"Hello, I am Wang Bo. You can call me. Do you know about the book "Deadly Notes"? I am the agent of the author, Mr. Hill... "
After contacting the producer, Wang Bo introduced himself.
The other party patiently listened to his introduction and said: "Hello, Goode told me about you and Mr. Hill. How could I not know about "Fatal Note"? This is the most popular book in New Zealand in the past ten years. A book, right? To be honest, I am a fan of "Notes"."
Upon hearing this, Wang Bo changed his mind and asked directly and tentatively: "Man, do you have any intention to adapt "Notes"? You are an expert and you should be able to tell that this work is made for big movies and TV series." Right?"
John Barnett pondered for a moment and said: "To be honest, I am indeed interested in this work, and Goode also recommended it to me, but my studio still needs further calculations..."
"But with all due respect, you may not have that much time to wait. Mr. Trevor Haisim from TV2 has already contacted us and they are interested in adapting this work." Wang Bo interrupted him, It's not polite to do this, but it shows your strength.
Sure enough, after listening to his words, John Barnett's tone was no longer so unhurried. He then asked: "What kind of commitment did they give? TV-2 is now very strong, but you also have to With all due respect, they do not have the ability to perfectly shoot "Notes."
In this way, Wang Bo understood that his strategy was successful. There must be competition between the two production companies. Faced with the high-quality IP "Fatal Note", they both had ideas.
"I understand, John, that's why I called you. Goode introduced you to me. Of course, I know your status and ability in the film and television industry without his introduction. Goode recommended that I contact you to share the content of this book with you. The rights are given to you, and he thinks it will be a win-win situation.”
"But tv-2 was the first to contact us. We think the other party is very sincere, but to be honest, we would rather cooperate with you. I don't know how much your studio is willing to buy this book based on the existing inspection data. copyright?"
Because of Goode Battier's powerful introducer, John Barnett did not go around in circles with him and made a direct offer: "According to the current situation, we want to buy the global distribution of the film rights, and the price is one hundred Thousands of dollars."
The other party had a very good attitude and made an offer directly, but Wang Bo was disappointed: "Only one million New Zealand dollars?"
The lambs, chickens and ducks he produces at one time cost more than 1 million New Zealand dollars, which is too little. For such an influential work in his plan, he has to pay 18 million New Zealand dollars in royalties, right
Barnett is a true expert. Hearing his rhetorical question, he immediately laughed: "You obviously don't know anything about New Zealand's film and television industry, right?"
This is nothing to be embarrassed to admit. Since President Battier was the one pulling the strings, he must have introduced himself, so Wang Bo said calmly: "I'm just helping a friend in this matter. I really don't know much about this aspect. I It’s more about knowing how to run a town.”
Barnett smiled and said: "Okay, let me introduce to you, New Zealand is not the United States or the United Kingdom. This country is too small, and the film and television market has only a small capacity."
"Take for example the two films I shot last year, "Whale Rider" and "Siole's Wedding." These two films made three million New Zealand dollars at the box office in New Zealand, and then entered the top ten box office of local New Zealand films. ranks.”
Hearing this, Wang Bo was surprised. The film and television market in New Zealand is so small? In comparison, China is much more powerful. As far as he knows, any good movie in China can now have a box office of over 100 million to 200 million, and an excellent production can even have a box office of over 1 billion!
"A box office of three million is not even a profit for the international film market, but for investors, this is an unexpected return." Barnett sighed.
"You can know from this that the copyright fee of one million is absolutely an astronomical figure, and the reason why I am willing to give so much is because Goode promised me that if I put "Deadly Note" on the big screen , that would invest in the film."
I don’t know if it was because of Goode Battier, but the president was very candid in his communication with Wang Bo and introduced him to many rules and common sense of the New Zealand film and television market.
The two parties hung up the phone amicably, and Wang Bo told Hill the offer.
Hill's eyes lit up when he heard the price: "One million New Zealand dollars? So high? My God, this should be the highest price paid for the copyright of a local work in New Zealand, right?"
Seeing his excitement, Wang Bo couldn't help but shake his head. The market in New Zealand is too small.
Then he called TV-2 and learned that he was Hill's agent. Trevor Haitham, who was in a high position, personally came to answer his call.
Wang Bo asked about the quotation, and Trevor gave him a very complicated copyright return system, which is mainly divided into two types. The simple one is to directly give a buyout right of 650,000 yuan, and the more complicated one is the second one, which is based on the box office Hook up and get dividends.
The price offered here was lower, and Wang Bo revealed John Barnett’s offer.
After hearing the offer of one million for the film adaptation rights, Trevor hesitated for a while and then refused: "Sorry, Wang, the risk represented by this price is too great and we cannot afford it."
Immediately afterwards, he added: "Obviously, that guy John has attracted a big investment. If there was no giant investment, I bet he would never dare to pay such a copyright fee. This is simply incredible!"
If the price difference between the two parties is too big, then there is no need to continue the negotiation.
Wang Bo asked Hill if he was satisfied with the one million film distribution rights fee. Hill nodded and said, "This price is very good. I expected five to six million."
In this way, they changed their partners and decided to cooperate with Barnett's film company to first move "Deadly Note" to the big screen.
He then contacted Barnett again, and Barnett agreed to sign a contract with him. If the New Zealand market was not too small, the influence and popularity of "Fatal Notes" could be shaped into a "Fatal IP".
Wang Bo called Mueller's lawyer again and asked him to prepare to help Hill sign a copyright sales contract.
After finishing all this work, he touched his chin and asked Hill: "Do you think it is necessary for us to export "Fatal Note" to Europe or the United States? If it can be so popular in those places, then you can't say that it can be done. Become a multi-millionaire!" ()). If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on Qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation. Please come. )