So red that everything is black

Chapter 49 Red (Thirty)

The autumn sun rose, and Wei Qingkuan sat next to Wen Xinlan in the conference room of Meng Lei Culture.

The signing meeting was hosted by Zhu Dan, general manager of Menilei Film and Television.

Wen Xinlan held a thick contract and tried to find the differences with the last contract.

But after all, she was not a legal major, so she became confused after reading more than a dozen pages.

Wei Qingkuan looked at her frowning expression and smiled, "Is there any problem with Teacher Guifu?"

Wen Xinlan pointed to a place and asked: "Mr. Wei, there are actually 24 creation meetings in Beicheng. Is that too many? There were only 6 times for "Barb"!"

""Heart of Light" is a drama with a female protagonist. We plan to shoot it in four seasons in the form of a season. We will find four different actresses to play the heroine's teenage, young, middle-aged and old. The entire front will be It was a longer stretch, equivalent to filming four dramas, so it was 24 times."

"How long is the filming expected to take?"

"It's hard to say. Whether the next few films will be filmed or not will depend on audience feedback and the company's profits. A conservative estimate is that it will take two years."

"Two years? It's been a long time!"

"If you don't care about quality, you can shoot a drama in a month or two. But Meng Lei only produces high-quality products. Even in short videos, not one episode is shoddy."

What the other party said was reasonable and well-founded, and Wen Xinlan was not easy to argue.

She flipped through the contract in confusion, but couldn't find any clues.

After all, the copyright fee paid by Meng Lei Video was very generous, up to 1200 million. Wen Xinlan felt that there was no need to offend the funder's father, and finally signed the contract with trembling hands.

A fleeting smile flashed behind Wei Qing's wide glasses.

Zhu Dan shook hands with Wen Xinlan after signing, "Congratulations to Teacher Guifu for entering the ranks of tens of millions of copyrights!"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhu! Thank you, Mr. Wei! I wish us a happy cooperation!"

"It's going to be fun!"

Wei Qingkuan said: "Teacher Guifu, are you in a hurry to go back today? If you are not in a hurry, come and sit in my office! I have a peripheral product plan that I want to talk to you about."

Wen Xinlan politely replied, "Okay! I won't bother Mr. Wei."

"this way please!"

Wei Qingkuan led the way, and then walked to the largest office in the whole building.

In front of the large foyer of the President's Office, a beautiful female secretary Aisha stood up to welcome: "Mr. Wei! Miss Wen!"

"Elsa, help Miss Wen get a cup of tea." Wei Qingkuan finished his words and seemed to regret it, "Is there any Coke? If so, help Miss Wen get a bottle of Coke."

Secretary Aisha smiled sweetly: "Yes, please wait a moment."

Wen Xinlan was used to being called "Teacher Guifu", but she was not used to being called "Miss Wen" suddenly.

However, the secretaries of large companies are indeed extraordinary. Not only are they extraordinarily beautiful, but they also seem to be extraordinarily efficient in doing things. They actually know who they are.

"Teacher Guifu, please come in!"

Wen Xinlan heard the subtleties of the other person's name change, deliberately stepped down a step, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei, you are too polite! In fact, I can't bear the name 'teacher'! My real name is Wen Xinlan ! Just call me Xinlan!"

"Well, I have always thought that the name Xinlan is very nice. It is literary and calm. It is elegant and refined, and suitable for both movement and quiet. Did you choose your real name and pen name by yourself?"

"No, my real name was given to me by my father." "Oh? Is your father also a writer?"

"No, no, he is just like me before. He is just a literary lover, not a professional writer. He works as an engineer."

"That's right, the tiger father has no dog daughter. I would like to pay him a visit if I have the chance."

The secretary knocked on the door and came in with a glass of Coke, a lemon slice and a straw.

"Miss Wen, please use it!"

"Thank you."

Wen Xinlan took the Coke and smiled back: "I just mentioned it casually last time at dinner, but I didn't expect you to remember that I like to drink Coke."

"Teacher Guifu hasn't been to my office yet, has he?"

"Yes, it's my first time here."

On the south side of the president's office is a floor-to-ceiling window with a wide view, and to the east and west are huge open floor-to-ceiling bookcases.

The two-sided bookcases have slightly different styles.The east side is filled with ancient and modern Chinese and foreign masterpieces.Many fancy modern books are placed on the west side.

Wen Xinlan's eyes swept across and found many publications by Meng Lei's writers, "Mr. Wei has collected books by all the writers in your company, right? Could it be that when investors come to visit, it is convenient for promotion and display?"

Wei Qingkuan smiled and said, "No, I just flip through it when I have nothing to do."

Wen Xinlan secretly wondered, a man from an aristocratic family still reads novels?

But after all, I am the boss of an online literary website, and it is my job to select excellent writers and works. "There are not many people like you in the modern era who like to read paper books."

"I have always loved reading paper books. Online reading not only hurts my eyes, but also makes it difficult for me to calm down and read deeply. It is also inconvenient to take notes."

Wen Xinlan smiled flatteringly, "Mr. Wei is a scholar and can be called a Confucian businessman."

Wei Qingkuan shook his head gently, "I am neither a scholar nor a Confucian businessman, just a profit-seeking businessman. Today I invited Teacher Guifu to come and sit here just to talk about the profit model of peripheral products."

"Speaking of peripherals, your company is already the best in the industry. The peripheral posters, dolls, pendants, pillows, desk calendars, commemorative cards, school bags, cultural shirts, etc. of several of your top female writers are all selling well. It's very good, and it's quite expensive. Once, a cousin of mine showed me her order, and the price shocked me."

"Online writers are a very special industry. The relationship between writers and website companies is not an employment relationship, but a cooperative relationship. Apart from removing illegal works and reporting criminal information to relevant departments, websites actually have no real power to restrict their behavior. As for writers, The peripheral products they sell have nothing to do with the company, they are all sold by themselves in the fan circle, so that some netizens feel that the prices are unreasonable, and instead come to scold our company."

"If Mr. Wei feels it is inappropriate, he can publicly release official peripherals. For example, set up a new advertising column under the chapter review as a link to the official peripherals. The official price should also be kept as low as possible to adjust the market price."

"Oh? Teacher Guifu's suggestion is good."

"But Mr. Wei, you'd better consider the issue of minors. For example, set purchasing permissions so that children under 15 years old are not allowed to purchase, or set a shopping quota. At the same time, the website does not set sales rankings to avoid malicious competition among fans. , Reduce the waste of returns. Although the whole process sounds simple to us, it is also quite complicated to operate. It is best for you to find a few long-term contract writers to test the water first and test if it is feasible before promoting it."

Wei Qingkuan stared at Wen Xinlan with interest, "Sometimes, Teacher Guifu doesn't look like a writer, but more like a businessman."

"No, no, you are a management expert and the leader of Meng Lei. How can I, a low-level commoner, be compared with you?"

"Teacher Guifu is too modest. I am very grateful for your suggestions. I remember the last time you complained about Meng Lei's backend on the show that it was not easy to use. I quickly reported it to my colleagues in the relevant departments. They are working overtime to rectify it and do their best. Revision of the backend interface.”

Work overtime and make corrections
Wen Xinlan did not expect that one of her unintentional words would bring disaster to the programmers of a large company.

Those backend programmers must hate her!
Maybe he would stab her in the back every day!
Isn't this a source of scandal for her?
"Mr. Wei, I was just making a joke. It was just an editing effect by the program team."

"No, I am also constantly reflecting on the problems of my website. Why does Teacher Guifu prefer to choose Wenyuan Pavilion instead of our Meng Lei?"

(End of this chapter)