You call Final Destination a safety education film?

Back home, Lin Ye decided to try a different way to make money.

He glanced at the system.

[Host: Linye]

[Permissions: Level 1]

[Mood value: 158735]

[Already redeemed: Final Destination series (3%), Hannibal (Season 1, Episode 1) (+)]

[The host's emotional value has met the requirements to redeem Hannibal Season 1 content.]

[Redeem or not?]

【whether】

The rate at which the system's sentiment value increases has visibly decreased.

Lin Ye had a feeling that it would take about two months for his emotional value to reach 200,000.

After careful consideration, Lin Ye decided to redeem the content of the first season of "Hannibal" now.

"Redeem the first season of Hannibal".

The emotional value vanished like water, and in the blink of an eye, only a few thousand emotional values ​​remained.

In the following days, Lin Ye typed the script for the first season of "Hannibal" that he had redeemed into a computer document.

A week later.

Lin Ye appeared in the conference room of Xinghan Culture with a printed copy of the script for the first season of "Hannibal".

Xinghan Culture is a household name in the industry. It may not be the largest in scale, but it is definitely the most comprehensive in terms of business.

Xinghan Culture does everything related to content, from newspapers and periodicals to book publishing and TV series and film incubation.

Outsiders might think the business is too large, but in their own view, it's a complete industry chain.

With a considerable reputation and a solid foundation, he has always held a place in the industry.

"Lin Ye, right?" Zhang Cheng, copyright director of Xinghan Culture, stood up and shook hands with Lin Ye, smiling amiably. "The video you made before, 'Final Destination,' was very interesting. I'm very interested in that everyday unexpected danger setting."

Lin Ye shook hands with him and thanked him for his affirmation.

The two sat down.

"Are you here to sell the complete script for 'Final Destination'?"

Zhang Cheng looked at Lin Ye with great interest.

With his extensive experience, he knew very well that there was still a lot of content to be explored behind "Final Destination".

"No." Lin Ye shook his head and handed over a printed copy of the script for the first season of "Hannibal." "It's a script I wrote for a TV series."

"Oh?"

Zhang Cheng was somewhat disappointed, but he still took the script and started reading it.

He reads things very quickly, skimming through ten lines at a glance.

The crime scene, Will's entrance, psychological profiling... the pacing is clean, and the information provided is plentiful.

Zhang Cheng continued to scan the script.

Detective Will and psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter team up to solve a case. Hannibal, who seems to be helping Will, is actually the most deeply hidden killer. While helping Will solve the case, he is also subtly pushing Will to the brink of collapse...

Not long after, Zhang Cheng turned the last page and closed the script.

The idea is brilliant.

Zhang Cheng couldn't help but marvel.

This doesn't sound like a TV drama script written by a newcomer at all.

On the surface, it's an episodic crime drama, but underneath lies a main storyline that takes a completely different turn.

The prey is chasing the killer, the hunter is feeding the prey, and the audience knows the truth from the beginning, so they can only watch helplessly as Will gets deeper and deeper into the trap.

"Your script has a lot of gimmicks," Zhang Cheng said after closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, "but it also has quite a few problems."

"First of all, the audience for this kind of thriller is too narrow and the commercial returns are low. It is too risky for us to invest money in this and we are very likely to lose money."

Secondly…

Zhang Cheng listed them one by one, his tone very firm, but finally, his expression softened:

"But I personally think highly of you and can give you a chance to negotiate."

Lin Ye praised his acting skills in his heart.

His failure to sell songs a few days ago brought him back to reality from his blind worship of the system, and he seriously reflected on the reasons for the failure.

There's nothing wrong with the work itself.

But Jiang Qiong's words enlightened him: a work is never just a work of art.

The author's fame, the background of the creation, the sentiment of the era...

Too many factors can influence people's evaluation of a work.

Lin Ye knew that he was at a disadvantage as a newcomer, so he specially learned a lot of copyright negotiation skills from his father before coming.

The copyright director in front of me is clearly trying to drive down the price.

He spoke in a cold and hard tone, but his hand on the table never left the printed copy of the script for the first season of Hannibal.

A classic example of saying one thing but doing another.

Lin Ye felt reassured and decided to proceed with the performance as planned.

He wore a regretful and conflicted expression.

"I see... Well... never mind then. I'll polish the script and submit it to Yanling Entertainment..."

Jiang Qiong's company, Yanling Entertainment, does indeed have TV drama-related businesses, but only a very few people know that the project team is about to be cut and outsourced.

Those in the know do not include Zhang Cheng, the copyright director of Xinghan Culture.

Zhang Cheng was startled, realizing he had overestimated the psychological resilience of children these days, and that what he had just said might have been too harsh.

If we really let this kid go to Yanling Entertainment, what would happen?

Zhang Cheng decided to first appease the young man in front of him and try to find a price to negotiate directly.

"For someone your age, writing a script like this is already quite impressive," Zhang Cheng said kindly, then immediately followed up with the offer: "Exclusive transfer of full copyrights, including all rights to television series production, adaptation, broadcasting, spin-offs, and overseas distribution..."

"Fifty thousand, fixed price."

Zhang Cheng looked like he had suffered a minor loss.

Lin Ye looked at him calmly, completely unlike the naive college student he had just been.

Now that the copyright director has already revealed his bottom line, there's no point in pretending anymore.

Based on this bottom-line price, Lin Ye quickly came up with an idea.

"Editor-in-Chief Zhang, you've got it wrong. I'm not talking to you about full copyrights," Lin Ye said slowly, using Zhang Cheng's words as an excuse to explain, "Since you say the risk is too great, then let's just talk about the TV series filming rights."

"Once you obtain the filming qualification, you can register and get the project approved, securing this unique subject matter and preventing other companies from snatching it away."

"All you need to do is filming rights to get the project started, which is quite a bargain."

Zhang Cheng's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected the young man in front of him to be so difficult to deal with.

"We can't offer you a high price if you're only selling the filming rights," Zhang Cheng said, softening his tone. "It'll be around 100,000 at most."

Lin Ye refused without hesitation:

"My script is so complete that it can be filmed right away, saving you a lot of costs in terms of adaptation and polishing."

"Fixed price, 300,000 yuan, only the rights to film the TV series are transferred, for a term of five years."

"If you agree, we'll sign the contract; if you don't, I'll turn around and leave."

"I believe Yanling Entertainment would be very interested in this script."

Zhang Cheng's face was grim.

Buying the filming rights for 300,000 isn't cheap, but the quality of the script is undeniable, and the company is indeed in dire need of good scripts right now.

Based on his professional expertise, he could tell that this TV series had the potential to become a dark horse, but if it was let go and taken over by a competitor...

Buying only the filming rights requires a small initial investment from the company, and the risk is manageable. Other rights can be negotiated later.

Zhang Cheng quickly made a decision.