Chapter 357: A Big Fight
As Zhang Qiuxi expected, Malcolm had already come to the door again within two days, and this time the formation was much larger, and he came directly to the magazine office with a team of lawyers. Even if the DC are not completely satisfied with Zhang's terms, this is already the best option, unless they are willing to give up the bright prospects drawn by Zhang Qiuxi and sell the company cheaply.
DC agreed to all of Zhang's requests and put her in charge of planning, the only thing was that they needed to retain the right to speak, so the shares were not split in half, and Zhang Qiuxi and they got 49% of the shares with a billion-dollar debt. This is acceptable, and Zhang Qiuxi and the others readily agreed.
The matter of taking a stake in DC has caused an uproar, and the media has already reported on the matter of seeking help everywhere in DC in the United States, and even has been in contact with which companies and which companies are most likely to be acquired.
In recent years, domestic companies have also been engaged in mergers and acquisitions around the world, which is naturally counted as one of them. It's not wrong to say that it's cut off, but the companies that were cut off don't care about it, and they didn't care much about acquiring DC, otherwise they wouldn't have to talk about anything.
It's similar to these companies don't care, and the American media is not optimistic about Zhang Qiuxi's cooperation with DC, some say that even Zhang Qiuxi can't save the superhero movie, and some say that she will capsize in the gutter, in short, the outside world is not optimistic. On the contrary, the domestic media view is much more positive, although it is also difficult. I didn't pour cold water on it.
How to say that Zhang Qiuxi is also her own person, and it is of extraordinary significance to invest in DC, and the Chinese people certainly hope that she can do a good job. And she's never failed. Many people also feel that since she has decided so, she must have absolute confidence. Especially her fans, there are many people who are more blindly confident in her than Li Yue.
"It's like what your fans say." Hongdou said: "We don't have as much as your family, this time we have taken out all our savings, if it is a meat bun and a dog, then we will return to the pre-liberation overnight." ”
"We don't have anything in the first place, and if we fail, it's just to earn it back." Li Yue is very open-minded, even if their billion dollars are lost, it doesn't matter. The magazine still has so many projects to make money that it is impossible to go bankrupt.
"Xiaoyue, we should put a little pressure on her now." Ye Qingqing said: "This is our biggest investment so far. People all over the world are watching, and failure is not a matter of losing money, it will be laughed at. ”
"Don't worry, albeit a little bit of a mistake. But there is still no problem with one qiē. Zhang Qiuxi patted his chest and promised. This little mistake is that I didn't expect DC to have completely sold the rights to Superman.
Superman's status in DC superheroes is roughly equivalent to that of Captain America in Marvel heroes, and he is the most important spiritual leader. Originally, "Spider-Man" was sold out in time and space, and he took over the little reptile and missed the "Avengers", which is insignificant to say that it is difficult to hear, and if the American team is absent, it will be a big problem.
If you can't get Superman, Zhang Qiuxi will have to go crazy, and the significance of Superman to this time and space is that he is the only successful superhero now. Shangguan Jin said: "You should be glad that Superman's copyright is in the hands of Warner Bros. With our relationship with Warner Bros., things were easy to resolve. ”
Now that "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is about to be released, the second part of "The Hunger Games" is in full swing. Their relationship is in the honeymoon period, and there are no hidden worries that will tear their faces, and it is not a problem to cooperate or solve it in other ways in the future.
"I think we should talk to Warner Bros., after all, our layout is also indispensable to Superman, and it is a very important part." Yang Jie felt that she couldn't talk about cooperation until the end.
Zhang Qiuxi said: "Although Warner Bros. has been dragged by my script in the past two years, the residual heat of Superman's previous work is still there, and there is no need to say anything for the time being, I just encourage them to shoot a new work when necessary." ”
"Actually, there is no need to instigate it, when our superhero movies make money, as long as there is a market, Warner Bros. can still hold on? However, they need to cooperate on issues such as schedules. Li Yue is not worried about this problem.
"So it's up to us now." Shangguan Jin looked at Zhang Qiuxi and said, "There are so many superheroes such as Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Arrow, which one are you going to start with?" ”
"There's one more problem." Ye Qingqing interjected: "DC's previous debt was more than nine billion, and the remaining money after our money was used to pay off the debt was only enough to maintain the operation for a period of time, what about the investment required for the movie?" ”
"The debts have been paid off, where do you need to worry about raising the budget for a movie, if it really doesn't work, we can also pay it out of our own pockets, and it's OK to calculate it carefully in the future."
Zhang Qiuxi said: "The most popular among DC heroes are Superman and Batman, Superman can already be removed, so of course start with Batman." Then go to the least popular Wonder Woman, then the Flash, and finally the Green Lantern, and finally let them team up, which is considered the first stage. ”
When Hongdou heard this, he asked, "Green Arrow is not on it?" How can I say that there are also several seasons of TV series, and there is a certain audience base. ”
"My idea now is to have superheroes like Arrow, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter re-appear when they're teamed up, and then move on to Phase 2 to start the film for them individually. It's just a rough idea, and I'll weigh it up before I decide. ”
"You have to hurry up, those people in DC are watching you with their eyes on you." Yang Jie reminded again.
Of course this Qiu Xi knows, but she is engaged in DC and not Marvel, otherwise things will be much simpler. In addition to the mode, the script can be copied ready-made, the DC development in the original time and space is not so good, the Flash, Wonder Woman is not a movie version at all, and there is a "Green Lantern" or a street hit.
Part of DC's agreement to her request was driven by her creative efforts to create the story, and needless to say, she was definitely responsible for the script, which required her to be original. It is gratifying that I am familiar with 300 Tang poems, I can't compose poems and can chant, I have seen so many in my previous life, and now I have copied my experience of plagiarism, and it should not be a problem to concoct popcorn commercial blockbusters.
Zhang Qiuxi is also confident in this, otherwise he would not be ready to do a big job. (To be continued......) R1292