This is really not an exaggeration, with the super high reputation of "Sherlock", the outside world has long predicted this, thinking that the probability of Zhang Chu getting the nomination is very high.

After all, this work has a rating of more than 8.4 points on IMBD, and it has a super high score of 86 points on the media comprehensive evaluation, and it will not collide with popular American dramas, it belongs to the category of limited/miniseries.

Zhang Chu has never had the luxury of winning awards, he doesn't have any agency contracts in Hollywood, and no one will help him run the awards season.

Even the Oscars have to pay attention to public relations, and ordinary awards also require different levels of public relations.

He was never an idealist, but a realist!

"It sounds great, but my roots are at home, and those things abroad don't improve me much. Julian, if you Warner Bros. get the rights, how long are you going to shoot it?"

If you buy the film and television copyright and don't shoot, Zhang Chu is estimated to be so angry that he will vomit blood, and this content must be written in the contract.

Julian replied solemnly: "If I say that I will start shooting right away, it will definitely not be realistic. We have to find the right director, the right screenwriter, and we don't have to worry about building the crew, because Mr. David is the most powerful producer in Hollywood, and he can easily set it up. It takes about a few months to prepare, and about 1-2 years to shoot and produce, depending on the progress of the work. ”

Shooting a Hollywood blockbuster is never easy, especially when it comes to a script as complex as Life of Pi, which took a decade from the time it was bought to the time it entered the cinema!

Among them, Ang Lee spent almost four years shooting, and it is conceivable that good quality is polished little by little with time and money.

Zhang Chu also made up for these contents some time ago, he added: "I hope to add a clause to the contract, if you Warner Bros. do not start filming within three years from the effective date of the contract, then the film and television rights will return to me." ”

"It's a bit harsh, and sometimes it's very difficult to find a suitable director, and the director also needs to adjust the schedule. In addition, it may take a long time on the script side, after all, it is two different things from the script. ”

Julian doesn't want to give in easily, and pays attention to a momentum in the middle of the contract negotiation, if he is weak at the beginning, it is simply to be slaughtered!

"I've given you enough time, three years is more than enough time to make a film, and even if you start shooting near the end of your contract, you've fulfilled your contract. As you've said before, Warner isn't a hoarding company, so this contract doesn't affect you at all. ”

Zhang Chuke didn't regard the other party as a Hollywood predator, after all, he was just a representative, even if the talks collapsed, there was room for relaxation, and now of course there are any requirements and requirements!

Bidding all over the sky, waiting for Warner Bros. to bargain.

Although Harold sat with Julian, he was from Random House after all, and he used it as a lubricant to help mediate: "This clause is actually quite common in Hollywood, but the time limit is usually five years. Why don't we all take a step back and take a five-year timeline?"

"This one does. ”

"No problem. ”

Julian felt as if he had encountered a difficult bone to gnaw on, Zhang Chu was not the kind of writer who was kneaded by others, and he didn't look excited at all when he heard that he was from Warner Bros., but the agency was very excited.

So he decided to take out the biggest chips and seize the peak of momentum: "We are indeed very optimistic about your story, and as for the copyright price, we are willing to accept 2 million US dollars." What do you think?"

Zhang Chu shook his head regretfully, "If it's this price, then there is no need for us to talk." I can give you a glimpse of the earnings from the second season of Sherlock, £3 million plus a 3% profit dividend of 3%. ”

Although the rest of the words were not said, the meaning was already clear.

The BBC, which has always been particularly picky, can give such a high price, but Warner Bros., who is known for its deep pockets, is stingy, as if both sides have mistaken the role!

Julian was a little amazed in his heart, he really didn't expect the BBC to spend so much effort to win Shenxia 2, but he said without changing his face: "This is also the price of the second season, that is with the success of the first season." If you have experience with the adaptation of the previous work, then the price will definitely increase on our side. $2 million is already the highest price among newcomers. ”

Of course, this price is indeed not low, and if it is converted into RMB, it will be about 12 million.

But Zhang Chu didn't mean to agree, he could sell more, why was it so cheap?

"It's either $6 million or $1 million plus 1% of the global box office dividend. ”

Not only Julian, but even Harold on the side gasped, this is too daring to shout the price!

Harold raised his eyebrows, and immediately calmed down, "I'm afraid the global box office dividends are not very easy to get." Do you think this movie will grossing $500 million?"

To be honest, he didn't see that "Life of Pi" could have such a big box office potential, $500 million is not a small number, and most films will not be able to achieve this grand goal.

Only after the global box office reaches $500 million, according to the 1% share ratio, can there be $5 million, plus the initial 1 million, which is the same as the direct outcry.

"You're crazy!" Julian muttered to himself, he knew that young people were not easy to deal with now, but he didn't expect the other party's appetite to be so big!

The power that David Nate gave him before the trip was only $3 million, and there was no form of sharing at all.

No film will easily share the box office and profits, especially if it is handed over to a young writer.

"I'm sorry, but I have to talk to HQ, your suggestion is terrifying. "Julian really can't help it, it's not in his power.

Zhang Chu tilted his head very gentlemanly: "Please, just reply to me at any time, then we will temporarily reach this intention today, and you can talk to my agent in the future." ”

The most basic things were not agreed, and Zhang Chuke didn't have time to play slowly with them.

If the representative of each company comes, then he is really lacking in skills, only take this opportunity to shout out the conditions, if there is an intention of the company will definitely grind hard bubbles to bargain!

Julian is just a microphone, and he can't make any decisions, so he can only feedback Zhang Chu's conditions to the headquarters.

Harold stood at the door of the café and deliberately said in Chinese: "You estimate that not many film companies can meet this condition, maybe it can be appropriately lowered." ”

"It depends on whether "Life of Pi" is attractive enough. ”

"Do you really have that confidence in this movie? I thought it was an Austrian movie, specifically for the Oscars. ”

Zhang Chu smiled and said: "Why can't the box office and awards be both? Isn't the Oscar-winning work "Weakness" a month ago the North American box office more than 200 million?"

"It's rugby, and not a lot of people pay attention to it outside of North America. Do you think that "Life of Pi" can get $500 million at the box office, and the overseas results will definitely explode. ”

It's not that Harold hasn't studied it, but he really can't figure out where Zhang Chu's confidence comes from, and he actually thinks that this work can get such a high box office figure.

"I have a strong hunch that maybe 'Life of Pi' will have a box office of $200 million or two in China by then. Don't underestimate our box office potential in China!" Zhang Chu said mysteriously.

At the beginning, Ang Lee's version of "Life of Pi" achieved a result of 120 million US dollars in North America, 480 million overseas, a total of more than 600 million US dollars, and also received 11 Oscar nominations, which can be called a double harvest of box office and awards!

This North American box office performance is indeed low, and even the cost line has not arrived, Fox and Ang Lee both feel that the film is literary and artistic, and there is no commercial expectation, so they are stunned when it is released.

In the past few years, the growth rate of the mainland film market has been too fast, and it cannot be compared purely by numbers, who would have thought that the box office of one billion yuan, two billion yuan and even three or four billion yuan will emerge one after another?

There are too many factors that affect the box office, such as theme, content, investment, box office appeal of actors and directors, appropriate schedules, public relations publicity, and the degree of investment in theaters, etc., Harold can't see the champion of "Life of Pi" at all.

If it is made into a movie, the original book is so popular that it can hardly be used as a reference for the box office, and who would dare to believe that an award for the Oscars can make $600 million at the box office?

In his last life, it was precisely because of the help of this box office that Ang Lee won the Oscar for Best Director against the sky when the public relations investment of Twentieth Century Fox was insufficient, which convinced the global audience and the media!

In this life, perhaps the box office of "Youth Pi" will be different depending on the actors, directors, scripts, producers, and distributors, but Zhang Chu is willing to gamble.

If the box office is not good, then he also admits it, at least this way of taking box office shares can help investors reduce the financial pressure in the early stage.

If the box office is high, then you are betting on the right thing.

Julian is now full of entanglements, and the structure of this work is so peculiar, on the surface it seems to be small, most of the content is on a small boat in the Pacific Ocean, but in fact the pattern is very large, and various religions are directly or indirectly depicted.

It's very difficult to define whether it's a literary film or a blockbuster!

Children, animals, and the sea are the three major problems in filmmaking, but this does not stop the box office blowout, such as "Finding Nemo", which set various records.

However, "Life of Pi" is only children, animals and the sea, and it is not a fairy tale, and there is not even dialogue in most of the pages, and it is already a test of the director's ability not to make this dull movie.

If for those viewers who want to go to the theater to watch a lively movie, such a film is basically a nightmare!

Instead of giving a high copyright transfer fee, it is better to let Zhang Chu use the later dividends to share the cost and risk of the film.

But Julian doesn't count, David Nate has to speak!

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