At noon, a plane circled and landed at the Beijing Airport.
The weather in Beijing is a bit colder than that in Laojun Mountain. All kinds of tourists are wearing down jackets or thick leather jackets and other very warm clothes. Many people are also wearing cotton hats, scarves and gloves.
Even so, many people walked quickly with their heads hunched and breathing heavily. It was not until they entered the terminal that they felt a little relieved and slowed down.
Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, and Liu Xiaoli took a car all the way from Luonan County to Luoyang Airport, and then flew from Luoyang Airport to the capital. They were walking out of the passage.
"Chu Xuan!"
"Liu Yifei!"
As soon as they walked out of the passage and were recognized by passers-by, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei waved.
"Has the filming of "Zhu Xian" been completed?"
"It only took a month to shoot, how could it be so fast?"
"Mango officials said that you are going to attend Mango Channel's New Year's Eve party. Is it true?" A girl asked expectantly.
Mango Channel started promoting the New Year's Eve party last month. This is the first time a TV station in China has organized such a party.
For the general public, this is a very novel program format, and novel things are naturally attractive.
For the sake of popularity and ratings, Mango Channel has put a lot of effort into promoting it, both offline and online.
How to promote it to maximize popularity? Naturally, it’s the star effect.
Since Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were successfully invited by He Jiong, they have become the first echelon of Mango Channel's publicity resources.
As the publicity spread, news came out that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were attending the party. For many viewers and friends who like them, this was a very pleasant surprise.
The main reason is that these two people are too mysterious. Apart from normal film and television drama press conferences, they almost never appear in the public eye. They do not accept any commercial performances or announcements. For fans and audiences who often look forward to seeing them in real life.
, this is also drunk.
People on the Internet often say that if they want to see them, they have to go to the airport to try their luck.
No, the girl who asked the question really met Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei at the airport, and she was inexplicably excited for a moment.
Facing her question, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei nodded at her.
"Great, I have already bought the tickets online and will come to see you then." The girl said very happily.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei smiled and followed Liu Xiaoli into the nanny car that came to pick them up.
The nanny car drove onto the road and sped away.
--Shangri-La hotel.
The nanny car stopped at the door, and the three of them got out of the car and walked into the hotel.
Wang Jinhua booked a private room in the hotel. She was on a business trip at the end of August after Sissi's birthday. She was busy with the theater and hadn't seen Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei for several months. Today they returned to Beijing and booked a private room for a quick get-together.
"Sister Hua."
"Sissi."
Liu Yifei ran a few steps and hugged Wang Jinhua.
"Golden Flower."
"Sister Li."
Liu Xiaoli then walked into the private room and embraced Wang Jinhua with a smile.
"sister."
"younger brother."
Chu Xuan finally hugged Wang Jinhua.
Everyone takes their seats.
Wang Jinhua looked emphatically at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, especially Liu Yifei, who had gained a more capable temperament in just a few months compared to her previous innocence and childishness.
"Mature." She couldn't help but say.
The corners of Liu Yifei's mouth gradually turned up, and her face showed slightly.
Liu Xiaoli looked at Qian Qian and Chu Xuan happily and said: "Learn to select people for auditions, learn to manage the crew, learn to deal with the special effects team, learn directing skills from Director Zhao and the others, and also lead two newcomers with experience.
Coming from life, they have indeed made great progress and are considering a wider range of things.”
Wang Jinhua nodded and said gently: "Practice is the best way to grow."
Chu Xuan smiled slightly and said: "The most important thing is that our study progress must keep up with the company's development. When the company starts making movies, Sissy and I can get started directly."
Wang Jinhua looked at him and nodded: "Yes, this is one of the reasons why I asked you to be the producer of "Zhu Xian" in the first place. When the time comes, you will lead your own movie."
Liu Yifei blinked. She has not been the protagonist of a movie yet. It would be very interesting if she could lead her own movie.
"Sister, what's going on in the theater?" Chu Xuan took the kettle and poured a cup of tea. The hot tea was not suitable for drinking right away, but it could warm your hands. He couldn't help but cover the small teacup with his hands.
"It went smoothly." Wang Jinhua reached out and turned the glass turntable in the middle of the dining table, turning the teapot in front of her.
She picked up the teapot and poured tea, and said: "Originally, I thought of building cinemas in all provinces across the country, but the cinema market in some provinces was not good. In the end, we decided to build cinemas in a total of 20 provinces in North China, Central China, and South China. The cinemas are concentrated in
Provincial capital city.”
"When will it be implemented?" Chu Xuan asked. Liu Yifei on the side turned the turntable, picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for her mother, and then poured a cup for herself.
"The designers hired by Huaying are designing the theater drawings. The structure of each theater is different. Since we want to build a theater, we must innovate the interior decoration. After the design drawings are released, we also need to make a budget.
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"First build two to three large cinemas in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. As the facade of the bright era, construction is expected to start after the Chinese New Year. Then, according to the decoration mode and overall layout of the large cinemas, cinemas in 20 provinces will start construction at the same time.
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"If everything goes well, it will be completed and open for business in early 2007."
"Sister, thank you for your hard work." Chu Xuan raised his tea cup and said sincerely.
For such a big thing as a cinema, it’s not just a matter of building it. Things at all levels must be managed properly, and there must be talented people in charge.
Otherwise, if you spend money and build a theater, but people don’t let you play, then the theater thing will be in vain.
Sister Hua spent several months planning, and several more months visiting various parts of the country. According to Sister Hua, it went smoothly, at least people and things at all levels in all provinces and places have been connected.
Even with the help of Huaying, it is not easy to think about it.
"You're working hard too. You're busy learning so many things, which are all beneficial to the development of the company." Wang Jinhua touched Chu Xuan's tea and each took a sip.
"Si Qian too, it's hard work too." She looked at Liu Yifei again.
"Sister Li is working hard too. She is learning about being an agent and taking care of her two children at the same time." She looked at Liu Xiaoli again.
"It's all for a better future." Liu Yifei said suddenly, with a playful look on her face.
After saying this, Chu Xuan, Liu Xiaoli and Wang Jinhua looked at Liu Yifei at the same time and all smiled.
At this moment, the door was pushed open.
Zhang Jizhong and Yu Min walked in, "Sorry, there was a traffic jam, and I was delayed a bit on the road."
After the two sat down, Zhang Jizhong patted the table subconsciously, looked at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, and said with excitement: "Guess how much the first round of "The Condor" will cost?"
Liu Yifei was startled and did not answer, looking at Zhang Jizhong curiously.
"Isn't it just submitted for review?" Chu Xuan said. The editing and special effects of "The Condor" were completed a few days ago. After being recorded on tape, it was sent to the radio and television for review.
"While sending it to the radio and television for review, I also sent it to CCTV and terrestrial stations. The radio and television review has to go through a process and it takes a certain amount of time. The TV station doesn't care which way it is. It will be sent to the TV station on the same day and they will watch it on the same day." Zhang Jizhong said that for these things, he
Door clear.
Yu Min poured him a cup of tea, and he took the cup and said: ""The Condor" itself has a high popularity among the people. At that time, there was also the popularity of the national election. We communicated with CCTV in advance and reached a preliminary cooperation intention.
, sent the film to CCTV last week, and they gave a preliminary quotation on the third day, as did the terrestrial station. As long as the radio and television station passes the review, the agreement can be signed."
Chu Xuan nodded. He didn't understand these things, but after hearing what Zhang Jizhong said, he understood.
Liu Yifei also listened quietly, learned, and waited for them to continue.
"How much?" Chu Xuan asked, with a smile in his eyes. The obviously excited look on Zhang Jizhong's face showed that the price of "The Condor" must be a surprise.
"Do you know what the most expensive TV series is currently?" Zhang Jizhong answered the question and gave it away.
Chu Xuan shook his head inwardly. Zhang Jizhong spoke very directly in private. He chose to sell it off, which further shows that the price of "The Condor" is a big surprise.
He followed Zhang Jizhong's words and said: "I heard someone on the set said that "Beijing Smoke and Clouds" starring Zhao Wei costs 700,000 yuan per episode."
Zhang Jizhong raised his forehead slightly and said, "Guess how much "The Divine Condor" costs?"
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at each other and each guessed a number.
"80?" Liu Yifei said.
"100." Chu Xuan said.
Zhang Jizhong pointed at Chu Xuan: "You guessed it right."
"One million for a single episode?!" Liu Yifei was surprised and pleasantly surprised.
Liu Xiaoli looked surprised, with a hint of shock. A single episode was worth 1 million. How much would it cost, including terrestrial channels?
Chu Xuan guessed it right, but it was also based on Zhang Jizhong's casual remarks that he deliberately tried to sell it off. He was also a little shocked when he confirmed that "The Condor" had one million episodes.
If it was sold to CCTV for such a high price and it broke the record, then the price of the terrestrial channels may also break the record, it must be a big number.
Wang Jinhua glanced at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei and said: "CCTV sold 1 million for a single episode, and sold 9 terrestrial channels, which is 140,000 for a single episode."
Liu Yifei turned around and took out her mobile phone from the backpack hanging on the chair, opened the calculator in the mobile phone and started calculations.
"For 41 episodes, CCTV's is 41 million. For nine terrestrial channels, a single episode of 140,000 is 1.26 million. Multiply that by 41, which is 51.66 million, for a total of 92.66 million."
Liu Yifei looked up with a surprised look on her face.
"Including the estimated 8 million for audio and video copyrights, that's 100 million." Yu Min crossed her legs and said with a warm expression.
"The Condor" was directed by him and Zhao Jian, and he is honored to be able to sell it for such a record-breaking price.
However, being able to sell it at a high price is one thing. If the ratings can explode, it will be a double blessing.
At this point, he could only look forward to it with a little nervousness, but judging from the performances of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, he felt that the possibility of a big fire was very high.
"Only 9 terrestrial channels were sold?" Chu Xuan asked.
"Since they are all on satellite, there will be fewer terrestrial channels that are willing to buy. Satellite TV's signal covers the whole country, while terrestrial channels only cover local areas. "The Condor" has been broadcast nationwide, and there are not that many terrestrial channels that are willing to buy." Zhang
Following Zhongdao.
"But not all of the 1.4 billion people in the country watch satellite TV. According to TV statistics, 30% of the people in the country steadily contribute ratings to their local terrestrial channels every day. Based on this situation, even if TV series are launched on stars, there are terrestrial channels that are willing to
Yes, but the number of units purchased is relatively small." Yu Min said.
After hearing what they said, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei nodded, understanding the situation in this regard.
"Sister, if it is sold, how much profit will the company make?" Chu Xuan asked. The fact that "The Condor" can be sold at this price is a good thing for the development of the company, and for the development of him and Liu Yifei.
"The total investment is 50 million. The total cost of filming and post-production is only 40 million. The remaining 10 million is the sponsorship income of 15 million. Here is the income of 25 million. Add 100 million, which is 125 million."
"The company invested 15 million, accounting for 40%, with revenue of 50 million and profit of 35 million. After deducting some expenses, the profit is about 30 million."
"That's not all." Wang Jinhua paused, and the corner of his mouth curled up: "Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, these places have not been counted. If it is subsequently released in these places, except Hong Kong and Taiwan, foreign advertising sponsorship will be a new one.
Although foreign countries are not as good as domestic ones in terms of sponsorship, it is not a problem to make another 18 million yuan."
Liu Yifei was very happy when she heard this.
In addition to the domestic advertising sponsorship that helps the crew promote the show, it will also scroll on the TV screen after each episode when it is broadcast on TV.
Foreign advertising sponsorships do not have crew promotion, but there is scrolling on TV screens, and the price will be much lower than domestic sponsorships. However, sponsorships in each country are different. The advantage lies in the large amount, and the profit cannot be underestimated.
Since she became a producer with Chu Xuan, she has a better understanding of these things.
"If we add all these up, "The Condor" will make 40 million in the first round of release, and it will continue to make money after two years." She said, making a "yeah" sign with her right hand.
The copyright of a TV series is limited to two years. If it is not renewed after two years, the TV station will not be able to broadcast it.
If the TV station wants to continue broadcasting, it will need to pay the copyright owner again to buy the copyright.
Of course, copyright also has permanent rights, but no TV station buys permanent rights. After all, no TV station can continue to broadcast and have considerable ratings.
"The price of the second round of issuance will be cut in half." Chu Xuan said that according to the past TV market, the first round of issuance is the most profitable, the income of the second round of issuance is basically half of the first round, and the third round of issuance will be the most profitable.
Halve, and repeat this rule until the price of the TV series reaches the lowest price.
"Not necessarily, it depends on the market." Yu Min shook his head and said: "The price of a single TV episode increases every year. In 2005, we sold an episode of "The Condor" for 140,000. Then the average TV price in 2007 and 2008 will go up.
If we re-distribute it, we can’t negotiate based on the first-round distribution price of 140,000 episodes. We must increase the price and then discuss whether to reduce it by 50% or 60%.”
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei listened to Yu Min's words, nodded slowly, and understood some of the rules.
"No matter what, as long as Chu Xuan and Qian Qian remain popular, "The Condor" will continue to sell." Zhang Jizhong said with a smile.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at each other, with the corners of their mouths slightly raised.
Liu Xiaoli and Wang Jinhua looked at the two of them with expectations in their eyes.
"Like "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", it has been around for many years, and we still earn tens of millions of royalties every year. Our "The Condor" is not bad. In ten or eight years, when the TV industry develops, "The Condor" will be
I estimate that I earn a lot from copyright fees every year." Zhang Jizhong said with a smile.
In the current market, the lowest average price of a TV series seems to be only a few thousand yuan per episode.
With the development of the market, all TV people have a hunch that the lowest average price per episode is tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands.
If it really develops to this level, take "The Condor" as an example. No matter how worthless it is, if it is sold at the lowest price, 41 episodes can be sold for 18 million yuan per unit.
According to this expectation, as long as Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei remain popular, "The Condor" will bring a small amount of tens of millions in revenue to Bright Era every year.
This is the charm of TV dramas, which can continuously make money. In the current film and television drama market, this is more powerful than movies.
Of course, there must be a premise: this TV series is a hit, and the main actors must maintain their popularity.
After all, after multiple rounds of TV series are released, what the audience comes to watch is the feelings.
There was a knock on the door, and the waiter came in with the food.
"Eat." Wang Jinhua said: "I won't drink today, I will drink another day. I will go to see the villa with Sister Li and the others later, a villa with an area of 2,000 square meters, to see what it looks like."
Zhang Jizhong picked up the chopsticks, raised his lips and said, "Take me with you, I'm curious too."
"Add me one more." Yu Min joined in the fun.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, Liu Xiaoli smiled slightly.
