Chapter 249 Honor (44)
To be honest, this Venice film feels like a capital chaos!
Domestic media reports also reported that "major mistakes have been criticized", "the film festival was disorganized, stars went crazy, Venice suffered a "disaster day""
Harvey Weinstein, who brought "The Merchant of Venice," fired directly: "I've never seen such a chaotic film festival, so you have to remind them publicly. I just stood on the stage and said: 'Who cares? Who cares?'"
Not only Harvey, but other filmmakers also complained: "The organization is really terrible. There is not enough manpower at all. No one answers the phone to the office."
Film marketers also believe that the organization of this year's film festival is worse than in any previous year: "All the films are late, the activities are overscheduled, and there is no rest time between two film screenings. This arrangement is too amateurish! "
The Italian media also devoted a lot of space to criticizing the film festival’s organizational loopholes.
By the way, Harvey offered $4 million to buy out the global distribution rights to "Outstanding Citizens"...
He also promised to help fight for Oscars and so on...
Shen Xudong didn't say anything. Although he felt that the Oscar challenge was probably a lie, but they really spent 4 million US dollars...
Real money…
The contract was signed directly and all the money was given!
By the way, Shen Xudong was also invited to be the screenwriter of the American version of "Outstanding Citizen", and it was paid directly, an advance payment of US$50,000...
Why is Harvey so generous?
All we can say is that Harvey has made a lot of money in the past few years!
Indeed, Disney acquired Miramax - Disney paid the Harvey Weinstein brothers $130 million, and Disney received the rights to the name "Miramax" and over 800 Miramax films of inventory.
Harvey now has money.
Of course, the most important thing is that the drama "Outstanding Citizen" is interesting, and his series of planning can be used perfectly. After Venice, he plans to take "Outstanding Citizen" to the Toronto Film Festival. With a little work, he can almost make it back by selling the copyright. This is...
If we arrange the release later, it will be pure profit!
If it were like "The Promise", it would be really difficult to work...
"The Promise", Harvey saw the trailer and then offered 20 million US dollars to buy the North American distribution rights. He paid 500,000 US dollars in advance. After seeing the finished film, he immediately regretted it. He didn't want the 500,000 US dollars in advance and broke the contract. , and then China Film Group got help, and "The Promise" asked Warner to help distribute it independently...
It was released in 208 theaters for 20 days, with a final box office of US$669,000...
It’s too crotch-stretching!
Personally, I feel that Harvey attaches great importance to Chinese-language films. In the early years, the first Chinese-language film he released was Zhang Yi's "Ju Dou". "Ju Dou" brought in a box office of 1.98 million US dollars. Since then, Mira Max has also released films from Hong Kong such as "Double Dragon Club", "The Swordsman 2: The Unbeaten East" and "Chungking Express".
Moreover, "Heroes" is Miramax's most profitable work in recent years...
If "The Promise" is really promising, there is no reason to break the contract and offend China Film...
Or is it because "The Promise" is so bad - Chen Kexin's original words: The sales are terrible all over the world, except in mainland China...
Ahem...
But no matter how chaotic it is, the Venice Film Festival will always be the Venice Film Festival, and the weight and status of Europe's three major film festivals lies here!
So it’s understandable that Guan Fu is nervous…
Why is Shen Xudong so calm about Mao?
Because he knew that this year's best screenplay was awarded to "Howl's Moving Castle"...
This is one of the few film festival awards that Mr. Hayao Miyazaki has received!
Shen Xudong is definitely out of luck...
No chance at all...
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"I am very grateful to the jury for awarding this award to me. In China, in the old days, actors were just low-class actors...
Of course, after New China, we were called literary and artistic workers. "
On the stage, Director Chen gave an acceptance speech: "Although I am a literary and artistic worker, as an actor, I actually do not have many opportunities to express my own views and opinions. We usually complete what the author and director assign us. instruction.
Now that I have received this award, I can finally say that I am also a literary and artistic worker, and I can be fair and honest! In the future, I will choose content and characters that are part of my dialogue with society. Because I feel that in this life, you can’t just please others. As an actor, you should also please yourself occasionally! "
"Thank you again to the jury, thank you..."
Director Chen clasped his hands together and bowed...
All kinds of applause from the audience!
I can’t say I am convinced, but this passage is indeed beautiful.
Guan Fu also stood up and applauded, but there was a hint of loneliness hidden in his eyes - after winning the Actor Award, he was almost certain to miss out on the Golden Lion Award!
Shen Xudong didn't think too much, he applauded and applauded...
While applauding, Wang Qingqiang secretly regretted it—Made, you sold it cheaply!
It won the Best Actor Award, and it can be sold for 5 million US dollars at least!
Art films are usually not meant to sell money, but they are still market-oriented. Why do these people participate in film festivals?
In addition to winning awards, the most important thing is to use the film festival as a platform to promote my works and attract more buyers...
——Several major international film festivals in Europe have actually become third world countries’ films to “go to the world”—to be precise, they are the only channel to the European and American world. Therefore, they have become a way for third world artists to gain international recognition. A narrow door through which success rushes in.
As the publisher, Wang Qingqiang was entitled to a commission, so he made at least US$100,000 less!
Cao Xiwen was confused the whole time...
There was only a surprise left - "Outstanding Citizen", she was only a supporting role, and she didn't take it too seriously. She left after two weeks of filming, and then she was shortlisted for the main competition of the Venice Film Festival, and she even walked on the red carpet...
Now, I actually won an award!
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Sina Entertainment, NetEase News and Sohu News immediately spread the news back to China...
Print media should be slower, after all, typesetting and printing are required. The Internet portal directly posted the photo of Chen Daoming lifting the Silver Lion trophy on the home page!
how to say…
Let’s win glory for our country…
Shen Xudong previously chatted with Chen Kexin and mentioned the 2001 Olympic bid. He said he did not understand that "a country's dignity should be determined by the success of its Olympic bid. This is so ridiculous!" ’
It's a pity that Chen Kexin is Thai. He can probably distinguish 97 genders smoothly and understand that the winner of the American beauty pageant is a fat ladyboy...
But he doesn’t understand China, he doesn’t understand the Chinese people…
Back to the topic, the front pages of all major portals are ‘Director Chen proclaimed himself emperor of Water City’, ‘‘Outstanding Citizen’ won Best Actor, Director Chen was crowned Best Actor’…
Sina directly published the previously written article: "Congratulations to Director Chen for becoming the third actor to win the Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival after Gong Li and Xia Yu. He is also the third actor to win the Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival after Zhang Manyu, Gong Li, Xia Yu, Ge You, After Xiao Fangfang and Liang Chaowei, he is the seventh Chinese actor to have his name in the three major film festivals!"
"I also want to congratulate director Guan Rui and screenwriter Shen Xudong. Because of them, "Outstanding Citizen" was born!"