Jesse, a representative from BBC Television in the United Kingdom, spread his hands, "We are the hometown of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock is set in modern-day London, is there a better place to shoot this TV series than us?"

"Mr. Turner, we at CBS plan to invest tens of millions of dollars, including building a sound stage and shooting on location. Zhang, considering the influence of CBS in the United States, if the TV series is handed over to us to produce, it will be very conducive to the sales of the English version of the novel in the United States, and we will help introduce it to the largest and best publishers in the United States, which can be quite a large market. ”

Business competition is nothing more than that, how can a novel without an English version attract so many TV fans?

One is nothing more than a news report flying all over the world, and the other is because the main character is called Sherlock Holmes, and everyone in the world knows that there is a great detective named Sherlock Holmes, and the last reason is because the story is very original.

"The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes" has been filmed many times, and the content that can be filmed has already been filmed, and many viewers know the plot well, and it is undoubtedly difficult to rejuvenate it.

But now Zhang Chu's book is different, he actually moved Sherlock Holmes to the present, when crime dramas are prevalent, when such a detective appears in the era of advanced technology, can he still solve countless unsolved cases and arrest those crimes?

Sherlock Holmes is not the point, Sherlock Holmes living in modern times is!

"Joseph, you actually seduced a young child in this way. Baker, a representative from HBO, began to denounce, "Do you know how much it costs to shoot a TV series? These public TV stations are very interested in ratings and audience reputation, and as long as the ratings are not good, they will immediately cut the drama and show no mercy." And we at HBO shoot the whole season at once, and then put it on TV and broadcast it slowly, which will not be affected by the ratings. ”

This is very important for a young writer who needs to become famous, and if the first TV adaptation is cut by the TV station, it is very likely that the price of subsequent adaptation rights will be greatly reduced.

Zhang Chu also knew that this was indeed true, when he was chasing American dramas before, he often encountered poor performance in new dramas, and then he was cut halfway, some hurriedly broadcast an ending, and some didn't even have an ending.

Who can be sure that this adaptation of "Sherlock" will be as successful as in the previous life?

Maybe Baker's words are a bit sensational, after all, the copyright of the TV series bought at a high price, plus the shooting costs, if you cut it directly, you will definitely lose money, and the TV station will not cut it easily unless it is absolutely necessary.

"CBS has the widest audience in the United States, with tens of millions of viewers per series, and we believe that the TV series based on this novel will do well. ”

"Wait a minute, in terms of audience, who can compare to our BBC? Looking at the world, there are very few TV stations that can compare with our BBC, and if it is on our TV station, it will be in the rest of the world. ”

Just like the empire on which the sun never sets, the current BBC also has such confidence, based in the United Kingdom, radiating the world!

But these old foxes are talking all over the sky, and none of them touch on the real core thing, which is how much they are willing to pay for Sherlock.

Talking about copyright without talking about transaction fees is a hooligan.

Zhang Chu actually came over for a long time, and at the same time gave Zhou Kang, Wu Tong and others a little time buffer, so that literary agents who had never operated international business hurriedly looked for the copyright transaction fees and various treaties of European and American writers, and tried not to be cheated.

One step to the sky is probably this model, the domestic has not been sold yet, first sell the foreign copyright, Zhou Kang and the two are full of energy, and go abroad directly.

"Gentlemen, I believe that any of your TV stations have the strength to produce this TV series, but I am curious, at what price are you willing to buy the TV series adaptation rights?"

There are several cases in "Sherlock", and only one of them can be captured if it is filmed into a movie, so it is more appropriate to shoot a TV series.

Baker, Joseph, Richard and the others looked at each other, all a little worried that their offer would be heard by the other party.

Zhang Chu realized that Zhou Kang couldn't count on Zhou Kang's ability to speak English, and it was definitely unreliable to have only one translator next to him.

So he didn't hesitate to propose: "I see everyone's sincerity, but after all, this is a business behavior, and I have to take responsibility for myself." Why don't you bring a translator and talk to my agent tomorrow?"

"Absolutely, we'd love to. ”

"Great offer, we're just here today to join in the fun. ”

"Then we'll meet again next time!"

These representatives are now only coming in for initial contact and then going back to the US or UK headquarters.

Maybe they all underestimated the appeal of "Sherlock", which attracted so many large TV series production companies, and now it seems that it is definitely unrealistic to want to earn TV series adaptation rights at a low price, and they are not ready to fight a price war.

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Representatives of several foreign television stations have just arrived, and the media outside have gathered like sharks smelling fishy, and even those film and television companies that originally wanted to buy the copyright of "Psychological Crime" have put down their affairs and become onlookers.

After all, compared with them, BBC, CBS, HBO, FOX are the top players in the world entertainment industry, and now Gao Yu suddenly ran to the novice village, and the picture must be not small!

"What are they doing here?"

"Who knows, it must be to buy the copyright, I don't know if I took a fancy to "Psychological Crime" or "Sherlock". ”

"Lao Wu, what the hell is going on with you, quietly transferring the copyright abroad?"

"I'd like to give me a letter, what is your target price? ”

Now Wu Tong of Menglong Culture Company is also a little puzzled, originally he thought that selling a copyright for 5 million was the highest price for a newcomer, but now with the help of foreign TV stations, it is not difficult to start the price on the ground.

He said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory explanation, the copyright of Zhang Chu's works has not been authorized yet, so please don't worry." ”

On the entire film and television rights fair, all the media, all writers and even all film and television companies have focused on Menglong Culture, who would have thought that a little-known small company would become the focus of the audience because of a newcomer's work?

It's just that this is not an ordinary newcomer, but a super newcomer with a global reputation!

is famous, but there are few works, this is Zhang Chu's current situation, he urgently needs to use a work to make a name for himself, but this also needs an opportunity.