It is opened by the school itself and is dedicated to receiving alumni and major production crews.
Wei was packing his things anyway.
He read everything sent by the Copyright Department of Qidian and finally understood where Pu Jie’s confidence lay.
The author who earns 450,000 yuan a month does have the confidence to refuse his copyright fee.
And this is his first month's income. It is said that after the settlement next month, the royalties will be conservatively estimated to double.
After dividing his 300,000, the author will only get 150,000...
The explosion of new media channels has allowed many people to see this book, and the audience is far larger than he imagined.
Just a 20% share is already so much.
The number of readers who actually spent money on this book may now have surpassed Qidian's No. 1 "The Case Seducer of the Qin Dynasty"!
"It turns out... you are confident. You know that once this report comes out, you won't have to worry about selling the adaptation rights of the novel."
"The conditions I proposed are just a joke in your eyes."
He doesn't have any more money to pay royalties, which will affect the quality of his entire film. He is determined to be a good director and will never sacrifice the quality of his films to buy popular novels.
Wei Fan decided to leave and come back next time when he gets a script that suits his liking.
"I lost... See you again, I'm going to set out to find a new script..."
Turning back, I glanced regretfully at my alma mater outside the window.
Push the luggage and open the door.
I bumped into Pu Jie who was about to knock on the door...
Wei Fan:(°ー°〃)
Pu Jie:(°ー°〃)
"Junior?"
"Senior!"
At this time, the mentality of the two people changed dramatically from that at noon.
Wei bit his lip and said, "I admit, I underestimated your book before. Please forgive me for any disrespect."
"But if you are here to see my joke, then you don't have to"
"I'm ready to leave and we'll work together again if I have the chance."
Pu Jie: "???"
"My dear senior, what nonsense are you talking about! It was my attitude at noon that was wrong, and I came here to apologize to you!"
"Put your luggage down! I think we can have a good talk about copyright."
"Why don't you find a milk tea shop to chat? Let's go!"
Wei Fan:(⊙?⊙)
With a confused look on his face, Wei Fan was dragged by Pu Jie to sit down at a Bobo milk tea shop owned by a senior sister.
Less than an hour.
Pu Jie discussed all copyright matters with Wei Fan, and called Qidian Copyright Department to express that he could sign a copyright contract for an amount of 300,000 yuan.
Nowadays, all contracts are signed electronically, and Pu Jie completed his part in just a few clicks.
Wei Fan transferred the money to Qidian's copyright department, signed it electronically, and then waited for Qidian to send the authorization document by email, and that was it.
300,000 yuan was what Pu Jie insisted on.
Wei Fan just said that the copyright fee can be increased, but the maximum payment can be up to 500,000, otherwise he will not be able to film in the future.
The extra 200,000 will need to be borrowed from old friends to make up for it.
When Pu Jie heard about it, he immediately agreed that it would be 300,000!
Anyway, the Qidian Copyright Department will charge half of the increased copyright fee of 200,000 yuan, and after deducting it through the dog system, it will only be 1,000 yuan in my hands.
There is no need to make things difficult for Wei Fan, after all, they are already partners now.
As the chief screenwriter, he should also consider the funding of the entire crew.
He couldn't afford to ask someone to borrow 200,000 yuan to fill the hole for 1,000 yuan.
Wei Fang was so moved that he felt ashamed!
'It turns out... it's not that he doesn't want to sell it, but because I underestimated this book before. He was waiting for that article to appear. After I understood the true value of "Urban Son-in-law Dragon King", he took the initiative to lower the price.
Sell it to me so that I can remember his favor...'
He lost this confrontation, and he was convinced that he had lost.
After completing the transaction, Pu Jie was a little worried while drinking the taro mud Bobo milk tea paid for by Wei Fan.
"Senior, although I am the chief screenwriter of this series... but my ability to write scripts is not very good. You know, I haven't studied for a long time... Adapting a novel into a shooting script is a bit...
"difficulty"
Pu Jie didn't pretend, he knew his own level. He was only in his freshman year, and he had only studied superficial things. Moreover, he spent most of his time writing novels, so he only knew a little bit about script writing...
Novel and screenplay are two different things!
If we really let him, the chief screenwriter, write the script, it would be a mess.
Wei Fan showed an "I understand" look in his eyes,
"Don't worry, junior fellow, if you help me like this, I won't put you in trouble. You don't have to worry about the script. I know two screenwriters who specialize in adapting scripts. They are very professional. Let them help you. You just need to give me some guidance.
That’s it, they will do most of the work for you, and they don’t need the right of authorship..."
When it comes to this, everyone understands it.
This is to find two guns for yourself!
They do the work, and the signature is yours.
"Can you still do this?"
I have to say, the entertainment industry is so exciting...
In this case, Pu Jie is relieved, as long as he can exercise the casting rights of the original author and chairman screenwriter, as for the rest, the director can arrange it.
He cooperated fully and made sure not to cause any trouble!
"Junior, regarding your novel, I may need to make a larger stylized secondary creation and turn it into a unit drama, which may not be very similar to the original work..."
"No problem! Just change it!"
Pu Jie himself knew that the book was written like this, and if it were made into a TV series based on the original work, it would definitely be terrible.
"Hahaha, thank you junior for understanding!"
Wei Fan was all smiles, this cooperation was so pleasant!
In the five years since graduation, he has worked on many film crews and has seen too many disagreements among authors, screenwriters, and directors.
Today's China has shifted from a core system of directors to a core system of screenwriters.
A good script is king!
The opinions of screenwriters account for a large proportion, especially well-known screenwriters, who may even bully directors.
The original author is usually a member of the screenwriting team and has some say in his own work.
Therefore, the two parties often quarrel over script issues.
Well now, for this film, the original author and chief screenwriter are the same person, and they fully respect the director's opinion, and the two adapted screenwriters are also their own people.
The producer and investor are all Wei Fan himself.
Before filming even started, Wei Fan knew that the creative team was stable and the filming would be harmonious!
This work is his utterance!
Whether the work is good or bad depends entirely on him.
Of course, after it is released, if the movie is bad, the audience will definitely criticize the screenwriter immediately...
After finalizing the main things, the two discussed some details.
Unknowingly, the afternoon passed and Wei Fan said goodbye.
"Today is January 5th, and the Chinese New Year is just over a month away. We will definitely start filming after the New Year. It just so happens that during this time, I will prepare the crew and make an appointment with them for next year."
"The search for the main actors can be prepared in advance. If you have suitable candidates, you can pay attention to them. After the school starts next year, there will be a unified audition. Well... I already have the candidate for the male lead Long Aotian. I think his temperament is very suitable. When the time comes,
I’ll give you a look and you’ll definitely be satisfied.”
"By the way, in the next few days, I will arrange for two screenwriters to assist you to come to the school in advance to help you adapt the script. Before the year, I will make a sample of the first three episodes. Let's touch on the style and set the main tone. Follow-up
...just write and take pictures at the same time.”
Pu Jie said there was no problem at all.
Wei stood up and shook hands with Pu Jie vigorously.
"Don't worry, junior, I will not betray your trust!"
"Senior!"
"Junior!"
"Senior!!"
"Junior!!"
The two looked at each other affectionately.
The other people in the milk tea shop sat a little further inside, farther away from the two of them.