Chapter 131: The First New Generation TV Screenwriter and the One Who Asked for 100 Million
Chapter 131 The first new generation of TV drama screenwriters and a web drama with a price of 100 million
Author: fatter
Chapter 131 The first new generation of TV drama screenwriters and a web drama with a price of 100 million
Before the broadcast of "My Love from the Star" and "Beautiful Heart", Wei Yang and Dead Girl's status and resume in the field of screenwriting were actually not much different.
Dead Girl debuted earlier and has more works. Although Wei Yang has a shallow background, his works have good results and a good reputation.
Not to mention that both of them are young screenwriters who are relatively prominent in the industry, and they both came from the acting department, so they will naturally be compared together.
One thing to say, although Dead Girl has a lot of flaws, her screenwriting skills are still there, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to make money all the time.
In terms of subject matter and techniques, Dead Girl was better at mixing historical themes with love elements in its early days. The plot was relatively less bloody than later, and the techniques were delicate and somewhat majestic.
Douban scores are generally above 6 points, with some reaching 7 points, which is rare nowadays.
But starting from "Palace", the quality of this drama fluctuates. Except for a few dramas, the works are basically below 6 points, and there are also a few with 3 to 5 points, becoming the representative of bloody dramas.
But having said that, some of Dead Girl's works have received bad reviews, but the ratings and results from all parties are indeed not bad. It can only be said that they have indeed captured the hearts and minds of many viewers.
In contrast, since Wei Yang's debut, except for one film "Interpol", he has basically focused on campus youth and urban idols.
The plot style is refreshing and not greasy, the rhythm is smooth and smooth, and there are very few bloody and vulgar plots. This is the main reason why his works have a high reputation.
Moreover, Wei Yang is good at matching CP, and most of his works are extremely popular and discussed. At the same time, many of his creative forms are novel and creative.
Zhenhua Trilogy pioneered the mainland's local school dramas, telling everyone that campus-themed TV dramas can be entertaining in addition to filming aristocratic private schools, and ordinary high school plots.
The cycle of time travel in "Twinkle Twinkle Star" is sweet, sad, and mixed with a sense of fate, which is really an eye-opener for many people.
Not to mention "My Love from the Star", no one has combined aliens, superpowers, celebrities, comedy, fashion and other elements so well before.
Even the less-discussed "Interpol", some people feel that it is different from the regular criminal investigation dramas in the mainland. It has a faster pace, a strong sense of suspense, and a more intense battle of wits between the pros and cons. It has a bit of the style of American dramas and top Hong Kong movies.
It is precisely because of this that Wei Yang earned the nickname "Entertainment Circle Talent".
The so-called genius not only refers to his high level of screenwriting, but also means that he dares to innovate and shows the drive and determination that many old-school screenwriters do not have.
In this turbulent era of the Internet, those born in the 1980s have gradually begun to take control of a new round of public opinion positions.
Just like people loved poets and rock singers in the last century, young people now also admire and pursue geniuses like Wei Yang, Jay Chou, and Han Han who represent their generation.
It is precisely because of this that this competition is actually somewhat unfair.
Wei Yang has a good reputation, high popularity, excellent results, and has repeatedly innovated, which is a plus in the eyes of the outside world and even the media.
As for the dead girl who has many faults and no extraordinary talent, she has not been favored by anyone from the beginning, especially on the Internet, which almost overwhelmingly supports Wei Yang.
In everyone's opinion, the main reason why Wei Yang can be ranked alongside the dead girl is because his qualifications are too low. It will only be a matter of time before he is given some development time to distance himself.
Faced with such a view, the dead girl would definitely be dissatisfied. He admitted that Wei Yang was strong, but felt that he was not bad either.
He even seemed to appear on the Tianya Forum discussing posts about him and Wei Yang to defend himself.
The general meaning is: He believes that his screenwriting level is almost the same as that of Wei Yang, or even more profound. Wei Yang's innovation is actually a kind of trick. If he writes a historical theme or a serious drama in a down-to-earth manner, Wei Yang will definitely not be able to compare.
Get on him.
The reason why he is looked down upon is not because of his professional ability, but because his appearance cannot compete with Wei Yang.
There is a saying, and what the dead girl said is not unreasonable at all. Wei Yang must have the popularity and advantages he has today, and his appearance will make outstanding contributions.
But if he attributes all his achievements to his looks, that would be nonsense, and he is most likely jealous of his handsomeness.
Therefore, Wei Yang didn't respond to this matter at that time, because as he said before, he doesn't like to attack other people's appearance, and it was too cruel to keep talking about the girl's face.
No matter how dissatisfied the girl is, it's useless to just rely on her own words. She has to show hard results.
This "Beauty's Scheming" is a big hit, defeating Wei Yang head-on, the dead girl may be able to win back the game, at least she won't be thrown too far away by Wei Yang.
But in this current situation, the dead girl has lost her last chance.
Sina, who was hooking up with Wei Yang, directly published the news on the front page of Sina Entertainment News, unabashedly taking sides——
"Perhaps from this day on, there will be a public opinion about who is the first person in the new generation of TV drama screenwriters"
That's right, at this point, there is no need to continue discussing this matter.
Wei Yang had an overall advantage, but his qualifications were slightly lower. Now he had the final say, defeating the dead girl head-on, and crushing him unreasonably. If he forced a tie at this time, the dead girl would be in trouble.
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There is no need to talk about how the dead girl felt aggrieved and depressed. Wei Yang did not beat up the lost dog even after he won. Although it was great to find the backend, it seemed that the situation was too low.
To ignore someone without saying a word is to some extent the greatest humiliation.
However, Wei Yang, the main character, is dismissive, which does not mean that the fans are willing to let the dead girl go. At first, they provoked and scolded her, and now she has lost and pretended to be dead. How can it be such a good thing.
The damn girl’s Weibo was so criticized that it stopped updating, and her Tieba post was posted an average of seven or eight times a day.
The most interesting thing is that Dead Girl’s post bar originally had no people, but now it has almost become a new camp for Wei Yang’s fans. The owner and bar staff have all been laid waste, so that Dead Girl’s post bar is full of Dead Girl’s black people.
It has become a scene in Tieba.
At the same time, fans of Fan Xiaopang also began to attack Lin Xinru aggressively.
It is said that when these two went to promote "Beautiful Heart", their faces were all dark...
But Wei Yang is no longer too lazy to care about the fate of the dead girl. As "My Love from the Star" continues to become popular, he himself is very busy now.
There are only two or three contracts worth tens of millions of dollars in hand, so there is no time to pay attention to the dead girl.
In mid-December, Wei Yang went to Beijing. As soon as he got off the plane, he was blocked by a crowd of onlookers at the airport. It took him half an hour to get on the bus and leave.
Soon afterwards, Wei Yang appeared in the LeTV Building and met the famous Boss Jia.
The two attended the press conference together and announced that "You from the Stars", which several major video websites had been competing for a long time, finally won the title of LeTV.
The price is a record breaking 21 million!
At the press conference, Wei Yang smiled brightly. He originally focused on Youku and Tudou, which were seeking to go public, but now he is most eager for data and exposure, and he attaches great importance to "My Love from the Star".
In fact, the price was also negotiated well. The highest price has been 18 million, and the combined volume is 600,000. This is already very crazy on today's video websites.
If Tudou and Youku hadn't been competing to go public, Wei Yang wouldn't have dared to say that he would have been able to sell to this extent.
As a result, no one expected that LeTV would step in at the critical moment and raise the price directly to 21 million, or 700,000 per episode in total.
At this price, with the current advertising traffic income of video websites, there is no need to think about repaying the money, it is just making money at a loss.
According to Blue Whale’s internal analysis, LeTV is probably aiming to block Youku and Tudou, while also increasing its own influence and achieving a tripartite confrontation.
And it’s not just Tudou. Youku wants to go public, and LeTV has also been preparing to go public. However, the first two projects are in the United States, while LeTV is focusing on the local market.
In this case, there is enough reason for LeTV to spend a lot of money. It is to block competitors, improve itself, go public to build momentum, and all in all, the money is well spent.
Wei Yang didn't care about LeTV's intentions, he even knew more than the employees below.
Others also analyzed it in various ways. He pointed out the essence. It was not Boss Jia’s money, so of course he didn’t feel bad about spending it. As long as the popularity demand and strategic purpose were met, Boss Jia would be willing to pay if it doubled.
Of course, Boss Jia is not taken advantage of. The market is like this, and Youku and Tudou withdraw from the bidding, so he will not be able to spend more money.
Wei Yang still felt a little bit regretful, but he was also very satisfied.
As for the future of LeTV, it is too far away right now, and Wei Yang has no control over it. He will sell to whoever gives more money.
And even if LeTV goes bankrupt in the future, it will not delay the spread of this drama. After all, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is a good example.
After signing the contract, Wei Yang was invited by Boss Jia to attend the press conference to build momentum for LeTV. After all, the money was spent and supporting services were guaranteed.
More importantly, Boss Jia is very optimistic about the potential of Blue Whale and Wei Yang and wants to promote long-term cooperation.
Wei Yang doesn't care whether he can reach a long-term cooperation with LeTV, but he attaches great importance to the word "heavy money" mentioned by Boss Jia later.
Before Boss Jia "returns to China next week," LeTV is a real big fat sheep, and its spending is extremely generous. Even Penguin Video is not as ruthless as him in spending money.
For this reason, Wei Yang is still willing to "suffocate for the dream" with Boss Jia.
After the signing meeting, Boss Jia hosted a banquet, and Wei Yang chatted with him about the web broadcast rights of "East Palace" and "This is the First Time in My Life".
As for "Hello, Old Time", it has already been negotiated with Youku. The latter has the right of first refusal. Unless LeTV significantly raises the price, it will not be able to compete.
"East Palace" is not easy to talk about. After all, the cost is here. If it is too low, Wei Yang is not willing to do it. If it is too high, LeTV is afraid of losing money, so it is just an intention.
"This is the first time in my life" is easier to say. Just go with the market price, and after a meal of wine, the matter is almost settled.
I paid 150,000 for a single episode. For a drama that has not yet been aired, the online broadcast rights can be sold at this price entirely because of the four words "Screenwriter Wei Yang".
"This is the First Time in My Life" has a total of 28 episodes, and Blue Whale and Tang Ren have a 50-50 tie, which means that Wei Yang made more than 2 million more in one wave.
Although they have not yet reached an agreement with Tang Ren, Wei Yang feels that the problem is not big. After all, Cai Yinong and Tang Ren cannot negotiate the price themselves. They can sign the contract after meeting in person later.
After making so much money, Wei Yang was particularly pleased with Boss Jia, who also admired him very much.
When I was half drunk, I even tentatively suggested that Blue Whale could be a pure online drama that would be exclusively broadcast on the LeTV platform.
Wei Yang had no objection, but raised a very practical question. There was no problem in making an online drama, but the key was how much money LeTV could give.
"My Love from the Star" is so popular that it only sold over 20 million, while the TV series rights were worth nearly 50 million in the first round, and the second and third rounds combined were 10 to 20 million.
The profit gap is no joke. Wei Yang is now a celebrity on major TV stations. Your boss Jia's red lips and white teeth can't compare to the tens of millions of real money.
Boss Jia is not angry. No one cares about profits when doing business. If you don’t have money, anyone will work for you.
So he gave his own solution: "Are you interested in becoming a shareholder of LeTV Video?"
Becoming a shareholder of LeTV means that he is one of his own. Wei Yang can subsidize some benefits, grow LeTV, and then exchange for greater benefits.
And to Boss Jia, Wei Yang was a talented person, and he really wanted to tie him to LeTV. At that time, LeTV had its own high-quality content output, which could in turn suppress Youku and Tudou.
Boss Jia feels that he is still very sincere and attractive, and LeTV’s stock price is not low.
Moreover, when the two parties cooperate, one party has funds and the other party has excellent creative ability. It can be said that the combination of powerful forces is even more powerful.
But in Wei Yang's view, there are simply "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me." He doesn't mind cooperating with LeTV, but investing in LeTV is different.
Even if he opens the Eye of God, it's hard to say whether there will be a butterfly effect. If he falls on it, he will be really useless.
So Wei Yang politely rejected Boss Jia, his attitude was very clear——
If you are not interested in investing, don’t play it fake. If you really want to make a web series, just throw money at it.
Boss Jia touched his hair: "How many do you want?"
Seeing how seriously he asked, Wei Yang made a mental calculation: "At least 100 million+."
Boss Jia didn't say anything. Wei Yang thought he thought he was expensive, so he didn't say anything more. When the party was over, Boss Jia suddenly asked again.
"Can't it be cheaper?"
Wei Yang shook his head, and then said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "This is the current price. Maybe if you come to me in a while, it will be 120 million or 150 million..."
