Chapter 91: Copyright transfer

　　 Warner Studios, in the office rented by the crew of "Death is Here".
　　George Clint opened the file bag and handed Ronan a thick material. Ronan took it and looked at the thickness of the file, and smiled: "Just talk about it."
Pulling out his chair and sitting down, George Clint said as simply as possible: "I went to find the original author of "Bourne's Identity" Robert Ludren and Publishing House some time ago. The film and television copyrights were sold as early as 1986. ."
　　 Ronan nodded slightly, which was consistent with what he had learned.
Since the "Archives" in the 1970s, Robert Ludren has always been synonymous with thriller spy novels. He is known as the father of modern international thriller novels in North America. He is good at describing undercurrent international political forces, adventurous intelligence personnel, and supernatural power His espionage operations are highly praised for its rigorous and solid data.
　　 In the past, "Bourne's Identity" also caused a strong sensation in the novel market and entered the "New York Times" bestseller list for several consecutive weeks.
　　 Novels like this have been spotted early on, especially in Hollywood.
George Clint continued: "In 1988, Warner Bros. Television Productions and Alan Shane Productions teamed up to produce a TV series version of "Bourne's Identity". Because of the general response, "Bourne's Hegemony" was shelved. "
　　 "Warner Bros. Television Production Company?" Ronan frowned.
　　If the copyright is in the hands of Warner Bros., it will be difficult to handle. These big companies have always adhered to the principle of only entering but not leaving the copyright, and it will inevitably cost a lot of money to let them spit it out.
　　 But after another thought, it was not quite right. I remember that the producer and distributor of this series are both Universal Pictures.
"Not in the hands of Warner Bros. Television Production." George Clint didn't know that Ronan had a lot of ideas and replied: "Alan Shane Studios got the 20th anniversary of "Bourne's Identity" in 1986. Film and television copyrights, because of the failure of the TV series "The Identity of Byrne", this novel was later uninterested and remained in the copyright library of Alain-Shane Production Company."
　　 He added: "They have the right to transfer."
　　 Ronan knew that Robert Lutherland was writing a trilogy, and asked: "Where are "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Announcement"?"
George Clint replied: "These two books were published in 1986 and 1988, and the copyright is still in the hands of Robert Ludren. Robert Ludren is now seriously ill and it is quite difficult to speak. I can’t see myself, and he I will not talk to anyone about copyright in the near future. I have contacted his lawyer, but I cannot see Robert Lu Delun himself for the time being. The lawyer and related organizations have not been authorized..."
Ronan immediately made a decision: "Forget about "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Announcement", our goal is temporarily placed on "Bourne's Identity", and wait until the film and television rights of these two books are taken. Operate the latter two."
　　 He thought for a while, and then said: "Keep in touch with Robert Ludren's lawyers, and get the copyrights of "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Announcement" as quickly as possible."
　　 "I will let people pay attention to Robert Ludren." George Clint had already guessed, "Is this a movie adaptation?"
　　 Ronan nodded: "A special agent action movie, after the release of "Reaper Is Coming", I am going to run this project."
　　George Clint breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine."
　　 "Worry I'm too crazy?" Ronan asked with a smile.
"Yes." George told the truth: "We are shooting and producing both "Reaper" and "Ace Agent" at the same time, and we have to allocate funds to prepare the film that we bought from the Saint Denis Film Festival. The company's resources are already At the limit, increasing the pressure may cause problems."
　　 Ronan agreed with George's statement: "I know, so this is to prepare for the future."
　　With the scale and ability of Shahai Entertainment, it is impossible to start another large project with an investment of tens of millions at the same time.
　　 Not to mention anything else, funds alone are not allowed.
　　 Although a plan code-named "Asan" was made, it needed more success, especially a huge success.
　　 Relying on the "Human Removal Project" project alone is not convincing enough.
　　 The German side is also a source of funding, but Tony just left, with Koch Pictures’ ability to raise tens of millions of dollars, it will take a long time.
　　 Ronan knew very well that eagerness for success would only backfire.
　　 "What's the situation with Alan Shane Production Company?" Ronan asked, "Why haven't I heard of this company."
George replied: "The owner of this company is Alan Shane. In the 1980s, it could be regarded as a medium to small-scale production company. It mainly made TV series and occasionally made movies. But from the late eighties. This company has messed up several projects in a row, and its business volume has shrunk sharply. Now it is basically following the trend and investing in other companies to shoot TV series, and the scale is not even comparable to ours."
　　 Ronan quickly made a decision: "Contact Alan Shane as soon as possible, and I will talk to him about the copyright transfer."
　　 George reminded: "If you want to buy the copyright from the production company, the cost will be higher."
　　 Despite the successful financing in Abu Dhabi and Ronan successfully obtained a large amount of funds from Germany, but running three projects at the same time, there will still be a funding gap.
　　 Of course Ronan knew about this order. He had already considered it and said, "You should contact Alan Shane first, and I will figure out the rest."
　　 Since I came here, I have been studying relevant legal provisions and project cases, and I have found more than just loopholes in Germany’s tax refund preferences.
　　 After George Clint left, Ronan took out his notebook and wrote Paul Greengrass and "The Identity of Byrne" on it.
　　 He remembers clearly that the director of the first part of "The Bourne" is not Paul Greengrass, who can't remember exactly, but the style of Paul Greengrass seems to be more suitable for this series.
　　If you can really get the copyright, you can continue the cooperation with Paul Greengrass.
　　 And Matt Damon...
　　 Matt Damon during this period is not very paid.
　　 It is no exaggeration to say that it was the "Bourne Bourne" series that Matt Damon climbed into the front line.
　　 Maybe you can ask Daben to play a villain? The two brothers must love each other very much.
　　 There is no love and kill movie~EbookFREE.me~ can it be considered a good movie?
Now that the preparations for "Reaper is Coming" and "Ace Agent" are going well, they will soon enter the shooting stage. Ronan is also thinking about the next step, just like "Human Removal Project" and "Reaper is Coming". The movie is the first choice.
　　 Under the conditions of limited funds and company restrictions, a series of films that can bring higher output with relatively small investment must be included in the first sequence.
　　 Ronan wrote some more in his notebook. These are future plans. There is still plenty of time, so you don't need to rush.
　　 There is also a sequel to the "Human Removal Project".
　　 Don’t worry about this for the time being. After sufficient funds, get an outline and hire a group of screenwriters to write it. This is also the most common production model for Hollywood scripts.
　　 Before leaving get off work, Ronan went to the post-editing room in the same building again to take a look at Jessica Felton's situation.
Since both "Reaper is Coming" and "Ace Agent" are based in Warner Studios, Ronan's post-editing room rented by Jessica Felton was also selected in the same factory, which was almost done last time. The one that became a garbage dump.
　　 Jessica Felton didn't use Daniel Malick's film, but chose to edit again. She was very efficient and finished the first cut before the end.
　　 Ronan didn't wait much, Jessica Felton's hair was oily again, which directly caused him to retreat.
　　When the first cut is finished, he will come again.
　　George Clint moved very fast. A few days later, he made an appointment with Alan Shane. Ronan went to Venice, another satellite city of Los Angeles, to discuss the copyright transfer with him.
　　 Before leaving, Ronan specially collected relevant information to understand the situation of the negotiating opponent.