The eagle sometimes flies lower than the chicken, but the chicken can never fly as high as the eagle.
Liu Yongqing still had this sentence in "The Conspiracy" echoing in his mind. He couldn't fall asleep after reading the novel last night. He read the book twice again until about five o'clock.
On the eyes.
By the time he woke up, it was already afternoon.
He had been looking for the script he wanted before, and now he found that he had found it. He had a feeling that he had been waiting for so many years, as if he was waiting for a story like "The Conspiracy".
He couldn't wait to turn "The Conspiracy" into a script and then make it into a TV series, but this was just his inner impulse, and there was still a cold reality that he needed to face.
Can he get the film and television adaptation rights for "The Conspiracy"?
After being an actor for so many years, he also has some savings, but he does not think that with his little savings, he can win the film and television adaptation rights of "The Conspiracy".
He just made a call to Provoking Literature and wanted to inquire about the film and television adaptation rights of "The Conspiracy", but the other party told him that the film and television adaptation rights of "The Conspiracy" were not in their hands. In fact, they don't even have the right to adapt this book.
The publishing rights have not yet been obtained.
Liu Yongqing asked them again for the contact information of the fifth-grade vegetative person, but the other party was very careful and did not disclose the contact information of the fifth-grade vegetative person. Instead, he told Liu Yongqing that they would convey his wishes to the fifth-grade vegetative person. As for whether the fifth-grade vegetative person would like it later.
They couldn't decide whether to negotiate with him about the film and television adaptation rights.
The result of the call made Liu Yongqing a little disappointed, but under the current situation, he could only wait.
…
Before the call to stir up literature came to Zhang Zhong, Wen Jinjiang's call had already come.
Just as Zhang Zhong took Pengpeng and Li Yan home, Wen Jinjiang called.
Wen Jinjiang is quick and resolute in his work and gets straight to the point when he comes up.
"Zhang Zhong, I'm calling you to ask if you still have the film and television adaptation rights for "The Conspiracy"?"
Zhang Zhong did not expect that someone would ask about the film and television adaptation rights of "The Conspiracy" so soon. He put Peng Peng in his arms on the sofa, then walked aside and said, "I still have the rights to adapt it. Teacher Wen is interested."
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"I'm asking on behalf of Hua Yi. If Hua Yi wants the rights to adapt "The Conspiracy", how much do you think would be appropriate?"
"Fifteen million." Zhang Zhong said it simply and neatly, without any sloppiness at all.
Wen Jinjiang smiled and said, "I definitely can't give you this price. I'll just follow the old price, eight million. What do you think?"
In fact, at 8 million, Zhang Zhong earned more than the previous "Ten Little Indian Boys" because no one shared it with him this time.
But with Zhang Zhong's current worth, the old price of eight million is definitely not enough.
"Teacher Wen, if you use it to shoot it yourself, I can agree to you immediately for eight million, but you are just taking back the copyright on behalf of Huayi Company, so eight million is a little less." Zhang Zhong said.
If it were shot by Wen Jinjiang, Zhang Zhong would have to pay less. After all, with Wen Jinjiang's golden name, "The Conspiracy" will definitely be a hit. When the time comes, just the traffic brought by the film and television drama will make Zhang Zhong earn a lot more.
Maybe just one sales volume can earn him millions back.
But now it's not Wen Jinjiang who wants to shoot it himself, but wants to get an IP for Huayi. As for who will shoot it, it's not sure, and whether the film will be successful is also unknown. If Zhang Zhong doesn't ask for money in copyright fees, then it's still up to him.
What?
Although he appreciates Wen Jinjiang's movies, business is business and personal emotions should not be mixed too much.
Wen Jinjiang pondered for a while. He couldn't mess up his plan for a few million, so he couldn't agree to Zhang Zhong's decision to film "The Conspiracy".
Of course he is aware of Zhang Zhong's thoughts, but as one of the leaders of Huayi, he must first seek profits for his company.
He has many ways to negotiate business, but if he and Zhang Zhong really go back and forth over money, it will also affect their relationship.
"Let's do this. I'll ask people from our company to negotiate with you later. You don't have to look at my face. How to negotiate? You can have a good negotiation and everyone will be happy. If it doesn't work out, the business will not be about benevolence and righteousness. What do you think?"
Zhang Chong had long expected that the negotiation with Wen Jinjiang would not work out, so he didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "Okay."
After he hung up the phone on Wen Jinjiang, Fang Xingkai called again.
This is the first time for Fang Xingkai to call so late.
"Hey, Xingkai, what's the matter?"
Fang Xingkai said, "Mr. Zhang is not asleep yet. I want to talk to you about the copyright issue of "The Conspiracy". Our company wants to get the film and television adaptation rights of this book."
"Oh, what's the condition?" Zhang Zhong did not refuse directly.
"We will split it into 28% and give you a guarantee of 8 million, what do you think?"
28% share, with a minimum guarantee of 8 million. In other words, they can only make money if Agitated Literature sells the film and television adaptation rights for more than 8 million. If they want to achieve a 28% share, they must sell the adaptation rights.
to more than 10 million.
Zhang Zhong was a little confused. What kind of routine was this to stir up literature, so confident? Could it be that Huayi had contacted them? Ordinarily not, because Wen Jinjiang had already contacted him and knew that the copyright was in his hands.
Even if Huayi contacted Agitated Literature, could they offer a price higher than 8 million so quickly?
If it doesn’t come out, then Provoking Literature will be busy in the middle in vain, and may even pay for it. What’s the purpose?
But Zhang Zhong soon realized that it seemed that Huayi was not the only one who wanted the copyright.
"Xing Kai, does anyone want the film and television adaptation rights?"
Fang Xingkai didn't know that Wen Jinjiang had contacted Zhang Zhong, and the information received from both parties was not equal. So when Zhang Zhong asked this, Fang Xingkai was a little confused. How did Zhang Zhong know?
But Zhang Zhongyan had already asked, and Fang Xingkai didn't hide it, saying, "Someone contacted us today and said he wanted to buy the film and television adaptation rights. We are still in the negotiation stage."
"How much does he pay?"
"I'm only willing to pay eight million for now."
"real?"
"real."
Zhang Zhong probably knows what Agitated Literature is thinking. He probably saw someone offering 8 million, and he felt that the film and television adaptation rights of this book will definitely be sold for more than 8 million, and they will always make a profit.
Even if it doesn't work, they won't lose anything if they sell it for eight million in the end. This is a free-for-all business. Agitating Literature is not stupid, so of course it knows how to do it.
"Teacher Zhang, don't think that we will make a profit from the price difference. In fact, we have been doing copyright sales for so many years, so we must be more familiar with it than you are, and we will probably be able to sell it at a higher price. When the time comes, we will get a 28% share."