Chapter 398 [Buy the copyright of this series of novels]
For the Yue Lang team, Fang Hong planned to invest 50 million yuan. Unlike Zhu Yingdong's project, which was carried out independently, the Yue Lang team's project was supported by some funding from the school where it worked, but the funding was later cut off.
After further discussion, the two parties reached a consensus. Fang Hong still adopted the method of establishing a company and put all the investment funds and the project in this company.
Fang Hong still holds 50% of the equity, while the BGI campus holds 30%, and Yue Lang's team holds 20%. Yue Lang has no objection to this distribution plan. In fact, he doesn't even need any equity as long as the research can continue.
It was clearly expressed during the communication with Fang Hong.
However, Fang Hong firmly opposed it. Obviously, Yue Lang may be an authority in his own field, but he seems to be an amateur in other aspects.
You may not want it, you may treat money like dirt, but the team you lead may not. Don’t they want it? Especially some young people in the team don’t even own a house of their own.
To take a step back, when the time comes when they feel unbalanced, or go out to start their own business with the results, no matter what, they will make you uncomfortable, and there will definitely be trouble.
Using interests to maintain relationships is the most direct and easiest way.
As for the University of Washington, it is not a loss if it accounts for 30%. The project was originally going to be killed. Now that there are investors willing to come in, why not?
If BGI doesn't agree, Fang Hong is very simple, so he won't apply.
Or if the school disagrees, but Yue Lang is willing to resign, Fang Hong can directly invest money to support Yue Lang's continued research.
After finishing the video call with Yue Lang's team, Fang Hong turned to look at the beautiful assistant sitting next to him without saying a word, and ordered: "These two teams, please start arranging the money and contracts, and send people to contact them.
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If the movie "The Three-Body Problem" is released now, the amount of moviegoers in the mainland market will simply not be enough to recover the production costs. As for the overseas market, there is basically no need to consider it, because it is impossible for the beautiful country to arrange a large-scale movie for this kind of blockbuster.
, I won’t give it to you even if I can make money.
The Mr. Cao she was talking about was Cao Chenghui, and Fang Hong called him in the morning and asked him to come over.
In fact, when he thought of the series of science fiction novels "The Three-Body Problem", Fang Hong also slapped his thigh and forgot about it!
I just remembered it recently.
At this time, Fang Hong put the two books he had brought down on the table to play with. Cao Chenghui pushed them forward and said, "Have you read these two books?"
No matter what happens, this series of movies will have to wait five or eight years. By that time, the level of special effects will have improved, the national strength will also have improved, and the Chinese people will have unprecedented confidence, especially the younger generation.
Unlike Chu Changxing's team's drone project, Kunpeng Technology can predictably achieve results and will release its first-generation product in two months. However, these two scientific research projects in the biological field of anti-aging are much more difficult.
There may not be any breakthrough results in ten years.
Otherwise, Cao Chenghui would definitely have been asked to buy the copyright last year.
Even Fang Hong is ready to make sure that the tens of millions invested are wasted. He has no hope of turning it into commercial results within ten years, but why should he still invest? The answer is actually very simple, no matter how bad it is, it will be a waste.
Having achieved technical and talent reserves is not completely wasted!
As for now, it is definitely not possible. We can only buy the IP first and reserve it, and slowly make preliminary preparations. After all, "Avatar" took nearly 10 years from preparation to release.
Fang Hong added: "I have preliminary understanding that the film and television copyright of the Three-Body IP was bought for 100,000 yuan last year. You go find this buyer and buy the copyright at any cost."
The film and television adaptation rights of "The Three-Body Problem" were bought by the wife of a mainland director last year. After reading the novel, she was deeply attracted and decided to buy the film and television rights and let her husband arrange a movie.
Become famous in one fell swoop.
Cao Chenghui, who was waiting in the living room downstairs, soon saw the big boss coming down from upstairs, and also saw Tian Jiayi coming down with her.
After all, if a science fiction movie wants to truly benchmark the standards of the Hollywood film industry, the cost will never be reduced. The production cost will be 700 million to 1 billion yuan at the beginning, and to recover the production cost through the box office means it will take 21 to 30 years.
With a box office of 100 million, this is just to recover the cost.
Tian Jiayi also glanced at it curiously, while Cao Chenghui picked up a book, glanced at the title and subconsciously said: "The Three-Body Problem... a science fiction novel?"
Eve Lei came over to inform her and walked out of the room. Tian Jiayi also left the study. Fang Hong came to the bookshelf and took out two books, then took them out of the study and went downstairs.
Once results are produced and can be commercialized, it will be a direct win.
In the current mainland film market, the highest box office is "Avatar" released at the beginning of the year, which took in a box office of 2.016 billion yuan. This is already the limit of the mainland market. It is the existence of Fang Hong in this era that has accelerated Yixing Media Group.
The foundation for promoting the construction of 3D screening rooms was obtained.
After a while, Cao Chenghui looked at the big boss and shook his head: "I haven't seen it, boss. I don't like to read science fiction novels."
I thought it was not a big deal, but when I heard that Fang Hong had raised this matter to such a high level, Cao Chenghui was surprised and immediately paid attention to it.
But now is not the time. On the one hand, the special effects are not up to par, and on the other hand, the country's overall national strength needs to be improved.
After 2017, the mainland film market can almost support large-scale productions with a cost of 1 billion. Because the market size is in place, Fang Hong has the advantage of foresight, knowing that in 2017, "Wolf Warrior 2" hit 56
With a box office of 100 million, it means that by 2017, the mainland market is already big enough to allow a science fiction blockbuster with a production cost of 1 billion to recover its costs and make a profit.
When it comes to investing in such projects, Fang Hong never looks at the short term, but rather looks at the time period of ten or even twenty years.
That was the time to launch the "Three-Body" movie universe project. From a commercial perspective, it would have to wait five or eight years before the market foundation was established.
But the problem is not that big. Anyway, there is plenty of money and money can solve it. The "Three-Body" series must be won. It not only has potential strong commercial value expectations, but also has the output value of cultural values. "Three-Body"
The commercial value of the "Body" movie universe is also expected to be huge. If successfully created, it will bring about a cultural industry chain worth tens of billions.
Upon hearing this, Cao Chenghui immediately responded: "No problem."
At the same time, Ah Hui couldn't help but secretly curse in his heart. He originally thought that the big boss had something important to explain to him, but he didn't expect that this? That's it? Such a trivial matter could be settled with just one phone call.
Sci-fi movies are different from other genres. The success of this genre depends to a large extent on the comprehensive national strength of the country. To put it more down-to-earth, even the Chinese people do not believe that they have the ability to save the world when they are made now, and they feel too
If it is false, it will definitely not be recognized.
Tian Jiayi nodded: "Okay, leave it to me."
Old and American Hollywood blockbusters are supported by the global market, but domestic films can only rely on the mainland market for a long time. From a commercial perspective, it will be difficult to afford films with a production cost of 1 billion in the next five to eight years because of the revenue.
No cost reimbursement!
Fang Hong said unhurriedly: "We must attach great importance to the film and television changes of this science fiction work. I want Yixing Media Group to shake Hollywood in the future. Domestic films cannot do it with a few "Three Guns".
Yes, if you make 10,000 movies like this, you won’t be afraid. You can still comment with curiosity. If you’re happy, you might even get a few awards. But if you make a movie like “The Three-Body Problem” or “The Wandering Earth”, we will export ourselves.
A top science fiction blockbuster with high values would make him panic to death."
Anyway, I have a lot of money, so I don’t have to worry about wasting the money.
All in all, investment in this type of field requires that there will be no breakthrough in this field. If there is a breakthrough, Qunxing Capital will definitely occupy a place in it and even lead this industry.
Compressing production costs means that the quality is not good and it will fail miserably in the end.
Cao Chenghui, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, stood up quickly when he saw him coming. However, Fang Hong, who was walking towards him, raised his hand and pressed it down. Cao Chenghui got halfway up and sat back down again. Fang Hong and Tian Jiayi sat down one after another.
After a while, Evelei came to the study. She looked at Fang Hong and said, "Brother Hong, Mr. Cao has come over and is in the living room downstairs."
Fang Hong took a look at the book in his hand and said: "I recently read this trilogy series of science fiction novels. It is a very good work. The third step will be published soon. It can be regarded as a world-class science fiction series. You go
Buy the rights to this series of novels."
"Boss, what orders do you have from me?" Cao Chenghui said immediately. The big boss called him over in person. He felt that there should be something important to give instructions, so he put down the work at hand and came to meet as soon as possible.
The two books that Fang Hong brought over were two full-length science fiction novels, "Three-Body Problem" and "Three-Body Problem: Dark Forest". As for the third book, "Three-Body Problem: The Eternal Life of Death", it has not been released yet, but it will be published soon.
As expected, it will be published in November 2010 according to the original history, that is, two months later.
You must know that these two projects are placed within the company, and the control of the company is in Fang Hong's hands. In the first round of investment, he will get ordinary equity, and in the next round of financing, he will get absolute control.
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She found the author of the work, Liu, and quoted a symbolic price of 100,000 yuan.
The salary of Da Liu's company was 4,000 yuan a month, and the previous novella "The Wandering Earth" received a royalties of 2,800 yuan. How many words would be coded for 100,000 yuan? So Da Liu agreed without much thought.
If the original historical trajectory were to follow, the couple who bought the copyright would have made a fortune of 120 million yuan and retired ten years later. It was the boss of Game Zu who paid more than 100 million yuan to buy it.
But now that Fang Hong wants to intervene, there must be nothing wrong with Youzu.
