After a night of thinking, the president of Universal, finally thought of something to tempt the best-selling author to sit down at the negotiating table.

Artist...

They seem to prefer fame to actual benefits.

Then, the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay should be a suitable choice.

Although there are certain difficulties in ensuring that the other party finally wins the prize.

But just getting nominated, with the energy of the world, can still be easily done.

What's more, this year's nominations have been announced, and "I'msorich" can only go for next year.

At that time, even if he didn't win the award, the best-selling author was unhappy, and then chose not to negotiate.

But the historical and war masterpiece "Cut Throat Island" should have been a great success.

Of course, in order to ensure that the ultimate goal is achieved, Ron Meyer also offers a series of preferential measures in the negotiations.

In addition to asking the legal team not to make the first offer too low, but to take a little bit of a reduction in the amount.

He also proposed to pay the other party's attorney's fees on behalf of MGM, which wanted to obtain the right to adapt Hemingway's works in the Golden Age.

Bronfman Jr., a rich N generation, except for giving shameful offers, is still very lenient in other aspects.

"Even if you hire some actors to shoot, you have to pay each other, right?" Ron Meyer put down the phone and whispered to himself.

But these conditions he put forward made Wang gradually startled.

"If you're really afraid of anything, you'll come..."

"The success of "I'msorich" has made Universal so optimistic about the adaptation of online literary IPs that it has put forward such superior conditions?"

He groaned, picked up his phone and dialed Tom, and opened his mouth directly.

"Contact Matthew's law firm, get them to go to Los Angeles for negotiations, and make an announcement on the website for as many writers as possible. ”

"Our offer for Arcane Throne is: $3.5 million for the licensing fee, and 10% of the entire series including box office, merchandise, etc. ”

Wang gradually thought about it and felt that it was still a little unsafe.

The other party's conditions are so sincere, it is still possible to agree...

So, after a moment of silence, he added, "We also want PwC to conduct a full audit of all revenues." ”

"And the commission also needs to be provided by Global. ”

"Licensing fees and sharing can be negotiated," Tom's voice could make people feel surprised across the phone, "but a full audit?"

"There has never been a precedent for this in Hollywood, and Universal will never agree to it!"

Nonsense, of course I know!

If they agreed, they would have gone to find an adaptation of the work!

After all, compared to cable networks, the big screen has a wider audience and higher benefits.

Wang gradually paused for a moment, and said slowly: "Let's not quote the reserve price all at once, but use a little bit of price increase." ”

"Remember, it's not the outcome of the negotiation that matters, it's the negotiation process that matters. ”

"We're going to think of it as a hard marathon and show the writers how hard we work!"

"Uh, you're going to—" Tom paused, roughly understanding what Wang gradually meant.

However, he immediately raised the question again.

"Of course we can do that, but how can we be sure that the world will cooperate?"

All right... This is also what Wang gradually worries.

I have interests in this regard, but Universal, one of the six giants of Hollywood, does not.

It can't be that Ron Meyer, a professional manager, or Bronfman Jr., the heir to one of the richest families in the world, is an idiot?!

Wang gradually thought about it for a while, imagining himself as an absolutely rational heir to the old money family who started by committing crimes.

So under what circumstances can you endure the price increase again and again, instead of leaving the negotiating table angrily?

"Only if the interests are big enough and the other party is a very sincere partner, right?" Wang gradually muttered.

At present, the only project that is related to the interests of the other party is "I'msorich".

What should it be like to really hope that the project will succeed and work hard for the box office...

He picked up the document on the table, looked at it for a while, and nodded slightly.

Tom Cruz and his wife, Nicole Kidman, went to a charity auction. ”

Renee Zellweger, the heroine, also had an affair with the black actor who played the second male. ”

"The prototype of "Mr. Sweetheart", Leigh Steinberg called on football fans to go to the cinema. ”

The charity auction is not intended to be attended by Wang Yan.

That thing, spending less money has no effect, and he is a little distressed when spending more money.

"What's more, it's still inexplicably funding what black South Africans. ”

So, is it possible to follow the example of Leigh Steinberg and use his appeal in other areas?

After weighing the pros and cons, Wang gradually picked up the phone and dialed Ron Meyer again.

"Mr. President, our film is currently a little behind its opponents. ”

"Do I need to call book lovers to the cinema?"

Well?

Ron Meyer was slightly stunned, somewhat puzzled.

Didn't the best-selling author also hope that the project failed some time ago?

Could it be that the Oscar for Best Screenplay is really so attractive?

But...

This is a good phenomenon, at least it shows that the other party is moved by the conditions he proposed.

So, let's try to see how far Wang can endure, so as to make a reference for the price reduction at the negotiating table.

Anyway, the success of this project will not affect my career plan.

"According to audience research, the vast majority of book lovers have already entered the cinema. ”

"I think it's better to spread street photos and life photos of you and the archetypal characters than to give the audience more room for imagination than to call them out. ”

"You also know that most of the crew are female protagonists, and there are congenital deficiencies in the aspect of actors falling in love with the play. ”

"And those Italian movie stars who make cameos are too big, and their identities are a little unequal. ”

Ron Meyer weighed his tone, ready for the other party to retort and immediately change his words.

"Rumors?" Wang gradually listened, a little annoyed, "You really think of me as an actor who relies on the world?"

However, at the thought of having to let Universal obediently sit at the negotiating table and accompany him to finish this scene, he could only put on a weak appearance.

"Good idea. Wang gradually endured disgusting and said.

Then, he changed his tone and suggested, "I think there is a lack of publicity in the early stage of this project, so this method must be adopted." ”

"In Arcane Throne, we should learn our lesson and start warming up early, just like other big-budget films. ”

"Of course. Ron Meyer, thinking about his boss's request, decided to try his best to confuse the other party so that Wang would not leave the negotiating table early.

"We're going to get the word out about it first and make it more visible. ”

After that, the two had a decent in-depth conversation about the hype scandal and the warm-up of "Arcane Constellation".

The sincerity of his attitude is like that of the French in the 16th century, who came to help the United States become independent.

Just after hanging up the phone, Wang gradually dialed Tom again, "Universal will warm up in advance and invest in early channels." ”

"They're very sincere, and we just need to make good use of that. ”

"By the way, give Matthew an explanation, don't leave text, video, audio, etc. that can prove that our offer is too high. ”

"It is also necessary to collect evidence of the other party's unreasonable demands. ”

At the same time, Ron Meyer had just put down the phone to the propaganda department.

"With a certain amount of publicity resources, it should be possible to lure the best-selling author into reluctant to leave the negotiating table. ”

"After all, although the private lives of artists are chaotic, they are generally reluctant to make them public. ”

Soon, as if he remembered something, he dialed it to the Global Legal Department.

"In the negotiation, remember to deal with it cleanly, and don't leave evidence that we played the other party. ”

"Also, pay attention to the record of the negotiators, any somewhat excessive demands. ”