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The sporadic applause was not abrupt in the slightly noisy surroundings.

The uncle was still there applauding, and the shot was vigorous.

"Papa......"

His action seemed to be a signal, and then a second applause echoed.

Slowly, the third, fourth, fifth...the applause grew louder and louder, and finally rang into one.

Lyman, who had been counting the heads next to him, couldn't stand.

Looking at the scene in front of me, my chest was filled with an inexplicable emotion, which was so full that it filled the entire chest cavity, and even made my breathing become rapid.

He remembered the hardships and struggles of begging for release in the past period of time. The memories flashed in his mind like frames after frames, and finally fixed what Ryan said in that silent morning: Go to Venice!

Somehow, his nose suddenly became a little sour, and his eyes rose uncomfortably as if sand had entered.

Before he could restrain his emotions, a pain came from his back, and someone slapped him vigorously.

Looking back, Lehman found Ryan's happy face.

He was really happy. He didn't say anything after taking Lyman vigorously, and he slapped Thomas on the back heavily, still muttering something silly like "God, God" in his mouth.

Thomas on the side was moving, and being so engaged by Ryan immediately slapped Ryan on the back.

The two big men competed with each other, and neither of them stopped first.

......

The screening of "Buried Alive" was over. The excitement was beyond Lehman's expectations. The fantasy scenes that would be very deserted did not appear. After the audience watched it, they spontaneously expressed their depressed emotions with applause.All signs indicate that the audience is fairly satisfied with the film.

Rubbing his cheeks vigorously to calm his chaotic brain, Lehman is about to take out the copy, and wait for another time to show it in the afternoon.

A big bald head suddenly emerged from the crowd!

"Hello..." The big bald head said without any pretentiousness and politely: "I want to ask, are you the director of this movie?"

"Yes." Lehman asked hesitantly: "May I ask if you are looking for me..."

"My name is Arman Novi." As he spoke, the bald man stretched out his right hand, "From Europa Pictures."

Half an hour ago, Arman had just watched a screening film from the branch of the Cinema Palace. When he was about to leave, he found the weirdness of this place on the side of the road-a group of people stood together, as if watching something thing.

Holding nothing to do and watching the lively thoughts, Arman walked over.

Oh, I was watching a movie!So he thought.

In the dual nature of curiosity and work, he watched the second half of the movie carefully.

After the movie ended, he immediately made a call to his boss.

"Rice, where are you?" He seemed to have noticed something wrong with his wording, and he said again, "I need to report something on my side."

"Has "The Age of Disorder" been taken?" A voice came from the other end of the phone.

"No, the distribution rights of the film were taken down by EMI Films yesterday. I went to ask today and the director explained the situation."

As a film buyer who has returned to various film festivals for many years, Arman missed his first goal.

"It's okay, you try to get in touch with the Mexican director's work in the afternoon, think about it, and then reply to me."

"The same goes for your mother? Didn't it mean that the film was not rewarded enough?"

"There is no way. Various film companies are competing for potential works. We can't compare in this area. Choose a slightly worse one. If you can make a profit, make a profit. It's not a waste of time. ."

Yes, their company is still far behind those truly powerful international publishers.

But Arman already had an idea in his mind. He tried to say: "Although we have retired first in the final competition of this film festival, the market has the final say in the film industry after all, and we may be able to win from this aspect. come back."

The other end of the phone was stunned, thinking that Arman was his capable man, and simply said straightforwardly: "I mean, take advantage of no one to snatch those films with a low chance of winning, and just buy out the copyright at a suitable price. Just rely on follow-up operations to make a little profit."

They are all literary and artistic movies, and they can’t even fight for awards. How can they fight the market?Sleeping talk is this.

Arman held his mobile phone, looked at the three Lehmanns behind the screening device, and then looked at the audience who were still applauding, before continuing: "I found a new goal..."

......

Lehmann looked at the bald man in front of him in amazement, but still held his extended right hand to relieve his embarrassment, and said, "Hello, Mr. Arman..."

"Who is the producer or investor of this movie?" The bald man asked again.

After recovering, Lyman finally understood what the bald man in front of him was doing.The two consecutive questions came from the film information, without exception, not a professional filmmaker or a film buyer.

Regarding the other party's active door-to-door exploration, Lehman said directly: "The film was produced by Mann Studio, which was created by my friend and me, and the copyright is in our hands."

I don’t know why, after knowing the origin of the other party, Lehman was not as happy as he imagined. Perhaps it was the difficulty of seeking distribution before, or the passion that the audience just brought him has not dissipated. At this time, he It seemed particularly calm.

The bald man nodded, “Let’s put it this way, Director Lehmann, I just watched some of your work and I am interested in this movie, so I want to watch it again alone.” He went on to explain: "Maybe I will bring a few colleagues together. As you know, the issue of buying out film rights is not a trivial matter. Both of us need to be as cautious as possible."

The word cautious, he said very heavily, seems to be emphasizing his own considerations and an advance statement similar to retreat.

Objectively speaking, if a film company is willing to release Lehman's films, he should be happy.

He really needs help in this regard, and Lyman agrees with this.

But he stood there all the time. After listening to Arman's speech, he did not easily nod his head to release his willingness to cooperate.

He suddenly figured it out, and now the advantage lies with him.

After all, a movie depends on the audience's market to speak. In the past, he asked for help, but turned to himself. Now it is others who recognize this movie and come to him.

He wants to play with fire!

"In the afternoon? Not in the afternoon. Someone has asked me. I have to go to his side first." Lehman apologized: "Excuse me, Mr. Arman, can you make an appointment tomorrow?"

Some people were optimistic about the movie. This was the first thought in Arman's mind, but when he thought about it, he thought that he didn't know how long this movie had been shown, and it was not surprising that someone noticed it.

Facing the meaning revealed in Lehman’s words, Arman seemed very calm-at least on the surface he didn’t seem to be flustered at all, but he started to murmur in his heart. Of course he knew that the Venice Film Festival was more than just a professional film buyer. You know that if someone else participates, you will inevitably fall into a vicious competition, or, like the "Disordered Age," you don't even have the opportunity to compete. What should I do?

Facts have proved that Lehman's trick is quite effective. Buying and selling movies is a game, and he is the dealer, so why can't he deal with it?

The rush in the past made him understand a truth: either he is good or he is good.

"Can you listen to my terms first?" Arman pretended to be relaxed: "Maybe it will change your mind."

Lyman put on a very expectant smile, "Really? Tell me, please?"

"One and a half million euros. As long as we have watched the movie once and are satisfied, at least we will buy out the copyright of the movie at this price." Arman gave a very good price as soon as he opened his mouth.

At the Venice Film Festival, the distribution copyright of independent works is generally less than one million euros. Occasionally, a few potential works that are recognized by everyone can be speculated in super high amounts of 5 million or even tens of millions, but those are all exhibited works. The awards are popular, and there are not many films in the entire festival, and more are similar to those "banal" films that cannot be awarded, and the price is naturally not too high.

And considering that "Buried Alive" is also an "open-air" film, the director has no qualifications and is still a newcomer in the industry-otherwise it is impossible to even enter the exhibition hall.

As a senior movie buyer, Arman has plenty of experience. The price given is also said to be reasonable. It is definitely enough to win.

He looked at Lyman, wondering what he meant.

"Not enough." Lehman frowned, pretending to shook his head: "Arman, do you know how much the production cost of "Buried Alive" is? What conditions did the publisher who invited him give?"

"I am a buyer, that is not what I need to consider."

What he needs is only to rely on his own judgment to give the appropriate and lowest possible price, not to consider how much profit the other party can get.

Lehman didn't seem to hear the bald man's words, and said to himself: "The production cost of "Buried Alive" is 1 million euros, and the publisher is willing to offer 1.7 million euros, so... "He continued: "I want to meet with that person first, considering you, Mr. Arman, I am the director of the film, and I have to think about this film for us, for the sake of those investors, to choose The best way to distribute." "Let’s sit down and discuss carefully tomorrow morning, okay?" He said the last sentence.

Although it was a refusal, Lehman's remarks were justified, modest and polite, and showed enough friendliness to not make Arman angry.Everyone is originally from two different camps, with their own positions and considerations.It is normal that there has been a disagreement.

"Yeah." That quotation was also the appropriate price in his mind. Since he didn't make sense, he can only wait for what will happen in the future.

Arman, just a few words, turned and left...