Chapter 23 Junior! Senior!

Beiyi School, reception hotel.

It is opened by the school itself and is dedicated to receiving alumni and major film crews.

Wei was packing his things anyway.

He read everything sent by the Qidian Copyright Department and finally understood where Pu Jie's confidence lies.

The author who earns 450,000 yuan a month does have the confidence to refuse his copyright fee.

And this is his first month's income. It is said that after the settlement next month, the royalties will be conservatively estimated to double.

After dividing his 300,000 yuan, the author will only have 150,000 yuan in his hands.

The explosion of new media channels has allowed many people to see this book, and the audience is far larger than he imagined.

Just a 20% share is already so much.

The readers who actually spent money on this book may now have surpassed Qidian's No. 1 "The Case Seducer of the Qin Dynasty"!

"It turns out that you are confident. You know that once this report comes out, you won't have to worry about selling the adaptation rights of the novel."

"The conditions I proposed are just a joke in your eyes."

He doesn't have any more money to pay royalties, which will affect the quality of his entire film. He is determined to be a good director and will never sacrifice the quality of his films to buy popular novels.

Wei Fan decided to leave and come back next time when he gets a script that suits his liking.

"I'm destined to see you again after losing. I'm going to set out to find a new script."

Looking back, I glanced regretfully at my alma mater outside the window.

Pushing the luggage, open the door.

He bumped into Pu Jie who was about to knock on the door.

Wei Fan: (°ー°〃)

Pu Jie: (°ー°〃)

"Junior?"

"Senior!"

At this time, the mentality of the two people changed drastically from that at noon.

Wei bit his lip and said, "I admit, I underestimated your book before. Please forgive me for any disrespect."

"But if you are here to see my joke, then you don't have to"

"I'm ready to leave. I'll work together again if I have the chance."

Pu Jie: "???"

"My dear senior, what nonsense are you talking about! It was my attitude at noon that was wrong, and I came here to apologize to you!"

"Put your luggage down! I think we can have a good talk about copyright."

"Why don't you find a milk tea shop to chat? Let's go!"

Wei Fan: (⊙⊙)

With a confused look on his face, Wei Fan was dragged by Pu Jie to sit down at a Bobo milk tea shop owned by a senior sister.

Less than an hour.

Pu Jie discussed all copyright matters with Wei Fan and called Qidian Copyright Department to tell him that he could sign a copyright contract for 300,000 yuan.

Nowadays, all contracts are signed electronically, and Pu Jie completed his part in just a few clicks.

Wei Fan transferred the money to Qidian's copyright department, signed it electronically, and then waited for Qidian to send the authorization document by email.

300,000 yuan was what Pu Jie insisted on.

Wei Fan just said that the copyright fee can be increased, but the maximum payment can be up to 500,000, otherwise he will not be able to film in the future.

The extra 200,000 will need to be borrowed from old friends to make up for it.

When Pu Jie heard this, he immediately agreed that it would be 300,000!

Anyway, the Qidian Copyright Department will charge half of the increased copyright fee of 200,000 yuan, and after deducting it through the dog system, it will only be 1,000 yuan in my hands.

There is no need to make things difficult for Wei Fan, after all, the two of them are partners now.

As the chief screenwriter, he should also consider the funding of the entire crew.

He couldn't afford to ask someone to borrow 200,000 yuan to fill the hole for 1,000 yuan.

Wei Fang was so moved that he felt ashamed!

‘It turns out that it’s not that he doesn’t want to sell it, but because I underestimated this book before. He was waiting for that article to appear. After I understood the true value of "Urban Son-in-law Dragon King", he took the initiative to sell it to me at a low price so that I could remember his favor.'

He lost this confrontation, and he was convinced that he lost.

After completing the transaction, Pu Jie was a little worried while drinking the taro mud Bobo milk tea paid for by Wei Fan.

"Senior, although I am the chief screenwriter of this series, my ability to write scripts is not very good. You know, I haven't studied for a long time. It is a bit difficult to adapt the novel into a shooting script."

Pu Jie didn't pretend, he knew his own level. He was only a freshman now, and he had only studied superficial things. Moreover, he spent most of his time writing novels, so he only had a little knowledge of script writing.

Novel and screenplay are two different things!

If you really let him, the chief screenwriter, write the script, it would be a mess.

Wei Fan showed an "I understand" look in his eyes,

"Don't worry, Junior, if you help me like this, I won't put you in trouble. You don't have to worry about the script. I know two screenwriters who specialize in adapting scripts. They are very professional. Let them help you. You just need to give me some guidance. That’s it, they will do most of the work for you, and they don’t require authorship rights.”

When it comes to this, everyone who understands understands.

This is to find two guns for yourself!

They do the work, and they sign it themselves.

"Can you still do this?"

I have to say, the entertainment industry is so exciting.

In this case, Pu Jie is relieved, as long as he can exercise the casting rights of the original author and chairman screenwriter, as for the rest, the director will make arrangements.

He cooperated fully and made sure not to cause any trouble!

"Junior, regarding your novel, I may need to make a larger stylized secondary creation and turn it into a unit drama, which may not be very similar to the original work."

"No problem! Just change it!"

Pu Jie himself knew that if the book was made into a TV series based on the original work, it would be terrible.

"Hahaha, thank you for your understanding, junior brother!"

Wei Fan was all smiles. This cooperation was so pleasant!

In the five years since graduation, he has been to many crews and seen too many disagreements between authors, screenwriters, and directors.

China has now shifted from a director-centered system to a screenwriter-centered system.

A good script is king!

The screenwriter's opinion accounts for a large proportion, especially for well-known screenwriters, who may even bully the director.

The original author is usually a member of the screenwriter team and has some say in his work.

Therefore, the parties often quarrel over script issues.

Now, for this film, the original author and the main screenwriter are the same person, and they fully respect the director's opinion, and the two adapted screenwriters are also their own people.

The producer and investor are all Wei Fan himself.

Before filming started, Wei Fan knew that this creative team was stable and the filming would definitely be harmonious!

This work is his one-man show!

The quality of the work is entirely up to him.

Of course, after the release, if the film is bad, the audience will definitely scold the screenwriter first.

After finalizing the main things, the two discussed some details.

Unknowingly, an afternoon passed, and Wei Fan said goodbye.

"Today is January 5th, and there is more than a month before the Chinese New Year. We must start filming after the Chinese New Year. It happens that during this period, I will go to prepare the crew and arrange their schedule for next year."

"The search for the main actors can be prepared in advance. If you have a suitable candidate, you can pay attention to it. After the school starts next year, the unified audition will be held. Well, I already have a candidate for the male lead Long Aotian. I think his temperament is very suitable. I will show it to you at that time. You will definitely be satisfied."

"By the way, I will arrange two screenwriters to assist you to come to school in advance in the next few days to help you adapt the script. Before the New Year, make a sample of the first three episodes. Let's touch on the style and determine the main tone. The subsequent... just write while shooting."

Pu Jie said it was no problem at all.

Wei Fan stood up and shook hands with Pu Jie vigorously.

"Don't worry, junior, I won't let you down!"

"Senior!"

"Junior!"

"Senior!!"

"Junior!!"

The two looked at each other affectionately.

The others in the milk tea shop sat a little further away from the two.

I will recommend it tomorrow. I hope that the book friends who are following this book will not support the book, but vote more and write some comments. These determine the promotion of "Urban Son-in-law Dragon King". Ugh! "I Really Want to Flop", thank you all!