Chapter 664 649. Select Cooperation (5/5)

Chapter 664 649. Choose Cooperation (55)

"Hi, I'm Wang Bo, you can call me W, I wonder if you know the book "Fatal Note"? I'm the agent of the author, Mr. Hill..."

After contacting the producer, Wang Bo introduced himself.

The other party patiently listened to his introduction, and said: "Hello, W, Goode mentioned you and Mr. Hill to me. As for "Fatal Note", how could I not know about it? It is the most popular in New Zealand in the last ten years. Isn't it a novel by "The Notebook"? To be honest, I am a fan of "Notes"."

Hearing this, Wang Bo changed his mind, and asked tentatively: "Then man, do you have any intention to adapt "Notes"? You are an expert, and you should be able to see that this work was born for big movies and TV dramas." right?"

John Barnett pondered for a while, and said: "To be honest, I am really interested in this work, and Goode also recommended it to me, but my studio still needs further calculations..."

"But with all due respect, you may not have so much time to wait. Mr. Trevor Haisham of TV2 has already contacted us, and they intend to adapt this work." Wang Bo interrupted him, It's not very polite to do so, but it can show the strength of your side.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, John Barnett's tone was no longer so unhurried, and he immediately asked: "What kind of promise did they make? TV-2 is now strong, but you have to With all due respect, they don't have the strength to shoot "Notes" perfectly."

In this way, Wang Bo understood that his strategy was very successful, and there must be competition between the two production companies. Facing the high-quality IP of "Fatal Note", they all have ideas.

"I understand, John, that's why I called you. Goode introduced you to me. Of course, I know your status and ability in the film and television industry without his introduction. Goode recommended that I contact you and share the details of this book. The copyright is handed over to you, and he thinks it will be a win-win thing.”

"But TV-2 was the first to contact us. We think the other party is very sincere, but to be honest, we hope to cooperate with you more. I don't know how much your studio is willing to buy this book based on the existing investigation data. copyright?"

Because of the presence of Goode Battier, a powerful introducer, John Barnett did not go around in circles with him, and directly quoted: "According to the current situation, we want to buy the film copyright for global distribution, and the price is 100." Ten thousand dollars."

The attitude of the other party was very good, and he directly offered an offer, but Wang Bo was very disappointed: "It's only one million New Zealand dollars?"

The lambs, chickens and ducks he produced at one time cost more than one million New Zealand dollars, which is too little. For such an influential work in his plan, no matter what, he has to pay a copyright fee of 18 million dollars, right?

Barnett is a real connoisseur. When he heard his rhetorical question, he immediately laughed: "W, you obviously don't know much about New Zealand's film and television industry, right?"

There is nothing embarrassing to admit, since President Battier was the one who made the connection, he must have introduced himself, so Wang Bo said frankly: "I am just helping my friend with this matter, and I really don't know much about it. It's more about knowing how to run a town."

Barnett said with a smile: "Okay, let me introduce to you. New Zealand is not the United States or the United Kingdom. This country is too small, and the film and television market has only a small capacity."

"Take the two films I filmed last year as an example, "Whale Rider" and "Ciole's Wedding". These two films made a box office of 3 million New Zealand dollars in New Zealand, and then they entered the top ten box office of local New Zealand films. ranks."

Hearing this, Wang Bo was quite surprised. New Zealand's film and television market is so small? In comparison, China is much more powerful. As far as he knows, any good movie in China can have a box office of over 100 million or 200 million, and a good production can even reach a box office of one billion!

"The box office of three million is not even considered profitable for the international film market, but for investors, this is already an unexpected return." Barnett sighed.

"From this, you can know that a copyright fee of one million is definitely an astronomical figure, and the reason why I am willing to give so much is because Goode promised me that if I put "Fatal Note" on the big screen , that would invest in the movie."

I don’t know if it’s because of Good Battier, but the president was very frank in his communication with Wang Bo, and introduced him to many rules and common sense of the New Zealand film and television market.

Both parties hung up the phone friendly, and Wang Bo told Hill the offer.

Hill's eyes lit up when he heard the price: "One million New Zealand dollars? So high? My God, this should be the highest copyright price for a local work in New Zealand, right?"

Seeing his excitement, Wang Bo couldn't help shaking his head. The market in New Zealand is really too small.

Then he called TV-2 and learned that he was Hill's agent, and Trevor Haysim, who was in a high position, came to answer his call in person.

When Wang Bo asked for a quotation, Trevor gave him a very complicated copyright return system, which is mainly divided into two types. The simple one is to directly give 650,000 buyout rights, and the second complicated one is related to the box office. Hook up, you can get dividends.

The price offered here was lower, and Wang Bo told John Barnett's offer.

Hearing the offer of 1 million film adaptation rights, Trevor pondered for a while and then rejected: "Sorry, Wang, the risk represented by this price is too great, we cannot bear it."

Immediately afterwards, he said: "Obviously, that guy John has attracted a big investment. If there is no big investment, I bet he would never dare to give such a copyright fee. It's a bit unbelievable!"

If the price difference between the two parties is too large, there is no need to continue the negotiation.

Wang Bo asked Hill if he was satisfied with the one million copyright fee for film distribution. Hill nodded and said, "This price is very good. I expected five or six hundred thousand."

In this way, they changed their partners and decided to cooperate with Barnett's film company to move "Fatal Note" to the big screen first.

He then contacted Barnett again, and Barnett agreed to sign a contract with him. If the New Zealand market was not too small, then with the influence and popularity of "Fatal Note", it could be shaped into a "fatal IP".

Wang Bo called Mueller's attorney again and asked him to help Hill sign a copyright sale contract.

After finishing the work, he touched his chin and asked Hill: "You said, is it necessary for us to send "Fatal Note" to Europe, America or the United States? If it can be so popular in those places, then you are not sure. Become a millionaire!"