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Chapter 187, Buying a House in Beijing is No Pressure (Bonus Chapter)
"Brother Shen, we can discuss the price further if you're not satisfied."

I really think highly of your book!

"Okay, name your price."

I finished the glass of wine.

Ma Weiguo said with a smile.

Although Shen Qiushan's attitude was very clear just now, the negotiations have only just begun.

Shen Qiushan smiled and decided to adopt the strategy Chen Min had suggested: "It's the number that I misunderstood President Qiao for."

"5 billion?"

Ma Weiguo and Qiao Meng exchanged a glance subconsciously.

The 5000 million offered by the two is actually the same as the 5 million offered by Shen Qiushan.

As the seller, Shen Qiushan was asking for an exorbitant amount.

As the buyer, Bente Pictures needs to lower the price as much as possible.

The negotiations have now entered a new phase, with 5000 million and 5 million being the starting point.

If both parties can accept a certain number within this range, then the negotiation will be successful.

"Brother Shen, it seems you don't know much about the domestic film and television copyright market."

"A price of 5 million has never been seen before!"

Ma Weiguo began to speak.

"No one in China has ever won the Nebula Award!"

"Aren't records meant to be broken?"

Shen Qiushan asked in return with a smile.

"Uh……"

His question stumped the two of them.

Although Shen Qiushan was using a fallacy of semantics, that is theoretically true.

Just because something hasn't happened before doesn't mean it won't happen in the future.

"Brother Shen, your book has only been on the market for a few days, although it's doing quite well right now."

"But to be honest, no one knows how long this momentum can last, and according to the rules of the copyright market, unless the sales of 'The Three-Body Civilization' exceed 1000 million copies, it will not be able to match your price."

"Only now do we have the space to sit down and chat, but I'm afraid it'll be a case of 'high price but no market'!"

"It's highly unlikely that a domestic film and television company would spend 5 million yuan to buy the film and television adaptation rights to a single work."

Ma Weiguo put away his smile and said seriously.

His words were quite objective; it's indeed difficult for domestic film and television companies to spend 5 million yuan to buy the film and television adaptation rights to a novel.

"Mr. Ma, it's not just domestic film and television companies that have contacted me."

Shen Qiushan replied indifferently.

He wasn't exaggerating; when the Nebula Awards committee came to hand out the prize money and trophies, they were accompanied by two executives from foreign film and television companies.

They wanted to buy the film and television rights to "The Three-Body Problem," but those foreigners were clearly trying to take advantage of the situation and offered very low prices.

So Shen Qiushan completely ignored them.

However, revealing at this point that he has been in contact with foreign film and television companies can increase his bargaining power.

As expected, both Ma Weiguo and Qiao Meng frowned.

Before meeting, both men were very optimistic about the prospects of today's negotiations.

Because Shen Qiushan was just a "newcomer" who had written two books, it was impossible for him to refuse their "sky-high price".

Moreover, they have worked with many writers, and negotiation is not something they are good at.

But Shen Qiushan was clearly more difficult to deal with than they had imagined; he always managed to hit the nail on the head with a single sentence.

Lin Xiamo glanced silently at Shen Qiushan sitting beside her, and she found herself increasingly unable to understand this "brother-in-law".

Calm, composed, and confident, she seemed to radiate light at all times.

“Brother Shen, even foreign film companies couldn’t possibly offer 5 million.”

"You and I both know that this price is impossible to achieve!"

"How about this, Benteng Pictures is willing to offer 100 million!"

Ma Weiguo raised a finger and said in a solemn tone.

Shen Qiushan laughed and said, "President Ma, there are still many opportunities for cooperation. If we don't reach an agreement this time, there will be another time."

"I'll give you a toast!"

Shen Qiushan used the same old trick: if he wasn't satisfied with the price, he simply stopped talking about it and changed the subject.

After all, he held the initiative in the negotiations; whether to sell or not was entirely up to him.

Bente Pictures, as the buyer, was actually in a passive position.

Because "The Three-Body Problem" is unique!
You can't buy it except from Shen Qiushan!
Furthermore, there are many potential competing buyers.

Therefore, time was on Shen Qiushan's side, and he was not in a hurry to sell the film and television rights.

The negotiations reached a stalemate. Instead of haggling over the price, the two sides discussed the prospects of adapting "The Three-Body Problem" into a film or television series, as well as some of Shen Qiushan's own thoughts...

After the conversation had gone on for a while, another round of price negotiation ensued.

Repeat this several times.

It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening.

"One price, 2.5 million!"

After downing a glass of wine, Ma Weiguo put down his glass and said boldly.

He wasn't sure if he was genuinely drunk or just pretending; his speech was a bit slurred, and when he put down his glass, his hand wasn't very nimble, almost causing the glass to tip over.

"OK!"

This price met Shen Qiushan's expectations, because that was roughly the price Chen Min had told him.

Shen Qiushan also checked online and found that the highest transaction price for the film and television copyright of a novel in the past two years was 2.45 million yuan.

It's the suspense novel that Chen Min mentioned.

2.5 million is already a record high price!

And after this copyright was sold.

Shen Qiushan could then enjoy the life of a super-rich man without restraint, and no one would question the source of his money anymore.

The price was agreed upon.

Qiao Meng took out the contract she had prepared beforehand and handed it to Shen Qiushan. "Mr. Qiao, is there an electronic version of this contract?"

“Send me a copy!”

Shen Qiushan took the contract and handed it directly to Lin Xiamo, asking her to take a look.

"some."

"I'll send it to you right away."

Qiao Meng took the phone and immediately sent an electronic copy of the contract to Shen Qiushan.

Shen Qiushan then forwarded the contract to his "future in-laws," Lin Kaixuan.

Although they didn't spend much time together, they got along quite well and added each other as WeChat friends.

The renowned lawyer, Lin Kaixuan, also said that anyone who needs help can contact him directly.

And here it is, we're using it now!
When Lin Kaixuan, a popular lawyer, received Shen Qiushan's WeChat message, she was live-streaming from her hotel.

He doesn't reply to messages during normal live streams.

But when Lin Kaixuan saw that the message was from Shen Qiushan, he quickly picked up his phone.

[Brother Lin, could you please take a look at this contract and see if there are any problems?]

Thanks.

After all, it was a contract involving 2.5 million yuan, so Shen Qiushan was quite cautious.

Although Lin Xiamo, who had worked in the Education Bureau, had handled various contracts, she was not a professional lawyer.

Therefore, it is very necessary to let Lin Kaixuan, a professional lawyer, take a look as well.

"Brothers and sisters, I need to review a contract, so the live stream will be paused for now..."

Lin Kaixuan explained something to the viewers in the live stream, then opened the contract sent by Shen Qiushan and began to read it carefully.

When he saw the transaction amount, his eyes widened in shock!

2.5 billion! !

This number is truly shocking!

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap!"
There were over 3000 viewers in his live stream at the moment. After Lin Kaixuan looked down at the contract, some of them were idly scrolling through the comments, while others were preparing to leave for a while and come back later.

As a result, Lin Kaixuan's exclamation "Holy crap!" successfully attracted everyone's attention.

"What did Lin Lu see?"

What shocked Lawyer Lin so much?

"Is there another bizarre case?"

"Lin Lu, hurry up and confess! The brothers are waiting!"

"I was going to see those long, white legs, how am I supposed to leave now!"

"That one 'damn' was enough to keep my naturally suspicious nature at bay!"

"..."

At this moment, Lin Kaixuan's attention was focused on the contract, and he didn't see the messages on the public screen.

He carefully read through the contract from beginning to end, and then nodded subconsciously.

He replied to Shen Qiushan: Brother Shen, there's no problem with the contract!
Large companies like Benteng Pictures usually don't tamper with contracts, especially not film and television copyright sales contracts worth 2.5 million yuan.

The seller would definitely have a professional review such a contract; trying to pull any tricks would be pointless and would only damage the company's reputation.

After replying to Shen Qiushan, Lin Kaixuan turned his attention to the live stream screen.

Then I was startled.

He thought the number of viewers in the live stream would plummet when he went to check the contract.

The result was that it didn't drop, but it actually increased by more than 2000 people, and now there are more than 5000 people in the live broadcast room.

The crowd clamored for him to tell them what he had just seen!
"I thought you were attracted to me because of my good looks!"

"So, all we're going to do is wait and see what happens!"

Lin Kaixuan chuckled and joked, then continued, "A friend just asked me to help review a contract. The contents involve some trade secrets, so I can't disclose them."

"However, if nothing unexpected happens, you'll probably see it on the news in the next couple of days!"

"Alright, next friend, please come up on the mic!"

"Beautiful lady, sorry to have kept you waiting. Tell me what you want to ask!"

"Here's the thing, my husband and I have been married for two months, but I feel we are incompatible and now I want a divorce. Is it possible to keep the bride price?"

"..."

Eleven o'clock.

Lin Kaixuan's live stream has ended.

His wife, Zhou Yamin, was leaning against the headboard of the hotel bed, looking at case files.

The couple were both quite busy with work, but their relationship remained strong; they truly supported each other through thick and thin.

Lin Kaixuan stretched, then leaned over and hugged his wife, saying with a grin, "Honey, Shen Qiushan just sent me a film and television copyright sales contract. Guess how much he sold his copy of 'The Three-Body Problem' for?"

"how much is it?"

Zhou Yamin looked up and asked curiously.

"you guess!"

"5000?"

After learning that Shen Yixiao and her daughter were very close, Zhou Yamin carefully checked Shen Qiushan's information and found out that the film and television rights to one of his online novels had been sold for 1000 million yuan.

Since "The Three-Body Problem" is an award-winning work, it should sell for a higher price than the previous online novel.

So she guessed 5000 million directly!
Lin Kaixuan smiled and shook his head, not bothering to keep her in suspense, and said directly, "Multiply by five!"

"what?"

"2.5 million??"

Zhou Yamin was shocked and closed the files in her hands.

"I never expected to sell so many!"

"Writers really make money!"

Lin Kaixuan sighed.

"If that's the case, if Yufei really gets together with Xiaoxiao in the future, they won't have any trouble buying a house in Beijing!"

Zhou Yamin muttered to herself.

(End of this chapter)