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Chapter 821: 817: Cooperation Established
Chapter 821: 817: Cooperation Established
Chapter 821: Chapter 817: Cooperation Established
William Bailes and his two assistants exchanged glances, then nodded.
The creative team then opened the PowerPoint presentation and spent nearly half an hour clearly outlining the core themes and main plot of the four maps.
William Bailes and his two assistants listened intently.
As did Richelle Dunn.
After listening, Richelle Dunn couldn’t help but applaud.
Then, she said with a smile to William Bailes.
“Mr. Bailes, if they had presented this PowerPoint presentation at noon yesterday, the price I negotiated with you last night would definitely have been higher.”
Fenny Watts also felt that after the PowerPoint was made, the highlights and attractiveness of the whole work were greatly enhanced.
But $136,700 per season, plus a ten percent share, is not low by any means.
And William Bailes, unusually, didn’t refute Richelle Dunn.
“Indeed, it’s wonderful!”
Richelle Dunn was pretty sure that this collaboration was a success!
“So, Mr. Bailes, are you going to think about it some more? We could look at other potential collaborators…”
William Bailes interrupted her anxiously, “Ms. Dunn, why are you even more anxious than me?”
“After we returned last night, we had an urgent meeting to discuss it for a long time. We all agreed that Ms. Dunn’s price was a bit high, but the story is really outstanding. So, we decided to take a risk and buy the first season of work at the price Ms. Dunn quoted.”
As soon as William Bailes finished speaking, Fenny Watts and the other creators couldn’t help but smile.
Richelle Dunn was also happy, but as someone who has been through a lot, she managed to keep her expression calm.
“Thank you for your appreciation and kindness, Mr. Bailes!”
William Bailes was clearly prepared, “Now that the first season is settled, shall we also discuss the collaboration for the later seasons?”
Though she wasn’t from the industry, Richelle Dunn had heard of plenty of IP works. After becoming TV series, the first season would become popular.
However, because they previously sold all the copyright in one shot for a flat price, any profit sharing had nothing to do with the creators, resulting in the creators and the work becoming popular, the production company earning a fortune, yet as the fundamental creator of the work, they only had a revenue of about $27,400 – $41,000 or even less for the copyright.
It was extremely unfair to the creators.
Therefore, upon Richelle Dunn’s return, she had guided Fenny Watts, that the copyright price could be low, but it shouldn’t be an outright purchase, it should be a base price and a profit-sharing model.
Also, she tried to maximize the value of the work to the fullest extent.
“Rest assured, Mr. Bailes, as long as everyone is happy with the first season, under the same conditions, we will prioritize signing with your company for the later seasons.”
This way, by pricing each season of the product, they could avoid the situation of the work becoming popular while the creator could only watch others become rich from their work whilst they remain poor.
“Ms. Dunn, how about this, we sign the first two seasons at this price? I heard from Ms. Watts that the studio is having some financial difficulties. If we sign the two seasons together, it can alleviate the urgent need of the studio.”
Richelle Dunn didn’t know that Fenny Watts was so naive as to mention these difficulties to others.
But she could also understand, this girl was always thinking about the structure and highlights of the story, and didn’t understand anything about all the scheming and intrigue.
This naive girl, in the future, she needed to shoulder some more responsibilities.
Or, after signing this contract, introduce a manager to her to help handle the communication and coordination tasks with the outside world.
While Richelle Dunn was thinking about this, she replied to William Bailes.
“Mr. Bailes, actually signing one season first has benefits for both of us. Think about it, if the first season is a loss, wouldn’t you lose even more with the same price for the second season?”
She even said something that downplayed herself, which meant she refused to sell it.
William Bailes tried to persuade her, but Richelle Dunn just wouldn’t budge.
In the end, William Bailes had no choice but to settle on the cooperation for the first season.
As for the many details of the cooperation, they would have to be negotiated slowly later before the contract was signed.
But the goal of Richelle Dunn’s visit this time was obviously achieved completely.
William Bailes’s legal representative, who had been silent for a while, carefully asked Richelle Dunn after she and William Bailes finished their conversation.
“May I ask, are you Mr. Dunn from the Lewis Group?”
Upon hearing his words, William Bailes and his assistants were surprised and looked at Richelle Dunn.
Richelle Dunn didn’t confirm or deny it, she just smiled and asked him.
“Do I look like him?”
The legal representative then explained, “I represented our company at a meeting a while ago and had the chance to hear Mr. Dunn speak at the meeting. It left quite an impression.”
Richelle Dunn smiled again.
“Thank you for your praise. As an outsider, I felt quite insecure standing up there, performing my tricks in front of a bunch of notable business leaders.”
William Bailes was so surprised that his eyeballs almost fell out.
“So, Ms. Dunn, you really are Mr. Dunn from the Lewis Group?”
Richelle Dunn nodded with a smile, “That’s just another one of my identities. But now, I’m Fenny’s partner, nothing else matters.”
William Bailes and his two assistants exchanged glances, and then asked Richelle.
“May I ask, Mr. Dunn, is the Lewis Group interested in investing in making movies?”