Murphy's response put Yang Yi at ease.
"Sir, you may not understand. I'm not from the entertainment industry, so I don't know much about how TV series are shot. However, I hope that my book can be made into a classic TV series, not a lousy one," Yang Yi said with a smile.
Chen Fengchen raised his eyebrows and said unhappily, "Are you saying that I'm a director who shoots lousy TV series?"
"Director Chen is still very authoritative in the TV series industry," Murphy whispered to Yang Yi.
Yang Yi gently patted Murphy's leg. Although there was a layer of cloth between them, the summer blouse was as thin as a cicada's wing. The plump elasticity was clearly reflected in his hand.
"Of course not! I don't know much about it! That's why I watched some of your previous TV series a few days ago. "
"I've shot a lot of military TV series!"
"Yes, I can see that you're very good at shooting both war scenes and character dialogue scenes. You're able to shoot the rhythm just right and portray the character's emotions in great detail." Yang Yi nodded. "The only flaw is …"
Chen Fengchen did not expect a young brat to dare say that his TV series was flawed. He was a little upset, but he still chuckled and said, "Is that so? Tell me about it. "
"The war scenes are too fake! There are dozens of extras running back and forth. The so-called hail of bullets looks like burying a few strings of firecrackers in the ground and exploding them. The guns in their hands are also waving as if they've pulled the trigger. It's just a sound, but there's no movement! "Yang Yi pointed it out without hesitation.
In his previous life, people called it the "50 cents special effects"!
Chen Fengchen was stunned for a moment and his face turned red. Yang Yi was right. When he was shooting, he was not willing to invest more in the explosion effects. Instead, he was more willing to capture the details of the characters and close-ups of their faces.
In other words, it was difficult to get the adrenaline to soar.
"Soldiers' Assault is fine, but Drawing Sword won't be able to capture the feeling if there's not enough war scenes!" Yang Yi continued.
Chen Fengchen wanted to say, 'Why don't I just shoot Soldiers' Assault? He did not want Drawing Sword anymore. However, how could he bear to part with Drawing Sword? Just the thought of fighting the Japanese made his blood boil even at his age.
Of course, "Soldiers' Assault" was also to his liking. As long as it was shot with care, this TV series would not be too bad!
Of course, it was impossible for him to shoot two TV series at the same time, but he did not want to give Drawing Sword to someone else either. Therefore, he could only buy both of them and shoot one a year.
But the problem was, how could they satisfy Yang Yi's needs?
"Making special effects costs a lot of money. We're just filming a TV series." Chen Fengchen tried to complain, but at this moment, he had unknowingly fallen into a disadvantageous position.
"No matter how much money you burn, you still have to shoot a classic. If you can't find a suitable place to shoot in Capital City, can't find enough excellent extras, and lack supplies, I can give you a suggestion. Come to Jiangcheng to shoot in the Jiangnan Military Region. Their general has personally promised that if you want to shoot Drawing Sword and Soldiers' Assault, they will fully support you if necessary!" Yang Yi chuckled and said, "With the support of a large military region, are you afraid that you won't be able to find a master of explosives?"
These words were indeed proposed by Old Master Qiu Weiguo and the others. General Lu Pengju also nodded.
"You have such a deep relationship with the military?" Chen Fengchen could not help but look at Yang Yi in a new light. He felt that Yang Yi's background was a bit unfathomable.
He had "married" a big star as his wife and had a relationship with the general of the military region. Chen Fengchen could not help but misunderstand.
Yang Yi was well aware of it, but he did not point it out. He even smiled slightly and said vaguely, "I'm also a soldier after all."
"Since you have the support of the Jiangnan Military Region, I'll give up my old life and shoot a big war drama for you!" Chen Fengchen gritted his teeth and said.
"Not only that, I hope that Director Chen will choose the right actors. It doesn't matter if they're famous or not, but they must have an absolute passion for acting. They must also be able to portray the character's characteristics. For example, Xu Sanduo's naivety, or Li Yunlong's slyness and rudeness!" Yang Yi said.
Chen Fengchen was quite disdainful of Yang Yi's new request. He raised his head and said, "Little Brother Yang, it seems that you're underestimating me, Chen Fengchen. I, Chen Fengchen, am famous in the industry for being stubborn. No matter who the actor is, as long as I don't like them, they can forget about being used by me!"
"That's true. Director Chen has a good reputation when it comes to selecting actors and training new actors," Murphy said to Yang Yi.
"Alright then, Old Mister, please name a price! If you're suitable and satisfy the two reasons I mentioned before, then I'll give the copyright of these two books to you. It's not a problem! " Yang Yi smiled slightly. "Of course, I hope that Old Mister can film it as soon as possible. Four years. If it's not finished by then, I have the right to take back the copyright."
Chen Fengchen didn't really care about this issue. He originally wanted to buy it as soon as possible so that he could arrange for the filming.
However, he was the one who asked Yang Yi for the price just now. Now that the ball was kicked back to him by Yang Yi, he had to think carefully before raising it.
"Five million! Five million for each book, plus a 6% share of the revenue, "Chen Fengchen said.
Five million for the film copyright wasn't bad. It could be said that it was above average in the industry. As for the 6% share of the revenue, it needed to be considered. After all, it was usually 5% to 18%! 6% was only a little higher than the minimum standard set by the copyright association.
Yang Yi didn't have the extravagant hope of getting 18%, unless his work was good enough and could complete the scriptwriter's work at the same time. Yang Yi didn't have the time to accompany Chen Fengchen to prepare the script!
"Five million only includes the film copyright, but I want 15% of the revenue share!" Yang Yi said firmly.
"How is that possible!" Chen Fengchen jumped up in excitement. "Even Liu Shuping didn't dare to ask for 15%. How is it possible for a new writer like you to ask for 15%?"
Liu Shuping was a well-known traditional writer in this world. His works had been adapted into several TV dramas, and they were all very popular. It could be said that he could get the highest share of the revenue he could get. He was the benchmark of the industry.
However, when Chen Fengchen said that he couldn't get 15%, Yang Yi was reserved. Who knew if this old man was lying? Liu Shuping also didn't announce the details of his contract.
"So Old Mister doesn't have much confidence in my work! How about this, let's sign a bet? "Yang Yi revealed his" sincere "smile again.
If Chen Yijie was here, he would definitely tell Chen Fengchen that he would rather die than bet with Yang Yi!
However, no one persuaded Chen Fengchen. He was even interested. "Bet? Okay, tell me! "
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