Perhaps commercial distributors wouldn't buy art-house films, or perhaps Zhang Tiancheng was just out of luck.
He spent two days in Venice, and while seven distributors approached him, all of them only handled art-house releases.
With no other choice, he had to contact the highest bidder, MK2, and sell the global copyright of "Rootless Drifting" for 2.5 million euros.
After signing the contract that very afternoon, Zhang Tiancheng packed his bags and headed for the train station.
Between transfers and a connecting flight, it was already the afternoon of the 15th by the time he returned to Hong Kong.
Once home, he got a solid night's sleep, had lunch at Zhang Wenli’s place the next day, and then set off for the Lo Wu Control Point.
Neither Zhang Zenghua nor Li Yiling was in Pengcheng, so Zhang Tiancheng didn't bother going home. After crossing the border, he hailed a cab straight to the airport.
It was past five in the afternoon when he landed in Beijing. Having called Liu Ye and Qin Hao beforehand, the two of them were already there waiting to pick him up.
As soon as Zhang Tiancheng walked out of the arrival gate, Liu Ye walked over, grinning with a teasing tone, "Should we call you the great director now?"
Chapter 41