at others for several seconds and still didn't come back to his senses.

"Well, I thought of a movie." Li Mu touched his nose and explained.

It’s not that he’s interested in Monica Bellucci, but a man is a boy until he dies!
Sometimes these eyes are not controlled by the brain.

"Humph!"

Seeing Li Mu's actions, Liu Yifei could not have imagined that Li Mu was feeling guilty at this time.

Having known each other for so long, we already know some of the habits of both parties well.

"Director Li, I heard that Director Wang invited you to have dinner with him yesterday, but you refused."

Although Ren Dahua couldn't hear the conversation between Liu Yifei and Li Mu, he thought about Li Mu's actions just now and probably figured out what happened after a little thought.

I quickly changed the subject. As a good actor, you have to learn to help the director.

Li Mu instantly gave him an approving look. Sure enough, he had to bring some experienced people out. He has a strong ability to observe people's emotions.

"Well, Director Wang has to bring the judging panel with him, so it's not convenient for me."

Li Mu paused and replied.

After Liu Yifei heard that Li Mu had given up the dinner party with the group of Yingying Yanyan, her mood improved in the blink of an eye.

In the past three days, the copyright of "Treasure Hunting League" has been sold to copyright dealers in 8 countries and regions, and a total of US$1170 million has been obtained.

Mainly in Southeast Asia, the box office of movies in these places is too low, so Li Mu plans to simply sell it and recover the funds as soon as possible.

Li Mu is not satisfied with the price offered by some copyright dealers. He simply waits for the movie to be released. Using box office data as a guide, the price will be higher.

There is no rush, these areas all have potential.

As the time got closer and closer, the filming of "2012" was imminent. Li Mu declined to participate in the follow-up activities in Cannes and returned to China with Liu Yifei and others.

(End of this chapter)