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"It's not luck, it's your vision.

However, I heard that you only signed the first part of "The Fast and the Furious", and two more follow-up parts have been made, so you only have priority to sign the contract?"

Jia Fei turned his eyes and asked with a smile.

Jeristine's heart sank, and he had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Jia Fei's next words made him forget that the man in front of him was a famous Hollywood figure, and his face quickly darkened.

"We are also very interested in this movie and hope it will not embarrass New Line Cinema."

Jia Fei said with a smile.

Annie glanced at the smiling Jia Fei.

The worry in my heart is no less than that of Christine.

He quoted again.

Now we are waiting for the final box office results of "The Fast and the Furious" to be released.

However, although only the Universal Company has contacted him, it does not mean that He Jin cannot take the lead.

At the same time, it also made the value of his subsequent "Fast and Furious" films even higher.

If you've seen "The Fast and the Furious," you should know that they all starred in this movie."

"Want?" Jeristine couldn't help but stood up.

Although I knew Paramount would get involved in the project.

As the saying goes, a person can be flattered by a thousand people, and no one likes to hear good things.

New Line Cinema won the box office, and He Jin gained fame.

Hearing this, He Jin stood there and thought about it for a few seconds, then sat back down.

He Jin said.

Jerristine didn't get too long-winded and went straight to the point.

He said directly: "Mr. He, please set a price! We will buy out all subsequent copyrights at once."

For the second part, He Jin will never sell it for less than 15 million US dollars. He believes that there will definitely be a company willing to spend the money.

Of course, the above is just a statement.

"Of course, I love 'The Fast and the Furious' a lot.

As he spoke, he pointed to Xiao Judah and Andy Lau behind him.

"If New Line Cinema comes again in the future, please ask them to come to Hong Kong to talk to me. Don't be tricked by them. Jerrystin is very treacherous."

"Mr. He, although our New Line Cinema is not one of the top seven, we are also a leader among medium-sized companies.

He opened his mouth and asked for 80 million US dollars. He Jin was treating New Line as a bank.

"Mr. He, I don't see any sincerity from you."

Jerrystin quickly returned to normal and said.

But now that "Fast and Furious" has become a success, buying it for millions of dollars will never happen again.

The box office trend of "The Fast and the Furious" has been relatively stable, and it is expected to exceed 50 million.

"The fact that Mr. Jia Fei is interested in this project means that we have really found a treasure.

He didn't believe that Jerry Ding would actually call and ask.

Standing downstairs at the Gordon Hotel, looking at this five-star hotel, Anni was a little worried.

“This includes all the copyrights in Europe. It’s not just one movie, but the second and third movies.

Fortunately, "Love at Second Sight" is a love movie. Although it has some impact on "The Fast and the Furious", it is not too big.

“We’ll see!”

While Jeristine secretly looked at He Jin and observed his character, he flattered several people.

Excluding theater chain sharing and other expenses, New Line's net profit is at least around 200 million.

You can earn 200 million, what's wrong with giving me 80 million? This is very reasonable.

So far, he has not received any news from Warner about continuing to serve as executive manager.

"Fox, Paramount Pictures, Dimensions Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures, and Universal Pictures!" He Jin said half-truthfully: "These companies have all contacted me, and they all want "Speed"

and Passion"."

If He Jin has no use value, then the result may be a different story.

Jeristine looked at He Jin and said.

Although Annie has also been in this industry for many years, he is not as thick-skinned as Jerrystin.

This September, his contract with New Line Cinema is about to expire.

As long as it exceeds 50 million, someone will definitely be willing to spend 15 million US dollars on the second part.

Jerristine said with a gloomy expression.

He Jin said in a deep voice.

Jeristine looked at He Jin and said.

Indeed, according to He Jin, it is indeed true.

Andy Lau, who was drinking coffee without saying a word, couldn't help but spit out all the coffee when he heard this.

If it fails, then New Line will really be making wedding dresses for other companies.

Seeing the Chinese who came downstairs to greet them, Jerrysteen took the initiative to greet him and held his hand.

"They will just be more anxious than us and let them wait."

Hollywood has always been realistic.

After saying that, Jerrysteen turned around and walked out of the temporary office with Annie.

Looking at He Jin, his eyes were incredulous.

The first part will earn hundreds of millions of dollars, and the second and third parts will earn another 100 million dollars, which will be 300 million dollars.

However, we have priority and I believe we will win this project before Paramount does."

"Yes, this is included in my contract with New Line Cinema. New Line Cinema can first obtain the subsequent distribution rights of this series at the same price."

No one who knows a little bit about movies would think this way.

As long as Paramount secures the film's distribution rights before Paramount does, it will be useless no matter what Paramount tries to do later.

He Jin has cooperated with Universal Music Group, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

Looking at the situation now, this approach will not work.

Of course, the performances of Mr. Ho and Mr. Andy Lau are also very unforgettable. I especially like the fight between the two at the end of the film.

After hearing He Jin's words, several people including Andy Lau showed thoughtful expressions.

This is crowding out and self-protection among major North American companies.

He Jin glanced at Ani next to Jeristine.

Hollywood's exclusivity is very serious.

"Sorry, it's too low!"

Fortunately, He Jin, I had heard a lot about Hollywood in my previous life, so I didn't take these words to heart.

But for Jerry Stein, the subsequent distribution rights of "Fast and Furious" are really important to him.

"Mr. He, according to the contract, we have the first right to purchase the distribution rights of subsequent films of "Fast and Furious".

Jerry's expression remained unchanged, this was just a test price.

But he knew that these made no sense at all.

"Wait, if the split doesn't work, I'll buy it out, but the price can't be low. Even if I let the copyright rot in my own hands, I won't sell it cheaply."

"Then we won't buy it out, and we'll negotiate on a share basis!"

"Mr. Jerry Austin, congratulations on the box office success of "The Fast and the Furious", congratulations!"

Arriving at the hotel conference room upstairs, several people sat down individually.

After a pause, he was afraid that Andy Lau would misunderstand him and thought that he would not talk about it, so he explained:

"The time is almost up! Let's go!"

The revenue from this movie may bring hundreds of millions of dollars to New Line Cinema.

Although the entire New Line was prepared and knew that the follow-up film of "Fast and Furious" would definitely attract the attention of other companies, he did not expect it to come so soon.

He knew that He Jin wanted to get a share of the profits from New Line Cinema.

Putting himself in his shoes, Ani felt that if he were He Jin, he would definitely give priority to cooperating with Paramount instead of relying on Warner's New Line, which is not affiliated with Warner.

To a certain extent, Jerry Ding believes that his price is already very high. So far, no Hong Kong movie has received such a high price.

This is really a wonderful movie, and the performance of several people in the film is really amazing.

He Jin asked.

So he believes that so far, their New Line is He Jin's best collaborator.

"This is my wife Zhou Huimin, and my partner and good friend Andy Lau.

As long as he wins the subsequent distribution rights of this series, he will have a chance and even go one step further.

Indeed, both parties have benefited from the success of "Fast and Furious".

"How is the box office trend of "The Fast and the Furious" these days?"

But those companies are mostly small companies and cannot be compared with New Line at all.

Watching Jia Fei leave, Jristine took a sip of wine and said to Anni:

"I will personally take part in the negotiation with He Jin tomorrow and try to win all the subsequent projects directly."

From Jerry Ding's performance, he knew that the share price he wanted might be ruined.

"Mr. He, we have cooperated once. The success of "Fast and Furious" is the basis of our mutual trust, which is simply unmatched by other companies.

Also, you should know about our relationship with Warner.

Compared to Jerrystin, an old fox, he still hopes to negotiate with Anni.

At this time, Anni really regretted not adding more money and acquiring all the subsequent distribution rights.

He Jin smiled and nodded.

I thought "The Fast and the Furious" was going to start hitting the single-day box office record.

He Jin lowered his head, as if he was thinking about it. After a while, he raised his head and said pointedly: "I am very happy to cooperate with New Line, and I also hope to cooperate with New Line."

After a pause, he said: "A share of the money is your goal! Eighty million is just a cover, you just want a share of it.

Just as Black Belt magazine commented, I also think this fight is enough to be included in the top ten classic fight scenes in film history."

It's completely normal to flatter someone.

Andy Lau asked.

My quote of $80 million is not high."

"puff!"

"Mr. He, nice to meet you! I am Jerry Ding, currently serving as the executive manager of New Line Media."

With the success of "The Fast and the Furious" in the past, the second and third parts will only attract more attention.

He didn't know what the outcome of this trip's negotiations would be.

The day before yesterday, Universal Pictures contacted him once through Universal Music, hoping to acquire "The Fast and the Furious".

Jestin didn't know how many companies had contacted He Jin.

Especially during this period in the 1990s, Hollywood would not allow Eastern films to appear in the North American market under a share-sharing model.

Even if they ask, given the competitive relationship between these companies in Hollywood, even if there is no offer, they will cheat New Line Cinema.

Now Jerrysteen wants to get what they want from them, and of course he will behave like this.

I think, Mr. He, you need to think about it carefully."

Since some people would wait for hours just to invite Jet Li to film a movie.

He didn't want to leave New Line.

No matter whether it is funds or resources, New Line cannot compare with it.

Sincerity, is this sincerity? I quoted 8 million, and you doubled it ten times.

They made an appointment with He Jin to discuss the distribution rights for the follow-up movies of "Fast and Furious".

But I have to tell you, not only will New Line Cinema not buy "The Fast and the Furious" on a royalty basis, but no other company will agree to your proposal.

As the executive manager of New Line Cinema, he has already become proficient in negotiation experience. He has heard He Jin's words too many times, and they can't arouse any emotional changes in him.

If we had obtained the rights to distribute subsequent films in this series, this situation would not have happened now.

Jerrystin is obviously not a person who doesn't understand.

"Thank you! This is our common interest. Congratulations to Mr. He!"

I can guarantee that handing over "Fast and Furious" to us will be a win-win situation."

He hasn't paid much attention to the box office these days.

He Jin smiled and nodded.

But this is Paramount! One of the Seven in Hollywood.

However, because the Universal Studios had a great career, they were not too obsessed with this film. Although their offer was high, it also had many conditions, so He Jin rejected them.

The box office of "The Fast and the Furious" continues to rise, and even seven major movie companies like Paramount are paying attention to this movie.

If it were other small and medium-sized companies, New Line would not be so worried.

The next morning, Jerristine and Annie arrived at the Girton Hotel on time as scheduled.

To say it's a matter of life and death is indeed a bit much.

"Eight million U.S. dollars." Jerristine said tentatively, "Eight million U.S. dollars, we will buy out the European and American rights to "Fast and Furious 2."

Jerristine looked at the time with a serious face, as if he was about to fight a tough battle involving life and death.

Andy Lau said with a regretful expression, "If "Love at Second Sight" hadn't been so impactful, the box office might have been higher."

"Fifteen million, all subsequent rights to "The Fast and the Furious"."

You know the box office trend of "The Fast and the Furious" better than I do. The final box office of this movie is definitely over 50 million, and that's just the box office. If you include videos and various CDs.

Jerry's words made both Xiao Jew and Andy Lau couldn't help but smile. They had a very good impression of Jerry.

"what to do?"

Although he also received invitations from some headhunters to serve in other companies.

"What?" Jerry Ding almost stood up, looking ugly, "This is impossible, "Fast and Furious" is not worth the price at all."

He Jin shook his head, stood up, and made a move to leave.

You wouldn’t want to cooperate with those guys who eat people but don’t spit out their bones, right?”

"With all due respect!" He Jin's smile remained unchanged, "Your company lacks sincerity in cooperation."

But who would have thought that the premiere box office of "Love at Second Sight" would reach US$9.2 million, beating "The Fast and the Furious" and "Bad Boys" in one fell swoop.

Previously, we sold the first film to New Line for US$4 million, but there was no other way.

Prior to this, on the 21st, "The Fast and the Furious" had just surpassed "Jedi Men" to become the single-day box office champion.

"Love at Second Sight" will be released on April 22nd.

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But Justin doesn't think Paramount will act so quickly.

With that said, He Jin said seriously: "I am very sincere and I hope your company can show sincerity."

Among the above companies, only Universal Pictures has contacted He Jin so far.

"Okay! Don't worry, go back! If they come to me, I will let them talk to you."

He Jin said.

As he spoke, he looked directly at Jia Fei, as if to say, "Come on! Let's fight! We won't be afraid of you!"

Especially Ms. Zhou, you are the most beautiful Chinese lady I have ever seen.

Watching Jerry Dine leave, He Jin frowned.

"Although the quotations from some of them made me very excited, I did not agree to them because of the agreement between your company and us."

Therefore, "Fast and Furious" became a bargaining chip for him to stay on.

"The box office trend has begun to decline, but not by much. It is quite stable. A total of 8 million was collected in the two days on weekends. The box office on weekdays is between 1.5 million and 2 million. The total box office has now reached 3,000.

Six million."

In the following days, "The Fast and the Furious" only won two single-day box office championships in the hands of "Love at Second Sight".

He Jin smiled and said, "For 80 million U.S. dollars, the European and American copyrights of the second and third films currently produced will be handed over to you."

Jia Fei smiled and raised his glass, then said goodbye and walked to the group of people on the other side.

He Jin asked someone to serve him coffee and expressed congratulations with a smile.

"Mr. He, we come here with sincerity, and we hope you will also show sincerity."

He Jin glanced at him, smiled and shook hands with him, "Nice to meet you!"

So the purpose of our visit today is to discuss this matter."

New Line Cinema knew that Andy Lau was investing in "The Fast and the Furious".

He Jin thinks that Jerry might look for Andy Lau.

It's not that He Jin doesn't believe that Andy Lau can't talk about it. After all, he has also run a company and has experience.

It's just that Andy Lau doesn't know much about the North American market, so it's easy for Jerry to get involved.

(End of chapter)