Chapter 251: Gentle yet sharp "Shoplifters"

"I'm here for company business."

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Chen An asked a question to his face, not asking about anything but asking what the hell are you talking about!
"Okay, let me get this straight. It's about Batman."

In response to Chen An's comments like "talking nonsense" and "don't waste my time", Jerry spoke directly.

"You were discovered stealing Batman's suit? Are you not sure you can tell me?"

"If that's the case, it won't be me who comes to you."

"It's okay if it's not."

Chen An said that as long as he was not here to take back Batman's suit, it would be fine.

"Don't be ridiculous. The company I'm talking about wants to invite you to develop a sequel. After all, you are the director of this work."

"Bruce Wayne?"

"Yes."

Jerry nodded.

Although "Batman Begins" did not make the most money this time, it had the highest box office and the best reputation.

Countless netizens have petitioned online for a sequel, as the Joker card revealed at the end of the movie indicates there is more to the story.

"Jerry, I've never made a sequel to a movie, and I have no intention of continuing to shoot it. The story in the script has been filmed."

Chen An played along and spoke to Jerry meaningfully.

It is more accurate to say that this is not so much a message to Jerry as it is to Warner. Times are different now. Only one film has been signed in the contract, and it is not easy to start a sequel.

Jerry also understood what Chen An meant. He smiled and nodded, putting his sunglasses back on his nose.

"Ok, I'll tell the company. What do you think of this movie, Chen?"

"Not quite Jerry, you know."

Chen An shook his head, indicating that it was not that simple.

"I'll try my best." Jerry sighed, feeling that he still had a long way to go.

If the company wants to make a sequel, then Chen An’s presence would definitely be the best, and the audience who are praying for a sequel will also be satisfied.

Chen An's conditions are not that simple. It is not enough to just release the currently filmed "No Country for Old Men".

The meaning is very clear. The remuneration requirement still needs to be met, and the fixed remuneration of 20 million US dollars must be met.

What Chen An wants is an increase in his share of the profits.

Originally, there was a 5% share for providing the script, and it was a share of the box office rather than a dividend. It was not a dividend that deducted other expenses such as distribution after excluding the production cost.

Instead, they directly take the share of the box office revenue.

Originally, 5% was already enough for a big production, and now Chen An wants to raise it higher, which must be very difficult.

But Jerry could only try his best to talk to the company, as he still wanted to continue filming.

Chen An didn't want to make things difficult for Jerry. He had been in Hollywood for so long and it wasn't for nothing. His current pay had to put him in the top club. Besides, it was Warner who paid for the film, so it had little to do with the other party.

Jerry came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

As one of the producers of Chen An's film, although there are not many things to take care of during the filming, there are also a lot of things to do on Warner's side, especially this time since he came here with a mission.

The two chatted for a while, and then started to pack up and prepare to change the shooting location.

domestic.

The much-anticipated new Palme d'Or film "Shoplifters" has finally been released in China.

With the reputation of Chen An and the Palme d'Or, there is no need to specially select a release date.

Combined with the previous box office of 51 million for "Batman Begins", it ranked second on the box office list.

It ranks just behind Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which was released in January.

The new film is released again, which is highly anticipated by everyone.

Even though Chen An himself did not participate in the promotion, the popularity of the film is still high. "It is indeed the most shocking graduation work. It is really not simple for Chen An to spend six years to make such a film. I haven't seen such a shocking work for a long time since the millennium. It is covered with a warm coat, just like the beauty under the shade of the trees in the movie, but in the end it gave me the sharpest blow. This kind of sharp blade hidden in the back suddenly hits much more painfully than the beginning. [Picture] It made me cry"

"Take pictures of the most beautiful sea and feed me the most bitter medicine. Chen Gou, oh Chen Gou, I really want to kill you!"

"Gong Huang's acting is really good, no wonder she won the title of Queen at Cannes, that's great, if someone truly loves you they won't hit you, if they hit you and still say they love you then they are lying."

"This bastard who sent out knives tore a whole family apart. My sister will never know that grandma didn't touch any of the money she got. Dad will never know that his son finally called him dad. My sister really loves mom, but I know it but I can't tell her."

"Even if they love each other enough, they still can't be happy, just like I love her so much, but still can't get a response."

"He really dares to take the photo and even release it!"

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It didn't take long before voices of crying and shouting began to appear on online forums.

They are not so professional in commenting on words, they just express their feelings.

Feng-style comedy gradually became one of the mainstreams, Chen Kaige temporarily lost his voice, and Zhang Yimou switched to commercial blockbuster productions.

Such a movie that was released in theaters on a large scale hit the audience hard.

It is a breath of fresh air in today's market.

I don’t know if it’s because of the filter of the Palme d’Or, but both the media and the audience have praised it highly.

This art-style literary film made a sudden surge in box office revenue, although it only took in 17 million in the first week.

It was already lamentable enough, but who would have thought that the cinema was planning to reduce the price of films.

Instead, it grew in the second week, earning 21 million at the box office, with strong word-of-mouth and box office!

It drives people crazy. If you continue like this, one of your art films will break the 100 million mark!

Even if you were Chen An, you wouldn't be that powerful, right?
When "Shoplifters" was at its peak.

The higher-ups began to call together some well-known independent film directors, intending to "sit down and talk" with them by taking advantage of the almost unchanged "Shoplifters".

The original date was scheduled for November, but no definite time or place had been given. However, this time Chen An’s film was so popular that he directly set the time and place for the symposium.

The first person to be notified was Wang Xiaoshuai, who was asked to notify Section Chief Jia, Lou Ye and other well-known domestic independent film directors to attend the meeting.

The location was set at the film school and the time was just a few days later.

Just when everyone was lamenting the madness of "Shoplifters", something was happening undercurrent.

After receiving the call, Wang Xiaoshuai did not make a call immediately. Instead, he took the phone in his hand and lit a cigarette.

My thoughts were wandering, I was thinking about a lot of things, but I couldn't make a call for a long time.

He thought a lot when he received the call, and now he thought of Chen An.

This is an extraordinary name.

Just like a hidden dragon playing in the water and then ascending to the sky in one step!
And his movie which is currently being shown has caused quite a stir in the city.

This group of independent film directors, or the so-called sixth generation directors, are directors with a lot of opinions.

In terms of age, he is even younger than them, so young that it’s scary. The time when he debuted is not much different from them.

Logically, they should be in the sixth generation camp, which is the same faction as them.

But compared to these directors who work deep underground, they are different and shine brightly!
Because he is too dazzling, he is either singled out by the media or classified as a director of the latter fifth generation like Jiang Wen.

Between the fifth and sixth generations.

Of course he himself never participated in this discussion.

The media and other people also feel that counting him as the sixth generation is putting others too far behind.

Most of the time, he is a unique individual.

It combines the characteristics of two generations of directors, but emphasizes more on story and personality.

An unavoidable existence.

(End of this chapter)