Chapter 68 The Second Contact with "Little Times" (3/5)
This year in Cannes, Chinese-language films are absent.
On the jury list, there are two Hong Kong filmmakers, producer Shi Nansheng and director Adu.
So, there is really nothing to report except the red carpet.
Fortunately, there is Chen Mengxi.
"Hunting" is considered a destiny, after all, he is the director and screenwriter of this drama.
Only the media can report on topics, otherwise the whole of Cannes would be around the red carpet, which would be meaningless!
After all, the Cannes Film Festival is first and foremost a film festival, and then there are others.
"I heard that "Walking with God" also involves the concept of underworld?"
"First of all, "Walking with Gods" is a Sino-Korea co-production film. This script was adapted by the Korean team based on a comic. Its setting is that after a good person dies, with the help of the god-level lawyer Chen Jihan, he passed the 49-day trial of the Ten Kings of Hell, and was finally acquitted and was successfully reincarnated. It is essentially a story of good people receiving good rewards;"
"Secondly, this story is very suitable for making a big scene. We have been preparing for three years just for the construction of the purgatory on earth!"
"In the end, this is a big project with an investment of 500 million yuan..."
The most important thing is that you are willing to be because this is a Chinese-Korea co-production film...
The Film Bureau is not eligible for the final review.
After a pause, Chen Mengxi added: "Recently this year, the review has been loosened a lot. In a few years, we should be able to introduce the film as much as we can shoot the film!"
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Two flowers bloom, each with one branch.
By the way, Mengxi has made many types of films in recent years, including Oriental Magic, Youth, Thriller, Police and Bandits...
Among them, the most popular type of youth is the type of youth.
Why?
Because of the low cost, simple shooting, and easy to produce hits!
"Those Years", "My Girls' Generation", and "Return to Twenty", are all youth films, with a maximum cost of only 38 million, because Liu Yifei's high pay.
The box office of these three movies is over 300 million.
The returns are very high!
The average profit is at least five times - the cost is equal to none, and advertising implantation covers the cost.
In other words, if we find a good actor, we can also play a similar script and youth film!
Of course, the profits of the "Painted Skin" series are very high, but the investment is also large. The investment in "Painted Skin 3" alone is close to 180 million. Just counts the box office, but the capital has not yet been recovered!
Moreover, there were four years between "Painted Skin 1" and "Painted Skin 3", Mengxi Company was willing to do it because they had channel advantages.
By copyright, they can recycle half of the cost. Do other companies have it?
This kind of investment has never been liked by capital!
Capital likes youth films, cost 20 million, project establishment in two months, shooting in two months, promotion in two months... The box office exceeded 100 million!
"Since Youth Can't Keep", "First Love Not Complete", "Youth School"...
Let me add that the first thing I play is the micro-film, "Pupils" - who has a picture of Zhao big breasts!
The youth of the 1990s, I have to mention two people: Han Han and Guo Jingming!
When it comes to Guo Jingming, I have to mention S card, no, it is "Tiny Times"...
This project has been launched.
Chief producer An Xiaofen, who was worried that she would not be able to handle it alone, then brought him to Mingxi Company and Lu Xiaoran...
That’s right, it’s Chen Mengxi’s assistant. He felt that he could go out for training, so he asked him to work as executive manager in Mingxi. Whenever he thought about you, his first project was "Tiny Times"!
Moreover, the cast he has released is gorgeous: Liu Yifei, Yang Xiaomi, Tang Yan and Guzheng...
Guzheng is a comedian who loves to laugh at the conference room and has recently begun to make his mark - "Diaosi Men" and Qiao Shan partnered...
"Tiny Times" needs a comedy role, picking it up and looking for her...
Not only is this an actress, he also got crazy about Hu Ge, Wang Kai, Chen Xiao, and Lin Gengxin...
Chen Mengxi was confused when he received this fax.
Are you going to destroy Mengxi Company?
Chen Mengxi ignored him for the time being and refused directly. After returning to China, he would teach him how to be a good person!
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Cannes, that's it.
There are many more people selling movies than watching movies!
Yes, Cannes’ signs are high-standard receptions, red carpet ceremonies that glorify the Supreme, and those luxurious parties that are toasting.
This film festival, which is labeled as a French luxury brand, is a luxury summit with film themes. Film practitioners around the world also use this gilding platform to promote and sell their products.
As soon as the film festival arrived, the population of the originally quiet town tripled, exceeding 200,000.
About 4,500 journalists and flashlights gather together are an excellent promotional opportunity for luxury brands. From champagne, jewelry, cosmetics, to high-end customizations for everyone, each brand is willing to spend money without thinking, wanting to gain a place in this highly focused occasion of the media.
For them, this is definitely a cheaper and more targeted deal than advertising.
In recent years, the mainland market has begun to rise, and luxury brands urgently need the Chinese market. How can they open the market?
Celebrity endorsement!
Look, this is the opportunity for the post-85s young girls...
It is also an opportunity for a group of actors under Mengxi to show off.
What are Burberry, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, L'Oreal, and various sponsored celebrities' tours to Cannes, from toes to hair, lick them all!
Also, let alone China cannot produce luxury brands?
The world's largest luxury goods company is Moutai, with a market value of over one trillion yuan, surpassing LV of 124.2 billion euros and Diageo of 65.7 billion pounds.
Even Chen Mengxi has sponsors!
His travels are sponsored throughout the process.
Suit LV, watch Cartier, and even cars are sponsored by Mercedes-Benz...
There is no way, the cards of "Hunting" are so awesome!
"The Tree of Life", Brad Pitt + Sean Penn, but neither of them appeared in Cannes.
Little Li Zi in "Hunting" is the biggest movie star in the audience!
This time I didn't show off - Leonardo only stayed for two days, and then he had to go back to the United States to continue his own shooting.
Therefore, there were no islands, and no luxury yachts appeared, so we set out directly from the hotel.
The crew of "Hunting" is also the second to last, waiting for the judges at the entrance of the movie palace as usual...
This year's judges are very luxurious, led by Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Argentine filmmaker Martina Guzman, Norwegian film critic Lynn Ulman, French director Olivier Assayas, Chad director Mahamante Sarehalon, Johnnie To, Schnansheng...
Chen Mengxi looked at Jude Law's hairline and couldn't help but sigh: "The British are so miserable!"
Jude Law, he was so handsome when he was young, now...
Nine out of ten men were bald, and one was bald.
Little Lizi couldn't understand Chinese and asked him: "What?"
"It's okay, let's go and say hello!"
Chapter completed!