After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 202 The copyright of the Three-Body Problem is in my hands

As soon as the wrap party for Far Cry ended.

Wang Changtian and Li Mingyang left together by car and went to Yanbei to find someone.

Wang Changtian didn't want Li Mingyang to be distracted again, so he recommended someone to him.

Zhang Zhao, president of Enlight Pictures.

Enlight Pictures has been merged into Enlight Media, and Zhang Zhao has been almost sidelined.

But he didn’t resign.
As the founder of Enlight Pictures, if he resigns before the IPO, it will have a very bad impact on Enlight Media.

Lao Zhang still has strong professional ethics and will wait until Guangxian goes public before leaving.

Although he has no real power now and just goes fishing every day, he is still a top manager in the industry and many investors are recruiting him.

Li Mingyang didn't want to stay in the company every day, but the company couldn't function well without him.

He needs to control many things.

He also wants to share power and recruit people.

But he understands the rules of the entertainment industry and has management skills.

They are either the bosses of major film and television companies, bigwigs in the Beijing circle, or top agents.

too difficult.

The next day, Wang Changtian took Li Mingyang to a lake.

After walking around the lake for a while, I found Zhang Zhao who was fishing.

Zhang Zhao is a bit serious and looks very old-fashioned, but in fact he has a strong ability to accept new things and is keen to learn new things.

"Brother, today's catch is good. This fish is quite big."

Wang Changtian and Zhang Zhao are both from Fudan University.

"It's okay." Zhang Zhao said lightly.

Wang Changtian squatted in front of Zhang Zhao and explained his purpose with a smile.

Zhang Zhao was surprised when he heard that Wang Changtian asked him to go to Mingyang Entertainment to help Li Mingyang manage the company.

"I don't want to help with this." Zhang Zhao said after hesitating for a while.

"Brother, I am helpless about some things. There is really no company in China that can go public based solely on its film business. Mergers are inevitable. You have to understand me!"

Zhang Zhao didn't say anything, just stared at the lake, wondering what he was thinking.

"Mingyang's way of thinking is different from ours. He may be able to fulfill your dream and go public independently through movies."

"He can't." Zhang Zhao said without hesitation.

"You can't say that. Didn't you also praise him for being very imaginative and talented?"

"He has too many talents to be able to calm down and make movies."

Wang Changtian had no way to refute this statement. He turned around and gave Li Mingyang a look, asking Li Mingyang to go up.

Li Mingyang hesitated for a while, came to the lake, took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao took the cigarette, Li Mingyang lit it for him, and then lit one for himself.

In this way, the two of them smoked a pack of cigarettes back and forth without saying a word from beginning to end.

Wang Changtian was sitting on the slope, watching this scene, and suddenly he laughed.

"Brother, there seems to be no fish here. There has been no movement for a long time."

"coming!"

Zhang Zhao stood up, reeled in the line skillfully, and then caught a turtle.

"Is it a wild turtle or one that was released into the wild? It's quite big and should be delicious," said Li Mingyang.

"There's a temple upstream, what do you think?"

"Let's just forget it." Li Mingyang kicked the turtle into the lake.

After losing a turtle, Zhang Zhao was no longer in the mood to continue fishing. He threw the fishing rod to the ground, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and handed one to Wang Changtian and Li Mingyang respectively.

The three of them were facing the wind, smoking. Zhang Zhao suddenly said, "Mingyang! I heard that you shoot very fast. How fast are you?"

"I don't know. If you prepare well, the shooting will be fast. Otherwise, it will be slow."

"You started too late. You lack everything. The company is almost an empty shell except for you. How can you rely on movies to go public?"

“IP.”

"Which IPs did you buy?" Zhang Zhao became interested.

"Haha, brother, you don't understand his character yet. He would rather create something original than buy it."

Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly and shook his head. Li Mingyang would use the popularity to create his own IP.

The Spy Game became popular thanks to its sky-high investment and luxurious backstage.

But it is not excellent in itself, it just became popular because of all the hype, crazy marketing, and the fresh concept of online movies.

If it really hits theaters, it will be difficult to recoup the costs.

Paid and free are two different things.

There is also the hurdle of piracy. "Who said I didn't buy it? I just think it's useless now," said Li Mingyang.

Zhang Zhao shook his head, not quite believing what Li Mingyang said. What do you mean it can't be used? If it doesn't exist, then it doesn't exist. What nonsense. "These new IPs in China all follow the best-selling novels. There are so many youth romance novels. It's good to make TV series and movies. At least the box office will not be bad. But I think the only one that can create a new era of movies is The Three-Body Problem."

"The Three-Body Problem is good, and I like it very much, but Liu Cixin sold the copyright. I don’t know who bought it, and there is no news in the circle." Wang Changtian said regretfully.

"I heard it's only a few tens of thousands?"

"8 yuan... It seems to be similar to Ghost Blows Out the Light. The copyright authorization period is fifty years after death."

"Another idiot." Zhang Zhao complained.

"Hehe, you can't say that... I still respect Liu quite a bit," said Li Mingyang.

"You also know about the Three-Body Problem?" Zhang Zhao said.

"I know!" Li Mingyang nodded.

"Who actually holds the copyright to The Three-Body Problem? Liu Cixin didn't read the contract carefully at the time and doesn't even know who he signed the contract with. It's so stupid!" Wang Changtian couldn't help but curse.

"Logically speaking, this copyright is priceless, and Zuoshandiao is also very interested in it. Whoever gets it should go to China Film to talk to it. But there is no news until now. I wonder if that guy died in a car accident. That would be really funny." Zhang Zhao said maliciously.

"You're the one who died." Li Mingyang rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhao. Why did this old guy speak so harshly?

"I didn't scold you, why are you so anxious?"

"Because the copyright of The Three-Body Problem is in my hands," said Li Mingyang.

Wang Changtian and Zhang Zhao were shocked and couldn't believe it at all.

"That's not right! Liu Cixin said that the guy who bought his copyright looks like a bandit!" Wang Changtian shook his head.

"I asked Old Wu to buy it. It was Wu Zhikui."

Wang Changtian was stunned. What the hell, doesn’t Wu Zhikui look like a bandit?

"Mingyang! We need to have a good talk. Not every company can make The Three-Body Problem. It involves too much politics and hard science fiction. In China..." Wang Changtian pulled Li Mingyang aside and said seriously.

"Who are you trying to fool? I know no more than you do. If you want to share the copyright, it's impossible."

"Yes, there is no shortage of investors for this copyright. Director Li, I think you have great potential. I plan to join Mingyang Entertainment. Please take care of me in the future."

Zhang Zhao couldn't wait to hold Li Mingyang's hand, fearing that the Three Bodies he had obtained would be lost.

Li Mingyang smiled and pulled his hand back, "What are you thinking about? The Three Body Problem has nothing to do with you."

……

Science fiction is a niche literature. In China, both science fiction writers and science fiction fans are a small group of people who are obsessed with "our journey is to the stars and the sea."

Long before the appearance of The Three-Body Problem, Liu Cixin had already reached an unattainable peak in the domestic science fiction literature.

When The Three-Body Problem came out, science fiction fans were not that excited. They just regarded it as another peak of Liu Cixin's career, and mainstream culture paid little attention to it.

Until The Three-Body Problem unexpectedly became popular in the Internet circle.

In the novel, terms in special contexts such as "high dimension defeating low dimension" and "dark forest" are frequently uttered by Internet tycoons.

Lei Jun, who loves reading, is the most active in promoting The Three-Body Problem. He not only organizes a Three-Body reading club within the company, but also promotes it to his business partners. He posts on Weibo, insisting that it is "very shocking" and "strongly recommends all entrepreneurs to read it."

Perhaps it is the rapidly changing Internet economy that has made it difficult for business theories to keep up. The Chinese Internet industry, which has long been "growing wildly", has accidentally discovered that the philosophical framework set in a science fiction epic called "The Three-Body Problem" has actually coincided with the chaos and cruelty of this circle for a long time.

The bottom-lineless competition, the giants' frenzied mergers, and the start-ups' cautious progress in the dark all have a strong sense of immersion. As a result, this hard science fiction about the future of mankind was quickly regarded as a benchmark by the Internet industry, and even became a teaching aid to endorse many commercial behaviors.

Domestic Internet bosses such as Ma Ying-jeou, Li Yanhong, Lei Jun, and Zhou Hongyi are all fans of The Three-Body Problem. They have recommended The Three-Body Problem to their employees, friends, and netizens more than once.

In addition, The Three-Body Problem became popular abroad earlier than in China.

After reading the first part, Ao Guanhai took advantage of his position to send an email to Liu Cixin, urging him to update the book.

The content of the email was: "Hello, Mr. Obama, the President of the United States, read your book The Three-Body Problem and liked it very much. Can you please publish your subsequent works? I am very anxious."

However, Liu thought it was just a prank and deleted the email. It was not until the relevant departments stepped in to coordinate the matter that Liu dared to confirm the authenticity of the incident.

The value and significance of the Three-Body Problem are so great that Li Mingyang was crazy to share it.

Fengzeyuan Restaurant.

Li Mingyang, Wang Changtian and Zhang Zhao were in a private room, drinking and discussing the copyright of The Three-Body Problem.

Li Mingyang's attitude is very firm and he will never take out the Three-Body Problem.

Wang Changtian talked for a long time until his voice became hoarse. Seeing that he was not getting any attention, Zuoshandiao happened to want to see him for something, so he left with regret.

"Director Li! We are all family now. What are your plans for the copyright of The Three-Body Problem?" Zhang Zhao said with a smile.

"Who says you are one of us?" Li Mingyang sent a message to Wang Changtian, asking him to stop talking nonsense, while saying, "I haven't decided yet whether to ask you to manage my company."

"What? You look down on an old guy like me?" Zhang Zhao said with a smile, like an old fox.

How could I not like it?

At present, in the domestic film industry, there are not many people at the helm who are more capable than Zhang Zhao, and even Wang Changtian may not be better than Zhang Zhao.

"Mr. Wang thinks you are suitable and trustworthy, but I am very worried about you... You are from Guangguang, and you were ostracized. How can I know if you will join forces with outsiders to set me up?"

Zhang Zhao lit a cigarette, took two puffs and said, "You are actually worried that Wang Changtian and I will work together from the inside..."

Li Mingyang smiled slightly, saying nothing.

(End of this chapter)