Chapter 43: Doing Tricks
Liang Feng asked Su Wen to put forward the conditions first, but he hesitated, because he had not considered the cooperation conditions in a comprehensive manner before.
Why don't you open your mouth first?
Su Wen's mind was racing rapidly, and he kept thinking about various questions.
He knew why Liang Feng denied allowing the author to retain the copyright of the theater performance.
Even if he doesn't have Liang Feng's major, Su Wen knows that unless it is a drama that is very in line with the film and television model, in the country of China, theater performances are the best place for it.
Because of the age of "Romeo and Juliet", Su Wen did not know its sales in terms of publishing, only that there were no special classic works in film and television.
The most valuable thing, then, is its dramatic tension - this is the basis of its development, and with the classic characters, it is born to be performed in the theater!
The scale of the theater cannot be compared with the performance stage such as the gymnasium, but there is no problem with the large theater accommodating two or three thousand spectators. In a city, including counties, there are three or five such theaters, which can be said to have a very large audience base. Because the play can be performed several times a day!
A city is like this, so what about a province, what about the whole country?
The Chinese Empire had fifty provinces, each of which had nearly ten cities, and there were several counties and districts under the cities, and the theaters in the counties and districts may be very small, but in total, there could be one or two thousand large theaters in the whole country.
One or two thousand, it may seem like a few, but the audience can flow, several batches a day, and once a play is popular, it can be performed for a long time.
In this way, the number of audiences is very considerable, maybe not as good as the output value of hundreds of billions of theaters, but it is normal to have one or two tens of billions a year.
The cost of the troupe's performance model is much lower than that of film and television, even if the scale is not as good, but the profit margin is not inferior to film and television, and even can win.
This is the biggest reason why most cultural companies are now focusing on discovering theater writers and cultivating their own actors' troupes. As long as there are good works, I am not afraid of no money to make.
According to Su Wen's understanding, the best public drama in the market is a historical drama ten years ago, when the cultural company set up more than 10 troupes and toured hundreds of cities across the country for three years, creating a market size of nearly 2 billion yuan!
At that time, the national cultural market was shocked.
The script of that play was excavated from the Chinese Drama Creation Competition, and since then, this drama competition has become a sweet spot in the eyes of cultural companies, as long as there is a good work, everyone wants to come forward and take a bite.
For the time being, Su Wen did not have much confidence in the publication of Romeo and Juliet and the film and television market, but he was quite confident in the theater performance, because this is what history has proven.
Just imagine, on the stage, the skilled actors show the scene of Romeo and Juliet's lingering love and death in front of the audience, how shocking and touching!
It's hard not to be popular, right?
Thinking of this, Su Wen knew how to put forward the conditions, he coughed lightly, did not squint, fixed his eyes on Liang Feng's shining eyes, and said firmly: "Editor-in-chief Liang, since you asked me to put forward the conditions, then I am welcome." Not to mention 300,000, even 500,000, or even 1 million, I will not sell the entire copyright of "Romeo and Juliet". β
Liang Feng shook his fingers slightly, signaling that he had something to say.
Su Wen paused for a moment, stretched out his hand and asked, "Editor-in-chief Liang, please speak."
Liang Feng also coughed and said, "Classmate Su, you must know that you are a newcomer to drama, and I will give you 300,000 yuan, which is already my limit." You know that the prize money for the first place in the drama competition is 1 million Chinese dollars, but do you know how much the first-place play can sell? β
Su Wen shook his head and said he didn't know.
Liang Feng chuckled: "The bonus is to reward everyone for their hard work, and sometimes the bonus is higher than the remuneration income." If it is a playwright who has already become famous, it is just a newcomer or just a well-known author, it is difficult for a script to sell for hundreds of thousands. Of course, the authors who can get the top ten are very potential, even if they are newcomers, many people rush to ask for their works, and the price is naturally higher. But it's not higher than a million, at most hundreds of thousands can be taken down! β
Su Wen frowned when he heard this: "You mean to say that I don't have the strength of the top ten, so I shouldn't make excessive demands?" β
Liang Feng smiled and stopped talking.
Su Wen snorted coldly: "In that case, why did Editor-in-Chief Liang look for me in advance, why don't you wait for the drama competition to end?" β
"......" Liang Feng choked for a moment, unable to say anything for a while.
Su Wen said: "Editor-in-chief Liang, I won't tell you, I'm a newcomer to drama, but I still have works released in other aspects, and I have done a little publicity these days, attracting many readers to vote for me." I firmly believe that in the next ten days or so, a large number of readers will pass. I don't dare to say anything else, I am still confident that I will get more than 10,000 votes and squeeze into the top ten! β
Liang Feng was a little disbelieving, glanced at Su Wen, and smiled: "Classmate Su, I have to admire your self-confidence." I admit that your play is very tense and dramatic, and it can be regarded as a rare work. That's why I'm looking for you now. But you are too late to participate, and if you want to squeeze into the top ten in half a month, it is simply difficult to climb to the sky! β
Su Wen smiled: "Editor-in-chief Liang doesn't believe it, or let's wait for the drama competition to end?" If you don't make it into the top ten, as long as the conditions are right, I will promise you a buyout. If you enter, you will also agree to my conditions. How is it? β
"What do you mean by the right conditions? Classmate Su, you are so dishonest, brush my eyes at a young age! Liang Feng was displeased, "Besides, I don't know what conditions you want to make, how dare I promise you?" β
"My conditions are simple." Su Wen's voice was a little higher, "I don't buy out, I just want to share." Film and television publishing, theater performances, all give me a certain percentage of the share. If the work sells well, I will take a little more; The market table of works is not good, so I will take a little less. It's fair that everyone shares the risk, isn't it? β
Liang Feng's face changed and he flatly refused: "Classmate Su, it's okay to say that the share of publishing is impossible, film and television and theater." It is impossible for us at Fangyuan Culture Company to agree to such conditions for a rookie author, unless you are a famous drama master. β
Su Wen was a little disappointed and sighed: "Editor-in-chief Liang means that he can't cooperate?" β
"Unless you change the conditions."
"Even a very low percentage of the score is not enough?"
"No! There's no way we're going to change the rules of our Fangyuan Culture Company for you, otherwise we wouldn't know how to work with other writers. Su, you better be practical. β
Su Wen said solemnly: "It's not that I don't want to be practical, it's that I don't want to sell my works cheaply, otherwise it's a waste of Sha...... My work! β
He almost accidentally said that he had ruined Shakespeare's work, but he was quick to change his words.
This is also his heart, if it is just an ordinary work, he can mix some money, he will admit it. But knowing that this work has the potential to become a classic, it would be a bit silly to give up sharing it on the biggest piece of cake.
Whether it is said that he is greedy or naΓ―ve, Su Wen has decided on this truth - even if he is temporarily lurking, he is not cheap; When it becomes famous in the future, it is not too late to restart the project when there is capital to negotiate conditions with others.
Hearing Su Wen say that it was cheap, Liang Feng's face became very ugly, and he smiled coldly: "I kind of understand, you don't want to sell at all." What do you want to do, you want to wait for yourself to win the top 10 in the drama competition, so that you can be eligible to raise your value? I sue you, Su Wen, there is no way to do this! Not to mention price gouging, even if you want to get the top ten, it depends on whether our Fangyuan Culture Company agrees or not! β
Don't say yes? What do you mean?
Is this the rhythm of what to do?
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