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Chapter 152 Harvests for All Parties

Since we can't find any blockbuster movies to invest in right now, let's focus on copyrights.

Some items can be bought in advance and stocked up.

The film rights to Resident Evil have been sold to the German company Constantin.

Like Lionsgate, Constantin Film, although a foreign company, has always been geared towards Hollywood.

They primarily distribute American films, television programs, and music; they have little experience in film production.

Resident Evil is considered one of their more formal works aimed at Hollywood.

However, like other independent filmmakers such as New Line Cinema, Miramax, and Lionsgate, they still follow the low-budget route.

They can't afford the high costs.

They never expected Tang Jinshan to come to them on his own initiative.

Bernard Eisinger, president of Constantin Film, warmly received Tang Jinshan.

"Mr. Tang, I heard you're interested in Resident Evil?"

He had no idea how Tang Jinshan had found his way here.

His company has no reputation in Hollywood.

"I've played Resident Evil and wanted to buy the rights to make a movie, but then I found out the rights were in your hands. So I wanted to ask if you have any plans to transfer the rights?"

Tang Jinshan got straight to the point.

Bernard Eisinger hadn't expected there to be such a reason.

Resident Evil is indeed very popular among young people.

However, since they acquired the copyright in 1997, they have written two versions of the script, but neither of them is usable.

The projects have now been put on hold.

"Mr. Tang, I have a better suggestion. How about we develop it together? You invest, and I'll do the manufacturing."

Bernard Eisinger's eyes lit up quickly.

How could we let such a wealthy man go when he came knocking on our door?

"Investment? How much control do I have over this project?"

Tang Jinshan asked.

Bernard Eisinger was speechless.

We definitely can't let a greenhorn like Tang Jinshan get involved in the project, or we'll all be left with nothing.

They can't afford to lose money or fail.

Is this just playing house with him?

However, Tang Jinshan wanted to buy the copyright because he liked Resident Evil, so it seems completely unreasonable to prevent others from interfering.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction.

"How about this, I'll double the price you paid for the copyright back then."

Tang Jinshan was naturally unwilling to develop the project with them.

"Mr. Tang, we still prefer to develop the project ourselves."

Bernard Eisinger said with a smile.

Although the project encountered setbacks and was much more difficult than expected, they still did not want to give up.

This is the first project resulting from their company's transformation.

"If you feel you're at a disadvantage, I can give you the European distribution rights; you're experts in that area."

Tang Jinshan said.

Are you serious?

Bernard Eisinger's eyes lit up immediately.

Issuing shares is practically a sure thing with minimal risk.

Compared to sitting back and collecting money, investing in and producing your own films carries the risk of losing money.

In particular, they lack experience.

"Okay, you guys think about it first. I still need to buy the film adaptation rights for Tomb Raider."

Tang Jinshan didn't expect to get things sorted out as soon as he arrived.

He has more than one goal.

Sigh, the best things always get snatched up by someone else first.

"Are you also going to buy the film rights to Tomb Raider?"

Bernard Eisinger was immediately surprised.

"I'll buy everything I can. I plan to expand the company, buy some copyrights, and develop some projects."

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Actually, there have been some rumors circulating in Hollywood, but Bernard Eisinger probably hasn't received it yet.

Bernard Isengard never expected that before the Lord of the Rings project had even yielded any results, Tang Jinshan would invest in other projects.

It seems like they're making quite a move.

If he acquires other copyrights first, which project will he develop first?

Resident Evil might not necessarily have a priority.

It seems we need to make a decision quickly.

With a heavy heart, he saw Tang Jinshan off at the door.

Tang Jinshan turned and went to Paramount.

They only acquired the film adaptation rights to Tomb Raider last year.

Hollywood companies have a long-standing tradition of storing intellectual property (IP).

Whether or not development takes place, having more inventory in the warehouse is always a good thing.

There are countless Marvel movies alone whose copyrights have been repatriated due to project delays.

Paramount, on the other hand, was much more straightforward.

Whether it's reselling or investing in development, as long as it doesn't just gather dust in a warehouse, they're happy to see it.

Making money and cashing out is the top priority.

There are numerous copyright transfers among the seven major Hollywood studios.

However, Paramount also had one condition.

They want to retain the film's distribution rights.

This is also the domain of the seven major Hollywood studios; they won't share this pie with anyone else.

Tang Jinshan didn't care.

Since he doesn't have the ability to issue the product himself, he'll have to find someone else sooner or later.

Last year, Paramount bought Tomb Raider for £100 million, but it ended up in Tang Jinshan's hands for £160 million.

It's incredibly cheap.

However, some IPs are not valuable to begin with, otherwise there wouldn't be warehouses full of them.

Of course, there are also additional conditions.

When the movie is released, the English game company Eidos will take 7% of the box office revenue and 10% of the merchandise licensing fees.

Nobody is a fool.

This is one of the reasons why copyright fees are low.

They are happy to see their own IP being developed and to make big money together.

Subsequently, Tang Jinshan acquired the film adaptation rights to "The Bourne Identity" from Universal in the same manner.

This novel was written in the 1980s and is very well-known.

Universal offered $500 million and also retained the right to issue the rights.

Compared to investing in filming yourself, it's definitely more comfortable to sit back and wait for a share of the profits.

However, because it was a relatively early time, there were no clauses regarding box office revenue sharing with the original novel.

Tang Jinshan was also very comfortable.

For several days in a row, we also received news from Robert Shea.

Marvel, on the other hand, is naturally happy to see another competitor.

Even now, struggling to survive, permanently selling off the copyright is a last resort.

The X-Men series is so popular, and so many characters have been sold.

They offered $2000 million, a little less than the original price they gave to Sony for the whole package.

Because Sony's contract has a 5-year term.

Of course, this only applies to film adaptation rights.

The copyrights to other comics, games, television derivatives, character trademarks, toys, and other merchandise still belong to Marvel.

In addition, it will receive 5% of the box office revenue.

Some agreements involve revenue sharing between companies dealing in toys, clothing, and other similar products.

For example, Spider-Man is a 50/50 split between Marvel and Sony.

However, the film production company fully owns the film's copyright and related copyrights, such as television rights, DVD rights, and so on.

These are all well-established regulations.

After all, Marvel has sold off its assets countless times, so it's quite an old trick.

Tang Jinshan suddenly felt that it was very necessary to get his hands on Marvel as soon as possible.

Other copyrights also generate a huge amount of revenue.

He had seen how popular Marvel would become in the future.

2000 million is too expensive; Tang Jinshan is only willing to offer 1500 million.

Let Robert Shea continue the negotiations.

He promised the new line priority rights, so Robert Shea was very enthusiastic.

He was even more eager to see the deal go through than Tang Jinshan.