458 [Money Arrived]
The Queen of England's visit to Hong Kong will only stay for four days, although the time is short, but the profound meaning is intriguing, but these things have little to do with Fok Yaowen, he has always paid little attention to political matters, and he is not willing to get involved.
So except for Huo Yaowen who went to attend the banquet and took a look at the Queen of England, he chatted with the Queen because of Anna's relationship.
Unlike other people's simple greetings, the queen seems to be very familiar with Huo Yaowen, not only asking him when the new books of "Harry Potter 3" and "Game of Thrones" will be released, but also saying in a joking tone that she is also a book lover and hopes to see the manuscript in advance.
"Of course, no problem, I've been writing Harry Potter 3 recently, and if I'm done, I'll show it to Her Majesty as soon as possible. Huo Yaowen smiled politely.
He didn't know if the queen was really a fan of books or just said it casually, but this did not prevent Huo Yaowen from using this as a gimmick to stimulate the sales of Harry Potter when he finished writing it and sent it to the United Kingdom for publication.
"That's great, I'm looking forward to the next big adventure for Harry Jr. and the others. The queen chuckled.
After speaking, the queen looked at Mrs. Michelle and chatted with her for a few more words, and then turned around and led the Duke and Governor of Edinburgh and others towards the group of people in front.
"Mr. Evan, please stay!"
At this time, someone suddenly ran over from behind to stop Huo Yaowen, who was about to leave with Anna.
"You are?"
Looking at the slightly balding middle-aged Englishman in front of him, Huo Yaowen couldn't help frowning, as if he hadn't seen each other.
The bald Brit smiled and said, "My name is Buck Campbell, and I am the person in charge of the BBC television station for the Queen's visit to Hong Kong. ”
After speaking, he said respectfully to Anna next to him, "Hello Sir West. ”
"Hello, Mr. Campbell, I won't get in the way of your conversation. Anna smiled back, turned and walked not far away, chatting with Vanessa and other British ladies in Hong Kong.
As soon as he heard that the person in front of him was from BBC TV, Huo Yaowen still said politely: "Hello Mr. Campbell, I don't know what you are looking for me?"
Campbell said bluntly: "I heard that Hong Kong Phoenix TV is owned by Mr. Evan?"
"Well, that's good. ”
"I'm interested in the millionaire show that your station broadcasts. As he spoke, Campbell glanced at Anna not far away, thought for a moment and said, "I don't know if there is a chance to work with Mr. Evan." ”
"Cooperation?"
Huo Yaowen was very puzzled, as early as when he wrote the planning of "Millionaire" before, he had understood that there was no TV program copyright law in this era.
Therefore, as a last resort, he could only register the word millionaire as an international trademark and register the copyright of the book.
Despite these two insurances, if the other party bypasses the word millionaire, becomes a millionaire, or becomes rich overnight, Huo Yaowen really doesn't think that he can win a lawsuit with others.
"Yes, I've been learning a little bit about the Millionaire show for the past two days, and I'm very optimistic about this show, but I'm not very clear about some of the specific details, so I want to work with Mr. Evan, your TV station. ”
The main reason why Campbell chose to take the initiative to cooperate with Huo Yaowen, instead of secretly going back to the UK to make a new version is that Huo Yaowen is not an ordinary person, he is very well-known in the UK, although BBC TV is not afraid, but if it makes trouble, it is still more troublesome.
And Campbell doesn't know where the millionaire's specific profit lies, after all, the pound is worth more than the Hong Kong dollar, and he must understand all the processes of this show, from program planning to profitability, before he can apply to the station to produce this show.
Although Huo Yaowen didn't know what this ghost wanted to do, after thinking about it, he nodded and agreed: "No problem, but I don't know the specific plan of the program, if Mr. Campbell is interested tomorrow, I can arrange for you to talk to the producer of this program on the TV station." ”
"That's settled, Mr. Evan. After saying that, Campbell happened to see Anna not far away looking at this side, he bowed his head slightly, smiled politely, and walked away.
"What was that Mr. Campbell looking for you just now?" asked Anna, curiously as she approached.
Huo Yaowen shrugged and said: "He wants to cooperate with Phoenix TV in the production of the millionaire show." ”
"On the BBC?"
"It should be. ”
"If it's true, it's interesting. ”
Anna grinned, she knew how sensational the millionaire show had been in Hong Kong recently, and it would be too eye-catching to broadcast it in the UK and give a prize of one million pounds.
……
Early the next morning, Campbell asked an interpreter to send him to Phoenix TV early, and began to talk about the millionaire show with He Zuozhi and Sun Yubiao, who received Huo Yaowen's news in advance.
Because there is no copyright law for TV programs, He Zuozhi said intentionally or unintentionally that his TV station has registered the Chinese and English trademark copyrights of the four characters millionaire, and has also registered the copyright of related books.
When Campbell heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous, the show didn't have any copyright, but he was worried about Huo Yaowen, and still said: "Mr. He, this time I came to seek cooperation with your TV station with sincerity, and you can mention any requirements." ”
"No, we have received orders from the chairman, if Mr. Campbell wants the millionaire's plan and all the plans, we Phoenix TV will introduce it to you in detail, there is no request, but ......"
He Zuozhi's voice changed: "However, our TV station very much hopes to cooperate with BBC TV to introduce some scientific and popular science documentaries, and I also hope to send people to your BBC TV station for internship and learn the production process of your documentary, after all, the documentary produced by the BBC is a world-renowned boutique." ”
Hearing this, Campbell was slightly stunned, he thought that the other party would ask for a little copyright law or something, but he didn't expect that he just wanted to buy some documentaries and send someone to Taili to learn the documentary production process.
It doesn't matter if you buy documentaries, after all, it can be regarded as generating revenue for the BBC, but sending interns to study in the past, this is not Campbell's decision, after all, the documentary production department is not under his control and responsibility.
After thinking about it, he said: "If Mr. He has the idea of buying a documentary, there is no problem, as for sending interns to study at the BBC, I can't make the decision, but I will contact the station as soon as possible to ask." ”
"Okay. He Zuozhi smiled and nodded.
……
Not long after, after the people left, He Zuozhi called Huo Yaowen and said, "He said that he would contact the British side, but I don't think the problem should be big." ”
"Well, that's fine, anyway, if they make a pirated millionaire, we can't do anything about them. ”
Huo Yaowen couldn't help sighing in his heart, there is no item in the international copyright law that is for the copyright of TV programs, so even if the BBC follows this model, it can be produced and broadcast at will if it changes its name.
"yes. ”
He Zuozhi also knew that TV programs are not protected by copyright law, and others will steal them if they want to steal them, so they will directly change the weekly broadcast of "Millionaire" to a daily broadcast, just to avoid the imitation of TVB and Li's TV station, and also make a show of this program.
Huo Yaowen shook his head and asked, "Okay, that's it, how is the filming over there of the Condor Heroes?"
"Most of the filming has been completed, and it will be broadcast next week, and the new series "Blue Blood Sword", "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" and "Amorous Swordsman Ruthless Sword" are already being arranged for the director to shoot. ”
"Well, it's a lot of trouble for you to do things in the stage, and I still have some things here, so I'll hang up first. ”
"Okay chairman. ”
When he hung up the phone, Huo Yaowen picked up the pen and was about to continue writing Harry Potter when the phone rang urgently.
He picked it up casually and said, "Hey, that one." ”
"General manager, I'm Wen Yingguang, and I just received a telegram from Davide, saying that Fox has called the share of the payment. ”
Money in your account?
Hearing this good news, Huo Yaowen's eyes suddenly lit up, the money he had been waiting for for months had finally arrived!
It seems that the next step is to spend money aggressively!
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