Chapter 715: Seeing Bikwen for the First Time
On the fourth day of the show, Kerry called Xiao Yunhai and said with excitement, "Xiao, our "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was a success."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "You should say that the entire Harry Potter series was a success."
Kerry said excitedly: "That's right. Do you know how popular novels have been selling in the United States these two days?"
Xiao Yunhai said: "I only got on the phone with Jesse an hour ago, and I heard from him that the major bookstores in the United States have ordered 2.3 million copies from him, and the order in Europe is 140. 100,000 copies, it looks pretty good."
Kerry said: "What is not bad? It should be very very good. Xiao, do you know how much I regret it now?"
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "Here again, I have a headache when I hear what you said. Kerry, I have been very good to you. You said, if I don't shoot Harry Potter with you MGM now " series, don't you have to regret it?"
"No" Kerry said in a panic, "Xiao, you can't cross the river and demolish the bridge. We are good friends, good brothers, and you can't go back on the good things."
With the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, it's not too long before the franchise becomes the top-grossing film, and it's no exaggeration to say it's a cornucopia.
If Xiao Yunhai leaves MGM and finds the director alone to invest, there will definitely be no problem, and he will earn far more than he is now.
As for the contract he signed with MGM, it was only a $100 million liquidated damages, and to Xiao Yunhai, it was nothing.
Kerry obviously knew the seriousness of the matter, which made him panic.
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "Okay, Kerry, I won't make fun of you. Don't worry, the promise I made, Xiao Yunhai, can't be bought with just a few billion dollars."
Kerry took a long breath.
Said: "You know what? I was really frightened by you just now."
Xiao Yunhai said: "You deserve it, who made you complain all day long. I tell you, if I hear you say this in the future, I will immediately terminate the contract with you MGM and make you regret it even more."
Kerry said quickly: "I promise, I will never say it in front of you in the future."
Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "It's almost the same. Kerry, have you found a director who can direct the second Harry Potter film? I think it's time to set up a crew now."
Kerry said: "We have initially decided on three candidates for the director, and they are all very good. The company will definitely select them carefully. Xiao, you hurry up and hand over "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" to me now, so I can find someone Turn it into a script."
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "No problem. But, Kerry, how much are you going to give me my royalties? Should it be increased a little?"
Kerry laughed and said: "As long as you can hand over the Harry Potter series to us MGM, everything can be said."
Maybe he was really frightened by Xiao Yunhai. The next morning, Kerry sent the manager of the MGM branch in China to find Xiao Yunhai and signed a contract with him. The copyright fee was doubled.
In the following time, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was raging all over the world, but Xiao Yunhai was busy writing the script of "Kangxi Dynasty" at home. This project was quite troublesome.
Zhao Wanqing has searched all over the world for her entries, and now she has arranged seven songs, but at least sixteen songs are needed to clear the level, so Zhao Wanqing does not dare to waste a little time.
Xiao Yunhai was able to see her at night, and of course he had to do the man-making exercise.
On this day, Xiao Yunhai received an international long-distance call from Bikwen.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao."
"Hello, Mr. Beekwen, are you all done with your business?"
Beekwen smiled and said: "It's all done. Next is the filming of The Lord of the Rings. However, before that, I have to go to your fantasy special effects company to see if the technology there can reach mine. Require?"
Xiao Yunhai said: "Of course there is no problem. Mr. Bikoven, when are you coming, so I can drive to pick you up."
Bikwen said: "I arrived in Yanjing yesterday, and I lived in a hotel not far from the Dream Special Effects Film and Television Company."
Xiao Yunhai said: "Mr. Beekwen, you should inform me, so that I can show you around and taste Chinese food."
Bi Kewen said depressedly: "I felt a little uncomfortable when I came to Yanjing. I lost a day of jet lag and felt a lot better. That's why I called you. Mr. Xiao, can you come over? I want to go to Dream to find out. ."
Xiao Yunhai said: "No problem, I'll be there in about twenty minutes. Which hotel are you in, I'll pick you up."
Beekwen said: "Let's see you downstairs in the dream."
Xiao Yunhai agreed, put on sunglasses, changed clothes, and left the house.
Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Yunhai came to the front of the Dream Special Effects Company building, and at a glance he saw Bikwen who was idly there, walking around.
Xiao Yunhai got out of the car and said with a smile, "Mr. Beekwen, it's nice to meet you."
When Bi Kewen saw Xiao Yunhai, he was obviously taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Mr. Xiao, you are much younger and more handsome than in the movie."
The two hugged tightly, Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "Thank you for your compliment. Mr. Beekwen, please come with me, I'll take you to see the dream."
Bikwen nodded and said, "That's great."
The two came to the dream work area one after the other. At this time, everyone was busy there. Some were making props, some were drawing pictures on the software, and some were calling to discuss problems. It was a busy scene.
Xiao Yunhai did not disturb them, but brought Bi Kewen directly to Wu Hao's office.
Wu Hao never had the habit of closing the door. Maybe it was because he was working too seriously. Xiao Yunhai knocked on the door several times, but he didn't hear it. His hands were still crackling on the computer keyboard.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Boss Wu, what are you doing? So serious."
Wu Hao raised his head and saw Xiao Yunhai, he quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Boss Xiao, when did you come here?"
Xiao Yunhai rolled his eyes and said, "I've knocked on the door countless times, but you didn't hear it, that's why I called you. Come on, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Beekwen, the master of Hollywood magic movies, yes. You should be familiar with him. Mr. Bikwen, this is Hao Wu, one of the founders of Magic. He is a top technical expert. The latest special effects technology of Magic is from him. So, if you have any questions, you can ask him."
The two shook hands, and Wu Hao said in fluent English: "Mr. Beekwen, your movies are my favorite, full of imagination. I'm really happy to see you today."
Bikwen laughed and said: "Thank you Mr. Wu for liking my films. This time, I mainly wanted to cooperate with Dream to shoot a magical epic movie "The Lord of the Rings" with a huge background, and I also asked Mr. Wu to help."
Wu Hao smiled and said: "No problem. A few days ago, Mr. Xiao told me about "The Lord of the Rings", and also asked me if the current technology can meet the needs. For this, I read the novel specially, I have an impression in general. I can tell you responsibly that all the scenes in the "Lord of the Rings" novels, we can dream them perfectly, but it will take a lot of time."
Xiao Yunhai said: "Boss Wu, I invested in the filming of The Lord of the Rings. It is divided into three parts: the first, the middle and the second. Director Bi Kewen will finish filming all the movie scenes first, and after the editing is completed, they will be done separately. Post-production special effects, complete one release and one release, until all three are finished.”
Wu Hao nodded and said, "Boss Xiao, I understand. Director Bi Kewen, have you made a special effects plan? I want to see it."
"In my computer mailbox. I need to go online and download it," Beekwen said.
Wu Hao pointed to a computer next to him and said, "You can put the plan on this computer, and then we will print it out."
Soon, a plan with more than 60 pages appeared in Xiao Yunhai's hands.
Xiao Yunhai simply read two pages, then handed it to Wu Hao, and said to Bickwen, "Mr. Bickwen, I wonder how long it took you to use this plan? It's really too detailed."
Beekwen said with a smile: "I don't like accidents when making movies, so I will try to make the preparations as perfect as possible without any omissions. It took me half a year to complete this plan."
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said with admiration: "It's no wonder that your films have never disappointed people. Just this meticulousness and meticulousness has surpassed more than 90% of directors. It seems that I invested in "The Lord of the Rings". There was nothing wrong with the decision."
Beekwen smiled and said: "Thank you for your appreciation. The whole movie has been engraved in my mind, and I am convinced that I will make a top-grossing fantasy series. Therefore, Mr. Xiao, I hope you can Leave the casting, assembling, and filming of the cast to me. I know it's a bit too much to say, but I really don't want anyone to interfere with me."
Xiao Yunhai said: "Mr. Bikoven, don't worry, I promise I won't give you any constraints."
"That's great, thank you for believing in me," Bikoven said happily.
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