"So, you still refused?" In a car in the parking lot, Kapoor sat in the driver's seat and looked helplessly at Eric in the co-pilot.
Thinking of the scene just now, Eric sighed and nodded.
Although Spielberg did not show any displeasure on his face when he left, he just regretted that if he changed his mind, he could contact him again. But Eric still knew that he had offended the famous Jewish director. This can be seen from the look of Spielberg's assistant looking at him with a sense of flattery. .
If Spielberg expressed his intention to purchase the copyright through other people in the past, it was fine if Eric declined, but this time the rejection was much more serious. Spielberg came forward in person, which is a very sincere expression, even It is equivalent to sending a favor to the door. If this deal is concluded, Eric will not only receive a generous copyright transfer fee, but also get Spielberg's favor. This contact may bring him a lot of help at some point.
But it is impossible for him to transfer a very important pawn in his future \ career layout for the sake of favor, even if it is a very important favor.
"Jurassic Park" involves a huge industrial chain worth tens of billions of dollars. Although Eric has never thought of taking it all alone, at least he must ensure that he can get the most delicious piece of this big cake in the future. And once the copyright is sold, he will completely lose the dominance of this project, and at most he can only share some leftovers after others eat meat and drink.
"Eric, would you like to hear my advice?" Kapoor asked.
"I know what you're going to say. Contact Spielberg immediately and sell him the movie rights, right? Kapoor, there is no room for negotiation on this matter. I won't sell it."
Kapoor touched his bald head in distress: "Eric, have you thought about your situation? You are completely alone now. You seem to be very familiar with the high-level executives of those film companies, but this is completely It is based on pure interests. The reason why the other party treats you so well is because your previous films were all successful and brought them huge benefits. But no one will continue to be successful, And then once you fail, it's time for them to turn around."
Eric said to himself: "I don't think I will experience the kind of failure you mentioned for quite a long time. I am very confident in my films."
"There are many factors for failure, and it may even be man-made." Kapoor continued: "Eric, think about it carefully. Compared with your strength, you get too much share. Once, twice or even three or four times It's okay every time, they will only think you are a lucky little guy, but if this continues, those giants will do anything to suppress you, or even destroy you. Like lions on the grassland, they will allow hyenas They eat what they have left, but a puny hyena is never allowed to have more than a pride of lions."
Eric opened his mouth, but he couldn't think of any rebuttal. He knew what Kapoor said, but he still hoped that he could find some solid allies. not be left in complete isolation.
The fact that Spielberg wants to get the film copyright of "Jurassic Park" is an excellent opportunity to make friends with each other. Once he sells the copyright, the screenwriter of the film will definitely not be able to get rid of him. Spielberg may It was promised that Firefly could participate in the investment, which provided conditions for him to contact Spielberg and establish a good personal relationship, but Eric was still a little unwilling after thinking about it.
Kapoor noticed the struggle and hesitation in Eric's expression, and continued to persuade: "Eric, do you know which Hollywood film company your Firefly is most like back then?"
Eric raised his head curiously, and Kapoor didn't sell the lawsuit: "It's most like United Artists back then, when Chaplin teamed up with several other famous directors to found United Artists, and this company was positioned as a pure film producer. The company specializes in providing excellent films to several other giants, which is very similar to Firefly, which does not have any distribution channels. As a result, all the film giants with perfect distribution channels have survived except for the unlucky RKO , but United Artists, which was called together with other giants at the beginning, has become a subsidiary of MGM. The main reason for this is that United Artists paid too much attention to the production business and neglected to expand their own distribution channels.
When Eric heard what Kapoor said, DreamWorks, which he was most familiar with, immediately popped up in his mind. It seems that history is always surprisingly similar.
And later generations often see the phrase 'channel is king' in some economic articles, which is indeed a wise saying. In the memory of previous lives, some second-tier film companies in Hollywood, such as Lionsgate and Miramax, are all Started as a publisher. However, Spielberg's DreamWorks and the later New DreamWorks could only float between giants such as Universal, Paramount, and Disney, and sometimes it was very hard to argue over the one percent share. It's so noisy.
"The current Firefly, compared to the original United Artists, has almost no distribution capabilities. It is too easy for those film giants who have monopolized most of the distribution channels to deal with you. So you need some critical moments now. Allies who can really help you, once a bad situation happens, someone can help you to raise the flag and make a bridge, instead of falling into a situation of isolation and helplessness. It is impossible for a hyena to make friends with a lion, but there is no barrier between the same kind. This In this case, Spielberg has been delivered to the door, and you still push it out, which is simply unwise."
If Eric was a native of this time and space, after Kapoor's cajoling, deceiving and intimidating persuasion, he would obediently give up "Jurassic Park", but unfortunately he is not.
"Okay, Kapoor, I understand." Eric nodded, looking taught.
Kapoor happily handed his big brother to Eric: "Then call Spielberg quickly, don't be afraid that the other party will think you are fickle, Eric, you are a young man, you have this privilege, Spielberg Pierberg wouldn't mind."
Eric took the brick Motorola and put it in his hand: "Kapoor, I just said that I understand the importance of distribution channels to Firefly. I didn't say that I would sell the copyright of "Jurassic Park" to Spielberg .”
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Virginia, who was sitting in the back seat and listening quietly to the conversation between the two, couldn't help laughing out loud. Realizing her gaffe, she quickly covered her mouth.
Kapoor seemed to be choked for a moment, staring at Eric with wide eyes and speechless, and finally took back his big brother in disappointment: "It's up to you, I've said everything I can say. Jeffrey is right , You are such a stubborn young man."
"Don't worry, Kapoor, I have my own plans. Think about it, I'm an Anglo-American, and I still have British citizenship. So even if I make friends with Spielberg again, it is doomed to be impossible to break into the Jewish circles."
It's not that Eric hasn't thought about these things. Among Firefly's several films this year, his next three films have already been settled, one for Columbia, and the other two for Fox according to the previous contract.
Although the distributors of the other three films have not been confirmed yet, he has already received a lot of distribution intention information from the Big Six, and he can sign a distribution contract at any time as long as he wants.
If all these movies can sell well at the box office like in his previous life, they can accumulate a large amount of original funds for him. Even if one or two of them are not very good at the box office due to the butterfly effect, it will not hurt him at all, at most it will only make a little less money. After all, except for "Dark War", which cost 40 million U.S. dollars by Columbia, the other plans The investment in domestic movies is less than 10 million, even if there is only one movie that is as popular as in his previous life, he can recover all the investment and make a fortune.
After this year, as Kapoor said, the giants will definitely realize that he has taken too much, and will try their best to suppress him and squeeze the benefits he deserves. Will not be powerless.
Not to mention that the Sixth Congress will not really form a group to suppress him, even if this kind of thing does happen with less than a 1% chance, then slowly recharge your batteries. Moreover, Eric does not believe that the giants will reach an agreement for a long time to deal with him when he has the ability to bring huge benefits to the other party. If there are too many people, the three monks may not have water to drink, let alone the six monks. indivual!
"Kapoor, come here tonight, lend me the car, and you can drive mine."
Kapoor glanced at the girl sitting in the back seat of the car, shook his head and said, "No, Eric, you can't borrow cars indiscriminately, not to mention you're still drinking. I'll take you home."
"Kapoor, don't be so serious, don't think that you can be a light bulb if you shave your head." Eric teased speechlessly, and Virginia, who was sitting in the back seat, lowered her head in shame.
Kapoor smiled and said: "You misunderstood, I'm not that ignorant, I mean I'll send you back, I only drank a few sips of champagne, and more importantly, I am very experienced in dumping paparazzi. It was this skill that landed me my first employer, and I don't want to have to do a PR run for the two of you tomorrow morning. Eric, Beverly Hills or Malibu?"
"My home, Malibu is too far away."
"Well, then you sit in the back seat, you may be photographed in the front row."
Eric switched to the back seat from good luck, and Kapoor started the car and left the underground parking lot. Just as he drove onto the road, several cars followed obviously. After a while, Kapoor looked at the rearview mirror and said with a smile: "A total of three paparazzi cars followed. Fortunately, there were many targets at the party, otherwise there might be a long string of tails."