At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 600 Arrangement
Shen Xudong is indeed in Toronto...

It's true that they came here to sell copyrights, but mainly... for publicity and promotion.

North American distribution rights have been packaged and sold to New Line - last year New Line successfully released "Taken" and participated in the joint investment in "Taken 2". The first action movie was packaged and sold to New Line...

打包价是700万美元，同时出让《飓风营救2》40%的投资——新线投资1300万，直接拥有《飓风营救2》北美的所有版权！
Well, New Line spent $2000 million to win "Taken 2"...

From the beginning, they didn't really care about the other three action movies...

There is no plan to arrange a theater release at all!
Mainly...New Line is currently working hard across the company to promote the $1.8 million blockbuster "The Golden Compass," New Line Pictures' biggest new fantasy adventure since the "Lord of the Rings" series.

Well, starring Nicole Kidman!
Nicole Kidman is really a legend. After winning the Oscar, every film lost money, and she is still a first-line star in Hollywood...

However, New Line did put so much energy into "The Golden Compass" that it didn't plan to release "The Raid", "The Wicked", "Crime City" and other films at all...

I guess I just want to release DVDs and sell TV rights...

"Taken 2" is different. This is a sequel, or a sequel to an action movie that has already achieved great success. There is no need to invest a lot in publicity, just follow the publicity of last year!

Even though Shen Xudong has already contacted the person in charge of New Line Films in various ways to guarantee that "Raid" and "The Evil Man" will be hits...

People don't listen!

Mainly I don’t want to take responsibility—it’s easy to say if the release is successful, but what if it fails?
Copy production, distribution fees, insurance for shipping copies including posters, placement of advertisements...

It's all about money.

New Line dare not gamble.

After all, "Rush Hour 3" they released this year lost money at the box office...

Coupled with the fact that the box office of "Mission: Impossible 3" has fallen to a new low, there is a view in Hollywood: the era of big-selling action movies is over!
To be honest, they are willing to release "Taken 2" on a medium scale, which is already very risky.

Therefore, Shen Xudong had to come to Toronto.

The Toronto Film Festival is actually a film trading market.

Provide a stage for showing movies from all over the world!
Premieres of "The Raid," "The Wicked," and "Crime City" were held in Toronto -- and got the Toronto Highlights treatment!
——The world premiere of a masterpiece is an important symbol of a film festival's insight and status in the world.

Shen Xudong put the premieres of the three films at the Toronto Film Festival instead of Venice, which in itself is a recognition of the Toronto Film Festival, and the other party will reciprocate!
Of course, it's only at this stage. After 2010, the Toronto Film Festival's status has soared, and it will be difficult for Chinese-language films to get key promotions.

……

"Judging from audience feedback, "Raid" is more popular..."

"Expected it!"

The Raid, set in Thailand, tells the story of Zhang Jing, a rookie cop, Brimobu Rama, who joins a 20-man squad led by Sergeant Yaka (played by Chow Siu-lung) to conduct a raid on an apartment building in an attempt to apprehend the crime boss Tamar Riadi.

As the SWAT team moved through the cordoned-off building, they encountered frantic resistance from a mob.

A marathon action movie, from start to finish...

Pure action movie!

Oh, Shen Xudong is discussing the situation of the three films in Toronto with Toby Emmerich, the head of New Line.

"The Raid" audience response is the most enthusiastic...

A bunch of filmmakers came to inquire about copyright.

"Shen, I can arrange for "The Raid" to be shown in 20 theaters first, and then expand to 200 theaters..."

"How many homes can I go to at most?"

"...about 800!"

Shen Xudong is still not satisfied...

After all, the North American opening venues of "Taken 2" are directly 1700...

But he knew that this was the highest sincerity of the new line.

Toby Emmerich continued: "As for "The Wicked" and "Crime City"...I can only apologize..."

Shen Xudong asked back: "Don't you think "The Evil Man" is very suitable for a remake?"

"Remake?"

"Yes, the criminal police and the boss of the gang cooperate to kill the serial killer and use violence to control violence..."

Toby Emmerich was also a producer. He did "Blade Warrior" and "Reaper" in the early years...he still has some sensitivity to the market.

After listening to Shen Xudong's suggestion, he...was really moved.

"Okay, I'll go back and check the market..."

Shen Xudong then suggested: "I think we can release "The Evil Man" on a small scale to see the market feedback."

"Small scale..." Toby Emmerich took a deep look at Xudong, and then asked, "Isn't it best to arrange a small-scale screening for "Crime City"?"

"That's not necessary!"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "The plot of "Crime City" is too simple..."

"Crime City": Three villains conquered a group of villains to commit crimes, and then, as the protagonist of the police, finally solved them with justice...

This kind of action crime movie routine is too old.

Toby Emmerich thought about his proposal seriously, nodded: "OK!"

"If there is not enough funds for the new line, I can invest part of it."

"...I will seriously consider your suggestion!"

From the very beginning, Shen Xudong's goal was only "Raid" and "The Evil Man".

It's a success now.

……

The trip to Toronto was actually very interesting, because there are so many Chinese in this place!

When Hong Kong movies mentioned going to Canada...

Most of them are Vancouver and Toronto in Canada, among which there are more Chinese in Toronto...

It is Canada's largest city after all.

Generally speaking, there must be a lot of delicious Chinese restaurants in places where Chinese people gather.

For the next three days, Shen Xudong and... Zhang Jing and Wu Jing spent most of their time looking for delicious food besides work.

Wu Jing came here to promote "Taken 2", and he has brought those three movies, there is no reason not to bring "Taken 2".

The plot of "Taken 2" is also to save my sister, the difference is that this game has changed the map, from Thailand to France, and the villain is the Albanian gang...

Da Tiantian also has a few action scenes, not many, after all she is not a beating girl...

Shen Xudong didn't leave until the [-]th, that is, the third day of the film festival...

He has to go back to China—"Embroidered Spring Knife" is about to be released.

As a martial arts film released in the off-season in September, it is also an adaptation of his work. As one of the selling points of the film, Shen Xudong must participate in a wave of publicity...

Just as he was boarding the plane, the Venice Film Festival was over, "Lust, Caution" won the Golden Lion Award, and Li Amin won the trophy again - he won the award with "Brokeback Mountain" the year before last...

The media reports are all 'Chinese directors three consecutive golden lions' - "Brokeback Mountain", "The Good Man in Three Gorges", "Lust, Caution"...

Jiang Wen got nothing, and it didn't even make it to the mainstream media...

(End of this chapter)