Chen Feng thinks that it is relatively cost-effective to get the film and television adaptation rights of "A Song of Ice and Fire" for 20 million US dollars. You must know that this is a series. It has been filmed for eight seasons, and the sales and ratings of each season are the same.
It has been rising steadily, bringing huge profits to hOB and Warner.
Here Martin Erich finally gave in and agreed, and Chen Feng went directly to Warner Bros. with lawyers Lared and Trauren to sign the contract.
Chen Feng plans to buy the film and television adaptation rights of the novel "A Song of Ice and Fire" in the name of Beauty Beauty Company. In this regard, Trelawen is also very interested in this adaptation rights, because he himself is the author of the film and television adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire".
A loyal fan of the novel, but from the perspective of the CEO of Meili Beauty Company, he felt that the price of 20 million US dollars was too expensive, and he should negotiate appropriately to lower the price.
Of course Chen Feng will not interfere with his work enthusiasm, so he will bring him to Warner to negotiate. If it can be lowered, of course it is best. If not, it will be 20 million US dollars. Anyway, the adaptation rights must be obtained as soon as possible.
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The three of them came to the office building of Warner Entertainment together and met Martin Erich in the president's office. He was a bald Jewish man in his fifties. He was almost 1.8 meters tall and had a strong build. He seemed to be practicing fitness.
Yes, different from ordinary little old men.
Of course, his face didn't look very good at this time. He didn't expect that he would be coerced by an Oriental guy who he usually looked down on, but he couldn't resist.
After several people shook hands with each other and said hello, they began to sit down and talk about business.
Trelawen didn't know the inside story. He thought Warner was interested in selling the adaptation rights, so he lowered the price forcefully: "I think the price of 20 million US dollars is a bit high, and the price of 15 million US dollars is still more appropriate.
After all, this is just the film and television adaptation rights of a novel, and there have been relatively few novels sold at this price before."
Martin could still tolerate Chen Feng, but he didn't have to tolerate Trauren. He sneered with a stern face: "Our company spent 16 million US dollars to win the film and television adaptation rights of George's novel. You
Ask me to transfer $15 million to you? Are you serious?"
Trelawen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this. He really didn't know what the original price was before, and Chen Feng didn't ask Martin Erich, so it was a little embarrassing.
However, Trelawen was rather thick-skinned, and he immediately said: "I think the price of 18 million U.S. dollars is reasonable. Now that it has been increased to 20 million U.S. dollars, I think it is too high."
Martin Erich ignored Trelawen, but turned to Chen Feng and asked: "Is this what you meant?"
Although Martin Erich was taken advantage of by Chen Feng, he still had a bottom line and dignity. If Chen Feng went too far, he really couldn't bear it.
Chen Feng shrugged and said: "Taylor is the CEO of our beautiful lady. Of course I have to respect his opinion. If he thinks it's too expensive, let him talk to you. Personally, I don't like 18 million U.S. dollars and 20 million U.S. dollars.
I don’t have any objections. Of course, if you can get it cheaper, of course it would be best.”
When Trelawen heard this, he glanced at Chen Feng with some resentment, feeling that his boss was really unreliable. Wasn't this holding him back?
After hearing what Chen Feng said, Martin felt a little better and said in a deep voice: "The price of 20 million US dollars is already the lowest price. If it is less than this price, I can't explain it to the board of directors."
Seeing this, Chen Feng accepted it and said, "Okay. The price is only 20 million US dollars. Let's sign a contract."
Tralan looked depressed when he heard this, and Martin Erich was the same as him.
The next step is the matter of the lawyers of both parties, because both parties have "sincerity", plus a powerful CEO of the company, and the other is the boss of the company. Witnessed by the lawyers of both parties, this document about "A Song of Ice and Fire"
The contract for the transfer of film and television adaptation rights was quickly reached. It took less than an hour.
Holding the signed transfer agreement, Chen Xiao smiled happily, but Martin Erich's expression was a little gloomy. It can be said that he suffered a big loss this time.
Moreover, he directly signed a transfer agreement for film and television adaptation rights with Warner Entertainment in the name of CEO without going through a high-level meeting of the company. Although this is also his right as a CEO, it is somewhat inconsistent with the previous default procedures.
It would be fine if the "Song of Ice and Fire" film taken over by Beauty Beauty Company in the future fails, but if it is successful and the ratings are a hit, then he as the CEO would be seriously derelict in his duties, or even derelict in his duties.
However, this should only happen in a year or two. The filming of "A Song of Ice and Fire" is quite difficult, especially the production of some special effects, which takes a long time. Not to mention the shooting cycle is very long, and the post-production period is also very difficult.
The production will be longer.
By then, Martin Erich should have resigned. The CEO of Warner Entertainment has never served for more than three years before, and he is about to finish his three years. Even if he does not want to retire by then, the people on the board of directors will
I don't want him to stay in this position for too long.
Therefore, Martin Erich is not worried about being forced to resign because of "A Song of Ice and Fire" in the future. He should no longer be in this position by then.
This is the only thing Martin Erich can comfort himself with at this time.
Of course Chen Feng feels that he has made a lot of money. If the drama "A Song of Ice and Fire" is produced, then the Beauty Company will have a firm foothold in the TV drama field.
Although the previous "Big Bang Theory" and "Lost" can be regarded as classics, they are not enough in front of "Game of Thrones" adapted from "A Song of Ice and Fire". At least two are missing in terms of quality.
Of course, the difference in grade and production quality is even greater.
Chen Feng believes that once "Game of Thrones" is released, it will be difficult to break the peak of this TV series. Most companies do not have the courage and capital.
At that time, Meili Beauty Company will be able to establish a firm foothold in the American TV industry with this magical drama, and even in the entire world, this TV series will become an insurmountable peak.
On the way back, Chen Feng was very happy, but Trauren was still a little depressed. He still felt in his heart that if Chen Feng, the boss, had not caused trouble before, he would have been able to get it for 18 million US dollars. This is 2 million US dollars, not a small amount.
Amount, at least to him.
He really wanted to complain to Chen Feng and give him a slap in the face. But Chen Feng is the boss after all. He, as the CEO, nominally owns 10% of the shares of Meili Jiaren Company, but this is only a reward. He has to work in the company for seven years.
Only then can it truly belong to him. Now he only has the right to dividends at most, so when he disagrees with Chen Feng, he is really nothing as a CEO.
However, he was also responsible for the extra two million US dollars spent. More importantly, he felt that the boss Chen Feng did not understand negotiation.
Chen Feng was sitting in the back row with Laurent. Of course he knew his expression, so he had to give a brief explanation: "Do you think I spent too much money before? It's understandable that you think so. But you don't
What I know is that the reason why we were able to get the adaptation rights of "A Song of Ice and Fire" this time was not because Warner intentionally wanted to transfer it, but because this guy Martin Erich had something in my hands that prevented him from doing so.
Don’t give in. So, buying it for 20 million US dollars is really not a loss for us. If he hadn’t been in my hands, we might not have been able to buy it for 30 million US dollars.”
Teralon was a little stunned and said: "Are you telling the truth? How could he have something in your hands?"
Chen Feng smiled and said: "I'm not lying to you. He does have something in my hands. You just need to know this. There is no need to know too much details."
Seeing that Chen Feng was serious about what he said, and thinking about Martin Erich's gloomy face before, Trelawn began to believe it. His mood suddenly improved a lot. If it is true as Chen Feng said, then their beautiful beauties are
It's a little exciting to think about snatching food from the mouth of Warner, a tiger.
"I got it, boss. When do you think this project will start? I've read the original work, and if I want to make it good, I think the production cost will be very high."
"Let's wait until I write the script first. However, it will take a month at most, maybe not. Once the script is written, we will start immediately. As for the production cost, it must be high, otherwise it will be impossible to adapt such a fantasy novel
I have high hopes for this TV series. If necessary, I will personally act as the director, or at least the producer, to keep an eye on the whole process."
There is absolutely no problem for Chen Feng to be a screenwriter, and Laurent has no objection to this.
"What's your initial budget? Although our company has some money in our books now, I think we should be more cautious if we spend too much money at once."
"I want to shoot this TV series like a Hollywood movie. The first season will have about 10 episodes, and the production cost of each episode will be no less than five million US dollars."
"Is this a little too high? I think it can be controlled within 3 million US dollars per episode." Trelawen was not particularly surprised. He had read the original work and knew that if he wanted to make a good film of this fantasy novel, it would take a lot of money.
It’s definitely indispensable. If you don’t have enough money, it’s better not to take pictures.
Chen Feng shook his head and said: "Five million US dollars is a relatively conservative estimate. If necessary, I think the budget can still be increased."
"Isn't this a bit risky?" Trelawn said with some worry. Although their company, Meili Jiaren, has been making profits, he felt a little unsure when investing so much money all at once.
Chen Feng said with confidence: "You have to believe in my vision. The company has been established for so long, and my vision was wrong that time. It is the same this time. I am very optimistic about the TV series adapted from this novel. I want to turn him into a TV series.
It will become a pinnacle of TV dramas, a peak that other TV drama production companies cannot surpass. Once we produce this magical drama, our Beauty Company will be able to fully establish a foothold in the TV drama circle."
"I'm afraid that if I invest too much, it will be difficult to recover the cost and make a profit." Trauren continued to say worriedly.
Chen Feng explained: "After this TV series is filmed, we have to change the way to sell it. We have to work with the TV network we cooperate with to pay viewers to watch it, and of course we also need to share the advertising. Just like HOB, their TV series can only be watched by paying.
Yes, they will also be our possible partners. Finally, there is the video tape market, and there are also some peripherals. We definitely can’t lose money. The problem is just making more money. However, this TV series is profitable for us.
It’s just secondary, the most important thing is to establish the golden sign that the products produced by our beautiful beauty company must be high-quality products.”
After thinking about it seriously, Trelawen nodded and said: "The novel "A Song of Ice and Fire" has at least millions of loyal readers in the United States, and I am one of them. If I am allowed to pay to watch this
I think I would also be willing to pay for a TV series that was changed from the novel."
Chen Feng said with a smile: "That's right. The market is there. If this TV series is made, as long as it is not too bad, it will definitely not lose money. There is such a large ready-made loyal audience group."
When Trelawn heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, and he took this project more seriously.
After returning home, Chen Feng started writing the script for "A Song of Ice and Fire". Based on the permanent memory of the original time and space, he only had to express and copy the plot adapted from the original time and space in words based on his memory.
This busy time is when it is time to have dinner. After dinner, Chen Feng guided Catherine in piano playing, and then continued to go back to the room to code and write the script. Taking advantage of the permanent memory of the original time and space, of course,
In order to catch up with the progress, I want to write the script for the first season of "Game of Thrones" as soon as possible and start filming as soon as possible.
Not long after he wrote it, Li Yixue unexpectedly called him.
"Yixue, how are you? Are you used to filming these two days?"
In the past two days, he had forgotten about Li Yixue's filming. If it hadn't been for this phone call, Chen Feng would not have thought of her. Therefore, as soon as the call was connected, Chen Feng immediately expressed his concern for his employees as a boss.
Although Li Yixue was complaining that her boss was hypocritical, if she really wanted to care about her, she wouldn't have ignored her or even called her in the past two days.
However, Li Yixue still said obediently: "It's all good. I was a little uncomfortable at first. But Landa and the director took good care of me and explained the scene to me in great detail. I gradually adapted to it."
"Oh, that's good. Are you okay with calling me?" Chen Feng didn't want to talk nonsense to her, so he went straight to the topic and asked.
Li Yixue felt depressed and angry, thinking, can't you just pretend to say a few more words to me? Your attitude is too perfunctory.
But again, Chen Feng, the boss and a part-time worker, could not afford to offend her, so she could only suppress the depression in her heart and said: "I should be able to film a good movie tomorrow. It's just that I'm not familiar with the place here.
I didn’t even bring an assistant when I came here this time, how could I go back? I don’t even know how to buy a plane ticket.”
When Chen Feng heard this, he thought of this. This time, Li Yixue and Li Dazhi came without anyone, not even an assistant. The reason was that Chen Feng didn't want them to be too high-profile, and of course, in order to save some business trip reimbursement for the company.
Of course, the main reason is that Chen Feng doesn't want to see the two of them coming here to be too high-profile.
As a result, Li Yixue, a big star who was spoiled in the past and didn't even know how to buy a plane ticket, asked for help from his boss.