Chapter 84 Copyright Issues
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Seeing Ke Zihua's scorching eyes, Cage showed a bright smile.
"I finally got it right!"
As early as Ke Zihua's reception dinner, he could see that Ke Zihua had been absent-minded since he talked about Iron Man, and he didn't think much about it at the time, and quickly forgot about it.
But just now because of his and Julie's support, Ke Zihua fell into the whirlpool of arguments. Realizing that he had done something wrong, Cage racked his brains to make amends.
Suddenly he thought of the scene of that day, so Cage once again thought that Ke Zihua wanted to shoot Iron Man, a comic book hero, so he stood up at the last moment and spoke for his good friend.
Actually, what he didn't know was that Ke Zihua didn't want to take this hot potato in his heart, and I am afraid that no one present knew better than him about the difficulty of this movie.
However, he was very touched by Cage's actions, so he had to agree anyway, because when Cage stepped forward, they were completely tied together!
The others were also very surprised when they heard Ke Zihua's firm answer, "This kid just said that he couldn't shoot it, and now he has changed his mind and agreed?" What is he relying on? β
Cage doesn't care how surprised others are, he has one thing in mind now, that is, to settle down while the iron is hot, so that Kevin can regret it later, even he thinks this is a big opportunity for Ke Zihua.
Imagine, as long as Ke Zihua didn't shoot Iron Man too badly, even if his grades were average, he would become famous in one fell swoop!
And it doesn't matter if he's a producer, director, screenwriter, action director, or stuntman, even if it's just playing a little trick in the film, as long as it's settled now. That Iron Man will be firmly tied to Ke Zihua's name, because he is writing a piece of history!
Whether it's good or bad, as long as it can go down in the annals of Hollywood. Then he is destined to make a name for himself in Hollywood!
What's more, Cage is not just as simple as appreciating Ke Zihua, but has an almost blind trust.
Thinking of this, Cage said to Kevin, who was being surprised, "Kevin, did you hear what he said?" β
Kevin nodded. said confidently: "Since he agrees to shoot, then my side will definitely fully support it, and the treatment will definitely be the best." β
Cage shook his head, "No, no, no, he won't be your director, we want the rights to Iron Man." β
"What!?"
"It can't be!"
Hearing his mention, Kevin screamed like a mouse that had been stepped on by its tail.
Cage patted him on the shoulder. smiled and said: "Kevin, this is nothing impossible, if you want to make this movie well, you must give us the copyright, otherwise I am worried that my brother will be held back by you." β
Everyone couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with Cage's huge appetite when they first heard his request, but now after listening to his explanation, they all nodded in understanding.
They know that what Cage said is indeed very reasonable, under the existing system, even if Ke Zihua really becomes the director of this film. Then it is impossible to complete the shooting completely according to his own ideas, and the production of a movie is often the result of the competition of many forces.
So, Cage is fighting for greater autonomy for Ke Zihua, what does it mean to have greater autonomy? As long as the copyright is in your own hands. Then he can shoot exactly as he wants to shoot, which is the greatest autonomy.
With Cage's identity and status in Hollywood, he can certainly have such an appeal, but the most important thing is that he is not fighting for himself, but for Ke Zihua, a young man, which makes many people unable to understand. They all swept back and forth on the two of them with puzzled eyes, hoping to see some clues.
How could Kevin agree to such a thing?
If someone offered a high price to buy the copyright of Iron Man, he could have considered it properly, but now Cage means that he should give the copyright to Ke Zihua, which is absolutely impossible!
Kevin was a little angry, he was not so easy to bully, and said with a straight face: "Cage, don't be whimsical, I won't agree to this matter." β
Cage was not affected by his words, and still said unhurriedly: "If we don't give us the copyright, we can't guarantee the best results, and you have to invest a lot of money, if the box office results are not good, I'm afraid Marvel won't be able to bear it, right?" β
"Give us the copyright, we will pay for it ourselves, no matter what the box office is, we will give you a certain percentage of the share, so that you will not spend a penny, but can make a lot of money."
"If you're lucky, you'll make a lot of money"
Cage didn't finish the following sentence, but left him with room for imagination to figure out for Kevin himself. He knew that sometimes the effect of persuasion was to let him think for himself.
It is clear that his words worked.
I saw Kevin frowning and thinking for a while before asking left and right, "What do you think?" β
Standing next to him are Stanley from Marvel Comics and Nick from Marvel TV.
Nick said: "If you say that, it's okay to give the copyright, but who can guarantee that they will be able to shoot it?" β
As soon as Nick finished speaking, Stanley also interjected: "There is also the most critical question, what percentage of the share will we get." β
Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Jerry also proposed his own proposal, "If everyone is interested in Cage's suggestion, why don't we find a place to talk about it in detail?" β
Shirley preemptively said: "No matter what agreement you reach, the publisher must be our company, Jerry, you don't want to buy and sell with us." β
Jerry smiled at her helplessly: "Shirley, look at you are always so realistic, I just put forward a proposal, I still understand the rules." β
Shirley didn't care about Jerry's complaints, but smiled and said to everyone, "Then, gentlemen, please come with me to the conference room for a detailed discussion." β
In this way, what should have been a peaceful networking party was temporarily changed to a three-party business meeting.
Accompanying Ke Zihua are, of course, Jerry and Cage. The three CEOs led by Kevin represent Marvel, and Shirley and Steve represent Paramount Pictures.
As soon as the talks began, they became white-hot, and the three parties all grasped the issue of sharing and refused to give in to each other.
Kevin suggested that Marvel should have at least a 50% share of the profits. The reason is simple, because they now hold the rights to Iron Man.
Shirley and Steve proposed a 30% share, and they would provide a full range of publicity and distribution plans, including pre-formalities and film review, as well as some other help for Ke Zihua.
As soon as they opened their mouths, they took the lion's share of the profits. Not to mention that Ke Zihua will not agree, even Cage and Jerry reacted very strongly, in fact, Ke Zihua does not need to open his mouth at all, it is enough to have Jerry, a gold medal and an experienced Cage.
After some haggling, Marvel agreed to give up a part of the interest and reduce the share to 35%; Paramount also reduced the proportion to 25%, so that Ke Zihua, as an independent producer, has a 40% proportion.
Of course, if he wants to actually start filming, he will definitely ask Jerry to be the producer, so that he will have to share at least 10% of the profits. Even if you want to invite big-name directors and stars in the future, you will share a part of the profits.
Ke Zihua calculated in his heart, according to the global box office of "Iron Man 1" of 500 million, if he can reach the popular Cheng dΓΉ, then he will get a profit of nearly 100 million!
This calculation couldn't help but startle Ke Zihua, "A hundred million dollars of dollars? God, that's a lot of money, isn't it? β
Seeing that they were talking about it, Ke Zihua took the opportunity to ask another big question he was concerned about, "Kevin, I want to know how many years of copyright I can get?" β
Kevin was stunned by his question. In his heart, he didn't want to give Ke Zihua too much authorization, you must know that they took a lot of effort to get back the comic copyright they sold.
After exchanging opinions with the other two, he said to Ke Zihua: "Five years! But if you can't shoot it in three years. We will revoke the copyright authorization. β
Ke Zihua shook his head, he knew that once Iron Man succeeded, it would be a continuous profit point.
If it's only a five-year license, then he is tantamount to making a wedding dress for Marvel, and five years later, they will take back the copyright and organize the sequel themselves, then there will be nothing to do with him.
Cage is really a good big brother. Hearing Ke Zihua talk about the issue of copyright years, I understood what he meant, so he continued to argue with Kevin with a hippie smile: "I said Kevin, did you suddenly become stingy overnight, or did you make it difficult for us?" β
"How come I've never heard that when you sell other comic rights, you only give each other a five-year license?"
Kevin is so bored with Cage now, and he doesn't know where he learned his bargaining skills, and he can always find loopholes and many inexplicable reasons.
Gently clasped the table with his fingers, Kevin said with a stern face: "Don't forget, I gave it here, and I didn't charge you a penny." β
"Come on, why don't you divide it? That's what it really is, and we'll all be grateful to Kevin in that case. β
Kevin didn't even look at him and said, "Unless you can pay another part of the royalties, I won't change it." β
Ke Zihua knew that they were distressed by selling copyrights cheaply in the past, so this problem would be picked to death.
After thinking about it, he said to Kevin: "In that case, how about I use the profit share in exchange for your copyright?" β
This mention made Kevin very moved, he was already dissatisfied with the sharing, and when he saw Ke Zihua taking the initiative, he hurriedly asked, "How do you want to change?" β
Ke Zihua said: "I used 10% of the profit share in exchange for the copyright of Iron Man for 30 years. β
Kevin shook his head, leaned back on the couch, and said, "It's impossible, if it's 10%, we'll give you another ten years at most." β
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