Rebirth 96: Begin the life of a monster from kindergarten

Chapter 147 Charles Zhang who likes young models

After the Lantern Festival, Sohu called and invited Zhang and his party to meet in Beijing. They only said that they were discussing cooperation, but they didn't say what they were talking about.

Zhang and his party refused directly.

Because he could guess what Charles Zhang wanted to talk about.

The game copyright of "Dragon Babu".

Since contacting Jin Yong last year, Dream Weaver Culture has acquired the publishing rights and game copyrights of all his works.

At this time, Sohu had lost its first-mover advantage and was overtaken by Sina and NetEase, which can be said to be a bad year.

In this case, Charles Zhang naturally wanted to find new profit points.

At this time, Charles had not yet turned into the Buddhist boss who would only doze off and give physics lessons. He extended his business tentacles to various areas of the Internet, but with little success.

Sometimes putting on airs appropriately can help you maximize your negotiating leverage.

What's more, the one who is anxious at this time must be Charles Zhang.

Sure enough, not long after, Charles Zhang personally called and invited Zhang and his party to the capital to discuss the copyright issues of the "Dragon Movie" game. His tone was very polite.

Zhang and his party insisted on the plan to buy shops and open bookstores in every city. There were even several shops in Beijing, Magic City and other cities, so they invested huge amounts of money.

The "Dragon Babu" game is a cash cow. Once it is put into operation, it will make hundreds of millions of profits, and every year.

So, Zhang and his party took Zhou Xingguo and headed to the capital together.

Zhang Yixing is still very interested in Sohu.

In addition to game copyright issues, it is also because Sohu will also have a video platform in the future.

Zhang Yixing now has a large number of online broadcast rights for film and television dramas. Although Sohu Video has been suppressed by other video platforms in the future, it was still quite competitive when it first came out. If the imported ugly Chinese dramas were not restricted, Maybe we can actually find a way out.

Even if Sohu Video fails to develop, it will still be able to raise prices for its own film and television copyrights in the future.

We are not afraid of competition from multiple platforms, but we are afraid of one platform becoming dominant.

Just like the later Hundred Regiments War and the Taxi-hailing War, consumers benefited the most. Zhang and his party once paid no less for taxis.

When there is only one company left in the market, this good thing will no longer exist.

Fortunately, in the field of video platforms, even on the eve of Zhang Yixing's rebirth, there has never been a situation where one company is the dominant player, and there are even rising stars like Xigua constantly pouring into this market.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yixing acquired Jinjiang Literature Network and hoarded a large amount of film and television network copyrights.

Charles actually received Zhang Yixing and Zhou Xingguo alone at KTV.

This was something Zhang and his party never expected.

What's even more unexpected is that there are young models in the box.

He is worthy of being an entrepreneur who dares to pose for a magazine cover with his bare upper body naked.

But, you use this to test underage cadres?

Zhou Xingguo was even more restless.

He often goes out on business trips, so this kind of social interaction is indispensable. The problem is, Zhang and his party are following him this time!

Zhang and his party didn't want to show off to their host, so they sat quietly on the sofa and watched Charles' performance.

Charles held the model in his arms, twisting his body while singing "The Lost Beauty" in a half-dead voice.

【I always wear your loving smile

Looking for the beauty I lost along the way

Tears accidentally rolled down the corner of my mouth

Just erase it with the hand you held]

When Charles finished singing a song, he turned back and said with a smile: "Yixing, you are a professional singer, let's sing one!"

"I'll do it!" Zhou Xingguo came to block Zhang and his party. Finally he couldn't bear the embarrassment and got up to sing in the field.

Charles came back and sat next to Zhang and his party, and raised his eyebrows at a model next to Zhang and his party. The model had been pushed away by Zhang Yixing several times before. When the boss spoke, she leaned forward again and blew a breath into Zhang Yixing's ear.

Zhang Yi Xing was excited, but he pushed her away with all his strength, plucked his ears and said, "Sister, don't break the law, I'm underage!"

Charles suddenly laughed and signaled the supermodel to take further action.

Naturally, the model did not dare to offend Zhang and his party, so she sat quietly aside with a smiling face.

Even if the other party is underage, who dares to treat him as a child?

Zhang Yixing breathed a sigh of relief and said to Charles: "Let me tell you straight, the game copyright of "Dragon Babu" is not for sale, but we can cooperate using the sharing model. I want 30% of the game's profit share!"

The reason why Zhang Yixing dared to mention this is because the game "Dragon Babu" has not yet been developed, and it is impossible for Charles to judge future profits. After all, there are cases of losing money in games.

Moreover, even if Charles doesn’t buy it this time, companies will buy it in the future. Jin Yong’s martial arts novels will basically not escape the fate of being turned into games in the future.

If you sell it later, the price will be even higher.

But Zhang and his party knew that the game "Tian Long Ba Bu" developed by Sohu was very profitable. In the future, Sohu would basically rely on this game to support its success.

So, how can he, he wants to exchange the copyright for a share of the game.

Charles was stunned. He didn't expect Zhang Yixing to be so direct. He didn't know if it was always this style or if the model just now annoyed him.

He has never been a decisive person, but he also knows that the 30% profit share is too high, so naturally he cannot agree to it.

Charles said with a cold face: "Then there's no need to talk!"

Zhang Yixing smiled and said: "I am also taking risks. Who knows whether this game will make money!"

"Now that we know the risks, it would be better for Ando to just sell off the copyright and pocket the money!"

"There is no need to worry about selling the copyright. Shanda, NetEase, Penguin, Giant, etc. are all making games. If I keep it secret for another two years, it will definitely be more expensive to sell!"

Charles knew that Zhang and his party were telling the truth.

These days, the game value of online literature has not yet been explored.

Game production basically relies on introducing or adapting "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from abroad.

Sohu decided to invest heavily in the field of independent research and development of games. After choosing and choosing, they found that there were only a few popular IPs in China.

After some research with other executives, Charles found that "Dragon Movie" was most suitable for adapting into an online game. However, when he went to Jin Yong to discuss game copyright issues, he discovered that all the game copyrights for Jin Yong's novels had been taken over by Zhang Yi Xing.

Thinking of the news that Jin Yong sold the copyright for one yuan, which was widely circulated in the media, Charles asked uncertainly: "Did you really buy the copyright of your game for one yuan?"

Zhang Yixing shook his head and replied: "The media is spreading lies!"

Charles secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Zhang Yixing really bought the copyright for one dollar, he would feel like a victim.

But since it wasn't bought for one dollar, he felt much more comfortable.

When Zhou Xingguo came back after singing a song, Charles stood up and said: "Let's wait for the people below to discuss whether we can cooperate. Today we will sing, one line, to save face, let's do one!"

Since there is talk, Zhang and his party will no longer hold back, after all, there is a high probability that they will cooperate in the future.

He picked up the microphone and walked to the field and ordered "Run".

It's a pity that all KTVs now pirate songs privately, and they don't pay copyright fees at all. They clearly own the copyright of the song, but they don't receive a penny. It's like spending money to find a place to sing their own songs.

Fortunately, all the consumption tonight was paid by Charles Zhang.

A week later, the two companies signed a contract, and Dreamweaver Culture obtained 15% of Sohu’s “Dragon Babu” game profits by virtue of the copyright in its hands.

When Zhang and his party heard this report on the phone, the corners of their mouths curled up.

(End of this chapter)