Chapter 54 Conditions
"Are you sure you didn't make a typo?" Qixing confirmed.

"No, I do think it's too low."

Although 20 million is not a small number, come on, this is Doupo...

Not to mention the achievements in the previous life, even in this world, Doupo has already broken the subscription record of Qidian, and various channels have become popular. Although it cannot catch up with the glory of the previous life, it is not far away.

Therefore, 20 million yuan can be said to be cheap considering the IP value of Doupo.

Moreover, this is the price for full copyright, which means that the adaptation rights of various movies, TV shows, animations and games have been sold to the other party. Chu Ze, who knew how profitable the IP of Doupo was in his previous life, naturally understands that after obtaining the copyright, as long as he can operate it well, it will not be difficult to make 200 million, let alone a mere 20 million.

"This is the highest price quoted in the past two years. Are you still not satisfied?" Qixing was stunned.

"If it's just the copyright for film, television or animation, I'd be satisfied with 20 million, but if it's the full copyright, it's too low," Chu Ze explained.

"Then how much do you think is appropriate?" Qixing asked.

"At least fifty million."

"Fuck, Master Duo?!"

The editor couldn't even keep up her cute girl image and couldn't help but swear.

"Qidian has not sold a single book for more than 50 million yuan in copyright fees."

Ah this...

Is this the starting point of this world?

No book has ever been sold for 50 million?
But Chu Ze thought about it and soon felt relieved.

Because he has indeed not seen many decent online literature adaptations in this world. It is probably because it has not yet experienced the IP development boom before Chu Ze was reborn. Back then, the copyright of any random book could be sold for hundreds of millions.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Chu Ze, the failed online writer. He is just a ruthless spectator.

He still remembers that one day, all the friends in the author group who usually cried about failure suddenly sent you a message without any warning:

"How do you know that the copyright of my book sold for three million?"

Chu Ze: "?"

Do you know that feeling?

We agreed to be together for the rest of our lives, but in the end I found out that I was the only one who failed in the whole group.

All the big guys are just pretending to be newbies.

Seeing his group friends becoming financially independent inexplicably, Chu Ze could only shed tears of envy.

Really, even though this is online, we are still brothers after all...

It's not that I don't want you to order good food, but simple meals are enough. Why did you actually eat such delicious food?

I'm not only afraid of my brother's hardship, but also afraid of my brother driving a Land Rover.

Seeing you making money is more painful than seeing me losing money!
Unable to bear the stimulation at first, Chu Ze foolishly went to the editor to fill out a bunch of work copyright recommendation forms, thinking that after filling them out, he could just wait to sell the copyright.

Later I found out that countless people had filled out that form, and there was a high probability that no one would hear back after filling it out.

On the contrary, now he had not filled out any forms at all, but the editor suddenly told him that the copyright was about to be sold, the price had been negotiated, and it was up to him to agree or not...

Is it true that the author will only be notified when the process reaches the last step?

There is no way around it. Online writers now only have this much right to know and the right to veto. All other copyright operation powers are given to the platforms. This is the result of collective efforts by many big authors, otherwise it would be even worse.

It is said that in his previous life, Tudou only found out that the TV series of Fights Break Sphere was about to be aired when it was about to be aired.

The humility of an online writer.

"Xingbao, believe me, the profit that this Doupo can bring is more than just 50 million." Chu Ze vowed.

"What's the point of me believing it? It's not like I want to buy the copyright. The other party will definitely not agree." Qixing was speechless.

Let’s not talk about whether this book is worth 50 million. Even if it is, you are still serializing it, it’s not finished yet…

People are also afraid that if you go awry or the plot breaks down later in the writing process, then wouldn’t the copyright they bought at a high price be wasted?
"You go ask, maybe they'll agree. Anyway, I won't agree to sell it for just 20 million." "...Okay."

Even if the author has no power, at least he still has a say in whether or not to sell the copyright. If the author himself disagrees, the editor can do nothing about it.

But Qixing was also wondering why there were still people who were not satisfied with 20 million.

If he could get 20 million in copyright fees from selling a book, he would have agreed happily and gone home to lie down.

Could it be that Gua Shen is a hidden rich second generation?

If I fail to write a good book, I will have to go home and inherit billions of dollars?

Qixing quickly informed the company's copyright department of Chu Ze's intention, and the copyright department also informed the other party of the price. The result was obvious, of course they would not agree.

Qixing quickly fed back the other party's reply to Chu Ze: "Gua Shen, the other party said that the maximum increase is another 10 million. If it is higher, they will give up."

"Thirty million is not impossible, but I have a condition." Chu Ze looked at the message, thought for a while, and replied.

"What conditions?" Qixing asked immediately.

"If Fights Break Sphere is to be adapted into a TV series or anime, I must be involved in overseeing the entire production, from casting to script adaptation." Chu Ze put forward the condition.

"...Isn't your request a bit too much?" Qixing was stunned when he saw the conditions.

Are you thinking that the copyright is too easy to sell and want to make it more difficult?
If there is still some room for negotiation on the price, but your condition directly requires you to take the power to interfere with other people's production, the probability of agreement is probably lower than the 50 million copyright fee mentioned above.

"Anyway, if you don't agree to this condition, I would rather not sell it." Chu Ze said firmly.

As a reborn person, Chu Ze knows very well how miserable the IP will be in the end without the author's supervision.

As the bottom of the contempt chain in the field of literature, it can be said that most practitioners in the film and television industry have a natural contempt for online literature, but they are also greedy for the high popularity of online literature IP...

This resulted in the contradictory behavior of looking down on online literature on the one hand, and buying online literature IPs for adaptation on the other.

The problem is that if you buy an IP you should adapt it well, but they don’t!

The arrogance ingrained in their bones makes them blindly believe that the scripts they adapted will be even better than the original online novels.

Some screenwriters even make random changes without even reading the online novels.

Without any understanding of the excitement and audience of the IP that they are adapting, it is easy to imagine what kind of adaptation they will come up with in the end.

A bunch of shit is praising them.

It can be said that this is how Ma Po Cang Qiong appeared in his previous life.

Although Fights Break Sphere is the biggest IP in the online literature world, its adaptation is so miserable.

Not to mention the TV series Ma Po Cangqiong, the animation adaptation also has a terrible reputation. Compared with the copyright operation of Douluo Dalu next door, it can really be said that there is a world of difference.

But even so, the money-making ability of the Fights Break Sphere IP is among the best and extremely terrifying.

Therefore, if this IP can be operated well, the profits will be even more terrifying.

Now that Chu Ze has been reborn, he naturally doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes. If nothing else, at least he must not allow such a joke as Ma Po Cangqiong to appear again.

"You are really awesome." Qixing didn't know what to complain about.

Other authors, upon hearing that the copyright of their book can be sold, are very excited, fearing that the other party will regret not buying it.

Chu Ze was like he was afraid that the other party would buy his copyright, so he made crazy demands and put forward conditions.

Is this perhaps the unique pride of a big shot who became a god with just one book?

Mortals cannot understand it.

"This condition is non-negotiable. As long as you agree to it, it doesn't matter if the price is a little lower." Chu Ze stated his bottom line.

"Okay, I'll pass it on for you." Although Qixing thought it was outrageous, he was just a messenger anyway, and he wouldn't get much even if he sold it for 100 million.

(End of this chapter)