As Arthur and his friends discussed before, in the cooperation agreement with Du Li TV, the film and television copyright of the novel "Bolin Manor" sequel has become the focus of debate between the two sides.

With 750,000 pounds, Du Li TV is willing to pay this high price. In addition to producing a British-era drama, it also wants to buy out the copyright of the film and television of "Boling Manor". Otherwise, with the treatment of a new writer like Arthur, he would never get such a generous price. As for Arthur's so-called aristocratic title, he did not have much face in the face of economic interests.

The sequel issue originally raised by Arthur was temporarily shelved. After fulfilling the contract for the first part and paying the cost of purchasing the copyright, we will talk about the sequel issue and promised to give the other party a fair proposal to give the other party the right of first refusal, which was also rejected by the negotiation team of DuLianTV.

It can be seen that the TV station is determined to buy out at one time and does not want to leave any trouble. In their opinion, Arthur's side is a bit too greedy.

In this way, both sides held their own opinions and the negotiations were deadlocked because of this issue.

"Gugu"

The protests from his invisible belly made Arthur look at his watch. It was already 12:45 noon. No wonder he protested. Both sides in the conference room also became a little low from the previous arguments. It seemed that everyone was a little tired and hungry.

"Haha, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly. It's already 12 o'clock. I'm really hungry. Let's go on a break for the time being. At noon, I'll ask everyone to taste Southampton's seafood. After eating and drinking, we'll talk." Arthur chuckled and said, temporarily drawing a rest for the ongoing deadlock.

"Haha, don't say it, I'm really hungry, okay, everyone, let's take a break first, thank you Count Arthur for your generosity." Nigel Mashart, the head of the TV negotiations, smiled and agreed with Arthur's proposal.

"You're welcome, please"

Arthur stood up from his seat with a smile and reached out to make an invitation gesture.

Everyone in the conference room also changed the serious frowning expression on their faces, put away the documents with a smile, stood up, chatting and laughing, and followed Arthur and Nigel Mashat, and walked out of the conference room step by step.

After leaving the newspaper, everyone got into the car. The lawyer James who followed Arthur into the car and Tom of the publisher looked at his boss as soon as the car door was closed.

"Boss, it seems that the other party's attitude is very firm and will not give in to this issue..." Lawyer James said with a serious frown.

Arthur nodded slightly and smiled helplessly: "Maybe in their opinion, I am a little too greedy..."

"From the price alone, the other party is indeed very sincere. No matter what, boss, you are a new writer after all, and the book has not been published and the film and television copyrights can be sold at this price, which will definitely shock the industry.

Moreover, if this TV series succeeds, it will be a large-scale free publicity and will feed back to the boss...” As the person in charge of the publishing house, Tom, who knows the industry very well, does not want to see the failure of this cooperation. Although he works for Arthur, he will not just please his boss, so that the boss can make wrong judgments and decisions.

"Indeed, the price is fair. Now it seems that the other party does not want to pay more. If we really want to promote this transaction, we can only make concessions. There is no way, who made me a newcomer?" Arthur knew what his two subordinates meant, and he didn't want to lose the opportunity to make money this time. However, even if the concessions were concessions, there was no favorable conditions.

"The sequel question can be promised, but in the future if they want to shoot a movie, they will pay me a certain percentage of the movie profit."

Lawyer James nodded and said, "This should be fine, it is a convention. This price is generally 5 to 10% of the total net profit after the movie is released.

However, the concept of total net profit is very vague and often causes controversy between the two parties. It may take many days to discuss how to determine the net profit plan."

"Haha, then discuss it slowly, don't worry." Arthur smiled slightly with a smile on his lips.

After hearing the boss's decision, James and Tom nodded slightly to show their understanding.

The white star tavern is a traditional British bar and restaurant with a relaxing and comfortable environment. Although it is not a recommended restaurant in Michelin, its dishes are very good. It is one of the famous restaurants in Southampton.

The atmosphere of lunch will naturally not continue the tension during the morning negotiations. Of course, it is time to rest now, and no one will mention business affairs in disgrace. Chatting around, the atmosphere is relaxed and harmonious.

When people from Du Li TV talk about restoring the scenes in the novel, they need to spend a lot of time and energy to build the set.

"...In fact, there is no need for you to build a background. The content in the novel revolves around Bolin Castle. The TV station can shoot directly in Bolin Castle. Bolin Castle has gone through hundreds of years of ups and downs, but it is still so majestic. In this way, Paul can also serve as your consultant and kill the numbers in one fell swoop. Can't it be more perfect to restore the content in the novel?"

The head of the newspaper, Jerry, was smiling while cutting the beef on the plate, and raised his eyebrows brightly and suggested, which made the people on Du TV station slightly stunned. Nigel Mashaut looked at Arthur with a smile on his face.

"This is a really good idea. I wonder if Count Arthur is willing to rent the venue?"

"Let my home appear in the TV series? Haha, okay, this proposal is very interesting, why not?" Arthur said with a smile, but he was very happy in his heart. Sure enough, having a smart and understanding subordinate is really the key to career success.

"Haha, I wonder if I have the honor to visit your castle?"

"Welcome, look forward to your arrival."

"Thank you, Earl Arthur, I'm more confident in the success of this TV series..."

Looking at Nigel Mashat's smile, Arthur's smile became brighter and brighter, while the butler Paul, who was beside him, had bright eyes flashed in his eyes, and the eyes of his young count were full of admiration.

Whether it is renting the castle or the promotional effect that appears in TV series, this is a great thing for Bolin Manor. To be honest, the best way to maintain the castle is to open up and develop tourism. When the old Count was there, he always wanted to do this, but because the castle was not famous, it was not a tourist destination, and there was no way to develop tourism projects at all.

Unexpectedly, the young new Count solved the biggest problem so easily. However, Paul was a little disappointed. He also understood that the young Count would not always stick to Bolin Manor.

Of course, Arthur never thought that if he wanted to be a country rich all his life, Bolin Manor would become his place for vacation and leisure, but it would definitely not be his base camp. Whether it was Bolin Manor or Southampton, for Arthur's ambition, the situation was too small. He would eventually return to London and enter the world.

The outside world is so exciting, how could he not go and have fun?
Chapter completed!