China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

Chapter 291 What is IP (please subscribe!)
"Mom, are you hungry?"

"Mom is not hungry..."

"Are you really not hungry?"

The latter question was asked by Chen Dong. Even while he was speaking, he had already taken out the lunch box packed from the private kitchen.

"Really...huh? A lunch box from a private kitchen."

Liu Yifei took it curiously, opened it, and a strong fragrance instantly hit her face.

These were her favorite meals when she was in school!

Although I'm not hungry, my mouth is already full of food.

At this time, Chen Dong handed her another pair of chopsticks: "Eat."

"Thanks husband."

Liu Yifei felt full after eating a few mouthfuls, and regretted eating those three pieces of bread and half a bottle of water at the party.

“What items are on display at charity night tonight?”

After seeing Liu Yifei finish eating, Chen Dongcai asked.

"Jewelry, paintings, costumes, watches...actually the same as in previous years."

With that said, Liu Yifei took out a lot from her bag and handed it to Chen Dong.

"What is it?"

"A flywheel watch is also one of the items on offer tonight."

Chen Dong stretched out a hand to take it and took a look. Although he was not an expert, he could tell at a glance that this watch was of great value.

"How much did it cost to take the photo?"

"Guess."

"500."

The reason why Chen Dong opened his mouth to quote such a high price was not because he thought the watch was worth 500 million, but because Liu Yifei had discussed with him the amount of money to donate before attending the Harper's Bazaar party, which was exactly million. Around a million.

"555."

Liu Yifei reported the exact number.

Of course, the price she quoted at the beginning was indeed the 500 million that Chen Dong said, but Mr. Wang from Huayi bid twice with her, and finally raised the transaction price to 555 million.

Chen Dong nodded and inquired with Liu Yifei: "What is the total donation tonight?"

"It seems to be more than 39 million. I forgot the exact amount, but it is definitely not more than 40 million."

"Oh, when will "Resident Evil 5" be launched? Have they informed you when to join the group?"

"I don't know the specific start time, but at least it should be after the National Day... Where is my husband? How long will you stay in China this time?"

"I need to finish the post-production of "The Unknown" first, which will take about a month or two."

"Then you may leave a little later than me... By the way, the song "Hu Guangsheng" has been recorded. I forgot to send it to you before. I will send it to your email when I get back later."

"It's okay to post again tomorrow. It's a beautiful time tonight, hehe..."

"My son is still here, what are you talking about? Hey, my son seems to have fallen asleep. When did it happen?"

"It's been a while."

"Hmph, why are you so bold?"

Originally, Chen Dong and Liu Yifei had endless topics to talk about, but after discovering that their son was asleep, their voices became softer and quieter, and the car gradually became quiet.

Have a good night's sleep!
The next day.

After Chen Dong came to the company, he didn't go to the office first, but went straight to the post-production room. After he explained some of the editing ideas for "The Unknown Man", it was almost noon before he came out.

When passing by Zhong Lifang's office, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have told her something some time ago. The other party hadn't reported it to him yet, and he didn't know how it was done, so he walked past and returned.

dong dong dong~
"Come in."

Zhong Lifang raised her head and glanced at the door. Unexpectedly, it was her boss who came in. She was about to stand up to greet him, but Chen Dong waved his hand to signal her not to use it.

"I just passed by your office and remembered that I asked you to buy the film and television rights to "Tomb Raiders" last time, so I came in to ask how it turned out."

In fact, Zhong Lifang was going to report this work to Chen Dong this morning, but because Chen Dong had been staying in the post-production room in the morning, she didn't find a chance, so she planned to report it in the afternoon.

But I didn't expect Chen Dong to come to the door himself.

Zhong Lifang did not explain, but pulled out a contract and handed it over and explained: "Director Chen, this is the film and television copyright licensing contract for "Tomb Robbers"."

Chen Dong turned over it after taking it, and suddenly frowned on his happy face.

Although she relaxed quickly, Zhong Lifang still keenly caught the boss's dissatisfaction.

The reason why Zhong Lifang can be admired by Chen Dong, and the two have worked together for so many years without any conflicts, is that in addition to her excellent work ability, the main reason why the two have similar personalities.

They are the kind of people who take their work straight and don't like to drag things out and make detours.

So now Zhong Lifang found that Chen Dong seemed not satisfied with the contract, so she didn't hold it back and asked directly: "Director Chen, is there a problem with this contract?"

Chen Dong nodded, pointed to the copyright period that was only signed for six years and said: "Six years is too short. I will send someone to renegotiate with the author and change this number to at least 6 years."

Zhong Lifang was stunned when she heard this and didn't understand why it took so long to sign.

In her opinion, six years is enough time to adapt "Tomb Raiders" into a TV series or a movie.

Chen Dong saw Zhong Lifang's doubts. If it were someone else, he wouldn't waste his words, but the other person was a general beside him, so there was no need to hide some plans from her.

So Chen Dong explained to Zhong Lifang his plan to develop "Tomb Robbers Notes" into an IP.

"IP?"

"Yes, IP is the abbreviation of Intellectual property in English, which means intellectual property. But in the cultural and creative industry, IP can include patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc., and can also radiate to literature, film and television, animation, games..."

Zhong Lifang had grasped some core points under Chen Dong's explanation. Suddenly, she thought of a relevant example and asked, "Is it like Marvel in the United States?"

Chen Dong blinked. He realized that he had been in a misunderstanding before. No, his vision was not wide enough, and he only focused on China. The United States already had ready-made examples.

"Ahem, yes, it's Marvel's model."

After knowing what IP is, Zhong Lifang certainly understands why her boss attaches so much importance to an online novel.

Now she is looking at it. Six years of copyright is indeed not enough, far from it, because the IP may have just been hatched in six years. If the copyright expires, wouldn't it mean that it would be used as a wedding dress for others?
……

In the afternoon, Chen Dong stayed in the post-production room for two hours, and then returned to the office. As soon as he turned on the computer, he found that his wife had sent "Hu Guangsheng" sung by Wan Qian to the mailbox, so he clicked on it and listened to it.

"Wait, no need to wait"

"Wait, don't wait"

"Next Qingming Festival, I will go to the Music Book to offer sacrifices to you."

"Still listening, still quiet"

After listening to it once, Chen Dong felt it was okay.

Just as he was about to go online for a while, Zhang Weiping called.

"Director Chen, Han Shanping and I discussed it and decided to arrange for the major representatives of our production company to meet tomorrow morning and have a meeting together. Do you have time to attend?"

"...Yes, but where will the meeting be held?"

"China Film Studio."

(End of this chapter)