In Roland's previous life, he had heard such a rumor.

When a young man in his twenties was looking at the Internet, he found that the quality of a book was not too good, so he left a message in the comment area and wrote out his thoughts, and when the original author saw it, he replied very arrogantly with a sentence similar to 'youcanyouup, nocannobb', so the young man fell into the pit of the online text, and then, wrote "Buddha is the way".

Although this rumor is quite legendary, it is a pity that the author of "Buddha is the Way" has never come forward to admit or clarify.

However, compared to that author, Michael Daubs personally recalled why he wrote "House of Cards" back then.

He entered the British political arena in '75 and was in charge of Margaret Thatcher's election campaign in '87, and because the election resistance for the third term was very large, he finally gave himself a vacation after working for two and a half years after the election was successful.

During his sabbatical, he read a terrible book on politics, and he was speechless about the child's playful methods of struggle.

So, with this kind of garbage can be published, then I personally wrote the idea that it would be a global bestseller, and he wrote a book.

"House of Cards" was born.

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To put it bluntly, this film is actually a surprise for him, as a politician, what he needs is the inflow of profits under recognition, which is why when he was found by the BBC and said that he wanted to buy the copyright, this guy who enjoys the title of a baby-faced killer in British politics sold it directly without thinking about it, because he needs the BBC's publicity and recognition.

And when Roland asked Cole Niedhan to take someone to negotiate the copyright deal, after learning the true identity of the buyer, the key question he raised was not the copyright fee, but-

"Your boss is Roland Allen? Because his girlfriend's father liked my book, that's why he came to buy the copyright? ”

"Who's his girlfriend?"

"Uh...... Kate Winslet. Cole Nedham hesitated for half a second, but then spoke.

"Kate Winslet?" And when Michael Daubs heard the name, he first repeated it in confusion, and then suddenly said, "Oh...... Mariana? ”

"I know she'......"

"The British Ministry of Defense suddenly changed its face and decided to lend more than 1,000 soldiers to the crew of "Saving Private Ryan", and I also heard a little, he wants to buy the copyright? Yes...... I'm sure your boss won't mess around......"

"Oh no, I think he might be able to surpass the BBC."

Buying copyrights is sometimes as simple as that.

Many times, the author's expectation is actually that his own efforts can be filmed better by others.

As Margaret Thatcher's chief of staff, former special adviser to the government, and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, how could he not know about the of the British upper echelons? And it is precisely because of this that he believes that people who know how to shoot more accurately.

Of course, Roland may not be a knowledgeable person, but a guy like him can find a bunch of knowledgeable people to shoot.

As for royalties, this one is even simpler.

After Cole Niederham inadvertently revealed that Roland won the filming rights of the two books "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" written by British national treasure writer John Tolkien, and only spent 15 million, the expected price in the hearts of both parties has been almost adjusted.

No matter how well "House of Cards", "The Drama King", and "The Final Chapter" sell, they can't beat "The Lord of the Rings", and since "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" combined only sold fifteen million, then Michael Daubs doesn't have a lion's mouth.

"Twelve million, I think you can accept this price."

"From the date of signing the contract, in the next 20 years, you can shoot as many versions as you want, and I only need the screenwriter status stipulated in the industry and the consultant status I myself require, after the deadline is over, you still have the right of first refusal at the same price, as for the price, in principle, it cannot be less than 12 million."

Although it is not a buyout at a fixed price, this price is far lower than Roland's expectations.

12 million is spread evenly for 20 years, and it is 600,000 a year, "The Shawshank Redemption" will be released on ABC for one year, and you can pay the copyright fee for five years, as for the authorship required by the other party? Roland isn't a devil either, is he?

Filmed a "House of Cards" by himself, but it turned out to be written on the screenwriter's column, with the name of Warcraft Film and Television?

Isn't that a joke?

And write about himself, or the company's CEO, David Olsen?

This is even more whimsical.

You know, even Marvel, which harvests leeks, is not so shameless, even if they spent $220 to buy the copyright of Venom from Spider-Man's fans in 82, and derived a lot of comic book images, and then Venom in the Marvel Universe is equivalent to a re-creation after purchasing the copyright, but the author of Venom did not write Stan Lee.

For many years, there was only the name of the painter.

How black is the heart of capital, and on issues that do not involve actual interests, they are still willing to put on a glamorous coat to whitewash the peace, if they don't even bother to pretend to be a matter that has nothing to do with profits......

To say that it is a dog is to insult man's best friend.

And when Cole Niedhand and Michael Daubs were discussing the copyright transfer of "House of Cards", "The Drama King", and "The Final Chapter", Roland, who would only go to Kate's house on weekends, also came to the "Star Wars" crew with "Philosopher's Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets".

It's actually quite interesting to say, "Star Wars" officially started on June 26, Spielberg's old man came to cheer, and then the next day, the crew rested, the reason-

Mainly because Lucas's bearded man left the crew with Spielberg's old man on the night of the official start of filming to attend the opening ceremony of "Saving Private Ryan" the next day......

Roland feels that these two guys are not making movies at all, but showing affection!

Today you turn on the machine, I come over to cheer, tomorrow I turn on the machine, you come to watch the ceremony?

Oh, my God! As soon as the crew started, it was all money!

As a result, you are recklessly burning investors' money because of satisfying your own selfish desires?

This special code is too unprincipled, right?

Of course, Roland just beeped a few words in his heart, and if he really let him say it, then he wouldn't dare.

However, the closer the relationship between the old man, the more convenient it is for Roland.

After handing Lucas the "Philosopher's Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets", the bearded man who put down the guide tube simply flipped through it.

He couldn't finish the series of more than 400,000 words for a while, but while he was reading it hastily, he also found that the story in his hand was exactly the type Spielberg liked!

"Wow wow...... I'm really envious of Steven now. ”

"For so many years, in terms of awards, he has been crushing me, box office and games, we are evenly matched, although "Jurassic Park" is the first billion-dollar box office movie, but "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" are my series, and various adapted games, not to mention the hot sales, but the sales of the two of us are actually about ......"

"If you have to count, it's equivalent to 1:0, he 1 and I 0."

"But apart from those three categories, I'm leading the way when it comes to teaching students."

"Don't say that Robert Zemeckis won the Oscar first than Ron Howard, and just one "Forrest Gump" can surpass Ron Howard at the box office, but in fact, Robert Zemeckis can have what he has now, and there is also the credit of Ron Howard, right? If it weren't for Ron Howard's overwhelming effort to pick Tom Hanks out of a group of newcomers, Robert Zemeckis might not have an Oscar now......

"I see that after awards, box office, games, and teaching competitions, we will be tied to one."

"But I didn't expect him to teach you again......"

"Although you haven't directed a serious movie until now, ......"

"Really, if I were him, I would like you too."

"Blizzard Entertainment? Harry Potter? ”

"Why doesn't Ron Howard delve into what I like?"

Listening to Roland's sour words, who doesn't like to do things that can not only make money, but also brush the favor of the people around them?

However, while he was happy, he didn't forget to help Ron Howard exonerate, "Oh, George, if you say that, then Ronald is too wronged, who doesn't know that you like Star Wars?" But you won't shoot it for us......"

Steven Spielberg doesn't shoot "Star Wars", and there are a bunch of other people's masterpieces;

Francis Coppola does not shoot "Star Wars", and the sign of "The Godfather" is still loud;

Martin Scorsese doesn't shoot "Star Wars", and the gangster's bowl of rice can still make him eat for a lifetime;

And George Lucas doesn't make "Star Wars", then he has nothing......

The Star Wars franchise can be shot for anyone, but it just can't be shot for yourself.

Because it's the pride of George Lucas.

And the only pride.

Therefore, after hearing Roland's explicit statement, George Lucas did not continue on this topic that had already been answered, but said with a smile: "Leave the matter of publishing to me, I said back then that I would not charge you money, no matter how many copies of "Harry Potter" are published, I will not charge you money, but, there must be publicity and recommendation, right?" Advertising is ...... such thing"

"What do you think?"

Whether a book sells well or not is actually a business operation.

After becoming famous, Rowling changed her pen name to write a detective, and as a result, after a few months of sales, the total sales volume did not exceed five hundred, and the sales ranking on Amazon was only a pitiful five thousand and seventy-six.

But after Aunt Rowling's identity was revealed by the media......

Overnight, Aunt Rowling's "The Cuckoo's Calling" exploded five thousand and seventy times in sales.

More than two million copies were sold within a month, and it instantly became a bestseller that year.

Therefore, the aroma of wine is not afraid of such a thing as deep alleys, just listen to it.

It is impossible for a newcomer to become popular without relying on operation.

And the sales process that Roland arranged for "Harry Potter" is actually very simple -

"George, my idea is to ask you and Steven to write two recommendations."

Steven would say that it was the best children's book he had ever seen, and after reading this book, he got back to the time when he made Aliens. The feeling of "". ”

"And you say that the book makes you smell danger, and you think that if Harry Potter were made into a movie, it could threaten the status of Star Wars in people's minds."

"Then I was getting David to come forward and say that the Olsen sisters had to listen to Harry Potter stories every night before they fell asleep, and it was their favorite bedtime book......"

The money of children and women is the best money in the world.

Even though. Rowling has repeatedly said that Harry Potter is not a children's book, but that doesn't stop the publisher from putting the words "children's book" on the entire series!

Whoever can't get along with money, isn't that just getting along with themselves?

And in this case, there is a joint recommendation from two directors who were originally the king of children, and the book will sell better.

What is Harry Potter about?

I don't know!

But it doesn't matter!

Spielberg felt it could benchmark Alien. George Lucas thinks it can threaten Star Wars, and that's enough!

Not only that, but the Olsen sisters, who can make 500 million dollars in revenue just by selling clothes a year, also fell asleep listening to this story, and the children who wear their 'endorsement' clothes on weekdays are all potential customers who can afford to pay!

Since the person I like likes this one very much, can't we pay for it and buy it?

Of course, that's not exciting enough.

There are complementary means.

The first batch of one million copies was printed, and Roland snapped up 800,000 copies out of his own pocket, first swiping the book on the New York Times bestseller list.

Then, when adults and children were curious to buy, but found that the second batch of books had not been restocked, they directly released the news that Amazon and Lucas Publishing House were conducting online sales activities, and the 800,000 copies they bought back were being sold.

This one in and one out not only swiped the sales list, but also picked up a crazy rush to buy an advertisement, and most importantly, it can also give Amazon a wave of free drainage, which is a win-win situation.

In the end, the children were satisfied with the quality of the book, the fans who felt that Spielberg and Lucas were right, not only that, but also the traditional media that received a lot of advertising money, and people were reading and discovering Amazon, a treasure trove of sites that can break the boundaries of panic buying......

Books that can't be found in traditional bookstores can be bought on Amazon!

Hiss...... This site is terrifying!

Of course, there is no such thing as a win-win situation in business, and there is no business that can make everyone money.

A simple calculation, you will find that in this plan, Roland, who was busy before and after, did not get any benefits!

Not only that, but I also put my own funds in the book!

This is simply a loss to grandma's house!

Hey, it's so hard to do business!

If I continue to lose money like this, I, Roland, will become the richest man at a loss!

But after Lucas listened to Roland's thoughts, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, betraying his mood at the moment.

"Is it too late for me to regret it?"

"I think it's necessary for me to take a cut according to the rules of the trade."

"No, No, No, George, you can't be a little Jordan, since you said it, you have to do it."

Roland shook his head like a rattle.

Just kidding, it's a bastard to have a cheap advantage and not take advantage of it!

Lucas was financially free twenty years ago, and since he doesn't care about money, he might as well let me, the person who lost to his grandmother's family, make it!

Lucas originally said casually that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was popular back then, and he only took his own dividends according to the minimum commission in the industry rules, and now Roland can hype up a book, which is his own ability, and he just helped publish it, it doesn't matter if he makes money or not, but-"What does it mean to be a man and not be a little Jordan?" ”

"Ah...... Did I say that? Roland, who said casually, was sloppy.

"Didn't you?" Lucas looked puzzled.

"Probably not, I'll go to the set and have a look."

Roland, who didn't know how to explain it, ran away, and that inexplicable style made Lucas shrug his shoulders.

However, at the same time as Roland left, he also called his secretary, "Take these two books back and publish them." ”

"The sooner the better."

Lucas's command, Roland naturally couldn't hear it, and after leaving the office, he was attracted by the pair of identical figures in the crew - Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley put on makeup, they are like Zhente Niang!

That's right, Elizabeth in the later "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a stand-in for Natalie Portman in "Star Wars", and the guy who keeps saying that he is extremely dedicated has started playing the skinning game before he becomes popular.

The point is, Roland remembers that Natalie Portman doesn't seem to have any dangerous scenes in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, right? In that case, why find a stand-in?

Could it be that she is filming on the set, and she needs to study the set?

Wow...... This is really a beauty who is a top student.

Of course, no matter what Roland thinks in his heart, it will not change the opinion of outsiders about him.

When Roland walked around the set unscrupulously, everywhere he went, he received a smile and greetings.

There's no way, who in the circle doesn't know that Roland, who seems to be harmless to humans and animals, is in the crew of the Jewish Gang, that is a very small number of people who have the power of life and death?

If the filming is not done well, the most that is to be scolded by the director is to be scolded by the director, if you provoke Roland without opening your eyes, then ......

Roland, who is favored by those directors, can directly replace them.

Even if they don't change, they won't be able to mix in the circle in the future.

Of course, those who are afraid of Roland are not strong enough behind them, and those parents, uncles and uncles are whom, although they will not show their faces to Roland, but their posture will not be too low.

The most typical of these is the daughter of Francis Coppola.

When others smiled and said hello, she raised her hand and patted Roland on the shoulder, and hugged him very familiarly.

"Hi, Roland, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Sophia, you're pretty again."

"Don't ...... Listen to your girlfriend, I don't need it......"

"Then you can take my words as polite......"

"Huh? You mean, I've been ugly again lately? ”

"Oh, you spare me...... How dare I......"

There was a burst of laughter, and the intimacy of the two attracted the envy of everyone around.

Natalie Portman, who was dressed in a black suit, glanced at Roland and the others a few more times, while Keira Knightley, who was also dressed as her, swept her eyes and took them directly.

It's a pity that no matter what outsiders think, Roland didn't care about it, and after chatting with Sophia for a few words, he didn't shy away from anything else, and asked directly: "Didn't you want to act after taking the golden sour plum?" ”

"Immersion in fashion, affordable luxury brand Milk Ffield has been voted one of the best independent fashion brands by Fashion Magazine?"

"Since the future of the fashion side is very good, why did you suddenly come to film again?"

"Could it be that George's old guy forcibly pulled you over?"

If someone else asked this kind of question, Sophia would definitely throw her face and leave, but what about Roland......

After all, it's your own people.

Even if she was a little unhappy in her heart, Sophia didn't mean to show her face, of course, it was also related to her taking the initiative to come over to say hello, "No, it was an accident when I came to film, I mainly came to George." ”

"Looking for George, what are you doing?" Roland asked curiously.

"Make a movie." Sophia replied very happily, "Be a director yourself." ”