What business is the most profitable in the world? Arms, oil? No, monopoly business is the most profitable. If you are in a monopoly position in any industry, then wait to count the money at home, right?

In a sense, Ye Ming is a monopoly in Hollywood, the monopoly of video, and there is a lawsuit with the US government on this, but the funny thing is that the video website of the US government is also the technical support provided by Ye Ming's brilliant network, and the United States is such a strange place, while fighting a lawsuit with you, but not delaying cooperation with you.

Of course, Ye Ming's other monopoly in Hollywood is Harry Potter, which few people will notice, everyone pays more attention to the brilliant network, many scientists are trying to break through Ye Ming's patent, but few people pay attention to another thing, that is, Ye Ming is the copyright owner of Harry Potter, that is to say, if Warner Bros. wants to continue filming Harry Potter, it must be Ye Ming's consent.

The production cost of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is 130 million US dollars, and the box office is 970 million US dollars, close to one billion at the box office, and it has suddenly entered the top ten ranks in history. Even if the Fed prints money at full capacity, it may not be able to make more money than Harry Potter.

Therefore, at this time, Warner Bros. began to pay attention to the Harry Potter series of movies. The box office is close to one billion, this is not a product of the surrounding Yansheng, of course, all of this is to be divided into half, and this is a good contract.

Things made Warner Bros. people unhappy so much, how could they bypass Ye Ming, at this time they contacted Rowling. I hope to be able to sign a contract with Rowling directly, and in fact they did the same, giving Rowling certain benefits, so that Rowling personally authorized them to shoot the second episode of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. This result was something that Ye Ming didn't expect at all, and he didn't care much about this result.

After all, Ye Ming and Rowling have a contract. Therefore, Warner Bros. is problematic at such a time, and they should not bypass Ye Ming at this time.

Therefore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets began filming, and just as the filming was about to be completed, the Writers Guild of America had already sent a lawyer's letter, directly warning Warner Bros. not to play with fire, and the copyright owner of Harry Potter is Ye Ming. It's not Rowling, so without Ye Ming's signature and authorization, the filming and even commercial activities that people and I have to do with Harry Potter are illegal, and illegal ones are not only not allowed to be released in theaters, but also cannot be developed in any place. This is a moment of getting Warner Bros. stuck.

Originally, they thought that if they didn't share the house with Ye Ming, they would cooperate with the author, which would also be able to bypass Ye Ming's authorization.

But I didn't expect that Ye Ming was also a member of the Screenwriters Guild. Now Warner Bros. is empty.

The only thing to do now is to get Ye Ming's authorization to legalize their filming. Otherwise, the screenwriters' union will sanction them, and will compensate Ye Ming to the court, and the amount of compensation is linked to the box office and peripherals of Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone.

After all, it means that in such a situation, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets were not filmed, therefore. In such a situation, directly asking Warner Bros. to compensate Ye Ming according to the amount of the previous movie is a common solution to the problem in American judges.

So, in such a situation, it doesn't matter what it looks like. That is, Warner Bros. must be authorized by Ye Ming, otherwise, it is inevitable to be fined and sued, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets box office? If Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets can be released, then let's talk about the box office.

Anyway, if you say that you must be fined, it is to look at the box office and peripheral results of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

This is a very helpless result, Warner Bros. has asked a lot of lawyers, and there is only one way to solve the problem at this time, that is, a settlement will be reached only with Ye Ming's authorization.

Ye Ming glanced at Columbus with interest and said: "You are not a very good lobbyist, but I have also thought about this problem, what Warner Bros. did is indeed a little unauthentic, in such a situation, he dares to shoot without my authorization, this is simply a blasphemy of copyright." ”

At this time, Columbus said helplessly: "It's not the high-level miscellaneous of Warner Bros., this movie has already brought hundreds of millions of profits to Warner Bros., but they are still not satisfied, and they actually signed a contract with Rowling, thinking that this is the end of the matter."

What is the result, this is obvious, the people in the union didn't agree, right? By the way, Ye Ming, when did you join the screenwriters union. ”

After all, this identity is not the same for all kinds of stars, the screenwriters' union, it is quite short-sighted, Ye Ming is their member, and he paid the dues on time, such a thing The screenwriter will naturally attract attention.

Under such a problem, in fact, the screenwriters' union is going to show its presence. But the key is that Chinese people know how to participate in trade unions to protect themselves?

This is very different from Columbus's understanding of the Chinese people. But as a result, Ye Ming joined the screenwriters' union early.

Ye Ming smiled and said very low-key: "For a while, a friend proposed to let me join, I thought it was okay, it was very interesting, so I wrote an application form for the union, but I didn't expect it to be passed quickly." So I became a member of the Writers Guild.

And the people in the Writers Guild are the same, and they really guarantee my interests, otherwise, I am not in the United States, and the movie made by Warner Bros. will be released in the later stage, and I may not know that such a thing will happen.

I think I have a very bad impression of Warner Bros. on that. ”

This is natural, in this good situation, Warner Bros. is indeed a little unauthentic, but this face was also slapped by the writers union.

Dare to disobey, direct fine. This is a matter that is still up to the screenwriters' union.

This is the benefit of joining the Screenwriters Guild, and most of the dues paid are actually used to deal with the copyright lawsuits of the members.

At this point, Warner Bros. didn't expect it, Ye Ming's copyright is too complete. Not only the movie, but even the copyright of the surrounding area is in Ye Ming's hands, which is not like what an ordinary young artist can do, and it is even difficult to say whether there is such a master in the old fritters.

Columbus was stunned for a moment, and said curiously: "Didn't Ai Qiuhua tell you about this? ”

Ai Qiuhua is the president of Warner Bros. Asia, and under normal circumstances, Ai Qiuhua and Ye Ming are in contact with each other, which is a common practice in Warner Bros.

This time, Ye Ming didn't want to say: "I met Ai Qiuhua once, but she didn't mention it. It's like you're deliberately hiding something from me.,This is a little unkind.,No matter what.,I'm also the copyright owner of Harry Potter.,Last time you used Roland to give me a time.,This time it's like this.,Who's paying attention?,Don't say Mayer doesn't know about such a thing.。 I dare say, if it weren't for Mayer's nod. No one else would dare to play this hand. ”

Hearing this, Columbus relaxed, he smiled and said: "This is the intrigue of the high-level, maybe there is a communication problem, in fact, it is said that Ai Qiuhua should have direct contact with you to solve such a thing." I didn't expect her to do this.

It is estimated that there are some problems at the top of the top. I'll report this to the company when I go back, but don't worry, the suspicion should be solved smoothly, and now the board of directors is in a hurry. The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are about to be filmed, and post-production is also more than halfway through. It was filmed while making special effects post-production. That's up to your authority, so the people at the company asked me to see what you mean. ”

Ye Ming thought about it, how did he think that Warner Bros. was very quiet during this time, it is said that the second Harry Potter is to contact him, and the relationship is that he wants to bypass me with Rowling. But if this thing is said to be a direct refusal, it is also inappropriate, after all, everyone earns money together.

If you offend Warner Bros. in death, that's not good. Therefore, Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Come according to the contract, in fact, when I signed the first authorized contract with you, there was a breach of contract clause in it, if it means that you want to continue to cooperate with me, so as not to say that the film where you were filmed will be invalidated, then follow the contract, and the part of the breach of contract will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the contract, and I can authorize you the distribution right of the film." ”

Columbus was stunned for a moment, he didn't know much about the news, so he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then I'll communicate with the people in the company first, it seems that Ai Qiuhua should know about this matter." As a direct contact with Ye Ming, in such a situation, Ai Qiuhua actually has enough reason to know the content of the contract.

Columbus is a director, he doesn't care about the contract at all, when Ye Ming went to the UK to audition actors, Columbus just cared about it, as for Ye Ming's departure, Columbus couldn't think of this person very well.

Even when Rowling and Warner Bros. signed the licensing contract for the second part, Columbus didn't know if he should ask Ye Ming.

Ai Qiuhua quickly gave an answer, there is indeed a penalty clause in the contract, if the two parties say that either party breaches the contract, then there will be a certain punishment at such a time.

If it is said that Ye Ming is in breach of contract, Time Warner will automatically have the filming rights of the second Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and if it is said that Warner Bros. is in breach of contract, then on such a problem, at this time, Ye Ming owns the copyright of Harry Potter in the Huaxia region, note that this Huaxia region refers to the port city and the treasure island. At this point, Ye Ming is definitely a Han nationalist.

Columbus said with some regret at this time: "Mr. Ye, in fact, Ai Qiuhua has no way to decide such a problem, she has to report such a situation to the board of directors, and see what kind of answer the board of directors will have, and it is estimated that it will take two or three days to have a result." ”

The board of directors coordinates everyone's interests, and if you are talking about it, big brother, it is normal for a week to be in such a thing, and the last big fight was during the filming of The Matrix, which almost didn't let this classic sci-fi series of movies die halfway.

Anyway, the more Warner Bros. reaches a critical moment, the more powerful the rip-off may be. After all, it is necessary to take care of the interests of all parties, and this time it is quite good to be able to give two or three days of time.

Ye Ming also didn't pursue anything on this issue, but waved his hand and said: "I'm not in a hurry about this, in fact, if you don't agree, then this may be better for me, Paramount, Fox, Disney, etc. have all been in contact with me, if it is to cooperate with them and buy the movie that your company is about to complete, I think, Rothman They will definitely be interested." ”

Rothman, the CEO of Fox, the boss, is also a very decisive and insidious guy, and is definitely the kind of person who is smiling in Hollywood. If it is said that the matter has something to do with him, then no one is sure what the outcome will be on such a thing.

Columbus suddenly sweated on his forehead, wiped his sweat and said: "This matter is no longer something I can care about, I'm just a director, they really think I'm Greenspan, don't talk nonsense, I'm just a director, just shoot a good movie safely, it doesn't matter who he does with his movie." Emmerich, you bastard waiting to see if my joke is good, and you're satisfied. ”

At this time, Emmerich said thoughtfully: "It's not your jokes, it's Warner Bros. jokes, or even Hollywood jokes, Warner Bros. and even Hollywood, there are a few people who can really look down on the yellow race, how about them, dumbfounded, if your company doesn't bleed once this time, then I think it will be impossible to end this matter." ”

It seems, it seems, that this is indeed the case, and Columbus was also quite frustrated with such a result. (To be continued.) )