Chapter 132 Binding, Deep Binding!
The evil plan took shape in an instant, but Yang Ruoqian did not show his expression at this time. He nodded to Cheng Fei and his group, and then walked into the meeting room.
The employees of Kuiguang Company in the conference room included the two leaders Yang Ruoqian and Chang Zhiqing, as well as Ding Daoyi, Lin Cao, Guan Yunpeng and their immediate superior Wen Lianji.
Yang Ruoqian had just entered the conference room and sat down in the main seat when Cheng Fei walked in with her team.
Although she was somewhat surprised to see Shao Yiqi at Kuiguang Company, as a qualified leader, she did not catch up with acquaintances during working hours.
"Everyone from Chengyu Media, please take a seat." Yang Ruoqian took the initiative to greet a few people and said, "I have already talked about the rough ideas before. Today, let's discuss the specific details. Before the meeting begins, does anyone have any questions?"
Cheng Fei led everyone to sit down, but she couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Yang Ruoqian is actually very young. Normally, when a boss like this gives a speech at a meeting, his employees generally don't take it seriously and at most they just agree with him superficially.
Just like when many leaders of Chengyu Group held meetings, Cheng Fei was also present. At that time, she could feel very clearly that although the employees seemed to be listening attentively, they actually did not take the leaders seriously at all.
Just trying to please the boss to make a living.
But now it seems that no matter whether it is Chang Zhiqing who seems to be a confidant, the young employee Wen Lianji, the old employee Ding Daoyi, Lin Cao who has been a manager in a large company, or the newly arrived actors, they all respect Yang Ruoqian from the bottom of their hearts.
The fact that employees, regardless of their position, type or age group, can respect Yang Ruoqian so sincerely is enough to demonstrate his ability.
"Mr. Yang, I have a question." The director of Chengyu Media raised his hand without hesitation, "I think the script provided by your company has big problems in terms of plot direction and basic logic."
Crap…those are questions I added on purpose.
The original novel is outrageous, but definitely not as outrageous as Yang Ruoqian's adaptation.
The plots such as the high rate of leukemia per capita, how leukemia is called evil spirit possession in traditional Chinese medicine, etc., are all Yang Ruoqian's genius ideas.
Yang Ruoqian's smile remained unchanged, and he nodded twice casually: "Please go ahead."
The director looked at Yang Ruoqian's expression, which showed that he was not afraid of any doubts. For some reason, his voice became a little softer than before. "I think the direction of the entire script is very problematic. From the beginning to the end, I have no idea what the author wants to express."
It’s right not to know, because it has no central idea at all.
If I have to say something, it's that it disgusts the audience...
Of course, this did not affect Yang Ruoqian's ability to make up a central idea for the director.
"Hey, director? What's your name?"
"You can just call me An Zhou." An Zhou said.
"Okay, Director An." Yang Ruoqian opened the document and displayed the outline of the script on the projector. "Look, the protagonist's initial setbacks, being abandoned, cheated on, and expelled from the family, what does this represent?"
"It represents those frustrated people whom many people ignore and deliberately avoid. For example, those who failed the college entrance examination, have family discord, or have had unexpected changes."
Those who deliberately avoid...
Director An frowned and subconsciously objected: "But there are already many film and television dramas shooting these themes."
Seeing that An Zhou's thoughts were being misled by him, Yang Ruoqian quickly said before he could react: "But if the protagonist is portrayed in that way, if it is filmed well, it will make people think deeply. If it is filmed poorly, it will only make people feel aggrieved. What I have to do is to avoid this risk."
“Why don’t we change our thinking, apply the template of Shuangwen, and tell the same story in a softer way?”
"Director An, think about it, the male protagonist obtained the Taiyi Divine Needle after suffering a major blow in his life. What does this mean?" Yang Ruoqian asked in a profound tone.
Everyone in Anzhou was dumbfounded.
What does it mean to get the Taiyi magic needle that can cure leukemia through acupuncture? Does it mean that the screenwriter who wrote this script is crazy?
But he couldn't say such things in the conference room. Moreover, as a director of some fame, he couldn't say he didn't know in front of laymen.
After thinking hard, An Zhou said uncertainly: "It means, it means... some opportunities in life?"
"That's right!" Yang Ruoqian, who also didn't know the answer, directly confirmed An Zhou's answer. "In the subsequent plot, the male protagonist clearly has such a powerful thing as the Taiyi Divine Needle, but after returning to the family, he is still ridiculed and mocked. Others would rather believe the quack doctor than the male protagonist. What does this plot show?"
You who use acupuncture to treat leukemia are quacks, right? I would also think you are a quack! An Zhou felt like he was back at the college entrance examination, doing a reading comprehension question about why the curtains are blue. He was under great pressure: "It shows that, uh, you have some skills, but when you get to society, you are robbed of your opportunities by mediocre people?"
Yang Ruoqian exclaimed: "Director An, this is really insightful! Then how should you interpret the plot later, when the heroine arrives and gives the hero tens of billions of dollars to ask him to treat his illness?"
It’s good to have a senior director here. Yang Ruoqian doesn’t even have to think of any tricks to deceive people.
If you don’t understand something, just ask Director An and he will figure out the answer himself.
After a few rounds of conversation, An Zhou thought he had been able to keep up with Yang Ruoqian's train of thought, and his answers gradually became smoother: "It means that sometimes it is not enough to just have the ability, you also need connections, otherwise no one will recognize you?"
"Just like the male protagonist in the play..."
Yang Ruoqian clapped his hands. "Yes, that's right. Director An is indeed a senior director. He immediately dug out the serious core of this absurd play. Then the last question, this abrupt ending with many unfinished side plots, what does it mean?"
After hearing this question, Director An actually wanted to say that this represented a bad ending, meaning that the author simply could not continue writing and could only make up an ending.
This kind of bad ending is essentially no different from a eunuch (simply stopping the update and running away).
An Zhou pondered for a moment: "This means... uh, the hero suddenly realized his mistake and passed the exam? As long as he passed the exam, all his troubles would disappear? So many unfilled holes mean that there are many regrets in life itself?"
"That's right!" Looking at An Zhou who had made up the complete answer, Yang Ruoqian was very satisfied. "This is the core of this play. Director An, do you have any other questions?"
If there is any more, please think of the answer yourself and tell yourself.
Yang Ruoqian complained in his heart.
"No...no more." An Zhou shook his head blankly.
He was indeed fine, but he didn't know what was wrong.
Because it feels like all his questions were answered by himself...
Is this an illusion?
"Mr. Yang, I have some questions too." The screenwriter raised his hand. "Can I ask?"
After listening to the Q&A session just now, the screenwriter who was originally full of resentment unknowingly eliminated his previous prejudices.
It turns out that Mr. Yang also wanted to make a script full of profound meaning...
That means he is a fellow traveler, but I just didn’t understand what he meant before.
Yang Ruoqian looked at the screenwriter, his smile not diminishing: "This should be Chengyu's chief screenwriter? What's his name?"
It's easy to talk to big companies and experienced elite teams.
Unlike the new employees of Kuiguang Company, who were all ignorant and Yang Ruoqian had to make up a theory to bluff them.
"You can just call me Xu Lenian." Xu Lenian waved his hand and said, "Director An has already asked you about the plot. I will just ask you about some details in the script."
"Is there any purpose for the frequent occurrence of leukemia? You may not be a medical student, but I have to remind you that leukemia cannot be transmitted through the air."
After hearing Xu Lenian's question, Yang Ruoqian said meaningfully, "I believe everyone knows that leukemia is not an infectious disease. But I deliberately let it appear so frequently in the script because I actually want it to become a symbol of a certain ideological element of the play."
As for what ideological element it symbolizes, Yang Ruoqian did not say.
Because I haven’t thought it through.
Xu Lenian immediately fell into deep thought. He nodded slowly, "I understand. Mr. Yang has indeed raised the concept of this drama to a very high level."
Then, Xu Lenian asked Yang Ruoqian several questions with a curious mindset.
For example, why can acupuncture cure leukemia? Why do the dialogues of the supporting characters in the play make people feel very childish?
Why did the invincible protagonist hide his identity? Xu Lenian answered all the questions by asking himself.
"It seems that everyone's doubts about the script have all been answered." Yang Ruoqian looked at Xu Lenian sitting down with a confused look on his face, and nodded with satisfaction, "Any other questions?"
Cheng Fei, who had been listening attentively the whole time, raised her hand at this time.
"Mr. Cheng, please speak."
"I admire the writing ability of Mr. Yang's team. I have benefited a lot from it." Cheng Fei nodded. "But what is the selling point of this drama and what is the target audience? How can we make money from this drama?"
After asking this question, Yang Ruoqian fell into a brief silence.
How do I know...
I wrote this script with the intention of losing money...
If you ask me how to make money now, it’s hard for me to give you a reason right away.
And there is no way to ask the question in return.
"It seems that even if I am willing to sign a gambling agreement, President Cheng is still not at ease." At the critical moment, Yang Ruoqian thought of a solution, "But the profit point of the script is a commercial secret, I'm sorry I can't tell you."
"Of course, to show our sincerity, Kui Guang can sign an exclusive cooperation agreement with you. In the future, for any performances of Guan Yunpeng, we will only cooperate with you Chengyu Media. How about that?"
"If this web drama fails, not only will we compensate you for your losses, but you will definitely not work with Kui Guang in the future. This means that we have wasted all the resources we put into Guan Yunpeng. How is it? Is this sincerity enough?"
Of course, Yang Ruoqian had his own plans for making such a promise.
After the web drama fails, Chengyu Group will definitely blacklist Kui Guang. In order to comply with this exclusive agreement, Guan Yunpeng will inevitably be left out because he can only get dramas from Chengyu, and Chengyu will definitely not arrange any more dramas for him.
At the same time, the company's investment in training Guan Yunpeng, resources invested in his training and salary will not be reduced by a penny, and may even be increased.
In this way, Yang Ruoqian had an absolutely legitimate reason to waste resources and money on Guan Yunpeng while not going out to take on any acting jobs.
It was Chengyu Group that refused to accept the offer, not Yang Ruoqian who was deliberately operating passively. The system could not cancel its own subsidies.
Being deeply tied to a company that will never work with you again, is this considered a bug in the system?
Sometimes, Yang Ruoqian really had to admire his own intelligence and talent.
"Okay!" Although Cheng Fei didn't understand how this web drama could make money, she thought that only a fool would not make an investment with almost no risk. "Let's talk about the contract in detail now."
"Lawyer Kang, take out the contract."
Yang Ruoqian also nodded: "Lawyer Ding, take a look at the contract."
Lawyers from both sides came on stage and began to argue over the details of the contract.
Ding Daoyi was reading the contract while explaining the meaning of the terms to Yang Ruoqian.
There are no problems with these terms, including profit sharing, scope of liability, etc. They are all within a reasonable range...
Yang Ruoqian tried several times to cut down the profits on his side, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse.
Ding Daoyi pointed to a clause and said to Yang Ruoqian: "This clause is about the ownership of the income from subsequent IP development. The contract states that the IP belongs to both parties, but the leading right of subsequent development must belong to Chengyu. In other words, if there is a conflict between us and them in the subsequent IP development, their opinions will prevail."
"No." Yang Ruoqian denied it without even thinking about it.
"no?!"
Not only the opposing lawyer, but also the screenwriter, director, and even Cheng Fei herself were all confused by Yang Ruoqian's decisive refusal.
In fact, the profit model of shooting a web drama, broadcasting it on a video platform, and then charging advertising fees and on-demand fees is not a profitable model that can make much money.
What's more, it's unlikely that this web drama has any advertisers or sponsors...
If you only rely on on-demand services, you can only make a small profit at most.
The subsequent development of peripheral IPs is the biggest part of the business.
The ownership of this kind of film and television IP is basically monopolized by the distributor. Only powerful producers are qualified to negotiate terms with the distributor.
But now, Chengyu Group is both the producer and the distributor, and can give part of the income from IP development to Kuiguang Company, which can be said to be very inconsistent with "industry norms".
Yang Ruoqian was still not satisfied? Yes, of course Yang Ruoqian was not satisfied - how could he not know that subsequent IP development was the main source of profit?
Even if this web drama is destined to fail and the subsequent IP development does not make much money, this cooperation must be rejected.
Adhering to the idea of not doing anything just to make a small profit, Yang Ruoqian coughed lightly.
"I think that all the profits from copyright development should belong to Chengyu Media."
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