Happy Little Mayor

"Hello, I'm Wang Bo. You can call me w. I don't know if you know the book Deadly Notes? I'm the author's agent ..."

After contacting the producer, Wang Bo introduced himself.

The other patient listened to his introduction very patiently and said, "Hello, w, Goode told me about you and Mr. Hill. How could I not know the" Deadly Notes "? This is the most popular in New Zealand in the past ten years. Isn't it a novel? To be honest, I'm a fan of Notes. "

Upon hearing this, Wang Bo changed his mind and asked tentatively: "Did you have any intention to adapt the" Notes ", you are an expert, and you should be able to see that this work was born for big movies and TV series Right? "

John Barnett groaned and said, "To be honest, I'm really interested in this work, Goode also recommended it to me, but my studio needs further calculations ..."

"But IMHO, you may not have so much time to wait. Mr. Trevor Haysham of tv2 has contacted us and they intend to adapt this work." Wang Bo interrupted his words, It's not polite to do this, but it shows your strength.

Sure enough, after listening to his words, John Barnett's tone was no longer so hurry, he immediately asked: "What kind of commitment did they give? TV-2 is good now, but you also have to IMHO, they don't have the power to shoot the Notes perfectly. "

In this way, Wang Bo understands that his strategy is very successful. There must be competition between the two production companies. In the face of the high-quality IP of "Deadly Notes", they all have ideas.

"I understand, John, that's why I called you. Goode introduced me to you. Of course, I don't need him to introduce me, but I also know your position and ability in the film and television industry. Goode recommends that I contact you to get the book The copyright is in your hands, and he thinks it will be a win-win situation. "

"But tv-2 took the lead in contacting us. We think that the other party is very sincere, but to be honest, we prefer to cooperate with you. I do n’t know how much your studio is willing to buy based on the existing survey data. Copyright? "

Because of the strong introducer Goode-Batir, John Barnett did not go around with him and quoted directly: "In the current situation, we want to buy the copyright of the movie released worldwide, the price is one hundred 10,000 dollars. "

The other party's attitude was very good, and he directly offered a quotation, but Wang Bo was disappointed: "Only one million dollars?"

He produced more than one million lambs, chickens and ducks at a time, which is too small. How can such an influential work in his plan have to be paid a copyright of 18 million?

Barnett was a real expert, and when he heard his question, he immediately laughed: "W, obviously you don't know about New Zealand's film and television industry, right?"

There is nothing to be embarrassed to admit, since President Battier has been in the middle and must have introduced himself, Wang Bo said frankly: "I just help my friends in this matter. I really do n’t know much about this. I It's more about understanding how to manage a town. "

Barnett laughed: "Well, let me introduce you, New Zealand is not the United States or the United Kingdom, this country is too small, and the film and television market has only a little capacity."

"Take for example the two films I shot last year," The Whale Knight "and" The Wedding of Theodore ". These two films made a box office of NZ $ 3 million in New Zealand. Ranks. "

Hearing this, Wang Bo was surprised. The New Zealand film and television market is so small? In contrast, China is much better. As far as he knows, China can now spend hundreds of millions or 200 million at the box office of a better movie, and even excellent productions can even reach one billion box office!

"The three million box office is not even profitable for the international film market, but for investors, it is already an unexpected return." Barnett sighed.

"From this you can know that the one million royalty fee is definitely an astronomical figure, and the reason why I am willing to give so much is because Goode promised me that if I put Deadly Notes on the big screen , That would invest in this movie. "

I don't know if it is because of Good Battier. The president was very frank in his exchanges with Wang Bo, and introduced him many rules and common sense of the New Zealand film and television market.

The two sides hung up the phone friendly, and Wang Bo told Hill the offer.

When Hill heard the price, his eyes lit up suddenly: "One million dollars? So high? My god, this should be the highest price of copyright in New Zealand's works?"

Wang Bo looked at him excitedly and couldn't help shaking his head. The market in New Zealand was too small.

He then called tv-2 and learned that he was Hill's agent. Trevor Haysham, who was in a high position, personally came to answer his call.

Wang Bo asked for a quotation. Trevor gave him a very complicated copyright return system, which is divided into two types. The simple one is to give a 650,000 buyout right. The complicated one is the second one. Hook up and get dividends.

The price here is lower, and Wang Bo said John Barnett's offer.

After hearing a quote from a million movie adaptations, Trevor groaned and refused: "Sorry, Wang, the risk represented by this price is too great for us to bear."

Immediately afterwards, he added: "Obviously, the guy from John has drawn a big investment. If there is no giant investment, I bet he would never dare to give such a copyright fee, which is a bit incredible!"

The difference between the two parties is too large, so there is no need to continue talking.

Wang Bo asked Hill if he was satisfied with the one million movie distribution rights. Hill nodded and said, "This price is very good. I expected it to be five or six hundred thousand."

In this way, they changed the object of cooperation, decided to cooperate with Barnett's film company, first moved "Deadly Notes" on the big screen.

He then contacted Barnett again, and Barnett promised to sign a contract with him. If the New Zealand market is not too small, then the influence and popularity of "Deadly Notes" can be shaped into a "deadly ip".

Wang Bo also called Lawyer Mueller and asked him to help Hill sign a copyright sale contract.

After doing all the work, he touched his chin and asked Hill: "You said, do we need to send" Deadly Notes "to Europe, America or the United States? If it can be so popular in those places, you may not be allowed Promotion to multimillionaire! "(To be continued.)