Before going to meet Alan Shane, Ronan found the information of Alan Shane Production Company and himself, studied it in detail, and also found the original work of "Borne's Identity" and the TV series jointly filmed and produced by Warner Bros. TV Production Company and Alan Shane Production Company in 1988, and watched it carefully.

If you want to negotiate with others, you must at least understand the basic situation of your opponent.

Alan Shane Production Company was glorious in the 1980s. It was precisely from the beginning of filming and production of "Born's Identity", that the company took a sharp turn and messed up several projects in succession. This company with a small scale was already average in risk resistance, so since the late 1980s, Alan Shane Production Company gradually fell silent.

The first film and television adaptation of "Borne's Identity" is not a success. Hollywood is a circle of people chasing success. The fate of failure brought to "Borne's Identity" has been ignored for more than ten years.

Even the copyrights of "Born's Hegemony" and "Born's Ultimatum" have been under the hands of Robert Lu Delun, and it may have been dragged down by the TV series.

Since the early 1990s, Alan Shane Productions no longer directly participates in TV series production, but instead focuses on small-scale investment.

The company also quickly became an inconspicuous member of many small companies in Hollywood.

Ronan had never heard of the company's name before George Clint collected the information.

Overall, this is a small company that does not have much capital, does not have much background, and does not have independent production capabilities.

It is similar to the Sand Sea Entertainment during the Old Anderson era.

Alan Shane was in her fifties and had been in Hollywood for more than 20 years. He was enterprising in the 1980s, but became conservative after failure. As he grew older, he became more conservative in recent years.

Based on the information obtained, Ronan quickly formed a preliminary judgment.

With the ability of Alan Shane Production, it is impossible to film and produce "Born's Identity". The best choice is to sell the copyright. It is estimated that the one who bought the copyright in his previous life was Universal Pictures. According to his information, Universal Pictures has not yet contacted Alan Shane Production.

In other words, Alan Shane will not hold the copyright and refuse to sell it.

But on the other hand, Alan Shane has been in the circle for so many years and is becoming increasingly conservative. In addition, the company's output capacity is not strong, so maybe the lion will speak loudly.

Ronan was also mentally prepared. It was impossible for such an old fox to spend more than 100,000 or 200,000 US dollars to buy the copyright of a best-selling novel from the 1980s.

Finally, Ronan also consulted lawyer Dana Ampton and inquired about relevant legal matters.

Due to his sufficient preparation, the actual situation was similar to what he expected.

"Three million dollars."

Alan Shane touched the low-shelled bags and said tentatively: "Mr. Anderson, you can take the copyright of "Borne's Identity" for only three million US dollars."

He doesn't know how much the other party has.

Ronan deliberately showed a shocked expression: "Three million dollars?"

If we compare the income from "Spy Shadows" in the past, the copyright transfer fee is indeed not high, and after entering the new century, the copyright transfer fee for best-selling novels is often tens of millions of dollars.

It seems like three million dollars is a good deal.

But Ronan would not think so. As a producer and film businessman, of course, he must pursue the maximization of interests. When it is possible to suppress prices, he must press the prices to a minimum.

Besides, the funds in hand are limited, so I don’t want to pay such a large amount of money at once.

"Mr. Shane." Ronan frowned and said, "Your company only spent $300,000 to win "Borne's Identity" that year, and you'll get ten times the profit."

Alan Shane's face remained unchanged: "That was $300,000 more than ten years ago."

Ronan glanced at Alan Shane, knew that this person was difficult to deal with, and said, "Five hundred thousand dollars."

Alan Shane holds the copyright and takes the absolute initiative, insisting: "Three million dollars!"

"Improve it, Mr. Shane." Ronan said lightly: "No one will buy this price."

After finally someone came to the door, Alan Shane naturally wanted to make a good deal: "Since you want to buy copyright, you must also know the value of "Borne's Identity". This is a novel that dominated the best-selling book rankings in the early 1980s. It has a huge number of fans across the United States. When the film and television works you adapted are broadcast, they will naturally become audiences."

"Three million dollars!" he stressed: "I won't sell even if I lose one dollar."

Looking at the other party's lowered bags and smart eyes, Ronan thought of the actual situation of Alan Shane Production Company and decided to make the right way to change.

To make Alan Shane realize that his self-confessed treasure is actually not as valuable as he thinks.

"Will book fans become viewers? Is this really the case?" Ronan said directly: "Why did "Borne's Identity" stop broadcasting because of poor ratings? As far as I know, the TV series filmed by your company was not finished, and it was forced to be offline by the TV station because of its poor ratings."

He snorted and said, "No one knows the actual value of this novel better than you, because your company gradually weakens due to the failure of adapting the TV series and then leaves the mainstream Hollywood production circle."

Memories about this TV series flashed through Alan Shane's mind in an instant, and I did see it away back then!

Ronan did not leave him time to remember, and said: "Popular reading materials like this have strong limitations of the times. In the 1990s, few people have mentioned Robert Lu Delun's "Borne Trilogy", which has long been forgotten."

He spoke faster: "I have had contact with Mr. Robert Ludelun, and his offer to "Borne's Hegemony" and "Borne's Ultimate" are far less than you."

Alan Shane was still calm: "Since the value is not high, you can choose not to buy it."

Ronan shrugged: "I haven't said it has no value, it's just that its value is limited. Some things originally involved trade secrets..."

He sighed, "So, the production budget for this film is actually only $4 million. You need $3 million in copyright transfer fee, I can't accept it."

"Five million dollar production budget?" Alan Shane was a little surprised.

Ronan acted honest and helpless: "I just wanted to follow "Mission: Impossible" and make a B-level movie with agent action."

Alan Shane was silent for a while, but insisted: "3 million US dollars, this price is not high."

Ronan shook his head: "Okay, then you can keep the copyright. Since the copyright was obtained in 1986, the film and television copyright of "Borne's Identity" has been suppressed by your company for 13 years. I hope you can find a better buyer and will not be suppressed for another 13 years."

After saying that, he was about to stand up and say goodbye.

I have done a survey before, and no one has been interested in this project since the TV series was broadcast. Alan Shane Production Company is under his control and has no ability to produce it. If you continue to waste it, you will get nothing after the licensing period passes.

Even if he leaves, he has a plan to make a move.

The 20-year authorization period has passed more than half. Alan Shane's calm expression has changed. This is the first person to ask about the copyright of "Borne's Identity" in more than a decade.

No need to wait for another 13 years, and the authorization will expire after a few more years.

"Five hundred thousand dollars is too low." Alan Shane's tone was still stable: "I can't do a loss-making business."

Ronan didn't say much, and directly raised a finger: "One million US dollars is the highest price I can offer." He emphasized: "If you don't agree, I can only say I'm sorry. I want to make a B-level action movie, and there are many cheaper novel copyrights in the market."

Alan Shane did not answer immediately. After thinking for a while, he was a little dissatisfied with the price.

"This is my contact information." Ronan put the business card on the coffee table between the two: "If Mr. Shane thinks about it, you can call me."

Alan Shane did not touch the business card and said, "Doing a business requires the seller to see profits."

Ronan thought seriously for a long time before saying, "I have always adhered to the principle of win-win in my work. OK! It's only $1.5 million."

Alan Shane's face remained unchanged, but he felt relieved. This young man was really difficult to deal with.

Are the new generation of Hollywood so powerful?

But his words were not finished: "Mr. Anderson, I have a few more conditions."
Chapter completed!