The next day, everyone had a good rest in the morning, and after lunch, Zhang Heng and Olivia went to the café on the first floor of the hotel.

Tom Conton, the publisher's editor, and Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws, had already arrived and were whispering about it.

"Tom, judging by the name, this man is clearly Asian, do you think it's appropriate to sell the script to an Asian?" said the lanky Benzley worriedly.

He has been unemployed for three years, and he usually earns some money by occasionally writing essays for newspapers such as the New York Times.

However, the re-production of his wife Wendy last summer made him feel a lot of pressure, otherwise he didn't know when he would have started writing this film that had been hovering in his mind for a long time.

Raising two children and his wife can't go to work temporarily, he really needs money urgently, and preferably a lot of money, but as an author, who is willing to see the pearl he has worked so hard to write, and even the subscriptions are pitiful.

Condon said, "Peter, are you worried that he won't make movies after he gets the rights?"

Ben Qili nodded solemnly: "That's it, if he just wants to hoard Juqi, then mine will not be covered with dust for several years or even ten years." ”

"Maybe we can add a deadline. ”

"I'm still worried that he's going to make a bad movie. ”

Wake up, man!

You this, no one in the editorial department is optimistic, about the story of the man-eating shark, God knows who will love to watch it!

Adults will find it too boring for children...... Could this bloody story still be a fairy tale?

If it weren't for your father and grandfather, the boss wouldn't have agreed to pay $50,000 for the first printing!

Secretly slandered, Conton's chubby face trembled with laughter: "Tom, let me tell you the truth, in fact, you just need to sell it at a high price, I believe that the other party spent a lot of money, whether it is resale or selfie, you have to make a good movie, otherwise you will lose money." ”

"You have a point. Benchley nodded mutteringly.

"By the way, tell me about your psychological price, and we will make a quotation with the other party later. ”

"100,000, no, $200,000!" Benchley said with some hesitation at first, but then he straightened up and gritted his teeth.

$200,000!

A coder who has been unemployed for a long time, who has only published more than a dozen dried tofu articles in the corners, where did he get the courage to quote such a high price for his first part?

Do you think that the capitalists' money is blown by the wind?

If it weren't for the fact that your grandfather was the founder of the New York Writers Guild and your father was still a member of the executive committee, who would have taken care of you in the publishing industry!

You know, the number of your first edition is only 10,000 copies, and the boss doesn't expect to make money.

Conton wanted to kick him hard, his face was not showing anything, and he nodded with a smile: "Okay, let's try to reach this price and slaughter this Asian guy well!"

The Asian Yankees they were about to slaughter had already walked up to their table and sat down on the chair generously, "Hello, I'm Zhang Heng, from Xiangjiang. ”

"Hello, I'm Tom Condon. ”

"I'm Peter Benchley. ”

The two hurriedly greeted each other, and then were momentarily stunned.

Olivia sat down next to Zhang Heng and looked at them with a smile: "Hello, I'm Olivia Hussey. ”

"Oh my God, who did I see?" Benzley opened his mouth, his eyes wide.

Condon, who was already a half-old man, was not much better, and his eyes glowed with a burning light.

It seems that this is the case in any country, and there is no uncle who doesn't like young and beautiful girls, Zhang Heng slandered, and his fingers lightly tapped the table.

Condon finally came to his senses first, and hurriedly greeted: "Hello, Miss Hussey, how are you?"

Olivia gently grabbed Zhang Heng's arm, Conton's fat face trembled, nodded again and again, and looked at Zhang Heng with a thick envy in his eyes.

At this time, Benchley hurriedly took out a notebook and a pen from his backpack and handed them over, "Miss Hussey, my wife is a big fan of yours, can I trouble you to sign it?"

Olivia picked up the pen and asked with a smile, "Can you tell me your wife's full name?"

"Winniefield Wesson, I usually call her Wendy. Benchley wiped his forehead.

"Dear Wendy (Winniefield Wesson), I wish you and your husband a lifetime of happiness. Your friend Olivia Hussey, January 9, 1973. Olivia wrote this as quickly as she could, returning the notebook and pen to him.

"Thank you very much!" Benchley clutched his notebook in gratitude.

"Thank you, Miss Hussey!" Conton interrupted the atmosphere, turned the topic to the topic, took out a stack of printouts from his bag and put them in front of Zhang Heng, "Mr. Zhang, this is the final draft of JAS, you can read it here, but you can't take it away." ”

Zhang Heng nodded, took the manuscript, and browsed it quickly.

In his previous life, he had seen a movie, although it was very long, but the main plot was the same, and it was impossible for him to have any sudden changes.

"Miss Hussey, take the liberty of asking, when will we see your new movie come out?" While Zhang Heng was reading the book, Conton seized the opportunity to knock on the side.

Olivia smiled lazily: "I only shot a 3M commercial recently, the other party is Zhang's friend in the United States, I really can't push it off, as for the movie, there is no suitable one for the time being, I still look at Zhang's arrangement, we just came from a party in Hawaii, he had a good talk with a few Hollywood producers over there, and he should invest in a few movies in the near future." ”

Conton said with interest, "Can you tell me which movies they are?"

Olivia looked at Zhang Heng, Zhang Heng nodded slightly, and then she said lightly: "The new project of Zanuk Studio has not started filming yet, and the script is almost finished." ”

"Zanuk!" Condon and Benchley's eyes lit up.

This surname is like thunder in Hollywood, the father is the head of Fox, but the son was kicked out of Fox by his father because of the failure of a movie, and later got back on his feet with the support of Universal.

Their father-son feud sparked a fierce struggle for power in Hollywood, and it is still in full swing, if nothing else, the elder Zanuk will be dealt a fatal blow two years later, and the shareholders will be ousted from the top power of Fox.

It was his son's Jaws who took on the fatal blow.

"Will this one be licensed to Universal as well?" Bunchilli blurted out.

"Although there are some problems in the structure itself, the main line is loose, the plot drags on, and the characters have no priority, but I still like this story, and if I find an excellent screenwriter, I believe it can be saved. ”

Zhang Heng raised his head from the manuscript and looked at the two people opposite him seriously.

"If the price is right, I don't mind buying the rights and putting it in the hands of Zanuk, who wants to invest even though they don't have a shortage of good scripts. ”

"But, I want to ......," said Benchley, who pulled him down from under the table and said with a smile, "Peter would love to be a screenwriter, he was curious about cinema and wanted to see first-hand how Hollywood works." ”

"I can agree to this request, but we reserve the right to review the script in the final form!"

"Well, thanks. Benchley breathed a sigh of relief.

Conton suddenly realized that something was wrong, why didn't the price be negotiated and talked about the screenwriter first, just about to speak, Zhang Heng had already asked: "Then Mr. Ben Ridgeley, may I ask your price? By the way, I need to buy all the copyrights except for the publishing rights, peripherals, video games, and any other copyrights!"

Condon hurriedly asked, "Can't you just sell movie and TV rights?"

Zhang Heng didn't speak, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and Olivia smiled and teased: "Mr. Condon, you are a professional editor, do you think Hollywood producers are willing to work for other industries for free? At least I have been in Hollywood for more than 3 years, and I have never met such a kind boss." ”

"You're right, then we won't talk about it anymore. Conton smiled awkwardly and stopped Benchley, who was about to speak, "I'm Peter's editor and his friend, and I'm suggesting $250,000." ”

Ben Qili looked at him in surprise, and obediently shut up, a little worried in his heart, whether the other party would shoot the case and walk away.

Olivia looked at Zhang Heng instantly, he frowned and didn't speak, as if he was calculating.

"Mr. Condon, Mr. Benchley, I need to introduce you to the latest Hollywood market," she said tactfully, "I participated in a movie "Summer Killer" in the first half of last year, the original author was Digas, who is known as the British ace screenwriter, and his copyright fee is 80,000 dollars. ”

Zhang Heng looked at her appreciatively, her performance today was perfect, almost like a rehearsal, and if she hadn't accompanied her to appear today, it is estimated that the other party would have to consider selling the copyright after some consideration, and the price would definitely be even more outrageous.

His previous frowning and groaning were all acting, in his previous life, this one sold for $175,000 in copyright fees, Condon's offer is not outrageous, there must be water that can be squeezed out.

"Olivia is right, but given my personal preference for this one, I'm willing to pay $150,000. Zhang Heng patted the back of her hand and said with a smile.

The two on the opposite side glanced at each other, and Zhang Heng keenly saw the corners of the two people's mouths that were slightly upturned and quickly flattened.

Pretty much at the psychological price!

"200,000!" Benchley began.

There was a brief dullness on the table.

"175,000! This is my very sincere price. Zhang Heng got up, and Olivia followed.

"Good!" the two on the other side said loudly almost at the same time.

The next thing is the matter of the lawyers, while waiting for the lawyers, Olivia took out a beautiful wooden box from Zhang Heng's bag and handed it to Ben Qili.

"This is the bird's nest that Zhang brought from Xiangjiang, the Chinese like to give women this tonic the most, it is said to be especially effective for pregnant and giving birth women, please pass it on to Wendy to taste." ”

This is actually Zhang Heng after hearing about Ben Qili's situation, he entrusted the hotel to buy it from the shop opened by the local Chinese in Honolulu, because there are more than 10,000 Chinese immigrants in Hawaii, so the high-end food that the Chinese like can be bought.

"Thank you so much Mr. Zhang and Miss Hussey!" Ben Qili said excitedly as he stood up, thinking in his heart that this should have been Zhang Heng's gift to Olivia.

"We will be partners in the future, so we don't have to be so polite, and I hope you will have a good time working together. Zhang Heng smiled and patted him on the shoulder, his heart was full of joy.