Chapter 429 Give up voluntarily, someone needs this award more than Xu Ji
On Penguin Video, Wang Xinyuan was completely speechless this time.
In the week after Mingming's launch, various announcements for "Rainbow Miracle" on their platform were made vigorously, and the popularity seemed to be very high.
But the data on playback volume still hasn’t improved much.
It's as if these viewers are saying: "You can announce it however you want, but I won't watch it anyway, and there's nothing you can do about it."
Something is really wrong.
He originally thought that he already knew enough about this industry before taking over Penguin Video.
In addition to obtaining the copyrights of some hit dramas, the final data of dramas produced by big productions and heavily promoted should not be too bad.
How come he was able to lose so much when he was here!
The production cost of "Rainbow Miracle" was close to 300 million, and another 50 to 60 million were spent on the subsequent promotions.
Now converted into income, the pitiful increase in paid membership and the number of views are pricking his heart all the time.
This situation is expected to continue. This time Wang Xinyuan finally admitted defeat and no longer thought about struggling.
"Mr. Wang, the phone number at the headquarters."
Wang Xinyuan's assistant suddenly walked in at this time.
What is supposed to come will come.
Wang Xinyuan was not surprised at all that the headquarters wanted to talk to him.
He has only taken over Penguin Video for less than a month this time and has caused such huge losses. It is impossible for the higher-ups not to hold him accountable.
And because Penguin Video’s senior executives had distanced themselves from the relationship early on, he couldn’t find a subordinate who would take the blame.
He will probably be responsible for the whole thing alone.
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The data of "Rainbow Miracle" is dismal and it is losing money.
However, although "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Labyrinth of Longling" at Station G was a big hit, the entire film and television department did not celebrate it, but seemed a bit low-pressure.
The face of the person in charge, Chi Jiang, has never looked better during this period.
The main reason is no secret, that is, the contract between Station G and Tongji Entertainment is about to expire.
And this news has now been revealed.
The three major video platforms have also learned of the news.
Penguin Video is too busy taking care of itself right now, so it doesn’t pay much attention to this matter.
But it is said that Kiwi and Potato have begun to send people to contact Tongji Entertainment.
This makes Station G’s original active position suddenly become very passive.
"Mr. Chi, I didn't meet them at Tongji."
"It seems that the contract will expire next year, and we are not considering cooperation for the time being."
After hearing the news from his assistant, Chi Jiangcai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What he had been worried about before was actually that Tongji had actually reached a cooperation agreement with Kiwi or Tudou Video.
In this case, according to the provisions of the original contract, in fact, we only need to provide G station with a maximum of three dramas a year.
Judging from the original contract period, Tongji Entertainment has actually reached this agreement long ago.
In other words, Tongji’s new dramas can choose not to be broadcast on G station.
The most we can do is wait until the contract expires in April next year and then broadcast it on a new platform.
Other film and television companies may not be able to afford it, but for Tongji Entertainment, which has quite abundant cash flow, less than half a year is not a big problem at all.
Fortunately, Tongji Entertainment finally took into consideration the relationship with Station G over the years and did not directly agree to meet with the other two platforms.
"Then shall we go to Chengdu?"
The assistant asked.
After all, now that Kiwi and Potato Video have taken action, they had better take the initiative.
But at this time, Chi Jiang shook his head.
"No need."
"Tongji said he doesn't want to talk, so he really doesn't want to talk."
"It's of no use if we go there now. On the contrary, it will lower our impression of them."
The person in charge of Tongji Entertainment is Youman, who was Chi Jiang’s former subordinate.
He still has some understanding of Youman's acting style.
Although from the outside world, the core of Tongji Entertainment is the two bosses Xu Ji and Sha Yetong.
But after working with them for such a long time, Chi Jiang knows that Youman decides on most things in the company.
Xu Ji has a high level of trust in Youman.
Chi Jiang actually doesn’t know why.
After all, Youman was still working at Station G at the time, and he eventually switched jobs.
As a result, he immediately became the general manager of Tongji. Apart from the two bosses Xu Ji and Sha Yetong, he was the most powerful person.
Of course, it’s normal for Chi Jiang not to understand this.
Because he didn't know that when Youman was still an employee of Station G, he had already started working for Xu Ji in vain.
The kind who is responsible for most of the work of Tongji Entertainment and does not receive salary.
Or it can be said that it is the salary provided by the G station.
After all, Chi Jiang's original words at that time were that he would use all means to build a good relationship with Tongji, which of course included helping Tongji work.
However, Chi Jiang probably did not expect at that time that when he sent Youman to Rongcheng, he would really not be able to come back.
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Both G Station and Penguin Video have their own troubles, but in the final analysis, as large websites and companies with over 100 million users and rich financial resources, these things basically cannot shake their foundation.
But Huahui is different. They invested more than 200 million in "Peach Blossom" this time, and the losses were real money. It's not like Penguin who has a headquarters to cover the whole situation.
Under such circumstances, Mr. Qin, as the person in charge of this project, was undoubtedly held accountable.
In fact, he had already prepared for the worst, and he would just be fired anyway.
Your resume is ready, and you can just start looking for a job again.
The most important thing is Huahui’s boss. When he heard the news, he was furious to death.
When he signed the share-sharing contract, Mr. Qin also guaranteed that he would definitely be able to recover the cost.
As a result, now, the entire drama has lost its pants.
Even if Huahui is not that kind of small film and television company, losing 200 million in one fell swoop is a huge loss.
What surprised Mr. Qin was that although his boss scolded him, he had no intention of firing him.
He attributes the main problem to the kiwi fruit.
After all, no one knew at the beginning that Tongji Entertainment's "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" would suddenly announce that it would be aired in November.
It's all because of the refusal by Kiwi to change the broadcast date that "Peach Blossom" suffered such serious losses.
Because of this incident, Huahui's boss directly sent a lawyer's letter to Kiwi, intending to sue the other party and start a lawsuit with it.
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"Let him go and let the company's legal department handle it."
When Congzhu heard the news about Huahui's lawsuit, he didn't care at all.
In the final analysis, even if a lawsuit is actually filed, the probability of Kiwi's victory in the end is still higher.
After all, including the drama's sharing contract and the broadcast time, they are all written in the contract.
There is not much wrong with Kiwi.
At most, it is to prevent Huahui's postponed drama from being postponed. This cannot be the main reason for "Peach Blossoms" to lose money.
That is to say, even if you try to throw the blame, you can't throw the blame on the kiwi fruit.
Of course, Congzhu also knows Huahui’s thoughts.
There is a high probability that the other party does not really want to sue, but just wants to get some compensation from Kiwi Fruit to reduce the losses of his company.
If it were Hu Lei back then, he might have agreed. After all, he felt that there was no need for such a tense situation with a film and television company as big as Huahui.
Moreover, the reputation of kiwi fruit is not good.
But Cong Zhu is different. She has always been known for her strength.
It is impossible to give in to this kind of thing.
In fact, she originally let "Peach Blossoms" air as scheduled because she wanted to see if Tongji Entertainment was really that invincible.
Facts have proved that one should not take chances.
The risk is still too great to compete with Tongji Entertainment’s drama.
"Continue to send messages to Tongji Entertainment to make an appointment."
"I will insist on it until next year, when the contract with Station G expires. I don't believe that Xu Ji is not willing to meet with us even once."
Congzhu went to Rongcheng in person this time.
It’s no wonder she takes it so seriously, after all, it’s an opportunity to cooperate with Tongji Entertainment.
For the current Kiwi, if it can join forces with Tongji Entertainment, it will be even more powerful.
Basically, there is a high probability that other video platforms will always be under pressure.
But it's a pity that even Congzhu has arrived at the door of Tongji Entertainment's company in Rongcheng.
The other party is still unwilling to discuss cooperation, saying that the contract with Station G has not expired.
I didn’t even see the boss Xu Ji.
Congzhu is not discouraged. Anyway, she has a lot of patience with Tongji Entertainment and is willing to devote her time and energy.
As for whether it can succeed, Congzhu doesn’t have much confidence.
But what she is sure of is that as long as the price and cooperation conditions are affordable for G Station, she can also convince the board of directors of Kiwi.
Even better conditions for cooperation are required.
After all, Tongji Entertainment deserves such treatment.
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In Chengdu, Xu Ji has also finished writing the script of the new movie during this period.
However, we are not ready to start filming yet. On the one hand, casting takes time, and on the other hand, as the end of the year approaches, various things have begun to increase.
Especially for a series of award ceremonies, Xu Ji refused most of them, but there were some awards with higher gold content because the organizers were official, so it was difficult to refuse them.
For example, the upcoming Golden Note, one of China's two major music awards.
Xu Ji was shortlisted for not many awards this time, just Best Lyrics and Best Composition.
The Best Singer was not nominated, after all, his identity as a faceless man has not yet been revealed.
Although there are only two awards, six of the eight songs shortlisted are Xu Ji's songs.
I can only say that I fight with myself throughout the whole process, and it is basically stable with a high probability.
Of course, several of the Masked Man's songs on The Masked Singer were actually shortlisted. Obviously, the quality and spread of the songs are also qualified.
But in the end Xu Ji gave up on his own.
It was Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu who called, asking for Xu Ji's opinion.
Golden Note officials actually knew that the faceless man was Xu Ji.
It's just that only a small number of people know about it, and they won't expose it.
The reason why Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu contacted Xu Ji was because the Faceless Man could also be shortlisted for Best Lyricist and Best Composer this time.
Even the best male singer who represents the qualification certificate of the King of Singing can be shortlisted and has a high probability of winning the award.
However, because the rules of Golden Note require singers to participate with their real names in order to be shortlisted for the award, only the identity of the faceless man is announced by himself.
Xu Ji was able to enter the shortlist thanks to the songs of Faceless Man.
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If it were other circumstances, Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu would actually have very firm attitudes.
That is, no matter what, the true identity of the Faceless Man, that is, Xu Ji, cannot be exposed.
But this time is different. This is a golden note, which is definitely the highest honor for domestic songwriters and singers.
Some singers may not even be able to be nominated for the best singer in their lifetime, let alone win the award.
Therefore, they did not dare to make this decision for Xu Ji. They could only explain the situation truthfully and let Xu Ji make his own decision.
Surprisingly, when Xu Ji heard the news, he rejected it without any hesitation.
Since they promised Mo Jianwen that they would keep their identities secret until the finals, there was no need to announce them at this time.
For others, Golden Note is the highest palace in the Chinese music scene, and there is no way they can lose such an opportunity.
But for Xu Ji, it is actually not that important.
For Best Composition and Best Lyrics, he won both Golden Notes and Moon Night Sonata.
He is currently one of the Grand Slam winners, the highest award for Chinese songwriters.
And this time, as Xu Ji, he was still shortlisted for most of the songs, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he included the songs shortlisted for both awards.
So there is no need to worry about whether the Faceless Man will be shortlisted. At most, you will have to fight with yourself.
As for the so-called best singer, if it were in the past, Xu Ji might still care.
But now I basically don’t care about it.
His identity as a singer is actually not used very often.
I don’t have much desire to win Best Male Singer.
Anyway, after the identity of the finals is announced, he will release a few new songs. It will not be difficult for him to become the king of singers.
In addition, there is another reason, which is Xu Ji's own selfishness.
Xu Ji felt that someone needed this award more than him.
There are actually only a few male singers who can be shortlisted for Golden Note this time, including Li Fenghua, who is currently under Tongji Entertainment.
This award is not that important to him, but to Li Fenghua, it is actually quite important.
He has been the number one singer among singers for so many years, and has won two major music awards for so many years.
This is the most promising year to win the award, although it seems to be the most promising year every year.
But compared to winning the award himself, Xu Ji actually hopes that Li Fenghua will win the award.
It’s time for Li Fenghua to get the honor of being the king of singers, and it’s also what the other party deserves.
Of course, Li Fenghua himself didn’t actually know that Xu Ji was the faceless man.
Yu Feifei only knows the singers under the company.
So when he saw this year's Golden Note shortlist announced, he, like many netizens, was wondering why the Faceless Man was not shortlisted.