Chapter 722: This is the situation
Haiyan didn't expect that Lin Weimin's idea was to buy the script of "Police True Colors".
"Why did you buy my script?"
In his opinion, there is no way a person like Teacher Lin would be interested in or use his script.
"Of course I want to try my hand in the field of TV drama production. But it's not me, it's the National Literature Society."
"The National Literature Society is going to make a TV series?"
Haiyan became more and more confused as he listened. Why would a publishing house produce a TV series for no reason?
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "It's hard to explain right now. I'll tell you in detail after things are settled. As for the script, I think you can give it to us. The remuneration will definitely be generous. In addition, you as the screenwriter will have a certain say in the production of the TV series. How about that?"
Haiyan stopped worrying and said, "No problem, I'll listen to you!"
Haiyan had known Lin Weimin for so many years and knew that as long as he followed Teacher Lin, he would never suffer any loss. So he agreed with Lin Weimin's idea without saying a word.
The next morning, Lin Weimin blocked Cheng Zaochun in his office.
"Old Cheng, you'll retire in three years, right?"
Lin Weimin's question immediately made Cheng Zaochun alert, like a dog protecting his rice bowl. Is this kid tired of being the crown prince and wants to usurp the throne?
"What's the meaning?"
"Do you want to do something big before you retire?" Lin Weimin asked in a very seductive tone.
Cheng Zaochun was very familiar with his expression and tone.
Every time he is needed to take the blame, Lin Weimin will adopt this attitude.
"In no mood!"
Cheng Zaochun shook his head and refused firmly.
"You have no ambition! No wonder you are just a president!" Lin Weimin said angrily.
"Stop trying to fool me, kid! If you have something to say, just say it!" Cheng Zaochun didn't fall for it and acted very sober.
Seeing that provocation didn't work, Lin Weimin had to lower his stance and act like a treacherous villain slandering the emperor.
"You see, under your leadership, the Guowen Society is thriving. Your contribution to our Guowen Society is truly invaluable. Since you took office, our Guowen Society has made steady progress. In just a few years, we have already crushed the People's Society next door..."
"Hey, don't say things that are not conducive to unity." Old Cheng waved his hand to stop Lin Weimin from speaking.
"Yes, yes, yes. What I mean is that our Guowen Press is developing very well now. We have built a printing factory, a subsidiary company, and a residential building for family members. Our annual printing volume and sales account for four or five percent of the national publishing industry. This is all inseparable from your hard work day and night."
Cheng Zaochun was flattered by Lin Weimin, and was very proud of himself. At this moment, Lin Weimin hesitated, "But..."
Comrade Lao Cheng was floating, and suddenly found someone pulling his pants. His heart immediately tightened, "But what?"
"Have you ever thought that our Chinese Literature Society is a bit too eye-catching now?"
"this……"
Old Cheng hesitated for a moment, and after thinking it over carefully, he felt that the Chinese Literature Society had indeed been too popular in the past two years.
Domestic publishing houses are generally small in scale. Even some national-level publishing houses generally have an output value of less than 100 million yuan.
There are publishing houses with subsidiary companies, publishing houses with printing factories, and publishing houses that build houses, but the only publishing house that combines all three is Guowen Press.
Lin Weimin observed Cheng Zaochun's expression and added fuel to the fire, saying, "Haven't you heard? I heard that the higher-ups have been thinking about setting up a publishing group!"
After he said this, Cheng Zaochun couldn't sit still. "I have heard people say this, but it's just this kind of voice now. It's not that easy to set up a publishing group. We need to suppress all forces."
If a national publishing group is to be established, the first to be incorporated will definitely be the People's Publishing House, Guowen Publishing House and other publishing houses affiliated with government departments.
Originally a separatist lord, setting up a publishing group is tantamount to being incorporated. No one would be happy about this, especially since Guowen Publishing House is developing so well now.
“There is no need to put pressure on it, just wait. Think about it, many publishing houses are going downhill now, and it is already difficult for many publishing houses to stay where they are. Publishing houses that can really develop well like us are even rarer.
Wait another two or three years, when you retire, the higher-ups suddenly say they want to set up a publishing group and incorporate our Guowen Press.
"Your decades of hard work, no, the hard work of several generations of our Guowen Society, have gone to waste? How can you be worthy of my... well, worthy of those predecessors?"
Comrade Lao Cheng was very worried by Lin Weimin's words, although he knew that this guy might be exaggerating.
However, we have to guard against this situation!
"What do you think?"
This sentence can be translated as: What is the plan?
"If you ask me, if the higher-ups really want to recruit us, we can't stop them even if we want to. This is the general trend, but we can think of other ways to deal with it."
"Like what?"
"For example, we developed so well that the higher-ups couldn't find any reason to merge with us."
"A big tail doesn't... bah, strong branches and weak trunk?"
"That's right. Think about it. If we merge to form a publishing group, and the output value of our publishing house alone accounts for more than 70% of the group's output value, will the higher-ups still feel comfortable with that? Even if they really want to merge us, we have a reason to make trouble!"
Cheng Zaochun pondered for a moment and nodded, "That makes sense."
"So, we must now focus on development and construction."
"Let's talk about practical matters."
Lin Weimin said slowly: "It is not easy to develop on a larger scale. Our publishing house is a traditional industry, and the upper limit is there. It is impossible for our publishing house to account for 20% of the country's printing volume. This is unrealistic. So I think we should dig deep into our advantages as the upstream of the content industry!"
Content industry? Upstream?
Cheng Zaochun has long been immune to the new words that Lin Weimin occasionally utters; all he needs to do is understand their meaning.
“My initial idea is that we can develop some copyright operation projects.”
Copyright operation?
"You mean filming a movie or TV show?"
Lin Weimin nodded. "That's understandable, but it's not limited to these two media. Movies, TV series, radio, comics, animation..."
"Stop, stop, stop, you're getting more and more ridiculous!" Cheng Zaochun interrupted Lin Weimin and asked, "That's not right. Our publishing house only has the publishing rights to other people's novels. Besides, our Guowen Press is just a publishing house, and we don't have the resources to do these things!"
Lin Weimin smiled slightly, "Other books don't have copyright, but the books in the Buhuhu series do!"
Cheng Zaochun was stunned for a moment, "When did you do it?"
"When you don't know!" Lin Weimin said casually.
Cheng Zaochun felt upset. This bastard is blocking the emperor's ears!
"Did the writers agree? Or did you do this behind the scenes?"
“It was mentioned when they signed the contract and the specific terms were pointed out to them. No one cared. Everyone also understood that many works have no copyright value at all, let alone so many weird copyrights.
And it’s not like we don’t want to pay. The contract stipulates that if the copyright is successfully operated, we and the author will split the profits 30% to 70%. 30% for us and 70% for the author. Why don’t they agree to that?”
Hearing him say this, Cheng Zaochun felt relieved.
Lin Weimin did not say the full split, which was the 30:70 split after deducting operating costs.
There are a lot of things to be said here. Lin Weimin doesn't mean to cheat anyone. The main reason is that everyone makes money together. The Guowen Society has worked hard, but the share is too little. They can't use it to pay for the operating expenses.
"Besides, you said you don't have the resources to do this, so why not just cooperate? It would be best if we could control a few content production companies. That way, we would have absolute control over the content."
Cheng Zaochun's tone was somewhat uncertain, "Why does it seem more mysterious the more I listen?"
“Why don’t you try it and know if it’s mysterious or not?” Lin Weimin said with certainty.
"How?"
"I have a TV drama script. The TV drama market has been improving over the past two years, so let's try out TV drama production first."
After talking for so long, the truth was finally revealed.
Cheng Zaochun said: "After talking for so long, you are waiting for me here, right?"
"Look at what you said. Am I so narrow-minded? Do I have to do this just to make a crappy TV series? Let me tell you, in foreign countries, this is called Intellectual Property.
You know "Superman", right? It's a movie adapted from a comic book, and there are all kinds of derivatives. If it's done well, it will definitely make money.
And Disney, you know Disney, right?
If it's done well, then our Guowen Society can transform into a media group!"
Lin Weimin boasted without thinking, but Lao Cheng was deeply attracted by the four words "media group".
Media Group!
Anyone working in any industry related to media can stand hearing this word!
"It's unreliable, too unreliable!"
The remaining sanity made Lao Cheng shake his head continuously.
"What's there to be afraid of?"
"It costs money to try. To invest in a TV series, it costs at least one or two hundred thousand. We just built a printing factory last year, and this year we have to buy equipment and build a house. We have no money!"
When it comes to money, Old Cheng's old ways come back.
"You are not destined to do great things!" Lin Weimin said with regret.
"It doesn't say you have to spend money to do big things." Cheng Zaochun argued. He thought about it, and perhaps felt guilty, so he said, "If you don't want to spend money, you can give it a try."
"No one is as stingy as you. The emperor has plenty of hungry soldiers!"
"I'm not the emperor. As long as you don't spend money, you can use the resources of the society as you like."
Comrade Lao Cheng still has a conscience.
"What's the use of the resources in the publishing house? Except for a group of editors and a pile of books. One million, that's one million. Get me two more people, and I'll set up a copyright operation department first.
To tell you the truth, I originally planned to do this after you retired.
But after chatting with my friends, I found that now is a good time, and entering the market early can establish a first-mover advantage. "
Cheng Zaochun immediately understood what Lin Weimin meant. This guy had even thought about what to do after he abdicated. He really had evil intentions!
"Okay then, 1 million."
"That's right!"
"Let me make it clear first, if you pay, you can't get it back."
Cheng Zaochun was like a wealthy landlord who was holding on to his purse strings tightly.
"Don't worry, I won't have to pay for it!" Lin Weimin patted his chest and guaranteed.
"Are you that confident?"
"The market is good! Television stations across the country are making a lot of money from advertising, and TV dramas are in short supply. As long as the production is not too bad or too on the line, it's like picking up money."
Cheng Zaochun felt relieved after hearing that. "Then you should work hard. If you do well, I will award you an advanced worker next year!"
Lin Weimin looked over with disdain. This is the situation!
I got the time wrong in the previous chapter. "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" was broadcast in 1996, and it hadn't been filmed yet at that time. There was no such thing as investing to make money. The content in the previous chapter involving "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" has been modified, and I hereby correct it.
(End of this chapter)
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