It was easy to record the disc, and there was no problem converting film to digital. The only problem now was copyright.
The biggest copyright holder in Xiangjiang was Sixth Uncle Shao. Thankfully, Zhang Wen had a good relationship with him after many cooperation.
The new movies were all released simultaneously by Shao's and Brothers 'cinemas.
However, Zhang Wen had always wanted to buy Shao's cinema chain.
In the original time and space, Shao Family only sold it in 1985. Now that it was 1982, he didn't know if he could buy it.
Sitting in the Peninsula Hotel, Zhang Wen was waiting for Sixth Uncle Shao.
"Haha, A Wen, sorry I'm late. I was stuck in traffic.”Sixth uncle Shao walked in with the help of sixth aunt.
"It's okay. I just arrived. Hello, Sixth Aunt.”Zhang Wen quickly stood up and said politely.
"Hello, Zhang Sheng." It was the first time that Zhang Wen and Aunt Liu had met. Both of them were very polite.
"Ah Wen, you don't even need to eat. If you have anything to say, just say it.”Sixth Uncle asked directly.
"Haha, Sixth Uncle, you're saving me money.
Fine, I'll be frank. I want to buy the copyrights of Shao's movies and TDV's TV series permanently!”Zhang Wen smiled and said solemnly.
Sixth Uncle's smiling face was suddenly shocked.
Aunt Liu said stiffly,"Zhang Sheng, do you mean that we can't release it on our own?”
When Zhang Wen heard this, he knew that the other party had misunderstood. He hurriedly explained,"It's a permanent license. I'll pay you a license fee.
Of course, it was not impossible to buy them out, but Shao's and TDV could still be broadcasted. However, if someone else wanted to buy them, they could not sell them anymore.”
Just as Sixth Aunt was about to speak again, Sixth Uncle raised his hand to stop her.
"A Wen, are you preparing to make a video?”Sixth Uncle finally understood.
Zhang Wen nodded and then shook his head." It's a little like a videotape, but it's not. It's lighter than a videotape. I call it a VCD player. Here, it's a small disc like this. A movie only needs these two discs.”
After Zhang Wen finished speaking, he handed over two discs of the God of Gamblers.
"En, not bad. It's indeed much lighter and more convenient, but it doesn't need you to put in so much effort, right?”Sixth Uncle asked curiously.
"Hehe, Sixth Uncle, I won't hide it from you. I've invested in an electronics factory in Shen City that specializes in producing this kind of playback machine and recording this kind of disc. Although I can also secretly record it, it's not good.
Think about it, I have a market of one billion people in the mainland. As long as one percent or one thousandth of the people buy my machines and discs, do you think I can't afford your license fees?
Besides, Shao's LOGO and TDV's logo are all on the movies I sold. It's a good publicity.”Zhang Wen said confidently.
The more Sixth Uncle and Sixth Aunt listened, the brighter their eyes became. After communicating with their eyes, Sixth Uncle said,"The permanent license fee is 20 million, and the permanent purchase fee is 100 million. Which one?"
Sixth Uncle looked at Zhang Wen with a smile.
"Sixth Uncle, are you selling the Shao's cinema? If you sell it, I'll buy it out permanently and add more cinemas. I'll pay 200 million Hong Kong dollars.”Zhang Wen replied with a smile.
This caught Sixth Uncle and Sixth Aunt off guard. They were talking about copyright, so why did they talk about the cinema?
"No, the theater chain is not for sale." Although she was very tempted by the 100 million yuan, the cinema chain was a golden baby. How could she sell it? Liu auntie rejected it on the spot.
However, Sixth Uncle's expression was a little intriguing.
Zhang Wen continued," I admit that Shao's film was very powerful. They were the leading film industry in Xiangjiang City. Unfortunately, in recent years, how many films produced by Shao's film have made it to the box office?"
If I remember correctly, there were two movies in the top 10 in 1980. One of them earned 4 million yuan at the box office, and the other earned more than 3 million yuan.
"This year, there will probably only be one movie, and it's even a co-production of ours. A Thousand Kings Battles a Thousand Tyrants, but it's only about five million yuan at the box office. Although it's not a loss, it's not much of a profit.”
"Enough, stop talking. Ah Wen, I do have plans to sell the theater chain. In the future, our main focus will be on the TV series production of TDV. If you really want to buy it, 250 million in total.”Sixth Uncle opened his mouth to stop Zhang Wen from continuing. Then, he made a bid.
"Alright, I won't bargain anymore. When will the procedures be done?”Sixth Uncle was quick, and Zhang Wen was even faster. 250 million. The oil channel was opened. If they continued to ask for goods, they could earn it back in half a month.
"That's great. Come to my company tomorrow to sign the contract.”Sixth Uncle said decisively.
"Okay, Sixth Uncle. See you tomorrow.”
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。