newbobooks Chapter 1313 Investment Intentions
Chapter 1313 Investment Intentions
When Su Xing heard Shen Bai ask about the copyright of "The Spiritual Path of Opera", he felt that there was nothing to keep secret.
She frankly stated, "The short dramas and animated comics are collaborations with other studios. Currently, the copyrights we've signed, besides publishing, include the game copyright which we recently sold. We haven't sold any other copyrights yet."
"The game's copyright has been sold?" Shen Bai couldn't help but ask, "It wasn't a buyout, was it?"
Su Xing said, "No, it's a model of guaranteed minimum payment plus revenue sharing."
"That's great, congratulations." Shen Bai smiled, feeling that his worries just now were a bit unnecessary. Su Xing is such a smart person, he definitely wouldn't fall into such a trap.
Su Xing smiled and said, "Thank you."
Shen Bai then asked, "Your comic is a very popular IP in Chinese animation recently. You should have been approached by people about film and television rights and animation development, right?"
Su Xing pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, there are some, but nowadays some IPs are being adapted into films and television series, and the plots have been drastically altered. We hope to find a team that can respect the plot before signing a contract. As for animation, animated films, etc... the production cycle is long, and it is easy to produce shoddy work, so we also need to find a reliable production company."
She didn't want her comic to be produced by a team that wanted to make quick money, while they profited from the comic's popularity but also ruined the original work's reputation.
In the development of IP for some novels, authors often have little say. The copyright belongs to the platform, and the platform only shares a small portion of the revenue with the author after selling the copyright.
How the buyer adapts or manipulates the work is none of the author's business.
When Su Xing's Huanxing Comics Studio first joined the K-View platform, it already had a huge amount of traffic and popularity. K-View was still a new platform, so when they signed a contract with the platform, they had the confidence to negotiate terms, and all the copyrights were in their own hands.
Now they naturally need to carefully select their partners.
With her own popularity and the appeal of her comics, she's not worried about not being able to sell the copyrights.
She doesn't lack money and isn't in a hurry to make quick money, so what's the rush?
Shen Bai nodded and suggested, "Actually, film and television adaptations don't have to be just about selling a copyright fee. They can also be like game copyrights, with a guaranteed minimum plus revenue sharing model. Or... there's another model: joint development, where you invest your IP as equity and become deeply tied to your partner. This way, your team will have more say. Although there are risks, high risks also come with high returns. And your comics are so popular, I'm sure you won't lose money."
Su Xing's eyes lit up, and she smiled broadly. "You're right. Actually, I also prefer to use IP as equity investment to adapt our comics into films and television series."
She had already made this plan in her mind.
I mentioned her thoughts when I had a meeting with Zhang Xueyan and Huang Wenwen before.
Both partners felt that this form of cooperation was more advantageous to them.
Especially after selling the game's copyright, the studio is not short of money now, and there's no need to rush for other copyright fees to come in.
Now, we're slowly finding filming teams we can collaborate with.
Shen Bai then smiled and said, "Our Shen family has also invested in some film and television dramas. In fact, we can also invest in your comic."
Upon hearing this, Su Xing was even more delighted. "President Shen is interested in investing? That's wonderful! I don't think any filming crew would refuse a big investor!"
Partners like Shen Bai typically just throw money at the problem.
It's still best to find a reliable film and television company or production team to collaborate with.
However, the fact that a wealthy investor like the Shen family is willing to invest money is a great guarantee for the film and television production.
She then remembered that Sister Tang had mentioned before that she was interested in investing in her comics.
Before she even found a good filming team, several people had already expressed their willingness to spend money, which gave her a lot of confidence in future negotiations!
Su Xing and Shen Bai made a verbal agreement for the time being.
We've almost finished dinner and talked about most of the important business.
After paying the bill, Su Xing and Shen Bai left the private room, went downstairs, and walked out of the restaurant.
Shen Bai asked Su Xing, "How did you get here? Did you take the subway or drive?"
Su Xing said, "I drove here."
"I see. See you at the exchange meeting in a couple of days."
He originally thought she came by subway and was going to give her a ride.
Su Xing nodded, "Okay, let's keep in touch by phone."
"Okay, goodbye."
"Goodbye~"
After saying goodbye, the two walked to their respective cars.
After Shen Bai got into the car, he watched as Su Xing's car drove away first.
Then he opened the central storage area and took out a box of digestive tablets.
He opened the medicine box, skillfully plucked out a few pills, and popped them into his mouth...
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When Su Xing returned to the apartment, He Xu had not yet come back.
She first touched the stumbling block and the unlost object that were circling around her.
After feeding the stumbling block, take the dog out for a walk.
She didn't come back too late today; there were still quite a few of her beloved dogs playing in the park.
Su Xing greeted the pet owners, "Hi, good evening everyone."
Good evening.
"Oh, it's Xiao Su."
People greet each other, and dogs greet each other too.
Several dogs have already come over and surrounded Bu Diu.
There was also a dog that stretched out its two front legs, stuck out its big butt, and wagged its tail wildly at Bu Diu.
This is a dog inviting its friends to play together.
He was so anxious about losing it that he stomped his feet.
Su Xing quickly bent down and reached out to untie the leash that hadn't been lost.
He immediately started playing with several friends.
After chasing each other for a while, they each started to poop.
Su Xing rushed over and cleaned up the still-warm pile of poop.
The dogs played for a while longer before some of the earlier owners took their dogs home.
With fewer dogs around, even those that aren't lost have started "browsing social media," occasionally lifting their legs to "like" posts.
Just then, Su Xing saw a familiar-looking person and dog walking towards him from not far away.
It was that rather impolite Doberman and its owner.
Su Xing sighed inwardly: Why did I run into this person and this dog again...?