After talking to Zhang Youan on the phone, it was only two days later, and Zhang Youan made another phone call.

After the phone was connected, Zhou Yan was very curious, "Why did you call again?" ”

Zhang Youan sighed, "I don't want to call all the time, mainly because Jeff Brown is in a hurry and has to call me every day." ”

"Jeff Brown?" Zhou Yan said curiously.

"It's the guy in charge of the backstreet boys on Jive's side, I told him not to rush and wait a few days, but he still called me every day, and after calling you that day, I got his call. I spent a lot of money just answering his phone, and I have to ask you for reimbursement when I go back. ”

"It's so urgent...... Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "That's it, I'll ask the studio to send the tape over now, and I'll reply to you today after listening." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up Zhang Youan's phone, Zhou Yan called the studio and asked them to send a sample of "Yellow".

In the morning, the tape was delivered.

This sample is better than Zhou Yan imagined, and the voices of two people in the group are quite suitable for this song.

Since this is the case, Zhou Yan did not hesitate any longer, and directly replied to Zhang Youan and said that he agreed to give this song to the backstreet boys.

After Zhang Youan got a reply, he went to contact Jeff Brown.

When Jeff Brown received the call, it was already eleven o'clock at night, and he had just fallen into bed, not asleep, because he had been thinking about "Yellow" in his heart.

He told Zhang Youan that if there is news today, no matter how late it is, he must be informed.

So when he heard the phone ringing, Jeff Brown quickly got up and ran to pick it up.

"Hello, is that John?"

John is Zhang Youan's English name.

Zhang You'an on the other side smiled, "It's me, Jeff, you haven't slept yet, have you?" ”

"Of course, I'm waiting for your news, how about it, does Y agree?"

"Well, agreed, you can come according to the terms we have negotiated, and find a time to sign the contract."

Hearing Zhang Youan's words, Jeff Brown breathed a sigh of relief, although the process was not so smooth, but the result was good in the end.

As for signing the contract, it is very simple, Tomson has a copyright company authorized by cooperation in the United States, and they can sign a contract directly with each other, and there is no need for Tomson to send someone over.

When he gets up tomorrow, he can arrange for a contract and at the same time arrange for the backstreet boys to record a single.

There is no need to look for a recording studio, because I was going to record a single for the Backstreet Boys before, so the recording studio was contacted, just in Sweden, and a few members of the group could fly over directly to record "Yellow" tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

"John, if I have the chance, I will definitely thank Y in person."

Zhang Youan laughed, "Bringing the money over early is the biggest thanks, and our Y is also a very pragmatic artist." ”

"You can rest assured, after the contract is signed, I will let the company arrange the payment, and there will be no delay."

"That's good, it's late on your side, and you can't do anything today, so rest well and talk about it tomorrow." I'll let the companies we work with contact you directly. ”

"Then I'm bothering you."

"You're welcome."

In the afternoon of the next day, the Backstreet Boys were sent to Stockholm, Sweden, to start the recording of "Yellow".

Since the recording went so well, they stayed in Sweden for a few more days and recorded three more singles.

After returning from Sweden, the members of the group began to record music videos.

When all is said and done, the June 1st single should be released in the United States.

……

"Spring of the Cattle Herding Class" was filmed for half a month, and the crew took their first vacation.

During this time, everyone was nervous and a little tired, and it was raining for the past two days, so the crew was suspended, and Zhou Yan gave everyone two days off.

Zhou Yan himself returned to the city, but he did not rest, but met Briegman on the first day of the holiday.

Briegman came to China this time, on the one hand, for the establishment of the representative office in Yenching, Colombia, and on the other hand, for the remake rights of "The Sixth Sense".

It has only been less than two months since Zhou Yan returned from the UK, but after many days, the two met in Yanjing, and Briegman still couldn't help but sigh, "It feels like I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Zhou Yan asked with a smile, "Is the filming of "Sense and Sensibility" going well?" ”

"Well, it's all going well, with Lindsay and them staring at the scene, I don't need to pay too much attention."

Zhou Yan nodded, he had heard An Li say when he was in the crew before that Briegman didn't stay on the scene very often.

"I heard Zhang Youan say, you have something you want to tell me about "The Sixth Sense"?"

"Yes, I do have some ideas that I would like to communicate with you."

Zhou Yan took a sip of the teacup, and then said with a smile, "Anthony, although we are friends, I can't make it convenient for you about the remake of "The Sixth Sense", and in the end, it depends on the conditions given by your companies." ”

"Y, please don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get anything out of you. Because we are friends, I cherish this friendship very much, and I don't want to mix too many other things. I came to you from the perspective of a producer, wanting to understand the inner world of the original author, so that it will be more convenient for us to remake the film in the later stage. I think it's something that's good for both of us. ”

Zhou Yan smiled, Briegman is a very good talker, and he came to him just to take advantage of the hypocrisy of the two to give them an advantage in the competition with Warner.

But he can always say that his behavior of going through the back door is high-sounding and impeccable.

"Of course, I also hope that the people who remake it will have a deeper understanding of the film. Anthony, let's stop going around in circles, if you have any ideas, just tell me. ”

Brigman smiled, "What I want to tell you is that for this remake of "The Sixth Sense", we can find Martin Brest to direct. ”

Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, "Martin Brest, are you talking about the Martin Brest who filmed "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman"?" ”

Hearing Zhou Yan say "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman", the smile on Braegman's face became even brighter.

"That's right, he also filmed "Three Old Gunslingers" and "Midnight Run."

"Are you sure you can invite you?" Zhou Yan showed a skeptical expression.

Although Martin Brest is not a well-known director, he is definitely a good director and has his own style.

Compared with some other big directors, Martin Brest has few honors and basically has not won any awards, but his reputation is very good.

There are not many works, but the quality is quite good.

Especially "Smell the Woman", because of Al Pacino's wonderful performance, the film is well-known all over the world.

Therefore, Zhou Yan is more skeptical that Colombia can really invite Martin Brest to remake "The Sixth Sense".

Briegman nodded affirmatively, "I can assure you that we can raise the budget to sixteen million dollars." ”

Zhou Yan glanced at Briegman, "Did you tell Zhang You'an about this?" ”

"The budget was said, but Martin Brest wasn't."

Sure enough, Zhang Youan was more difficult to do, so Briegman came to attack himself.

Zhou Yan smiled, "It seems that Warner's competition makes you feel very troubled. ”

For Zhou Yan, the remake rights of "The Sixth Sense" can be handed over to Warner or Columbia, or even small companies outside the Big Eight, it doesn't matter, as long as the bid is appropriate.

The cost of the remake rights and the budget of the film are what Zhou Yan values the most, and Tomson values the most.

Briegman came to him privately, and there was a high probability that he couldn't do Warner in these two areas.

However, what Briegman said is indeed attractive to Zhou Yan, and if the conditions are similar, Zhou Yan certainly hopes that the director can be better, and in his opinion, Martin Brest is quite suitable.

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and said, "If you can invite Bruce Willis or Kevin Costner, I can let go of the other conditions." ”

Bregman's expression froze, this was the second time he had heard these two actors from Zhou Yan's mouth.

To be honest, he also thinks that it is a good choice to invite these two actors to participate in "The Sixth Sense", but with their budget, it is difficult to invite actors of this level when they invite Martin Brest.

Maybe they can also talk to these actors about risk pay, that is, sharing, but they also need the other party's approval.

Besides, even if you talk about risk pay, the fixed salary will not be much less.

Sighing slightly, Briegman told Zhou Yan the truth, "Y, it's hard for our budget to go up...... No, it's not very difficult, it's impossible to go any further. I'm sure Warner's budget can only go so far. ”

Zhou Yan picked up the teacup and blew the tea foam, the heat emitted by the tea was blown up, floating in the air, Zhou Yan looked at Briegman through the heat, "How did the budget ceiling of 16 million US dollars come about, you can't raise more money, or do you only have such a high budget for this movie?" If it's the latter, I don't understand, why do you estimate the budget for a movie that grosses tens of millions of dollars at the global box office and only 16 million? ”

"The Sixth Sense" grossed more than $13 million at the North American box office, but the film was not only released in North America, it was a huge success in Chinese mainland and neon, and several box offices added up to tens of millions of dollars.

"We still think more about the ticket warehouses in Europe and the United States." Brigman said.

Zhou Yan frowned, "If it is because of your risk assessment of this movie, you can only give a budget of 16 million US dollars, then it is estimated that it will be difficult for us to talk about it." ”

Brigman asked curiously, "Is there any difference between the two?" ”

"If you just can't raise more money, I can help you."

"Can you help us?"

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, I can invest some money for you." ”

Briegman was stunned for a moment, "You mean, you want to invest in this remake?" ”

Zhou Yan shrugged his shoulders, "Didn't I understand enough?" ”

Brigman pondered for a moment, "And how much can you give?" ”

"Four million dollars, to help you raise 20 million, or if you want to reduce your risk, I can also invest a little more, but the more I take on the risk, I naturally need more shares."

Hearing Zhou Yan say this, Briegman was very surprised, he found that he still knew too little about Y, Y was able to take out four million dollars, and he didn't blink his eyes.

Four million dollars, not to mention in China, even in the United States, is a lot of money.

As far as Brigman knows, the budget for making a movie in Chinese mainland is usually between one million and five million yuan, and if it exceeds 10 million, it is already a big production.

"If you're willing to invest, of course we can talk."

No matter what Zhou Yan's situation is, Briegman will not reject any investor at will.

As a producer, making money is a very important skill, and the most important job he has to do every day is to make money.

With a reliable father, his production career will be able to go further.

If Zhou Yan can really invest more than four million US dollars in them, then the plan of "The Sixth Sense" will be very well started, and with Zhou Yan's participation, there is basically no suspense in winning the remake rights of "The Sixth Sense".

However, in this way, Zhou Yan seems to be very confident in the remake of "The Sixth Sense".

Zhou Yan looked at his watch, "That's it, you come over again at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and we'll talk in detail then." ”

Brigman nodded, it seems that the funder is not Y person, there should be someone else, so it is reasonable.

"Then we'll see you tomorrow."

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow."

After Brigman left, Zhou Yan called his brother Zhou Hong and told Zhou Hong about "The Sixth Sense".

After listening to Zhou Yan, Zhou Hong was surprised, "You are really generous, you are going to invest four million US dollars at once, so what do you mean by calling me now, do you want to use the dividends that you have received from Qizhi before?" ”

"No, I want to ask you and Brother Siqi if you want to vote together, if you are not interested, I will vote myself, and I will not move the dividends on Qizhi's side."

"You have that much money?"

"Well, that's pretty much enough."

Zhou Yan received a lot of money during this time, and there was no place to use the money in the middle, so he saved it.

"You're so good at making money." Zhou Hong couldn't help but sigh.

"I've been working for several years, and I've saved up so much money."

"It's already a lot, in this way, don't let you out the money alone, go directly from Zhou's Entertainment, you keep the money yourself, you don't have money in your hand, and your confidence is insufficient."

"Brother Siqi, do you want to ask?"

"No, there's no need to take anything with him. When it comes to investing in films, I'll talk to Colombia, these foreign companies have a lot of ghosts, and I'm afraid you'll get crushed. If you invest money, the box office is not good and you don't make money, it doesn't matter, I'm afraid that the movie will be good at the box office, and the money will be made by them. ”

"Indeed, this is to be guarded against."

"Don't worry, I've dealt with the Yankees a lot, and I know them well." Then Zhou Hong laughed again, "But I have to talk about you, your style of doing business is not very good." Even if you are optimistic about a project, you can't play stud, if something happens, it will be doomed. Although it takes a little adventurous spirit to do business, a businessman is not a gambler, and he must leave a way out for himself. ”

Zhou Yan laughed, "What's the matter, even if I lose all my money, don't I still have you, and I still have shares in Qizhi Company, so it won't be a catastrophe." ”

In fact, Zhou Yan never thought of relying on Zhou Hong and Huo Siqi, even if he lost all the money in hand, he would have money in the account after a while, as long as he was not in debt, he could get up at any time.

Although "Mystic Country" and "Piano Boy" are not as popular as before, they can bring him an income every major period of time.

The reason why he was able to save so much money during this period was also because the previous share was delayed in delivery.

In addition, many of the dividends and bonuses of "The Sixth Sense" have not been received.

It is precisely because of his fast blood recovery speed that he dares to bleed like this.

"You kid is really fearless, but you also have to think about starting a family, I think Xiaoxian is also quite good at making money, don't get it to the end, you don't have as much money as her. If a man does not have a woman to earn money, family status is not guaranteed. ”

"Hey, it's as if you're from here, you're married? What about my sister-in-law? ”

"You ......" Zhou Hong was angry for a while, then sighed and said, "I looked at a piece of land here in Yuhua, went back to build a few houses, and left one for you." The house left by my mother is still too small, and it is not very convenient to travel, you don't like pomp, you don't like to enjoy, but you can't let your woman suffer with you. ”

"You send the house, of course I want it."

"It's not for you, if the Zhou family makes money later, I will deduct 30 million for you, which will be counted as the money to buy a house."

"Thirty million?" The corners of Zhou Yan's mouth twitched, "Then I still don't want this house." ”

"Don't do it, I've already counted it for you, without your 30 million, I can't build this house."

"Aren't you buying and selling? How many houses can you buy with 30 million...... Is it a fine decoration? ”

"Blanks, of course."

"Does that mean I still have to pay for the renovation?"

"Otherwise, I will deduct 10 million more from you, and I will help you decorate."

"Forget it, I'll decorate it myself." (End of chapter)