"Or is it a copyright issue?" Lin Youlun changed the phone from his left hand to his right hand, rubbed his temples and said, "This Sid Scheinberg is really a stubborn guy. ”

"Lin, if you really plan to build a good and long-term relationship with Universal Company, you really have to consider making some concessions this time." Thomas's voice came from the phone across the ocean, "There is an old Chinese saying that 'take a step back and open the sky', and I think you know the meaning of this sentence better than I do." ”

Lin Youlun frowned slightly, "I just asked Spielberg to direct this movie, but Universal asked me for copyright, isn't it too much?" ”

"You don't know what to say about the arrogance of these big Hollywood companies, if you hadn't won the film adaptation rights first, their demands would have been even more excessive." Thomas explained helplessly.

"Maybe I should consider a different director." Lin Youlun pouted and said.

"Actually, there's a better way, you can buy in the United States or start your own film company." Thomas wasted no time in suggesting.

"Thank you for your advice, but it's not the time yet." Lin Youlun refused again,

Thomas was not surprised to receive such an answer from Lin Youlun, this was not the first time he had raised this question to Lin Youlun, and it was certainly not the first time he was rejected.

"Then I don't recommend you to change directors, after all, Universal has established an independent distribution system in major countries and regions around the world, if you want "Jurassic Park" to have further achievements, you must choose to cooperate with these big companies, either Universal or other companies. Not to mention you can get Spielberg. He is a strong guarantee of the film's box office in North America. ”

Lin Youlun thought about it seriously. "Let Universal pay another $10 million for filming, and then I can consider co-owning the rights to the film with Universal, and if one party wants to make a sequel to the film independently, it must get the consent of the other party and pay a satisfactory royalty to the other party," he said. ”

This request is ostensibly a concession by Lin Youlun, but in fact it is a hole dug for Universal Company.

A large part of the reason why "Jurassic Park" was able to achieve sensational box office results was because the model special effects technology was first realistically displayed, which made the global audience feel extremely shocked. But now, "Godzilla", which appeared in advance, has partially replaced the position of "Jurassic Park" in the history of film special effects, and it should be no problem for the film to achieve an astonishing high box office, but it is unrealistic to reach the height that Lin Youlun remembers.

Of course, what can be predicted is that as long as the global box office of "Jurassic Park" reaches an astonishing number, Universal will inevitably want to shoot a sequel, and the two sequels in this play are not as good as the first one.

The benefits of working with Universal are clear. First of all, "Jurassic Park" can be released with the help of Universal's global distribution channels, and the box office revenue can be further expanded; Secondly, the success of "Jurassic Park". It also has a lot to do with director Spielberg, how to find someone else to direct the film, and whether the film can succeed is an uncertain factor.

Hanging up the phone, Lin Youlun was pondering the pros and cons of this matter, and a wah-wow baby cry interrupted his thoughts, only to see his mother Chen Huiqing walking out of the room with Xiao Honghong, who had just completed the moon, and kept coaxing the little guy along the way, but the little guy just refused to stop crying, and his little face was red because of crying.

"Good Honghong, don't cry, okay? Grandma takes you to Daddy. ”

Chen Huiqing coaxed the little guy and walked over to Lin Youlun.

"As soon as Ah Hong fell asleep, the little guy woke up, no matter how you coax him, you hug him for a while, and I'll go upstairs and call Ah Hong down."

Chen Huiqing stuffed the red red into Lin Youlun's hand, which was strange to say, as soon as the little guy arrived in Lin Youlun's hand, he stopped crying, and stared at Lin Youlun with big eyes, as if he had found some novel toy.

"Why don't you cry, let me see."

Chen Huiqing stretched out her hand and was about to take away her granddaughter, but the little guy immediately pouted and wanted to cry loudly, so frightened that Chen Huiqing quickly put her back again.

"Stick to you, if the little guy doesn't cry, he doesn't have to go to Ah Hong to come down, Ah Hong didn't sleep well all night last night, let her have a good rest now."

Lin Youlun hugged her daughter and was about to nod her head in agreement, but she felt a burst of damp heat coming from under the little guy's buttocks.

"I said why I was crying just now, it turned out that I wanted to pee." Chen Huiqing asked Lin Youlun to turn the little guy over and change her into a new diaper.

Lin Youlun patted her daughter's little buttocks angrily, "Do you really treat your father as a portable toilet?" ”

The little guy grinned and giggled.

Chen Huiqing glared at Lin Youlun, and her expression was clearly saying that if Lin Youlun dared to touch her granddaughter for the second time, she would definitely be over with him.

"Let's go, Honghong will take you to play, not with the bad guy dad!"

Chen Huiqing picked up Honghong, the little guy didn't cry this time, he lay obediently in the swaddling clothes, and fell asleep after a while.

"By the way, there have been a lot of gifts sent from Hong Kong in the past few days, you remember to check them." Before Chen Huiqing took her granddaughter back to the room, she specially instructed.

Although Lin Youlun's daughter's birth in France was not made public, many people still received the news, Wang Jing and Zhou Yunfa called to congratulate them as soon as possible, and then many people sent gifts, including Zhou Comin, Wang Guxian, Li Zhi, Qiu Shuzhen, Li Jiaxin, because I don't know what Zhong Chuhong's idea is, Lin Youlun has not told her about it for the time being.

After being reminded by his mother, Lin Youlun suddenly felt that it was better to talk to Zhong Chuhong about this matter.

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After learning from Thomas about the "concession" conditions made by Lin Youlun, West German Scheienberg finally agreed to the cooperation after careful consideration, but he encountered considerable difficulties in convincing Spielberg.

"Steven, I can understand your desperate desire to make Schindler's List out, but before making this film, I want you to finish directing Jurassic Park."

"I don't understand why Universal wants to be involved in a film that is invested and made by someone else, instead of prioritizing the script that he has in hand." Spielberg shrugged, a puzzled expression on his face.

Sid Scheienberg immediately corrected: "The script of "Jurassic Park" was first taken by Universal and contacted the author of the novel, but it was bought at a higher price later in the negotiations, and after the other party got the script, he took the initiative to seek the possibility of cooperation with Universal, and the only request was that you should direct the film. ”

Spielberg had an expression of disbelief on his face, "Is this guy who bought this script a madman?" ”

Sid Scheienberg shook his head very seriously, "On the contrary, you know this too, and you still have a high opinion of him. ”

"Really?" Spielberg's brow twitched, expressing interest.

"Mr. Lin Youlun from Hong Kong, he invested in the filming of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and almost broke the North American box office record held by "Terminator 2", you also talked to me about it at that time, have you forgotten?"

"It turned out to be him." Spielberg nodded, a look of surprise.

Spielberg had heard of Lin Youlun's name for a long time, but it was the movie "Godzilla" that really impressed. The level of stunts shown in "Godzilla" is already above that of Hollywood, which is said by an old friend George Lucas, which is why Spielberg is particularly surprised, and at the same time has a strong interest in the filmmaker who is far away in Hong Kong.

"Now do you have any other questions?"

Sid Scheinberg thought that Spielberg had been convinced, but he did not expect Spielberg's stubbornness to be beyond his imagination.

"Although I would love to work with Mr. Lam from Hong Kong, it's not now, I still want to shoot Schindler's List first, you know, as a Jew, from the moment I came into contact with this story, I was determined to make it, and I can say that this is my biggest wish at the moment."

Sid Scheinberg knew that Spielberg, who directed Schindler's List, would no longer be interested in Jurassic Park, so he was not going to budge on the issue.

"Stephen, I know Schindler's List has a special meaning to you, but that doesn't mean the audience will enjoy it. According to your requirements, it will take at least $30 million to shoot this movie, but can you guarantee how much the global box office will reach after the film is made, $100 million or $200 million? ”

Sid Scheinberg didn't say it too directly, but he believes Spielberg can understand what he means, the film company is not a charity, and if you want to make a film with an unclear "money", you must first help the company make enough money, otherwise why would the company come up with so much money to support your shooting plan?

"In other words, after filming "Jurassic Park", will Universal support me to shoot "Schindler's List"?" Spielberg asked rhetorically.

Speaking of which, West German Schönberg has nothing to hide.

"It can be understood that way."

Spielberg was silent for a while, and then made a request.

"I want to meet with Mr. Lin before I make a decision." (To be continued......)