"Please call me the King of Agents, Sid!" Ali Emmanuel excitedly rushed into Sid's penthouse suite at the Four Seasons Hotel and shouted as Sid sipped the finest Ceylon black tea while checking the information in his hand. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

He looked up and smiled, "Looks like you're going very well, Ali." I was right. ”

"Guess how much we got?" and without waiting for Sid to reply, the ecstasy of success made Ali Emmanuel not even feel like a seller, and he shouted the answer: "180 million dollars! plus 50% royalty share!"

"Come, sit down, what do you have to drink?" Sid pointed to the couch beside him, motioning for an excited Ali to sit down.

"Hey, that's not what I thought I would do. Ali Emmanuel looked at the precocious young Sid in surprise, "Are you really only sixteen? ”

"Joy doesn't have to be so obvious. Sid smiled and pulled out a wine glass, "Bourbon or brandy?"

"Bourbon. Ali Emmanuel licked her lips excitedly, the foreign wines in the presidential suite of the Four Seasons Hotel are all high-end old wines, which are not usually drunk.

After drinking the cold bourbon, a warm current spread throughout his body, and after Ali Emmanuel hiccuped comfortably, he looked at the other party strangely, "Aren't you drinking, Sid?"

"I'm only sixteen, do you want to be questioned by the police uncle?" Sid couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Ali Emmanuel laughed and said, "You're reacting like a young man, Sid." But such a nerd wouldn't be popular with girls. ”

"I don't know if it's going to be popular with girls, but our new goal will be very welcome. Sid smiled and pulled a document from the table and handed it over.

Ali Emmanuel took it, and it was a list, but it wasn't names, it was something else. "It's like ...... TV show?"

"Yes, good vision. Sid smiled approvingly, "Here's my list of purchasable rights (IPs)." ”

"Buying the rights (IP)?" Ali Emmanuel thought as he looked at the list on the paper.

"Fiction is just a stepping stone for me, and you don't think I'm going to write novels for the rest of my life like Stephen King. Sid's quip made Ali Emmanuel's heart beat wildly.

"Sid, what do you mean......" Ali Emmanuel felt his voice hoarse with excitement.

"Your old job, Ali. Hollywood is our journey. Sid smiled domineeringly, "And our first step is to buy the copyright (IP)." ”

Ali Emmanuel was excited, but only then did he realize that he couldn't see through Sid more and more, and when he was still immersed in the joy of winning a big battle, the other party didn't even have the interest of cleaning up the battlefield, so he had already begun to deploy a farther journey.

"There are a wide range of copyrights here, from foreign TV shows, to novels from all over the world that are not yet famous, and even some comics that I really like. I'll give you a budget of $10 million, a reward of $1 million, and I'll get it all done in three months. Sid's understatement poses another conundrum for Ali Emmanuel.

"Worldwide?" said Ali Emmanuel, looking at the papers.

"Okay, I'll help you figure it out. Sid took out the original in his hand and explained: "I am optimistic about the following TV shows: "Who Can Be a Millionaire" and "Survivor" in the United Kingdom, and "Big Brother" in the Netherlands. Their programs are all new in format and much more interesting than the boring stuff on American TV now. ”

"Then there's a British drama that I'm interested in, called Gay and Mortal, which is a British drama that tells gay stories. Sid's words widened Ali Emmanuel's eyes, and he hesitantly asked, "Is this a good subject matter? ”

"It's because I can't accept it now that there is a market. Do you really think that churches and conservatives will do any harm to commercial dramas?" Sid showed a contemptuous expression, "On the contrary, with their 'help', our dramas that care about the disadvantaged will be more concerned by the public, and word of mouth and revenue will not be easy to grasp." ”

"Then there's the copyright of the novel, and there's a lot of that, and it's very wide. Sid flipped to the next page and explained, "In the United States alone, there are 'Brokeback Mountain' and 'A Song of Ice and Fire'. In particular, A Song of Ice and Fire, in my opinion, it will not be below the level of The Lord of the Rings in the future. ”

"So powerful?" Ali Emmanuel asked in surprise, the news of the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" in recent years has been very popular in Hollywood, and in the first half of this year, Disney's Miramax and Warner's new line films also fought for the film rights of this epic masterpiece.

In the end, it was because of the voluntary withdrawal of Disney CEO Michael Eisner that the new line film enjoyed its success. But because of this incident, Miramax's bosses Harvey Weinstein and Michael Eisner had a big fight, and the gap between the two companies deepened.

The rest are Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Hour by Moment in the UK, Second Breath (Untouchable) in France, City of God in Brazil, and Infernal Affairs in Hong Kong. Sid explained: "The first thing to note here is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, I heard that several Hollywood companies have gone to the UK to negotiate with the author, but because the author is very tight, there is no progress for the time being, so we have to push this matter closely, and if necessary, I will go to the UK to do it myself." ”

"What do I need to do?" asked Ali Emmanuel.

"Now let's get in touch with the author first, express our willingness to buy and listen to her request, and then report back to me at any time. Sid thought for a moment and said.

"That's fine. Ali Emmanuel nodded.

"Oh, by the way, and besides, this Hong Kong Infernal Affairs is not a novel, but an unpublished script written in Cantonese, so when negotiating with the playwright, we have to add that we have the right of first refusal to shoot (no one else can shoot before we shoot). ”

Sid's words made Ali Emmanuel curious: "Since it is written in Cantonese, how do you know that it is still so far away in Hong Kong." ”

"Hehe, the secret of heaven must not be revealed, and the mountain people have their own clever plans. Sid smiled mysteriously.

"What?" Ali Emmanuel couldn't understand what he was saying.

"Alright, let's go on. Sid didn't bother to explain, and went straight to the next part: "Finally, it's my favorite comic, and we're going to buy all the copyrights, including the film adaptation rights and peripheral development rights." ”

"Here I list British cartoonist Mark Miller's "Wanted" and "King of the Sea", DC Comics' "Red Flame Battlefield RED", and cartoonist Lionel Wigram's "Sherlock Holmes", which must be won immediately. There are also some that can be slowly illustrated, such as Hasbro Toy's "Transformers" and Dark Horse Comics' "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". ”

"Well, Sid......" Ali Emmanuel said again, making Sid laugh, "Well, say whatever you want, I'm not going to say anything here." ”

"OK, maybe you're still not familiar with Hollywood, but now comics and movies are like rats crossing the street in Hollywood, everyone shouts and beats them. ”

Seeing that Sid didn't understand, Ali (Emmanuel) explained in detail: "Warner Bros.'s "Batman and Robin" this summer cost $125 million, and the global box office was only $230 million. Not only that, but the reputation of this film is extremely bad, and it was directly scolded by all the audience and the media. ”

"I remember Pauline Kyle, the New Yorker's film critic queen, writing a long essay titled "Batman and Robin, an epic bad movie," which Pauline Kyle said was an epic failure comparable to "Cut Throat Island" and "Future Waterworld." ”

Although it is only about the tragedy of other people's families, Ali Emmanuel still has palpitations: "It can be said that this film directly buried Schwarzenegger's acting career, and not only that, but all the big-name stars who participated in this film were abolished." George Clooney heard that she was going to shoot a TV series, and Uma Thurman lowered her price and no one dared to ask her to film. After hearing about the incident, Stallone even publicly thanked Schwarzenegger for stealing his role as a 'freezer'. ”

Ali Emmanuel's words are funny, but the story he tells is cruel. Sid nodded with a serious expression, then thought for a while and then said, "Ali, have you ever speculated in stocks?"

"Stocks?" Ali Emmanuel was a little confused, "Of course I will buy it, but my stockbroker is in charge." ”

Americans generally don't keep money in the bank, but almost everyone buys stocks in the stock market to increase their income. Therefore, stocks are not an advanced knowledge for ordinary Americans, but just a tool for daily contact.

"In Wall Street investment banks, they have an explanation for the ups and downs of stocks. Any financial trend that reaches a peak and a trough will reverse when it releases all its energy. Sid said.

"Energy?reversal?" said Ali Emmanuel, who was a little confused.

"It's very simple, it's what the ancient Orientals said, 'the moon is full and the moon is lost', whether it is a good trend or a bad trend, after reaching the peak, it will inevitably go back. Sid explained with a smile.

"So, you're saying that the popularity of these comic books is going to pick up?" Ali Emmanuel understood.

"Yes, it's going to be a long time, but the general trend is inevitable. And there is another advantage to buying them now, because everyone looks down on them, then their prices will be extraordinarily cheap, and we only need a very low cost to receive the copyrights of these comics, which is considered to be a bottom-copy. Sid shrugged wittily, and Ali Emmanuel couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.