Variety is Hollywood's oldest professional magazine, covering all aspects of the film, television, music and other industries, not only highly influential among general readers and industry subscribers, but also a fast and accurate Hollywood information channel.

It has a loud Chinese name called "Variety", and all Hollywood superstars are proud to be on the cover of "Variety" magazine, and almost all movie blockbusters can see many behind-the-scenes footage and interviews in this magazine before their release.

More than 100,000 actors in the world regard the journal "Variety" as the most authoritative industry magazine, and it is also the most widely circulated magazine among ordinary readers.

As one of the two top newspapers in the American entertainment industry, its reports and evaluations usually represent the ultimate authority, which can be called the vane of the Hollywood entertainment industry, has a huge influence on the European and American star circles, and has rich and top-level interview resources, whether it is a commercial blockbuster or an Olympic literary and artistic work.

The magazine has a wide range of influence, and the entertainment media in various countries are staring at it, and it is also a good press release to reprint and translate it casually!

Every issue of "Variety" has a breaking point, whether it is the content of the movie or the interview with the star, in short, it will not disappoint the people who eat melons.

Tuesday was a brand new day.

As usual, Xie Xiaolei plans to work part-time in the café inside the school, and she also wants to work part-time in the library or computer room, or work as a research assistant or teaching assistant for others.

Fortunately, the work in the café is relatively simple, and the part-time work in the cafeteria and student dormitory is much harder.

Her hours are varied, with a salary of $9.25 per hour and no more than 20 hours a week, which is a little less stressful!

Because she likes Hollywood, Xie Xiaolei chose UCLA more stubbornly when applying for schools, even if she just won a half-prize, she wanted to come over, and there were schools of the same level willing to provide her with a full scholarship.

The campus is a lively scene in the morning, with many students basking in the sun reading, some throwing frisbees on the lawn, others skateboarding, and some sliding down the campus avenue in roller skates.

Soon, Xie Xiaolei arrived at her destination today.

Café 1919 is a popular spot for students, as it serves Italian pizzas, panini sandwiches, fruit cups, yogurt cups, and more.

"Good morning, Xiaolei. A middle-aged woman in an apron smiled and said hello, she looked a little fat, I don't know if she ate more pizza at home.

Xie Xiaolei didn't take the rest of her English name, and directly asked her friends to call her xiaolei or lei.

Taking the satchel off her neck, Xie Xiaolei said pitifully, "I'm sorry, I'm just late to show a father who came to look for his child, Marianne." ”

Marianne was kind to the students who came to work part-time, and she waved her hand and said, "It's more free now, it's okay." ”

Since the cashier came, Marianne naturally gave her the place, and she went to the back kitchen to see if the ingredients were ready, and sandwiches and pizzas were in high demand at noon.

From time to time, customers walk in through the open door, Xie Xiaolei writes down the things ordered by these customers on the computer, and the kitchen can naturally see them, so as to prepare the goods.

"A latte, a beef cheese sandwich. ”

"I just want a cup of yogurt. ”

After the two girls finished ordering, they began to stand next to the order area and wait to pack and pick up their food.

After there were no new customers for the time being, Xie Xiaolei quietly took out the latest version of "Variety" magazine she bought on the road and put it next to the ordering machine, these top gossip is her huge hobby!

[Adam Levine: The Uncertain Super Bowl Halftime Show]

[Amazon invites ten directors to shoot a new drama]

[The biggest winner of the Cannes Film Festival - Interview with the crew of "Farewell My Concubine"]

[Universal Pictures is preparing for the "Lord of the Rings" movie]

As a Chinese, she actually saw two articles related to Chinese people in the top Hollywood entertainment magazines she usually reads, which made her directly turn to the corresponding page.

"It's a bit powerful, Farewell My Concubine has been interviewed, but unfortunately I didn't take the cover. ”

Although Xie Xiaolei doesn't like Peking Opera very much, when she came to the United States, she wholesaled a bunch of Peking Opera dolls of different shapes and colors in the domestic commodity market to give away, and she is still a little proud.

She silently made up her mind that when "Farewell My Concubine" was released in Los Angeles, she must drag a few friends to watch the movie!

Among these news, Xie Xiaolei is most concerned about "The Lord of the Rings".

Because of Zhang Chu's works, many people in the school asked her about these things, including helping these enthusiasts to make a simple English translation when the English version of "The Da Vinci Code" was not released.

In the reading club, many people have discussed with her works such as "Life of Pi", "The Da Vinci Code", and "The Lord of the Rings".

"When did Universal Pictures buy the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings", it has not been revealed at all!" Xie Xiaolei asked frantically in her heart, "Sure enough, variety shows are still variety shows, just to be able to dig out this kind of industry secret!"

However, at this time, a white boy with a scooter came in to order, and she had to take her eyes off the magazine for a while, hoping that no customers would disturb her for the time being.

Although this sentiment is a bit unkind, it is estimated that everyone who works part-time has thought about it this way and wants to take it easy.

Probably God heard Xie Xiaolei's call, and no one came in for more than ten minutes after that, so that she could finish reading the article.

Obviously, the major she studied has nothing to do with Hollywood, but Xie Xiaolei has a clear grasp of the gossip in it because of her hobby.

For example, she knew that Zhang Chu's first two works were not actually in one company, but now it is good, and they are directly divided into three!

"Did this editor get the numbers wrong, the copyright transaction fee of "The Lord of the Rings" is estimated to be one-hundred-million, isn't this just 100 million?"

In the English expression, there is no such thing as a billion, only a hundred million to express it, otherwise it will jump directly to one billion.

As a Hollywood report, the unit they give is definitely the dollar, not the yuan.

A $100 million copyright deal, that sounds like an exaggeration!

I originally liked the authority of this magazine very much, but now Xie Xiaolei has to question the authenticity, could it be 10 million?

In fact, the copyright fee of 10 million US dollars is already very amazing, at least for so long, there have often been reports that so-and-so film company has won the copyright, but none of them can reach tens of millions, which is a very, very high threshold.

She has forgotten the price of the copyright transfer of the previous films, but it shouldn't be 100 million.

This copyright costs 100 million, how high the global box office is to recover the cost!

To be honest, the explosion of "The Lord of the Rings" now is far less than that of "The Da Vinci Code" more than half a year ago, and the price is naturally impossible to directly increase tenfold.

Netizens on Twitter are also confused, I don't know why the always reliable variety show would give such outrageous figures, and the credibility is almost zero!

"Fake news"

"There's no way Universal can give that much price"

"Where did this figure come from, it should be that the investment in the film is 100 million US dollars, right?"

"I guess it's the number given by the author, who wants to hit the record. ”

"Where is the Federal Tax Service, go check the taxes!"

"I don't believe that 'The Lord of the Rings' is really that good?"

In China, the report of the variety show has long been moved back, and the intimate media has also translated English into Chinese, for fear that netizens will not understand or be too lazy to watch.

[Universal Pictures is recently preparing a fantasy movie called "The Lord of the Rings", which is adapted from the book of the same name by the famous author Zhang Chu, and has sold 1.5 million copies in the United States since its release in April this year. The author has also written excellent works such as "The Da Vinci Code", "Life of Pi", "Sherlock" and other excellent works, and the Cannes Film Palme d'Or film is also adapted from him.

According to people familiar with the matter, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Disney have all been in contact with Zhang Chu, and finally Universal Pictures has obtained the film adaptation rights of the three "Lord of the Rings" and related rights and interests in peripheral sales with a comprehensive offer of more than $100 million......]

The content of the contract is a trade secret and obviously cannot be known to the outside world.

They don't know that this $100 million is just a general reference, and there won't be so much cash at all!

But compared to the sensation of the title, the content of the article is actually barely acceptable to be written in such detail.

The money didn't buy the adaptation rights of one movie, but bought three!

And there is also the right to develop and sell the surrounding area, and even build related attractions in Universal Studios.

The $100 million is calculated as a copyright transfer fee, a movie box office dividend, a DVD and an on-demand cable TV station on demand, and peripheral sales, etc., except for the transfer fee of 45 million, which is determined, the rest are estimated income.

It is obviously impossible for Zhang Chu and Hanlin Culture Media to stand up and say whether this news is right or wrong, and no one will be stupid enough to publish these contents.

It's like no celebrity expressing his opinion on the annual Forbes China Rich List, Writers' Income List, etc., and maintains a low-key attitude.

Netizens were stunned one by one!

They know that Zhang Chu is very profitable in writing books, and he was already the No. 1 writer in China in terms of income last year.

"The Lord of the Rings sold $100 million before it was published? Not counting the revenue from book sales... Don't stop me, I'm going to write a book too!"

"I'm scared to death, Zhang Chuda is really a thousand words, three books can make so much money!"

"Universal is so generous, and if he can come up with so much money, he must be really optimistic about Zhang Chu's book. ”

"Kneel!"

"Hahaha, the Internet is boiling, I think it's fake news. ”

"Isn't it really wrong? Don't be 100 million yuan, although that's just as much. ”

"If I could make such a profit, I could write 100,000 words a day!"

"Disperse, disperse, I won't give you a share if I earn so much. ”

Most of these netizens are surprised and envious, and there is almost no jealousy.

If they were jealous of Zhang Chu's achievements, they would really be drowned in vinegar.

Almost every work has excellent reviews and commercial prospects, but this fantasy work, which was evaluated by many as unremarkable, was sold for the highest copyright fee in Zhang Chu's career!

This made those who doubted it still waver.

Is it really my level of appreciation that is wrong?

Is "The Lord of the Rings" really that good?

Or has the quality of the latter two made great progress and directly become masterpieces?

If they knew that Universal Pictures hadn't watched the latter two parts at all, it was estimated that their jaws would have been dislocated.

And in the countless chat groups of the authors, the center of the topic is this matter.

Everyone never thought that Zhang Chu's book could have so much energy that the whole world couldn't close their mouths!

"This $100 million must have water, just like many movies claim to invest hundreds of millions of dollars. However, even if you squeeze the water dry, it is still a first-class level. Now that there is a shortage of fantasy works in Europe and the United States, has it reached this point? I actually think that "The Lord of the Rings" is written very ordinary, the protagonist is so weak, and the pace is also very slow. ”

"This book is not like an online article, there is no upgrade, and there is no farming, but it looks quite comfortable, it is the kind of old-fashioned adventure story. It is estimated that Americans eat this set and like adventure movies. ”

"Didn't I write a fantasy a few years ago? Today, the news just came out, and my agent, who hasn't been in contact once for 10,000 years, took the initiative to help me take it and ask people in the film and television industry to see if there is any possibility of adaptation!"

"Come on, the big Hollywood companies aren't in tatters! Didn't you read what was written in the news? The global sales of "The Lord of the Rings" are approaching 10 million, and there is not even a quarter of the sales in China. In the past, Zhang Chu's books were basically on par with foreign ones in China. This time, it seems, his book has a very good appetite for gringos. ”

"Look at people, that's the winner in life. Holding the trophy of the Cannes Film Festival in his left hand, and holding a check for 100 million yuan in his right hand, he grabbed all kinds of commercial literature and art. ”

"Don't talk about it, who has a channel to introduce it, if you want to get to know Zhang Chu, if only he could come to hold a lecture or symposium, exchange experiences!"

"Universal has already said that the current shooting plan is still being determined, maybe the variety show report is fake news?"

"If it's fake news, won't Universal and Zhang Chu's brokerage company come out to refute the rumors?

"It's good to have confidence... This year, I signed a full copyright transfer agreement of 3 million yuan, in addition to the physical book and e-book copyright is still with me, all the movie, TV series and animation peripherals have been transferred. I'm not qualified to talk to anyone about dividends, if only one day I had this treatment!"

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