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Jingle bell bell~

Not long after he returned to the office in the afternoon, his mobile phone rang. The caller was Yin Sabella, her voice was a little serious.

"Boss, something happened here."

"What's up?"

Duca put down the red wine glass and turned down the volume of the record player.

"While I was negotiating with Mr. Saul Zaenz, people from Miramax suddenly came to the door and wanted to buy the adaptation rights of "The Lord of the Rings". I suspected that there was a big insider in our company who was keeping an eye on him all the time.

Following our movements.”

Yin Sabella suppressed her voice and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"No way. We are the only ones who know about this matter. No one will spread the news. Forget it, just leave this matter alone. How is the negotiation about the adaptation rights?"

"Originally, things went very smoothly. We transferred the rights to adapt the novel and animated film version of "The Lord of the Rings" for 4 million. But when people from Miramax came to visit, Mr. Saul Zaenz hesitated again. We wanted to win "The Lord of the Rings"

", it will probably cost a little more money."

"You continue to talk first, I'll ask Harvey about the situation."

Duca hung up the phone and rubbed his brow.

At the last meeting of company executives, he used "Jurassic Park" as an example and talked about CG technology, saying that similar movies are slowly emerging and will be welcomed by many people.

He hopes that the production department will pay attention to scripts with this theme and novels with potential for adaptation, and win them as soon as possible, such as "The Lord of the Rings".

The people who attended the last meeting were all senior executives of the company. He, Monica, Executive President Green, Chief Producer Minnie, Vice President Rod Steiger, and several other producers were not involved because they had work to do.

And they are all core employees of the company, earning hundreds of thousands or millions in salary every year. Will such people be bribed by Harvey?

"Dear, what's wrong? I heard you playing music just now, why are you looking so sad again?"

Monica walked into the office with a water glass and looked at his face with a smile.

Duca shook his head and mentioned that this was the second time that the news had been leaked.

When Monica heard this, she immediately became serious. Commercial espionage is not a small problem. If this matter is not understood, it will seriously affect the company's development.

"Who do you think it is?"

Monica asked with a frown.

Duka smiled softly and said, "I don't suspect anyone. People wouldn't say this kind of thing. At most, it would be leaked, or it might be a coincidence."

"Don't be careless. This matter must be investigated clearly, otherwise all the company's affairs will be known to others in the future."

Monica pursed her red lips and said.

"Wait a minute, let me ask Harvey directly. The guy robbed our "Dangerous Liaisons" last time, and this time he came to rob "The Lord of the Rings". This guy really wants to break up, so don't blame me for being rude."

Jingle bell bell~

Before his call went out, Harvey's phone came over.

"Harvey, what's the matter?"

Duca answered the phone and asked.

"Duka, there is something I want to explain to you. It is the copyright of the novel "Lord of the Rings". I didn't know that you also wanted the rights to adapt this novel, so I sent someone to talk to Saul Zaenz.

, my subordinates just reported that your secretary is also there, this is really a coincidence, I definitely have no intention of competing with you for the right to adapt the novel."

Harvey asked.

"Coincidence? This is the second time."

Duka said coldly.

"Duka, it's really a coincidence, I swear to God."

Harvey quickly explained what happened.

Yesterday, a film director he knew well came to him and told him that "Jurassic Park" was a hit, with a box office of 350 million in North America and over 400 million US dollars in overseas box office, and it is very likely to hit the 900 million or even 1 billion US dollar mark.

The director believed that this kind of CG animated film would definitely become the mainstream of the film market in the future, so he persuaded him to invest in this type of film and also emphasized the novel "The Lord of the Rings".

"The Lord of the Rings" has been released for almost 40 years. It has already become a world famous novel and has a wide influence all over the world. This also determines that this novel has extremely high adaptation value.

In the past, it was difficult for this film to be adapted into a movie due to inadequate computer animation technology.

But things are different now. "Jurassic Park" was released and became a hit, indicating that CG animation technology has matured and can adapt "Lord of the Rings".

The director believed that "Lord of the Rings" shot with the latest computer special effects would be very shocking and would sweep the world box office market like "Jurassic".

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"I was persuaded by him and arranged for my men to acquire the rights to adapt the novel. Unexpectedly, I happened to meet your person. What a coincidence."

Harvey sighed.

"Oh, it turns out it was a coincidence, so do you still want to buy the adaptation rights of "The Lord of the Rings"?"

Duka asked dully.

"This...Duka, the novel "Lord of the Rings" has high adaptation value."

"Hmph, of course the things I like are valuable, but I'm curious, will you grab all the scripts I like in the future?"

Duca sneered.

"Well, Duka, I really didn't want to rob you. This is just a coincidence."

"Whatever, if you want to steal it, we'll meet at the negotiation table. Whoever bids the highest price will get it. Last time, for the sake of my friends, I gave up "Dangerous Liaisons" to you. I won't give in this time."

"Duka, I really don't..."

Duca hung up the phone.

"Harvey Weinstein did it again? What does that damn fat guy want to do? How about we also arrange for someone to go undercover at Miramax and rob their scripts?"

Monica said with a cold face.

Duka smiled and said, "No, I don't like their scripts."

"Then how should we fight back? How about finding someone to beat him up?"

Monica shook her fist.

"Haha, Harvey is working for Disney. I am also a minority shareholder of Disney and will be the majority shareholder in the future. He is also my employee.

He makes some money for Disney, which is also good for me. However, on the surface, we should still fight back, otherwise others will think that we are easy to bully."

Dukara held Monica's fist and said.

Jingle bell bell~

The phone on the table rang. It was Harvey.

Duca didn't answer.

After a while, Sabella Yin called and said that the people from Miramax suddenly quit again and that the rights to adapt "Lord of the Rings" had been obtained at a cost of 4.2 million US dollars.

Duca said he got it.

Jingle bell bell~

Harvey called again.

Duca answered the phone, "Harvey, are you okay?"

"Duka, I quit. I asked my people to give up the bidding and give you the copyright of this novel with great development value. You should believe me this time."

Harvey said a little indignantly.

"I just received the news. It seems that this is indeed a misunderstanding. I will treat you to a drink when I have time."

Duka chuckled.

"It's not enough to just drink. Bob accidentally stole "Dangerous Liaisons" last time. This time there was a misunderstanding. I took the initiative to give up "Lord of the Rings". How about we draw a tie?"

"Okay, but you have to keep an eye on Bob and don't let him plant commercial spies in our company. This is really unnecessary.

If you are short of a good script, just give it a call and I can give it to you. We are all friends and there is no need to do such a thing, right?"

"Yes, yes, I do criticize Bob."

Harvey twitched his eyes and put down the phone.

"Harvey, you arranged this. You can't always let me take the blame."

Bob said dissatisfied.

"Hmph, if you were more cautious, would I be as passive as I am now?"

Harvey was so angry that he pulled off his collar.

"Are we just going to give up on 'Lord of the Rings'? Peter Jackson said that this movie has great box office potential, and if it's done well, it might be able to surpass 'Jurassic Park.'"

Bob said.

"He said that big potential can lead to big sales? If it were so easy to film, would Seven Films have released this novel now?"

Harvey snorted and poured a glass of whiskey.

"A movie with a fantasy background like "The Lord of the Rings" requires a large investment, a long cycle, and many technical problems. The finished product may not be seen for a year or two, and our company has just started, so it is not suitable for such a large-cycle project.

In addition, there are so many fans of "Lord of the Rings" that it's difficult for everyone to agree. It's too difficult for LV Pictures to make a movie that is recognized by everyone, but if it can't be made, will the fans buy it? No, without the support of the fans, this movie

It’s extremely difficult for a movie to get its money back.”

Harvey held the wine glass and sneered.

Bob nodded, as if this was the case.

If they could really make money, Disney and Warner's major film companies would never take action until now. It is precisely because of the difficulty that no one will pay attention to it. Duka may suffer a big loss this time.

Bob laughed softly.

Jingle bell bell~

The phone rang, and Harvey glanced at it. It was director Peter Jackson who had previously approached him to buy "Lord of the Rings". The other party must have wanted to ask him about the results of acquiring the adaptation rights, so he motioned to Bob to pick it up.

"I'm Bob!"

Bob picked up the phone and said.

"Hey Bob, have you got the rights to adapt The Lord of the Rings?"

Peter Jackson asked on the phone.

"Peter, I'm sorry to tell you that we didn't get the adaptation rights."

"Why doesn't Mr. Saul Zaenz sell it?"

"No, the adaptation rights were bought by LV Pictures, so we were a little late."

Bob sighed.

"LV Pictures? Don't they like to make ethical love movies? Why would they be interested in fantasy-themed movies?"

Peter Jackson wondered.

"You can ask him. Maybe Duka is also a fan of "Lord of the Rings"."

Bob grinned and said that he really wanted to see how LV Pictures would be dragged down after investing in this big project, so he didn't mind helping the two parties to bring it together.

"Okay, then I'll go talk to Mr. Dukaskin and we can cooperate next time."

Peter Jackson hangs up the phone.

Within two days, Peter Jackson made an appointment to meet Mr. Dukaskin, who is extremely famous in Hollywood.

When he first saw him, he thought that this guy should be an actor. He was so tall, handsome, and strong. It would be a pity not to make movies.

"Director Jackson, I heard that you wanted to talk to me about adapting "The Lord of the Rings"?"

Duka reached out and shook hands with the other person and asked.

"Yes, Mr. Jin, please take a look at my artwork. This is the artwork I drew for the first chapter of "The Lord of the Rings". I plan to use computer animation technology to capture the true appearance of Middle-earth in "The Lord of the Rings"

.”

Peter Jackson started a long talk, starting from the novel itself, talking about special effects technology, talking about the innovation of film technology in recent years, and its impact on the film market.

Peter Jackson said that he has been a fan of "The Lord of the Rings" since he was a child, and his purpose of becoming a director is also to have the opportunity to make this novel into a movie. In terms of special effects, he is a horror movie director who is best at using computer special effects and has many technical talents under his command.

....

As Duca listened, he looked through a thick pile of drawings in his hand. The hand-painted drawings were exquisite, and it was obvious that Peter Jackson had put a lot of effort into it.

After talking for more than half an hour, Peter Jackson stopped.

"Mr. Jin, what do you think?"

"It's well said and well drawn."

Duca put down his draft book,

“How much money do you need for advanced script development?”

"Ah~, Mr. Jin, have you decided to invest?"

Peter Jackson stood up excitedly.

"Yes, I am also a fan of The Lord of the Rings."

Duca smiled.

"Haha, this is great. The initial script development cost is not much, but the special effects will cost a lot of money. I am going to go back to New Zealand to create a computer special effects studio to specialize in the special effects needed in "The Lord of the Rings"."

Peter Jackson paused,

"This part will cost at least... 5 million US dollars."

"Money is not an issue, I just hope you can make a real Lord of the Rings Middle-earth to satisfy us Lord of the Rings fans."

Duca said seriously.

"Mr. Jin, please rest assured that I will do what I say."

Peter Jackson shouted.

"Okay! I believe you."

Duca smiled and arranged for Peter Jackson to sign a contract, and the two parties initially reached a cooperation.

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