Although "Super Body" once again achieved very good box office results, Chen Feng, who was inspecting it in Europe, was not very happy.
Although the technical level of several European film special effects companies provided by James and Mike is good, almost equivalent to the first-class level at Haolaiwu, they are still inferior to the two top companies, Aaron Brother and Chicago.
A lot.
Moreover, the attitude of the company over there is even more arrogant.
Because not only do they feel that Chinese-language movies are not as good as them, they even feel that Hao Lai Wu is not as good as them.
After Chen Feng and his team tried to visit several related companies, they finally gave up.
Because this road really doesn't work.
However, this trip was not without any gains.
The movie "Living Alone" that was previously produced by Ping An Investment Company actually sold well in some European art film theaters. Some agencies heard that Chen Feng was here again, so they came to see if there were any other cooperations.
opportunity.
Chen Feng thought about it and estimated that only the "Moon" that has not yet been released is more suitable for the literary and artistic market in Europe. Then he can come over and give it a try.
I briefly talked with several copyright agencies, and they were all very interested and said they would definitely pay attention to this film called "Moon" when the time comes.
By the way, Chen Feng asked these people about the situation of the special effects companies in Europe. As a result, the other party also said that those companies were not easy to cooperate with, and they were even worse than Haolaiwu. In the end, Chen Feng gave up the idea of continuing to work.
Plan to look for opportunities here.
But it doesn’t matter, let’s just treat it as a trip.
…
And when Chen Feng and others returned from Europe, Brian couldn't wait to come to the door.
In any case, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. He has spent too much time and energy on this matter. If it continues without results, the loss will be too great. He has even prepared
It seems that Paul asked for permission to no longer be responsible for this matter.
However, Brian was still vaguely looking forward to Chen Feng agreeing to Brother Aaron's conditions. After all, he was really optimistic about this project, and after getting along with the original author Cuaron during this period, he became more and more convinced that once "
The first part of "Avatar" was successfully developed, this will be a treasure IP!
Brian even vaguely expressed the hope that Caron could interrupt his cooperation with Chen Feng and directly join Brother Aaron to redevelop the project. In this way, it will be convenient for everyone, and Brother Aaron will give
More creative space and financial benefits for Cuaron.
However, Brian's hint was directly ignored by Cuaron. On the one hand, Chen Feng was the first person to recognize his work, and he was very grateful for it. Moreover, the price given by Chen Feng was not small at the beginning.
There’s even some splits!
On the other hand, compared to Brian, Cuaron still felt that Chen Feng understood him better and the alien world of "Avatar" he created.
This is particularly important, because when discussing with Chen Feng, especially the plot and some detailed settings of the first film, Chen Feng can sometimes even give him some creative inspiration, so that he can make his work more perfect.
.
This feeling was something Cuaron had never encountered before, and therefore, he agreed more with Chen Feng.
As for Aaron, although a big company like that will really make a lot of money, there is also a possibility that Cuaron will completely lose control of his works.
This is something he definitely doesn't want to see.
Therefore, in the end, Cuaron simply ignored Brian's hints to him, which made Brian helpless and could only continue to negotiate with Chen Feng.
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When they sat together again, Chen Feng couldn't help but laugh.
Brian had a sad face.
The two parties simply didn't make any more detours. Brian told the new conditions given by Aaron Brother's company, and Chen Feng also told his bottom line.
"No, it's still too high. I can't possibly let you brother Aaron get more than 20% of my "Avatar" project!"
"Twenty percent?" Brian looked desperate.
This number is too low, and according to the standards of Aaron Brother Company, it is absolutely impossible to agree to it.
With this alone, the two sides will never be able to reach an agreement.
"As far as I know, the results of your trip to Europe are not ideal either..." Brian suddenly asked.
Chen Feng nodded: "Yes, the negotiations there were not ideal, so... I basically gave up."
"Then why...are you willing to prevent Avatar from being released for a little profit? Aren't you worried or regretful? So what if you make a little concession?" Brian said, feeling a little excited.
Chen Feng smiled and shook his head.
"I can wait, two or three years, four or five years, or even five or six years... The copyright is in my hands, and I can shoot it whenever I want. Maybe the technology I need has changed in a few years.
At that time, I could use whatever was on the street at will, so I didn’t have to go around asking for help.”
"As for "Avatar"... the core of the movie is still the story. The story itself will never be outdated. I am not worried about this at all. And... next I can develop comics, animations, and novels of "Avatar" first.
Even peripheral toys, this may help grow this IP, so I'm not in a hurry."
"As for concessions... I'm sorry, my bottom line is that I won't make concessions, no matter if it's a third-rate small company or a first-rate large company."
After listening to Chen Feng's words, Brian was speechless.
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As expected, the last negotiation was still fruitless.
Brian could only go back to Aaron brother in great depression.
After reporting the relevant situation to Paul and replying to the headquarters, the headquarters also said that they would not care about the matter for the time being.
Because in order to compete with the superhero series in Chicago, Aaron himself also started to make related genre movies.
Doesn't Chicago have a series of superhero IPs such as "Iron Man"? Then Aaron also bought some other superhero series IPs, and the two sides will start competing directly!
This is also the main development direction of Brother Aaron in the next few years.
Head-to-head confrontation, the tiger's mouth snatches the food.
Because only by defeating the enemy can you be safe.
Aaron also paid a huge price for this, inviting well-known directors and big-name actors from Haolaiwu, and using the largest investment to make a superhero movie that is better than "Iron Man".
This is the way Haolaidian’s top film and television giant companies connect with each other.
Of course, Chicago is not false at all. While developing "Iron Man 2", it has also successively announced more superhero series projects, and some have even been officially launched.