In Hollywood, there is no shortage of works by well-known authors that have been adapted into films, and there are many successes, but there are also many failures. ”

Ulan Ryder will not be able to make a decision on the matter of funds for a while, because he is only the general manager, and there are also the chairman and the board of directors above, but in order not to be underestimated, he still said unwillingly: "I know that Mr. Evan is very confident in his work, and I also know that Mr. Evan is very talented, but in fact, writing a script is completely different from a completely different thing." ”

Huo Yaowen nodded and said: "Of course I know this, but Mr. Ryder may not know, I have also written several very successful scripts in Hong Kong, and I am still very confident in this regard." ”

For Americans, it is absolutely impossible to say that it is okay and not bad... Such vague words, you must unswervingly admit your success, otherwise it is easy for the other party to mistake it for some wording after failure.

"Well......" Alan Ryder fell into deep thought, he didn't know what to say, he thought that spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and paying a little box office share would definitely be able to get the film copyright smoothly, just like in the past.

It's just that this Evan Howe seems to be very optimistic about his work, not only adapting it himself, but also investing 20 million US dollars, completely interrupting Ryder's previous words and ideas.

There was no word in the room for a while.

Although George Lucas was a little famous at this time, he was not the box office guarantee later, so he had no ability and could not make a decision about cooperation, so he could only silently pray that Mr. Ryder would agree, after all, he really liked the work "1999", and some of the settings in the book seemed to be planned for the universe that he already had in his mind.

Mark also did not speak, although he was a matchmaker sent by Bantan Book Publishing, it was impossible for him to offend Huo Yaowen, the author who brought huge profits to their company, for the sake of Fox Film Company.

You must know that after several years of cooperation, Bantan Company has not only earned hundreds of millions of dollars in net profits, but also raised the company's stock price.

Seeing that Alan Ryder didn't speak, Huo Yaowen didn't urge, silently leaned on the sofa, drank champagne like soda one by one, and waited for the other party to make a decision.

After about two or three minutes, Alan Ryder slowly opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Evan, I need to go back to the company and discuss with the board of directors before I can make a decision. ”

"Of course that's fine. ”

Huo Yaowen spread his hands and said seriously: "Mr. Ryder, I came to the United States from Hong Kong with sincere cooperation, and I will not invest 20 million US dollars. As for the script I wrote, I'll call someone to send it later, and you can take the script back and read it, and I'm sure you'll understand why I'm investing so much money after reading it. ”

"Then I'm looking forward to Mr. Evan's script. Alan Ryder said with a smile.

Seeing that Ryder was interested, Huo Yaowen also asked Mark to go to the front desk to call back to the hotel where he was staying, and asked Coverdale Davide to bring the script he had written.

About ten minutes later, as soon as Davide walked in with the script, George Lucas couldn't wait to take the script and read it carefully.

"Mr. Ryder, although I really hope to cooperate with your Fox company, but no matter what, I came to the United States this time to shoot "1999", and as for whether it is you Fox or not, it is not particularly important. ”

Hearing this, Ryder frowned, stood up and stretched out his hand, "Don't worry, Mr. Evan, we at Fox are also looking forward to cooperating with you." ”

"That's what I thought, too. ”

Huo Yaowen shook hands with the other party, and decided that he would cancel tomorrow's meeting and talk about whether to cooperate the day after tomorrow.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed that George Lucas was still sitting there reading the script, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lucas, you can take it back and read it slowly." ”

"Oh, okay. George Lucas smiled awkwardly and put the script away.

After saying goodbye to Ryder, Lucas and others, Mark originally wanted to go back to the party and continue playing, but Huo Yaowen was too tired, and the fatigue of a day's flight hit his heart, so he waved his hand and let him play by himself.

He went back to the hotel with Davide, took a new shower, and slept until noon the next day.

......

At noon, inside the hotel's restaurant.

Luo Cheng, who had rested all night, asked energetically at the moment: "Mr. Huo, we don't have to go to Fox anymore, do we?"

"I'm not going for now, I'll go again tomorrow. ”

Huo Yaowen glanced at his watch and ...... Well, it's still Hong Kong time, and it hasn't been adjusted.

"waiter!"

"Sir, may I ask for any help?"

"Excuse me, what time is it? ”

"Twelve thirty-seven sir. ”

"Okay, thanks. ”

Huo Yaowen asked the time, and adjusted the time of the watch.

Mark, who was late, sat down in the seat next to him, picked up the bread on the table and ate it in a big gulp.

"Mark, what time did you come back last night?" Huo Yaowen asked curiously.

"It's two o'clock. Mark raised his eyebrows and said with a wicked smile: "Evan, I have to say that you missed a feast, I took two of them back to the hotel last night, you don't know how hot their bodies are, they just killed me, those legs are ......"

"Okay, I don't want to hear the specifics of what's next!"

Huo Yaowen waved his hand and interrupted Mark's desire to continue describing the content of those 404s, "Do you have time in the afternoon?" ”

Mark shrugged his shoulders, "Of course there's time, I have to thank you Evan, my job now is very easy, which is to accompany you until you leave the United States." ”

"I'm going to go to Warner Studios for a visit, do you know where Warner Studios is?"

Before I came, I heard He Guanchang say that the crew was recently filmed at Warner Studios in Hollywood, USA, and since he came to the United States, and now he is in Hollywood, he naturally wants to stop by to visit Bruce Lee, who is filming "Enter the Dragon".

"Warner's studio is just a few kilometers away, and we can get there in half an hour. ”

"Then let's leave after dinner, just in time to spend this difficult afternoon. "As soon as he slept until he woke up naturally, Huo Yaowen was indeed very comfortable, but the next thing he had nothing to do also made him very boring, so it was better to go to the crew of "Enter the Dragon" to take a look.

Soon, the group of four took a car to Warner Studios.

Because it was filmed in the United States, except for a few important Hong Kong actors such as Zou Wenhuai, most of them are ghosts, so for the visit of Huo Yaowen and others, Bruce Lee, who is making a movie, is very happy.

And Robert Cross, the director of "Enter the Dragon", was very unhappy at first, because the arrival of people meant that the filming progress was delayed, but when he learned that the person who came was the famous American writer Evan Hoe, he immediately changed his face again.

Robert Cross was enthusiastic, "Mr. Evan, I really like your work, I didn't expect to meet you here!"

"Thank you. Huo Yaowen smiled politely.

Huo Yaowen is still familiar with this unknown director, and he knows that later he also filmed the big brother Cheng's street-fighting work "Killer Trench" in Hollywood, and later generations also depreciated more than praised this director.

......

While Huo Yaowen was still visiting the crew of "Enter the Dragon", in the conference room of Twentieth Century Fox, there was a heated discussion on whether to agree to Huo Yaowen's investment and cooperation.

Someone said: "I agree with that Evan's funding, I have read this script, it is really well written, and if you want to shoot according to the script, I think the company's $10 million will definitely not be enough!"

One of the directors sinisterly laughed: "I also agreed to cooperate with that Chinese, but we should make him understand that it is not possible to call the wind and rain in Hollywood if you have money!

The director, who didn't deal with McKe, sneered: "McKe, your vision is still so shallow, Evan is not an ordinary rich man, he is one of the most popular writers in the United States, and he still has a lot of high-quality works in his hands, we can't offend each other for this money!"

"I agree with Jason that not only does Evan have a lot of quality work, but he is also well-known all over the world, especially in the UK, and his Harry Potter and Game of Thrones are simply crazy sellers!"

After half an hour of negotiations, the vast majority of directors and executives agreed to cooperate with Evan, but there was a discrepancy in the proportion of shares and the amount of investment.

Some people think that they will pay 20 million US dollars to co-produce "1999" like Evan.

There are also people who disagree, and are only willing to pay 10 million, and then make a little money from it.

Faced with the different opinions of the two parties, Ryder, the general manager, also had a headache.

At that moment, the door to the conference room suddenly opened, and an employee walked quickly into Ryder's ear and whispered.

The words "Evan" and "Warner's Studios" could only be faintly heard.

Suddenly, my heart tightened.

"Alright guys!"

Ryder looked solemn, clapped his palms and said: "Mr. Evan went to Warner Studios just now, although I don't know the purpose of his trip, but don't forget that in Hollywood, there are not only Fox Studios, but also Warner and Universal!

Huo Yaowen not only has copyright, script, but also funds, and he can find another film company to cooperate with in Hollywood, after all, there are six or seven companies similar to Fox!

......

It is not known how Ryder persuaded the company's board of directors to make additional investments, but early the next morning, before Huo Yaowen could get up, he rushed over with George Lucas and two Fox people.

After some simple negotiations, the two sides decided to jointly invest 40 million US dollars to co-produce "1999", as for the specific box office share ratio is still to be negotiated, after all, Fox still has to charge a certain distribution fee, but in terms of peripheral sharing, Huo Yaowen bites 40% and does not let go, and makes it very clear to Ryder that his film company must have half of the film copyright!

It is equivalent to saying that no matter whether "1999" is remade or not in the future, he has half of the copyright!

Ryder did not directly agree to this, but said that he would go back to negotiate in the future, and Huo Yaowen was not in a hurry, he asked Davide to follow up and negotiate.

Although the contract has not yet been signed, the two parties have reached an intention to cooperate.

Ryder smiled and stretched out his hand: "Mr. Huo, I will tell the board of directors about your request, but I think it shouldn't be a problem, after all, the copyright of the second and third parts is still in your hands!"

"Okay. ”

Huo Yaowen shook hands and said with a smile on his face: "Since we have reached a preliminary cooperation, I think we should set a small goal for this film that has not yet started filming." ”

"What small goal?"

Huo Yaowen pretended to think about it before saying, "How about a billion dollars at the global box office?"

"Ahem......" Ryder and Lucas choked on saliva at the same time.

Your goal is to make a billion dollars at the global box office!

You must know that no movie in the world has exceeded one billion at the box office so far!

In the eyes of Ryder and Lucas, Huo Yaowen is wishful thinking, but in fact, the box office of "Star Wars" was about 700 million US dollars, although it was 1977, and now it is not as good as a few years later in terms of ticket price and economy, but originally "Star Wars" did not have any readership base in history, but now it has a huge readership.

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