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Chapter 975

Dick Group is actually not much better than Universal, but in the past few years, Dick Group has made a lot of money relying on the introduction and distribution of several Ling Xiaoge series movies.

Although there are cracks in the current cooperation between Dick Group and Ling Xiaoge, and those series of films have also been distributed to other Hollywood giants, Dick Group still holds the "Home Alone" project.

But Universal was not so lucky, but fortunately Universal originally wanted to show favor to Legendary Pictures or Lin Xiao, but unexpectedly, "Taken", which was disliked by everyone, achieved unexpected success, and Legendary Pictures has officially begun preparations for the sequel.

However, although "Taken" is considered a relatively successful genre, Universal did not get the distribution rights for the sequel, or in other words, the earlier Universal Pictures did not expect "Taken" to be such a hit.

The president of Universal Pictures, Vincent Larry, had a headache looking at Universal Pictures' financial report.

Looking at other companies, although there are a lot of films that are losing money, they have a big killer. If they release one or two blockbuster sequels, they can immediately recover their blood.

But Universal can't do it. Several sequels have hit the street, and they can only be put on the shelf for the time being, and will not be launched until a few years later.

But these days, the risk of original movies is really too great, and Vincent Larry is also cautious.Original films can be invested and produced, but the cost must not be too high.

Otherwise, even Universal can't afford a big loss.

All Hollywood giants have paid tuition for this point, even now, there are quite a few big productions that suffer huge losses every year.

Hundreds of millions of investment, but in exchange for only a fraction of the box office results, it is very traumatic for any company.

"I want all the materials of "Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs"!" Since Lin Xiao ordered Nami to release the news, Vincent Larry would naturally receive it.

During this period of time, because of the success of the sequel of "Home Alone", many people focused their attention on the best-selling movies in Huaguo, trying to find a movie suitable for adaptation into the North American version, but unexpectedly, Lin Xiao moved even more Quickly, two more suitable films were directly selected.

"Boss, here is the information you want!" The assistant quickly passed over the collected information.

Vincent Larry opened the materials of "Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs" and began to read them.

Vincent was surprised to find that both "Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs" were works of the legendary Hua Guolin.

And the key point is that Lin Xiao participated in both "Infernal Affairs" and "Dark War", and he was even one of the directors and leading actors in the latter.

Whether a movie is suitable for local adaptation mainly depends on whether there are many cultural aspects involved in it. If there are too many, then the adaptation will be more troublesome.

For example, a Chinese martial arts movie, no matter how much you change it, you can’t change it into a local version.

However, "Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs" are both gangster movies, and "Dark War" is a bit like a police movie about "Uncle Cat Wars" in North America more than ten years ago.

And "Infernal Affairs" surprised Vincent even more, because he found this movie really brilliant.

And it's not too difficult to adapt.

As expected of the miraculous Lin, he really has a unique vision.

"Jennifer, hold a reception and send invitations to Nami and Hua Guolin of Legendary Films!" Vincent Larry said after thinking about it.

Because he saw the great potential of "Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs". Once these two films are finished, they may become new series.

And this time, since the other party offered it for cooperation and investment, there is hope that Universal can directly get involved in the copyright of the series, even if it gets half of it, it is very good.

Vincent Larry was able to get the news and see the adaptation potential of these two films, and other Hollywood giants could also see it.

After all, although the risks of a movie are uncontrollable, sometimes, whether there is potential or not can still be seen.

"Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs" obviously have more potential, why?Because these two films are not special effects films, but feature films!
What is the most important thing about a drama film?It is the structure of the story, the performance of the actors, and the overall planning of the director.

They can all see that the possibility of failure is far less than the possibility of success in finding good actors and directors for these two films.

Moreover, both films have the potential to create sequels, so the value is naturally different.

They can't overemphasize any movie that has the potential for a sequel.

For Lin Xiao, it may be a burden for high-paid actors to star in the lead role, but for Hollywood giants, this is not the case, because high-paid actors show that they have box office appeal.

And although they will also ask for a share, it is only limited to the share of the box office. For them, the real big profit comes from the peripheral channels of the movie, and at the same time, the stretching effect of high-gross movies on the stock price.

Therefore, in Lin Xiao's view, it is a burden, but in their view it is insurance!

Yes, it is insurance!
"The cocktail party of Universal Pictures? The action is very fast!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"Yes, not only Vincent Larry of Universal Pictures, Mina Films, DSN Films, Dick Films, Goldie Films and other companies are interested in our project. And if nothing unexpected , They will also attend Universal's reception." Nami said with a smile.

Nami is very satisfied with her current position. Although the background of Legendary Films is definitely not as good as those Hollywood giants, or even some independent film companies, but she is the CEO of a small company, but she can win the respect and even equality of Hollywood giants. Dialogue, why?
Of course, it was because Lin Xiao, behind Legendary Pictures, could bring them huge benefits, and Nami was Lin Xiao's North American spokesperson.

"Then go and have a look!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"So boss, what is our bottom line?" Nami asked.

Lin Xiao could talk to those old foxes in the past, but it was limited to the general direction. The specific negotiations will definitely be handed over to Nami.

That's why Nami asked this question.

"Bottom line? Copyright sharing! By the way, in terms of the box office of the two films, the leading actors and directors will definitely ask for a share, and they can accept it, because they are the focus on other channels, but we are different, so in terms of box office share, we must be stuck. Yes, let them make a profit! Others, we can ask for less." Lin Xiao said after a moment of pondering.

"I see!" Nami also knew that compared with other Hollywood giants, the biggest shortcoming of Legendary Pictures was the channel.

However, the channel is the basic market monopolized by the Hollywood giants, so it is too difficult to change.

Fortunately, Hollywood giants are not monolithic, so they gave Nami some room to maneuver.

(End of this chapter)