Chapter 69 Ancient Sword
"Mr. Gu, there is something wrong with the copyright of [Gu Jian Qi Tan] that you asked me to buy before." Gu Wei received a call from Zhao Mingcheng.
Since the establishment of the film and television company, Gu Wei has left the copyright acquisition to Zhao Mingcheng. After all, the film and television company will be fully responsible for the production of film and television dramas in the future.
Gu Wei's studio is responsible for his brokerage business and some personal matters.
Gu Wei frowned, "What's going on?"
He is still deeply impressed by this TV series that became a hit after it was released in 2014.
One TV series brings together many future A-list stars. Due to the popularity of this TV series, classmate Li He suddenly transformed from an 18-tier street kid to a hot traffic star.
It later became one of the so-called "Four Big and Three Small", and [Gu Jian Qi Tan] contributed a lot.
“Shanghai Zhulong Information Technology Co., Ltd. does not want to simply sell film and television adaptation rights, they want to find film and television companies to cooperate in development.
At present, in addition to us, Huanrui Century is also working with them Contact." Manager Zhao said.
[Gu Jian Qi Tan] is a role-playing stand-alone game developed by Zhulong Company in 2010.
At the beginning of 2012, it won the honor of "Top Ten Most Popular Stand-alone Games in 2011" at the Domestic Game Industry Annual Conference.
Because there have been successful film and television adaptations of the "Sword of Immortal" series of games in the past, "The Legend of Ancient Sword" is also considered a popular IP in the industry.
“To what extent is copyright discussed now?” Gu Wei asked
“We and Huanrui Century are communicating with Zhulong, and Zhulong is also hesitant. It’s just a matter of price. .
Although our company has experience in investing in popular movies, Huanrui is incomparable to us in the field of TV series production.
Now it seems that our copyright quotation is higher than that of Huanrui, but Huanrui's hardware is better than ours. "
Zhao Mingcheng hesitated for a moment and then said.
"Mr. Gu, I think Zhulong will most likely choose Huanrui in the end. If the TV series doesn't turn out well in the end, no matter how much copyright you give them, Still losing money. They value the subsequent publicity effect more. "
"Okay, I understand. Over there, keep following me, don't give up, and wait for my news. "After saying that, Gu Wei hung up the phone.
Gu Wei remembered that the production companies of "The Legend of Ancient Swords" were Huanrui Century and Guangguang Media in addition to Zhulong.
Guangguang Media announced its investment in Huanrui Century as early as August 2012, subscribed for 4.5 million shares of Huanrui Century, held 4.81% of the shares of Huanrui Century, and promised to invest huge amounts of money Purchase TV series projects shot by the company.
It seems that [Gu Jian Qi Tan] is one of the cooperation projects.
After hesitating, Gu Wei called Wang Changtian of Guangguang Media.
“Hello, Mr. Wang, I am Gu Wei.”
"Gu Wei, how is the filming going? Is everything going well for the crew in Thailand?" Wang Changtian asked enthusiastically after receiving Gu Wei's call.
Wang Changtian has great enthusiasm for the movie "Tang Detective".
After the domestic launch conference, I had a dinner with Gu Wei and others.
He tried his best to win over Gu Wei, Lu Yang and Chen Zhixi, and also asked Gu Wei if he should invest more. Gu Wei used the excuse that the new director did not have the confidence and was afraid that Mr. Wang would lose money if he invested too much. He declined politely.
“Everything went well with the movie. After all, with Producer Chen and Brother Lu helping me, it was very easy for me as a director.
Thank you for your concern, Mr. Wang. "Gu Wei replied with a smile.
The two exchanged a few polite words, and Gu Wei said
"Mr. Wang, it's like this. My company and Huanrui Century have taken a liking to someone at the same time. The film and television adaptation rights of this game are currently in the competition stage.
I am thinking that instead of competing, we should cooperate in development. If we have money, we can make money together, and avoid competing with each other and letting others take advantage.
I heard that Guangguang is a partner of Huanrui Century. Mr. Wang, you are still a shareholder. Don’t you want to find someone to make peace with you? "Gu Wei told Wang Changtian the whole story.
"Well~, this matter is not a trivial matter for Huanrui, I have heard about it recently. Originally, if Huanrui's project was completed, Guangguang would also invest part of the money in it. In that case, Huanrui Century and I Communicate over there and tell them what you mean.
Wait for my call."
Wang Changtian thought for a moment and said.
“It’s troublesome, Mr. Wang.”
The filming of the movie is proceeding step by step as planned.
The last scene of ‘Axiang’ has been filmed and Zeng Li has finished filming.
Although she is the heroine in name, in fact Zeng Li’s role is not as numerous and important as the two supporting roles of Xiao Pan and Chen He. They serve as an embellishment and connecting link in the whole movie. effect.
The crew held a small finals banquet to send off the heroine. Of course it was Gu Wei who suggested it.
Originally, Gu Wei and Zeng Li discussed whether they could return to China with the crew after the filming of the movie was completed. Zeng Li did not agree. She thought that since the filming was over, staying on the crew would easily cause gossip, so it was better to return to China.
There was no other way, Gu Wei could only agree.
So he discussed with Producer Chen and held a small closing banquet, with just one table and several directors from the production and directing team, Lu Yang and Chen Zhixi.
While saying farewell to Zeng Li, I also wanted her to get acquainted with these people, especially Producer Chen and Producer Lu, to increase her connections. If these two have any suitable roles in the future, they can also think of her. .
After all, Zeng Li doesn’t have a big brokerage company to back him up, and he doesn’t have much resources, so it’s still difficult to take on roles.
Bangkok Airport
"Sister Li, after the movie is finished filming, I will definitely go find you after I return to Beijing."
Gu Wei said reluctantly
Zeng Li didn't have much sadness about parting, so he patted her gently. With his strong chest, he smiled and said to him
"I'm waiting for you, my door is always open for you." After that, he turned and walked into the airport.
Two days later, good news came from Zhao Mingcheng.
Huanrui Century agreed to cooperate with Gu Wei's company Wei Tianxia to develop the film and television version of "Gu Jian Qi Tan".
The reason is easy to understand.
The first is the face of Guangguang. After all, Guangguang is not only a shareholder of Huanrui Century, but also an important partner of them.
The second reason is also for risk considerations. After all, [Gu Jian Qi Tan] is a Xianxia TV series with a large investment. The risk is not low, and one more partner can also share the risk.
Third, it is also to avoid vicious competition leading to an increase in copyright fees and an increase in the cost of filming.
As a result, the planned TV series will be jointly produced by four companies: Huanrui Century, Enlight Media, Shanghai Zhulong and Weimingxia.
"Mr. Gu, although Huanrui has agreed, the specific investment share still needs to be negotiated. It is estimated that they will not give up too much.
And Huanrui proposed that the filming of the TV series needs to be done by They take control. "
"I want to play the leading role in "Gu Jian Qi Tan". In exchange for the control, I can give them some concessions in terms of investment share.
Our company has no contracted artists, and other roles including the heroine can be given to Huan Rui and Guang Guang.”
"I understand, Mr. Gu.
The conditions we have given are already quite favorable. I think Huanrui has no reason to refuse." Zhao Mingcheng said confidently.
(End of this chapter)