Chapter 22: Movie release
After the problems between James and Charlize were resolved, Zhu Ke and Victor began to discuss things about Teletubbies.
"Boss, the person who contacted me was Smith, the Minister of the Content Department of the BBC Broadcasting Corporation, and their attitude was very clear. They asked us to come to London as soon as possible to discuss copyright development with them."
Actually, Victor is full of doubts now.
Own boss Niu break!
Wald Pictures’ first movie "Running Laura" has not been released yet, and it has something to do with a behemoth like the BBC, which is unbelievable.
"Wait a minute, don't get excited yet. You just said that they are more anxious?" Zhuke interrupted suddenly.
"Uh......"
Victor froze for a moment, and then said: "Yes, although Smith's tone is very calm, but as the head of the BBC content department, he can call him in person, which in itself is very telling. And... .."
Suddenly, Victor became mysterious.
"And what? Say it quickly, don't sell it to me." Zhu Ke scolded with a smile.
"Boss, it's like this. I have a good friend who works for the BBC Broadcasting Company and is responsible for the maintenance of information equipment. After I hung up the phone in the UK, I asked him sideways. He happened to know something and he told me , The BBC is cooperating with a European ragdoll production company to produce a series of early childhood education, but by coincidence, its content is surprisingly similar to the "Teletubbies" that we have registered copyright worldwide. , The name of the episode is tentatively set as "Teletubbies".
This incident has to be said to be a coincidence.
Well, this is for Victor.
For Zhu Ke, what is in his heart is definitely not a coincidence, but a rejoicing!
Why?
Because of the drama "Teletubbies", in the original time and space, it was completed by the ragdoll production company and the BBC broadcasting company.
"Fuck! Fortunately, I registered the global copyright first, otherwise the gold mine would be gone. And I guess the people from the BBC Broadcasting Company and the Ragdoll Company at the moment must be stunned." Zhu Ke thought like a thief. Tao.
The truth is also true.
Actually, Ragdoll Company and BBC Broadcasting Company have finished producing one-fifth of the content of "Teletubbies" and are planning to determine the broadcasting date and copyright registration. However, when they submitted the application materials to the Copyright Bureau, they were told that they could not be approved. Someone registered a similar copyright as early as 40 days ago.
They are trapped!
BBC: "..."
Ragdoll:"......."
Facing Zhuke’s shamelessness, oh no, it’s Zhuke’s copyright. The two companies can only contact Zhuke through gritted teeth. After all, they have invested a lot of pounds in the "Teletubbies" project, and they are extremely optimistic about this project. It is obviously impossible to let them give up now.
"Victor, you immediately arrange for someone to contact them first and explore their bottom line. After a while, I will go to London with you personally." Zhuke ordered.
"Okay, boss." Victor arranged for someone immediately.
In the face of the fat meat delivered to the door, Zhuke will definitely slaughter him.
Well, you said that Zhu Kewu had robbed others of the achievements and collected high copyright taxes, which is very shameless.
Yes, you are right.
Zuke never thinks that he is a good person. Moreover, Zhu Ke did not take it as a shame for the act of snatching the copyright of the British guy, but felt that it was a supreme honor. Mom and Dad, I won glory for the country!
The "Teletubbies" incident has come to an end for a while, but the release of "Lola Run" ran into problems.
"Victor, are you saying that "Running Laura", which was originally scheduled to be released on April 12th, was made difficult by the theaters, and it was MGM that exerted an influence on the theaters?"
Zuke frowned.
"Yes, boss. At the beginning of the period, through Wald Pictures and some of my previous relationships, I have initially negotiated 315 screens on the premiere day. I will make adjustments based on the box office results later; but today, I After receiving a call, many of their movie theaters have closed my screens. Now there are only 120 screens left, and it is estimated that there will be fewer screens."
Speaking of this, Victor was really angry.
Too annoying!
Talking doesn’t count!
Just about to sign the theater sharing contract, I actually regretted it.
As the CEO of Wald Pictures, he operated and released the first cinematic film. I wanted to show my abilities in front of the boss, but who the **** knew that a moth came out? You are out of breath. If it weren't for one of the well-connected theater managers, he revealed that it was MGM, and Victor wouldn't know what was going on.
Damn MGM!
咚咚咚~~!
Hearing this, Zhu Keqiang held back his anger, tapped his fingers on the desk repeatedly, and groaned: "Victor, you can try to contact the theaters again to see if you can add more screens. I called to ask. John Lasseter, see if he can help."
"Okay, boss."
Just do it, even if Victor Dang got up and left, he planned to go to the theater to communicate in person.
And Zhuke also contacted Lasseter as soon as possible.
Although John Lasseter is also a newcomer to Hollywood, he is the first of the Pixar Five Tigers, and he is also the general director of the film "Toy Story", which won the 95th box office championship. His face in theaters is more than that of Wald. Karma is much easier to use.
...
"Zuke, you said MGM was doing the trick"
"Need my help?"
"Help, I will definitely help."
"My dear friend, don't worry, your business is my business, and I will help you figure out a solution."
Sure enough, he still speaks of loyalty. After receiving Zhuke's call for help, John Lasseter agreed to help in one go. There is no excuse or perfunctory in the words of uukanshu.com.
The reason why he helped, firstly is because Zhu Ke deliberately draws in on weekdays, and the two get along well;
Secondly, in the process of Pixar's listing and allotment, it was Zhu Ke who urged him to purchase the full allotment, which greatly increased his net worth.
......
Not long after, Old Billy, who was far away in Utah, also received a call from Zhuke.
His name is Billy Jarder, and he is the owner of a movie peripheral chain in Utah. Although his chain store is not the largest in Utah, it is even less than the top five, with only 9 stores, but he has been operating in Utah for decades and is familiar with the directors of major theaters, which can be described as a senior local snake.
On the peripheral authorization of "Toy Story", Zhu Ke did a good job with others, and communicated several times later, and some friendship.
"Zuke, you are looking for the right person in the MGM mess."
"It's right if you don't know, and I won't tell you, but it's enough for you to understand. I have an enemy with MGM, they cheated me!"
"Don't worry, my old Billy dare not say anything else, but in Utah, I can still help."
One day later.
Through Victor's hard work again, and the help of Lasseter and old Billy, "Run Lola Run" finally added some screens.
355 yuan.
That's right, it's 40 yuan more than the 315 screens originally planned. Of course, the premiere of the film is not all in North America, but only in places like California and Utah.
Moreover, the premiere day of "Lola Run" changed from April 12th to April 5th.
In other words, it will be less than two days before the first film directed by Zhu Ke is released.
