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Chapter 263 Picking up Leaks [Pirates of the Caribbean]

After Zhang Nan got into the car with Li Jiaxin and the little Jew in his arms, he found that Old Luke was already waiting in the car.

"Any reply from Disney?" Zhang Nan asked pointingly.

Old Luke nodded when he heard the words, "The other side wants to talk about cooperation as soon as possible. On the one hand, if [Doomsday Rebirth 1] is scheduled to be released in July, it will be almost February now, and we should prepare for publicity and so on. , On the other hand, [Pirates of the Caribbean] is scheduled to launch on February 2th, which is almost here.”

"Do I have any plans for the next few days?" Zhang Nan asked.

Old Luke shook his head.

"Then set the time for tomorrow." Zhang Nan made a decision.

Old Luke originally thought that Zhang Nan would set the time for today, but he didn't expect Zhang Nan to delay the time until tomorrow, so he was a little surprised.

Zhang Nan saw the surprise in Old Luke's eyes, and hugged Li Jiaxin and Little Jew who were wearing costumes in his arms, "I just got this costume from Sam Remy with a cheeky face, and the shape is very considerate , but the quality is a bit too bad, you see."

Facing the black silk on the little Jew's leg, Zhang Nan pinched it with his hand, and a few holes came out, making it even more tempting.

"And it's quite laborious to put it on and take it off."

Zhang Nan didn't finish the following words, but the old Luke, who was a veteran Hollywood driver, suddenly understood Zhang Nan's somewhat romantic thoughts.
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The next morning.

Zhang Nan brought Old Luke and a group of assistants from the North American Longbow Film and Television Company to the Disney headquarters.

Regarding the promotion and release of [Doomsday Rebirth 1], Zhang Nan talked with Disney very quickly, after all, there has been a transfer of benefits a long time ago.

The initial publicity began in May, and the publicity was gradually increased in June, and it will be released globally on July [-].

And after finishing talking about [Rebirth of the Doom 1] neatly, Disney President Bob Brett immediately put out the project about [Pirates of the Caribbean].

"Zhang, as long as you are willing to play in [Pirates of the Caribbean], we can discuss the remuneration. [-] million US dollars is not Disney's bottom line, and the proportion of box office dividends, peripheral profits...etc. can also be discussed in depth. "

Don't think that Bob Brett, the president of Disney, put his attitude too low when he invited Zhang Nan to star in the top IP movie "Pirates of the Caribbean".

It is really that when [Pirates of the Caribbean] did not hit the box office, the positioning of the whole project itself was a bit too low.

The producer Disney's definition of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a movie made to promote the new amusement facility Pirate Ship in its own park.

To give an apt example, if the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" is compared to a song, then it is a commercial song.

And since it is a commercial song, it must be best to find the most popular pop singer to be the lead singer.

That's why Disney offered Zhang Nan such a generous price.

On the other hand, it is also because the theme of pirates is too small.

And it's not just a niche audience. In 1991, Spielberg also made a pirate-themed movie about "Captain Hook", which hit the box office.

Originally, the subject matter was niche, and there was a record of overturning directors, so the subject matter was naturally even more unpopular.

And Zhang Nan looked at the low-profile performance of Disney President Bob Brett opposite him, and he was holding back his smile and the feeling of finding out.

[Pirates of the Caribbean] Ah!

Leaving aside the later Marvel movies, there are only a few IP movies that can be compared with them.

And even if it is the Marvel series of movies, there are not many that can compete with it at the box office. Even the leader of the first stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe-the [Iron Man] series, compared with the [Pirates of the Caribbean] series , are all less meaningful.

Because the [Iron Man] trilogy, which is the last one [Iron Man 3], only broke one billion at the box office, and it is still blessed by the fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

But "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a five-part series, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" both broke through the global box office of one billion US dollars.

And the remaining [Pirates of the Caribbean 3] has a global box office of more than 9 million, close to one billion; [Pirates of the Caribbean 1] and [Pirates of the Caribbean 5] also won the global box office of [-] to [-] million US dollars.

So Zhang Nan suppressed his emotions, and said, "As long as the price is in place, it's easy to negotiate. It's just a commercial movie, so I'll take it as an endorsement."

Zhang Nan suppressed his emotions and said these words, and Disney President Bob Brett's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Zhang Nan's words.

"Zhang, don't worry about the price, it's rumored outside that Columbia Haoheng was acquired by Sony.

But what I want to say is that Columbia's arrogance is just a superficial manifestation of people who are stupid and rich, if it really depends on the strength of funds.

In the whole of Hollywood, I say Disney is second, but no one dares to say that they are number one. "

Regarding Bob Brett's words, Zhang Nan listened and nodded, quite approving.

After all, in the future, Disney will continue to use its ability to use money to acquire the copyrights of Marvel, [-]th Century Fox, [Star Wars], etc., all of which are billions or billions of dollars.

With the intention of cooperation and the general bottom line, the specific terms of cooperation, of course, do not need Zhang Nan and Bob Brett, the leaders of the negotiating parties, to negotiate, but to the people below to operate.

After all, if Zhang Nan and Bob Brett were to talk directly about this kind of matter, it was about profit, and it would be easy to tear up the face and make a bad scene. Moreover, in terms of negotiation, the two are not professional.

While his subordinates were sparring with each other, Bob Brett led Zhang Nan around the Disney headquarters, and even went to Zhang Nan’s previous station where Disney was a voice actor, and had a good time with Zhang Nan. He sent out a lot of emotion, full of the meaning of wanting to get along with Zhang Nan.

Seeing this, Zhang Nan echoed his reminiscences, and the scene was very harmonious.

After all, Hollywood in the future will basically be the world of Disney who acquired Marvel, but between 2010 and 2018, the situation is almost the same. There are still many benefits to having a harmonious relationship with Disney.
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After the negotiations are over.

The interior of the extended Rolls-Royce.

"How's the deal going?" Zhang Nan asked Old Luke.

Old Luke returned with high spirits after victory, and said: "A fixed salary of 1.2 million US dollars, 20.00% of the total box office dividend, and 40.00% of peripheral revenue."

To be honest, these conditions are very outrageous conditions for any top IP movie.

But it seems very reasonable to put it on today's [Pirates of the Caribbean].

It's like you ask Jay Chou to add a commercial song to his album, but you can't ask Jay Chou to share the profits of the album after it's released.

This is the relationship between Zhang Nan and [Pirates of the Caribbean] now.

Moreover, Disney's current positioning of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is an advertising film, not seeking big profits, only seeking return of capital, so it has made a lot of concessions in terms of benefits, holding the idea that if it can invite Zhang Nan, it will be a big profit.

"Is it a single film, or the whole series?" Zhang Nan thought of a little loophole and continued.

Old Luke was taken aback when he heard the words, "Zhang, this is a commercial movie, do you want to continue filming?"

(End of this chapter)