How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 222 Chu Shaoyang was stunned

Jiang Yu had already arrived at the coffee shop and was waiting. This coffee shop was considered an internet celebrity, and both the taste and the decoration were very popular among young people. Jiang Yu found a seat in the corner of the second floor. Since the second floor was basically used to entertain VIP customers, and it was a weekday afternoon, there were not many people coming.

After ordering a cup of coffee, Jiang Yu sat here playing with his phone and waiting for someone.

About ten minutes later, Jiang Yu saw a man and a woman walking up to the second floor. Seeing the young man leading the group, Jiang Yu was a little surprised.

Is this Chu Shaoyang?
Although he had never met the young master of Warner Entertainment in real life, he was often on the hot search list because of some gossips and scandals with some female celebrities. Jiang Yu had seen some photos of this guy online, so when Chu Shaoyang appeared, Jiang Yu recognized him.

But it was also a bit surprising. As the young master of Warner Entertainment, would he come in person to discuss something like copyright?
Shouldn't matters like this be handed over to the relevant department personnel below?

At this time, Chu Shaoyang and the head of the copyright department also came to the second floor. After a quick look around, they saw nothing. Then they saw a figure stepping on the ground. Chu Shaoyang knew in his heart that it was probably Mr. Yu Liufeng, the author of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

Today, he was at Zhonghai for some work, and the head of the artist department had just told him that they would be discussing copyright cooperation with the author of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" that afternoon. Chu Shaoyang thought about it and realized that he was also there. He also really liked the novel and had been following it. Crucially, Chu Shaoyang believed the copyright value of the novel was considerable, and if it were adapted into a TV series, it would likely be a hit.

Whether it was to meet the author of the novel he liked or to compete with Penguin for the copyright with sincerity, he felt that he had to come in person.

"Boss Chu, there's someone over there, it should be Teacher Yu Liufeng."

Chu Shaoyang also saw the figure who had landed on the ground and was blocked by the bookshelf, and spoke in a low voice.

"Remember, don't talk nonsense later. I also like reading the novels written by Mr. Yu Liufeng. I think the copyright value is considerable. Penguin is now planning to purchase the copyright for development. We must be sincere enough."

Chu Shaoyang had read the novel "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" from beginning to end. He even read the latest chapter in the car after lunch today. It can be said that this novel is indeed very well written. He even felt that the author might have really done such a thing.
Otherwise, how could it be written so brilliantly and vividly?
Because he had been following this novel for so long, he was well aware of its success. It was a huge hit on Yuedian Chinese website. The author, a newcomer, had defeated a host of platinum masters to prove their worth. He even suspected that Yu Liufeng's name would be on the soon-to-be-announced list of platinum masters for this year's Yuedian Chinese website.

It was such a good novel, and it wasn't the kind of fantasy novel that was difficult to adapt into a TV series. This book was very suitable for a TV series. Moreover, he learned today that Penguin had also taken a fancy to the copyright value of this novel and was in the process of contacting it, so he brought the head of the copyright department and came here early.

It is just to show sincerity and get the copyright before Penguin.

The copyright of such a good novel must not be taken away by others.

Looking at the figure over there, Chu Shaoyang straightened his clothes, put on a smile on his face, and walked over quickly with the head of the copyright department.

Just after turning around the bookshelf, Chu Shaoyang spoke with a smile and a look of enthusiasm before he saw anyone.

"Haha, Teacher Yu Liufeng will let you wait..."

But the next moment, when Chu Shaoyang turned around and saw the figure's face, the enthusiastic voice stopped abruptly and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

Instead, there was a hint of surprise, coldness, and a hint of doubt.

Why is it him?

Chu Shaoyang was a little surprised. Why was Jiang Yu here?

Is he drinking coffee here?
Teacher Yu Liufeng hasn’t arrived yet?
"Jiang Yu!"

"Why are you here?"

Chu Shaoyang looked at Jiang Yu sitting there and felt annoyed. It was really bad luck that he met this guy here.

He immediately turned around and prepared to sit on the other side with the head of the copyright department, but Jiang Yu spoke.

"Mr. Chu is here to discuss copyright cooperation, so why are you leaving now?"

Chu Shaoyang, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks when he heard Jiang Yu's words. He turned around abruptly and looked at Jiang Yu with shock and suspicion.

"Are you Yu Liu Feng?"

Jiang Yu smiled, the answer was self-evident.

At this moment, Chu Shaoyang and the head of his copyright department both showed shock and surprise. They looked at each other, and there was a hint of disbelief in their eyes.

This guy Jiang Yu is actually Teacher Yu Liufeng?

He is actually the author of the novel "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" which has become a huge hit on the Internet?
The two of them found it hard to believe and even glanced around to confirm that there was no one else there. Only when they and Jiang Yu were the only ones there did they slowly begin to believe that this guy was "Yu Liufeng".

At this moment, Chu Shaoyang suddenly felt a little absurd. This guy was actually the author of the novel he was following and even planning to buy the copyright for "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" - Yu Liufeng?!
For a moment, Chu Shaoyang found it a little hard to accept. At this moment, he didn't know whether to leave or sit down.

He really wanted the copyright to this novel. He felt that the TV adaptation, as long as it wasn't a complete overhaul, would be a hit. But Chu Shaoyang didn't want to discuss this with Jiang Yu. This guy had snatched Yang Xue away, and they had a bad relationship before, so they were practically enemies. Now he was being asked to sit down and politely negotiate copyrights with him?
Haha, is it possible?

"Humph!"

Chu Shaoyang was ready to turn around and leave. He felt that there was nothing to talk about with Jiang Yu.

The head of the copyright department was dumbfounded. "I'm not the boss. We are here to discuss copyright. This is the company's key project this year. Can we please not act on impulse?"

The head of the copyright department looked at Jiang Yu, then looked at his boss who turned and left, hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly chased after him.

"Mr. Chu..."

Seeing this, Jiang Yu also smiled, slowly picked up the coffee and took a sip, without panicking, because he knew that this guy would definitely come back.

Because now, on the other side of the stairs, Jiang Yu could see the subordinate who came with Chu Shaoyang trying to persuade his boss, and Chu Shaoyang didn't just walk away, which meant that this guy was unwilling to give up. He wanted the copyright of his book, but he couldn't get him to sit down with him to discuss cooperation.

He sat here leisurely drinking coffee. After a while, Jiang Yu saw Chu Shaoyang with a cold face, and reluctantly walked back with his subordinates.

Chu Shaoyang sat directly opposite Jiang Yu without any nonsense, and spoke with a bit of coldness and reluctance in his eyes.

"Make a price."

Jiang Yu also smiled. As expected, he was still unwilling to give up the copyright of his book.

Jiang Yu sat across from Chu Shaoyang, taking a sip of his coffee without a second thought, not looking anxious at all. It was Chu Shaoyang, on the other hand, who looked anxious.

Chu Shaoyang felt that being able to come back and sit here to discuss copyright cooperation with Jiang Yu was already giving this guy a great face.

But seeing Jiang Yu's unhurried look, Chu Shaoyang felt annoyed.

After a while, Jiang Yu finally spoke.

"Boss Chu is so arrogant! He just asked me to name a price. Aren't you afraid that I might ask for an exorbitant price?"

Chu Shaoyang snorted coldly: "The copyright price is not even what Warner can afford."

However, the next moment, Jiang Yu spoke directly.

"One billion, one price. I'll sell the copyright to Mr. Chu for one billion. Judging from Mr. Chu's expression just now, this should be Mr. Chu's pocket money."

Jiang Yu looked at Chu Shaoyang with a slight smile, and the moment he said this, Chu Shaoyang's face changed.

"One billion? Haha, Jiang Yu, do you really think the copyright of your book is worth one billion?"

"I'm only coming back to talk to you because I'm giving you face. Don't be shameless."

Chu Shaoyang spoke in a cold tone as he stared at Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu said calmly, "Didn't President Chu just tell me to name my price? Since President Chu can't offer this price, I don't think there's anything else to discuss."

Chu Shaoyang looked at Jiang Yu's playful expression and suddenly became furious.

"You dare to play tricks on me?"

At this moment, Chu Shaoyang finally realized that Jiang Yu had never seriously intended to discuss copyright cooperation with him. He was just teasing him after all this time!

A slap landed on the coffee table, causing everything on the table to fall all over the place. Fortunately, Jiang Yu picked up his coffee in advance, otherwise it would have spilled all over the floor.

Jiang Yu looked at Chu Shaoyang, who stood up in a rage, with a calm expression. He had never intended to negotiate with Warner from the beginning. He had already had a feud with Warner and Chu Shaoyang before, so how could he shake hands with them, or even discuss cooperation?

Chu Shaoyang stood up and looked down at Jiang Yu coldly. His originally furious mood suddenly calmed down a little. He looked at Jiang Yu and sneered.

"Haha, then let me see who you can work with. Without Warner Bros., don't blame me for not warning you if the film ends up being a disaster."

Since Jiang Yu had no intention of selling the copyright to Warner, Chu Shaoyang felt that there was no need to waste his time here.

Moreover, he felt that in the field of TV dramas, no other company in China could match Warner. Not even Penguin could match them. Most of the hit TV series released in recent years were either invested in or directly produced by their company.

Since this guy wants to die, there is no need for Chu Shaoyang to accompany him. Even if he feels sorry for the novel "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", which is such a good IP, there is no need to look at Jiang Yu's face.

When the time comes, when this guy ruins the IP and the things he shoots are criticized by the whole network and disliked by his book fans, he will regret it.

This time, Chu Shaoyang did not stay any longer. He turned around and left. As soon as he went downstairs, he bumped into the people from Penguin who were rushing over.

Director Zhao, the person in charge of Penguin this time, was also slightly stunned when he saw Chu Shaoyang, and suddenly became nervous.

Could it be that someone from Warner got there first? But judging by Chu Shaoyang's expression, it seemed like he had been turned away.

Chu Shaoyang just glanced at them coldly, without saying hello, and left directly. Director Zhao ignored him because he had been stuck in traffic and was delayed. He was now waiting to go up to meet Mr. Yu Liufeng, the author of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

Penguin Video has estimated the value of this novel's IP and believes it's very valuable and suitable for adaptation, especially for film and television. This is much easier to adapt than those fantasy and fairy tale IPs.

The key is that tomb raiding is more realistic and immersive than those fantasy novels about cultivating immortals. After all, it really exists in real life.

Director Zhao came up hurriedly with his assistant, saw the figure behind the bookshelf over there, and glanced at the second floor again. Apart from the figure over there, there was no one else.

"I guess the person sitting over there is Mr. Yu Liufeng."

He hurried over with his assistant, but the voice arrived before he even showed up.

"Oh my, I'm so sorry, Mr. Liu Feng, I'm late because of the traffic jam..."

However, the next moment, when Director Zhao and his assistant saw the person sitting there, looking at them with a smile, they were stunned for a moment, with expressions similar to those of Chu Shaoyang and the others before.

But the next moment, Director Zhao suddenly glanced around and saw no one else. Suddenly, an idea occurred to him. A look of excitement and surprise suddenly appeared on his face. He looked at Jiang Yu and asked with a smile.

"Teacher Yu Liufeng is you, Xiao Jiang?"

As an executive of Penguin Video, Jiang Yu has in-depth cooperation with Penguin. Director Zhao naturally knows Jiang Yu and they had met before.

Seeing Jiang Yu sitting alone on the second floor, combined with the expressions of Chu Shaoyang and the others before, as well as today's situation, Director Zhao immediately realized something.

Jiang Yu also smiled: "I'm sitting here, what do you think, Director Zhao?"

Hearing Jiang Yu's words, Director Zhao immediately laughed out loud.

"Haha, before I came here, I was wondering who this Yu Liufeng teacher was. I didn't expect it to be you, Xiao Jiang."

He sat down with his assistant. Jiang Yu had already ordered coffee for them on his phone, and the store manager personally delivered it a short while later. After all, this was a special guest, so Jiang Yu had already informed them beforehand.

Director Zhao looked at Jiang Yu with great curiosity and some emotion.

"I really didn't expect that you, Xiao Jiang, could actually write novels, and your grades are so good. That's amazing."

Director Zhao was truly shocked. He had not expected that the annual hit novel "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" on Yuedian Chinese Network, which they valued so much, was actually written by Jiang Yu.

They are very optimistic about the copyright value of this novel. Not only them, but many companies in the circle are ready to buy it, including Chu Shaoyang and his Warner colleagues who came earlier.

But it is really surprising that this novel was written by Jiang Yu.

Take the young man Jiang Yu for example. Not only is he a good songwriter, he is also very handsome. He recently made a guest appearance in Yang Xue's new drama "Legend of Yunxi". His appearance time was only about ten minutes in total, but his acting skills amazed many people. He truly made an effective guest appearance.

From all these, it seems that Jiang Yu is already good enough, but who would have known that this guy could actually write novels, and his novels are such a hit on the entire Internet.

Director Zhao was thinking in his heart, what on earth is there that Xiao Jiang can't do?

Jiang Yu also smiled in response to Director Zhao's praise.

“Hey, I wrote this for fun.”

"Director Zhao, let's stop talking nonsense and talk about cooperation."

Jiang Yu didn't waste any words. Director Zhao and the others spoke immediately upon seeing this.

"Yes, yes, let's talk about cooperation. Haha, knowing that this novel was written by you, Xiao Jiang, makes me feel more at ease. Take a look first. This is our preliminary draft of the contract. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, Xiao Jiang, just let me know and I will ask someone to revise it."

Director Zhao was surprised and delighted to learn that Jiang Yu was the author of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles," but he also felt relieved. After all, Penguin had a close relationship with Jiang Yu, and their relationship was quite good.

Moreover, Jiang Yu is the original author, so it will be more convenient to cooperate with him in the future.

Jiang Yu took a look at the contract with Penguin; the price offered was quite good. With the current craze for IP adaptations, the copyrights for popular IPs are often sold at very high prices. For example, Penguin offered a copyright fee of 35 million for Jiang Yu's hit novel, "Grave Robbers' Chronicles."

Although it is not as high as the copyright fees of top masters like Dong Ge, it is also very high.

Jiang Yu finished reading the contract and said with a smile, "No problem, but Director Zhao, I think we can add a clause. I also want a share of the profits from the three-year copyright use."

Jiang Yu certainly couldn't sell the copyright directly, and even bought it out directly. He would also receive dividends from the three-year copyright use. This could be considered a stake, or even a joint copyright development with Penguin.

Director Zhao didn't make a fuss when he saw this. He thought Jiang Yu's request was quite reasonable.

and……

If Jiang Yu invested in the company, he felt that the subsequent adapted works would definitely have a large amount of traffic thanks to Jiang Yu's popularity.

However, he couldn't make the final decision on his own. He took out his phone and said to Jiang Yu with a smile, "I think there's no problem with this. But Xiao Jiang, you know, this isn't something I can decide on my own. I need to ask the higher-ups for instructions."

Jiang Yu also understood that for a large company like Penguin, with such huge interests involved, it was definitely not something that a department director could decide.

"fine."

Director Zhao took the phone and stood up to go over there to make a call for instructions. After a few minutes, Jiang Yu saw Director Zhao coming back with a smile on his face.

"Haha, that's fine, Xiao Jiang. When Mr. Yang and the others heard you were the author, they immediately agreed."

At this time, Jiang Yu also received a WeChat message. As expected, Mr. Yang, the person in charge of Penguin Video, had already sent him a WeChat message.

"Oh my god! Xiao Jiang, you're amazing! Lao Zhao just called me and told me that you're the author of Grave Robbers' Chronicles!"

"Hey, kid, you can actually write novels. I follow the updates every day. Haha, you're really good at hiding it. I've already told Lao Zhao about the copyright cooperation. We can talk about it casually. I'm relieved since it's you, kid. Haha."

Jiang Yu smiled when he saw Mr. Yang's message. "Well, Mr. Yang has sent me a message. It seems I can't keep this account anymore."

Director Zhao also laughed: "Haha, Xiao Jiang, you don't know this, but this time we want to buy the copyright of your novel, it was actually Director Yang's idea. He really likes reading your novel and has mentioned it to me several times. I just didn't expect the author to be you, Xiao Jiang, haha."

"I'll have someone bring the contract over right away. We'll sign it right here and then. Xiao Jiang, please wait a moment."

Director Zhao and Penguin acted really quickly. They asked the company to modify the contract and sent it over on the spot, signing the copyright cooperation contract.

"Xiao Jiang, we had a pleasant cooperation. I know you're busy, and I have some things to do. Let's get together later. I'll treat you then."

"Okay, then take care, Brother Zhao."

The copyright deal with Penguin was finalized. Jiang Yu had already decided to work with Penguin from the moment he first discussed it with the editor and learned that Penguin was the company that wanted to buy his copyright. Warner Bros. had never been a consideration. He had come here just to wait for the Penguin team to arrive. He hadn't expected the Warner team to arrive first, or for Chu Shaoyang to come in person.

Now the copyright cooperation has been finalized with Penguin. After Director Zhao returns, I guess Penguin will start contacting us to start copyright development.

As for Yuedian Chinese Network, they would only take a small commission from the copyright fees. This world was unlike the one Jiang Yu had lived in before. Here, copyright protection for creators was taken very seriously.

The relationship between the platform and the author is merely a partnership; the copyright remains in the hands of the author. Even if the copyright is sold, the author still receives the lion's share, with the platform taking a portion of the profits.

On the way back, Jiang Yu received a message from the editor, congratulating him on selling the copyright.

"Congratulations!"

"By the way, Master, the results of this year's Twelve Heavenly Kings selection are out, and you're on the list. The list of Great Gods is still being selected, so there shouldn't be any problems. There may be some offline activities and interviews later, as well as the annual meeting next week. I wonder if you're free to attend?"

Twelve Heavenly Kings?

Are there any other great masters?
Jiang Yu thought about it and decided that there would be no bad thing in being selected. However, he would not participate in offline author activities. He was already too busy with his work here, and he had to go to the training camp to see the students tomorrow.

"I won't participate in offline activities. I'm busy with work."

"Okay, then I'll help you turn it down."

In fact, the editor still wants to see who this popular author is. This year, thanks to the "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" written by Yu Liufeng, his performance has surpassed his own, and he has won a lot of year-end bonuses.

However, this author seems to be very mysterious and doesn't seem to like to show up in public.

Well, I can only wait and see if I have the chance to meet him in the future.

Look, this foreshadowing has been buried for such a long time, haha, let me be proud of myself for a while.

Finally, I would like to ask for a full subscription. It’s the end of the month and it’s still the period of double monthly tickets. I would like to ask for monthly tickets again!

Well, yesterday’s chapter on driving was reviewed several times and revised. Alas, I will never drive again.

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