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Chapter 190 [17] The first prize!

"The winner of the best film in this International Youth Film Forum is——"

The founder and chairman of the International Youth Film Forum, and also the owner of the most famous art cinema "Arsenal" in Berlin, the world-famous film critic Ulrich Gregor, was at the center of the Youth Forum pavilion in front of thousands of people present. Members of the Youth Forum announced the final list of winners.

"Director from China - Lu Xuechang, "Kara is a Dog"!"

boom!

The whole place was in a collective uproar, and even Chen Yu and Liu Yifei hugged each other tightly, screaming and cheering.

The atmosphere in front of me is really great.

This is a film award for young people who love movies around the world. Countless reporters were also frantically taking photos there. Apparently all four domestic media outlets, Sina and NetEase, were also present.

When "Kala" was predicted by "Screen" magazine to be a hit in the Youth Forum, many domestic media had a hunch that it might... win the award.

So they were all waiting there, waiting for the moment when the lottery would finally be drawn.

Sure enough, everyone did not wait in vain.

Unlike the solemn award ceremony, the atmosphere of the youth forum was very relaxed.

It is just such an award every year, and it is witnessed in person in front of everyone.

Everyone stood there.

Ulrich Gregor, 72 years old and the last chairman, looked at Lu Xuechang with a smile and said with a smile: "Lu, come and take away your honor!"

This award is voted for by participating members of the International Youth Film Forum.

Just now, in front of everyone, the vote came out.

"thanks, thanks!"

Lu Xuechang was so excited that he almost cried.

He never expected that "Kara is a Dog" would not only be shortlisted for this year's Golden Bear, but also unexpectedly win the Best Film in the Youth Forum category.

This award is very helpful for his reputation in the industry.

His classmate Zhang Yuan had won this award for his debut novel "Mom" in 93. In 94, he was selected as one of the "Top 21 Young Leaders of the World in the st Century" by Time Magazine in the United States in !

So far he has become very famous abroad.

Although Lu Xuechang didn't need such bonuses, he needed recognition too much.

"Thank you everyone!"

"Thank you all for liking the movie Kara is a Dog, thank you!"

Lu Xuechang was not good at words, was not in good health, and had poor English skills, so he only said a few words and then retreated to Chen Yu's side.

The fierce celebration continued in the exhibition, and the young people did not stop at all. Lu Xuechang had a rare indulgence and acted as a "movie youth"!

It wasn't until they heard that the Lifetime Achievement Award at this Berlin Film Festival was to be awarded that everyone walked towards the auditorium of the Berlin Film Palace.

Every year the Berlin Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award is announced in advance.

It is different from ordinary film festivals, such as domestic Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, etc., which are awarded together with the award ceremony, but this is not the case at the Berlin Film Festival.

The famous French actress Arnoque Aimé was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at this Berlin Film Festival.

This old lady's past resume is quite astonishing, and it can be said that her name is resounding throughout Europe.

The Queen of Cannes in 1980 and the Best Actress Oscar nominee in 67, she is now 70 years old.

“It’s so beautiful to grow old gracefully!”

Seeing the moment when the jury members gave the Lifetime Achievement Award trophy to Anoke Aimee, even Liu Yifei showed a look of envy.

"Let's go!"

"Act well and I will give you one in the future!"

Chen Yu said to Liu Yifei, and Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Chen Yu, as if to say, I want you to award it?

"What's wrong, don't be convinced. You can win the Berlin Lifetime Achievement Award. I am also the chairman of the jury after all. There is no problem in using the back door..."

"Do you know what will happen in a few decades?"

Liu Yifei said softly, and walked side by side towards the "Blind Well" booth with Chen Yu.

"Kala" won an award, so Huayi will definitely hire someone. However, according to the operation of Huayi in the previous life, if it didn't win the award, the popular youth forum would want to release it globally; now it is expected to be expanded again.

It is estimated that the overseas copyright of "Kara" will never be sold.

Regarding "Blind Shaft", Chen Yu had a hunch that his 500 million investment would definitely earn more than 200 million US dollars in profit in the end; in this life, the improvement and influence of the production were obviously much greater than in the previous life.

Countless people come to the booth for consultation and negotiation every day.

The awards ceremony of the Berlin International Film Festival is usually held the day before the end, which is of course for the last day of film trading.

Except for films that have not received any attention, they can be sold casually during the film festival. Films such as "The Blind Shaft" and "Kala" that have been nominated for the main competition unit will of course have to wait until the awards ceremony is over before a suitable offer can be given.

What if you win a prize?

Therefore, the early stage of the negotiation is about how much it is going to be sold for before winning the prize; once it is won, it is how much it is going to be sold for. The negotiation is based on this expectation.

Many issuers also have to estimate profits and losses.

And of course the selling prices in different countries are different, depending on the local market.

You can't sell a movie in Cambodia for 100 million US dollars. That's unrealistic. The country's total box office in a year is estimated to be just that much.

Many copyright transactions are mostly sold to large publishers. They have distribution channels all over the world, so they just package the price at one price, and you don’t need to worry about anything else.

This is the safest solution.

Of course it's okay to sell them individually in one country, but it's very likely that they won't be packaged at a cost-effective price.

In the past few days, Li Yang has also received many large distribution companies, such as Fortissimo Films in Europe, which is one of the largest distribution companies in Europe. They have offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London, New York, Sydney and Paris. Office, there are also agents in the United States, Europe, Tokyo, the Middle East and other places.

Of course, there are also independent releases in several countries, which are the leading ones in the country.

Of course several in Hollywood in the United States are also on the list. As long as the final price is right, Chen Yu will certainly sell it.

If he didn't win the prize, his expected package price would be around 200 million US dollars; if he won the Silver Bear, it might be 400 to 500 million US dollars!

For Golden Bear, it starts with 1000 million!

This is the package price.

And if you don't package it, you can only look at the quotations of the issuers in each country. Finally, add them up and see which one makes more money. Of course, he will choose which one.

Generally speaking, if you don't win the award, you will definitely package it and sell it to a major publisher; but if you win the award, it's hard to say.

It might be more profitable to sell them individually.

In fact, for large distribution companies, 1000 million US dollars can be completely earned back; in the current movie market, in addition to earning box office in theaters, the video tape and DVD market are also quite hot.

Video rental is also popular in Europe and the United States. For example, Beststar is currently the world's largest film and television rental company. You can also sell the rental rights to it.

These are all channels for movies to make money.

"Just waiting for the awards!"

Li Yang gathered a bunch of business cards in front of him and looked at Chen Yu beside him.

Audiences and contestants throughout the film festival are obviously looking forward to the awards ceremony starting at 15 pm on the 7th.

Liu Yifei's eyes were a little strange.

Although she is also looking forward to it, in fact, she is even more looking forward to tomorrow - February 2th, Valentine's Day.

This should be her first Valentine's Day with Chen Yu; but judging from the wooden posture next to her, I guess he won't remember such a thing at all, right?

In fact, this is normal. First, it is not popular in China yet, so Chen Yu definitely doesn’t know.

The second thing is that Chen Yu has been so busy these days, how can he have time to think about this thing?

Liu Yifei can completely understand.

So even if Chen Yu didn't think of it tomorrow, she would feel a little disappointed at most, but she had already prepared a thoughtful gift for Chen Yu early. In fact, Liu Yifei was happy to attend the film festival in Berlin this time, but more importantly, because this holiday.

She had actually prepared the gift before coming to Berlin.

Liu Xiaoli didn’t even know.

At the Berlin Film Festival tomorrow, Liu Yifei also read the "Screen" magazine. It seems that the organizer has specially prepared a Valentine's Day special.

There are many love movies that will premiere in major venues.

The investors of those movies can point to tomorrow's special day to sell the movies; this is a rare good opportunity. The Berlin Film Festival meets Valentine's Day, which does not happen every year.

"There are two days left tomorrow and the next day!"

Chen Yu finished another day of promoting the film festival and felt a little tired.

If it weren't for the final awards ceremony, he wouldn't have stayed here.

Many people actually thought the same thing as him, including the busy man of this film festival - Zhang Yimou.

Chen Yu has seen him busy running around many times, as if he took Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Manyu to watch many premieres.

Chen Yu actually watched several movies with Liu Yifei in the past few days, but not many of them left a deep impression on him. Chen Yu had watched several Hollywood movies in his previous life, so he really couldn't arouse any interest.

But Liu Yifei was really enjoying watching it.

On the way back to the hotel, Liu Yifei didn't remind Chen Yu what day tomorrow was. She planned to surprise him when she met him tomorrow morning and give him the Valentine's Day gift she had prepared for a long time.

"Bye, Yifei, Aunt Liu, see you tomorrow!"

Chen Yu waved to Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli, and then followed Li Yang back to the Marriott Hotel.

"The little girl seems to be worried!"

Li Yang felt that he should remind Chen Yu that as a German expert, he certainly knew that Valentine's Day was a very important day for foreigners.

Liu Yifei grew up in the United States and must know this festival.

"Yeah, I know, it's Valentine's Day tomorrow!"

"She's probably afraid that I won't remember, right?"

"Hey, you even know the life of a foreigner?"

Li Yang was quite surprised. Little did he know that Chen Yu had experienced the years when capital hyped various festivals.

Not to mention Valentine's Day, he even knows about White Day on March 3th and Bullshit Goddess Day on March 14th.

Valentine’s Day is nothing compared to these holidays!

After all, Valentine’s Day is considered a normal holiday.

"Better prepare a gift!"

Li Yang gave a friendly reminder, but Chen Yu smiled and said: "It has been prepared for a long time!"

"Yo?"

"Okay, young man!"

Li Yang laughed. People who engage in art are actually quite romantic. When Li Yang was young, he decided to go abroad with his girlfriend at the time, which was one of the craziest things he did in his life.

At that time, the two of them were actually penniless, so they borrowed the money for the plane ticket from his brother.

"sleep early!"

"I won't disturb you tomorrow, I will be at the venue!"

Li Yang patted Chen Yu on the shoulder. Chen Yu said nothing, nodded and walked to his room.

While tying his arms, Chen Yu was thinking about how to surprise Liu Yifei tomorrow!

At this time, Liu Yifei was also thinking about this matter.

(End of this chapter)