Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 29 Nothing can’t be discussed

First of all, people in this era have not yet begun to be bombarded with various commercial films, and their acceptance of literary and artistic films is still acceptable.

Secondly, "Burning" won the Palme d'Or, and the media rushed to report on it, which is equivalent to a publicity. Moreover, the identity of the villain in "Burning" will inevitably lead to the scene of killing him, which looks more uplifting and emotional. Catharsis.

Another point is that there are no Hollywood blockbusters in cinemas now.

Feng Xiaogang's comedies are all released in the Lunar New Year period again.

There are no competitors at all.

Various factors superimpose together.

Gu Ming's estimate of the box office is at least 2000 million.

Maybe in the end you might make less money than if you sold it to China Film, but it wouldn't be much money, one to two million, which is a small amount compared to your own income.

You can also prove your box office ability to others by the way.

It will also be beneficial to Daystar’s future development.

The hidden income it brings can completely cover the 200 million less earned.

Besides, making less or making more is another matter.

It’s totally worth taking the risk!

"You boy."

Han Sanpin smiled and didn't try to persuade him again.

The 1000 million buyout was the result of his hard work.

If it fails at the box office, he will have to bear the pressure.

If it is split, China Film Group does not have to take risks. Since Gu Ming has chosen to split, he will not increase the risk for himself out of thin air.

After all, he had just taken the position, there was someone above him, and there were countless people below who were watching his position.

Gu Ming had already chosen his share, why would he take the risk?
"By the way, do you have any ideas for a new film? Leave some investment share for China Film Group." Han Sanpin said again.

"No problem, but I still hope that China Film Group's theater chain will be more generous with "Burning"."

The meaning is self-evident.

I can give you, Director Han, your investment share.

But this time, "Burning" stole the box office more lightly.

"Ah."

Of course Han Sanpin knew the rules of the cinema and nodded silently.

Just like that, walking, everyone came to the exit of the station.

The reporters who had been waiting at the door for a long time came around with a roar.

"Hello, Director Gu, I am a reporter from Sina. How do you feel about winning the Palme d'Or?"

"I am a reporter from Urban Entertainment. Can you tell me why you filmed "Burning"?"

"Director Gu, who do you think is better between your "Burning" and "Farewell My Concubine" which also won the Palme d'Or?"

"Do you think you have a chance to surpass your fellow countryman Zhang Yimou?"

"..."

Questions were thrown out one after another in confusion.

It was normal at first.

Later it became a fight.

Gu Ming never answered any questions that provoked a fight.

But even so, it took Gu Ming more than an hour to answer other normal questions.

Then Gu Ming got into Yan Danchen's car to greet him.

First I went to China Film and Television to sign a contract.

Let the matter of winning the Palme d'Or ferment and develop, so that China Film and Television can promote it, and then release "Burning" a week later, on June 6.

Another chat.

Gu Mingcai returned by car.

"Can I touch your trophy?"

There was a red light ahead. Yan Danchen held the steering wheel with one hand and stretched out the other.

Gu Ming took out the Palme d'Or trophy and put it in her hand. She played with it carefully.

Yan Danchen made "tsk tsk tsk" sounds from time to time while playing with it.

"You don't know!"

"In the past, in school, I could occasionally hear voices scolding me, or even scolding you for being lucky."

"Since you won the Palme d'Or, all the people who were so angry before have stopped talking. All they can do is congratulate you when they meet."

"The gap is not big, it's all jealousy. The gap is too big to be jealous." Gu Ming put his hands behind his head and leaned back on the chair comfortably, finalizing the matter.

Of course, at the same time, Gu Ming was also a little wary.

You asked why Brother Chen Kai was able to make good films such as "Yellow Earth" and "King of Children" in the early stage, and then he made "Farewell My Concubine", but after this film, one film was not as good as the other.

Maybe it has something to do with him being bloated and not being able to listen to anyone else's words.

But after winning the Palme d'Or, will anyone else dare to tell the truth?

It must be a compliment from Yishui.Even if you have an idea, when it comes to your mouth, you agree with it.

In such a situation, who wouldn’t be disappointed?

You still have to guard against arrogance and impetuosity.

Taking a deep breath to cool down his brain, Gu Ming turned his mind to the next movie.

Taking advantage of the fact that Gong Li will be the chairman of the Berlin Film Festival jury in February next year, he will have to produce a film no matter what to take advantage of it.

Yes, there are unspoken rules among Europe's top three players, and they will not let you win the top three spots in Europe for two consecutive years.

But not necessarily!
There is also an unspoken rule that a person will not be given a fourth seat in Europe's top three.

Didn't Li Yu win the fourth seat with the help of Zhang Yimou in his previous life?
With people, everything is possible.

Besides, even if you can't win the highest Golden Bear Award.

It would be nice to get another award!

That's millions of dollars in revenue, and if you don't make it, you won't make it in vain.

I guess Gong Li wouldn't deny this face, right?

"Hey, take some time to write out the script and submit it for review."

The corners of Gu Ming's mouth curled up slightly.

……

the next seven days.

In addition to participating in various meetings, Gu Ming is writing scripts.

Because the story line was clear in my mind, it took me seven days to complete the new script.

After submission for review.

Gu Ming came to the 21st Century Theater in Beijing that night.

China Film held a premiere for "Burning".

In fact, Gu Ming didn't really want to do this.

With the current box office capacity, there is no point in doing all these bells and whistles.

But he couldn't resist Han Sanpin's repeated persuasion.

He also said that many people wanted to get to know Gu Ming, and a premiere would be a good way to promote it.

What else could Gu Ming say?
Just do it.

Anyway, it was China Film Group that paid for it.

It’s enough for the morning star to come out.

It starts at six o'clock in the afternoon.

One after another, people came with invitations from China Film Group.

As the main creators of the crew, Gu Ming, Zhou Xun and Chen Kun naturally have to be busy entertaining.

"Director Zhang, you are here."

The first ones to come were Zhang Yimou and a middle-aged man with a mouth that looked a bit bigger than Ali's.

"New picture Zhang Weiping."

The person who came took the initiative to introduce me.

In fact, Gu Ming knew him even without introducing him.

He started investing in Zhang Yimou from "Speak Well", and turned against Zhang Weiping more than ten years later.

"Welcome you two."

"Young man, you did a good job!" Zhang Yimou patted Gu Ming on the shoulder with a smile on his face, "You have brought honor to our domestic films!"

"Hey, compared to trying to win glory, there's a big difference between me and you, a senior."

“In the future, it will ultimately be the young directors of your generation.”

Both of them were from Chang'an, and Zhang Yimou was relatively kind. They laughed and chatted for a few words.

Then Gu Ming went to greet the others.

"Sister Chen, why didn't Director Chen come?" Gu Ming saw Chen Hong, who still had charm.

"She accidentally caught a cold yesterday, I'm sorry."

"No matter where you are, recuperation is important. Sister Chen's coming is enough to give you face."

Gu Ming couldn't understand why Brother Chen Kai caught a cold and couldn't come to the premiere, and he didn't have time to think about it.

Because in a blink of an eye, a bunch of people came again.

Feng Pants, Wang Zhonglei and a bunch of Huayi's stars.

"Director Gu, congratulations!"

Wang Zhonglei smiled and held Gu Ming's hand, "If possible, we at Huayi can also provide you with financial support for the next film."

"I haven't even scratched the surface of my new movie yet."

"We can talk about it when the time comes. We can talk about anything. There is nothing we can't talk about!"

(End of this chapter)