Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 234: Impact of File Adjustment
It’s not that Li Qiutang doesn’t understand or is naive to apply for these two awards.

He may not know the ins and outs of the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, but he knows what the Americans are like.

He didn't expect to win any award, he just wanted to disgust people.

There are thousands of judges for the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars. I have applied, so you have to take a look, right?

It doesn’t matter if you don’t get a review, as long as you watched my movie!
I will openly show anti-capitalist movies in the capitalist lair, which will make you angry to death or disgusted.

You don't really think I'm here to participate in the award?

The overseas market chosen by "In Time" was not North America at all, but Europe.

The European film industry is more left-wing than North America and even China. They might like movies like "In Time".

Attending the North American Film Awards was just a side event.

But the General Administration told Li Qiutang a very unfortunate news: the Golden Globe Award was okay, but the Oscar was not.

The General Administration has decided to send out "Aftershock" this year, so "In Time" is late.

Generally speaking, public relations activities for the American awards season begin around the time after the Venice Film Festival each year.

Each company tried every trick in the book, including but not limited to smearing its opponents.

However, there is much less competition for foreign language films. After all, whether it is the Golden Globe Awards or the Oscars, foreign language films are not considered to be very prestigious awards. During the Chinese New Year, the foreign language film awards ceremony will not even appear in the live broadcast.

Foreign language films also need public relations, but unfortunately, Li Qiutang only knows that public relations is needed, but he doesn’t know how to do it.

In fact, he doesn't need to do the public relations himself. He can just sell the North American copyright of the film and let the North American distribution company take care of the public relations.

The first buyer Li Qiutang thought of was Miramax, the company owned by fat guy Harvey.

This fat guy is a scumbag, but his ability to manage a movie is really strong.

He was in charge of the North American distribution of "Hero" that year, and the North American performance of 5300 million US dollars was really good.

Moreover, Miramax has been involved in the North American distribution business of Chinese films for a long time and is experienced and familiar with the process.

It doesn’t matter if Li Qiutang doesn’t understand, as long as Michael Lynn does. New Line Cinema has been nominated for and won Oscars before, so Michael Lynn can definitely share Li Qiutang’s worries.

After learning about Li Qiutang's needs, Michael Lynn blamed him for entering the market too late, saying that it would be best if he entered the awards season in August or September.

Li Qiutang had no choice. Plans could not keep up with changes. He had never planned to take "In Time" abroad.

But it's not too late now, October. Michael Lynn has promised to help "In Time" find North American buyers and bring it into the awards season.

Although Li Qiutang does not expect to win an award, it would be nice to experience the North American awards season in its entirety.

He will still actively do it.

The rescheduling of "In Time" disrupted the previously planned promotion and marketing rhythm, causing considerable losses.

The most direct loss is the audience's confidence. Although "In Time" has never explicitly stated that it will be released during the Lunar New Year, Li Qiutang has always said that he will strive to meet the audience during the Lunar New Year.

Now that the release date has been moved, even though the audience still has no way of knowing the specific information, Li Qiutang is still worried about the audience's expectations.

The person in charge of the publicity and distribution company said that he had seen many such file changes and that it did have an impact, but it was not very big.

The most important thing for the crew now is that many of the program recordings that had been scheduled later will have to be cancelled, and they have to make new arrangements for new activities and programs.

We had originally agreed to record an episode of Kuaiben at the end of the month and air it in early December, but now we have to give up. I want to schedule another one, but unfortunately, Kuaiben is no longer available. It is a pity to lose the traffic of Kuaiben.

The publicity and promotion team is still actively adjusting.

Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei had previously appeared in the same frame frequently, which was seen by the outside world as warming up for "In Time", but now the two are rarely seen in public.

Liu Yifei was busy shooting commercials, and Li Qiutang was busy with company matters.

The cooperation negotiations with Media Asia did not go smoothly. Both parties did not want to be taken advantage of, and the negotiations were very deadlocked.

Qiu Tian did not want to co-produce a film, as he felt he could not beat Media Asia in this area; Media Asia took a step back and agreed to make mainland films, on the condition that they would only invest in mainland films directed by Li Qiutang, and they were not interested in Qiu Tian's other films.

Qiu Tian temporarily agreed to Media Asia's conditions, which required that Media Asia help Li Qiutang to cover 70% of the cost of the mainland film, otherwise there would be no deal.

How come it's 70% again! Media Asia is going to curse!

Nonsense! Will Li Qiutang's film lack investment? There are at least 100 people lining up to give money to Li Qiutang. If you want to invest in Li Qiutang but don't show some sincerity, will Qiutang pay any attention to you?
Then the negotiations were put on hold again, but Media Asia still did not overturn the table and still expressed its intention to continue the talks.

On the other hand, after the National Day holiday, Autumn Pictures started negotiations for its A round of financing. Li Qiutang had to meet many investors every day. Some investors were familiar with each other and the communication between the two sides was relatively good. Some new investors questioned Li Qiutang and the model of Autumn Pictures right away, so the communication between the two sides was unfriendly. Li Qiutang even had an argument with the manager of an institution. He scolded Li Qiutang like he was scolding his grandson. In his eyes, Li Qiutang and Autumn Pictures were worthless. Naturally, Li Qiutang refused to accept the decision and said that the other party was a complete layman.

There is an important rule for financing: don’t seek financing only when you need money urgently, because your company may not survive until the day when the financing funds arrive.

Qiu Tang is actually not short of money. The parent company Haitang International can still support it, and Li Qiutang personally still has money.

It is precisely because of this money that Autumn Pictures still holds the initiative when facing investors.

Qiutian is not an Internet company, nor a high-tech company. How much money can it raise in the A round at most? Li Qiutang will not tolerate their bad habits.

I have my own money. I am not here to be your dog. I am talking to you to give you an opportunity.

On that day, Li Qiutang and the investment representatives of Hengdian Film and Television held a meeting until after 1 a.m. The two sides were relatively familiar with each other, and although there were some disagreements on some minor details, the meeting was generally pleasant.

Li Qiutang returned home very tired. When he turned on the light, his girlfriend was there.

"Hey? Why are you here? Have you finished filming the commercial?"

Liu Yifei has just accepted a new endorsement for a mineral water brand this year, called Arshan Mineral Water. (The young lady's commercial was shot pretty well, see the picture above!)
"The filming was finished a long time ago. I've been back for two days."

"Then why did your mother let you run to me?"

Liu Yifei said, "My mom knows that you are negotiating financing for the company. She said that although I can't help you much, as your girlfriend, I still need to come and visit you more often."

"That's quite considerate." Li Qiutang said, "Wait a minute." Then he walked to the TV, picked up a book on the TV cabinet, and took out two tickets.

"Clang!"

"Ah!" Liu Yifei jumped three feet high and took two quick steps to snatch the ticket from Li Qiutang's hand, "How did you buy it? My assistant and I have been fighting for it until our hands are sore but we still can't buy it." What else could Li Qiutang have if it wasn't the ticket to Queen Wang's concert?

"I was lucky enough to buy it, the location is average."

"It's okay, it's okay. As long as you can go and see it, that's fine." Liu Yifei hugged Li Qiutang's head and kissed her hard.

"Is everything alright? Did you wash?"

"I've washed it, you should wash it quickly, I see you can hardly open your eyes."

Li Qiutang was really tired tonight. After taking a shower and going to bed, he didn't even take advantage of his girlfriend. He wrapped himself in a quilt and fell asleep while hugging the girl.

(End of this chapter)