Conference room.

"Hi, Zhuke, my friend, we're meeting again." A middle-aged man gave Zhuke a hug enthusiastically.

"Jordan, I'm very happy to see you again."

The man sitting in front of Zucker was Jordan Davidman, the representative of Paramount Distribution Department. He had previously collaborated on the overseas release of "Rolla Run".

Jordan looked at Zhuke and smiled and said, "Zuke, I want to congratulate you, you did a pretty job in London and earned £20 million from ITV!"

"It's average, it can't compare to the profits of your movie." Zhu Keyi pointed out.

Isn't it referring to "Run Lola".

Paramount, who was a dog days, paid only $2 million in overseas copyright fees and received $100 million in box office.

Jordan smiled awkwardly, obviously not expecting that Zhuke would re-report the old story, and said immediately: "Zuke, as far as I know, the entire US copyright of "Go Talent" is still in your hands."

"Yes."

Zhuke nodded, there was nothing to hide.

Upon hearing this, Jordan said on the spot: "Then you can consider selling the North American copyright of "Go Talent" to our Paramount parent company, Viacom Group. After all, we have the third largest TV network in North America."

Sell ​​it to you?

Zhuke nodded and said, "Yes, for the sake of our friends, as long as you can pay $70 million, I will definitely sell it."

$70 million?

Jordan almost spat out a mouthful of old blood on the spot!

Obviously, Zhuke was opening his mouth wide at the lion.

Jordan teased: "Juke, don't joke, we're talking about the serious business."

"Hahaha~, OK, Jordan, let's talk about the overseas copyright of "Hard Fruit Candy". You should know that the copyright purchase of "Good Talent" is not something you can decide with all your powers." Zhu Ke smiled.

Jordan was embarrassed again.

That's right, the copyright acquisition case of tens of millions of dollars was not something Jordan, a small distribution department manager, could decide. The reason why he spoke was nothing more than testing Zhuke. Even the embarrassment he showed was full of disguise.

All hell is an old man, who is still young?

Let's go and cheat!

"I don't plan to sell the copyright of "Good Talent" in North America now. After all, after the British version of "Good Talent" is broadcast, you will definitely be able to sell the copyright of North America at a high price." Zhu Ke's heart moved.

Well, it's far higher than £20 million!

"Hard Fruit Candy"'s box office performance in North America is much worse than "Rolla Run", so don't expect much higher copyright fees overseas.

But.

When Zhuke thought of the 100 million US dollars overseas box office of "Run Lola", he was unwilling to give up and of course he had to sell it a little more.

"Jordan, you damn vampire!"

“$1 million?”

"You just want to win my "Fruit Hard Candy" for 1 million. Don't even think about it, I'll tell you to dream!"

.........

Negotiations between companies are entirely about interests.

As for friendship?

Haha, I'm thinking too much.

In the overseas market of "Running Lola", Paramount did take advantage of Wald Pictures, but don't expect them to remember this friendship.

For example, if we are talking about "Hard Fruit Candy", will a big company remember the previous video?

Obviously, not!

They have their own independent and distinctive service guidelines and will never be treated specially because of personal feelings and personal relationships.

At this point, so did Zhuke.

In the end, the first negotiation on overseas copyright of "Hard Fruit Candy" failed.

"Victor, are there any other major companies in addition to Paramount now interested in our overseas copyright?"

After Paramount's Jordan left, Zucker asked Victor directly.

"some."

Victor said: "At present, regarding the overseas copyright of "Fruit Hard Candy", we contacted our big companies, in addition to Paramount, there is also Time Warner Group."

Warner?!

That's a big company!

Well, Time Warner is stronger than Paramount.

Its parent company, Times Group, is even more influential. Especially Times, which is a subsidiary of the group, is also a well-known existence. At present, Warner Group is in a trend of running side by side with Disney to compete for the leader of the martial arts world.

Zhu Ke was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "It seems that although the overseas performance of "Rola Run" did not make us profitable, it also made our company famous."

Victor smiled, and his meaning was self-evident.

...........

Meanwhile, in an office at Time Warner Films, two people were discussing "Hard Fruit Candy".

Richard Kidman, male, 45 years old, serves as the head of the overseas distribution department of Warner Films and is also a real-powerful figure at Warner Films.

"Red, I just learned that Wald Pictures and Paramount have started negotiations on "Hard Fruit Candy". If you follow up in the near future, as long as it does not exceed $2 million, be sure to win me an overseas distribution." Richard Kidman said in a deep voice.

"Okay, I'll check it right away."

The young man in front of Richard Kidman is his right-hand man, Reid.

Not long after, Reed returned to Richard Kidman's office again and immediately said, "Boss, I asked, the overseas copyright of "Hard Fruit Candy" is still at Wald Pictures, but I want to confirm again, are we going to take action?"

Obviously, Reed is not optimistic about the overseas performance of "Hard Fruit Candy".

Richard Kidman nodded and said, "Red, I know your concerns and believe in your professional vision. That's right, just for the film "Fruit Hard Candy", it is a niche movie, and its overseas box office is not worth our bid of $2 million, but your vision should be longer."

"Oh?" Reed became puzzled.

Looking at the young assistant in front of him, Richard Kidman was not bored either.

Instead, he explained patiently: "Although Wald Pictures is a new company, look at the filming of "Rolla Run" and the "Aerial Baby" that was popular after being aired in the UK. Then look at the copyright of "The Got Talent" that caused a lot of controversy a few days ago. Do you think Wald Pictures is still a small film company?"

"Run Lola" with 100 million overseas box office;

"Aerial Baby", which broke the ratings of the British Children's Channel when it was broadcast;

The Got Talent Show with a sky-high copyright of £20 million;

When the young Reed thought of this, he was instantly shocked.

"I see!"

"Thanks to boss, I understand that Wald Pictures is no longer a Hollywood film company, it is completely worth our win!

Reed immediately eloquently.

Hearing this, Richard Kidman said with relief: "It's right that you can think so. Anyway, it's just a million dollars. If you succeed, you can gain a potential film company. Why don't we do it?"

Now, if Zhuke is not here, otherwise he would have been dumbfounded.

It’s all his mother, he’s an old fox!

However, Zucker is also happy to hook up with several large companies.

With Zhuke's heavily invested, Wald Pictures has already broken away from its position as a Hollywood end-of-the-line film company and has become a third-rate film company; but it is still very weak and needs to continue to grow under the wings of large companies.

As for whether it will be backfired by large companies and embezzled, Zhu Ke is not worried at all.

"Three years, and I will have enough capital to operate after three years. By then, even if I turn against a big company, I will not be able to fight back." Zhu Ke thought to himself.

...........

the next day.

Zhuke, who got up early in the morning, drove to the shooting scene of "Juno" after washing up.

That's right, the movie "Juno" has started filming.

And filming has been starting for half a month, but due to busy work, the producer Zhuke has not been there. Now that he has time, of course he has to go and have a look.

After all, this is "Juno"!

The global box office of more than 200 million US dollars is completely worthy of Zucker's attention!

As the boss and producer, Zhu Ke has a personal 3% of the North American box office net profit of "Juno" is in hand. It is normal to pay more attention to the filming of the movie, so it is not easy for people to talk about gossip.

"Hi, Richard, thank you for your hard work during this period."

After Zucker arrived on the set, of course, he found the film director Richard Linklater as soon as possible.

Not to mention anything else, just being the title of the best director of the Berlin Film Festival deserves the minimum respect given to Zhuke.
To be continued...