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Chapter 187 The astonishing transaction amount!
While Tian Xiaole was still on the plane, the Cannes organizers posted the transaction volume of "Hunting" on their official website homepage.

As the premier of the three major international film festivals in Europe, it is eager to demonstrate its influence.

"The film 'The Hunt,' which won the Palme d'Or at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, had its copyright sold for US$4650 million..."

When domestic companies saw the transaction volume of "Hunting", all production companies and filmmakers were extremely envious.

"According to insiders, the production cost of 'The Hunt' was only 30 million, but the copyright transaction has already generated ten times that amount in revenue, and this is even before its domestic release..."

Faced with various online revelations, many media outlets went to Xiaole Pictures to verify the information, and Chen Zhixi gave a definitive answer.

"The actual production cost of the film was only ten million, and twenty million was for Director Tian's screenwriting and directing fees."

"Tian Xiaole is so cheap?"

This was the first reaction from everyone in the industry.

But upon closer reflection, it was a project he spearheaded himself, with Xiaole Pictures holding a 7% stake, so it made sense.

Quite a few companies were still interested in inviting him to shoot foreign films. The director fee of 20 million was just a pittance, and they wouldn't mind adding more.

Most film and television companies in the industry don't even earn as much in net profit in a year as the copyright revenue from this one film.

Smaller companies will likely take two or three years to catch up, which speaks volumes about the sheer size of the profits.

Most importantly, I also gained fame.

"This Palme d'Or trophy is worth way too much!"

Art films generally don't do well at the box office in China, and these art film directors in China rely on selling their rights at film festivals.

But selling it for such an astronomical price is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Brother, this is incredibly profitable! It's a tenfold return. I'm afraid only Hollywood horror movies can generate this kind of profit."

"It seems like Tian Xiaole has never lost money."

The Wang brothers looked at the news online and fell into deep thought.

They even felt a little regretful, thinking that if they had maintained a good cooperative relationship, [Hunting] would definitely have had some help in winning the Palme d'Or.

Despite its large and powerful family business, apart from the income from artist management, the only decent film project is Feng Xiaogang's; the other investments are basically all losses-making projects aimed at promoting artists.

Let's find an opportunity to repair the relationship between the two sides.

Wang Zhongjun sighed, somewhat regretting his past actions. He had only focused on immediate gains and acted like a petty person.

“We’ve already tried, and they’re ignoring us now,” Wang Zhonglei said with a gloomy face.

He tried everything he could think of—paying New Year's greetings to the old lady, asking Tian Zhuangzhuang to mediate, sending women—but Tian Xiaole still ignored him.

"Then we'll bleed a little, promise him many benefits, and repair our relationship. His Palme d'Or directing will be good for our IPO."

Hearing his elder brother's words, Wang Zhonglei, though reluctant, nodded in agreement.

At this time, companies such as Wanda, Enlight Media, and Yinghuang were also being discussed.

I'm glad I maintained a good friendship with Tian Xiaole, while simultaneously cursing Han Sanping for having such a sharp eye.

When the investment was allocated, they arbitrarily took the "Hunting" share, and even gave a high-sounding excuse.

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The plane landed at Beijing Capital International Airport.

Tian Xiaole was accompanied by her assistant, but without any large bags of luggage, so she wasn't spotted by reporters.

However, they miscalculated one thing: the license plate number of the vehicle that came to pick them up had already revealed their target to a group of professional media outlets.

Tian Xiaole used this nanny van for many of her outings and transportation, which had long been noted by sharp-eyed reporters.

As expected, Tian Xiaole was surrounded by a group of people as soon as she appeared.

"Director Tian, ​​congratulations on winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the film rights deal of US$4650 million, setting a new record."

"Where did you find out this amount?" Tian Xiaole asked curiously.

"Published on the Cannes Film Festival website."

Tian Xiaole was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that Cannes had included the 600 million euros from the remake in its budget.

"Director Tian, ​​you are now one of only two directors in China to have won the Palme d'Or. Is there anything you would like to say?"

"Thanks to the country for nurturing us."

"Could you share some of the experience that director Chen Kaige imparted?"

Tian Xiaole paused, blaming herself for her brain malfunctioning. Where did she get the experience from Director Chen? She was just feeling guilty and wanted to share this honor with him. "He does have a lot of valuable experience. You can ask him yourself."

"..."

"Director Tian, ​​when is the celebration banquet?"

……

Tian Xiaole discovered that this group of people always had endless questions, not only about the awards, but also about the several films that Xiaole Pictures was currently shooting.

"That's enough for today, I'm in a hurry to get home."

With the help of her assistant, driver, and Chen Zhixi, Tian Xiaole squeezed into the company car.

"Director Tian, ​​there's been a lot of news about you lately, even the evening news has reported on you."

Chen Zhixi said with a smile that the stronger the boss, the brighter her future will be. As the head housekeeper, her words carry more weight than those of some film company bosses.

"Haha, I didn't expect the Palme d'Or to be so prestigious, even the government is paying attention to it."

Tian Xiaole remembers that she didn't receive this treatment when she won the Cannes Jury Prize.

I just got home and the news is already out online; it's incredibly fast.

"When director Tian Xiaole landed in the capital, the bag he was carrying contained what appeared to be the Palme d'Or trophy and certificate."

After the media exposed this, everyone in the industry knew that Tian Xiaole had returned to Beijing, and they all tried to contact him, but all they heard was the message that his phone was switched off.

Tian Xiaole had anticipated that he wouldn't have peace and quiet after returning home, so he turned off his phone early and decided to stay home with his grandmother first.

"Grandma, I'm back."

"My dear grandson is back! Let Grandma see if he's lost weight."

The old lady is over eighty years old, but she looks very healthy with a rosy complexion. She can even run a few steps with remarkable agility.

"Oh my, you've gotten so thin."

The old lady held Tian Xiaole's hand, looking at her sunken cheeks, and couldn't help but feel heartache.

"I don't like Western food, so I can easily gain the weight back by eating whatever I want when I get back."

"You can't just eat anywhere, Grandma will make you some soup."

The old lady was about to head to the kitchen, but Tian Xiaole wouldn't let her do that. She pulled her to sit on a soft chair, opened her backpack, and took out the trophies and certificates, placing them on the coffee table.

"Grandma, look at my Palme d'Or trophy."

"Good good..."

The old lady said "good" several times, looking very pleased. Then she instructed the nanny to prepare a nutritious soup before turning her attention to the Palme d'Or, which represents the highest honor in film art.

The trophy has a crystal base and is inlaid with 13.5 cm long and 9 cm wide palm leaves. The 19 palm leaves are made of 24k gold.

"Xiao Le, you've really made something of yourself."

The old lady held the trophy that filmmakers dream of in her hands. As one of the first generation of filmmakers in New China, she certainly knew the value of this trophy.

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"Still haven't been able to get in touch?"

"My phone is off."

Wang Jingsong felt somewhat helpless. After the news of Tian Xiaole's return to China was reported, the school kept trying to contact him.

As for what he wanted to do, he certainly knew.

At the time, we wanted to take photos of the trophies and certificates, and also see if there was a chance to stay at the Beijing Film Academy.

Wang Jinsong almost lost his Best Actor award, but luckily he was prepared and quickly left after taking the photos.

"Still haven't been able to get in touch?"

"Mr. Han, Director Tian's phone is switched off, probably because he doesn't want to be disturbed."

Han Sanping waved his hand, signaling his secretary to leave.

Thinking of informing Tian Xiaole about the preparations for the celebration banquet as soon as possible, it seems I'll have to wait.

We can't exactly go to their door to find them, that would be too presumptuous.

(End of this chapter)