China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 647. Adaptation Rights of Slam Dunk
Cao Yu made an appointment with Lee Ji-eun to spend the night in her room tonight, but there were many people living in this yard, so he could only wait until everyone else was almost asleep before he could go to the appointment.

As for the six Japanese girls, it’s not that he doesn’t want to touch them, but he doesn’t want to make the other girls sad, so he lets them go for the time being.

Just as he passed by the garden, he happened to see a figure under the moonlight. Judging from the back and body shape, it was Choi Sulli.

"Why is she sitting here alone? Is she still upset about the slap I gave her last time?"

In fact, Cao Yu has always been concerned about this girl who is known as the peach of the world. He did not arrange her in F(X), but let her join Girls' Generation, hoping to change the fate of this girl.

He didn't want this kind girl to be attacked by Korean netizens again, nor did he want her to get the beauty and love she deserved after she committed suicide.

Instead of talking nonsense then, it’s better to show more concern now.

Coming behind Cui Xueli, Cao Yu whispered, "Xulli? It's so cold, why are you sitting here alone?"

Hearing the president's voice, Choi Sulli turned around and smiled gently: "I'm used to my bed. I can't sleep, so I'm out for a walk. Why doesn't the president sleep?"

"I'm going to come out and get some air."

Of course, Cao Yu couldn't say that he was going to have a tryst with a girl.

Cui Xueli moved her butt to the side and invited Cao Yu: "President, can you sit with me?"

"of course can."

Cao Yu originally wanted to explain why he hit Choi Sulli on the palm, so he nodded.

But before he sat on the stone bench, he noticed that Choi Sulli's clothes were a little thin, so he took off his coat and handed it to him: "It's cold outside, be careful of catching a cold, put it on."

Choi Sulli didn't answer, she blinked and smiled, "In idol dramas, isn't it always the men who take the initiative to put clothes on the girls?"

"Oh Well."

Cao Yu had no choice but to gently drape his clothes over Cui Xueli's shoulders before sitting down.

"It's warmer indeed."

Choi Sulli pulled her clothes together, not only feeling warm physically but also feeling warm in her heart.

She seemed to understand why Yoona and Kwon Yuri were so happy during this period.

The president is not only a very nice and caring man, but also very handsome and humble, which meets all the girl's fantasies about her boyfriend.

Cao Yu looked up at the moon at night and said, "Shirley, I didn't mean to hit your palm that day. I just wanted you to be better."

"I understand. The president certainly didn't mean it."

"As long as you know."

Cao Yu turned his head and looked at the girl, and found that she was not as fragile as he had imagined, but rather very strong.

It seems that she was depressed because she was scolded too harshly by Korean netizens.

At this time, Cui Xueli suddenly laughed and said, "President, why did you bully Sister Yala today?"

"Oh"

Cao Yu thought of what happened during the day and smiled awkwardly, "I was just a little angry about her approaching me with a purpose. Now that I think about it, I did go too far. If you are familiar with her, please apologize for me."

"The president apologizes to the artist? That's rare."

"We are all equal partners. What I did was wrong, and I should apologize."

"President, do you really think so?"

"How could it be false? Besides, there is no need for me to deceive a little girl like you, right?"

"President."

Cui Xueli's eyes flashed with some gratitude and tenderness. She tilted her head and leaned it on Cao Yu's shoulder: "Let me lean on you for a while."

According to normal procedures, Cao Yu should gently put his arm around the girl's shoulders, put their heads together, look at the moon together, and then take her back to his room at night.

But Cao Yu was afraid that his private life would irritate the girl and make her unhappy in the future, so he didn't want to let her get involved.

Seeing that the president did not say anything, Choi Sulli took the initiative to pull his arm and put it on her shoulder, and asked: "President, hug me, I'm cold."

"Shirley, don't be like this. I know you are a good girl, but I am not a good man. I don't want you to regret it in the future."

In fact, the devil in Cao Yu's heart has long been released over the years, but Choi Sulli is an exception.

"I just want to be as happy as Yoona, and the president won't make me sad. I believe you."

"You are still young and in your rebellious period. It would be better if you calm down on some things."

Cao Yu said as he took his hand off the girl's shoulder and stood up: "Go back to sleep quickly, be careful not to catch a cold, you still have to attend the award ceremony tomorrow."

After saying that, he left the garden directly, turned around and walked towards Li Zhien's room.
Choi Sulli, who was left alone, sat there blankly for a while, but she didn't feel sad. Instead, she picked up her clothes, took a deep breath, then stood up and looked at the direction Cao Yu left.

"President, you are such a nice person. I want to be with you even more."

She said this softly, then returned to her room, thinking about Cao Yu's broad shoulders, hugging the clothes, and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, Yoona got up early and saw the clothes in her teammate Choi Sulli's arms. She felt that they looked familiar.

"Isn't this OPPA's clothes?"

She rolled her eyes and then got into Choi Sulli's bed.

"Who?"

Choi Sulli was startled awake, opened her eyes and found that it was Lin Yuner, and said unhappily: "Yuner, you are so annoying, I haven't woken up yet."

"Shirley, tell the truth, how did you get Oppa's clothes?"

"I will not tell you!"

Although Choi Sulli felt a little embarrassed, she held the clothes tightly, as if she was afraid that Yoona would snatch them away.

"Did not say?"

Lin Yuner laughed and got into bed: "Let me check if the first time is still there."

"don't want."

Choi Sulli wrapped herself in a blanket and whispered in Lin Yuner's ear: "I was sitting in the garden last night, and I ran into the chairman. He was afraid that I would be cold, so he gave me his clothes."

"Oh? Is it that simple?"

Lin Yuner looked disappointed, feeling that she didn't get to eat the melon, and stood up and said, "I thought we became good sisters."

"Aren't we now?"

“It’s the same now, but it’s different.”

"What's the difference?"

"Little girl, you will know later."

"I'm going to be twenty soon."

"That's just a little girl."

The two played around for a while, got up, had breakfast with everyone, and then went to Osaka to attend the award ceremony the next day.

When Cao Yu was sending these artists to the car, he found that Choi Sulli had a somewhat resentful expression when she looked at him, and he really didn't know how to persuade this girl.

After seeing everyone off, he sat in the sunshine in the garden, basking in the sun, drinking tea, and enjoying the meticulous service of the six Japanese girls.

The six Japanese girls felt quite aggrieved last night. They were finally chosen to take care of the legendary Oscar winner, the young and handsome Boss Cao, who is well-known in the entertainment circles of China, South Korea and the United States. They thought that this would help them become successful.

But Boss Cao didn't touch them at all.

But when they met the group of girls from South Korea in the evening, they realized that there were actually quite a few girls around Boss Cao.

It seems that if we want to make progress, we still need to work hard.

Under the warm winter sun, Cao Yu planned to finish reading all the scripts that FNC would invest in in the next few days, and then ask the company to select the actors for investment after returning.

Everything must be dealt with before the Spring Festival, then I will return home to celebrate the New Year, and then go to the United States to attend the Oscars ceremony.

"The script for the movie 'New World' is very well written, and I think the box office will not be too low."

Cao Yu had just finished reading a movie script when his bodyguard Pang Yuan came running over excitedly: "Boss, that... that Inoue Takehiko is here!"

"What are you excited about?"

"The author of Slam Dunk, my idol!"

"Calm down and call him in."

Cao Yu glanced at Pang Yuan with contempt and said lightly.

But then again, if I didn't have my current identity, I might be even more excited than Pang Yuan when I met Takehiko Inoue.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a mustache was seen walking over. It was Takehiko Inoue, whose photo Cao Yu had seen once, and the original author of the "Slam Dunk" manga.

"Mr. Inoue, I have long admired your name."

"Mr. Cao's reputation is well-known."

Takehiko Inoue looked like he had the casualness of an artist. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two of them went to the living room.

Inoue Takehiko took a sip of the tea brought by the Japanese girls, and then he got straight to the point: "Mr. Cao, I heard from Chairman Higashi Tezuka Osamu that you want to adapt SD into a movie?"

SD stands for “SLAM DUNK”, which is the English name of “Slam Dunk”.

"That's right. Slam Dunk has been with many people since they were little, and it has many fans in many countries. It should be a good movie." Cao Yu finished speaking and asked, "I wonder if Mr. Inoue has any good ideas?"

"In fact, I have always had this idea, and I also want to bring the national competition to TV to make fans' dreams come true. However, this comic book needs to be made into a movie, and it cannot just follow the comic book."

Inoue Takehiko said, taking out a document: "This is an idea I came up with in the past few years. Mr. Cao, take a look first."

“We really thought alike.”

Cao Yu took over the idea with great anticipation, but after watching just a little bit, he discovered that the plot still featured Miyagi Ryouta as the main character, and was almost identical to the film version ten years later.

Seeing Boss Cao frown, Inoue Takehiko explained, "In the comics and anime, Sakuragi, Mitsui, Akagi, and even Mugu have complete growth stories, but Miyagi doesn't, so I want to show this part in the movie."

"It's a good idea, but we want box office success."

Cao Yu cannot say that Takehiko Inoue's idea is wrong. After all, as the original author, he has his own obsession with the characters.

But the audience will not buy into this obsession, and it may even ruin one's own reputation.

Inoue Takehiko immediately became unhappy: "Mr. Cao, you and Chairman Tezuka Osamu are businessmen. I can understand that you want box office, but I am an author and have my own ideas. I think making a big movie is to fulfill a dream. Box office and other things can be considered, but it can't be just for the box office."

Cao Yu didn't expect this guy to be so stubborn. No wonder there was a conflict between him and the TV production team when filming the animation, which resulted in only 101 episodes of Slam Dunk being produced.

But others can't afford your stubbornness, so they have to come up with their own plan: "Mr. Inoue, please take a look at the plan I wrote."

"Ok."

Although Takehiko Inoue was unhappy that you, an outsider, were showing off in front of the original author, he still took over the idea given Boss Cao's achievements in screenwriting.

"No, no, this is absolutely not possible."

After taking a quick look, Inoue Takehiko couldn't help shaking his head: "Although Mr. Cao's idea is good, many of the plots are somewhat repetitive with the comics."

"It is a repetition of the comics, but this is exactly what the audience wants to see. Only when it resonates with the audience can it make them excited and the box office will be good."

"If you want to be passionate, just read comics or anime. Why do you need to make a big movie? If you want to make one, make something different, and don't just focus on the box office."

"Your story is always about memories, memories. I think it will bore the audience if you shoot it this way."

"you"

When people told him that his creativity was boring, Takehiko Inoue got so angry that he stood up and was about to leave.

Cao Yu did not try to persuade him to stay, but said indifferently: "Name your price!"

"???"

Inoue Takehiko turned around and said coldly: "I know Mr. Cao is very rich, but I will not sell the adaptation rights."

"Name your price. I don't know how to modify it." Cao Yu said coldly, "Speaking of modification, it seems that your creativity is more powerful."

"."

Inoue Takehiko didn't expect Boss Cao to be so eloquent. He was so shocked that he didn't react for a while. After a while, he said, "I am the author. I have the right to adapt the work."

"No need to talk about it, how much can you sell me the film and television adaptation rights for?"

Cao Yu knew clearly that when the anime was being filmed, it was because Takehiko Inoue could not tolerate the changes to the plot that he decided to take back the production rights of Slam Dunk.

But he has no intention of making any changes, nor does he want to be scolded by fans, so he will naturally shoot according to the settings of the original comics.

The more respect you give to the original work, the more fans will like it.

"Isn't it great to be rich?"

Inoue Takehiko stroked his mustache and said deliberately, "One billion yuan, are you willing?"

One billion yen is equivalent to eight million US dollars. This price is extremely high if you only buy the rights to film and television adaptation.

If the copyright costs this much, plus the production costs, the production cost and publicity of this animated film may exceed 40 million US dollars.

If you want to make money, the box office must be at least 100 million US dollars to break even.

Takehiko Inoue felt that it would be difficult to achieve such box office results, and Boss Cao, as a businessman, would definitely not take the risk.

"you"

Cao Yu showed off his superb acting skills, pretended to stand up angrily, and stared at Takehiko Inoue for a long time.

"Haha, if you can't afford it, then I'll leave..."

Takehiko Inoue was very proud. In the past, he used a tough attitude to make Toei unable to do anything to him. Now, this Chinese boss is no match for him.

"and many more!"

Cao Yu did this on purpose because he was afraid that the other party would raise the price.

After calling out to Inoue Takehiko, he gritted his teeth and said, as if to vent his anger: "One billion is one billion!"

Hearing Boss Cao's agreement, Inoue Takehiko sneered in his heart, thinking that this film might lose money. However, since the words were spoken, he couldn't take them back, so he could only remind him: "Okay, I can sell you the adaptation rights, but you can't change the story!"

"no problem!"

Cao Yu nodded and agreed.

Both parties immediately drove to Toei Film and signed the contract, and the film adaptation rights of "Slam Dunk" belonged to Feiyu Entertainment.

Although Takehiko Inoue raised many restrictions when signing the contract, such as the ending could not be changed, the Shohoku team could not win the national championship, and the characters' personalities could not be modified, Cao Yu agreed to all of them.

But it was not a promise in vain, Cao Yu received 70% of the dividends from the peripheral products.

"Haha, just wait for the loss."

When Takehiko Inoue left with the contract, he felt a little proud, thinking that this Chinese man would definitely regret it in the future.

Toei Office.

"Mr. Cao, selling the film adaptation rights for 1 billion is a bit risky. Can you really guarantee that you can make money?"

Without outsiders, Toei Chairman Tezuka Osamu still felt uneasy.

Adding these eight million US dollars, the investment in this movie has already been somewhat overspent.

"If Chairman Tezuka Osamu is worried, we at Feiyu Entertainment will take care of all the investments, and we can give you the distribution rights in Japan in the future."

Cao Yucai is not worried about losing money. As long as he avoids the landmines that Takehiko Inoue has stepped on, he is sure to make money. It’s just a matter of how much.

The feelings that Chinese SD fans have for this film are something that these Japanese people cannot understand.

Although there are risks, Tezuka Osamu saw that Boss Cao was so confident and asked, "How much do you plan to invest in this movie?"

"The national competition is very long. We can divide it into two parts, and the production must be excellent. I think 70 million US dollars is about right."

"so much?"

The audience for Japanese-language films is already very small, and investing 70 million US dollars would be a bit risky.

But Boss Cao is so confident, and he has even given us a house and a woman for free. It would be a waste of money if we don’t cooperate once.

He thought carefully for a while and said, "How about this, we will invest 20 million US dollars, and Feiyu will invest the rest."

He wanted to make money but didn't want to take most of the risk, so he quoted a price that he thought was the safest.

"Then I will go back and finish the final script, start production this year, and the first part will be released next summer."

Cao Yu was actually very happy about Toei's cautiousness. He really wanted to see how these people would regret it after the box office results came out.

The two parties quickly reached a cooperation agreement on their first film, and announced in the media on the same day that Toei and Feiyu Entertainment would jointly adapt "Slam Dunk" into a movie.

At the same time, there were also photos of Cao Yu and Takehiko Inoue signing the contract.

As soon as the news came out, all SD fans in China, South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asian countries were all excited that afternoon.

"Slam Dunk is going to be made into a movie? Is this true? The national competition that we've been waiting for for more than a decade is finally going to be filmed?"

"How can this be fake? This is a joint production between Feiyu Entertainment and Toei!"

"Oh my god, this is great news!"

"Yeah, that's why I started playing basketball."

"My youth is coming back!"

"I can't wait. When will it be released?"

"It is said to be next year."

“I must take my son to see it!”

"The national competition is finally here. I thought I would never see it again in my lifetime. Thank you Feiyu Entertainment and thank you Boss Cao."

"I want to see Akagi Haruko!"

"My Rukawa Kaede!"

"It is said that Boss Cao spent 180,000 US dollars to buy the adaptation rights."

"Eight million US dollars? Life is too dark. We will definitely support Boss Cao!"

……

Especially for those Chinese born in the 80s, Chinese animation had not yet developed at that time, and they basically grew up with Japanese animation. When they heard that "Slam Dunk" was going to be filmed in a national competition, how could they not be excited?
The main reason is that it was invested by Feiyu Entertainment, which has never produced a bad movie. What else could be wrong with it?
The script is still in preparation, but the audience can't wait.

(End of this chapter)