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Chapter 598 Buying the little spider (4000+ chapters, please subscribe~)

Even though the filming task of "Human Ghost Love Is Unbroken" is very heavy, Wu Jianye still took a little time in the evening at the end of July to meet a guest in person.

In a not-so-high-end cafe in New York, Wu Jianye was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, sitting there with a cup of iced coffee in front of him.

The person he invited hasn't arrived yet, but Wu Jianye is not in a hurry, he simply stirs the iced coffee in his hand, looks through the window of the cafe, sees the busy crowd outside, and often sees a young The man took a bag specially used to hold coffee, and ran towards a certain building at a trot.

These people should be newcomers who just joined the company and bought coffee for their bosses, and such behavior actually means that they will not leave work on time today.

As the economic center of the United States, New York can even be called the economic center of the world in this era. There will never be a shortage of people who dream of getting rich overnight. Of course, there are also many people who have lost their edges and corners because of reality. I can retire smoothly and enjoy my life with a huge pension.

This is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor.

Someone once said, if you love someone, let him go to New York, if you hate someone, let him go to New York too!
At this time, a person walked into the cafe, wearing an exquisite suit, with frameless eyes, obviously dressed as a social elite.

"Director Wu, sorry for keeping you waiting!"

The person who came was Hamgrand. Although he was apologizing to Wu Jianye, there was not much sincerity in his words.

Wu Jianye smiled: "It's okay, I just came here not long ago!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Jianye called the waiter over, and saw that the other party turned out to be an Asian, but he just didn't know which country the other party was from, but Wu Jianye didn't ask and just asked Hamgland to order something.

Hamgran was not polite either, and ordered a cup of the most expensive coffee in the store, Wu Jianye smiled and said nothing.

"Ham, let's go straight to the point. This time, I represent Phantom Entertainment, and I want to buy all the copyrights in your hands about "Spider-Man" in Marvel Comics!"

That's right, Wu Jianye met Hamgland in person this time because of the copyright of "Spider-Man" in his hands. In later generations, everyone knows that the copyright of Marvel's "Spider-Man" is in the hands of Sony, but now "Spider-Man" The copyright of "is actually in the hands of 21st Century Films, which Hamgrand founded himself.

Please don’t get me wrong, 21st Century Pictures has nothing to do with [-]th Century Fox, just like Jordan Sports in China has nothing to do with Michael Jordan in the United States.

In the mid-80s, Marvel, which was so called Marvel Comics at this time, was in full swing. It was acquired by New World Pictures, one of the Hollywood independent film companies at the time, and established Marvel Entertainment Group, and released the Marvel Entertainment Group. The signal that the comic book characters were adapted into movies, and how powerful Marvel was at the time, can be explained by just one signal. At that time, Marvel almost bought its rival DC!

But at that time, there was a limit to the so-called heyday. Superhero movies had no way to show the audience well because of the problems of film technology, so don't look at the current Marvel with the eyes of future generations.

As for the copyright of "Spider-Man", in fact, it was sold by Marvel as early as the 70s. At that time, it happened to be sold to Columbia Pictures. At that time, Columbia Pictures also released three "The Amazing Spider-Man". Heroes" TV series, but it did not cause any waves.

In the 80s, with the disastrous box office failure of the third part of the "Superman" series, which had the status of a superhero in North America in this era, at this time Hollywood recognized that superhero movies had no future.

It was also at this time that the copyright of "Spider-Man" returned to Marvel, but it was quickly mobilized by Mr. Stan Lee for a price of 22.5 US dollars and a certain percentage of revenue. Year copyright term, sold to Cannon Films.

Doing a film company in Hollywood has always been a high-risk job. Often, the failure of a film is enough to bankrupt a company, and Cannon Films is such a company, so Cannon Films went bankrupt last year, and Cannon Films went bankrupt at that time. One of the producers of Agricultural Films, that is, the Hamglan who Wu Jianye saw today, went solo to form 21st Century Films, and at the same time took over all the copyrights of "Spider-Man" from Cannon Films .

Today’s Hollywood and even the whole world don’t know what kind of fighting power superhero movies will have in later generations, but Wu Jianye clearly knows that superhero movies began to emerge in 2000, and then began to dominate the world for 20 years The age of the box office.

If he didn't know this, Wu Jianye would not have established his own animation company in China, paving the way for the future IP of domestic superheroes.

However, this did not delay Wu Jianye's acquisition of North American superheroes at this time.

And the first step in his preparation is to take down Marvel's most famous superhero, Spider-Man.

Hamgren showed a faint smile. When he received the call from Phantom Entertainment, he had already guessed the other party's purpose, but what he didn't expect was that Phantom Entertainment would let Wu Jianye take charge of this matter.

Wu Jianye's reputation in North America is very high now. Although these reputations are not necessarily good reputations, they are enough for Hamgrand to know Wu Jianye.

"Director Wu, I'm afraid this matter is a bit troublesome. We, 21st Century Pictures, are already preparing to adapt this movie, and we have already reached a distribution contract with Columbia Pictures!"

Wu Jianye looked at Hamglan's confident smile and said with a smile: "There are some things, I don't think Columbia Pictures should know yet!"

When Hamgrand heard what Wu Jianye said, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he immediately covered it up.

"I don't know what Director Wu meant by saying that?"

Wu Jianye said calmly: "If Columbia Pictures knows that your company is not capable of making this movie at all, I don't think they will choose to sign a contract with you in the end. At the same time, if this news is known by Marvel, I suppose they're going to sue you too?"

Hamgrand's face was completely flustered. He didn't expect Wu Jianye to know his hole cards. You must know that he did this in a very secret way, and no one knew about it.

Although Hamgren is a producer, he is actually not well-known in Hollywood, and he himself has no ability.

After taking over the copyright of "Spider-Man" from Cannon Films, Hamglan found Marvel and proposed that he had formed a shooting team and was going to put "Spider-Man" on the screen, so Marvel's Bian agreed to his request to extend the copyright of "Spider-Man".

In fact, Hamglan is actually a second-hand dealer. He didn't form any so-called "Spider-Man" team at all. If there was no rebirth of Wu Jianye, Hamglan would distribute the copyright in his hands, and the shooting rights It was sold to Caroco Films, and the distribution rights were sold to Columbia Pictures. Isn't this the behavior of a typical second-hand dealer with empty hands and white wolves?

The development of Caroco Films in this time and space is not as successful as in the previous life, and the reason is actually related to Wu Jianye. If there is no Wu Jianye, James Cameron will become a caroco film industry. In this time and space, James Cameron has joined Phantom Entertainment. Up to now, Caroco Films is just a not-so-popular film company in Hollywood.

His own survival was a problem, so it was naturally impossible to reach an agreement with Hamgrand.

In fact, in another time and space, Hamgrand's behavior was really successful, but after his affair was exposed, the four companies of Marvel, Caroco Pictures, 21st Century Pictures, and Columbia Pictures The copyright issue of "Spider-Man" is in court.

From 95 to 96, Marvel, Caroco Films, and 21st Century Films would go bankrupt one after another, and the copyright of Little Spider just happened to be cheaper to Columbia Pictures. In the end, the copyright of Little Spider no longer existed. Back to the Marvel family.

In fact, when Caroco Films got the filming rights of Little Spider, they really wanted to put Little Spider on the big screen. The director appointed at that time was the well-known James Cameron, and Schwarzenegger played the role of Octopus Doctor, Little Plum plays Peter Parker, Peter Parker has sex with Mary Jane
However, with the financial situation of Caroco Films in trouble, James Cameron filmed "True Lies" to save the company. Unfortunately, Caroco Films still could not escape the fate of bankruptcy.

And now Hamgrand has not found a production company that is willing to take over the filming rights, so even though they have negotiated with Columbia Pictures on the issue of distribution rights, they have not signed a contract with the other party.

Almost all of this was operated by Hamglan alone. He didn't expect Wu Jianye to know all of this.

"Director Wu, if you say that, I can sue you for defamation!" Hamgren didn't directly admit to this matter. He didn't know whether Wu Jianye really knew about this matter or he was lying to himself.

Wu Jianye looked at Hamglan, who was no longer calm and pretending, and said with a smile, "If you think I'm defrauding you, you can sue us at any time!"

Seeing Wu Jianye with a confident smile, Hamgrand's heart became more and more panicked. If Columbia Pictures and Marvel really know about this, then the whole of North America will know about it, and he will also There is no way to mix in this circle.

"Director Wu, there are some things that we can talk about. As one of the largest production companies in North America, Phantom Entertainment has taken a fancy to the copyright of "Spider-Man", in fact, I can sell the filming rights in my hands to you guys. Yes!" Hamglan decided to take a step back!
Wu Jianye shook his head with a smile, and said, "You're wrong, as I said just now, it's not the filming rights, but all the copyrights of "Spider-Man"!"

He is not in the mood to go to court with those companies because of a copyright issue.

Hamgren showed a embarrassed expression, "Director Wu, I worked hard to obtain the copyright of this comic, and I really like the movie adapted from this comic. I really want to cooperate with you .”

Wu Jianye glanced at Hamglan. Wu Jianye didn't believe what he said at all. If he was really optimistic about this comic, it would be impossible for him to distribute it. He just wanted to make more money. That's all.

"Forget about the cooperation, let's talk about the copyright price of this comic now!" Wu Jianye directly blocked Hamglan's thoughts.

Hamgren showed a sullen expression: "Director Wu, don't push people too fast, I think there are still some production companies in North America who are very interested in the filming rights of this comic, I can definitely find a company Work with me."

Wu Jianye smiled: "Of course, but that is only possible if this matter has not been exposed. If your previous behavior is reported, do you think there will be companies that will appreciate your proposal?" Interested?"

From the beginning to the end, Wu Jianye was determined by Hamgrand. In Hollywood, the spirit of contract is still respected. However, if Hamgrand's behavior of selling more than one right is exposed, I believe no one will believe his words again. up.

Seeing Wu Jianye's calm expression, Hamglan finally showed a depressed expression: "Well, since Phantom Entertainment is so interested in the copyright of "Spider-Man", I can only accept the beauty of an adult, 100 million US dollars, if Phantom Entertainment can come up with 100 million US dollars, and I can sell the copyright to you!"

Wu Jianye looked at Hamglan who was still sitting and dying, and sneered. Before Cannon Pictures got the copyright of the little spider, it only cost 22.5 US dollars plus a certain percentage of the share. He Now the lion is asking for $100 million!
"I think you haven't figured out the situation yet. Only Phantom Entertainment can help you now. You need the help of Phantom Entertainment. Otherwise, no company is willing to make the "Spider-Man" series of movies, and your previous investment will be lost." Got the water ticket."

After clarifying the stakes, Wu Jianye continued: "30 US dollars, this is the highest price. If you disagree, the issue of the copyright of "Spider-Man" will definitely be known to the entire Hollywood tomorrow morning!"

Hamgrand paused, and quickly said: "Director Wu, that's not how the bargain is made. Although Cannon Pictures only spent 22.5 US dollars at the beginning, but I got these and the early operation was also spent. Money."

Wu Jianye chuckled: "That's not what we have to consider. 30 is a low price, and it's impossible to raise it any further. Now you want to lose money, or get the money to make up for your own losses, that's up to you." You got your idea!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Jianye picked up the iced coffee in front of him and took a sip, while Hamglan's expression was cloudy.
(End of this chapter)