Hollywood (我就是好莱坞) Part I

Chapter 160 - An Affair to Remember

It should have been during a chat with a friend in his past life. At that time, the movie《Finding Mr. Right》just started screening. The two chatted about the movie at random, and finally began to trace back what they had said. And they realize that many movies such as 《Grey Gardens》, «Sleepless in Seattle»,《Love Story》and so on were all inspired by Cary Grant and Deborah Kerrs famous «An Affair to Remember».

Of course, this was not the point. Eric remembered that the friend had accidentally mentioned one sentence. It seemed that because of the popularity of «Sleepless in Seattle», the video tapes of «An Affair to Remember» became hot and sold out in a short time. It had sold 2 million boxes, which was an unexpected windfall for the film studio with the copyrighted.

«An Affair to Remember» is already a 40 year old movie. Although the two leads were Hollywood stars at the time, their time had passed long ago, and this movie was not as infinite as movies like 007. There was no commercial value in shooting a sequel, so maybe one or two million can buy out all the copyright of this movie. Moreover, Eric knew that when he filmed «Sleepless in Seattle» he would definitely need authorization from the copyright property holder of «Sleepless in Seattle». After the other party knew about this, it is difficult to guarantee that he would be able to get a good starting price, but it is better now, so he should buy all the copyrights.

Seeing Eric thinking of something with a slightly excited expression, Drew who couldn't endure her temper, scratched Eric's chest and hurriedly asked: "Eric, is there any good movie for me, let's talk about it."

"There is no movie, but if you want to make a fortune, there is a good chance," Eric picked up a pen and wrote the movie title of «An Affair to Remember» on paper: "Do you know this movie?"

Drew glanced with her eyes and shook her head very earnestly: "I don't know."

Eric could only patiently explain; "Do you remember what I told you about my next movie?"

Drew looked outside the stud to the location of Nicole's room with puckered lips: "Of course."

"In the setting of the movie, the heroine Annie is very fond of watching «An Affair to Remember». I think that after «Sleepless in Seattle» is released, the sales volume of «An Affair to Remember» will definitely increase, so you if want to make money, you can take advantage of your vacation time, trying to buy this film's copyright, as it is a forty years old movie, and for old movies, as long as the price is right, the film studio will be very willing to sell. "

Drew had blind trust in Eric. If Eric said this to other people, one could guess that the other party will doubt it, but Drew has no doubts in this regard, but she asked: "But, after I have bought it. How do I sell the videotapes?"

"Fireflies have recently begun to build their own distribution channels, including video tape channels," Eric said, remembering «Home Alone» and the three movie contracts signed with Fox with a hint of helplessness and regret.

At the beginning, he was so isolated and hadn't made his debut, so he hadn't considered and understood everything. Therefore, when signing the agreement, the film and videotape rights of the movie and the TV broadcast rights were handed over to the Fox agent. Fireflies could only get their dividends. It looked good, after all, many of the films produced by the independent film studios had no rights for their movie at all. They are usually bought at a price, but he could still enjoy a split. But compared to distributing it themselves, giving Fox power of attorney and losing a big income was still a loss. After all, after the release process, the film's fame and reputation have been determined. If you can have your own video distribution channel, then even if it is not as comprehensive as a big company, you can still get a profit by taking the biggest slice of the cake.