American Fortune Life

Carl understands Andy's arrangement very well, to be honest, he is not a child, he is not a child, he is so emotional when he is separated from power, and Andy is very grateful that he did not kick him away when he was most unlucky , I also chose to stick to it during Andy's quiet period, and I have been proud of myself for a long time.

However, there is still a sense of loss in my heart, not because of the shrinking of my power, but because of Andy's growth rate. Now Andy is no longer the childish child a few months ago. He is still wise, but has become As he matured, Chengfu became deeper unconsciously, and he took away the power in his hands while laughing and cursing, and made himself unable to get angry. After all, Andy also let him take over Peak Entertainment instead of him. Board of Directors.

This is undoubtedly an improvement of Karl's identity. Hollywood's power comes from the resources it has in its hands, or that sentence, opportunity is the gold here!

Looking at Andy, who put his feet on the desk, swayed his legs, and was lazily lying on the boss chair drinking coffee, Carl seemed to be in a dream. In his mind, the thin body, sunken eye sockets, depression, crying to himself The teenagers have drifted away.

"Carl, what are you thinking?" Andy's mouth turned up, with a smile on his face, looking at Carl who was a little absent-minded with bright eyes, and asked lightly.

"Huh? No... I didn't think about anything, I just remembered some things from the past, Andy, you have grown up and matured." Carl didn't hide his emotion.

"Hehe, you just found out, you fat man! It's a good thing to learn to grow up. What do you think?" Andy said with a smile.

"Can you respect me a little bit! I'm the manager of the company. You're a fat man all day long, and you're so fat that it will affect my prestige! You little freak!" Carl's eyes twitched a few times, but he remembered When I met Andy, he called himself a fat man, a nickname he gave him, and he shot back.

The corner of Andy's mouth twitched, and he snorted arrogantly. Andy couldn't find the stalk Karl said, but he couldn't find it in his memory, so he could only pretend to be angry and perfunctory.

When Carl saw Andy's angry expression, the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he could only cough lightly with a smile, changed the subject, and said with a shy face: "Some time ago, I intercepted a project of Twentieth Century Fox, don't you know , They were so angry that they almost went crazy on the spot."

Andy looked at the fat man who was frowning, but was aroused with curiosity, "Let's hear it."

"Hey, didn't you send part of the money for your music records some time ago, plus the novel copyright fee from Xuele. At that time, the company had more than 8 million funds. I originally wanted to buy the copyright of some old movies. , However, after you serialized your novel in the "Observer", Xuele Publishing House was a little worried that the cooperation between us and them would be interrupted, and they ran here again and again to connect with each other.

In a chat, I learned that a writer named Ray Clayton wrote a series of fantasy novels for young people in 1995. He was recently lobbied by Xuele Publishing House and is arranging for publication. At first I didn’t pay much attention to it until I heard Seeing that Fox was contacting the author and wanting to buy the movie rights of the novel, I asked Xuele to take a printed book. After reading it, I decided to buy the movie rights, hehe, Fox They only want to buy the copyright for 5 million. The most important thing is that they don't agree with Ray Clarion to write the script himself.

At that time, Ray Claire happened to be in Los Angeles, so I immediately contacted him through Xuele, and bought it for 5.5 million plus the condition that he could participate in the writing of the script. Jumping and scolding me with a sudden face, I really have no self-restraint at all, it's so embarrassing! "

Listening to Carl's narration, Andy always felt that this Ray Clayton sounded familiar, but couldn't recall more detailed information, so he frowned slightly and asked, "What book is it?"

""Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief"... a series, but there are only 3 volumes at present."

Andy Shu raised his brows and smiled slightly. It turned out to be this series. Well, it's not bad, and it can make a fortune. After all, when the movie came out, the publicity was overwhelming. The first box office was not bad. After watching the second film, there will be no more special effects blockbusters that burn money.

"Hehe, you can tell from the name that the story of modern people and Greek mythology is intertwined. Damn, it won't be about the children's journey to slaughter gods after the group of unscrupulous Greek gods mess with mortals... It's the film company. Favorite subject matter, commercial special effects, not bad, fat man, you have courage!" Andy commented pretendingly.

"Awesome! You can guess the main line of the story just by listening to the name. Andy, you are the best, you are indeed a genius!" Carl listened to Andy's analysis, his expression was very shocked, he really admired Andy's genius level from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't read the book However, the main line of the story can be analyzed just by listening to the name, this Nima is too awesome.

"It's not a matter of courage, mainly because of your role model. I didn't understand the high price of buying the copyright of "Twilight" at the time, but who would have thought that when I turned around, it would immediately increase by 50% Value, thinking about what you said, in the future Hollywood will be more and more sought after for some excellent IPs, I will naturally not let go of this opportunity, this is not the case, 20th Century Fox has contacted me, hope to talk to me, ha ha, What do you think?"

The corner of Andy's mouth was upturned, and his nose let out a faint snort. He smiled mysteriously and said, "Hehe, let's talk about it. We are not a film company, and we bought the copyright just for the sake of It’s just a transfer, you can talk to them carefully, the transfer money doesn’t need to be too high, 78 million is fine, and then... let’s ask for a share of the box office of the first part, I think they will eventually agree with the big business of the Fox family , Anyway, the film copyright has 50 years, don't worry!"

"Hehe, I know what to do! By the way, you happen to be here. I read a book recently, and I feel that the story is not bad. However, I inquired about the sales situation. Well, it's a rush, you Let's see, is there a need to buy it?" Carl Yin smiled smugly, but suddenly thought of something, while talking, he stood up and walked to the desk, and took out a book from his briefcase .

Andy took the book handed over by Carl, looked at the bloody cover that said "World War Zombie", couldn't help but smile bitterly and looked up at the dead fat man standing aside, and scolded with a smile: "You said this book hit the street? "

"Yes, what's the problem? It's been two weeks since it was released, and only 100,000 copies have been bought in the United States. Why don't you hit the street?" Carl asked innocently.

"No way..." Andy looked at Carl in surprise, confirmed that he was not joking, and quickly checked, yes, it is the same as the original story, after being bought by the scumbag Pete at a high price in the previous life , the movie co-produced with Paramount, sold well at the box office, I remember it should be a bestseller, how could it hit the street.

"Are you sure the sales volume of this book is only 100,000 copies?" Andy tilted his head to look at Carl again, and asked with a frown.

"I'm sure, I'm sure. I'm more interested in zombie-themed stories, so I'm puzzled after reading it. Such a good story shouldn't be so miserable."

Andy closed the book, tapped the book with his fingers, frowned, and thought, no matter what the reason, this is an excellent novel. The copyright that Pete got in 10 years in his previous life seemed to cost close to 10 million at that time , and many restrictions have been set on the adaptation of the film script. I looked at the author's name again, yes, it is Max Brooks.

As for why the sales volume is so poor, Andy really couldn't figure it out, since there was no answer, he didn't think about it, stretched his brows, took his feet off the table, sat up straight, and said seriously to Carl: "Buy the copyright of it! As soon as possible, maybe the current rush to the street is only short-lived, this is a good book, and we can save a lot of money by buying it now!"

"Okay! I have already inquired about the author's phone number. I will contact him in a while. There should be no problem, but how much is the right amount?" Carl saw that Andy attached great importance to this novel, and he was still very excited. This is also a reflection of his ability to work. He likes his current job very much, and the salary is very high. He knows that Andy gave him all this, but it is more because of the emotional bond between him and Andy. Dee chose to use him, and Karl hoped that Andy would appreciate and trust him because of his working ability.

"Hmm... 500,000?" Andy frowned slightly, held back for more than ten seconds, and finally said with a grin.

The corners of Carl's mouth twitched, black lines covered his head, he looked at the laughing Andy with disdain, and said in a low voice, "You are much more ruthless than me..."

Hearing Carl's sarcasm, Andy smiled awkwardly and covered it up: "Why don't you contact the author first to see what price he offers, and buy it if it's right. I hope he won't open his mouth too much. It's all over the street, I should be very happy that someone can buy his movie copyright, haha..."

Carl looked at Andy, who was talking to himself, with a look of disgust. He was really smarter than himself, shaking his fat head slightly, unable to complain.

"You... What kind of expression do you have! I'm not doing this for our company. If I can spend less money, I have to spend less!" Andy forcefully explained, refusing to admit his nature as a businessman.

"Boss, this book is so popular that it hits the market. He is not a newcomer writer. He knows the market price, 500,000? Haha, do you think it is possible?" Carl looked at Andy with contempt and teased.

"It's you who want to ask me what the price is! You fat man, don't look at me like that! Damn it, well, we must win the copyright of this novel, but don't be too eager, let him be a lion Open your mouth..."

Before Andy finished speaking, Carl looked at him sideways, as if to say, are you teaching me how to negotiate?

Andy rolled his eyes, put his feet back on the table, leaned back on the boss chair, looked at the ceiling, and hummed angrily.