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The two sides only had a preliminary meeting today, and in the reception room, the producer headed by Director Wang and Ye Chen first negotiated the price of the transfer of the TV adaptation rights of "Sea of Clouds".

Director Wang, the producer, proposed that Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations were willing to pay 5 million to buy the TV series adaptation rights of "Sea of Clouds".

Five million, the price seems very high, but Ye Chen has also learned about the IP market where novels have been adapted into film and television dramas in recent years. In recent years, the IP market for online novels has become extremely popular, and almost all large and small screens have been dominated by online novel adaptations, and many IP hit dramas such as "Palace Lock City" and "Beauty Strategy" have been born.

In such a hot IP adaptation boom, the film and television adaptation rights of novels have also increased tenfold in the past five years. From the original hundreds of thousands to the current millions, many IP hit dramas have sold tens of millions of dollars, just like the recent popular costume drama "The Legend of the Son of Heaven", the film and television adaptation rights of its novel have been sold for a sky-high price of 15 million.

And the price of five million proposed by the producer of Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations is a very mediocre price in Ye Chen's opinion, at least for "Sea of Clouds"!

He had no doubts about the IP value of "Sea of Clouds", so he didn't accept it, but put forward the approximate price of seven million in his heart.

Seven million, in today's novel IP market, it is a midstream price, Ye Chen is not a serious businessman, he will not raise himself and suppress the other party, he just thinks that the price is about the same, and the fact that "Sea of Clouds" can broadcast a TV series is what he cares about the most.

He made the point very clear!

Director Wang, the producer, listened to Ye Chen's offer of 7 million, and although he was overjoyed, he still bargained like in the business, saying that no matter how big the IP is, no matter how popular the novel is, for film and television dramas, book fans only account for a small part, and so on. This means that even if your novel is very popular, it may be adapted and only popular with a small number of people.

Businessmen naturally hope that the less money they pay, the better, so in this way, they deliberately lower the price, but Ye Chen didn't give it away, and asked for seven million in one bite, which is not high compared to "Sea of Clouds", after all, the quality and readership of "Sea of Clouds" are there, and they have been tested by the market, and he wants peace of mind.

After the other party, Director Wang pressed the price for a few minutes, seeing that Ye Chen refused to let go, he finally pretended to smile bitterly and said, "Okay, then according to the meaning of the writer of Jinda, seven million, a fixed price." “

Although he smiled bitterly, he didn't see the slightest unhappy look, and he could only say that this was a common move for businessmen.

Next, director Xia Shan will talk to you about the agreement on the adaptation of the work. Director Wang ceremoniously shook Ye Chen's hand, smiled happily and pointed to Director Xia Shan sitting next to him.

The two have different professional abilities, so they are naturally in charge of different aspects, Director Wang controls the film, and Director Xia Shan manages issues related to the filming of TV dramas, such as novel adaptation.

In the process of negotiation with director Xia Shan, the other party put forward two requirements for Ye Chen.

The first is that I hope that he will be the original screenwriter and the relevant screenwriters of the TV station will cooperate in the modification, because after all, he is the original creator, and of course he will pay the adaptation fee, and the price is 20,000 episodes.

Ye Chen thought about it and agreed, it was no big problem for him to adapt "Sea of Clouds" into a screenplay, and he had no objection to the cost, 20,000 episodes was a fair price. The price of an ordinary screenwriter is 2 to 3,000, and 20,000 to 30,000 is the price of a relatively famous writer and screenwriter.

Second, the other party hopes to change the ending of "Yunhai Jade Bow Edge", Li Shengnan does not have to die, and finally Jin Shiyi, Li Shengnan, and Gu Zhihua The last three retired to the rivers and lakes and lived in seclusion overseas. Because he took into account that TV viewers generally accepted the reunion finale and rejected tragedy, they had to do this in order to consider the ratings.

Hearing this request, Ye Chen immediately vetoed it. His explanation is that the most touching thing about the work "Yunhai Jade Bow Edge" is the ending, if the original work is modified without authorization, the "Yunhai" TV series will not have the biggest highlight and discussion. This can be seen in the reaction of readers of "Sea of Clouds".

In short, he disagrees with the ending of the original work. If Li Shengnan does not die in the end, the core of the emotional drama in the book, "This love can be recalled, but it was already lost at that time", and the work "Yunhai Imperial Palace" will not become one of Mr. Liang Yusheng's classic trilogy.

Director Xia Shan and the members of the director team listened to Ye Chen's objections and also expressed their understanding, after all, they had all read the book, but considering the TV ratings, both parties insisted on their own views and tried to persuade each other.

The two parties discussed this matter for a full quarter of an hour, and finally Ye Chen proposed a plan, each taking a step back, letting Gu Zhihua and Jin Shiyi be together, and he provided the follow-up script. And the director can't change the ending of Li Shengnan's death.

The reason why Ye Chen proposed such a plan is that it can meet the requirements of both parties to the greatest extent, if you want a happy ending, I will give you a relatively complete ending. After all, in Mr. Liang Yusheng's follow-up work "Chivalrous Bone Danxin", Jin Shiyi and Gu Zhihua did get together in the end. And he adheres to the core principle of the original work, Li Shengnan's ending cannot be changed, otherwise it will be tasteless.

After Ye Chen proposed such a plan, the director team discussed it, and finally agreed, and the two parties finally reached a cooperation agreement.

After the two sides completed the preliminary negotiations, that night, this team ceremoniously held a reception banquet for Ye Chen, in a five-star hotel.

At the banquet, Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV said that after the preliminary negotiations are completed, their producer will hold a new film signing ceremony in the near future, and at that time, under the attention of the news media, they will sign a formal agreement with Ye Chen.

That day soon came, three days later in the Great Hall of a hotel, the producer and director team of "Sea of Clouds" held a press conference, at which it was announced that Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations would cooperate with martial arts master Jin Guliang to sign a transfer agreement on the adaptation rights of the "Sea of Clouds" TV series and online drama at a price of seven million, and hire Jin Guliang as the original screenwriter, and the popular martial arts novel "Sea of Clouds" will be remade into a TV series.

As soon as this news was released, it caused a burst of sideways attention in martial arts literature, television, and media circles.

Another novel IP was purchased at a high price, and it is a popular martial arts master's work, and many people are looking forward to it!