In Philadelphia and Atlanta, Li Mo tried to keep a low profile, but it was too late, and almost many TV stations were discussing Li Mo himself and his book. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThese media have reported on Li Mo, which is actually equivalent to most of the media promoting this book, which has caused the book to become popular.

Bantam Books' first edition circulation was 400,000 copies, 300,000 hardcover copies, and 100,000 hardcover copies.

But in just a few days, most of the bookstores were sold out, and they called to ask Bantam to reissue it.

Johnson made a small request to Lemmer to give him his two drafts of English scratch paper to Bantam, who then took some photocopies from them and put them in front of the title page to print a "commemorative edition."

Anyway, it's a capitalist society, and it's just trying to find a way to make money...... Circle the money of the fans.

Johnson also asked Li Mo to hand over the two drafts of the Chinese manuscript, Li Mo did not agree, although he promoted the Chinese culture, it really couldn't be handed in, especially the second draft, its content is basically mature, writing this book at the age of ten has already made people call aliens, so writing this book at the age of six or seven may really be pulled to be sliced.

Li Mo planned to burn all the two Chinese manuscripts immediately after returning home.

In this case, Li Mo took Hao Lick to negotiate with representatives of more than two dozen Hollywood companies.

Not only the seven major film companies, but also some medium-sized film companies also want to try their luck, as for those small film companies, in the face of this big "IP", although they covet it, they can only sigh with hope.

Accompanied by Hao Lick and Johnson, Li Mo walked out, walked to the middle, and said, "Hello everyone, welcome to your presence. ”

More than two dozen delegates clapped their hands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I want to ask you first, if my book is turned into a movie and made well, will it surpass Star Wars at the box office?"

"Lee, I admit that your book is wonderful, and it's really hard to surpass the Star Wars box office. ”

"Star Wars" came out with two films, the first one at the global box office of $775.4 million, and the second at $540 million, which is the box office of '77 and '80.

"Sir, my thoughts are just the opposite of yours, there is a noun called substitution. The dinosaurs I write about in my book are all real dinosaurs in history, which will give the audience a strong sense of substitution. If it is replaced by other monsters, no matter how beautifully it is filmed, the box office will not be able to keep up, because it is difficult to make the audience feel a sense of substitution. ”

The best example is "Jaws", because of Jaws, the box office will be a hit, of course, it must be filmed well, and if it is not filmed well, the audience will not buy it. The opposite example is "Godzilla", the scene is big enough and the cost is very high, but the box office is the same thing, because it is a legendary monster or a legendary monster of RB, and the audience does not buy it too much.

"There is also an invisible sense of substitution, can you believe that "E.T" will surpass the first Star Wars box office?"

"E.T" has been on the theaters for nearly four months, and there are still some venues that are broadcasting, and maybe some theaters will turn it out and broadcast it again next year, anyway, it is the same as "Star Wars", it is put on and on, and when it really stinks, it will be offline.

The total box office has not yet come out, but it has been in theaters for more than a hundred days, and the box office has come out, which has broken the box office record of the second Star Wars and is marching towards the box office of the first Star Wars.

"Why, a good shot is part, and the other reason is not because of childlike fun, you make a lot of childlike movies every year, why don't they sell well? The reason is that it has a sense of substitution, think about some of the ideas in the movie, and then think about the pattern of Sumei today......"

Another example is the "Batman" dark trilogy, the United States is mired in the Middle East battlefield, and the economy is sluggish, so the more Batman is abused, the more it sells.

China too, just like "Operation Mekong", is based on real events, so it sells well.

"Wow, that's true. Several delegates exaggerated.

"The same is true for novels, such as "The Lord of the Rings", although it has a grand worldview, if the protagonist of the hobbit, Frodo Baggins, plays the same role as several other important supporting roles, if the novel is not good, it will also flutter in the future, because it is difficult for the audience to have a sense of substitution. The movies you have made are generally two protagonists, one male protagonist, one female protagonist, or two male protagonists, two female protagonists, at most no more than three, if it is four, five or six protagonists, there may be a market, but it will be a big seller. ”

Has anyone thought about this question, I guess there is, but I haven't thought about it deeply.

More than two dozen delegates fell into deep thought together.

I can't think that people are small, it makes sense, and the facts can't treat Li Mo as a child, in terms of ideology, there may not be anyone here who can surpass Li Mo.

Li Mo then sat down and said business: "You are here for the film copyright of my book, it is a trilogy, and the second and third parts have already been ...... with me."

He pointed to his head: "I can guarantee that one is bigger than the other, and as for the dinosaurs, needless to say, the Tyrannosaurus rex may be the food of some other dinosaurs in the future two parts." But before you can bid, you must agree to my five conditions. ”

"The first condition is that these trilogies cannot be filmed at the moment, including this first part that has already been published, because the technology cannot keep up, and it cannot be filmed earlier than 90 at the earliest. ”

"Star Wars has been filmed, why can't dinosaurs be filmed?" The person who spoke was a medium-sized film company, and the representatives of the seven major film companies were all pondering.

Don't think that if you want to make Star Wars and make dinosaurs alive, the current technology is really not good, another example is "The Lord of the Rings", Saul Zaynz bought the rights to the Lord of the Rings movie for two million dollars a few years ago, but because the technology can't keep up, he has been holding this copyright in his hands and not filming.

But there is another reason why Li Mosheng didn't shoot until 90, when the filming is done and the post-production special effects are also made, at least after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 91, the United States is the dominant in the world, and Hollywood is also going to the world with the influence of national strength.

Since then, the domestic box office has taken up a smaller share of the total box office, which in turn means that the total box office revenue will also be higher.

The reason why the United States dared to make so many blockbusters after the 90s is because the global box office market is sharing the risk for them. Later, if China wanted to compare, it was really difficult, and foreigners did not accept it if they wanted to make comparisons, and even Chinese would not buy it. If the box office can't keep up, how can you dare to make high-cost blockbusters?

"This is a picture I drew about the plot scenes in the last two novels, everyone, see if you have the ability to make them come to life, so that the audience can see them as if they are real?" Li Mo took out a few pictures and sent them down.

After Li Mo's revision, the first part was a little better, and the third part was less than the end of the nineties, and the technology couldn't keep up. or five-cent special effects, but no matter if this big IP falls into the hands of that family, I am reluctant to do it.

The representative of Paramount said: "It's been too long. ”

Iron striking has to take advantage of the heat, and after a long time, there will be many uncertainties, and the same example is "The Lord of the Rings", which did not dare to shoot, and only a medium-sized film company, New Line Company, made a move. After the Lord of the Rings fire, they began to pay attention to "The Hobbit", and as a result, several companies tore each other apart for copyright.

Li Mo sneered.

Time ...... Please watch "Jurassic World", after so long, it was filmed so badly, and so many viewers continue to buy it.

But persuasion is necessary, Li Mo said: "The time is indeed a little long, but I will guarantee your benefits, I have said that I plan to write five novels, this is the first novel, a total of three, the next second and third books are all single novels, the fourth novel is also three, and the fifth novel is four, except for the second novel, that is, I am writing in my hand, I dare not guarantee, the remaining three, I dare to guarantee that they are all best-selling novels." ”

"The release of one novel after another will also drive the novel to endure for a long time, and in my plan, I will write all five novels first, and if there are multiple parts, only the first part will be written, including this one. When it was time to shoot, I released the second part, and I believe that by that time, my pen power, my knowledge, will write a better book. ”

Many representatives' faces have calmed down, although after a few years, most of the first part has cooled down, but the second part can still pull the dinosaur hot.

Li Mo added: "My second condition is that in 90 years the price will inevitably rise, and the production cost of each film cannot be less than 100 million US dollars. ”

More than two dozen representatives have blue faces, especially MGM representatives, who are now not called MGM, but MGM/Luen Mei.

In the 70s, MGM declined and was acquired by United States, which saw that blockbusters such as "Jaws" and "Star Wars" were driving the recovery of the American film industry, so they ambitiously hired Michael Simino, the director of "Deer Hunter", to spend more than $40 million to make a "Heaven's Gate", and then pounced.

Not only is the production cost of more than 40 million US dollars, but the publicity cost is also a lot, and the more this kind of blockbuster publicity cost, the more amazing it is. Lianmei dragged into the water, and in turn, MGM was asked to clean up the mess, and the brothers and sisters completely warmed up, the two major film companies merged into MGM/Lianmei, and the eight Hollywood majors also became the seven major ......

One of the deputies said angrily: "One hundred million dollars, you red China have a few hundred million dollars." ”

Li Mo is not angry, it is true that China is poor now, for example, the GDP of the entire late province this year is only more than 10 billion US dollars, anyway, the GDP of Baoling County, where Li Mo is located, is definitely not 100 million US dollars.

He said: "If this novel is adapted into a movie, unlike Star Wars, its technology is too advanced, unlike costume blockbusters, their technology is too backward, can it be interspersed with some advertisements, cars, yachts, telephones, guns, televisions, computers...... And unlike other movies, once it is officially released, how much revenue will each dinosaur toy bring. If you deduct this, how much will the real production cost be left?"

"Insert an ad?"

"Well, if you don't worry, I have a third condition, once the shooting, you must agree to me to inject 25 to 40 percent, of course, as long as this film is willing to cost and invite a good director, it will inevitably be a big hit, and if you want me to share the cost, I can inject 40 percent, thinking that I am stained, I will only inject 25 percent. ”

"Do you have so much money?" was not asked by the representative, but by Johnson.