While Nancy was preparing to go toe-to-toe with John for the singer in the ICM reception room, there was a burst of laughter at Winston Glum's home in Alabama, USA.

"Mr. Ovitz, why are you here, please take a seat!" said Winston Glum with a smile on his face, leading the man to sit down on the couch in the living room.

If someone in the entertainment industry sees this guest from Winston Glum's house, they will definitely be able to call his name at a glance.

He is Michael Ovitz, a man who can make a splash all over Hollywood, the head of CAA, the world's largest broker management company.

Because of the success of helping Sony enter Hollywood, the acquisition of Columbia Pictures Entertainment for $3.4 billion, and the help of Panasonic with 65. Acquired MCA for $900 million and is known as a super-promoter of Hollywood.

"Mr. Glum, I'm here to have good news for you. Michael Ovitz looked at Winston Glum with a red glint on his face.

"Oh! what good can I do!" Winston Glum smiled, he knew that Michael Ovitz was coming, and as a writer, the reason why Michael Ovitz could come to the door in person must be which of his own novels he fancied.

"Mr. Glum, Paramount and we at CAA love one of your novels and want to buy the rights to the film adaptation. Michael Ovitz explained the purpose of his visit.

When Winston Glum heard Michael Ovitz's words, he was overjoyed, he was not one of those best-selling authors in the United States, and he didn't worry about sales or adaptations, and the books he wrote didn't sell well even if they were adapted into movies.

Four years ago, he wrote a novel with confidence in order to become one of the best-selling authors in the United States, but four years later, sales have not been sluggish. This also corresponds to the saying: the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny.

"I don't know which of my novels do you like you?" said Winston Glum, who looked calm on the surface. In fact, I was already very excited in my heart.

For a man in his 40s, he naturally understands the skills of negotiation, and he must not let Michael Ovitz see the excitement and joy in his heart at this moment, otherwise Michael Ovitz will seize his eagerness to sell the copyright and kill the price, which will make him passive in the follow-up negotiations.

And Michael Ovitz sneered in his heart, how could a person who often mingled in Hollywood's vanity fair be deceived by Winston Glum's appearance.

"Mr. Glum, this novel we are looking at is a good thing for you, this novel has not been selling well in the market, if we buy the copyright, and invite a famous director to direct it, and a big-name star starring, then the movie will be successful at the same time, your novel will definitely be noticed, and it will be a matter of fame and fortune for you." ”

Michael Ovitz did not answer Winston Glum's words directly, but first knocked on the side to tell Winston Glum not to be too ruthless in negotiations, otherwise we don't want to, you can continue to play by yourself!

"Hehe!" Winston Glum smiled awkwardly, he could naturally hear the meaning of Michael Ovitz's words, so there was no need to continue to tense. "Mr. Ovitz, you're right, it's my good fortune that you'll be able to read my novels. Since it's cooperation, we have to have a win-win situation for both sides! Besides, you, Mr. Ovitz, can still make me suffer!"

"Haha......"

Michael Ovitz took a sip of coffee in a good mood, and Winston Glum's acquaintance put him in a good mood.

"Mr. Ovitz, don't worry, you want the copyright to a novel, and I will sell it to you at a very affordable price. Winston Glum looked at Michael Ovitz with a smile on his face.

Michael Ovitz put down the coffee cup in his hand: "We want "Forrest Gump" published four years ago this time, I wonder how much you are going to pay to sell it?"

"Forrest Gump" ......"

Winston's smile froze when he heard the title of the book from Michael Ovitz.

Michael Ovitz on the side looked at Winston Glum with a fixed smile and a dull gaze, and there was a faint trace of uneasiness in his heart: "Mr. Glum...... Mr. Glum ......"

"Ahh

When Winston Glum came back to his senses, the smile on his face immediately turned bitter.

"Mr. Glum, is there a copyright problem with the novel Forrest Gump?" asked Michael Ovitz, looking at Winston Glum as he came back to his senses.

"Hey!"

Winston sighed and looked at Michael Ovitz with a bitter expression: "You're late, I sold the rights to this novel a long time ago. ”

Winston Glum has written novels for many years, and the only novel that sold the rights to the film adaptation is "Forrest Gump", he didn't expect Michael Ovitz to actually take a fancy to this novel, and now he regrets it, if he had known that Paramount and CAA would come to buy it one day, then he would definitely not sell it.

But the matter has come to this, and Winston Glum has no choice but to rejoice in vain.

It was a joy for Winston Glum, but for Michael Ovitz it was like falling from heaven to hell.

He had already negotiated with Paramount before he came, and the two sides jointly created this "Forrest Gump", which was produced and distributed by Paramount, and CAA provided the script, crew, and actors to implement integrated packaging services. But all this is with the absence of copyright, and now it has become the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror.

"Mr. Glum, when did you sell the rights to Forrest Gump, and to whom?" said Michael Ovitz to see who had cut him off. Resulting in a multi-million-dollar project stillborn.

"Hey!" Winston Glum sighed helplessly: "Four years ago, when Forrest Gump was just published, a student at Harvard University came to me to buy the copyright, and I saw that the sales were not good and there was no prospect, so I sold the copyright to him for $100,000."

Winston Glum now feels pain when he thinks about it, he sold the rights to Forrest Gump for $100,000 short-sightedly, and if he keeps it until today, it can sell it to Michael Owitz for at least $500,000.

Just when Winston was in pain, Michael Ovitz on the side came to his senses, if the copyright was not sold to other big film companies, but only to a private person, or a student, then he had a certain degree of confidence to buy the copyright.

"Mr. Glum!" said Michael Ovitz, looking at Winston Glum urgently, "Do you have details of that man?"

"You want to buy back the rights from him?" Winston Glum's eyes lit up when he heard Michael Ovitz's words.

If Michael Ovitz buys the copyright and cooperates with Paramount to launch a movie, then at the same time as the success of the movie, his novel "Forrest Gump" can be noticed, and it is not impossible to hit the best-selling list at that time.

Thinking of this, Winston hurriedly replied excitedly: "Yes...... Yes...... When I signed the contract, I stayed, and I went to get it right away. With that, Winston Glum walked towards the study.

Soon after, Winston Glum came to Michael Ovitz with an A4 piece of paper from his study: "Mr. Ovitz......! ”

"Thank you"

Michael Ovitz took the thin A4 paper and looked at it carefully.