1980 My literary era

Jiang Wen's words made everyone present burst into laughter, and the scene turned into a sea of ​​joy, but his face was full of seriousness.

"Zhang Guorong's performance was good, and my role as Cheng Dieyi was not bad either. It was also popular on all major campuses in Yanjing."

The more seriously he spoke, the more everyone laughed.

Jiang Wen didn't care. After everyone had stopped laughing, he continued: "I have said so much, but everyone should have guessed who I want to thank."

When he said this, many domestic filmmakers turned their attention to Lin Weimin, who was sitting in the front row of the screening room.

"Teacher Lin Weimin!" Jiang Wen waved his hand solemnly in the direction where Lin Weimin was sitting, "When "Sunny Days" was just an idea in my mind, it was he who helped me introduce investor Mike. Two million dollars helped me realize my dream. It is precisely because of his help that the movie "Sunny Days" was made possible!"

After Jiang Wen's introduction, Lin Weimin would be a bit rude if he didn't stand up.

He stood up, walked to the stage calmly, and hugged Jiang Wen.

Lin Weimin took the microphone from Jiang Wen's hand and said: "When Jiang Wen was tinkering with the drama "Farewell My Concubine", I was sitting in the audience, and he asked me to help him on stage to support me with a pleading look on his face. So many years have passed. , I have made progress, and I can be called on to the stage by name.”

There was a sudden uproar in the audience, and everyone laughed.

Lin Weimin went on to say: "To be honest, I recommended this movie to the jury. There is a saying in China that we should not avoid relatives if we are worthy. Everyone should have seen "Sunny Days". I hope Didn’t let anyone down.”

When he said this, the audience immediately burst into applause.

This applause is not only for him, but also for "Sunny Days". Jiang Wen has conquered most of the filmmakers present with his outstanding talent.

After a pause and the applause stopped, Lin Weimin spoke again: "The opening ceremony film has finished, and starting tomorrow all the participating films will meet with all filmmakers and audiences. Here I sincerely hope that all the selected works of the film festival will be Everyone loves it and hopes that the Shanghai International Film Festival will get better and better and become a benchmark film festival in China and even Asia."

After a brief speech, the audience burst into applause again.

Lin Weimin is a very measured person. Jiang Wen is the protagonist tonight, and he will not steal others' limelight.

After the communication between the crew lasted for more than half an hour, the solemn and enthusiastic opening ceremony finally came to an end.

The screening hall was crowded, but orderly, and everyone exited in an orderly manner.

Lin Weimin and other judges left first, and met Tian Congming from the Radio and Television Department and Teng Jinxian from the Film Bureau in the small conference room on the fourth floor of Shanghai Cinema.

The two of them were also present at the just-concluded opening ceremony, but there was little communication between them. At this time, the two of them expressed their gratitude to several judges on behalf of the national film department.

Lin Weimin greeted the two of them familiarly. Everyone was laughing and joking, but no one mentioned what happened before.

After chatting for a while, Tian Congming and Teng Jinxian went to the fifth floor, where film and television production companies from various countries gathered.

In any film festival, film copyright trading is an activity that is as important as awards.

No matter how well a film festival is held, if the copyrights of the films participating in the festival cannot be sold, it is still empty talk.

A total of 22 domestic and foreign production organizations participated in the first Shanghai International Film Festival. It is not easy for a new film festival. Apart from domestic production companies, the rest are all from the film festival. If you are a guest, you must treat them well.

When Lin Weimin and others came out of Shanghai Cinema, it was already almost 12 o'clock in the evening.

Many excited movie fans can be seen around Shanghai Cinemas. This is the first time for Shanghai and China to hold such an international film festival, so Lin Weimin can fully understand the mood of this group of moviegoers.

As the night progressed, everyone's excitement gradually subsided, replaced by physical exhaustion.

The next few days were quite hard.

The film festival is a hard and glorious journey for all the staff, but for ordinary movie fans, these eight days are a once-in-a-lifetime feast.

In addition to the 24 films that participated, the remaining 143 films that were not shortlisted for the main competition were also eligible for screening.

The film festival also plans to screen domestic masterpieces such as "The Big Thing", "A Tale of Two Cities", "San Mao Joins the Army", "The Swordsman 2", "Old Dreams at Sea" and "Jue Ling Xiong Feng".

In addition, many film special sessions have been prepared. For example, the Shanghai Film Special Show will screen films such as "The Goddess", "Lights of Every House", "Spring in a Small Town", and "Lin Zexu", and the Oliver Stone Movie Special Show will include "Born on the Fourth of July" Movies such as "JFK", "El Salvador" and "South Central" were screened.

The Shanghai International Film Festival has held 6 special shows like this, namely Shanghai Film Special, Alain Resnais Films, Xie Jin Films, Zhang Yimou Films, Oliver Stone Films, and Oshima Nagisa Films. .

According to data from the organizing committee, the first Shanghai International Film Festival will screen 574 films.

In the days after the opening, Lin Weimin followed the footsteps of the jury and was either watching movies or participating in activities every day. He had to get up at six in the morning and go to bed at twelve in the evening, thanks to the fact that the film festival only lasted eight days.

Looking at the other members of the jury, except for Xu Ke, a middle-aged man who is a few years older than Lin Weimin, there are also old comrades in Yishuier. As we all know, the old comrades feel young and full of energy, which makes the young man Lin Weimin feel ashamed. .

On the fourth day of the film festival, during a busy trip to watch movies, Lin Weimin and other judges attended a cocktail party.

Receptions are a common event at film festivals and are a social gathering place for all parties attending the film festival.

Some are organized by film festival organizers, some are organized by production companies, and some are organized by investment companies...

This is the first time that the Shanghai International Film Festival is held. We are very restrained in hosting receptions. It would be impossible not to restrain ourselves. Funds are really tight.

Today's reception was held by the organizing committee, mainly to connect participating films with major production companies that come to conduct copyright transactions.

At the reception, Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen became the focus of attention and pursuit of many production companies.

Needless to say, Zhang Yimou has won a Golden Bear Award, a Golden Lion Award, and a Silver Lion Award in six years. It can be said that he swept the three major European film festivals. Looking around the world, a director who can win such awards can be called a monster. Very rare.

Jiang Wen is an actor, and his first film as a director, "Sunny Days," won the Silver Lion. You must know that his opponent this year is "Blue, White, Red Trilogy: Blue."

Many people in the industry who have watched movies are convinced that if there was no "Blue, White, Red" this year, Jiang Wen would be almost certain to win the Golden Lion Award. It was not "Sunny Day" that was weak, but "Blue, White, Red" "Trilogy of Blue" is too strong.

The Shanghai International Film Festival has been open for several days. There are 167 films registered, and 24 films have been selected for the main competition. Everyone has watched a lot, but only a handful of them really stood out, let alone Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen. The quality of the work is comparable.

Lin Weimin stood in the corner, calmly looking at the invisible Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen who were surrounded by the producers.

Michael Phillips on the side joked: "How is it? Are you very proud now?"

"Where do you start talking about this?" he asked.

"Come on, don't pretend to be like me. I am also a senior producer after all, and Zhang and Jiang were both promoted by you. Do you dare to say that you don't have that indescribable sense of accomplishment?" Michael Phillips' eyes were determined, as if he had figured it out. understand Lin Weimin's thoughts.

Lin Weimin asked with a smile: "You mean 'nurture'?"

Michael Phillips tasted the word "pin" and said, "It's very accurate, it's the sense of accomplishment that you develop."

Raise these two things?

Feizhai was silent.

Well, this can probably be regarded as an alternative kind of cultivation.

"I just saw that young people have potential, and I happen to have the ability to help." Lin Weimin said lightly, with the king's breath coming to his face.

Michael Phillips suddenly didn't want to talk to Lin Weimin, but then he heard Lin Weimin say: "Aren't you afraid that Jiang Wen will run away?"

Jiang Wen said that Lin Weimin was his talent, but the success of "Sunny Days" was also inseparable from the funds provided by Michael Phillips. Michael Phillips finally found such a famous director, but Lin Weimin did not believe that he would Let Jiang Wen be chased by those production companies.

When Michael Phillips heard his words, a somewhat contemptuous smile appeared on his face.

"Jiang's next movie, invest 10 million yuan!"

屮!

Being rich is amazing!

However, Lin Weimin also understands Michael Phillips's confidence. "It's Always Sunny" earned more than 2 million yuan from a wave of copyright transactions at the Venice Film Festival alone.

If you include the box office revenue and subsequent copyright and video tape revenue in several key countries, Columbia has made a lot of money from this investment, and there is no reason to give up Jiang Wen. Not only will they not give up, they will continue to bet heavily on Jiang Wen.

"10 million dollars? Fully owned by Colombia? Or did you also invest?" Lin Weimin asked.

Michael Phillips crossed his arms and said with great momentum, "I'll give you a quarter."

Michael Phillips has his own small company. He previously invested in "Farewell My Concubine". The box office in mainland China alone reached 185 million yuan, with a total revenue of more than 32 million yuan. According to the producer and distributor, the profit was divided 6:4. The producers of "Farewell My Concubine" received a box office share of more than 19 million U.S. dollars.

Michael Phillips accounted for 35% of the box office revenue of "Farewell My Concubine". The box office in mainland China alone has allowed him to recoup his investment and make a fortune.

In addition to the mainland, the box office of "Farewell My Concubine" in Hong Kong was also very impressive, reaching more than 24 million Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 4.8 million US dollars. Excluding the publicity and distribution expenses, Mike, Xu Feng and Lin Weimin received more than 2 million US dollars.

This amount of money may not seem like much, but it indicates a bright future for "Farewell My Concubine".

Under the premise of recovering the cost, every time "Farewell My Concubine" is released in a country or region, excluding the publicity and distribution expenses, it will be a net profit.

Of course, not every country can make money like this.

Most countries sell copyrights directly. For example, at the Cannes Film Festival, "Farewell My Concubine" sold the copyrights of nearly 50 countries, earning a revenue of 12 million US dollars.

In total, "Farewell My Concubine" has generated more than 33 million yuan in revenue for Lin Weimin, Michael Phillips and Xu Feng.

Michael Phillips and Xu Feng still had to factor in the amount of investment, but Lin Weimin actually made a tearful net profit of 11 million US dollars.

At present, "Farewell My Concubine" has not yet been released in many developed countries, which is an important box office for the movie in the future. If "Farewell My Concubine" can win the Golden Globe or Oscar, doubling the revenue will not be a problem. .

So, Michael Phillips has reason to hug his shoulders.

Investing in "Farewell My Concubine" made him a lot of money. Investing 2.5 million yuan in Jiang Wen's new movie is not the same as playing?

Lin Weimin looked at the confident expression on Michael Phillips's face and said nothing, just silently mourning in his heart.

Boss, it was me who harmed you!