After three days of global phone calls from the publishing house, Buckman finally brought the news to Xuluo.

In this world, there is not a single book that has appeared in the names of characters such as Harry Potter, Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore.

It's not just fantasy books, but all the other kinds of books don't have content.

This is the information that Buckman spent $10,000 to find, and Xuluo felt that the money was well spent.

Then he immediately handed over the first episode of Harry Potter to the publishing house.

There is no other requirement for nothing, the only requirement is that "Harry Potter" must be published as soon as possible, preferably this month.

The publishing house found by Xuluo is inexplicable.

But they didn't dare to ignore Xuluo's request.

Because the author of "Harry Potter" is not only the most anticipated new star in the North American comic book industry now, but also the owner of a well-known entertainment company in North America and a talented screenwriter.

It would be all too easy to publish a book of such a famous person.

And there is no need to mention any derivative copyrights, film and television copyrights, which are shared or not shared by publishing houses - what do you want?

So they formulated a plan to go to market as soon as possible, and the publicity was only to promote it in California, which was published a week later, and the first printing was 10,000 copies, and the distribution location was only in this area of California for the time being.

That's a very small number, but as a book with no publicity, it must be like this.

Anyway, if it sells well in the future, it will be printed again, how much will it cost?

And then they didn't sloppy the share they gave to Xuluo.

The first edition was divided into 9% royalties, and the full payment of 9% of the book was 15,000 US dollars, and a few minutes after it was signed, it arrived in Xuluo's account.

This is still because the price of Miguo's books is expensive, otherwise there would be no $10,000 manuscript fee.

If 100,000 copies are sold, that's 15% royalty; reached 500,000 copies, directly to 20% royalties; 1 million copies, royalties set at 30%.

In this respect, Xuluo does not suffer a loss, the more he sells, the more he gets.

Of course, if you can't sell it, Xuluo will get very little.

As everyone knows, Xuluo is not so urgent, and he is so urgent that he is stupid.

As long as you can publish it for me sooner, that's half the battle.

The rest of the fermentation is red with no problem at all.

Isn't this next month September?

The first two, three, four, five and six episodes of the second season of "Friends" are interspersed with the plot of the protagonist watching the "bestseller" "Harry Potter", is it difficult?

It's normal to carry a little bit of private goods!

Including "Cosmetic Room", including "X-file", including "Dr. House", where can't I advertise?

I was annoyed that I was directly in all the finals of "Mi Guo Idol", and there was a copy of "Harry Potter" standing on the judges' table!!

It's not like I've never done anything like this.

Many years later, when "Harry Potter" became popular, everyone came back to watch "Friends" and "Miguo Idol...... When you wait for TV dramas and programs, you will suddenly have a surprise of discovering treasures.

After signing the agreement, Xuluo was ready to return to his hotel room and began to write his own manuscript.

....A lot of scripts have been written on Miguo's side, but there are still many more that have not been written.

What's more, there are so many TV series in Japan?

It takes time to write!

The kind of things that use tools can only be done less, and you can't rely on them all.

If you have time, it's best to write slowly.

But when I arrived at the hotel room, I met Chen Xiyue and called him and asked him to come over to talk about things.

It's quite important to talk about, that is, the copyright issue of the videotape that is strange in the cloth stitching.

There are more than 30 video tape rental companies in the United States, but the largest one is Blockbuster - it occupies more than 70% of the video rental market in the United States, has more than 6,000 stores, and claims that "70% of people in the United States can find a Blockbuster rental store within 10 minutes of driving".

The giants and small and medium-sized companies of Hollywood basically look for Blockbuster to cooperate with in terms of videotapes.

Under normal circumstances, Blockbuster will give you a three-year or five-year period, during which time you can only rent your own video tapes with them, and not to other video rental companies.

Then they give you a certain buyout fee every year, and they earn more for the lease, and they bear the loss for the less.

In fact, if you want to think about it, BesTV will definitely give a relatively low price to ensure that they have enough profits.

For Hollywood giants and many production companies, video tape rental is a lot of income, and it is a kind of long-term income, as long as there is a steady stream of people growing up, they even have to watch movies and TV series from 50 years ago.

If you want to get more video tape income, you can only list it at Blockbuster, the largest video tape rental company in the country, otherwise even if other rental companies give you ten times the buyout fee, you may not earn more than in Blockbuster.

BesTV's business is quite extensive.

You just sell them a three-to-five-year lease, and they find their own videotape manufacturer to produce the videotape, and you don't have to worry about anything else.

They have opened up all the industrial chains, from video tape production factories, content production companies to consumer terminals, and their family has eaten all the profits up and down.

Take a look, save worry and effort, save time, Blockbuster is really good at this aspect of business.

So their profits are also very high, so much so that I heard that several giants in Hollywood want to buy Blockbuster.

There aren't many resources that the Boob Stitch Monster can come up with, and so far there are only the first season of "Friends" and the first season of "Plastic Surgery Room".

I was going to wait until "X File Eucalyptus" and "Dr. House" were broadcast consecutively, and then we went to negotiate with Blockbuster together.

But isn't there a shortage of money now?

Chen Xiyue went to talk to them first to see their intentions.

After all, "Friends" and "Plastic Surgery Room" are both very popular TV series, and everything is optimistic about the follow-up, maybe they can give a good price.

Xuluo thought that if he could get about $10 million, then he would give it to them cheaper.

Anyway, there will be follow-ups.

The main thing is to solve the urgent need.

But when he arrived at the company, he saw Sister Chen frowning.

The boy immediately knew that the situation was not so good.

He stepped forward and asked, "Sister, is the condition given by Blockbuster less than we expected?" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Xiyue rubbed her eyebrows and said, "There has been such a situation before, and the price given by Blockbuster is $10 million for one quarter and three years...... Well, well, I'm talking about Seinfeld. As a result, guess how much they gave "Friends" and "Plastic Surgery Room"? ”

"We certainly can't compare to Seinfeld right now...... The two add up to 10 million in three years, right? Xuluo spoke his own judgment, which was what he expected.

"Hehe, you're thinking so beautifully!" Chen Xiyue smiled helplessly: "Their person in charge said that the two TV series will be bought out in five years for one season, and the total will be 6 million US dollars." ”

"Oh!?"

Xuluo thought he had misheard, "How much?" ”

"Five-year copyrights can only be sold for $3 million." Chen Xiyue said: "The two parts add up to 6 million, and then the next four seasons must be calculated according to this price, and the price will be renegotiated in the sixth season...... Of course, if we agree, they can give the price of two TV series and five seasons together, which is 30 million US dollars. ”

"Do their big spring and autumn dreams!"

Xuluo, a person with such a good temper, couldn't help but be furious.

It's also too bullying.

Although "Seinfeld" is the first place this year, the first season of "Friends" rushed to the sixth place, why shouldn't it be that the copyright is only 3 million US dollars in 5 years!

I can figure it out if you give me $5 million for five years, and if so, Xuluo may have compromised.

"Did they know we needed the money urgently?" Xuluo asked.

"It's not."

Chen Xiyue pointed at Xuluo, and then pointed at himself: "The two of us are not from the Mi country, we are outsiders, just for this reason!" ”

"Huh!"

The boy sneered.

Just like this bird, you say that America is heaven on earth?

Phew!

"What should I do?" Chen Xiyue asked Xuluo, "If it is according to their terms, we will immediately get 30 million US dollars in cash." Or do they think that such a large overall amount is enough for us to be tempted, right? ”

Xuluo shook his head, "If you don't steam steamed buns, you still have to fight for breath, we can't let them blackmail...... Sister, you said that our grades are getting better and better, will they change the terms? ”

"Of course!"

Chen Xiyue nodded: "If "Friends" and "Plastic Surgery Room" have more and more viewers and rank higher and higher, those who like to watch TV series will be willing to rent and watch repeatedly."

If they don't have any Blockbuster branches, they will be complained by many people, so when they report to the headquarters, someone will naturally come over and renegotiate the price, after all, no one can fight against money. ”

"Hmmm......"

Xuluo already had an idea: "Then reject them, saying that we don't think the grades are good enough, or that we have accumulated a little more." ”

"Okay."

Chen Xiyue hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiao Luo, Blockbuster is the undisputed overlord in terms of video tape rental. Even if we don't sell the copyright now, don't offend them, you know? ”

"Okay." Xuluo smiled, "I know, sister, no one wants to get along with the dollar." ”

The truth is like this, but he is still aggrieved in his heart.

To put it bluntly, I'm still not strong enough.

If I own the rights to dozens of classic American dramas and movies, how dare Blockbuster take care of itself?

Whoever dares to do so will be held accountable by the board of directors and shareholders – why don't you make money when you have it? Just for your personal vendettas? If not, you can give me a lesson!

It's useless to think about it, and it's useless to think too much.

It is still necessary to work hard to make movies and TV series, and make yourself an existence that others dare not ignore, so as to gain a head start in various interest negotiations.

Then again.

In fact, the last time "My Fair Daddy", if it weren't for Sony's eagerness to produce results, if it weren't for Nobuyuki Idei leading the project, let alone more than 30 million US dollars, it would be good if 3 million US dollars could fall into the hands of Xuluo!

Seeing that Xuluo was in a bad mood, Chen Xiyue changed the topic again: "Now that the TV series and movies you have given have basically completed the pre-filming preparations, there is only one "Jedi Warriors" left." Have you thought about it when you did it? ”

"In the current situation, where else can I make another movie?" Xuluo smiled bitterly: "I now realize what is called the distress of pulling eggs with big steps, and I don't have enough capital in the future, so I won't start the project like this anymore." ”

Count them carefully.

The four TV series "Friends", "Cosmetic Surgery Room", "X-file Eucalyptus" and "Dr. House" were launched together.

The self-produced "Scream" is already in production.

"Jurassic Park", co-produced with Sony Columbia, has also officially begun large-scale gold swallowing.

"Destiny Express", co-produced with Golden Harvest, has entered the planning stage.

"The New York Catastrophe", co-produced with Yongsheng, has entered the preparation stage for the start of filming.

If you add "Jedi Men", how much more labor does it take to add the cloth stitching monster?

The point is, you can't keep producing so many projects all the time, right?

If more people are recruited for this project, the salary of these people will be a great burden in the future.

It's a completely unnecessary waste!

So even if Xuluo still had a book of "Ice Blood Storm" in his hand, he didn't take it out again.

Although the teenager knows that the cost of "Ice Storm" should be controlled at about 10 million US dollars, it won't cost too much money.

But at this point, Xuluo must control himself.

If it weren't for his constant work on the project and taking his time, how could it be so urgent now?

If it weren't for the fact that the special effects production of "Mu Muyin", "Stranger Things" and "Harry Potter" were not up to standard, the production cost of "True Lies" was also too high, and "Ocean's Eleven" was ready to return to Asia to make a version first, maybe Xuluo would have taken out these five films in a hurry.

Of course, the boy didn't think of it now, and he also had a reason.

After all, these movies and TV series in your memory, if you don't hurry up and make them after you get your hands on them, wouldn't it be like James Cameron's "Terminator 2" and Inoue Yuhiko's "Slam Dunk" before, you can't catch up?

It is this sense of distress that makes Xuluo unconsciously start the project quickly.

At this moment, Xuluo once again fantasized that it would be nice if my memory could find some chance to suddenly make a fortune.

Let's say winning the lottery or something.

Isn't it not common for someone here in Mi to win a super jackpot of hundreds of millions of dollars?

If only I could remember the numbers!

As soon as he thought of this, Xuluo couldn't sit still.

After he and Chen Xiyue hurriedly said goodbye, he came down and let him take him to visit more than a dozen lottery shops in a row.

Whether it is a separate lottery shop, or a lottery shop in a Walmart supermarket, or a lottery shop in a shopping mall, or even a lottery shop in a subway station, Xuluo has gone.

He also bought 10 bets.

But not a single memory reset came.

The teenager's dream of getting rich was once again severely frustrated.

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