Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"With all due respect, Mr. Lin, you were too reckless this time."

When Karls learned that Lin Daoqiu proposed the next film and wanted to split it 50-50 with Warner Bros., he immediately came over.

"You don't think I should take half?"

Lin Daoqiu was pouring tea for Karls. After hearing Karls' words, his movements suddenly paused.

Carls thought that Lin Daoqiu didn't know the rules of Hollywood, so he set such an arbitrary price.

"Mr. Lin, I'm afraid you don't know that in Hollywood, the big production companies are the ones who decide everything. It's absolutely impossible for you to be on an equal footing with them."

Karls came to tell him this all for Lin Daoqiu's sake. He didn't want Lin Daoqiu to lose the opportunity to rise in Hollywood because of this incident.

"Sometimes things are not absolute. I know you do it for my own good, but I will not change this decision."

Lin Daoqiu's attitude was so firm that Karls couldn't help but shake his head.

He felt that if Lin Daoqiu did not change his mind, he might suffer huge setbacks next.

In the end, Karls couldn't persuade Lin Daoqiu to change his mind, so he could only leave the hotel with a look of regret.

However, when Lin Daoqiu had just put away the tea sets, there was another knock on the door.

At first, Lin Daoqiu thought that Karls had left and returned, but when he opened the door, he found a stranger coming.

"Are you Mr. Lin Daoqiulin?"

At this time, standing in front of Lin Daoqiu was a man in a straight suit and glasses.

"Not bad, what can you do?" Lin Daoqiu nodded.

"My name is Lewandowski. I'm from Fox Film Company. Our chairman Alan Ryder wants to see you."

The full name of Fox Film Company is Twentieth Century Fox Film Company, which is a well-known film company in Hollywood.

The most famous movies in recent years are undoubtedly the "Star Wars" series and the biopic "General Patton".

Alan Ryder suddenly sent someone to find Lin Daoqiu, probably because of the huge sales of "Mission: Impossible".

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

Lin Daoqiu refused without thinking, which surprised Laiwan very much.

They had clearly received news before that Lin Daoqiu and Ashley had broken down when they were discussing cooperation, so Alan Ryder sent him to win over Lin Daoqiu.

Unexpectedly, the other party refused this meeting without even thinking about it, which made Levan not know what to say for a moment.

"But there is something you can tell Chairman Alan Ryder for me."

Levan had not yet recovered from the shock, so he could only nod subconsciously.

"If he is willing to split the box office evenly with me, maybe he and I will have endless things to talk about."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Lewand shook his head. He didn't need Alan Ryder at all, because it was absolutely impossible for the other party to agree to him.

Perhaps because Lin Daoqiu's asking price was too high, Lewandowski had no interest in continuing to chat with him.

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"What? He wants half of it, are you kidding me?"

After Lewan returned to the company, he reported Lin Daoqiu's words to little Alan Ryder verbatim.

After hearing this, the other party first shook his head, and then sneered a few times.

"Is this guy crazy? No wonder he broke up with Ashley. If it were me, I wouldn't have agreed to his request."

After little Alan Ryder finished speaking, he couldn't help but shake his head several times.

In his opinion, Lin Daoqiu's whimsical thinking was a bit too much.

No one from any Hollywood film company would agree to his condition.

But at this time, Landry, who was in charge of the distribution department, frowned slightly.

"Chairman, I think we can have a talk with him."

After Landry finished speaking, little Alan Ryder turned his head and looked at Landry in surprise.

"As far as I know, the box office revenue of "Mission: Impossible" plus the sales of video tapes and peripherals can bring at least hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to Warner."

Of course Alan Ryder knew this. If this were not the case, he would not want to meet Lin Daoqiu to discuss cooperation.

But the other party would divide him in half as soon as he opened his mouth, which little Alan Ryder would never accept.

"I guess Lin Daoqiu is just putting pressure on Warner Bros. His final goal is definitely not to get half of the box office share."

"You keep talking."

Landry's words immediately aroused little Alan Ryder's interest.

"Although "Star Wars" is very profitable, the production time is too long. We need some different types of movies."

Landry is right, Star Wars is indeed very profitable. The first film earned more than 800 million US dollars in box office revenue worldwide.

But two years have passed since the first part was released, and Lucas actually said that the second part has not been completed yet.

And there is another sentence that Landry did not say: What if Star Wars suddenly stops making money?

In addition, Lucas is a very money-burning guy, and even more so the Industrial Light and Magic he drove, which resulted in all the money earned from Star Wars being invested in it.

Moreover, in Landry's view, Lucas's studio was simply a bottomless pit that swallowed up money, and no amount of money was enough to burn it.

In addition, Lucas has now established his own film production company, but has handed over the distribution rights to Fox.

This leaves Fox with even less money to make from "Star Wars."

"Do you think Lin Daoqiu is a good choice?"

Landry's words shook little Alan Ryder, because if a film company only relies on one type of film to survive, it can be said to be very dangerous.

"I have read information about Lin Daoqiu before, and I found that all the movies he made have one characteristic."

"What characteristics?"

Alan Ryder quickly asked.

"The movies he made are all very popular, from kung fu comedies in Hong Kong to art films in Baodao, and then this action movie. They are all the highest-grossing movies, and..."

Landry smiled and shook his head and said: "You may not believe it, but the two TV series he produced also achieved extremely exaggerated ratings."

If Landry were the chairman of Fox, he would definitely choose to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, although he would not be able to give the other party half of the box office revenue.

But Landry believed that as long as he was given 40%, Lin Daoqiu would definitely agree, unless he was really a lunatic.

After listening to Landry's words, Alan Ryder had to start thinking seriously.

"I'm not sure if Lin Daoqiu can make a movie as profitable as "Star Wars", but I'm sure he will never be like that lunatic Lucas, who takes several years to make a movie."

It was Landry's words that impressed little Alan Ryder the most.

After hesitating for two minutes, little Alan Ryder suddenly raised his head, and it seemed that his eyes suddenly became very firm.

"Call Lin Daoqiu and tell him that I want to talk to him."