After the meeting, Robert did not leave immediately, but followed Ronan into the office.

"Blair the Witch was a big hit, and the morale of the company was boosted. Robert made a suggestion: "Shall we have a celebration party?"

He pulled out a chair and sat across from Ronan and said, "It's good for the two companies to get to know each other and deepen cooperation." ”

Ronan only thought about it for a while, and then agreed: "You can hold a celebration party, and after the film is released in North America, find a party company to prepare." ”

This film made a lot of profits, and it was nothing to take a small amount of money out to engage in a company activity.

Also, parties are good for socializing.

Robert said something else: "Two days ago, I heard that Daniel Malik was going to work with DreamWorks, and it seemed that it was also a horror movie, and the people at DreamWorks took the initiative to contact him. ”

"There's Blair the Witch here. Ronan is not surprised: "Some studios inevitably think that he will continue to be successful. ”

Robert heard the subtext of the words: "You don't think favorably of Daniel Malik?"

Ronan shrugged slightly: "As a director, Daniel Millik has overdrawn the future, and unless he can make really high-quality films, it will be difficult to succeed." ”

"It's as if DreamWorks and Daniel Millik want to replicate the success of 'Blair the Witch,'" Robert said. ”

Ronan said, "I wish them success." ”

Most of the negative effects of "Blair the Witch" are borne by Daniel Malik and his team, and some people who want to cooperate with Daniel Malik to create a second success in a short period of time are asking for trouble.

Robert made a joke: "I'll wait until you meet Susan Arnold, she will be happy." ”

"Who is Susan Arnold?" Ronan forgot to see the woman on the TV.

Robert replied: "The producer of DreamWorks, she was responsible for "Ghost Invasion", which was released with "Blair the Witch" some time ago, and it was this Susan Arnold who lobbied Daniel Malik to work with DreamWorks. ”

Ronan remembered the female producer, and was just about to say something when the phone on his desk rang, and he picked up the phone and said a few words, and couldn't help frowning.

Hanging up, Ronan said to Robert: "Just now Attorney Dinah called me, and Daniel Millick sued Relativity Entertainment in Los Angeles District Court, demanding that we pay a share of the box office. It is estimated that the summons will be delivered soon. ”

"What?" Robert was indignant: "How can a man be so shameless!"

Relativity Entertainment was obviously doing things according to the contract, and he asked, "What does Attorney Dinah say?"

Ronan was very calm: "This kind of prosecution may drag on for a long time, and Dinah's lawyer estimates that the other party's purpose is to want a sum of money, and suing us is nothing more than to reach an out-of-court settlement." ”

When he answered the phone, he made a decision: "I will not settle with him out of court, everything will be done according to the contract." If Daniel Mailik is talking nonsense in the media, publish the copyright contract with him. ”

There are a lot of people who sell movies every year, and various interest claims lead to constant disputes, this will not be the first time, nor will it be the last.

Hollywood studios face too many profit distribution lawsuits and copyright lawsuits every year.

"Well, we can't back down. Robert is also a figure who has been in Hollywood for many years: "Otherwise, there will be a lot of trouble in the future." ”

Today it was Daniel McRick who asked for an out-of-contract reward, and tomorrow James Wong will also ask for an out-of-contract reward?

This can become a vicious circle.

Ronan also knows this, and would rather lose the lawsuit than settle out of court, and the possibility of losing is extremely small.

Part of the reason for entering into a long-term agreement with a firm like SzeChina, which specializes in entertainment legal issues, is to address this issue.

Robert said strangely at this time: "I have dealt with Daniel Mailrick a few times, this guy has never had an agent, he has no connections in Hollywood, and he doesn't know much about entertainment law, how could he suddenly find a lawyer to sue us in court?"

He looked at Ronan, "Could there be a DreamWorks relationship behind this? Is DreamWorks or Susan Arnold supporting him?"

Ronan frowned: "We don't seem to have a conflict of interest with DreamWorks. He then came to his senses: "Is this a ploy to win over Daniel Mailik?"

"Possibly. "There were several studios interested in working with Daniel Mailik, and he chose DreamWorks," says Robert. ”

Ronan thought for a while, picked up the phone and dialed Dinah's number, hung up the phone and waited for a while, and Dinah's lawyer called back.

Daniel Mailik is represented by a lawyer who has a long-standing relationship with DreamWorks Legal. Ronan said what he learned: "It is estimated that DreamWorks helped Daniel Malik behind his back in order to attract him to cooperate." ”

The name of a successful director is very attractive, and Ronan can see the adverse effects of "Blair the Witch", mainly because of the relevant memories of his past life.

Perhaps some studios can also analyze the negative impact behind the success of "Blair the Witch", but many more will be blinded by immediate interests.

Robert muttered, "DreamWorks has gone a little too far, it's taking us too seriously, it's trying to use us as a stepping stone to woo Daniel Malik." ”

Ronan smiled: "That's a dream factory that wants to become a first-line big company in Hollywood, so naturally it looks down on a small company like us." ”

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Since his first trip to Abu Dhabi, it has been a smooth ride, so Robert was a little annoyed and asked, "Do you want to do something?"

"Don't!" Ronan stopped him, "Don't be impulsive, that's Spielberg's dream factory, we can't afford to provoke it now." ”

Robert looked at Ronan strangely, as far as he knew, Ronan had never been the kind of person who suffered.

Ronan leaned back in his office chair, and while he wasn't sure what DreamWorks had done with Daniel Malik's lawsuit against Relativity, one of their legal advisors acting as Daniel Malik's lawyer had a relationship.

Just like small people are helpless in the face of big forces, small companies are ants in the eyes of big groups.

The people at DreamWorks probably don't take the theory of relativity seriously.

Of course, Relativity Entertainment can't conflict with DreamWorks, otherwise it will definitely be very troublesome.

Although DreamWorks has been suppressed by the Hollywood Big Six everywhere, it is not comparable to a small relativistic entertainment.

Ronan had a general idea: "Robert, you go check and see if there is a shadow of DreamWorks behind Daniel Malik's lawsuit against the theory of relativity." He frowned: "If you don't have it, forget it, if you have it......"

Robert's ignition had gone down, and the person had regained consciousness, so he hurriedly reminded him in turn: "Ronan, that's the dream factory of the Big Three!"

"Rest assured. Ronan laughed, "It's not what you think, I'm not going to conflict with DreamWorks." ”

Robert asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"

He was really worried that Ronan would be young and vigorous and provoke the DreamWorks Triumvirate.

Ronan whispered, "I just wanted to sell them the rights to shoot the sequel to 'Blair the Witch.'" ”

Robert was stunned.

"The success of 'Blair the Witch' is something that cannot be replicated by a sequel. Ronan said simply: "The filming rights of the sequel are meaningless to us, and they should have a certain appeal to the outside world." ”

Robert answered, "Absolutely attractive!"

Ronan continued: "Let people secretly spread the news to the outside world, especially on the DreamWorks side, saying that Relativity Entertainment is going to raise money to buy an office building, and now it is very short of money, and intends to sell some assets to raise money, including the sequel copyright to "Blair the Witch". ”

Only the sequel rights are sold, and the rights to "Blair the Witch" certainly won't be sold.

"Good way!" Robert gave a thumbs up, "and you can make a lot of money with the sequel rights." ”

How much can the rights to a sequel to a film that is about to surpass $150 million grossing in North America sell for seven figures?

Robert then had doubts: "What if DreamWorks isn't interested?"

Ronan said: "It's the same with selling the rights to the sequel to other companies, whose money is not money? If no one wants to buy it, we have nothing to lose except to waste some saliva." ”

In the future, as long as the title of "Blair the Witch" appears, fans will think of this scam.

The film has exhausted all its potential.

Selling sequel rights can be said to be waste utilization.

Robert said, "I'll leave this matter to me. ”

In just two days, Robert brought some news to Ronan, in order to attract Daniel Malik to cooperate, Susan Arnold of DreamWorks provided him with legal assistance, and now Daniel Malik has submitted a script for a new horror film project to DreamWorks, but it has been rejected by DreamWorks.

DreamWorks and Susan Arnold want to replicate the miracle of success in Blair the Witch, not an ordinary horror movie.

Ronan quickly made the decision to get Mary to contact a real estate agency, to make Relativity appear to be ready to buy an office building, and then have the news spread about the rights to the sequel to "Blair the Witch."

Whether you can seduce someone to buy the copyright of the sequel, no one can guarantee this kind of thing.

In September, after eight weeks of screening, "Blair the Witch" exceeded the $150 million mark at the North American box office, accumulating a total of $151.2 million.

The film had little market life left, but Ronan asked Embassy Pictures to communicate with theaters that "Blair the Witch" would stick to Halloween and wait for DVDs and videotapes to go on the market.

After dealing with these things, Ronan personally drove to Los Angeles International Airport to prepare for the pick-up.

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