Chapter 702 Invest 30 million
"Choose from my novel?" Wu Xiaotian looked up and looked at Han Chen and asked.
"Yes!" Han Chen nodded and said firmly.
The success of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" made Han Chen keenly feel that Wu Xiaotian's novels, both in the plot and character, have great potential for adaptation.
"Xiaotian, you have written several novels now, including "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer". If it is adapted into a TV series, I think it would not be worse than the ratings of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
"I browsed these two novels last night, and now I have a rough script framework. As long as Xiaotian, you agree, I will immediately start writing the script, which will probably take three months to complete.
During this period, we can also work simultaneously on the job of looking for actors. By July, we can officially start filming. This time we can spend a little more time, five months or half a year, and wait until the filming is completed and ready to be released. It is the golden period of the Spring Festival. Then we will make another trip and continue to create a new ratings record."
Han Chen spoke a little faster and said his thoughts excitedly.
At this pace, the next TV series can catch up with the Spring Festival holiday, and can make up for the regret that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was not broadcast during the Spring Festival due to time.
Han Chen has always believed that if "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" can be broadcast during the Spring Festival, the ratings will definitely be higher.
"Okay, which movie do you want?" Wu Xiaotian smiled slightly and blurted out, making his debut, extremely cheerful.
"ah!"
Han Chen was very surprised by such a refreshing answer. He could no longer speak.
He originally thought that even though he and Wu Xiaotian had already had this cooperation experience, the two sides were more familiar, but no matter how familiar they were, if they really cooperated again, they would probably have to have a good talk.
Because of the success of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he is definitely not the only director now. After seeing the value of Wu Xiaotian's novels, many other directors must be the same. There are definitely many people who want to obtain the copyright of Wu Xiaotian's novels.
"Xiaotian!" Zhou Feng next to him was also startled and looked at Wu Xiaotian with surprise.
Wu Xiaotian smiled and blinked, saying, "Why do you all look at me like this? Shouldn't I say this?"
"No, I'm so happy." Han Chen was startled and said hurriedly.
Wu Xiaotian agreed so frankly, just kidding, and he was too happy.
"In fact, most of the credit for the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" can have such ratings as it is now. If it weren't for his director, my novel would still be on the bookshelf." Wu Xiaotian said slowly.
In fact, in addition to the success of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" this time, there are certainly director Han Chen's contribution to this success, and this contribution is quite significant.
After all, in a TV series, when the script and actors are the same, the director is actually the soul of the TV series.
"Ah!" Han Chen was surprised to see Wu Xiaotian raising himself so much.
"Come on, Xiaotian, don't let me down."
Immediately afterwards, he waved his hand and said modestly: "This "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is really not very useful. It was a problem of funds at the beginning. If it weren't for Mr. Zhou's investment, I would probably not even be able to pay for the copyright of your novel, let alone the recording of the TV series. Even after the TV series is finished, if it weren't for Xiaotian, this TV series would have been forcibly acquired by China Media, or had been hiding for a year or two. By then, the daylily will be cold, so how can it have the current ratings."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Feng couldn't help but speak.
He said speechlessly: "You two are enough. If you continue to praise each other like this, I will get goose bumps. Okay, now I will summarize. It's everyone's credit for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Well, now it's OK."
"Ha ha……"
Wu Xiaotian and Han Chen looked at each other and burst into laughter.
"Brother Chen, which TV series are you going to shoot?" Wu Xiaotian took a sip of coffee and continued to ask.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes!" Han Chen hesitated for a moment and then replied.
This novel, based on the ancient Song Dynasty in China, describes the grievances and ethnic conflicts between the kingdoms of Song, Liao, Dali, Xixia, Tubo, etc., and describes the grievances and ethnic conflicts in the Wulin period from all aspects of society, showing a magnificent picture of ancient life.
Han Chen chose between it and "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer", and he still thought it would be better to shoot this one first.
"How much is prepared to invest?" Zhou Feng's eyes lit up and he asked.
This time, he invested in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" on behalf of Huaying Film and Television, and achieved great success, which also brought him a lot of voice to Huaying Film and Television Company.
Therefore, when he heard that Wu Xiaotian and Han Chen were discussing the filming of the next TV series, he immediately wanted to participate.
"Haha, Mr. Zhou, don't be anxious. Our investment in this TV series must be for Mr. Zhou." Han Chen said with a laugh.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's a little bit."
"Sixty million."
"What?"
This number almost made Zhou Feng spit out the coffee he drank, "I heard it right, 60 million?"
"It's sixty million!" Han Chen shook his head and gave a positive answer.
"Why are there so many?" Wu Xiaotian was also surprised and asked.
"I know you will definitely be surprised, because the total cost of filming the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was only more than 30 million yuan, and with such a small amount of funds, it also produced such good ratings. However, I think there is a reason why I want to invest 100 million in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Speaking of this, Han Chen paused and then continued to explain: "I am actually not very satisfied with the shooting of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", such as some filming locations, screen special effects, and of course, there are many areas that need to be improved in terms of selecting supporting roles."
"For example, the grassland scenes in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" were not taken to the real grassland, but filmed in a relatively large grassland. Although the effect is OK, it has been discovered and criticized online. Therefore, I think we can correct them all in the production of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Wu Xiaotian nodded. He also read the comments online and knew that Han Chen was telling the truth.
"Can you lose some?" Zhou Feng asked sadly from the side.
"What's wrong?" Wu Xiaotian looked at Zhou Feng and asked strangely.
"Hey!" Zhou Feng explained: "This year, our Huaying Film and Television has invested in many large projects. Now the company has not allocated a lot of funds for me freely. Even if I am applying, I have not raised 60 million."
I just heard Han Chen say he wanted to invest in TV series. He thought it would be only 30 to 50 million yuan at most, because there is only so much "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". But Han Chen said 60 million yuan, which made him very upset.
"How much can Mr. Zhou invest in?" Han Chen asked.
"At most, no, 50 million!" Zhou Feng frowned and said.
"This..." Han Chen said: "It doesn't matter. If there are difficulties in Huaying Film and Television, I can go out to find other investments. I think with the success of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", this investment should not be very difficult to find."
"I invest 30 million!" Suddenly, Wu Xiaotian said something.
"What?" Zhou Feng and Han Chen said at the same time.
"Isn't it still a shortage of 30 million? I don't need to invest. I personally invest 30 million to participate in the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Therefore, you may be able to find investments from other people, but other investors must have requirements such as this, and even when choosing actors, you must consider the opinions of other investors. Maybe some unsuitable actors will be used, so the quality of the TV series will be greatly reduced. So, since this is the case, it's better for me to invest!"
Wu Xiaotian said with a smile: "Brother Chen, this is the money I prepared for Beibei. You can't let me lose all the milk powder."
"Really?" Han Chen asked incredible.
"Of course it's true!" Wu Xiaotian nodded.
"Wow, Xiaotian, I can't tell that you are also a little rich man!" Zhou Feng said with a smile.
"The problem Xiaotian just mentioned is what I am worried about. If Xiaotian decides to invest now, there will be no worries in this regard. And as for money-making, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has now earned more than 40 million in terms of copyright sales, and has already secured capital and made a profit, which does not include the subsequent income."
Han Chen said, giving Wu Xiaotian a reassurance.
He thought for a while, then slapped his hands and said, "How about that! I was going to shoot the 60 million yuan, of which 10 million yuan was planned to give Xiaotian's copyright fee. Since Xiaotian wanted to invest, it would be better to convert it into it. Xiaotian only paid 20 million yuan and made up 30 million yuan, which combined with Mr. Zhou's 30 million yuan, totaling 60 million yuan. In this case, the investment ratio of the two of you is exactly 55% to 50%. What do you think?"
"Okay, I have no objection." Zhou Feng said immediately.
Xiaotian was right just now. If other investors participate, they still don’t know what other person’s personality requirements are. If they make some extra requirements, it will be more than worth the loss.
However, if Wu Xiaotian invested in it, it would be different. He agreed with it with one hundred willingness.
"Yes!" Wu Xiaotian nodded in agreement.
He decided to participate in the investment in this TV series because he still has a large amount of cash in his hands and has no use for the time being. And as Han Chen said, the profitability of the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" made him feel at 100.
In addition, with the popularity of the TV series, his physical novels and books became popular.
According to the numbers given to him by Hu Yidao, the novel has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in just the short time the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was broadcast.
"Haha, okay, I'll draw up the specific contract in the future, and you can see if there are any problems that need improvement." Han Chen said again.
Now, the three of them just agreed verbally, and some specific details need to be bound by a contract.
"This time, the three of us are filming the TV series together. I think with our efforts, this TV series will definitely create a new record." Han Chen finally concluded: "Come on, let's have a drink for the new record."
He raised his coffee and said with coffee instead of wine.
"Okay, cheers!"
Chapter completed!