Chapter 74 Copyright Layout

Chapter 74 Copyright Layout
The connection between Wang Hao and Liu Cixin was actually very smooth.

After all, in today's China, people are not very interested in science fiction.

The only relatively professional magazine in China that deals with science fiction is Science Fiction World.

So Wang Hao first contacted the editor of Science Fiction World magazine, and then through him, he quickly obtained Liu Cixin's contact information.

It's just that before this, Wang Hao was busy filming the movie "The Shallows", so the matter of contacting the other party to discuss the novel adaptation rights was left to the people below.

Now that The Shallows has been completed, negotiations with Liu Cixin on acquiring the copyright of the novel will be put on the agenda.

"Okay, Xiao Liu, then you can contact Teacher Liu again.

Our new movie should be completed next month. By then we can invite Teacher Liu to come over and watch our Chinese science fiction film.

It also lets him know that we bought the copyright of the novel not for the sake of making a profit, but because we really want to develop Chinese science fiction films."

Liu Wenwen nodded quickly and turned around to call Liu Cixin.

As for Wang Hao, he sat at his desk, stroked his chin which was already covered with stubble, opened his notebook, looked at the "Science Fiction Movie Universe" document in the folder, and began to fall into deep thought.

In fact, if it was just to acquire the copyright of the novel, there would be no need to invite Liu Cixin to make this trip.

But Wang Hao is not only interested in "The Wandering Earth", he is also very interested in "The Three-Body Problem", which has not yet been published.

Moreover, Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem" has not yet been published, and the specific degree of completion of the book is still unknown, which gives Wang Hao new room for maneuver.

In Wang Hao's plan, the story basis of his "Science Fiction Movie Universe" is "The Three-Body Problem" plus "The Wandering Earth".

Of course, the entire movie universe is not just about the content of these two books, there are also some other story elements in it.

But "The Three-Body Problem" and "The Wandering Earth" will be the main stories of the entire movie universe in the first ten years.

But there is a problem here. The original story "The Three-Body Problem" and "The Wandering Earth" have no connection at all. They are two completely different novels.

Now Wang Hao wants to combine the two to create a new story. Although The Three-Body Problem has not yet been published, his movie universe has produced two films...

So can he play a trick of "reversing Tiangang" and use his own creativity to influence Liu Cixin's creation of "The Three-Body Problem"?
He could even try to recruit Liu Cixin to complete the chronology and story settings for his own science fiction movie universe.

As the saying goes, one person's plans are short-sighted, two people's plans are long-sighted. It is not an easy task to construct a story universe with a grand background and self-consistent logic.

What's more, this is not like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Cinematic Universe, which have original comics and settings as a foundation, but is starting from scratch.

Therefore, in order to complete this huge task, a large number of professionals are inevitably needed, whether they are screenwriters, science fiction writers, or scientists of various professions, art designers, architectural engineers... everyone can participate.

Liu Cixin alone might not be enough.

Of course, before that, he also has to build the overall framework of the story and list a rough story timeline, so that he can control the direction and gradually improve the entire science fiction movie universe.

In addition, the copyright of novels for film and television adaptations must also be taken seriously.

When the entertainment industry developed, as the originality of the industry weakened, the term "IP" had extremely high commercial value, and the copyright prices of various novels and games also rose. For example, the famous "Empresses in the Palace" has been popular since its broadcast, with a total of 10 billion broadcasts in more than ten years. This drama alone has provided countless blood transfusions to LeTV, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.

There are also "Ghost Blowing Lights", "Celebrating Yu Nian", "Grave Robbers' Chronicles"...

Although Wang Hao's plan for the future is to build a science fiction movie universe, he may not necessarily use many copyrights, but building a science fiction movie universe requires a lot of money as well as relationships and connections.

The most important thing is that if you want to make a big splash in the Chinese entertainment industry, it’s not enough to just have the ability, you also need the capital, or at least be qualified to be on the stage.

Otherwise, taking the most basic cinema chains as an example, no matter how good your film is, if they don’t schedule it for you, or arrange a bad time slot for you, it will be a waste of time.

Later on, even the so-called "screening fee" came out. If you want a good screening schedule, you have to give up your profits to the theaters.

Unless you have big capital and can exert influence on the theater chain, such as the movies invested by Mouda.

Of course, Wang Hao does not have the funds or the energy to develop a cinema business, but this does not mean that he cannot become capital.

This is just like Penguin's "Big Entertainment" plan in later generations. It controls novel websites such as Jinjiang and Qidian, and holds a large number of IP copyrights. If you spread the word, people will naturally rush to cooperate with you and make money together. Naturally, there will be people who will help you clear the obstacles on the road.

In particular, Wang Hao also has the memory of the future. He knows which copyrights are valuable and which TV dramas and movies will be popular. This makes him even more powerful and reduces a lot of risks.

"Xiao Liu!"

Wang Hao shouted again, and Liu Wenwen, who was about to contact Liu Cixin, quickly looked up.

"I'm here. What's the matter, Mr. Wang?"

“Please remember to contact a few more authors for me to discuss the rights to their novels for film and television adaptation.

One is "Soushen Ji", the author is Shuxia Yehu, and it should be serialized in a magazine called "Jin Gu Chuan Qi". You can contact the magazine.

There is also a book called "Game Era", written by Fang Baiyu, which is also serialized in "Legends of the Past and Present".

In addition, you can search for a novel website called Jinjiang, where there are two novels, "Why Sheng Xiaomo" and "Bu Bu Jing Xin", and you can also contact the authors. That's all for now."

"What about the price?" Liu Wenwen asked, holding a notebook.

Wang Hao pondered for a moment.

“You can just contact them for “Soushen Ji”. As for the other three books, “Game Era” must be obtained. You should communicate more with the author Fang Baiyu.

If the other party is interested, you can do as Liu Cixin did and invite him/her to discuss in detail next month.

As for "Silent Separation" and "Startling by Each Step", I will also try to get them. You can contact them first to see what the authors are willing to do, and then I will discuss it with them."

(End of this chapter)

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