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Ma Ge was indeed a busy person. After finalizing the investment deal with Li Hong, he hurriedly took his leave.
Li Hong understood that someone like Ma Ge, the head of a large corporation, had many matters to attend to. The fact that he could spare time to pick him up at the airport and chat for so long already showed how much he valued their partnership.
Of course, even though Ma Ge had left, it didn't mean that the remaining tasks were put on hold. He had left an assistant behind to head to the headquarters and assess the assets, preparing a detailed report to submit to Ma Ge.
What they had discussed was merely a cooperation intention; the specifics would need to be worked out by their subordinates over time.
However, Li Hong wasn't in a hurry. This wasn't just a one-time transaction. After Penguin's investment, they would be partners for a considerable period, and if anything went wrong, it wouldn't look good for anyone involved.
After bidding farewell to Ma Ge, Li Hong set off towards the headquarters of Yuewen Group with Loli and Charlie.
Their collaboration with Yuewen was nearly finalized; Li Hong's visit was primarily to represent and sign the agreement. Besides, since Ma Ge had already acknowledged this cooperation, there shouldn't be any issues.
By the time the three arrived at Moon Literature Headquarters, it was already three in the afternoon. To catch their evening flight, Li Hong needed to move quickly.
The general manager of Yuewen Group, Wu Wenhui, had been informed in advance and sent an assistant to wait for Li Hong at the entrance. Upon seeing Li Hong introduce himself at the front desk, the assistant led them to the general manager's office.
Once inside the office, Li Hong immediately recognized Wu Wenhui as the true leader of Yuewen.
Although he had often cursed this big shot while writing as a Loser author, Li Hong couldn't deny that Wu Wenhui was indeed impressive.
Wu Wenhui had made a significant mark in the history of online literature in China. Without his efforts, there would not be such a booming market for web novels today.
"Hello, Mr. Li!" Wu Wenhui extended his hand first.
"Hello, Mr. Wu!"
Li Hong shook his hand but felt an inexplicable awkwardness.
After all, he was still a contracted author with Yuewen Group. Although his success came from luck and his writing was rather mediocre, he had been dealing with Yuewen for quite some time.
Seeing Wu Wenhui, this big boss of Yuewen, Li Hong momentarily didn't know how to respond.
After everyone took their seats, Wu Wenhui smiled and said, "I truly didn't expect that Mr. Li is also one of our contracted authors."
"I just write for fun; I hope it doesn't make you laugh too much," Li Hong replied sheepishly.
Wu Wenhui shook his head, still smiling as he said, "Mr. Li, you are being modest. Regardless, you are the first author from Yuewen to sell your copyright to Hollywood. Just for that, Mr. Li, you have set a benchmark that we can only aspire to."
"Haha, it's all in good fun," Li Hong replied with a laugh.
If Wu Wenhui knew that the copyright he sold to Carmillon was the result of a forced transaction, he would probably have a different opinion.
Fortunately, this wasn't the time or place for such matters. After giving a brief compliment on Li Hong's achievements, Wu Wenhui continued with a smile, "Regarding your company's intention to collaborate with us on the film adaptation of online literature, we at Yuewen are in agreement. We welcome more partners willing to help us explore the film adaptation process of web literature and create major IPs together; this is also the direction we are striving for at Yuewen."
"However, I would like to ask Mr. Li what specific areas you are looking to collaborate on?"
"Urban settings, anime-inspired themes, or even science fiction would be fine," Li Hong explained. "At Sweet Potato Films, we hope to contribute to the film adaptation process of innovative works. Those Fantasy Xianxia pieces have high adaptation costs and are not currently our target projects. Compared to Fantasy Xianxia works, we prefer unique and imaginative stories."
"Oh, Mr. Li's vision is indeed... quite distinctive!" Wu Wenhui thought for a long time before settling on the term 'distinctive' to describe Li Hong's ideas.
Other film companies typically focused on major production IPs like Fantasy Xianxia or popular genres such as urban workplace dramas, crime investigations, or treasure hunting.
But Li Hong was different; he was targeting projects that were imaginative rather than these mainstream options. This fresh perspective truly amazed Wu Wenhui.
Li Hong smiled but didn't elaborate further. He too wished to get involved with those popular IPs; however, given Sweet Potato's current limited influence, competing with those big players was simply out of reach. After much consideration, he decided it was better to start with imaginative works.
"Does Mr. Li have any suitable targets in mind? Would you like us at Yuewen to recommend some innovative works?" Wu Wenhui asked curiously.
At that moment, Wu Wenhui was eager to know which works had caught Li Hong's attention. There were many purely imaginative works out there, but few had real adaptation value.
Moreover, adapting such imaginative stories could be tricky; it was like walking a fine line. One misstep could easily lead to crossing boundaries.
This was also an aspect many film companies avoided; after all, they recognized the potential in many promising IPs but found the adaptation challenges daunting. Often, the effort required to bring such works to the screen did not equate to the rewards.
"I think 'Gourmet Supplier,' 'Cultivation Chat Group,' 'The King Commands Mercy,' and 'The Cross-Dressing Master'... these works would be very suitable for our project," Li Hong stated calmly.
These titles were carefully selected by him; each had a solid fanbase. With proper adaptation, profitability could be assured. The only challenge lay in how to adapt these easily misinterpreted works.
"Wow, Mr. Li has quite the ambition!" Wu Wenhui exclaimed in admiration.
Li Hong truly surprised him. He originally thought that this guy would only manage to acquire one or two copyrights at most. Unexpectedly, he listed over a dozen book titles in one breath.
It is important to note that even just for a film adaptation right, the copyright fees are not cheap. Securing so many works at once was definitely an unexpected delight for Wu Wenhui.
At the same time, Wu Wenhui also recognized Li Hong's keen eye. Most of the titles he had listed were already proven successful works in the market and had a large fan base. Although there was a serious overlap in urban literature, it did not diminish the IP value of these books.
The only challenge might be figuring out how to adapt these works for the screen.
However, this was not something Wu Wenhui needed to worry about. All he had to do was sell these copyrights; how the copyright holders chose to adapt them was their own business. After all, if they did not adapt within three to five years, the rights would automatically revert back. In that case, it would not be Wu Wenhui and Yuewen who would suffer losses.
"Alright, we can sell the film rights for these books. We just need to discuss the price slowly," Wu Wenhui said with a smile.
"That’s only reasonable!" Li Hong nodded in agreement.
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