Hollywood starts with animation

Six days have passed since the 12-day Cannes Film Festival.

"Tuner" directed by Zhu Ke is undoubtedly the most popular film in the short film competition of this year's film festival.

According to incomplete statistics, the total number of filmmakers, film dealers, and tourists currently attracting more than 97,000 people in this film festival, and in these six days, more than 10,000 people have watched "Tuner". It accounts for 11% of the total.

The popularity of "Tuner" is evident.

It is expected that after the 12-day screening, the total number of viewers of "Tuner" will definitely exceed 15,000.

This number is still because there are not enough theaters to show the "Tuner", otherwise the number of people watching the movie will definitely double.

Don't underestimate the number of 10,000 people. As of now, the movie with the largest number of viewers at this Cannes Film Festival is "Tuner"!

That's right, Zhu Ke was crowned the title of "genius director" by the local media and audiences.

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And "Shards of Memory" directed by Christopher Nolan is also attracting attention!

"Memory Fragment" has been shown for 4 days. It attracted 1,500 people to watch the film, ranking 17th on the list of most popular films in this festival;

Interestingly, 68% of the 1500 people are the audience, and they used the movie;

34% of the audience used the movie three times;

Even an audience of more than 120 people watched "Memories" 5 times!

The "Memory Fragment" that allows many viewers to choose the second and third brushes, apart from the brainstorming plot, no one can deny its excellence.

There is a small group of viewers who love director Nolan to death!

Zhu Ke still remembers that when "Inception" was released, fans all over the world had many fans who used the film twice or three times, discussing every detail of the film repeatedly.

There is no doubt that Zhu Ke has achieved the goal of making the Cannes Film Festival famous, and then he is waiting for filmmakers from overseas countries to visit.

May 19th.

"The appetite is almost the same, it's time to see them!" Zhu Ke whispered.

"Boss, although our "Shards of Memory" is popular, it is not a mainstream commercial film after all and cannot sell at a high price; "Tuner", not to mention, is cheaper. After all, it is only a 14-minute short film. After the merchants buy it, they can only sell it to the TV station in their area." Alexander reminded.

"I know."

Zhuke nodded.

A few days ago, after Zhu Ke rejected some film producers from various countries and regions, he finally chose to meet some people and sell the copyright.

In fact, Zhuke doesn't care about the price of the copyright sale!

How much can you sell?

What Zhu Ke wants is overseas distribution channels!

These film producers from various countries and regions who came to the Cannes Film Festival are all local snakes in their area. Even if they cannot have a very strong position in Mexico like the Carlos Foundation, they should not be underestimated. They can help Wald. The construction of overseas channels for the film industry has reduced some resistance.

Even if this effect is minimal, it is a good start after all!

In order to express his sincerity, Zhu Ke chose to negotiate with them in person.

It didn't take long...

"Boss, let me introduce you. The three film producers are Baron Tobit from the UK, Mr. Williams from Spain, and Miss Zhou from Xiangjiang." Alexander introduced.

Zhu Ke got up and said, "It's nice to meet the three, please sit down."

"Mr. Wald, it's nice to meet you."

At Zhuke's signal, everyone took their seats in the presidential suite, and the hotel staff also brought in a few cups of coffee.

Baron Tobit:

He is a little hunchback and thin body. He is a veteran nobleman in the UK. He has a family industry capital of up to 300 million pounds, involving water, film, finance and other related industries;

Williams Juan:

He is a middle-aged obese man in his 40s and a distant relative of the Spanish royal family. According to his genealogy, he is also the nephew of King Alfonso of Spain.

Of course, it's the one that is more distant.

But even so, he Williams Juan has considerable strength in Madrid, running the 9th-ranked theater in Spain;

Miss Zhou:

She is 35 years old and comes from Hong Kong. She is one of the main heads of the overseas distribution department of Golden Harvest Pictures;

When it comes to Golden Harvest Pictures, many people’s first impression is Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and others. They have collaborated with Golden Harvest and are their artists;

Even these years, Jiahe Pictures has fallen a bit.

However, with the "Young and Dangerous" series and the "Storm" series, it is still one of the top film companies in Hong Kong, not to mention that it has theaters in hand, and its strength is also not small.

There is no doubt that these three are the overseas film companies that Zhu Ke chose to cooperate with in the future after careful selection.

.......

"I know the three people's intentions."

Zhu Ke solemnly said: "It is to obtain the overseas screening rights of "Memories", and even to directly obtain the overseas copyright in your area."

The voice fell, and the three people nodded.

"Mr. Wald is right. Of course, there is "Tuner". Although it is only a short film, it can be changed into a 90-minute feature film." Williams Juan added.

"Agree!" Baron Tobit.

"Even if it is broadcast on a TV channel, it is definitely a good film that can attract the audience." Miss Zhou said.

Zhuke shook his head and said, "First of all, I have to say sorry to the three of you. We Wald Pictures and Paramount have an overseas distribution contract and cannot sell the overseas screening rights of "Memories" to you."

"......"

The three of them frowned.

You must know that they came mainly for "Shards of Memory." As for Zhuke's "Tuner" short film, it is just an accessory.

"However, we can sell the overseas adaptation copyright of "Memories" to you; similarly, there is also the adaptation copyright of "Tuner"." Zhu Ke added.

Hearing that, the expressions of the three people present have improved a lot.

There was silence for ten seconds...

"Mr. Wald, I accept your proposal. Both "Memories" and "The Tuner" are excellent films, and I believe they will be equally exciting after the adaptation of Spanish localization."

The first to speak was Williams Juan.

I have to say that he has a vision!

You know, in 2018, the Indian version of "Tuner" won the title of the domestic box office rankings in India that year, with a revenue ratio of more than ten times.

Needless to say, "Fragments of Memory", in December 2017, it was selected into the list of protected films by the Library of Congress.The Korean version, the Chinese version, the African version, etc., adapted from it, are localized in more than a dozen countries, and their influence is amazing.

As Williams Juan spoke, the other two also nodded in agreement.

In the words of Baron Tobitt: "The two films are really good, I don't want to miss it."

After some discussions, Zhu Ke signed a letter of intent for copyright assignment with the representatives of the three parties.

Of course, the formal contract signing is not so fast.

In some details, it needs to be discussed by professionals.

Zhuke told them in front of the three that Alexander was responsible for signing the contract.

.......

May 24, morning.

On the last day of the 51st Cannes Film Festival, Alexander, on behalf of Zucker and Wald Pictures, formally signed a copyright transfer contract with Williams and others.

The adaptation rights of the two films "Tuner" and "Memories" in the UK, Spain, and Hong Kong were officially sold for a total price of US$1.9 million;

To be honest, not much!

For a billionaire like Zhu Ke, it is a drop in the bucket, but no matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat!

Furthermore, Zhu Ke's main purpose of selling the adaptation copyright to them is not to make money, but to obtain cooperation with them and to lay a foundation for the establishment of overseas distribution channels.

On the same day, in the afternoon.

Zhuke and Christopher Nolan, dressed up, walked on the red carpet.

Man, today is the time for awards!