Chapter 847 The Plan Behind It

Back in his office, before Alan Ryder could sit down, someone knocked on the door and came in.

You can tell from this man's casual attitude that his status at 20th Century Fox must be very high, and his relationship with Alan Ryder is very good.

"How's it going? What were they talking about?" The man sat opposite Alan Ryder and asked with interest.

"Spring, you are too impatient." Alan Ryder said with a smile.

"How can I not be impatient? They are talking about Disney and United Artists!" The man named Spring said excitedly, "Originally, United Artists Film Company has declined and has long been the last one, but this Once Yin Jun tied United Artists and Disney together, their strength suddenly increased, no worse than our 20th Century Fox, how could I not care?"

As the vice president of 20th Century Fox, Spring, who is in charge of operations, is also Alan Ryder's high school and college classmate and one of his best friends.

When Alan Ryder took over and entered 20th Century Fox, the only person he brought with him was this good friend.

Spring did not disappoint him. In the past few years, he has been working diligently and hard to expand the strength of 20th Century Fox, and did not miss every opportunity to increase its influence.

"It has been decided that we will join forces to suppress the Kirin Group." Alan Ryder told his good friends in detail what happened at the meeting.

"Do you think this can completely suppress Qilin Film Company?" Spring asked his friend in a funny way.

"Why not?" Alan Ryder asked.

"Redstone." Spring said a name. "This guy is now on the East Coast, but he has a lot of prestige. It is not a problem to build a cinema chain with more than 500 cinemas. New York alone One place is enough to hit a lot of box office! Coupled with the channels of United Artists and Disney, they can get at least 2,000 cinemas and more than 2,500 screens, right? Can this be considered suppression? "

"It's different." Alan Ryder said, "Channels are only one aspect. What's more important is "Superman 2." Such a movie is destined to be a hit at the box office, and it has the support of Warner Bros. and the support of several of our major media companies. The publicity and support were much greater than theirs. Not to mention that Yin Jun used almost all people from Xiangjiang this time.

A national hero with a deep foundation in the United States, a big-budget movie fully supported by Hollywood, and a movie from Hong Kong. The protagonist is very unfamiliar to Americans. Even the story, plot, and viewing experience Comparing the movies, which are all completely different, I really can't think of anything that it couldn't suppress. "

Spring somewhat agreed with this, "I don't know how Yin Jun did it. The last film "Police Academy" was so successful, so this time we will follow the same path and find some European and American movie stars. , wouldn’t it be possible to continue to be successful with such a package of his script?”

Alan Ryder nodded, "Perhaps it's because of success after success! There are too many such people, not to mention people like Yin Jun who have never failed since their debut."

"What we discussed last time..." Spring suddenly lowered his voice, "If Yin Jun fails, we will immediately make a big bet and start "Jurassic Park". Is there any hope?"

It is no secret that Jun is Yin Jun.

As early as when Yin Jun wrote songs for Teresa Deng, everyone already knew that the second author who translated for Yin Jun was the president of the American branch of Kirin Culture.

Film companies always have a special preference for such best-selling books, especially best-selling novels with potential for adaptation.

Stephen King’s novels and Michael Crichton’s novels are among the most typical representatives.

Now there is another Jun who has suddenly emerged, that is, Yin Jun.

"Jurassic Park", "The Da Vinci Code", "Forrest Gump", "A Song of Ice and Fire", "World of Warcraft".

So far, Yin Jun has only written five novels, but these alone are enough to make him the world's first-class best-selling author.

The most powerful "Jurassic Park", with its wonderful imagination and fascinating storyline, has now sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and it is far from stopping.

"A Song of Ice and Fire" has recently begun to develop more and more vigorously. Although it is only the first "Game of Thrones" published, Yin Jun's magnificent imagination, unexpected settings, and huge world view in it , as many as hundreds of characters...etc., people who like to read magical literature can't stop.

Many book fans over the age of 40 say that "A Song of Ice and Fire" reminds them of the super masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings".

It is also the push of this group of adults that has allowed "Game of Thrones" to rise all the way, with sales exceeding 20 million copies, showing a strong tendency for latecomers to catch up.

Needless to say, when it comes to book sales, what Hollywood companies care about is whether they can adapt these best-selling books into movies and make a lot of money.

Every film company has conducted research on Yin Jun's best-selling books.

What 20th Century Fox is most optimistic about is actually the suspenseful "The Da Vinci Code."

But everyone knows that Spielberg, another super director, is a die-hard fan of "Jurassic Park". He has expressed on countless occasions that he hopes to put "Jurassic Park" on the screen. idea.

Even people know that Spielberg and Yin Jun talked face to face several times, but never got any answer.

You know, Yin Jun is Spielberg's friend!

What even Spielberg can't do, Hollywood giants ask themselves, I'm afraid they can't do it either.

Therefore, after being rejected one after another, everyone gradually put aside this issue temporarily and prepared to wait until there was an opportunity to launch an offensive again.

Just recently, Spring discovered that when Michael Eisner wanted to target Yin Jun, he told Alan Ryder that if Yin Jun was in trouble, he could attract Yin Jun to sell "Dwarfs" with a high price. "Logic Park" movie rights, that would be a very amazing victory.

This not only means that 20th Century Fox will have a good series brand, but more importantly, it can break Universal's monopoly on Spielberg.

You said to Spielberg, come to 20th Century Fox and let's make "Jurassic Park" together.

Think about it, will Spielberg come?

It’s definitely coming!

As long as there is one cooperation and the beginning of cooperation, are you still afraid that you will not be able to cooperate with this director who can bring super high box office revenue in the future?

Alan Ryder was also very interested after hearing this, so he also actively joined in the suppression of Yin Jun.

Hearing Spring talk again, Alan Ryder nodded slightly, "I don't know, but we can give it a try."

"I think Yin Jun is a greedy person, or a very controlling person," Spring said. "I'm afraid it won't be that easy for us to just give away some box office revenue. If it doesn't work, we will We can also make some concessions on peripheral products and derivative benefits. Everything is for the future!"

Alan Ryder smiled and said, "Is it necessary to give such conditions from the beginning? Wouldn't Yin Jun be even more aggressive?"

"No, a business like this can be successful if it succeeds the first time. If you want to delay and negotiate terms, according to Yin Jun's temper, it is very likely that he will completely ignore us." Spring said, "I After studying this man, he has the heart of a scholar and is arrogant, and he will never allow such a low-price insult. If we expect success, it is best to negotiate directly with the best terms."

Last time, the company's investment forecast department estimated the box office of the big movie "Jurassic Park". If Spielberg is at the helm and given enough special effects support, it is very likely that the box office will exceed 600 million US dollars, becoming Another super hit production. But they only analyzed it from the movie, but forgot about the peripheral products.

Think about the fact that the Transformers owned by Yin Jun bring him hundreds of millions of dollars in net profit every year! Such a powerful tool for attracting money is the reason why Yin Jun dares to run rampant in Hollywood so brazenly! If we could turn "Jurassic Park" into a second Transformers series, the revenue would be more than 3.5 billion US dollars? "

Alan Ryder strongly agrees with this statement.

This good friend of his is definitely more sensitive to the market than he is.

The follow-up peripherals of "Jurassic Park" do have the potential to be a big hit.

At this point, it's not that the company's investment forecasting department didn't see it, but they were relatively conservative and didn't consider this as a special project.

In other words, during the negotiations, this project was not worth the money from 20th Century Fox. Of course, they should get it for free.

Yin Jun is a smart man, even Michael Eisner will not deny this.

So Alan Ryder agrees more with his friend's point of view.

If you can't deal with him the first time, then the possibility of doing business through bargaining in the future is simply slim.

"But if we give him so much, wouldn't he be even more powerful?" Alan Ryder expressed his doubts.

"Do you think we can suppress people like Yin Jun if we want to?" Spring said, "Needless to say, you will know what kind of person he is when "E.T." is released in June. What a magical screenwriter! With this ability, coupled with such an overwhelming advantage in Asia, and a huge family fortune that is enough to match this strength, how could he be suppressed by us and unable to stand up? "

Faced with Spring's prediction, Alan Ryder pondered.

When he was involved in a project that might eventually reach more than one billion US dollars, he couldn't help but think seriously.

20th Century Fox's foundation is not as strong as that of several other companies, so when making decisions, you must not be rash, as this will bring great disastrous results to the company.

Everyone can clearly see how United Artists Film Company collapsed and take warnings from it.

After a moment, he finally made a decision, "Then, let's wait for "E.T." to come out before making plans! If it is a hit at the box office, we will immediately prepare to offer the best price to Yin Jun and win "Jurassic Park" in one fell swoop "Copyright!"

Alan Ryder didn't say what would happen if "E.T." failed.

A movie project that Spielberg is so optimistic about will definitely not fail miserably. At least it will be able to make back its money at the box office alone.

It just depends on how much money you can make in the end.

However, if the box office of "E.T." is not as successful as expected and the conditions decline, that is inevitable.

Hollywood……

No, this is the reality all over the world!