Chapter 382 3 Views Shattered 1 Earth

Chapter 382 3 Views Shattered 1 Earth

Chapter 382 Three Views Shattered

The Cannes Film Festival isn't over yet.

Actresses like Feng Ying'er and Huang Shengyi, who walk the red carpet to gain popularity, have nothing else to do after taking a few photos and appearing in the news.

Feng Ying'er had already left Cannes early to go to Paris for vacation, but she felt that the place was not as exquisite and romantic as she had imagined. While waiting to meet up with Fan Wumian, she planned to go to Rome and Athens for a few days.

There are a lot of human traffickers in Europe. The history of human trade is long and so chaotic and dark that it is unimaginable. Hundreds of thousands of people are sold as piglets every year.

Feng Ying'er has lived in Australia for many years and has heard about these situations. She specially hired four female bodyguards from the largest security company in Europe, plus an agent and an assistant to accompany her. Her safety awareness is quite good.

Human traffickers are also picky. They assess the value of women and children based on their appearance and figure, and will not kidnap just anyone.

The reason why some people have the misconception that "Europe and the United States are not as dangerous as described in the media" is partly because they overestimate their own charm.

Feng Ying'er is different.

She is sexy and beautiful enough. On the night when she walked the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the film festival, foreigners came to chat with her one after another. She was praised by the British "Times" as "the most dazzling oriental beauty in Cannes in 2006" and a large page was specially used to publish her photo.

If someone were to target you, kidnap you and sell you to some pervert, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The public security in Hong Kong was already quite chaotic in the early years, which is nothing compared to many places in Europe. So Hollywood likes to film the plot where tourists come to Europe and are kidnapped and auctioned in the blink of an eye. It is not really intentional to blacken this place.

Behind every street in the city, almost all gangs of all sizes have divided it up. In terms of their ruthlessness, some of the moralistic gang leaders in Hong Kong are so innocent that they are almost like "saints".

Before coming to the Cannes Film Festival, Huang Shengyi had received a notice from the company prohibiting her from leaving the team or engaging in activities alone. When she saw Feng Ying'er had arranged her itinerary, she actually wanted to go out and play for a few days, but unfortunately she had to go back to continue filming the TV series "City Hunter".

Moreover, Feng Ying'er is considered gay in the eyes of the outside world. If you get too close to her, it will easily lead people to have wild imaginations. It's better not to take advantage of this kind of traffic and popularity.

A group of filmmakers do not have it as easy as the actors. They continue to stay in Cannes to exchange and learn, make connections, or find ways to promote their works.

Many directors and screenwriters from Asia specifically found the booth of Bandit King Media to promote themselves and seek cooperation opportunities.

In total, he received fifty or sixty scripts from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and other places. This shows that Fan Wumian's status in the industry is really not low.

There are very few Asians who can make a name for themselves in Hollywood. Fan Wumian, who signed a contract with Paramount for five films at one time and has also collaborated with Miramax Films and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is far better than many Asian directors and actors.

The Cannes Film Festival has just opened for the sixth day.

The total contract value of Bandit King Media exceeded 2200 million US dollars.

For films like Lost on Journey, Crazy Racing, and Time Trap, the overseas distribution rights in major markets were successfully sold at high prices.

The North American distribution rights of "Time Trap" were given to Paramount, and the distribution rights in other regions can be sold separately, with total revenue exceeding tens of millions of dollars.

A German company even bought the European distribution rights of "This Man From Earth" for 48 euros. The film can only be released in theaters, and the most commercially valuable peripheral copyrights are still held by Fan Wumian.

The price is not high, but the opportunity to be shown in some theaters in Europe is already a pleasant surprise.

The bosses of the pirated copycat dens in the mainland were badly hurt, but since they were originally operating outside the legal business system, they could only suffer the loss silently and could not make any sound. This did not affect the appreciation of industry professionals for "This Man From Earth".

Paramount, which is distributing the DVD products, has been promoting the film vigorously. With the popularity of the Cannes Film Festival, the DVDs of this film are being sold on a large scale around the world.

Dozens of distributors in many countries around the world who have control over sales channels have already ordered nearly 200 million copies through Paramount.

As a new movie that does not have many opportunities to be released in theaters, the DVD ordering data seems particularly exaggerated. It also seems to indicate that distributors are optimistic about it and think it has a chance to win a good award at this film festival.

Winning an award often means exposure.

Behind a heavyweight Oscar trophy, investors can earn an average of 20 to 30 million US dollars in additional income. In the past, Miramax Films controlled the Oscar Awards and made a lot of money from it.

This is how "A Quiet Place: Part 1" was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film last year.

The Cannes Film Festival is not as influential as the Academy Awards, but if it can win a key award, it has the opportunity to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

When it comes to huge interests, it is inevitable that there will be some secret bargaining.

When it comes to lobbying the judges to give the award to "The Man from Earth", the representatives of Paramount Pictures are familiar with it. They specially held a private party to invite a group of European models, gave the models some extra money, and many things can be negotiated.

Like many Hollywood actors, it has long been an open secret in the entertainment industry that they would "privately communicate" with the former boss of Miramax Films in order to get nominations and trophies. When Fan Wumian, who was far away in the UK, received the news that the tens of thousands of euros of public relations and communication expenses for finding models would be deducted from the DVD revenue, his worldview was shattered.

I was looking forward to winning the award.

However, when I thought about the hard work of the models behind the trophy, the light suddenly dimmed.

But there is no way.

Some movie actors and actresses personally go out to lobby for their careers, do public relations or even sleep around. If they just follow the procedures, it will be difficult for them to make it through.

After all, film reviewing is not a sports competition. There is no unified standard. It is entirely up to the judges to decide who to vote for, and there is a lot of room for maneuver in the process.

Fan Wumian did not mention these shady transactions to Zuo Ziyan. Anyway, she didn't want to completely step into the entertainment industry, and she just wanted to play some good roles happily.

"Detective Chinatown" was completely wrapped up and the easter eggs were filmed the day before yesterday.

Zuo Ziyan made a cameo appearance of more than ten seconds in the film, playing the role of Fan Wumian’s junior high school classmate. She may find time to play a supporting role in the future.

Fan Wumian, who had completely free time, accompanied her to a small manor on the outskirts of London for a vacation, where they strolled around basking in the sun every day. It was ordinary and boring but not uninteresting.

We haven't seen each other since the winter vacation. Miss Zuo is quite interesting. She has to collect all the public grain every day before she can fall asleep contentedly.

At this moment.

It was a sleepy afternoon, and Fan Wumian was lying on the plaid cloth on the grass, his eyelids starting to droop.

Next to her, Miss Zuo was sitting on a swing under an oak tree and asked:
"I heard a few days ago that you were going to acquire Valentino. I thought it was just some boss named Fan, but was mistaken for you. There are so many fashion brands, why would you acquire it? It's far inferior to Hermès and LV."

".Would you like to hear what you are talking about? Which of these two brands can I afford?"

"What I mean is that its brand influence is not that big. It's hard to develop if it's neither up nor down. The fashion industry is a bit special. Throwing money into it may not be useful."

"It doesn't matter. Rome wasn't built in a day. This brand has European roots, and I'm well-known in Asia. I can find a bunch of celebrities to promote the product crazily and take over the Asian market."

Fan Wumian smiled and said:
"You'll be fine then. You can get clothes, shoes, bags, etc. for free from my company and ask a designer to customize them for you. If the acquisition is successful, I want to redesign a brand logo. Many people are afraid that others will not know that they are buying a famous brand, so it's better to make it eye-catching."

"You're taking such a big step, be careful not to choke. Aren't you still trying to buy out all the shares held by Penguin's major shareholders at a premium?"

Zuo Ziyan dozed off while covering her mouth, and added:

"Anyway, I feel that YouTube actually has a better future than Penguin stocks. It is very popular in the UK, and more and more people around me are mentioning YouTube."

Fan Wumian explained:

"Think about it, if Silicon Valley tech giants like Google, Oracle, and Microsoft also launch a similar video website, what core advantage does YouTube have? It is far inferior to their cash reserves, and its traffic generation costs are much higher than theirs. It will not last long, and being acquired at a high price is the best outcome."

The major shareholders of Penguin Group do not value cash, but are very interested in YouTube's original shares.

In fact, if you look at Youtube's recent actions, such as spending money to acquire Internet advertising companies and desperately pushing up revenue, you will find that it is working hard to sell itself and just hopes to get a good price.

The success of Youtube is based on its being the first to start and catching a big opportunity, but it does not have any special core advantages.

As for the Valentino brand, having just received an acquisition offer from Fan Wumian a few days ago, it could not wait to release the news to the public. It is obvious that it is using the acquisition to attract attention, hoping to attract other big fashion companies to participate in the bidding, hoping to make more money.

Because the major shareholder of Penguin may not necessarily choose to sell the 28.5% stake to Fan Wumian, his plan to enter the fashion consumption field is still progressing steadily.

Feili and Valentino are not expensive, and the payment method and time can be negotiated. A batch of film and television dramas will be launched in the second half of the year, and it is expected that a large amount of funds will be brought back.

After understanding what Fan Wumian meant, Zuo Ziyan suddenly realized:

"If that's the case, then it's worth the deal. If Microsoft chooses to compete with YouTube, you'll probably be finished immediately. It has too many users."

Fan Wumian laughed again and said:

"Well, since the first day of YouTube's founding, it has never had abundant funds. After the A round of financing, they said it could last another six months, and after the B round of financing, it could last another six months. Every day, I counted down on my fingers, calculating when the cash flow would dry up. After the user base grew, I burned money like crazy every day. This kind of business is too frustrating."

(End of this chapter)