I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 593 591 Copyright dispute

Chapter 593 591. Copyright dispute

"You guys really grew up together..."

Wang Sicong looked at the people who were immersed in making noodles and couldn't help but sigh.

He actually has a very good impression of the city of Xi'an.

It’s not just because my friend is from Shaanxi, nor just because my “career” has made me here.

It's the kind of temperament that the Guanzhong Plain has shown since ancient times.

Don't mention anything else, just dry noodles. He doesn't care how much these old Shaanxi people like it.

Big bowl, heavy oil, snoring...

Don't worry about men, women, old or young, I can feed you all from a large bowl of noodles.

And the scene before him was simply the culmination of his knowledge of the old Shaanxi people.

Because of work, no one drank.

Drinking Coke, when the dishes were all served, bowls of noodles were served one after another.

A group of people all have a big bowl of noodles.

Only myself...

How hungry is he with this amount of food? The most he can eat is a small bowl.

Then, holding his own small bowl, he watched the group of people adding spicy food and pouring vinegar. Even everyone knows what they like to eat. For example, Xu Yang added the vinegar himself and handed the bottle directly to Xu Cong next to him...

Xu Cong bypassed Xu Xin and handed it to Xu Zhi.

Xu Zhi also handed over the spicy guy in front of him...

Silently, the tacit understanding came out.

Then a group of people stopped talking and began to immerse themselves in making noodles.

The sound of snoring, coupled with the tapping of bowls and chopsticks... Wang Sicong hasn't even taken a bite yet, saliva has already begun to slosh in his mouth.

After hearing his words, Xu Yang raised his head and glanced...

"very?"

"It's nothing, it's just that you guys have this... feeling. It's quite strange. It feels like you are particularly harmonious when eating together."

Xu Yang was happy:

"Haha, is that so? We and I have been eating like this since we were little. At that time, the poor people in the village would hold yellow porcelain bowls and eat together. After eating, they would put the bowls on the threshold and go for a run in the mountains. Went there."

"Brother...what is this?"

"Gecu means squatting."

"Oh~~"

Looking at Wang Sicong who suddenly understood, Xu Yang said:

"We've been busy this year, and now the weather is bad. Next summer, let's go sand washing. Come to my village and stay for two days..."

"Meidi hates it?"

Listening to the eldest young master's words, Xu Yang nodded vigorously:

"Um!"

"Haha~"

The young master, who had a great appetite, stirred the noodles in his bowl with chopsticks and began to eat.

The door to carb paradise opened for him once again, completely surrounding him.

…

I didn’t drink, so I ate quickly.

After finishing the meal, Xu Xin wiped his mouth and everyone went to sleep.

Xu Yang also wanted to drag him to disco.

I have many friends here in Xi'an.

But Xu Xin refused. Taking the plan for "The King of Masked Singer", he and Wang Sicong went straight to the Royal Garden.

People in Xujiawan basically have houses in Xi'an, so it doesn't matter where they go.

As long as you don't drink and drive, everything else is fine.

Neither of them drove.

Just like digesting food, I strolled from the factory to the villa.

I was rambling here and there along the way.

There was no one else around at the moment, so the eldest young master finally said something heartfelt to him:

"Thanks."

"Thank you for what?"

"Wang Xiao...Wang Ying's matter."

Wang Sicong, who was so talkative that he had a bald mouth, finished speaking and slapped his mouth directly:

"Bah! Bad luck!"

"..."

Xu Xin couldn’t laugh or cry:

"Are you really going to kill me?"

"What else? I can't think about her now. I feel uncomfortable when I think about her..."

"...How uncomfortable is this?"

"I can't tell... On the one hand, I feel blind, why did I suddenly get sick? On the other hand, I feel scared... mainly because of the shadows... Just... I don't dare to think about it, you understand? I don't dare to think about what I have to find. Only such a girl can enjoy...it's not enjoyment, anyway...just..."

Seeing that he couldn't sum it up for a while, Xu Xin said:

"Pure love? Not the kind that seeks your money?"

"right!"

Looking at the busy traffic on the street, Wang Sicong nodded vigorously.

But Xu Xin suddenly felt a little emotional:

"So, the wisdom of our ancestors is amazing. We are well-matched and our words are not bad at all..."

"Pull him down quickly."

Wang Sicong's eyes were filled with disgust:

"You haven't seen much of it. Do you know what I've heard about since I was a child? How many things have happened in that kind of strong alliance that subvert your three views? Not to mention anything else, the couple is doing their own thing. It’s a small fight. Some things sound like fantasy stories to you.”

"That's not what I'm talking about. It has nothing to do with how much money you have. What I'm talking about is three views."

Xu Xin corrected his understanding:

"You are a perfect match in terms of outlook. At this point in your life, the financial foundation is no longer important. What you need to find is the kind of person... who can make up for you and make you more complete. For example, Yang Mi and I... "

It's a good thing he didn't mention Yang Mi.

At the mention of Yang Mi, Wang Sicong sighed directly:

"Oh... I also want to find Dami."

"...???"

Xu Xin's eyes suddenly became strange.

Wang Sicong was also stunned...then quickly shook his head:

"No, what I mean is that I also want to find someone like Da Mi. Do you know what I hope for Wang Xiaoben? I just liked her simplicity at the beginning, and then...after we got together, I I wanted to transition her to the level of Da Mi. Da Mi didn’t know everything at the beginning, right? Wasn’t it taught by Uncle Xu? I thought I would teach her first, and then when it came time to talk about marriage, I asked my dad Teach her..."

"..."

For a moment, Xu Xin was speechless.

Now it seems that Wang Ying really "missed" a lot of things.

But now, he could only comfort him:

"Take your time. Fate is a wonderful thing."

"Yeah... we can only take our time."

Wang Sicong smiled helplessly, but suddenly he clasped his hands together and raised his head to the sky:

"God bless, bless Jay Chou and Lang Lang to stay single with me until I find a girlfriend!"

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

You are such a good friend.

Know better than to take me along.

But the problem is...

"The old werewolf has a girlfriend."

After hearing this, Wang Sicong clasped his hands together again:

"God! I forgot to say it just now. Bless Lang Lang and break up as soon as possible! And before I find my girlfriend, neither of them can think about it! Please!"

"..."

spit.

Xu Xin secretly spat.

What a grandson.

However, he didn't dare to express it, for fear that he was worshiping God behind his back and causing trouble between himself and his wife.

Worship God, let him figure it out.

…

He has finished reading the plan for "The Masked Singer".

The overall feeling is okay.

As I said at the beginning, this program does not emphasize so much competition, but is purely designed to allow singers to show off their singing skills.

So on this basis, Wang Sicong's idea is very simple.

“Oldies-centered.”

According to his words:

"Who among the young people today watch TV? They all use a computer to watch it. Whatever programs they want to watch can be found directly online. Therefore, the mainstream viewers of TV today are still those in their thirties and forties who can master the words on the remote control. People with power. If you want to create a program, use them as the audience. Old songs, classic songs, and then change the singers to perform..."

Gotta admit it.

This proposal is really excellent.

After hearing this, Xu Xin had no idea of refuting.

Because it is.

Apart from anything else, in the past few years, the couple has never had the right to control the TV set at home.

In the morning, the mother-in-law wants to watch Yanjing TV's health program, and in the afternoon she wants to watch Yanjing TV's anti-war TV series. At 7 o'clock in the evening, the news broadcast is over. After the news broadcast, we still have to watch programs that... mediate neighbor relations, harmonize husband and wife, etc.

Then I watch a TV series on a certain channel at 8 o'clock on time. When 9 o'clock comes, I wash my feet and go to bed.

He firmly believes that his family's situation is definitely not unique.

From this point of view, the target group of friends is simply too clear.

"It was once glorious."

"It's outdated now."

“Sing other people’s classics.”

"Let everyone guess along."

Although there is the possibility of changes later, such as using some younger singers to appear on the show... the concept of the first season has already been written into the plan.

Pretty clear and clear.

The two of them chatted until close to 10 o'clock. It was almost time and they went to sleep.

Before going to bed, he called Yang Mi and wanted to tell her about the matter.

As a result, people already knew it.

I'm currently studying it.

Then everything else was fine. He hung up the phone directly and was so confused that it was the 9th.

On the morning of the 9th.

The official meeting of the "33 Days" crew.

After confirming that all aspects were correct, a group of people went to the studio and checked again.

After confirming that all of Director Xu's requirements have been met, everyone dispersed.

At 2 p.m., the actors gathered at the Art Creation Center.

Xu Xin took Su Meng into the conference hall.

Seeing the director coming, everyone sat up straight.

"Hello everyone."

Xu Xin smiled and said hello.

Nowadays, he actually no longer has to hold meetings as formally as he did in "The Wind".

The reason for "The Wind" is that there are many talented actors, and everyone has their own temper. As a director, he must be able to control this group of talents.

But in this crew and at this stage, he no longer needs that kind of "intimidation".

His tone was warm and his expression was calm.

But his status can be seen from the upright appearance of these actors.

"Don't be so nervous. Today is just a brief briefing before the shooting starts."

Xu Xin said as he sat down:

"I believe everyone knows each other. So the task of introducing each other is eliminated. I will simply talk about the requirements.

The requirements are simple. First of all, no interviews of any kind are allowed without the consent of the crew. If your personal schedule allows, you must ask for leave in advance, and you must not reveal any information about the crew, movie, or script during your personal schedule..."

Jingle Bell……

Before he could finish speaking, a bell interrupted his words.

It's his own phone number.

After taking a look at the caller, he directly picked up the phone and handed it to Su Meng next to him.

Su Meng took the phone knowingly, looked at the name "Zhang Mo" on it, and walked out quickly.

Xu Xin continued:

"Secondly, regarding acting skills, everyone is free to express themselves. If you feel that I did not handle a certain part well enough, or that I could do it better, you can come and communicate with me and we can discuss it together."

Everyone, including Wen Zhang, nodded slightly to express their understanding.

"The last point is the shooting plan. The plan is to complete all the interior scenes in Xi'an within half a month. The exterior scenes will be returned to Yanjing for filming... The plan is to finish all the shooting within a month...

You have all read the script. In fact, our scene is not difficult to shoot, so you don’t need to be too nervous. The fact that you are all here means that your performance level during the audition has met my requirements. So you just need to stay in good condition and show your best side..."

The gentle tone and approachable attitude made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

After saying everything that needed to be said, Xu Xin glanced at Xue Yong.

As the assistant director, he will start to explain tomorrow's work plan.

Xue Yong nodded tacitly and stood up with his notebook:

"Let me talk about the filming process of the crew. During the next filming period, if there are no accidents, the requirement is that the actors have to put on makeup before 8 o'clock. The preparation period is from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock, and the filming officially starts at 9 o'clock. Cloudy, rainy, Wind and other weather conditions will be announced later..."

Xu Xin sat on a chair and listened to Xue Yong's work plan.

At this time, from the corner of his eye, he saw Su Meng outside the glass door.

Seeing him turn his head, Su Meng pointed at his phone.

Xu Xin understood instantly, stood up and walked out.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother, Sister Mo asked you to call back and tell us that it's about the crew of "Jinling"."

The reason why Zhang Mo didn't follow him to Venice this time and come here to work as an assistant director was because she was the assistant director of "Jinling".

Now "Jinling" has ended all training in Nanjing and has returned to the suburbs of Yanjing for the final round of actor selection. As an evaluator, Zhang Mo has been stationed in Yanjing for a long time.

When Xu Xin heard Su Meng's words, he guessed that something had happened.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for Sister Mo to express the importance of this call by telling him that it was about the crew.

So he dialed back and opened the door opposite the conference room.

Opposite is also a conference room, empty.

He didn't even let Su Meng follow him. After closing the door, Zhang Mo answered the phone:

"Hello."

"Hey, Sister Mo, what's up?"

He got straight to the point.

"Is it convenient to talk now?"

"Convenient, you say."

"My dad and Zhang Weiping had a fight."

"Well, what caused the quarrel? Is it serious? How many people know about it?"

Xu Xin's voice was unusually calm.

"It can't be considered a quarrel. Just now, the two of them were arguing in the room, and no one else was there except me. Zhang Weiping left now, and my dad went to watch actor training, so I called you. The two of them It's not a quarrel, it's just that... I don't agree with what you said. I don't agree with you no matter what you say, and my dad gets angry..."

"...Just wait a moment."

Xu Xin was stunned:

"Who is angry? The old man? Isn't it Zhang Weiping who is angry?"

"No, it's my dad."

"What's going on?"

"Have you seen Yan Geling?"

"The original author of the book "Jinling"? I've met her once. She came once during the audition. But I'm not familiar with her."

"That's it. Yan Geling had already sold the copyright to "Jinling" to a company before Aunt Zhou (Zhou Xiaofeng) recommended it to my dad.

After my dad saw it, he bought it. But when the copyright was purchased, the company sold the TV series and movie adaptation rights separately.

At first, my dad just wanted to buy the rights to the movie, but later he was afraid that the same thing would happen to "Alive"..."

"Is someone filming a TV series to disrupt the situation?"

"right."

The two of them were talking about when the old man was filming "Alive". At that time, the old man was already a leader of the fifth generation. After getting the copyright of "Alive" from Yu Hua, the news was leaked.

Everyone knew that the old man wanted to make this movie.

At that time, Yu Hua's copyright was also owned by the publishing house, and someone immediately approached the publishing house and wanted to purchase the TV series rights for "Alive".

The publisher didn't think much about it at the time and sold the rights to the TV series.

But the buyer found the old man at that time and conveyed an idea.

Do you want this copyright? If you want, add one million more and you can buy it. If not, then we will start filming a TV series and we will definitely release it before you.

Quality aside, Chun Chun is here to disrupt the situation.

To put it bluntly, it is making dirty money.

Later, it was Yu Hua who found out about this and put pressure on the publishing house to take back the copyright.

Although the collection process went smoothly, a lot of favors were lost.

The relationship is intimidating.

The factory also contributed a lot back then, otherwise the other party would never have been able to spit out the copyright obediently.

When Zhang Mo mentioned this, Xu Xin understood what he meant:

"The TV series rights also belong to the old man now?"

"No more...the two of them quarreled because of this matter."

Zhang Mo sighed helplessly:

"After taking the copyright of "Jinling", he actually didn't plan to make a TV series, just to ensure that the same thing as "To Live" would not happen again. And over the years, my dad has made one hit movie and another. The TV series copyrights of these works have become the "income generation" for new screen sales, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, then why are we quarreling?"

"Because many film and television companies are contacting Yan Geling. Yan Geling has a good relationship with my father. There was no need to buy the rights to the TV series at the beginning. She personally promised that the rights to the TV series would never be released before the movie was released. Even if it is sold, it will be sold. The contract stipulated that it would be released after "Jinling" is released.

Moreover, companies that buy copyrights are actually willing to do so. My dad made the movie a hit, and it gained popularity...just like "Red Lantern" and "Red Sorghum", didn't the popularity of TV series also come from the movies?

But in order to prevent future worries, my dad gave Yan Geling the rights to the TV series "Jinling" almost as if they were for free. It means you hold it first, and when the news comes out, I will buy it back and sell it to others. "

"The old man agreed?"

"I agree. The two of us are good friends, otherwise Yan Geling wouldn't have paid such a low price."

"Then what?"

"Then? Haha..."

Zhang Mo sneered:

"I really didn't expect that a person could go this far for money. After the news of "Jinling" spread, we are all hiding in Yanjiao, and then there is a film and television company from Yan Geling who wants to buy the TV series rights of "Jinling" .

He also promised again and again that preparations for the TV series would be specified in the contract and would start after my dad’s movie enters post-production. In this way, after the movie is released, the TV series should also be filmed, and both sides can be released front and back.

The TV series copyright of "Jinling" itself was priced at a bargain price. My dad was especially grateful to her and promised her personally that the TV series copyright of "Jinling" would be returned in full and there was no need to buy it back. As a result, guess what? "

Hearing this, Xu Xin knew what happened just by thinking with his toes.

said:

"Zhang Weiping sold the copyright?"

"That's right! He didn't even ask my dad, he sold it directly! Do you know how much it cost? Eight million! My dad bought it for 500,000, and he sold it for 8 million! And!!! the most The important thing is that the person he sold it to was an acquaintance of Yan Geling. After he got the copyright, he told her that the copyright was now in his hands and he hoped she would adapt the script!"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched and he lit a cigarette for himself.

"Yan Geling didn't ask my dad, but directly asked if Zhou Xiaofeng was real. She thought it was my dad who was doing one thing overtly and secretly. Zhou Xiaofeng was confused and called my dad. Only then did my dad know about this. Something happened. Then he called Zhang Weiping to ask what was going on... Zhang Weiping's meaning was very simple. Once the copyright is bought, it is our own, and we can do with it how we want... My dad said to return it to others as soon as possible. But now the contract has been signed. ...The two of them started to quarrel. My dad was very angry..."

After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Xu Xin said it was unexpected... quite unexpected.

It’s not surprising, I think it’s “reasonable”.

So, he thought for a while and said:

"Did the old man say what to do next?"

"I haven't said it yet. There's nothing I can do about it. What else can he do besides being angry about the settled matter? Instead of calling Yan Geling to apologize. I'll call you right now to ask. Is there anything you can do...it’s so irritating, really!”

"Well……"

Da da da da…

As he fell into thinking, the fingers holding the cigarette began to tap the table unconsciously.

The ash crackled down.

After thinking for a while, he said:

"Well, let me think about it, since the matter has already happened, let's not mention the copyright issue for now. I'm just going to talk about it in a way, isn't that right?"

"Yes! This is so damn infuriating! This person has gone too far! How could he be like this..."

"...Well, then let me think about it. I'll hang up first."

"okay."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xin's eyes narrowed.

Soon, the cigarette was burned out.

But he didn't take two puffs at all.

But that's okay.

After lighting another one, he already had a vague idea in his mind.

Following this line of thought, he pondered along the way...

Another cigarette.

Suddenly, a chuckle came from the conference room:

"Ha~"