Chapter 411 412【At least one million】
The next thing he knew, Zhu Xiaobei was curious and asked Xiang Nan for advice on how to write novels.
Xiang Nan taught her the routines of female online novels that he knew in detail.
Hearing stories about court battles, farming stories, house fights, overbearing president falling in love with me, etc., Zhu Xiaobei exclaimed, "Oh, it''s the first time that a novel can be written like this. This is the first time I''ve heard of it."
"Actually, writing a novel is very simple. Just follow this routine and write a novella first to test the waters." Xiang Nan suggested, "When you have mastered the routine and perfected your writing, then write a full-length novel." It’s not too late.”
"Well, Chen Xiaozheng, thank you." Zhu Xiaobei nodded, "When I make money in the future, I will definitely treat you to a big dinner. Of course, even if I can''t make money, I will treat you too, but I can only treat you to a meal." It’s spicy.”
“OK, then I’ll wait.” Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.
…
Two days later, people from the film studio came to the school and made an appointment with Xiang Nan to meet at a cafe in front of the school.
"I didn''t expect Mr. Chen to be so young. He is more famous than ever before. It''s a pleasure to meet you." A lady in her forties who still retains her charm smiled and shook hands with Xiang Nan. "I am the vice president of the studio. Xiao Yun."
"Hello, Ms. Xiao." Xiang Nan shook hands with her and then sat down.
"I have read Mr. Chen''s "Di Renjie Series". It is really well written. You are really talented." Xiao Yun praised with a smile, "However, I think you haven''t finished writing the "Di Renjie" series yet. "How many books are you going to write?"
"Oh, I haven''t thought about it yet." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I just started writing last year. "Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven" is my first work. When I first wrote it, I didn''t actually think about what would happen next. .
After it was published later, the response was pretty good, so I wrote "Di Renjie: Dragon King of the Divine City" again. As for whether you want to continue writing, it all depends on your needs. To be honest, I think this story can go on forever. "
"Yes." Xiao Yun nodded, "Mr. Chen, our film studio hopes to buy the film and television adaptation rights of your two novels. In addition, we also need you to sign a priority cooperation agreement with us.
Your future novels in the "Detective Dee" series must be given priority to our film studio for selection. Unless we don''t want it, you are not allowed to sell it privately.
??Moreover, if other film companies cooperate with you, they must not mention our film studio when promoting it. "
Xiang Nan nodded in understanding.
He knew that since the release of Tsui Hark''s three "Detective Dee" series of movies, a large number of small film companies have taken advantage of the popularity and made dozens of "Detective Dee: XXXX" movies.
The investment is extremely small, the scenes are extremely bad, the stories are extremely bad, and the acting skills are extremely poor...almost all of them are bad movies at the level of Internet majors. But because of riding on Tsui Hark''s popularity, it can still get a good number of subscriptions.
This is not the first time something like this has happened in the entertainment industry. Back then, after Tsui Hark''s "Once Upon a Time" series became a hit, many film companies followed suit and made "Once Upon a Time". Therefore, it is also appropriate for people to take precautions in advance to avoid being taken advantage of.
"Ms. Xiao, I can sign the priority cooperation agreement. But you have to set a time limit. Otherwise, if you still don''t decide whether you want it or not, then my story will be ruined." Xiang Nan added.
First priority collaboration agreements can be a huge pitfall for authors. Many companies rely on such an agreement to dominate the authors'' works, leaving them in a dilemma. Xiang Nan didn''t want to fall into this trap.
“Okay, then one year.”
“One year is too long. The efficiency of your studio is too slow. Let’s do this, one month!”
“It will take at least ten months.”
"Three months is the most. As you know, it is not easy for us to write a book. Three months is enough for you to decide whether a novel is worth investing in."??????????No, it will take at least half a year. We need to evaluate the investment and calculate the cost , it will take at least half a year.”
“OK, it’s decided.” Xiang Nan nodded. He could still afford to wait for half a year.
In fact, as far as he knows, Tsui Hark''s "Detective Dee" series has only been filmed for three parts, and there has been no action.
The reason is that "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" was unsatisfactory both at the box office and in word-of-mouth, and investors already had doubts about the production of the sequel.
? In addition, Tsui Hark is old and lacks energy after all. For a movie with such a large budget, big scenes, and big schedules, he may be becoming more and more powerless.
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Xiang Nan then discussed the copyright fee issue with Xiao Yun.
Because Xiang Nan has successively released many stories such as "Di Renjie" series, "Xiu Chun Dao" series, "I''m Not the God of Medicine", "Let the Bullets Fly", "Detective Chinatown", and also "Tiankeng Eagle Hunt" Such a long story.
He is a relatively well-known figure in the mainland literary world, so Xiao Yun offered a copyright fee of 300,000 yuan for each novel. The price is not bad either.
?However, Xiang Nan was not very satisfied.
"Ms. Xiao, I wrote the "Detective Dee" series of novels. I know that it requires big scenes, big production, and big special effects to be shot well. The total investment for the entire movie must be at least 100 million.
The script is the foundation of a play and is very important. If you spend 300,000 yuan to buy my story, that would be too disrespectful. Xiang Nan smiled and said, "As far as I know, Hollywood''s script investment often accounts for about 3% of the total investment, and it can also enjoy 5% of the net income.
According to Hollywood rules, my two novels can sell at least 6 million yuan. You only spent 600,000 yuan to take it away, which is too much. "
"Mr. Chen, you also said that this is Hollywood, and we are in the mainland. The systems are different, the markets are different, and the treatment is naturally different. To be honest, three hundred thousand is really not a small amount." Xiao Yun insisted.
"Ms. Xiao, I admit that the mainland film market is not as developed as Hollywood, but it should not be too far behind." Xiang Nan smiled, "I know that Director Xu has been planning "Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty" since 2005.
?It has been two years now and the movie has not been launched yet. It is said that the script is not up to standard. Now that Director Xu has chosen my story, it is my honor. This may not be bad news for your studio.
??If you don''t buy my story, I''m afraid the project "Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty" will continue to be delayed. I am a humble person, just a student, and my time is not valuable to me. But for Director Xu, if it were delayed for a month, the loss would be in the millions. "
The Internet is a good thing. He found out that Tsui Hark had been preparing for the new film "Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty" since 2005, but it has not started filming until now. It is said that the script has been changed to more than ten versions, but it still failed to pass.
Obviously, good scripts are hard to find for studios. In this case, Xiang Nan naturally dared to ask for a high price.
“These **** paparazzi!” When Xiao Yun heard this, he couldn’t help but cursed, knowing that Xiang Nan was not easy to fool, “How much money do you want?”
"One million, at least one million. If it''s less, we won''t talk about it." Xiang Nan stretched out a finger and said.
Xiao Yun weighed it and finally nodded.
Thank you book friend Mo Xueyiyun for the reward, I appreciate it!
(End of this chapter)