Chapter 130 Zhao Min vs. Song Qingshu
Wu Liangcai noticed the change in the expression of the young man in front of him, and his heart skipped a beat.
really!
The old veteran finally realized that he seemed to have been cheated.
He just realized that the man started talking about the company's two most popular series.
Isn’t this kid a fool?
Why is it that today it is like shooting a halberd at the gate and hitting the target directly?
Boss Wu felt apprehensive.
After years of not being able to play with eagles, you will end up getting your eyes pierced by an eagle!
"Mr. Wu, since you are so sincere, how about I buy the copyrights of both games?"
At this moment, Zhang Yuan's eyes were sharp and his speech was clear, no longer as awkward as when they first met.
Boss Wu finally recovered from his shock, but after hearing his words, his head started buzzing again.
Bought both?
Didn’t he say that his budget was only 3000 million... Damn, this is also fake, he leaked it on purpose!
"Are you serious?"
But he couldn't care less now. If the other party was willing to buy it, that would be great, and the conflicts within the company could be easily resolved.
"Of course it's true, but I have two conditions. I will only agree if you agree to them."
"Please say!"
"Mr. Wu, you said you would give me a 10% kickback?"
"Yes...I was told that." Boss Wu was stunned.
"This part can be directly deducted." Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "The total amount is NT$6000 million, reduced by 10%, which is NT$600 million."
Only now did Wu Liangcai understand what it meant to be caught in one's own trap.
He wanted to use kickbacks to hook the other party, but now he has been tricked instead.
He nodded with a green face.
The first condition is so cruel, what about the second one...
"Second, I want you to give me something."
"what?"
"The Legend of Sword and Fairy III is in development, right?"
He even knew this. It turned out that he was pretending before. He is very familiar with our company!
Wu Liangcai suppressed his regret and nodded helplessly.
"The sales of Chinese Paladin II were terrible. You guys don't deny that, do you?"
Demon Cai and the person in charge of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" looked at each other and snorted.
The two groups blamed each other for the failure of Chinese Paladin II.
But the biggest culprit is actually their boss.
As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. The boss wanted to create conflicts to divide his subordinates and consolidate the dominance of the company, but at the same time it caused serious internal conflicts, giving Zhang Yuan an opportunity to take advantage of.
If this company is united in all aspects and faces external issues in unison, and different groups are as close as a family, then with Zhang Yuan's funds and strength, he will never have the opportunity for equal negotiations and will only be led by the other party.
"The reputation of the Chinese Paladin series has become extremely bad among mainland players because of the second generation of the game."
"It even affects the reputation of a generation."
"So the third game will be a huge success and save the series, or it will continue to flop and ruin the series. The probability of these two is about 50-50, and the probability of flop is even higher."
Zhang Yuan certainly knew that the third generation saved the series.
But the game hasn't been released yet, and even Softstar itself is unsure.
Wu Liangcai remained calm, but agreed with Zhang Yuan's statement from the bottom of his heart.
There are many voices within the company that are pessimistic about "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
At the same time, "Chinese Paladin III" was developed by veteran Yao Zhuangxian. If the work is a great success and saves the series and even the company's reputation, then Yao will become the savior of the series and the company, and he, as the boss, will be unable to eat or sleep and worry about his position.
Zhang Yuan thought that Yao Zhuangxian should be able to understand Yue Pengju very well. After all, this boss was not much different from Zhao Gou.
"So, in order to reduce the risk when you are all uncertain, I also want the copyright of "Chinese Paladin III" which is still under development and has not yet been released."
"That's impossible!" Boss Wu immediately got angry. He was unwilling to give away a copy of the copyright for free, even if the future was uncertain.
Zhang Yuan took out a cigarette slowly and lit it up, while recalling Sun Honglei's image and acting skills in his mind and imitating them.
"Huh..." After blowing out a smoke ring, Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes and then snorted coldly.
The three people opposite suddenly felt that the room seemed to have become a few degrees colder.
The expression of the person in front of him became particularly ferocious.
What happened to him?
Could it be that his silly look before was a disguise, and his smart look just now was also a disguise!
Now this experienced, perverse and cruel look is his true nature?
As the saying goes, life is like a play, and this is the advantage of being an actor. It is really difficult for an unfamiliar stranger to grasp Zhang Yuan’s thoughts.
After all, which side is real and which side is fake? Sometimes, after performing the play too many times, even the actors themselves can't tell the difference.
Just like Teacher Lu Shuming, I sculpted Guan Gong and Guan Gong sculpted me. After "Three Kingdoms", who is Lu Shuming and who is Guan Yu? Not only the audience can't tell them apart, but even he himself can't tell them apart.
"Boss Wu, guess why Boss Cai suddenly returned to the mainland and stopped discussing copyright issues with you." Zhang Yuan spoke word by word, tilting his head with cold eyes.
"How do you know Mr. Cai? No, you..."
Boss Wu's eyes widened, his face filled with surprise and panic.
"Yes, it was my work." Zhang Yuan stood up, walked to his side, and slapped Boss Wu's shoulder hard, causing him to tremble all over and almost fall off the stool.
"Fight with me, Liu Huaqiang... No, Zhang Yuan. Does Cai Yinong have the strength to do that?"
"I just asked Mr. Wu Dun and Mr. Yang Dengkui to scare her a little bit, and the woman ran away."
Upon hearing the names of these two Taiwan bigwigs, Boss Wu's face turned pale.
Looking up at Zhang Yuan, this old veteran didn't see any bluffing in the other party's eyes and almost lost his temper on the spot!
No wonder.
No wonder!
It turns out that there is a gang behind this kid, and he has two major gangs working together to take action.
Who is he?
In Taiwan, if a company gets involved with one gang, it will never have peace, let alone two gangs!
Wu Liangcai looked up again and glanced secretly at Zhang Yuan.
Now, his aura, his posture, his eyes, the way he speaks, he is just like a gangster boss, an underground emperor!
"It's still Brother Hong Lei who is effective." Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart when he saw that the other party was extremely fearful.
"Think about it. Of course, we're just talking about business. If the deal doesn't work out, I can always find someone else to talk to."
"But..." Zhang Yuan changed the subject, "I'm afraid the newcomers won't be as polite as me."
The momentum was overwhelming, the benefits were alluring, the three people from Dayu looked at each other, and finally sighed...
"Mr. Zhang, take care. Take care."
A few hours later, Zhang Yuan left the company with three draft contracts, satisfied.
Boss Wu was still polite, but there was a hint of awe in his eyes.
As soon as Zhang Yuan left, this person immediately mobilized his connections and asked people for information.
After learning that Bamboo Union and Tiandao had really interfered with Cai Yinong's schedule, Wu Liangcai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
"He's not talking nonsense!"
The highest level of lying is to be seven parts true and three parts false.
These seven points are not important; what is fatal is the three points that are false.
Zhang Yuan's bullying successfully frightened this self-important "Taiwanese bastard".
Soon, the money arrived and the formal contract was signed. Zhang Yuan left Gloria Pictures with three adaptation copyrights.
Boss Wu and the two producers watched the young man's back as he left, and only felt relieved when the exhaust gas from the vehicle dissipated.
Zhang Yuan in the car was trembling all over.
Happy!
Originally, I was only thinking about "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", but now I have also made two big extra bucks with "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and "The Scar of Sky"!
How could you not be happy!
"The total is 5400 million New Taiwan dollars and more than 1200 million Chinese yuan. The bet between Fatty Zhao and I is 400 million, which accounts for almost %." "These three copyrights will be the capital for survival in the entertainment industry in the next few years."
Zhang Yuan put away the contract and pressed the briefcase tightly.
The leather of the briefcase was cold, but his palms were warm!
"The next step is to wait for Cai Yinong to come to me."
When he returned to Jia Jingwen's house, he excitedly knocked on the doorbell.
With a light click, the door opened, and a pair of white and soft hands suddenly stretched out and pulled him into the room.
After staggering for a few times, Zhang Yuan finally stood firm. He looked carefully and his eyes suddenly lit up.
At this time, Alyssa Chia was wearing a white gauze dress with bright red hems and several hairpin flowers on her head.
Her long hair draped behind her, making her pair of slender eyebrows look particularly delicate.
Two sparkling snow-white pearls hung on a pair of delicate and small earlobes, and her hair was made up of a delicate bun made of several pigtails as thick as small snakes, which made her look even more delicate and charming.
Zhang Yuan was stunned.
"This looks like... Zhao Min's outfit in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber!"
"Song Qingshu, what are you going to do to me!"
"I'm telling you, if you mess around, Wuji won't let you go!"
Alyssa Chia crossed her arms across her chest, her eyes flickering, and she looked as nervous as a frightened hare.
Damn, I’m still playing COSPLAY!
This plot doesn't seem right.
Otherwise, people say Taiwanese girls know how to have fun.
Zhang Yuan loosened his arms, put down his briefcase, took off his suit jacket, and assumed the starting stance of Wudang boxing.
Zhang Wuji, I, Song Qingshu, will avenge my old and new grudges against you on your Minmin!
……
"Song Qingshu, what are you going to do!"
"Zhao Min, you don't want Wuji to know..."
The two actors performed at home.
Not only do they act, they also fight.
As they fought, their clothes flew off.
Song Qingshu used the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, while Zhao Min used the Heaven and Earth Longevity.
The moves and styles are changing, making it difficult to separate.
after one day……
"Where did you find the costume?" Zhang Yuan looked at the torn gauze skirt, thoughtfully.
"After filming, I stole a few sets of clothes and took them home as souvenirs." Jia Jingwen stretched and crawled to his side: "I also kept Zhou Zhiruo's clothes, do you want to see them?"
"No need, I like Zhao Min more." Zhang Yuan replied with high emotional intelligence.
There will be a chance that Gao Yuanyuan will let me wear Zhou Zhiruo's clothes alone... That's what he actually thought.
Jia Dabing was very satisfied with this answer. He wrapped himself around him like a white snake and asked reluctantly.
"Are you really leaving?"
"Well, the work in Taiwan has been completed." Zhang Yuan thought that he still had to go back to the capital to visit Cheng Hao.
"You are thinking about another woman!" Alyssa Chia suddenly narrowed her eyes and poked his chest with her index finger.
"You women have such a keen sixth sense?"
"Hmph, don't underestimate me." Jia Dabing turned his anger into laughter and pretended to be relaxed, but he sighed in his heart.
Sure enough, he didn't want to be serious with me.
It's also my fault. I just treated it as entertainment from the beginning.
But these few days, I really started to like him.
This is the legendary love that grows over time.
She is smart, decisive, and in good health... Jia Jingwen looked at her with her chin in her hand, her face full of smiles.
"Give me your hand."
"What?"
"Give it to me." Zhao Min said coquettishly.
Zhang Yuan stretched out his arm, but the other party bit the back of his wrist!
"pain!"
When she opened her mouth, two rows of teeth marks were left, neatly aligned, like a watch without hands.
"I'm not Zhang Wuji, why are you biting me?"
"I want you to remember me." Jia Jingwen rolled her eyes: "Just be glad that I bit your wrist."
Zhang Yuan suddenly felt a chill in his crotch.
After saying that, she walked to the study in small steps wearing only a thin blanket. After a while, she returned to his side holding a black square box.
"Hey, take it and see."
In the box was a Cartier watch. Zhang Yuan took a look and estimated that it was worth around 10 yuan.
That was 10 yuan back then!
I didn't refuse and put it on directly, just enough to cover the previous bite marks.
"Too expensive."
"Celebrating your career success." Jia Jingwen snuggled up to him and said, "Except for my mother and brother, I have never given such an expensive gift to anyone else, so you must cherish it."
Afterwards, the two of them leaned against each other quietly, enjoying their last peaceful moments.
……
"Bye, see you in the capital later." Alyssa Chia blew her a kiss and then drove away, looking quite cool.
Zhang Yuan took the watch she gave him and boarded the flight back to the capital.
After landing safely, he went straight to Fatty Zhao to report to him.
Fatty Zhao actually didn’t quite understand what was said, but he still trusted Zhang Yuan.
"Next, we just need to wait for the producer to come to us and seek cooperation."
"So simple?" Zhao Decai felt that his investment in the entertainment industry had been going too smoothly since he met Zhang Yuan.
"Yes." Zhang Yuan told Boss Zhao in detail what happened between him and Cai Yinong.
"Won't you offend her by doing this?"
"If you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, and are always afraid of offending people, then there is no need for you to stay in the entertainment industry."
"Okay!" Zhao Decai laughed: "I like your temper."
"It's just like our coal mining business. If you're afraid of fighting and people dying, then don't do it!"
"You have to work hard to make a career. If you don't bleed, you won't make money."
Zhang Yuan wiped his sweat silently and said, that's a little different. The entertainment industry is not as shady as your coal industry.
At least there won’t be hundreds or thousands of people dying every year.
After leaving Fatty Zhao's office, Zhang Yuan thought about it and decided to go to Guangde Building for a walk first.
The businesses are getting bigger and bigger, and I am very tired.
But before he could get a taxi, he received a strange phone call.
"Hello, is this Mr. Zhang Yuan?"
"We are the crew of A Chinese Ghost Story, and we are now formally inviting you to an audition."
Oh, Zhang Yuan smiled slightly.
It seems that a trip to Taiwan brings more than just copyrights...
(End of this chapter)