Chapter 85： domestic violence (1/2)
Chapter 85 Domestic Violence
On the fifth day of this Sundance Film Festival, a blockbuster transaction that broke the previous transaction price record was reached. Flame Film Company bought Newmarket's ”Memory Fragment” at a price of 8 million, and obtained All movie rights including cinema distribution rights, DVD distribution rights, etc. (Reading novels) The purchasing managers of every film company saw this news in the newspaper and couldn't help whispering, ”That young man is crazy again.”
As revealed by the ”Movie News”, ”Memory Fragment” is not a sought-after, although no one said that it was a bad movie, on the contrary it was called again and again, and its script is very good. The best screenwriter award, but apart from the flame movie, almost no one is interested in buying it. The film companies labelled it as ”Have a good call”, ”Maximum 5 million at the box office”, etc. If it costs 1 million, I believe many people will bid, but its cost is 5 million, it will definitely lose money.
”This is the first time that Flame Film has shot at the Independent Film Festival. The shot is surprisingly generous, but it is very in line with the style of magical Yang. In the absence of company competition, the purchase price of” Memory Fragment ”is still It's as high as 8 million, which shows the determination and confidence of the flame film in it. Will this unpopular movie with high hopes of magical miracles happen? ”
At the beginning, the flame film proposed a price of 6 million. Newmarket was not willing to sell it. The profit of 1 million was too small. It is better to continue to participate in other film festivals or even publish it on its own. The film made it clear that ”there will not be any further price increases.” Seeing that no company participated in the auction, Newmarket finally nodded and agreed to the transaction.
They are naturally very happy that this investment has brought them 3 million profits, and the cost-benefit ratio has reached 60%. This is definitely an overwhelming proportion. Of course, these 3 million people also have to participate in the investment with the Todd team , Jingfeng Entertainment and other small companies split the account in proportion. A 5 million independent film has several investors. This is a normal phenomenon to reduce investment risk. If it is a large film with a cost of more than 100 million, investors will sometimes be more. Up to dozens.
”Chris, I'm very happy that Flame Movies has bought” The Fragment of Memory ”, which is the biggest gain in the purchase since our founding.” Wang Yang smiled, and the Nolan couple across the table smiled slightly, and he went on Tao: ”I believe that” Memory Fragmentation ”can also make a big difference in the projection market, not that those companies predict that it will only receive 5 million.”
After the deal was concluded, the Nolans invited Wang Yang to have a dinner together. Wang Yang readily agreed. He understood that in addition to the meaning of making friends, the Nolans also wanted to know the plan of the flame movie.
The opposite Nolan is still a suit and trousers, with a white shirt and blue tie, a partial hair style, and it is slightly shiny and combed; Emma Thomas sets a casual women's jacket, both husband and wife look seriously As Wang Yang was talking, when he heard that the box office was doing great, Nolan said ”Thank you”, Emma Thomas took the opportunity to laugh and said: ”Yang, I want to know the release plan of” The Fragment of Memory ”? Oh, this is my husband. I ’m so eager to know.
”Hah, I understand.” Wang Yang nodded with a smile, and organized to speak. Nolan suddenly raised his ears. Wang Yang said: ”We are going to release this movie on Halloween this year, and it will start soon. The pre-promotion is mainly on the Internet; it is close to the pre-launch promotion in September. ”That is where the main money is spent, including poster advertisements and interviews. He added: ”Before we plan to release, we will arrange a few special theaters for trial screening. The first 500 theaters will be released in the first week. If the results are good, we will further expand.”
The 500 theaters Emma Thomas couldn't help but show his face. For an independent film, this number is very high, which also shows the importance of the flame film, and the previous promotion specifications will be higher. Nolan frowned slightly and told himself not to be too happy. He took a sip of water and asked, ”Yang, will the version of the public show be this now?”
”Of course” Wang Yang answered him without hesitation, smiling and spreading his hands, knowing what Nolan was worried about, saying: ”Chris, I can tell you clearly that we will not re-edit and modify” Memory Fragment ” No, unless you have any new ideas, but I have to say that the current version is good enough. ”
Nolan breathed a sigh of relief, and then he smiled again. He was really afraid that ”Memory Fragment” would be re-edited. He didn't think it would be cut into a ”pseudo-documentary”, but the current version is devoted to him. He didn't want to modify it at all. If the Flame movie is to be modified, he can not participate, but he can change nothing, he has no right to decide, because the copyright of the movie is now in the hands of the Flame movie.
Fortunately, it seems that there is no need to worry about this now. Nolan could n’t help laughing: “I know what I ’m shooting, and I know what I ’m editing. Young, I ’m confident to prove your words, the current version is the best.” Emma Thomas The smile with a happy face is also relieved. If the flames are going to make changes to ”Memory Fragment”, with her husband's temper, it will definitely break out, which she is extremely unwilling to see.
”Chris, what I like about” The Fragment of Memory ”is that it's complicated and changeable.” Wang Yang looked at Nolan and said his understanding: ”Watching this movie is like playing a jigsaw puzzle, it seems there are Regular, but sometimes you will be deceived by yourself, you need to analyze, think, slowly solve the mystery in the movie, fascinated and excited, this is the charm of the suspense film, and the charm of ”Memory Fragment”, I will not To destroy it. ”
Nolan still kept a faint smile, but his bright eyes showed the joy in his heart, he let go of the last trace of worry, and was very glad that ”The Fragment of Memory” was bought by the flame film, Wang Yang He is a man who understands movies and knows his movies. The respect and recognition he received is more joyful than the release of ”Memory Fragment.”
”Actually, I have a question. What is the real ending of” Memory Fragment ”?” Wang Yang asked with a look of interest. At first he thought he understood everything, but when he looked at it in his head again, he found that The more doubts you see, there are many different ways of puzzles and you can get different answers. Nolan was trying to say something, Wang Yang suddenly raised his hand and shouted at him, ”Don't tell me”
Both Nolan and Emma were startled, Wang Yang smiled and shook his head, saying: ”If I know the real answer, what's the point? The open ending is great now, everyone can have their own The plan, this is my favorite place. ”After a pause, he laughed at himself:” I just said that I will not destroy it, and I immediately asked a stupid question, oh my **** ... ” Laughed.