China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 255 Lin Xuan: If those foreigners saw it, they would think I couldn’t afford it! (Please subscribe!)

Lin Xuan walked into the infield and found a seat.

The two crews of "The Blind Shaft" and "Heroes" were seated very close to each other.

"Director Yimou, this is Li Yang, the director of "The Blind Shaft"."

Lin Xuan, as the middleman between the two crews, introduced each other.

The two shook hands and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Li Yang's status in the circle cannot be compared with Zhang Yimou, but Lao Mouzi is not that kind of snobbery.

What's more, "The Blind Shaft" has a high chance of winning.

If he can win the award, Li Yang will become famous in one fell swoop.

"Your name is Wang Baoqiang. You used to be Lin Xuan's assistant, right?"

"Yes, sister."

"Excuse me, can I change places with you?"

"of course can!"

Zhang Ziyi and Wang Bao emphasized their position and sat down next to Lin Xuan.

"The awards are coming soon, why aren't you nervous at all?"

"You changed seats specifically just to ask this?"

"Yes, this is one of the three major film festivals in Europe. My heartbeat has never dropped. You are so calm."

Zhang Ziyi covered the small airport, her face was slightly red, and she was a little excited.

"What I gain is my life, and what I lose is my luck. Just treat it with a normal mind."

Lin Xuan crossed his legs with a calm expression.

"admire."

Zhang Ziyi gave a thumbs up and turned to chat with Wang Baoqiang again.

In an excited state, she couldn't calm down at all and had to find someone to talk to.

After hearing Lin Xuan's answer, Li Yang glanced sideways at him.

Don't know why, he always has a feeling.

Lin Xuan has great confidence in "The Blind Shaft" winning the award.

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After the opening ceremony, it was soon time to announce the awards.

Lin Xuan, a butterfly flapping its wings, did not affect this Berlin Film Festival.

Zhang Yimou's "Hero" won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award.

In official terms, this is an award established to commend the courage to create a new vision in film art.

But in the eyes of ordinary movie fans, this award is more like a consolation prize.

After the award was announced, Zhang Yimou's eyes flashed with disappointment.

But then he smiled, stood up and hugged everyone, then straightened his coat and went on stage to receive the award.

Li Yang won the Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution in his dual capacity as director and screenwriter.

The gold content of this award is much higher than the Alfred Ball Silver Bear Award.

Li Yang stood up excitedly, waved his fists to vent the stress of the past few days, and then hugged Lin Xuan beside him with all his strength.

The flash clicks.

Everyone around them turned to look at them, with playful smiles on their faces.

"Thank you, thank you so much..."

"Okay, Director Li, I'll say thank you later. If you don't let go, we will be published in the newspaper tomorrow."

A love story between a talented down-and-out director and a handsome film investor.

This title is eye-catching at first glance.

Li Yang let go of his hand, accepted the blessings from the people around him, and then walked up to the stage to receive the award.

"It's an honor to receive this award. First of all, I want to thank my investors..."

Li Yang delivered his acceptance speech in English and German, specifically mentioning Lin Xuan each time.

The eyes of the people around him became even more ambiguous, and they all laughed and clapped.

Lin Xuan could only smile awkwardly but politely.

When Li Yang returned to his seat, he asked excitedly: "Is my speech good? I have been preparing for several days."

Lin Xuan rolled his eyes at him: "Can you mention me less!"

"Of course not. You are the only investor in "The Blind Shaft" and you are an angel investor!"

"Then don't say it so ambiguously. Outsiders will think we are gay."

"Ah! I think it's very sincere."

Lin Xuan shook his head and didn't blame him.

When people are in a state of excitement, their words and actions are almost outside the control of the brain.

"Forget it, when it closes later, you invite all your friends to the hotel.

Including those businessmen who were interested in buying the copyright, I held a celebration party in the hotel banquet hall. "

The cost of a banquet hall in a luxury hotel is not small, and if you book it, it will be sky-high.

Li Yang smacked his tongue slightly, but when he thought of Lin Xuan's worth, he felt calm.

Boss Lin is rich and doesn’t care at all.

"Director Yimou, I'll be there soon."

"Well, you are an investor in "The Blind Shaft", and that's as it should be."

Although Lao Mouzi was a little disappointed that he failed to win the Silver Bear Award for Best Director, the celebration party for "Hero" still has to be held.

Next are the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Actor, the Silver Bear for Best Director, the Silver Bear for the Jury Prize, and the Golden Bear for Best Film.

But Lin Xuan didn't pay much attention. For the mainland crew, the Berlin Film Festival was over.

But when Nicole Kidman came on stage to accept the award, he still took a few more glances.

This sister is so beautiful.

Having watched "Moulin Rouge" and "Island", this radiantly white beauty left a very deep impression on him.

The film festival ends.

Many actors, directors, and film crews came to congratulate Li Yang.

Li Yang skillfully switched languages ​​to express his gratitude and invited them to attend the celebration banquet of "Blind Shaft".

Lin Xuan is an investor in "Blind Shaft" and an actor in "Hero".

Relying on his curious dual identity and good figure and appearance, he has gained many business cards, including Nicole Kidman's.

Back at the hotel, everyone took a short rest, then changed their clothes and went to the banquet hall.

There are already many guests gathered in the hall, most of them European and American people with blond hair and blue eyes.

Director Li Yang was holding the moon in his arms, with a group of guests standing beside him. He was holding champagne and chatting with them.

Lin Xuan didn't get involved.

He was hungry and was looking for something to eat with his plate.

"Why is the caviar gone?"

Looking at the empty plate, Lin Xuan called the waiter to ask.

He's booked the restaurant tonight, so there shouldn't be a shortage of ingredients.

"I'm sorry, sir, our caviar is limited and has already been eaten by the customers."

The waiter Balabala introduced how precious their caviar is.

Lin Xuan was too lazy to talk nonsense to him.

The assistant is in charge of catering meals, so call him over directly.

After asking, I found out that the assistant negotiated a fixed price with the hotel, which was more than 200,000 US dollars, including venue services, drinks and catering.

Caviar is expensive, so the set menu is limited and many customers didn't get it.

Hearing this, Lin Xuan was a little dissatisfied.

"Who can eat this little caviar? If those foreigners see it, they think I can't afford it."

The assistant quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, boss, it was my lack of consideration. I will let the restaurant continue serving food immediately."

Lin Xuan warned: "Let's see if there are any missing other dishes.

If the restaurant doesn’t have enough, go shopping outside and make sure everyone there can get a box. "

"I understand, boss, I'll do it right away."

After solving the problem of shortage of ingredients, Lin Xuan found a place to sit and enjoy dinner in peace.

As for selling the copyright, he left it all to Li Yang.

Different types of movies have different market prices.

The starring cast, crew and creators, and awards are all very important factors.

Lin Xuan has no experience in the international market, so professional matters should be left to professionals. For the 10% share, Li Yang must take it seriously.

Late at night, the celebration party ended.

The guests were full of praise for today's dinner.

After Li Yang sent them away, he came to Lin Xuan's room.

"Looking at you, you must have drank a lot tonight."

"Not much, just a little tipsy."

"It's weird to believe you. I haven't delayed my business."

"no!"

Li Yang waved his hand and said seriously: "After "The Blind Shaft" won the award, attention increased.

The number of film studios interested in movies has increased a lot, and so have the prices. "

According to his introduction, film dealers with purchase intentions are mainly concentrated in European countries.

At present, the total selling price of overseas copyrights will not be less than US$500 million.

The production cost of the movie is only 150 million yuan.

The overseas copyright alone has made 30 times the profit, which is a huge profit.

Lin Xuan nodded after listening, quite satisfied with the price.

"I'll stay here for a few more days and try to sell it at a good price."

"I'll leave it to you to negotiate the specific details. I'm waiting for your good news."

"Haha, don't worry and wait, there will definitely be good news."

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The next day, Lin Xuan returned to China with Wang Baoqiang and his assistant team.

After landing at the airport, his assistant bought a few newspapers for him to read on the way.

The news that "The Blind Shaft" won the award has spread back to China.

Originally a small-budget movie with realistic themes, it could not make any waves in the mainland.

But who made the investor of this movie Lin Xuan?

As a top player in domestic entertainment, anything related to him can be a hit.

He usually doesn't like to cause trouble or participate in activities. Fans are looking forward to something related to him in the news every day.

After "The Blind Shaft" won the award, those fans finally found a job.

Is it true that an idol makes big news? It is such a shameless thing, so he must help with publicity.

They don’t understand what Europe’s top three are, let alone the value of the Silver Bear Award.

Just know that "The Blind Shaft" won more awards than "Heroes".

Fans spontaneously promoted it, coupled with the guidance and support from the studio behind it, the matter quickly became popular.

Various media outlets rushed to report on it and analyzed and interpreted the script from various angles.

Industry insiders are not willing to be left alone, talking about the rise of mainland movies.

The day after returning home, numerous friends came to visit me.

In addition to those who simply congratulated him, there were also many who wanted to come over to enjoy the autumn breeze.

Now that 'Lin Xuan Studio' has started to invest in film and television, these things are definitely unavoidable.

When the guests left in the evening, the information books he received piled up.

Although most of them were money-scamming rubbish, he still had to look at them one by one.

Only by keeping the channel open can we wait for works worth investing in.

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A week later, Li Yang returned to China.

"The Blind Shaft" has become so popular recently that the media naturally flocked to it.

The next day, Li Yang held a press conference to answer reporters' questions.

For example, Lin Xuan's investment, the connotation of the movie, and the issue of the special edition for the mainland.

Li Yang said that "The Blind Shaft" is not an "underground film". It represents China at the Berlin Film Festival.

As for the issue of the two versions, the employer is not aware of it.

The mainland release version has passed the review of radio and television, and what he sent to the exhibition was the director's cut.

As for the film's implications and connotations, he said they were all misunderstood by the media.

The purpose of making this movie is just to hope that society can pay more attention to these marginalized groups.

This is Li Yang's true words.

His "Blind" series all focus on special groups in society.

The low-level miner in "The Blind Shaft", the kidnapped woman in "The Blind Mountain", and the beggar released from prison in "The Blind Passage".

Even if these movies are destined to fail to achieve high box office, as a filmmaker, he must make them.

However, the media doesn't care about these things. They are more concerned about the film's overseas income.

Regarding this, Li Yang did not hide it and directly made it public.

He also expressed his desire to survive, saying that he was going to earn foreign exchange for the country.

All overseas copyrights of "The Blind Shaft" were sold for a total price of US$600 million, equivalent to about 5000 million RMB.

The total investment for this movie is only 150 million yuan.

Throughout the press conference, the media only remembered these numbers.

When the news hit the newspapers the next day, people inside and outside the circle were completely agitated.

The return on investment is more than 30 times, which is incredible.

This is only an overseas copyright, and it has not been released in the mainland yet.

For a time, the popularity of "The Blind Shaft" exploded again, becoming the most popular topic among people after dinner.

Even the attention of several leading actors has begun to soar.

However, compared to the content of the movie, ordinary people are more concerned about how much money Lin Xuan can make from this drama.

After completing the relevant procedures and paying the taxes, the money finally fell into the pocket.

Lin Xuan paid Li Yang 10% of the 'director's fee', which was about 500 million yuan.

With this money, he can produce his second work himself.

The mainland promotion of "Blind Shaft" is about to start.

But before that, Li Yang had to go to Radio and Television to plead guilty.

Many directors have done this special edition for Mainland China, but who made "The Blind Shaft" so popular?

Radio and Television won’t give an explanation, but if others follow suit, things won’t be in chaos.

In the end, Li Yang received a fine of "banned from guiding for two years."

Perhaps to consider the social impact, this matter was not publicized. It was an oral notification and there was no public document.

For Li Yang, this is the best result. Yuan Shikong was fined for 3 years.

Two years is not a long time, just enough time to craft the script for the next movie.

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At the same time, Lin Xuan summoned the crew and crew to fly to the magical city.

In the movie "The Dark Side", the number of characters with lines can be counted on two hands.

Most of the scenes are concentrated between the two heroines, and even the male lead is not as numerous as them.

The film is currently in the preparation stage.

For actors, their daily tasks are to read scripts, attend classes, and act in scenes.

In order to help the two heroines get into the role quickly, Lin Xuan let them live directly in this "haunted" villa.

Of course, in order to prevent the two people who can't deal with each other from going full martial arts, Lin Xuan also has to live in it.

As for the relationship between the two, he didn't want to do anything about it.

First of all, they are both female celebrities in the industry.

No one is convinced by the other in the coffee position, and Lin Xuan has no ability to bring them together as good sisters.

Secondly, the two are love rivals in the movie, and their hostile relationship can help them play their roles well.

As long as there is no fight, everything is up to them.

The director was very busy at work, but he still accepted Li Yang's invitation and took time to help run a few promotional events.

Lin Xuan can take 90% of the profits from this movie, so of course he must take it seriously.

By the time I finished all the publicity work, it was already the end of February.

"The Blind Shaft" is about to be released, and "The Dark Side" is about to start filming.

　Second update tomorrow morning at six o'clock

　　

　

(End of this chapter)