Chapter 64 Datang Adaptation Rights
“Only a few hundred thousand!”
“How much?”
Father Liu almost sat down on the ground, “You How much?”
“Eight to nine hundred thousand, almost one million”
Father Liu looked at his son in shock, “Where did you get so much money?”
< br>Liu Hongmin smiled and said: "Dad, I made all this money by writing novels."
"Why are novels so profitable?" Liu's father didn't believe it at all, it was beyond his knowledge. It can be said that this is the first time he has heard of this kind of money, not to mention seeing it in his life.
Their entire village only earns 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a year. Liu Hongmin, by himself, earned as much as the entire village earned in ten years.
It’s simply appalling and unbelievable!
Seeing that his father didn't believe it, Liu Hongmin explained to him: "Do you remember the "Young Bao Qingtian" I wrote when I went home during the winter vacation the year before last? I wrote seven books of the first part, and then got it from Xiangjiang Publishing House and published it in newspapers. It made almost 40,000 yuan. It was adapted into a TV series and made 140,000 yuan. There were a traditional Chinese version, a Korean version, and a Japanese version. The total profit was about 2 million yuan. If converted into RMB, it would be 16.7 million..."< br>
“I made money from the Japs!”
There used to be many orphans of the Japs in the Northeast, and some of them were often taken back. Therefore, there are many rumors left, saying that the Japanese are extremely rich. If the son makes money from the Japanese, he can make more money.
Liu Hongmin did not expect that his father would accept it so quickly. He prepared many excuses but failed to use them.
Actually, Father Liu doesn't care how much his son earns. As long as his son doesn't go astray, he will be satisfied. In his opinion, the money his son earns is enough for his family to survive for a lifetime.
Liu Hongmin was ready to show his father again, but his father turned around and walked out.
"Dad, don't you look at it anymore?"
"What should I look at? I don't understand, you can figure it out yourself! But, boss, you have to remember that in your hands You must leave some money for emergencies, you know?”
“I remember!”
Liu Hongmin followed his father out of the basement and just closed the door when he heard someone in the yard. Shout: "Hongmin, someone is looking for you."
"Who is it?" Liu Hongmin asked as he walked into the yard and saw two more people in the yard, looking around.
"Brother Lin?"
Lin Yong is a cadre of Beijing Film Studio. He was the one who came to talk to Liu Hongmin about the adaptation rights of Shaobao last time. "This is Director Zhu Jinming from Shanghai Film Studio."
"Hello, Director Zhu, come in and talk!"
Liu Hongmin let the two of them into the room, followed by Wang Xiaoping immediately went to the boiler room to fetch water and make tea for the three of them.
"Brother Lin, what do you want from me?"
Lin Yong said: "Hongmin, we Beijing Film and Shanghai Film want to jointly purchase the rights to adapt your novel."
“Oh?” Liu Hongmin became interested, “Do you want to adapt the Tang Dynasty?”
“That’s right!” Lin Yong nodded and said, “The story of the Tang Dynasty was written by Border Guardsmen. "The spirit of the film is very meaningful for adaptation."
Liu Hongmin smiled, because Yue Monkey was still jumping up and down. At this stage, any military movie is a must-have.
It's a pity that few of the current writers write about military themes. Finally, a film about the Tang Dynasty came out, and even though it described the border guards of the Tang Dynasty, it still attracted studios to flock to it.
It’s just that Jingying is one step ahead. After all, the first to get the moon is the one closest to the water! I just don’t know why I brought Shangying with me.
Lin Yong saw Liu Hongmin's doubts, "We have exchanges and cooperation with Shanghai Film Industry during this period, so we want to use Datang as a cooperative project. Director Zhu will be the director of Datang." Liu Hongmin suddenly understood, no wonder Director Zhu will come with us.
“No problem!”
Liu Hongmin agreed simply, and Lin Yong was also very open. He has mastered the knack of interacting with Liu Hongmin. No matter what it is, you can just say it clearly.
"Hongmin, we can only give you five thousand yuan for the adaptation fee this time." Lin Yong said: "This amount of money is not much for you, but the current standard is like this, we have already given It’s over. No more, it’s not good.”
Liu Hongmin understood what he meant. There are dozens of studios across the country. If Jingying suddenly increases the adaptation fee, other producers will definitely be affected. The studio’s grudge.
As far as he knows, the current adaptation fee is only three to four thousand yuan at most. If Datang hadn't been so popular, I guess Jingying wouldn't have spent 5,000 yuan to buy it.
“Okay, no problem.”
Liu Hongmin quickly agreed and then sent the two of them away. Originally, Zhu Jinming wanted to talk to Liu Hongmin about some of the situation of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty, but Liu Hongmin blocked him.
"My parents have just come to the capital, and I have to stay with them these days. After you finish writing the script, let's talk about it again."
Liu Hongmin said so, Zhu Jin Ming couldn't say much.
As soon as the two left, Father Liu emerged from nowhere.
"Boss, what rights did you sell for 5,000 yuan?"
"The adaptation rights are a novel I wrote, and they want to adapt it into a movie, so I will be paid."< br>
"Is this thing so valuable?" Father Liu asked in surprise.
“Where is this!”
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: “You forgot what I just told you, I can buy the adaptation rights in Hong Kong for 20,000 to 30,000 Hong Kong dollars. It’s much more than this!”
Father Liu felt his heart pounding and calmed down for a while. He sighed with emotion, "Boss, write well, you are better than your father."
"Dad, why are you talking about this!"
Father Liu said seriously: "Your father can't compare to you in making money, but you have to remember that you can do anything, but you can't break the law, you know? "
"Oh! I remember!"
Liu Hongmin still agreed. This is the only thing that his father can teach him now. Moreover, this education is very, very correct!
"Dad, I will take you to have fun at BJ these days."
"No, you still have so many things to do! While you are busy, your mother and I will help you Clean the yard!"
Liu Hongmin waved, "No, I have someone to take care of it."
"Are you talking about those classmates? They are all top students..."
"It's not them!" Liu Hongmin said: "Those are my friends who help me organize the ancient books in the basement. I hire some people to clean my yard every Tuesday and Saturday."
< br>“It doesn’t cost money to hire people?”
"I call this increasing employment!" Liu Hongmin said: "There are many people without jobs and no income. If I don't hire them, they will have no source of living."
Father Liu is still worried about money. , "Then you can hire us after we leave!"
"That's different!" Liu Hongmin said seriously: "Dad, when you got off the train, you should have seen a piece of newly plastered cement on the ground. Right? That’s what a desperate person did.”
Father Liu was silent for a moment, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
(End of this chapter)