After Yu Dong said this, there was silence on the other end of the phone for a while. Yu Dong thought that there was a problem with the signal. This kind of problem with cross-border calls is normal.
"Hello?" Yu Dong said.
"Ahem." A light cough came from the other side, "I'm here, listening."
"Oh, since you didn't say anything, I thought the signal was not good."
"I'm...Commander, can you really give me "The Da Vinci Code" on credit in advance for 6.5 million?"
Hearing Zhang Yimou's words, Yu Dong was stunned.
Yu Dong was actually joking about giving "The Da Vinci Code" to Zhang Yimou on credit, because he didn't think Zhang Yimou would listen to this.
This kind of empty-handed approach is actually very common, and many people are doing it, but Zhang Yimou is just a director after all, and has never done this kind of thing before.
But now it seems that Zhang Yimou listened to this and showed great interest.
Yu Dong pondered for a moment and then said, "If you are willing, of course I can give you "The Da Vinci Code" on credit, and then you can find investment with the adaptation rights, but you have never done this kind of thing.
I'm worried that you will be tricked."
Zhang Yimou smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. I can't go to Jimmy to teach me. He must be very familiar with this matter."
Yu Dong smiled, he found this matter quite interesting.
"Okay, then I will sell you "The Da Vinci Code" for $6.5 million. You can just tell Jimmy about it."
"Okay, no problem, I'll go directly to Jimmy."
…
As soon as Jimmy finished talking to Spielberg about the filming of "Cat and Mouse Game", he received a call from Zhang Yimou.
Leaning against the sofa, Jimmy held the tea cup and said with a smile, "Lao Mouzi, you called me at this time. What's the matter? I want to ask about the box office of "Golden Dreamland". Didn't I tell you? These things you
Just ask Link directly, he is responsible for the data."
Zhang Yimou chuckled and said, "I'm not here for the box office of "Golden Dreamland", but for another matter."
"another thing?"
"I want to buy the film and television adaptation rights of "The Da Vinci Code."
Jimmy raised his eyebrows and said with a look of surprise, "You want to buy the film and television adaptation rights of "The Da Vinci Code"? Lao Mouzi, we are all old friends. I really am not looking down on you. You know "The Da Vinci Code"
How much does it cost to get the film and television adaptation rights for "Code"?"
Zhang Yimou blurted out, "Six million and a half million US dollars."
Jimmy nodded, "Six and a half million U.S. dollars is a reasonable price. It seems you have understood it carefully."
"It's not that I got to know it carefully, but I talked to the staff member, and he said he would sell it to me for US$6.5 million."
Jimmy smiled and said, "You've already talked with him. Well, since he said to sell it, he will sell it to you, but do you have so much money? You got a share of "Golden Dreamland", but not that much, and these
Haven’t you got the money yet?”
"It's like this. A member of staff told me that he is willing to lend me "The Da Vinci Code" for 6.5 million U.S. dollars, and I will give you the money after I get investment." Zhang Yimou explained.
Jimmy suddenly realized, "Oh, it turns out that I just want nothing to show for it. Lao Mouzi, you seem to be an honest and honest person, and you have learned bad things. But it can work. The box office performance of "Golden Dreamland" is good. You have been doing well in Hollywood recently."
Hong, if you go out and ask for the film and television adaptation rights of "The Da Vinci Code", you will definitely be able to attract investment. But Lao Mouzi, attracting investment is only the first step, and it is also a very simple matter. How to maximize the benefits?
Maximizing and ensuring your own rights is the most important thing."
"So, I'm not here to seek advice from you."
Jimmy thought for a while and said, "In this way, you first set up a company, and then find some interested companies to jointly produce products, and then pay yourself. The compensation is composed of two parts as before, one part is a fixed salary, and the other part is
You can set the profit share as much as you like, which can even out your credit money. Of course, before that, you have to calculate the production cost of the movie first, so that when others come to invest, you can
It's easy to calculate how much share to give them. Movie income is divided into several types, and the share you give to the investment company should also be broken down into..."
Because Zhang Yimou was not familiar with this system before, Jimmy explained it to him from the most basic level, and Zhang Yimou also listened very seriously. He was indeed very interested in this Hollywood system.
After listening to Jimmy's words, Zhang Yimou also realized that things were not that simple.
For example, recruiting funds does not mean that after he gets the rights to film and television adaptations, he will shout to the sky and someone will come over to invest in him, but he needs to do some preparation work.
If he wants to attract high-quality funds, he still needs to determine the script, shooting plan, etc. It is best to obtain investment from a film company first... This is not difficult, and it can be left to the Deep Space Company.
After receiving the investment from Deep Space Company and signing the contract, Zhang Yimou can bring the contract and the preparation materials to attract investment.
There were many details, and Jimmy told Zhang Yimou one by one. This simply opened the door to a new world for Zhang Yimou.
At first, Zhang Yimou was a little worried. After all, with such a big project, he was afraid of any risks.
But after listening to Jimmy's analysis, he found that there was no need to worry too much, because even if the movie ended up losing money, he personally would not lose a dime and would be able to earn a director's fee.
The only thing he has to worry about is that if the movie is not made well, it will damage his brand. But in fact, no matter whether he recruits funds or not, as long as he directs it, if the movie is not made well, it will damage his brand.
From another perspective, this is a way to realize his fame and his relationship with Yu Dong. Because of his good relationship with Yu Dong, he got the film and television adaptation rights of "The Da Vinci Code", and because he directed "Golden"
"Dreamland" gained fame, so people were willing to believe in him and give him money to make movies.
However, Zhang Yimou is still quite confident. He believes that he is fully capable of filming "The Da Vinci Code" just like he did "Golden Dreams".
In fact, Zhang Yimou has been quite successful in adapting novels into movies. His previous successful movies were basically adapted from novels.
At the end, Jimmy added, "For such a movie, the movie itself may not be as important as the commercial operation. Since it is a commercial operation, it is natural to consider more commercial aspects. In this way, you need to consider some things when selecting actors.
Actors with box-office appeal should try not to cast new actors, then the production cost of the film will not be low."
"Haha, I know this even if you don't tell me. Besides, I only know so many actors. I thought about continuing to use Matthew McConaughey, but the role of Langdon is not suitable for Matthew McConaughey.
."
Jimmy nodded, "Matthew McConaughey is indeed inappropriate. First of all, his age is wrong. Professor Langdon should be over forty years old. In fact, Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey, and
Bing Williams... no, Robin is a bit shorter, Mel Gibson is also okay, but he may not have time, he is quite busy recently."
I heard Jimmy say such a long list of names, some of which Zhang Yimou had never heard of.
Zhang Yimou has watched many American movies, but some of the actors looked familiar to him, but he couldn't name them.
"Well, I have written down the names of these people. I will look for their information later."
Jimmy smiled and said, "Don't bother. I'll find the information for you. You can see which actor is suitable. Also, come over sometime. We've signed the transfer contract for the film and television adaptation rights of "The Da Vinci Code"
."
"So urgent?"
"Of course I'm anxious. If you sign it early, we can get back the film and television adaptation rights earlier."
…
If the deep space park in July is full of flowers, then the deep space park after August 10th will be a world of science fiction.
Although the Galaxy Awards ceremony was held on August 14th, and the science fiction themed activities also started after that, a large number of science fiction fans came from all over the world before that. Until August 10th, the park was basically full.
Occupied by science fiction fans.
In fact, not all of them are science fiction fans, there are also some fans who like fantasy, fantasy and many two-thorned apes.
Therefore, people can often see some strange sights, such as a little toy standing next to the Makini zombies.
After the Galaxy Awards Ceremony on the 14th, the science fiction themed activities officially began, and the number of people in the venue reached a peak, which was more than the number of people at the annual meeting.
Compared with winter, summer is the peak season for the deep space park. Coupled with various activities, it is expected that the number of visitors to the park exceeds that of the annual meeting.
…
"There are so many people. If the other two venues hadn't also opened, it would definitely not be possible to have just one science fiction themed venue."
"It's still too hot during the day, otherwise the venue could accommodate a lot of people."
“I just saw some people cosplaying neon cartoon characters, do you want to take care of them?”
"Don't worry about it, just let them go. There are no stalls for these works, and there are not too many people, so they don't pose any threat."
"Many neon people came to this event. It seems that this kind of event has a strong attraction to them."
"It's not strong enough. The influence of our film, television and animation works on Neon has not reached expectations. We have to work hard in this regard."
"We are working hard, but in some aspects we are lagging far behind, and it will be difficult to catch up for a while."
"I know this, so we can't follow the old path and open up another market."
"Well, I know, boss, you are talking about online novels. We are doing these and have achieved some results. I just saw a Neon Man cosplaying the Purple Gold God of War, which is the character in Zhao Yan's novel "The Hammer King"
."
"Not bad, keep up the good work."
Among the bustling crowd, two men wearing Makini zombie hoods were walking and chatting. They were none other than Yu Dong and Yu Liang.
Today the sci-fi themed event officially started, and the two of them also made some disguised "private visits" to see what was going on.
There are many stalls on site, displaying various science fiction books and science fiction peripherals. Some stalls are privately furnished, and some stalls are furnished by science fiction associations from various countries.
After walking for a while, Yuliang smiled and pointed to a stall on the east side, "That seems to be the stall of the Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association."
Yu Dong turned around to look, and then nodded. It was indeed the booth of the Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association.
The stalls in the venue are of different sizes. After each unit applies, the organizer Shenzhen Space Company will allocate stalls to them based on the actual situation.
The Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association has developed very well in recent years and is very large, so they were assigned a relatively large booth. They were very willing to spend money, and even built a large billboard behind the booth with the words "A Row of
The large letters "Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association" allow people to see them at a glance from a distance.
"Let's go and have a look."
There were many people gathered around the booth, from various countries. Several staff at the booth were busy introducing the Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association and the works promoted by their association to these tourists.
In addition, the Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association also produced many science fiction short films, and a TV was set up on site to play them back and forth.
The Cucumber Garden Science Fiction Association has shot many science fiction short films over the years, but the most famous one is the award-winning "Bring Her Eyes". After all, this novel was later made into a feature film, and it also won a high award.
box office.
The association shoots science fiction short films not primarily for profit, but mainly to cultivate relevant talents and allow some new directors and actors to gain experience.
After approaching the stall and looking at the busy staff, Yu Dong smiled and shrugged, "It seems they have no time to care about us."
Yuliang nodded, "There are a few people, why can't we see President Qu?"
Yu Dong curled his lips and said, "The boy must have gone to play by himself."
"President Qu still has his childlike innocence," Yu Liang said with emotion.
The two of them lowered their heads and looked at the books and peripheral works on the stall. After a while, a tall and thin young man came over with sweating profusely.
Although it is summer now, considering that many cosplayers wear thick clothes, the air-conditioning in the venue is fully turned on.
But even so, this young man was still sweating profusely in his short-sleeved shirt, which showed that he was really busy at the moment.
"Gentlemen, may I help you with anything?" the young man asked.
Yu Dong smiled and said, "I see there are so many tourists at your stall, why are there only a few of you?"
The young man explained, "The president took several members to distribute flyers elsewhere."
Hearing that Qu Aiguo was taking people to distribute leaflets, Yu Dong raised his eyebrows and felt a little ashamed. He mistakenly blamed Qu Aiguo. This guy was not playing, but was working seriously.
"Flyers need to be distributed, but the stalls must also be guarded. We will need to add more manpower later. Are you tight on manpower?"
"That's not true. There are still some members, but they will arrive in a while."
"Yeah." Yu Dong nodded.
Chapter completed!