mesbooks Chapter 279 Just Consider the Unfilial Son Dead 46
Chapter 279 Just Consider the Unfilial Son Dead 46
Zhengzhou was drinking tea in the conference room, waiting for the others. He wasn't in a hurry; what he was thinking about was how much money these companies would actually offer, and he was really looking forward to it.
He was in a great mood this time selling the film, because in the past, the variety shows and TV dramas produced by his company were of varying quality.
Such a blockbuster product is a rare find. Usually, everyone is haggling back and forth, and Zhengzhou is often at a disadvantage.
Every year, countless finished films are produced nationwide, but only a small fraction are broadcast. Of these, even fewer are broadcast on satellite TV.
Even if a TV station broadcasts 24 hours a day, how many programs can it air? During the daytime, the station would rather rebroadcast classic TV dramas that have stood the test of the market than air programs with poor ratings.
After all, every program has to include commercials. Classic TV dramas never lack viewers. Even if the ratings aren't great, there's at least a minimum. There are always many viewers who will watch them repeatedly without getting tired of them.
Stable viewership ratings guarantee stable advertising revenue, but what can you rely on to guarantee viewership ratings for obscure programs? You might even inadvertently "aid the enemy."
At this time, how do satellite TV stations choose programs? Besides directly purchasing programs for their own first broadcast, they also find programs with good ratings and reviews from local stations and buy them for secondary broadcast.
TV series like "Chinese Paladin" and "Soldiers Sortie" from Liu Yuxi's world were first broadcast on local TV stations before being broadcast on satellite TV.
After two rounds of tea were served at Zhengzhou and Hede, the purchasing directors returned to the conference room one after another. Although each company had different cards to play, they still had to put on a show. This was a huge hit, and regardless of whether it would work or not, they had to confuse their opponents.
Once everyone was present, they didn't waste any time and wrote down their bids on a piece of paper, which was then handed to Zhengzhou by the secretary.
Zhengzhou and the others were overjoyed after seeing the offers from each company. The advertising revenue split was 50/50, which was unavoidable, as TV stations have to pay for programming and their profits come from advertising revenue.
A 50/50 split is already the ceiling, after all, the cost of purchasing the film alone is over 100 million. Based on the highest bid of 120 million from Blueberry TV, at least 240 million in advertising revenue is needed to break even.
Zhengzhou only mentioned Blueberry TV's offer, leaving Director Hou to discuss the follow-up, and then saw the others off.
Leading Director Hou back to his office, Zhengzhou handed him a document: "Director Hou, please take a look at this advertising and investment plan."
"What kind of advertising and investment promotion?" Director Hou asked as he took the book and began to read.
This was something Liu Yuxi directly attached when she wrote the program plan; she just copied it because it was convenient for her.
Although all TV stations are very skilled at advertising sales, Liu Yuxi did not want the TV stations to underestimate the program. She hoped that the program would have relatively high advertising revenue from the first season, which would be more beneficial to the later episodes.
"Great job, Lao Zheng! Your company has a lot of talented people!" Director Hou praised after reading the short advertising and investment plan, saying that it was indeed useful.
Director Hou estimated in his mind that if the plan were to be implemented, the program's advertising revenue could reach at least four to five hundred million.
Holy crap! I didn't realize how much it would cost until I calculated it! If this were to actually happen, their TV station would make a fortune, and that would be a huge achievement for him.
Thinking of this, Director Hou felt excited. He wondered if the others would regret it so much they'd slap their thighs until they were bruised.
"Haha!" Thinking of this, Director Hou couldn't help but laugh out loud. The anxiety he felt when he offered a high price was gone, and now he only had anticipation, especially for the reactions of the advertisers when the host announced the sponsors.
Yes, in order to attract investment, Liu Yuxi asked the director to pre-record a famous scene of the host announcing the sponsors when filming the variety show. The names of these sponsors could be changed later.
The two agreed to cooperate in a pleasant atmosphere. Director Hou wanted to try to get the program host to be provided by their TV station, even if it meant covering the cost of reshooting the host's connecting parts.
After all, he knew from the advertising and investment plan that this host would definitely become famous as the show became a hit, and the station would have an extra host, which would be like having an extra business card.
But it didn't work out. Zhengzhou wouldn't allow uncontrollable factors to appear in its own program. Would they use a TV host on their own program? Would they just wait to be manipulated by others?
Moreover, they have their own contracted hosts, so they'll definitely promote their own people. Not to mention, their own artists are under contract, which makes it even safer.
Yes, the contract. We'll renegotiate the contract with that host later, and the penalty for breach of contract will be very high. We can't make someone famous only to have them switch jobs.
The two discussed some follow-up matters briefly before parting ways. Summer vacation was just around the corner, so they had to work overtime to produce the program and broadcast it as soon as possible; the program's promotion also needed to begin.
Throughout June, there were only two things related to Liu Yuxi online: Zhang Qianqian's album and the variety show featuring spinning chairs.
Leaving aside the former album, this is the first time Fusheng has written an album for an artist, and all ten songs are masterpieces. You can use any of them as the album's title track.
Netizens are excited, but his peers are cursing him to death. Are you trying to ruin his livelihood?
Yes, you have a lot of songs and you're awesome! But can you release them separately? If you make Zhang Qianqian's album into this standard, what are other singers supposed to do in the future?
Everyone knows that singers release albums and hold concerts to fleece their fans. If you can make enough songs for five albums, why release just one?
What will everyone do after this? If everyone follows your standards, how will we control costs? Besides, good songs don't just appear out of thin air. Although everyone's main goal now is to make money, we're not as heartless as people in later generations.
How ruthless and outrageous have later generations of celebrities become in exploiting their fans? In one world, there was such an idol: he sold all his albums online—note, albums, based on album sales—but only released three or five songs, leaving the rest unsold…
He owes me... Can you believe it?
When Liu Yuxi saw this entertainment news, she was stunned. Although it was a consensual affair, she felt that at least one of them had some problem.
The entertainment industry in this world still maintains basic ethical standards.
Liu Yuxi's behavior this time was indeed inappropriate and angered many. Director Sun had discussed this with her during the album recording, but she had already promised Zhang Qianqian, and the song was already written. What could she do?
All she could do was have Director Sun tell people in the industry that this was the only album she would produce, and she wouldn't be making any more albums like this for anyone else.
Just think about all those opera-style songs she picked out, sigh! Forget about releasing an album, we can only slowly release singles for Deng Jiafeng.
We're all eating from the same pot; you can't just eat the meat yourself and then smash other people's bowls! Every industry has its unwritten rules. You can explain it the first time, but if you keep doing this, people will start looking for ways to sabotage you!