Unconsciously, the filming of "This Man Comes from Earth" has been filming for more than a week, and it is estimated that it will be completed in two days at most.
Today, because the actor who played the biologist on the set had a relative pass away in his family, after communicating with other actors, he decided to take a day off.
Tang Ze, who has temporarily stopped filming, asked Lao Wu to upload movie-related information to the people in charge of various video websites, and is now waiting for news.
Well... in order to prevent Lao Wu from being over-squeezed, he tricked 12 graduates who had been taught by Lao Wu but had a relatively miserable life to help him.
Free!
Of course, food and accommodation are included, and there are still many vacant rooms in the small villa. Wouldn’t it be a waste to leave them alone? One room can accommodate two or three people.
However, Tang Ze is not really evil, and he will still reissue red envelopes when he gets rich.
Seeing Old Wu rushing over, Tang Ze raised his head: "How?"
Lao Wu narrated: "Almost all the websites I submitted are very interested."
"What about just sharing the shares but not buying out?"
"Only Tudou.com, Leshi.com, Souhu Video, Youku.com, Kuliu.com and Wuliu.com are interested."
"How much are you willing to pay for a buyout?"
"It ranges from a few thousand to 20,000, and the highest price I can pay is 20,000."
"What? The maximum is only 20,000?" Tang Ze was a little angry, "Didn't you say that we have two national first-class actors participating in the film, and the total cost including the salary is 1.5 million?"
"I told you, I don't really believe it, and they think that we don't charge any fees and rely on them to promote, so they can't make any profit. If they are willing to charge for text messages, Baofengyingjingyin is willing to pay up to 500,000."
"Humph, is it enough to just make a fortune? Short-sighted guy!"
"Then ignore them. Anyway, we signed a confidentiality agreement during the negotiation, so they can't affect the movie."
It is impossible to charge a fee. Nowadays, 540P is considered a high-definition resolution. To charge a fee is to seek death.
If there is no fee, the number of effective clicks may exceed 10 million. If there is a fee, it is estimated that there will be 100,000. Thank God.
Of course, Tangze's ambitions are even greater, and he also has sufficient confidence.
Although he really wanted to compare China's first online movie, it should be "175 Degrees of Color Blindness" in 2000, but with that kind of PPT-style picture, he doesn't think many people are willing to admit that it is a movie.
With the development over the years, the most widely circulated videos on the Internet are spoof and editing videos.
But spoofs alone have also caused a sensation, such as "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun", which had a phenomenal impact back then.
This shows that netizens are fresh and tolerant of online videos.
By 2006, the number of Chinese Internet users reached 132 million, and a video clip "China Team Wins the World Cup" was released, with more than 12 million effective clicks, setting a series of click records.
This is equivalent to 1 out of every 10 Internet users who clicked on it. In those days, it was not popular to brush data and clicks. These clicks were most likely to be real users.
Now in 2007, the number of Internet users has exceeded 200 million. As the first major online movie, as long as the publicity is in place, it wouldn't be too much to double the number of clicks, right?
Moreover, he is very confident in the reputation of "This Man Comes from Earth". As long as the expected publicity effect is achieved, it can easily exceed 10 million. No matter how high it is, it is hard to say.
But even if it's only tens of millions, the advertising share he can get is at least hundreds of thousands.
The first part of the promotion has actually been achieved.
This is also thanks to Gao Xin... and his two oil bottles.
After returning that day, they made a promotional report about "This Man Comes from Diqiu", mainly focusing on him and several veteran actors.
Under Tang Ze's hints, they obviously regarded Tang Ze as a long-term meal ticket and worked hard.
The report on the first day seemed to display a lot of information, especially about his personality, age, abilities, etc., but there was no photo, and it was replaced by a Conan brand black shadow with a question mark, which whetted people's appetite.<
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Moreover, they have three reports, one is full of praise and understatement, and the other two are full of praise and falsehood, which also makes people more curious.
On that day, the number of visits to their news agency's official website doubled, the number of clicks on the front page tripled, and the sales volume of physical newspapers increased by 20%.
At the same time, Tang Ze also discovered that someone had set up his post, and the number of followers on that day alone was 307.
Then every one or two days, they would throw out some information, and the focus would shift to him without any bias.
Through lighting, costumes, scenery, photography, and finally actors, etc., he demonstrates his abilities in different ways, but he does not provide photos of him.
It was not until someone complained and provided suggestions that Hi-tech News Agency planned to release Tangze's photos in the past two days.
After these days of operation, the number of clicks on the front page of their news agency has been increasing every day, and today it has increased six times compared to the original amount.
The number of followers on his post forum has reached 3,125, all of whom are truly attracted by his talent.
However, when his photo is published in the newspaper, this number should increase at least 10 times.
At the same time, because of the constant interviews and revelations from Gaoxin's backers, Tang Ze also gave them a lot of explosive information while showing his aloofness.
In addition to his nationality, it is also known that "This Man Comes From Earth" is the first online movie, including that he graduated from the University of Southern California.
I believe that many people are looking forward to this movie.
When his photos were revealed, he would also reveal free, science fiction and other information, which would surely ignite the Internet and make the movie even more anticipated than a theatrical movie.
Of course, sometimes free will make people hesitate, so you have to change your words appropriately.
For example, the producer wanted to charge a fee, but as a director, he didn't want to charge a fee and instead made the pirates make money, so he changed it to free.
That’s all the plans for now, there will naturally be other publicity plans later.
Anyway, the first movie must be well publicized. He wants this movie to become China's "Blair Witch" and a classic example of publicity.
Of course, he is self-aware. Before he is famous as a director, no matter how good the promotion is, the key point is not charging
Tang Ze tapped his index finger on the table: "Select a video website and prepare for the interview."
He thought for a while: "Choose first... Search Arc. They are backed by one of the three major portals, so they should not be short of money."
Although the development of search arc in later generations was average and was far behind the Internet, it is definitely one of the Internet giants now, and even its development is still ahead of the Internet for the time being.
"By the way, where is the Immortal Artifact that caught your attention?"
"This...Mr. Tang, I couldn't find it online. Did you remember it wrong?"
"Forget it, there's no need to look for it."
I guess it hasn't developed yet, after all, Nabo doesn't seem to have a video website, only an APP.
……
"Up to 10%, this is our limit."
Looking at Deng Ye, the female CEO of Souhu Video, who was calmly sipping coffee across from him and seemed to be able to manipulate him, Tang Ze was a little displeased:
"Mr. Deng, 10% is too low. As far as I know, some video creators can already get 30%."
Deng Ye smiled and seemed to think Tang Ze was stupid and naive:
"Director Xiao Tang, to be honest, in the current environment where piracy is rampant, there are very few people who are really willing to make videos and upload them."
"Those creators who have a 30% share are actually supported by our own website and are our own people. Newcomers generally only get a 5% share."
She looked at Tang Ze's face and didn't mind her own appreciation: "And I am willing to give Director Tang 10%, which can be regarded as valuing Director Tang's potential and making friends in advance."
"Besides!" she said proudly: "Souhu, the parent company behind us, is currently the largest portal website in China, with more than 100 million visits, and can bring huge traffic to your movie."
"As long as it is exclusive to Souhu, the number of clicks can easily exceed 10 million, and even exceeding 100 million is not out of the question."
Tang Ze was not fooled by her. Souhu Video was indeed Souhu's, but it did not mean that Souhu should serve Souhu Video.
The targets that Sohu wants to serve are those big customers who are really willing to pay.
Even if Souhu is willing to give this movie a page, it will probably be a very small space, which will not be able to play an effective publicity role at all.
At the same time, he didn't like the other party's sense of superiority, so he choked out: "Souhu has a lot of traffic, but why does Souhu video still not surpass Tudou.com?"
Deng Ye was silent for a few seconds, and then said with a smile: "Don't be short-sighted, Director Tang. Sooner or later, the video search will catch up with the idiots."
Tangze was speechless. Is this a short-sighted question? He didn't invest in Sohu, he just launched a movie.
"Is there really no room for negotiation? We can sign a stepped sharing agreement." Tangze asked.
Deng Ye did not answer, but took out his business card and handed it to Tang Ze, and made a phone call gesture: "If Director Tang changes his mind, you can call me."
Then she stood up and left, saying that she helped pay for the coffee.
Tangze was a little dissatisfied. He had promised AA from the beginning, but it was impossible to rush out and pay the money again. It seemed too ungraceful.
Do you think this Souhu has got me?
Tangze sat motionless for 10 minutes, thinking about the negotiation process.
He was too passive in this negotiation and had no right to speak at all. The status quo must be changed.
At this time Lao Wu called over.
"Mr. Tang, I see you haven't come out yet. Did something happen? It seems that Mr. Deng left long ago."
Tang Ze took a few deep breaths: "No, the conversation has collapsed. Let's move on to the next one."