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Chapter 438 I have a condition

"Hello, Brother Kai?" Huang Ze was lying on the bed. He was a little surprised when he heard the voice after answering the phone. "What's the matter?"

"I, I want to congratulate you. I heard that your company's new film has achieved very good results in North America. Another film has made over 100 million in North America."

"Hey, it's still uncertain how much the box office will be able to get in the end. After all, horror movies don't have enough staying power!" Huang Ze sighed, "If it's an ordinary commercial film, then I'll be much more relieved. It will definitely exceed 100 million."

"What a shame, it's a horror movie."

"Let's not talk about this. You called me just to congratulate me, right?" Huang Ze looked at the ceiling, with a smile on his face.

mock up.

Why not fight at this time instead of earlier or later?

Congratulations.

You think I don't know what to say?
Congratulations! Why didn’t you congratulate them when they won the Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film in April this year?
The purpose is just short of being written on his face, and he is still trying to figure it out.

If you delay any longer, you will miss the last bus.

"Ah, what else could it be?" When the time came, Chen Kai found that he still didn't want to give in, so he smiled and said, "It's okay. I heard that you filmed the second part of Rush Hour. I wish your new movie will be a big hit!"

"Okay, thank you. That's it. I'm hanging up now!"

After hanging up the phone, Huang Ze shook his head.

I was speechless about my classmate.

I can't let go of my pride.

Do I have to go to you and ask you to take good photos for me? To help you?
First of all, you are not my classmate, and we are not in the same department at all.

Secondly, why?

Will this give you the capital to shoot "The Promise" and "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" in the future?

Huang Ze curled his lips speechlessly and continued to read the book "Oliver Twist" beside him.

But within a minute, the phone rang again.

"Hey!"

"It's me." The voice on the other end was English. From the sound of it, it was Harvey. "Do you have time? I want to invite you to dinner."

"Three o'clock this afternoon?" Huang Ze said, "I will be returning home tomorrow."

As for dinner.

There is still an appointment.

Huang Ze planned to have another dinner with Jennifer to reminisce about the past before returning home.

"No problem!" Anyway, the purpose of eating was not to eat. It was afternoon, so Harvey didn't pick and choose. "Then let's go to the old place?"

"can."

……

"hello!"

Huang Ze ate a little less for lunch, only eating until he was 60% full, and came to the restaurant booked by Harvey.

The comfort was very enthusiastic, and he stood up and gave Huang Ze a hug.

amount.

The smell is stronger than George.

The body odor mixed with the strong smell of men's perfume is hard to describe.

Weird is just one word.

"Why are you suddenly inviting me to dinner?"

"Is Sense and Sensibility doing well at the box office?" That film was released on a small scale in September.

However, Huang Ze was currently filming "Rush Hour 2" and did not attend.

"The box office was 30 million U.S. dollars. Now the screening scale has been reduced to a few dozen theaters. It is only being shown in New York and Los Angeles. Let's see what the Oscar nominations are."

"If we get a good Oscar nomination and win a few more awards, we might be able to hit $50 million at the box office."

"This movie is doing fine, Huang, I came to talk to you about something else." Harvey said seriously. "What is it?"

"Are you planning to film the script of The Sixth Sense that you filed yourself?"

"Yeah!" Huang Ze nodded and did not deny it. "I have this idea. I plan to pull Jack Chen to make a transition and shoot a feature film to test the waters."

"Why are you asking this?"

"Huang, this doesn't look like a commercial film. Will my Miramax be responsible for the distribution?"

"..."

Huang Ze wanted to say that you have such a beautiful imagination.

What can you give if you are given a release of a movie that grossed nearly $300 million in its previous life?
Meat?

and many more!

Just as he was about to refuse, Huang Ze remembered that there seemed to be a piece of meat in Harvey's hand, but no one thought it was meat.

So Huang Ze immediately took back the rejection words he had prepared.

"I am planning to cooperate with Warner on this film. I am still very optimistic about its box office." Huang Ze pretended to be embarrassed. "Although it is indeed a bit literary, I believe that this film will definitely get hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office."

Seeing that Huang Ze did not directly refuse but talked about the difficulties, a veteran like Harvey knew that he was not completely without a chance. He smiled and said, "Does it make such a big difference whether it's given to me or Warner?"

"Warner Bros. won't put any effort into a film like this. They only have big productions in mind."

"Let me distribute it. I only charge 2% of the distribution fee, which is definitely the lowest in Hollywood. Moreover, if Rush Hour does not unexpectedly make over million yuan at the box office, and if The Sixth Sense is starred by Jackie Chan and directed by you, I can guarantee that theaters will open it at the same time."

"What if Rush Hour 2 has $ million?"

"Two thousand six hundred."

"Two hundred million."

"Twenty seven hundred and fifty." Harvey felt his breathing quicken.

If "Rush Hour 2" can really achieve such results, the cooperation between Huang Ze and Jack Chen will be able to attract more audiences.

Of course, he also knew that his number of opening venues would definitely not be as good as Warner's, and said, "This should be my maximum ability, but I guess Warner will only give you 3,000 venues at most."

"The difference isn't that big, is it?"

"Also, I will mobilize all my connections to help him win the prize."

"Actually, since we've known each other for more than ten years, it's not impossible." Huang Ze smacked his lips, "You have to agree to one condition of mine."

"You speak."

"Recently, I really like reading."

"I especially like Tolkien's works, um, the Lord of the Rings."

"I also asked someone to check the film and television adaptation rights. What a coincidence, isn't it? I found that you have them."

"Name a price and sell it to me, and the North American distribution of my film The Sixth Sense will be handed over to you."

"Uh..." Harvey was stunned.

Of course he knew about "The Lord of the Rings", and except for "The Hobbit", the remaining adaptation rights were indeed in his hands.

People in the circle have always said that this is a work that cannot be adapted.

So he just pinched it.

But Huang Ze took a fancy to him, which forced him to hesitate.

Is it because I haven’t discovered the value of “The Lord of the Rings”?

Should I sell it to the other party?
But can The Lord of the Rings be made into a movie?
Or should you risk losing a large sum of money and get what you have in front of you first before worrying about other things?

"Haha." Huang Ze knew what was going on, but he was not in a hurry and smiled, "I've been very busy these days. Why don't we wait until Rush Hour 2 is released before we talk? What do you think?"

"Sorry to bother you, we'll talk later." Harvey nodded. He also wanted to wait and see.

What if Rush Hour 2 doesn't live up to expectations?

Then can Jack Chen still be trusted?
Wouldn't it be a bigger risk at the box office to use him in a feature film?

(End of this chapter)