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"Oh?" said Matthew, intriguing, "how were the talks?"

David Ellison looked at the lounge area and said, "The person I spoke to was Adam Ferguson, the senior president of Universal's film division, and we talked for about an hour, focusing on Fast and Furious. ”

Matthew didn't interject and waited for David Ellison to go into more detail.

"There are two voices within Universal Pictures about the Fast and Furious series, and the vast majority of people believe that the series has reached the end of the story, and there is no need to continue, and the next step is to rely on the long-term operation of the rights of the three films. ”

Speaking of this, David Ellison took a sip of his glass and continued, "In addition, there is a voice within Universal Pictures, there are two or three people who think that this series still has potential to be tapped, and want to bring ......back Vin Diesel, one of the leading actors of the first part."

Hearing this, Matthew couldn't help frowning slightly, this was the last thing he wanted to see.

David Ellison continued, "However, this voice is negligible, and 'Tokyo Drift' failed miserably at the box office, and Universal Pictures is unlikely to come up with a large amount of money to continue working on this project, the risk is too great. And people who think this way have limited power. ”

"I asked about the possibility of Universal Pictures selling the rights, and everybody thought I was an upstart who invested indiscriminately, and I didn't mind having one more person. ”

He smiled, "Adam Ferguson doesn't seem to attach much importance to this series, half-truths and half-truths about two conditions, $100 million in copyright transfer, and no matter how many movies are produced in the future, Universal Pictures will have 30% of the copyright income." ”

Matthew continued, "Although the first condition price is outrageous, it can always be negotiated. The second condition is to take us for fools!"

Universal Pictures sold them the copyright at a high price, and no matter what the future income of the film is, it will take 30%, and this lion's mouth is even bigger than him.

David Ellison shook his head, "It's not that you take us for fools, it's that you take me for fools." He sighed, "I guess I'm a lucky nouveau riche in their eyes now." ”

Speaking of this, he laughed, "Actually, I'm really lucky. Matthew, if I hadn't met you, I guess I would still be stupidly throwing money around. ”

Matthew waved his hand, "It's too polite for you to say that, we are friends, and cooperation is mutually beneficial." ”

David Ellison nodded, "yes, it's mutually beneficial." He seemed to have made up his mind, "If Universal Pictures doesn't have the following conditions, I'll raise $100 million to buy the rights to the Fast and Furious series!"

He looked at Matthew, serious, "But there's a premise. Matthew, you have to be the lead actor!"

According to the analysis of major research agencies, if "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" were to change the male lead, it would definitely not have such a crazy box office now.

Matthew thought for a while and said, "David, we jointly funded the copyright, and the funding problem was solved together, as long as I got this series, it was not a problem for me to star." ”

"Okay!" David Ellison thought for a moment and said, "You are hiding behind the scenes, and it is better that Helen does not come forward directly, and Sky Dance Pictures will talk to Universal Pictures, as long as they are willing to sell, the conditions can be negotiated slowly." ”

Matthew knew that with his current momentum, it was not suitable to come forward, and said, "I'll leave this matter to you." ”

The two discussed some more details, and David Ellison turned the conversation to the still popular "Three Hundred Spartan Warriors".

"I met Frank Miller the other day. "Frank Miller has been very proud lately, and he is ready to draw another version of The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta, telling the story of the Battle of Marathon and the resistance to the Persian invasion from an Athenian perspective." ”

Matthew understands, "It's the time when you post a new comic that's the most eye-catching." ”

David Ellison lowered his voice and asked, "We own the follow-up rights to this series, as long as we negotiate the copyright with Frank Miller, we can prepare a sequel, should we prepare a sequel?" Many studios are staring at Frank Miller's comic book adaptation rights, and I heard that the director of Warner Bros.'s new Batman movie is also ready to borrow some of the plot designs of Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns". ”

Hearing this, Matthew suddenly flashed a thought, but he didn't catch it for a while, shook his head slightly, and said, "The sequel should be released first, right?"

David Ellison was puzzled.

Matthew has watched the sequel and remembers that the heroine of the sequel is Eva Green, which is a film that has been criticized on the Internet, and the response is not ordinarily bad.

But I couldn't say this, I thought about it, and explained, "Zack's style will give people a fresh, exciting and eye-catching feeling at first, but it is easier to get aesthetic fatigue than ordinary films, let's wait first, there was a provision in the original contract that we have relevant film rights for the next ten years, and we can put it on for a while." ”

He's going to take a look at Frank Miller's comics first, if that's still the case......

Once in that movie, some plots were so bad that people couldn't complain, except for Eva Green's heroine, the others simply reached a certain level.

Even Eva Green has her own charm and has little to do with the character, and her role setting is amazing.

The male protagonist and the heroine met on the warship as the two sides of the war, the female protagonist wore a super revealing robe to meet the male protagonist, the male protagonist was righteous and awe-inspiring', the two of them fiercely "exchanged fire" in the cabin, the female protagonist said that she wanted the male protagonist to surrender to him, and the two shared the wealth together, and the male protagonist gritted his teeth and buried his head in hard work, and was stunned without saying a word.

Just when the male protagonist's 'descendants' were about to be 'captured' by the female protagonist, the female protagonist grabbed his neck and roared, "Surrender to the old lady?" The male protagonist said that it was okay to exchange fire, surrender and avoid talking, so he pulled out the 'gun' and left, hiding his merit and fame.

The female protagonist was speechless to the male protagonist's hooligans, and left the table angrily, which made Matthew wonder at the time, why didn't he kill the male protagonist, and later figured it out, this is probably called "hey".

Eva Green's generous bare of her entire upper body in that film is breathtaking and the only highlight.

It's a pity that Eva Green is now the queen of Leonidas and can't star in the sequel.

It's better to wait for this sequel, if David Ellison insists on filming, he will try to persuade him, and if he doesn't listen, he can't do it.

After all, Sky Dance Pictures is owned by David Ellison, the rights to The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta......

Thinking of this, Matthew suddenly grabbed the thought that flashed before, and hurriedly asked, "David, you just said that many film companies are interested in the sequel copyright of "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta"?"

"yes. David Ellison nodded, "Everyone wants to work with us on a sequel, including the distributor, Warner Bros. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "I just forgot to tell you, Adam Ferguson contacted me this morning, and the first thing we talked about was the sequel to "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta". ”

"Universal Pictures is interested?" Matthew asked.

"Intentional ......" David Ellison was not stupid, and immediately understood, "You mean, we use the sequel to "The Three Hundred Spartans" as a condition to seek the rights to "Fast and Furious" in the hands of Universal Pictures?"

Without waiting for Matthew to answer, he frowned and said, "No matter how you look at it, it's our loss." ”

It's really hard to say this kind of thing, Matthew was silent for a while, and tried to say, "With the style of "Three Hundred Spartan Warriors", it is difficult for us to make it a long-term series, and the profitability of the series of movies does not need to be said, right? The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta is more flexible. ”

"Also, modern films are easier to attract advertising sponsorship than costume films, and it is relatively easier to sell merchandise, so I think the profit prospects are better. ”

David Ellison listened very attentively and didn't say anything for the time being.

Matthew said, "In addition, the overall trend of costume epic war films is seriously declining, "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" belongs to an alternative, but the next time it appears, it will not be an alternative, and the audience is no longer fresh, and may not buy it." David, do you think back to which of the epic war films that have been heavily invested in recent years, apart from "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", that has really succeeded?"

"Like...... No. David Ellison wasn't sure at first, but the more he thought about it, the clearer it became: ""Troy" has saved its box office at best, and films such as "King Arthur", "Alexander the Great" and "Heavenly Dynasty" have all failed miserably. ”

"yes. Matthew didn't say anything more.

David Ellison tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said, "That's it, Matthew." I'll think about it and I'll hear back to you later. ”

Matthew smiled, "There's no rush on this matter. ”

If there is operability, the higher the box office of "Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", the more favorable it is when negotiating.

David Ellison didn't say anything more, and made up his mind to go back and let the company and specialized investigative agencies make an estimate of the future prospects of the sequel to The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta.

Just now, there was one aspect of consideration that he didn't say, Matthew's character Leonida died, and Zack Schneider had told him before that he was not interested in directing a sequel......

Later in the day, Matthew and David Ellison focused on fitness and didn't talk about work anymore.

Returning home in the evening, good news came from Helen Herman's side, and in the afternoon she negotiated an agreement with Armani, who signed him for three years for five million dollars a year.

The two parties will officially sign a contract in Milan, Italy, before the New Year, and shoot a new commercial at the same time.

There is still some time to go, and Matthew will fly to New York tomorrow to start filming the location of "I Am Legend".