Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 243: No Insider, Tell Some American Jokes
The copyright transaction for the film festival started very early.

Before the opening ceremony even started, deals had already been done.

"But those that are traded in advance are generally of average quality, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, or even millions at best. It is very likely that they cannot even recover their costs."

Marco commented on the movies that have been successfully traded in recent days.

Both domestic and foreign.

"Brother Ma, is there anyone who wants to buy One Step Away?"

Mark smiled: "Of course, someone has already offered this number."

He held up a few fingers and gestured.

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

"The film hasn't even started shooting yet, and someone has already offered such a high price. Don't you plan to sell it?"

Ma Ke shook his head: "Too little, Lao Jiang won't agree."

He looked at Zhou Mo: "Also, what about you? Has anyone from Lucy contacted you?"

Zhou Mo: "Of course, but they are mostly a group of kimchi and cherry blossom people, and the bids are not very high, so after chatting with them once, I basically ignored them."

Marco nodded. "You're right to do so. The truly wealthy film producers have not entered the market yet. I've seen Lucy, and it's definitely doing well. It's like a special attack for some European and American audiences. Wait a little longer, and the price should be much better."

Marko spoke highly of "Lucy".

Although he still likes Jiang Wen's "Let Me Win" the most, he is not very interested in movies like "Lucy".

But this does not affect the audience of "Lucy".

……

The opening ceremony of Cannes has begun.

The gongs and drums are noisy.

Firecrackers went off.

Red flags waving.

Crowds of people.

Movie stars and filmmakers from all over the world gathered together.

There are so many familiar faces.

Apart from the people we know in China, the most well-known ones are those in superhero movies.

Tom Hiddleston plays Loki, Tilda the Ancient One plays the "Thousand Faces", Hawkeye plays Pepper Potts, and the most popular Robert Downey Jr.

at the same time.

Zhou Mo was having a party with Jiang Wen.

"Come on, Xiao Mo, let me introduce you to this one, Kevin Spacey, who is also an Oscar winner, and this one, Robert De Niro, who is also an Oscar winner."

Jiang Wen pointed at several people around him and introduced their identities one by one.

Looking at his expression, Zhou Mo always felt that Jiang Wen didn't seem to be introducing a friend, but rather showing off his Pokémon.

Speaking of Robert, Jiang Wen's face was full of excitement: "I don't need to say much about Robert. You must know that he filmed "The Godfather". I have thought about it. In this "One Step Away", I plan to pay tribute to "The Godfather"."

Zhou Mo greeted everyone one by one.

The three of them returned the greetings in turn.

Everyone is in Lao Jiang’s circle of friends, and they all know that Jiang Wen would not just introduce someone to him casually. Since he introduced him, he must have something outstanding.

Robert, in particular, was very interested in Zhou Mo.

It started with a handshake.

"Director Zhou, hello. I've seen your John Wick: Chapter 6. The action design is amazing. It's very direct and violent. It looks really cool."

He really likes John Wick: Chapter 11.

He could never forget the style of punching every time and shooting every time to the head.

And the plot is still complete.

Especially at the end of the movie, Zhang Zhi directly shot Daisuke Fusako to death with one shot.

It's really unconventional.

He hadn't felt this kind of power from a movie in a few years.

He was initially famous for his tough guy image, and even after he became famous, he still played many English and Chinese roles.

Zhou Mo vaguely remembered that the other party also starred in a movie this year called "Don't Mess with Me", which tells the story of a family of four, where the parents, sisters and brothers are all tough guys. "You're welcome. I've heard of your movie "Don't Mess with Me". I like the black humor style in it. This kind of setting where the whole family, young and old, are not simple and fight together is rare in the domestic film market. Director Luc Besson is still as good as ever."

Robert's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Then Director Zhou, you must have a lot of common topics with Director Luc Besson. It just so happens that he will be here soon... How about this, Director Zhou, do you have time? I'll call him and we can have a banquet."

Zhou Mo nodded: "Of course."

The two agreed on a time to meet.

On the side, Jiang Wen was chatting with Kevin Spacey.

Kevin Spacey stared at Zhou Mo's young face: "Jiang, you seem to think highly of this young director. I even see the desire to fight him in your eyes."

Jiang Wen took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Yes, I might as well tell you directly that if there is a director in our country who can surpass me in the future, it must be this actor."

Jiang Wen’s words left Kevin a little stunned.

He had never heard such words from Jiang Wen.

Having known Jiang Wen for so many years, he knew very well that Jiang Wen was a director with both talent and arrogance.

Even when facing Quentin, Jiang Wen never gave in. He just said that he liked Quentin's style and was willing to teach him Chinese.

correct.

What's that Chinese saying?

It seems like a wall?

The small talk is over.

Several people went to a party together to eat and drink.

After three rounds of drinking.

Robert mentioned "John Wick" again.

This time, he no longer just praised the movie, but also said: "Zhou, you really should set up the InterContinental Hotel in Piaoliang. It's really not as good as setting up the InterContinental Hotel in Kimchi."

"Oh? What do you say?"

Zhou Mo listened attentively.

Robert took a sip of wine and pointed out a fact directly: "In John Wick, there is a world full of guns and killers...

This kind of setting is actually not suitable for Asia, where the gun ban is too strict. The setting of one gun per person always feels a bit strange. But if the movie is set in America, it is not strange at all. Here, not to mention one gun per person, even three guns per person is not strange. "

Zhou Mo: ...

He didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Robert's words are too bullshit.

It's just a beautiful joke.

Zhou Mo thought for a long time and could only change the subject.

"Robert, this kind of B-grade movie doesn't cost a lot. You may not be able to find particularly famous actors there, but if the star lineup is not strong enough, it will easily fail."

Even Keanu Reeves, when he was filming "John Wick" in his previous life, took this role because several of his previous movies had failed.

Robert slammed the table and said, "Who said that, Zhou? As long as you make this movie, I, Robert, will definitely be the first to stand up and support you!"

Zhou Mo's eyes lit up: "A thimble?"

Robert: "What do you mean by thimble or not? I don't really understand what you say, but I can definitely act."

Zhou Mo: "How about we sign a contract? If there's a chance in the future, I will definitely shoot a John Wick movie over there."

Robert: “Of course!”

the other side.

Kevin looked at Zhou Mo who was chatting happily with Robert, and then glanced at Jiang Wen who was slightly drunk beside him. He suddenly felt a little bit of evil interest and asked Zhou Mo: "Zhou, I just heard Jiang say that you will surpass him one day. I wonder if you have the confidence."

Zhou Mo was stunned, then laughed.

"Surpass? If you're talking about the box office, I'm number one in China right now. It's Lao Jiang who's going to surpass me."

After these words were spoken, several people were stunned for a moment.

Then, Robert gave a thumbs up: "Cool - ah, Zhou, you are the most energetic young director I have ever met."

Jiang Wen also smiled and said to Kevin: "See, I said he is very similar to me when I was young, both of us are very arrogant. Your guidance to him just now is useless at all."

(End of this chapter)