In Richard's opinion, this figure is already very generous, how many new writers have sold the rights to film and television adaptations of their works at the price of cabbage, and a million pounds can receive at least ten copies in the UK!

"Zhang, we had a very pleasant experience working together, there is no need to make it like this now, a million pounds is the greatest sincerity we can offer, after all, we don't have a lot of money to make it. ”

However, Zhang Chu didn't eat this set, it was a big joke to talk about love with businessmen in capitalist countries, if it wasn't for making money, why did he go to great lengths to write such a script?

If you want to gain a foothold in the TV drama industry in Europe and the United States, the copyright fee in the early stage is not enough, and he is even considering the profit sharing of the show, this ratio does not need to be much, only a little bit is enough to make Zhang Chu worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

The ability of European and American television stations in terms of business operation is beyond everyone's imagination, just like Jennifer Aniston and others can still get millions of dollars in dividends every year for more than ten years after the end of the classic American drama "Friends".

I'm afraid this is a picture that can't be seen at all in the domestic entertainment industry, even if the "Sherlock" TV series ends, it will continue to make money, Zhang Chu can't be satisfied with just taking money once!

Zhang Chu believed that Zhou Kang was ready to negotiate a sequel before the Spring Festival, which was an agent's business, and there was no need for him to get involved, so he said to Richard: "I believe that after the success of this season, the production budget of the second season of "Sherlock" will definitely be several times that of the previous one. Mr. Dent, I cherish my partnership with the BBC and want to see Sherlock Holmes and Watson continue to solve crimes in the city of London as soon as possible, so please consider my suggestion carefully. ”

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chu pouted, wanting the horses to run, and not giving the horses to graze, it is really the characteristic of capitalists!

As for Richard Dent, who is far away in London, he sighed, he originally wanted to bypass the relationship of the agent and reach an agreement directly with the author and screenwriter.

But I didn't expect Zhang Chu to be so calm, but in this relationship, his side is the one who is anxious.

According to the information found by the assistant from the Chinese website, Zhang Chu really didn't deceive himself, he really had a plan to make one film after another, if he didn't hurry up, he really couldn't present the second season by Christmas this year!

"Alas, those agents are vampires, and I don't know how much they will be asking this time. ”

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Writing has become the most thing Zhang Chu has done during this time, and he was originally very unfamiliar with this type of fight description, and after writing too much, he actually had a feeling of being handy, which is probably the so-called practice makes perfect.

Bloody fights, passionate teenage friendships, this "Sou Shen Ji" has always focused on popular reading, rather than in the direction of literary classics.

Netizens are full of curiosity about his book, but none of them can get the slightest information, and they don't know how this work will be presented.

All they can do is wait, wait, wait!

March is getting closer and closer, and Nanhai Publishing Company has also begun to release promotional materials for "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" on the Internet to give it the final warm-up before going public.

Zhang Chu really didn't know how much this book could sell, and he didn't have any bottom in his heart, so he could only secretly pray that this kind of work could be loved by readers as soon as possible.

In between writing, he was looking at the design drawings given to him by the interior decoration designer in Yanjing, and before returning to Jiangcheng for the Chinese New Year, he had already asked people to drag out all the furniture and household appliances in that room, and now the designer gave him several sets of design plans as alternatives.

"This futuristic style of black, white and gray is really not good, it looks too depressing. ”

Zhang Chu shook his head, he actually didn't know what style he liked, but he was sure what he didn't like, so Japanese, Chinese, and Greek Mediterranean styles were all left behind by him.

But in order to be a little more comfortable after moving in in the future, he had to carefully rule it out, make sure to do it as soon as possible, and strive to live in it during the summer vacation.

The water in the decoration industry is too deep, but Zhang Chu has nothing to do, can he still decorate and buy building materials by himself?

It is more convenient to contract out directly, and the decoration price of many houses is not much different from the house price, and a little simple decoration will cost hundreds of thousands, and Zhang Chu's budget for himself is about 1 million.

Of course, the renovation budget will never be exceeded, and there will never be any leftovers.

Fortunately, Zhang Chu's earning ability is really not weak, and he can earn millions of dollars by staying at home during the Spring Festival, and "Sherlock" is a big hit in physical books around the world, which brings almost all the income in pounds, euros, and dollars, which is worth more than RMB!

And there is a big order waiting to be signed in front of him, as long as the follow-up content of "Sherlock" is signed, millions of pounds will not be able to run away, and it should be tens of millions of yuan.

It's really cost-effective to make money from foreigners, and you don't need to worry about it.

After the Spring Festival, almost all people from all walks of life have returned to their posts, but many people have typical holiday syndrome, and they are listless.

But the people of Menglong Culture Media are full of energy, and they have just started to work to usher in big business, and this new year's start is very powerful!

The time difference of up to 8 hours with the British side did not affect Zhou Kang's enthusiasm, even if it was late at night, he pulled the company's translator to actively negotiate with the BBC, almost not giving an inch, and there was no intention of giving in at all.

Many companies are out of weakness when cooperating with such well-known foreign enterprises, and what others say is what they are, but Zhou Kang has the trump card of Zhang Chu, and he is stunned to grind out the victory!

"When will you return to Yanjing? I have agreed with BBC TV on the main terms, and the specific terms are being negotiated. ”

Zhang Chu was not surprised by this result at all, he said with a smile: "I booked a ticket on February 28, and it will be the day after tomorrow. How is the price calculated?"

Zhou Kang said very proudly: "Just like you said before, they want to sign from the second season to the fourth season in one go, and they will give you a copyright fee of 3 million pounds per season, and if the number of viewers in the previous season can be maintained at 10 million, the copyright fee for the next season will be 500,000 pounds more." In addition to the upfront royalties, we also get a 3% dividend on the post-profits, and the UK Inland Revenue will help keep an eye on the BBC's finances, so we don't have to worry about what they are doing with the books. ”

"Uncle Zhou, you did a great job this time!" Zhang Chu said excitedly, although the copyright fee is not as good as other people's 10 million US dollars, but considering the value of this IP and his own identity, it is quite good to have 3 million pounds.

In fact, if Zhang Chu considered giving up 3% of his late earnings dividend, the BBC was willing to give him £6 million a quarter in royalties.

This is probably the largest income Zhang Chu has ever seen in his life, and now he is a little distressed about his taxes, because the British tax is really, really heavy, so that many rich people rack their brains to avoid taxes!