The launch of the American version of "Infernal Affairs" project was particularly smooth. After DreamWorks communicated with Ben Affleck, the other party agreed to the invitation to the film in advance before he saw the script, and played the role of police undercover Liu Jianming in the film. The starring lineup of Leonardo, Ben Affleck and Tom Hanks was also recognized by Martin Scorsese. The remaining roles, Li Mu, was completely handed over to Martin Scorsese to decide.

After the director and the leading actors were confirmed, Makino Yingxiang and DreamWorks immediately signed a relevant cooperation agreement and started the related work of script creation.

Since the filming of "The Flying Tigers" is expected to be completed in early September, the US version of "Infernal Affairs" is tentatively scheduled to start preparations in August and filming will officially start at the end of October.

"Infernal Affairs" is a complete urban film. All its story structures are even only in one city in the spatial dimension, so the shooting is not difficult. The shooting time is expected to be about two to three months. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be completed at the beginning of next year.

At this pace, it is impossible to compete for next year's Oscars. The film will be released in the first half of next year or during the summer season, and then participate in the Academy Awards in February and March of the following year. The time is just right.

In Li Mu's opinion, with the American version of "Infernal Affairs" + Martin Scorsese + Leonardo, Tom Hanks' lineup, coupled with his strong resource support, winning several awards for the first time is not a problem at all.

Just as the American version of "Infernal Affairs" was basically in shape, the total box office of "zmbie-mater" in North America had exceeded 200 million US dollars, and it took only an astonishing seven and a half days to achieve this amount.

Although the subsequent box office has been a little weaker than before, the downward momentum is very stable. According to this estimate, it is not a problem to win another 100 million box office in the remaining release time.

Hollywood and Hong Kong film industry have been shocked to the point where the amazing achievements of this film have been made. The direct impact it has on Hollywood and Hong Kong film industry is that Hong Kong has recently launched several zombie-themed movies. Hollywood has already discussed with Huanya about the North American remake, adaptation rights and renewal rights of "Zmbie-Mater".

Huanya tried hard to sell "Infernal Affairs" at a high price, but she kept it in her hands and had not sold it yet. Now that the news that Li Mu was going to remake it out, Hollywood's interest in the original "Infernal Affairs" became even weaker.

The way of handling and narrative techniques of this movie are not in line with the tastes of North American audiences. Makino Ying does not participate. If Hollywood film companies take it away, it will be difficult to push it in North America. Now Makino Ying has left Huanya directly and is preparing to invest in a remake. In this case, Hollywood film companies can also guess that Makino Ying and Huanya are not very good, and may even be a little nervous. In this way, they have to worry more: if Makino Ying's image of the Muying ticketing system is mastered, will this original film be a little awkward for the release of this original film in North America? Even if it is just weakening the screening, it is enough for the distribution company to drink a pot.

"Mr. Zombie" missed a large amount of revenue, and "Infernal Affairs" failed to successfully cash out, which made Huanya's anger at Munoi Yingxiang. So when several Hollywood companies wanted to buy all the English copyrights and derivative copyrights of "Mr. Zombie", Huanya was ready to take this opportunity to make a fortune and then cause some trouble for Munoi Yingxiang.

Huanya knows that Makino Yingxiang has many zombie films with overseas distribution rights, which means that the big profit of "zmbie-mater" in North America is just the beginning of Makino Yingxiang's money. Next, this movie will definitely be released all over the world, and players from "Plant vs. Zombie Nline" from all over the world pay for it. After the movie is profitable from the global money, Makino Yingxiang can launch other zombie film copyrights and make another round. In this way, Makino Yingxiang will definitely make a fortune.

What made Huanya angry was that most of the copyrights of high-quality zombie films were taken out of their own hands, which means that they had to bear the pain and watch Makino Yingxiang make more money with their copyright.

So Huanya decided to give Makino Ying a stumbling block, selling a series of derivative rights such as the remake, adaptation and sequel of "Mr. Zombies" to Hollywood, allowing Hollywood to make a big fuss. In this way, not only can it make a big profit through copyright authorization, but it can also allow these Hollywood film companies to encircle Makino Ying and minimize the profits Makino Ying uses zombie films as much as possible.

Selling these copyrights in packages means that all rights and interests of the IP "Mr. Zombie" will be transferred. If Hollywood obtains these copyrights, it can not only remake the movie, but also adapt it yourself, shoot various sequels, and even extract the characters in it to create more new stories. After selling it, Huanya himself will never adapt "Mr. Zombie" into any English version of content.

Others are fishing for exhaustion, while Huanya wants to package and sell the entire fish pond.

However, the profit from selling it in packages is still considerable. Hollywood film companies quoted more than $6 million, while Huanya brokered among several film and television companies, and the price has vaguely exceeded $10 million.

When Huanya finally negotiated with a Hollywood film company to sell the exclusive English remake and adaptation rights of "Mr. Zombie" for $12 million, the news came out, shocking the entire Hong Kong.

Hollywood companies are willing to buy the English remake and renewal of "Mr. Zombie" for $12 million? This is simply a fantasy! $12 million, this is almost 100 million Hong Kong dollars! Can Hollywood film companies be soaked in their brains?!

This price seems outrageous, but it is actually very profitable in the eyes of Hollywood companies. Now, "Zmbie-Mater" has become a popular IP in the North American market. If you can get the remake, adaptation rights and renewal rights, Hollywood companies can make big fuss about the story structure of this popular IP, remake movies, shoot new sequels, or make North American comics and anime, or even imitate Marvel to create a new superhero, and then turn this superhero into its own IP.

Marvel's success lies in the fact that it has a large number of popular superheroes. Spider-Man is very popular, Wolverine is also very popular, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk are all very popular. Each character of these superhero can support a huge industrial chain, from comics to animation to movies and TV series, peripheral products, and image authorization. There is a huge profit space and a very long revenue cycle. A superhero can even make a company operate for seventy or eighty years. For example, Captain America, the birth of this character was in the distant 1941. It is estimated that by 2041, he will still be active on the big screen.

What's even more abnormal is that when these popular heroes become popular, companies like Marvel can make money by lying down. They can allow heroes to play their own games, and they can also bring them together to create a S.H.E.L.D. and the Avengers.

Hollywood companies are best at building a long-term brand, so they spend 12 million to buy a Chinese "superhero" image, and it has a strong fan base in the United States. This is a very cost-effective account. Just remake an original work and create a transitional sequel to "Mr. Zombie deal with the ultimate zombie and seal it with the ultimate zombie for nearly a hundred years until the seal is accidentally broken", and the image of "Mr. Zombie" can be made into a modern background.

This setting sounds far-fetched, but there has been a successful precedent, which is the famous Captain America.

Captain America was frozen for decades, and was resurrected after decades, holding a shield and then working. This setting has been accepted by the audience. Since Captain America can do it, why can't Mr. Zombie?

Moreover, for Hollywood people, they have countless ways to localize overseas culture. In their opinion, the image of zmbie-mater is too easy to take root in the United States, because there are also a large number of ghost legends in the United States, which are extremely large and not worse than the ghost legends in China. Eastern and Western cultures are both respectful of ghosts and gods and supernatural powers. Chinese people like to tell fortunes and seek witches to see doctors, and Westerners also like to find figures such as fortune tellers and psychics to solve problems. Now the image and brand of Chinese Taoist priests "zmbie-mater" has become popular. At that time, a transitional plot will allow him to live to the United States in the 21st century, and then this zombie from the East and the powerful zombie will deal with the ghosts and gods in American legends.

If the copyright of this IP is eventually bought by Marvel, it is very likely that a Taoist priest from China will be dealing with Nazi zombies in the movie with Captain America. At that time, Captain America is tired of waving his shield in front of thousands of Nazi zombies and is exhausted. When he was almost unable to hold on, the Taoist priest in the yellow Taoist robe jumped out, holding a peach wood sword, and said calmly: "Those who fight against each other are all moving forward in an array", "The Supreme Lord, hurry up as the law." At that time, the talismans, hand seals and formations are flying all over the sky, and the picture is so beautiful that I really dare not think about it...

It is precisely because of thinking about how to dig deep into this industrial chain that Hollywood film companies are extremely interested in the remake and adaptation rights of this movie.

When Li Mu heard that Huanya was talking to Hollywood film companies about overseas copyrights including remakes, adaptations and sequels of "Mr. Zombies", Li Mu only asked Muye Technology to publish a statement on yy.com, which was very concise:

Makino Yingxiang admits that Huanya is the owner of the film "Mr. Zombie" and its related intellectual property rights. Makino Yingxiang is also very pleased that Huanya can export this intellectual property rights to the world. However, Makino Yingxiang needs to make a good reminder: Although Huanya is the owner of "Mr. Zombie", Makino Yingxiang is the exclusive owner of the English brand name "zmbie-mater". This English brand has been registered worldwide and is protected by global intellectual property rights. I hope Huanya and Hollywood Film Company will know about it.

This statement suddenly woke Huanya and Hollywood dreams up.

"Mr. Zombie" is the copyright of Huanya. Yes, Makino Yingxiang only has the right to distribute this movie overseas, but it does not have the right to adapt, and there is no renewal of the rights. In other words, if all countries around the world want to release the original "Mr. Zombie", then the copyright needs to be discussed with Makino Yingxiang, which has nothing to do with Huanya. However, if all countries around the world want to remake "Mr. Zombie", this copyright needs to be discussed with Huanya, and Makino Yingxiang has no right to interfere.

However, the original English name of "Mr. Zombie" was mr.tiff-crpe, which is "Mr. Firmly corpse". The exact meaning of "Zmbie-mater" should be the zombie master, and the name was chosen by Makino Yingxiang himself. Although it was used in Huanya's "Mr. Zombie", this does not mean that the copyright of this English name also belongs to Huanya.

To put it bluntly, Huanya can authorize the derivative copyright of "Mr. Zombie" to any film company in the world, but neither Huanya nor these copyright partners have the right to use the name "zmbie-mater".

It’s like Marvel has the intellectual property rights of “Captain America”, which is protected by intellectual property laws around the world. If you are not Marvel, you cannot use this name. You can call it “Captain America”, “Class Secretary of the United States”, “Political Commissar of the United States”, “Captain America”, etc., but you can’t call it “Captain America”.

This is the lifeblood! What the audience remembers is "Captain America", not any title other than "Captain America"!

The same goes for "zmbie-mater"! Now "Mr. Zombie" is popular in the United States, but American audiences all know that the name of the movie is "zmbie-mater", and the Taoist priest in it is a "zmbie-mater". Suddenly one day, Hollywood filmed a "mr.tiff-crpe", which means "Mr. Stiff Corpse". Who knows what this is? It's strange that North American audiences will accept such egg names!

Moreover, the movie "Mr. Zombie" has a very, very unfavorable thing for Huanya, that is, the starring Master Lin Zhengying, has gone to the immortal world. In this way, no matter who shoots the sequel, it will be impossible for Master Lin to appear again. In this case, whether Hollywood buys its own copyright or Hollywood directly fabricates a new Taoist priest who can beat zombies, it is impossible for the audience to confirm that it is a sequel to "zmbie-mater", unless its name is "zmbie-mater".

Therefore, for Hollywood companies that were willing to spend $12 million to buy the copyrights of Mr. Zombie, if the brand name "zmbie-mater", how much is the copyright of this movie worth? No one will buy it for a million! Because the image of Chinese zombies and Taoist priests is set from Chinese folk legends, and there is no copyright at all.

In this way, instead of spending a lot of money to buy the copyright of "Mr. Zombie" from Huanya, it is better to create a new Taoist image based on the legend of Chinese zombies, or simply go to Makino to get the brand use rights of "zmbie-mater". At least as soon as the brand of "zmbie-mater" is revealed, the audience will know what's going on!
Chapter completed!