Chapter 1022 Cultural Output

After hanging up the phone, Hirata Yasuyuki's expression was very serious.

Behind Hirata Yasuyuki, the vice president asked nervously: "President, how did the negotiation go?"

Hirata Yasuyuki sighed and said: "The other party is not a short-sighted person. Even if I tempted him with 15% of the shares, he did not immediately agree. Fortunately, there is still a chance. Next, you will be responsible for negotiating with the person they sent. You must tie this person tightly. It is related to the future development of our company."

"President, I don't understand."

The vice president frowned and said: "Although Mr. Theking is very important, is it really worth paying a large number of shares to win him over? In the final analysis, he only has two works in the West. Even if the future..."

"Stupid."

Hirata Yasuyuki interrupted the vice president and sneered:

"Do you think I haven't considered these? If it's just a Thekin g, of course I won't use so many shares to win over the other party, even 5% of the shares I have to carefully consider, but don't forget Theking's true identity, he is Luoyang, the most talented writer in the history of Longguo, sitting on the top five companies in Longguo's publishing industry, he can write works that are popular all over the world, and he can call the wind and rain in China. You know how big the market of that country is, he is a rare genius throughout history, and there has never been any harm in getting close to such a genius! "

"Even so..."

"Yes, I'm betting, betting on his future. He is a young man who is less than 30 years old this year. I think he will have a place in the world in the future. If I bet right, it will not be a problem for Kadokawa Publishing to dominate the Japanese publishing industry!"

The vice president was thoughtful.

Indeed, anyone who knows Luoyang will not doubt his future potential, and he has investigated a series of deeds about Luoyang. This is a person worth a try...

"I understand!"

The vice president gritted his teeth and said, "I will let him become a member of Kadokawa Publishing. Even if it is a wolf entering the house, it is a hungry wolf that can lead us to heaven!"

"No, he is a dragon."

Hirata Yasuyuki smiled slightly: "There is a saying in the Dragon Country that once it encounters wind and cloud, it will turn into a dragon. I like the culture of the Dragon Country and this saying very much. I think he is the dragon I am looking for."

———————

Shuimu Culture, the boss's office.

After Luoyang hung up the phone, he decided to let Hua Qi go to discuss cooperation with Kadokawa Publishing. The cooperation between this company and himself has always been stable and efficient. It is a good partner and there is no problem in continuing to contact.

Hua Qi came to the office soon.

She seemed surprised by Kadokawa Publishing's wooing of Luoyang: "The third shareholder, this is considered a huge investment, right?"

Luoyang smiled and said: "Yes, it is a huge investment, but it is not enough, so your goal in this negotiation is to get a higher share. If successful, the publication of our works in Japan will be very smooth in the future, which is conducive to our cultural output."

That's right.

It is cultural output!

In the past life, only foreign countries exported Chinese culture. Japanese comics, Korean TV series, American blockbusters, etc., have had a lot of influence on Chinese people. Through these works, Chinese people understand the culture of these countries, and some people even have a crush on Japan, the United States, and Korea. So Luoyang plans to let Longguo export culture to the outside world in this life.

The comic "Dragon Ball" is set in Longguo.

The comic "Detective Conan" is set in Longguo.

Of course, it is difficult for Luoyang to make oriental adaptations for works with strong Western elements such as "Sherlock Holmes" and "Harry Potter". Once these works are changed to oriental backgrounds, whether they can continue to be successful is unknown. But even so, he will carefully add some oriental elements to them, just to let foreigners know more about Longguo.

Patriotic feelings?

Who doesn't have patriotic feelings?

Although Luoyang is not an angry young man, he is still very happy to do something within his ability for his country. This is also the general value of the Chinese in his previous life.

"I understand!"

Hua Qi nodded heavily.

Luoyang knocked on the table and continued: "If the deal is settled, they will act as the agent for the major copyright matters of "Harry Potter". At that time, you will tell them my requirements. No matter which film and television company finally gets the film and television copyright of "Harry Potter", we must adopt a box office sharing cooperation method instead of directly selling the copyright. I can also provide high-quality scripts for film and television companies."

"Box office sharing?"

Hua Qi didn't expect Luoyang to adopt such a copyright management method.

Luoyang smiled and said, "I am optimistic about the movie adapted from this novel. It will be as popular as the novel."

In the previous life, Time Warner invested a huge amount of money to put "Harry Potter" on the screen. In 2001, the first movie premiered at the box office of 313 million US dollars, setting 8 film history records such as more than 4,000 theaters around the world showing it at the same time and the world's best-selling children's film. Then the box office of each movie rose sharply, and DVDs, toys, computer games and other derivative products also became hot sellers around the world. On November 18, 2005, Harry Potter children's clothing and movies were released simultaneously. The Hong Kong Hui Plaza store alone sold more than 2,200 pieces in one afternoon. Jewelry, watches, gifts and stationery all set off a buying craze among Harry Potter fans.

In the previous life, how many people in China have read the original "Harry Potter"?

Obviously, this number is not proportional to the number of people who have watched the Harry Potter movies. Although the novels of Jin Yong and Gu Long are very popular, most people know about them through film and television. This is why Luoyang has always paid more attention to copyright development.

In short, Harry Potter is a big treasury.

If he handed over the copyrights of Harry Potter at a buyout price, it would be a waste of resources, so no matter what form of copyright, he would take the form of profit sharing to operate.

He believed that someone would be willing.

Because Theking has the foundation of Sherlock Holmes in this life, his fame is definitely not comparable to JK Rowling who just wrote Harry Potter in his previous life, and the TV series of Sherlock Holmes has achieved unprecedented success in the West, which has proved himself to some extent. Under such circumstances, the success of the Harry Potter series of movies is almost foreseeable.

Hua Qi nodded.

"I understand, boss, then I will prepare to leave in the next few days to contact people from Kadokawa Publishing. It just so happens that the foundation's affairs have already started the legal process, so no one needs to keep an eye on it for the time being."