Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 32 LeTV Wants to Pick Up a Bargain

After Cheng Xi finished his exercise, he returned to the dormitory.

Along the way, I always felt that everyone's looks were a little strange.

Could it be that I've made money and started to have psychological problems? Do I think everyone is out to kill me?
But as soon as he opened the dormitory door, several of his roommates started screaming.

"Cheng Xi, I see you're blooming everywhere. I've counted on my fingers and I think you have too many romantic opportunities!"

"Big producers are different. They always pick up two girls. You should share one with your brothers. If you eat alone, you will be lonely forever."

After a long time, Cheng Xi finally realized that Reba's lipstick had exposed him. Although it was just a light touch, the two red marks on the left and right were still quite obvious.

This silly girl, why is she wearing lipstick so late at night!

No wonder the dorm manager looked at me like that.

"This is a peach blossom with two petals, it's not something you can eat alone."

Cheng Xi and his roommates started to laugh.

At this moment, the theme song of "Never Expected" came faintly from Wang Ge's computer: "Never Expected, La La La La ~"

The dormitory head Liu Jingbang was the first to say:

"Producer Cheng, this is incredible! The brothers are all envious. You even added an ad today. It looks like not only is your fame growing, but the money is also rolling in."

Xu Zhenming also said with emotion:

"At first, I thought Wan Wan would be beaten to pieces by Old Boy, but I didn't expect Old Boy to be so vulnerable. Brothers, we were all wrong! Cheng Xi, you're awesome!"

Li Zhao also nodded and continued:
"Brother, you're so awesome! You make the four of us look a bit dumb! Gezi has been studying your drama every day lately. I don't know how many times he's watched it."

Gezi is the nickname of Wang Ge with peach blossom eyes.

Cheng Xi probably knew the reason why Wang Ge watched this drama repeatedly. He himself usually liked to write something and study the script.

He must want to understand why "Wan Wan" is so popular. Watching the film is also an important way to improve the quality of screenwriters.

So Cheng Xi said to Wang Ge:
"Gezi, I'll send you an electronic draft of the script for 'Wan Wan' later for your study, but you have to keep it confidential and don't share it outside the dormitory."

When Wang Ge heard Cheng Xi say this, he replied:

"Brother, be loyal! Instead of me writing it down bit by bit, I'll take a look at the difference between your script specifications and the filmed scene, and learn from them!"

"Don't learn yet. I've been so busy lately that I haven't played games for a week. My hands are itching to play, so I'll just play a game of Qifan first!"

Cheng Xi did think about it a little bit. After making money, shouldn’t he enjoy himself?
What? You say I have a low vision and you don’t understand the fun of playing with brothers!

So the dormitory 302 called the dormitory next door and started a passionate battle together.

While playing the game, everyone watched Cheng Xi screaming in anger at his teammates and thought:
Cheng Xi is still the same as before. He didn't become cocky after becoming famous. This guy is easy to get along with!
Early the next morning.

Cheng Xi received a call from Qinghu, the editor of Jingjiang.com.

"Bai Shen, congratulations! A company here wants to buy the copyright of 'My Love from the Star' and has offered 20 yuan to adapt it into a TV series!"

"Um, 20, right? Which company wants to buy it?"

"It's LeEco. They launched a 1 million yuan copyright plan this year, buying up all sorts of copyrights at exorbitant prices. "Xing Xing" just happened to be lucky enough to catch this wave!"

What good luck? LeTV is not stupid.

They must have seen the huge success of "Wan Wan" written by screenwriter "Zui Bai" and wanted to take over "Xingxing".

Otherwise, why didn’t you buy it before, but bought it during this period of time?

Boss Jia really stole the show by picking me up.

However, asking for 20 yuan is too much of an underestimation of the potential of the novel "Stars".

"I remember that although the copyright belongs to the website, the author has the right of first refusal under the same conditions, right? How about this, I'll pay 21 to buy back my own copyright."

When Qinghu heard this, he was stunned:
"I need to report this to my boss. Bai Shen, can you wait for me for a moment?"

"Row!"

After a while, Jingjiang called back and said that Cheng Xi did have the right of first refusal at the same price.

However, the editor, Qinghu, still tried to persuade him that even if he personally obtained the copyright, it would be useless. He thought it would be better to let LeTV buy the book and develop it into a film or TV series. This would also further stimulate the sales of the book and the author's fame.

When Cheng Xi heard Qinghu say this, he really felt that it was for his own good.

But I have the ability to develop it myself, so why should I give it to others?

What's more, this will be a great Asian drama in the future.

Wanting to buy it for 20 is simply unrealistic.

So he replied:
"It's okay, I've made up my mind. I'll sign the contract with you when the time comes."

"Also, I'm planning to publish a new book soon, but I'm still considering where to publish it."

When Jingjiang.com heard that Zuibai had a new book publishing plan, it stopped trying to persuade Cheng Xi to give up purchasing the copyright.

Cheng Xi still felt that 20 was a good deal, because he could also get 50%, which is 10.

In total, he spent 10 yuan to buy back the copyright of "Xingxing".

Now my royalties and royalties combined are more than 100,000 yuan.

If you add in the subsequent income from manuscript fees and royalties, it will definitely be much more than that.

Besides, I became famous with the help of this platform, and it also provided me with the first pot of gold to start my business, saving me a lot of time and costs.

Cheng Xi had to admit this.

So the website must make some money from operations and manpower costs, it’s impossible to do charity, right?

But in the future, Cheng Xi will demand that the copyright of any book he publishes be his own, and this cannot be compromised anymore.

During the two weeks when "Wan Wan" was popular, some interesting things happened.

First, Tudou’s plan to go public was shelved because they submitted their application for listing on November 11, which was the day when “Wan Wan” premiered.

But on November 11, the ex-wife of Wang Wei, chairman of Tudou.com, sued him in the Shanghai Court, demanding the division of the company's shares before marriage.

The dream of going public was shattered.

Once a lawsuit is filed, if it delays your case, there will be the first and second trials, investigation and evidence collection, etc. Moreover, if it is a divorce property division lawsuit, which is the most difficult kind, it may take a year or two.

What's more, this is such a coincidence, there must be some interested parties involved.

So recently, the CEO of Youku and Cheng Xi's senior brother Lu Fanxi are full of fighting spirit and are working hard to pave the way for listing.

"Wan Wan" also benefited from this. In order to create a hit that broke the circle, it used Youku's best publicity!

Cheng Xi certainly enjoyed the success!

Tudou has no vision, and he deserves it.

The second thing is the sudden popularity of my childhood friend Gao Chunyang.

Ever since his cross-dressing role came online, he either played Wang Dachui's childhood sweetheart or his mother.

Now Dachun became completely famous in the class and even in Yenching Normal University.

The last time he called, he said that there were crowds of people watching him during class and even the teacher recognized him.

Some people even asked him for his autograph, which made him very embarrassed.

In Dachun's words, he is not a star, so how can he give autographs to others?

Maybe he doesn't realize it now, but he is already going further and further on the road to becoming a famous actor, and he will surely become more popular as the subsequent episodes are aired.

Dachun's parents also found out, and Cheng Xi's parents also knew that Zuibai was their son, and they were extremely happy and surprised.

I also promised to go back to see my parents when I have time.

Thinking of his childhood friend wearing a pink dress and acting cross-dressing, Cheng Xi couldn't help but smile:
Dachun, you are bringing this upon yourself!
Who told you to send me the video of Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing?

Look, the cat movie didn’t get made, and you got yourself into trouble!
I heard that there is only one chance to dress up as a woman and an infinite number of times. Is this true?!

(End of this chapter)