After Nicholas left, Lin Ran suddenly had an idea.
He immediately used a watercolor pen and wrote in English on the poster:
"He has been nominated for the Best Short Film in the Cannes Film Festival competition!”
Although for a short film, being nominated for the Cannes competition wouldn't increase the copyright fee by much.
But at least it was a publicity stunt that proved the quality of the film.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, someone finally came to Lin Ran's booth.
This time, there were two people. One was in his forties, and the other was in his twenties.
It seemed like they were in a superior-subordinate relationship.
The older man saw the notice on the poster and asked with interest,"Is this short film really nominated for the competition?”
"Yes, sir. If you don't believe me, you can check it on the Internet.”
Lin Ran smiled and nodded.
The older man smiled and believed that Lin Ran was not lying to him.
After all, this was something that could be easily verified.
"Let me take a look at the content first," he said directly.”
"Alright."
12 minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
"Was the Tuner killed?"
The young man could not help but ask after reading it.
"He should have been killed."
The older man thought for a moment and said.
"Do you want to watch it again?"
Lin Ran smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he asked,"
The older man shook his head." No need. I'm very interested in this short film.
Are you the director of this short film? Can you make the decision?"
"Yes, I'm the director of this short film, Lin Ran, and I own the copyright.”
Lin Ran nodded and asked,"May I know your name, sir?"
"You can call me Frazer."
"Mr. Frazer, do you want the copyright of all regions or the copyright of your country?”
"I'm French, so I only buy French copyrights.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Ran had a rough idea of Frazer's identity. He was probably a buyer from a French video website.
He continued to ask," Do you want to buy out the French copyright, or can you share the copyright with multiple parties?”
"Of course it's a buy out!" Frazer said without hesitation.
" 80,000 dollars."
Lin Ran pondered for a moment and gave an offer.
"No, it's too expensive. I'll pay 30,000 dollars.”Frazer shook his head.
"$80,000 isn't much at all. Mr. Fraser, you've seen the content, so you should know how wonderful this short film is.
Although it was only a short film, it would definitely attract as many viewers as a long film.
Moreover, this short film was very suspenseful, and users would often not only watch it once.
I'm sure the users will watch it many times to find out if the Tuner was killed.
Mister, don't you agree?"
Lin Ran refuted with reason and evidence. In the end, he even asked the young man unexpectedly.
The young man didn't expect Lin Ran to ask him, so he nodded subconsciously.""Yes, I can't wait to…"
Before he could finish, Frazer glared at him.
The young man realized that he had said something wrong and immediately shut up.
Lin Ran smiled." Mr. Frazer, your companion is the best example."”
"Although this short film is indeed very attractive, it is still a short film.
How about this, I'll add another ten thousand dollars!”
Frazer raised his bid.
" 75,000 dollars!" Lin Ran retorted.
The two of them continued to bargain and finally closed the deal at 60,000 USD.
They signed the contract on the spot and paid with a check.
"I finally got my first deal, and it's 60,000 USD!”
Lin Ran looked at the check and felt very happy.
"Lin Ran, the copyright has been sold? How much did you sell it for?"
Zhao Qiang, who was at the opposite booth, came over and asked.
" 60,000 dollars." Lin Ran did not hide it.
"The copyright in just one country was sold for 60,000 USD?”
Zhao Qiang was shocked.
"Yes, it was bought by a local French film company." I saw that you also sold one?”
"I sold it to a local French film company, but it only sold for 50,000 USD.
You're really awesome. A short film of more than ten minutes sold for 60,000 US dollars.”
Zhao Qiang was envious.
"Hehe, maybe the other party is stupid and rich.”Lin Ran smiled.
“……”
Zhao Qiang was speechless. Then, he went back with his hands behind his back.
After that, film dealers came every ten minutes or so, but there were not many deals.
This was because many film companies were only willing to pay twenty to thirty thousand dollars, so naturally, they could not reach an agreement.
Of course, Lin Ran knew how to be flexible.
For countries with developed economy and large population, the copyright fee was naturally more expensive. It would cost at least 50,000 US dollars to be sold.
However, for countries with a population of only a few million or a very backward economy, Lin Ran could also be sold for 20,000 to 30,000 dollars.
In the blink of an eye, it was already six in the afternoon. The trading hall was closed.
Lin Ran checked and found that it had been sold in 14 countries for a total of 530,000 USD.
Lin Ran was quite satisfied with this.
A short film of more than ten minutes had sold more than 500,000 USD in one day. What else was there to be dissatisfied about?
Zhao Qiang's 110-minute feature film was only sold for 90,000 USD. It could be seen how popular The Tuner was.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was normal because The Tuner was very watchable.
The appeal to the audience was far from what those obscure and difficult to understand literary films could compare to.
More importantly, the content of The Tuner could be understood by the whole world and would not cause cultural barriers.
She happily packed her things and returned to the hotel, preparing to continue the battle tomorrow.
In the next three days, The Tuner sold more than 20 copyrights in more than 20 countries, and the total transaction volume exceeded 1.5 million USD.
What made Lin Ran even happier was that sold well of The Tuner had attracted the attention of Screen, the official magazine of the Cannes Film Festival.
They took the initiative to look for Lin Ran to do a short interview.
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