Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 694 Selling Copyright

"Home Alone" sold well at the beginning, and Langmeyer naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity.

But what Langmeyer didn't know was that, in fact, he had a super hit movie in his hands right now that was about to be released.

That is Steven Spielberg filming "ET".

This drama will rake in 7.9 million US dollars worldwide. It is not an exaggeration to call this drama a money printing machine.

However, "The Extraterrestrial ET" was released in June, and it will not be able to keep up with the Christmas schedule anyway.

And they didn't even think about moving the show to be released half a year later.

So for Langmeyer, the safest way now is to ask Lin Daoqiu for help and let him shoot the sequel of "Home Alone".

The filming time of this drama will not be too long, and the production cost is not high, and most importantly, it is very suitable for the family fun time of Christmas.

After receiving Langmeyer's call, Lin Daoqiu fell into deep thought.

The first part of "Home Alone" did sell well, but the box office of the subsequent sequels was not very good, and there was no way to surpass the previous one.

But for Lin Daoqiu, as long as it takes one or two months to shoot "Home Alone", it will definitely bring him a lot of income.

After thinking about it, Lin Daoqiu gave up the idea and decided to sell the copyright of "Home Alone".

A day later, Lin Daoqiu called Langmeyer.

When receiving the call from Lin Daoqiu, Langmeyer was very happy because he knew that Lin Daoqiu had already made a decision.

You must know that in this world, I am afraid that no one will think that they make too much money.

"Dear Lin, have you considered it?"

There was a sense of relief in Langmeyer's voice, and it seemed that he thought there would be no problem with this matter.

"Mr. Langmeyer, honestly, I really don't have time to make a sequel to Home Alone."

Lin Daoqiu's answer made Lang Mayer's heart sink.

However, Lin Daoqiu's next sentence immediately made Lang Mayer's depressed mood better.

"Although I can't make it, I can sell you the copyright of "Home Alone". What do you think?"

Lin Daoqiu's proposal made Lang Mayer stunned for a moment.

He didn't understand what Lin Daoqiu was thinking, and why he had this idea suddenly.

You must know that the movie "Home Alone" got a lot of box office when it was released, and it also caused a lot of discussion.

According to Langmeyer's thinking, when Christmas is approaching every year, it is a matter of course to get one to make money.

Now Lin Daoqiu suddenly wanted to sell him the copyright of "Home Alone", which forced Langmeyer to seriously think about what the other party's intentions were.

"Lin, how much do you plan to sell it for?"

As Langmeyer pondered, he also wondered how much it would cost to buy the rights to Home Alone.

If the price is not expensive, it's not that he can't think about it. After all, the audience base of this movie is there, and it will definitely not lose money when it is shot.

"Three hundred million dollars."

The price offered by Lin Daoqiu made Langmeyer frowned deeply.

This price is actually not expensive, because "Home Alone" set a box office of more than [-] million US dollars at that time.

And this does not include other derived income.

If only one film was made, then Langmeyer might not seriously consider Lin Daoqiu's proposal.

But if Lin Daoqiu sold the entire copyright of "Home Alone" to Universal at a price of [-] million US dollars, Langmeyer could seriously consider this matter.

He didn't rush to answer Lin Daoqiu. Lang Mayer still needs to discuss this matter with other people.

"Three days, give me three days, and I will give you an answer then."

Langmeyer decided to call a board meeting and discuss it with the others.

Although he is the president of Universal at this time, he still has a boss above him, and Langmeyer can do whatever he wants.

"Understood, I'll wait for your call then."

Lin Daoqiu put the matter aside after putting down the phone.

It’s okay if Langmeyer doesn’t buy it by then. He can sell the copyright of “Home Alone” to other companies.

Fox, Paramount, Columbia, these companies Lin Daoqiu believes that they will definitely be interested in "Home Alone".

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The Asian sister's top [-] match will start a month later.

This time the competition was not much different from the previous ones, but because half of the people had been eliminated before, this time the participants had more time to prepare.

Yuan Qiongdan can be said to be busy training every day during this period, and the score she got last time can only be said to barely pass.

But this time, 60 out of 44 people will be eliminated. Yuan Qiongdan feels that his hope of entering the top [-] is actually very slim.

However, Mai Cuixian has been encouraging Yuan Qiongdan by the side, telling her to keep working hard.

As time went by, sister Asia ushered in the top sixteen competition.

The judges who participated in the top [-] that day were even more famous than they were in the rematch.

ATV's many screenwriters and directors participated in the judging work, including Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun.

After a lap, the two of them were looking at the beauties and at the same time doing the work of the judges.

Originally, the judges this time, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui were not on the list.

However, Lin Daoqiu suddenly proposed to add the two of them, which made them appear in the final list of judges.

In fact, Lin Daoqiu's intention is very simple, since Asia's top three sisters will become the heroine of "Our Family".

Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui, who are the screenwriters, let them go through the review first and cross out the inappropriate people, so that the later work will be much easier.

Before these two people came, Lin Daoqiu had already called him to his office to give them advice. Naturally, they didn't come here to play today, so both of them were working very hard.

After the first lap, except for Mak Cuixian, some other people are not quite to their liking.

But the good news is that the girls who can pass the semi-finals are not only outstanding in terms of figure and appearance.

Therefore, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui only need to keep the beauties they are optimistic about. As for whether they can be shortlisted in the finals, it depends on the scores given by the judges during the finals.

The final results of the top 2 were announced, and Mai Cuixian once again advanced to the final as No.[-].

And Yuan Qiongdan stopped in the top 20 and only got No.[-] fourth place.

When she heard the news, Yuan Qiongdan couldn't help crying in the background. It seemed that she still cared about this competition, but it was a pity that she had worked hard for so long, but in the end she couldn't get her wish.

And when she was crying like pear blossoms and rain, a person suddenly appeared behind Yuan Qiongdan.

(End of this chapter)