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Chapter 507 $3000 million copyright fee (subscribe for the second update!)

Today is the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and the Spring Festival will be in two days.

A year has passed, and a lot of things are waiting for Tang An to deal with and finish. Tang An will return to China this afternoon.

There is nothing to worry about in the United States. With 20th Century Fox, it is not the heavyweight schedules such as summer and Thanksgiving. Basically, there are no super blockbusters released.

As for the movies that will be released in the next two weeks, "Underworld 4", "Wolf War", "Super Out of Control", "The Woman in Black" and so on, none of them can exceed 6000 million, most of them are around [-] to [-] million. Not really an opponent.

In terms of publicity, Fox has also done its best. The big sales of the movie have also led to the hot sales of the original novels, and the sales of Amazon e-books are gratifying.

Moreover, the publishing house that originally bought the copyright of the physical book is already doing market evaluation and preparing to start publishing the novel.

Everything is going well, except for some neuroses.

Facts have proved that any country has brain C, and adapting your country's novels is like stealing your money.

Fortunately, the novel is not very famous now, and there are not many critics of the original work.

However, there were also people who played the rhythm. Those who didn't know it thought Tang An, a foreigner, had ruined some of their classic works.

At noon today, before leaving, Fox held a banquet for Tang An, which was regarded as seeing him off.

Tang An was interviewed by a local reporter before the banquet and was asked similar questions.

"At the beginning, I chose to adapt "The Martian" because of the novel's plot and the rigor of the story. This is a very rigorous novel. At the same time, the plot does not tell some big truths throughout the story, but it is full of fun."

"I don't think adapting this novel is a so-called "bandit" or "invasion". Disney also adapted the famous Chinese folktale "Mulan". As long as the filming is done, it is a respect for the story and the novel itself."

"I think the adaptation is very successful. The box office data of dozens of countries around the world is enough to prove that "The Martian" is currently being screened in the North American market, and the audience response is very good."

It's a big deal, and they didn't sleep their goddess.

If Tang An took down the Chinese copyrights of movies like "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" and remade them into Chinese movies, then the people of the United States would have to kill him.

Entering the banquet scene, Wendy Deng, who had been busy all this time, finally appeared.

"Hello, Ms. Deng, "The Martian" is really thanks to you."

She didn't worry too much about the movie's announcement, and Tang An really had to thank her.

However, no matter how many achievements she made at Fox, it would be in vain. Once she did not have the status of Murdoch's wife, she would no longer be able to join Fox.

"Director Tang, you are being polite. It is also because of your good filmmaking that you cooperate with each other."

Deng Wendi had a drink with Tang An, and took him around to meet some people.

Film company executives, producers, directors, actors, you name it.

Elizabeth, the global vice president of Columbia, came up and said with a little regret, "Congratulations, Mr. Tang, it's a pity that we couldn't cooperate this time."

Tang An smiled and said, "Ms. Elizabeth, there is still a chance to work together in the future."

"We have always hoped to cooperate with Mr. Tang. What are Mr. Tang's ideas for the next movie?"

She asked directly, regardless of whether Wendy Deng was right next to her.

"The Martian" was rejected by Columbia's top management, and 20th Century Fox's conditions were too good for them to match.

If it is as big as "Edge of Tomorrow", it will definitely be accepted, but "The Martian" is completely the actor's solo performance, and most of the scenes are on Mars. There are no wonderful special effects, and they are all static. special effects.

After various considerations, Columbia gave up.

Tang An shook his head and said, "I have no plans yet, I need to rest for a while."

Next to her, Wendy Deng frowned indistinctly, took a sip of the red wine in her glass, and said with a light smile, "Columbia is short-sighted, and I don't trust Director Tang at all. What else can we cooperate with?"

Elizabeth was not annoyed by this woman who was about the same age as her, and said with a smile, "Not all Fox executives are optimistic about Mr. Tang's movie, and there are still some people who are attacking each other. This kind of thing can't happen in Columbia. As long as If Mr. Tang cooperates with us, the entire company will support your film."

Although Tang An's movie box office is less than [-] million US dollars, it can't compare with those Hollywood blockbusters.

However, the distribution fee earns 1000 million U.S. dollars, and other physical media copyrights, online copyrights, TV copyrights, etc. can earn a lot.

Although these two 3000 million US dollars are incomparable compared with some Hollywood blockbusters with a global box office of [-] to [-] million, it is also a huge profit for several giants.

The two women were tit-for-tat in words, and if they made money with Tang An this year, they naturally didn't want to miss it next year.

Also wanting to cooperate is Jason Constantine, the purchasing and production chairman of Lions Films. He came to China to win the distribution rights of "Now You See Me" when he took office, so that Lions can make a small profit.

These three companies have all cooperated in the past. Executives from first- and second-tier Hollywood companies such as Sony Classics, Warner, and Paramount have come, and they have more or less proposed cooperation intentions.

After dealing with it for a while, Tang An and Wendy Deng came to a small meeting room in the hotel to discuss the global copyright fees of "The Martian".

Wendy Deng needs grades. What she wants is not only the network, TV, and physical media copyrights in North America, but also the copyrights in all markets, including Europe and Asia, in addition to China.

Tang An is fine, as long as the price is fair.

"Tang Dong, "The Martian" has performed better than "Edge of Tomorrow" in overseas markets, so I am willing to offer a high price of 2300 million US dollars for other overseas copyrights. What do you think?"

Deng Wendi gave a number, and the assistant next to him also handed over the contract.

Zhang Yi and a colleague from the legal department reviewed the contract, Tang An smiled and shook his head.

"Ms. Deng, "Edge of Tomorrow" has a box office of more than 5000 million in North America. Some box office agencies estimate that "The Martian" is about 9000 million, and the original novel is also preparing to be published. It will definitely drive videotapes, online videos, and TV on demand. income."

"2500 million, which has exceeded the production cost of the movie."

Tang An shook his head with a smile, "The profit it can create is far more than that, and the cost of items in luxury stores is not worth the price."

"2600."

"'The Martian' is far more popular on video than 'Edge of Tomorrow'."

Tang An handed over a statistical data.

Wendy Deng was not angry either, and asked with a smile, "How much does Director Tang think is appropriate?"

"3000."

"Okay, deal." Wendy Deng agreed after a little thought.

The price negotiation went smoothly, Wendy Deng needed results, and Tang An didn't open his mouth too much.

The various copyright fees of 3000 million US dollars are 1900 million higher than the 1100 million of "Edge of Tomorrow".

It is equivalent to 2.4 million yuan, and the production cost + publicity cost is only [-] million yuan.

The domestic box office exceeds 14 billion yuan, and overseas can get at least 1.5 million US dollars. This movie can at least bring him more than 11 billion yuan in revenue.

It will also be the most profitable of these movies made by Tang An.

The contract was reviewed quickly, and Wendy Deng also breathed a sigh of relief after signing the contract.

"Tang Dong, I look forward to your next movie and hope to continue to cooperate."

"Happy cooperation!"

PS: There are only two changes today, and I have been thinking about the next movie all night. I had already conceived it, but then overturned it when I thought it was not enough.

A few days ago, I thought about the original one again and re-watched it, but today I still feel that it is not good enough.

The time period has reached 12 years, and there is no overhead, and there are not many usable films.

Damn Hollywood, there are not a few original movies that can be watched every year, either superheroes or series.

For domestic films, there is nothing to copy.

However, after a whole night of thinking, I got the follow-up four or five movies done, and the box office reputation is good, and it is not to the extent of being a bad street. There should be no mistakes.

At least let me write 200 million words, so I won’t be unable to write anymore~~~~~~
Goodnight everybody.

(End of this chapter)