"Mr. Anderson, how many years have you been working at Summit Entertainment?"

Originally belonged to Patrick. On the sofa in Watzberg's office, Lin Yuquan sat on the sofa casually, with a smile on his face, and after a happy and warm lunch at noon, the first thing he did when he returned to Summit Entertainment was to talk to the current management of Summit Entertainment.

Opposite Lin Yuquan is a middle-aged man who has no flaws in his hair to the suit on his body, and then to the leather shoes under his feet. Anderson.

After listening to Lin Yuquan's questioning, Chris. Anderson had a hearty smile on his face that gave people an extremely comfortable feeling: "Boss, you can just call me Chris, I've been working at Summit Entertainment for two years now. ”

"Two years? It's not a long time, of course, it's not short, I've read the development report of Summit Entertainment in the past few years, and I have to say that Chris, you've done a great job in the past two years, whether it's investing in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" or producing "Dance Out of My Life", it's impeccable, and it can be called a stroke of genius. Lin Yuquan smiled.

"Boss, don't say that, I'm so deserved, it's not my credit, it's Patrick. Watzberg and his producers are very sharp-eyed, but unfortunately, they are all out of the company now. "Chris. Anderson shook his head, and his words hit the nail on the head when it pointed out the next problem that Summit Entertainment was facing, which was the need to recruit great producers.

Lin Yuquan immediately understood this, and then said: "Although Summit Entertainment's achievements in the past few years are relatively at the forefront of independent film companies, it has never really won its own sky, which is obviously not what I want, if I want Summit Entertainment to rise quickly, what do you think should be done to achieve this?" ”

Chris. Anderson pondered for a moment, of course he knew that this was the new boss's examination of his ability, but he was also prepared for this, so there was no panic in his expression, and after organizing the language, he said calmly: "First of all, and the most important thing is, of course, the boss of your own big production can succeed, as long as the boss your movie can achieve results like "Huo Yuanjia" and "Red Cliff" again, the re-launched Summit Entertainment can gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, secondly, we need funds, sufficient funds, In the past, Summit Entertainment actually had many good ideas and plans, but unfortunately it did not have sufficient financial support and missed the development opportunity.

Again, we need a great director who is dedicated to Summit Entertainment, like Fox is to James. Cameron, boss, of course you are a big director, but if you want Summit Entertainment to become a giant like the six major film companies, you will definitely not be able to rely on the boss alone, there is a lot of power, we need more of our own big directors, and good screenwriters and producers are what we urgently need, and finally, to create a series of gold mines, we need to create our own "Harry Potter", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Spider-Man", with such cash cows, It can ensure that the company receives a steady stream of financial support. ”

Lin Yuquan looked satisfied and said with a smile: "My own film will be put aside first, how much money do you think will be needed to support the plan you said?" ”

"In addition to the boss of your movie, another 100 million US dollars is about the same, we will use it to produce three or four new films as a sole proprietorship, in the past few years, because there is not enough funds, except for this year's "Dance Out of My Life", Summit Entertainment almost participates in part of the investment, although this is conducive to reducing investment risks, but it also makes the company unable to rise quickly." Chris. Anderson said without any hesitation.

It only takes 100 million, and it really can't be compared with the hands of the six major film companies, Lin Yuquan was noncommittal, and then asked: "Do you have a suitable candidate for directors, screenwriters, and producers?" ”

"I'm in charge of management, and I'm not too clear about this, so I can ask Sean later, he is the head of the department, maybe there is a suitable person. Actually, before I came to Summit Entertainment, Patrick. Watzberg they are bullish on Christopher. Nolan's, it's a pity that Summit Entertainment didn't have enough funds at the time, and the temple couldn't keep people, and after cooperating with Christopher in "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", the other party switched to Warner Bros. "Chris. Anderson's tone could not hide regret.

Lin Yuquan can understand his feelings, Christopher. Nolan is a cult work "Fragments of Memory" became famous in one fell swoop, allowing people to fully realize his directorial talent, this film was distributed by Summit Entertainment, which appreciated Nolan's talent, and later participated in the investment in "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", which further saw Nolan's talent, if Summit Entertainment has sufficient financial resources, then signing Nolan is naturally a matter of course, but unfortunately Summit Entertainment is not, and later, Nolan joined Warner Bros. and filmed "Batman Prequel 1: The Mystery of the Shadow" for Warner Bros., After the film was released last year, it finally won $205 million at the North American box office and $373 million at the global box office, making it a major director in the United States.

Lin Yuquan was not disappointed in this, Nolan is indeed a talented director, but even if Summit Entertainment signed him, Patrick. After Watzberg and others sell the company, they will definitely take him away like they took away "Dance Out of My Life", and there is nothing to regret about what does not belong to him.

"It's a shame, but do you have any thoughts on building a set of goldmines?"

"At present, Hollywood's series of gold mines can be divided into three categories in general, best-selling novels, "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "Jurassic Park" are all of this category, classic comics, "Spider-Man", "Batman", "X-Men" are of this category, original scripts, "Home Alone", "Mission Impossible", "Very Human Traffickers" are all of this category, although the influence of original scripts is not as good as the first two, but the number is the largest, and it is also the focus of our series of films.

The second is best-selling novels, which are different from original films, which are traceable, just keep an eye on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal, such as "Twilight: New Moon", which is now at the top of the New York Journal bestseller list, is being watched by many film and television companies.

As for the comic book adaptation, it is basically not considered, now the two largest comic book companies in the United States, DC Comics is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, their comic book heroes will only be handed over to Warner Bros. to shoot, and Marvel Comics has swept the American box office with "X-Men" and "Spider-Man", but these two successful series of movies only brought less than 100 million box office shares to Marvel as a brand license, and Marvel, which does not want to make wedding dresses for others, is preparing to make its own superhero blockbusters, and we can't get their authorization at all”

With Chris. Anderson's eloquent talk, Lin Yuquan also nodded again and again, as an excellent independent film company, Summit Entertainment's research on film is absolutely commendable.

"Very good, it seems that Chris is very interested in developing a series of gold mines, I will wait for your good news." Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

"As long as I have your support from the boss, I have confidence." Chris. Anderson smiled: "Speaking of which, if we want to develop our Peak Entertainment series goldmine, we must hurry up right now, which is the "Twilight Zone" I just mentioned, the first part of this novel was published last year, it was last year's best-selling novel, and in just a few weeks on the market, it soared to No. 5 on the New York Times bestseller list, and it has been on the list for 56 weeks, and its second part was listed in August this year, and it has almost always occupied the top position on the list after it was listed. The novel had been discussed within the company before, but due to the company's limited financial resources at the time, as far as I know, several film companies were eyeing the novel. Watzberg and they have enough money to do it, and we have to do everything we can to get the rights to adapt it, otherwise it will change later. ”

"Hehe, you tell me the news, don't be afraid of Patrick. Did Watzberg say you defected? The corners of Lin Yuquan's mouth turned up slightly.

"Boss, I am a professional manager, in his position, help Boss you develop Peak Entertainment, this is my responsibility, and only if Peak Entertainment develops well, I can get more benefits, right?" Chris. Anderson smiled brightly.

"That's right, then you give me the Twilight novel later, and I'll make a decision after reading it." Lin Yuquan also smiled: "By the way, I will transfer 250 million into the company's account later, just follow the plan you said, and let Summit Entertainment really rise!" ”

"Wow, 250 million." Chris. Anderson's breath suddenly became short, and the account of Summit Entertainment was only $30 million at the most, as if he had seen Summit Entertainment rise in the near future, standing in the sky of Hollywood

"I didn't expect you to become the boss of Summit Entertainment, when I first received the call yesterday, I thought it was a prank!"

In the bright café, a young woman wearing a red knitted sweater, although her appearance is not beautiful, but she is extraordinarily temperamental, said with a smile, and opposite her is Lin Yuquan with a charming smile.

"I didn't expect the author of 'Twilight' to be a beautiful author, no wonder I can write such a great love story." Lin Yuquan smiled.

"It doesn't seem to be necessarily connected!" The young woman is none other than Stephanie, the author of "The Twilight Szene". Mel, having said that, she was praised for her beauty, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up slightly: "Listening to your tone, it seems that you have read my novel, which is really unexpected." ”

Lin Yuquan spread his hands and said with a bright smile: "It's really unexpected, you may not believe it, before coming to the United States this time, I had never heard of the novel "Twilight", it was Chris Sue Sù, the president of Summit Entertainment, that I have a novel that is currently very popular in the United States, and it is very suitable for adaptation into a movie, so I watched it out of curiosity, and I immediately couldn't stop it, I watched it almost all night last night, and finished reading "Twilight" and "New Moon", and the love story in it was so sad and moving, I love the character of Isabella, she is full of the charm of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, Lin, you are looking for me for the movie adaptation of "Twilight", you really think that "Twilight" is suitable for film adaptation, you must know that the two film companies that came to me before were just small companies." Stephanie. Mel looked a little puzzled.

"Of course." Lin Yuquan said categorically that unlike novels such as "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings", "Twilight" has fantasy plots, such as vampires, werewolves and other supernatural powers, but it is completely incomparable with the two in fantasy scenes, "Twilight" is actually a high school love story packaged in a fantasy background, a movie without the support of large-scale fantasy scenes, how to show charm on the screen, so although the novel is a bestseller, it is difficult to be taken seriously by movie giants such as Warner Bros. and Fox, How popular a youth idol romance movie can be, only some small independent film companies want the novel to sell well, and the investment is not large, and they want to make a bet.

Lin Yuquan is different, what he values most in "Twilight" is not the fantasy factor, but the delicate and sincere emotional description and the touching love theme in it, which is the most touching part of "Twilight", the heroine Isabella in the novel is not a hero, nor does she know those famous brands, not cool, just ordinary people, every girl can find her own shadow in her, the love that happened between her and the handsome and tender vampire Edward is the dream story of countless girls and even women, just like the previous "Queen Wears Pudara" Similarly, with the popularity and touching love of the novel, making it into a film will inevitably capture the hearts of countless female audiences who are mainly girls, who said that youth idol love movies can't be a huge success, didn't "Titanic" create an amazing miracle?

In addition, movies are different from novels, as long as they are properly adapted, "Twilight" can also have amazing fantasy visual effects scenes, allowing the audience to indulge in romantic love while enjoying the ultimate audio-visual effects, isn't "Titanic" just that?

"I'm very optimistic about the potential of 'Twilight' to be adapted into a movie, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a hurry to meet you, in my opinion, 'Twilight' is a movie that can definitely take the world by storm like 'Harry Potter', 'Lord of the Rings', 'Jurassic Park', and it will show a completely different charm from these films, we can do that, and I'm very confident in that, as long as you choose us at Summit Entertainment, I assure you that you will see this qiē soon."

"Thank you!" Stephanie. Mel thanked her excitedly, although two film companies had previously approached her to discuss the film adaptation of "Twilight", but no one was as confident as Lin Yuquan, they all said that they would use the popularity of "Twilight" to make a fan movie, so that fans of "Twilight" could see the story of the movie version, as for the results of the movie, no one dared to pack tickets with confidence, although their hearts were more inclined to peak entertainment, but the guarantee alone was not enough.

"Lin, of course I believe you can do this, but you also know that there are other film companies besides Summit Entertainment who have contacted me, how can you guarantee that you will be more successful than them?"

"Stephanie, I understand what you mean, every author treats his work as if it were a child, and must want his child to live well, which is normal, after I wrote the script, I also spared no effort to pursue the perfection of the film, and there is no room for any flaws in my eyes, I can assure you, this is not comfort, but can be proven with facts.

Stephanie, have you seen Tales of the Night? Okay, what do you think of the filming of Tales of the Night? Although the theme content is different, it is also a movie involving vampires and werewolves, this is an action movie, and it stands to reason that its investment is higher than that of youth idol love movies, do you know how much the investment of "Tales of the Night" is? The first part is $23 million, the second part is $25 million, if the investment in "Twilight" is less than that, do you think you can make "Twilight" to your satisfaction? Can "Twilight" be as popular as films like "Harry Potter"?

You must know that the first part of "Harry Potter" was invested at $130 million, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed for a total of $297 million, and "Jurassic Park" invested $63 million in 92, although this is mainly because they have more big scenes, but if the investment is too low, it will definitely be difficult to shoot "Twilight" perfectly, and unless it is a giant like Fox and Warner Bros., how much is the average film company willing to invest.

But I promise you that if you choose Summit Entertainment, then the investment in the first "Twilight" will not be less than 50 million US dollars, and in order to ensure the quality of the film, you can continue to add it if necessary, and at the same time, as the original author, you can participate in the script, casting and even filming throughout the process, if you feel dissatisfied, you can always reflect to me or Chris, the film director, Stephanie, believe me, our pursuit is the same, that is, to make "Twilight" well, you will not regret it, I promise. ”

Stephanie. Mel is completely tempted, at least $50 million investment, and she can participate in the whole process, such conditions are much better than the other two film companies looking for her, and Lin Yuquan is so confident in the film, he himself has patiently read his own novels, and knows the novel very well, in addition, she originally liked Lin Yuquan, the all-round idol who swept the United States, not only herself, her husband Chris, her children, everyone is like this, otherwise she wouldn't have heard that it was Lin Yuquan who asked her to meet, I agreed without thinking about it.

"Well, Lin, I believe in you and hope we have a good time working together!"

"Do you really agree? That's great, we'll definitely have a good time working together, and let Fox and Paramount regret it when the time comes! Lin Yuquan didn't expect things to go so smoothly, he thought Stephanie. Mel must have taken time to think about it, and he needed to discuss it with his family, and he was overjoyed after being incredulous.

Looking at Lin Yuquan's actions, Stephanie. With a smile in his eyes, Mel also laughed: "Haha, that's right, let them regret going, but unfortunately there is no regret medicine!" ”

"It's so good that I can't wait to make Twilight and show everyone how great it is!" Lin Yuquan said excitedly.

"Ah, Lin, do you mean that you will direct the film yourself?" Stephanie. Mel's face was delighted, if Lin Yuquan was the director, then "Twilight" would definitely be a great success.

Lin Yuquan scratched his head in embarrassment, and then said calmly: "My style doesn't match "Twilight", but I can be the producer of the film, find the most suitable director for the film, and assemble the best cast." ”

Of course, Lin Yuquan considered filming "Twilight", but he gave up after thinking about it, he likes movies with more shocking scenes and bigger scenes, and even if "Twilight" adds a big fantasy scene, because the theme is a relationship between love elements, it is difficult to be like "The Lord of the Rings".

"Ah, that's a pity, it would be nice if you were the director." Stephanie. Mel couldn't hide her loss.

"Hehe, if I come to direct, maybe it will be a disaster, I'm not good at the theme of youth idol love, instead of me doing it reluctantly, it's better to find the most suitable director, this is the best for "Twilight", isn't it?" Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

"Oh, you're right, Lin, by the way, Lin, do you have time at night? I would like to invite you to my home, my husband Chris, and my three children are very fond of you. "Stephanie. Mel asked expectantly.

"Of course, Stephanie, it's my pleasure, and honestly, it's the first time I've been invited to be a guest in the United States!" Lin Yuquan said happily.

"Really, wow, that's great, Lin, I promise you'll enjoy dinner tonight." Stephanie. Mel looked excited.

"I'm looking forward to it, and I'm looking forward to taking this opportunity, and I'd like to read the follow-up story of "The Twilight Zone", I think you must have a manuscript at home!" Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

After chatting about business, the two did not sit for a long time in the café. Under Mel's lead, the two went to the supermarket to buy food first, and of course Lin Yuquan also bought two bottles of red wine and three Transformers machines as gifts, and then went to Stephanie. Mel's house.

Dinner was very pleasant, Lin Yuquan got along well with her husband and children. Mel's "Twilight" novel sequel publishing rights in his own hands, Lin Yuquan immediately told her about his plan to buy a publishing house, invited her to participate in the acquisition, and Stephanie had already talked very well. Mel didn't hesitate to agree.

At the same time, under Lin Yuquan's instructions, the news of the acquisition of Summit Entertainment quickly made the front page headlines of countless mainstream media magazines. R1152