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That night, Lao Song went to the appointment.

Touching while drinking: Don’t you say that Korea likes female stars to entertain guests? where? where?

You asked him how he knew, of course he heard it!

Lao Song looked around and was not very happy. I can do without, but you can't! He wanted to stretch a little bit, but now he stretched even more.

The other party got close in various ways, drank a table, and the heat was almost ready, Fang said: "Yes, there is a script."

"All ears!" Xu Yingzhu lifted his spirits.

"Previously Taiwan's Director Li An was short of funds for the preparation of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Mr. Xu and I invested some money. Just as Locomotive was about to expand its distribution network, we helped contact Cactus, and the three of us invested together.

Although the Yankees are arrogant, they are very professional.

Recently, Mr. Xu has a new idea, but it cannot be realized in the mainland, so he can only go to overseas markets. So we talked again, and it didn't go as well. "

"Can you tell me what it is?"

"Uh, a zombie movie!"

"Zombie movie?" Xu Yingzhu was surprised.

"Yes, the concept of zombies in Hollywood, and the ethical core of the East. The hero is a successful financial person, the relationship between the husband and wife is broken, and they have a daughter...

It just so happened that an American company, ahem, leaked from a foreign company's laboratory, causing a certain virus to spread, and the symptom of infection is zombification..."

Lao Song recounted the plot and sighed: "We want to create a real commercial giant, but the Yankees are also very optimistic. The condition of their investment is to take the film to Hollywood and make it into an American story.

What a joke! "

Filled with righteous indignation, he slapped the table and said, "Hollywood's bloody and disgusting zombie movies, how can they compare with this one? If they really want to be filmed in the United States, it will be worthless!"

Xu Yingzhu's mind turned rapidly, and he asked again and again: "What's the budget?"

"At least $10 million! It's a big number in our eyes, but it's just a small-budget movie in their eyes."

"What about the scene, where is the scene?"

"I wanted to put it in Hong Kong, but when I talked to the Yankees, they were right about one thing. Hong Kong is too small and lacks depth, which will make this story a play.

People in Hong Kong are more used to taking the subway. The train lines are underdeveloped, and they can only go to the mainland for long-distance travel, so they are politically sensitive. "

"Mr. Song!"

Xu Yingzhu was very excited. He wanted to grab his arm but withdrew his hand: "Korea, you can put the scene in Korea!"

"South Korea?"

"Didn't you talk about Pan-Asian cooperation yesterday? What a great subject this is. We cooperate, pool resources, and shoot exclusively for Pan-Asian audiences! This is a win-win choice!"

"..."

Lao Song thought for a while, and said, "It can be used as a pan-Asian film project, but it's important, so let me think about it."

…………

"Have the Koreans been found?"

"Yes."

"That's it..."

Yasuda frowned slightly, he was less motivated, but since the Koreans took action, he couldn't just watch, chatting was fine.

So he also made an appointment with Lao Song.

Lao Song told the story again.

Xu Yingzhu and Yasuda have been doing foreign film business all year round, needless to say their vision.

Both of them agreed with the previous pan-Asian project. East Asia and Southeast Asia have cultural similarities. It is a reasonable strategy to jointly produce films that satisfy the regional market.

It's just that there are no specific projects and there is no way to start.

In the end, a script came out, and it was still a very good pan-Asian script. Like Xu Yingzhu, Yasuda thought the film would be a hit!

"Ten million dollars is really huge, and joint investment is fine. But with all due respect, Hong Kong is small, and South Korea is also small, and Japan is the most suitable location for filming!

We have a deep terrain, with many stations and cities along the way, and our Shinkansen is the most developed in the world! "

Yasuda was also excited, and said: "The concept can be expanded a bit, for example, the whole of Asia is infected by the virus, and the cause is the leak from the American laboratory!

People from all over Asia gathered on one train, working, visiting relatives, traveling, honeymoon, etc., suddenly faced with great changes and struggling to survive, human nature is good and evil, Japanese society is in chaos, and the end of the day is a natural disaster..."

Sweating!

Lao Song was dumbfounded, no wonder Mr. Xu said that the Japanese, like the Americans, were happy to let all kinds of disasters rage on their land.

"Tokyo Sinks" Barabara.

There is also a spoof film "All Sinking Outside Japan", which makes all kinds of complaints.

He still said that: "Let me think about it. In Cannes in May, I will go to the trading market there to have a look. If it is convenient, we can talk then?"

"sure."

...

This film, of course, is "Train to Busan".

First of all, it can't be done in the mainland. If you really want to make a group of People's Liberation Army zombies, Xu will always be shot a hundred times!

So from the beginning, we aimed at the pan-Asian market.

The cost of the original "Train to Busan" was less than US$9 million, and the global box office was as high as US$99 million, breaking records in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places, while only 1.6 million in North America.

Why pull Japan and South Korea?

Japan is the second largest film market today, and South Korea can do it too. With the participation of the two of them, it will be much easier to enter the country.

Historically, "Travel to Busan" was released in South Korea in July 2016, and only entered Japan in September 2017, resulting in a poor record for this large ticket warehouse.

Because of Japan's protection policy, foreign blockbusters have to be delayed for a long time before they are released. South Korea is similar.

So it has to be a co-production film, and it’s not enough to take the initiative, they have to come to the door by themselves...

The environment of the times is different, and it must be changed. The key is how to change.

Where is the scene placed, which actors are used, what is the proportion of actors in each region, who is the protagonist, who is the director, who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, etc...

Berlin will show its face first, and Cannes will discuss in detail, taking the lead in this wave of operations and expanding its international influence.

This is Mr. Xu's purpose.

…………

As the closing ceremony drew near, a piece of news suddenly broke out on a domestic website.

"Domestic film Berlin shines, Hollywood buys rights to remake of "Fifty First Dates"!"

"One piece sells three countries, followed by Japanese and Korean companies!"

"Hollywood famous directors are very popular, and Leonardo may be invited to star."

Whoa!

The four characters of winning glory for the country are firmly attached to the heads of the world.

The friends in China were stunned. When it came out last year, it was just bragging, but you really sold it? Also sold three!

Even more angry:

"The copyright harvested tens of millions of yuan, and the boss of the world bluntly said the price of friendship, in order to make a friend."

Get lost, grandson of your grandma!

In a series of strong fluctuations, the Berlin Film Festival ushered in the closing ceremony.

On the evening of the 20th local time, it was the early morning of the 21st in Beijing.

In the film palace, those who didn't get the invitation left long ago, and those who stayed knew that they must have won the award.

Zhang Ziyi changed into a dress again, with a pure and white temperament, but her heart has been turned upside down. These ten days in Berlin have had a greater impact on her than the previous twenty years.

It turns out that big stars can really be so popular, standing in the spotlight like Gong Li.

She suddenly remembered what Mr. Xu said at the airport: "Keep strong and sharp, ambitious and high..."

Inexplicably, I feel that it suits me very well.

On the other side, Mr. Xu is also gossiping. Historically, "My Father and Mother" won the jury award, and the international chapter followed Director Zhang to the stage...

The current public opinion is: "Going on stage without authorization, being yelled at by Zhang Yimou, ambition is all written on the face and so on."

But you have to be professional when eating melons, not copycats.

It did report back then, but it wasn't that strong at all because the entertainment industry was underdeveloped in 2000. The so-called black history is that after the prosperity of the Internet, the old things are brought up again and added to the details.

And the international chapter clarified, "I was wronged, it was arranged by the organizer. I also communicated with Director Zhang, and he told me that the work is the most important..."

The truth is unknown.

Xu Fei didn't intend to bother, so he listened to the stage and said: "Congratulations to "My Father and Mother" for winning the jury award!"

"Wow, boom!"

Amidst the applause, Zhang Guoshi stood up, Zhang Ziyi also got up, and she went up!

In an instant, all the cameras on the scene were focused on this little girl, crackling and shining...

(besides!)