"Hello, I'm Wang Bo, you can call me w, I don't know if you know the book "Fatal Notes"? I am the agent of the author, Mr. Hill......"

After getting in touch with the producer, Wang Bo introduced himself. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The other party patiently listened to his introduction and said, "Hello, w, Goode told me about you and Mr. Hill, as for "Fatal Notes", how could I not know? It's one of New Zealand's most popular novels of the last decade, isn't it? To be honest, I'm a fan of Notes. ”

As soon as he heard this, Wang Bo changed his mind and asked directly tentatively: "That man, do you have any intention of adapting "Notes", you are an expert, you should be able to see that this work is born for big movies and TV series, right?" ”

John Barnett pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, I was really interested in this work, and Goode recommended it to me, but my studio needs further calculations......"

"But with all due respect, you probably don't have that much time to wait, and we have been contacted by Mr. Trevor Haysim of TV2 who are interested in adapting the production." Wang Bo interrupted him, it was not polite to do so, but it could show the strength of his side.

Sure enough, listening to his words, John Barnett's tone was no longer so unhurried, and he followed up and asked, "What kind of promises did they give?" The TV-2 is good right now, but you have to say with all due respect, they don't have the strength to shoot "Notes" perfectly. ”

In this way, Wang Bo understands that his strategy is very successful, and there must be competition between the two production companies, and they all have ideas in the face of the high-quality IP of "Fatal Notes".

"I understand, John, that's why I'm calling you. Goode introduced you to me, and of course I know your status and ability in the film and television industry without his introduction. Goode recommended that I contact you to hand over the rights to the book, which he thought would be a win-win. ”

"But TV-2 took the lead in contacting us, and we think the other party is very sincere, but to be honest, we prefer to cooperate with you, I wonder how much your studio is willing to buy the copyright of this book based on the existing investigation materials?"

Because of the presence of Goode Battier, a strong introducer, John Barnett did not go around in circles with him, and directly quoted: "According to the current situation, we want to buy the rights to the film for global distribution, and the price is 1 million New Zealand dollars." ”

The other party's attitude was very good and he gave an offer directly, but Wang Bo was disappointed: "Only one million New Zealand dollars? ”

He produced more than 1 million New Zealand dollars of lambs, chickens and ducks at a time, which is too little, how can he pay 8 million royalties for such an influential work in his plan?

Barnett is a real connoisseur, and when he heard his rhetorical question, he immediately laughed: "W, you obviously don't know anything about the film and television industry in New Zealand, do you?" ”

There is nothing to be embarrassed to admit, since President Battier has drawn the strings in the middle, he must have introduced himself, so Wang Bo said calmly: "I am just helping my friends in this matter, and I really don't know much about this aspect, I still know more about how to manage a town." ”

Barnett smiled: "Okay, then let me introduce you, New Zealand is not the United States or the United Kingdom, this country is too small, and the film and television market capacity is only a little." ”

"Take two of my films last year, 'Whale Rider' and 'Theolle's Wedding,' which grossed $3 million in New Zealand and then entered the top 10 of the domestic New Zealand box office."

Hearing this, Wang Bo was quite surprised, New Zealand's film and television market is so small? In contrast, China is much more powerful, as far as he knows, now the box office of any good movie in China can reach hundreds of millions or 200 million, and excellent productions can even reach a box office of one billion!

"A box office of three million is not even profitable for the international film market, but for investors, this is already an unexpected return." Barnett sighed.

"From this, you can know that a million royalties are definitely astronomical, and the reason why I am willing to give so much is because Goode promised me that if I put 'Fatal Note' on the big screen, it will be an investment in the film."

I don't know if it's because of Goode Battier, the president was still very frank in his communication with Wang Bo, and introduced him to a lot of rules and common sense in the New Zealand film and television market.

The two sides hung up the phone amicably, and Wang Bo told Hill the offer.

Hill's eyes lit up when he heard the price: "A million New Zealand dollars? So high? My God, this should be the highest copyright price for a local work in New Zealand, right? ”

Wang Bo couldn't help but shake his head when he looked excited, the market in New Zealand was too small.

He then called TV-2 and learned that he was Hill's agent, and Trevor Haysim, who was in a high position, came to answer his call in person.

Wang Bo asked for the quotation, and Trevor gave him a very complex copyright return system, which is mainly divided into two types, the simple one is to directly give 650,000 buyout rights, and the complex one is the second one, which is linked to the box office and can get dividends.

The price given here is lower, and Wang Bo said John Barnett's offer.

Hearing the offer of a million film adaptation rights, Trevor pondered for a while and then refused: "Sorry, Wang, the risk represented by this price is too great for us to afford." ”

Immediately afterwards, he said: "Obviously, that guy John has pulled a big investment, and if there is no giant investment, I bet he would never dare to give such a copyright fee, which is a bit incredible!" ”

The price difference between the two sides is too large, so there is no need to continue talking.

Wang Bo asked Hill if he was satisfied with the one million film distribution royalty, Hill nodded and said, "This price is very good, I expected five or six hundred thousand." ”

So they changed their partners and decided to work with Barnett's film company to bring "Fatal Notes" to the big screen first.

He then contacted Barnett again, and Barnett promised to sign with him, if it wasn't for the small market in New Zealand, then with the influence and popularity of "Deadly Notes", it could be shaped into a 'deadly IP'.

Wang Bo called Mr. Mueller's lawyer again and asked him to help Hill sign the contract for the sale of the copyright.

After all this work, he touched his chin and asked Hill, "You say, is it necessary for us to send Fatal Notes to Europe, America or the United States?" If it can be so popular in those places, then you may be able to become a multi-millionaire! (To be continued.) )