Chapter 199: Meeting Jin Yong (I)
The name Zha Liangyong, some people may not know who this person is, but when it comes to the name Jin Yong, I believe few people will not know. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Jin Yong, born in 1924, is a famous martial arts novelist, whose novels such as "Dragon Babu", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Sky and the Dragon", "Smiling Proud Jianghu", "The Legend of the Deer and Ding", "The Legend of Chivalry" and other novels enjoy a high reputation among the Chinese and have many readers. The first word of the title of his work can even be connected into a couplet - flying snow shoots white deer in the sky, and the smiling book god leans on the blue duck.
Lei Juewen entered the Peninsula Hotel and, under the guidance of the waiter, met the legend. Most of Jin Yong's martial arts novels have been read by Lei Juewen in his previous life, and he even personally filmed a TV series adapted from Jin Yong's martial arts novels. That novel is called "Flying Fox Gaiden", and this novel is not very famous in many of Jin Yong's works, so it is not very important to adapt it into a TV series, which gives Lei Juewen a chance to dominate. If the TV series adaptation rights of novels such as "Dragon Babu" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are adapted, it will not be his turn to dominate in the previous life, and his status is not enough, the reason is as simple as that.
"Zha Lao!"
Lei Juewen said hello and sat opposite Jin Yong.
Jin Yong lifted the frame of his glasses, looked at Lei Juewen and said: "I have long heard that the boss of "Tiantian Daily" is a very young young man, but I didn't expect that after meeting, I realized that you were so young. ”
Lei Juewen said with a smile: "This is not as good as your old man, "Ming Pao" is still your hand. ”
Jin Yong smiled when he heard this, he was extremely proud of the fact that he independently supported "Ming Pao", and he was also happy to hear Lei Juewen talk about this, and said: "The editor-in-chief of your newspaper contacted me two days ago and said that you want to buy the copyright of some of my novels? ”
Speaking of business, Lei Juewen said with a straight face: "Yes, I want to buy the film and television comic adaptation rights of some martial arts works under your name, and I hope you can approve it." ”
Jin Yong shook his head and said: "You should know, TVB is still broadcasting TV series adapted from my novel, with my relationship with Sixth Brother, it is impossible for me to sell you the adaptation rights of TV series, I know that you are the behind-the-scenes boss of Asia TV." ”
Hearing Jin Yong say this, Lei Juewen was not disappointed, and said with a smile: "Zha Lao, since you said so, then we won't talk about the adaptation rights of the TV series, let's talk about the film adaptation rights and comic adaptation rights, what do you think?" ”
Jin Yong said: "The right to adapt the comic book can be discussed, and in terms of the right to adapt the film, the adaptation rights of several novels have been sold to the Shaw Brothers, and I will not sell the film adaptation rights of the work again before the Shaw Brothers start filming." ”
Lei Juewen listened and said: "Zha Lao, don't hide it, if you buy the film adaptation rights, I don't have the idea of starting filming for the time being, the box office of the movie made by Shaw Brothers is very average, I don't want to buy it and make such a work." ”
Jin Yong sighed when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, in fact, he was not satisfied with the fact that Shaw Brothers only had a box office of one million Hong Kong dollars after his work was auctioned, but he and Shao Yifu had a very close personal relationship, even if he was not satisfied, he couldn't say it, so as not to affect the relationship between the two. If he can, he also hopes that the movie adapted from his work can have a box office of 10 million Hong Kong dollars, although the box office has nothing to do with him, he can't get a penny, but after all, it looks good, so that people don't think that his works are just like that, they can only be adapted into TV series and filmed, and it can't be adapted into movies.
Seeing this, Lei Juewen said: "Zha Lao, let's talk about the comic adaptation rights, I don't think anyone has ever bought the comic adaptation rights from you, right?" ”
Jin Yong shook his head and said: "No, except for you, no one has bought the so-called comic adaptation rights from me at all." ”
There are not many comic magazines on Hong Kong Island, and Huang Yulang and Shangguan Xiaobao are among the representatives, but the comics of these two are their own originals, and they have never thought of adapting famous martial arts novels and adapting them into comics. It costs a lot of money to buy the adaptation rights, and instead of spending that money, it is better to think about it yourself.
Lei Juewen also knew that no one had bought the comic adaptation rights from Jin Yong, but after hearing Jin Yong's words, he was still very happy, and said with a smile: "Zha Lao, I want to buy the comic adaptation rights of all the novels under your name, and I also hope that you can sell them to me." ”
"All the novels?"
Jin Yong asked with some surprise, he has a lot of martial arts novels, if he really buys the adaptation rights of all the novels, it will be a lot of expenses.
Lei Juewen nodded and said, "It's all novels, that's right." ”
Nodding, Jin Yong looked at Lei Juewen and said: "Since I am here today, I naturally have the idea of selling you the comic adaptation rights, but I didn't expect you to have the idea of buying them all, I thought you just wanted to buy a few more influential ones." ”
Lei Juewen said: "Zha Lao, your martial arts novels have a very big influence in the Chinese world, I just want to borrow your east wind." ”
Hearing this, Jin Yong said in surprise: "Listen to what you mean, you are going to expand the "Commonwealth" magazine and sell comics outside Hong Kong Island?" ”
"Why not?"
Lei Juewen said with a smile: "In the name of your old martial arts novel, I believe that even if it is adapted into a comic, it will also have a lot of sales." And the "Chinese Heroes" currently being released by "Under Heaven" is very popular, and I believe that even if it is sold to Taiwan Island and Southeast Asia, the sales will not be bad. ”
"Then I'll wish you success here."
Jin Yong somewhat admired the young people in front of him, he did not shrink back from his work, and he was not complacent about the little achievements in front of him, no wonder there were such achievements now, not to mention anything else, the influence of the newspaper "Tiantian Daily" alone is increasing day by day, and the sales are increasing, and sooner or later it will catch up with the "Oriental Daily", whose sales have not yet stabilized.
"Thank you, Zha Lao!"
Lei Juewen smiled and thanked him, since Jin Yong said so, he naturally agreed to sell the comic adaptation rights to him, but the next price issue is not a big problem, the comic adaptation rights of the novel are not too expensive, even if the number is large, the total is just that.
"Actually, I'm already planning to set up a manga company in Japan, either by acquiring an old company or by building it myself, but no matter what, when the time comes, the manga adapted from your novel will definitely appear in Japan. To be honest, I'm a little bit of a guarantee that your novel will sell in Japan after it is adapted into a manga. ”
Lei Juewen is telling the truth, he is going to set up a comic company in Japan, after all, compared to the market of Hong Kong Island, the comic industry in this market in Japan is more mature, if he can do it, the benefits are naturally needless to say. And he really wants to sell the comics adapted from Jin Yong's martial arts novels in Japan, and wants to test the waters, if he can succeed, with the meager cost of the comic adaptation rights, his gains will not be counted in the way. (To be continued.) )