Chapter 22

After James and Charlize's problems were solved, zhukecai and Victor began to discuss about Teletubbies.

"Boss, the person who contacted me is Mr. Smith, the head of content Department of BBC, and their attitude is very clear, that is to ask us to come to London as soon as possible to discuss the copyright development with them."

In fact, Victor is full of doubts now.

My boss is a bull!

It's unbelievable that Wald pictures' first film "Lola Run" has been connected with such a monster as BBC before it was released.

"Wait a minute, don't get excited. You just said, "they're in a hurry?" Juke suddenly interrupted.

"Er..."

Victor was stunned, then said: "yes, although Smith's tone is very gentle, as the head of BBC's content department, being able to let him call in person is very telling. And

Suddenly, Victor became mysterious.

"And what? You tell me quickly, don't tell me about it. " Zhu Ke said with a smile.

"Boss, it's like this. I have a good friend who works for the BBC and is responsible for the maintenance of information equipment. After I hung up the phone in Britain, I asked him. Just as he knows something, he told me that BBC is cooperating with ragdoll production company in Europe to produce a preschool education drama, but coincidentally, its content is surprisingly similar to Teletubbies, which we have registered copyright all over the world. The title of the drama is tentatively set as Teletubbies. "

It's a coincidence.

Well, this is for victor.

For Zhuke, what he has in his heart is not coincidence, but happiness!

Why?

Because "Teletubbies" this series, in the original time and space, is by the doll production company and the BBC broadcasting company to complete the cooperation.

"The trough! Fortunately, I registered the global copyright first, otherwise the gold mine would be gone. And I think the people of BBC and doll company at the moment must be ignorant. " Zhuke thought like a chicken thief.

The same is true.

In fact, the doll company and BBC broadcasting company, after producing one fifth of the content of Teletubbies, are planning to determine the broadcast date and copyright registration. However, when they submitted the application materials to the Copyright Bureau, they were told that they could not pass. Some people registered similar copyrights as early as 40 days ago.

They are encircled!

BBC：“.......”

"Doll".... "

In the face of Zhuke's shamelessness, oh no, it's Zhuke's copyright. The two companies have to bite their teeth to contact Zhuke. After all, they have invested a lot of pounds in the Teletubbies project, and they are very optimistic about this project. It's obviously impossible for them to give up now.

"Victor, you'll arrange people right away, contact them first, find out their bottom line, and I'll go to London with you in person in a while." Said juke.

"OK, boss." Victor's going to arrange it right away.

In the face of the fat meat sent to the door, Zhuke is sure to kill a knife.

Well, it's very shameless of you to say that zhukewu robbed other people's achievements and charged a high copyright tax.

Yeah, you're right.

Zucker never thought he was a good man. He would not be killed for himself. Moreover, for the act of seizing the Brits' copyright, Zhuke does not regard it as a shame, but thinks it is a great honor. Mom and Dad, I win honor for my country!

"Teletubbies" has come to an end, but the release of "Lola Run" has encountered problems.

"Victor, do you mean that our" Lola Run "scheduled to be released on April 12 was harassed by the cinema, and it was MGM that exerted influence on the major courtyards?"

Zucker couldn't help frowning.

"Yes, boss. At the beginning of the period, I had made a preliminary agreement on 315 screens on the opening day through Wald pictures and some of my previous relationships, and then adjusted them according to the box office results; But just today, I got a phone call. Many of their cinemas have closed down my screens. Now there are only 120 screens left. It is estimated that there will be further reduction. "

Speaking of this, Victor is really angry.

How irritating!

You don't mean what you say!

It's almost time to sign the sharing contract of the cinema line, but I have to go back on it.

As the CEO of Wald pictures, I managed to release the first cinema film. I wanted to show my ability in front of the boss, but who knows what happened? Are you angry. Had it not been for one of the well connected cinema managers, who revealed the existence of MGM, Victor would not have known what was going on.

Damn MGM!

Dong Dong ~ ~!

Hearing the speech, Zhu Keqiang held back his anger, repeatedly tapping his fingers on his desk and pondered: "Victor, try to contact the cinema to see if you can add more screens. I'll call John lassett to see if he can help."

"OK, boss."

Do as you say, victor will leave even if he gets up and plans to go to the cinema to communicate in person.

And Zucker also contacted lassette for the first time.

Although John lassett is also a newcomer in Hollywood, he is the head of Pixar's five tigers. He is also the chief director of toy story, which won the box office champion in 1995. His face in the cinema is much more useful than that of Wald film.

.......

"Zucker, you said MGM was up to it"

"Can I help you?"

"Help, I'm sure."

"My dear friend, don't worry. Your business is my business. I'll help you find a way."

Sure enough, he is still loyal. After receiving Zhuke's call for help, John lassett agreed to help without any excuses and perfunctoriness.

One of the reasons why he helped was that Zhuke deliberately courted them and they got along well;

Second, in the process of Pixar's IPO rights issue, Zhu Keli advised him to buy the full rights issue, which greatly increased his wealth.

......

Before long, old Billy, who was far away in Utah, also received a call from Zhuke.

His name is Billy Jard, the owner of a movie chain in Utah. Although his chain store is not the largest in Utah, even less than the top five, with only nine stores, he has been operating in Utah for decades and is familiar with the directors of major cinemas, so he is a senior local leader.

In the authorization around toy story, Zhuke and other places are good, and they also communicate with each other several times.

"Zucker, you're looking for the right person in the case of MGM."

"If you don't know, I won't tell you, but it's enough for you to understand that I have a grudge against MGM. They have cheated me!"

"Don't worry, I don't dare to say anything else, but I can help you in Utah."

After a day.

Thanks to Victor's efforts and the help of lassette and old Billy, "Lola Run" finally added some screens.

355.

Yes, 40 more than the original 315 screens. Of course, the premiere of the film is not in North America, but only in California and Utah.

Moreover, the premiere date of "Lola Run" was changed from April 12 to April 5.

In other words, there are less than two days to go before the first film directed by Zhuke is released.