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"I'm not too sure, maybe the other party saw the sensational effect of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and planned to take the opportunity to put "A Song of Ice and Fire" on the screen." Nancy Utley was not very clear either. .

However, she thinks it should be related to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", otherwise the other party may not directly choose Orion Pictures as the partner.

"Then what about the conditions!"

"Does he want to get investment? Or co-production!" Ryan knew that a project with an investment of more than 1.3 billion U.S. dollars would not fall on Orion Films for no reason, and the other party must have a conspiracy, "Or is he planning to sell the script!"

The three ways of cooperation are relatively common in Hollywood.

While obtaining investment, the other party will definitely not easily give up the management authority of project preparation. Similar to the cooperation on the 007 series of films, Orion Films is only an investor.

Co-production is different, requiring joint funding from both parties. Orion Films is also responsible for film promotion and distribution, and can control the initiative of the crew.

Selling the script is the easiest way. In return, the other party can not only get a sum of money, but also a position in the crew.

Of course, there are no fixed terms for specific cooperation conditions, and it depends on the negotiation between the two parties.

Nancy Utley was shocked, and quickly said: "The other party hopes to shoot in a cooperative way, and each will bear half of the investment and revenue sharing. Orion Films will be responsible for the promotion and distribution of the film."

Hearing this, Ryan frowned. Even if such a condition is not considered a lion's mouth, no film company will easily agree to it.

Unless it is Tom Cruise, George Lucas, such Hollywood superstars, famous directors, and gold medal producers, it is impossible for any Hollywood film company to agree easily.

Half of the investment and income sharing is too much.

"He also needs to become the producer of the crew and have the final casting and editing rights for the film."

Nancy-Utley glanced at Ryan and continued: "In addition, he also hopes that this film can be released before "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", and the film's release schedule will start in May."

As the last part of the trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", it is bound to bring epic films to a peak.

Next, for a long time, it was not a good release time for epic films.

In addition, May is the beginning of the summer season, with last year's "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" and this year's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" selling one after another, which is undoubtedly an excellent release schedule.

As for the producer position, it can be considered.

However, the final casting and editing rights of the film are definitely not allowed.

"Are there any other conditions?" Ryan continued to ask.

"There is one more thing." Nancy Utley hesitated, and said: "He did not obtain the copyright of the adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire", but hopes that through the channel of Orion Films, both parties can get the original work together. Adaptation Copyright."

"I haven't obtained the copyright to adapt the original work yet!" Ryan said with a smile on his lips, "It's interesting."

Generally speaking, very few people seek cooperation with just a proposal and a script when they have not obtained the copyright to adapt the original work.

A plan that didn't get the copyright to adapt the original work, the other party is not afraid that Orion Films will bypass him and choose to invest in this project alone!

Even, it is entirely possible to borrow the outline of this script. Anyway, this is only an adapted script, not an original script, so it is difficult to qualify as an infringement.

Hollywood film companies only have interests in their eyes, and have never said anything about integrity.

Never try to trust the credibility of any Hollywood studio.

Of course, it is also possible that the other party does not have enough funds to purchase the copyright of the original adaptation.

With the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and the huge sales, the copyright price of the adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire", which is also an epic theme, is definitely not a small number.

Authors and publishing companies will definitely propose harsh sharing terms.

A Hollywood film company can take the initiative in negotiations.

However, the other party proposed another half of the investment!

"Investment channels!"

"I want to know, how does he plan to raise funds?" Ryan put down the script and proposal, and asked a very critical question at the same time.

Orion Pictures can accept external funds for some cooperation projects.

But the premise must ensure that the source of funds is legitimate.

He didn't want to get involved with some money laundering syndicates.

As one of the countries with the highest crime rate in the world, the United States has obtained a lot of funds through various illegal channels.

Many of them flowed into Hollywood, turned around and became legal income.

In this regard, Hollywood film companies often choose to turn a blind eye.

Nancy Utley knew what Ryan was worried about, "He will use fundraising to obtain funds from investors, and he can guarantee the source of funds."

With the reputation of Orion Films and the hit "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", as long as Ryan agrees to the other party's terms of cooperation.

Then it is not difficult to get funding from investors or banking structures.

As long as the operation is good, he doesn't need to pay any money, and he can get a lot of income in the future.

Even if the box office hits the market when the movie is released in the future, the other party will not lose much, and the only losses will be those investors and Orion Pictures.

Those investors, as well as Orion Pictures, stand to reap big gains if the film hits the box office.

This is also the routine operation of many Wall Street investment institutions.

Fundraising!

However, the vocabulary of fundraising made Ryan frowned again, with some resistance.

As a person who lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in his previous life, he has seen many illegal fund-raising incidents. If the other party uses the name of the crew to obtain funds but chooses to run away, then Orion Films will be caught in a dispute.

What also makes him feel uncomfortable is that a project with an investment of 1.3 billion US dollars is still a project that is not in his memory, and the partner intends to choose financing to obtain funds.

The whole project faintly reveals an unusual atmosphere.

"Nancy, what's your opinion?" Ryan asked, looking at Nancy-Utley.

"A cooperation plan that looks very good can be handed over to the review department first." Nancy Utley answered very cautiously.

She knew very well that it was not important whether to hand it over to the audit department, and the final decision was in Ryan's hands.

"Okay, just do as you say."

"In addition, ask someone to directly contact the author and publishing company of "A Song of Ice and Fire", and first buy the copyright of the work." Ryan quickly made a decision.

No matter whether he agreed to cooperate in the final result or not, he decided to buy the adaptation copyright of "A Song of Ice and Fire" first.

"Game of Thrones", adapted from "A Song of Ice and Fire" in the previous life, produced eight seasons and 73 episodes, and was selected by the British "Guardian" as the 100 best TV dramas of the 21st century, ranking 7th.

From this, it can be seen that the income from "Game of Thrones" is more than that of general large-scale commercial films.

Even, wait for the serialization of "Game of Thrones" to end in the future.

Orion Pictures can take the opportunity to put it on the screen.

Of course, these are all under the premise of refusing to cooperate.

Do this, Ryan, just in case.

A strange look flashed in Nancy Utley's eyes, and she said, "The author and publishing company of "A Song of Ice and Fire" should not refuse to sell the adaptation rights."

She didn't say much next.

The adaptation copyrights that can make Ryan fancy, without exception, the box office of the film is not a big hit.

From "Tomb Raider" to "Lord of the Rings" adaptation rights, each has brought a lot of income to Orion Pictures.

As for the planner of the plan and script in front of her, she was no longer within her scope of consideration.

Obviously, Ryan's approach is in the interests of Orion Pictures.

"Yes, Nancy!"

"Who is the author of this plan and script!" Ryan asked suddenly.

He hadn't asked who the producer was just now!

"The other party is a descendant of a European earl, and seems to be the grandson of Sophia Roland."

Nancy Utley introduced: "Although he is a European aristocrat, he has actually been developing in Hollywood, making good friends with many producers, Hollywood stars, bankers, and investors, and once invested in some small companies. production, not outsiders."

Hollywood insiders and outsiders are treated very differently in terms of cooperation.

The next moment, Ryan's face suddenly became weird, a descendant of a European earl? Sophia - Grandson of Roland!

And make friends with a group of producers, Hollywood stars, bankers, and investors!

I go, he is simply too familiar.

"Is his name Christopher Rockencourt!" Ryan said a somewhat strange name.

In the previous life, the name was ahead of time, and many people who followed the Hollywood news would definitely recognize it.

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