"We're definitely going to sue. Not only will Wen Ying sue, but our company will sue too. The problem is, Guan didn't spend much money on the copyright to The Crown of Thorns. How can we let him lose everything with just that little money?"
Mrs. Wang has personally handled the purchase of copyrights. With the current market conditions, the film and television copyrights of best-selling authors can be sold for millions, and for books by ordinary authors, it is a pleasant surprise if the film and television copyrights can be sold for hundreds of thousands.
The copyright of Wen Ying’s book must be very expensive. Blue Whale is far behind Wen Ying!
Even if Mr. Guan is an idiot and was fooled by Bao Lixin and spent seven figures to buy the copyright of "The Crown of Thorns", even if the book is not filmed, Mr. Guan will only lose seven figures.
Although Mr. Guan is not a wealthy man, a mere million is not enough to cause him any serious harm.
Unless the project is successfully approved and filmed, but is cancelled halfway through, it would be a heavy loss.
But Director Fan also said that "The Crown of Thorns" was a self-produced drama of Hunan Satellite TV. If it was stopped halfway through filming, the only one who would suffer heavy losses would be Hunan Satellite TV... For a moment, Mrs. Wang looked at Director Fan with a strange look in her eyes.
——Director Fan is a ruthless person!
Most people only cheat outsiders, but Director Fan is different. He even cheats his own boss.
Director Fan understood Mrs. Wang's expression and quickly defended himself, "It's not what you think. It's fine if I didn't know, but if I knew, would I be able to turn 'Crown of Thorns' into a self-produced drama?"
Mrs. Wang remained noncommittal. "That's not necessarily true. Didn't you know that Love Cruise snatched the summer prime time slot before Star River and You? And this time, Mr. Guan and his team were able to keep the Crown of Thorns secret from you as well. If Wen Ying hadn't been quick to react and find out about the Crown of Thorns last night, we'd be caught off guard again."
Mrs. Wang's words were quite hurtful, but Director Fan couldn't refute them.
Seeing Director Fan feeling aggrieved, Mrs. Wang added a few more words:
"Of course, this isn't your fault. It's the enemy's fault for being so cunning and always pulling all sorts of stunts!"
Director Fan felt relieved instantly.
Yes, this cannot be blamed on him. It is that gigolo surnamed Guan who always makes trouble. An honest man like him is bound to suffer at the hands of despicable villains.
Fortunately, although the process was tortuous, the ending was still good. Even if Guan had the upper hand for a while, he would be defeated at the critical moment - maybe even God couldn't stand the arrogance of such a despicable villain!
Director Fan, feeling relaxed, patted his chest and promised, "Besides anything else, I will be watching Xiao Wen's recording of this program from beginning to end. If anyone tries to ride on Xiao Wen's popularity to get ahead, they have to ask my permission!"
Mrs. Wang was waiting for these words.
Wen Ying's time is so precious now. There is only one semester left before the college entrance examination. Coming to Hunan Satellite TV to record a program will take at least two or three days, including the round-trip time.
Are we going to use these precious two or three days to promote Blue Whale’s new book?
Pooh!
Without spending a penny on advertising, you just want to take advantage of others. How can such a good thing happen in the world?
Mrs. Wang felt relieved after receiving Director Fan's assurance.
When Wen Ying rested again, Mrs. Wang leaned over to whisper in her ear, and Wen Ying nodded gently: "I think I know what Director Fan means."
Wen Ying and Mrs. Wang were talking when the most gossipy male writer came over again.
"This Blue Whale is no ordinary person. The first print run of their new book is 600,000 copies. How did they come up with such a strong background?"
This gossipy male writer also has a new work on the market recently.
The first print run of his new book is 300,000 copies.
It’s not that he was jealous of Blue Whale, but he couldn’t understand why the publishing house would dare to print 600,000 copies for a new author whose debut work didn’t achieve much success?
So confident you can sell it?!
And what a coincidence, Wen Ying's new book "Xun Yong" has an initial print run of 600,000 copies, and Blue Whale's new book also has an initial print run of 600,000 copies.
Wen Ying came to record a variety show, and Blue Whale also came to record a variety show.
——Aren’t you here to deliberately pick a fight with Wen Ying?
The male writer was genuinely curious. Wen Ying smiled and said, "Blue Whale has real talent. The publishing house should promote him!"
The male writer was very dissatisfied with the answer, and Wen Ying refused to say anything more, which made him feel very upset.
The staff of the program didn't think it was a big deal. They had no idea that the first print run of "The Crown of Thorns" was 600,000 copies. Their colleagues were shocked.
After the program was recorded, rumors were flying everywhere.
Some people say that Blue Whale is the daughter of the head of a publishing house, some say that Blue Whale is a newly signed artist by Mr. Guan, and some say that Blue Whale is the child of a senior executive of Hunan Satellite TV... The rumors are all very detailed and the more they spread, the more outrageous they become.
That night, the program team invited several guests to dinner, and everyone's expressions changed when they faced the blue whale again.
The gossipy male writer secretly complained to Wen Ying: "Why can't this be revealed? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have offended her."
Why couldn't I help laughing at that time?
The male writer wanted to slap himself.
Wen Ying advised him that it was never too late to mend the situation, but the male writer thought about it and shook his head: "Forget it, even if she really is a well-connected young lady, I'm too lazy to get close to her."
You can already make money by writing books, so why do you still have to bow down and please others?
The knees of writers are very stiff. If they bend once, they will bend often in the future. Male writers are unwilling to do this.
Wen Ying gave a thumbs-up: "I admire your courage!"
The male writer felt embarrassed and did not stop Wen Ying from gossiping.
Wen Ying suspected that Director Fan was fanning the flames. After dinner, on the way back to the hotel, she couldn't help but sigh to Mrs. Wang, "Old people are still the best. Everyone believes that Blue Whale was signed by Director Guan. Director Guan is now having trouble promoting 'Crown of Thorns.'"
These rumors are too damaging.
Catch Mr. Guan and the TV station leaders who led the "Crown of Thorns" project in one fell swoop. When the book is exposed as plagiarism, Mr. Guan and the senior executives who pushed the project will all be covered in dust.
Wen Ying didn't know whether Blue Whale had heard these rumors.
Bao Lixin must have heard it.
Of course Bao Lixin is not afraid. At the dinner tonight, he was even complacent and felt that his strategy was correct.
The more people guess about the blue whale's background, the less likely they are to provoke it.
After all, the four guests who recorded the show at the same time, including Wen Ying, had to be polite in front of Blue Whale no matter what they thought!
Wen Ying decided to let Editor-in-Chief Bao be happy for a while longer.
The next day after the show was recorded, Director Fan invited Wen Ying and Mrs. Wang to the TV station again, wanting to discuss the copyright of Zhang Guangzhen's new drama.
Wen Ying had a serious talk with Yuan Fenghui before coming to the TV station.
Director Guan wants to push forward the project of "Crown of Thorns", which means he must go all the way to become Tianjiao's enemy. The enemy of his enemy is his friend. Tianjiao must help Director Fan maintain his voice in Hunan Satellite TV. The copyright of Zhang Guangzhen's new drama is an important achievement of Director Fan. Yuan Fenghui finally gave in after insisting for so long.
Director Fan was overjoyed and asked, "When can we sign the contract?"
Director Fan looked at Mrs. Wang, but Mrs. Wang only looked at Wen Ying, as if waiting for Wen Ying to speak.
Director Fan was both surprised and puzzled. This was Zhang Guangzhen's play, so how could it not be Wen Ying's turn to make the final decision?
Mrs. Wang coughed lightly. "I forgot to introduce you. Wen Ying is not only Director Yuan's contracted author and a screenwriter valued by our company, but she is also a shareholder of Tianjiao. She has full authority over the sale of copyrights!"
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