The Best Entertainment Era

Before going to see Alan Shane, Ronan first found the information of Alan Shane's production company and himself, and studied it in detail. The production company and Alan Shane Production Company co-produced the TV series, and watched it carefully.

If you want to negotiate with someone, you must at least understand the basic situation of your opponent.

Alan Shane Production Company had a glorious period in the 1980s. It was precisely from the beginning of filming and production of Bourne's Identity that the company took a turn for the worse and screwed up several projects in a row. This kind of small-scale company resists risks. The ability is mediocre, so from the end of the 1980s, Alan Shane Production Company gradually fell silent.

The first film and television adaptation of Bourne's Identity was not considered a success. Hollywood is a circle chasing success.

Even, the copyright of Bourne's Hegemony and Bourne's Ultimatum has been in the hands of Robert Ludlum, and it may be dragged down by the TV series.

Since the early 1990s, Alan Shane Production Company no longer directly participates in the production of TV dramas, and instead focuses on small-scale investment.

The company quickly became one of Hollywood's smaller companies.

Ronan had never heard of the company's name before George Clint collected the information.

Generally speaking, this is a small company without much capital, background, and independent production capabilities.

It's about the same as Sand Sea Entertainment in the old Anderson era.

Alan Shane is in his fifties and has been in Hollywood for more than 20 years. He used to be aggressive in the 1980s, but tended to be conservative after failure, and has become more conservative in recent years as he grows older.

Based on the information obtained, Ronan quickly formed a preliminary judgment.

With the ability of Alan Shane Production Company, it is impossible to shoot and produce Bourne's Identity. The best choice is to sell the copyright. It is estimated that Universal Pictures bought the copyright in the previous life, and according to his knowledge, Universal Pictures The film industry has not yet contacted Alan Shane Production Company.

In other words, Alan Shane will not hold the copyright and not sell it.

But on the other hand, Alan Shane has been in the industry for so many years, he is becoming more and more conservative, and the company's production capacity is not strong, maybe he will speak up.

Ronan was also mentally prepared. From this kind of old fox, it was impossible to buy the copyright of a best-selling novel in the 1980s at a cost of more than one hundred and two hundred thousand dollars.

Finally, Ronan also specifically consulted Dana-Ampton's lawyer to inquire about related legal matters.

Due to adequate preparations, the actual situation was similar to what he expected.

Three million dollars.

Alan Shane touched his drooping eye bags, and tentatively said: Mr. Anderson, you can take away the copyright of Bourne's Identity with a transfer fee of three million dollars.

He didn't know how much the other party knew.

Ronan deliberately showed a shocked expression: Three million dollars?

If you compare the income of The Bourne Shadow in the previous life, this copyright transfer fee is indeed not high, and after entering the new century, the copyright transfer fee for best-selling novels can easily reach tens of millions of dollars.

Seems like $3 million is a bargain.

But Ronan doesn't think so. As a producer and film businessman, of course, he must pursue the maximization of profits. If it is possible to lower the price, he must lower the price to the lowest.

Moreover, the funds in hand are limited, and I don't want to spend such a large amount of money at once.

Mr. Shane. Ronan said with a frown, Your company only spent 300,000 US dollars to win Bourne's Identity back then, and you are paying ten times the income.

Alan Shane's face remained unchanged: That was three hundred thousand dollars more than ten years ago.

Ronan glanced at Alan Shane,

Knowing that this person is difficult to deal with, he said, 500,000 dollars.

Alan Shane holds the copyright and takes the absolute initiative, insisting: Three million dollars!

With all due respect, Mr. Shane. Ronan said flatly, No one will buy it at this price.

Finally, someone came to the door, and Alan Shane naturally wanted to make a fortune: Since you want to buy the copyright, you must also know the value of Bourne's Identity. This is a novel that dominated the bestseller list in the early 1980s. There are a huge number of fans all over the United States, and when your film and television adaptation is broadcast, they will naturally become the audience.

Three million dollars! he said emphatically. I wouldn't sell it for a dollar less.

Looking at the bag under the eyes and shrewd eyes of the other party, Ronan thought about the actual situation of Alan Shane Production Company and decided to change the way appropriately.

Let Alan Shane realize that what he thinks is a treasure is not worth what he thinks.

Will book fans become viewers? Is that true? Ronan said directly: Why was Bourne's Identity suspended due to poor ratings? As far as I know, this TV series shot by your company, It didn’t finish broadcasting at all, and was forced to go offline by the TV station because of the poor ratings.”

He snorted lightly, and said, No one knows the actual value of this novel better than you, because your company gradually weakened because of the failure to adapt the TV series, and then withdrew from the mainstream Hollywood production circle.

Memories of this TV series flashed across Alan Shane's mind in an instant, and he really missed it back then!

Ronan didn't leave him any time to reminisce, and said: Popular books like this have strong limitations of the times. In the 1990s, few people mentioned Robert Ludlum's Bourne Trilogy. 》, it has long been forgotten.”

He sped up his speech: I have had contact with Mr. Robert Ludlum, and his quotations for Bourne's Hegemony and Bourne's Ultimatum combined are far inferior to yours.

Alan Shane remained calm: Since the value is not high, you can choose not to buy it.

Ronan shrugged: I didn't say it has no value, but its value is limited. Some things originally involved commercial secrets...

He sighed, Let's put it this way, the production budget of this film is actually only 4 million US dollars, and you want 3 million US dollars in copyright transfer fees, I can't accept it.

A production budget of four million dollars? Alan Shane was a little surprised.

Ronan put on an honest and helpless look: I just want to follow the trend of Mission: Impossible and make a B-grade movie with special agent action.

Alan Shane was silent for a while, but still insisted: 3 million US dollars, this price is not high.

Ronan shook his head: Okay, then you should keep the copyright. Since you won the copyright in 1986 until now, the film and television copyright of Bourne's Identity has been suppressed by your company for 13 years. I hope you can find it. A better buyer will not be pressed for another 13 years.

After speaking, he was about to stand up and say goodbye.

I did an investigation before, and no one has been interested in this project since the TV series was broadcast. Alan Shane Production Company is under pressure and has no ability to produce it. reward.

Even if he leaves, he has a backup plan.

More than half of the 20-year authorization period has now passed. Alan Shane's calm expression changed. He was the first person to inquire about the copyright of Bourne's Identity in more than ten years.

No need to wait another 13 years, and a few more years for the authorization to expire.

Five hundred thousand dollars is too low. Alan Shane's tone remained steady: It is impossible for me to do business at a loss.

Ronan didn't say much, and directly raised a finger: One million dollars, this is the highest price I can offer. He emphasized: If you don't agree, I can only say sorry, I want to shoot Most of them are B-level action movies, and there are quite a few cheaper novel copyrights on the market.

Alan Shane didn't answer right away. After thinking for a while, he was a little dissatisfied with the price.

This is my contact information. Ronan put the business card on the coffee table between the two: Mr. Shane, if you think about it, you can call me.

Alan Shane didn't touch the business card, and said: 1.5 million dollars, the business must let the seller see the profit.

Ronan thought for a long time before saying, I always adhere to the principle of win-win in my work. Good! It's only 1.5 million US dollars.

Alan Shane's face remained unchanged, but he was relieved in his heart. This young man is really difficult to deal with.

Is the new generation of Hollywood so powerful?

But he didn't finish his sentence: Mr. Anderson, I still have a few conditions.

Ronan's words also didn't end: Mr. Shane, I also have a condition. We will trade with the right of first refusal.