Chapter 1206 Harry Potter Copyright
Greed is the greatest original sin, but greed is the driving force of progress, and the reason why human society has been able to develop to this point is driven by greed. This cannot be denied by any country, any nation, or any culture.
World War I was dog-eat-dog and greed, and World War II was fascists who wanted to dominate the world, and the cause was greed. Therefore, greed itself is sinless, and what is sinful is what you have to do with the power of greed.
In fact, for Rowling, tearing up the contract can't be regarded as greed, Harry Potter was written by her, so in such a situation, she wants more, which is a very normal thing. After all, Harry Potter's current 100 million box office is 2 million for her, which is not counting Harry Potter's hundreds of millions of peripheral products, which is a little unconvincing for Rowling.
Of course, when she had no money, she was poor, and two million was an astronomical amount for her, but now looking at the wealth created by Harry Potter, these two million are indeed a little worse.
Rowling said a little nervously in the hotel: "Mr. Christopher, you say, if we do this, Warner Bros., will they agree, if they don't agree, then on such a problem, we will spend a lot of money to fight a lawsuit." Warner can afford to pay this fee, but whether we can afford it or not, it's hard to say. ”
This certificate is what Rowling is worried about, the book plus the movie, she is now a millionaire, so Rowling is actually relatively satisfied with her current life.
But Christopher, the publisher, was very diligent in encouraging her to tear up the contract, believing that tearing it up would bring her great benefits.
Therefore, at this moment, Christopher immediately swore and said, "Rowling." My dear, don't worry, we are taking the initiative in such a thing, I already understand, Warner Bros. is ready to shoot the third part. But isn't the manuscript of the third part in your hands?
Therefore, they should be in a very anxious situation now. If you don't choose to change the contract, in this way, you can make a lot of money, and another is that in such a situation, you tear up the contract and don't give them the draft, in this case, it is impossible for them to prepare to shoot the third part.
Because you are the only one in the world who has the third ancestor. This is our biggest chip.
Therefore. In such a matter, we are already in an invincible situation.
Don't worry, I will take care of this matter, and when the time comes, the benefits you get will be much higher than now, and it is not impossible for you to become a multimillionaire, and it is not impossible to be a billionaire. "The true value of Harry Potter, Christopher is naturally very clear.
Therefore. In such a situation, he is also a little nervous. Most of the profits were taken away by Ye Ming and Warner Bros., and Rowling only had to drink soup, and she didn't get much benefit.
Naturally, such a thing is not something that Christopher can tolerate, so on such a problem, he decisively instigated a showdown between Rowling and Warner Bros.
Now. Rowling hesitated for a moment, which was obvious, she was not very used to the current situation, and then she said, "What about Ye Ming, I always think." This person is very dangerous, we signed a contract with Ye Ming, if we tear up the contract, then in such a matter, what results will we have, can we win a lawsuit with Ye Ming?"
At this time, Christopher also had a great headache, frowned and said, "Ye Ming, this guy is simply too cunning.
Very cunning, on such a problem, I let people see the contract signed with him, it is simply impeccable, very in line with British law, he is not easy to deal with, if we tear up the contract, there is no benefit at all, but now we have Warner Bros. to help, Warner does not want to tear up the contract, so I think Warner will find a way to settle Ye Ming.
If Ye Ming must have a showdown with us, to be honest, we don't have any chance of winning. ”
Since Christopher said that he dared to encourage Rowling to tear up the contract, then in such a matter, he naturally said that he would calculate any possibility.
And according to Christopher's calculations, on such a problem, he and Ye Ming did have a lawsuit with any chance of winning.
However, Rowling's biggest advantage is that if she has a manuscript in hand, as long as she grasps such a manuscript, then it must be said that there will be such a satisfactory solution to such a problem.
Ye Ming probably didn't want it either, losing both, making money was the most important thing for Rowling, the Lojuana brothers, and even for Ye Ming.
Therefore, on such a small matter, Christopher believes that Ye Ming will not easily go to court. And Rowling doesn't want to really tear up the contract, but just wants to change the terms of the contract and want more about the distribution of those benefits.
Hearing such an introduction, Rowling relaxed a little, and said slowly: "If that's the case, it's really a good result, I'm afraid that when the time comes, the gains outweigh the losses." ”
Speaking of which, now Rowling is just beginning to get rich, and she is also in that state of messing around, before this, she has always said that she did not take such a novel to heart, and she thought that she would get rich because of this, and she wrote novels.
It's just that I like it. Of course, she is very satisfied with the current state. But Christopher thinks she could be richer.
Yes, who would dislike having a lot of money, so in such a state of mind, she chose to have a showdown with Warner Panda. Change the contract and you will become a multimillionaire. That's for Rowling, for Christopher. It's all very advantageous.
Just to say that in a situation like this, whatever it may be, let's see how Warner Bros. reacts. Since Warner Bros. received a call from him, he would definitely go to Ye Ming, and if he could solve these two problems together at such a time, it would be the best choice.
And Christopher is also very convinced. Warner can't handle this matter alone, so it will come with Ye Ming, and it is imperative for everyone to talk about changing the contract.
And in such a situation, in fact, this problem, Rowling is still a little uneasy, not for Warner Bros., but for Ye Ming's performance. Rowling would never have imagined that on such a question, the two of them would encounter a certain outcome, whether they would retire or be cleaned up directly.
Of course, Christopher believes that at this time, no one will choose to tear their faces, everyone just wants to make money. It won't be that intense. Ye Ming, Ai Xiuhua, and Columbus, just like Christopher thought, came together.
Now it is time for everyone to negotiate, and Ai Qiuhua said straight to the point: "Mr. Christopher, you are doing this, and you are very unabided by the spirit of the contract." If it's going to court, then I think. You have no chance of victory. ”
Talking to Christopher directly, this is the rule, Rowling herself is the author, therefore, there is no advantage in such a negotiation, if you directly find Christopher to negotiate. It's easier to get to the heart of the matter.
Christopher knew that he was a little at a loss in such a matter, if it weren't for Warner Bros. wanting to calculate Ye Ming and directly ask Rowling to slow down his writing, then he really couldn't do anything about such a thing.
But now Warner Bros. has come up with the idea. The back cover of the third stroke is still in his own hands, so in such a case, things will become negotiable.
At this moment, Christopher said very sadly: "This, Ms. Aiqiu, I won't say anything else. I think this issue of benefit distribution is more chilling. A novel that Ms. Rowling has worked so hard to write. You people, just give a little money, and I, as a publisher and a middleman, just can't see this kind of thing.
Movies and books, plus the peripherals, Ms. Rowling has made millions of dollars, but she has created more than billions of dollars. That's what I'm going to say. You don't have an opinion, do you?"
Harry Potter can make money, which no one thought would be so powerful, therefore, in the face of absolute interests, maybe tearing up the contract is not impossible.
The crux of the matter is that in such a situation, if you have chips, you have very big chips, and Warner Bros. Pictures will definitely be afraid of it.
As for whether Ye Ming is jealous at a glance, such a thing is not easy to say.
Therefore, on such a problem, he himself feels that there is no problem in doing this way, so it is reasonable to use the emotional card.
Ai Qiuhua is also a professional businessman, so he said unceremoniously: "You are wrong to say this about this matter, the contract, everything is done according to the contract, in fact, Ye Ming owns the copyright, we can ignore you, but because we respect the author, we count you, but on this issue of Hangzi, you are very disappointed."
According to the contract, you will not be given any less points, and moreover, you will be given a red envelope. In any way, we at Warner Bros. are doing pretty well.
Ye, what do you think? ”
Ye Ming didn't think about it and said: "This matter, I also think of this swallow, Ms. Rowling, Mr. Christopher, I don't think that a lawsuit is a good solution to the problem, but on such a problem, if you continue to do this, then I think the law is the only way to solve the problem." ”
Christopher immediately lived: "I know this. But we have a draft, you don't, you need the manuscript of the third part, or even in such a situation, you should need all the manuscripts in the future, this is our bargaining chip?
As long as you need it, we have the leverage to change the contract.
That's right, if it is said according to the contract, then on such a problem, I don't think it's a big deal, we don't have the slightest chance of winning, especially for Mr. Ye Ming, the contract you signed is a very complete contract, almost to say, there are any flaws, so at such a time I think we will lose, but if we lose the lawsuit, you won't be able to get the draft. ”
At this time, Christopher is full of confidence, and the manuscript is the only bargaining chip, but it is also the biggest bargaining chip.
Therefore, on such a matter, Christopher is very confident that Warner Bros. and Ye Ming will compromise.
Ye Ming glanced at Rowling and said, "Ms. Rowling, do you think so too?"
Naturally, if this matter had been said with Ms. Rowling's consent, then it would not have happened at this time.
Therefore, Ms. Rowling hesitated for a moment and nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Ye, I don't think it's fair to do this." I support Mr. Christopher's proposal. ”
Ye Ming thought for a moment before he said, "Ms. Rowling, have you forgotten that I am also a writer?"
Rowling was stunned for a moment before saying, "Yes, this, Mr. Ye, I know very well that you are a writer, and I have also read your [Legend of Wukong]." Ye Ming nodded and said: "It's good, since you know why I am a writer and do this, can you write Harry Potter, I can't write it, show you something, you think about it yourself and give me an answer." ”
Ye Ming directly pulled out a document from his mobile phone and sent it over.
The more Rowling watched it, the more surprised she became, this is the fourth part of Harry Potter, and she just had an idea, but she thought that Luo Tian had already written it.
And it's exactly the same as my own idea, no difference. Ye Ming immediately said: "Now I give you two choices, one is to honestly follow the contract, everyone can do what they want, if you don't abide by the contract, compensate me for my losses, I will publish the novel myself, and then there will be nothing for you." ”
This is an ultimatum given by Ye Ming, and he doesn't want to waste time on such a thing, so in such a situation, Ye Ming chose to flip the table directly. (To be continued.) )