Chapter 1720 - 837: Deal_2

Chapter 1720: Chapter 837: Deal_2

Now it’s almost invisible.

Zhou Yun turned to glance at Ning Yao.

Ning Yao’s eyes were similarly filled with surprise, even with a bit of unexpected delight.

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The re-edited version of the movie is much smoother than the previous one, reducing many of Zhu Wenju’s self-expressions, and focusing on the character of Ning Yao, speaking from the character’s perspective.

The monologues, almost like a single person’s, were almost entirely deleted, replaced by a large number of close-ups and special shots.

But these segments instead highlighted Ning Yao even more.

Her character in this edited version is more three-dimensional, coherent, and directly touches the hearts of the audience.

Zhou Yun had a premonition that if this version were screened domestically again, Ning Yao would become a strong contender for this year’s Best Actress.

Wonderful.

Ning Yao’s performance was meticulous.

And this was not shown in the previous version.

In the previous version, Ning Yao was diluted by lengthy narratives and a plethora of distant shots, diminishing the power of her acting.

In this version, however, it was completely and dramatically emphasized.

The screening concludes, and the lights in the screening room turn on.

Zhou Yun stood up, took the microphone from the staff’s hands, and walked to the front of the screen.

The screening room was filled with film distributors from various places.

Zhou Yun looked across the faces of each person.

"Wow." Zhou Yun smiled a bit, "Mr. Steve, are you all right?"

Mr. Steve, sitting on the left, had eyes tinged red and being named, he looked down, chuckled, and shrugged.

Zhou Yun said, "This edited version, just like everyone else, is my first time seeing it. This is the first screening in front of so many people after Director Zhu Wenju re-edited it; I don’t know if everyone likes the movie, but today after watching this version, honestly, I realized I was shortsighted initially. Frankly, I didn’t expect the director’s second editing to be so great. Recently there’s news that Mr. Carlo from the Berlin Film Festival asked me to recommend a movie, and this is the movie I would want to recommend to Mr. Carlo."

She invited Zhu Wenju and Ning Yao up as well to promote the movie.

Zhu Wenju spoke first.

He didn’t use English, Zhou Yun translated for him directly.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhu Wenju, this is my first time making a movie. Honestly, I feel dizzy because everything is so unreal; obviously, the movie was already screened in China, and today such a re-edited version was screened. The previous version didn’t have a high box office in China, and that’s certainly my fault. I included a lot of things I wanted to express, and due to this pursuit, my star Miss Ning Yao was also submerged in it, and everyone couldn’t see how well she actually performed. I made a critical mistake, as I am just a director, not an actor; I cannot use a director’s perspective to substitute for an actor’s perspective and then cram everything in tightly. That’s not how a movie should be. I thought I’d need much longer to regain the second opportunity to fix the errors I made in my first feature film, but fortunately, Miss Ning Yao and Miss Zhou Yun gave me a second chance to re-edit a version."

"I don’t know what else to say; actually, I’ve said everything I wanted to say. Thank you all for watching this movie, thank you."

Zhu Wenju placed the microphone down.

The audience applauded sparsely.

Today, only eight film distributors came, not many people.

Ning Yao’s English is quite good; she prepared before, so she spoke directly herself.

"Hi, I am Ning Yao, the lead actress of ’Treasure,’ and also the producer." Ning Yao said with a smile, "Just as the director said, this is a very bold attempt of ours. We both, one for the first time being a producer, one for the first time being a director, are actually solely to create this film; we hope everyone supports it."

After the screening, Zhou Lan arranged a small cocktail party.

Everyone drank a little, chatted, and it was a time for business negotiations as well.

If someone is interested, they make an offer, then see if the other side accepts.

These were all private conversations.

Zhou Yun and Ning Yao were also present, chatting and joking with everyone.

Of course, how the negotiations ended would be Zhou Lan’s matter.

In the evening, Zhou Yun and Ning Yao had other schedules, so they left early.

Until eight-thirty in the evening, Zhou Lan messaged Zhou Yun: Everyone is still quite interested in this film; Steve wants to acquire the distribution rights for all overseas regions excluding China at the price of $8 million, which is quite a good price. However, he wants it as a buyout. Longjie from Japan wants to buy the distribution rights for Japan and South Korea for $1.15 million, also a buyout for these two countries. Ed from the United Kingdom wants to buy the Europe and America distribution rights, offered $3 million, but it’s not a buyout.