When the semi-finals of "The Voice of China" were broadcast and its ratings exceeded 5 and reached 5.21, the popularity of this program reached a new height.
These days, there are very few programs with ratings that can exceed 5.
There is no doubt that "The Voice of China" has become Blueberry Channel's flagship program.
On the afternoon when the ratings for this program came out, Sun Quan received a message from Xue Zihan - "The leaders of the station are meeting to discuss the possibility and necessity of cooperating with you on another program."
This is probably a good sign?
Sun Quan was not excited, so what was there to be excited about?
When the ratings of "The Voice of China" exceeded 5, as the planner of this program, did he still have to worry about finding a TV station to cooperate with for his next program?
Just like the authors in their online literary circle.
When you are not famous and you are still a deadbeat, you have no right to speak. It can even be said that you have no human rights.
What kind of contract is handed to you by the website? You can only choose to sign it or not. If you beep a few more words, the editor will most likely ignore you. It makes it clear that you want to sign it or not.
Anyway, for a guy like you, if a website has more of you, it won’t be too much, and if there is one less of you, it won’t be too much. If you meet an editor who is relatively stupid, he will listen to you for a few words and simply tell you - "Forget it, you are such a fool."
I will not sign this book."
But if you are a famous author who has proven your strength, the editor will have a different face in front of you.
Before his rebirth, he, Sun Quan, had been in the Internet literary circle for more than ten years, and he also knew some authors from various websites, many of whom earned tens of millions in royalties every year.
As for how he, a die-hard guy, got to know an author of that level?
The reason is also simple. Before the other party became famous, he was just like his grandson. What he likes to do most is join group groups to keep warm. Usually he likes to chat and gossip in some groups when he has nothing to do.
When the other person becomes famous, it is unlikely that you will give him a hand, but it is still okay to have a few words occasionally.
In those years, Sun Quan had heard of editors of some large websites who were famous for being aloof. When faced with authors who earned hundreds of thousands or even millions a year, their attitude was so low that he couldn't believe it.
Acting coquettishly and cutely, stalking and keeping in contact for several months, chasing after those authors like a goddess to get manuscripts.
Reality is so realistic.
If the other person is arrogant towards you, it must be because he looks down on you and there is nothing about you that makes the other person respect you.
If you are good enough, arrogant people will also flatter you, and aloof people will also pester you endlessly.
Don’t talk about it from afar, just talk about Sun Quan himself.
After his rebirth, as his fame grew, more than ten or twenty editors from external sites quietly added him on QQ every year, trying to get him to join.
Some offer him high prices; some are more aggressive and let him set the price; others promise him various benefits, such as guaranteeing a certain number of recommendation spots for each new book, and the editor-in-chief is responsible for his books and helps him.
Contact publishing houses, film and television companies to help him sell various copyrights, etc.
Therefore, Sun Quan has long understood the truth.
If the other party is not proactive enough, it must be that you have not moved the other party enough.
If a person can bring enough benefits to the other party, there is no doubt that the other party will come to you and be willing to offer you a satisfactory treatment.
…
really.
That evening, Sun Quan received a call from Xue Zihan.
Xue Zihan: "Ah Quan, Manager Wang from our copyright department in Taili asked me to invite you to dinner tonight. Do you have time?"
"Are you coming?" Sun Quan asked her.
Xue Zihan: "Well, of course, he is not familiar with you, so he also invited me to help as a lobbyist."
Sun Quan: "Sister, do you know the other party's purpose tonight? In other words, are you willing to agree to the conditions I mentioned before? Have you heard about this?"
Xue Zihan was silent and said hesitantly: "I heard a little bit about it, but it may not be accurate."
"Oh? What did you hear? Do you agree or disagree?"
Xue Zihan: "It seems that I don't fully agree. It seems that I want Manager Wang to find a way and try to squeeze the conditions with you..."
"Press it?"
Sun Quan chuckled.
Xue Zihan: "Yes, that seems to be the case. I'm not very clear either."
Sun Quan subconsciously wanted to reject Manager Wang's invitation.
The words of rejection came to his lips, but he changed his mind.
"Okay, let's meet that Manager Wang tonight!"
He wanted to see how Manager Wang planned to suppress his conditions and to what extent he wanted to suppress them.
…
night.
In an Anhui restaurant, Sun Quan met Xue Zihan and Manager Wang.
Manager Wang is as fair as jade and is about thirty-six or seventeen years old. He has a slicked back hair that is rare for his age. He wears a simple jacket, black trousers and black leather shoes. Maybe he is deliberately pretending to be mature?
Sun Quan noticed a phenomenon when he read officialdom novels before.
The male protagonists in officialdom novels are usually relatively young, but because they are the protagonists, they rise to official positions faster. Then there is a problem - they are young but occupy a high position, which gives people the impression that they have no hair on their lips.
An unreliable image of someone who is not doing things well will often lose the trust of their superiors and the recognition of their subordinates.
Therefore, those young male protagonists in officialdom novels will deliberately wear some old-fashioned clothes and dress up in an old-fashioned way.
Tonight, Sun Quan finally found a little bit of that feeling in Manager Wang.
When holding the hand that Manager Wang offered to him, Sun Quan was thinking about a question in his mind - for this young man to be the manager of the copyright department of Blueberry TV, is it because of his own ability that he is superior to others? Or is it because of his background that he is superior to others?
Wait?
In the subsequent contact, Sun Quan observed the other party consciously or unconsciously.
Gradually I discovered that Manager Wang was very eloquent and could talk a lot.
When he sat in the box, he mentioned the Anhui cuisine in this Anhui cuisine restaurant and mentioned his hometown of Sun Quan, saying that he was specially invited to eat his hometown cuisine today.
Moreover, he also talked about some famous Anhui dishes in detail, and even included a little allusion about Anhui cuisine.
With this eloquence, Sun Quan could not be bettered.
While chatting, Sun Quan suddenly asked him a question, "Manager Wang, your lover must be a beautiful woman, right?"
This topic is a bit fanciful.
At that time, Manager Wang and Xue Zihan were stunned.
Manager Wang just talked about the preparation process of the famous stinky mandarin fish in Anhui cuisine. How did Sun Quan suddenly change the topic from stinky mandarin fish to whether his lover is a beautiful woman?
Manager Wang subconsciously glanced at Xue Zihan next to him. When he looked at Sun Quan again, he laughed and asked: "Xiao Sun, why do you suddenly ask me this? Have you met my lover?"
Xue Zihan also looked at Sun Quan curiously.
Sun Quan smiled and said, "No, I just suddenly felt that girls like you, Manager Wang, who are so eloquent must be very popular, so... haha."
"That's it...haha..."
Manager Wang laughed, and Xue Zihan also smiled.
Manager Wang waved his hand, "Thank you, thank you! No, no, my eloquence is only average, yes, average!"
Xue Zihan glanced at Manager Wang funny and said to Sun Quan: "You really guessed it right. Manager Wang's lover is really a beauty!"
…
After this topic, the atmosphere at the table became more harmonious.
But no matter how harmonious the atmosphere is, there will always be times when things go wrong.
Our ancestors have long told us that there is no such thing as a good banquet. If you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something.
Manager Wang is not familiar with Sun Quan at all, but he invited Sun Quan to dinner and drinks tonight. Naturally, he has his own purpose.
When he was drunk, he put down the chopsticks in his hand, suppressed the smile on his face, and asked Sun Quan, "Xiao Sun! To tell you the truth, brother, I came to see you today with a mission! Can you give it to me?
Would you like to save some face? Let’s discuss the conditions for your new show, okay?”
Sun Quan lowered his eyebrows and took the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables. He hummed and didn't raise his eyes. He just asked with a smile: "How do you want to discuss it?"
Manager Wang stood up and took the wine bottle to refill Sun Quan's glass. While pouring the wine, he said with a smile: "I heard from Director Lin that you made two conditions for the new show. One is that it will be 10 seconds like "The Voice of China"
Advertisement, right?”
Sun Quan hummed, looked up at him, and smiled.
After pouring the wine, Manager Wang put down the bottle and sat back down with a smile, "There is no need to discuss this condition, we can fully agree to it."
Sun Quan smiled inwardly, picked up a peanut, chewed it, and said, "So you can't agree to the second condition at all, right?"
At this time, he still lowered his eyebrows, as if admiring the food and wine on the table.
"No, no, no! How is that possible? The second condition is 5% of the advertising fee, right? Brother, I came to see you today mainly because I want to discuss this with you! It's not like I can't agree to it at all.
But...hehe, you also know that the 5% advertising fee sharing ratio may be a bit high...let's...hey, do you think you can give me some face and lower this ratio a little? Huh?"
"Lower?"
Sun Quan looked up at him and asked funnyly: "How much is a drop? 1%? Give me 4%?"
Manager Wang laughed and shook his head, giving Sun Quan an OK gesture.
"3%?"
Sun Quan asked.
Manager Wang nodded with a smile, "Yes! 3% is already a lot. Think about it, if the ratings of the new program we cooperate with can reach the height of "The Voice of China", how much will the 3% advertising fee be? Right?
Can you give me this face, brother? As long as you agree to this condition, we can sign the cooperation agreement on the new program tomorrow! Haha, I think Xiaosun, you also want to produce the new program and bring it to the market as soon as possible, right?
"
3%…
Sun Quan pursed his lips, with a smile on his face, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and saluted Manager Wang across from him. When Manager Wang saw it, he thought he had agreed, and quickly showed a happy smile, picked up the wine glass, "Xiao Sun, thank you.
Thank me……"
"Manager Wang! You may have misunderstood, I didn't agree!"
Sun Quan interrupted him funny.
Manager Wang's smile froze, and he frowned and asked: "You don't agree? Then raise your glass..."
Sun Quan: "I just want to say, Manager Wang, let's just drink tonight and not talk about anything! Do you think that's okay?"