Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

Chapter 652: Chapter 310: Supermarket Fright!

Ring ring—

The phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.

Jiang Tao groggily opened his eyes and reached for the phone to take a look.

When he saw the name displayed, he was instantly wide awake and swiped to answer the call.

"Hello Mr. Jiang, sorry to keep you waiting. As for the film rights for Eighteen-year-old Great-grandmother we discussed earlier..."

A woman’s voice came through the moment Jiang Tao answered the phone.

Earlier in the discussions, the other party mentioned they would respond within 2 to 4 working days.

Excluding Saturday and Sunday, today happens to be the 4th day, which is still punctual.

"Alright, continue please."

The communication was mainly led by the other party, with Jiang Tao occasionally responding to indicate he was listening.

"Mr. Jiang, after the final assessment by our rights department."

"The full rights price for the novel Eighteen-year-old Great-grandmother is 168,000. What do you think..."

The woman rattled on for about ten minutes before quoting the expected selling price.

Hearing the quote, Jiang Tao was somewhat speechless.

Currently, the book’s original author, Gu Lina, has become an employee of Jiang Entertainment Company, under his supervision.

Regarding the information about this book, Gu Lina had no reasons to hide anything, and disclosed everything to Jiang Tao.

The performance of this book was quite dismal.

During its serialization, Gu Lina didn’t even earn the full attendance award.

Of course, it wasn’t due to her lack of diligence in writing, but rather the book’s poor performance disqualifying her from the award.

She herself only earned a little over 2,000 yuan, not even 3,000 yuan in total from it!

Now, the signing website’s rights department is asking for 168,000!

They’re trying to fleece Jiang Tao!

"Miss, isn’t this price a bit high? Is there room for negotiation?"

Although Jiang Tao knew the book, once adapted into a short drama, would certainly become popular, he didn’t accept the obviously inflated price immediately.

"Sorry Mr. Jiang, I only handle contract follow-ups and am not authorized to intervene in pricing."

"Moreover, based on my long-term work experience, there usually isn’t room for negotiation with the rights department."

The girl’s tone was quite sincere, speaking frankly.

Even though it’s Jiang Tao’s first time dealing with a big company like this, he knew such companies have their own procedures.

Each department handles specific tasks, and cross-departmental matters indeed make communication difficult.

Besides, buying script rights isn’t like buying groceries at the market.

No room for negotiation is quite normal.

After all, the company is large and prosperous, not lacking for tens of thousands of yuan, nor a small copyright like this.

"Okay! Then at this price. When can we sign the contract?"

Jiang Tao knew the drama’s value far exceeded 168,000, and after a brief contemplation, he decisively accepted.

Once the novel’s script is successfully adapted, shot, and released.

168,000 might not even match the fractional revenue!

"We can do it right now! I’ll send you an electronic contract, and you can sign it directly on your phone."

"If you need a paper contract, you can print it yourself after signing."

The woman didn’t expect things to proceed so smoothly, her voice carrying a hint of joy.

"Alright, thank you. Send the contract to my phone. How will the payment be made?"

"I’ll send you our company’s corporate account. You can directly transfer via corporate to corporate."

"Okay."

After closing the deal, they chatted briefly, and Jiang Tao casually hung up the phone.

Within 5 minutes after the call ended, Jiang Tao received an electronic contract from the woman on WeChat.

He briefly reviewed it, felt there were no issues, and signed it directly.

Upon signing the contract, Jiang Tao forwarded the company account sent by the other party to Jiang Bing, who handles the finances at Jiang Entertainment Company, instructing her to make the transfer.

168,000 wasn’t considered a large amount for Jiang Tao and Jiang Entertainment Company, so Jiang Bing quickly processed the payment.

Thus, the full rights to Eighteen-year-old Great-grandmother were in Jiang Tao’s hands,

becoming the first film rights for Jiang Entertainment Company.

Jiang Tao called Gu Lina again to inquire about her script progress.

After receiving systematic training, Gu Lina had already grasped the preliminary skills for short drama adaptation.

Though she wasn’t very proficient at scriptwriting yet.

Since she herself is the author, no one knows the book better than she does.

Therefore, she was finding the adaptation of Eighteen-year-old Great-grandmother rather manageable.

As of Jiang Tao’s call, she had written 10 episodes, known as a "card" in the short drama industry.

A "card" refers to a paid entry point, typically the first 10 episodes to attract users to pay for viewing.

Jiang Tao was even more of a novice than Gu Lina regarding short dramas, essentially not understanding them at all.

Thus, he only inquired about her work progress without interfering.

At the end of the call, he encouraged and complimented her before hanging up.

Gu Lina estimated she’d complete the entire script in about a month.

Then they could approach suitable producers and directors for the next steps in the filming plan.

Click~

Just after Jiang Tao hung up the phone with Gu Lina.

The door gently opened a crack, and a graceful figure slipped into the room.

Jiang Tao turned his head and saw Yuan Mengqi sneaking into the room, a smile emerging on his lips.