Chapter 202: Venice Sells Films, "Li Mi" Is Released

"Li Mi's Conjecture" is about to be released.

Although there are not many movies in the same period, "The Mummy 3" is a mountain that all movies cannot bypass.

"Venice Film Festival?"

Many European and American film producers gave Lin Nan the advice to come to Venice.

People from Lionsgate and New Line also told Lin Nan the same thing.

If you want to sell the copyright of "The Martian" to the best, the Venice Film Festival is an opportunity that cannot be missed.

"Lin, believe us, with your record of winning the Best Silver Bear Director twice, Venice will be happy to provide you with a venue to help you promote the movie."

Lin Nan thought again and again, communicated with several China Film Studios, and decided to go to Venice with a copy of the film.

China's time is six hours ahead of Venice.

China Film Studio sent staff to follow Lin Nan to set off, mainly to help.

They set off at 8 o'clock in the morning, and when they arrived in Venice, it was exactly noon local time.

"I didn't expect that the first time I came to Venice, I was not here to win awards, but to sell movies."

Lin Nan remembered that when he was in Berlin last year, an Italian filmmaker sincerely invited him to Venice to participate in the film festival.

"Maybe Director Lin will come to receive the award next time, haha."

The people from China Film Group got to know each other well and joked around casually.

"Let's contact the organizer first. There's only one week left before the closing ceremony, and we need their help to rent the venue."

"Okay, there are colleagues here, I'll contact them to do this."

The middle-level manager of China Film Group said.

Han Sanping had instructed that they came here to help Lin Nan solve trivial matters, and as for selling the film, it depends on Lin Nan's appeal at the film festival.

Jia Zhangke was also well-informed and invited Lin Nan to dinner that night.

Among the domestic directors, Jia Zhangke is the kind who has been wandering around film festivals all year round.

He is not good at theater movies, but he is an expert in the field of award-winning films.

This time, his short film was shortlisted for the "Master Screening Unit".

"Master!"

Jia Zhangke is indeed not much worse than Zhang Yimou in openly challenging him.

"Director Lin, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Director Jia."

Lin Nan thanked him politely. Jia Zhangke's wife was also sitting at the same table.

The industry was all sighing that Jia Zhangke's movies were indispensable to his wife.

"You came a little late. Many film companies have already completed the purchase."

"I know, but the big film companies are always the last to leave."

"That's right. You are different from me. Mine are all low-cost.

Your "The Martian" is enough for me to shoot 20 or 30 movies."

"Director Jia is joking. It's because of the high cost that there are so many things to do now." Lin Nan said with a smile.

"Don't be modest. Although Zhang Yimou and I don't get along, I'm really not as good as him.

In the past, we only lost in commercial films. Now that the Olympics have started, the gap is even greater."

The dinner lasted for two hours, and we talked a lot.

Jia Zhangke took the initiative to promise to introduce some European film companies that have cooperated with him for a long time to Lin Nan.

The next day, the Venice Film Exchange Square had a promotional venue for "The Martian".

In the director's introduction, the record was quite brilliant, with two Silver Bear Awards for Best Director, attracting a large number of film producers to stop.

"Lin? Haha, I didn't expect to see you in Venice."

Damn, what a fate.

The guy in front of Lin Nan was the guy who wanted to buy his copyright twice in Berlin but couldn't afford the price.

"When can we watch the movie?"

"Wait until the evening. We have booked a screening room specially prepared for film producers. The more people, the better."

The three major European film festivals are also the world's largest film sales venues.

Here, movies of all themes and types can be seen.

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Domestic media have been reporting on the news in Venice, especially the sudden appearance of "The Martian".

"If you go there now, you can't participate in the competition, you can only sell copyrights."

"Reliable news, "The Martian" will not be publicly screened in Venice, and it will only be watched by film producers."

Pirated copies cannot be leaked.

In two days, more than 200 film producers watched "The Martian".

On the third day, Lin Nan stopped showing it.

Film producers with a little background have already seen it, and those small film producers are not important.

One quotation after another was sent to Lin Nan. Everyone knew that he would leave on the day of the closing ceremony, so the efficiency was very high.

"So far, a total of 13 film companies have been selected, including 10 in Europe and 3 in North America."

The people from China Film handed a form to Lin Nan, who looked at it in detail.

"Well, that's it."

The eyes of several people instantly lit up, "We will notify them now."

According to the agreement, these film companies cannot release the film within one month after receiving it, which is also to deal with domestic piracy.

Although this kind of movie can only have the best viewing experience in the theater, piracy must be prevented.

When several people from China Film were busy with the contract, Lin Nan went to keep the appointment.

The chairman of the jury of the Venice Film Festival next year, Li An.

The two met in a cafe in Shuicheng.

"Director Lin Nan, have you dealt with the matter of "The Martian"?"

"Well, the European and American film companies have been finalized and the contract is being signed.

I wonder what Director Li wants to talk to me about?"

Li An put down the coffee in his hand and said bluntly: "I would like to invite Director Lin to participate in next year's Venice Film Festival."

Lin Nan was stunned for a moment, "Next year is still too far away."

"It's not far. Regardless of whether he has a film or not, I'm looking forward to seeing Director Lin at next year's Venice Film Festival.

There are so many film talents in the Mainland that it is far beyond what Hong Kong and Taiwan can match. In addition, Director Lin is also well-known in Europe and the United States, right? "

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Lin Nan didn't know Li An well, but felt that he had a really good understanding of movies.

Unconsciously, the two of them chatted for a long time, and Tang Wei was mentioned in the middle.

Li An still had a sense of responsibility and asked Tang Wei to leave the Talent Plan and go to Hong Kong Island, so that he could bypass the mainland's blockade.

I sat in the coffee shop all afternoon, and it was getting a little dark when I left.

"Director Li, goodbye."

"Director Lin, walk slowly."

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Lin Nan couldn't watch the red carpet at the closing ceremony. He and the people from China Film Group had already boarded the plane back home.

There was still a large wave of reporters at the airport.

"Director Lin, how much did "The Martian" cost?"

"This issue is confidential and will be discussed during the premiere."

"What did you and Director Li An talk about? Is it the movie project?"

"Small talk."

There are various online speculations about the total amount of the copyright transaction for "The Martian", but they are all unfounded.

Lin Nan had planned before that the data would be made public on the day of the premiere, and China Film would also keep it secret.

As soon as he returned to the company, someone from the marketing department came to Lin Nan with information.

“How was the box office?”

"Li Mi's Conjecture" has been released for several days.

"Director Lin, this data is not very good."

"more specific."

"The three-day box office for the first weekend was 8 million..."

Lin Nan was puzzled. This is probably the best result among movies of the same type.

"Are you sure this data isn't very good?"

"Listen to me first. On the fourth day, its daily box office dropped below one million. In the past few days, the box office has been six to seven million."

"What about "The Mummy 3"?" Lin Nan asked.

"It was 14 million on the first day, and now after five days of release, it's already 60 million."

Cao Baoping hasn't contacted Lin Nan, so he probably feels bad.

Lin Nan was alone in the office, flipping through the news.

Some media have already asserted that this will be the second loss-making film invested by Lin Nan.

"Even if we lose money, we won't lose too much. The total investment is only a little over 10 million."

This was all he could do to comfort himself.

Fortunately, "Li Mi's Conjecture" has a very good reputation, and I hope it can attract some viewers in the future.

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Tang Dynasty has released a large number of final makeup photos and stills of "Sword and Sword III".

Cai Yinong's thoughts can be seen from the way of publicity.

"The First Sword" was used for comparison and marketing, focusing on Liu Yifei.

"The new descendant of Nuwa, Tang Yan VS Liu Yifei."

"Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er, Jingtian and Xuejian."

Even Liu Shi's poetry was influenced by Chunqiu's brushwork, and his temperament is comparable to Liu Yifei's.

In an interview, Cai Yinong said bluntly: The three actresses all have great potential and have the opportunity to catch up with Liu Yifei and step onto the international stage...

Lin Nan also admires this person. He really dares to say anything. Do you rely on TV series to catch up?

The penguins were chatting and gossiping.

Zhang Jingchu is really awesome. After being taught a lesson by Jiang Wenli, she must have learned something new. She met with Director Gu two nights ago and was secretly photographed by reporters.

Facts have proven that it doesn’t really matter if a man is old or ugly, as long as you are talented and capable.

Jiang Wenli is not idle. She invites the wives of directors in Beijing to have dinner parties one by one. They are probably going to make some moves.

These days, many teachers and professors in film schools are paying attention to "Li Mi's Conjecture".

When Cao Baoping was able to get an investment of 10 million from Lin Nan, many people were really interested.

Even though they all teach at Nortel, not many of them have actually participated in film shooting and production.

Everyone wants to try their skills, but no one invests.

When Lin Nan returned to school, many teachers looked at him wrongly, as if they were taking advantage of him.

"Lin Nan, I've tricked you. It's hard for this movie to return to its original form."

Cao Baoping was a little embarrassed.

"Teacher Cao, you won't lose money if you lose money, but it may take a long time to recover the cost. After all, the movie is really good.

Don't tell me whether you are cheating me or not. Look at the directors in Hong Kong. Even if they really cheat the producers, they will only see smiles on their faces. You are much better than them, haha. "

"How can you talk like that?

However, I really plan to continue to seek investment from you next time, but don’t say you don’t know me then..."

Taking into account the box office and reputation, this movie made by Cao Baoping is actually a success, and it will only go further next time.

"I still believe in Teacher Cao's ability. You can continue to come to me next time, as long as the script is not bad."

Lin Nan promised with a guarantee.

Sometimes it doesn't matter if you lose a little, but you will make more money. This is how people and connections come about.