Chapter 1698 Confrontation (Last Part)
After a while of silence, Kim Yu-fan looked at Jim Giannopros and said lightly: "Okay, I won't say anything about this, but after all, it happened. As the CEO of 20th Century Fox, you have to give me an explanation, not to say it's an explanation, but at least you have to give me a guarantee or an agreement, otherwise I will have no confidence in our future cooperation."
Jim Giannopros's face became ugly. Although he did not inform Kim Yu-fan, Jim Giannopros felt that this was not a problem.
Who is himself? Jim Giannopos, chairman and CEO of the 20th Century Fox Board, needs to apologize for an Asian actor like Kim Yu-fan, who is completely new to Hollywood, and even have to give an explanation and make a joke.
Jim Giannopros, who was a little embarrassed, suddenly changed his face at this moment.
"Kin, I think you really can't tell the difference between people and can't speak. Joke, what explanation do I need to give you? You are just a small character who just came to Hollywood. Yes, it's a small character. You heard it right. At least in my eyes, you don't count anything. Even if the "Twilight" movie series is good, what's the use? Tell you, I just don't want to affect the stability of the "Twilight" movie series, otherwise I can kick you out at any time."
Jim Giannopros turned against each other in an instant, but Kim Yu-fan didn't think much about it, because Jim Giannopros' turn against each other was unexpected by Kim Yu-fan.
After all, he is the chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox. It is obviously impossible to say that Jim Giannopros has no temper and no arrogance.
Kim Yu-fan had expected Jim Giannopros to turn against each other before, so Kim Yu-fan's expression did not change at all. He just sneered: "Of course, this is your freedom and your right, you can try it. I don't believe it. The "Twilight" movie series is so profitable, and there are two movies that are not filmed. You Jim Giannopros really dare to do this. If you do this, it means that the next two "Twilight" sequels cannot be filmed. According to the current average box office of a movie in Twilight, the most conservative estimate will reach 500 million US dollars. Twentieth Century Fox can get almost half of it, which is just the box office."
Kim Yu-fan smiled, then stretched out his hand to Jim Giannopros and gestured, "I'll calculate it for you. Twilight is now a movie. Twentieth Century Fox can get $200 million in revenue. Even if it's only $200 million, it doesn't matter. I thought that for $200 million, I would take away about 50 million, and you Twentieth Century Fox has $150 million left. Excluding investment expenses, there are almost half of it, that's $75 million. Well, it doesn't seem much, but considering that there are two movies, there will be $150 million in revenue in total, and it's a sure profit. I think Twentieth Century Fox can't really be indifferent."
"More importantly, this is just the box office revenue. The copyright of the movie, DVD and other surrounding areas are the main sources of the movie revenue." When he said this, Kim Yu-fan paused for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Unless the box office of the movie directly exceeded one billion US dollars, otherwise the surrounding areas are where the movie really makes money."
"Even if the most conservative estimate is that with the current popularity and influence of "Twilight", especially in the minds of female movie fans, the surrounding area can bring at least $100 million in revenue. In this way, one movie is $175 million and two movies are $350 million. This is still the most conservative and conservative estimate. According to my accountability, in fact, the conservative estimate will be more than $500 million, which is $500 million!"
Speaking of this, Kim Yu-fan laughed and looked at Jim Giannopros and shook his head, "Although Twentieth Century Fox is one of the eight major film companies in Hollywood, it also has the support of the huge News Corp. But I believe that News Corp. must not like it, nor is it willing to support a subsidiary that only knows how to ask for money and funds from News Corp. The operating model of Twentieth Century Fox is an independent operating model, and whether it is making money or losing money, it needs to bear it yourself. Therefore, it is conservatively estimated that $500 million, or even more, $600 million, or $700 million, or even better income. Who knows, Twentieth Century Fox can really give up."
"Although Twentieth Century Fox has a very strong position and influence in Hollywood and is currently very sufficient in funds, I think Twentieth Century Fox is not as rich as $500 million, and even if it is effective, it will not be indifferent to the income of $1 billion. It will not be seen in the eyes."
Kim Yu-fan's words stabbed Jim Giannopros' heart like a bayonet. As Kim Yu-fan said, the current funds of 20th Century Fox are very normal and healthy, at least much better than MGM's bankruptcy. However, facing a conservative $500 million, or even more than $1 billion in revenue, 20th Century Fox naturally cannot be dismissed and indifferent.
Not to mention Twentieth Century Fox, if it were any Hollywood film company, facing such great benefits, would definitely try every means to get in and fight to the death with others just to bite the biggest bite of cake.
Kim Yu-fan laughed. Even though Twentieth Century Fox is one of the eight major film companies in Hollywood, it is impossible for him to remain indifferent to such a large amount of interests.
Jim Giannopros looked at Kim Yu-fan and knew in his heart that it was obviously impossible to give up the next two sequels of "Twilight". In the last few years, it seems that the "Twilight" movie series is the most profitable, with less investment, quick results, and high income. What's more important is not a one-time deal. There are five movies in the entire movie series. Now "Twilight? Lunar Eclipse" is only the third one, and there are two movies waiting.
Because of the "Twilight" movie series, Twentieth Century Fox has made a lot of money in recent years. It has only begun to invest in movies in recent years, making Twentieth Century Fox very vigorously in Hollywood in recent years, producing the most movies, and suppressing other film companies in a short period of time.
After all, the reason for all this is very simple. It is because of the huge success of the Twilight movie series, especially the huge revenue in box office, that 20th Century Fox has the confidence, and it has led to 20th Century Fox having enough funds to invest in other movies, which has made 20th Century Fox invested in more movies and released more movies in recent years, with success and failure. However, because of the large number of movies, 20th Century Fox has suppressed other film companies in recent years, at least on the surface.
Therefore, no one else cares about the box office of the Twilight movie series, but as the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, Jim Giannopros cannot ignore the Twilight movie series. After all, there are two movies next. These two sequels are calculated based on previous results. Conservatively, they have about a billion dollars in profits. This is a billion dollars in profits. Jim Giannopros is very clear about how helpful it will be to Twentieth Century Fox.
Therefore, Jim Giannopros was killed and was unwilling to give up the last two movies of the Twilight movie series.
Jim Giannopros: "Haha, Jin, you're still too young. You're right. The next two sequels of "Twilight" do have great benefits, and even the combined benefits exceed one billion dollars. Neither me nor Twentieth Century Fox will be spared. But what's the matter? Do you really think that if you don't film the Twilight Century Fox, you can't continue to make money for Twentieth Century Fox?"
"Of course, I want to see if in the first three movies, the Edward I played has been recognized by all female movie fans, if you kick me out and if another person plays the role of Edward, will female movie fans accept this brand new Edward? At the same time, how much impact will the box office of the movie be."
"What's more, once I stop shooting, do you think Twentieth Century Fox can start filming the sequel to "Twilight"!"
Jim Giannopros: "Haha, you're really naive. We took this into consideration at that time. Considering that you kid would be arrogant and make excessive demands with the success of the Twilight movie series. So when we signed you a contract for the Twilight movie series, it was clear that if you didn't cooperate, we 20th Century Fox had the right to kick you out of the crew, and even let you not mention any news about Twilight in any occasion or place in the future, and even would pay us 100 million US dollars in compensation."
Speaking of this, Jim Giannopros smiled proudly: "Haha, Jin, you are still too young. I really think that our 20th Century Fox, as the eight major Hollywood film companies, is really that simple. You probably haven't watched those contracts well. Even if you read them, I guess many places are not clear. Let me tell you, there have always been only our film companies that bully actors, and no actor dares to bully our film companies, let alone our 20th Century Fox!"
Well, in the face of such an arrogant Jim Giannopros, Kim Yu-fan didn't know what to say for a while. Damn, Jim Giannopros really regarded himself as a fool. When he signed the contract for the "Twilight" movie series, Kim Yu-fan and 20th Century Fox were already a little unhappy because of the sequel. In this case, how could Kim Yu-fan not pay attention to the contract signed between the two parties, and how could he not worry that 20th Century Fox digs a hole for himself and wait for him to jump.
As Jim Giannopros said, the contract that Twentieth Century Fox was indeed digging a hole for itself, waiting for it to jump, and there were many holes. If people who didn’t understand the law very well, especially those who knew American law very well, Hollywood, film production, operation, release, etc., would probably be killed by Twentieth Century Fox.
However, who is Kim Yu-fan? In addition, he doesn't trust Twentieth Century Fox, how could he sign that contract casually?
That's right, Kim Yu-fan signed that contract, but Jim Giannopros didn't know that the contract signed by Kim Yu-fan was a final contract where Kim Yu-fan dug each other after a long negotiation and negotiation between Kim Yu-fan and the staff of the 20th Century Fox.
There must be some pitfalls for the contract signed by both parties, and it is very big. As for who it is to cheat, it is hard to say.
"Haha, Jim, do you really think, I didn't expect that you, Twentieth Century Fox, would dig a hole for me at that time? I thought of this, so why do I dare to sign a contract? Do you really think I am a fool!"
Before Jim Giannopolos spoke, Kim Yu-fan continued: "Maybe, you don't know that the contract was finally finalized by our two sides after several negotiations. The contract seems to be beneficial to you 20th Century Fox, but in fact, the reason why I am willing to sign that contract is because the contract is still beneficial to me and personally."
"Even though I knew it was a bit unpleasant at that time, you 20th Century Fox was not a good person. You would definitely dig a hole for me and give me a full set. I dare to sign a contract. I really think I am a fool. Moreover, even if I am a fool, my agent will not be a fool. You must know that my agent is James Steve, the best and best agent in the United States, and the number one independent agent in the United States. Do you think that those tricks you 20th Century Fox on the contract can deceive me, and even if you can deceive me, can you still deceive James Steve? If James Steve is really deceived by you so easily, can James Steve be called the number one independent agent in the United States?"
Following Kim Yu-fan's words, especially Kim Yu-fan's few questions, Jim Giannopros was stunned and stunned.
Yes, there is no problem in cheating Kim Yu-fan, but you may not be able to cheat James Steve. As the number one independent agent in the United States, James Steve's ability is unquestionable.
More importantly, as a native American and specializing in agency work, he is naturally very familiar with American law. Especially James Steve is not unfamiliar with Hollywood and the film industry, because James Steve has also brought great actors before, so contracts and the like will definitely not deceive James Steve.
In this case, Kim Yu-fan signed that contract, and with the help of James Steve, Kim Yu-fan also signed that contract when it was impossible to deceive Kim Yu-fan. There is only one possibility, that is, Kim Yu-fan must have won some benefits, and it is enough to guarantee his interests in the "Twilight" movie series, otherwise Kim Yu-fan would never have signed that contract.
Moreover, this benefit is likely to allow Kim Yu-fan to obtain all the copyrights and interests of the "Twilight" movie series, thus causing 20th Century Fox to suffer a huge loss.
Thinking of this, Jim Giannopros's face changed drastically. Even if he looked down on Kim Yu-fan, Jim Giannopros did not dare to look down on James Steve. Jim Giannopros had dealt with James Steve at the time, so he naturally knew what a great agent James Steve was.
Thinking of this, Jim Giannopros's face became ugly, and he didn't know what to say for a moment when he looked at Kim Yu-fan.
Looking at Jim Giannopos' expression, Kim Yu-fan smiled indifferently: "I'm too lazy to lie to you. The content of the contract is very simple. That is, once I have something unhappy with Twentieth Century Fox, the copyright of the Twilight movie series will belong to me. Twentieth Century Fox does not allow any benefit in the first three movies of Twilight. Whether it is peripheral or copyright, there is no share of your Twentieth Century Fox. Not only that, the next two sequels are finalized. I can shoot whatever I want, and I will cooperate with whoever I want. Twentieth Century Fox has no qualifications to stop me. Once I stop me, the compensation will be not low."
As Kim Yu-fan said, Jim Giannopros's face became increasingly ugly. As for Kim Yu-fan's words, Jim Giannopros didn't doubt it. Jim Giannopros could ignore Kim Yu-fan, but he dared not ignore James Steve.
With the existence of James Steve, such a contract is likely to be true. The staff on Twentieth Century Fox were cheated by the scheming James Steve.
What's more, Kim Yu-fan is not interested in lying Jim and Giannopros now. Jim and Giannopros can go back and take out the contract, and you won't know everything.
Therefore, Jim Giannopros's face became ugly. He looked at Kim Yu-fan's face very entangled, angry, depressed, confused, and shocked. But in the end, all of this could only turn into a long sigh.
"Okay, Jin, you won, what do you want?" Jim Giannopros said sadly after a long time.
"I think we can re-sign a contract for the next two sequels of "Twilight". After all, so many things have happened, I must guarantee my interests, what do you think." Seeing Jim Giannopros admit defeat. Although he was just temporarily admitting defeat before watching the contract in person, Kim Yu-fan is already sure that Jim Giannopros will definitely agree to his conditions. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!