Chapter 723 First Mover Advantage
A sign suddenly appeared on the third floor of Guowen Publishing House, an office that had been idle for many years and used to store miscellaneous items: "Copyright Operations Department."
This tiny change was rarely noticed by the editors who usually worked on the first and second floors. It was the employees who frequently went in and out of the third floor who discovered this office and spread the word.
Copyright Operations Department.
The name is easy to understand. It should be the department that carries out commercial operations for some works that Guowen Publishing House owns the copyright to!
But there is limited information on how it works specifically, and everyone is confused.
The only information we know is that Xiao Liu from the editor-in-chief's office was transferred to the Copyright Operations Department.
"Hey, Xiao Liu, can you tell us what the Copyright Operations Department does?"
During lunch, a group of curious colleagues surrounded Xiao Liu.
Xiao Liu smiled bitterly, "I don't know either!"
"Look at you, we have been colleagues for so many years, you know how tight-lipped we are, tell us, tell us!" colleagues urged.
Xiao Liu was helpless and said seriously, "I really don't know! To be honest, the day before yesterday the editor-in-chief said that I would be transferred to the Copyright Operations Department, and I went there this afternoon.
After arriving there, the first thing was to hang up the sign, and the second was to clean up.
I thought about asking the editor-in-chief what my job responsibilities and work content were, and the editor-in-chief gave me a task. "
"What mission?" everyone asked.
“Collect the communication methods of all the writers who cooperate with our agency.”
Everyone was confused after hearing this. Statistics on communication methods were definitely for the purpose of making it easier to contact writers, but no one knew anything about the work content of the Copyright Operations Department.
While the employees of Guowen Publishing House were discussing the newly established Copyright Operations Department, Lin Weimin was also busy with the business of the Copyright Operations Department.
The Kunlun Hotel.
Today is Lin Weimin's dinner, he invited Wang Shuo, Feng Xiaogang, Zheng Xiaolong and Hai Yan, as well as two other guests, one of whom is CCTV director Ren Hao.
When he saw Ren Hao, Lin Weimin gave him a warm hug.
"Teacher Lin, long time no see!"
"Director Ren, long time no see!"
Ren Hao was originally a director of Qindao TV Station and was later transferred to CCTV. He personally directed the TV adaptations of Lin Weimin's earliest spy-themed works. They were popular all over the country in the early 1980s and won unanimous praise from countless audiences.
When old friends met, Ren Hao greeted everyone present and then started chatting enthusiastically with Lin Weimin.
He was born in 1934 and just retired this year.
"You are such an excellent director, but you retired at the age of 60, which is a little early. Director Xie and others are still making works in their 70s!" said Lin Weimin.
Ren Hao smiled and waved his hands, saying, "It's different now. We were short of talent before, but now young people are coming up. I, an old hand, can't stand in everyone's way."
Feng Xiaogang then said: "Director Ren, my generation all grew up watching your plays. Old artists like you become more skilled as they age. Now that you are retired, it is a good opportunity to put down your burden and continue to pursue art."
Although his words sounded like flattery, they still made people laugh. Ren Hao laughed and responded with a few words.
As they were talking, another guest of the day arrived.
Wang Shuo introduced: "Weimin, this is Mr. Liu from Hairun."
"Hello, Teacher Lin!"
Liu Yanming was a wealthy middle-aged man. As soon as he entered the room, he didn't look at anyone else, but ran towards Lin Weimin and extended his hands enthusiastically.
"Mr. Liu, thank you for coming today!" Lin Weimin said with a smile.
"What are you talking about? If you have something to ask of me, I will come to you even if I am in the farthest corner of the world!"
Liu Yanming's tone is exaggerated, and he has the temperament of a rough businessman in the 1990s.
"I had dinner with Minister Tan twice, and everyone at the table talked about your demeanor when you helped CCTV. It was really admirable!"
The Minister Tan mentioned by Liu Yanming is Tan Xisong, the director of the advertising department of CCTV.
"Come on, come on, sit down first, sit down first."
All the guests had arrived, and Haiyan arranged the dishes very attentively.
Lin Weimin invited Ren Hao and Liu Yanming to be the host today, and the other people's main responsibility was to accompany them.
Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang run the Good Dream Company and have business dealings with Liu Yanming. Liu Yanming also invested in a TV series for the two called "Good Dreams for You", which he planned to produce under the Yanjing TV Station.
Zheng Xiaolong also has a close relationship with Liu Yanming. Liu Yanming first worked as a temporary worker in a publishing house. In 1983, the famous journalist Mr. Zhou Shachen founded the "Old People's World" magazine which was in urgent need of manpower. Liu Yanming got the opportunity and served as a reporter, editor, editor-in-chief, and editor-in-chief of "Old People's World".
In 1986, Mr. Zhou Shachen retired. Due to differences in ideas with the new leader, Liu Yanming resigned from "Lao Ren Tian Di" and joined Yanjing Television Station that year, taking over Zheng Xiaolong's position at the time - Director of Production of the Art and Literature Department.
After working at Yanjing Television Station for three years and accumulating a certain amount of connections, Liu Yanming seized the opportunity to go into business and founded Hairun International Advertising Co., Ltd. in 1989.
In the first three years after its establishment, Hairun was mainly engaged in advertising agency, and later it got involved in advertising production. Advertisements such as Yangzi Electric Appliances and Yanwu tape recorders are all classic cases created by Hairun Advertising. In the past two years, Liu Yanming has also become a well-known figure in the Yanjing media industry thanks to the outstanding development of Hairun Advertising.
Liu Yanming works in the advertising industry and has witnessed the development of the domestic television industry. He knows that due to economic development, the advertising business of TV stations has flourished and the audience's demand for TV dramas is much greater than before.
At present, the country has not yet opened the field of TV drama production to private capital, so he played a gray ball and wanted to invest in TV dramas through affiliation. "Good Dreams for You" by Good Dream Company was born on this basis.
However, Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang received the money, but there was no progress on the TV series, which made Liu Yanming anxious.
Yesterday Wang Shuo called him and said that Lin Weimin wanted to treat him to a meal.
When Liu Yanming first heard this, he suspected that he was hallucinating. What kind of person was Lin Weimin? How could he invite him to dinner?
After Wang Shuo talked to him, he found out that Wang Shuo had a good relationship with Lin Weimin. He heard that Liu Yanming was now going to enter the field of TV drama production and wanted to talk to him.
Liu Yanming naturally wanted to meet a person like Lin Weimin, and he was overjoyed and agreed to today's dinner.
After a few pleasantries, the waiter brought the food and everyone took a few bites, chatting while eating.
With the presence of familiar faces like Wang Shuo and Zheng Xiaolong, everyone chatted without any restraint.
After a while, Lin Weimin asked, "I heard that Mr. Liu is interested in developing TV drama production?"
Liu Yanming nodded happily, "That's right. I run an advertising company and have communicated with many TV stations across the country. Now TV stations across the country are eager for dramas, and after advertisers have invested heavily in advertising in recent years, TV stations have money in their hands. Unlike before, they can afford to buy TV dramas. I think TV dramas will be a very good investment field in the future."
Lin Weimin nodded slightly and praised: "Boss Liu has good vision!"
"You are too kind."
After a polite remark, Liu Yanming calmly waited for Lin Weimin's next words.
Sure enough, after a while, Lin Weimin said, "I work at the Guowen Society. Mr. Liu must know about this, right?"
“I understand.”
"Our Guowen Press is a publishing house, so it has some connection with movies and TV series. In recent years, many of our books have been adapted into movies and TV series by local TV stations and production studios."
When talking about this topic, Liu Yanming listed them all, "Indeed, there are quite a few. I have seen all the movies and TV series adapted from your works, as well as Mo Yan's Red Sorghum and He Yunlu's Rising Star... There are too many."
"That's right. In fact, our publishing house and film and TV production companies are upstream and downstream. We are all content manufacturers in the cultural industry. All literary works are generally adapted into various art forms only after being published.
So recently, our Guowen Press has also established a copyright operation department, whose main business is to represent the copyright of writers' works and cooperate with some production companies to develop film and television projects..."
When Lin Weimin said this, Liu Yanming had already fully understood the origin of today's dinner. He quickly thought about the pros and cons of the cooperation.
"I called you all here today to discuss cooperation." Lin Weimin said to Ren Hao and Zheng Xiaolong, "Director Ren, Xiaolong, you two are the backbone of CCTV and Yanshi. From your perspective, do you think it is feasible for our Guowen Press and Mr. Liu's company to get involved in the field of TV drama production?"
Liu Yanming also looked at Zheng Xiaolong and Ren Hao.
Zheng Xiaolong spoke first, "Of course this is a good opportunity. Teacher Lin, let me put it this way. When we were filming Desire, we were looking for money everywhere. Now the situation is different. Many bosses are willing to invest in us. The requirements are not high. They just give us some dividends and help promote the company or products. It is mutually beneficial for everyone."
Ren Hao pondered and said, "Now if you participate in the field of TV drama production, it is no problem to make money. However, the country has not yet opened up this area, so we can only cooperate with TV stations."
Lin Weimin said: "Director Ren's consideration is correct. However, the news I got is that next year the country will open up the field of TV drama production to private companies. Our involvement this year can be regarded as making preparations in advance."
When Liu Yanming heard what Lin Weimin said, he was surprised and happy at the same time. He was surprised by Lin Weimin's connections. He could know news about reforms in the cultural and publicity fields a year in advance.
The good news is that if TV drama production is really liberalized next year, then he will enter the market early this year. With this first-mover advantage, he will definitely be able to make great strides in the TV drama field.
Liu Yanming then thought back to last year, when there was a rumor in Yanjing that Lin Weimin would be transferred to the Film Bureau as director. Although it did not happen in the end, everyone still witnessed Lin Weimin's powerful influence in certain fields.
Moreover, Liu Yanming also heard that Lin Weimin made a great contribution to last year's Shanghai International Film Festival, inviting judges and increasing transaction volume. He also heard that Lin Weimin scolded some officials of the film festival, and these people did not dare to talk back.
If they could cooperate with such a person, it would definitely be beneficial to Liu Yanming and his Hairun Company.
Liu Yanming immediately made up his mind and laughed, "Teacher Lin is really all-powerful. With your connections, there is nothing you can't accomplish!"
(End of this chapter)
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