What should I do if I have a childhood sweetheart who wants to be a singer? Chapter 423: Who are you? Are you on the same terms as Tongji Entertainment?
Chapter 423: Who are you? Are you on the same terms as Tongji Entertainment?
The film project of "Detective Chinatown" is proceeding very smoothly.
As a director, Pang Er is quite satisfied with Xu Ji's script.
In addition, because the two most important actors were decided from the beginning, a lot of casting time was saved.
However, according to Pang Er's character, if it weren't for Xu Ji's request, filming would have started within this month.
It is estimated that he will be able to audition for some subsequent supporting roles until next month.
In addition, perhaps the performance of "Detective" during the National Day release was good enough, which gave Pang Er some more confidence.
There is no objection to the film’s subsequent release during the Spring Festival.
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"Director Xu, the post-production of the second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" has been completed."
Xu Ji was still writing the script for his next movie recently, and the director of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" Zhu Min took the initiative to come to talk to him.
"Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Mystery of Longling" was actually finished quite early.
Of course, the shooting stage is actually not very time-consuming.
There are no big problems with the acting skills of the main actors, and Zhu Min is not the kind of obsessive-compulsive character like Pang Er who likes to dig into details all the time.
But the reason why a drama of about twenty episodes can take so long to be officially produced.
In fact, this is expected.
After all, what requires the most time and energy in the entire drama is the issue of setting up and various props in the early stage of shooting.
In addition, there are a lot of special effects shots in the later stage, which also take a lot of time.
Even though the Mountain Studio under Tongji Entertainment has been expanding its staff like crazy, there is still a shortage of manpower.
Mountain Studio basically no longer accepts post-production projects from outside crews.
Serve the various crews of Tongji Entertainment wholeheartedly.
After all, Tongji Entertainment’s post-production special effects for various movies and dramas are enough to keep them busy.
Recently, in addition to the post-production of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" which has just been completed, some other dramas have gradually begun to be completed.
The post-production of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is also in full swing.
In addition, the filming time of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Wulin Gaiden" also took longer because the episodes were too long.
It is estimated that it will take some time to officially finalize.
Fortunately, there were basically no special effects shots in the post-production of the two films.
Therefore, production should be successfully completed within this year.
"I'll take the time to go over it."
"If there is no problem, you can contact station G to discuss and determine the broadcast time."
Xu Ji said.
This has always been a rule of Tongji Entertainment. Each drama needs to be reviewed by Xuji before it can proceed to the stage of review and finalization for broadcast.
Seeing Zhu Min hesitate to speak, Xu Ji quickly stopped him.
"Don't ask me about the script, take a good rest."
Zhu Min's thoughts were discovered by Xu Ji, and he could only nod helplessly.
Watching the other party walk out of his office, Xu Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
I don’t know what’s going on, but the directors of other companies always emphasize that they need to rest.
When we arrived at Tongji Entertainment, on the contrary, after everyone finished filming each drama, the first thing they wanted to do was not rest. Instead, they came to Xu Ji to ask for the script for the next drama.
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At Station G, Chi Jiang has been asking about the progress of Tongji Entertainment’s new drama for two consecutive months.
In the past two months, the number of paying members of G station has continued to decline.
If it weren't for the animation department's "Those Things That Rabbit That Year", the situation would probably be even worse.
It’s not like Chi Jiang hasn’t tried to find new dramas to fill the gap.
In fact, the current G station is not short of money.
But the results were not satisfactory.
I even spent over 200 million in copyright fees to buy a large-scale drama, but the response after it was broadcast was mediocre.
In the end, station G actually suffered a slight loss.
Under such circumstances, even if Chi Jiang is reluctant to admit it, the fact is that without Tongji Entertainment, they no longer have the invincible feeling they had before.
"Mr. Chi, Huahui has sent someone over."
The assistant knocked on Chi Jiang's door and said.
Chi Jiang nodded: "Take them to the conference room to wait for me first, and I'll be there later."
Huahui Pictures is considered the top film and television company in the industry.
Although the scale is not as large as that of the Big Three and Tongji Entertainment, it is still able to produce one hit drama a year.
The strength is quite good.
In order to promote cooperation with them, Chi Jiang spent a lot of energy on acquiring the copyright of their latest fantasy romance drama.
And this time, we finally have the opportunity to discuss face to face with the other party.
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A total of three people came to Huahui this time.
In addition to the director and producer of their new drama "Peach Blossom", there is also the current vice president of Huahui Pictures.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, I'm a little delayed."
After Chi Jiang entered the conference room, he took the initiative to shake hands with Vice President Qin who was sitting in the middle, and then said.
Vice President Qin is a burly, fat man. When he smiles, his face is full of flesh, and he speaks with a slight dialect.
"Mr. Chi, you have a lot of things to do, we have just arrived, it's okay!"
Although this person seems to be very talkative.
But Chi Jiang, who has dealt with the other party, knows that this man named Qin is a proper smiling tiger.
On the surface, he is kind, but when it comes to cooperation, he really refuses to give in.
"Mr. Chi, to tell you the truth, we just came from the kiwi fruit side!"
"President Congzhu is young, beautiful, and well-spoken. I wanted to invite her to come with me, but it's a pity that she didn't agree. Otherwise, we would have had the opportunity to chat more together."
"You should have a lot in common!"
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The smile on Chi Jiang's face did not change.
But in fact, I couldn't help but started to curse.
This was obviously said to him on purpose.
I want to tell him Chi Jiang and Station G that their drama is not only of interest to Station G, but also to Kiwi Fruit.
Needless to say, the purpose is naturally to increase the copyright fee.
"That's indeed a pity. It's been a long time since I last met Mr. Cong."
"I miss her very much."
All Chi Jiang said were kind words.
He and Congzhu are old acquaintances, and whenever they meet, they always get so noisy that they almost start fighting.
Vice President Qin had a lewd smile on his face at this time.
"I understand Mr. Chi's thoughts, I understand..."
"I heard that Congzhu of Kiwi is also single. If you two can have a chance, then the two major websites G Station and Kiwi will be in love!"
"If there is a chance, I will act as the middleman and I will definitely satisfy you, Mr. Chi!"
Chi Jiang was speechless at the other party's brain circuit.
Let’s not talk about the possibility of him and Congzhu.
Even if they are really together, they are just executives of the company, not shareholders or anything like that.
Not only is there no way for Station G to cooperate with Kiwi, but it may also cause one of them to lose his job.
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No, why did he really start to think of this kind of thing?
Isn’t this possible?
Chi Jiang forcibly stopped the other party from misleading the topic of today's conversation.
"Mr. Qin, let's get straight to the point."
"Last time, our G station gave us a copyright fee of 100 million. Now we have an extra 50 million. How about 150 million?"
The other party’s investment in this drama is over 200 million, which is considered a big production.
The exclusive online broadcast copyright fee of 150 million, plus the copyright fee from the TV station, is enough for the other party to make a huge profit.
Chi Jiang feels that such a price is quite sincere.
And he did go into the discussion with the idea of wanting to win the copyright of this drama.
Unexpectedly, this fat man named Qin still laughed and shook his head.
"Mr. Chi, don't joke with me!"
"I know that your G station has strong funds, but this price is not like what you offer."
Chi Jiang frowned subconsciously.
The price he gave is definitely very high.
And he has also watched the drama "Peach Blossoms". In fact, it is a relatively ordinary ancient puppet, and the plot is not that amazing.
At most, the post-production level is pretty good.
"Mr. Qin, you have been in this industry for so many years, you should know that my price is quite cost-effective."
After hearing Chi Jiang's words, Mr. Qin still shook his head.
"Mr. Chi, you still haven't shown sincerity in cooperation."
"You must know that we are taking risks when we cooperate with G station. After all, the three major companies do not allow companies like us to cooperate with G station."
"We also have many cooperation projects with the three major companies."
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When Chi Jiang heard this, he really didn't know how to refute.
It is indeed like what the other party said. Now G station can negotiate cooperation and there are not many film and television companies that buy the copyright.
However, it is not as exaggerated as what the other party said. The influence of the three major companies was indeed very great.
Most people don’t dare to offend.
But now, there are many companies that are optimistic about Tongji Entertainment.
Choosing to cooperate with Station G means that you are on the same side.
"Then Mr. Qin, please make some conditions."
Chi Jiang finally compromised.
It's also because the current G station really needs this drama from the other party to add some vitality.
Otherwise, if this continues, G station’s paying users will experience a massive decline.
"That's right."
Mr. Qin started to laugh.
"We also want the same conditions as Tongji Entertainment."
"Copyright fee plus share."
Chi Jiang was stunned for a moment after hearing what the other party said.
I thought I heard it wrong.
It wasn't until he repeated it again that Chi Jiang was sure he heard it correctly.
"Mr. Qin, you should be more sincere, this is impossible."
Chi Jiang resisted the urge to roll his eyes at the other party.
Who are you? You still have the same conditions as Tongji Entertainment.
What level of brilliance do they have, and you don’t have any idea about it?
Of course, Chi Jiang also knows the truth behind asking for high prices and paying back the money.
The other party obviously didn’t really want to negotiate this condition, but it was just to continue to increase the copyright fee in the future.
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Sure enough, the pot-bellied Mr. Qin also continued talking.
"What about this? It's still 150 million in copyright fees, and at the same time, how about we ask you for various commissions?"
Chi Jiang shook his head directly.
"It's impossible to take a commission, so there's no need to talk about it."
It’s not certain whether the quality of the other party’s drama can help them earn back the copyright fees.
Still wanting to take a commission, Chi Jiang felt that this company was crazy about money.
"Two hundred and fifty million?"
—"One hundred and sixty million."
"Two hundred and thirty million?"
—"One hundred and seventy million."
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The two began their own bargaining.
In fact, Chi Jiang is not inclined to spend such high royalties.
The other party’s investment is only 200 million. How can it be so beautiful if you want to make money back just by relying on your own network copyright fees?
"Mr. Chi, I won't hide it from you. Kiwi Fruit gave us 200 million in copyright fees."
"But I still prefer to cooperate with your G station, as long as you offer the same price as kiwi fruit!"
Chi Jiang secretly spat at the other person. He didn't believe anything this guy said.
The price offered by the kiwi fruit is definitely less than 200 million.
But on the contrary, 200 million is indeed the highest price he can bear.
The current G station does not lack the budget for copyright fees, but it lacks reliable and good dramas.
Although he doesn't think this drama will be a big hit, if the show is well done, it can still attract enough viewers.
Just when Chi Jiang was about to say yes, the assistant came over.
Chi Jiang was stunned for a moment when he heard the assistant's whisper.
Then he looked at the other person: "Sorry, I'll excuse you for a moment."
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After a few minutes, Chi Jiang returned and changed his tangled attitude.
He said directly: "The copyright fee of 100 million yuan is fine if you agree. If you don't agree, there is no need to continue the negotiation."
When Mr. Qin heard Chi Jiang's words, his confident expression was stunned.
"Mr. Chi, are you crazy?"
"This is impossible."
Chi Jiang nodded.
"In that case, I'm sorry, Mr. Qin."
The man became a little panicked.
"One hundred and fifty million, just the price you mentioned before."
Chi Jiang still shook his head.
"Now that I think about it, 100 million is a bit high. Our G site can only offer 80 million at most."
When the man heard this, he stood up from his seat.
"Mr. Chi, I don't think you are sincere in cooperating with us!"
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Chi Jiang watched Hua Hui's three people leave without the slightest thought of stopping them.
"Mr. Chi, why did you suddenly..."
The vice president of the film and television department who had been in the conference room looked at Chi Jiang with some confusion.
After all, they had just had a good conversation, and he felt that Chi Jiang would agree.
As a result, I was suddenly called out by the assistant for a while, and when I came back, my whole attitude changed 180 degrees.
It’s really hard to understand.
More importantly, the current G station really needs this "Peach Blossom".
Chi Jiang didn't feel melancholy at all, but instead smiled.
"We don't need to discuss cooperation with Huahui anymore. This guy surnamed Qin has been raising prices from the beginning, all on purpose."
The vice president still looked confused.
Until Chi Jiang continued to speak.
"Tongji Entertainment just contacted me and said that the production of the new drama has been completed and it should be able to pass the review in a while."
"By the way, the second sequel of Ghost Blowing Lantern has been completed."
After hearing Chi Jiang's words, the vice president suddenly realized.
If Chi Jiang said this, then there is really no need to talk about the copyright of this drama.
That's why Chi Jiang's quotations are getting lower and lower, because he deliberately wants to drive people away.