Don't call me Master, call me Director

In fact, the professional ratings given by most of the media in Cannes are not high, especially the local French media, which almost all give low scores, and the descriptions of the film are basically clichés like Japanese film critics.

Looking at the French media alone, FSN is undoubtedly a trash movie with no merit.

It's a pity that the Cannes Film Festival is an international film festival. In addition to the French media, there are countless entertainment media from all over the world.

Among them, the British media, under the inertia of thinking against the French and the public relations of Xingyue, sang praises to FSN.

Not only that, those ordinary audiences who have watched the FSN film also spontaneously promoted the film to the people around them, attracting more people to appreciate this excellent work that is incompatible with other films in the entire film festival.

In normal times, the word-of-mouth word of mouth will not be converted into the audience's motivation to watch movies so quickly.

But now it's the Cannes Film Festival, and all the people gathered here are here for the film, and the communication between people is basically inseparable from the film.

For a time, the whole town of Cannes was empty, no matter whether they like FSN movies or not, people want to get a glimpse of it.

This caused a lot of trouble for the Xingyue employees in Cannes, because there were simply not enough people for the film festival.

For this reason, Shen Er had to use all the people who could use it in Cannes, even he himself was not spared.

That's why he was so tired on the phone with Artoria.

Even so, the theaters showing FSN were a mess.

The security and police of the film festival had to allocate part of their staff to help maintain order, because there were too many people who came to see FSN.

In just two days, the police in Cannes arrested five people who caused the riots in order to maintain order.

It stands to reason that the movie is so popular, it is normal to expand the screening scale to disperse the flow of people.

In fact, the organizer of the film festival has put forward this suggestion to Shen Er more than once, but Shen Er Lord has always rejected it.

In Erye’s opinion, this kind of crowd flow, like the morning rush hour in first-tier cities in China, is the best publicity for FSN in Europe and the United States.

There are too many theaters, and the audience is scattered, so there is no longer a long queue. What kind of material does Second Master Shen use for publicity?

In addition, there is another reason why Shen Erye did not want to open more screening halls-box office revenue.

You must know that the box office revenue of all the films shown during the film festival has nothing to do with the crew itself.

Since ordinary audiences will buy tickets for the screening, it will naturally generate box office revenue, but all box office proceeds are owned by the organizers, and Er Ye and the others won't get a penny at all.

On the contrary, the extra costs due to the additional screenings have to be borne by the crew.

Opening more games not only won't make more money, but will cost more money, which makes Shen Er willing to do it.

Although the organizers claim that these box office will contribute to the film art, but in fact everyone knows what's going on.

"These Frenchmen who want money! It's really annoying!"

After sending away the organizer's staff again, Shinji complained loudly.

"I've said it several times, I don't have the idea of ​​expanding the screening, why can't they understand!"

Old man Derek Ford said leisurely: "There is no way, this place has only 12 days to make money in a whole year, so don't make money from it."

Shen Er clasped his hands on his chest and smacked his lips: "Tsk, I would have brought Irisviel's family here if I knew it earlier."

"What's the use of that?" Rin was very puzzled, "It's not the Berlin Film Festival, the Einzbern family doesn't have much influence in France, right?"

"Why is it useless?" Shen Er retorted, "The only language the French can understand, isn't that German?"

Chapter 38 There is a rich woman who wants to take care of you, so why don't you feel dissatisfied with Xiaoer Erer?

In the early morning, Tohsaka Rin got up from the bed yawning.

The morning of Cannes in May was sunny, and the sea, blue sky, and white clouds formed a beautiful oil painting.

It's a pity that Rin Tohsaka had no intention of appreciating this beautiful scenery. Her spirit had long been beaten to death in the struggle between wakefulness and sleep, and she could only rely on muscle memory to wash.

Because both parents in this world are still alive, Rin's daily life is much more regular than in other parallel worlds. At least there is no morning hypotension caused by skipping breakfast all year round.

It's a pity that even so, Rin's difficulty getting up has not been alleviated much. This time every morning is the most difficult time for Miss Tohsaka.

When Rin finally finished washing up and came to the hotel restaurant slowly, the staff of FSN had already finished their breakfast and left.

Only Mr. Derek Ford was sitting leisurely at a small dining table, crossing his legs and reading the newspaper.

"Sit anywhere."

The old man warmly invited Rin to sit opposite him, and called the waiter to help her order a breakfast.

"Thank you."

Rin Tohsaka, who came out of a daze, regained the elegance of the Tohsaka family. She sat at the dining table, enjoying French bread and fried eggs with small mouthfuls.

"Tsk tsk, these Spaniards are really... They actually said that you and that Miss Artoria didn't take off their clothes, which made FSN lose its only bright spot."

Derek Ford threw a Spanish newspaper aside with a look of disgust.

Rin, who was drinking soup, shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "They probably want to challenge the copy that was invaded by the Knights of the Round Table."

During the film festival, the world's major entertainment media published special editions in Cannes, so Rin was not surprised that Derek Ford could get a Spanish newspaper.

As for the criticism of FSN in Spanish newspapers, Tohsaka Rin would not care even more.

Just like what Shen Er said, the FSN project was aimed at the box office at the beginning of its establishment, and no matter how bad the people in the newspapers scolded, it was not as good as the long line of audiences outside the theater.

Even if it's not the protagonist of the movie, Rin feels proud when he sees the expectant audience.

Moreover, not all the newspapers and media criticized FSN, and some media gave thumbs up to this special effects production.

For example, the British "Times" praised FSN greatly.

"FSN's hearty plot is very addictive, and the director of this film, Shinji Matou, simply let his thoughts fly into the sky.

"This masterpiece does what cinema has never done before, keeping audiences in their seats with combat elements that have never been noticed before.

"The most outstanding thing is Shinji Matou's creation of the atmosphere and characters. He told the legendary life of His Majesty King Arthur with a narrative rhythm without any delay! Let everyone who has watched the movie firmly remember this. Role!"

Rin, who had already finished his breakfast and was reading the newspaper while holding his coffee, couldn't help but put down his cup and rubbed the goose bumps on his arms after seeing the disgusting comment about FSN in The Times.

"It's the first time I've seen a newspaper praise our film so much."

Rin's words made the old man laugh adorably, and he handed another newspaper to Rin with trembling shoulders.

"That's nasty, then look at the Daily Telegraph."

Rin picked up the newspaper, and at a glance, she saw "Peerless Masterpiece", "The Best Movie in the Past 50 Years", "Unmatched Achievement"...etc. Rin felt ashamed of the compliment.

"Isn't the gap between this and newspapers in other European countries too big?" Rin said in surprise, "Don't the British media really like art films so much?"

I still learned the word Rin from Shinji, because of the abnormal development of the film market in this world, there is no such classification as commercial films and art films.

Movies must be an art, and this is political correctness in the industry.

"Well, it's British media after all."

Derek Ford winked at Rin and raised the corners of his mouth playfully.

"Who do you think controls the British media?"

As a country that still retains the aristocracy, the influence of the British aristocracy on this country is in all aspects.

Most of the veteran magician families in the UK are nobles.

After all, in the feudal period, the most likely to stand out were those magicians whose personal strength far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Although the two industrial revolutions and the mysterious recession have reduced the influence of magicians, it is no problem for newspapers to say something good about their movies.

This is very different from the Japanese magic world. Although the high-level Japanese magicians are as high-ranking as their British counterparts, they completely looked down on the media industry at the beginning, resulting in almost zero influence of Japanese magicians in this area.

"Forget it, anyway, the newspapers' comments are just floating clouds. As long as the audience can maintain this kind of enthusiasm, then the performance of our movie will definitely not be bad."

Rin glanced out the window, and the originally quiet town started to be noisy again.

"Should there be a negotiation result today?"

"I don't know, but there will definitely be a result before the end of the film festival." Derek Ford replied: "Now the movie viewing boom triggered by the film festival is the best time to let the film be released on a large scale. When the limelight passes, the public will Your attention will be directed elsewhere.”

Rin looked up at the dazzling sun in Cannes, and said softly: "I don't know how that guy Shinji is talking with Miss Flora. Will they quarrel?"

Thinking of the scene of the two negotiating on the table, Rin found it very interesting.

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In a commercial building in Cannes, Xingyue is negotiating with various international distributors.

The most important of these is the negotiation of distribution rights in Europe, North America and Australia, because these places are the film markets most affected by the Cannes Film Festival, and they need to be finalized as soon as possible while taking advantage of the Cannes trend.

As the absolute core of the film's main creative team, Shen Er naturally participated in the whole negotiation process.

It's just that the negotiation process didn't satisfy Shinji, as for the reason...

"Shinji, your request is really too much."

In the conference room, Cloris was sitting at the other end of the long conference table. She put her chin in her hands and said to Shinji on the other side with a smile on her face.

In this commercial negotiation, both parties knew that they had to strike while the iron was hot and put the film on the market as soon as possible.

Since time is money, both parties can be regarded as old acquaintances, so after a few simple greetings, the two parties entered into formal negotiations.

But the negotiations between the two sides were not too smooth.

Although Cloris herself admires Shen Er's talent very much, she also likes the movies made by Shen Er very much.As a magician, she is also obsessed with various magic tricks that appear in movies.

But when it came to the negotiations, the representative of the Times Group acted as if none of the above existed. He refused to give up an inch in all kinds of negotiations and fought for every bit of interest for his company.

Appreciating movies is just a personal act, and business negotiation is a corporate act, and the two cannot be confused at all.

Shinji would be very happy if such an employee was on his side, but it would be helpless if the other party was on the opposite side.

Especially when this person is Cloris, who is born weak by the second master Shen, his mood is even more complicated.

In short, the negotiations between the two sides did not go very smoothly.

Shen Er only hopes that Times Group will distribute FSN normally, and the two parties are just a normal film distribution cooperation.

For this reason, Shen Er even made a slight concession on the sharing agreement.

Don't think that Erye Shen is doing charity. His goal at this time has already focused on the future.

As long as FSN's box office performance is good, the movies produced by Xingyue will naturally become the favorites in the eyes of major distribution companies.

At that time, it will not be Erye Shen asking these companies to distribute his own movies, but the distribution company begging Erye to let him hand over the distribution rights to himself.

Of course, Cloris's side is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She directly proposed to ask for all the film and television copyrights of FSN in Europe and the United States.

She even went a step further and put forward a suggestion to make Times Group the sole global publisher of Xingyue Company in the future, making a gesture of wanting to annex Xingyue Company.

Not to mention Shenji, even Weber couldn't agree to such a request.His teacher Kenneth spent so much money and time on this project, not to make wedding dresses for North American magicians.

But when it comes to business, it’s nothing more than asking for a price and paying back the money when it lands.

Both Weber and Shinji knew that Cloris Lion opened her mouth only to leave room for future negotiations.

"Lissie, it's impossible for me to sell all the copyrights to Times. You know me, it's impossible."

Shinji tapped his fingers on the table, his face full of dissatisfaction.

It's terrible, no matter in life or business, this woman always wants to wipe herself clean.

"Hey, Lizzy is called when you need help from others, but after the negotiation is over, you will become Cloris again, right?"

Cloris covered her mouth and chuckled, her face full of mockery.

"Don't say those meaningless things." Second Lord Shen deliberately turned up the volume, "I have made concessions on the share, and I have shown enough sincerity to your company. If Times Group still insists... "

"Ha ha."

Cloris sneered twice: "Shen Er, your so-called sincerity is just a bait to lure fish to take the bait. I have not forgotten that Xiao Erer said that he would bring 1000 movies to the world."

"Who is Xiao Erer!"

The expression on Second Master's face could hardly be stretched anymore.

"Lissie, if you really want to continue the negotiation, please show reciprocal sincerity."

"Of course I'm also very sincere."

Cloris said relaxedly: "I am very optimistic about you and your team, so I want to invest in your company, isn't it normal?"

"I, a rich woman, want to take care of you. Do you have any dissatisfaction, Xiaoerer?"

Cloris smiled brightly like a flower.