I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 176 Everyone has their own plans
If it were a year ago, $800,000 would definitely satisfy Liu Jin.

You know, he sold the plan for "French Idol" for 200,000 francs!

but now……

If he really agrees!

That is disrespectful to "Amelie" and to Adjani.

After a moment of silence, Liu Jin raised his head.

"Mr. Bruheimer, I'm so sorry!"

He smiled and said, "Actually, I met Director Lynch at the Cannes Film Festival, and this story came to me on a whim. I came here this time with the intention of discussing the plot with Director Lynch again..."

I really haven't thought about the adaptation rights.

I need to ask my agent about this.”

"Agent? Ms. Balcells?"

Bruheimer frowned slightly.

"Well, I actually hope she can be my agent, but unfortunately...

I don't have an agent, but before I came to New York, I asked Sophie to hire her agent to help me. After all, I still have to negotiate with Random House next... If Director Lynch is really interested, I can ask him to come over, how about that?

"Sophie? Sophie Marceau?"

"Yes."

"I remember her agent was Dominic, right?"

"Yes!"

Brüheimer has a headache!
Balcells was difficult to deal with, but he was a literary agent after all.

Publishing and publicity are Balcells' strengths.

In terms of film and television... Bruheimer might feel a little troubled, but he doesn't take it to heart.

But Dominic, this guy has some power in Hollywood.

Talking to him is probably not that easy!
Dominic may not understand the literary world, but he understands Hollywood.

In particular, he controls the vast majority of French movie stars. Although French movie stars have never been mainstream in Hollywood, they have formed a circle.

Liu Jin guessed right!

David Lynch did find Bruheimer as an investor.

Bruheimer also read Liu Jin's modified novel "Identity", which does have certain potential.

Suspense and thriller movies are niche.

But the audience is very stable.

Before this, Brüheimer had made a rough assessment.

The estimated investment is at least 20 million US dollars, but with luck, it may even exceed 100 million US dollars at the box office.

It’s a high-quality project!
At the same time, Brüheimer also wanted to use the fatal ID to observe Liu Jin.

His real purpose is still "Pirates of the Caribbean".

He wanted to confirm how much he would have to pay in US dollars if he were to purchase the rights to Pirates of the Caribbean.

The psychological price is five million US dollars, a trilogy package.

But now, Brüheimer felt that $5 million was difficult to get...

This guy has no respect for Hollywood!
Brüheimer had already made a judgment in his mind.

……

David Lynch definitely wanted this project.

But since he had found Brüheimer, he naturally had to follow Brüheimer's arrangements.

After that, I chatted with Liu Jin for a long time.

He originally planned to invite Liu Jin to dinner, but Liu Jin declined on the pretext of having other things to do.

After seeing Liu Jin off, he returned to the box.

He smiled and said, "How's it going, Jerry?"

"Greedy Chinese!"

Bruheimer muttered something, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "David, do you really like this project?"

"Of course!"

David Lynch answered decisively.

"If you feel embarrassed, I can think of another way."

If you don't want to pay, I'll find someone else.

Bruheimer does have a very high status in Hollywood.

But without the emergence of Pirates of the Caribbean, he would not be the future "most powerful" person in Hollywood.

David Lynch has great respect for Bruheimer.

But he is an independent director and is not too afraid.

"David, don't worry, this project will definitely be yours."

"Forehead?"

"I've read the book. With his current wealth, getting $3 million shouldn't be a problem. I'll discuss this with Dominic later..."

"then you……"

"I'm having a headache over another one of his works."

David Lynch was stunned.

"Pirates of the Caribbean?" "He has quite a big appetite. I originally planned to package the Pirates trilogy for 5 million, but now it seems... 5 million is a lot of trouble."

David Lynch thought about it and nodded.

"Indeed! This book has sold well and is well-written! Damn it, how can a Chinese person write such a novel that appeals to people? If I weren't so bad at this genre, I'd also want to give it a try."

Having said that, he looked at Brüheimer.

"Can you get 20 million?"

"If it's tens of millions of dollars, I'm not worried... I'm afraid he'll become another JK Rowling."

Participate deeply and even get a share!
When Warner acquired "Harry Potter", the price it paid was not small.

"Harry Potter" has only been released to the fourth part, but it has already made that British woman a billionaire.

It is said that the woman's appetite is getting bigger and bigger!
Bruheimer is very worried that Liu Jin is the next Rowling.

David Lynch thought for a moment and said, "He may not be the next Rowling. I haven't had much contact with him, but I can tell that although he is greedy, he will only take what is his due, and won't be insatiable.

If he were Rowling, he wouldn't have refused my invitation just now.

Don’t you feel that? He doesn’t seem to care too much about Hollywood…”

"Indeed, he is quite different from our Chinese counterparts."

Bruheimer pondered for a moment and said, "But it doesn't matter. This is just the beginning... David, you should interact with him a few more times and feel out his feelings. Especially, what does he think about Pirates of the Caribbean?"

"This is very simple. I will ask him to go out to sea in two days."

"Yes, take him out more often and let him experience the energy of Hollywood."

At this point, Brüheimer suddenly asked: "What are his shortcomings?"

"shortcoming?"

David Lynch thought for a moment and smiled, "Lewd, does that count? As far as I know, in addition to his relationship with Sophie Marceau in France, he also has an affair with another singer. It seems that the singer was discovered by Mylène Farmer and she is not very old."

"woman?"

Bruheimer laughed.

"What Hollywood has the most of is beautiful women."

“By the way, the last time I saw him in Cannes, he seemed very interested in Naomi.

But perhaps his performance was a bit obvious, and Sophie Marceau saw it and pulled him off the stage early."

"Naomi? Naomi Watts? The Naomi Watts who's so close to the Australian scene?"

"Yes, she was also the leading lady in my last movie and just won the Saturn Award for Best Actress."

"Where is she now?"

"With the Ring crew."

"The Ring from DreamWorks?"

"Yes, the director is Gore Verbinski."

Bruheimer thought for a moment and said, "I'll tell Steve to come over."

"no problem!"

To Bruheimer and David Lynch, Naomi Watts was just a minor actor.

The key point to clarify is Liu Jin's attitude towards "Pirates of the Caribbean".

This is what Brüheimer most urgently wants to know right now!
……

"Mr. Besnihard, I'm leaving this matter to you!"

After returning to the hotel, Liu Jin called Dominic.

He recounted in detail his meeting with David Lynch and Brüheimer today.

Dominic immediately became interested.

"I agree with your guess that Bruheimer's appearance was definitely not for ID, but probably for Pirates of the Caribbean.

Amos, I'd like to know your opinion on Pirates of the Caribbean."

"Pirates of the Caribbean...wait a moment."

"Oh?"

"It's just starting to gain momentum and isn't hot enough yet. It's too early to talk about it now.

However, I think I can use "Pirates of the Caribbean" to keep Bruheimer hooked... No, no, no, I'm not JK ​​Rowling, and I'm not interested in getting too involved. That's fucking Hollywood, they're ruthless. I don't want to end up losing money instead of getting paid... I'll take the money, but the price has to satisfy me. Now, it's not the time."

"Smart choice!"

Dominic agreed.

Hollywood is a place where even the vampires on Wall Street have to suffer, let alone an outsider like Liu Jin.

Moreover, he is Chinese!
Dominic knows the ecology of Hollywood very well.

He immediately said that he would give Bruheimer a good fight.

Liu Jin also expressed his gratitude!
After hanging up the phone, he turned on the computer.

Today was my first encounter with Hollywood. Although it didn't yield fruitful results, it was at least a start...

Since Brüheimer has already shown up, it means he can't wait any longer.

Wait and see.

As long as the sales of "Pirates of the Caribbean" continue to rise and its popularity continues to increase, Bruheimer will become increasingly passive.

By then, it won’t be too late to give them another big blow.

……

(End of this chapter)