Chapter 83： Adaptation rights

As early as December, Hollywood Records announced that the first solo album of super genius Ryan Jenkins will be officially released after the New Year, which has attracted widespread attention. "He" is naturally the first album of the album. Single, and on January 1, 1992, the second single "I.Believe.I.can.fly" will begin to promote and hit the charts.

Ryan has also been cooperating with the record company's publicity plan. When everyone's focus on him was on music, he had to devote most of his energy to the film business.

Since a few months ago, Jinsli has had a see-saw negotiation with Universal Pictures, and the object is naturally the film adaptation rights of "Jurassic Park."

The negotiation process is very unsuccessful. Ryan has a big appetite. He wants to cut a big piece from this super big cake and stuff it into his pocket.

Universal Pictures are not fools either. They plan to follow Disney's approach to "The Lion King", with multiple identities such as the original author and screenwriter, and enjoy the movie's box office and subsequent peripheral share.

If he is willing to invest less than US$10 million, they also welcome with their hands. Why not do this kind of thing that gives up a portion of the income and can get closer to the relationship between the two parties?

Unexpectedly, the other party's appetite was far greater than they thought, and they even threw out a co-production and sharing agreement.

Universal Pictures could tolerate their participation in investment, but it was unacceptable to divide nearly half of the cake from the expected income, and the negotiations broke down in the end.

With absolute initiative, Ryan is not in a hurry. Although he prefers to cooperate with Universal Pictures, he does not mind cooperating with other large film companies. After all, the copyright of "Jurassic Park" is 100% in his own hands. , As long as he doesn't nod his head, no one can do it.

Of course, he has not given up the opportunity to cooperate with Universal Pictures for the time being. In his opinion, Universal Pictures will eventually make concessions.

As the second oldest company among the seven major film companies, Universal Pictures has not been doing well in recent years. It has not launched strong works for several years. If it does not start self-help, it will degenerate into MGM and Sony Columbia Pictures.

You know, apart from the huge film library of MGM and Sony Pictures, the former has been eating the 007 series, and after the latter was acquired by the Japanese, they have not yet figured out how to play in the American entertainment market. Tuition.

Universal Pictures’ turnaround in the previous life was "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List". The former got nearly $1 billion in global box office, and various surrounding fires were in a mess, while the latter produced huge In response, he became a big winner of the Oscar.

The person who ordered the termination of the negotiation was the owner of Universal Pictures, Sean Schieenberg, the president of American Music. He was very dissatisfied and wanted to use this method to tell the Mao boy who has the initiative in this negotiation.

However, Ryan Jenkins is not the boy he was a year ago, nor is he the child star that Tom Cruise can question in public casually. With this year’s "Night in Seattle" and "The Terminator" 2" The successive sales of "Bodyguard" gradually established his position in Hollywood in this circle. In the eyes of various film companies, his works are the guarantee of the box office.

"If the news is released, we can only sell a good price after multiple competitions." After the negotiation broke down, Ryan once said to Jinsli.

So, on the day the negotiations broke down, the news spread, and the movie circle suddenly boiled over. They were shocked that Universal Pictures was walking in front of the entire Hollywood and even aimed at "Jurassic Park."

This is a book that has been on the bestseller list in the United States for more than 40 weeks. According to the news released by the "Alien" Publishing House, this book has sold more than 20 million copies. In the United Kingdom and the United States...no, There are many book fans all over the world. If it is adapted into a movie, as long as it is not made into something that is unknown, there is no need to consider profit at all. The only thing to consider is how much money can be made.

Ryan Jenkins and Universal Pictures were so unreliable, they were negotiating secretly, and finally they broke up. That's great.

Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Paramount, and Twentieth Century Fox contacted Kingsley on the same day. Producers such as Tim Burton and Jack Bruckheimer also did not do anything. For a time, the entire movie circle was upset. There was a lot of uproar, and soon, there was news that the media would adapt "Jurassic Park" into a movie and stabbed it out.

Strictly speaking, this book was changed by Ryan to a young book. To be precise, it is a book for all ages. Unlike the previous life, the book became the best-selling book champion since it went on the market in 1986. With the increase in Ryan's reputation, sales continued to increase, and a large number of book fans were cultivated.

After hearing the news, they were delighted. What could be more enviable than seeing their favorite dinosaur on the big screen?

"We have been looking forward to this day, Ryan will finally put his most important work on the big screen, yes! We are very excited, we love "Jurassic Park"!"

This is a book fan club of Ryan. He bought a small page in the newspaper and made his own voice, hoping to support his idol in this way.

Of course, there are also some concerns. An older book fan, in a street survey by the Los Angeles Times, said worriedly, “I also hope to see the movie version of Jurassic Park one day soon, especially It’s the huge Tyrannosaurus rex. I’m a little worried. The current film technology can’t make dinosaurs come to life. That would be too bad and it’s a disaster."

The Los Angeles Times simply set up a questionnaire about whether you want to see the movie version of "Jurassic Park". The questionnaire received nearly 20,000 copies, and more than 90% of the people supported moving the book. On the big screen.

Ryan has limited knowledge of the past life of "Jurassic Park", but in this life, even the film adaptation rights have not been sold, it has been hot and attracted a lot of attention.

In fact, everyone is optimistic about the adaptation of this book. What's more, Ryan Jenkins will write the script himself, and the only concern is the post-production technology of the film.

Now in Hollywood, who has the most advanced film special effects technology? Of course, it was Industrial Light and Magic. It didn’t take long for a reporter to find George Lucas. After hearing the other party’s question, the old man did not hesitate and said with a vow, "With the technology of Industrial Light and Magic, it is completely possible to produce Lifelike dinosaurs."

The old man dare to say that, he must be sure in his heart. Coupled with the special effects technology shown in "Terminator 2", the confidence of various film companies has greatly increased, and Jinsli and her team have been annoyed by telephone calls.

Especially Warner and Disney, which have worked with Ryan, are more active. Gerald and Carter Eisner visited them separately and let Ryan give priority to them.

Ryan is also not good at rejecting directly, and only gives one condition, "The director of this film must be Steven Spielberg, this is a prerequisite for negotiation!"

The news spread out without knowing how it was. Now, the hatred is successfully transferred. Jewish directors have become the top priority of the public relations of major companies.

A person who joined Universal Pictures earlier than his previous life played an important role at this time. Ron Meyer rejected all the opposition and persuaded Sean Schieenberg to restart the negotiations with Kingsley. Taking advantage of years of cooperation, Spielberg was invited to Universal Studios.

How Universal Pictures persuaded Spielberg, not many people are clear for the time being. Ryan heard Kinsley say that when Spielberg left Universal Studios, his face was very ugly, and in the ensuing negotiations, he has been tense. Face.

Soon, the latest news spread. Universal Pictures will invest 30 million US dollars to film "Schindler's List", and Steven Spielberg will be the director of this film.

When things have developed to this point, Ryan doesn’t need to inquire, and knows that those things in the previous life have happened. The honeymoon period between Universal Pictures and Spielberg is over. It will not be long before Hollywood will have a sudden change. Quasi-giant—DreamWorks!

What is negotiation? To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than asking for a price and paying it back on the spot.

Ryan also knew that the conditions he offered were indeed a bit harsh, and he took the initiative to make concessions. The next negotiations can only be described as rapid. The two sides reached an agreement and signed the contract when it entered December.

Regarding the film adaptation and investment of "Jurassic Park", UU Kanshu , Jenkins Pictures and Universal Pictures, respectively invested 20 million and 45 million U.S. dollars as preliminary budgets, excluding future release and publicity intercepted by Universal Pictures. In addition to the cost, copyright and future income will be divided in proportion to the investment.

Ryan has reduced the investment ratio. After all, the manufacturing and sales of peripheral products are completely smeared on his side, and many places rely on Universal Pictures channels.

As for him, apart from the income of Jenkins Pictures, he can also get 5 million U.S. dollars and 3% of the North American box office share as adaptation rights and screenwriter income.

This is a good deal, both for Universal Pictures and for other parties.

The cake sharing agreement was officially reached, and Ryan ushered in a busy life. He temporarily threw aside the unfinished "Killer Leon". After entering December, he began to rush to draft, and strive to release the "Killer Leon" before the new year. The first draft of the script for Jurassic Park was written.

He simply extended his vacation and planned to return to school after Christmas. Apart from the occasional attention to the box office of "Bodyguard", he devoted most of his energy to the compilation of the script.

Fortunately, there is always a clear film comparison in my head, and I wrote about Ryan Jenkins's version of "Jurassic Park". I wrote it again, and it went a lot smoother.

Finally, before going to Diana’s charity dinner, Ryan wrote the first draft of the script, and there are dozens of sketches of dinosaurs, all of which are classic images in previous movies.

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