That year Huayu

"In two or three days, I can go back."

"Okay, remember to tell me your flight time in advance and I will pick you up."

On the phone, Liu Yifei's voice was slightly hoarse, and she had obviously just fallen asleep. She was still yawning when talking to Lin Nan, and Liu Xiaoli's preaching voice could be vaguely heard.

Lin Nan here spoke in the same voice.

After all, it's only six o'clock in the morning in Cannes, unlike in China, where it's already 11 o'clock.

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The Cannes Film Festival is about to usher in the closing awards ceremony, and major film studios are stepping up their efforts to grab the films they like.

While having breakfast, Jiang Yuerou and people from China Film Group rushed over.

"Sit down and have something to eat?"

"No, Director Lin, we've already eaten."

Lin Nan looked at the few people who were hesitant to speak and put down the tableware in their hands.

"What about Passengers?"

"Yes. Director Lin, it seems that the copyright price will not change. Do you want to go and take a look? We have made appointments with all the film studios today."

Lin Nan nodded, "I'll take a walk with you after I finish breakfast."

Lin Nan had guessed before that there was a high probability that "Passengers" would be the first to be finalized. Now it seems that it is indeed the case.

But for "Genius Gunner", depending on the situation, it will only last a day or two.

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Many domestic films come to Cannes to sell their copyrights, which is naturally the focus of media attention.

However, everyone kept a low profile when being interviewed by reporters.

If it sells well, I guess I want to talk about it after I go back and cooperate with a wave of movie promotion, just like Chen Kaige and Chen Hong.

As for the movie copyrights that were sold cheaply or poorly, they all gave the same reply: "The copyrights were sold at a great price. The specific amount is a commercial secret and cannot be disclosed!"

When Lin Nan followed the people from China Film and Television to the rented conference room, all the film producers were already there.

"Lin, we meet again. This time I bought your movie."

Fate is such a magical thing.

Lin Nan looked at the person greeting him, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and he stepped forward to shake hands.

This was the person who had dealt with him many times at film festivals and wanted to buy the rights, but finally gave up due to financial problems.

Look at this, the other party is switching from a shotgun to a cannon, becoming bigger and stronger!

"Thanks."

"Passengers" has a total of 5 investors. Only Lin Nan and people from China Film Group are in Cannes this time, but they can definitely make the decision.

More than two hours later, under the witness of Cannes officials and lawyers, Lin Nan and the deputy director of China Film Group signed a copyright transaction contract with a group of film producers.

11 film producers, totaling US$58.6 million in copyright fees.

Since then, "Passengers" has had no connection with Lin Nan and other five companies in Europe and the United States, including audio and video copyrights.

"Director Lin is still great! To be honest, I feel ashamed that China Film Group has only dealt with such a huge copyright transaction amount..."

The deputy director of China Film Group gave Lin Nan a rare compliment. After all, he has made a contribution during this trip, which is the transaction contract in his hand.

"You're welcome, I make movies to make money, but China Film Group shoulders the important responsibility of developing domestic movies."

Lin Nan smiled and said something nice.

"Director Lin is sensible. Unlike other companies, he always scolds us, like the nickname of Director Han, haha..."

After chatting for a while, the people from China Film Group couldn't wait to call back to tell the good news.

"By the way, I would like to inform Wanda, Guangguang and AVIC."

"It's natural."

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Lin Nan could imagine that once Han Sanping learned about the transaction volume of "Passengers", he would definitely publicize it with great fanfare. The domestic media will become very lively again.

Buying batches of films is a matter of luck.

Lin Nan can tell which movies are good, but he can't guarantee whether they will pass the review when they are taken back, whether they need to be cut, or whether the audience will buy them.

Zhong Lifang has been wandering around for many days, but she heard that she has not bought any of them. It is either too expensive or she is not satisfied with it.

"I'm going back to my country first."

When Ning Hao saw Lin Nan, he spoke directly.

"You won't play for a few more days and will you come back with me?"

Hearing Lin Nan's words, Ning Hao laughed at himself:

"Returning with you? You are returning in triumph, with tens of millions of dollars worth of copyrights. Reporters will definitely block you. But if you ask me, how should I answer? There is no harm without comparison, pity me!"

"Okay, okay, Director Ning is still a shameless person, so I wish you a safe journey." Lin Nan joked with a smile.

…

In the evening of that day, Ning Hao took a flight back to China. By the time he arrived at the Capital Airport, it should be close to noon.

Liu Dehua asked Lin Nan to meet, which the latter did not expect.

Especially at the meeting place, there were more people.

"Director Lin."

"Director Lin Nan."

"Director Li, Brother Hua."

The three of them greeted each other and sat down.

"I just flew over from Hollywood yesterday afternoon, and I heard about Director Lin's "The Gunslinger" this morning. It was great!"

Li An praised him as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Lin Nan feel a little thoughtful.

"Has Director Li's "Life of Pi" been produced?"

"Yes, it will be released simultaneously around the world this year and has been submitted to the General Administration for review."

At this time, Liu Dehua spoke.

"Director Lin, do you have any ideas about participating in this year's Golden Horse Awards?"

Lin Nan's heart skipped a beat, and he said that something must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't have invited him over, and there would be an extra Li An.

"I haven't thought about it. I haven't participated in the awards at the Chinese Film Festival for a long time, maybe six or seven years."

Lin Nan said calmly, it should be after 2005.

When Liu Dehua and Li An heard these words, they were stunned for a moment.

"To be honest with Director Lin, I am the chairman of this year's jury."

Liu Dehua opened his mouth and told some news that had not been announced yet.

Lin Nan didn't answer. He already understood what these two people meant.

""The Genius" can be considered for the Golden Horse Award. I think the probability of winning the award is very high."

Li An took a sip of tea and said softly.

The scene in front of him reminded Lin Nan of the scene when Li An came to China and invited him to take "Hunting" to Venice. Everything seemed familiar.

But Lin Nan prefers to believe in the Venice Film Festival rather than the Chinese Film Festival.

"Director Lin, you can think about it. I know you are not short of awards, but there is a high chance of getting one more, which is definitely not a bad thing."

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An hour later, Lin Nan left without promising anything.

"If Director Lin can come, this year's Golden Horse will be very interesting." Liu Dehua said, shaking his head.

"He didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either, right? Wait a minute."

Li An took over the conversation and added something.

…

Lou Ye's "Once Upon a Time in a Floating City" is the only Chinese-language film shortlisted for Cannes this year. It is not in the competition section, but in the "Un Certain Regard" section.

When being interviewed by foreign media, this guy started to talk nonsense again.

The saying "the best movies are free movies" was directly extended by foreign media.

“Aren’t your movies free?”

"If I were free, I wouldn't have been an 'underground director' for several years."

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Domestic directors here in Cannes all feel that this guy is looking for death again.

Why do you like to talk about his ban whenever you have nothing to do, and why do you always do it in front of foreign media?

The consequence of Lou Ye's remarks is that the domestic censorship system has been openly discussed again, and the impact has been very bad.

"Now you know why that guy doesn't have many friends in the industry, right? Because, you might be implicated by him at some point."

Jiang Wen said publicly at the party. Chen Kaige's face is also not good-looking. He is the representative of Chinese filmmakers this time.

Just now, Chen Kaige was blocked by a group of media, asking for his views on the domestic censorship system.

Lin Nan avoided the media and got down to business.

The copyright offer for "Genius Gunslinger" is over.

Different from the 11 film distributors of "Passengers", the price of "The Gunslinger" is higher, but the number of film distributors is smaller.

9 companies, all of which are blockbusters.

Jiang Yuerou, who was beside her, restrained her excitement at this moment and waited for Lin Nan's final decision.

"You won't lose money on this movie. After all, it's based on the SAT. It's very realistic, isn't it?"

"Yes, Lin. This is why we are willing to keep bidding. This subject matter will be explosive and even cause a sensation."

There were no polite words, both parties were very straightforward, after all, the price was already there.

"Then sign it."

Every film that successfully trades at the film festival will be officially counted. This is a rule.

Finally, the official will report a total transaction amount. Generally speaking, the total amount of copyright transactions at the three major European film festivals is among the top three in the world.

"$83.65 million, $83.65 million!"

Jiang Yanrou swallowed her saliva and kept repeating this number.

"Director Jiang, are you so excited?" Lin Nan snapped his fingers and joked.

"Director Lin, this is more than 80 million U.S. dollars. After all, it's more than 500 million!"

"I know. Now go and contact the bank. After all, it's foreign exchange. Keep an eye on it. There's also the tax that needs to be paid. Let's handle it together. Out of sight, out of mind."

Even Lin Nan couldn't help but feel heartbroken when thinking about that tax.

But just because he doesn't live in Chaoyang District doesn't mean he doesn't abide by the laws and regulations. He must pay the taxes he needs to pay!

"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away, right away..."

Looking at Jiang Yuerou's walking figure, Lin Nan couldn't help but smile. The copyright deal for "The Genius" will definitely surprise the domestic film industry. Well, it’s still sour!

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Domestic film companies have already been stimulated by the news of "Passengers".

The Internet and media reported wildly.

Just because this morning, China Film, Wanda, and Enlight announced their results in Cannes at the same time.

""Passengers" has completed the copyright transaction in Europe and the United States, with a total price of 58.6 million US dollars!"

"The production cost of "Passengers" was 250 million, which has been fully recovered and made a profit..."

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"Director Lin is awesome! The movie has already made 100 million even before it is released!"

"It's the same as "The Martian" that year. It paid back and made money just by relying on the copyright."

"Rumors say, "Passengers" has three pop-up ads, and the estimated cost is about 100 million. They are either cars or high-end electronic products..."

"Where's Director Lin? He's not back yet?"

"Upstairs, Director Lin is probably talking about the copyright of "Genius Gunslinger", that one is also the boss..."

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The entire film and television industry was stimulated by the news of "Passengers".

It is impossible for China Film to lie. If they can proactively report the transaction amount, it means that they did indeed sell it for so much money!

“‘Passengers’ was completed so quickly, so why is there no news about ‘The Gunslinger’ yet?”

In the opinion of many people in the industry, Lin Nan may attach more importance to "Genius Gunslinger". The fact that it has been delayed for so long shows that its transaction price is definitely not low.

After all, with Lin Nan's reputation at international film festivals, it is impossible for the copyright transaction amount to be too low, it can only be higher!

Huayi, Bona, Chengtian, Yinghuang... and even companies such as China Film, Enlight and Wanda are vaguely looking forward to it. Film companies in the industry are more envious, jealous and bitter.

A large number of netizens went to Liu Yifei's Weibo to ask questions.

"Producer Liu, when will Director Lin come back?"

"Did he tell you how much "The Genius" sold for?"

"I remember that Hongxingwu is also the producer, how much can Yifei get?"

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Liu Yifei looked at the messages that were constantly being refreshed on her computer, with a look of joy on her face, and then she started replying.

"I don't know either. He only told me on the phone that he was coming back. He didn't say anything else..."

"We'll find out when he comes back!"

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