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"For $300,000, we will buy out the copyright, distribution rights, and remake rights. If the audience approves after the release and we shoot a sequel, we will consider you as the director..."

"Mr. Carl, what we said on the phone earlier was not about copyright..."

Seeing the sudden change of expression on Oren Peli's face, Karl folded his hands on the chest and looked at the other party indifferently. He didn't say until the other party calmed down: "I'm talking about buying it. Naturally, it's all Otherwise, why do you think our company is called a copyright company?

What do you think of a so-called movie that has no script, just uses home DV, and spent $10,000 to shoot in a week? You don't really think that you can sell it for $300,000 just because of the distribution rights! Hehe, man, this is Hollywood, the big factory of world movies! "

"I am absolutely copyrighted..."

"Mr. Carl, can we discuss it first?" Seeing that the excited employer knew that he was going to suffer, the agent next to Oren hurriedly interrupted Oren Peli's refusal, and stopped him with his hand, with an embarrassing look on his face Smiling slightly narrowing his eyes, Karl explained with an indifferent expression.

"Please, is 10 minutes enough? If you don't think about it, forget it, I have something to do later..." Carl looked at his watch impatiently, and said in a cold voice.

"Enough, enough, we'll be right back."

Karl looked at Oren Peli and his agent who left, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows from his side. To be honest, he was quite optimistic about this low-cost movie, but business is business, and maximizing profits is his Pursuit, well, it’s a bit of a bully, it’s unfair, but this is reality, and if you want to survive in Hollywood, the vanity fair, you have to get used to its cruelty and ruthlessness.

He has already understood that this "Spiritual Ghost Story" is not interested in a movie with the ability to distribute it. It is not just an individual who can make a movie and be promoted to the theater. Even the movies of some stars are often not ranked. What's more, this so-called pseudo-documentary made by three people for $10,000 is not an exaggeration to say that it is a joke.

At present, apart from him, Carl, I am afraid that no one will be interested in this movie. He also wants to take a gamble. After all, Summit Entertainment's distribution ability is not inferior to the Big Six. It will be shown in theaters, so easy!

They have no choice!

Sure enough, it didn't take a few minutes for Oren Peli to come back with an ugly and smiling manager. Karl looked at the other party's reluctance and smiled playfully: "Olon Peli, if you think it's unfair , you can go to another place to have a look, the deal between us is fair and voluntary, I know that every director values ​​the things they make, but you have to understand, I am afraid that the entire Hollywood will cost me 300,000 buy it,

After more than a year, I thought you got it! "

Carl's words made Oren Peli, who was still aggrieved and felt unfair, froze. Thinking of all the cold eyes he had faced before, none of the hundreds of DVDs he mailed received a reply. Those cynicism and ignorance resurfaced one by one with Carl's voice.

"What you want is to let it play in theaters, and then you can gain a foothold in Hollywood. What I want is the profit it may bring to the company. To be honest, I am the only one who is gambling. The person who loses the most is me. And you've got $300,000, and it only cost $10,000, and if you still think it's an unfair deal, sorry, we don't have to force people..."

Seeing Carl's expression of being very uninterested, with a trace of disgust on his face, he was about to go back on his word and kick them out of the house. He apologized in a hurry like the wronged Oren Peli and his agent.

"Sorry, Mr. Carl..."

Hearing the various apologetic words from Oren and his manager, Karl's mood gradually improved, and his expression became much better.

"Olen, this time I bought the copyright of your pseudo-documentary to take a big risk. I will take it to Summit Entertainment to see the prospect of distribution. If it is valuable, I will definitely push Summit Entertainment to release it. , when the time comes, you will be able to see the movie you shot in the cinema. If the box office is good and you want to shoot the second movie, we will consider you first."

"Thank you, thank you Mr. Carl. Believe me, the effect of playing it at the film festival was really good, and the audience liked it very much..."

Karl is very satisfied with the other party's current attitude. Some people are cheap and always can't put themselves in the right position. I really thought that the Terminator I shot. To be honest, if he hadn't watched the movie, he really felt good. He They will never pay attention to their rushing to the street.

After the position and psychology of both parties changed, the transaction became extremely simple and smooth. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles in the future, the lawyers of both parties explained the terms in detail. After the edited master film and a series of CDs were handed over, Carl sent away the thankful Oren Peli and his party.

Standing in front of the meeting window, looking at Oren Peli leaving happily, Carl couldn’t help showing a meaningful smile, “Andy is only interested in the name and the story, and he wants me to buy out the copyrighted movie, believe me Will not disappoint, none of his investments have failed..."

Andy Smith's investment vision is not only believed by a close friend like Carl who has personally experienced all the processes of his rise. His repeated successes have made many people start to pursue Andy's invincibility, especially the continuous and long-term The gold prediction has made many people who believe in Andy earn a lot of money, which undoubtedly makes more people start to pursue him.

It rarely snows in London, and when it does, it only lasts for a day or two. This winter, when the snow fell intermittently—not the winter when the ground was covered with a thick layer of powder—the snow on the roads was just beginning to melt, and the skies were snowing again, which made it feel bad.

And what Andy hated most was the snowy day when the dirty roads were full of half-thawed ice and water.

At 8:30 p.m. London time, Andy, who was wearing a black stiff British wool coat and a pair of black sheepskin gloves on his hands, stepped out of the cabin door of the private jet, and was caught in the bone-eating, damp and cold air with snowflakes in it. He was rushed, making him frown involuntarily, and turned up the collar of his coat.

The assistant, who was fully armed and wrapped up, hurriedly opened the umbrella to help the big devil out of the snow.

"No need, just hold on to the hanging ladder..." Andy looked back at Tori, who was holding up the umbrella and was struggling a little bit due to the cold wind.

A group of people quickly got off the hanging ladder and got into the car that had been waiting for a long time. The car was very warm, "I hate the weather here..."

Andy took off the gloves on his hands and let Tori help him get rid of the snow from his hair and the shoulders of his coat. It melted in a while, and it would be more annoying if it was wet.

Andy took out his mobile phone and saw the two text messages from Carl on it. He couldn't help but feel better. His best friend is constantly creating more fetters and entanglements with him. Anyway, the marriage has failed. , and have a child, Monica in this most beautiful period, rather than start another unreliable marriage, might as well make him cheap.

She definitely took advantage of this handsome and strong little fresh meat to meet her life needs. . .

Next, Monica Bellucci will focus on her career, and Andy will create some favorable conditions for her. The combination of passion and interests will keep the relationship between the two of them harmonious.

As for "Spiritual Ghost Story", this can be said to be the biggest surprise that Karl brought him. To be honest, without Karl telling him, he really would not have thought of this movie that counterattacked the super dark horse at the box office.

The pseudo-documentary horror film, "The Blair Witch", needless to say, this film can be said to be the most successful pioneering work of hand-held DV horror films, and then "Death Video" from Spain constructed a perfect plot and characters on the basis of real records. fictional story.

However, "Spiritual Ghost Records" is the kind of movie that hides fear in the deepest part and makes people invisible, which intensifies the audience's psychological fear of "the more you can't see, the more afraid you are". The counterattack is the main reason why it has become the biggest dark horse at the box office.

This undoubtedly allowed Carl, a fat man, to dig up a very valuable treasure. Since money is automatically delivered to Andy, this opportunity will naturally not be missed. In order to maximize profits, it is natural to buy out the copyright. After all, this movie He filmed four full films, and although the reputation of one film was worse than the other film, the box office was very good. Naturally, such high-quality resources should be in his hands. He didn't want to have a disgusting incident like "The Blair Witch".