It should be a chat with a friend in the previous life. At that time, a movie called "Beijing Meets Seattle" happened to be released. The two chatted about the movie casually, and finally started to trace back while talking. In the end, it was found that many movies such as "Grey Gardens", "Sleepless in Seattle", "Love Story" and so on were inspired by the famous "Jinyumeng" by Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.
Of course, this is not the point. What Eric thought of was that the friend also mentioned by chance that it seems that because of the popularity of "Sleepless in Seattle", the video tape of "Golden Jade League" became popular and sold out in a short time. It sold 2 million boxes, which is a windfall for the copyrighted film company.
"Jin Yumeng" is an old movie forty years ago. Although the two leading actors were Hollywood superstars at the time, it has been so long, and this movie is not like 007 and other movies that can be infinitely endless. Shooting a sequel, so there is not much commercial value, maybe one or two million can buy out all the copyrights of this movie. Moreover, Eric considers that he will be filming "Sleepless in Seattle" in the future, and he must obtain some authorization from the copyright owner of "Jin Yumeng". Buy all copyrights.
≦↓ Seeing Eric think of something with a slightly excited expression, the girl couldn't bear it anymore, scratched Eric's chest and hurriedly asked: "Eric, is there any good movie that suits me? Tell me quickly?"
"There is no movie, but if you want to make a fortune, there is a good opportunity." Eric picked up a pen and wrote down the movie title of "Jin Yumeng" on the paper: "Do you know this movie?"
Drew opened his eyes wide and shook his head honestly: "I don't know."
Eric could only explain patiently; "Then you always remember that I told you about my next movie?"
The girl pouted towards Nicole's room outside the study: "Of course."
"In the setting of that movie, the heroine Annie likes to watch "Jin Yumeng" very much. I think that after "Sleepless in Seattle" is released, the sales of "Jin Yumeng" videotapes will definitely increase. So, you If you want to make money, you can use the time during the vacation to find a way to buy all the copyrights of this movie. This is an old movie from 40 years ago. As long as the price is right, the film company will definitely be willing to sell it."
Drew has a kind of blind trust in Eric. If Eric said this to other people, it is estimated that the other party will be suspicious, but Drew has no doubts in this regard, but asked: "But, buy it Now, where can I distribute the videotape?"
"Firefly will start to establish its own distribution channels in the near future, including video tape channels," Eric said, thinking of "Home Alone" and the three film contracts signed to Fox, and felt a little helpless and regretful.
Back then, he was alone and fledgling, so he didn't consider many things too well. Therefore, when signing the agreement, he handed over the film and television rights, such as videotapes and TV broadcasting rights, to the Fox agency. Firefly could only wait for the share, although It looks good, after all, many films produced by independent film companies are not even eligible for a share, usually just a buyout price, and he can still enjoy the share treatment. But compared to publishing by itself, handing over the agency rights to Fox is still tantamount to losing a lot of income in vain. After all, after going through the release process, the film's fame and reputation have been confirmed. If you can have your own video tape distribution channel, even if it is not as comprehensive as a big company, the profits you can get are still better than being cut off by the giants. After that, you get much more points.
Moreover, through his understanding during this period of time, even if a small company with distribution capabilities hands over the distribution rights of its own films to those film giants, it usually will not transfer out peripheral copyrights such as video tapes. The proportion of the total income of movies is getting bigger and bigger. The income from these peripheral copyrights is likely to be an important source of funds to support a second- and third-tier film company. The surrounding income can support the daily operation of the film company without repeatedly drawing funds from box office revenue or investors. As long as there is no huge investment loss, these film companies can survive forever.
Therefore, Eric is also eager to establish his own distribution channel as soon as possible. The next three films, "Small Island", "Scent of a Woman" and "Steel Magnolias", as well as the surrounding copyrights of "Friends" will definitely not be released. Will let it out again.
"But, Eric, I have no money." Drew blinked and looked at Eric like a fairy.
Eric couldn't help pinching the girl's white and tender face: "Don't you have a card, just swipe it casually, and you get what you earn..." At this point Eric paused, remembering the saying that Westerners have no dowry , I could only change my words: "If you make money, it's your little coffers, if you lose it, it's mine."
"Then I'll do it," Drew leaned over and rubbed against Eric's face, his small mouth was about to nibble on Eric's lips, but was still blocked by a big hand, so he didn't hesitate Concernedly sticking out his little tongue and licking Eric's palm.
"You must have been a cat in your previous life, and you liked to lick people's palms so much." Eric got the girl off his lap: "Okay, now I have something to do and money to make, so I can go to sleep. "
"Eric, you haven't slept with me in your arms for a long time," the girl said resentfully.
"I'm a law-abiding citizen," Eric stretched out his hand with a look of 'disgust' and pushed the girl towards the door: "And there are outsiders here."
When Drew heard the word 'outsider', he seemed to be very happy, and he rushed over and forced a kiss on Eric's face before he would leave.
Eric looked at the closed study door and shook his head with a smile. He turned his attention to the monitor and began finishing work on the script of "Friends". Barry Diller himself called Eric to pay attention to "Friends" Although American dramas are filmed and broadcast at the same time, "Friends" is no exception, but now it is almost August, and the TV series will start broadcasting in September, and Eric only has one month left.
"Eric, this is today's newspaper," Early the next morning, after Eric's routine exercise, he took a shower and returned to the living room. Nicole thoughtfully put the newspaper on the coffee table in front of Eric.
"Thank you, Nicole." Eric nodded to the girl who changed into a pink maid outfit, picked up the newspaper and read it, and the girl went back to the kitchen and started working again.
After a while, Eric saw the name of a movie in the newspaper. This movie happened to be released in Columbia. He didn't expect the results to be good. Moreover, the name was "When Harry Met Sally" and the lead actor was the host. Billy Crystal, the multi-Oscar, and Meg Ryan, the original heroine of "Sleepless in Seattle."
Eric still likes this actress with a sweet smile. However, it seems that the other party's star journey is very bumpy. After all, it may be considered that this sweetheart has a very poor vision for film selection. It seems that her relatively successful two The movies are all in collaboration with Tom Hanks. One is "Sleepless in Seattle" and the other is "Electronic Love Letter" a few years later. There are no outstanding works in the others.
The reason why she has a bad eye is because this sweetheart has passed by a series of blockbuster movies. It seems amazing. Since the 1990s, she has rejected "Pretty Woman" one after another. I have passed "Ghost Love", and even rejected "Instinct", which made the unknown Sharon Stone soar into the sky. The reason is of course that she refused to take it off. I took it off without any scruples, and wanted to imitate the success of "Instinct", and participated in a similar type of "Nude Cutting", but unfortunately this movie did not have the same luck as "Instinct". Jumped to the country of Java.
Looking at the box office data of "When Harry Met Sally" in the newspaper, it is estimated that this sweetheart will be a little angry. Because of Eric, the history of Hollywood has undergone a big deviation, and there is no Wondering if this sweetheart will be as unlucky as ever in this time and space.
"Nicole, can you come here?" Eric looked at "When Harry Met Sally" in the newspaper, but remembered the image of the other party in "Sleepless in Seattle" in his memory, so he called out Busy girl in the kitchen.
"What's the matter?" Nicole came out quickly, still holding a small shovel in her hand.
"Well, forget it, go ahead and talk about it after breakfast."
"Oh," the girl turned and walked back inexplicably.
At the dining table, Drew finished his breakfast with a snort, took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, then hurriedly got up and wanted to go out.
"Come back, sit down, and finish the milk." Eric pointed to the half-full glass of milk and glared at the girl: "You are in a hurry to go back to Mars, so hurry."
The girl reluctantly sat back in her chair and explained, "I'm going to find someone to buy the copyright of that movie."
"Finish your breakfast," Eric repeated, ignoring Drew's explanation.
"Hmph," the girl sniffled, picked up the milk and poured it down: "That's all right."
"Okay, let's fly."
"Hateful," Drew took another tissue, wiped his mouth and walked out. When he came to the door of the restaurant, he suddenly turned around and glanced at Nicole, then turned his gaze to Eric: "I'm not at home Time, you are not allowed to mess around."