Chatty Hollywood

After putting down the heart of the ocean that sealed the undead, and collecting the reward given by the crew, Charlotte left as Patrick Jane.

He's not worried that the crew of "Titanic" will hack the new "Heart of the Sea."

You know, this gem already belongs to him. In fact, when he used it to seal the undead, he also added some spells to it.

If necessary, he could rely on the undead souls sealed in the gems to sneak the gems to him.

Now, he put "Heart of the Ocean" on the set of "Titanic". The essential purpose is to hope that this gem can show up several times in the movie.

In this way, when "Titanic" is released in the future, he can use this gem to attract its accumulated magic power.

"As one of the top three global box-office movies in film history, even if "Titanic" is not a horror movie, it might still be able to provide me with a lot of magic!"

Charlotte thought to herself.

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Of course, no matter how much magic "Titanic" can provide, it will ultimately be a matter of the future.

Now, it is "The Sixth Sense" that provides Charlotte with the most magic.

While Charlotte and Charlize were on vacation, this strange horror movie was finally released, and the North American box office eventually grew to $350 million before its release.

This is a pretty good result.

Even though "Independence Day", which was released in July, has a strong box office revenue, from the current point of view, there may still be a box office gap of 10 to 20 million US dollars with "The Sixth Sense".

"congratulations!"

After Charlotte returned from vacation, she met Barry Mendel who came to express her congratulations.

"If there are no more perverted movies in the last four months of this year, then maybe you can win the North American annual box office champion again!"

"I hope so!"

Charlotte smiled;

"Speaking of which,

How is the box office situation in other countries? "

“Very good too!”

As the person in charge of "The Sixth Sense" at Warner Bros., Barry Mendel has obviously benefited a lot from the popularity of "The Sixth Sense". His whole person looked cheerful,

"The box office in other countries around the world is also good. Although some markets cannot be released due to policy reasons, overall, it is still very good. I think it should not be a problem to at least reach the North American box office."

"In other words, the total global box office can reach at least 700 million US dollars?"

Charlotte slapped her mouth.

"It would be great if it could be higher, reaching 800 million."

"That's out of our control."

Barry Mendel sighed;

"Hope God bless you! In fact, I came to you this time mainly for another problem."

"Constantine!?"

Charlotte asked.

"Yes."

Barry Mendel nodded,

"After consultation within our company, we have agreed in principle to your plan to adapt "Constantine", and the power you need can be met..."

"but?"

Charlotte asked directly,

"There must be corresponding conditions for this kind of thing. There can't be no "but", right?"

"You're right! But -"

Barry Mendel paused deliberately with an accent before continuing,

"The adaptation of "Constantine" was not included in Warner's budget for 1996 or 1997. Our plans were fully booked by the beginning of 1998, so——"

"You can't provide enough production costs?"

As soon as she heard the word "budget", Charlotte probably guessed what was going on.

"Is there no production cost to provide at all, or is there a big gap?"

"the latter."

Without speaking secretly in front of everyone, since it has been determined that Charlotte will adapt the comic book "Constantine", Barry Mendel will no longer hide the specific situation.

"If "Constantine" is to be adapted well, it will require a lot of special effects shots. We estimate that the total budget will not be too small, at least 60 to 70 million US dollars. At present, Warner can allocate up to 20 million US dollars... "

"The gap is indeed not small."

Charlotte nodded,

"But I can find a way to raise the rest, but accordingly, I hope to get part of the film rights after the adaptation."

"this……"

Barry Mendel suddenly felt troubled.

It should be said that it is not uncommon for a Hollywood production company to jointly hold the copyright of a certain movie series with a certain star or director.

Among other things, the film rights to the "Mission: Impossible" series are jointly held by Tom Cruise and Paramount.

Tom Cruise even occupies the majority.

As a result, most of the revenue from the "Mission: Impossible" series will be pocketed by Tom Cruise, and even Paramount can only get some leftovers.

To a certain extent, this was also the reason for the subsequent conflict between Tom Cruise and Paramount.

However, when it comes to "Constantine" specifically, there is no problem in this regard.

Charlotte didn't ask for a large portion of the rights, so Warner shouldn't have to worry too much.

However, this is the copyright of the film after all, and it is one of the most important things for all Hollywood companies.

After all, the copyright of a good movie is equivalent to a cash cow!

"I need to go back to the company to negotiate with someone before I can give you a final answer."

Barry Mendel didn't get enough authorization, so he finally had to go back and ask for instructions again.

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Fortunately, the wait did not take too long this time.

Two days later, Barry Mendel brought Warner’s reply——

"We can give you up to 20% of the copyright, and it does not involve the profits from comics and movie peripherals."

"If there is no peripheral income involved, then why do I need the copyright? It would be more cost-effective to directly ask for a share of the box office revenue."

Charlotte scoffed at Barry Mendel's words.

However, he also knew that this was an exorbitant price and he had to pay it back on the spot. Therefore, he did not fall out directly, but continued to make his request,

"30%, I can ignore the comics, but other peripherals related to the movie, including toys and video tape income, etc., must abide by this ratio."

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After a period of bickering, Charlotte and Barry Mendel finally reached an agreement——

Charlotte will serve as producer and director of "Constantine" and will be responsible for raising insufficient funds from Warner Bros. to film.

As compensation, Charlotte will receive 24% of the movie's copyright income, including various peripherals, but not comics.

——Because DC Comics' "Constantine" has been serialized for a long time, its profits should not be included in the movie's peripherals.

The premise for all this to be realized is that Charlotte must complete all production of the film before October 1997.

Warner hopes that the film will be released before the end of 1997.