Chapter 589: Sell or Not Sell?
"Oh my God, is it a book lover carnival lately?
"If you want to faint with happiness, Wu Dao is one of the few people who can make commercial blockbusters, and these three protagonists will have a chemical reaction when they see it. ”
"As a big fan of ghost blowing the lantern, I want to say that this cast is really good, and I am looking forward to their Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Shirley Yang. ”
"666, if only the rest of the authors could have such good luck as Zhang Chuda, we book fans wouldn't quarrel with movie fans!"
"Yida Pictures is generous, but will the investment cost of 200 million yuan be too little? ”
"I rub, I have to go to the cinema. Recently, Zhang Chu's "Farewell My Concubine" couldn't read it at all, so I was blowing the lamp again, but this time it was a listening book. ”
"Tut, look at the partners Zhang Chu chose, all of them are so reliable. ”
Not to mention this group of readers and netizens, even those writers who sell their copyrights are envious, and when they sell copyrights, they basically sell them if someone is willing to buy them!
Only a small percentage have the right to choose independently, and this choice is almost always chosen among a few companies of comparable size, most of the time by chance.
If you are lucky enough to meet a reliable company, then what you make is slightly better.
But in fact, there are very few TV series, movies, online dramas, and games adapted from or other literary works, and they are all some pit goods!
Compare yourself and look at Zhang Chu again, this is indeed very enviable.
The first work "Sherlock" was favored by the BBC, and after being adapted into three episodes of British drama, the word of mouth exploded, not only the ratings exploded worldwide, but even the awards were one after another!
Some time ago, it was also reported that Zhang Chu was nominated for Best Screenplay in the Limited Drama category of the Emmy Awards for this script, and the second season has been filmed and has begun to warm up on the TV station.
Although the sales of the second work "Psychological Crime" are not particularly high, it has collected more than 1.5 billion yuan at the box office after being put on the big screen, and the male number one and male number two are also regarded as strong contenders for best actor and best supporting actor at major awards ceremonies this year.
Not to mention "Life of Pi" later, several Hollywood studios coaxed it, and finally won to Warner Bros., and even invited Li Yu, the only Oscar-winning director among the Chinese, to direct.
"Farewell My Concubine" announced at the end of August, as director Xu Ji's masterpiece, invited top actors from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland to join, as well as Peking Opera masters as artistic directors, pointing to the three major European film festivals!
Now "Ghost Blows the Lantern: Looking for the Dragon" is here to join in the fun, not to mention Yida Pictures' wealth, and Yida theaters all over the country to support it, with the original foundation of the popular nation, this movie also has directors who are good at commercial blockbusters and actors with a strong audience, one billion is considered to hit the street, and the box office of 2 billion yuan is the goal!
Now these writers have become numb to Zhang Chu's good news, and the next moment they can't be half surprised by the announcement of "The Legend of Wukong" or the film and television of "Sou Shen Ji".
Speaking of which, Zhang Chu also learned about the casting of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" through entertainment news, he is the original author of the movie, and he enjoys full copyright dividends, and his name will appear in the producer column.
The only happy thing is that you don't have to worry about it, Yida Pictures will never allow anything that affects the box office and word-of-mouth to happen under this grand blueprint!
This is related to a series of subsequent works and business plans, and any situation that goes through the back door is not allowed, and it is probably the strictest and brightest casting time.
Two movies in a row have started shooting, and Zhang Chu has also begun to look forward to their release!
He put these thoughts behind him, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat, and after a moment's delay, one after another students with backpacks entered the cafeteria, and the crowd was full of people.
Fortunately, the weather was hot, otherwise the meals would have been cold.
Probably because God didn't want Zhang Chu to eat this meal well, he didn't eat two bites before his mobile phone rang!
Ye Shumei pinched the time to call over, class ended at 12 o'clock, and called after 5 o'clock at 12 o'clock, it was perfect.
"Boss, are you out of class now?"
Zhang Chu held his mobile phone in his left hand and said, "There are no classes in the morning for three or four periods, and I am eating in the cafeteria now." Sister Ye, if you are here to tell me the news of the ghost blowing the lamp, I have just seen it on TV. ”
"That's just one of the news, and since you already know it, I'll just talk about the other one. It is estimated that I was attracted by the news of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", and this morning our company received more than a dozen calls in one go, all of which were called by film and television companies to inquire about the copyright status!"
Who doesn't know that Zhang Chu's works have become synonymous with high box office and high reputation, and now they are all staring at this fragrant dumpling and want to take a bite together.
Zhang Chuhu asked suspiciously: "Which companies are here? Now we don't have a few copyrights in our hands." ”
Don't look at Zhang Chu's writing is very fast, but the copyright sales are also very fast, and there are not many things in the backlog!
Ye Shumei looked at the statistical results in front of her and said: "There are Tang Film and Television, Ciwen Media, Noon Sunshine, Huanrui, Guanda, Juku, etc., as well as Huayi, Tianying, Guangguang, Bona, Shangying, Anle and Emperor of Xiangjiang, all of which are considered large companies. ”
There are a lot of familiar names, and these are the top ones in the film and television industry.
Those small companies probably don't have the courage to win Zhang Chu's copyright, and the price and requirements are not ordinarily high!
"Wow, what rights do they want to buy?"
"We can buy whatever we have, and there are even people who want to buy "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" to adapt the TV series, not to mention "The Legend of Wukong" and "Sou Shen Ji", and want to pre-order your new book. No matter what you write newly, they are willing to set it in advance, and the reservation fee is willing to give you 5 million, which is not included in the copyright fee!"
Zhang Chu involuntarily sat up straight, and said in surprise: "They are too generous, isn't it equivalent to giving me five million for nothing?"
At the same time, he also thinks it's funny, even "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" has a fancy to it, this book is not the heroine crossing work that the audience likes now, if it is filmed as a Ming Dynasty drama, it seems to be a little too thin.
Ye Shumei was also a little amazed, "Compared with the copyright fee, this reservation fee is actually acceptable." Huanrui wants to use 10 million to win the TV series copyright of the unpopular IP of "Wanli Fifteen Years", do you think it will be sold or not?"
"Although I think the price is quite high, "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" is really not suitable for making a TV series. If this is filmed, it will definitely be scolded to death, for the sake of 10 million is not worth ruining the reputation! I think "Sou Shen Ji" can be taken out for sale, this work has too much content, and it can't be accommodated at all when made into a movie, only TV dramas can explain it a little clearly, but there are too few good companies in China to shoot this kind of fantasy and fantasy!"
Obviously, technology is developing, aesthetics are improving, and those fantasy fantasy dramas that can be filmed are even more atmospheric, and the current fantasy TV series are all petty, both the plot and the visual effects are very bad, and even shrink the world view and make it a bloody love drama.
Zhang Chu doesn't want "Sou Shen Ji" to become like this, so it is imperative to choose a good in-law for it!