Chapter 142: Only Wen Hao’s injured world is achieved
Chi Jiang was originally very excited when he received the news from Youman, thinking that Xu Ji was planning to let them go, and then started talking about the exclusive rights to broadcast the sequel of Sword and Sword.
Last time, he missed it because of illness.
At that time, when I was lying on the hospital bed in a coma and dreaming, I could see the exclusive rights to the sequel of Sword and Sword being snatched away by other platforms.
However, what makes Chi Jiang a little disappointed is that this time it does not seem to be a sequel to Fairy Sword.
And Xu Ji is not the director this time, just the screenwriter.
I felt very disappointed at first, but after hearing that the starring roles were Ji Yiyang and She Yue, I still agreed to go there.
In fact, Chi Jiang didn't dare to bet, after all, the director was no longer Xu Ji.
After all, he still trusts Xu Ji. If the director is changed, Chi Jiang will be more hesitant to buy this new drama produced by Tongji Entertainment.
If Xu Ji were the director, no matter what he was filming, he would definitely buy it without even reading the script.
This time, Chi Jiang will only decide after previewing the finished film.
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At the same time, Cong Zhuye on the Kiwi side set off for Rongcheng.
"From the boss, didn't Tongji Entertainment say that the director this time is not Xu Ji?"
"How about we go too?"
Congzhu glanced at his assistant, then said:
"I won't make the same mistake twice."
"Even if it's not the director Xu Ji, if it stars Ji Yiyang and She Yue, it's worth a trip."
"What's more, I asked, this drama was written by Xu Ji."
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The assistant nodded in understanding.
She didn't understand. Congzhu had a lot of dissatisfaction with Xu Ji before.
And quite unfavorable.
But now the attitude has changed a lot.
You can hear it from what I just said.
The biggest reason that attracted Cong Zong was not the popular starring roles of Ji Yiyang and She Yue, but the script written by Xu Ji.
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At Hangcheng Airport, Wen Hao, the vice president of Penguin Video, who had just boarded the plane, felt a little uneasy.
Last time, he used a copyright budget of 10 million per episode to fight for the exclusive rights to broadcast the sequel of Sword of Sword, but he lost to other companies from the starting point, which was quite frustrating
Although Xu Ji had no plans to sell the exclusive rights to the sequel to Sword of Sword, Wen Hao could tell from the words of his immediate boss Xu Sheng that it was basically hopeless.
But this time, after receiving the invitation, Wen Hao immediately applied for a budget from Xu Sheng, and finally got a copyright fee budget of 80 million yuan after arguing with reason.
If it were a drama directed by Xu Ji, Wen Hao felt that he basically had no chance of winning.
But this time the director is not Xu Ji, and the investment in this drama does not seem to be large.
There should still be hope.
He just hopes that other companies will not be so interested in this drama.
Although he still doesn’t know the specific quality of the entire drama, for him, winning this drama is of great significance.
If the first cooperation between Tongji Entertainment and Penguin Video will be successfully completed.
The relationship between the two parties will also return to normal. If you want to continue to cooperate in the future, there will be opportunities.
If it weren't for Director Xu Ji, Chi Jiang from Station G might be the only one there.
And I guess I don’t plan to spend a particularly large budget.
Wen Hao analyzed in his mind.
But just as his plane landed and exited the Rongcheng Airport, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
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Wen Hao's mouth twitched, but he still managed to make an expression and went up to greet the other party.
"Mr. Su, why are you here?"
Su Liangcai was stunned when he saw Wen Hao, but after hearing the other person's question, he couldn't help but sneer.
Why don’t you know I’m here?
He replied angrily: "I'm here for a trip."
Of course Wen Hao didn't believe in this idea of traveling.
However, he still adopted a casual attitude.
"I thought you Tudou Video wouldn't come."
"I heard that Tongji Entertainment's new drama is not directed by Xu Ji."
"I also wanted to come and take a look."
"As you know, we have some misunderstandings with Director Xu. Although we may not cooperate, it is good to take this opportunity to connect and bond."
Hearing Wen Hao's words, Su Liangcai cursed in his heart: "Just look at it, I believe you are a ghost!"
But there was a smile on the surface.
"Mr. Wen, you are so right!"
"I also think that if it's a sequel to Fairy Sword or a new drama directed by Xu Ji, then I think I have to fight for it no matter what."
"But this time the director of Tongji Entertainment's new drama is not Xu Ji, so there is no need for it!"
Su Liangcai spread his hands.
Then he said in a low voice: "Actually, it is because I want to cooperate with Tongji Entertainment in the future. Otherwise, if you say that a new drama shot by a director whose name I have never heard of is still a small investment drama, how can it be worth it for me to personally
Take a trip like this."
After Wen Hao heard Su Liangcai's words, he felt much relieved.
It seems like there won’t be too much pressure on Tudou Video.
At most, it’s just a symbolic offer.
"Hey, Mr. Wen and Mr. Su, why are you here?"
At this moment, a voice suddenly came.
After getting off the plane from Zhu, I didn't expect to see two familiar figures all the way out of the airport.
The corners of Su Liangcai and Wen Hao's mouths twitched.
The people from Kiwi Fruit are also here, which is not a good thing for his family.
"You are here because of Tongji Entertainment's new drama?"
Wen Hao asked.
Congzhu replied calmly: "Come and take a look."
After saying this, Wen Hao and Su Liangcai looked at each other.
Su Liangcai answered: "Isn't this a coincidence?"
"Mr. Wen and I also came to take a look casually."
"Then...let's go together?"
The three of them got into the same taxi together, asked their assistants to ride in another car, and then drove directly in the direction of Xuji Company.
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When the three of them arrived, they discovered that someone had arrived before them.
Chi Jiang was sitting on the sofa in the reception room of Tongji Entertainment, drinking tea comfortably.
"Mr. Chi is quite fast."
Su Liangcai said.
He recalled that when he fought with the other party for the copyright of "Legend of Sword and Fairy One", he ended up missing out on this hit drama because he didn't dare to take risks.
Even now when I think about it, Su Liangcai still regrets it very much.
"I just arrived."
Chi Jiang replied calmly.
But in fact, he saw Su Liangcai and Wen Hao as soon as he left the airport.
However, Chi Jiang did not come forward to say hello, but directly took a taxi with his assistant.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ji hasn't come yet, so he can only wait here in advance.
"Mr. Chi, looking at this, you must be determined to win this drama this time, right?"
After Wen Hao sat down, he opened his mouth to explore.
Chi Jiang shook his head.
"Mr. Wen thinks too much."
"This time the director of the drama is not Director Xu. Actually, I have no interest in it."
When Cong Zhu heard this, he raised his eyebrows.
"Then why did Mr. Chi come all the way here?"
Chi Jiang gently blew the tea in the cup, and then took a pleasant sip.
"Although the director is not Director Xu, it is a new drama from Tongji Entertainment after all. This face must be given."
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Wen Hao was secretly happy when he heard what a few people said.
It seems that other companies are not particularly interested in Xu Ji’s new drama this time!
This is your chance!
You must use this drama to connect with Xu Ji’s company.
It will be much easier to cooperate in the future.
At this moment, Xu Ji finally came over with Pang Er, the director of "The Beginning".
Xu Ji was not late this time.
The main thing is that these four people came here early.
After briefly greeting the four people, Xu Ji opened his mouth and explained:
"This is Pang Er, the director of our company's new drama "The Beginning"."
Pang Er actually felt a little guilty for some reason and didn’t want to come.
But he was dragged over by Xu Ji.
After all, he is the director this time, so it really makes no sense for him not to come.
Before anyone else could react, they heard Chi Jiang speak first:
"I didn't expect Director Pang to be as young as our Director Xu. He is so young and promising!"
"The users of our G site are all young people, and Director Pang's works will definitely be very popular here."
When Wen Hao, Cong Zhu and Su Liangcai heard Chi Jiang's words, they all cursed in their hearts for being shameless!
Chi Jiang, the boss of G station’s film and television department, actually started to flatter him.
Especially Wen Hao, when he heard the other party's words, he was speechless.
Just now, Chi Jiang Mingming kept saying that none of us at G station had any interest in this drama.
As a result, as soon as Xu Ji came, his face changed immediately.
Then I heard Congzhu and Su Liangcai speaking.
Congzhu: "Mr. Chi is right. In fact, there are many young people among our Kiwi users. I am also looking forward to Director Pang's debut film."
Su Liangcai: "When I saw Director Pang Er, I felt like I could see Director Xu when I was filming Fairy Sword. Although it is the first work, it will definitely be a blockbuster. By the way, we actually have many young users of Tudou Video.
Of!"
Wen Hao was dubious at first, and felt that these three people should not be completely uninterested in this drama.
But I didn’t expect that their faces would change so quickly.
In the taxi coming to the airport, everyone said they were not optimistic about this new director from Xu Ji Company whose name they had never heard of.
Why did I suddenly start to flatter you all the time when I got here?
The most important thing is that Wen Hao is actually not very good at speaking in such scenes.
If he could, he wouldn't have to deal with Xu Sheng and Bi Feihong at Penguin Video.
But everyone had already said it, so it was not good for him to just stay there and not speak. Wen Hao held it in for a long time and could only speak:
"You're right! I think so too."
Then he added another sentence.
"We also have many young users of Penguin Video."
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Pang Er was startled by the reactions of the people in front of him.
Originally, he thought he was just going through the motions when he came here.
Unexpectedly, after Xu Ji introduced him, the four website leaders were so enthusiastic.
"Okay, okay, if there are no problems, the four of you can try the first few episodes of "The Beginning" first."
“It’s also convenient for everyone to bid.”
Hearing Xu Ji speak, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It is best to quickly enter the stage of watching the drama.
At the same time, Wen Hao is the same. He is not used to speaking in such situations and would rather be more direct.
Just in time to see what this new drama from Xu Ji Company is like.
However, the three people suddenly changed their faces just now. At this time, Wen Hao was a little worried that this time the competition might be more fierce than he thought.
For this small investment drama, the 80 million copyright fee budget received this time should be enough, right?
Wen Hao thought silently in his heart.
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"Our "The Beginning" is a drama with a suspense theme. The director is our director Pang Er, and director Xu is our producer and screenwriter. It stars Ji Yiyang and She Yue. The other actors are..." ......
After officially starting to watch the drama, Youman briefly introduced the four of them.
Wen Hao was a little surprised when he heard that it was a suspense drama. In the past, none of the dramas Xu Ji filmed had suspense themes.
However, I think it is understandable. Compared with dramas of other themes, low-cost suspense-themed dramas are more likely to produce high-quality products.
However, because the subject matter has a smaller audience than some genres, currently suspense-themed dramas are less likely to become hit dramas.
I previously collaborated with Phoenix Entertainment on a suspense drama directed by Fan Wenquan, and I jumped on it.
Although the rating on Huaban.com rose to about 7 points later, the reputation was very low when it was launched, and the subsequent playback volume did not increase.
After all, the script of "The True Murderer" was not very good, and Wen Hao felt confused after reading it.
I don’t know what the suspense drama script that Xu Ji has come up with this time is like.
But since it is a suspense drama and the investment is not large, no one will pay too high a price.
This is good news for Wen Hao.
The three dramas he has directed from his debut to now are all scripts written by Xu Ji himself, which is enough to prove that his level is still very high.
But even so, he was still a little worried that Xu Ji would overturn the suspense theme.
A drama with this theme has very high requirements for the script.
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What's more, this time the director is a newcomer whose name I have never heard of. It seems that he was the assistant director of the Xuji crew before.
At this time, Cong Zhu from Kiwi Guo and Su Liangcai from Tudou Video were also worried.
The only one who is not thinking about this is Chi Jiang.
What he wonders is, why is this new drama from Xuji Company introduced by Youman?
She is from her G station!
Without going into too much detail on this point, Chi Jiang felt that it was probably because Xu Ji asked Youman for help.
This is a good thing for G station! This means that G station has a close relationship with Xu Ji’s Tongji Entertainment, which is unmatched by other companies!
As expected, I was right about the person. Letting Youman stay in Chengdu was the most correct choice.
You have lived up to his respect! Xu Ji obviously trusts Youman now.
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The lights in the screening room went dark, and then the suspense drama "The Beginning" started to be played, which made several platform bosses curious.
Half an hour has passed, one hour has passed, two hours have passed.
Finally, the four of them have finished watching the first three episodes.
The lights in the screening room also turned on.
Only then did a few people realize that the three episodes of the preview had ended.
Wen Hao sat motionless, his mind filled with curiosity about the next development of the plot.
"Where did the bomb come from?"
"Can the hero and heroine escape the time loop?"
"How many more times will this bus be bombed?"
Then Wen Hao quickly remembered his identity and purpose.
This suspense drama looks a little special and is likely to become a hit!
Because after only watching three episodes, Wen Hao felt that he urgently knew where the next plot would go.
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While he was still thinking, he suddenly heard someone say:
"Director Xu, we bought this drama from Kiwi."
"What do you think of 80 million?"
Congzhu's sudden opening made the other three people who were still immersed in the plot suddenly come back to their senses.
Chi Jiang also quickly said: "Our G station can pay 90 million to buy the exclusive broadcast rights."
Su Liangcai: "One hundred million!"
The three of them looked at each other a few times, their eyes full of sparks.
Then he looked at Wen Hao strangely.
Wen Hao was stunned for a moment.
This development is wrong!!
Aren’t you all not interested in this drama?
Why is one bid higher than the other now!
This kiwi fruit was given a high price of 80 million right away.
The other two people increased their prices without any hesitation.
You really can’t believe a word these old foxes say!
After thinking about it carefully, Wen Hao felt that the price was worth it.
He was about to continue bidding, but suddenly stopped.
Then I remembered that the copyright budget I had received was only 80 million.
Not enough money!
Wen Hao really wanted to die.
If I had known earlier, I should have given Xu Sheng more.
Who knew these people could be so heartless?
Judging from the first three episodes, the investment will definitely not exceed 30 million.
Of course, this may not include the cost savings from the fact that the director, actors, and editors of this drama are all Xu Ji’s own people.
But taking all these into account, it’s actually only 50 million at most.
What on earth did Congzhu, who quoted 80 million yuan at the outset, think?
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Finding the three of them staring at him, Wen Hao subconsciously avoided their eyes and did not speak.
If you don’t have enough money, just say shit!
And Chi Jiang is very strange, Penguin Video should have been his biggest opponent this time.
After all, the other party has a lot of money, and the budget I have come up with this time cannot compare to the original Fairy Sword One.
And we have to consider setting aside some funds to buy the copyright of Sword and Sword III.
But why didn’t Wen Hao make a quote?
Are you preparing to suddenly shout out a high price at the end to make the final decision?
Chi Jiang glanced at the other party warily.
Then he said:
"One hundred and twenty million."
Such a price is actually a very high premium. In the past, Chi Jiang would never have been able to afford that much copyright fee.
But it's different now. Since "The Best of Us" and "Sword of Sword One" became popular, the copyright fee allocation for his film and television department has doubled several times.
Now Chi Jiang is relatively confident in speaking.
Soon, as the three people exchanged quotes, the price of the exclusive broadcast rights had risen to over 200 million.
The three of them also began to hesitate, although this drama has great potential to be a hit.
The plot is very attractive, and there are also the very popular Ji Yiyang and She Yue as the male and female protagonists.
From this point of view, the price of about 200 million is indeed not expensive.
But if you go further, for some companies, it is indeed a bit beyond the budget.
We can only say who dares to bet at this time, betting on how popular this drama will be and how much profit it will bring after it is broadcast.
Congzhu doesn’t have to think about it at this time. The most daring bet is definitely Chi Jiang!
This guy now has complete unconditional trust in Xu Ji, which can be seen from the fact that he previously bought the exclusive rights to the gift drama "Mountains and Seas".
But Congzhu doesn’t want to give up so easily.
She suddenly said:
"Let's stop for a moment!"
"Director Xu, can I ask a question?"
"Does your company only plan to sell this drama to one platform and broadcast it as an exclusive broadcast?"
After hearing Congzhu's words, Xu Ji shook his head.
Then he replied: "Not really."
After Cong Zhujian Xu Ji denied it, he immediately continued:
"In that case, it would be bad if we continue to fight."
"How about this, this drama can be broadcast online at the same time in several of our stores."
"In this way, everyone's risk will be lower."
Hearing Congzhu's words, Su Liangcai and Chi Jiang both said in unison: "No!"
Chi Jiang stared at Congzhu and said: "What Mr. Cong said sounds good. The number of paid members of your Kiwi fruit is several times that of ours. If we broadcast together, the increase in the number of views and membership of G station will be snatched up by you."
?"
The number of paying members of Tudou Video is not as high as that of Kiwi and Penguin Video, and they also suffer.
So Su Liangcai doesn't quite agree with this suggestion.
"Since it is a simulcast, our profits will be greater."
"Then we should take greater risks."
"Penguin Video and our Kiwis each offered 90 million, Tudou Video offered 70 million, and Station G offered 50 million."
"How?"
Chi Jiang still shook his head at this time.
The price he quoted for the exclusive broadcast rights just now was the highest. Although the risk was reduced according to Congzhu's proposal, the benefits were also reduced.
This is not what he wants to see.
Chi Jiang would rather take a high risk and take a gamble.
"Director Xu, I think you would rather sell the copyright at a high price, right?"
"If you do simulcast, your company's income will be higher."
"With a copyright fee of 300 million, I think everyone present is definitely not willing to pay such a high price."
"Of course, if Mr. Chi insists on disagreeing, he can actually withdraw."
"It's okay for our remaining three companies to fill in the gaps."
"For Director Xu, your company's income has increased. At the same time, we have also reduced our risks."
Xu Jidu agreed, so Chi Jiang knew that there was nothing he could do this time.
So he nodded.
"Then just follow what Mr. Cong said."
At this moment, Wen Hao, who had been silent, suddenly said: "Sorry, our Penguin Video will not participate this time."
Wen Hao felt bitter in his heart.
Even if several companies work together, the budget he applied for is still not enough.
What's more, the 80 million was applied to purchase exclusive broadcast rights.
Cong Zhu was stunned for a moment, and the other two people also looked at Wen Hao.
After a while, Congzhu finally spoke:
"Then the copyright fees of our several companies need to be reallocated."
"We have 140 million Kiwis, 90 million Tudou Videos, and 70 million G Stations."
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Xu Ji was confused the whole time.
From the moment Zhu opened his mouth to call out the price, he barely spoke.
These people were discussing the whole process. The key was that the price completely exceeded Xu Ji's expectations.
He originally thought that if he could sell it for over 100 million, that would be enough.
But I didn't expect it to nearly triple.
Seeing that the three of them had already decided, and the copyright fee exceeded expectations, Xu Ji naturally had no objections.
The final result is within an acceptable range for several people.
Of course, the only one who felt uncomfortable was Wen Hao from Penguin Video.
Thinking of the scene where he was chatting and laughing with Cong Zhu and Su Liangcai in the taxi when he arrived, Wen Hao couldn't accept it.
This time the four of them came together, but he was the only one who failed to get the copyright.
The key is not because he really has no money, but because his boss Xu Sheng refuses to delegate power to him!
The more Wen Hao thought about it, the angrier he became. He didn't even agree to Xu Ji's invitation to dinner in the evening, so he hurriedly said goodbye and left.