Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 221
"What..."

"Wrong place, it's here."

"Disgusting!" Yan Danchen turned his head away and stopped talking to Gu Ming.

"Okay, actually I was blinded."

Gu Ming pried Yan Danchen's head back, "There was a Spanish movie called "Carmen" in 82, have you heard of it?"

"I've heard of it, musicals."

"The one I just mentioned is also a musical. I haven't seen this movie, but I heard Jiang Wen talk about it on the phone. The reviews are not very good, but musicals are definitely a good memory for Western filmmakers. In the 50s, musicals were all the rage in Hollywood, so I chose that."

"Now it seems that I made the right choice."

"So what you're saying is that it's easier for musicals to win awards?" Yan Danchen asked, and he gave the answer himself, "Similar to "Chicago"?"

"It is indeed easier to win the award." Gu Ming couldn't deny it. "Once the Oscar judges enter, they will never quit except to die, so they are all old men who grew up in the golden age of musicals."

"You also know that the movies a person watched when he was a teenager are classics in his heart."

"If you're in your 30s or [-]s, it's pretty good."

"When you are 50 or [-] years old, everything will seem childish. How can young people today like this kind of stuff? It's a mess."

"Making a musical will bring back their memories."

"Then why don't you also make a musical?" Yan Danchen smiled and made a clenched fist gesture. "In that case, wouldn't it be easy to win the Oscar for Best Director?"

"You're going to win!" Gu Ming patted Yan Danchen on the head, "I haven't won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director yet, and I still have an Oscar."

"You can do it."

"How to say?"

"A man can't say no, that's what you told me."

"Okay, I can do it!" He said so, how could Gu Ming still give in?
I did morning exercises right away.

……

the next day.

Gu Ming went to the airport to pick him up.

Logically speaking, it was okay for Gu Ming not to pick him up at the airport.

But who told Gu Ming to stay at home and in the company for long enough and wanted to go out for some fresh air, so he came over with Han Sanpin.

Besides, although "The Embalmer" is a film directed by Zhang Yimou, the copyright of the film belongs to Daystar!

In addition to giving up 20.00% of the investment share to China Film Group, 80.00% of the income goes to himself.

They had called themselves before getting on the plane.

With Zhang Yimou as the director, Jiang Wen as the starring role, and himself as the producer, plus winning a Berlin Second Prize, the copyright of "The Embalmer" was sold for more than 600 million U.S. dollars.

Not much worse than the Golden Bear Award-winning film.

For the sake of the US dollar, it doesn’t matter if I pick up the plane once.

"Do you think this film can compete for next year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?" Han Sanpin asked, standing next to Gu Ming.

"What do you mean?" Gu Ming turned to look at Han Sanpin, "Didn't you agree that I would go?"

"just kidding."

"This is not a good joke." Gu Ming shook his head.

"I don't care about a best foreign language film."

"But if Zhang Yimou is allowed to compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film again with "The Embalmer", the possibility of failure is very high."

Even though this film once won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in its previous life.

But it doesn't mean that if you got it in the previous life, you can get it in this life.

"After all, Zhang Yimou only won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 04 with "Hero". He wants to win another one so soon? What will the judges think?"

"What about the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film?" Han Sanpin asked.

"You can try this."

As for the Golden Globe Award, Gu Ming can't say anything more.

For the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, a country can only send one film to the competition.

There is no such rule in the Golden Globe Awards. There is no objection to sending two movies. It will not affect his participation. Gu Ming naturally has no problem.

When the time comes, who can get it and who can't will depend on their abilities.

"Ok!"

"Then wait until your new movie comes out."

"I hope you can also make a best foreign language film." Han Sanpin said and couldn't help but sigh, "The Promise..."

"What's wrong with Wuji?"

"It's just nonsense." Han Sanpin was about to cry. "The rough cut has been completed, and there is still music and other things left to do. I took a look at the rough cut version."

"Don't understand?" Gu Ming asked. "Yeah, wait, how did you know?"

"Old Han, don't worry." What else could Gu Ming say?He could only pat Han Sanpin's arm and comfort him, "It doesn't matter if you can't understand it now. In ten or twenty years, maybe you will understand it?"

“There are many movies that received poor reviews when they were released, but after a few years, they became classics.”

"For example, Zhou Xingxing's "Westward Journey" has much better reviews online now."

Of course, Gu Ming also said this in a nice way.

More than ten or twenty years have passed since "The Promise", and its reputation remains as poor as ever.

Do not!
After more than ten years of fermentation and the influence of Chen Kaige's "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", "The Promise" has an even worse reputation.

It can even be said to be a landmark film in the history of the Chinese film industry.

Every time a bad movie is taken into account, it will be taken out and beaten.

But can you say this to Han Sanpin?

Gu Ming could only advise him to have a happy funeral.

"But now that the reputation is not good and the cost can't be earned, what's the point?"

Han Sanpin glanced at Gu Ming, "How about your Big Dipper be responsible for the North American distribution of "The Promise"?"

"Ok?"

A question mark slowly appeared on Gu Ming's head.

“Didn’t Miramax win the previous auction?”

"I paid a deposit of 90 yuan. Old Han, do you want to go back on your word?"

"No, it was the fat guy named Harvey who went back on his word." Han Sanpin felt his teeth tingle when he thought of it. "After seeing the rough cut version, Harvey ran away and was unwilling to pay the balance."

"That's not bad. You can still earn a deposit at least." Gu Ming patted Han Sanpin again, "Thinking about it this way, don't you feel more comfortable?"

"It's still very uncomfortable." Han Sanpin frowned, "If others know that Harvey doesn't even ask for a deposit, will he still be responsible for the North American distribution of "The Promise"?"

"The impact of what Harvey did is really bad." Gu Ming smacked his lips, expressing sympathy, but his head was spinning rapidly, thinking about the reasons for rejection.

All in all, you should never do a business that is losing money.

Let Beidou Star distribute such a film,
The trust that I finally gained from the theater chain has been half destroyed.

"Unless it's a long-term screening."

"At the beginning, it will only be released in a dozen theaters. If the box office is good, the number of venues will be increased."

If the scale is controlled, even "The Promise" may not be unable to make money.

"What's the distribution fee?" Han Sanpin thought it was not unacceptable.

"Distribution fee?"

"What issuance fee?" Gu Ming shook his head, "Commission! We only need a 30.00% commission on the issuance."

"This……"

Han Sanpin didn't know what to say.

Judging from my own film appreciation skills, "The Promise" might not be screened in more than a dozen venues.

Where is the long term?

There is no future at all.

Can you still make money if you choose to share it?

Maybe tens of thousands of dollars can be recovered.

"Forget it, I'll look for another distribution company."

Han Sanpin also felt that Gu Ming did not want to take over "The Promise", so he stopped forcing it.

Wuji may lose a lot.

But if you have to force Gu Ming to accept it, you will destroy the relationship between yourself and Gu Ming, and you will lose more in the end.

He can still tell clearly which one is light and which one is serious.

At this time, Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen also came out.

After Jiang Wen came out, he fist bumped with Gu Ming.

He took off his sunglasses and said in his rough voice, "I didn't win the Best Actor Award!"

"You owe me a movie star!"

"How come I owe you?" Gu Mingcai refused, "Did your performance not be good enough?"

"Besides, don't worry yet!"

"If there is no light in the west, there will be light in the east."

“If you don’t win the Berlin Best Actor, maybe you can win the Golden Rooster Best Actor?”

(End of this chapter)