The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 53 Lorenzo

Zhang Chen still needs to plan for the new songs for next year's album, but after thinking about it, it seems that he can start releasing some love songs.

Currently his fan base is mainly students, and he wants to expand the age range of his fans.

Considering that some domestic singers also wrote love songs when they debuted in high school, it doesn’t seem very noticeable that he is planning to write some love songs next year.

Since he has to choose a love song, Zhang Chen has a much wider range of choices.

I have already written three songs, including "Fairy Tale", and I need to think carefully about the other songs.

As for Sun Fangping's words, Zhang Chen naturally knew what his mother was referring to.

My son can compose his own love songs, so if he is not proficient in emotional matters, then we can say that he has just begun to fall in love, right?

So when Zhang Chen said that he was still young and didn't understand anything, Sun Fangping didn't point it out to him, just to give the young man some dignity.

But out of curiosity, Sun Fangping still asked: "Son, which girl do you like?"

"I don't have a crush on anyone. I just watched TV dramas and movies and was inspired by them. Don't think too much about it." Zhang Chen felt uncomfortable with his mother's curious eyes.

Zhang Chen was still a little speechless after being told about it by his own mother, but he couldn't explain it.

"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore, but don't be too pessimistic." Sun Fangping thought about the lyrics of her son's songs and couldn't help but remind him.

"In a few days, I will prepare two songs about sweet love for you." Seeing that Sun Fangping was about to have bad thoughts, Zhang Chen had no choice but to add more sweet songs to the new album.

"That's not necessary."

Sun Fangping also felt that she seemed to have interfered too much. After reflecting on herself, she said to Zhang Chen, "Chenchen, it's almost time for lunch. Let's go down quickly. After lunch, we still have to deal with the people from Warner Pictures."

Sun Fangping was unsure about the meeting in the afternoon, but Zhang Chen already had some guesses in his mind, so he was not particularly worried. As long as he cheered up and didn't be blinded by some superficial interests, it would still be profitable.

If the other party takes a tough stance, at most his copyright fee will be wasted and he can just seal the big IP.

The one who is anxious is not Zhang Chen, but Warner.

It is the dream of every film production company to have an IP that can generate huge profits on a continuous basis.

Time soon came to two o'clock in the afternoon, which was the scheduled meeting time.

Under Yin Zilan's arrangement, Zhang Chen and Sun Fangping were already waiting for guests in the reception room.

There are some rules to follow as to whether to go out to greet guests or send someone to guide them in.

Zhang Chen didn't want to be inferior to others before the negotiations even started, and after all, it was others who needed his help.

Five minutes before two o'clock, a tall white man led several people who were obviously assistants and entered the reception room under the guidance of Xiao Xue.

"Leon, I've heard a lot about you. I'm Lorenzo, and I'm currently the head of production at Warner Bros." As soon as the man entered the room, he walked quickly towards Zhang Chen with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Mr. Lorenzo, what would you like to drink?" Zhang Chen politely shook hands with Lorenzo.

"Coffee, thank you." Lorenzo responded with a smile.

After the two parties sat opposite each other, Zhang Chen was not in a hurry to ask the other party's purpose. The less anxious he was about such things, the less bargaining chips the other party would have.

"Mr. Lorenzo, I'm so sorry. I just moved in not long ago and haven't had time to prepare some good coffee. Please forgive me." Zhang Chen said to Xiao Xue after he served the coffee. Westerners may not understand modesty, but they understand business.

"Leon, isn't this a coincidence? I came to your house without permission and just happened to bring some coffee with me. I hope it suits your taste." Lorenzo took an exquisitely packaged box from his assistant and said to Zhang Chen.

Seeing that the other party was clearly well prepared, Zhang Chen became more cautious.

After receiving the gift box from Lorenzo, Zhang Chen opened it in front of him, took out a can of coffee beans, opened it, sniffed the bottle and said, "Good coffee!"

Chinese people seldom open gifts in person, but Westerners do the opposite. Therefore, opening the gift in front of the giver and expressing satisfaction is a way of giving back to the giver for his/her thoughtfulness.

"I really can't understand why Mr. Lorenzo came to visit me. Is there a role in a movie that he wants me to play?" Zhang Chen asked the other party about his purpose according to normal logic.

A production director from a major Hollywood studio paid a visit to a newcomer in the entertainment industry. The most reasonable explanation was that he was looking for an actor.

"Haha, I have this plan for the future, but I came to visit you today because I want to discuss something else with Leon." Lorenzo answered Zhang Chen's question with a smile.

"So, why are you here this time?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

"Well, I heard from Ms. Rowling that you have bought the rights to remake her novel?" Lorenzo stated his purpose directly.

"Yes, that's right. When Joanna's book was first published, I liked the world in her book very much, so I bought the copyright, hoping that one day I could bring the world in the book to the screen." Zhang Chen also explained why he bought the copyright.

"Then I would like to ask Leon, are you interested in transferring the remake rights of Harry Potter?" Lorenzo's expression was serious.

"Oh? Warner is interested in bringing Harry Potter to the screen?" Zhang Chen did not reject the proposal. First, it would be embarrassing to reject it without even quoting a price. Second, the other party would definitely make other requests later. If he rejected it too early, he would have psychological pressure to reject the more unreasonable requests later.

Wait until the other party refuses many times, then put forward the core demand and wait for the other party to agree. Zhang Chen can use this routine on others, so others will naturally use it on him.

"Leon, don't you want to hear my offer first?" Lorenzo said confidently.

"You say."

"One million dollars." Lorenzo gave a number.

According to normal logic, it is actually a relatively reasonable price. Of course, this is only the price of the right to flip the card.

Zhang Chen spent 100 million US dollars to buy all the authorizations except the publishing rights. But who made Zhang Chen take advantage of the situation? He took all the remaining profits when Rowling was in the most difficult time.

Even now, Rowling is still grateful to Zhang Chen.

Because she always felt that the reason her book became popular all over the world was because of Zhang Chen's strong support.

Why would timely assistance be remembered by the beneficiary for a lifetime?

A person who was about to starve to death, a kind person gave her a steamed bun on the road, which allowed her to survive until she reached the town and have a full meal. But if she hadn't had the steamed bun from the kind person, she could have survived until the town, but in the heart of the dying person, would she be grateful to the kind person?

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