After Zhang Chu hung up the phone, he returned to the front of the computer and switched the page of the monitor to the browser.

It stands to reason that the copyright transaction of "Youth Pi" has not even appeared now, but Chu Lan and Zhang Bowen, who are far away in Jiangcheng, can actually know some news.

There must be a situation that Zhang Chu doesn't know, where did the rumor of the price of 10 million US dollars come from?

The parties themselves didn't understand it, and they had to be reminded by others to know.

Zhang Chu typed a few words in the search bar, and then pressed the enter key with his finger, and as a result, he searched for countless news at once!

"Hollywood is crazy about grabbing Chinese copyrights, and Juvenile Pi is valued at tens of millions of dollars"

"Foreign media reported that the film and television adaptation rights of Juvenile School are sought after, and Warner Universal, Sony Focus Lionsgate joins the competition!"

"It's amazing! Zhang Chu's film is popular abroad again!"

The commercial value of "Life of Pi" has increased significantly, and professionals have revealed that its adaptation rights have reached a seven-figure sky-high price. ”

"The amazing boy Zhang Chu has created another miracle! It is rumored on the Internet that Warner signed "Youth Pi" with a large amount of money, and the transaction amount exceeded 12 million US dollars!

"Taking stock of the literary works that have been adapted into classic movies, Zhang Chu occupies two seats!"

"Authoritative media in the United States confirmed that Telescope Pictures and Weinstein Pictures have joined the competition for the right to adapt the film!"

"Zhang Chu, the top student in the college entrance examination and the first genius of Yan University, is expected to top this year's writers' rich list!"

These news made Zhengzhu Chu stunned, did so many people really grab his copy of "Youth School"?

Why didn't he receive any news, and when he saw those so-called foreign media reports, the whole person laughed.

The whole article is full of speculation, supposedly, maybe, etc., but in the Chinese-language media, it seems that the coffin is closed, and they are scrambling to report one by one!

Ten million dollars is an astronomical amount, not to mention that this is just a student.

The spread of fake news was so boiling that it was an eye-opener for Zhang Chu.

Although this is good for the book sales and popularity of "Life of Pi", it still leaves a lot of hidden dangers in the overall sense.

If the real deal comes out at that time, it is not the tens of millions of dollars that netizens are expecting, then I am afraid it will cause disgust among netizens, thinking that this is Zhang Chu and they are making false hype, but ruining their reputation!

It is a matter of great deal for domestic book works to be regarded by Hollywood, and there have been very few copyright transactions before.

For Chinese audiences, seeing Chinese elements in Hollywood blockbusters is nothing new, and in order to gain a head start in the Chinese film market, Hollywood producers will appear in various ways.

In the past, there was only a special version for the Chinese market, selecting Chinese actors, or placing the place where the story takes place in a domestic city, but it is the first time that a news has spared no effort to win the adaptation rights of a best-selling film in China!

Of course, Hollywood's adaptation of a Chinese literary work is not the first time, but I have never seen such a fanfare.

At the beginning, the TV series copyright of "Sherlock" did attract several TV stations, but it was basically reported by the media after the transaction was completed, and the intensity was not as strong as this.

TV series are congenitally weaker than movies in terms of style and attention!

In fact, those producers are very open-minded, and the Chinese scripts they aim at are not only science fiction themes and police and bandit themes.

"Life of Pi" has received a lot of attention, and as the British media gave it a nickname, it is the least likely book work to be adapted.

In China, although its popularity is very high, its sales and readers' evaluations and book reviewers' professional evaluations are good, but no film and television company is willing to bid due to the restrictions on the theme and the identity of the protagonist!

Because this is obviously a thankless project, it must be a big investment, and it is necessary to shoot it even if you know that it is losing money, and investors are not stupid.

Although the United States has always been full of racial discrimination, they are far more accepting of foreign cultures than China.

Although the Chinese people usually don't show much, if they invest in a movie with an Indian as the protagonist, I am afraid that they will be scolded as fools!

There are pros and cons to everything, and since so many media outlets have advertised for free, it is estimated that those large companies who have not paid attention to Life of Pi before will also keep their eyes on it for a while after watching the news.

This is an opportunity, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, and only by letting those who have the ability to make decisions see the work can have a chance to come out.

Originally, he wanted to go to Menglong Culture Media Company to ask directly, but it was already very late, and if he stayed tomorrow, he probably wouldn't be able to fall asleep, so Zhang Chu had to pick up his mobile phone and dial Zhou Kang's phone.

Always bothering others during off-duty hours, Zhang Chu is still a little guilty, and compares his heart to his heart, if he does his own thing when he gets off work, but is frequently disturbed by customers, he will probably have to get angry.

Fortunately, Zhou Kang's temper is not bad, and he knows his intention before he hears Zhang Chu's voice.

"You're calling to ask about the news, right?"

"yes, my mom was so scared that she called me to ask if it was true. How the hell did so much news come about, and did you come up with a way to publicize it? Put pressure on Lionsgate. ”

At ten o'clock in the evening, overtime was still being announced, and Zhou Kang smiled bitterly: "This is not the news revealed by our company, it came from Hollywood." Now the people at Lionsgate are crazy, and they originally wanted to sign a contract with us quietly, but it turned out that everyone knew that they were also complaining, did we want to bring in a few competitors to raise the price!"

"Don't say Lionsgate, that's what I think. Zhang Chu replied with a smile.

"There's no denying that we have such thoughts, but this kind of thing happened before we put it into action, probably because God wants to help you. ”

Chris, who was far away in New York, somehow sneezed twice in a row, rubbing his nose and not knowing who was mentioning him.

Zhang Chu asked with a straight face: "Then is there any progress in the negotiations with Lionsgate now, or have the other companies started to make offers?"

Although the news exaggerated the truth, it did raise Zhang Chu's expectations, and he was eager to get more.

"Lionsgate was only willing to pay $800,000 in royalties, and there were no post-dividends. At the same time, they did not give a specific adaptation plan. Zhou Kang has a headache when he talks about it, in the end, it is an independent studio, and he is too stingy to shoot.

"800,000?

Zhang Chu didn't know what to say, $800,000 was indeed the price of an adaptation of an ordinary literary work in the United States.

But he has already received a £1 million copyright fee from the BBC and a £3 million royalty plus a 3% profit dividend in the later period, where can he see the 800,000 now!

If he really sold "Life of Pi" at such a low price, he would probably be laughed off.

Now there are rumors everywhere on the Internet that the copyright fee is 10 million US dollars, which is not only a star and a half, but it is genius far!

"yes, they probably just wanted to cast a wide net to catch fish, and they didn't pay attention to the book at all. ”

Zhou Kang complained that it was very difficult to communicate with Lionsgate, and the other party always had the idea of superiority, thinking that 800,000 US dollars was already astronomical for a foreign writer.

They probably have some misunderstanding of Zhang Chu's earning ability!

Zhang Chu shook his head and said: "The film "Youth Pi" is very difficult to make, it is estimated that the investment of 100 million US dollars is not enough, and independent production companies like Lionsgate have limited funds, so they probably dare not throw money on it. ”

"Yes, what the other party means is that they are expected to invest $30 million to make it into a small and medium-budget movie, so the copyright fee for you is not too much. ”

"Don't say yes for now, wait for the rest of the companies to react, we're not in a hurry now, wait for Life of Pi to stay on the New York Times bestseller list for a few more weeks. ”

Now Lionsgate has not changed its thinking at all, they think that "Life of Pi" is completely their own price gouging, and the media is engaged in a hype.

But Zhang Chu didn't want to give in, he would rather not sell than sell cheaply!

Unless Lionsgate shows sincerity, this cooperation can only come to an end.

The attitude should be tough, not as plasticine to be kneaded.

Zhou Kang yawned, because of such a long time difference with the United States, he is estimated to be an all-nighter tonight, the office is brightly lit, and everyone is working hard for this book!

"Don't worry, there is no Lionsgate and the rest, Random House has introduced a number of companies, and there is no shortage of top Hollywood production companies. It's just that they're just waiting and seeing. ”

Zhang Chu understood that the Great Wall could not be built in a day, and this kind of copyright negotiation could not be confirmed casually, so he replied seriously: "Uncle Zhou, you also have to pay attention to your body, don't carry everything." ”

Zhou Kang shook his head, now the news outside is getting more and more outrageous, which is simply putting huge pressure on his shoulders.

If there is too much difference from the number reported in the news, then the doubts of netizens are torture of his work ability!

How many literary agents in China can do this now?

Directly with domestic film and television companies, foreign film and television companies and publishing companies, these connections cannot be bought with money.

He wanted to fight a beautiful battle to prove that he was not a useless vampire vine attached to Zhang Chu, but an agent who could really help.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Kang put the phone on the desk, he turned his head and said to the colleague next to him: "Xiao Tu, is there an echo from the world? ”

"Brother Zhou, Universal said that they are conducting a project review of "Life of Pi", and there is no specific response. ”

"What about Fox and Warner? They have been in contact two days ago, why is there no news today?"

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