After three rounds of drinking, the two of them enjoyed themselves playing skewers.
"Brother Xu! Your novel was finished last year, right? You haven't coded anything during this period, so what are you doing?"
"Who said I didn't code? It's just that I didn't write it at the reading point. My workplace was changed to my home. I uploaded it after I finished writing."
"Oh!!" Fang Jing knew clearly that Tomb Robbers Notes was a big hit, and the physical publication alone sold tens of millions, but it didn't matter to his third uncle, he took a small part of the copyright fee.
I heard that at the beginning of the year, we had a long discussion with Yidian in order to get the copyright back. I don’t know how much it cost, but it was definitely not easy.
I learned my lesson this time, and I don’t plan to use it at the reading point. I want to keep the copyright in my own hands.
"Let me ask you something, how much did you sell when you came to Huanrui this time?"
After glancing around to make sure no one was paying attention, Xu Shi stretched out five fingers.
"Fifty million?"
"Pfft!" Xu Shi spit out all his wine.
"Brother, how dare you think about it, five million!"
"So few?"
This time it was Fang Jing's turn to be surprised. He remembered that "Tomb Raiders Notes" played by Li Yifeng became a hit as soon as it was released, and Huanrui World earned more than 400 million.
iQi Video has gained more than 10 million members.
Not to mention that Happy World later sold the third part of Tomb Raiders to Brother Ma for several hundred million.
Xu Shi rolled his eyes at Fang Jing, "Isn't this a little? Do you know how much the ghost blowing lamp sold for? Two million and two million!"
"I'd be satisfied if I could sell it for five million, it's not that little!"
Relying on this novel, Xu Shi has made tens of millions, and few people in the entire Internet literary world can compare with it.
Fang Jing tried to ask: "Have all nine copyrights been sold?"
"Yeah! I sold the film and television rights for six years."
For a moment, Fang Jing was discouraged. Originally, he wanted to buy two of them, as the value would increase even if he didn't shoot them.
This thing is more profitable than real estate speculation. As someone who has experienced it, he knows how profitable this IP will be in the future.
"Brother Xu, haven't you ever thought about running your own business?"
"Why didn't you think about it?" Xu Shi took a sip of wine, "I set up a company in March this year and planned to develop a tomb robbing game."
"I poured all my wealth into it and brought in two more partners. It was a complete mess. Now those two guys are almost on the rooftop."
"The company is about to break up and the company cannot continue to operate. Now I can't get a dime out of my account. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sold the copyright for five million."
Xu Shi finally realized that he was not a business person, so he wrote books honestly and tried to sell the next one at a good price.
Fang Jing's eyes lit up, and his heart kept beating. He took a few deep breaths to calm down.
"Does that mean you are the only commander in the company now?"
"Um!"
Leaning forward, Fang Jing said in a deep voice, "How about I buy a stake and we can run the business together?"
"Are you kidding me?" Xu Shi was stunned.
He knows how much money celebrities can make. Take the guy Da Yi who became popular two years ago, for example. He didn't have any works, but now he is running around in commercials and acting, and he can easily earn 7 to 8 million a year.
Not to mention Fang Jing, as long as he charges for his songs, he will have money until he dies.
"No kidding, I'll pay for some of the shares, and we'll invest in our own dramas in the future."
Fang Jing knew Xu Shi's potential, and it would be great to develop in the future. Just the golden sign of Nanpai Third Uncle could make money.
In his previous life, Sanshu's game hit the market and the company fell into a trough. It wasn't until the release of Tomb Raiders in Happy World that he regained his popularity, and several big companies raised funds.
It was a smooth journey from now on, and I invested in the filming of Sha Hai and Lao Jiumen, as well as the Tomb Raiders movie, and really made a lot of money.
"Alas! I have sold all the copyrights, so I can't take any pictures."
Xu Shi would be lying if he said he was not moved. Seeing the works selling out, he could only get a small part of the money. Only the person involved could understand this pain.
If he had met Fang Jing an hour earlier, he wouldn't have sold the copyright.
"If not, just write it! If you can create Tomb Raider Notes, can't you write other excellent works?"
Fang Jing didn't care. Compared to him, a literary copycat, his third uncle was a real Internet writer with strong writing skills and a huge fan base.
If you open a new book, many people will read it.
Xu Shi hesitated, "I recently wrote a book, which is a prequel to Tomb Raiders Notes, but it's just the beginning. I don't know how the market will be."
"What's the name? Let me help you refer to it."
"Lao Jiumen is the Nine Gates mentioned in the Tomb Raiders Notes. It belongs to another series and tells the story of a family of tomb robbers during the Republic of China."
"Crack!"
Fang Jing slapped the table, and the plate clattered, which startled Xu Shi.
"Just write this! After we finish writing, we will attract investors to make a TV series."
"Do you know how much it costs to film a TV series?" Hearing Fang Jing's frivolous words, Xu Shi couldn't help complaining, "The actors' salary is hundreds of millions, plus miscellaneous expenses, it would be impossible to film without two or three billion."
"It doesn't matter. Just write and leave the actors to me. I guarantee you won't get so much money."
"But……"
"Stop it, it's settled. You go back and sort out the mess. I'll find a lawyer to sign a contract with you later."
As soon as "Tomb Raiders Notes" aired, the third uncle became a fragrant steamed bun. There was no need to worry about investors, so Fang Jing had to get on board as soon as possible.
"Okay! How much do you plan to invest?"
"One million in the early stage, and I will invest later when I make money."
"But what should we do now?" Xu Shi was confused, "The company is just an empty shell, so we can't continue to make games, right?"
Fang Jing:……
If he continues to play games, he will probably be the next person on the rooftop.
"The game will be released in advance. We are currently focusing on Internet IP operation. You can follow the instructions of Laojiumen and acquire the copyrights of other novels."
Fang Jing talked about several online novels that would be adapted to the screen in the future, and some of them were even serialized.
Nowadays, novels adapted into movies are not yet popular, and the prices are not high, but something like Tomb Raiders Notes is sky-high.
As for other novels, haha! Hundreds of thousands are high.
Once the novel is adapted for the screen, the author's net worth will increase a hundredfold, and more people will read the next novel. This is why some great writers later preferred to sell the copyright at a low price.
…
A month later, a company in Hangzhou originally named Nanpai Investment Management took off its brand name and adopted Nanjing Entertainment. The legal person was Xu Shi and the second largest shareholder was Xu Li.
In order to avoid trouble, Fang Jing did not name himself, but chose to ask his teacher Xu Li to help. The actual shareholder was still him.
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"
In Huanrui World Building, Xiong Li was training again. Dozens of people below were listening attentively, except for the sound of slight snoring coming from the last row from time to time.
Seeing Xiong Li looking here several times, Liu Wei gently touched Fang Jing with his elbow.
Fang Jing slept very lightly and woke up in an instant. He squinted his tired eyes and looked at Liu Wei.
He was too tired during this period. In addition to the one million he invested in Xu Shi, he took the initiative to ask Yang Ning for seven or eight commercial performances and collected more than 900,000.
Although Fang Jing is not as famous as second-tier stars and does not have many endorsements, he still has many small business actors, ranging from tens of thousands to more than ten or two hundred thousand.
But before, Yang Ning thought the low price was a waste of time, so she kept it low.
If Fang Jing hadn't said he was short of money, I'm afraid Yang Ning wouldn't have let him take it even if she beat him to death.