They are all too deep into the drama!

Chapter 305: Going to Hollywood?
Beside the set, Huo Mingjie, who was talking to his cheap nephew, suddenly realized that someone seemed to be looking at him.

He turned his head slightly and saw Zhao Liying holding a box in the distance, looking towards him.

Thinking that it was the little girl who was finalizing the project today, Huo Mingjie nodded slightly and showed a gentle smile from afar.

When Zhao Liying saw this, she immediately averted her eyes in a panic, not daring to look this way.

Huo Mingjie raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this.

Co-writing this girl, I still haven’t gotten over the shadow of how I almost stole her role and finally got the role...

"Second uncle?"

Huo Chengyin on the side noticed his absence and couldn't help but ask.

Huo Mingjie withdrew his gaze, then nodded and said:

"I'm listening, keep talking!"

Huo Mingjie glanced over there, nodded, then shook his head, and returned to the topic:

"I said, the price of buying this IP is really not cheap!"

The IP he was talking about was the copyright of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" that Huo Mingjie had specifically ordered to buy as soon as possible.

This time, for the filming of subsequent TV series, Huo Chengyin selected several novels at once and bought the film and television adaptation rights.

These copyright prices basically fluctuate in the range of 10,000+ to 30.

And the price of ghost blowing lanterns is much more expensive!

The film and television adaptation rights, plus the property rights of the works, cost a total of 160 million.

The price could have been slightly lower, but I couldn't stand it because there were competitors who were also interested in the IP copyright and were in the process of contacting it, so I added another [-].

Although different from those female-channeled romance novels that only have dozens of chapters, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" has been serialized into four volumes of stories, and the author intends to continue writing.

But looking at the price alone, it is really too expensive...

On the Internet in later generations, there are always people who say that the author got drunk at the wine table, and then sold his IP copyright for 10 yuan.

But in fact, this can only be said to be the author's self-deprecating remarks when he regrets it.

The copyright fee for the original contract is as high as 150 million, and there is also a share of subsequent film and television revenue, which is already the highest level of copyright fee.

The reason why the author regretted it was entirely because ten years later, a novel with the same theme was still written in imitation of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", "Tomb Raiders Notes", and the IP value at its highest even exceeded 200 billion.

Looking at the author of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", not only did he lose the IP copyright, he even bought the right to continue writing the novel, and the name of the protagonist "Hu Bayi" can no longer be used.

In such a comparison, it would be strange for the author not to regret it!

But now, the copyright has been taken over by Huo Mingjie, which may not be a bad thing.

Because Huo Mingjie's appearance is not ugly, the right to continue writing is still left to the author. Maybe the author of this plane can write a few more volumes of new stories in the future...

At this time, Huo Mingjie couldn't help but continue:

“And with this kind of subject matter, I always feel like it won’t be broadcast even if it’s filmed!”

What about tomb robbing, zombie rice dumplings, curses, sacrifices, turning soldiers into immortals...

Usually only one of these words can pass the review and cannot be broadcast on the stars, let alone all of them.

To be honest, if his second uncle didn't insist on buying it, he really didn't want to buy the copyright of this novel.

When Huo Mingjie heard this, he smiled and comforted:
"Take a long-term view, and hoard more IP copyrights now, which will be of great use in the future..."

"Didn't we invest in a video platform called 'LeTV'? When the time comes, we will film it and broadcast it on the website!"

The progress on Xiang Zixin's side is also quite smooth.

He contacted the companies that Huo Mingjie was interested in one by one, made investments, and obtained more or less shares.

Recently, rumors have begun to circulate in the corresponding circles that a company is very generous in investing and does not have much involvement in the company's operations. It is simply an investment company that entrepreneurs dream of.

There is also the Little Blue Bird on the other side of the ocean. Huo Mingjie even suddenly gained the attention of many investment companies in the industry because of Huo Mingjie’s previous investment record in YouTube...

After hearing his second uncle's words, Huo Chengyin couldn't help but mutter:

"Broadcasting it online? How much money can I make by doing that?"

Many of the online video platforms these days don’t understand how to monetize them.The cheap nephew doesn't understand this either, so it's natural for him to have doubts.

In other words, Huo Mingjie said this, otherwise he wouldn't believe it...

Huo Mingjie smiled and did not explain too much, but instead said: "Actually, if I modify it and change it to an adventure plot like Raiders of the Lost Ark or Tomb Raider, it can also be made into a movie!"

The movie "The Secret of the Dragon" also did very well at the box office.

If it weren't for Wanda not having the copyright below, we would have been able to make a series of movies about Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern!
After talking about this, Huo Mingjie asked:

"How's it going at the cinema line?"

"It's okay. Dadi Cinema Line left us [-]% of the shares. It's a little less, but it's almost enough!"

Because I wanted to lay out the cinema chain industry, I came into contact with Dadi Cinemas, a Hong Kong-funded company, through the Hong Kong Island Investment Company I had previously cooperated with.

The capital on Hong Kong Island is quite optimistic about the mainland film market, so they are unwilling to give up too many shares.

If it weren't for the current mixed situation in the theater industry in the Mainland, with the situation unclear and constant disputes, in order to share the risks, there might not even be willing to let them participate.

Hearing this, Huo Mingjie nodded and said:

"That's enough. Take your time later."

It’s just an early layout, and it really doesn’t require much.

In fact, in the theater industry, he knew that Wanda would stand out and develop best in the future.

It's just that it was just established there, and it wasn't even truly independent yet. Even if he wanted to get involved, he couldn't find a way, so Huo Mingjie started elsewhere...

After talking about these topics, Huo Chengyin suddenly said seriously:

"One more thing, uncle, do you know about Lionsgate Films?"

Hearing this, Huo Mingjie raised his eyebrows and said:

"Is it Yingjiang's film company?"

"Yes, that's the one!"

Huo Chengyin nodded and raised his eyebrows:
"That company has been preparing a domestically produced Hollywood blockbuster since last year. Are you interested?"

"A Hollywood blockbuster for the country?"

Huo Mingjie thought for a while, but asked uncertainly:

"You're talking about the King of Kung Fu, right?"

"Hey, yes, it turns out that you, my second uncle, have also heard about it!" Huo Chengyin immediately clapped his hands and nodded.

When Huo Mingjie heard this, he couldn't help but look at Huo Chengyin with a little surprise in his eyes.

"When will you have access to connections in Hollywood?"

If this is the case, then the social skills of the cheap nephew are a bit too scary...

Hearing this, Huo Chengyin smiled and waved his hands and said:
"Hi, no. It's just that Lions Gate is a company that has developed too fast in the past two years and has taken a big step, which has led to some difficulties in funding."

"So for "The King of Kung Fu," they plan to bring in funds from mainland China to participate in the filming."

Although his social skills are full, he is not able to develop his connections to Hollywood on the other side of the ocean all at once.

If it weren't for the news from Lions Gate, Huo Chengyin wouldn't have been able to take a peek.

Huo Chengyin touched his chin and said:

"I'm thinking, shouldn't we have to take the international route in the future? We still have a lot of money on hand, why don't we take this opportunity to give it a try?"

If you put aside your prescient memory and look at the current lineup information of this movie, it is still quite exaggerated.

The estimated investment is US$7000 million, and the Hollywood blockbuster directors invited are Uncle Long and Jet Li.

Although the heroine has not yet been decided, several female stars in the country are eager to try.

It's a pretty good opportunity to enter Hollywood with this movie!
When Huo Mingjie heard this, he curled his lips and said:

"Forget it, I can't afford to pay..."

How much was the final box office of this movie?

Anyway, I didn’t make any money, and ended up with a result that was unpalatable to both parties!

Moreover, people in the industry may not yet understand this Hollywood thing, but Huo Mingjie, who has memories of more than ten years later, still can't understand it?

In short, I don’t want to have fun with you, so why bother trying to squeeze into a circle?

(End of this chapter)