"When are you coming back?"
In the hotel room, Mu Ming leaned on the sofa with a pillow half-leaning.
In the mobile phone in my ear, Xiao Zhao's voice came out.
"About the eighth."
Mu Ming said with a little excitement: "When the contract with Disney is signed, you can almost go back." ” After more than a day of negotiations, Mu Ming agreed to Disney to buy the overseas rights of "Genius Gunman" at a price of $4 million.
In exchange, "Ace Agent" will be produced by Disney and will enjoy all rights except for the Chinese market.
Mizuki will receive a 25% share of the overseas box office.
Similarly, Disney has the same share of the mainland box office.
If you want to sell "Room", Mu Ming is still a little reluctant, after all, this is a pretty good award-winning movie.
But if you want to talk about "Ace Agent", then Mu Ming doesn't matter.
Anyway, Mu Ming didn't expect this movie to be filmed in China, so it is better to take this opportunity to connect with Disney, which can be regarded as opening up the cooperation channel of Shuimu in the North American market.
Now only the final signing is left, and Mu Ming can return to China.
As for the closing ceremony and the award ceremony, he couldn't win the award anyway, and Mu Ming didn't plan to participate.
"It's going to take so long—" Xiao Zhao said dissatisfiedly.
"It's only three or four days."
Mu Ming smiled: "Besides, even if I go back, you still have to shoot and shoot, and I have to start the promotion of the movie, so I'm still very busy." ” "I know.
But ......"
Xiao Zhao said in a soft voice: "......
At least I can see you. ” The corners of Mu Ming's mouth unconsciously grinned, and she smiled with half-squinted eyes.
After a pause, he said softly: "I know, shoot well, I will go back as soon as possible." ” "Good!"
Xiao Zhao's tone suddenly became high: "Also, don't forget to bring some delicious Canadian food."
I've heard that maple syrup is good, so don't forget to bring more. ” “……” So do you miss me, or do you miss Canadian specialties?
The news that Disney had bought "The Gifted Gunslinger" for $4 million quickly spread throughout the festival.
Although the $4 million is not a big deal, it is the largest overseas film deal for the entire festival so far.
Therefore, the last two screenings attracted a lot of attention from the audience and the media.
In the previous two screenings, the attendance rate of each show was only 40%.
The next two games have an average of more than 85% in each game.
It's not just the North American media, because there was no news before, so there weren't many domestic media.
Now that the "$4 million" deal came out, reporters were moved.
In addition to the reporters who were already in Toronto, the major domestic media also sent people over as soon as possible and blocked Mu Ming at the door of the exhibition hall.
"Director Mu, may I ask if Disney bought the North American rights to your new movie for $4 million, is it true?"
"Director Mu, why did you choose to premiere your new movie overseas?"
"Hello, Director Mu.
Can you elaborate on your partnership with Disney?
” "Mu ......"
Mizuki's staff and Mu Ming's assistant Xiao Qin stood in front of Mu Ming, trying hard to block the reporters who were moving forward.
Mu Ming waved her hand, raised her voice and said to the people in front of her: "OK, OK."
Come one by one.
Then he jokingly said, "You have to give me a chance to speak." ” A group of reporters smiled cooperatively, no longer surging forward, waiting for Mu Ming's speech.
"First of all, Disney did buy the new movie "Genius Gunman" for $4 million, and the domestic name is "Model Student".
"The main reason why I chose the Toronto Film Festival is because the subject matter and style of the film are more consistent with the North American market.
As the largest film festival in North America, the Toronto Film Festival has a considerable degree of promotion.
In fact, we did take the opportunity to sign a contract with Disney. ” Anyway, as the chairman of the film festival, Pierce also helped Mu Ming a lot, and Mu Ming bragged about the Toronto Film Festival by the way.
It's hard to say whether it can improve its influence in China, but Mu Ming feels that many domestic films will come to Toronto next year.
"There is also the matter of cooperation, Mizuki currently has a strategic relationship with Disney.
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In addition to Genius Gunslinger, there are many more projects to be launched......"
Anyway, Disney will not refute Mu Ming, and the subsequent cooperation is indeed a thing, so Mu Ming is naturally how bullish and how to brag.
As for the strategic partnership, how to say it, if you go to Disneyland to buy a ticket, it can actually be regarded as a strategic cooperation with Disney.
Chairman Pierce was clearly pleased with the many domestic media outlets that arrived, and added an additional screening to "The Talented Gunman."
This is not bad, at least these domestic reporters who came later were lucky enough to see the movie in advance.
In addition to the domestic media, the relevant film media in North America also have some comments, but the popularity is naturally much smaller.
Moreover, after counting the audience's evaluation of the film, the satisfaction level is only 74%.
The main complaint point of the audience is that at the end of the film, the heroine chose to turn herself in.
According to their ideas, in the end, it should naturally be the protagonist four-person group that escaped the tracking of the inspection and gained a lot of money.
Then, continue to work on bigger or more influential exams, so that you can make a sequel.
Regarding this point, Disney also suggested to Mu Ming.
Mu Ming could only helplessly say that if there was no plot of surrendering at the end, it would be difficult for this film to be released in China.
We also want to have a four-minute church action scene of "Ace Agent" in China!
I want to drive too!
What can we do if we don't let it?
We're desperate too!
After the last screening, the follow-up cooperation was discussed with Disney, and Mu Ming and Mizuki flew back to Jingbei, which was still in the hot summer, from Toronto, which was a little cool.
Because of the previous interview, "Genius Gunman" has attracted a lot of attention.
Mizuki struck while the iron was hot and directly started the promotion of the movie.
Posters, character makeup photos, and trailers were released in turn, and the movie officially entered the pre-release publicity period.
However, Mu Ming, who had just returned to China, was not in a hurry to publicize, and drove to the Huairou Film and Television Base in the northeast of Jingbei, where the filming of "Monster Hunt" was carried out.
The timing of Mu Ming's arrival happened to be the end of a shot and the crew resting. asked people to go in and report, and Mu Ming walked into the set set set up by the crew.
"Hello, Director Mu."
A man with a small head and a thin body walked over, stretched out his hand and said to Mu Ming with a smile.
"Director Xu Chengyi, hello."
Mu Ming also responded with a smile and shook his hand.
The man in front of him is Xu Chengyi, the director of "Monster Hunt".
The project "Monster Hunt" was originally mentioned by him and Jiang Zhiqiang, and it took four or five years to conceive before shooting.