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"Ahem!"

"I think I need to reiterate to everyone: Evans is our gold medal producer at Universal, and I also believe in his ability and professional ethics! There is no need to say more about the content that has nothing to do with the film and television copyright of "Lord of the Rings". We Get on with the topic."

Charles Ashley didn't want to see internal strife in the company, so she interrupted the thoughts of the bosses in the conference room who wanted to criticize, and then turned around to persuade again, "We don't want to blame you, but I hope you can find a way to try to change this contract again, the terms in it restrict us too much. Once this contract is signed, Universal will be subject to everyone in "Lord of the Rings."

Big Hollywood companies are used to having an absolute advantage in cooperating with others. As long as they want to, they can even kick the writers away to do it alone, but this time they are a little bit tied for "Lord of the Rings". This is not a good sign.

"The only thing they let go is the copyright fee, which can be reduced from the original 50 million to 30 million, and the rest have clearly stated that it is the bottom line and no longer accept negotiations, otherwise they will temporarily give up the idea of ​​making "Lord of the Rings" a film and television, and Cooperation agreements will also be put on hold indefinitely."

This is also Li Chungang's real thinking. The landlord's family has surplus food and does not feel panic. As long as the copyright is in hand, there is no need to be anxious for a day.

Moreover, they didn't have the idea of ​​a lion opening their mouths. All the conditions they put forward left enough profit margins for Universal, and these were purely paper benefits. Those invisible and intangible invisible benefits were all given to Universal. , such as fame, such as company stock prices, such as popular stars, such as friendships, etc...

The essence of cooperation is "win-win"!

According to common sense, this cooperation is beneficial to both parties, and saves Universal Pictures from making risky choices when they have not seen the content.

The reason why they now feel that the contract is not good for their company is entirely because they cannot let go of the pride of being a Hollywood giant. The strength accumulated over the years in the face of other partners cannot be easily put down for a while, especially not After accepting that I have spent a huge amount of manpower and material resources, I still need to be controlled by others everywhere. How can so many "big bosses" who have been pampered and pampered for a long time in the conference room accept it?

If the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is split into three books and released one after another, then under the circumstance that the situation is not clear, Universal Pictures will definitely not be willing to put forward such strict conditions on Li Chungang's side out of prudence. Accepted, this is understandable; but now Li Chungang has completed the three-in-one feat in one go, and set an astonishing record of cumulative global sales of 1.61 billion copies in less than two weeks.

There was no such record in the past few decades, and it may not even appear in the future, so it seems that this contract is not strict, and even a bit extraordinarily kind.

If Li Chungang does not intend to make "The Lord of the Rings" into a film and television now, he will turn his head and continue to complete the brother and sister chapter "The Hobbit" of "The Lord of the Rings", so as to completely enrich the story of the entire Middle-earth world and deepen his understanding of the world. With the influence of the readers and their expectations for Middle-earth, believe it or not, when Universal comes to talk about film and television copyright cooperation, the most basic conditions of this contract will be "super doubled"!

But the last thing Universal Pictures wants to see is waiting, and what they lack the most is time. What they want is a time difference.

Mr. Paramount, who was rejected now, has no plans to re-quote after leaving. At present, only the Universal family in the market is quietly contacting Li Chungang.

"We are waiting for your good news, thank you."

After hanging up the video call, Evans threw the phone on the sofa, and then rubbed his stinging temples with his hands. It's not easy being a producer, and it's even more difficult to be a Hollywood producer. The gold medal production of Hollywood giants It is even more difficult to be a human being, and there are many things that need to be considered.

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Because there will be classes in the first period tomorrow morning, Li Chungang chose to go back to the dormitory tonight for the rest of the night.

And Qi Tong and Guan Yulan...

This is not under the control of his boss. Everyone is an adult, and they can live wherever they like, and whether they like to open one room or two rooms is their freedom. Anyway, the company will reimburse them in the end.

"How's the result of today's blind date? Has the other party taken a fancy to you?"

Su Yu twitched his eyebrows, his mean expression was like Crayon Shin-chan.

Hearing this, Li Chungang, who was sitting in front of the desk, couldn't help but sighed, and said leisurely: "The result can only be good, okay, I had a preliminary negotiation with them in a friendly atmosphere, talked frankly on copyright issues, exchanged opinions, and improved I have a bilateral understanding, but I still have reservations about whether the contract is concluded or not. The key is not whether the other party likes me, but whether the other party can afford the "betrothal gift money". go home?"

This is a large project involving billions or tens of billions of dollars. Of course, it is impossible to sit down and sign the contract directly in a few words, that would be too hasty.

After hearing Li Chungang's words, Su Yu shook his head helplessly and said, "It means that no agreement has been reached yet?"

"There's nothing wrong with you saying that, old iron." Li Chungang didn't know how high Universal Pictures' expectations for "The Lord of the Rings" were.

These requirements put forward by his company are already the ceiling in the same industry. Unless he writes "The Hobbit" and "The Silmarillion", otherwise, there will be no higher requirements than this if he publishes a new book.

The current situation is like... the woman who has worked so hard to raise an adult has reached the age of marriage, and the partner is also a rich and powerful rich second generation, but this rich second generation may not be willing to pay so much now The price to marry his daughter. The good thing is that my daughter is well-known in the nearby towns and villages, and she doesn't worry about marrying the kind.

"It's okay. As the saying goes, good things take time. If you go on blind dates a few more times, you will always find a suitable partner, and you won't become the best leftover."

"My attitude is actually very simple. In a nutshell, it is Ning Que Wu Chao. It doesn't matter how much money you make, but it must reflect the attitude of the other party's attention, and the investment in making a movie must be large enough, otherwise it will directly affect the other party. To the word of mouth of my work!"

The conditions are set too high, and there are only a few companies capable of providing these conditions, and the range of choices is actually not large.

This can be seen from the fact that among so many Hollywood film and television companies, only Paramount and Universal Pictures have had contact with Li Chungang. The producers who have read the content of this book know that they want to make a film that will be accepted by the audience. The classic movie, the investment cost alone is huge, and it takes courage to make a profit from it!