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Chapter 563 Publishing Copyright (4.5k)

"It's not luck, it's your vision.

However, I heard that you only signed the first film of "The Fast and the Furious", and you have already filmed two subsequent films. You only have the priority to sign the contract? "

Jia Fei turned his gaze and asked with a smile.

Jerry Steen's heart sank, he had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Jia Fei's next words made him ignore that the person in front of him was a famous Hollywood figure, and his face quickly became gloomy.

"We are also very interested in this film and hope that it will not embarrass New Line Cinema."

Jia Fei said with a smile.

Annie glanced at the smiling Jia Fei.

The worry in my heart is no less than that of Jerry Steen.

Although the entire new line was prepared, he knew that the follow-up films of "Fast and Furious" would definitely attract the attention of other companies, but he did not expect to come so soon.

For other small and medium-sized companies, Xinxian will not be so worried.

But this is Paramount!One of the Big Seven in Hollywood.

Whether it is funds or resources, New Line cannot compare with it.

Thinking in another way, Annie felt that if he was He Jin, he would definitely choose to cooperate with Paramount instead of relying on Warner's back, but not affiliated to Warner's new line.

"Mr. Jia Fei's interest in this project shows that we have really found a treasure.

However, we have priority and I believe we will win this project before Paramount. "

Jerry Steen quickly returned to normal, said.

As he spoke, he looked directly at Jia Fei, as if saying, "Come on! Let's fight! We won't be afraid of you!"

"Wait and see!"

Jia Fei raised his glass with a smile, then took his leave and walked to a group of people on the other side.

Watching Jia Fei leave, Jerry Ding took a sip of wine and said to Annie:
"Tomorrow's negotiation with He Jin, I will personally go out and try to win all the subsequent projects directly."

……

The next morning, Jerry Sdin and Annie arrived at the Golden Hotel on time as agreed.

They made an appointment with He Jin to discuss the distribution rights of the follow-up film of "Fast and Furious".

Standing downstairs of the Gordon Hotel, looking at this five-star hotel, Annie was a little worried.

The box office of "Fast and Furious" continued to rise, and even Paramount, a seven-level film company, paid attention to this film.

He didn't know how the negotiations on this trip would turn out.

If it fails, then Xinxian will really make wedding dresses for other companies.

At this time, Annie really regretted that he didn't add more money to get all the follow-up distribution rights.

This would not be the case now if it had won the distribution rights for the follow-up films of this series.

"The time is almost up! Let's go!"

Jerry Ding looked at the time with a serious face, as if he was about to fight a life-and-death battle.

Saying it is a matter of life and death is indeed a bit of an exaggeration.

But for Jerry Steen, the subsequent distribution rights of "Fast and Furious" are really important to him.

In September this year, his contract with New Line Cinema is about to expire.

So far, he has not received any news from Warner about continuing to let him serve as executive manager.

Although he has also received invitations from some headhunters to serve in other companies.

But those companies are mostly small companies, which cannot be compared with New Line at all.

He didn't want to leave the New Line.

Therefore, "Fast and Furious" has become a bargaining chip for him to continue to serve.

As long as he wins the subsequent distribution rights of this series, he has a chance and even goes one step further.

Seeing the Chinese who came downstairs to meet them, Jerry Stan took the initiative to meet him and held his hand.

"Mr. He, nice to meet you! I'm Jerry Ding, and I'm currently the executive manager of New Line Media."

He Jin glanced at him, smiled and shook hands with him, "Nice to meet you!"

As he spoke, he pointed to Little Jew and Andy Lau behind him.

"This is my wife Zhou Huimin, and my partner and good friend Andy Lau.

If you've seen "The Fast and the Furious," you should know that they all star in the movie. "

"Of course, I love The Fast and the Furious very much.

It's a really good movie, and it's amazing what a couple of guys do in it.

Especially Ms. Zhou, you are the most beautiful Chinese lady I have ever seen.

Of course, the performances of Mr. He and Mr. Andy Lau are also very unforgettable. I especially like the fight at the end of the two films.

As "Black Belt" magazine commented, I also think this fight is enough to be selected as the top ten classic fighting scenes in film history. "

Jerry Ding secretly looked at He Jin and observed his character, while flattering several people.

As the saying goes, there is no one who doesn't like to listen to good words.

Jerry Ding's words made Little Jew and Andy Lau couldn't help but smile, and they had a very good impression of Jeristine.

But He Jin, in his previous life, he heard a lot about Hollywood, so he didn't take these words to heart.

Since someone waited for several hours to invite Jet Li to film.

Then flattery, it is simply a normal thing.

Hollywood has always been realistic.

Now Jerrystin wanted what they wanted from them, and of course he acted like that.

If He Jin had no use value, then the result might be another scene.

When they came to the hotel conference room upstairs, several people sat down separately.

"Mr. Jerry Ding, congratulations to "The Fast and the Furious" box office, congratulations!"

He Jin asked people to serve coffee and expressed congratulations with a smile.

"Thank you! This is our common interest, and congratulations to Mr. He!"

Jerry Ding looked at He Jin and said.

He Jin smiled and nodded.

Indeed, both parties have benefited from the success of "Fast and Furious".

New Line Cinema got the box office, and Ho Jin got the fame.

At the same time, it also made the value of the subsequent "Fast and Furious" in his hands even higher.

"Mr. He, according to the contract, we have the first right to purchase the distribution rights of the follow-up films of "Fast and Furious".

So the purpose of our visit today is to discuss this matter. "

Jerry Sine didn't go into too much trouble, and went straight to the point.

"Yes, there is this item in my contract with New Line Films. New Line Films can get the follow-up distribution rights of this series first at the same price."

He Jin smiled and nodded.

"Mr. He, although our New Line Cinema is not one of the top seven companies, we are also a leader among medium-sized companies.

Also, you should know about our relationship with Warner.

I can guarantee that it will be a win-win thing for "Fast and Furious" to us. "

Jerry Ding looked at He Jin and said.

Although it is known that Paramount will intervene in this project.

But Jerry Stine doesn't think Paramount will be so quick to do so.

So he thinks, so far, their Xinxian is He Jin's best partner.

As long as Paramount wins the distribution rights of the film before Paramount, it will be useless for Paramount to use any tricks in the future.

He Jin lowered his head, as if he was thinking about it. After a while, he raised his head and said pointedly: "I am very happy to cooperate with New Line, and I also hope to cooperate with New Line."

"Eight million dollars." Jerry Tine tentatively said, "For eight million dollars, we will buy out the European and American copyrights of "The Fast and the Furious II."

To a certain extent, Jerry Ding believes that his price is already very high. So far, no Xiangjiang film has received such a high offer.

"With all due respect!" He Jin's smile remained unchanged, "Your company lacks sincerity in cooperation."

Jerry's face remained unchanged, this was just a test price.

As the executive manager of New Line Films, his negotiation experience has already been perfected. He has heard He Jin's words too much, and he can't change his mood at all.

"Mr. He, we have cooperated once, and the success of "Fast and Furious" is the basis of our mutual trust, which is simply incomparable to other companies.

You wouldn't want to work with someone who eats people but doesn't spit out their bones, would you? "

He Jin glanced at Annie who was next to Jerry Steen.

Compared to the old fox Jerry Steen, he still hopes to negotiate with Annie.

Although Annie has been in this industry for many years, he is not as thick-skinned as Jerry Steen.

"Fox, Paramount Pictures, Dimensional Pictures, Bowei Films, and Universal Pictures!" He Jin said half-truthfully, "These companies have all contacted me, and they all want "Speed" and Passion."

Of the above companies, only Universal Pictures has contacted He Jin.

He Jin has cooperated with Universal Music, a subsidiary of Universal.

The day before yesterday, Universal Pictures contacted him once through Universal Music, hoping to get "Fast and Furious".

However, the Universal family has a big business and is not too obsessed with this film. Although their offer was high, they also had many conditions, so He Jin rejected them.

However, although only the Universal family has contacted him, it doesn't mean that He Jin can't raise the banner.

He didn't believe that Jerry Steen would actually call and ask.

Even if you ask, given the competitive relationship among these Hollywood companies, even if there is no quotation, they will still cheat New Line Pictures.

"Although I was very moved by the offer from some of them, I did not agree to them because of the agreement between your company and us."

After speaking, He Jin said seriously: "I am very sincere, and I hope your company can show its sincerity."

Jerry Ding didn't know how many companies had contacted He Jin.

But he knew it was meaningless.

He said directly: "Mr. He, please make a price! We will buy out all subsequent copyrights at once."

He Jin smiled, "For [-] million US dollars, the European and American copyrights of the second and third films produced so far will be handed over to you."

"puff!"

While drinking coffee, Andy Lau, who didn't say a word, couldn't help but spit out all the coffee.

Looking at He Jin, his eyes were incredible.

Opening his mouth is [-] million US dollars, He Jin is using the new line as a bank.

"What?" Jerry Tine almost stood up, his face was ugly, "This is impossible, "Fast and Furious" is not worth the price at all."

Sincerity, is this sincerity?I frankly quoted eight million, and you directly doubled it by ten times.

"This includes all copyrights in Europe, not one, but the second and third, two films.

You know the box office trend of "The Fast and the Furious" better than I do. The final box office of this movie is definitely above [-] million.

The income from this film may bring hundreds of millions of dollars to your New Line Films.

With the successful precedent of "Fast and Furious", the attention of the second and third parts will only be higher.

My quotation of [-] million US dollars is not high. "

Hearing He Jin's words, several people including Andy Lau showed thoughtful expressions.

Indeed, according to what He Jin said, it is true.

The first one can earn hundreds of millions of dollars, and the second and third ones can earn another [-] million, which is [-] million.

Excluding other expenses such as the share of theaters, the net profit of the new line is at least around [-] million yuan.

You can earn [-] million, what if you give me [-] million?It makes sense.

Of course, the above is just a statement.

People who know a little bit of common sense about movies don't think so.

Jerry Steen is obviously not a ignorant person.

"Fifteen million, all subsequent copyrights of "Fast and Furious"."

He quotes again.

"Sorry, it's too low!"

He Jin shook his head, stood up, and made a move to leave.

"Mr. He, we came here with sincerity, and I hope you will also show sincerity."

Jerry Stan said with a gloomy face.

Hearing this, He Jin stood there thinking for a few seconds, then sat back down.

"Then don't buy out, let's talk about share!"

He Jin said.

"Want?" Jerristine couldn't help standing up.

"Mr. He, I don't see any sincerity from you."

After a pause, he said, "The share is your goal! The [-] million is just a cover, you just want to share.

But I have to tell you that not only New Line Cinema will not buy "Fast and Furious" in the form of a share, but any other company will not agree to your proposal.

I think, Mr. He, you need to think carefully. "

After speaking, Jerry Tine turned and walked out of the temporary office with Annie.

Watching Jerry Ding leave, He Jin frowned.

From Jerry Ding's performance, he knew that the sharing offer he thought might be in vain.

Hollywood exclusion is very serious.

Especially in the period of the 90s, Hollywood would not allow oriental films to appear in the North American market in the form of sharing.

This is exclusion, and it is also self-protection among major North American companies.

"How to do?"

Andy Lau asked.

He knew that He Jin wanted to get a share from New Line Films.

Looking at the situation now, this approach will not work.

"Wait, if the share is not enough, buy it out, but the price can't be low. Even if I let the copyright rot in my own hands, I won't sell it cheap."

He Jin said in a deep voice.

There was no way to sell the first film to New Line for [-] million US dollars before.

But now that "Fast and Furious" has been successful, it is absolutely impossible to buy something for a few million dollars.

For the second part, He Jin would never sell it for less than fifteen million US dollars. He believes that there are definitely companies willing to spend this money.

Now wait for the final box office of "Fast and Furious".

As long as it exceeds [-] million, someone is definitely willing to spend [-] million US dollars for the second part.

"How is the box office trend of "Fast and Furious" these days?"

He Jin asked.

He hasn't paid much attention to the box office these days.

"The box office trend has begun to decline, but it hasn't dropped much, and it's fairly stable. A total of [-] million was harvested in two days on weekends, and the box office on weekdays is between [-] million and [-] million. The total box office has reached [-] so far. Six million."

Andy Lau said, showing a regretful expression, "If "Love at Second Sight" hadn't been too powerful, the box office might have been even higher."

"Love at Second Sight" will be released on April [-].

Prior to this, on the [-]st, "Fast and Furious" had just surpassed "Bad Boys" to become the single-day box office champion.

I thought that "Fast and Furious" would start to break the single-day box office championship record.

But who would have thought that the box office of the premiere of "Love at Second Sight" directly reached [-] million US dollars, overwhelming "Fast and Furious" and "Bad Boys" in one fell swoop.

In the following days, "Fast and Furious" only won two single-day box office champions in the hands of "Love at Second Sight".

Fortunately, "Love at Second Sight" is a love movie, although the impact on "Fast and Furious" is there, it is not too great.

The box office trend of "Fast and Furious" has been relatively stable, and it is expected to exceed [-] million.

"If New Line Films comes back later, you ask them to come to Xiangjiang to talk to me. Don't be set up by them. Jerry Steen is very treacherous."

He Jin said.

After a pause, he was afraid that Andy Lau would misunderstand him and think that he would not talk, so he explained:

"They will only be more anxious than us, let them go."

"Okay! You can go back at ease! If they come to me, I will let them talk to you."

New Line Pictures knew that Andy Lau invested in "Fast and Furious".

He Jin felt that Jerry Ding might look for Andy Lau.

It's not that He Jin doesn't believe that Andy Lau can't talk, after all, he has also run a company and has experience.

It's just that Andy Lau doesn't know much about the North American market, so it's easy for Jerry Ting to get in.

(End of this chapter)