With the hot sales of the first part, coupled with the film and television project that Lin Bao is preparing, this physical book of the entire "A Song of Ice and Fire" will definitely become a series of hit books.

Therefore, this time, Hill Publishing Group also wants to take this opportunity to sign with Lin Bao for the copyright of the next few physical books.

"Mr. Lin Bao, our publishing group is full of sincerity this time. As many copies of this "A Song of Ice and Fire" as you write, we promise to help you underwrite the overseas market at a price not lower than the royalty of the first book. ”

Arthur looked at Lin Bao and said eagerly.

"The whole story of "Ice and Fire" has just begun, and if I want to write it, I estimate that there will be more than seven or eight films. ”

Lin Bao's words made Arthur's eyes light up suddenly.

Generally speaking, the series of books is the most profitable.

Especially for publishing, sequels, series of books, because with the publicity in the front, the series in the back, in terms of publicity, it is much easier, and it will save a lot of costs. Moreover, with the support of the previous popularity, the sequel, even if it is written a little worse than the previous one, will still have an expected good sales.

Lin Bao's book, writing seven or eight volumes, is definitely a big project.

Look at "HP", how many copies have been sold worldwide?

Royalties alone are more than a billion dollars!

If the story operation of "Ice and Fire" can reach "HP", it will definitely be the most profitable project for Hill Publishing Group since its establishment.

"However, now the second part has just begun, and, according to the speed of updating, there is still more than half a year to complete...... So if Mr. Arthur and Hill Publishing Group are interested, we can sign a contract for Part 2 first. ”

Lin Bao looked at Arthur and said with a smile.

He had talked to Zheng Rong about this matter before.

The whole "Ice and Fire" is a big project, and it also involves film and television development with a very long time interval, so even if it is a copyright like a physical book, it is not possible to sign it casually.

If you sign all the story contracts with Hill Publishing Group now, then it will be a problem if there is an accident on Hill Publishing Group's side or some change plans on the studio's side in the future.

So the best way is to sign one by one.

And now signed, even the first part of "Ice and Fire" Lin Bao got a royalty that was only higher than that of ordinary writers.

If it is later, when the film and television project is launched, the royalties of the other films can be sold at a price.

And, of course, they can't afford to delay publishing a physical book for so long.

According to the current situation of the publishing industry, foreign countries may be slightly better, and the situation of the domestic publishing industry is basically declining every year. With the further development of the Internet, the development of online literature and e-books such as the Internet, the physical publishing industry will become weaker and weaker.

Therefore, according to Zheng Rong's estimate, anyway, it is to write and sign one without delaying the future plan and not increasing the risk to the subsequent film and television release.

......

Arthur listened to what Lin Bao said, and then looked at the expressions of the two people, and knew that they didn't have the idea of signing all the copyrights at once, so he hesitated for a moment and gave up.

Obviously, Lin Bao's side, unlike ordinary writers, has their own operations and ambitions.

And the best thing Hill Publishing Group can do is to tie itself to Lin Bao's IP giant wheel.

"Rest assured, Mr. Arthur, after that, if there are no other surprises, we will definitely consider Hill Publishing Group first. ”

Zheng Rong looked at Arthur and said, "After all, we have cooperated twice, and we still trust each other very much!"

"Of course!"

Arthur smiled, and then said, "By the way, I heard that Mr. Lin Bao, you are looking for cooperation in the film and television development of "A Song of Ice and Fire" recently?

This is the second thing I came to find Lin Bao today.

When he was talking to Lin Bao about the copyright of the first part of "A Song of Ice and Fire", Arthur knew that they were ready to start the film and television development of this film. He also reported the matter to the top management of Hill Publishing Group.

However, at that time, all of them thought that with the current level of industrial production in the East, coupled with Lin Bao's desire to master the entire production and distribution process, this film and television development action would not be easy.

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So, at that time, Hill Publishing Group had the idea of buying the film and television rights of the book.

However, Lin Bao refused.

At that time, Arthur still felt that Lin Bao was a little too proud and idealistic.

After all, such a giant ship worth hundreds of millions of dollars, let alone theirs, even an ordinary film and television company group may not be able to afford to operate.

At the very least, it would take a huge production and distribution company like the Big Six to do it.

And until now.

Lin Bao got five little golden figures.

In the East, there is also news that several major film and television companies and groups have jointly invested in the production of this drama.

Now, it is said that they have started to communicate with the special effects team, the director team, and obviously, the whole project has started to move forward.

Hill Publishing Group also wants to be a part of it.

If you can't buy it, can't you invest it?

However, this time, it is destined to disappoint Arthur.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Arthur. At present, there is no shortage of investment in the whole project. ”

Lin Bao said.

"That's ......"

Arthur was a little disappointed and nodded helplessly.

"However, if Mr. Arthur knows some special effects teams and production teams, I don't know if you can introduce them to us, and when the time comes, Mr. Arthur will definitely not be busy in vain. ”

Zheng Rong next to him continued.

Arthur looked at them and nodded slightly: "I also have a general understanding of the communication between you and several major special effects companies. Actually, that's the way it is in Hollywood, if it doesn't matter, even if you have a good enough project, don't just want to hire these big special effects teams. ”

"Mr. Arthur doesn't know if there is such a relationship?"

"Actually, if you want to really talk to those special effects companies on an equal footing, you might as well go to someone. ”

"Who?"

"Tom Hanks. ”

......

Hearing Arthur say this name, Lin Bao and Zheng Rong glanced at each other and smiled slightly.

In fact, their original plan was to find Tom Hanks.

Moreover, Zheng Rong and Arthur have the same idea.

You need to find someone in the middle and help them connect with these special effects teams.

This middleman must naturally have a certain influence in Hollywood.

Don't look at Lin Bao's current limelight, he can be regarded as Hollywood's rookie of the year.

However, he doesn't really have any connections in Hollywood.

Those who have come to him for dinner one by one these days with enthusiasm cannot provide him with this relationship.

Those who have the ability will not give them cheap easily.

There are people who want to help them and get a favor, but they can't really talk.

Even, even Leonardo is very concerned about Lin Bao, and even attaches great importance to it. With his current Hollywood influence, he can't say that he can move those big special effects teams.

After all, he's just an actor.

And at present, the most suitable person is Tom Hanks.

Although he has been sixty or seventy years old over the years, he is still active on the screen, but in recent years, he has not just been an actor in Hollywood.

Running an actor's workshop, producer, director, and director of several major groups, these identities are the reasons why he is really popular in Hollywood.

Tom Hanks is also the last person to meet on Limb's trip to Los Angeles this time.

......

After chatting with Lao Huo and Arthur, Lin Bao met Tom Hanks in the hotel where he stayed that night.

"Hahaha, you're a big celebrity now, I want to see you, I have to go about three days!"

As soon as they met, Tom Hanks joked and stepped forward to hug Lin Bao cordially.

"I can't help it, these processes, but the Oscar Academy arranged ......"

Lin Bao said helplessly.

"Hahaha, just get used to it. ”

Tom Hanks patted him on the shoulder, with a pair of light blue eyes, looked at Lin Bao, and admired, "Five Oscar trophies, only 26 years old!

""Farewell My Concubine" was able to win the award thanks to your introduction and recommendation Mr. Hanks. ”

Lin Bao said.

Tom Hanks is on the Academy Awards Committee.

Moreover, with his identity, he must also play an important role in it.

"Farewell My Concubine" was able to win the best picture as a non-English film, and Tom Hanks should also be credited to it.

Moreover, you must know that this is Lin Bao's first movie, and Yu Chenghao's first performance directly gave the award, which is not for fun.

"No, Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, it's not up to me to decide on you. ”

Tom Hanks looked at Lin Bao and said, "However, this time you can win the award, it still has something to do with you." ”

"Me?"

Lin Bao was a little surprised.

What does this have to do with yourself?

"Actually, there has been a debate in the academy about whether to award awards such as Best Picture to non-English-language films. Because of the controversy, this decision has been put on hold. ”

Tom Hanks said, "However, with the continuous improvement of the quality of non-English films in recent years, and the spread of oriental elements around the world in the past two years, the demand within the academy has become louder and louder. Just this time, your "Farewell My Concubine", the whole movie is so amazing in terms of quality and various elements that the vast majority of people in the academy voted for you. ”

"I see......

Lin Bao nodded.

In fact, "Farewell My Concubine" won the award, and the reason for it can basically be roughly guessed.

"The streets have been selling your new books for the past two days!"

Sitting down, Tom Hanks continued, and then took out a book from his bag, officially Lin Bao's English version of "A Song of Ice and Fire", "I passed by yesterday and bought a copy. I had read some of the translations that others had translated for me before, but now that I read the official version, it is indeed beautiful! Last night, I read until eleven o'clock before I couldn't help but put down my book and go to sleep. This morning, when I was eating breakfast, I took it out and looked at it. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Hanks, for the compliment. ”

Lin Bao smiled, "Your liking is my biggest motivation for writing a book!"

"Hahaha, now I'm also a loyal book friend of yours, why can't you sign my name?"

Tom Hanks looked at him.

"This ...... Is that okay?"

Lin Bao was a little surprised.

Tom Hanks did pull a pen out of his pocket and handed it over.

"Well, it's my pleasure to sign Mr. Hanks!"

As he spoke, Lin Bao took a pen and signed his name on the book.

Tom Hanks took it, looked at the handwriting on it, and couldn't help but shine again: "Good words!"

He also has some understanding of oriental culture, and he has also studied Chinese characters.

Seeing the word signed by Lin Bao, it was natural to see at once that the skill in it was very profound.

The whole word dragon and phoenix dance, with a kind of momentum, rushed to the face!

He couldn't help but look up and say, "I didn't expect you to be still on calligraphy, you have research!"

"It's just that I used to practice a lot. ”

Lin Bao said modestly.

......

The two chatted again, and soon, the topic was earned on the project of "A Song of Ice and Fire".

"I heard that you've been looking for someone to talk about the film and television development of "A Song of Ice and Fire" for the past two days?"

Tom Hanks sighed a little, "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to actually get the investment." ”

Lin Bao said confidently: "In the final analysis, this is an era of content. As long as the content is exciting enough, you won't have to worry about not getting investment. The investment of 500 million yuan, others do not invest, I will also invest if I smash the pot and sell iron. ”

"That's what you're going to do after that. ”

Tom Hanks looked at Limb.

If you want to say that he is worth 500 million, he is not nothing.

But he will definitely not take out 500 million yuan to smash a project with an unknown future as Lin Bao said.

Film and television projects are risky, and the risks are significant.

Even if you give the script, the director, the screenwriter, the actors, and the final film, you may lose a lot.

Therefore, sharing risks and differentiating risks is the most common practice in this industry.

Don't say that you will directly take out 500 million and smash it.

According to Tom Hanks, Lin Bao has his studio to bear more than 60% of the cost, which in his opinion is very dangerous and unprofessional.

In addition, going back to the project "A Song of Ice and Fire" itself, Tom Hanks was not optimistic about it before, but Lin Bao wanted to run such a big project in his capacity at that time.

Even if he is talented, he is just a person, at most the studio behind him, and with the addition of an Oriental film and television group, it is still very risky to promote such a giant wheel. What's more, this is an industrial production that collects a large number of special effects shots, not to say, like "Farewell My Concubine", relying on ordinary shots and acting skills.

Industrial production, in the East, is absolutely incomplete.

Only the big Western distribution companies, production companies, and even the Big Six have this strength.

Even now.

If there is no help from professionals to help him dredge some obstacles and cruxes in reindustrial production, it is absolutely impossible to promote this project in another year or two.

However, all of this is based on the fact that Lin Bao is helpless in the face of those big Hollywood production companies.

If he can divide the investment rights and interests, or even sell the rights directly, then the final project will be successful, but at that time, this is already a Western project.

If Lin Bao wants to guard his investment rights and interests and come to find a "tool man", then he just thinks too much.

Unless, he finds an intermediary.

And this middleman......

Naturally, it's yourself.

Tom Hanks also expected it.