Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 129 Mr. Han, you are a little anxious!

"That still depends on the college."

Gu Bei didn't respond to Michael's words.

Cannes is a competition where several juries come together to discuss and decide on the list of winners.

The Oscars use a secret ballot system among Academy members.
The tastes of both sides are very different. The last time the Palme d'Or and the Oscar for Best Picture were won at the same time was in 1955.

Going back further, it was Parasite in 2019.

"Bruce, believe me, I know exactly what the Academy judges are thinking."

Michael said confidently, "The nomination for Best Director is unquestionable.

There is also a high probability that the best supporting actor will happen.

Of course, we will do our best to strive for the most important nomination for Best Picture."

Michael's sincerity is quite strong. He mentioned some major awards, including the Best Supporting Actor, which he has a good chance of winning.

at this time,

Joe and Michael's men knocked on the door again and entered the room.

"How is it?" Gu Bei asked softly.

"It's currently stuck at $900 million, and I feel it can go a little higher," Joe said softly.

Gu Bei did a quick calculation in his mind.

Based on the original box office in 2014, after deducting the box office in South Korea, there is still about 3700 million US dollars left. Sony Pictures Classics can earn about US dollars from the distribution rights.

Their cost was $900 million plus half of the distribution fees.

It is estimated that the profit can reach three to four million US dollars, with a profit margin of 20-30%.

This profit margin is actually very good in today's Hollywood!
Compared with Gu Bei's income,
The net profit from the distribution rights is $500 million.
The box office revenue share between China and South Korea is estimated to be around 500 million US dollars.
That's a profit margin of 250%.
There is also DVD and copyright-derived income, which is estimated to be around US$5000 million in the next ten years, not counting the bonus from the Palme d'Or.

The film industry is indeed a truly profitable industry!

Gu Bei believes that everyone should make money together so that they can cooperate better next time.

"Bruce, we've come to this point, so I'm going to give you my bottom price." Michael also understood the situation and immediately gave a final price, "1000 million US dollars."

Gu Bei paused.
Leave yourself enough time to think.

Then he stood up and said, "Happy cooperation!"

Michael also smiled: "Happy cooperation!"

Sony Pictures Classics moved quickly.
After the two parties reached a cooperation, they sent someone to hand over the copy of Whiplash to Joe.

Now that June is almost here, Sony Pictures Classics is preparing to take Whiplash to various major film festivals to try to attract the attention of critics and movie lovers.

Then wait until the end of the year to start a long-term release and complete the release of a standard independent film at a film festival.

Gu Bei boarded the plane back home.

When the plane landed in Kyoto,

Gu Bei walked out of the plane,

Even after taking a full breath of smog, I still felt a lot more relaxed.

Whether in New York or Cannes, it is not his place after all, and only by returning home can he feel at home.

Turn on your phone.

"Hey……"

A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

Gu Bei took out his phone and looked at the time. It was two o'clock in the afternoon?

"With your schedule like this, you said you would come pick me up before?"

Gu Bei felt a little funny.

Originally, Liu Yifei said she would drive to pick him up personally, but fortunately he refused because he was afraid of being photographed by paparazzi, otherwise he would have to wait for a few more hours at the airport.

"Nap, I'm taking a nap!"

Liu Yifei retorted weakly.

But when she heard Gu Bei's chuckle coming from the phone, she knew that this excuse would not deceive anyone.

Forget it, just lie down! Liu Yifei quickly changed the subject: "Can I call you a car?"

Gu Bei shook his head: "Director Han from China Film Group has sent a car. I'm going to the China Film Group first to discuss something."

"what--"

Liu Yifei dragged out her tone, "What about dinner?"

"I guess I'll have to eat with Mr. Han." Gu Bei thought for a moment, "How about you come over too?"

Although Liu Yifei's identity as the boss of Rose Pictures has not yet been fully exposed, Liu Yifei does not need any special identity to come for a meal.

"Then forget it!"

Liu Yifei really wanted to see Gu Bei right away.

But she had been to this kind of dinner several times.

Every time, I am the character who sits there and drinks AD calcium milk.
It's quite boring to listen to adults chatting about some random things that I don't quite understand.

"Okay, I'll take you to eat hot pot for supper."

Gu Bei remembered that there was already a Haidilao in Kyoto at that time.

Although he thinks Haidilao's hotpot is not tasty,

But he remembered that Lao Guan mentioned that Liu Yifei quite liked going to Haidilao.

He is often photographed by paparazzi going to Haidilao with his assistant late at night.

"Great!"

"It's forbidden."

"I do not care!"

Liu Yifei hung up the phone.

She was completely awake and jumped out of bed.
Humming a song, she picked out clothes from the closet.

At the airport, Gu Bei dialed a number.

"Director Gu, have you arrived yet?"

Gu Bei followed the other party's instructions and came to the parking lot.

He had heard Liu Yifei mention the scene of being blocked by reporters at the airport two days ago, so he didn't dare to let the people from China Film Group come to the exit to pick him up.

The China Film Group Complex is located near Xiaoxitian in Haidian District, next to the China Film Archive.

This ten-story building looks obviously old. The facade is made of the old-fashioned sandblasting technology, and the curved metal awning at the entrance gives it a very retro feel.

"Welcome Director Gu back from his Cannes campaign!"

Gu Bei saw Han Sanpin waiting for him in the hall.

There was a person holding a camera standing nearby, I don’t know which official media outlet he was from.

He cooperated with Han Sanpin, took out the two trophies from his bag, and let the official media reporter take a lot of photos.

"It's worthy of being the 60th anniversary Palme d'Or trophy. Yours is much better looking than Director Chen Kaige's!" Han Sanpin couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the trophy in the award box.

The Palme d'Or trophy is the most beautiful and the most designed among the three major European film festivals.
This 60th anniversary trophy, with its rose-colored quartz base and sixty diamonds, elevates the design of the entire trophy to a higher level.

"Boss Han, please don't let Director Chen hear what you said!"

Gu Bei smiled.

Han Sanpin carefully put down the trophy and asked, "I heard that you came back with Jiang Zhiqiang from Xiangdu?"

Gu Bei leaned back, took a sip of tea, and then slowly spoke: "Boss Han is quite well-informed. Enlightenment Pictures is quite powerful, and we plan to cooperate with him."

"It's not that I'm well-informed."

Han Sanpin looked at Gu Bei dimly and put some eye drops on Jiang Zhiqiang. "After Cannes, many Chinese people in Nice saw you two together. They all said that it was Emperor Entertainment Group that tamed you, the young dragon!"

How could he not know Gu Bei's trick of playing hard to get?

But there is only one 20-year-old Palme d'Or winner in the world.

Gu Bei heard the sourness in Han Sanpin's tone and smiled faintly.

Mr. Han, you are a little anxious!

(End of this chapter)