Chapter 95 Happy cooperation
Reba is really dedicated. He goes to bed at 1 a.m. and can still get up on time at a.m.

The rustling sound of Dilireba getting dressed woke up Yang Hao who was sleeping soundly.

"Honey, aren't you going to the crew again today?" Turning his head and seeing Yang Hao opening his eyes in a daze, Reba bent down and kissed the other's forehead before speaking.

"Yeah," Yang Hao was really sleepy, so he just said "Yeah" softly and continued to sleep.

"Honey, I'll be leaving first. I have a lot of scenes to act today and I have to go to the crew early to put on makeup."

When Yang Hao woke up again, he was awakened by a knock on the door outside.

"Who is it?" Yang Hao muttered softly, and when he picked up the phone, he found that it was already 11 o'clock in the morning.

When Yang Hao got dressed and opened the door, he found a man in his early fifties standing outside. He was wearing a baseball cap and white sportswear. Although he was old, he was full of energy and spirit.

After taking a look at the other person, Yang Hao was sure that he did not know this man.

"Who are you?" Yang Hao looked at the other person warily.

"You must be Director Yang, right? My name is Liu Junjie, and I'm also a director. I'm sorry to bother you today," the other party introduced himself directly.

Liu Junjie had already been to the crew of "The Richest Tomato" and learned that Yang Hao was still in the crew hotel, so he found this place.

He was very puzzled as to why Yang Hao was still in the hotel.

The crew of "The Richest Tomato" is currently filming, but the director is still sleeping in the hotel? What's going on?
After hearing Liu Junjie's self-introduction, Yang Hao recognized that he was the director of "Shan Shan Comes to Eat" and "Fall in Love with You", Liu Junjie, in his previous life.

To be honest, there are very few people in the entertainment industry who come to you directly like this. Usually they are introduced by acquaintances.

If that person was foolish enough to come to the door and say that he was a director, he would definitely be considered a liar. Fortunately, Yang Hao had some impression of this person and knew that he was not a liar.

"Director Liu, please come in and sit down," Yang Hao warmly welcomed the other party into the house and made a cup of tea for him with boiling water.

"Director Liu, the hotel is rather simple, so just drink it," Yang Hao handed the brewed tea to the other party.

"Director Yang, don't be so polite. This is already very good," Liu Junjie said politely after taking the tea.

The two chatted for a while, gradually eliminating the unfamiliarity between each other, and Liu Junjie finally spoke,
“Director Yang, I have a request that you make. I hope you can agree to it. I hope you can transfer the film and television adaptation rights of “Shan Shan Comes to Eat” and “Fall in Love with You”,” Liu Junjie explained his purpose in a concise manner.

As soon as Yang Hao recognized the person in front of him as the director of "Shan Shan Comes to Eat" and "Fall in Love with You", he had already guessed the other party's purpose.

So when the other party said they wanted to purchase the film and television adaptation rights, Yang Hao looked calm and not at all surprised.

Seeing that Yang Hao was silent for a long time and didn't reply, Liu Junjie thought that the other party was waiting for him to quote a price. He hesitated for a few seconds, gritted his teeth and spoke directly,

"I'll pay three million to purchase the film and television adaptation rights of these two novels."

The other party's price is quite high. Nowadays, 4G network has not been opened, video websites have not yet been launched, and the TV drama trend has not yet taken off.

The price of the film and television adaptation rights of a novel is naturally not high, and the normal novel copyright is only about three to five hundred thousand.

Because "Come and Eat, My Sweetheart" and "Sheng Xiaomo" were works by Gu Man and were considered to be quite popular, Yu Li spent 1.5 million when she purchased them.

In just over half a year, the other party has doubled the price, which shows their sincerity.

Although the price offered by the other party was very high, Yang Hao still shook his head.

"Director Liu, why don't we work together?"
Previously, he planned to adapt the script himself and then hire someone to direct it, but now that the original director was right in front of him, Yang Hao had a different idea. It would be better to cooperate with Liu Junjie to save time, effort and worry. "How to cooperate?" Liu Junjie became interested after hearing Yang Hao's words.

Not long ago, the drama "Love Band-Aid" he collaborated with Modou Cool Drama Culture was a hit on Lizhi TV. The cooperation between the two parties was quite pleasant and they had originally planned to continue working with each other, but after hearing what Yang Hao said, they also became interested.

"Director Liu, what is your production budget for the drama 'My Sweetheart, Come and Eat'?" Yang Hao asked a very crucial question.

"Thirty million," Liu Junjie hesitated for a few seconds and finally said it. Thirty million is also the amount that Shanghai Cool Drama Culture is willing to invest.

"My Sweetheart, Come and Eat" has only more than 30 episodes in total, and the cost of 30 million is equivalent to the production cost of one million per episode. This cost is not very low.

"I'm investing 40 million in this drama. What do you think?" Yang Hao said with a wave of his hand.

"Forty million?" Liu Junjie was surprised.

With a price of 30 million, if the cost is well controlled, he can actually make a considerable profit. If the investment is increased to 40 million, not only will the quality of the drama be improved, but his profit will also be greater.

At this moment, Liu Junjie threw aside all the cool drama culture and pleasant cooperation. Making money for himself was the most important thing.

"Director Yang, are you really going to invest 40 million?" Liu Junjie asked tentatively, suppressing his excitement.

"Really?" Although Liu Junjie tried his best to hide his inner excitement, Yang Hao could still see it and understood what he was thinking.

Whether it is a movie or a TV series, it is impossible to expect the director or producer to not make any profit at all. As long as it is not too excessive, something like charging $6,000 for a straw hat is acceptable.

Moreover, my own studio currently does not have a production team and cannot be compared with Shanghai Cool Drama Culture. If I want to produce the same drama, I will inevitably have to spend more money.

This time, I took the opportunity to cooperate with director Liu Junjie to start building my own team. It doesn’t matter if he makes more money.

"Okay, let's have a happy cooperation," Liu Junjie happily stretched out his hand and shook hands with Yang Hao.

Liu Junjie was really happy. He originally just wanted to purchase the film and television adaptation rights of the novel, but he didn't expect to encounter such a good opportunity.

"Mr. Yang, do you have any other requests?" Liu Junjie became even more flattering to Yang Hao, and his address changed from Director Yang to Mr. Yang.

"I only have one request, that is, I play the male lead, and my company Zhao Liying plays the female lead," Yang Hao said in a non-negotiable tone.

After becoming the director of "The Richest Tomato", Yang Hao feels that being an actor is more fun and being a director is too tiring.

If I become a director again in the future, I must hire more assistant directors, otherwise I will never direct a movie again.

"No problem, Mr. Yang, from the first moment I saw you, I felt that you fit the temperament of the domineering boss Feng Teng, the hero of the novel "Shan Shan Lai Chi"," Liu Junjie said without changing his expression, looking into Yang Hao's eyes.

"Boss temperament? Are you saying that you are stupid and rich?"
"I remember in my previous life, it seemed that it was you who strongly recommended the Oil King Zhang Han. Now you think that I fit Feng Teng's domineering temperament?" Yang Hao couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Yang Hao has heard a lot of flattery like Liu Junjie's. Probably every director can do this.

When they invested in "The Blade of the Assassin" and "Charlotte's Troubles", directors Lu Yang, Yan Fei and Peng Damu all said similar things.

To sum up, what the investors said is right.

After discussing with Liu Junjie, the two had a meal and then went to Yang Hao's studio to sign the relevant contract.

(End of this chapter)