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"Oh?" Matthew became interested, "How's it going?"

David Ellison looked at the rest area, and then said, "The person I contacted was Adam Ferguson, the senior president of Universal Pictures' film department, and we talked for about an hour, focusing on "The Fast and the Furious" ."

Matthew didn't interrupt, and waited for David Ellison to speak in more detail.

"For the "Fast and Furious" series, there are two voices within Universal Pictures. Most people think that this series has come to an end and there is no need to continue. The next step is to rely on the long-term operation of the copyright of the three films to benefit. "

Having said that, David Ellison took a sip from the cup and then said, "In addition, there is a voice inside Universal Pictures, there are two or three people who think this series has potential to be tapped, and want to make the first Vin Diesel, one of the leading actors in the movie, please come back..."

Hearing this, Matthew couldn't help frowning slightly, this was the last thing he wanted to see.

David Ellison continued, "However, the noise is negligible, Tokyo Drift was a massive box-office failure, and Universal Pictures couldn't spend a lot of money to continue making this project, the risk is too great. And there is this kind of People with ideas have limited power.”

"I asked Universal Pictures about the possibility of selling copyrights, and everyone thought I was a nouveau riche with random investments, and I don't mind one more person."

He smiled, "Adam Ferguson doesn't seem to pay much attention to this series, and half-truths said two conditions, 100 million US dollars in copyright transfer fees, and no matter how many future movies are made, Universal Pictures will be 100% 30 percent of the copyright proceeds."

Matthew continued, "Although the first condition is outrageous, the price can always be negotiated. The second condition is to treat us as fools!"

Universal Pictures sold them the copyright at a high price. No matter what the future income of the movie is, they will take 30% of it. This lion's mouth is bigger than his.

David Ellison shook his head, "It's not that we're fools, it's that I'm a fool." He sighed, "I guess I'm a lucky nouveau riche in their eyes now."

Having said this, he laughed, "Actually, I'm really lucky. Matthew, if I hadn't met you, I'd probably still be throwing money around foolishly."

Matthew waved his hand, "You are too polite to say that. We are friends, and cooperation is also mutually beneficial."

David Ellison nodded, "Yes, mutual benefit." He seemed determined, "If Universal Pictures does not have the following conditions, I will raise $100 million to transfer the copyright of the "Fast and Furious" series Buy it!"

He looked at Matthew, very seriously, "But there is a premise. Matthew, you must be the star!"

According to the analysis of major investigation agencies, if "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" were replaced by a male protagonist, there would never be such a crazy box office.

Matthew thought for a while and said, "David, we jointly funded the purchase of the copyright, and the financial problem will be solved together. As long as we get this series, it is not a problem for me to star."

"Okay!" David Ellison thought for a moment, then said, "You hide behind the scenes, it's best for Helen not to come forward directly, let Sky Dance Pictures talk to Universal Pictures, as long as they are willing to sell, the conditions are okay. Talk slowly."

Matthew knew that with his current momentum, it was not suitable for him to come forward, and said, "I'll leave this to you."

The two discussed some details again, and David Ellison turned the topic to the still-showing "Three Hundred Spartans".

"I met Frank Miller the other day," he said. "Frank Miller has been so smug lately that he's ready to paint another version of The Three Hundred Spartans, telling the battle of Marathon from an Athens perspective. and resistance to the Persian invasion."

Matthew understands, "This is the time to publish related new comics, which will attract the most attention."

David Ellison lowered his voice and asked, "We own the follow-up copyright of this series. As long as we negotiate the copyright fee with Frank Miller, we can prepare for the sequel. Should we prepare for the sequel? Many film companies are watching Frank Miller's comic book rights, and I heard the director of Warner Bros.' new Batman movie, is also going to borrow some of the plot design from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns."

Hearing this, Matthew suddenly flashed an idea, but he didn't catch it for a while. He shook his head slightly and said, "Let's put the sequel first, right?"

David Ellison was puzzled.

Matthew has seen the sequel and remembers that the heroine of the sequel is Eva Green, a film that has been criticized on the Internet, and the response is not generally bad.

But I couldn't say it, I thought about it, and explained, "Zach's style will give people a fresh and exciting feeling at first, but it is more prone to aesthetic fatigue than ordinary films, let's wait, It was stipulated in the original contract that we will own the relevant film copyrights for the next ten years and can temporarily release them for a period of time.”

He's going to read the Frank Miller comics first, and if it's still like that...

In that movie, some plots were so bad that people couldn't complain, except for the heroine of Eva Green, the others were almost at a certain level.

Even Eva Green has her own charm, which has nothing to do with the character. Her character setting is wonderful.

The male protagonist and the female protagonist met on the warship as two parties to the war. The female protagonist wore a super revealing shirt to greet the male protagonist. If the male protagonist submits to him, and the two share wealth and honor together, the male protagonist gritted his teeth and worked hard, without saying a word.

Just when the 'offspring' of the male protagonist was about to be 'captured' by the female protagonist, the female protagonist grabbed his neck and yelled, "Do you surrender to the old lady?" , hidden merit and fame.

The female protagonist was speechless to the male protagonist's hooligan, and left the table angrily, which made Matthew wonder why he didn't kill the male protagonist. Later, he figured it out.

Eva - Green generously exposed the entire upper body in that film, which is breathtaking and the only bright spot.

It's a pity that Eva Green is now the queen of Leonidas, and it is impossible to star in the sequel.

It's better to wait for this sequel. If David Ellison insists on filming, he will try to persuade him. If he doesn't listen, there is nothing he can do.

After all, Skydance is owned by David Ellison, the rights to "Three Hundred Spartans"...

Thinking of this, Matthew suddenly seized the idea that flashed before, and quickly asked, "David, you just said that many film companies are very interested in the copyright of the sequel to "Three Hundred Spartans"?"

"Yeah." David Ellison nodded, "including the publisher Warner Bros., all want to work with us on the sequel."

He thought for a while and said, "I forgot to tell you just now that Adam Ferguson contacted me this morning, and the first thing they talked about was the sequel to "Three Hundred Spartans."

"Universal Pictures is interested?" Matthew asked.

"Intentionally..." David Ellison was not stupid, and immediately understood, "You mean, we use the sequel of "Three Hundred Spartans" as a condition to get "The Fast and the Furious" from Universal Pictures "Copyright?"

Without waiting for Matthew to answer, he frowned and said, "It's our loss no matter what."

It's hard to say such a thing, Matthew was silent for a while, and then tried to say, "In the style of "Three Hundred Spartans", it is difficult for us to make it a long-term series, and the profitability of the series of movies does not need to be Let me tell you? This series will always be restrained by Frank Miller, and the more stringent the conditions he offers, the "Fast and the Furious" series is basically original. As long as the racing movies are not too bad, in North America There's always been a fixed audience, and if we can get an independent copyright, it's far more flexible than Spartan 300."

"Also, modern films are easier to attract advertising sponsorship than costume films, and it is relatively easier to sell peripherals. I think the profit prospects are better."

David Ellison is listening very carefully, and has not made any comments for the time being.

Matthew added, "In addition, the overall trend of ancient costume epic war films is seriously declining~www.readwn.com~Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" is an alternative, but the next time it appears, it will not be an alternative, the audience is no longer fresh, it may not be Buy it. David, think back, among the epic war movies that have invested heavily in recent years, which one has really achieved success except "Three Hundred Spartans"?"

"It doesn't seem like... No." David Ellison was not very sure at first, but the more he thought about it, the clearer he became. "Troy will break even at the box office at the most, and films such as "King Arthur", "Alexander the Great" and "Kingdom of Heaven" All failed miserably."

"Yeah." Matthew didn't say anything more.

David Ellison tapped his fingers on the table for a while, and said, "Let's do it, Matthew. I'll think about it, and I'll get back to you later."

Matthew smiled, "It's not urgent."

If there is operability, the higher the box office of "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors", the better the negotiation.

David Ellison said nothing, and made up his mind to go back and let the company and a special investigation agency make an estimate of the future prospects of the sequel to "Three Hundred Spartans".

Just now, for one thing, he didn't say that Matthew's character Leonidas died, and Zach Snyder had told him before that he wasn't interested in directing the sequel...

Later, Matthew and David Ellison focused on fitness and did not talk about work.

Back home in the evening, there was good news from Helen Herman. In the afternoon, she negotiated with Armani and reached an agreement. Armani signed him for three years at five million dollars a year.

The two parties will officially sign a contract in Milan, Italy before the new year, and shoot a new advertisement at the same time.

It's still a while, and Matthew will fly to New York tomorrow to start shooting the location scenes of "I Am Legend".

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