An Taihe gave a smile and said, "I think he wants to... ask for a high price and pay back the money on the ground."

Li Xiuman nodded: "It's possible." Then he looked at An Taihe, "What about you? You have the most contact with him and know him relatively well. What's your opinion?"

An Taihe said: "I think we should not treat Lee Seung-woo as a new screenwriter. Not to mention that he is already a successful director with 2 million box office viewings. Even though many people in the industry think he is just a fluke, I contacted him

Learn more and learn more. There is no doubt about Li Chengyou's talent and potential. Let's not mention other things, let's talk about this TV series script. If the script is not excellent, we will not cooperate with him.

Compared to those who don't know much about Lee Seung Woo, we should be more able to see his talent and potential, and should not be affected by external evaluations.

To take a step back, just like what you just said, director, even if we give him the treatment of an A-level screenwriter and a remuneration of 20 million for one episode, it will actually not be much money after 20 episodes. The profit we make from acting for his movies alone is far greater.

It far exceeds this figure. Even if the ratings of the TV series are not ideal, our efforts are not much. What's more, I am very optimistic about the script this time, and the ratings are still worth looking forward to.

But if you think about it from another angle, you know Lee Seung-woo’s talent and potential, but you missed the opportunity to cooperate with him, and even made the other party resentful because of the contract. When Lee Seung-woo really became famous and became a well-known director, at that time we

Even if we want to have a relationship with him again, I'm afraid Li Chengyou may not be willing to make friends with us because of what happened this time.

Not only will we miss the opportunity to expand our network in the film industry and open up channels for our artists, but we will also become a laughing stock in the industry because of this incident. If we are labeled as being short-sighted, the well-known directors and screenwriters who are willing to cooperate with us in the future will only become worse.

If you come less and less, the gains outweigh the losses."

After hearing this, Li Xiuman smiled and said nothing. He first looked at Jin Yingmin: "What do you think of what Taihe said?"

Jin Yingmin smiled and said: "This contract was originally just a trial, not a final plan."

Li Xiuman smiled again and looked at An Taihe: "What about you, Taihe? Since you are so optimistic about Li Chengyou, how do you think we should cooperate with him?"

An Taihe pondered for a moment and said: "The replay fee and copyright dividend are non-negotiable, and it is impossible to make a bet. But we can agree to Li Chengyou and re-draw the dividend according to other screenwriters' standards. As for the remuneration, I think it can be at a certain level.

We agree to Li Chengyou to a certain extent. Regardless of whether the ratings reach 10%, we will pay him 10 million for each episode. If it exceeds 15%, on top of the basic royalties, we will reward him with another 5 million for each episode. If it exceeds 20%, he will get 20 million for each episode.

If it really can exceed 30%, it’s okay to give him 50 million.

After all, we are investing not only in this TV series, but also in Lee Seung-woo himself and his future."

Li Xiuman smiled when he heard this and looked at Jin Yingmin: "What do you think?"

Jin Yingmin thought for a while and said: "Taihe made the pros and cons very clear, and his suggestions also make sense. Just like what the director just said, if you want a horse to run, you have to give it grass." But he paused.

, Jin Yingmin suddenly changed the subject, "But Taehwa only thought about how to win over Li Seungwoo, but ignored one point."

Jin Yingmin looked at An Taihe: "Taehe, don't forget that we are S.M. Company, and Li Chengyou is just a newcomer after all. Buying horse bones with a thousand dollars can certainly show sincerity, but it will also break the tradition and raise the standards. Moreover, we must also

Taking this into consideration, there are complex reasons why the TV drama industry does not set royalties based on ratings like the film industry does.

so.

My opinion is that in order to show sincerity, the remuneration per episode can be increased to 15 million, and the copyright dividend can also be agreed to by Li Chengyou and written into the contract according to the standards of other screenwriters.

But this is the final plan we gave."

This time, Li Xiuman did not ask An Taihe again. He smiled, looked at Jin Yingmin, then looked at An Taihe, and nodded: "Okay, let's follow Yingmin's plan. Taehe, you can continue with the subsequent negotiations with Li Seungwoo."

Responsible."

…

Two days later, An Taihe and Li Chengyou met again.

The two parties had in-depth communication last time, and Li Chengyou also expressed his bottom line to An Taihe, and even made it clear that the reason for continuing to cooperate with S.M Company was more because of An Taihe. Therefore, facing the final plan given by S.M Company, Li Chengyou did not hesitate.

, without mentioning any extra conditions, the two parties successfully reached cooperation and initialed the contract.

After the contract was signed, the TV series entered the preparatory stage.

The production model of Korean TV dramas is different from that in China.

For Korean TV dramas, after the script planning meeting, the screenwriter writes a few episodes of the script according to the plan. The production company will use the plot outline and the completed script to apply to the TV station for a broadcast schedule. After obtaining the broadcast permission, they will continue writing. At the same time, the TV station will also

The series invests and participates in production.

In addition, sponsors are also one of the main investors in TV series.

certainly.

All subsequent troublesome matters, such as contacting TV stations and sponsors, will be taken care of by S.M. Lee Seung-woo is mainly responsible for script creation.

When the TV series enters casting and official filming, Lee Seung-woo will get more involved.

That's why.

After initialing the contract and saying hello to An Taihe, Li Chengyou was ready to leave for China.

His trip this time was not long, it was expected to be about half a month. In addition to meeting Li's father and Li's mother, he mainly discussed investment in China with Li's father.

There are memories of past lives. Although this is a parallel time and space and there are certain differences in history, the big framework is still the same.

Compared with South Korea's investment environment, China's market is naturally broader and more promising.

Not to mention that South Korea's chaebols are in power. With a body as small as Lee Seung-woo's, no matter how talented and capable he is, it will be difficult to break out from within in a situation of strict hierarchy and numerous barriers. So if you want to avoid being a phoenix, you can live a relatively good life.

If you are freer and become a small number of people in South Korea's upper class who can share power, you can only start from the outside, accumulate strength from the outside, and then counter-infiltrate South Korea.

It is precisely because of these considerations, coupled with the fact that Li's father and Li Chengyou are Chinese themselves, they also have original clan connections in China, and Li's father has original business experience.

Therefore, Li Chengyou went to China this time to discuss with Li's father to let him return to his old business and compete in the shopping mall again.

Li Chengyou doesn’t think the problem is big.

After all, as a man, who doesn’t have great ambitions, and Mr. Li’s ambitions must have not diminished even now that he is middle-aged.

As for which direction to start from, Li Chengyou has also thought about it.

The 21st century is an era of great changes in the Internet, facing unlimited opportunities and full of business opportunities. Li's father originally had experience in the clothing industry, and e-commerce has also been booming in recent years. In addition, Li Chengyou has memories of his previous life.

He understands trends. He was an artist and director in his previous life, so he has a lot of knowledge about the fashion field.

So Li Chengyou plans to start with online business and the clothing industry.

certainly.

The reason for this choice is also because Li Chengyou has limited funds.

It was impossible for him to invest all the income from the movie to Li's father, so he could only keep his feet on the ground and start from the industry that he and Li's father were most familiar with.
Chapter completed!