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There are four very popular films at this year's Berlin Film Festival, The English Patient, Sex Book Tycoon, Romeo and Juliet, and Run Lola Run. This popularity does not refer to awards, but overall popularity. Including topicality, etc.

In the exchange of the three major film festivals, popular movies have always been the objects of competition for major film producers. But look at these movies, The English Patient is from Miramax, which is now a subsidiary of Disney and can use Disney's distribution channels; Romeo and Juliet is from Fox, and Sex Book Tycoon is also from Hollywood Origin, there are eight major labels. How do these European publishers negotiate?

Therefore, among the four popular movies, only one Run Lola Run is left to become the target of these film producers. In this way, you can imagine how popular Wu Yuchen is.

He himself knew this, so even though he had a vague idea of ​​cooperating with EMI Pictures, he did not take the initiative to contact them. Instead, he met with these film studios one by one.

In fact, most of the small film producers were declined by him. On the one hand, they did not have the strength, and on the other hand, they simply could not afford the price he wanted. He met with several major European publishers such as Gaumont and Mk2, and even several companies from the Eighth Congress. After all, the Eighth Congress was also interested in the popular Lola Run if the price was right. They would love to take it.

Sure enough, within two days, Harris from EMI Pictures couldn't sit still and came to the door again. This time the two made an appointment in a coffee shop.

Wu Yuchen arrived late and smiled at Harris: Sorry, Mr. Harris, I've been busy these two days and can't get away~

Haha, I understand very well. Wu, your talent has attracted the attention of all Berlin.

Wu Yuchen smiled and did not deny it. After ordering a cup of coffee, he started chatting with the other party.

Harris' attitude was still very good, but after the routine greeting session was over, he asked:

Wu, I don't know what you are thinking about, but our EMI is very sincere!

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: Mr. Harris, I think sincerity should be reflected in the price, right?

Four million dollars, I think this price is very sincere, and Wu, we will help Lola Run in other ways as much as possible.

Wu Yuchen chuckled and shook his head: Mr. Harris, you are not very sincere. Do you know? Miramax approached me, and it was Harvey Weinstein himself, with a $12 million Global copyright, and I was promised global distribution.”

Harris frowned when he heard this. Harvey Weinstein is now extremely famous, and Miramax is not the small company it was a few years ago. Now the parent company belongs to Disney, and they can use Disney's channels for distribution.

Moreover, Miramax's films have repeatedly won major awards and Oscars. For example, this time The English Patient was personally led by Harvey, a master of public relations. With global distribution and Oscar appeal, he has a fatal attraction for small directors.

Therefore, as soon as he heard that Harvey Weinstein was involved, Harris felt that things were getting a little tricky, and he didn’t know how much he would have to raise the price to grab it.

At this time, Wu Yuchen continued: Harvey also told me that he regretted selling the copyright of Pulp Fiction for 12 million US dollars, because its European box office also reached 100 million yuan, and he made a loss-making deal. Look. He is heartbroken to see a lot of money fall into your pockets!

Harris was very unhappy after hearing this. Although they did make a lot of money with Pulp Fiction, it was also risky. You can only make so much by taking risks. Of course, he had to admit that he was willing to spend so much money to buy Run Lola Run because he saw the potential of Run Lola Run to be as popular as Pulp Fiction.

He just persuaded: Wu, we can also give you 5 million. Although Harvey is very famous, he is not a good partner. He is a greedy and arrogant guy. Believe me, he is not I would be willing to spend 12 million in one lump sum.

Unexpectedly, Wu Yuchen on the opposite side nodded in agreement:

Yes, I know, so I didn't agree to his conditions. I also hope to cooperate with EMI Pictures. As long as you agree to one condition, I can sell it to you for 5 million.

Harris was overjoyed. He had originally planned to increase the amount to US$6 million: Wu, please tell me!

I want 10% of the box office share of Run Lola Run that exceeds 30 million in the European box office.

This made Harris stunned for a moment. The box office share is a treatment that only great directors can get. Just as he was about to say something, Wu Yuchen reached out to stop him.

I saw Wu Yuchen continue to say: Mr. Harris, I have already thought about you with this price. I know that EMI Pictures has its own distribution channels in Europe, and you even have your own theaters. The box office of a film is , you can achieve at least 40% income, maybe higher.

If you buy the copyright for 5 million, you can get your money back for 12 million. Judging from the current situation of Lola Run, this is a deal with no risk. And all I want is a 10% share of the box office of more than 30 million, which greatly reduces your risk, doesn't it?

After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he stopped talking and waited for Harris' answer.

And Harris was also thinking with his eyebrows. He was really optimistic about Run Lola Run personally. 12 million was no problem, otherwise he would not dare to quote this price. However, I feel that even if such a movie starring an Oriental becomes a hit, it will not reach the level of Pulp Fiction that exceeded 100 million at the box office in Europe. If it is less, it may be 30 million, and if it is good, it will be 50 million.

He calculated in his mind that even if the box office could reach 50 million, it would only be an extra 2 million for the other party. Including the 5 million copyright fee, it would only be 7 million, and EMI Pictures could make 20 million. This deal It's definitely not a loss, and it's very profitable.

Harris looked at Wu Yuchen's determined eyes again and said, Wu, wait a moment, I need to make a call.

Wu Yuchen motioned to him to please go ahead. Harris picked up the phone and started communicating with the headquarters. After a while, he put down the phone and said to Wu Yuchen:

Wu, in principle, EMI agrees to this deal, but we hope you can also sell the DVD and video rights of Lola Run together.

Wu Yuchen smiled: Mr. Harris, I am willing to sell, but are you willing to pay the price?

Four million dollars, Wu, this is not a small number!

Wu Yuchen shook his head: Mr. Harris, I think we should wait until the movie is released before discussing the disc rights. This is a bit far from my expected price.

Seeing that Wu Yuchen didn't even want to talk about the price this time, Harris knew that it was really far from what he expected. He thought about it and said, Then we have to get two rights, the disc copyright and the film adaptation right. Right of first refusal.”

Wu Yuchen didn't care about the right of first refusal, which also proved the other party's optimism, so he stretched out his hand and shook it with Harris: Happy cooperation!

Now that the two parties have reached a cooperation, Wu Yuchen didn't care anymore and said: Mr. Harris, about the awards...

Harris smiled after hearing this: Wu, we will definitely try our best. As far as the situation of Lola Run is concerned, I think there are two directions for our efforts.

Wu Yuchen signaled that I was all ears, and Harris continued:

“The first is the final Golden Bear. Although it is a bit difficult, it is not impossible.

Your Run Lola Run is very popular among women. I know that the female judges in France are very interested in your Run Lola Run. If your compatriot Ms. Zhang is also willing to vote for you, then she will have two votes. In this case, Mr. Lang can help you fight for it.

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and then said to Harris: Harris, I can't guarantee that Miss Zhang will definitely vote for me.

Harris frowned when he heard this, and then said: In this case, it's hard to say. We can only see if we can win over the jury.

Then he continued: Another award is the Best Director Award. Wu, this Run Lola Run fully demonstrates your talent as a director, so I think you have hope of winning this award.

Wu Yuchen nodded upon hearing this. In the eyes of the audience, the protagonist of the movie Run Lola Run is undoubtedly Lola, but insiders can tell at a glance that the director is actually the soul.

But Wu, you have to understand one thing. Today's three major film festivals, unless the chairman of the jury is a very powerful weirdo, will follow the principle of dividing the cake, so there is probably only one of these two awards.

Wu Yuchen fell into deep thought after hearing this. What about the jury award and best director?

After separating from Harris, Wu Yuchen also reviewed the deal just reached again.

Harris was right about one thing before. Run Lola Run is an Eastern story, and it is destined to be impossible to sell for the same price of 12 million US dollars as Pulp Fiction. For only the screening rights, no one in Europe is willing to pay more than 6 million. The price, because this number is already quite large, represents a risk in itself.

Therefore, he would rather accept a price of 5 million in exchange for a share of the box office of more than 30 million. Maybe the other party thinks that a box office of 30 to 40 million is enough, but Wu Yuchen still has certain hopes for Lola Run.

Moreover, this is a box office share, not a profit share. Box office figures are not something that can be easily concealed as profit. Europe and the United States do not dare to blatantly steal the box office like they do now in China.

As for Harvey Weinstein, Wu Yuchen only used him as a wingman. He didn’t know how much of the promised 12 million he would get.

Wu Yuchen no longer thinks about the box office. His current goal is awards. Now that he has reached a cooperation with EMI, it is a community of interests. He just doesn’t know which award he will win in the end.

A few days later, without any surprise, Wu Yuchen received a notice inviting them to attend the awards ceremony the next day, which was completely what he expected.

However, this made Li Xiaoran very excited, because in the predictions of the film weekly magazine, her starring role of Lola was a very popular candidate for the heroine. There is no way, the heroine's character is really discussed too much. Now that Run Lola Run is invited to participate in the award ceremony, it will make her constantly wonder whether her heroine will win the Berlin Best Actress?

…

The next day, lights flashed on the red carpet avenue, fans cheered, and the closing red carpet ceremony was extremely lively.

It is said that Berlin is more popular this year than last year. Several Hollywood movies have indeed brought a lot of popularity to Berlin. Of course, Run Lola Run also made a contribution.

Wu Yuchen is naturally no stranger to the red carpet, having experienced it last year. Wearing a black suit, he stood tall and straight, holding Li Xiaoran's arm as he walked around, smiling and greeting both sides of the red carpet.

Laura, you are really great!

Laura, you fascinate me!

Laura, you are so cool, come on!

Lola, crush all difficulties, rush, rush, rush!

There are many fans of Run Lola Run, most of them are young people. After seeing Li Xiaoran, they started yelling.

Li Xiaoran walked on the red carpet for the first time, and she didn't have any stage fright. She waved excitedly along with Wu Yuchen, while listening to the cheers from both sides. She enjoyed the feeling of being under the spotlight, and finally realized what it's like to be a star. It almost made her feel like she was immersed in it and couldn't extricate herself!

Wu Yuchen was also smiling when he saw this, and the level of support was no less than that of those Hollywood movies.

The only thing that makes him feel a little pity is that the domestic media have not yet started sending reporters to the three major universities every year like they did ten years later. Those who take pictures of them are basically foreign media reporters, but he does see a few Chinese faces, but fuck He spoke Cantonese and seemed to be a reporter from Hong Kong Island.

After walking the red carpet and entering the hall to take a seat, the lights were turned off and only the award podium was left brightly lit. The host appeared on the stage with a smile, and the award ceremony officially began.

As usual, there were some small prizes at the front. Li Xiaoran was very interested in it for the first time and often asked questions. Wu Yuchen answered them one by one with a smile. The atmosphere in the whole venue was still very relaxed.

After all the other awards were announced and only a few major awards were left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly suffocated from the relaxed atmosphere just now.

The next thing to be awarded is the Best Actress, let's take a look...

As the words heroine appeared on the big screen, Wu Yuchen felt his hands tighten and understood that Li Xiaoran must have started to get nervous too.

After a brief introduction, the awarding guest directly announced:

Best Actress, The English Patient, Juliette Binoche!

When Wu Yuchen saw the disappointment on Li Xiaoran's face after hearing the result, he couldn't help but squeezed her hand and whispered in her ear: There will be another chance in the future.

Li Xiaoran also nodded when he heard this. It was her first time to appear in a movie and she was already competing for the Best Actress award. She was happy enough. She calmed down and applauded together with Wu Yuchen.

The next award is of course Best Actor, and the competition this time is pretty fierce, with Woody Harrelson for Sex Book, Ralph Fiennes for The English Patient, and DiCaprio for Romeo and Juliet They are all previous favorites.

The best actor is...

Wu Yuchen was taking the time to observe the candidates, especially Xiao Li Zi. He saw that his whole face was tense at this moment, and his eyes were fixed on the award podium without blinking.

Although the Berlin Film Festival is far less important in DiCaprio's heart than the Oscars, now that he has come and has been wrapped up in the atmosphere, how could he not want to win an award?

Leonardo, Romeo and Juliet!

DiCaprio suddenly jumped up, with a bright smile on his face, hugged each other, and then went on stage to receive the award.

Wu Yuchen looked at Xiao Li Zi who was happily holding the award on the stage at this moment, and then thought about the old Li Zi who cried and fainted in the Oscar toilet several times later, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

To be honest, if he hadn't come to attend this Berlin Film Festival, Wu Yuchen would have ignored that DiCaprio also won the Berlin Best Actor!

The tension doesn't go away, it just shifts. After Xiao Lizi walked off the podium with ease, it was Wu Yuchen's turn to become nervous. Because the next award is Best Director!

The host spoke again: Next is the best director of this film festival, Ms. Brecht!

This Brecht was the French female judge on the jury. She first smiled and nodded, and then made an embarrassed and depressed expression:

Oh, it is really difficult to choose the best director this time! There are really many excellent directors this year, which makes it difficult for our jury to choose. We have conducted many rounds of discussions and voting for this, no matter who is elected, He deserves this honor!

What she said is not false. Wu Yuchen’s competitors are all very strong:

Anthony Minghella, the director of The English Patient, won the Oscar for Best Director for this film!

Eric Hermann, the director of Gemma Port, is a French director. He has won the Venice Golden Lion, the Jury of Cannes and Berlin, and the Best Director in Berlin. He has been nominated for countless nominations and has been in the industry for nearly 50 years. He can be said to be a super senior player of the three major players, and his posture is very relaxed at the moment.

Milos Forman of Sex Book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Mozart won the Oscar for Best Director twice, which is an enviable honor.

Tsai Ming-liang of The River is a Bay Area film. Director Tsai Ming-liang defeated Sunny Days at the 1994 Venice Film Festival and won the Golden Lion Award.

It can be said that each of these competitors has more qualifications than Wu Yuchen, so he has little confidence at this time.

Although we have reached a cooperation with EMI Pictures, it doesn't mean that it will be successful. If you have connections, others won't? Compared with them, Wu Yuchen is probably the weakest in terms of qualifications and connections.

Wu Yuchen glanced at Mr. Lang, the chairman, who was sitting in the center of the jury, and wondered how much he had helped him and which award he had focused his efforts on. If you use the wrong force, the worst result may be nothing.

In Wu Yuchen's somewhat uneasy mood, and in the breathless concentration of everyone in the audience, Brecht tore open the envelope:

The best director at the 47th Berlin Film Festival is...

Brecht glanced off the stage. Several directors ranging from 20 to 77 years old, from yellow to white skin, were all staring at her eagerly.

Wu, Run Lola Run!