Chapter 621: How to Write a Flattering Draft

Just after the premiere, a young reporter wearing glasses attended a press conference, immediately went into the hotel where he was staying, sat on the chair in front of the desk, like an old monk in meditation, with his eyes closed and motionless, his brain began to run at full speed , Combining the plot of "Ten Faces of Haze" and part of the situation at the premiere, imagine how a new film that is very popular at the Cannes Film Festival should be treated.

Whether it is true or not is not important, the most important thing is that the manuscript must arouse strong repercussions in China.

At this moment, the young reporter opened his eyes, picked up the pen in front of him, and the tip of the pen fell on the manuscript one after another, making a "rustling" sound.

"Yesterday, I was fortunate to witness the premiere of "The Haze on Ten Faces" at the scene."

Because the manuscript will not be published in the newspaper until the next day, not counting the time difference, so the young reporter adjusted the time specially.

"Sansheng is really lucky, because you will never know that a martial arts film can cause such a sensation in the international film circle at the Cannes Film Festival because you are not at the premiere!"

At this point, the young reporter stopped writing for a while, organized his language, and continued to write: "The applause almost knocked down the ceiling of the Lumiere Hall, if Mr. Lumiere could see this scene, he would be shocked, right? "

"The audience, the audience from China, the audience from France, the audience from the United States, and the audience from all over the world, are all applauding non-stop!"

"Hands, it's red! It hurts! It's numb! It still doesn't stop! With the back of the male number one and the male number two hugging the heroine who fell on the snow, the grief-stricken picture is displayed on the screen. Freeze frame, following the extremely magnetic and penetrating singing voice of the ending song singer and international famous singer Catherine Bartel, as the subtitles scrolled line by line, all the audience stood up and applauded, the applause was like a storm, and it seemed to overthrow Lumi The dome of El Hall gradually turned into rhythmic clapping again, for five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes...it seemed to go on forever."

As if they had witnessed all this with their own eyes, the words written by the young reporter were full of true feelings, and one could even feel the touching scene of the premiere scene in the Lumiere Hall.

"Many viewers shed tears unconsciously, were infected by the story, and were moved by the film!"

When I write this, the young reporter thinks about it, and wants to praise the actors properly. Cannes is far away from the East, and the reporters have a tacit understanding with the producer. What do you want to write, don't you just rely on the pen in your hand?

The young reporter pondered for a few minutes before continuing to write.

"The leading actress had tears streaming down her face,

Tears reflected her charming oriental smile; the two male protagonists experienced such a scene for the first time, and they seemed a little overwhelmed for a while; Moved by it, he led his three actors to bow to the audience frequently, but the audience still refused to let go, and clapped their hands even louder..."

Young journalists have been stationed abroad for the past few years, and foreign entertainment journalists have seen too much hype, so it is inevitable that they have learned something.

Now it's just right to come at your fingertips.

But the young reporter knows that it is not enough just to have an audience, and some heavyweights, especially the big names in the international film circle, are also involved, so as to highlight the extraordinaryness of the film and the main creative personnel.

"This is what happened yesterday at the world premiere of "Ten Faces of Haze" at the Cannes Film Festival. Afterwards, many international friends sent congratulations to the crew. Ronan Anderson, chairman of Hollywood Relativity Entertainment Group and American billionaire, held tightly The director's hands are both moved by the film and regretted that he missed the North American copyright of "Haze from Ten Faces"..."

"Quentin Tarantino, chairman of the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival, embraced Director Zhang tightly...Oriental films are so welcomed here, and that special sense of pride surges, diffuses, and rises in the hearts of reporters. ..."

I don't know if it's because I'm tired of staying up late to write, or because I'm moved by my own writing. The young reporter's eyes are a little red at this moment.

He went to the bathroom to wash his face, and when he came back, he continued to think about what to write next.

Ordinary audiences have it, big shots have it, yes! And the views of foreign media! Especially colleagues!

The young reporter suddenly became inspired, and the "rustling" sound of notes falling on the manuscript sounded again.

"I interviewed several foreign counterparts on the spot. A French reporter from Le Figaro said: "The Shadow of Ten Faces" is much better than "Hero", whether it is the picture, fighting, or the performance of characters and humanity They are all innovative. He said that he has become a fan of Director Zhang."

"And the young female reporter of "German Film Weekly" believes that "Ten Faces of Haze" is the best film made by director Zhang: "If you participate in the competition, you will definitely win the 'Palme d'Or'! "

Anyway, bragging about not having to pay taxes, and not mentioning the names of the two reporters, young reporters are not afraid of making mistakes.

The young reporter wrote more and more smoothly, and the fantasy picture seemed to be in front of him.

"The press conference after the premiere screening almost became a commendation meeting for journalists from all over the world to affirm this film. Director Zhang was enthusiastically sought after by media reporters. After attending the party organized by the film festival, he even received a speech from the international large-scale entertainment group Theory of Relativity. Entertainment's invitation, Relativity Entertainment's Chairman Ronan Anderson invited Director Zhang to go to Hollywood after the Cannes Film Festival to discuss the continued cooperation between the two parties..."

The manuscript was written very smoothly. After the young reporter finished writing, he carefully proofread it twice, then contacted the press officer of the producer, and sent the manuscript to the other party via email.

The two parties have already reached a tacit agreement that drafts sent to China must be reviewed by the producer.

The young reporter's manuscript not only passed smoothly, but was also praised by the press officer of the production company, and asked him to send it to China immediately so that it could be published in the newspaper as soon as possible.

Busy until midnight, the young reporter just finished his day's work. He was very tired physically and mentally, but it was worth the effort of the day.

Ronan didn't know at all that his name had become a tool for other people to increase their social status. Even if he knew, he would laugh it off. This kind of situation that happens to big shots may become more frequent in the future.

Besides, after earning so much through Erzhang's "Heroes", it would make sense for them to borrow their own names.

The response of "Ten Faces of Haze" after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival was not good, at least not as good as that of "Hero" when it was released in North America, and the gap in word-of-mouth was even a bit big.

The only positive comments about this film are the exquisite picture and brilliant colors, and the rest are basically negative.

For a commercial film, if it wants to attract audiences into the theater, the visual effect is absolutely important. Needless to say, the pictures of "Ten Faces of Haze" needless to say. painting.

But it is not enough for a commercial film to have pictures, unless it can reach the level of "Avatar".

What's more, "Avatar" also has a storyline that can be justified.

Because of the relationship between the exchange rate and the acceptance of the global market that can never be ignored, it is difficult for oriental films to achieve the large investment of Hollywood films.

And the special effect screen is the investment link that cannot be faked most, and the exquisite screen is all made of money.

As for the plot of "Ten Faces of Haze", I guess no one cares.

After reading it, Ronan can generally make a judgment that Erzhang and their investors will become veritable winners with the North American and international copyrights sold at high prices, but they spent more than 100 million soft sister coins to buy out the Eastern and North American copyrights. Sony Entertainment, which owns international copyrights, and Lionsgate, which bought North American copyrights for a huge sum of US$20 million, are very likely to incur losses.

At least within two or three years, this film project will be in a state of loss.

Ronan didn't see Navas from Lionsgate after the premiere, so Connie asked. Navas returned to Los Angeles as soon as he saw the word-of-mouth of the premiere.

It is estimated that Lionsgate Films also made an evaluation of the premiere, and the evaluation results were not satisfactory.

This film actually shows that it is not easy to make a good commercial film, and it is not as simple as described by many literary film directors.

The high investment of a commercial film determines that it must be recognized by more people, which is obviously more difficult.

Ronan also thought about it. After this film, what will be the next film of Director Zhang? Is there still enough market value?

Is it "Golden Armor"? Or "Three Shots"?

It seems that these are of very limited value to international distribution companies such as Embassy Pictures.

Especially "Three Shots", it is hard to believe that this is a work filmed and directed by a director of Director Zhang's level.

Ronan quickly confirmed one thing, the cooperation with Director Zhang could come to an end.

On the second day after "Ten Faces of Haze" was released in Cannes, Ronan went to the trading venue and found no movies in his memory. The one that interested him was Park Chan-wook's "Old Boy".

In the past, Korean movies borrowed from the Hollywood model and developed rapidly. After 2010, many excellent works appeared.

But now Korean movies are just emerging, and it is very difficult to enter the North American market. In some respects, Korean directors and production companies are similar to neighboring countries. As long as the film can enter the North American market, it is a victory, and the rest is easy to say .

In particular, Neighbor's two martial arts masterpieces have aroused enthusiastic responses in North America, almost causing the Korean media to shout that Ang Lee and Zhang are Korean...

The film buyers of Embassy Pictures approached Xiudong Pictures, the production company of "Old Boy", and soon made progress.

South Korean movies are borrowing from Hollywood in many aspects, and the director has no say in the film copyright transaction. Embassy Pictures quickly negotiated with the copyright owner of "Old Boy", buying out the North American copyright for US$250,000 and obtaining a remake authorization for US$100,000.

In any case, I finally gained something at this Cannes Film Festival.