Richard's passion for writing was because he fantasized about making $100,000 for a book, which would not only bring him great fame, but also earn the equivalent of ten years of work!

Zhang Shaojie thinks that he will use Richard's works to popularize the "concept of computer CG special effects", so that the Chinese film and television industry will realize that a new technical competition in the film industry is about to begin.

If you don't want to become the dumping target of Hollywood blockbusters, you need to seize the time to develop computer CG special effects technology, otherwise at that time, domestic films will have no power to fight back in the face of the surging Hollywood special effects blockbusters!

"Modify it, boy! Wait until your work is revised to my satisfaction, and you will be a huge success in the market! Zhang Shaojie said to him in an authoritative tone.

Richard. Taylor nodded and said, "Dude! I trust your vision! ”

After that, Richard. Taylor happily signed the publishing agency contract of the work - the Chinese version, the English version, all the publishing copyrights, are handed over to Zhang Shaojie!

Richard was self-aware and knew that with his own abilities, there was no way to run a book into a bestseller. Zhang Shaojie is a best-selling author who knows how to better operate and develop the commercial value of a book. Leaving it to Zhang Shaojie to deal with it can undoubtedly maximize the benefits of his works.

Gu Long returned to the company, saw Zhang Shaojie, and smiled happily: "You are a shareholder who is really relaxed, you only come to the company once in a few days!" Most of the company's affairs were thrown to me alone! ”

Zhang Shaojie said with a smile: "Those who can work harder!" Brother Gu Long, you are an old man in the film and television industry, and you can rest assured that important things will be handed over to you! ”

Gu Long smiled and said, "Come on, I envy your popularity and scenery even more!" The generosity of the movie "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is no longer inferior to Hollywood productions! The confidence comes from the manuscript fees you earn, which already makes people admire the five bodies you admire! Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers don't have the confidence to produce the world's first computer CG special effects blockbuster! ”

Zhang Shaojie said humbly: "Adapting film and television dramas, Brother Gulong, you are the model, Gulong dramas have always been an evergreen tree in the market." Every year, at least 10 ancient dragon dramas are released on the market, and you deserve to be the first person in terms of works, film and television adaptations! ”

"Hey! Even if there are ten ancient dragon dramas a year, the cost will not exceed 10 million Hong Kong dollars. But your "Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", now the amount of money consumed every month alone has exceeded 6 million," Gu Long said in an admiring tone.

The rest of the company listened and couldn't help but whisper.

Gu Long and Zhang Shaojie are simply too unrestrained!

Flatter each other, satisfy each other's vanity, and not be too sensual?

Only the Yankees, who could not understand Chinese, were at a loss for the dialogue between Zhang Shaojie and Gu Long.

In fact, after two months of work in Hong Kong, the technicians of ILM already believe that the development potential of Powerlong Film Company is not inferior to that of ILM.

In fact, the two companies are too similar!

Since its establishment, ILM has been losing money, and the reason why it has been able to develop in the loss is because Lucas subsidizes ILM with the dividends of "Star Wars"! After the establishment of Baolong Film Company, it relied on Zhang Shaojie's "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" to develop!

Although "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is produced by Baolong Company, the main investor is Zhang Shaojie. No matter whether this movie is profitable or lost, it will not damage the vitality of Baolong Company!

After being co-opted by Gu Long, Zhang Shaojie and others, at this time, 3 key employees of Industrial Light & Magic said that they intended to change jobs after the special effects of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" were completed.

As for whether to change jobs, there are more than a dozen employees of Industrial Light & Magic who are hesitant.

The rest, etc., do not consider changing jobs at all.

In fact, if 5 people can be poached, Zhang Shaojie is already very satisfied. With the technical talents cultivated by Baolong Company itself, plus the technical backbone of industrial light and magic dug up. At that time, Baolong is expected to become the second most professional film special effects studio in the world after Industrial Light & Magic!

The graphics workstation has been installed and debugged at this time. After the technicians of ILM gradually adapted to the new machine, they were full of admiration!

"Great, the last name can far surpass the minicomputer, second only to the large server!"

"IBM is worthy of IBM, although the machine is a little more expensive, but you get what you pay for!"

Zhang Shaojie heard the satisfactory evaluation of the technicians and knew that he had not drawn money in vain.

Under the help of the technicians, Zhang Shaojie began to watch a few computer special effects shots on the screen of the graphics workstation.

Lin Qingxia, Donnie Yen, Lin Zhengying, Wu Dairong, Wan Ziliang, everyone's fighting actions are all used in key parts to strengthen the visual impact effect.

Although, from the technical level, it is naturally inferior to those special effects blockbusters in the 21st century.

But in this era, the eyeball impact effect is already very objective!

Zhang Shaojie encouraged: "Come on, there is still half the workload!" After the post-production of the film is completed, I will give each of you a big red envelope! ”

The interpreter conveyed Zhang Shaojie's meaning to the American technician.

In the entire studio, dozens of technicians cheered and shouted for Zhang Shaojie's might.

Zhang Shaojie smiled, it is still this kind of interest stimulation, which is most in line with the appetite of Americans!

———————— Zhang Shaojie left Baolong Film Company and took Richard with him. A commission contract from Taylor.

Richard. Taylor's contract for "Glory and Dreams, Computer Special Effects War", Zhang Shaojie handed over to Ming Pao Group. When Richard's manuscript is officially completed, Ming Pao will publish it for him.

The Chinese and English versions are published at the same time!

Because Hong Kong not only has a large number of Chinese readers, but also hundreds of thousands of English readers.

Hong Kong is a city with a thriving film and television culture, and film is an important cultural business card of Hong Kong.

Movie-related books also sell well in Hong Kong!

Whether it is a biograph of a Hong Kong star or director, or a book on a Hollywood theme, it can generally sell thousands to tens of thousands of copies at this time.

Richard. Naturally, Taylor could not be satisfied with publishing in such a small market as Hong Kong! A publishing market with a population of 5 million, under normal circumstances, can sell thousands of copies, which is no longer considered to be a hit on the street.

But if you sell 50 million copies, the royalty of 2 yuan for a copy is only 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. For Hong Kong writers at this time, earning 10,000 Hong Kong dollars in royalties for a book is enough for a year's living costs.

Although Richard is not very good in the United States, he also has a monthly salary of $1,000. If it takes a few months of energy to create a film that is only enough for a month's monthly salary, then Richard definitely has no creative motivation!

For Richard's book, Zhang Shaojie originally didn't look down on the manuscript fee for his future publication. The most important thing is that Zhang Shaojie took a fancy to Richard's talent, so he was willing to befriend him!

But Richard thought that if Zhang Shaojie didn't charge an intermediary fee, then he would look down on him, so Zhang Shaojie had to take 10% of the intermediary fee.

"Shaojie, just leave this contract to me!" Hu Bo looked at the contract in English and prepared to hand it over to the company's copyright department to file the documents.

"This Mr. Richard, although he is a novice in writing, but he is better than his work experience, it is a very unique new industry in the world, and there are many highlights to write about" Zhang Shaojie smiled.

"If I can be optimistic about you, I will see what kind of masterpiece it is when the time comes!" Hu Bo said with a smile.

The whole Ming Pao Group is constantly busy working. Although, most of them are busy with the traditional newspaper publishing business for Ming Pao. However, in recent days, Ming Pao Group has begun to pay attention to the field of physical book publishing, and consciously explore the copyright adaptation value of its works.

These are all the changes that Zhang Shaojie brought to Ming Pao after he became a shareholder of Ming Pao!

In 1980, Ming Pao Group invested a total of 3 million Hong Kong dollars to purchase the adaptation rights of Ming Pao's works, or to cooperate with the authors of Ming Pao to act as an agent for the value of the adaptation rights of Ming Pao's authors' works.

At present, "Ming Pao" has bought out the adaptation rights of 46 films, while the adaptation rights of Ming Pao have reached 25.

Not all of these copyrights have the value of adaptation.

In fact, there are Ni Kuang's "Six-Fingered Qin Demon", and "Qingcheng Sword Fairy", which sold the copyright of the comic adaptation.

"Qingcheng Sword Immortal" was signed to Yulang International Company, and it was planned to be adapted into a comic in the first half of 1981, and 5% of the sales performance of each issue of the comic was used as the adaptation license fee. This sharing model is obviously a shared risk, and if a 5% copyright licensing dividend is thrown on the street, it may be minimal. And if the comic is a big seller, the 5% licensing fee may make millions!

Zhang Shaojie couldn't predict the comic adaptation results of "Qingcheng Sword Immortal", which was completely unknown in history, and it was not adapted into a comic.

"Six-Fingered Piano Demon" is a good theme for frequent adaptations of film and television works in the future, and Zhang Shaojie also plans to let Baolong Film Company shoot it. The female lead is confirmed - Lin Qingxia.

In history, Lin Qingxia's "Six-Fingered Piano Demon", although not as famous as "Smiling Proud Jianghu", is also a more classic martial arts film.

Of course, Ming Pao Group invested HK$3 million to buy a large number of copyrights. However, until now, not a penny has been made from these investments.

Fortunately, Jin Yong strongly supports Zhang Shaojie!

Coupled with the profits brought by Zhang Shaojie to Ming Pao, it has been able to exceed 2 million Hong Kong dollars per month.

With Zhang Shaojie's money-making machine and crazy writing, Ming Pao is not afraid of millions of investment losses.

Therefore, the strategic transformation of Ming Pao can be carried out smoothly!

(To be continued)