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The three big words "Hollywood" had a strong appeal in the Chinese entertainment industry at the beginning of the new century.

There is no way. Since the fall of the red giant, the entire capitalist world headed by the Beacon Country has almost become a promised land in the hearts of people all over the world.

Of course, things change over time.

This lighthouse can only shine for thirty years.

But at least for now, any actor with the word "Hollywood" attached to him is like a female internet celebrity climbing into Wang Shicong's bed.

No matter how far it goes, as soon as the news gets out, there will be a phenomenon of price gouging.

It was as if it had been slept with by a rich man, and the thing had a gold edge.

But what Zhang Yuan didn’t expect was that this time, the one who was “rimmed in gold” was himself.

Ever since the news that he was pulled by Uncle Long to develop his career in Hollywood spread throughout the entire Chinese network, business and endorsement invitations have been pouring in to him like snowflakes.

He had just given a brilliant performance in "The Banquet", which had a box office of over 100 million yuan, and his commercial value had been further enhanced.

But recently he lost weight for the filming of "The Disciples" and his image is not very good.

Secondly, he planned to wait until "Curse of the Golden Flower" was released, and then take on some endorsements and business deals after his net worth increased.

But unexpectedly, he wanted to wait, but the market couldn't wait any longer!

Originally, the price of one of his business deals was around 30 to 50.

But as soon as the news and attention of his going to Hollywood came out, his business appearance fees doubled!

Nowadays, a business deal between Zhao Yanzi and Fan Bingbing costs about 60 to 80 yuan.

Although Wang Fei, the big boss, has been in a bad state for a long time, he can still make more than 100 million by relying on his previous fame.

The highest are those who earn RMB 150 million to RMB 200 million, both international actresses Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li.

And now he can get the same as Fan Bingbing, or even a little bit higher.

That day, he was having dinner with Brother Qian and his wife when Zhao Decai called him.

"Brother, you've become very popular recently!"

This guy is getting a lot of contract work now, and he's making a lot of money.

"Many real estate developers know that you and I are friends, and they all asked me to contact you."

"Will you come to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the building?"

You know what, there's a reason why we asked him to do this job.

Because high-end real estate projects in those days all liked to have foreign names.

What are the "Oriental Manhattan", "Jiangnan Seine River", "Tianfu Miami"...

Just like an artist’s net worth can skyrocket by showing off his overseas resume, ordinary people also feel that real estate projects are high-end when they have foreign names on them.

Later, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development was forced to issue regulations prohibiting such naming.

So it just so happened that he was recently clamoring to go to Hollywood, and the real estate developers thought he was a perfect fit for the character of their property, so they all came to find him.

"The opening of the real estate project..." Zhang Yuan was also hesitant.

Overexposure doesn't do you much good.

"I think the opening of a real estate project doesn't quite match my temperament."

Zhang Yuan wanted to refuse.

"Ah?" Zhao Decai said in a daze, "They said they would give me 100 million."

"but!"

He really wanted to refuse.

"I decided to support Huaxia Real Estate. Money and other things are not the most important thing."

Good guy!
You can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars just by cutting the ribbon in a few hours.

I now have to pay back more than 100 yuan in loan repayments every month.

This means that you can earn a month's worth of life-saving money in just one trip.

Once people have a mortgage, they become so hopeless.

Being trapped by love is nothing new. Being trapped by money is the norm.

But he didn't plan to take any job.

At that time, the local tyrants were still very arrogant.

At that time, they said they were going to a real estate project to cut the ribbon, and the project they went to was a real estate project in a small place.

As a result, when you arrive, you are detained somewhere and not allowed to leave, and are taken to various places to perform.

In the end, not only do they not give you a cent, they also take advantage of you for free.

You can't even turn against them. If you do, those local tyrants will not tolerate you. No matter how big a star you are, they will still slap you in the face.

Brother Hua has experienced this.

So Zhang Yuan and Zhao Decai talked about it in detail.

"I understand!" Fatty Zhao is also a veteran and a true friend. He understood it as soon as he heard it.

"Don't go to small places, where there are all kinds of people."

"I can only help you contact people in big places like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen."

"Oh, okay... and one more thing." Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment: "If I want to go on business, I can only go to a property in a good location in the city."

"Oh, it's about face and class, I understand." Zhao Decai reacted immediately.

But he understood, but not completely.

"I guess so. I have one more requirement, which is the payment method." Zhang Yuan gave his last condition.

"I want the houses in these good properties as compensation. If it's not enough, I can make up the difference."

Zhao Decai on the other end of the phone was stunned.

I’ve only heard of using houses instead of compensation, but I’ve never heard of using compensation instead of houses!

And make up the difference?

This is the first time I've heard of paying to go to work.

Those bosses will be so happy that they don’t have to pay cash and can use their houses as collateral.

"Are you sure?" Zhao Decai asked back.

"Sure, help me negotiate a price. No cash required, that should be a higher reward."

"It's okay."

"That's good."

Zhang Yuan thought very clearly.

Cash is cash. It will remain the same in ten years. Once you spend it, you spend it.

But the real estate in the core areas of these first-tier cities are high-quality assets.

If you buy it yourself, you have to spend money, but now you can get it just by showing up, so you have to hurry!

I have arranged the opening ceremonies for five real estate projects with Fatty Zhao.

There are two in Beijing and Shanghai, and one in Shenzhen.

I still have to go there on a business trip.

Brother Qian and Bai Huiming, who were standing by, were so stunned that they dared not say a word when they heard him buy five houses while chatting and laughing.

Being a celebrity is so profitable!

"Is he planning to be a real estate agent?" Brother Qian muttered.

After talking about the real estate company here, Fatty Zhao mentioned something.

"Also, I have a friend who is planning to open a nightclub in Guangdong Province."

"I also want to open a business with you. You can give me a lot."

"Is it a decent nightclub?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"Hey... We're in a nightclub now, there's nothing serious here."

Zhang Yuan rubbed his fingers, thinking that what they said was right.

A serious nightclub is not serious.

"Forget it. I won't participate if it's not serious. I have to pay attention to my image."

"Row."

"Well, please send me the address of that nightclub. I'll go there to fight against vulgarity when I have time." Zhang Yuan added.

Brother Qian glanced at him and took a sip of wine.

"Is it against vulgarity or is it for vulgarity?"

"All the same." Zhang Yuan put down his phone.

"Hey, the child is here." Mrs. Qian complained with a smile.

"Yes, pay attention to the impact." Zhang Yuan immediately fell silent.

"You too, settle down sooner and stop playing around all day." Mrs. Qian said to him.

I also want to settle down, but I’m afraid those women won’t agree…

While we were eating and drinking, it was Brother Qian who took the initiative to suggest coming to his house for dinner today.

He said that he wanted the master to meet his apprentice.

What's so good about a child in arms? Zhang Yuan knew that something must have happened to Brother Qian.

He was not in a hurry and waited for him to speak first.

When they had almost finished drinking, Brother Qian's face flushed and he spoke only under the influence of drunkenness.

"Since the last apprenticeship banquet, there have been a lot of rumors about you in the crosstalk and storytelling circles."

They all use the term "rumors".

That's definitely not a good thing to say.

He deliberately gave away such a huge amount of gold at the apprenticeship banquet to attract attention.

He accepted disciples without any formal inheritance, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among many "industry insiders".

This industry is inherently xenophobic. Even if he is a movie or TV star, people will still exclude him for the sake of their own little piece of land.

The purpose of Brother Qian's coming today was to say hello to him and see how he planned to deal with it.

"Then let's do this." After chatting for a while, Zhang Yuan said, "Brother Qian, please help me find an old gentleman in the storytelling circle."

"If you are willing to accept me as your disciple, I will definitely give you a generous gift."

"Oh?" After hearing what he said, Brother Qian thought about it for a while and then he understood.

"Then let everyone know that you are looking for a master."

"That's right!" Zhang Yuan clinked glasses with Brother Qian.

The purpose of releasing the news is to stimulate Mr. Yuan.

Otherwise, given the old man's procrastinating personality, I don't know when he would be willing to accept a disciple.

We need to speed up the old man.

After the meal, he asked the aunt to clear the table, and then he drank tea and chatted with Brother Qian and his family of three in the house.

Halfway through the conversation, a strange number called in. After Zhang Yuan picked up the call, he heard an unfamiliar female voice from the other end.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Jing."

Zhang Yuan became excited when he heard the name.

Because he knew the fish had taken the bait.

The time went back more than ten hours.

Zhang Jing, the boss of Dongyang Qingyu, got off the plane and came to an old residential area.

Raise your hand and knock on the door.

Not long after, a middle-aged man of medium build, sparse hair and plain appearance opened the door.

"Hello, Mr. Long Yi. We have been in touch before."

This middle-aged man is a member of the Tianjin Writers Association and also a novelist.

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It's just not very famous.

After sitting down, Zhang Jing, the elegant female boss, started talking. She chatted for a while before getting down to business.

"I want to talk to you in person about the copyright of your novel."

"We Qingyu are still very capable, and you should also hope that your work can get the best adaptation."

"Yes, the work is like my child. It is my long-cherished wish for you to improve it."

"So which work is your company interested in?" Teacher Long Yi has quite a lot of novels.

"'Days Without Heroes'?" He won the 03 Red Eagle Literature Award for this work.

"What we are interested in is your short works."

"The Boy on the Roof?"

He just won the "Magic City Literature" short story award for this short story.

"No." Zhang Jing replied with a smile: "It's another short story of yours."

“It’s called Lurking.”

"Ah?" When Long Yi heard the name, he opened his mouth and made a sound of surprise.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhang Jing felt something was wrong.

"Uh... the film and television adaptation rights of "Insidious" were just bought by someone a while ago."

"what?"

Zhang Jing widened her eyes.

Long Yi also found it strange that this short story of mine neither won an award nor became famous.

Why is it so popular?
Not long ago, Zhang Yuan contacted Li Gongda, the producer of "The Lotus Lantern".

In addition to being a producer, Lao Li is also a director of the China Writers Association.

Through him, Zhang Yuan contacted Long Yi, who is also a member of the Writers Association.

At that time, Long Yi was not very famous and was just an average person in the industry.

So when he heard that Zhang Yuan was willing to spend 30 to buy the adaptation rights of this short story of just over words, he even suspected that the other party was playing a trick on him.

Because this novel was only published in "People's Literature" in July this year, not long has passed and it has not accumulated much popularity.

That's too much to give.

Fortunately, with the help of Li Gongda, the transaction was completed very smoothly.

The female boss of Dongyang Qingyu who came to buy the copyright has a prominent background.

The famous "Don't Talk to Strangers" came from her company!

This person has a keen sense of the market.

Noticing the recent rise in spy war dramas, I decided to make one as well.

That's why I became interested in "The Hidden" which had just been published a few months ago.

But she didn't expect that she was a step slower.

"Well, this..."

"Oh, right!" At this point, the writer Long Yiyi slapped his forehead.

"The person who bought the copyright said that if anyone comes and is interested in the copyright of this book, he asked me to give him his contact information."

"Let me find his number..." The man put on his glasses and checked his phone.

When Long Yi heard Zhang Yuan say this, he thought it was a joke.

How could it be so popular?

I didn’t expect that someone would guess it right!
"Got it. If you are interested, write it down..." Long Yi gave the number and then asked carefully.

"I have a question. How much did you originally plan to pay for my copyright?"

Zhang Jing thought for a moment and said, "20."

"That's okay!" Long Yi laughed happily in his heart.

I made an extra 10 yuan, so I didn't lose money.

"Zhang Yuan..." Zhang Jing looked at the name.

So familiar.

But she just thought it was a copyright dealer with the same name as the actor.

After all, there are many people who specialize in buying copyrights. They hoard a lot of them and then bid higher prices when film and television companies come to buy them.

This is how the copyright of "Drawing Sword" was increased from hundreds of thousands to millions.

That's why Zhang Jing called him now.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Yuan."

Boss Zhang thought the voice sounded familiar, but didn't think much about it.

"You bought the film and television rights to Insidious."

"It's down."

"Our company is very interested. Please name a price."

"You've only bought it a few days ago, and the holding cost is not high. We will give you a suitable compensation." Boss Zhang said confidently.

It’s just a few hundred thousand more, no big deal.

"I offer?"

"Correct."

"Open it at will?"

"Yes."

"Then..." Zhang Yuan heard the other party's arrogant tone and thought to himself, you can do it.

"Then let's make it 1000."

Zhang Jing:!!!
Why don't you go and grab it!
The price is sky-high and the price is low, but it’s not this high!

Boss Zhang was immediately annoyed.

"I don't care if you're joking or not, it's insincere to say that."

"You told me to drive it as I please." Zhang Yuan replied in a slightly aggrieved voice.

"Then you think giving me 1000 million is insincere."

"Then I'll give you 1000 million. Is that sincerity enough?" Zhang Yuan changed his attitude and said with a smile.

"What?" Zhang Jing was completely confused.

Zhang Yuan bought the copyright not to shoot the film himself.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to shoot, but that he doesn’t have the ability!
The novel "Insidious" is only 14,000 words.

But the TV series has 30 episodes.

The biggest contributor behind this is Jiang Wei, the screenwriter of "Don't Talk" back then, who is now both a screenwriter and a director.

This guy is very talented. He expanded the short story "Lush" with little content into an excellent TV series.

The details and many of the characters were all created by him.

This great screenwriter wrote and directed the film himself, and created this classic spy war work by keeping the original content.

No matter who comes, it won’t work!

Jiang Wei is the pillar of Dongyang Qingyu. He will not easily work for other companies, and poaching him is even more impossible.

Therefore, the only thing Zhang Yuan could do was to use film and television copyrights as bait to make the other party come to him actively.

In this way, the initiative is in your hands and there is room for negotiation.

"1000 million..." Boss Zhang was choked for a moment.

I thought to myself why this person was so weird, with one foot in the sky and one foot on the ground.

"What on earth do you mean?"

Zhang Yuan has the best way to deal with such confident women.

First confuse her, then show her something big to give her a little shock.

"I mean, we can shoot together and make a work together."

There was silence on the other side for a long time.

"who are you?"

"You called me without knowing who I am?" This time it was Zhang Yuan's turn to be speechless.

"Are you really that Zhang Yuan?" Boss Zhang had heard that he had invested in many film and television dramas, and they were all very successful.

"Would you like me to send you a birth certificate?"

"Well, let's make an appointment to talk in person."

"Row!"

After knowing that he was the actor who was currently in the limelight, Boss Zhang felt relieved.

It will be easier if we are in the same industry.

She had heard about Zhang Yuan's reputation in the industry, which was quite good.

I was thinking, could this person have bought the copyright in order to let me be the lead actor?
If this is the case, it is not only not a bad thing, but also a very good thing!

After all, even if the company wanted to hire him, it might not be able to do so.

Now they have taken the initiative to propose cooperation.

That's what she thought, but Zhang Yuan had no such intention.

He mainly does it to make money.

And in a few years we will enter the era of film and television copyrights.

Big companies like Huace, LeTV, and Sina are frantically hoarding adaptation rights.

Just like housing prices, in a few years, the price of film and television adaptation rights will skyrocket!
So he also planned to stock up in advance... (End of this chapter)