Chapter 206 Operation Officer Liu's Method
Bin City, in a star hotel.
Operation Officer Liu is holding coffee and working leisurely on the living room sofa in a bathrobe.
In his hand, he was holding the phone, talking a lot.
"Yes, so that game isn't actually called Dead Time, it's called Dead Space."
"That's true, it's just the name, the name is not important, what matters is popularity and popularity."
"Hahaha, it's true. Maybe the movie has come out, maybe the game hasn't been finished yet. Director Jin, you also understand this."
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"That's fine. I will stay in Bincheng for about 3 days at most. Director Jin sees if you are free, we can meet and talk?"
"No problem, then it's settled with Director Jin!"
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The two exchanged a few more words, then hung up the phone.
After the call, Operation Officer Liu threw the phone aside, then picked up the coffee, took a sip, and showed a satisfied expression.
Then he raised Erlang's legs, leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes and meditated.
"I really didn't expect to come to Bincheng on a business trip to negotiate such a deal. Twenty-six million, a film and television adaptation right, tsk tsk."
Operation Officer Liu grinned lightly.
Through the conversation with Director Jin just now, he asked the other party that since the other party relies on film and television dramas to promote newcomers, why not just hire a screenwriter to write a **** romance drama, but to make a movie based on a game adaptation?
Although Operation Officer Liu is not from the entertainment industry and has never watched those goofy dramas, he also knows that Xiao Xianrou's debut relies on this kind of love to attract young people.
The difference is that some are modern romantic dramas, and some are ancient costume romantic dramas.
Director Jin just smiled and patiently explained to him.
Said that the current industry is not easy to mix, and the newcomers of various companies make their debuts by relying on romantic dramas and handsome and cool characters.
Everyone in the industry plays like this, and now whether an artist can stand out or not depends entirely on the artist's own face.
So, to stand out in such a situation, you have to play tricks and come up with something different.
So like a game adaptation movie, it is actually a good choice to test the waters.
Successful, both game players and audience fans have gained.
Failed, that's okay. The artist has been launched, the reputation has been established, and the rest is to work slowly.
Of course, the plot of the game must conform to the current entertainment market.
That is, love is the main thing.
And the artist can't be too messy, it will affect her image.
After the explanation, Operation Officer Liu also understood a lot.
Actually, after talking for a long time, it was nothing more than shooting a different romantic drama in the name of a game.
The focus is on the gimmick of the game.
Think about it, other people's families are full of this love and that love.
Only my family is a game adaptation.
This difference, doesn’t it come out? Didn't the curiosity of the audience just come?
Flow, isn’t there?
Operation Officer Liu smiled and said nothing.
For him, as long as he is willing to pay, he can adapt this game however he wants.
He even hopes to buy all the game copyrights that the company has hidden and no one cares about.
Only in this way can the residual value be exerted.
In short, the matter of cooperation is heading in the direction he planned.
But then, his cell phone rang
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"What? You say we have no copyright at all?"
Operation Officer Liu was dumbfounded.
Listening to his personal secretary's report on the phone, he couldn't believe it.
"You mean, we Unlimited Online Entertainment not only have to provide them with channel resources, but also have to pay for the promotion costs in advance? We only get a commission after the work is done? It takes so much time and effort to end up with no copyright?"
[Yes, Mr. Liu. ]
Hiss—
Operation Officer Liu gasped, as if he had heard something out of the Arabian Nights.
"Is this written in black and white in the contract?"
[Yes. ]
Operation Officer Liu: .
"Who made this contract? Didn't it go to the legal department for review!?"
Operator Liu's voice is rough, and he seems to want to yell. The little secretary on the phone trembled a little.
It was this feeling that I felt from the owner of the small company surnamed Meng, and now I was led by him again.
This feeling... I really want to cry without tears...
[It is the supervisor of the second product operation department, surnamed Lian, female. ]
"director?"
Operation Officer Liu frowned, and his voice was high again.
"Have you explained this to her? We talked about this business with Tiancheng Films."
The secretary nodded and responded in a low voice.
[I said it, but she also said that there is no copyright of the work, so it cannot be arranged. Also let me tell you about this, lest there will be accidents in your business]
"That's it? No result?"
[Not available yet]
Operator Liu took a deep breath, resisting the urge to curse.
"Have you contacted the company that makes the game? What did they say?"
After listening to the secretary, he hurriedly described the process of contacting Meng Shu in detail, not daring to add details or bring his own subjective opinions.
After about ten minutes, Operation Officer Liu questioned loudly after listening.
"You mean, they don't want to hand over the copyright? Do you still want us to continue to provide them with promotion channels and early publicity fees? Is there such a good thing?"
The secretary felt a little scared, but continued to tell the leader about the conversation.
[Yes, they don’t seem to care about the cooperation with us, saying that even if the cooperation is terminated, they can do it themselves. They also asked you or the chairman to call him.]
"May Mr. Liang and I call him?"
Operation Officer Liu expressed his dissatisfaction loudly.
You, a small company that makes games, have benefited so much from our infinite online entertainment, and still hold the copyright of your works?
Now, are you more confident?
And let us call you?
Operation Officer Liu took a deep breath to calm himself down.
But I have already made an appointment with Director Jin for an interview, so it can't end here, right?
The most urgent task at the moment is to find a way to get the copyright, so as not to miss the appointment, and to continue to negotiate business with Tiancheng Films.
26 million royalties...
Operation Officer Liu made a decision in his mind.
"You go ahead and tell that company that we're interested in buying them the rights to Dead Space and ask them to make an offer."
"Remember, our maximum bid is within three million."
"After taking their copyright, let them go. It is impossible for us to continue such risky and loss-making cooperation, do you understand?"
[OK, I understand Mr. Liu. ]
"Also, the supervisor surnamed Liu, call her together. Since she is the person in charge, let her be responsible to the end. Make sure that the matter of copyright is negotiated with me!"
[Good Mr. Liu! ]
After speaking, Operation Officer Liu hung up the phone.
Looking at the phone, recalling the secretary's report just now, he still felt a little ridiculous.
You should know that the companies that cooperate with Unlimited Online Entertainment, at the level of small and medium-sized, only have the right to develop and produce products, but not ownership.
To put it simply, Unlimited Online Entertainment releases orders to these small and medium-sized companies, and the copyright is still on Unlimited Online Entertainment.
Because of this, Operation Officer Liu has always felt that "Dead Space" was also funded by Infinity Online Entertainment, and the only game was developed.
I didn't expect it to be not!
In this cooperation, Unlimited Online Entertainment is actually just a positioning role to help promote and distribute.
This greatly exceeded his expectations and forced him to face reality.
Okay, since the copyright is not with us, then I will buy your copyright.
Of course, the future cooperation will end here.
It is too risky for us to pay for promotion like this.
Once the game does not sell well, the promotion costs invested cannot be recovered.
Moreover, promotion costs often account for a large part of it. If it is low, it is more than one million, and if it is more, it is about tens of millions!
With such a large budget, we will be the first to pay for Unlimited Online Entertainment?
Then can the sales of your game be guaranteed to be more than several times the advertising cost?
So, from the perspective of the company, Operations Officer Liu will not continue such cooperation.
At the same time, such a small company will not let such a small company rely on the channel resources of Infinity Online Entertainment.
After all, they are doing business, not getting paid for their hard work after helping out.
If you want to continue to cooperate, it is impossible to enjoy exclusive copyright.
There is no such good thing in the world!
An hour later, the secretary called.
Operation Officer Liu picked up the connection and listened to the report.
But the news she brought made Operation Officer Liu's eyes widen.
"He said he wouldn't sell it? He wouldn't sell it for three million? How much would he want?"
"How many do not sell? What does he mean?"
The secretary on the other end of the phone didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly relayed what the little boss said.
[He said he didn't want the game to be remade. If there is an opportunity in the future, he will personally go to the film and television company, don't bother us to help in the middle]
Operation Officer Liu immediately understood the meaning when he heard it.
At the end of the day, that small company just wants to make all the money.
Why go to contact the film and television company in person, because I don't want Infinity Online Entertainment to get involved.
Okay, you have relied on Unlimited Online Entertainment for so long, now you want to do it yourself, right?
Perfect for you!
Operation Officer Liu understood that it would be impossible not to show some flair, otherwise they would have thought that Unlimited Online Entertainment was something they could manipulate.
"Go and tell the only game that our cooperation is over. But don't say it so bluntly, go to draft a notice, think about your words, and focus on finding problems in the contract as much as possible. Because we are not It’s a time-consuming, labor-intensive and risky thing to do.”
"I'd like to see what kind of expressions they will have when we come to the real world! Copyright is the lifeblood? It's okay! Don't do anything without Wuxian, that would be funny! Come back to find out when the time comes If we cooperate again, won’t your copyright fall into our hands?”
The secretary on the other end of the phone quickly said yes, then hung up the phone to implement it.
Operation Officer Liu was lost in thought.
Although I have made it clear now, the copyright is really out of my hands.
And I have fixed a meeting time with Director Jin, so I can't break the contract then, right?
Operation Officer Liu thought for a while, and suddenly raised his eyebrows.
Quickly picked up the phone and sent a message to the secretary.
Half an hour later, the secretary replied.
Operation Officer Liu smiled immediately after seeing the content.
The news above said that the trademark of "Dead Space" has not been registered in all 45 categories!
Only temporarily registered the category of 41-educational entertainment.
Operator Liu, on the other hand, thought of a method that would neither delay the cooperation with Director Jin nor require the sole game copyright.
That is to preempt the remaining 44 categories, and then sue the only game trademark infringement!
He firmly believes that with the capabilities of the legal department of Infinite Online Entertainment, it can't deal with a small company?
If the case is won at that time, the name "Dead Space" will be officially owned by Infinity Online Entertainment.
The only game can only change its name or appeal, and it goes on and on.
But what if there is only a name without a specific game?
This can also be solved.
Because who can guarantee that the game will be completed on schedule?
At that time, once the contract with Director Jin is signed, his movie will come out, and it is reasonable for him to have a 'dystocia' in the game.
After all, compared to the development cycle of games, the filming cycle of movies cannot be shorter.
Even Director Jin understands this truth, so when his movie is finished and released, the game may be gone, or it may not be made yet.
But this is all for the aftermath, anyway, his movie has already been completed, and the popularity and traffic in the early stage of the game have also been caught.
It doesn't really matter whether there are games or not.
What the director Jin likes is the early enthusiasm brought by the game name, not the game itself.
In addition, the plot of the movie is also based on original love, so I don't worry about any problems at all.
The only difficulty is that the problem of changing the protagonist of the game cannot be realized.
But this problem can actually be solved for Director Jin who doesn't understand the game.
Just tell him that replacing the character model will increase the development cost of Infinity Online Entertainment incalculably, and it will also increase the development time exponentially.
If this continues, the copyright fee may increase on the basis of 26 million.
Hearing such words, presumably Director Jin will also seriously consider whether to do this.
Plus, if the original Dead Space is made, it will be another game.
It doesn't fit the name 'Dead Space'.
Completely new game!
So after thinking of this method, Operation Officer Liu dialed the number of the secretary.
(end of this chapter)