The next day, Zhang Yuan came to the exhibition hall shared by "Isabella" and "Crazy Stone" as planned.

Director Peng Hao saw him coming and then he stood up lazily.

Apart from him, the rest of the "Isabella" crew were also sitting there bored.

The heroine, Lok Sze Liang, was bored and went shopping to hook up with white foreigners, and she was never seen again.

The main reason why these people are so bored is that in the past three days, very few people have come to watch the film, and there is no one buying the film.

Zhang Yuan remembers that "Isabella" finally won the Silver Bear Award for Best Film Music.

This thing adds little to the value of the film itself, but it is quite helpful to film musicians.

"Zhang Yuan, this is how low-budget movies like ours work."

"If we win an award, it would be better. If we don't win an award and there are no big-name actors or directors, it will be difficult to get attention at the film festival."

Peng Haoxiang was afraid that Zhang Yuan would think that they were deliberately not helping with sales and would go to Brother Hua to complain.

Zhang Yuan didn't even think about that.

However, he saw that Yu Wenle, the traitor, deliberately forced a few smiles at him, as if to say hello.

After being reminded by Peng Haoxiang last time, Yu Wenle became more careful.

Later, when I was bored, I read the whole "Crazy Stone" that Zhang Yuan brought me, and found that Fan Bingbing was in it!
The people in their crew immediately realized that Zhang Yuan’s network of connections in mainland China might not be simple.

"It's okay..." Zhang Yuan patted the other person's shoulder, signaling him to relax: "Can you help me prepare some tea and snacks?"

"A big shot will be here soon."

"Oh, prepare some more tea and drinks."

“There will be more people later.”

"What do you mean?" Peng Haoxiang was puzzled.

Just then, a guest suddenly arrived outside the small exhibition hall.

"open!"

An old white man swaggered into the room, then pulled Zhang Yuan over and gave him a warm hug.

To be honest, Zhang Yuan felt a little disgusted.

I was afraid of getting some disease I shouldn't have...

Peng Haoxiang looked up and then immediately opened his mouth wide.

"Xavi..."

"Who is this?" Seeing his reaction, the other members of the "Isabella" crew hurriedly asked.

Peng Haoxiang immediately gave a brief introduction to the few people.

Soon, the rest of the people showed the same expression.

"Why is Harvey so enthusiastic about Zhang Yuan?" everyone was puzzled.

“We were able to find Fan Bingbing to make a low-budget movie.”

"Come to Berlin to sell the film and bring Harvey along..."

"What is his relationship with Harvey?"

They didn't know that Harvey had invited Zhang Yuan to be his fellow traveler last night.

If Zhang Yuan hadn't been afraid of being dragged into fencing by him, the two of them would have already achieved one of the "Four Irons of Life": having visited prostitutes together.

Du Wenzhe, Huang Qiusheng, Yu Wenle, these traitors, were indifferent when they saw Zhang Yuan.

He usually ignores press conferences in mainland China.

Now when I see Harvey.

Good guy!
The waist is bent like a crayfish.

The wrinkles on that smiling face could kill mosquitoes.

Zhang Yuan looked at the performance of several people and thought that he had to learn.

Because if I were to film an anti-Japanese war drama in the future and play the role of a translator, an imperial army soldier, or something like that, I would just need to put on the current state of these people and guarantee that it would be lifelike.

It is truly "being confident at first and respectful later, which makes people laugh when thinking about it".

But Harvey just laughed it off on the surface and had no interest in these guys at all.

And the more you lick him, the more he will treat you like a fool.

After Harvey sat down, Peng Haoxiang hurriedly prepared to play "Crazy Stone" and even ran to serve tea and water himself.

The domestic version of the film is 98 minutes long, and Zhang Yuan strongly requested Ning Hao to cut the version broadcast at the film festival to 88 minutes.

A faster pace can catch people.

Harvey originally planned to just pretend to take a few glances, and then start the process as agreed with Zhang Yuan yesterday.

But what I didn’t expect was that as he watched, he really got into it.

"Memento."

"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?"

Halfway through reading, Harvey turned around and asked Zhang Yuan.

"Almost the same, but with a lot of Chinese characteristics."

"Wow!" Harvey exclaimed in surprise.

At first he thought it was an art film, but he didn't expect it to be a low-budget commercial film.

If this is a movie like this, then if it is shown in small theaters in North America and advertised as the Chinese version of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", it might actually generate a lot of box office revenue.

Anyway, the other party said that they would give me two years of free broadcasting rights, so I would make money no matter what I do.

Harvey was satisfied.

He discovered that this Chinese boy was not only a talented person, but his filming works were also extraordinary.

88 minutes later, Xavi watched the entire film and even clapped with satisfaction.

"I saw the creativity of Chinese films," he commented.

Seeing that he was so kind to him, Peng Hao quickly asked him to take a look at his "Isabella".

Harvey thought that this movie should be of the same type as "Crazy Stone".

Just take a look, it might be interesting.

Twenty minutes later.

"Zhang, I'm very busy today. Let's sign the contract now."

Peng Haoxiang: ...

Harvey watched the entire theater of Crazy Stone, but when Isabella was shown, Harvey felt that the door to China's low-budget movies that had just been opened by Stone was closed again...

When they saw that Harvey and Zhang Yuan signed a copyright contract worth 50 US dollars, Peng Haoxiang and Du Wenzhe were so jealous that they almost bled.

50 US dollars is equivalent to, or even exceeds, the production cost of "Crazy Stone".

The reason why Zhang Yuan set this price was that he wanted Harvey to serve as a price anchor for him.

He is a big boss in North America, so naturally he is very wealthy.

Other small European film producers cannot afford as much money as he does, but they will use his price as a reference, and then consider the population and spending power of their own market to come up with a rough price.

So if the price is set too low, the upper limit will be stuck.

If the price is set too high, it will scare away film producers.

The price of US$50 is relatively reasonable.

Soon, the news that Harvey spent 50 US dollars to buy a low-budget Chinese film spread throughout the Berlin Film Festival.

Immediately, a large number of small film producers followed suit.

The fact that Harvey would buy it means there is a market for this movie!
In the next two days, hundreds of film producers came to the door, and more than a dozen of them signed one- to two-year copyright contracts with "Crazy Stone".

Zhang Yuan hired a professional manager, who is easy to find at the film festival.

After a rough calculation, the total copyright fees received were approximately 135 million US dollars.

After deducting taxes and miscellaneous fees, the total amount you get should be more than one million US dollars.

The US dollar exchange rate in 06 was close to 1:8.

In other words, Zhang Yuan earned more than 800 million just from selling copyrights in these few days.

Moreover, this part of the money does not need to be shared with theaters and producers. This is the amount you can actually get.

If you want to earn 800 million in revenue through theaters, the box office must be at least 2000 million to 2500 million.

Even Feng Xiaogang only raised his box office to this level after "A Sigh" in 00.

The total box office of "Big Shot" in 01 was less than 4000 million.

It was not easy for a low-budget movie to earn 06 million at the box office in China Cinemas in 2000.

So although this sales result may seem small, it has already made the crew of "Isabella" drool.

The key point is that "Crazy Stone" has been signed, but "Isabella" has not opened yet!

Especially after Zhang Yuan and Brother Hua made the good news over the phone.

After Brother Hua found out that the film had already paid back and made money before it was even aired, he happily said that he would invite Zhang Yuan to his house.

Because Liu Dehua knew very well that Zhang Yuan must have done something to sell so many copies of the film.

The millions earned are not a lot of money for Hua Ge, but if this movie can make money, it can help him get rid of the title of "investment ghost".

This is what makes him happiest!
[Received thanks from Liu Dehua, acting skills +1! ]

It is also for this reason that Brother Hua thought that "Isabella", a film he also invested in, was ruined like this.

It seems to be entirely a matter of personal ability.

Everything is afraid of comparison. Once compared, these Hong Kong guys will appear to be incompetent.

"By the way." Brother Hua was so happy that he told Zhang Yuan something: "There is a movie coming out at the end of the year, I'm the lead actor, and I'm preparing now."

"Are you interested in coming over and playing?"

"What movie is it?" Zhang Yuan asked curiously.

"The one about drug dealers is called 'The Disciples.'" Brother Hua replied.

Hiss...it's a good movie.

Zhang Yuan perked up.

"Don't be nervous. Take a look at the script first. If you are interested, call me." Brother Hua said politely.

It was obvious that he wanted to give him something in return because of the "Crazy Stone" incident.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Hua."

Putting down his phone, Zhang Yuan thought to himself that Liu Dehua was indeed an evergreen in the entertainment industry and he really knew how to behave and do things.

He is a person who can make friends sincerely. When Du Wenze and Yu Wenle heard that Brother Hua was going to introduce a film contract to Zhang Yuan, their teeth were sore.

We are all from Hong Kong, why doesn't Brother Hua support us...

Is it because "Isabella" didn't sell well?

That's not a problem with our performance, nor is it a problem with the film. It's obviously because those foreigners don't know what's good!
Zhang Yuan didn't bother to care what they thought.

Today is his and Hua Yi's last day in Berlin. In the next few days, the copyright sales of "Crazy Stone" will be handed over to the manager.

If you are interested in coming here, this person will help you negotiate, and Zhang Yuan only needs to make the decision and sign the contract.

Back at the exhibition hall of "Night Banquet", the two Wang brothers looked unhappy.

Because just as Zhang Yuan expected, after Harvey boasted about 800 million US dollars, he did not mention the signing for the next two days.

However, the two brothers of the Wang family were not yet alert and just thought that the other party was very busy.

"I heard that your business is good?" Wang Zhonglei pulled Zhang Yuan to sit down and chat.

He and Huayi had reported the sale of "Crazy Stone".

Huayi had a good relationship with Liu Dehua, and he also owned shares in Zhang Yuan's company, so there was no reason to stop him and he let him do it.

Just these two days I heard that a low-budget film from China was very popular among European film producers.

After the Wang brothers found out, they went to inquire about it.

After asking, I found out that it was Zhang Yuan who was responsible again.

"Can this guy still do sales work?"

It would be in vain for the two brothers to work hard for Zhang Yuan. Who would buy a low-budget movie that has not won any awards and has no broadcast results?

Moreover, "Crazy Stone" is not a Chinese "specialty" of kung fu films or palace dramas.

Foreigners are generally only interested in Chinese films on these two themes.

Apart from that, only content that describes the suffering and darkness of China will be popular.

Such as "Blind Well" and "Qinghong".

But I didn’t expect that this guy actually sold the film!
"Why would Harvey buy your film?" Wang Zhonglei asked puzzledly.

"After the dinner that day, I happened to meet him the next day and invited him to watch a movie."

"It should be that The Banquet gave him confidence in our Chinese films, so he was willing to condescend to watch my film."

"Oh, haha, yes, yes, that should be the case." Wang Zhonglei was obviously very pleased with Zhang Yuan's words.

The two brothers of the Wang family love to hear flattery, and they take it seriously.

"Look, you have this opportunity only because you cooperate with us Huayi."

"So you have to keep up with the company's pace." Wang Zhonglei patted his shoulder.

"Of course, The Banquet is the biggest movie I have ever made. This is the opportunity Huayi gave me."

Zhang Yuanxin thought that the sale of "Crazy Stone" was also an opportunity given by Huayi.

Without you, poor bastard, I wouldn't have the chance to chat with Harvey.

After he and Wang Zhonglei finished their conversation, Zhang Ziyi came to his side.

"You went out the night before last?"

"Huh?" Zhang Yuan suddenly became alert.

"How did you know?"

"I... guessed." Zhang Ziyi then realized that she could only know whether the other person was there by knocking on the door.

Wouldn't that be an exposure?

"Don't worry, I won't leak it." Zhang Guoji winked at her.

She is not Huayi's person, so why should she tell tales to those two brothers?

There are a total of four people from the Huayi crew in the exhibition hall, and among them are two traitors, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ziyi. Do you think these two Wang brothers can be good to each other?

"It must have been that night when you went to find Harvey and did something?" Zhang Ziyi said again.

"Did you sell yourself out? I heard that many Hollywood bigwigs are bisexual..."

Zhang Yuan: …

You heard it right, but you guessed wrong!
"If you say so, I have to find an opportunity to prove to you how upright I am." Zhang Yuan said gritting his teeth.

"Okay, okay, when?" Zhang Ziyi hurriedly agreed after hearing him say that.

Zhang Yuan: …

"I was just kidding." Seeing his awkward expression, Zhang Ziyi tried to smooth things over awkwardly.

But whether it is a real joke or not, only she knows it.

The reason she said this was that she wanted to confirm whether Zhang Yuan had any private contact with Harvey.

Now seeing his reaction, my guess was confirmed.

She never intended to join Hua Yi, she had big ambitions.

Especially after becoming "International Zhang", she reaped the benefits of Hollywood, with high pay, many endorsements, and was very happy.

Look at those actors who have been to Hollywood, Chow Yun-fat, Zhang Ziyi, Li Lianjie... After returning, each of them had a lot of requirements for filming and enjoyed all kinds of top-level, even super treatment.

It feels so good, why would anyone be willing to be controlled by Huayi?

Because of this, although she didn't know how Zhang Yuan contacted Harvey, she understood that Harvey would definitely be helpful to her overseas development.

In addition, Zhang Yuan had previously demonstrated enough strength in his work on the crew to gain her respect.

This person was very optimistic about Zhang Yuan's future and resolutely chose to make friends with him.

That night, Huayi and his group flew back to China.

A lot of European copyrights for "The Banquet" have been sold, but compared to the $800 million promised by Harvey, that is just a small amount of money.

Huayi also contacted Sony and other major companies to discuss the copyrights for South Korea and Japan.

Although it has not been finalized yet, news has been released that Sony has offered US$500 million for the copyright for the island country.

In fact, it's all hype.

Only the two brothers know how much money they have earned.

Anyway, Zhang Yuan was very satisfied with the proceeds of this trip, which was a good start for his company's overseas development.

In the next few days, Zhang Yuan continued to film on the set as planned.

Everything is fine, no surprises.

However, not long after, Wang Zhonglei came to the crew to supervise, and he was finding fault with everything and was dissatisfied with everything.

He also criticized Feng Xiaogang, saying that his filming progress was too slow!
Generally speaking, when a company's performance is not good, it will start to enforce attendance.

Zhang Yuan had a general idea of ​​Xiao Wang's performance after seeing his performance.

"Harvey's continued delay should have made these two realize something was wrong."

He remained calm and did what he was doing, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Xiao Wang didn't leave after he arrived. He showed up for several days in a row, watching them act and film on the set every day.

If anything goes wrong with this film, Huayi will suffer a huge loss.

But Xiao Wang didn't know how to act, so he could only watch and complain.

Seeing that the boss was in a bad mood, all the staff members were extremely cautious, for fear of offending this famously grumpy old man in the entertainment circle.

At the same time, during the few days that Xiao Wang came to the crew, Zhang Yuan saw an acquaintance at the hotel where they were staying.

Huo Siyan.

Xiao Wang likes her very much and takes her wherever he goes.

But this guy does have something interesting.

Zhang Yuan clearly remembers the scene where this person took off his clothes and took photos in "I Want to Be Famous".

This is the one who bears great fruit on a small branch.

A few days later, before Zhang Yuan started work, he heard Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Li talking secretly, so he went over.

"What are we talking about?"

"It's you!" Feng Xiaogang covered his chest, "You scared me."

Seeing their mysterious looks, Zhang Yuan knew something was going on.

"what happened?"

"That's you. You can listen to it, but don't tell anyone."

Director Feng and Zhang Li didn't treat him as an outsider.

"Last night, Xiao Wang received a phone call and immediately flew into a rage."

"What happened?" Zhang Yuan asked knowingly.

"There must be a problem with the overseas copyright of the film. He rushed abroad early this morning."

"That's it. It's a good thing that he left. It will save people from complaining about you."

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, Feng Xiaogang was so happy that he showed his big yellow teeth: "It's a good thing, hehe..."

"But that's not what we're talking about."

Director Feng lowered his voice.

"Huo Siyan went to the emergency room at midnight yesterday."

"I heard that he was carried away on a stretcher, and his body had quite a few bruises."

"Not only is it swollen like a peach, but it's also stuffed with peaches..."

"Got it?" Director Feng and Zhang Li both winked at him.

What's not clear then?

Miss Guan from Xiangjiang also worked as a golf caddy.

This is nothing new.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan has always felt that the personalities of the two Wang brothers are very similar to those of the old-fashioned Hong Kong bosses.

As for Huo Siyan, he felt neither sympathy nor regret.

Berlin used her when celebrating.

I'm in a bad mood now, and I use her to vent.

The path is chosen by oneself.

"I Want to Be Famous"?
There is a price to pay for that! (End of this chapter)