Twentieth Century Fox's acquisition intention with Paramount soon came to Ryan's hands, and it was only an acquisition agreement with no specific price, and the rest needed to be negotiated for a long time.

However, the unanimous choice of both parties is to acquire the cash and shares.

In other words, as long as Ryan chooses to nod his head and agree, he will soon become one of the many minority shareholders of Twentieth Century Fox or Paramount.

Although it is only one of many minority shareholders, it will still be the envy of countless Hollywood practitioners.

Of course, there won't be too many shares, just a little bit at most.

"Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount!"

Sofia Coppola put down the acquisition agreement in her hand and said very seriously: "Compared with Twentieth Century Fox, the price offered by Paramount will obviously be higher. ”

"As we all know, Paramount is not good at running series, and you and the "Saw Horror" series copyright can just make up for Paramount's shortcomings, and maybe offer a price for this that you can't refuse. ”

"As for Twentieth Century Fox!"

Sofia Coppola pursed her lips and said: "I won't pay too much for it, Twentieth Century Fox doesn't lack the franchise rights, and they want to reboot Star Wars more than get the Saw series." ”

Twentieth Century Fox has lobbied George Lucas several times, and it is expected that the two sides will soon reach a filming agreement. ”

Compared with the "Star Wars" series, the "Chainsaw" series can't help but be overshadowed.

Ryan naturally knows that George Lucas will agree to reboot the Star Wars franchise sooner or later, but not now, and it will be next year at the earliest.

Of course, he is also well aware of the acquisition intentions of Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount, and similar acquisitions happen in Hollywood almost every year, which is nothing more than to get more benefits through acquisitions.

In addition, there is also a purpose, to encroach on more market share.

"Do you think I should say yes?" Ryan asked.

"As long as the price is reasonable, why can't you say yes?" Sofia Coppola said, glancing at Ryan, "Of course you can choose to continue with the status quo." ”

Ryan shook his head and said, "Help me delay for a while, let me think about it." ”

Sell the rights to the "Saw Horror" series of films, for the time being, he has no plans to do so, as for the studio?

He wouldn't think about selling it at all, the copyrights of a number of amazing comic superhero characters are all in the name of the studio, and he will choose to sell them unless he is crazy.

"No problem. ”

Sofia Coppola agreed, and then took out a document and put it in front of Ryan, saying: "A document forwarded by Helen from Italy, Marvel Comics said that the copyright of Spider-Man will expire next year, so it was decided to take back all the copyrights of Spider-Man through legal means according to the agreement." ”

Speaking of which, Sofia Coppola explained briefly.

When James Cameron was going to make a film about Spider-Man, he didn't convince Cartel Films to buy the project, and he negotiated with Marvel Comics to extend the copyright until 1996. ”

However, James Cameron's wish was not fulfilled, and 21st Century Pictures was soon acquired by MGM, causing the Spider-Man rights to become a mess. ”

Sofia Coppola added: "According to the first sales rights agreement signed between Marvel Comics and Cannon Pictures, if the film cannot be filmed and released within five years, then Marvel Comics has the right to take back the rights to Spider-Man. ”

Sofia Coppola paused in her tone, showed a helpless look, and said: "The premise is that you need to pay a huge amount of cash for this, and it must be a one-time payment. ”

Ryan was shocked, and hurriedly said, "Promise to come down." ”

Just kidding, this is Spider-Man's copyright, and an idiot will refuse.

In the previous life, whenever Sony's business shrank, he would start filming Spider-Man, and it is conceivable that Spider-Man is simply a trump card in Sony's hands.

Even if he pays tens of millions of dollars for this, Ryan will not hesitate to buy the Spider-Man copyright. Even if you are knocked off by the Marvel Comics, it doesn't matter if you spend some more money.

As for why not wait for the bankruptcy and reorganization of Marvel Comics, when the time comes, you can completely acquire the copyright of Spider-Man at a low price!

The reason is very simple, Ryan has no advantage in the face of Hollywood studios, so he would rather spend more money now to buy the rights to Spider-Man and avoid the competition he may face in the future.

Faced with the lost Spider-Man copyright, Ryan tried to calm himself down and said: "Let Helen come back from Italy as soon as possible and reach a deal with Marvel Comics." ”

It was through this agreement that the previous life Marvel Comics took back the copyright of Spider-Man through legal means, and finally sold it to Sony Pictures.

What made Marvel Comics vomit blood was that just a few years later, Sony's first "Spider-Man" was released and was a great success, earning $1.129 billion at the box office.

However, compared to the $1.129 billion box office, the cost of selling the Spider-Man copyright in Marvel Comics was simply a free gift.

"By Saturday, Helen will probably be back from Italy, and I'll be back to Los Angeles myself. ”

Sofia Coppola didn't persuade anything this time, she knew very well that Ryan seemed to have an obsession with the copyright of a number of superhero characters under Marvel Comics.

At this time, in the face of the famous Spider-Man copyright, it is impossible to miss it.

Besides, there is no shortage of funds on the studio account, and the Spider-Man copyright is still very valuable, not the copyright of those second- and third-tier superheroes that I bought last time.

"If you want to learn from Warner Bros. and prepare to shoot superhero films in the future, it is better to set up a film company and choose a Hollywood giant to work with, otherwise with the current situation of the studio, it is impossible to run multiple commercial films with huge investment in a row. Sofia Coppola reminded.

In fact, Ryan's plans can't be hidden from some senior Hollywood practitioners, let alone Sophia.

"I will consider your proposal. Ryan agreed, and went back and thought about it.

You don't have to pay much money to buy a small film company.

Such small film companies, which can be said to be a lot, are not worth much at all.

The most valuable film companies are those that have North American distribution channels and many film rights.

After the conversation, Ryan stepped out of the trailer and came to the filming location.

The most important thing at the moment is to shoot "Truman's World", not to think about the future.

Before 9/11, the United States did not need superheroes to save it, and only when everyone fell into panic and despair, the glimmer of light brought by superheroes could burst into great energy.

To put it bluntly, the current North American market is not suitable for superhero films, and the task of saving the world can be handed over to American GIs.

On the beach, which has been set up, Claudia Schiffer is wearing a one-piece swimsuit, under the guidance of an assistant director, familiar with the filming process of the crew, ready to start the official shooting in a moment.

"Dia, you'd better change into a swimsuit. Ryan walked up to him, pointed to Claudia Schiffer's swimsuit, and complained, "It's just ugly." ”

"I don't know, who chose the style? It's like a swimsuit from 10 years ago. ”

The assistant director on the side, with a look of embarrassment on his face, explained: "It was Sophia's suggestion, she felt that this could be close to the plot." ”

Plot!

"Sophia's eyes!"

Ryan rolled his eyes helplessly and said, "Change it out and find a sexier swimsuit." ”

Claudia Schiffer's character is the protagonist Truman's first love, a beautiful and sexy vase who needs to make the audience's eyes shine, not something close to the plot.

Otherwise, the first love that the protagonist Truman will never forget after many years is just an ugly woman?

"Bikini?" asked Claudia Schiffer.

Bikini!

Ryan thought for a moment and thought he could say, "You can try." ”

Claudia Schiffer put on a playful smile and turned to the trailer to pick out a sexy swimsuit, which might be useful tonight.

With the sound of footsteps, the voice of Nicolas Cage sounded not far away, "What a mesmerizing stunner." ”

"Ryan, your Yanfu is truly enviable. ”

Ryan turned to look at Nicolas Cage and found that he was looking at Claudia Schiffer's back and let out an exclamation.

"If you like, I can ask Sophia to introduce you to some models. Ryan said deliberately.

Sophia knows a lot of people in the fashion industry, and there is no shortage of well-known female models.

Sofia!

Nicolas Cage opened his mouth, and just wanted to agree, but when he thought of Sophia, he immediately swallowed back and said, "I think the bar is more suitable for me." ”

Ryan was thinking about how to bring Charlize Theron over tonight for a game show for the three of them.