My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1072 Film Producer
"..."

Lin Bao'er, wearing black wide-leg pants and a beige coat, froze.

She didn't know if this guy knew she had called him a "bastard" and was deliberately retaliating with a smile, or if she was mistaken, but seeing that he was smiling quite happily, she didn't say anything more.

First, I introduced Zhang You to a foreign film company.

Zhang You politely shook hands with the three foreigners, who seemed to have seen him perform at the Grammy Awards. One of them even gave him a thumbs up.

After discovering that there was only one film company, Zhang You's enthusiasm immediately waned.

If there were multiple companies, due to competition, importing foreign films could bring in more box office revenue. But with only one company... it's uncertain whether to accept it or not, so Zhang You basically didn't have much hope.

Once "The Truman Show" officially started playing, Zhang You composed himself and began watching it seriously.

Today was also the first time he had seen the complete version of "The Truman Show". Whether it can be shown overseas is another matter. At the very least, the quality of the domestic release must be guaranteed. In order to cooperate with foreign film companies, the version shown today was dubbed in English.

Since "The Truman Show" was originally a foreign film, the translation difficulty was relatively much lower. Except for the characters and story taking place in China, Zhang Youquan wrote the rest of the content according to the original version.

So there is no viewing barrier for foreigners.

Lin Bao'er also calmed down to watch this movie, which was co-invested by the company and Zhang Xiaoyou. Compared with "Goodbye Mr. Loser", Lin Bao'er undoubtedly valued this movie more.

Because this movie was made when Zhang Xiaoyou brought in his company to invest in it because they were short of funds.

The investment ratio is also 50/50.

Unlike "Goodbye Mr. Loser," where Zhang Xiaoyou took all the big head, Lin Baoer was also drawn to this movie as the plot unfolded.

The three foreigners initially engaged in occasional conversation.

But when the plot reached its halfway point, and they learned that Truman was living in a fake time, the three of them immediately stopped talking and gradually began to take the movie seriously.

Near the end, the director said to Truman, "The outside world is even more fake than the world I gave you, but in my world, you have nothing to be afraid of. I've watched you since you were born, watched you learn to walk for the first time, watched you go to school for the first time, watched you lose your first tooth. You won't walk, Truman, you belong here."

Then Truman turned around.

If I can never see you again, I wish you good morning, noon and night.

Finally, he stood in front of that door, gave a final bow, and then walked out without looking back.

The movie ends.

The three foreigners spontaneously started clapping.

After watching the entire film, Lin Bao'er was extremely satisfied. She didn't know if the film's box office could surpass that of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," but its quality was undoubtedly far superior. Even though she had read the script for "The Truman Show," she was still slightly shocked when it was presented on screen.

This is a film unlike any other.

There is no preaching in it, but the philosophical questions it contains are indeed worth pondering.

For people living in the real world, reality is a cage, but for Truman, the real world is the place he most wants to step out of.

The director's words make a lot of sense.

Truman's choice was not wrong.

Just like people's choices, many people say, "I know I'll regret it later," as if using this reason to mark their greatness. Because knowing they'll regret it, yet still choosing to go through with it—what else is that but greatness?

The reality is... how could a person possibly make the wrong choice!

If there was a mistake, it was because at the time, after weighing the pros and cons, I felt that choice was the most beneficial to me, and that's why I made the choice. It's just that I regretted it later, so I used that method to comfort myself or to convince myself that I'm a good person.

"Zhang, this movie is excellent."

"Thank you," said a foreigner named Howard.

Zhang You smiled and thanked him.

Even though the reactions of the three foreigners indicated that "The Truman Show" was of high quality, Zhang You still didn't have high hopes.

Sure enough, after leaving the screening room and entering the conference room, Howard proposed to buy "The Truman Show" for six million US dollars.

This means that regardless of the overseas box office, he and Lin Bao'er can only split the six million US dollars. Before Zhang You could refuse, Lin Bao'er directly asked for fifteen million US dollars.

After Lin Bao'er finished reciting the numbers, Zhang You stared intently at her.

He finally realized that no matter how capable he was, he couldn't carry Bao'er, this terrible teammate. Even if he offered Zhang You 20 million US dollars, Zhang You wouldn't choose to sell her off in one go, let alone 15 million US dollars.

No one understands the commercial value of the film "The Truman Show" better than Zhang You.

This movie was released on Earth in the 1990s, and its global box office exceeded 200 million US dollars at the time. I don't know how much it is after conversion. Noticing that Zhang Xiaoyou's gaze was full of murderous intent, Lin Bao'er was a little confused.

Fortunately, the three foreigners exchanged a few words and then shook their heads.

Lin Bao'er was somewhat disappointed, but she couldn't force the issue. After the public relations manager saw the three foreigners off, Zhang You directly told Lin Bao'er, "Remember, six million US dollars is just the remake rights fee. Don't even bother negotiating a one-time sale for less than thirty million US dollars."

"..."

Lin Bao'er's mouth dropped open instantly.

Her asking price of 15 million US dollars is already quite high, considering that Chinese films are usually sold out in one go when they are imported overseas.

The sale price ranges from several hundred thousand US dollars to two or three million US dollars. The price she quoted is already the highest, especially considering that the total production cost of "The Truman Show" was just over one hundred million.

If it really makes 15 million US dollars, plus product placement, she and Zhang Xiaoyou will have already started making money even before "The Truman Show" has been released.

Never imagined.

She's heartless.

Zhang Xiaoyou's heart is even darker.

Thirty million US dollars, which translates to roughly 220 million US dollars, is pure wishful thinking. Foreign film distributors aren't stupid. Especially if they spend thirty million US dollars to buy the film, they'll still have to spend at least one to two million US dollars on promotion. To break even, even though the break-even point for foreign films is lower than for domestic ones, it would still be over one hundred million US dollars.

In recent years, even the number of foreign domestic films that have grossed over 100 million at the box office has been decreasing, let alone imported films, so Lin Bao'er knew that Zhang Xiaoyou was obsessed with money.

"You can trust me."

Seeing Lin Bao'er looking at him like he was crazy, Zhang You explained, "This movie has such strong Western elements, if they don't want it, we can just collaborate with a foreign production company to remake it."

"Fifteen million is quite a lot."

Lin Bao'er earnestly reminded him.

"Do as I tell you to do."

Zhang You replied.

"..."

Lin Bao'er's expression froze.

This bastard is treating her like a submissive mistress?!
But I must say, this guy has a rather intimidating stern face.

(End of this chapter)