Superstar Couple

Chapter 133 An Unexpected Surprise

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Golden Photography Award, and the trip to Cannes will not come back empty-handed.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Le looked at Yang Xin'er, saw that Yang Xin'er looked a little strange, and asked immediately.

"Teacher Bao won the award. I'm afraid there will be no chance for the next award in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Yang Xiner looked at Bao Zhen who was a little excited on the podium, smiled and said.

"Being able to enter the main unit competition is already a worthwhile trip, and now winning an award, no matter what it is, is a surprise." Zhang Le was stunned for a moment when he heard Yang Xiner's words, and then said with a smile.

"It would be a pity if I only won a photography award." Yang Xiner shook her head, smiled reluctantly, and said.

"You know I'm not a big fan of awards at all. Bringing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Cannes is largely to open up the company's international distribution channels. Looks good, especially at the North American box office." Zhang Le said with a smile.

Bao Zhen was a little excited, but he didn't get carried away. The acceptance speech came at his fingertips, which also shows how elegant he is with his award-winning experience.

"Congratulations!"

"Congratulations!"

When Bao Zhen returned to the crew, everyone in the crew congratulated with a smile.

"Thanks!"

Bao Zhendao said very politely.

After Bao Zhen won the award, the nervousness in Zhang Le's heart disappeared. It would be best to be able to do that, but it’s nothing if you can’t take it. After all, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has inherent disadvantages after all. He is a martial arts film with a little commercial flavor. There are indeed some inherent disadvantages at the Cannes Film Festival.

But no one can deny the artistry of this film.

Zhang Le really doesn't have much interest in art. He once regretted choosing to shoot this film when he was filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". He'd rather shoot some popcorn movies than touch that kind of stuff again. Of course, Zhang Le didn't have many memories of art films in his mind.

This film has not yet won an award at Cannes, so it can only be fate. Zhang Le will not be unwilling to shoot "Farewell My Concubine" and "Farewell My Concubine" which won awards in his previous life. Of course, Jiang Wen's "The Devil Is Coming" will not be filmed.

Zhang Le is really not interested in thankless things.

"Damn, there is such a thing!" Zhang Le said in surprise when the judges announced the jury award.

"What's wrong?" Yang Xiner didn't understand, she looked at Zhang Le and asked. And just as he finished speaking, he seemed to hear the words "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and turned his head to look at the stage.

"Ha ha!"

After an English translation, everyone understood that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. This award may not be comparable to the Palme d'Or, but it is also a full award of the film festival. With so many festivals held, only one or two Chinese films have won this award.

It is definitely a huge victory for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to win this award, and with this award, he will also play a pivotal role in the domestic director circle.

In the circle of domestic directors, winning an award, especially a foreign award, is far more important than making a movie with a good box office. Of course, only in the circle. In front of those investors, the box office is naturally more important.

And if a big film and television company doesn't even win a decent award, no matter how big the company is, it will be criticized by others, and even affect the company's image. Reasons to still invest.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, which is not only of great benefit to Zhang Le, but also to Xinle Film and Television.

"Thank you! Thanks to the judges for their affirmation, to the actors of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and the staff behind the scenes. Especially to my girlfriend, Ms. It was her encouragement and support that made Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon possible today. I love you!"

Holding the trophy, Zhang Le spoke to the audience in fluent French.

"What did Director Zhang say?" Yang Liu asked Yang Xin'er sideways.

"I don't understand either." Yang Xiner smiled and shook her head and said.

"Hehe! Do you still need to understand this? You can guess it by guessing. It must be thanks to the jury, and then everyone in the crew, especially you, Yang Xiner. I may not be able to say it to you in front of everyone. Some sweet words, such as I love you." Li Jie said with a smile.

"What were you talking about just now?" Zhang Le returned to his seat, hugged Yang Xiner, and asked curiously.

"I was guessing what you meant by what you said just now." Yang Xiner smiled and told Li Jie's guess.

Zhang Le was a little surprised, but then smiled. Acceptance speeches are almost the same, and it is not surprising to be guessed.

Winning the Grand Jury Award naturally has nothing to do with Best Actor, Best Director, and the Palme d'Or. An artistic film festival like Cannes cannot be covered by a single film. For example, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won two awards, which is already unprecedented. If it weren't for the golden photography in Cannes, which is not regarded as a grand prize and is not valued, it may not be possible to win two awards.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Grand Jury Prize and caused quite a stir internationally. Film producers from all over the world naturally flocked to the film, making it even more dizzying than before entering the competition for the main unit.

The blockbuster films at the Cannes Film Festival still have a big boost to the box office in Europe and the United States, especially in France. Of course, the real bulk of the box office is still in North America. The reason why Hollywood movies are so developed is that their backing to the North American market is an important factor.

Although the Chinese film market is gradually rising, North America is still the largest box office in the world.

Although the sensational films of the Cannes Film Festival are not as good as in Europe and other places in North America, they still have a certain reputation, and they also have a certain popularity at the box office. What's more, the leading actor of this movie, Li Jie, still has a great influence in North America, and his box office appeal is not weak.

Film dealers in various regions of Europe bought "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directly in the form of a buyout. Whether the box office is good or bad has little effect on Zhang Le. But for the North American region, Zhang Le refused to let go, and wanted to cooperate in the form of sharing, and the two sides have not reached an agreement.

However, more and more distributors are interested in this film, and there are still many people who agree with Zhang Le's proposed share method, but there are differences on the amount of share.

Zhang Le is not very interested in this kind of commercial negotiation, nor is he good at it, so just leave everything to the people under the company. I just need to give a bottom line.

In the end, the North American distribution of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was handed over to Paramount, a major Hollywood company, and it was divided into tiered prices. The more box office, the higher the share.