How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 64 Having gained Long, one desires Shu

Seeing the photos in the newspaper of Zhen Liang, that vixen, walking hand in hand with Wang Xiaohao, filled her with rage.

She felt that this glory should belong to her, but it was stolen by that shameless Zhen Liang!

The other person who felt very uncomfortable was Jin Ningxin!

Originally, Wang Xiaohao took the initiative to bring her the script for "Love Letter" and approached her to make the movie.

But now, standing in the spotlight under the flashing lights of international film festival reporters is Zhen Liang!

This made Jin Ningxin very unwilling!

Since she entered the industry, almost all the movies she has made have flopped.

She had a pent-up anger in her heart, and was determined to make a good movie that would impress everyone.

But now, it's clear she's missed a great opportunity!

Unfortunately, no matter how frustrated and unwilling the domestic actresses are, it can't change the fact that "Beautiful Legend" is a hit at the film festival.

Due to overwhelming demand, the festival organizers had to schedule three additional screenings, but even that couldn't satisfy the massive influx of viewers.

That's how it often is!

Everyone here is a fun-loving person and enjoys joining in the fun.

Now that there's something to do, everyone's come over.

This isn't just true for ordinary viewers; it's also true for film company buyers!

These past few days, ordinary viewers have been enthusiastic, and film buyers have also been very enthusiastic, rushing to find production companies to purchase film rights.

Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang didn't have high expectations for the film to win awards.

However, they were not in a hurry to sell the film rights they had.

Because this film has selling points, even if it doesn't win any awards, the copyright revenue won't decrease too much.

On the contrary, if this film happens to win some minor award, the copyright revenue might increase significantly.

So, during this period, Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang sold the copyrights of some small countries bit by bit.

A few thousand is not too little, tens of thousands is not too much; the copyrights were sold to twenty or thirty small countries, which probably amounted to a little over one hundred thousand.

Of course, this doesn't refer to domestic currency.

Converted to international currency, that's about a million dollars.

It's better than nothing, I guess!

As for copyrights in Europe and America, that's where the bulk of the profits lie.

The company offering the highest price right now wants to buy out the broadcasting rights in Europe and America, and has offered six million dollars.

This is roughly equivalent to fifty to sixty million domestic dollars!

It's safe to say that once the film is sold, it will not only have recouped its costs but also made a profit of over 40 million!

Sure enough, international copyrights are still the easiest money to make.

No wonder so many directors who make art films are not short of money!

However, after discussing it, Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang decided not to rush into selling the copyright.

Their ideal price is eight million!

Because this movie is perfect for videotape playback!

At that price, even if theatrical releases don't generate profit, the revenue from videotapes alone would be enough to recoup the investment for those film dealers.

So, just before the end of the film festival, the production team received a notification from the festival organizers, inviting them to attend the closing ceremony.

This kind of common implication means that the film has won an award!

The entire crew was very excited!

Zhen Liang was especially excited, her hands trembling slightly.

This is exactly what they mean by "wanting more after getting what they want"!

During this period, Zhen Liang was in the limelight at the film festival.

Various journalist interviews, fan adoration, and party invitations.

Many international brands have even started contacting Zhen Liang, preparing to have her endorse their products.

So even though Zhen Liang knew in her heart that she didn't have many opportunities to showcase her acting skills in "Beautiful Legend" and that it would be difficult for her to win an acting award.

But when the moment came, she still couldn't help but get excited, clinging to the hope that everything would turn out alright!

In comparison, Wang Xiaohao was much calmer and more rational.

He knew perfectly well that he had no chance of winning any big prizes.

It's unlikely that this film, "Beautiful Legend," will win any major awards!

However, given the film's popularity or the consideration for rewarding emerging directors, Wang Xiaohao may win the Best New Director award.

Ok!

Wang Xiaohao is no longer pretending!

In fact, he had already received some inside information.

It's important to know that Wang Xiaohao hasn't been selling copyrights the whole time these past few days.

During this period, Wang Xiaohao also met with many film festival judges, as well as some international filmmakers, critics, and so on.

Don't forget, there are Chinese judges on this year's César Awards committee.

It should be said that there are often Chinese judges among the judges of the César Awards.

The relationship between Chinese filmmakers and the César Awards can be described as very close!

Forming cliques is human nature!

Taking care of filmmakers from one's own country is an unspoken rule in the selection of major international film awards!

If you think this sounds bad, then let me put it another way: film veterans from all countries have an obligation to support their country's emerging film talents!

So, in the past few days, Wang Xiaohao has been following several senior figures in Chinese cinema, visiting judges and critics everywhere.

Awards are something you have to win!

This doesn't mean we're talking about bribery or anything!

Rather, the film industry is a circle, and the international film industry is also a circle.

If you don't move around, how will everyone get to know you?

How can we build a relationship?

In other words, what makes you think you can fit into this circle?

So during this period, Wang Xiaohao really had a lot of exchanges with those international filmmakers.

Although Wang Xiaohao's foreign language skills were terrible, with the help of his seniors translating, everyone had a pleasant conversation.

Many people are curious because it's already the 21st century, and the first decade has already passed.

Why did Wang Xiaohao make such a retro-style film?

Fortunately, Wang Xiaohao had already come up with an answer to this question.

He definitely wouldn't accuse me of plagiarism!

It's a copy of a movie directed by the same director as the one from a previous life, but that movie was filmed in 2000. That's why it feels retro!

Wang Xiaohao can only express his love for old movies and his respect for senior directors and filmmakers.

And how I heard a story when I was a child. Later, when I became a director, I kept it in mind and adapted it into this film, "The Beautiful Legend of Heyin County".

Someone on the spot immediately exclaimed, "Is your Heyin County really that beautiful? I really should go and travel there sometime!"

In the original version, director Tomas Thomson not only filmed the female lead to be stunningly beautiful, but also captured the breathtaking scenery of his hometown, Sicily.

Wang Xiaohao's lens also captured the scenery of Heyin County in stunning detail.

He filmed it in spring, and the female lead walked along an old street lined with plane trees, with fallen leaves fluttering down, leaving a deep impression.