Chapter 113: Sell sequel

After the meeting, Robert did not leave immediately, but followed Ronan into the office.
"Blair the Witch" is selling well, and the morale of the company is boosted. Robert made a suggestion: "Should we have a celebration party?"
He pulled the chair away and sat opposite Ronan, and said, "This is good for the companies on both sides to understand each other and deepen cooperation."
Ronan only thought about it for a moment and agreed: "You can hold a celebration party. After the film is released in North America, let's find a party company to prepare it."
This film made a lot of profits, and it’s not a big deal to take out a small sum of money for a company event.
Moreover, parties are also good for communication.
Robert talked about another thing: "Two days ago, I heard people say that Daniel Malik was going to cooperate with DreamWorks. It seems to be a horror movie. The people at DreamWorks took the initiative to contact him."
"The success of "Blair the Witch" lies here." Ronan was not surprised at all: "Some film companies inevitably think he will continue to succeed."
Robert heard the subtext in this sentence: "Are you not optimistic about Daniel Malik?"
Ronan shrugged slightly: "As a director, Daniel Malik has overdrawn the future. Unless he can make truly high-quality movies, it will be difficult to succeed."
Robert said: "It seems that DreamWorks and Daniel Malik want to replicate the success of Blair the Witch."
Ronan said, "I wish them every success."
Most of the negative effects brought by "Blair the Witch" of this kind of publicity and marketing practice of overdraft credit have been borne by Daniel Malik and his team. Some people want to cooperate with Daniel Malik and create a second success in the short term. , That's asking for trouble.
Robert made a joke: "Let's wait until you meet Susan Arnold. She must be happy."
"Who is Susan Arnold?" Ronan forgot to see this woman on TV.
Robert replied: "The producer of DreamWorks, she was responsible for the "Ghost Invasion" that was released with "Blair the Witch" some time ago. It was this Susan-Arnold who lobbied Daniel Melick to cooperate with DreamWorks."
Ronan remembered the female producer. Just as he was about to say something, the phone on the desk rang. He answered the phone and said a few words, frowning.
Hanging up the phone, Ronan said to Robert: "Attorney Dinah called me just now, and Daniel Malik sued Relativity Entertainment in the Los Angeles District Court, asking us to pay the box office share. It is estimated that the subpoena will be delivered soon."
"What?" Robert was very angry: "How can people be so shameless!"
Relativity Entertainment was obviously doing things according to the contract, and he asked: "What did Lawyer Dinah say?"
Ronan was calm: "This kind of prosecution may take a long time. Attorney Dinah estimates that the other party's purpose is to want a sum of money, and we are suing us to reach an out-of-court settlement."
When he answered the phone, he made a decision: "I will not settle with him out of court, everything will be handled according to the contract. If Daniel Malik talks nonsense in the media, announce the copyright contract with him."
Every year, there are many people who are jealous of big-selling movies, and various appeals for interests lead to constant disputes. This will not be the first time, nor will it be the last.
Hollywood film companies face too many lawsuits for distribution of interests and copyright lawsuits every year.
"Well, we can't back down." Robert is also a figure who has been in Hollywood for many years: "Otherwise there will be a lot of trouble in the future."
Today is Daniel Malik asking for rewards outside the contract. Will James Huang also ask for rewards outside the contract tomorrow?
This will become a vicious circle.
Ronan also knows this, he would rather lose in a lawsuit than settle out of court, and the possibility of losing is extremely small.
Part of the reason for signing a long-term agreement with a firm like Shengzhi that specializes in entertainment legal issues is to cope with this problem.
Robert said strangely at this time: "I have dealt with Daniel Malick several times. This guy has never had an agent, has no contacts in Hollywood, and doesn't know much about entertainment laws. How could he suddenly find a lawyer to go to court? Sue us?"
He looked at Ronan: "Is there a DreamWorks relationship behind this? Is DreamWorks or Susan-Arnold supporting him?"
Ronan frowned: "We don't seem to have a conflict of interest with DreamWorks." He then woke up: "Is this a means to win over Daniel Malik?"
"It's possible," Robert said. "There are several studios interested in cooperating with Daniel Malik, and he finally chose DreamWorks."
Ronan thought for a while, picked up the phone and dialed Dinah's number, hung up and waited for a while, Dinah's lawyer called back.

Daniel Malick’s agent is a lawyer who has long-term cooperation with the DreamWorks Legal Department.
Ronan said about what he had learned:
It is estimated that DreamWorks helped him in order to attract Daniel Malick’s cooperation. Put."
The title of a successful director is very attractive. Ronan can clearly see the adverse effects of "Blair the Witch". The main reason is that he has memories of his previous life.
Perhaps some film companies can also analyze the negative impact behind the success of "Blair the Witch", but more people will be blinded by immediate interests.
Robert murmured: "DreamWorks has done a little too much. It doesn't take us seriously. This is to treat us as a stepping stone to win over Daniel Malick."
Ronan smiled: "That's a dream factory that wants to become a big Hollywood company. Naturally, we don't look down on small companies like ours."
Even if DreamWorks is just starting out, no matter how it compares, it is a hundred streets of relativity entertainment.
Hollywood Six Conference puts small companies in the eyes? DreamWorks ranks as the seventh largest.
Since the first trip to Abu Dhabi, it has been smooth, so Robert was a little bit angry and asked, "Would you like to do something?"
"Don't!" Ronan stopped him: "Don't be impulsive, it's Spielberg's DreamWorks, we can't afford it now."
Robert looked at Ronan strangely. As far as he knew, Ronan was not the kind of person who suffered.
Ronan leaned back on his office chair. Although he was not sure what DreamWorks had done in the case of Daniel Malick’s prosecution of the theory of relativity, an adviser from their legal department served as Daniel Malick’s lawyer.
Just as small people are helpless in the face of big forces, small companies are ants in the eyes of big groups.
The people at DreamWorks probably didn't take the theory of relativity seriously.
Relativity entertainment certainly can't conflict with DreamWorks, otherwise it will definitely be very troublesome.
Although DreamWorks is being suppressed by Hollywood's Big Six everywhere, it is not comparable to a small relativistic entertainment.
Ronan had a general idea: "Robert, you can check to see if there is a DreamWorks shadow behind Daniel Malick's prosecution of the Theory of Relativity." He frowned: "If you don't have it, forget it, if you have... "
Robert’s fire has gone down, and he has regained consciousness. He quickly reminded him in turn: "Ronan, that is the dreamworks of the Big Three!"
"Relax." Ronan laughed, "It's not what you think, I won't conflict with DreamWorks."
Robert asked curiously: "What are you going to do?"
He is really worried that Ronan will be young and vigorous and will provoke the Big Three of DreamWorks.
Ronan whispered: "I just want to sell them the rights to the sequel of Blair the Witch."
Robert was taken aback.
"The success of "Blair the Witch" cannot be copied by the sequel." Ronan said simply: "The copyright of the sequel is meaningless to us and should be attractive to the outside world."
Robert answered: "Absolutely attractive!"
Ronan continued: "People secretly spread the news, especially the DreamWorks side, saying that Relativity Entertainment is planning to raise funds to buy office buildings. Now it is very short of money and intends to sell some assets to raise money, including the "Blair the Witch". Sequel copyright."
Only the copyright of the sequel is sold, and of course the copyright of "Blair the Witch" will not be sold.
"Good way!" Robert gave a thumbs up: "You can still make a lot of money with the sequel copyright."
How much can the copyright of a sequel to a North American film whose box office is about to pass 150 million US dollars sell for? Seven digits are easy.
Robert then had doubts again: "What if DreamWorks is not interested?"
Ronan said: "The same goes for selling the sequel rights to other companies. Whose money is not money? If no one is willing to buy it, we have no other losses except for wasting some saliva."
As long as the title of "Blair the Witch" appears in the future, fans will think of this scam.
This film has exhausted all its potential.
Selling the copyright of the sequel can be said to be waste utilization.
Robert said, "I'll leave this to you."
In just two days, Robert brought some news to Ronan. In order to attract Daniel Malick’s cooperation, Susan Arnold of DreamWorks provided him with legal aid. At present, Daniel Malick has submitted one to DreamWorks. The script for the new horror film project was rejected by DreamWorks.
DreamWorks and Susan Arnold wanted to replicate the successful miracle of "Blair the Witch," rather than an ordinary horror movie.
Ronan quickly made a decision to ask Mary to contact the real estate agency, let the theory of relativity show the intention of buying an office building, and then let people spread the news about the copyright of the sequel to Blair the Witch.
Whether someone can seduce someone to buy the copyright of the sequel is no guarantee.
Entering September, after eight weeks of screening of "Blair the Witch", the North American box office broke through the 150 million U.S. dollar mark in one fell swoop, reaching a cumulative total of 151.2 million U.S. dollars.
The film’s market life is short, but Ronan asked Embassy Pictures to communicate with the theaters, and "Blair the Witch" will continue to be shown until Halloween and will be released before the DVD discs and video tapes are released.
After dealing with these matters, Ronan personally drove to Los Angeles International Airport, ready to pick up the plane.
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