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Chapter 311 Funding Gap (Updated)
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After Gan Jing arrived here, he found that the pigeons there were nothing but white-winged and feet-loving pigeons, which were no different from those in China. Even when he passed by Chinatown, he still had the feeling of being in China—the Chinese New Year atmosphere was much better than in Beijing Still full-bodied.

The red lanterns are hung high, and the dragon and lion dance is a lot of fun.

In Paris, Gan Jing was much quieter alone. He didn't wear a mask or sunglasses. Along the way, he fed pigeons and birds and ate Chinese food, and his mood improved a lot.

Still, he was recognized when he was around Chinatown.

"Isn't this Forrest Gump? Hey? Aren't you still in the Spring Festival Gala? Could it be a recording?"

"Hi, hi, Forrest Gump took a group photo."

"Happy New Year, I wish you better and better filming and higher box office!"

Facing the fans, Gan Jing satisfied their request with a smile, and casually posted a few more photos on Weibo - "Coordinate Paris, Happy New Year".

This Weibo post received a lot of comments and blessings, and some asked why A-Gump was in Paris.

Gan Jing picked out a few blessings and replied, and then wandered around Paris.

After such a day off, Gan Jing met with Olivier, the director of "Untouchable", when he was still immersed in the Chinese New Year atmosphere in China.

He was about to urge the progress. The two old gentlemen had no news since the appointment in Huaxia last time. Gan Jing almost doubted whether they had changed their minds.

Fortunately, Olivier went to the appointment smoothly.

"Dear Forrest Gump, shouldn't you celebrate the New Year in your country?" Olivier was still surprised that Gan Jing met him at this time.

It is said that on Huaguo Mountain in the Aolai Country of Dongsheng Shenzhou, he was born with a stone monkey, gathered the spiritual energy of the world, ate plants and trees, drank springs, picked mountain flowers, and foraged trees and fruits. He came to Paris this day... Eh...

Gan Jing smiled slightly: "You haven't heard from me for a long time, so I came here to check on your situation after finishing our celebration party."

Olivier knew that Chinese people valued the New Year festival, just like Westerners celebrate Christmas, he felt a little guilty when he heard that.

"Forrest Gump, we are still raising funds here, and we will be able to start it by the end of March at the latest." Olivier's expression was a little twitchy.

Slowly stirring the coffee in the cup with a spoon, Gan Jing thought for a while and asked, "How much is the current budget short?"

Olivier's eyes suddenly brightened a few degrees, and he controlled his emotions and said, "It's still close."

"How much is one point?" Gan Jing asked patiently.

"About 300 million euros," Olivier replied.

Gan Jing frowned slightly, 300 million euros is almost 350 million US dollars, if you want to start early... this money is a bit difficult to turn around recently.

At present, all the money in his hand has been invested, and the only thing he can use is 100 million US dollars. This gap is still quite large.

Thinking about it this way, Gan Jing kept to his limit and said: "Then..."

Olivier couldn't hold back his mood, looking forward to it, Baba's eyes wished to write "Hurry up invest, hurry up invest"!
"Then wait." Gan Jing finished speaking.

"Okay." Olivier was a little disappointed, but not dissatisfied. He just explained further: "The producer is our French film company, and they have some ideas about the release of this film, so the funding is temporarily stuck here. Trust us A consensus will be reached to resolve this issue.”

Gan Jing nodded and let go: "If you are willing, I will see if there is any employer willing to join."

Olivier was overjoyed.

The financial problem is a big problem for any film. Small productions do not have enough money, and large productions exceed the budget. Every producer will be very sad if he does not have a strong source of funds.

The directors in the crew sometimes don’t play tricks, spend the funds to death, and don’t care about the budget at all... When encountering such an existence, the producer can’t wait to sneak into the director’s room on a dark and windy night and strangle him to death he.

Olivier is not only the director, but also the producer of the crew...he suffers from financial difficulties.

Of course, he also used many methods to solve this problem.

One of the methods is to find Gan Jing, the latest actor with a Chinese face.

In the far east, the land is full of gold, and the growing global ticket warehouse, how can a professional not be tempted?

Olivier did not pursue Gan Jing's financial issues. He thought it would be quite disrespectful to continue this in the current environment.

As a director, he naturally has a lot to talk about with his protagonists.

The lunch time in the western restaurant lasted for two hours. Mr. Gan Jing and Director Olivier had a cordial and friendly talk and fully exchanged views.

After finishing the meal, Gan Jing did not continue his vacation trip in Paris.

He quickly contacted Andy, his agent in the United States, and asked about his previous investment in a "Pounding Heart" movie, which was even named as a producer.

However, it was originally planned to be released at the end of the year, but it was delayed due to problems with the distributor, which made it difficult for Gan Jing to recover the funds.

It stands to reason that this film was released by Warner, so the security should be extremely high, but... There will always be some small probability events.

"Dear Forrest Gump, the release of the film has been confirmed." The voice on the phone was a bit noisy, and Andy didn't know where to answer the call, and said hastily, "In early March, this film will be released in art theaters." It's showing."

Gan Jing keenly noticed a question: "Art theater?"

When investing in this film before, Warner promised that it would be a commercial theater.

In the United States, commercial theaters and art theaters are completely different things, and the box office that the latter can create is almost negligible.

"Yes..." Andy's voice was a little awkward. As the company's internal resources, the film was a bit rough. Warner's previous focus funds were all used for the production and distribution of "Inception".

Now, Warner's people are lobbying for the Oscars at the end of this month, and the reported film is "Inception".

"Hey, it's not that there is no good news." Andy said, before he finished speaking, he heard the voice from the other side.

"That is to say, you also know that this is bad news?" Gan Jing's voice was a little fierce, "Andy, the investment in "Pounding Heart" is more out of my trust in you and my agent , now you tell me this is the result?"

Andy was very helpless, but he had to say: "I'm sorry, Forrest Gump, I didn't expect this at all. It was originally planned to be put on the screens of commercial theaters... In fact, the follow-up effect of art theaters will also be Yes, but the effect is relatively slow, you will definitely not lose money on this film."

Funds have time value, not to mention, now Gan Jing needs this money for new investment.

"I need 400 million US dollars in funds." Gan Jing said solemnly, "Can Warner lend me first?" He increased the amount.

The phone was quiet for a while, and Andy thought for a while, and said: "If you can use the investment part of "The Hangover 2" as collateral, then that's no problem."

Gan Jing was a little angry: "The co-authors are still staring at my investment?"

"In fact, what I mean is that Warner will not borrow, but if you need funds urgently, I can help you mortgage this part of the investment to obtain cash." Andy explained, "It is relatively safe to do so, "The Hangover 2" With releases in May, the money will be safer."

"Hmph. Borrow!"

"Okay, dear Gump." Andy was as friendly as a pimp.

"What was the good news you said just now?" Gan Jing remembered what he had just said.

Andy's voice came: "This year's Oscar, "Beautiful Mistakes" should be nominated for Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film."

Gan Jing frowned: "Is there any hope of winning the prize?"

"No……"

(End of this chapter)