ghost on paper

Chapter 332 Buying "Shang Qi" (Earth)

The idea of ​​Truman buying "Shang-Chi 2" made Adam want to reject it immediately, but calm down, don't reject any idea that seems outrageous, unless it has been proven that it is really outrageous, this is Adam's motto.

But the idea is outrageous.

Because Disney will not sell any IP at all, the Spider-Man IP held by Sony is still a pain in Disney’s heart until now, and then count the Venom, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool that Marvel sold at a low price because of financial constraints , which is not a cornucopia.

Disney is not short of money, how could it be possible to sell "Shang Qi".

After Adam explained this to Truman, Truman still did not give up. After making a few phone calls, he proposed new ideas to Adam.

"Then how about we invest in "Shang Qi 2"?" Truman said, "Since the filming cost is only 1.2 million US dollars, which is almost 8 million RMB, how about we invest half or more?"

"Where's your money coming from?" Adam asked.

"A friend of mine, Yu Shao, owns a company named 'Lin's Mining'." Truman said with a smile, "He said he could mortgage it."

Adam looked at Truman with an admiring expression. An actor who can immediately raise tens of millions of dollars is considered a half-capitalist, but it is not that simple.

He said: "Ten years ago, a lot of Asian funds looked at the economic return of Hollywood. They tried to invest in a movie and get a huge cut, but they all lost a lot, even though the movie box office was a global hit. This made them realize , Hollywood film companies are all wolves who eat people and don't spit out their bones."

"Disney has too many ways to swallow your poor funds, but the global promotion fee of the movie is a bad debt that can only be explained clearly by auditing all Disney subsidiaries. In this case, until now, no one has Will try to work with Hollywood studios in this way."

Ah... Truman is a little disappointed, can only "Shang Qi" be ruined?

"But it's okay for actors to bring capital into the shares." Adam said, "In this case, you can ask for a low salary to reduce the cost of filming, and a high box office dividend to ensure the income, but the premise of making this business decision is that you and I Investors have a relationship of absolute trust in each other, otherwise, you can still cheat him."

"It's no problem at all, Young Master Yu must believe me." Truman said.

"In this case, you go to secure the funds, and I will talk to Disney, we need a commercial team!" Adam is also quite excited about this.

Because being able to get the IP of "Shang Qi" from Disney, even if it is just the right to shoot, is something to be proud of for an agent.

"Let's outline the general principles first." Adam added, "Destin is injured and can't perform the director's duties, so we need a director. Will you be the part-time director? I know you directed "The Wave", but the commercial Can you figure out the blockbuster? Or will we hire other Hollywood directors?"

"If you invite a Chinese director..." Truman certainly wanted Feng Zikai (a second-generation fan, director career) to direct.

"Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, Chen Kaige, Wu Yusen?" Adam asked, "If it wasn't for them or directors of the same rank, Disney would never agree, why don't you be the director."

"I will." Truman nodded.

"As an investor, director and starring role, you will have a lot of control over "Shang Qi 2", so we can talk about editing rights... By the way, you won't change the heroine again, right?" Adam asked .

Lin Xiaoding's name waved in front of Truman, he shook his head, "I will arrange some roles, but I will not change the heroine."

"We will talk about a very good figure for the box office share ratio. Of course, we only need first-dollar gross (gross box office in advance), not the net income after accounting for profits..." Adam confirmed some terms with Truman.

For Adam, he will also get a huge income after handling all this, so he is rushing to such business cooperation.

So who will supervise Adam?
When Ting Jun raised this question carefully, Truman raised his finger and pointed to the top of his head, "God."

……

Lin Yuhang and Xing Shuwen came to Los Angeles soon.

They had prepared a huge amount of funds in their hands, which was used to purchase the copyright of "Three-Body Problem" and prepare for the filming of "Dark Forest". The amount of funds that could be mobilized had already exceeded 5 million yuan.

But because Truman is developing quite smoothly in Hollywood, the "Three-Body" project lacks a backbone and has been put on hold. However, the funding channel is still smooth, so it is not difficult to re-mobilize. After completing the mobilization of funds, they came to Los Angeles.

At this time, the business negotiation team formed by Adam has taken shape, and CAA has huge resource allocation capabilities. As long as you have money, all elements related to the film industry can be placed on your table in the shortest possible time.

On behalf of Truman, Xing Shuwen and Lin Yuhang first unified the thinking within the team, including the team's share ratio and reward system, and then contacted Disney.

The entire business negotiation was conducted in secret, including Disney’s reluctance to disclose the news in advance, because the headquarters shooting has caused an uproar in Hollywood, and Disney does not want to draw attention, which is not good for its stock price.

While the negotiations were going on, Hollywood was also raising doubts about the shooting.

Shootings are not uncommon in the United States. The shootings at the Disney headquarters are no more sensational than the shootings in some elementary schools. There were no victims in this case. There shouldn’t have been any disturbances, but they were “beaten up” Brain Dead (Jimmy Kimmel)" shooter has drawn a lot of attention.

"Even if Lee Malvo was at fault first, does he have to be treated like this by CH? Like what the Chinese did to pigs and cows in farms, CH brutally beat Lee Malvo until his Brain broken like expired milk? How long are we going to tolerate that Chinese man!"

There are especially many Holy Mothers in the United States. They will take to the streets because of the "brutal killing" of lobsters. This time, with the help of people with good intentions, the spread is particularly fast.

Of course, there are also voices standing on Truman’s side, especially some parents who have personal pain for the shooting. , we would rather the murderer be treated in the cruelest way than my son/daughter be harmed".

Now, in the eyes of the media and the audience, Truman is half an angel and half a devil. Of course, he may still be a violent mental patient. In any case, Hollywood’s eyes on Truman have gradually become full of ghosts.

No matter what the outside world thinks of Truman, Truman has never said anything about it, and he is waiting for the signing of the contract.

(End of this chapter)