Chapter 444: The attitude of the chairman of Station G
Li Bokai couldn't help but feel a little irritable when he looked at the various critical comments on "The Secret History of the Queen" on the Internet.
For the current Phoenix Entertainment, "The Queen's Secret History" is the first drama to be broadcast with a core screenwriter, and it is obviously very important in terms of various data and reputation.
And when it first aired, it obviously performed well in both aspects.
As a result, less than three days have passed now. With the broadcast of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" by Tongji Entertainment, everything has changed dramatically.
The number of views dropped sharply, and even the ratings began to drop at a rapid rate.
He hadn't been happy for long when he suddenly felt extremely happy and sad.
Of course, although "Secret History of the Queen" had an accident, its impact on Phoenix Entertainment was not as great as imagined.
The reason why Phoenix Entertainment attaches so much importance to this drama actually has nothing to do with the audience.
Just to prove to the entire film and television industry the feasibility of the screenwriter core system.
At present, although "Secret History of the Queen" is likely to fail, it will probably lose money.
But in fact, most people in the industry are not fools.
If it weren't for Tong Ji's "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the performance of "The Secret History of the Queen" would definitely be considered very good.
When it comes to Tongji Entertainment dramas, such a result seems to be a matter of course.
This has nothing to do with the screenwriter core system. Even if a drama is not produced under the screenwriter core system, if it encounters a drama from Tongji Entertainment, the result will most likely be the same.
Therefore, many companies still adhere to the development direction of their own follow-up screenwriter core system.
As for the film and television platform, Xu Sheng actually feels more powerless.
He knew very well that there was no big problem with Phoenix Entertainment's drama this time.
Whether it was publicity or various marketing, everything went smoothly.
If anything, it can only be blamed on bad luck.
Tongji Entertainment suddenly announced that the new drama is scheduled to be aired, and it is still the same theme as their drama.
No one could have such an unfortunate turn of events.
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As for Kiwi at this time, Congzhu was just watching the show.
But then I gradually began to realize that something was wrong.
This "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is so popular. It has only been aired for a few days, and the popularity is already frightening. It is a real hit drama.
What's more important is that this show has a total of seventy-eight terrible episodes!
In other words, there is a high probability that the broadcast will not be completed until next year, or even during the Spring Festival.
Under such circumstances, for more than two months, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" with a palace battle theme will dominate the list.
This is not good news for many of their new dramas to be aired in January.
Even she herself is obsessed with watching the show.
So I can understand this feeling.
The most important reason why a blockbuster drama can be called a blockbuster is that it will steal all the traffic from other dramas in the same period, and there will not be a close-win outcome.
"Cong Zong, are our January dramas going to be postponed?"
The assistant asked.
At this time, postponement is actually the best way to deal with it.
After all, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is gaining momentum right now.
Congzhu fell into hesitation, mainly because the dramas that were broadcast in January had already been postponed once.
Previously, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was so popular that all three major platforms, except Penguin Video, chose to give in.
I don’t want to cause unnecessary losses by fighting with the other party.
There are quite a lot of dramas leading to kiwi fruit squeeze now.
Some of them are dramas that have purchased the copyright, and some are Kiwi's own dramas.
If the broadcast time continues to be delayed, basically every moment will bring losses.
But if it is broadcast rashly, the final membership and advertising revenue will not meet expectations, and the losses will be even greater.
"broadcast!"
"But it needs to be broadcast earlier, before "The Legend of Zhen Huan" reaches its final finale."
Congzhu said.
According to her past experience, every time a Tongji Entertainment drama reaches its finale, it is the most popular time.
Therefore, it is safer to choose to broadcast it in the middle time period.
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Here at Station G, the more popular "The Legend of Zhen Huan" becomes, the more worried Chi Jiang becomes.
Tongji Entertainment once again proved its dominance in the film and television drama market this time.
Even if a palace-fighting drama like this is difficult to hit, Tongji Entertainment's dramas can still create miracles.
Nowadays, many people on the Internet are discussing that many female screenwriters of palace dramas are not as understanding as Xu Ji.
But Chi Jiang thinks there is something wrong with what he said. Xu Ji is not just a palace fighting drama, what kind of drama can the other party not be able to play in the same way?
There is no area that I am not good at.
But it was also the case that Chi Jiang felt more and more that the renewal of the contract with Tongji Entertainment was imminent.
If the contract renewal fails, hit dramas like "The Legend of Zhen Huan" may be aired on Kiwi.
For G station, which has few resources in the first place, this kind of blow is the biggest.
"Mr. Chi, Chairman Chen, please come over."
In the film and television department, the assistant of Station G chairman Chen Wu came over.
"Well, I understand."
Chi Jiang agreed.
Regarding the renewal of the contract with Tongji Entertainment, in fact, the attitude of the entire G station’s senior management has not been unified yet.
Some people feel that cooperation with Tongji must be obtained at any cost.
Some people feel that G station already has a foundation, and even if it does not cooperate with Tongji Entertainment, there is still no other way out.
The copyrights for so many dramas from Tongji Entertainment are currently still on Station G.
Even if the cooperation with Tongji Entertainment is terminated, we can still find other film and television companies to cooperate in the future.
Or simply G station start investing money to make self-produced dramas.
Chi Jiang was a little dismissive of this.
These senior executives have no understanding of the film and television industry at all.
Why looking for other companies to cooperate is not considered based on reality.
Some are too idealistic and taken for granted.
As for the copyrights of Tongji Entertainment’s previous dramas, they are indeed still on Station G.
But if there are no other new dramas and just rely on the copyrights of these old dramas, Station G will just die slowly.
It is estimated that when the copyright expires, Tongji Entertainment will take it back.
Station G will return to its original situation.
The so-called film and television copyright has become a joke in recent years.
Of course, Station G has actually made a lot of money in recent years thanks to its cooperation with Tongji Entertainment.
After all, except for Tongji Entertainment's dramas, some of Chi Jiang's other dramas have lost money, but the investment has been very small, almost negligible.
So far, among the many dramas produced by Tongji Entertainment, none of them has lost money.
This is obviously a bargain that Station G took advantage of.
After all, according to the previous contract, Tongji Entertainment will not lose money.
The risks are all borne by G station.
But this so-called risk has never appeared once.
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"Are it just me and Director Chen this time?"
Chi Jiang asked.
After hearing Chi Jiang's words, the assistant hesitated for a while and replied: "It should be just you and Chen Dong."
"I didn't see anyone else enter Mr. Chen's office."
After hearing the assistant's words, Chi Jiang also nodded.
This is the opportunity he's always wanted.
Every previous high-level meeting had too many people.
A bunch of people talked to each other several times, but still couldn't get an accurate result.
Of course, the most important thing is that the only person who can make decisions in the entire G station is Chairman Chen Wu.
It’s just that Chen Wu’s character is, to put it mildly, good at listening to other people’s opinions.
To put it bluntly, I was just a little indecisive.
What the senior executive said made sense to him, and what the other person said made sense to him as well.
This matter has always made Chi Jiang feel uncomfortable.
But the other party is the chairman after all, and Chi Jiang will not take the initiative to say this.
When he went to see Chen Wu this time, his biggest idea was of course to try his best to persuade the other party to renew the contract with Tongji Entertainment, even if it meant paying a relatively large price.
If he can get Chen Wu's approval, Chi Jiang will feel that this matter is stable.
After all, under the same conditions, Station G, which has been a partner for several years, has a greater chance of getting the contract renewed.
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"Chi Jiang is here, sit down quickly."
Chen Wu seems to be a harmless middle-aged man with a kind face and good intentions.
Of course, since the other party was able to build G station from a small website to the scale it is today, there is no need to question its own ability.
Chi Jiang sat down and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Chen Wu.
"Try this tea of mine first. It was given by a client when I was on a business trip two days ago."
Chi Jiang took a few sips casually, his mind not on that at all.
But what he didn't expect was that Chen Wu said directly next:
"I know why you came to me."
"You can feel free to talk about renewing the contract with Tongji Entertainment."
Chi Jiang was stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Chen, what do you mean..."
Chen Wu nodded and then said:
"Don't worry, my current attitude is the same as yours, which is to negotiate with Tongji at any cost."
Chi Jiang had prepared a lot of rhetoric before coming, and was even ready for a long war.
This year, I spent a whole day in Chen Wu's office trying to persuade the other party.
But who would have thought that Chen Wu had agreed to it before the class even started.
Chi Jiang took the initiative to meet Chen Wu alone this time, in fact, just to gain support from the other party.
Although there are several other senior directors who have shares in Station G, the one who can really call the shots is Chairman Chen Wu.
"Mr. Chen, I didn't expect you to suddenly change your mind."
After Chen Wu heard Chi Jiang's words, he smiled and asked, "When did I say that I would not support you?"
This made Chi Jiang speechless for a while.
This is indeed the case, although Chen Wu has never expressed support for renewing his contract with Tongji Entertainment.
But after so many meetings, the other party never objected.
"Actually, it was my wife who said that "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was very good and told me to cooperate with Tongji Entertainment."
Chen Wu said suddenly, leaving Chi Jiang somewhat unresponsive.
"ah?"
Chi Jiang felt that this was a bit ridiculous. For a company as big as Station G, the decision made by Chen Wu as the chairman was actually because of his wife, a housewife.
Of course, no one knows the authenticity of what Chen Wu said.
Chi Jiang didn't care about this. The promise he wanted from Chen Wu had now been obtained.
As for the rest, it doesn't matter.
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In Chengdu, the crew of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" has finally arrived.
A related opening ceremony is being held at this time.
In fact, the filming location was not in Chengdu, but Xu Ji was afraid of trouble, so he simply completed the opening ceremony and other things in Chengdu.
Tongji Entertainment’s project opening ceremony is somewhat different from other companies.
Some other companies, because they want to publicize in advance, will invite a lot of media reporters to the opening ceremony.
But Tongji Entertainment’s dramas generally do not invite reporters.
Basically, the whole crew eats and goes through the process.
Although it is rumored that Tongji Entertainment has strict confidentiality measures, especially Xu Ji’s movies.
But in fact it was just because Xu Ji found it troublesome.
There were too many reporters invited, but other than helping them with publicity and so on, it actually didn't do much.
Instead, we have to entertain these reporters and media.
For example, some film crews will give red envelopes to every reporter and media during the opening ceremony.
Just thinking that the other party can help with publicity.
Although this situation is understandable, it is actually an unspoken rule.
Faced with such a situation, reporters and media are willing to give this favor.
After all, you have money to take and nothing to lose, so why not do it.
There were even times when some crew members were too stingy and media reporters thought the red envelopes they gave were too few, so they deliberately discredited them.
All I can say is that there are actually quite a lot of ghosts and monsters in this industry.
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"I announce that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is officially launched!"
Xu Ji was actually just trying to have fun.
As for other crews who worship gods and burn incense, they are all canceled here at Xu Ji.
He doesn't engage in feudal superstition.
In addition to the actors, only a small number of crew members were required to participate in the opening ceremony.
Most of the people, including the assistant director, photographers, etc., had already brought their equipment to the filming location in advance.
The filming this time probably won't take too long, after all, they are all domestic scenes.
Even one city can be completely photographed.
In addition, there are no special effects or anything like that. In fact, if Xu Ji is willing, he can even control the release during the Spring Festival.
However, the filming of Pang Er's "Detective Chinatown" is not slow, and it is estimated that it will be released during the Spring Festival.
There is no need for their own dramas to compete with themselves.
Xu Ji has set the initial release date of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" in April.
Although it is not a popular schedule, this time is indeed the most suitable and does not have much impact.
On the day the crew of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" left, another piece of news came.
That means the post-production of "Wulin Gaiden" has been completed.
But because "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has just started broadcasting, it is estimated that we can only wait until "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is completed before going online.
Just perfect for seamless connection.
Moreover, both dramas are extremely long series with 70 or 80 episodes, so they are expected to be broadcast for a long time.
At that time, the contract with Station G will expire.
Of course, Xu Ji actually noticed the contract with Station G.
It's just that he doesn't have much time to care about it now.