The work efficiency of various companies and departments under Relativity Entertainment has always been very high. Just a few days later, Robert Li summarized the contacts of his subordinates and sent a work email to Ronan.

The one who had the best contact was "Lincoln, the Vampire Slayer". The original author Seth Grahammey Smith was just an unknown little writer. After the publication of this magical life, Lincoln had not sold many copies. Now Hollywood producers have come to him and there is no idea of ​​rejection.

For ordinary writers, film adaptation means a good opportunity to make money and become famous.

So, Seth Grahammey Smith made a $500,000 offer.

Compared with the reputation and sales of the work, the price is a bit high. Robert Lee sent a staff member to negotiate and offered a quotation of $300,000 and bought out the relevant copyrights of Seth Grahamme Smith's two books.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement on $400,000.

In addition to "The Vampire Hunter Lincoln", Relativity Entertainment also obtained the copyright of another film and television book by Seth Grahamme Smith.

This is also a type of magic spoof.

It is called "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies".

To put it more, this is a fan work by Jane Austen, roughly the story of Elizabeth Bennett leading the Bannett family to chop zombies.

Confirmed that he could get the copyright, Ronan immediately asked Connie to post the original work of "Lincoln, the Vampire Slayer" to Uvey Ball.

Although it is not a game-adapted movie, who is more suitable to be a director than Brother Bao?

Brother Bao can definitely make the film super peaceful, even the most professional Lincoln scholars don’t know it!

Soon, news also came about the adaptation rights of the book "Adversary Team: Abraham Lincoln's Political Genius".

After contacting Doris Goodwin, the staff of the Copyright and Legal Department contacted Doris Goodwin, the latter was also interested in the film adaptation, but proposed an adaptation price of up to $5 million.

Robert Lee personally went for a visit and had an interview with Doris Goodwin. There was a point where Doris Goodwin was unable to change it. Relativity Entertainment could shoot videos on the theme of the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution without her authorization.

Since Lincoln's life and deeds are not copyright-only, even if the original work cannot be obtained, it can also be adapted and filmed based on the Thirteenth Amendment incident of the Constitution, which will only add a lot of trouble out of thin air.

Relativity Entertainment finally paid $2 million in copyright fees.

If Doris Goodwin is aside, it will not be much savings than this, such as re-collecting information, hiring professional legal counsel to avoid the copyright conflict of "Adversary Team: Abraham Lincoln's Political Genius", etc.

Doris Goodwin has studied Lincoln's life and deeds, and the $2 million also includes the cost of hiring her as a special consultant for adaptation in the future.

Ronan immediately contacted Spielberg and sent him the book "Adversary Team: Abraham Lincoln's Political Genius".

Spielberg himself is not good at script creation, and the screenwriters of Shahai Entertainment will adapt scripts.

This project will definitely not be filmed immediately, and the script must be coordinated with Spielberg.

With the signing of two copyright agreements, Relativity Entertainment has two more film projects in the future.

The copyright of "Lincoln vs. Zombies" was very unsuccessful. After contacting the original author and publishing house with the legal department, the copyright learned that the film and television copyright had been sold.

Although the staff had a preliminary contact with the person who purchased the copyright, the other party did not refuse, but made a request - it was necessary to talk to Ronan in person.

The person who purchased the copyright was Richard Shainckman, who is a Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer, but the few films he has participated in are videotape movies that Ronan has never heard of.

To put it simply, no one invests more than $100,000.

For "Lincoln vs. Zombies", Ronan is positioned as a small project with a million-dollar investment level, and it is also an optional type. It doesn't matter if it can't be obtained.

Therefore, Ronan did not respond immediately and let the copyright and legal department temporarily leave it for a while before talking about it.

On the third weekend of April, the third film released by Embassy Pictures this year was officially released after "The Da Vinci Code" and "Resident Evil 3".

As one of many movies, the "Deadly Bends" series, which uses the theme of the deformed people to kill American young people from middle school, has launched the fourth part.

The total box office of the first three films is as high as 200 million US dollars, so Relativity Entertainment naturally cannot give up.

This stupid fool-style plasma film has never lacked audiences in the offline rental market.

However, the commercial revenue of this series has been showing a decreasing trend.

Shahai Entertainment has also repeatedly lowered its production budget.

By the third part, the production cost was only $5 million.

But the film started to be officially released on the first day, and the attendance rate was pretty good, which also echoed the appetite of a considerable number of viewers.

Sometimes, it is hard for people or media outside North America to imagine why some movies that are so mentally retarded and disgusting are always watched by American audiences with relish and enjoyment.

Many Hollywood low-cost plasma films and mill-style B-level films can actually be classified as brain fragments.

But it is these films that often create miracles of making big profits with small profits.

Perhaps a viewer who has watched "Deadly Bend 4" left a message under the IDC-related comment section is very representative.

"This type of movie, like fast foods like KFC and McDonald's, sometimes it's quite exciting to have such a meal after you're tired of sitting upright banquets, searching for delicious foods all over the streets, and working hard at home kitchens."

Although it is a junk fast food, just like chicken wings that are fried, roasted, sweet, spicy, and naked, or breaded, the "Deadly Bend" series also has a unique flavor under the shooting and production of Shahai Entertainment.

Simply put: all kinds of beauties are stupid and deceiving, and all kinds of beauties are taking off their clothes without any brains.

"Deadly Bend 4" has the most girls in the series, the cruelest scenes, and of course the lowest scores.

The audience cultivated by the previous trilogy is still there, and with the brand effect of "The Deadly Behind 4" comes with its own sequel, it won $10.21 million in the first weekend of its release in North America.

Although this is the worst box office number in the series, it means that the film can still generate considerable profits.

Embassy Films predicted based on market feedback data that the final box office of this brainless bloody horror film in North America will not be a problem, and the global box office will also hope to remain above 50 million US dollars.

So, the fifth part was naturally put on the production schedule.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the lifespan of this series is almost exhausted.

Ronan also made a decision that the fifth part will be the end of the "Deadly Bevel" series.

The ending does not mean that the movie will end here. If the opportunity is right in the future, you can still use it to shoot and make money.

Just after this weekend, Uvi Ball came to the Relativity Building and found Ronan.

"I have read the original book twice, and have been thinking about script adaptation and film creation these days."

In the office, Uvi Ball touched his brighter forehead and said to Ronan: "I have roughly some ideas."

Ronan looked at him and asked, "Would you like to direct this project?"

Uvi Ball said without hesitation: "Will! Such an interesting subject is the most suitable for me." He showed a honest smile: "Although it is not a game adaptation theme, we can shoot and produce it in the form of an electronic game adapted movie. Lincoln is like a game character, and the vampires are bosses. If Lincoln wants to end the civil war in the north and south, he must carry an axe to pass the level!"

Luo Nan believes in Brother Bao's strength. Brother Bao can definitely make the film super peaceful and super vulgar: "Tell me what you think."

Uvi Ball put away his smile and said seriously: "That's what I think about it. Future films use a solemn biography style to tamper with the life of the greatest president in American history and unveil a mysterious past hidden under the surface. This will be the first time that Lincoln has been named the great vampire hunter, and since then it has opened up a new world with great subversive significance for the bloody but popular vampire movie genre."

Ronan didn't interrupt, he was just listening.

Uvey Ball obviously thoughtfully: "I believe that no one mentions Lincoln's name, it is impossible to associate it with the vampire hunter. These two names can now appear side by side, which is beyond everyone's expectations and imagination... However, for those of us who are shooting and making movies, this is an alternative opportunity and topic that can be devoted to it. We have interweaved all the critical and important historical events that define Lincoln and the entire United States into a classic vampire legend full of mystery but blood."

He became more and more excited: "Lincoln's life has so many coincidences with the superheroes in classic comic books... So, with such a mythical legend, we will create a binary world - during the day, he is the president of the United States; at night, he transformed into a vampire hunter."

After seeing him finish speaking, Ronan spoke: "Wuwei, create scripts in your understanding and style, and I will leave this project to you."

As for the same sentence, Brother Bao has fully proved that he has shot B-level films worth millions of dollars, and there is a corresponding market for him.

Uvi Ball didn't wait much, and when "The Fight of Life and Death" was completed, he finally found a suitable new project.

In his opinion, this subject is so innocent, simple, but also has an extremely powerful impact.

At noon, Ronan had lunch with Jessica Felton and talked about the early planning of "Fast and Furious 4".

When I returned to the Relativity Building, I was about to enter, but someone suddenly blocked the road.
Chapter completed!