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Early the next morning, Ryan came to the office, and immediately ordered his secretary to make a big cup of wolfberries, and drank it happily, sweet.

Recalling the extravagant enjoyment last night, my waist and legs no longer hurt, but I feel a little weak.

At this time, someone knocked on the door of the office, Ryan put down the big water glass in his hand, and said, "Please come in."

As soon as the words were finished, John Denise, a secretary who had just joined Orion Films, opened the door and walked in, saying, "Sir, Ms. Antonia Kidman is here and said she has an appointment with you."

Antonia Kidman!

A gleam flashed in Ryan's eyes, and he asked, "Did she come alone, or did she bring Nicole Kidman with her?"

"Didn't see Ms. Nicole Kidman," John Denise replied.

Ryan nodded. It seems that the rumors that the relationship between the two sisters is not very good should be true. He immediately said, "Miss Antonia, please come in and bring me another cup of coffee."

Ryan would rather deal with Antonia Kidman than Nicole Kidman.

Not long after, Antonia Kidman walked into the office wearing a long white dress with a smile, and sat down very naturally, "Ryan, long time no see."

"Sorry, I've been a little late these days."

"It doesn't matter." Ryan looked at Antonia Kidman in front of him, and secretly looked up and down. His complexion was slightly pale, and there was obviously a big dark circle on the eye bags, as if he hadn't had a good rest in the past few nights.

"If you need help, Antonia, you can tell me." He asked tentatively.

"A little personal matter." Antonia Kidman didn't seem to want to talk about this topic, she directly took out a file bag from her carry-on bag, put it on the desk, and said: "The Rowling you are looking for, by chance , I've seen her before."

She took the coffee brought by John Denise, said thank you, and continued: "She is a single mother, and she is currently selling a work everywhere."

"By the way, her work is called "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". A British publisher that my mother cooperates with just received the outline and the first three chapters of the story last month.

"

Having said that, Antonia Kidman glanced at Ryan in confusion, "Although I don't know why you are looking for her, it must be related to her work "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

"So I have a suggestion." Antonia Kidman suddenly became cautious.

"Tell me, what suggestions do you have." Ryan picked up the cup and took a sip, his mouth filled with the sweet taste of goji berries.

"I can help you buy the film adaptation copyright and peripheral derivatives copyright of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". The only requirement is that this work needs to be distributed and sold by my mother's publishing company." Antonia Kidd Although Mann didn't know why Ryan would be interested in Rowling and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

But she is clear about one thing. Behind everything the man in front of him does, there is a special meaning behind it, and it can even bring countless benefits.

For example, Blue Sky Studios, which is the envy of many Hollywood film companies.

"You can reach an agreement with Rowling directly, without telling me." Ryan shrugged. He has no interest in the physical copyright of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", and he can't buy a publishing company.

Antonia Kidman took a sip of coffee and said, "Instead of working with other film companies, I would rather my mother's company cooperate with you. At least you have never failed, and compared to those vampires in Hollywood, you are better." Reputable."

"Besides, I'm just doing you a favor."

She has no interest in film adaptation copyrights.

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation." Ryan raised the cup soaked with goji berries, and shook it at Antonia Kidman as a gesture of touching, "If the film becomes a big hit in the future, you will bring money to your mother's publishing company. An unimaginable income."

Antonia-Kidman looked at Ryan's actions and seemed to be taken aback for a moment, then smiled and picked up the coffee and touched the water glass in Ryan's hand.

"I hope so, at least in the future I can inherit more inheritance, and even directly buy a mansion in Beverly Hills."

Many Americans are not shy about the topic of inheritance.

"Okay, back to the topic, when are you going to England!"

"It's best to hurry up. The author Rowling's income doesn't seem to be very good, and a publishing company has already shown interest in her work." She reminded.

"I will send someone to the UK as soon as possible." Ryan did not plan to go to the UK by himself.

According to his previous life memory, the sales volume of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has not been very good. Warner Bros. first spent 250,000 US dollars to buy the copyright of the film adaptation and peripheral derivatives of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" .

Then, at a low price, he bought the copyright of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", and obtained the first right to buy out the entire series of novels, so it is easy to buy the copyright without having to go there in person.

Ryan's plan was similar to that of Warner Brothers in the previous life. They also chose to take advantage of the fire and buy a few more series of novel copyrights.

What's more, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is not yet on the market, and it can't be bought for 250,000 US dollars. It is estimated that it can be bought for tens of thousands of dollars at most.

Of course, Rowling didn't have nothing to gain. Ryan will choose a film company with the support of a media group to cooperate with her at the right time, so that she can become a famous writer.

The success of the "Harry Potter" series in her previous life was by no means due to Rowling alone, but with the support of the entire Time Warner Group.

Promoting the "Harry Potter" series of books in major countries around the world, and finally created the success of the "Harry Potter" series of films.

Next, Ryan discussed the details with Antonia Kidman and bought as many novel rights as possible.

After Antonia Kidman said goodbye, she needed to have dinner with Nicole Kidman at noon.

As soon as Antonia Kidman left, Ryan immediately called Sofia Coppola in and handed her the information on Rowling and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" on the table.

"Go to England for me, buy the copyright of this novel, and remember to sign a right of first refusal." He said directly

"A children's book?" Sophia Coppola picked it up, briefly flipped through it, and found that it was a children's book, somewhat speechless.

However, she didn't ask any more questions, anyway, it wasn't the first time that Ryan's abnormal behavior, but told another news.

"Michael Ovitz would like to ask you to meet and talk about cooperation." Sofia Coppola hesitated and said a very unexpected name.

Michael Ovitz!

There was a hint of surprise in Ryan's eyes, and he said, "Reject, I'm not interested in cooperating with him."

Meeting Michael Ovitz, or even working with him, was out of Ryan's mind.

As for turning enemies into friends, that's more than enough. If there is a suitable opportunity, I don't mind stepping on it.

"However, what kind of cooperation does he want to talk about when he meets with me?" Ryan showed a trace of doubt on his face.

"It seems to have something to do with Sony Pictures." Sofia Coppola thought for a moment and said, "Some high-level executives of Sony Pictures have been interested in setting up a monster movie. Michael Ovitz should be one of the collaborators of this project. .”

Hearing the words "monster", Ryan immediately thought of a movie "Godzilla". The famous Japanese monster has a great influence in Southeast Asia and can be said to be a household name.

It's just that Godzilla is so alien to the North American public that few would care about a monster from a Japanese manga.

The most straightforward point is that what Godzilla destroyed was Tokyo, not the White House, and it has nothing to do with them.

Of course, Sony Pictures did not fail in the previous life, at least from a commercial point of view, it was not a failure. "Godzilla" earned a box office of US$74.9 million in North America in the first six days, and US$18.02 million in the second week, but the box office did not go well. Very steady.

In the end, the North American box office was only 130 million U.S. dollars, the global box office was 379 million U.S. dollars, and there were 400 million U.S. dollars in North American peripheral product sales.

Even with a production cost of $130 million and $80 million in worldwide marketing, Sony Pictures still made money, or it wouldn't have made a second installment.

And what Ryan admires the most is that "Godzilla" is also a kind of cultural export, sending Japanese culture to the United States and even the world.

Even if the final result is not very ideal and far from meeting the expectations of Sony Pictures, it is still admirable.

It has to be said that Japan is far ahead of many countries in terms of cultural output.

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