Director’s Legend

On January 28, 2005, the last day of the film festival, Shao Shuaijun slept in a small hotel with his head covered. "Buried alive", except for the few previous price inquiries, no one came to look for it. The shadow of failure was over everyone's heads, which made Shao Shuaijun extremely frustrated.

Squeak, Zhao Cheng opened the door with sleepy eyes: "A Jun, get up for breakfast, we will go to Sundance College later, let's see how to sell it. The big deal will not be sold, and it will be released to Sundance College for free."

"Go by yourself, I don't bother to look at these foreigners who look down on others."

"Get up, on the last day of today, the list of winners will be announced tomorrow. Everyone will go back home. You may not be able to see you if you want to."

He was dragged by Zhao Cheng and pulled up from the bed. After breakfast, Li Xiuxiu, Wang Yixue, and sloppy were left waiting in the small hotel. He and Zhao Cheng walked to Sundance College. Sundance College is not a school, but the organization of the Sundance Film Festival. It is responsible for organizing the festival and sponsoring independent filmmakers to participate in the exhibition.

Many independent filmmakers, in order to make a movie, consume their wealth, and even can't afford to pay for their travel expenses.

The town is still lively, even in the early morning, there are countless spectators wandering around. There was just a light snowfall, and there were still traces of snow on the road. The two of them wore fur coats and discussed how to go to Sundance College as they walked. As he was talking, a ridicule came from behind unconsciously.

"Oh, this isn't Zhao and Shao from China? Why, has the movie sold? One million or ten million?"

Looking back, I saw Mike from Telescope Entertainment, standing at the door of a movie theater with his arms around a woman, with an undisguised sarcasm on his face.

"Don't pay attention to him, go." Zhao Cheng saw Shao Shuaijun's gloomy face in an instant, and took his arm and walked forward.

"Hey, how did the two of you leave? I heard that the director of this movie is the little boy Shao? Haha, a kid who makes a movie wants to make a lot of money. How can there be such a dream in the world! Hillbilly, if I can’t sell it, I’m personally very kind, for $100,000, waiting for you to sell it, hahaha!"

"The Yankee of the dog day." Shao Shuaijun became angry, and was ready to discuss with Mike, Zhao Cheng took him away again.

"Forget it, don't be familiar with such people."

"Hey, the hillbilly from China, the movie is not something you can play, so let's go back and sing. Bab, bab, buzz, look, how good I sing and sing." Mike haha ​​laughed, beside him. The beauty of Mazi also continued to laugh.

"Brother Zhao, don't hold, you must beat up this arrogant Yankee today!"

"Forget it, this is the United States, and their territory will suffer."

"Mother, we are here to sell movies, not to get angry!"

"What can we do? We are not celebrities. It's normal to be looked down upon as a low-cost movie. When you wait for you, only Zhang Yimou will have their status. Even if they are despised, no one dares to be presumptuous in face."

"I'm so speechless, can I just bear it?"

"No way, alas."

Seeing the two men murmured, Mike yelled: "Hey, hillbilly, have you negotiated, 100,000 dollars, if you delay, I won't buy 50,000 dollars, you just wait for the dingy fuck."

"Why don't you die?" Shao Shuaijun stammered a bit, which didn't prevent him from expressing his meaning.

"I'm dead, whoever will give you US dollars, don't you want to beg for food to go back to China, tut."

Mike spoke triumphantly, looking as if he had eaten the two of them. In his opinion, Chinese films are of poor quality, and so is "Buried Alive". Buying it back can only serve as a film library resource. One hundred thousand dollars, desperate Chinese will definitely accept it. Mike enjoys this feeling of giving to others.

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded: "Is it Mr. Shao and Zhao from China? I am Morris from the investment department of Lionsgate. I want to discuss with you about the agency distribution of the film "Buried Alive". From the street, a chubby amiable middle-aged man trot over and hurriedly took out his business card to Shao Shuaijun and Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng and Shao Shuaijun only felt that this person was too timely and too cute. They took the business card expectantly: "How much are you willing to pay?"

"One million dollars, what do you think?"

"What? 1 million, Morris, are you crazy!" Mike yelled, his face turned ugly for a moment.

"Oh, Mike, you are here, too, and you have also taken a fancy to Buried Alive. How do you want to compete with Lionsgate?" Morris looked at Mike warily.

"Competition? A joke, how can I watch this kind of **** movie! Morris, give you advice, don't be taken advantage of, Chinese movies, hum, what is the best one called "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", It's just pretentious, rubbish! 1 million, be careful to lose, your boss fires you."

"I don't think so." Morris smiled indifferently, and turned to look at Zhao Cheng and Shao Shuaijun, "Since Mike doesn't like it, let's find a coffee shop and sit down and talk about it?"

"Of course." Zhao Cheng was overjoyed. One million U.S. dollars, or more than 8 million yuan equivalent to RMB, has already met the expected return.

"You will regret it!" Mike still yelled.

Shao Shuaijun cast a blank look and snorted coldly: "It will be you who regret it."

"Huh, just wait and see!"

Without the fly-like Mike, the negotiation with Lionsgate went smoothly. Morris is very optimistic about the market for "Buried Alive". Lionsgate has always been very fond of this unique movie. The final result of the negotiation was that US$1 million won the North American distribution rights for "Buried Alive". Once the box office exceeded 10 million, an additional one million would be added, and an additional 2.5 million would be added after 20 million. Over 30 million box office, then the revenue is divided into half.

In fact, Morris does not think that the box office can exceed 10 million.

After signing the contract and getting the check, the two were still dizzy. The moment before I was being ridiculed and mocked by others, the next moment came a turning point. It was truly impermanent.

"I really hope that it will be released soon. I will definitely go to Telescope Entertainment Company to visit this dog day Mike!" Shao Shuaijun clenched his fist, excited after signing the contract and angered on the other. Lions Gate Pictures has been scheduled for release on February 3.

"In fact, we should pay a visit to his boss." Zhao Cheng laughed.

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Soon, the Sundance Film Festival came to an end. Not surprisingly, "Buried Alive" did not receive any awards at the festival. After all, it was an American Film Festival, which aims to encourage independent films in the United States. The awards were not very fair. Shao Shuaijun didn't care and was able to sell it and release it. Buried Alive was a success.

After the film festival, Zhao Cheng took Wang Yixue and sloppy to major special effects companies to contact post-production matters. And Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu went to Phoenix, Arizona, a small town called Karst River. Here, there is a chubby housewife who has just finished a novel about fantasy love.