How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 65: Getting Rich Overnight

Then there's the emerald green river in Heyin County, so expansive from the camera's perspective that it looks like the sea.

And then there are the streets and alleys from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China era, with their blue brick pavement, where the female protagonist walks by holding a red oil-paper umbrella and wearing a cheongsam, making her unforgettable at first glance!

Of course, movies are magic tricks involving light and shadow.

It's a visual art!

So in reality, the situation isn't as beautiful as it seems!

Wang Xiaohao would never tell anyone that the historically rich streets and alleys had long been in disrepair, with all sorts of illegal and haphazard constructions making them look terrible.

With the cooperation of relevant departments, a section of alleyway was barely cleared for filming.

Wang Xiaohao couldn't say it, but right next to the alley where they were filming was a public toilet, the old-fashioned kind.

All the squat toilets are flushable; you can flush them all out in one go.

Wang Xiaohao wouldn't say that the street with fallen sycamore leaves actually looked quite ordinary; the main problem was that the surrounding buildings were too cluttered.

Even the once clear, green autumn waters of the river are not as clean as they were a few years ago. This is because a hydroelectric power station was built downstream, damming the river and turning it into stagnant water.

Faced with praise, Wang Xiaohao's smile widened: "Then welcome to our trip! I'm sure you'll be very satisfied!"

He wondered to himself whether this movie could have the same huge impact as the original version from his previous life.

If that's really the case, my hometown can take this opportunity to redevelop and develop tourism!

In short, Wang Xiaohao made many friends during this period.

He constantly attends various gatherings, where he talks at length about his creative philosophy and motivations.

Even melon sellers have to shout a few times to attract customers.

To win an award, you definitely need to make your film recognized by more people.

Wang Xiaohao cleverly used his retro nostalgia as a way of paying tribute to veteran filmmakers.

This has earned Wang Xiaohao a lot of goodwill from many older filmmakers.

Of course, there were also quite a few people who gossiped about Wang Xiaohao in private.

They believe that Wang Xiaohao's participation in the National Film Festival with such outdated works is a complete desecration of the festival.

However, this argument is clearly not accepted by most people!

After all, Wang Xiaohao's films are art films, not commercial films.

Film festivals occasionally indulging in retro styles and a bit of nostalgia isn't a bad thing.

You don't always have to be avant-garde!

So through Wang Xiaohao's continuous efforts, he eventually learned in advance that he might win the Best New Director Award.

This award doesn't seem to have existed in the previous Venice Film Festival!

However, this is not the Venice Film Awards, but the César Awards.

Therefore, Wang Xiaohao was unusually calm and composed when he received the news that he could attend the closing ceremony.

It was through this experience that Wang Xiaohao truly understood how international prizes work!

circle!

First and foremost is the circle!

You need to be an insider to have a chance to win an award.

Or perhaps you are so talented that the circle is ready to recruit you, which is why they give you the award!

Wang Xiaohao is a rising young director from a prosperous Eastern country, who has achieved success in both commercial and art films, and is exactly the kind of talent the industry needs to attract.

In addition, Wang Xiaohao took the initiative to get closer to him!

Even if it's not to hurt Wang Xiaohao's feelings, he should at least be given some consolation prize.

Otherwise, the other two international film festivals wouldn't have hesitated to offer a few smaller awards to woo Wang Xiaohao!

There is competition among the three major international film festivals!

Now that Wang Xiaohao has won the César Award, he can consider himself a direct descendant of the César Award.

It will be much easier for Wang Xiaohao to participate in the César Awards again in the future, and it will also be much easier for him to win the award.

Because he's already part of the César Awards circle!

At the same time, given the competitive yet mutually integrated relationship among the three major film awards.

Wang Xiaohao has also entered the circles of the other two major international awards at the same time!

They will also receive preferential treatment when participating in the competition for the other two major awards in the future!

Of course, these things were just incidental gains for Wang Xiaohao.

What truly delighted him was that the copyright to "Beautiful Legend" was finally sold in its entirety.

A European film company that operates art-house cinemas bought the European rights to this film for 4.5 million.

In addition, a US-based distribution company bought the rights to Asian and American content, excluding mainland China, for a total of five million US dollars.

Including the rights sold to other countries in bits and pieces, the copyright revenue for this film has reached approximately 9.8 million, which is roughly 10 million.

Converted to domestic currency, that's roughly 100 million.

According to the agreement between Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang, they would split the money equally!

However, because of an agreement with Rubik's Cube Company, which helped them sell these international copyrights, 10% of the copyright revenue belongs to Rubik's Cube Company.

Even so, this time, Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang will each earn more than 45 million.

Moreover, the film has not yet been released in the country.

Regardless of how much money this movie makes in the country, it's a pure profit!

Anyway, I've already gotten all my money back!

Become rich overnight!

Overnight, Wang Xiaohao became rich with tens of millions of yuan!

That's the magic of movies; once you achieve success and fame, you can immediately transcend social classes and enter the ranks of the super-rich.

You have to understand that Wang Xiaohao has lived two lives and this is the first time he has earned tens of millions of yuan!

This made Wang Xiaohao even more excited and happy than when he won an award!

In comparison, Zhen Liangren, while excited, also seemed much calmer!

After all, she's a top-tier actress, earning at least tens of millions every year.

They've seen it and eaten it before.

It's not like Wang Xiaohao lost his composure like this!

Moreover, the various commercial endorsements and other deals she's been negotiating with during this period alone far exceed this amount!

Since "Beautiful Legend" became famous at the César Awards, many major European brands and luxury goods have become interested in Zhen Liang.

With China's economy developing rapidly, many big-name luxury brands want to enter the Chinese market.

Originally, they were in the country and didn't know who to choose as their spokesperson.

Now that Zhen Liang has become popular with Caesar, she has caught the attention of these big brands!

These international brands are certainly not stingy when it comes to spending!

The main issue is that the domestic exchange rate is far too low compared to the US dollar and the European dollar.

It's easily a 10 to 1 ratio.

Getting a three million euro endorsement deal is equivalent to thirty million in China!

If just three or five companies come to Zhen Liang, she'll make a fortune.

So when the film festival ended and he returned home, Wang Xiaohao was all alone.

Because Zhen Liang went to film GG!

This left Wang Xiaohao somewhat resentful, thinking to himself, "It's definitely easier to make money in front of the camera!"