"Serializing at the same time?!"
Jin Yong's voice suddenly rose, and a look of great surprise instantly appeared on his face. He almost thought he had misheard, "Xiao Linsheng, are you serious?!"
This means that Ming Pao will share the huge traffic and reader stickiness brought by the final chapter of "A Step into the Past" and the highly anticipated new book at no cost. This is simply a pie in the sky for Jin Yong's Ming Pao!
Lin Huowang smiled and nodded, "Absolutely true. Mr. Cha championed Huang Yi, his voice resonating throughout Hong Kong and boosting the reputation of our newspaper industry. He also helped me criticize TVB, personally writing a magnificent and powerful article. How could I let Mr. Cha's efforts go to waste? For two newspapers to publish this article together, sharing in this great achievement, isn't that a wonderful thing?"
"Good! Good! Good!"
Jin Yong uttered the word "good" three times in a row, then clapped his hands and laughed heartily, his joy evident. He immediately praised, "That's excellent! Xiao Linsheng is indeed a man of quick words and extraordinary courage! But... Xiao Linsheng, with your identity as Huang Yi, with such a big publicity stunt, are you planning to remain hidden behind the scenes? Once it's announced, it will surely be shocking news that will rock all of Hong Kong, and even the entire Chinese cultural community!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Huowang shook his head slightly and explained, "The mystery of Huang Yi's identity is not yet the right time. Perhaps keeping it a bit mysterious would be a good thing for the work, the readers, and the style of Asia Daily.
Let 'Huang Yi' continue to be a mysterious symbol."
He meant that this sense of mystery itself can also become one of his weapons to continue to attract readers and maintain the heat of public opinion.
Jin Yong was a smart man and immediately understood the profound meaning of Lin Huowang.
He secretly praised the boy for his long-term vision.
Since he had received such a great favor from the other party, Jin Yong naturally knew how to return the favor.
Especially since Xiaolin Tianwang had just acquired ATV and established Asia Television, he took the initiative to ask, "Xiaolinsheng has taken over ATV and renamed it Asia Television. It's a drastic move. Is there anything an old man like me can do for you? I've been immersed in the cultural circle for many years, so I might have some connections that can be used."
Hearing Jin Yong's words, Lin Huowang was also smiling. In fact, he had made so many gestures today, even taking the initiative to offer the finale of "A Step into the Past" and "The Twin Dragons of Tang Dynasty", in fact, what he was waiting for was Jin Yong's words.
He dropped his smile, his expression becoming serious. "Mr. Cha is straightforward, and I won't beat around the bush. I do have a favor to ask of you, and it's a crucial step in the future development of Asia Television."
"Please speak." Jin Yong said seriously.
"I would like to purchase the film and television adaptation rights for all of your martial arts works, Mr. Cha." Lin Huowang's eyes were blazing, and he got to the point. "As for the price, Mr. Cha, please feel free to name it, and I will do my best to meet it."
He knew that the film and television adaptation rights of Jin Yong's novels were a huge treasure, and for ATV, which was in urgent need of high-quality content to expand its market, it was a strategic resource.
Upon hearing this, Jin Yong unexpectedly burst into laughter again, waving his hands repeatedly: "Talking about money? Mr. Xiaolin, it's vulgar to talk about money between you and me!"
He looked at Lin Huowang's puzzled eyes and said generously, "Several old friends from Ming Pao are also eyeing these books of mine, but I'm putting this out there today: as long as Asia Television wants to film them, go ahead and film them! As for the copyright fees..."
He held up his index finger and said, "I'll just charge you a symbolic HKD!"
Lin Huowang was shocked. This was almost a gift for free!
Although in later generations, when mainland China was filming Jin Yong's dramas, Jin Yong often generously offered a friendship price of one yuan, but at that time Jin Yong was old and had no shortage of money or fame, so he naturally disdained to collect copyright fees for TV dramas. It was better to do a favor.
But Jin Yong is still in his prime now. Although he runs Ming Pao, he is not very well off financially.
Lin Huowang knew that Jin Yong was willing to give him the copyright for one Hong Kong dollar at this time because the two of them really got along well and made friends through literature.
On the other hand, Jin Yong also thanked him for publishing Huang Yi's novels in Ming Pao for free.
Not to mention anything else, the fact that Jin Yong gave away the copyright of a martial arts drama for one Hong Kong dollar is enough to make headlines.
However, Jin Yong changed the subject and emphasized, "But there is one thing you must promise me: You can film it! But you must film it well! You can't make up stories, you can't distort the story beyond recognition, and you can't ruin the essence of the characters and stories I wrote!"
Adaptations are fine, but the core plot and the personalities and fates of the main characters must remain faithful to the original! If it turns into a messy farce, or if it's a misleading advertisement, I'd rather the copyright rot in my hands!
Lin Huowang agreed without hesitation, "Don't worry, Mr. Cha! I promise you that when Asia Television adapts your work, it will adhere to the principle of 'staying true to the original and meticulously crafting it'!"
Every drama, from script polishing, actor selection to shooting and production, will strive to be excellent and will never dare to have the slightest blasphemy!
If the photo is not good, Mr. Cha doesn't need to say anything, I myself would be too embarrassed to show it to others!"
"Okay! With Xiaolinsheng's words, I feel relieved!"
Jin Yong nodded with satisfaction. He and Run Run Shaw had actually had grudges for a long time due to their different ideologies, and TVB's remakes of his works were often unsatisfactory.
Now that a young man like Kobayashi Tenmo, who is enterprising and has abundant resources, has taken over ATV and promised to produce with care, he is happy to see it happen and even secretly hopes that ATV can surpass TVB.
"The first drama that ATV plans to start filming is Mr. Cha's Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."
Lin Huowang took the opportunity to talk about his filming plan, "The characters in this drama are fantastic. The three protagonists, Qiao Feng, Duan Yu, and Xu Zhu, have very different personalities and a very complex fate.
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