I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 578 They're all mine!
"Jeff, I want to ask you something."

The Chicken Coop Murders in Riverside County, Los Angeles, California in 1928... I heard the adaptation rights are with Warner Bros.?

Yes, I want it!

Liu Jin stood on the balcony of his hotel room, making a phone call.

On the other end of the phone was Jeff Robinoff, CEO of Warner Bros.

Liu Jin and Warner Bros. are old acquaintances!

In the past two years, Warner has made a lot of money through its collaboration with Liu Jin.

Almost none of Liu Jin's works have lost money. This has led to Liu Jin's rating within Warner Bros. being upgraded from a B to an SS.

In other words, he is neither a director nor a professional actor.

Otherwise, it's entirely possible that we could become an SSS-level partner...

"A murder in a chicken coop?"

Jeff Robinoff paused for a moment, then said, "Amos, wait a moment, I'll have my men check it out."

"no problem!"

"By the way, Amos, there's something I'd like to talk to you about."

"what's up?"

"Hangover, do you have any plans to write a sequel?"

"Jeff, you mean..."

"Yes, I hope to acquire the development rights to a sequel to The Hangover."

It's development, not adaptation.

In other words, they want the Hangover IP, but they don't want to continue using Leonardo DiCaprio and the like...

The cost is too high!
Leonardo DiCaprio and his team publicly announced an investment of over 100 million, which includes the salaries of Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Tobey Maguire, and Kate Winslet. Getting all of them back together is unrealistic; even Liu Jin doesn't have the capability.

Therefore, they had to develop and adapt the existing IP.

In other words, you sold me the name "The Hangover," and from then on, the hangover has nothing to do with you anymore.

That's probably what it means.

"What did Leon say?"

He said it was a script you wrote, and you were in charge of making the decisions.

Liu Jin thought for a moment and asked him to continue creating "The Hangover 2"?
He definitely isn't interested!

To be honest, the first two parts of The Hangover trilogy follow the same formula, while the third part takes a different approach.

However, in terms of content, there is no doubt that the first movie is the most exciting; two-thirds of the movie cannot compare to the first one.

Moreover, the latter two installments became increasingly heavy-handed, with jokes becoming increasingly vulgar.

It's unlikely that Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, or Toby would accept it.

Therefore, Liu Jin never considered continuing to create...

Anyway, the most lucrative piece of meat has already been taken by those few.

But if Warner Bros. wants to expand on the adaptation... they'll just have to change the lead actor.

After thinking about it, Liu Jin felt that it wasn't unacceptable.

"how much is it?"

"Amos, name your price."

"Chicken coop murder case + 3000 million".

"Are you crazy? Warner just wants a name... Wait a minute!"

Jeff stopped abruptly, and after a moment, he returned to the phone.

"Chicken coop murder + $1500 million, Amos, that's a good story."

"That depends on who writes it... 2500 million."

"Twenty million, and Warner Bros. will have priority investment rights if you create something."

"make a deal!"

"Haha, you're quite the businessman."

"You too, Jeff, you got a great deal... Even without Leon and the others, let me tell you, the Hangover formula is guaranteed to make a fortune. You'll have to buy me drinks then!"

"Haha, I appreciate your kind words."

However, there's something else... I heard you're in talks with Columbia Pictures about the adaptation rights to *The Da Vinci Code*, is that right?

"It was just initial contact."

"Amos, Warner is an old friend of yours!"

……

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Samuel and Tim, who were chatting in the guest room, exchanged a glance, got up, walked over, and opened the door.

Monica Bellucci, Lecomte, and Suleiman stood in the doorway.

"Hey, Samuel."

"Monica, it's been a long time. You're still as beautiful and charming as ever."

At the same time, Tim also stood up from the sofa.

"Where is Amos?"

"Making a phone call from the balcony."

"With whom?"

"It seems to be Jeff, Jeff from Warner Bros."

"Jeff Robinoff?"

Lecomte and Suleiman went into the guest room and took their seats. Monica looked curiously towards the balcony, only able to see Liu Jin's back on the balcony and hear faint laughter coming from it.

Are Amos and Jeff close?

Samuel looked at Monica in surprise and said, "Don't you know? He has collaborated with Warner Bros. on no fewer than six films in the past few years."

Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is set to be released this summer.

I've seen the trailer, it's so cool!

Tim laughed and said, "I heard that Colombia is in talks with him about two collaborations."

"Colombia?"

Ilya Suleiman asked in surprise, "Isn't Amos having a deep conflict with Xiao Rizi?"

"Contradictions aside, Columbia Pictures is America's film company, not some small-time film company..."

Therefore, cooperation is cooperation.

Lecomte laughed and said, "Amos himself admits that he still prefers to smoke Mild Seven on his days off."

"Haha, that's true!"

Monica, curious, went to the balcony.

Liu Jin saw her through the glass, so he waved to her and greeted her.

"Jeff, how about this, you can send someone to discuss the adaptation rights of 'The Da Vinci Code' with Mela."

I can only guarantee one thing: all things being equal, I would prioritize Warner… Columbia has offered five million dollars, but that hasn't met my expectations yet. You have to admit, it's a good story.”

"Okay, we'll talk again later."

Liu Jin hung up the phone and went into the living room.

He first kissed Monica, then smiled and asked Mare Fakch, "Samuel, how's Quentin doing lately?"

"He's been busy with his new film lately."

"Evidence of death?"

"Yes."

"He actually finished the script?"

"It's written, but when I talked to him on the phone, I felt he was still not very satisfied."

Most importantly, he's likely to lose his bet with Rod! They started working on a new script together and made a bet that whoever finished filming first would treat everyone. Now he's only just started shooting, while Rod's *Planet Terror* is almost done.

"No wonder!"

The Rode that Samuel mentioned is Rodriguez.

Last year in Cannes, Liu Jin told him the story of the torture chamber.

As a result, Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino actually got into a competition... They split up "Grindhouse" into two works.

One is "Planet Terror," and the other is "Death Evidence."

However, they all faced a problem: expanding the original story into a complete film.

It depends on the individual's ability!
Based on the current situation, Rodriguez seems to have the upper hand.

After Liu Jin greeted Samuel, when he saw Tim, for some reason, he blurted out, "Hello, 1900!"

Tim Ruff was taken aback.

Liu Jin also reacted quickly.

1900 is the male protagonist of "The Legend of 1900".

In the original timeline, this film was released in 1998, adapted from the literary screenplay "1900: Monologue" by Italian author Alessandro Baricco. However, in this timeline, Liu Jin could not find any information about Baricco.

Moreover, Giuseppe Tornatore, the director of The Legend of 1900, has a famous Italian trilogy.

Cinema Paradiso (1988), The Legend of 1900 (1998), and Malèna (2000).

But in this time and space, Tornatore only had one copy of Monica Bellucci's "Malèna" to rely on.

"Sorry, sorry, I was a little distracted just now!"

Liu Jin apologized to Tim Ralph, saying, "I don't know why... this is the first time we've met."

"Yes, but I've heard so much about you."

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that the moment I saw you, a story suddenly popped into my head."

And the protagonist of the story is named 1900!

I know it sounds strange to say this, but... it's true, the 1900 in my mind is exactly like you.

Tim Love is stunned!
Is there such a good thing?

Samuel, standing to the side, wore an expression of envy and jealousy.

"Damn it, Amos, you definitely weren't looking at me properly just now."

Look at me, look at me more closely, be serious, is there any story behind this? Damn it, look closer!

Tim and the others standing nearby couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Liu Jin then pretended to seriously examine Samuel and said, "I seem to see many similarities in you..."

Danny Roman (Ace vs Ace)? Lorenzo Conseil (Free Zone)...

"Fuck you, I've already done all of this before, Bro!"

Everyone in the room couldn't help but burst into laughter.

However, looking at Mare Fak's dark face, a movie really came to Liu Jin's mind.

Just as he was about to speak, the doorbell rang.

Everyone in the living room turned their heads and looked at the tightly closed door!

……

(End of this chapter)