China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 19: It’s coming as soon as you smell it (Thanks to Lu Yu for the tip)

"Hello, are you Mr. Guan Ling, the author of "The Devotion of Suspect X"? I'm Zhu Juanjuan from the editorial department of Moya."

Guan Ling was busy writing "Player One" when he suddenly received a phone call. After opening it, the voice on the other end was soft and waxy.

"I'm."

"It's like this. Your work has been highly recognized by the editorial department of "Sprout". The editorial department has decided to start serializing your work in the journal. The royalties will be settled at the highest price of 300 yuan per thousand words. Do you think that's okay? "

"You are just serializing it, and all the copyrights belong to me, right?"

"Yes, all copyrights belong to you personally, but if you have publishing needs, they must be published by the publishing house we cooperate with. Of course, we will definitely satisfy you with the remuneration. Do you have any questions? ?” The explanation from the other side was quite clear.

Guan Ling suddenly thought of a certain novel website, look at it, look at it!
"My request is to serialize it as soon as possible and publish it as soon as possible! All other things are trivial matters." Guan Ling conveyed his thoughts.

He is paying attention to the news on RB. Now this book has not been released by RB, so it will be published early and cut off early.

"We can do our best to meet your requirements. It happens to be published at the end of September. We will start serializing your works in this issue. As for publication, we will start preparing for a single volume after the third issue is published. Is that okay? What if? If possible, when will it be convenient for us to sign the contract?"

Guan Ling agreed. As long as the journal serializes the first word, the copyright of the book has nothing to do with Keigo Higashino.

Guan Ling gave the other party an address, and Mengya came over to sign a contract with Guan Ling.

Journals are still willing to bow their heads to talented authors.

In a cafe, Zhu Juanjuan and Guan Ling finalized the contract.

"Mr. Guan Ling, if you have any new books, please contact me and I will serve you wholeheartedly!" Zhu Juanjuan found out that Guan Ling was so young and felt that she had dug a treasure.

"I also submitted one to you, called "Jieyou Grocery Store", but the category is different. I don't know if it is from the same editorial team." Guan Ling suddenly remembered.

"I'll go back and show it to you." Zhu Juanjuan waved goodbye to Guan Ling and ran away like crazy. She had to go back and read the book quickly, and she couldn't let this book fall into the performance of her colleagues!

After negotiating the contract, as soon as we left the coffee shop, the phone rang.

This is Mr. Wang Zhongjun of Huayi.

"Hello, Director Guan. I met with Director Zhang recently to talk about the night banquet. I heard that Director Guan has a new book?"

The entertainment industry is really a circle. Guan Ling couldn't help but laugh. It had only been a few days and the news might have spread all over the sky.

No, some people come just by smelling it.

"Mr. Wang is really well-informed. Indeed, he recently had an immature idea. The script has not yet been approved for project review."

"Big production?"

"Mr. Wang is really joking. Where can I get my turn in a big production? It's still a small-budget movie, but the cost should be higher than last time."

The script of the new drama is high-end, and Guan Ling is not going to deal with it hastily. At the very least, it must win a grand prize at the Asian Film Festival.

I remember that in a previous life, the Japanese version was nominated for the Best Asian Film at the Hong Kong Film Festival, but it seems that it didn't win.

The acting of the two characters Tang Chuan and Chen Jing in the Japanese version is very artificial, and it is purely due to Shi Shen's superb acting skills that they have been raised to such a high level.

For this reason, Guan Ling specially made some optimizations while making localization changes.It will definitely occupy a place in Asian movies.First base yourself on the country, then rush to Asia, and finally go to the world!Football is such a process.

"It's a small-budget movie." Wang Zhongjun was actually a little uninterested, but in view of Guan Ling's previous magic, he still wanted to get involved, "Does Huayi count as an investment?"

Guan Ling and Hua Yi don't have any grudges, but they certainly won't share profits without reason.

"No problem. Let's talk with Director Han at China Film Group when the time comes."

Wang Zhongjun has been trying to stop him from hitting the smiling man several times. It's not impossible to refuse, but why bother?Some profit sharing is necessary.As the main prosecutor, Guan Ling will definitely not let himself suffer.If the other person falls in love with the car, he won't get in the car.

"Okay, then I'll wait for the director's call." Wang Zhongjun got the promise and hung up the phone.

I originally wanted to have fun for a few days during the National Day, and then talk about how to divide the market after the holiday, but it turned out that Han Sanye also called, and he was even more anxious than Guan Ling.

At the end of September, at China Film Group Corporation, Mr. Han and others were sitting in the office.

"Director Han, Mr. Wang, this is the budget we worked overtime to make." Guan Ling presented the budget sheet.The script project has already been submitted for review. At this time, we should hurry up and finalize the matter to save others from wanting to come over and share the money.

Guan Ling remembers that the production cost of the mainland version was claimed to be 2017 million in 5000, but now it can actually be completed with a cost of over [-]. After all, the actors' pay is much worse and the prices are not that expensive.

But he still made a budget of 2000 million.

The two of them circulated it, and then Mr. Han said: "Are you taking a director's salary of 500 million, which is converted into the investment cost?"

In the budget table, Guan Ling's Lingyun Media Film and Television Company invested 500 million, and it was destined to take [-]% of the box office revenue share. This was a sure thing.Moreover, Guan Ling also made special requirements for copyright. As the main controller and investor, he did not want to share the future copyright income.

This request is actually quite excessive, and China Film Group is definitely not very satisfied with it.

But Guan Ling has to do this. He has too many scripts in his mind. He is giving people meat here and soup there. He is not a Buddha.

The third master took a sip of tea and said nothing.

"Director Guan is very confident in this movie?" Wang Zhongjun said first.

He was most likely confident that Guan Ling would ask for 700%, and China Film would almost have the same amount, and with distribution, they would have to pay [-] million.To him, the premium is almost a [-]% premium, which is actually a bit unkind.

"If you still want to hang out in the circle, I won't let you lose money. I will let you take back the money you spend at the box office." Guan Ling was very confident, as if he was joking.

"China Film Group has invested 700 million and wants a [-]% share. As for the copyright, China Film Group has to take [-]%." Mr. Han decided. Whether Guan Ling was bragging or not is another matter. But after all, he had made money before. He felt that Maybe it won’t be a loss.

Sanye has already made concessions on copyright.

After hesitating for a while, Guan Ling agreed. The reason why he firmly blocked the copyright was because he would be given [-]% of the copyright when it was exported. After that, Guan Ling would send a supervisor to follow him for all the export work, so he didn't have to go at all.

"Then we will get 300 million, accounting for [-]%. We don't want the copyright!" Wang Zhongjun still had a smile on his face.No choice, he spent money to buy the ticket. He knew that if he bargained, there was a high probability that he wouldn't be able to get on the bus this time, and he couldn't afford to lose the person and get stuck.

Guan Ling wanted to laugh when he heard it, but he didn't give it to him even if he asked for the copyright.Spreading out [-]% is quite a lot.

But he was not afraid of thieves, he was just afraid that thieves would miss him. All the premium money was spent, and Wang Zhongjun definitely didn’t want to suffer a loss.

"Director Han, Director Guan, this role will be picked from Huayi first, no problem."

"Hey, don't tell me, there is a role, and Mr. Wang will definitely be willing to take it."

Wang Zhongjun became interested, "Tell me about it."

"I heard that Mr. Wang wants Huang Xiaoming from Nortel to switch to Huayi. There happens to be a male protagonist in the new drama that is suitable for him. Do you think this is a stepping stone?"

Wang Zhongjun glanced at Guan Ling. They had indeed been contacting Huang Xiaoming recently. It was not just a drama about Night Banquet. After all, it was just a small supporting role. Wang Zhongjun did have to pay some price in order to sign him.

"Okay." Wang Zhongjun said he had no objection.

Although Huang Xiaoming has been very successful in film and television dramas recently, he was selected into the "Forbes China Celebrity List" this year, and the martial arts drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will be released soon.

But regarding the agency contract, it seems that there was a problem with his old employer. Xiao Ming took over several dramas privately. Everyone in the industry knew that Element Entertainment was preparing to sue him.

Now Rong Xinda, Xin Baoyuan, Huayi, etc. are all eyeing this young boy, Guan Ling, the leading actor in a movie, Huayi has more chips.

Guan Ling wanted Huang Xiaoming to play Tang Chuan. After all, Xiaoming's acting skills were pretty good, especially when he faced off against veteran actors.

Moreover, he is a fellow from Lu Province and a senior brother. He is said to be a good person and Guan Ling doesn't mind taking him with him.As a movie protagonist, Guan Ling can give two favors.

After Wang Zhongjun left, Guan Ling and Mr. Han sat for a while and talked about the issue of copyright export. Guan Ling was very confident in the export of movies.

After a National Day, Guan Ling will start work after all the approvals are completed. The heroine can ask Ma Yili to audition, and others can also be recruited. The details will depend on their performance.

The main problem is the casting choice of Stone God.

In fact, Guan Ling has been thinking about it for several days. This person must be lonely and cold, and he must be crazy enough.

If this movie wants to win the Best Asian Film, then the protagonist must be chosen very carefully.

(End of this chapter)