Chapter 381: hero

After leaving Media Asia's booth, Ronan went to another place and saw a literary film in the exhibition area of ​​a Hungarian film company. He bought out the North American distribution copyright for $30,000. .
This film is not well-known, and it can be caught in Ronan's eyes, but it is large enough.
As for literary films, if the scale is not big enough, how to create an artistic atmosphere?
That is to say, at these international film festivals, the audience here can see those large-scale movies in the theater.
In the morning, Ronan basically went around the trade fair. Except for Connie to notify the people under her to deal with follow-up matters, he didn't buy any other films.
The trade fair was full of author films and experimental films. These films are beneficial to the development of the film industry, but they have little market value.
As Yu Jiaolong had a banquet at noon, Ronan was about to leave the exhibition center.
Before leaving, he appropriately expressed the friendly attitude of his international friends.
"End classmate." Ronan appeared very sincere and said in Chinese: "Thank you for your help this morning."
"You're welcome." Wan Qian returned with a polite smile.
Especially Ronan's name made Wanqian like it secretly in her heart. This person not only speaks Chinese, but also seems to know the situation very well.
Some foreigners I met before always like to call them Miss in awkward Chinese. Although the speaker has no other ideas, it is always a bit awkward in my ears.
Wan Qian didn't know when she was no longer an honorific name, but faintly became a curse.
Ronan beckoned to Connie, and Connie immediately sent a slap-sized red envelope over.
"This is a little gift." Ronan took the envelope and handed it to Wan Qian: "It's not a precious thing, but a few postcards, on which are the scenery and characters from the movies of Relativity Entertainment."
Hearing this, Wan Qian took it and said with a polite smile again: "Thank you."
Ronan took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shook her: "You are welcome, I will stay in Shanghai for a while, and hope to see my classmates again."
Wanqian smiled, not knowing how to answer the conversation.
Ronan made a gesture to make a call: "Does the classmate have a mobile phone? I may come back tomorrow, and then I will contact you."
Wanqian hesitated, but after getting along all morning, she felt that Ronan was a nice, polite and respectful person, not at all like those upstarts.
"Yes." Wan Qian whispered.
Ronan said to Connie, "You leave the contact information of your classmates."
Connie immediately took out her mobile phone and colluded with Wanqian in English.
Ronan nodded to Wanqian and took the bodyguard and left here first. Wanqian looked at Ronan's back and left Connie's phone number.
At noon, Yu Jiaolong hosted a formal luncheon with all the people from Relativity Entertainment, including Ronan. Only the executives of Yu Jiaolong's agency were accompanied by other stars.
Ronan can also understand Yu Jiaolong’s thoughts by changing positions. Among the actors in the East, Yu Jiaolong is the most familiar with him. Even the great director who raised her up wants to contact him through Yu Jiaolong. Long came to convey.
At this time, if you pull your peers to accompany you, isn't it just a matchmaking for others?
Ronan and Yu Jiaolong do not have any conflicts of interest, and the two sides can be considered familiar.
In the afternoon, two groups of people from Embassy Pictures respectively found a Hungarian company and Media Asia Pictures to discuss matters such as film introduction and copyright.
Since Ronan had roughly negotiated with the other party, the subsequent negotiations went smoothly and very quickly.
That 30,000-dollar art movie was just a small deal, not much.
On Media Asia Pictures, Embassy Pictures paid $500,000 in exchange for 20 old films including the zombie series selected by Ronan, as well as the North American copyright and adaptation rights of Infernal Affairs.
The Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" is worth more than nothing in North America. It will be shown in the cinema for a few days. No company will invest too much resources on this kind of film. The more you invest, the more you will lose. many.
This has nothing to do with whether the movie is good or not, whether it is wonderful or not, it is the inevitable result of cultural and market differences.
Therefore, the greatest value of this film for relativity entertainment is the remake.
Remake into a gangster film suitable for North American and Western markets.
Speaking of gangster movies, this is Martin Scorsese's housekeeper.
Although Media Asia Pictures did not pay attention to the copyright of this remake, it also made restrictions. From the time the agreement is reached, Relativity Entertainment will not be allowed to shoot this film within the next two years to avoid causing damage to the Hong Kong version. Negative Effects.
Ronan had enough patience, so he naturally agreed.
Ronan was very satisfied to get the relevant copyright before "Infernal Affairs" became popular.
Because of Leonardo’s relationship with the Oscars of "The Infinite Walker" and the completely different evaluations of the East and the West, Ronan has seen a lot of news about "The Infinite Walker" in his previous life. Warner Bros. After the fire, the cost of the remake of "Infernal Affairs" seems to be around $1.7 million.
Ronan went to the trade fair again afterwards, contacted the finishing classmate, went around the trade fair, and finally found nothing.
In addition to the "Hero", Ronan is not ready to shoot again.
In the past two days, news from Embassy Pictures’ branch here has been spreading. Although "Hero" has not been completed, the producer is preparing to hold a small preview during the festival, that is, director Zhang. The so-called gathering of invitations.
The people invited were not only Embassy Pictures and Miramax, but also Europa Pictures in France, and film distribution companies in the UK and Canada.
Relativity Entertainment did not participate in the competition section of the film, and Ronan was not interested in the competition section. He participated in an event organized by the organizer, and the director Zhang and Zhang Baimao, who were contacted, wanted to win the film privately.
But the other party found multiple issuing companies at the same time, and of course they would not sell them privately at a low price, and contact would have no effect.
Before the end of the film festival, Ronan met Zhang Baimao and Zhang Guoshi in a small theater near Shanghai International Studios.
Yu Jiaolong waited at the entrance of the theater early. After seeing Ronan and his party, he immediately responded and greeted him warmly.
"Ronan, go here." Yu Jiaolong led the way like an old friend.
"Thank you." She was polite, and Ronan was very generous.
Following Yujiaolong into the theater, at the entrance of the hall, an old farmer-like face and a middle-aged man wearing a white hat are welcoming guests.
These two people are communicating with a group of Westerners with the help of translators.
As the distance approached, Ronan could hear that these people were speaking French, and he couldn't understand what they were saying.
In French, it should be Europa Pictures in France, which is the company of Luc Besson.
Of course, the person who came was not Luc Besson.
"Welcome!" Zhang Baimao greeted him first: "It is an honor for Mr. Anderson to come."
Ronan smiled and shook hands with him.
However, Yu Jiaolong came over with good results, and specifically introduced: "Mr. Zhang, Director Zhang, this is Mr. Ronan Anderson, the owner of Relativity Entertainment."
Ronan shook hands with Zhang Guoshi again.
Zhang Guoshi deliberately took a look at Yujiaolong, and the other party was holding it up with one hand. How could he not see that with a little thought?
This is telling him in disguise: Look, I have someone in Hollywood, so I don’t have to make your movie.
Zhang Guoshi knew very well that Yu Jiaolong had emotions towards him.
Yu Jiaolong is no longer the turbulent little girl back then, but after expressing his emotions appropriately, she stepped aside.
Although this movie was fooled by Zhang Guoshi, the protagonist became a little girl, but in this situation in China, there is no more suitable director for Zhang Guoshi.
Ronan didn't see this. Even if he saw it, he didn't care. Hollywood's dealings with this side are just business.
Just like when he participated in the Golden Jue Film Forum these two days, apart from expressing friendly scenes, he didn’t say much about other aspects, especially the so-called Hollywood and institutional issues raised by director Feng Da and director Jiang. No answer.
Because it is not necessary.
Is it possible for him to be a Hollywood person to complain about here? That is just asking for trouble.
"Two, there is actually no need to be so troublesome." Ronan is as direct as a real Westerner: "Just sell the film to Relativity Entertainment."
Zhang Guoshi smiled and said: "Mr. Anderson, wait a minute, the film copyright transaction will begin soon."
Zhang Baimao said: "So many friends from the world have come to participate, and I can't live up to their kindness."
After investing so much money and investing so much resources, how can we maximize the benefits? Can't you say you want to buy, I will sell it to you, right?
Ronan pretended not to hear, and went straight into the theater, and soon saw Harvey Weinstein.
The two did not speak, just smiled and nodded.
The screening of the film began soon, and the film is indeed not fully completed, but it does not affect the theme and overall viewing.
This film is a simple commodity for Ronan, but for the film industry here ~EbookFREE.me~ can be regarded as a milestone.
Starting with "Hero", the film industry here has truly entered the commercial era.
And the film also confirmed Zhang Guoshi's future commercial film style.
Stars gather, the scene is magnificent, the pictures are exquisite, and the martial arts design is freehand, combining the traditional artistic conception with the violent aesthetic modeling of action movies.
In the magnificent scene, Zhang Guoshi has made his best use of color to be vividly and exquisitely displayed, giving the movie a sense of epic and artistic conception similar to that of Akira Kurosawa's blockbusters. In terms of action design and narrative techniques, this movie It seems to be perfect.
The colors and images of this film are so beautiful, even dazzling.
Ronan saw this film again, and some ideas came out uncontrollably, with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as the foreshadowing, "Hero" continues to play magic or sci-fi cards among traditional North American audiences. It works.
In terms of distribution, continuing the strategy of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the success rate is still extremely high.