After listening to Chen Tao's explanation about the level, Tom Hanks quickly said, "Objectively speaking, it is true that the Chinese version is the first edition, regardless of the release time or writing time."
Chen Tao glanced at Tom Hanks, but he didn't expect him to be quite rigorous.
"Haha, this is what netizens are arguing about, and there is no official explanation." Chen Tao laughed. He usually pays little attention to this aspect. After all, Yu Dong is his brother-in-law, and a set of signed books with all first editions is not difficult for him.
It is not difficult to put together a set of Yu Dong's signed books, but the difficulty of a complete set of first edition and first printed signed books is different.
Several of Yu Dong's early novels were first printed in limited numbers.
The first printing of "The Second World" totaled 20,000 copies, which sounds like a lot, but in the past ten years, not many are left intact and can be found.
At that time, the readers who bought "The Second World" were all students, and the loss of these books in the hands of students was particularly large. They usually bought two or three copies in a class, and some schools even bought one copy for several classes.
A copy of "The Second World" may have passed through the hands of dozens of people. After being passed down, no matter how good the quality of the book is, it will definitely become tattered.
In order to improve reading efficiency, some students simply tear the book into pages and read them separately.
There are probably only two to three thousand complete first printing editions of "The Second World" available on the market now, and of those two to three thousand, not many of them are signed.
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When Chen Tao took Tom Hanks and the others to Yu Dong's office, Yu Dong was chatting with Spielberg.
Seeing the two people arriving, Yu Dong and Spielberg stood up together. After a few brief greetings, the four of them took their seats.
"Xiao Tao, help them make some tea."
After giving instructions to Chen Tao, Yu Dong said with a smile, "You two were tired from the journey. I pulled you here before you had any rest when we arrived at Jinling. Please forgive me."
"You're welcome, YU, Leonardo and I are also eager to see the script." Tom Hanks said with a smile.
That's right, the two of them came to Jinling in advance this time just to read the script.
Some time ago, before "The Martian" was released, Spielberg contacted the two of them separately and said that he had a very good script on hand and hoped that they could star in it.
After receiving the call, both of them were very interested. After all, few people don't want to cooperate with a great director like Spielberg.
When they learned that Yu Dong had personally approved the script, they did not hesitate at all and agreed to come to Jinling to read the script.
Until now, they don't know what type of story the new script is.
On the way here, the two also discussed it. At first, Leonardo speculated that the new script might be a science fiction film, but Tom Hanks had a different opinion. He believed that Deep Space Company had produced quite a few science fiction films in the past two years.
Yes, and he himself has no experience in science fiction films.
Yu Dong nodded and gave each of them one of the two black notebooks on the table.
"Here is the script. Do you want to read it now, or do you want to listen to what I tell you first and then read it?"
The two looked at each other, and Tom Hanks said, "I would rather read the script first."
"I think so too." Leonardo Dicap nodded.
Yu Dong looked at his watch and said, "No problem, I'll take you inside to take a look. It'll be quieter over there."
After leading the two people inside, Yu Dong and Spielberg returned to the front. Yu Dong smiled and said, "Actually, there is no need to be in such a hurry. They came all the way here and should rest first."
Spielberg waved his hand, "Even if we let the two of them go to rest now, they won't be able to sleep. It's better to talk things over first. And I'm also in a hurry. After they read the script, if there are no problems, I will choose another one."
The actors have been cast, and we will start filming when spring comes."
"Is it necessary to be in such a hurry? You have almost never stopped in the past two years."
Yu Dong feels that Spielberg has been busier than him in the past two years. In addition to "The Martian", Spielberg has participated in the production of film and television dramas such as "Artificial Intelligence", "Shrek", "Jurassic"
"Park 3" and "Band of Brothers", these film and television dramas have not been released yet, and Spielberg is in a hurry to make new movies.
The script shown to Tom Hanks and the others was the movie script "Cat and Mouse Game" which was adapted from "Catch Me If You Can...", and Spielberg had another plan in hand, based on Philip K. Dick's
A movie adapted from the novel "Minority Report".
Now it seems that Spielberg wants to finish filming "Cat and Mouse" first, and then go to "Minority Report".
Seeing how hard he worked, Yu Dong joked, "Aren't you thinking about becoming the first director with a total box office of over 10 billion US dollars?"
Spielberg shrugged and said generously, "If it can be achieved, why not? The first director to have a box office of over 10 billion, this title is very useful to me."
Hearing Spielberg say this, Yu Dong was not surprised at all. This guy never hides his pursuit of commercial value.
Someone has calculated before that the total box office of the movies directed by Spielberg has exceeded 6 billion US dollars. If "The Martian" performs better, his total box office will reach more than 7 billion US dollars.
For a movie with a box office of 1 billion US dollars, he still needs to make three more movies in a row to make his total box office reach 10 billion US dollars.
Of course, this possibility is very small. Even if Spielberg wants to make a movie with a box office of more than 1 billion US dollars, it is very difficult. So far, Spielberg has only made two movies with a box office of more than 1 billion US dollars.
, one is "Jurassic Park" and the other is "Second World".
"The Martian", which is currently in theaters, is doing very well at the box office. I believe that he will have another movie with a box office of over one billion US dollars before long. Two of his three movies with a box office of over one billion US dollars have
They are cooperating with Yu Dong.
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If Spielberg wants his total box office to exceed 10 billion US dollars, he may have to make seven or eight more movies.
However, even if the box office did not reach 10 billion, Spielberg's total box office still far exceeded that of other directors.
Speaking of the topic of box office, Spielberg asked Yu Dong with great interest, "Have you ever calculated your total box office?"
"Me?" Yu Dong raised his eyebrows, "Do I still count the total box office? It doesn't make sense if I count this."
In fact, someone on the Internet has calculated it for Yu Dong, and it turns out that there are several billions, mainly from the "Resident Evil" series, and "Second World" has the highest box office.
But this thing can only be calculated for fun. No one takes this data seriously, and no one has compiled data in this area before. If it really needs to be calculated, how can literary works like "Les Misérables" that are often remade be unknown?
How many times are counted.
Spielberg laughed again and said, "If you don't count the box office and just book sales, is there any hope of exceeding 10 billion US dollars?"
Yu Dong twitched his lips, "Ten billion US dollars, that's too difficult."
If the average price of each book is five US dollars, if you want to achieve sales of 10 billion, you will have to sell 2 billion books. This is too exaggerated, and the global average of all Yu Dong's books combined
The unit price cannot reach five dollars.
"It's difficult, but it's not hopeless at all, right?"
"Well, it's not that there's no hope at all."
Yu Dong now sells 60 to 70 million books a year. At this rate, he will be able to achieve this goal in another 20 to 30 years.
The two didn't talk much about the data. Spielberg asked about "Shrek", "I heard that there is a monster area in the deep space park this time?"
"Well, the movie will be released in May. We have to promote it in advance. This cartoon cost us 70 million US dollars. Now we are making money from it."
Spielberg said with a smile, "You have too many movies to make money this year. "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" have more potential than "Shrek." This year's movie market is too competitive.
When I get older, I even want to reschedule "Jurassic Park 3."
Yu Dong nodded. The movie market in 2001 was indeed very busy. Deep Space Company alone would produce several movies, and most of them were blockbusters, such as "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", and "Shrek".
These three movies are definitely very competitive at the box office.
In addition, movies such as "Monsters, Inc.", "Pearl Harbor", "Planet of Personnel", "The Mummy 2" and "Rush Hour 2" were released in 2001.
"However, even if the schedule needs to be adjusted, there is no way to do so because the competition will be more intense next year."
Yu Dong raised his brows and thought for a while, and found that Spielberg was right. The competition in the film market will be more intense next year.
In 2002, Deep Space Company will release more movies. "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" are both going to have sequels, and then "Spider-Man", which has been brewing for a long time, should also be released this year, and "The Bourne Supremacy"
It may also be released.
Spielberg's upcoming films "Cat and Mouse" and "Minority Report" will most likely be released in 2002. In addition, there are also other films such as "Ice Age", "Chicago", and "Austin Powers".
3》Such a very competitive movie.
Instead of moving "Jurassic Park 3" to 2002, it would be better to put it in 2001.
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About two hours later, Tom Hanks and Leonardo DeCap came out of the rest area at the back.
The two of them must have already discussed it, otherwise it would be impossible for them to read the script together by such a coincidence.
After it came out, both of them expressed that they were very satisfied with the script.
Now that the two of them are satisfied, the only thing left is to negotiate the remuneration and finalize the contract. Naturally, they don't need to talk about this kind of thing. Someone from the company will help them handle it.
But Leonardo suddenly said, "YU, regarding my remuneration, can I include your complete set of signed first edition books?"
Yu Dong was stunned for a moment, "What?"
Now that he had spoken, Leonardo let go, "I mean, I hope to get your complete set of signed first edition books as part of my remuneration."
Spielberg next to him smiled and said, "YU, are your signed books worth so much now? They can even be used to offset the film's salary."
Yu Dong spread his hands. He actually didn't quite understand what a "complete set of first edition signed books" meant.
Their company has prepared a complete set of collector's edition books, as well as signed editions, but this is obviously not what Leonardo was talking about.
He could only guess, "What you want is the first edition of all my books, and then you want them signed?"
Tom Hanks responded quickly, "It's the first edition and first printing."
When he heard that it was the first edition and first printing, Yu Dong raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that the request was quite high.
Of course, it is not difficult for him to get the first edition and first printing. There are many first editions of all his books hidden in Wangqiu Pavilion.
After thinking for a while, Yu Dong said, "If you want it, I'll get you a set. It doesn't have to be offset by the pay, and it will be considered a gift from me."
After saying that, he turned to look at Tom Hanks again, "Tom, what do you want?"
Tom Hanks nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes."
Seeing Tom Hanks' happy look, Yu Dong smiled and led them to the cafeteria to eat. However, as soon as their elevator reached the first floor, they suddenly heard a bell.
Leonardo Dicap asked curiously, "Is it already the hour? Will there be a bell in the park on the hour?"
At this moment, the bell ended. Tom Hanks shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be the bell that tells time. It only rang three times just now."
Yu Dong smiled and explained to them, "This bell is not to tell time, but to announce good news. If the bell rings once, it means that the Chinese box office of "The Martian" has exceeded 100 million yuan."
Leonardo said in surprise: "It rang three times just now..."
"Yes, after ringing three times, it proves that the box office exceeded 300 million yuan."
When they heard that the box office of "The Martian" had exceeded 300 million yuan, several people looked a little surprised, especially Leonardo DeCap and Tom Hanks. Their previous impressions of China as a box office
Even if a movie can get 10 million U.S. dollars at the box office, it's pretty good.
If it's 300 million yuan, it's about more than 40 million yuan when converted into U.S. dollars.
Moreover, this movie has only been released for less than a month, and it will definitely increase in the future.
"What was the box office revenue of "Titanic" in China before?" Tom Hanks asked.
"More than 360 million yuan." Yu Dong said.
Tom Hanks glanced at Leonardo DeCap and sighed, "It seems that the box office of 'The Martian' will exceed that of 'Titanic'."
"Well, China's box office should be faster, but the global box office will definitely not surpass it." Spielberg said: "'The Martian' has a home field advantage here, so it's not surprising that it can surpass it at the box office."
Leonardo DiCaprio laughed, "If it were in the United States, some media would write a piece of news tomorrow - "The Martian" beat "Titanic" at the box office to become the box office champion."
Chapter completed!