The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)

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“Please don’t get too far.”

“Then put it aside for now.”

Lanly and Thierry didn’t have too much time between them. All the confrontations took place between the flashes of light and light. Both of them were extremely tough-to be more precise, they were not trying to tear their faces. Rather, they are testing each other’s bottom line. This confrontation is not that simple.

According to common sense, it should be the time for Renly to plead with Thierry. The Cannes Film Festival is willing to “give up” a focus unit. This is already a huge breakthrough. The Don Quixote channel really shouldn’t be an inch.

But Lan Li smelled something strange.

Why did Arthur’s visit to Studio Ghibli miss the wind? Why did Thierry visit New York on a “special trip”? Why did Thierry change his mind in just five months?

Of course, there are many reasons. The box office records of “Jurassic World”, the ticket sales records of the Pioneer Village Music Festival, the Oscars of “Blasting Drummer”…and so on, small events are connected in series to create momentum. However, the most critical piece is still missing, and Lan Li is unable to complete the puzzle for the time being.

Now, Renly is testing Thierry’s bottom line, trying to find the last piece of the puzzle and piece together the overall picture, otherwise even if they complete the contract with Cannes, the Don Quixote channel will still be passive-and this passive , May affect the independence of Sisyphus Films and Don Quixote Channel, which is absolutely not allowed by Renly, if necessary, he would rather give up this cooperation with Cannes.

Faced with Lan Li’s toughness, Thierry did not accept any weakness, but… did not leave.

Thierry, like Renly, slowly picked up his coffee cup, and the two of them sat in the open-air coffee shop and tasted coffee.

It settled for a while, and the quiet atmosphere slowly spread.

“Plus the Director’s Fortnight.”

It was Renly who broke the silence this time. Since Thierry did not leave, it means that there is still room for negotiation, and he must know how much space there is.

Thierry looked embarrassed.

Lan Li chuckled and added, “I am willing to be the chairman of the jury next year, but I warn in advance that I am not an easy compromiser. Be careful that the jury may directly act due to severe differences. You should trust my fist. Ability is definitely not something those old guys can fight against.”

Thierry still didn’t speak, but looked at Renly with interest.

But Lanly was not at all cramped, slowly put down his coffee, and met Thierry’s gaze, “Or, we can now guess what caused you to change your mind in just five months.”

Renly’s attack, as Thierry expected, he also put down his coffee, “If I say, because of the movie?”

Lan Li put on an appearance of listening attentively.

“Your words touched me. Every year, a large number of movies appear in Cannes to show the world, especially those areas where the film industry is relatively backward. What they show is the most primitive and vigorous power of movies. Rare; but unfortunately, this is often ignored by the market.”

Thierry spoke seriously.

“In Cannes this year, Iceland’s’Ram’ and Chile’s’Earth and Shadows’ are all works that I personally like very much outside of the main competition unit, and they have also won numerous praises and affirmations at the film festival, but So far they have not been able to find an international copyright distributor, except for France.”

The last sentence of the supplement revealed a little pride, which made Lan Li’s mouth smile, but Thierry didn’t care, shrugging very calmly, “I’m telling the truth. If these movies cannot be affected by their own country, If you are selected as the best foreign language film entry for the Oscars, you may never have the chance to be seen by other viewers.”

“You must know that they are on the stage of Cannes, the world’s largest film market. If even Cannes can’t find a distributor for them, I strongly doubt what other film festivals can do.” Thierry said. Confidence, even with a kind of world-centric arrogance, with irrefutable firmness-he sincerely believes that the Cannes Film Festival is the best film market in the world.

“So, as you said, if these films are buried and disappeared, it will be a serious blow for those film lovers who cannot come to Cannes, and for those areas where the film industry is relatively weak, who Know whether those talents will be overwhelmed like this?”

Thierry adjusted his sitting posture a bit and looked at Lan Li intently, with a firm sense of mission in his eyes, “I brought them to Cannes, and I hope to bring them to the world. Since the traditional cinemas can’t help it. Give them a platform, at least I hope technology can play a role.”

Lanly believed in Thierry.

To say a thousand words and ten thousand words, Lanly believes that Thierry’s love for film is sincere. No matter how Cannes gets to the height of today, their delicate balance between business and art is commendable. , At least not inferior to the Oscar, even slightly better than the Oscar.

But Lan Li also knows that Thierry has no bottom line, and the earth-shaking changes in just five months, from quantitative changes to qualitative changes, still need a key factor.

“Thierry, this is enough to convince the Cannes Film Festival, but not enough to convince the French Film Association.” Lan Li stepped forward.

“This is our trouble, you don’t need to worry.” Thierry knew that his decision might be subject to opposition from within the French film industry.

Lanly did not speak, but stared at Thierry intently.

However, Thierry is also a tough guy. He took the initiative to meet Lanly’s sight, “A kind of attention plus the director’s fortnight, then we’re all set.”

Then Thierry’s shoulders slowly relaxed, “So, are you ready to face the media now? Not surprisingly, we will announce the selection of members of the judging panel in January, including the chairman of the judging panel. At that time, the media I’m afraid I won’t let you go easily, and it’s still during the awards season.”

“The trouble is mainly with you, not with me. My pressure should start from arriving in Cannes.” Lan Li smiled lightly.

Thierry could not refute, “By the way, do we need to postpone the announcement of the chairman of the jury? As far as I know,’Lobster’ may win you nomination again this year, and’Carol’ is also very promising. Our Cannes work. If you don’t want to interfere with the PR situation during the awards season, we can postpone the announcement until after the awards ceremony.”

College public relations is a very delicate matter. If Hollywood learns that Renley will be chairman of the Cannes Film Festival jury and he is only 26 years old, then competitors can easily push Renley to a “new height”. , Which means that Lanli cannot be included in the scope of the awards, which is a bit similar to the sense of lifelong accomplishment. This is very bad for the prospects of Lanli’s awards season, and it is very possible to accidentally lose the nomination.

Lan Li pursed the corner of his mouth and said nonchalantly, “I don’t care, you just follow your plan. Even if there is no Cannes thing, I don’t think they are willing to vote for me for the second year in a row.”

There was a light sarcasm between the lines, which made Thierry’s eyes full of smiles.

There was not much content in the follow-up conversation. Thierry and Renly exchanged their views and opinions on some movies. The discussion still revolved around the film itself. After all, the taste of Renly next year will represent the taste of Cannes. Yeli still needs to be prepared.

This year the Coen brothers broke out an upset at the Cannes Film Festival. Thierry doesn’t mind, but he hopes to prepare himself before the upset appears.

Until Thierry left, he did not mention the key factor that promoted “quantitative change to qualitative change”. Obviously, he did not speak so easily.

Later, Renly found the answer from Andre:

Roman Abramovich.

The super tycoon has not taken a vacation in the past five months, and his continuous shots have changed the situation.

First of all, after breaking the historical box office record at the premiere weekend of “Jurassic World”, he invested 50 million U.S. dollars in Hallwind and added a second 200 million U.S. dollar investment three months later. It has become the largest customer of Hall Venture Capital.

Secondly, he reached a cooperation agreement with the French Ministry of Culture to set up a brand new foundation at the Cannes Film Festival, dedicated to sponsoring the shooting of local French films. The first capital injection reached 30 million U.S. dollars, mainly for people under the age of 30. Young director.

To put it simply, Roman has resolved the main contradictions in French films for Thierry-the remaining minor conflicts can be solved by Thierry himself. This is the real key to changing the whole situation. Money is part of the reason, Roman ‘S connections are another part of the reason.

In the same situation, different problems may be encountered in Italy and Germany, but in France Romain successfully opened the situation.

For Roman’s actions, Andre was faintly disturbed, but he was more excited.

Because Roman’s investment and Alexander Hamilton’s contacts are causing a knock-on effect on the European continent, the box office performance of “Jurassic World” and the Internet boom of the Pioneer Village Music Festival have become the best samples invisibly. The investment fundraising work has made incredible breakthroughs and progress.

For at least the next two years, Sisyphus Pictures and Don Quixote Channel can maintain their full sprint status, and the follow-up depends on whether they can achieve profitability.

The higher you fly, the heavier you fall.

Andre also understands this, and while he is excited, he maintains a little sense, “Renly, what do you think? If you feel uneasy, we may need to slow down a bit, then we will slow down. I know, you are right. We don’t know much about finance, but we all trust your intuition. More importantly, you still need to make decisions for all of Sisyphus Pictures’ projects. I need you to give me a decision.”

“Don’t worry, just carry it out according to the plan.” Lan Li gave the answer: There is no turning back when he opens the bow. Since it has already started, let the storm come a little more violently.