The first few questions, because Li Yuan can come up with evidence, and there is nothing to find fault with, so it seems relatively peaceful.

However, such a peaceful scene made Li Yuan even more puzzled - are your Hong Kong paparazzi too full?

Traveled thousands of miles to the capital, is it just for these few problems? In fact, those reporters are also wondering, how did the first question be written lightly in the past?

We're here to make big news! But in addition to wondering, these reporters also have a certain novelty.

Because Li Yuan is so relaxed, he doesn't have the cautious and nervous feeling of facing the media at all.

In fact, they don't know that being interviewed is constantly evolving. Needless to say, official spokespersons have their own well-established standards for response.

In the folk interview, it was also an official cliché at the beginning, for fear of saying a wrong word. Later, it was a little better, but it was also a serious diplomatic rhetoric, and everyone acted like an official spokesperson.

But in the era of new Internet media, I'm not afraid that you will say the wrong thing, I'm afraid that no one will pay attention to you. To put it mildly, black powder is also powder!

As long as your personality doesn't collapse, it doesn't matter what you want to say, and no one cares about you when you let yourself go. Because those fans who like you, that's what they like to watch.

If you want to listen to diplomatic rhetoric, won't you watch "News Network"? But then again, the character design has also become the most important part.

If a person sets up a collapsed house, the public figure is equivalent to social death. In other words, you can apologize for other mistakes.

But after the collapse of the personality, you can't sell the live broadcast with the goods! And what is Li Yuan's character design? Grassroots counterattack, technical elite, love to think and love to take risks, not afraid of authority suppression, not afraid of secular eyes...... Just this kind of character?

Is there anything else Li Yuan doesn't dare to say or do? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you say something wrong or do something wrong, you can still throw back a sentence - we young people just dare to act!

What does it matter if it's wrong? What's the matter with you? Seeing that the atmosphere was a little dull, the leader among the reporters was Brother De, so he took the initiative to ask: "Brother Yuan, I heard that you and Miss Huang founded a metaverse film company together?" Li Yuan smiled and nodded: "Now it's called the Film and Television Group." If there are good projects, we will also produce some high-quality TV series. ”

"So your thirty projects are real?"

"Of course it's true. To be correct, though, this is a three-year plan. ”

"Wow! There are so many projects, are you busy here? Don't blame me for speaking straight, will it be because of the pursuit of quantity, you will end up indiscriminately filling the number? ”

"Every piece we want to create is a masterpiece. Otherwise, I'm a shameless art director. In the midst of chuckling, Brother De suddenly asked: "Brother Yuan, we also heard that you are very optimistic about the future of the film and television industry." Especially our Hong Kong films, according to you - soon enter the cold winter period! But you're going to work on 30 projects? Isn't that a contradiction? Or do you whisper to us if you have some other ulterior motives? There was a burst of laughter.

Li Yuan finally realized that this group of paparazzi was for this purpose? It seems that the presentation did cause some trouble.

In fact, my brother was just for the bad taste at that time? It seems like...... Seem...... It is true that the consequences are not much thought about.

Really! The mouth is cool for a while, the whole family crematorium! However, in the face of those people in the film and television industry, Li Yuan still has to be reasonable.

But in the face of these undisciplined paparazzi? Then talk nonsense and say what they want to hear!

"Huh. There is no ulterior motive. If there really is one to mention, it is - boring! ”

"Bored?" Brother De and the others were taken aback, and then felt a burst of excitement. Li Yuan smiled and said: "Look at me, I am young and golden, and I suddenly have a windfall. And as you know, I'm a software engineer by profession, and I write books and do business as hobbies. But there is no Internet in the mainland now? I have all kinds of means, but I can't use them? Are you boring or not? ”

"Sorry to ask, how did you come to be a software engineer?" Another reporter on the side chimed in,

"Brother Yuan, didn't you go to college?" Li Yuan glanced at him: "Of course, it's self-taught." When I was studying, I had this hobby. Later, I passed the soft examination in the mainland, which is officially certified! I've also been involved in the development of a program that has been well received by users, and has also received awards from the Ministry of Public Security, the FBI, and your Hong Kong police. ”…… Regarding this, Li Yuan did not lie.

Now that the FBI and the Hong Kong police have cracked a series of super eucalyptus with a value of more than $4 billion, what is it to issue a certificate to Li Yuan?

Including the Hong Kong police also pinched their noses and gave one. In fact, not only Li Yuan has it, but all the members of the project team who are listed, including Luo Changfeng, have one.

To be honest, if the police of other countries can break the big eucalyptus again in the future, maybe they will give a few more.

There is no economic benefit. The computer made a lot of money, and Huang Jiaojiao, an agent, also made a lot of money.

Even Liu Pei got the ...... 3000 yuan bonus. Ahem. It's just that Li Yuan doesn't have a penny?

Oh! In addition, he was also given a third-class merit, and it was not considered for nothing. However, even so, Brother De and the others were stunned.

Let's not talk about anything else, even the FBI has a certificate of merit? No, no, there are also the Hong Kong police!

After being stunned for a while, Brother De asked with an expression of disbelief: "Brother Yuan, there are legends outside, you are scolded from top to bottom in our Hong Kong Police Station, known as the invincible god of war?" Will the police give you a certificate of merit? They wouldn't be cheap, would they? Is there such a thing? ”

"Well...... this" Li Yuan smiled,

"That's me giving you Hong Kong police training courses. You should know that the teacher is very angry when you encounter a group of stupid students! Isn't it the right thing for a teacher to teach a student? If it weren't for the human rights now, they would want to be corporal punishment. ”

"Huh? Do you still want to get your hands dirty? ”

"Nonsense! The main thing can't be beaten? The reporters burst into laughter. Anyway, the news is coming.

"Oh, that seems off-topic." A reporter's words once again caused laughter,

"Brother Yuan, you opened a film and television company just because you were bored?"

"That's right! Without the internet, you can't do a lot of things, so you just take the time to make a few movies to have fun? ”

"Play? When was it so easy to make a movie? ”

"What's so hard about making a movie?" Li Yuan had a fuss on his face,

"By the way, I'm ready to be a director myself. My debut film is about to start, and I welcome friends in the media to promote it. ”

"Huh?" Brother De, they looked at each other, but they didn't expect Li Yuan to play really?

"I don't know what you want to make? Tell us the name? ”

"Two Golden Guns!"

"Poof——! The reporters barely burst out laughing. This name is very immodest when you hear it, as if there is that kind of golden gun that does not fall......

“……”…… For this trip to the capital, the paparazzi returned with a full load. When these people returned to Hong Kong, there was immediately another wave of sensational headlines: "Why do you make movies?"

I'm just bored", "Controversial writers test the waters for the first time. Is this a provocation? Or is it a joke? "What's so hard about making a movie?

Brother Yuan's words are lying again! "Brother Yuan challenged, and he singled out all the police! 》…… The people of Hong Kong suddenly blossomed, and this familiar formula is here again?

Anyway, these reports are more terrifying than the other. As for those facts clarified by Li Yuan? Or a passing pass, or none at all!

At this time, the mainstream public opinion and the people in Hong Kong were all shouting and scolding. Not so excited.

Pick that star! People are shameless, invincible in the world! That brother still wants to make movies and become a director? Middle finger to you!

Let's hit the streets! There is one thing to say, but there are many teenagers who feel cool. They also want such wanton behavior, and they also want such a crazy and cool hanging explosion!

Brother Yuan, you are our idol! However, such voices will never appear in the mainstream media.

Therefore, it did not attract the slightest attention at all. Interestingly, in such a crowd of shouts, there is still a clear stream - "Miss Liu Meili confessed affectionately again, her admiration for Brother Yuan is unswerving!

To be honest, in his previous life, Li Yuan had never heard of this Miss Liu Meili at all. It should be a short-lived street hit in the entertainment industry.

But I never thought that this Liu Meili is still alive and kicking up and down? And can be in the newspaper from time to time, and often receive some small notices?

So, if you come out to mix, you will have to pay it back sooner or later! A certain brother has now become someone else's wealth password!

…… Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is March when spring flowers are blooming. Li Yuan also finally completed the material supplementation and revision of the first three volumes of "The Rise of a Great Power", and sent the manuscript to Hong Kong, picked up Huang Jiaojiao by the way, and the two went to the United States together.

This trip to the United States is mainly to buy the rights of some overseas films. For next year's Wild Springs Cinema, the metaverse is preparing to take a part of its selfie, acquire a part of it locally in Hong Kong, and buy a part of it at Hollywood.

According to the current development status of Yequan Cinema, it is no problem to persist for another two or three years. So you still need the rights to 50 to 100 films.

Of course, the main reason is that the eldest lady wants to come to the two-person world and enjoy this part of the vacation...... On the flight to the United States, Huang Jiaojiao flipped through a fashion magazine casually, and kept complaining: "Xiao Yuanzi, just take a good vacation, and you still have to be distracted to run those messy companies?" ”

"That's not a messy company. That's Blockbuster. Li Yuan explained with a smile.

"Haven't you heard of it, is this company famous? What movies have they made? ”

"It's not a film company. They are a video rental company. The largest videotape rental company in North America. ”

"Rent a videotape? Will they have copyright? Could you be mistaken? ”

"Huh. You'll find out then. "Many people may feel very unfamiliar with the company Blockbuster.

Actually, this is not surprising, because by about 0102, the company was already bankrupt.

Ahem! But in this day and age, it's a giant in the videotape rental market. It has more than 50 million members and more than 9,000 stores across North America.

In Hollywood's film revenue, box office revenue generally accounts for only about half, and the other half needs to go through the merchandise and video tape rental market.

In other words, in the film map of Hollywood at this time, Blockbuster has occupied a pivotal position.

Of course, when people talked about Blockbuster later, almost all of them were used as negative teaching materials for Netflix. Because Netflix came from behind and squeezed this giant into bankruptcy?

Therefore, because of the detailed study of Netflix's successful examples, Li Yuan is also quite familiar with this Blockbuster.

Speaking of the reason for the bankruptcy of Blockbuster, it is nothing more than lying in the comfort zone for too long, unwilling to give up the once glorious store model.

Later, it did not embrace the video-on-demand mode in time. But here, Li Yuan will definitely not go to Blockbuster's life or death, what he likes is Blockbuster's huge film library.

At its peak, Blockbuster's film library owned the copyright of more than 20,000 film and television dramas! It should have been introduced before that if it is an ambitious film company, its own film library will never be sold out.

Just like Boss Zou of Golden Harvest sold the film library, it means that he has decided to withdraw from the rivers and lakes. Sure enough, even Golden Harvest's shares were sold out.

There are also famous directors like Hollywood Lucas, when he sold the rights to "Star Wars" to Disney, it means that he has officially retired.

Therefore, don't look at BesTV's film library, which is quite large, but the vast majority of copyrights are incomplete, nothing more than the rental and sale rights and derivative rights of videotapes, and some are limited to North America.

The main rights remain in the hands of the studios. However, the store is a big bully. Film companies like Hollywood's Seven can withstand it, but those small companies may not be able to withstand it.

There are still quite a few small and medium-sized independent film companies in Hollywood. They might just sell all the copyrights.

There is no guarantee that you will survive to the next movie, so let's get it back first. There are also some film and television dramas outside of North America.

Both parties were also afraid of trouble, so they simply bought it out. Some have even bought out the global video tape rental and sales as well as derivative rights.

For most studios outside of North America, the U.S. is the world. Other markets are negligible.

Besides, only Hollywood has a very complete global distribution system. You can only rely on companies like Blockbuster to sell.

About this, of course

"Derivative copyright" is something that few people take seriously. It's nothing more than a few words on the contract, which seems to be relatively tight, and the lawyer can just pretend to be forced.

However, no one thought that it was this inconspicuous derivative copyright that would include the most important and largest video-on-demand market in the future......