"Finally, I can work again. ”

After a "pleasant" Christmas holiday, Wang gradually sat in his office and let out a long sigh.

"How's your Christmas?" he asked, turning to Tom and Dorsey.

"Dorsey has found a girlfriend!" replied Tom with a smile.

Well?

A veteran programmer who has been single for 19 years and has found a girlfriend?

This made Wang gradually a little interested.

"What kind of girl is it?"

"I'm a programmer, too. Tom quipped, "The girl got drunk at the party and took the initiative to talk to Dorsey." ”

"Yo, that's good. Wang gradually patted Dorsey on the shoulder.

"Then," Tom laughed, "the two of them discussed computer technology all night. ”

This...

Can you soak in a chick too?

Wang gradually looked at the red-faced Dorsey, smiled and shook his head.

"By the way, that female programmer looks like Stanford University, what's her name?" Tom looked at Dorsey.

Dorsey scratched his head and replied a little shyly, "Marissa Mayer." ”

"By the way, this is the specific data of the website during the Christmas period. Dorsey deliberately shifted the subject.

Seeing that the other party was reluctant to say more, Wang gradually shrugged his shoulders and stopped asking.

Then he picked up the file and read it.

According to the data, during the Christmas period, the number of people paying on the website exceeded 30%.

According to the IP address, in addition to the United States, a small number of users such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have also been added.

At present, the number of writers who can get more than 10,000 dollars in a single month by relying on the website has exceeded 100.

There are both Wang Jian and Neil in this?? Best-selling authors like Gaiman.

Of course, there are more literature lovers who are originally unknown and rely on websites to have a stable income.

As things stand, the site's annual revenue is about $12 million.

However, after deducting the high salaries of programmers, office rent, charity funds and other operating costs, the real annual profit that can be achieved is about 4 million.

According to his shares, Wang gradually earns $2.4 million a year through the website.

Of course, if you add the manuscript fee, authorization, etc., his income this year is about 5 million US dollars.

"By the way, according to Catherine," Tom also started talking about business, "and the ratings of the third episode of "Prison Break" reached a new high, and there were some TV shows that invited the main creators to participate in interviews. ”

"It's good to have exposure. The king motioned for Tom to continue.

"NBC wants to buy the rights to the second round. ”

"What's their offer?" asked Wang Yan.

"$400,000," Tom shook his head, "and that's a decent price for the second round of broadcasting." ”

"However, as far as I know, NBC's advertising revenue can be fully offset by only two episodes. ”

Hearing this, the three people in the office were a little silent.

Without him, the website that has just set foot in this field still has too weak bargaining power with TV stations.

The website provides scripts and production, and takes the vast majority of the risk, but the lion's share of the profit is completely taken by the TV station.

"Continue to contact other TV stations to see if there is any possibility of raising the offer. Wang gradually sighed.

"It's hard. Tom was also a little helpless, "No TV station will raise the price of a new production company, this is already an unspoken rule." ”

"In order to increase the offer, we had to produce several productions in a row that hit the ratings. ”

After that, Tom shook his head, "Our only bargaining chips are the second season of 'Prison Break', or works related to 'Prison Break'." ”

Hearing this, Wang gradually smiled bitterly.

Sarah's can only support the plot of a TV series.

Although he has informed her that he will create according to the plot of the previous part.

But Sarah, who has only a little experience, is still unknown what she can write.

It's not good, the second season of "Prison Break" is a one-shot deal.

As if guessing what Wang gradually thought, Tom asked tentatively: "Why don't we only sell licenses and no longer set foot in the field of film and television production?"

"In this way, most of the risks can be avoided. ”

"But you can make less money that way. Dorsey objected, "The "Prison Break" film and television series has recovered most of the cost through the insertion of ads, and the purchase fees of CBS and NBC, in fact, we are purely earning. ”

But except for the IP of "Prison Break", the advertisers of the rest of the works do not recognize it at all, and the TV station will not give a high price. Tom retorted, "The most important thing is that we can't afford to lose." ”

"The film and television licensing fee for 'Prison Break' is only $100,000, and through film and television, we have made close to $1.2 million!" Dorsey laid out the data.

Wang gradually weighed the pros and cons while signaling the two to be quiet.

But at this time, a website staff knocked on the office door, "Mr. Wang, a middle-aged man is looking for you." ”

"According to him, it should be a film and television company. ”

Wang gradually raised his eyebrows and glanced at Tom and Dorsey.

"Ask the other party to come in. ”

"Yes. ”

A few minutes later, a white-haired brunette walked into the office.

"Hello, my name is Eric and I'm from Bright Productions. ”

"Friends. Tom came to Wang and whispered softly.

Wang gradually nodded and stood up.

"I don't know Mr. Eric, what are you doing?"

"That's right, we intend to get a film and television license on your website. ”

Eric pulled out a document from his briefcase, "Special Forces in Prison." ”

Well?

Wang gradually took the document, looked at it for a moment, and then frowned.

"Only $70,000 for the license?"

Eric shrugged, "Because there is no physical book for this work, we have no references. ”

"And the works of ordinary unknown screenwriters are probably at this price. ”

"That's why the writers went on strike. Dorsey scoffed in a low voice.

Eric glanced at Dorsey and continued with a calm face: "Although, your website's "Prison Break" has been very successful. However, this is not the second season of Prison Break. ”

"Then, with countless TV series being cut every year, our contribution is already very sincere. ”

"I hope your site will give it serious consideration. ”

With that, Eric shook hands with Wang and turned to leave.

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, Wang gradually handed the document to Tom.

And he himself sat back at his desk and began to search for this work called "Special Forces in Prison".

After a moment, he looked up a little confused.

This work...

Too tm.

A Navy SEAL returns from counterterrorism and finds that his brother has been taken to prison.

The Special Forces then obtained a map of the prison through the intelligence officers they had worked with.

Then, he took the initiative to apply to enter the prison and prepared to escape with his brother.

This main line is full of slots, not to mention, the various descriptions in it almost made Wang gradually vomit blood.

For example, the protagonist fights the prison bully in prison, and one can fight a hundred.

For another example, a female doctor in prison and an FBI agent, meeting the protagonist is like encountering an aura of intelligence.

It's just that this protagonist always makes Wang gradually feel inexplicably familiar.

He thought for a moment, then opened Sarah's "Prison Break" and looked at it for a while.

Damn, this is simply the character of the deputy prison director!

He is also tall and handsome, and his strength is amazing.

The most important thing is to return the thief to love and justice.

"It's not the second season of 'Prison Break'...", Wang gradually said silently in his mind several times.

"So... Spin-offs?"

"Tom, contact Sarah and ask if she'd like to get another license fee. ”

Then, contact the author and ask him if he would like to be tied to Prison Break in order to get more licensing fees. ”

"DC and Marvel, if you can put together heroes who are not related, why can't we?"

"In order to make money, the logic is a little confusing, and it's not a big deal!"