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Chapter 253 A Sky-High Copyright Price: 1 Million. (Please Subscribe)
"I really can't believe that Dragon and Snake has become so popular."

"It broke 200 million yuan in box office revenue in one day, setting a new record for domestic film box office."

"Based on this box office performance, it will definitely break 10 billion."

With its premiere grossing over 2 million yuan, the film has been receiving rave reviews from the media.

This is not just about box office revenue.

More importantly, the concept behind this dragon and snake story is profound.

Chinese martial arts.

Find strength in being moved.

Retrace the footsteps of our predecessors.

A strong nation and a strong race.

Each and every one of these is a potential bombshell.

"This is the most exciting drama I've seen in recent years."

"Yes, it's down-to-earth, incredibly patriotic, and the plot is even better. I'm looking forward to the second season."

"Ah, a second part? There's a second part?"

"You don't think the dragon and snake thing is over, do you?"

"I thought there was only one."

"Brother, Dragon and Snake is adapted from the online novel of the same name. The first part only has 20 words. It is said that there are four or five parts to Dragon and Snake. What do you think?"

"Holy crap...that's going to be awesome!"

In fact.

No one else needs to explain.

On the same day, a number of media outlets and some netizens who watched attentively revealed a lot of information.

"Haha, why are you guys walking so fast? You didn't even see the post-credits scene!"

"Exactly, I've been waiting for the Easter egg, and here it is!"

"The protagonist of the second part of Dragon and Snake is going to enter Southeast Asia to fight against a group of masters in Southeast Asia."

"Not just this Easter egg, did you see the other one?"

Which Easter egg?

"It seems like there was a scene showing a young boy retracing the steps of his predecessors."

"Huh, I didn't notice. Who is this boy, Wang Chao?"

"Wang Chao is a fictional protagonist, okay? This young man seems to be the author of the original novel, 'Dragon and Snake.' Do you remember a couple of years ago, that college student named Chen Yang, who led a group of people to retrace the path of their predecessors? Netizens from all over the country responded, and then friends from different regions relayed the work, eventually completing the journey of retracers."

"Damn, I'm going to the movie theater again tomorrow."

Yes.

That Easter egg might only last for a few dozen seconds.

but.

These few dozen seconds, however, elevate the concept of the dragon and snake to a new level.

the next day.

There are indeed countless viewers who come just to see that one Easter egg.

When I saw that the young man had spent more than half a year traveling thousands of miles, I was amazed.

Countless viewers couldn't help but scream.

"it is good."

"What a Chen Yang."

"What a fine young man!"

……

Such a situation.

This has caused Chen Yang a sensation again these past few days.

A host of media outlets came to interview them.

However, Chen Yang declined most of the interview requests.

But Chen Yang couldn't refuse Liu Jie's offer for the 30-minute news segment.

"Chen Yang, we meet again. I feel like I've become your personal reporter."

Liu Jie was also very happy to see Chen Yang, and said.

Chen Yang laughed and said, "I can't afford to invite Teacher Liu."

"Tch, when have we ever charged you? We at CCTV advertise for you every day, and we haven't charged you a single penny."

"I was the one who provided the material to CCTV, so CCTV should have paid me for the copyright of my image, don't you think?"

"Chen Yang, not bad. I'll talk to the station's leaders later and see if we can get this payment."

"Haha, just kidding. If you say that, I'll be blacklisted by CCTV."

We exchanged a few polite words.

Liu Jie then began the formal interview.

This wasn't the first time they'd conducted an interview.

It's similar to the previous one.

The only difference is the questions asked.

The interview with Liu Jie ended a little over an hour later.

Liu Jie had just left.

Han Sanping from China Film Group made a phone call, saying he had arrived at the gate of Aurora University.

Chen Yang was taken aback: "Director Han, what activities are you doing at Aurora University?"

"What event? Hurry up, we need the copyrights for Dragon and Snake Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4."

Ok.

Although Dragon and Snake are still showing in theaters.

But it grossed 2 million on its opening day and maintained a box office of 1 million the following day.

Even the most composed Han Sanping arrived in Zhen Dan immediately.

He was afraid of being a step too late.

That's it.

He no longer has a share of the copyright for Dragon and Snake.

Ten minutes later.

Chen Yang received Han Sanping at a coffee shop on the Aurora University campus.

Han Sanping took out the agreement: "I've already drafted the agreement, but I haven't written down the specific amount and term. Chen Yang, can you give me a price?"

Chen Yang flipped through the agreement but didn't really look at it before setting it aside.

I'll take a good look at this agreement later.

In addition, he will also have a legal professional review the case.

Although Chen Yang trusted Han Sanping, this was still a basic procedure.

"Director Han, do you want parts two, three, and four?"

"Correct."

"The cost of all three films together is not a small sum. Why don't you buy them one by one, Director Han? After all, buying them all at once is risky. Although I have confidence in Dragon and Snake, who can say for sure? If the second film flops, the value of the third film will be greatly reduced. As for the fourth film, whether it will even be made is still unknown."

"Stop trying to fool me. I know more about movies than you do. Just give me a number. Don't worry, I'm here in person. Do you think I'd be stingy? Besides, with Dragon and Snake's box office success right now, haha... I wouldn't dare be stingy."

"That's true."

Chen Yang nodded, but still said, "For now, I'm only willing to sell two copies; I won't sell the fourth one for the time being."

"why."

"This can't be said."

Chen Yang said, "If I had to say, it would be a trade secret."

In fact.

If it weren't for Han Sanping.

Chen Yang can only sell one unit at a time.

Dragon and snake are so popular now, and they've achieved another first in China.

Anyone could have predicted that the second installment would be a complete flop.

Not only could it not be caught, but it was also impossible to catch.

Based on the current domestic market.

The growth itself is terrifying.

Furthermore, the box office success of Dragon and Snake has once again stimulated everyone across the country.

There's a chance that the second part will be another record.

Then the price of the third installment will have to go up again.

But how to say it.

One cannot always only care about one's own interests. It would also be beneficial to curry favor with a big shot like Han Sanping.

"Two parts, that works too."

Han Sanping nodded.

Actually, he didn't want to buy three at once.

It's not that I don't think it's promising.

The main problem is that the risk is too great. Or rather...

If the cost isn't too high, you can buy all three at once.

but now.

Ha ha.

Han Sanping knew that Chen Yang might look gentle, but he was actually quite ruthless when it came to making offers.

"Okay."

It seems there are no issues between the two sides regarding this matter.

Chen Yang didn't mince words: "5000 million for each film, 1 million for both films."

"You little rascal, I knew you'd quote an exorbitant price."

"Okay. One hundred million it is. But there's one condition."

Han Sanping agreed.

Although he wanted to bargain.

But it's impossible to cut it.

Han Sanping was aware of his current situation.

Don't say it's them.

No copyright company has any bargaining power when it comes to the huge IP of Dragon and Snake.

If you don't want it, there are plenty of copyright holders who will.

If Chen Yang were to take it out...

Han Sanping estimates that with a price tag exceeding 1 million yuan, there are copyright holders who would want to acquire it.

After thinking for a moment, Han Sanping made a request: "You still need to take a look at the script, and also give me more feedback."

"Okay."

Chen Yang nodded.

Although the script for the Dragon and Snake movie was not written by Chen Yang.

However, Chen Yang also offered many suggestions.

Also.

There are several adaptations here, but they were actually done by Chen Yang.

For example, Wang Chao found that blind man Chen.

Wang Chao then takes Chen the Blind Man back to the Republic of China era through the lens, allowing him to experience the power of traditional Chinese martial arts.

This is not in the original work.

It was also Chen Yang who made special adaptations to it.

The results are clear to everyone.

This scene unfolds.

Countless viewers went absolutely wild, and the song "The Great Wall Will Never Fall" resounded throughout the entire cinema.

……

Han Sanping acted very quickly.

Three days later.

China Film Group and Chen Yang signed an authorization agreement for "Dragon and Snake Part 2" and "Dragon and Snake Part 3".

What about the funds?

China Film Group was also very accommodating, immediately transferring 1 million yuan to Chen Yang's account.

same.

The copyright fees for authors in the industry have also risen accordingly.

It's said that the price of the Shenji has already risen to 1500 million.

The toad's magic gourd is said to have been offered a price of 500 million.

Tomato's Nine Cauldrons has also received a bid of 1000 million.

As for Chen Yang...

Not to mention.

Apart from dragons and snakes.

All other copyrights start at 1000 million.

That's considered a small number.

The 1000 million corresponds to "I Have a System for Pretending to Be Cool and Slapping People in the Face".

You said this book is too short, that it was only half-written and then stopped, and that it had a bad ending.

Even if it's left unfinished, the copyright value of this book is still at least 1000 million.

As for shows like Sword Comes, The Great Thousand Worlds, and Battle Through the Heavens... they all start at least at 2000 million.

This is just about film and television copyright.

The copyrights for subsequent anime, games, etc., are another matter.

……

On this side of the starting point.

The precious sword also made a trip to Zhen Dan.

Chen Yang found it strange.

After the sword explained its purpose, Chen Yang was dumbfounded.

It turns out that Baojian wanted Chen Yang and Qidian to jointly establish a copyright management company.

In fact.

This copyright company already existed.

The reason for inviting Chen Yang.

They were also drawn to Chen Yang's fame and influence.

Works by Chen Yang would easily increase in value by several million.

Some top-tier copyrights.

It could increase by 10 million, or even double.

At the same time, Chen Yang is also one of the most representative authors in the field of online literature copyright operation.

With Chen Yang taking the lead, Qidian's future copyright operations will be greatly enhanced.

Chen Yang originally had no such idea.

However, considering his own online novel universe in the future.

If you want to build your own online novel universe, you probably have to do it yourself.

Leave it to someone else.

Others might not be able to capture it.

It's good to familiarize yourself with the operation beforehand.

another.

With so many works and roles played by Chen Yang, no single company has the resources to acquire them all.

another one.

As a reading platform, Qidian has many advantages.

A series of future copyrights may all originate from Qidian.

At most, Chen Yang can only write about some well-known or relatively familiar things.

But there are a lot of popular works in this world that Chen Yang couldn't write.

So at this time.

Partnering with Qidian to manage these IP rights would be the best option.

Of course, Chen Yang could also do it himself.

But doing this yourself isn't something you can just do whenever you want.

Firstly, Chen Yang needs to write, so he can't possibly have that much time.

another.

It's not about copyright; Chen Yang has access to it anyway.

Even if you can get in touch with them.

Upon closer inspection, I realized...

This copyright belongs to Qidian.com.

Are you going to buy it from the starting point later?

It's not impossible, though.

But after going back and forth like this, where is the profit?

Qidian collaborated with Chen Yang.

Qidian was drawn to Chen Yang's influence and the added value he could bring.

Chen Yang was interested in the copyright held by Qidian and its future prospects.

I considered it for three days.

Chen Yang agreed.

(End of this chapter)