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Chapter 297 I Have a Friend (Monthly Ticket Activity 25)

However, Dong Ping, the producer of "Maze of the Heart", is not in a hurry at all.

Faced with the influx of international film producers, he showed no signs of giving in, even though someone offered the price up to US$35.

He even publicly stated that he would not sell it now even at the price of US$50.

Film is an art form. It should be a process with a beginning and an end. The Cannes Film Festival has not ended yet, so it is not time to sell the copyright yet.

Hao Yun almost believed it after hearing it.

But he suspected that Dong Ping wanted to wait until the movie won an award and then sell it at a higher price.

To be honest, although "The Heart" received a lot of praise, there were too many movies that received good reviews at the Cannes Film Festival.

Take this year's film for example, Japan's "Nobody Knows", the highest-scoring "2046", the excellent "Old Boy", the "Fahrenheit 911/" banned by Miguo, and the equally small-scale "The Outstanding", all of these films received rave reviews, and some even had a better reputation than Hao Yun.

There isn't much to brag about in "The Heart Labyrinth", and its shortcomings are also obvious.

Only the narrative style and the core of the film are more interesting.

Anyway, Hao Yun has no hope of winning any award, unless Quentin, Xu Ke and others give Hao Yun some help, but it is impossible for him to win the Palme d'Or or the Grand Jury Prize.

Small awards do not help significantly in raising copyright prices.

"You have to think like this. If you don't win an award, the price won't be lower than it is now. As long as you win any award and hype it up, that's an extra $100,000 or $200,000 in revenue. Look at Old Boy, they didn't sell well at all."

Dong Ping patiently explained to Hao Yun.

Dong Ping invested in Hao Yun and served as producer purely out of respect for Jiang Wen.

He also didn't expect that the movie shot by Hao Yun would actually be shortlisted for Cannes, and now it seems to be receiving rave reviews.

This made him serious instantly.

Moreover, Hao Yun reproduces at a relatively fast speed. While it takes "three years for a cat and four years for a dog", Hao Yun started filming on November 2003, 11 and premiered on May 20, 2004. In just half a year, it is already profitable enough to be sold, which is almost the same as "cats and dogs".

Let’s take a look at Gu Changwei’s “Peacock”. It has been filmed for more than a year, but he hasn’t finished editing it yet.

It would be nice if it could be released this time next year.

"That's true. If we can sell $50, we will have recovered all the costs. If we can get $100 million at the domestic box office, then we will have a chance to get % of the profit."

When Hao Yun talked about money, there was light in his eyes. He really did not hide his love for money.

There's no way, I've been afraid of poverty since childhood.

Don't lecture him on life.

"Twelve million is a bit difficult. In fact, if you can get a 20% profit, you will have done your best for the producer." Dong Ping consoled him, hoping that Hao Yun would not hold out too much hope.

There is another type of income he didn't mention, which is the prize money from major award ceremonies.

The small ones are hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands, for example, the Palme d'Or has a prize of 25 euros.

It's a lot of money when accumulated.

However, if there is no special agreement, this award is generally given to the producer.

For example, for the Director Award, the prize money belongs to the director; for the Screenwriter Award, the prize money belongs to the screenwriter; and the Best Picture trophy and prize money generally belong to the copyright owner.

The copyright owner of "Heart Labyrinth" is Hao Yun Studio.

He also paid for the film.

After chatting for a while, Dong Ping asked him what he was most concerned about: "Have you started preparing for your next movie?"

That’s right, this was the reason why he rushed here in a hurry.

Otherwise, he could just wait until the closing ceremony. Anyway, they would start selling films only after the award results were announced.

"I'm still in the script writing stage. I plan to write it into a novel first, publish a comic, and then adapt it into a script for filming. It's definitely too late this year, so I'll probably start filming next spring when the flowers bloom." Hao Yun's directorship can only be considered a part-time job for the time being, and he relies more on the scripts rewarded by the system.

"Then who do you plan to let it run?" Dong Ping asked directly.

"Uncle Dong, what you said means that you are not going to take care of me. Although "The Labyrinth of the Heart" did not make much money, I am still confident that I can make more money with the next movie." Hao Yun pretended to be aggrieved.

"Haha, cooperation is a matter of mutual will. I am of course willing to continue cooperating with you, but if you have any other ideas, we can also part ways amicably. Since you still plan to ask me to do it, if you need any help, just call me anytime."

From this time on, Dong Ping truly regarded Hao Yun as a partner rather than a vassal of Jiang Wen.

Hao Yun spent the next few days watching movies and chatting with filmmakers. When he had nothing to do, he would revise his novel.

"You Are the Apple of My Eye" was adapted to be more suitable for filming in mainland China.

Because Hao Yun never went to high school, and it was not convenient to set the story in college, he simply added a sentence in the preface:

I have a friend who...

It solves all the problems perfectly, and the narration will make it feel better.

Hao Yun has collected so many attributes these days that he was unknowingly affected when he was revising the novel.

The text remains smooth while adding a touch of elegance.

The whole story has more connotation besides the pain of youth.

By the time Hao Yun's revisions were almost complete, the Cannes Film Festival had reached its closing ceremony and awards ceremony.

On the 22nd local time (early morning of the 23rd in China's capital), the 57th Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony is about to be held, and Hao Yun and others once again stepped onto the red carpet.

This time, in addition to Jiang Wen and his wife, Hao Yun, Luo Jingmin, there is also producer Dong Ping.

Hao Yun often walks the red carpet these days.

As a newcomer at Cannes, he received many invitations to watch films or participate in private film salons.

The purpose of becoming familiar to the public has been achieved.

On the red carpet of the award ceremony, he received even warmer and more sincere applause than at the opening ceremony. In the past few days, "Labyrinth of the Heart" has also been screened several times and has been recognized by many people.

At the same time, many people in China were also paying attention to this award ceremony.

Sohu Entertainment specially invited well-known domestic film critic Yao Weihong, Far East Film Festival selection consultant Maria and others to be guests in the Sohu chat room to talk about anecdotes of major film festivals, review the history of Cannes and predict the winners of this year's Cannes, and there will also be live text and picture broadcasts.

At the beginning, Yao Weihong took stock of the films participating in the exhibition.

The audience was fully informed about the directors, leading actors, and contents of these films, as well as whether they came for the awards or simply to attend the exhibition.

Yao Weihong said that this year's mainland film "Maze of the Heart" is very likely to win an award.

Then he gave a long analysis and praised him to the utmost, so much so that the host of Sohu Entertainment had to quickly pull his reins.

Brother, I’ve got to say it.

If we get slapped in the face later, no one will watch our show next year.

There was no special host for this year's Cannes Awards Ceremony, but the talkative Quentin certainly wouldn't mind making a cameo appearance in this role.

He first said a lot of nonsense, thinking he was very awesome, and then started presenting the awards.

The first was the Golden Camera Award, which was awarded to "Or".

Then there is the Palme d'Or, the Short Films Jury...

At this point, Hao Yun, who had originally been indifferent, could no longer smile.

He was a little nervous.

What would he do if he was given the Palme d'Or?

Is it better to be calm or excited? Should I cry?

Also, when presenting awards, people will use the etiquette of touching each other's cheeks. What if a man with a big beard comes to present the award? Wouldn't that prick people's cheeks?

"Next, let's present the Best Screenplay Award to Hao Yun for "The Labyrinth of Heart"!"

If she is a beautiful woman, can I kiss her directly? Hao Yun doesn't quite understand the etiquette of these people, because the etiquette is completely different in different places.

Some of them just put their faces close together, pinch them in their mouths, and make a kissing sound.

Some people kiss directly on the face with their mouths, which is not considered as hooliganism.

Some even kissed. Hao Yun saw it more than once, men kissing each other to show their friendship.

Of course, tongue temperature is definitely not acceptable.

"Hao Yun~" Quentin from the jury had to speak again. He felt that his Chinese was good enough.

(End of this chapter)