"Shame, I'm leaving!"
"Um!"
The sun shone in from the window. Chen Qi curled up in bed and groaned. He felt his face was kissed, followed by the sound of opening and closing the door. There was a brief noise outside, and then calmness returned.
He continued to sleep. It was rare to sleep in.
After an unknown amount of time, someone knocked on the door and said, "Comrade Chen Qi, a foreigner named Xie Mo is looking for you!" "Let him wait for a while, I'll be there right away!"
He reluctantly opened his eyes and saw that the time was only 9 o'clock. He climbed up naked with a big pendulum swinging around, washed himself up, and recalled the battle last night. Once the gentle elder sister understood, it would really make people feel sad.
Can't stop.
Dressed neatly, opened the door and went out.
A comrade kept guarding outside and said: "That foreigner is on the first floor!" "Yeah!"
The two of them went downstairs and saw Xie Mo. Neither of them were surprised. They found a booth and the comrade was sitting not far away. Xie Mo thought he was Chen Qi's bodyguard or assistant and didn't pay attention.
As a result, the waiter came over and asked: "Sir, what do you need?" "Uh... I..."
The comrade was embarrassed. Ordering food cost money, but he had a daily subsidy of US$3, and he still wanted to save it. Chen Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Give him a cup of coffee and I'll charge it to my account!" "Okay!"
The comrade looked at him and suddenly reached a consensus with Xiao Mo and Xiao Yang. The waiter came to the table again, and Xie Mo casually ordered a drink.
Chen Qi hadn't had breakfast yet, so he ordered donuts and coffee, and thought to himself: Oh, I wonder if the donuts will die over there after I come here? I heard that the lecturer finally lived in a big house...
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"We were very interested in the dinosaur story you told yesterday and thought it was very suitable for animation, so we came to bother you again today." "It's okay, it's my pleasure!"
The two of them are like Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, they know each other well. Xie Mo didn't waste any time and said: "When will your novel be published?" "It will be next month at the earliest."
"I haven't seen it, but I believe the story you told. We are willing to pay $1,000 for the rights to adapt it, and invite you to be the screenwriter of this animation." "Then what?" Chen Qi was noncommittal.
"We first make the script and show it to the TV station. If they are willing to order it, you can do a pilot episode first. If the pilot passes, you will have dozens of episodes of this season in your hands."
"That's three stages: novel adaptation, pilot, and one season."
Chen Qi took a donut, took a sip of coffee, and said: "Let's talk about the first stage first. China's labor is cheap, but it doesn't mean that my labor is also cheap. I can sell a script for 10,000 US dollars in Hong Kong. "
"Orphan" has already grossed more than 10 million at the box office, and "Life is Beautiful" is competing for an Oscar. Your $1,000 is totally insincere."
"The success of your movies has nothing to do with animation, not to mention that they are all scripts. I am only buying your adaptation rights now. Dozens of episodes in a season of "Interstellar Dinosaurs" require us to follow up on writing. To put it bluntly, I just buy you
A story setting.”
"If you don't have this setting, you will have nothing in the future."
"I don't have to do the "Interstellar Dinosaur" project. Our company has a lot of business. "That's right, but you need our painters."
Xie Mo was caught. He really didn't have to make "Interstellar Dinosaurs". Cheap labor was more important. He hesitated for a moment and said: "I can offer up to 2,000 US dollars." "At least 5,000 US dollars!"
"Impossible! A Hollywood company can only buy the right to adapt a novel for 5,000 yuan. The most I can give you is 3,000 yuan!" "Okay, deal!"
"..
The eyes of the comrades who have been listening to their conversation are about to pop out. How can you earn 3,000 U.S. dollars with such a little effort? That is U.S. dollars. The official RMB to U.S. dollar ratio this year is about 2:1, and the black market can double it, or even more.
"As for the script, I don't have that much time. I can only write one episode for you and treat it as a friendly gift. I think I should solve the first phase of the task first and then talk about the subsequent matters, but I have to sign a priority agreement."
"This is a great idea, and neither of us will suffer!" Xie Mo agreed with both hands.
Chen Qi sold the adaptation rights to Feimeison Company, and there will be no subsequent cooperation involved for the time being. They will only write the script themselves. Once the script is released, they will negotiate. In this way, Chen Qi does not need to be anxious, and they do not need to be anxious.
Feimeixun spent 3,000 yuan to buy a story idea, but both parties had to sign a priority agreement. If they decided to make "Interstellar Dinosaurs", they would have priority to cooperate with Chen Qi.
"Mr. Shermer, we all want to promote this project. I need you to provide actual data. Based on 50 episodes of "Interstellar Dinosaurs", how much financial support will we get if we cooperate?"
"I can't answer. The character images of "Interstellar Dinosaurs" are not designed. Different animations have different difficulties." Xie Mo understood what he meant. "Then it is calculated according to He-Man's standards?"
"..."
Xie Mo thought for a while and said: "More than 300,000 US dollars!"
The more than 300,000 US dollars does not refer to the cost of "Interstellar Dinosaurs", but the labor remuneration to the Chinese side - mainly the labor of drawing and coloring. "If an agreement is reached, the name of our artist will be written on the list of production personnel.
, the copyrights of mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau belong to us."
"Can!"
First of all, understand the concept of outsourcing. Outsourcing means that all rights and interests belong to others, and you just pay yourself to do the work. For example, most of the painters in North Korea are not signed.
But the story of "Interstellar Dinosaurs" was written by Chen Qi. He was able to fight for some rights and ostensibly reached a cooperative relationship. Later, it was mentioned that "Interstellar Dinosaurs" was a joint production of China and the United States, rather than an American production and outsourced by the Chinese side.
Seamus is gone.
Chen Qi signed a contract with Dongfang Company in the name of Dongfang Company. The Chinese producer of "Interstellar Dinosaurs" was Dongfang Company, and he was just a part-timer at Meiying.
After the conversation, he simply sat down in the booth and ordered another drink. He also helped the comrade get a refill. The other party was embarrassed because a drink was only $2. Not long after, people started to drink.
Several people from independent Hollywood production companies came.
What they mean is to reach a distribution cooperation and help distribute it in the United States. Chen Qi does have this intention, but their company is smaller than New Line Cinema and is worthless.
The reason why he is obsessed with New Line is that there are countless independent production companies in Hollywood, and only one in 10,000 can break through. Naturally, he has to choose successful examples. Bob Shea is more cheating, but it is also a matter of the future. Now he
Just getting started.
After a while, Bob Shea finally came.
Counting the past few days, he came here four times in total. He shook hands with a smile and said: "It's not easy to meet you, but luckily I made it in time." "Yes, we are leaving tomorrow. What do you want to drink?"
“A cup of coffee!”
Bob Shea was sitting opposite Chen Qi, with no trace of anger on his face, just like the Hollywood boss who had been fucked by Li Lianlian for two hours, and who wished he could just stretch his face over and be slapped.
There are too many grievances and grievances in Hollywood. When you get angry, you will shout and kill, and blood will be spilled on the streets every day.
Chapter completed!