The Yin Yang Contract incident hit the entire entertainment industry like a tornado, but Liao Yuan, who was outside the center of the storm, was indifferent to it and could not even arouse the slightest interest.
The impact of similar events in the past life is almost the same as what is happening now. It may have made many people panic, but as a good and law-abiding citizen, Liao Yuan has no psychological burden, even though he once started a job to avoid legal taxes.
room, but everything is within the rules.
The concert tour has finally come to an end, and a lot has happened in more than a busy month.
The first is the publication of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". Dong Ling, deputy editor-in-chief of Tang Dynasty Publishing House, sent a text message that the fourth volume of the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series, "Kunlun Temple", will be released soon. Liao Yuan was invited to participate in the book signing event. Liao Yuan was
He declined politely and only promised to sign a thousand copies privately and sell them as signed editions.
The copyright fees for "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" have also been settled. The first part of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" "Jingjue Ancient City" has the highest sales volume. From May this year to November now, in just six months, "Jingjue Ancient City"
"The sales volume reached nearly 5 million copies, and the remaining two volumes also reached more than 3 million copies and more than 2 million copies respectively. The total sales volume exceeded 10 million copies. According to a 15% share, Liao Yuan's copyright fees will be
Reaching 37 million yuan.
The higher the income, the higher the taxes.
However, because it is a special cultural tax with special exemptions, the tax amount Liao Yuan received was more than 4 million, and Liao Yuan's personal income after the meeting reached 32 million.
Having received so much royalties all at once, Liao Yuan's anxious heart instantly calmed down, and he seemed to be able to do things with ease.
"There's one more thing I want to remind you."
On the phone, Dong Ling smiled and said: "Multiple translations of "The Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City" have been produced. Because of the cultural similarity, we are currently focusing on four languages: Japan, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, and the printing of the English version is about to be put on the schedule.
I have had a few chats with my overseas colleagues. They are very optimistic about this kind of tomb-robbery suspense. It has a great chance of selling well. Moreover, because "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is a big hit in China, some people in the United States have also begun to serialize this kind of tomb-robbery genre on the Internet.
Yes, but they have historical limitations and cannot steal anything, unlike China, which has a long history. If you jump into any pit, you might be able to dig a tomb of the Net Emperor."
Liao Yuan was a little surprised when he heard this. If the tomb robbing genre can become popular overseas, then the value of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is likely to increase infinitely.
However, based on his previous life experience, Liao Yuan did not have high expectations for this.
Two more days passed.
After nearly a month of work, the script and theme song of "The Phantom of the Opera" were finally completed.
After hearing about this incident, Zhou Yijun, director of the Kyoto Opera House, led a team to fly from Kyoto to the East China Sea to negotiate with Liao Yuan at the Little Yellow Croaker Culture Company.
In the conference room, Zhou Yijun, who was very enthusiastic, was a little silent after reading the script of "Phantom of the Opera".
"Are you dissatisfied?" Liao Yuan asked.
Zhou Yijun shook his head and said with a smile: "I am very satisfied to be able to create a complete opera in such a short period of time."
Even though he said that, the disappointment in Zhou Yijun's eyes was clearly visible to Liao Yuan.
Liao Yuan thought for a moment, turned on his phone, and played the theme song of "The Phantom of the Opera" that he had just finished.
Zhou Yijun was immediately attracted by the musical prelude.
After the song was played, Zhou Yijun wiped his tears and said: "Master, Mr. Liao, you are really a master!"
This incoherent tone revealed Zhou Yijun's inner shock.
"When I first read the script, I felt that the story was a little lacking and the logic was too simple. But after hearing the theme song and thinking about the whole story, I felt that the male protagonist was really miserable and his life was too ancient."
Zhou Yijun said with emotion: "Perhaps the simpler the story, the more touching people's hearts will be. The master allowed me to learn from it today. It is because I have learned the truth."
Liao Yuan was a little confused. Without saying a word, the dean of Zhou University had imposed so many dramas on himself!
Damn it!
Liao Yuan smiled and said: "Dean Zhou, the plot of "Phantom of the Opera" is indeed a weak point. If viewed from the current perspective, it is still a very bloody story with many contradictions. However, if it can be combined with the historical background of the story and the
Looking at the expression techniques, you can still feel some romanticism. If you can accept the setting of the script, it will naturally be much more comfortable to enjoy it."
Zhou Yijun heard this and thought deeply.
Liao Yuan added: "This is a complete script. Since I am busy at work, I only wrote a theme song of the same name. As for the singing part of the male and female protagonists in the script, I need teachers from the opera house to do it for me.
, I believe the teachers are qualified for this job.”
Zhou Yijun smiled and said: "I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Subsequently, both parties signed a contract.
Since Liao Yuan is the creator and provider of the script and theme song, the opera house is willing to provide a 12% share. That is, for every performance of the musical "Phantom of the Opera", 12% of the net profit will be transferred to Liao Yuan.
On the distant account.
"The Phantom of the Opera is too Westernized and may not be adapted to domestic conditions, and the box office may not be as expected."
Afterwards, Zhou Yijun said: "However, I will recommend this script to my overseas colleagues. As for whether it will be successful, there is no guarantee. Mr. Liao, I look forward to your follow-up works."
Liao Yuan quickly thanked him.
For him, "Phantom of the Opera" is just a casual stroke. It is good to have a brilliant success, but there is no need to be dejected even if it fails. At least it has appeared in this world, and more movies such as "The Swan"
"The Lake", "La Traviata", "Faust", "Cavalier Rusticana", "Carmen", etc. If you want to get excited, it depends on Liao Yuan's mood.
After solving the trivial matters at hand, Liao Yuan began to produce his first music record after receiving calls from thousands of fans. He planned to compile the piano music he had played in the past few months into an album for release.
At this moment, a man came to the door and asked for shelter.
This is a woman, wearing a black leather jacket, loose gray bell-bottom pants and a pair of black and white classic sneakers. She looks like an ordinary college student.
She has waist-length hair and the hair is parted half way across her forehead, showing a pretty face.
She called herself Pei Hongyu and carried a violin case on her back.
When Chen Mu'en led her to Liao Yuan, she had a strange look on her face, but she didn't say anything. After making a cup of tea for the guest, she left straight away.
Liao Yuan looked at Pei Hongyu and flipped through his resume. He was a graduate of the Folk Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music. He was proficient in guqin, zither, pipa, sanxian, Liuqin, dulcimer, konghou, zhongruan, erhu, banhu, bass string instrument, and flute.
Guanzi, sheng, suona, percussion...
Liao Yuan was a little dizzy. He closed his resume and asked, "Xiao Pei, have we met before?"
"I've seen it before." Pei Hongyu nodded, "When we were in Viana, I was the one who played the bass flute that night. You also taught me a piece of music, which I still remember vividly."
Liao Yuan remembered, isn't this the girl in Hanfu!
He took off his clothes... Bah, I almost didn't recognize him after he changed into Hanfu.
Liao Yuan nodded and said: "Is it "Open Sky"? It's been so long, do you still remember it now? Or do you only remember a few melodies?"
Pei Hongyu did not speak. After a pause, she quietly opened the violin case, placed the entire violin body on her shoulders, fixed the resonance box slightly, picked up the bow, and quietly played the piano.
The magnificent and lonely music of "Open the Sky" suddenly changed from the sound of the flute to the inherent sound of the violin.
Moreover, in addition to being more melodious, it also adds a lot of sadness.
This made Liao Yuan a little confused.
The expressiveness of the violin is second only to that of the piano, and it can render many wide-ranging scenes or emotions. It can not only interpret the weeping sadness, but also be as intense as the storm on the sea, and even more joyful as a hare dodging and running wildly.
And Pei Hongyu's performance has reached the extreme of Liao Yuan's imagination.