Chapter 33: Copyright (4)
Qin Zhong extinguished the cigarette and asked, "How much money?" ”
"Up to the most!" Lin Xiao said without hesitation, "I dare to guarantee that after this film appears, it will shock the world!" ”
"But before that, we have to have enough funds, I don't want too many people to share this cake, and we have to invest more than 80%!"
"How do you get all this money?" Qin Zhong smiled bitterly, "Five hundred million yuan, this is simply an astronomical amount!" ”
"Loans!" Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "If you want to do it, you can make a big vote!" In 06, press the entire dawn loan! I think a year later, it will not be difficult for Dawn to borrow more than 100 million! And in the past two years, we have to tighten our calculations and use all the money to buy Apple shares! ”
"It's easier said than done." Qin Zhong sighed, "Hundreds of millions of dollars are smashed in, and a company can release up to 5% of the shares, and we will almost buy it short, and if we buy it again, we will raise the card, and it is illegal to buy shares in separate accounts." ”
"Raise the card, no matter how you do it, this is the most stable way to make money." Lin Xiao said, "Actually, there are other ways, but if I want to star in this film, I must have enough reputation, in the past two years, not only the dawn, but I myself have to go to a very high position, so that I can hope to pull top superstars to play for me!" ”
Qin Zhong nodded, if it was Lin Xiao's current status, even if he had a billion, he wouldn't be able to attract big names.
And the big name is the appeal of a film. It may be weak in China, but in the European Union in the first vote and North America in the second vote, it is a pass.
He understands what Lin Xiao means, if he reaches the top with a film, his position will not be stable, and he must lay the foundation in advance to become a superstar at that time, instead of being like Leonardo, whose salary has skyrocketed and is far from being a superstar.
He wants to use the World of Warcraft, which has not yet taken shape, to send himself, along with Dawn and Dawn, to the pinnacle of his career!
"Your ambition is great...... he sighed, "but you have to think about it, and if you press it like this, it will be the whole dawn!" ”
"When the time comes, once the innovative product you mentioned does not appear, Dawn is bound to go out of business, the dawn changes hands, and Sequoia collects debts, you will also declare bankruptcy!"
Lin Xiao took a deep breath, "I know. ”
"But this opportunity, once in a lifetime, is impossible to let go!"
"This is a unique opportunity to break into the Hollywood pyramid!"
Qin Zhong nodded, "Brother, settle the account, this risk is too great, I must declare, if it fails, I am not among the people who are being collected for debts, and you must bear the risk yourself." Again, if it makes a profit, I will give up 20% of my share. ”
Lin Xiao's expression became strange.
"Are you sure?"
Qin Zhong suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he still nodded, "Sure." ”
"Brother-in-law, we will be a family in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you." Lin Xiao smiled mysteriously, "With your words, I'm afraid that what you sent out is tens of millions of dollars, that is, hundreds of millions of yuan." ”
Qin Zhong still gritted his teeth, "I'm sure!" ”
The risk is too great, and once it fails, it will be a catastrophe.
He believes that Lin Xiao is based on the fact that the other party has been successful and has never been defeated.
However, there is a limit to this belief, and he also retreated from the big gamble of risking his life.
Lin Xiao nodded, "Okay, you can draw up a contract when you go back." ”
Jobs's illness, with twists and turns, caused a sharp drop in Apple's stock price in history, and 06 will be the last!
The last madness before the glory, the darkness before the dawn! Survived, it's a broad road!
He had no doubt that at that time, eating Apple shares would be angrily denounced as crazy by the financial community.
Originally, because the shares are sold less and less, the stock price will only rise higher and higher, but Jobs is equal to Apple, he is Apple's banner, which is equivalent to Walt to Disney, 06 years, someone swept Apple shares, Apple shares actually fell again and again without rebound!
This is a once-in-a-century opportunity!
"In addition, I have a script, within two years, you have to shoot it, as for the director, the artist, I have already set up a list." Lin Xiao thought about it and said, "I may be able to act, but I don't want to act, although the quality of the script of this film is very good, it is too different from my style." ”
"Oh? What's the name? Hearing this, Qin Zhong became interested.
"Thai embarrassment...... No, people are embarrassed. ”
Speaking of this, Lin Xiao smiled.
With an investment of 30 million and a box office of 1.2 billion, this ticket will be big if you want to do it!
Maybe right now, the box office will shrink, maybe it will increase, it's hard to predict. However, he believes that with the full recommendation of Dawn, even if it is not too bad.
He doesn't want to grab Xu Zheng's position, the gap between the two people's acting styles is too big, and there may be films to be made abroad.
But if there is no film to make, he doesn't mind performing this embarrassing film with a cross-knife comedy.
After chatting for a while, he left the tea room.
Three days later, he was contacted by the deputy head of Blizzard's business department in China.
He didn't care how much he talked about, but there were some things he had to explain.
Some are ready for two years later, when they break out of their cocoon and turn into butterflies, and become a blockbuster.
It's small, but it's a necessary nail.
The meeting took place in a bar, and in China he could not live without a box, otherwise the traffic police would be outraged if they were discovered.
"Mr. Lin, Miss Willie." The comer, a white man with blonde hair, spoke fluent Chinese and said, "I'm Paul, the deputy director of the business department, and it's a great honor to meet both." ”
Lin Xiao smiled, "The main business, you talk to her, I didn't have this idea, but if I win the adaptation right, I have a small request." ”
"What requirements?" An imperceptible cautious gaze flashed behind Paul's thick lenses.
"Hehe, Mr. Paul, don't be nervous. Really just a small request. Lin Xiao smiled faintly, "I want to add an NPC on the side of justice, 'Dragon Slayer? 'What do you think of this title?' This NPC needs to have a full story background and be a righteous hero, and several of the top equipment in the game need to be named after him. Preferably, just use my name. ”
Paul's gaze was puzzled.
Without waiting for him to ask, Lin Xiao continued, "This NPC, I hope that several major events in the game are related to him, such as ...... Slaying dragons? For example, some important dungeons need to be opened to receive tasks from him, and it is a memorable task. Oh, Mr. Paul, you don't have to look at me like that, it's very simple, just use a model to replace the NPC that was supposed to send the mission. ”
Paul laughed, "Lin, you're really ruthless." ”
"In this way, if this film is made, you can directly use this role as the main line and play the starring role. You're not asking for an NPC for a game, you're asking for a movie protagonist. ”
Lin Xiao did not deny it.
In his memory, WOW's Molten Heart mission in the sixties, the Blackwing Lair mission, and the mission of opening the door of Angela that vibrated the whole server, and the Naxxramas advent mission, except for the last one, the first three are still fresh in the memory of countless old players, especially the scene of Angela's three female worms rushing out of the desert and knocking on the wall of beetles, which has been talked about by countless players.
However, if it is "he" to issue these tasks, he will have the absolute initiative, as long as his status is high, who else will this role be?
The racial injustice of the game is far less serious than that of the entertainment industry, or even said that there is none. But I'm afraid no one knows that this "dragon slayer" is an incomparably important and indispensable nail buried by Lin Xiao!
Let countless players imperceptibly accept him, he did not choose to open from film and television, and insisted on competing for the original role of Lao Mei, but chose to start from the game!
"If I'm not mistaken, this character is better modeled after you, right? Oh, at least the face. Paul spread his hands and shrewdly said, "It's not difficult, but we have the conditions." ”
"Dawn has to be fully utilized, and we're not going to overpay for it." He slyly pushed his glasses, "I pretty much know what you mean, and we're not asking too much, aren't we?" ”
"How much is sufficient?" Lin Xiao smiled and said, "You can talk to my agent and lawyers, I just have this one request, oh, by the way, I forgot to say, this role is best in the main city of the parties, in an important position, or in a very special place." I don't care about the exact location, look, I'm also very relaxed. ”
Paul smiled, then restrained his smile, looked at Lin Xiao seriously, and said after a while, "Lin, Oriental people are thoughtful...... From now on, I admire your idea. ”
He spread his hands, "However, this must be based on the success of your film, otherwise, this dragon slayer is just a joke." ”
"If you say yes." Lin Xiao didn't say much and left the room directly.
Three hours later, Christina called, and a preliminary agreement was reached with Blizzard.
One and a half million dollars in adaptation rights, Blizzard was going to participate in the total dividends, and in the end it was withdrawn to the box office and peripherals, TV dividends, that is, they did not participate in the dividends ordered by the DVD, Dawning Network.
The role has been negotiated, and it is expected to be a level 60 character, and when a player reaches level 60, he will appear in the main city of mankind and take on the position of marshal.
This is the time to model and create the background for Blizzard artists.
Hearing this, he smiled, and I have to say that Blizzard's gains and losses in World of Warcraft gave him this opportunity.
Warcraft's innovation of online games is equivalent to the iPhone based on mobile phones.
Perhaps this concern, coupled with the sale of the rights to the first film adaptation of a Blizzard game, has converted into this "preferential treatment" in disguise. ”
Interlocking, one step less, I'm afraid this character will not appear.
After his surname, Marshal Lin, the title was "Dragon Slayer." "Benchmark against his face.
He could already imagine that this character would be pushed down by the Horde's players many times.
The contract is for three years, that is, before May 08, if the film has not started filming, then Blizzard has the right to take back the adaptation rights, after all, no one will put the adaptation rights in a company that will never be made.
That's enough.
The dust settled, and a whimsical idea based on World of Warcraft inadvertently went step by step to a point that no one expected.
paid for the publicity of the dawn, but what I got was an epic script comparable to Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings!
According to the WOW expansion, seven or eight is not a problem at all. A series of blockbusters is a treasure that every company dreams of! No one will dislike that there are too many "007" in their film library, on the contrary, companies that do not have a series of blockbusters are desperately mobilizing all resources to create series.
He is already building the cornerstone of an empire!
1.2 billion yuan, the Thai embarrassment of the box office miracle, is only a piece of this cornerstone!