Huayu: Starting from intercepting Duan Yu

Chapter 90 is a huge hit, copyright acquired! (300+ additional chapters!)
(The previous chapter was blocked, and then 1000 words were deleted before it was released...)
The next day, Jing Tian didn't wake up until noon.

Because last night, Liu Yifei called her all night in the name of the premiere of "Chinese Paladin" and celebrating her birthday.

Although she had an average relationship with Liu Yifei, it was difficult for her to refuse.

So much so that she didn't fall asleep until almost dawn!

At the same time, the premiere of "Chinese Paladin" also caused a huge sensation in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan!

The first-day viewership rating in mainland China reached nearly 20%!

Due to the small size of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the ratings on the first day reached nearly 50%!

The word of mouth is also very explosive!
Whether it is the plot, the actors' appearance, acting skills, lines, etc., they have all received rave reviews!
As for the special effects, there’s nothing to mention!
Not to mention TV series, even for movies, I’m afraid only the "Shushan" from three years ago can compete with it!
Of course, the movie "Shushan" three years ago was a flop.

And it was a terrible defeat.

There’s nothing wrong with using special effects as a selling point, but it can’t be the only selling point.

The plot must also be engaging.

You have to know that in Xu Yi’s previous life, many Hollywood special effects blockbusters failed miserably because of poor plots!
But Xu Yi's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" not only has special effects comparable to those of blockbuster movies, but also has a very exciting plot.

The acting skills required are also very high.

Plus a large group of handsome men and beautiful women.

Love is the core selling point again.

It’s not like “Shushan” which is about the battle between good and evil.

So it’s impossible not to become popular!
Then after the first two episodes of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" were broadcast, countless netizens immediately started discussing it online!
And Xu Yi’s fans directly flooded the comment sections of major portals!

"Brother Xu Yi is so handsome!"

"Brother Xu Yi is so awesome!"

"Brother Xu Yi performed so well!"

"Liu Yifei is so beautiful!"

"It's worthy of being a TV series made with 5000 million dollars. The costumes and makeup are simply amazing!"

"And the special effects, Hollywood's technology is amazing!"

"I have to say that the plot of this "Chinese Paladin" is very well adapted, and the changes to the game's plot are not major, at least they are completely within an acceptable range."

"Xu Yi can even write a Palme d'Or-level movie script, so adapting a game shouldn't be a piece of cake!"

"It's a pity that the scene of entering the bridal chamber was not filmed..."

"Fuck, even the kissing scene was just a touch of the face, and you still want to see the bridal chamber?"

"It's mainly because Liu Yifei is too young..."

"Xu Yi and Liu Yifei are a perfect match."

"A handsome man and a beautiful woman. Xu Yi has filmed two TV series, and the leading actress is Liu Yifei. It seems they are destined to be together."

"Forget it. I admit that Liu Yifei is beautiful, but Xu Yi is now an internationally renowned director and a bona fide billionaire. He's definitely surrounded by beautiful women..."

……

"Stop buying for now and wait until the stock price drops below 4.8."

Xu Yi said to the stockbroker on the phone.

As the news of his large purchase of Penguin shares was exposed, Penguin's stock price soared.

It directly increased from HK$4.6 per share to HK$5.5 per share.

The increase is close to 20%!

In this case, if he wants to continue to buy 4.99% of Penguin shares, he must increase his holdings.

Fortunately, he currently owns nearly 4% of Penguin shares.

And Penguin's performance now is really not that good.

The first game developed last year, "Triumph", also failed due to technical reasons.

If it weren't for the damage caused by the bursting of the Internet bubble, we would have finally survived.

The performance of US Internet companies has begun to improve.

This has made the market more tolerant of Internet companies like Penguin.

Otherwise, even if Penguin could go public, its current market value would not be so high!

So Xu Yi decided to stop buying Penguin stocks.

Wait until this wave of emotions caused by him passes, and then see how the situation develops.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Yi prepared to leave the port city.

But he didn't go back to the mainland, but went to the United States.

Not long ago, news finally came from Harvey, who had negotiated the copyrights for several superheroes for him.

But the specific price still needs to be confirmed by him in person.

He also needs to negotiate the contract in person.

And forget about the copyrights held by those big companies.

You know, those big companies would rather make a random bad drama when the copyright is about to expire.

It is also absolutely impossible to sell the copyright of superheroes to others casually!

Unless you can offer them a sky-high price that they can’t refuse!

But that's also impossible!

This time, Harvey's main contact was Lionsgate.

As the largest independent film company in Hollywood, it originally did not have the copyright to superheroes.

But just last year, Lionsgate acquired Artisan Entertainment.

It also inherited the copyrights of more than a dozen superheroes from Yijiang, including Black Panther, Black Widow, Deadpool, Iron Fist, Ant-Man, Punisher, etc.

And then, in order to avoid the copyright expiration, a superhero movie "The Punisher" was immediately made.

It was released in April this year.

However, "The Punisher", which cost more than 3000 million US dollars to make, only grossed more than 5000 million US dollars at the box office.

The ratings and reputation are also very bad.

Even if we can eventually make a profit in the videotape market, it will take a very long time.

And at best you can only get your money back, forget about making any money.

If the capital cost is taken into account, there will be no doubt that there will be losses!
It's definitely a thankless job!

So when Harvey came to him and offered to buy the superhero copyright.

Lionsgate was immediately interested.

Because most superhero copyrights have a time limit.

If the film is not made by the deadline, the copyright will be reclaimed without compensation.

This is a huge pressure for an independent film company like theirs.

Not to mention that his first superhero movie flopped. Harvey had also been approached about New Line.

New Line naturally welcomes the idea of ​​buying the copyright of Iron Man.

Because the copyright of Iron Man will expire in two years.

They also have absolutely no plans to make an Iron Man movie.

But Iron Man is just a second-tier hero.

The copyright is about to expire again.

So Harvey didn't think that Xu Yi would really buy it.

……

A few days later, Xu Yi brought Jing Tian to Los Angeles again.

This is also where Hollywood is located.

He had brought Jing Tian here once when he was producing the special effects for "Chinese Paladin".

A film company was also registered here.

At the same time, Xu Yi’s several assistants in China also flew to the United States.

Especially legal advisors.

Although Xu Yi also understands English.

But it is better to leave professional matters to professionals.

Then Xu Yi brought his assistant and Harvey to Lionsgate.

However, the negotiation process was not smooth.

Because Lionsgate only wants to sell the copyrights of those less popular superheroes.

Xu Yi had never even heard of the names of some of these superheroes.

Naturally, I have no interest.

There's also Black Panther, albeit a second-tier superhero.

Not expensive.

But Xu Yi doesn't want to make a movie with black people as the protagonists.

In this case, even if he owned the copyright to Black Panther, it would not be of much value.

Because if the movie is not made, who can believe that the global box office of the next two "Black Panther" movies can exceed 20 billion US dollars!

So the final result was naturally a breakup.

Xu Yi didn't even want the copyright of Deadpool.

Because Deadpool's copyright will not expire for several years.

In addition, Deadpool's popularity is relatively high among all second-tier superheroes.

So Lionsgate actually directly offered a price of 500 million US dollars!

Obviously, they think he is a fool!

You have to know that Sony only spent $700 million to acquire the film rights to Spider-Man a few years ago!

Of course, if Xu Yi is willing to negotiate, the price can definitely be lowered.

But Xu Yi is not planning to make a Deadpool movie himself.

This includes wanting to acquire the film rights to Iron Man and filming an Iron Man movie.

It is also to increase the bargaining chips with Marvel.

At that time, the copyright of Iron Man will be exchanged for part of Marvel's equity.

This way you don’t have to do anything and you can make money while lying down!
Then Xu Yi went to New Line Cinema with Harvey.

New Line is also an independent film company.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Golden Harvest in Hong Kong in the 90s, was distributed by New Line.

There is also Fang Shilong's representative work in Hollywood, the "Rush Hour" series, which is also released by New Line.

New Line had long wanted to sell the film rights to Iron Man.

I have also repeatedly hoped that Marvel would take back the copyright.

Even if I pay a little less, it's fine.

But Marvel knew that New Line had no plans to make an Iron Man movie, so it didn't want to spend a penny.

Just wait until the copyright expires and take it back for free.

Therefore, New Line is very welcoming to Xu Yi's desire to buy the copyright of Iron Man.

Then after some bargaining, Xu Yi acquired the film rights of Iron Man, which was due to expire in two years, for 60 US dollars!

However, within two years, Xu Yi's Iron Man movie will be able to start shooting and the final movie will be able to be released.

Then this period will automatically increase by 10 years!
"Xu, you don't really want to make an Iron Man movie, do you?"

After following Xu Yi to Lionsgate and New Line, Harvey, with his astuteness, naturally saw through it.

What Xu Yi is really interested in is undoubtedly the copyright of Iron Man!
"Yes, Harvey, I am indeed planning to shoot Iron Man. How about asking you to be the producer?"

Xu Yi did not hide it either.

Iron Man can only be made in Hollywood.

But he certainly can't manage the crew alone, he must have a producer who is familiar with Hollywood.

Harvey is not only very powerful in Hollywood, but also an independent producer.

It must be much easier to handle than those film companies!
Most importantly, Havi's American identity is very useful.

Because the filming of "Iron Man" also requires the cooperation of the US military.

This is when producer Harvey needs to step in!
"Oh my god, Xu, do you know how many rice knives it takes to make a superhero movie?"

Harvey was speechless.

The minimum cost of shooting a superhero movie is tens of millions of dollars.

What's more, shooting an Iron Man movie requires not only making an iron suit, but also very cool special effects.

Calculating the cost in this way, it would be at least hundreds of millions of dollars!

He didn't think that a 21-year-old director could attract so much investment!

Even though this 21-year-old director just won the Palme d'Or in Cannes not long ago!

But the next moment, Xu Yi's words made him dumbfounded.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the filming of 'Iron Man' will start after Christmas next year."

"As for the budget..."

"Let's tentatively set it at 1.5 million meters!"

(End of this chapter)