The three major European film festivals.

They are the Venice International Film Festival in Italy.

Cannes International Film Festival, France.

There is also the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.

Zhang Yuan had just been to Cannes with the crew of "Qinghong".

And "Qinghong" also won an award.

So this time Huayi planned to take him to the Berlin Film Festival.

The fundamental reason for going to the Berlin Film Festival was because of poet Chen.

The failure of "The Promise" also hindered the overseas sales of "The Banquet", another Chinese costume blockbuster.

The Wang brothers had to take action themselves, bringing Feng Xiaogang and his rough cut of more than ten minutes of filming and a half-hour documentary about the crew, to look for buyers at the Berlin Film Festival.

I won't say much about the rough cut, the crew documentary is mainly to show the luxury of the costumes, props and scenes, so that buyers can feel the care and grandeur of the film production.

Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei personally led the team on this trip abroad.

In addition to the two of them, Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Ziyi, and Zhang Yuan were also accompanying them.

When it comes to personnel selection, the two Wang brothers have a clear goal: whoever has international influence will be selected.

Needless to say, Zhang Ziyi is the international Zhang.

In fact, Zhou Xun is also okay. He has been to the Paris Film Festival and shot many art films.

But compared with Zhang Ziyi, she is nothing.

In addition, Zhou Xun had already officially signed a contract with Huayi in early January.

The Wang brothers' old illness came back again.

You are all mine, so why should I support you so much?
Just like when the role that was promised to Zhang Yuan was given to Huang Xiaoming, these two brothers have always used people to move forward, not backward.

There are definitely two different faces before and after signing the contract.

The best team configuration is one man and one woman, so we chose Zhang Yuan, who had just been to Cannes, to accompany us.

After hearing this, Huang Xiaoming told Feng Xiaogang that he also wanted to go.

Director Feng finally replied.

"It's useless for you to go. Foreigners won't recognize you."

Useless... Huang Xiaoming was deeply hit by these two words.

Zhang Ziyi was also surprised that Zhang Yuan could go with her.

After all, Huayi letting him go was also a recognition of his ability.

The Chinese New Year in 06 came early, and New Year’s Eve arrived at the end of January.

Due to the complete withdrawal of Mr. Fanyou, Zhao Benshan once again took the stage with Song Dandan, and performed the famous "Talking about Things" with Cui Yongyuan.

"What's up, Xiao Cui? I haven't seen you for six years. I heard you were depressed?"

Listening to Song Dandan's lines, Zhang Yuan chuckled.

Xiao Cui is depressed, and most of it is caused by Hua Yi.

The movie "Cell Phone" made Cui Yongyuan feel very uncomfortable, and also laid the groundwork for the downfall of Huayi and even the entire imperial circle.

Just like last year, Zhang Yuan spent the New Year on the set.

However, Feng Xiaogang was more considerate than the bearded man and invited everyone to his house for dinner.

The dumplings made by Xu Fan himself made this New Year quite warm.

After dinner, Zhang Yuan was busy sending text messages to all his acquaintances to greet them.

Including the women.

But he didn't make an appointment with anyone.

They all have families to accompany them, and besides, it’s not appropriate for me to go to anyone’s house.

After New Year's Eve, I started working overtime. After all, I had to make time to go to the Berlin Film Festival.

While he was working overtime, Zhang Yuan also asked Ning Hao to work overtime, editing videos for him day and night.

He also asked Zhao Xinxin to help him buy some items for going abroad and made all preparations.

On February 9th, the Berlin Film Festival opened.

The crew of "The Banquet" arrived in the German capital early.

Since we are not participating in the film festival selection, we are just here to look for business opportunities.

Therefore, the crew has to start early, otherwise if the film businessmen have already spent the budget, they will be in a passive position.

On the plane, Zhang Ziyi closed her eyes and rested in silence.

After arriving at the destination, going to the hotel and changing into a dress, she suddenly became as excited as if she had blossomed.

Sure enough, career is the best aphrodisiac for women.

Zhang Yuan and the Wang brothers both wore suits, while Feng Xiaogang wore a black Mao suit, and they walked the red carpet together.

Even though "The Banquet" has not been completed yet, because of the presence of Zhang Ziyi, they were very popular on the red carpet and the flashes of light were constant.

Overseas reporters took a lot of photos of Zhang Ziyi.

The Wang brothers felt that the two million US dollars in salary was worth it!

Without Zhang Ziyi in charge, they would never have received so much attention.

At major film festivals, many production companies come to look for buyers.

The worst case is like the guy selling CDs on the overpass, who greets everyone he sees.

"Do you want the film?"

“It’s exciting.”

“It’s cheap!”

Of course, Zhang Yuan had never been to Tianqiao to buy anything.

He was just guessing based on his imagination...

The better ones will rent a small booth at the film festival, similar to comic conventions, audio conventions, and pet conventions.

It was a bit like a reverse job fair, with a bunch of film producers walking around the booths.

The producers "waved their handkerchiefs and shouted, 'Come and play, sir'..."

Better ones will have private rooms that provide tea and sofas where you can sit down and talk.

Huayi is rich and has the support of Zhang Ziyi, so he directly got the highest-end configuration.

We booked a small cinema hall, played the promotional video on a loop, and also provided a separate conference room for the film producers to take a break and talk.

Just as the Wang brothers expected, because of Zhang Ziyi's presence, their exhibition hall was crowded with film distributors, and most of them came to visit them on their own initiative rather than being invited.

Almost all film producers would chat with Zhang Ziyi for a long time, which made her very tired.

Zhang Yuan thought that Zhang Ziyi was indeed amazing and had strong international appeal.

But she is still a step behind Gong Li, an actress who is judged by international judges.

If Gong Li is in this movie, there will be a scene of film producers scrambling to get her, even without her showing up.

This is indeed the case. Before the filming of "Curse of the Golden Flower" started, just after the news was released, a bunch of small European film producers came to China in person to ask for the film.

This is not just the difference between Zhang Ziyi and Gong Huang.

This is also the gap between Feng Xiaogang and Master Zhang.

Zhang Ziyi was tired of chatting and took a break, sitting there eating and drinking, and then she was surprised to find that there were actually a few film producers who took the initiative to talk to Zhang Yuan.

After all, "Qinghong" won an award, and some foreigners recognize him as the leading actor.

"No wonder Huayi brought him here, he really is capable."

When the Wang brothers saw this, they were also very happy.

"Bringing Zhang Yuan here is the right thing to do."

"Yes, Huang Xiaoming doesn't have that ability. No one will recognize him if he comes here."

"Xiao Ming...Hey, have you heard about it?" Xiao Wang said.

"'New Shanghai Bund' approached Xiao Ming and also approached Zhang Yuan for an audition."

"Then Xiao Ming doesn't have much chance." Xiao Wang said subconsciously.

The king also nodded in agreement.

That is because Huang Xiaoming was not there. If he was there and heard the two Wang brothers say the same thing about him, he would have been so exhausted that he would have vomited blood.

"Although it's not our film, it's better to help Xiao Ming run it."

"While letting him get the role, he can also overshadow Zhang Yuan."

"That's right, I'll find a way."

The two brothers were discussing the so-called trade-offs again.

He secretly planned to trip up Zhang Yuan a little so that he wouldn't walk too fast and get out of Hua Yi's control.

But what they don't know is.

The two of them were planning to trip up Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yuan had no intention of letting them off.

Zhang Yuan has other purposes for this trip.

After being busy at "Night Banquet" for a while, he found an opportunity to sneak out with his assistant.

After walking around in circles, we arrived at a small private room.

After knocking on the door, someone welcomed him in.

"Hi, long time no see!"

Zhang Yuan put on a fake smile and walked towards the two "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick".

Who are they?
Chapman To and Anthony Wong.

This is the private room for the movie "Isabella".

This film participated in the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival and was one of only two Chinese films participating in the selection this year.

The other is "It Looks Beautiful" directed by Zhang Yuan and written by Wang Shuo.

The director of "Isabella" is Pang Haoxiang, who later directed "Love in a Puff".

The film "Isabella" can be described as a film in which all the cast members are "heavyweights".

In addition to the above three, the leading actors include Isabella Leong and Shawn Yue. Half of the only sons in the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry are here.

It is true that birds of a feather flock together.

Isabella Leong was indifferent to him and just gave him a brief handshake.

Zhang Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to her. This girl was about to be hidden away by Old Yang from Eagle Emperor because of various things like breaking appointments for activities and performances and beating up her assistant.

This girl is actually a scheming and spirited young lady, the type that becomes arrogant once she becomes famous.

Later, after Michelle Yeoh introduced the second son of the Li family to the list, he directly turned against the Eagle King.

As a result, even after giving birth to three children, the Li family still refused to let her in.

The Eagle King directly banned her from the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

I almost got myself killed.

But Liang Luoshi’s attitude is good, and she is also a master!
Zhang Yuan and Yu Wenle greeted each other, but he just ignored them and lowered his head to pick his nails.

This person is angry and resentful!
Not only did Zhang Yuan take over his role in "Initial D", he also got a big endorsement from Adidas.

When he found out, he almost fainted from anger.

What's more, he and Edison Chen are sworn enemies, and Zhang Yuan has a good relationship with Edison Chen, so this guy didn't even give him any face.

The EQ is also low enough.

Zhang Yuan smiled and withdrew his arm, writing down his name in the little notebook in his heart.

One day I will let you know the consequences of offending the abbot...

Just as I put down my hand, someone came forward and shook it.

"Hello, I have long admired my name."

The man who smiled and shook hands with Zhang Yuan to help him resolve the embarrassment was named Zeng Guoxiang.

His father is "Brother Chen" Zeng Zhiwei.

He came here as a screenwriter.

Zeng Zhiwei and Liu Dehua have a very good relationship.

Plus, Eric Tsang is a sly old fox and has good connections with the mainland entertainment industry.

Influenced by his surroundings, the boy also greeted Zhang Yuan, a mainlander, with a smile.

In fact, among the leading actors of this film, there is also the gambling king’s most favored daughter, He Chaoyi, but she was too lazy to make the trip and didn’t come at all.

The reason why Zhang Yuan came here was because the film "Isabella" was also invested by Brother Hua. Du Wenze was Brother Hua's younger brother, and he begged him to invest and let him be the producer.

Zhang Yuan knew that this film would be exhibited, so he greeted Brother Hua in advance.

The purpose is to visit the exhibition hall.

He also brought a streamlined version of "Crazy Stone" to the film festival.

Anyway, the budget for "Isabella" to participate in the exhibition was given by Brother Hua, and "Crazy Stone" was invested by Brother Hua.

If I can't get Huayi, I can still get you.

After greeting director Peng Haoxiang, he handed him the hard drive containing the film.

He accepted it reluctantly.

They dared not disobey Brother Hua's words and had to change the exhibition hall from displaying one film to displaying two films.

After accepting the film and asking the other party to put up advertisements and promotional posters for "Stone", he left with satisfaction.

After Zhang Yuan left, Peng Haoxiang stepped forward and pushed Yu Wenle.

"Ale, be polite to him."

"Why?" Yu Wenle pouted.

"He has a very good relationship with Brother Hua. If Brother Hua knew your attitude towards his friends..."

Yu Wenle immediately sat up straight.

Liu Dehua never bans anyone.

But as long as he gives you an unhappy look, half of the Hong Kong circle will leave you.

Yu Wenle was in a dilemma. He was unhappy, but he didn't dare to continue being unhappy...

Back at "Night Banquet", Zhang Yuan continued to work for Huayi.

The effect of the promotional video and the international chapter is good. Many film producers have shown interest and are in detailed discussions with the Wang brothers.

But they are all small European film companies.

Everyone knows that the area of ​​Europe as a whole is actually about the same as that of China, but this place is scattered.

Therefore, the quotations from these small film companies are mostly very low, only hundreds of thousands or a few hundred thousand Euros.

But a little bit adds up to a lot, so the Wang brothers don't mind.

And they talked while waiting for the big fish to arrive.

For three consecutive days, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ziyi worked as "mall shopping guides".

Feng Xiaogang has rushed back to China to continue supervising the filming, leaving the two of them to continue "performing".

The two Wang brothers planned to stay in Berlin for a total of five days, and now half of the time has passed.

And the big fish they were waiting for finally arrived.

"Hahaha... hello!"

A burly old white man came into the exhibition hall, shook hands with the two Wang brothers, and hugged Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Yuan.

As the saying goes, if you have a big head and thick neck, you are either a rich man or a cook.

This guy has a big head and a thick neck, but he doesn't smell like chopped green onions, so he's obviously a wealthy man.

This man's name is Harvey.

It’s the famous Weinstein!
At this time, he was already very famous in the Chinese entertainment industry.

But for the Chinese people, it took another 17 years of imprisonment for sexual harassment before this person became well-known.

In addition to "Hero" and "Shaolin Soccer", the North American copyright of "The Promise" is in this person's hands.

His meeting with the Wang brothers can be regarded as an epic meeting between poet Chen and his victims.

He is one of the earliest North American film producers to pay attention to the Chinese film market. Next year, he will also establish an Asian Film Fund specifically for investing in Asian films.

The Wang brothers are waiting for him!
Harvey is so famous.

There's nothing we can do, they do have the ability.

Gwyneth Paltrow, the Oscar-winning actress who played Pepper Potts in "Iron Man", was forced into being by this man.

This shows its expertise in the North American market.

For this film, Xavier brought in a group of movie stars, snatched the role from Julia Roberts, and forcibly deified Spielberg's goddaughter, who was recognized by the West as the number one water queen in Hollywood.

Being able to manipulate water actually shows one’s strength.

The fat old white man had a gleam in his eyes. He rubbed against Zhang Ziyi and talked to her for a long time.

Female stars are like this, they can't avoid being taken advantage of.

Wang Zhongjun was particularly enthusiastic about this old man who was familiar with Chinese films.

After asking him to watch the promotional video and documentary, Harvey applauded enthusiastically and expressed his great interest.

The Wang brothers were delighted and invited him to have dinner together in the evening to discuss the matter in detail.

In the evening, everyone gathered at a high-end French restaurant.

Don’t ask why people eat French food in Germany. Once upon a time, the entire French nation almost switched to German food, but people never complained.

And welcome with both hands.

Anyway, in the entire white world, French cuisine is still the most high-end.

Eat it.

Zhang Yuan felt that it was more like torture than eating.

Waiting for food takes longer than eating it.

The portion of each dish was not even as much as the leftovers he usually had.

The more you eat, the hungrier you get!

The waiters all had a "rebellious" expression on their faces, which was so classy.

Don’t say that China has a drinking culture.

In fact, there is also one in the West.

Many important things have to be discussed while drinking.

Zhang Yuan could still understand basic English, after all, he had also learned a small amount of English.

Liu Xixi has this quality, but Shu Chang has more of it.

After all, Changchang originally wanted to apply to the Imperial Capital Foreign Language University Second Foreign Language School, and his career plan was to become a diplomat.

“Your film is amazing!”

"I felt the profound Chinese culture from the short film!" Harvey kept praising it, and his face was beaming to the two Wang brothers.

"What I like most is the long history of China and the profound connotations it contains."

“I believe my North American audience will enjoy it as much as I do.”

"Especially the visuals in your film are much more advanced than The Promise!"

Upon hearing this, the Wang brothers felt that they had met a close friend.

Zhang Ziyi was watching from the side and was also very happy. She felt that if the film could be sold to North America, it would be of great help in maintaining her popularity.

Only Zhang Yuan smiled on his face but sneered in his heart.

Worshiping foreign things!
The two brothers of the Wang family were very shrewd when negotiating in the country, and they used all kinds of tricks.

But in front of white people, he becomes a fool.

It is obvious that their thoughts are engraved in their hearts.

There were four big words written on the stamp.

"Foreign master".

White people speak directly and don’t beat around the bush?

Not afraid of flattery, but love to do practical things?

Aren’t they like to brag like the Chinese and are particularly particular about the spirit of contract?

White people only respect the spirit of contract when the contract is beneficial to them!

Zhang Yuan didn't believe Harvey at all.

The two brothers of the Wang family were completely overwhelmed by the enthusiastic talk.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

But they were deceived by the foreigners' appearance.

"800 million!" Harvey picked up the red wine glass.

"Knife music!"

"Wow!" Wang Zhongjun hurriedly raised his glass and lowered it to clink glasses with the other party.

After hearing the offer, the Huayi brothers wanted to stand on the table and dance.

The cost was only 20 million US dollars.

If the North American copyright alone can sell for eight million, then this movie is a sure bet!
Wang Zhonglei was so happy that he called the waiter and ordered a bottle of 86 Mouton Rothschild. This bottle of red wine for celebration cost more than 500 euros.

After the game, the Wang brothers pulled Harvey aside to thank him profusely, opened the car door for him personally, and sent him to a Mercedes-Benz S600.

Afterwards, everyone from "Night Banquet" returned to the hotel together.

The two brothers of the Wang family sang "Today is a Good Day" in the car.

After returning to the hotel, everyone went back to their rooms.

Zhang Ziyi returned to her room and took a nice hot bath.

Although he was not as crazy as the Wang brothers, he also lay on the sofa and laughed foolishly for a long time after taking a shower.

"Harvey thinks so highly of this film, which means it is very likely to have a good box office performance in North America."

She is now in the state of observing things under the light.

Using a false argument to infer the evidence.

"This way, I can become popular in the European and American markets again."

International Zhang drank a lot just now and is still dizzy.

Under the influence of alcohol, people are easily excited.

When something good happened again, the excitement was pushed to a higher level.

Being overseas, one can feel particularly relaxed (indulgent).

Normally in China, she wouldn't dare to do anything behind her official boyfriend, Huo Qishan.

But now that he is abroad, even the Huo family is out of reach.

Not many foreigners know him, and even fewer reporters follow him.

Zhang Ziyi was lying on the sofa and suddenly sat up.

"Izumi and Li both praised him!"

She recalled all the "good reviews" about Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Ziyi smacked her lips a few times and thought that the best thing at this moment was to find a man to celebrate with!
"I have to join the judging panel for our middle class 96, too!"

Zhang Ziyi treated Zhang Yuan as a trainee.

She wants to see if it's true that you are so beautiful.

Get up now!

I found a scarf to wrap my head and put on sunglasses.

Although he was overseas, he still maintained the most basic caution.

I came to the hotel corridor and roughly confirmed that no one was taking pictures secretly.

Zhang Ziyi took small steps and came to the outside of Zhang Yuan's house with a strong sense of stealth.

Deng Deng Deng!
The man raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"no response?"

Deng Deng Deng!
She knocked again.

"Is he taking a shower?"

Guoji Zhang went to the door and listened for a while, but he was sure that there was no sound of water coming from inside.

He carefully raised his hand and knocked on the door again.

I knocked for six or seven minutes, but there was still no movement in the room.

"He's not here?" Zhang Ziyi frowned and thought.

"But he is in a foreign country where he is unfamiliar with the place. Where can he go?"

On the other side... (End of this chapter)