Someone once said that taking makeup photos is like taking wedding photos. They look beautiful, but are actually very painful.
The final makeup photos of Lu Chen and Filia Chen took two full days to take.
But neither of them felt any pain, and Filia Chen enjoyed it even more. In the end, she even picked out a batch of original photos that had not been modified in the post-processing process, saying that she would put them on her blog for promotion.
After taking the final makeup photos, Lu Chen and Filia Chen officially made their debut in the third episode of "Blue Life and Death".
What awaits the two of them will be a two-month filming period.
What Lu Chen didn't expect was that his sister Lu Xi came to Jinling that afternoon.
Also accompanying us were Zhang De, the general manager of Qiande Brothers Pictures, and the program director of Haijin Satellite TV!
That night, Lu Chen and Filia Chen hosted a banquet in the hotel where they stayed to entertain the guests.
In fact, strictly speaking, the only real guests are the representatives of Haijin TV.
Because "Blue Life and Death" is jointly invested and filmed by Qiande Brothers Pictures, Filia Chen Studio and Lu Chen Studio, and the purpose of Haijin Satellite TV sending people to negotiate is precisely for the premiere of this TV series right!
Both Qiande Pictures and Lu Chen Studio attached great importance to this, and two general managers came to Jinling to meet and negotiate with Lu Chen and Filia Chen.
Zhang De, the general manager of Qiande Brothers Pictures, is in his forties. He is short and stocky with a square face and thin eyebrows. He has a shrewd look on his face. His speech is a bit quack-like, but he is very polite to both Filia Chen and Lu Chen. and politeness.
When they met, Zhang De and Filia Chen only shook hands gently, and then stopped at the slightest touch.
But he and Lu Chen held firm hands and smiled heartily: "I have heard of Mr. Lu Chen's name for a long time. Today we met for the first time. He is indeed well-deserved. Thank you very much for giving us Qiande Pictures an opportunity to cooperate." !”
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang is too polite!"
Zhang De said: "You should be polite. Doesn't this attract Golden Phoenix? Let me introduce it to you."
The person he introduced was none other than Zhong Yue, the program director of Haijin Satellite TV.
Zhong Yue is in his thirties. He has a tall build like a northerner, a standard Chinese character face, thick eyebrows, big eyes and clear outlines. He would be considered a positive character in a TV series.
He is able to sit in this position at the age of over thirty. Zhong Yue is undoubtedly not an ordinary person.
He was also very polite to Lu Chen and praised him a few times.
Here Lu Chen was exchanging pleasantries with the two of them, while over there Filia Chen was chatting with Lu Xi.
Filia Chen had been to Lu Chen's studio, and of course she knew Lu Xi. Although the two of them couldn't talk about being sisters, they still had common topics to talk about when they met.
It's just that when she met Lu Xi again this time, Filia Chen, who had always been polite and generous, couldn't let go. There was a faint blush on her pretty face, and she became more cautious when speaking.
After the introduction, everyone sat down together and inevitably got down to business.
There are three to four thousand TV stations in China, large and small, but there are only more than forty satellite TV stations. Haijin Satellite TV is one of them, and its scale and strength are definitely not bad.
However, among the more than 40 satellite TV stations, Haijin TV’s presence is very low.
In other words, the average viewership rating is not high.
Not to mention compared with popular fried chickens like Shonan Satellite TV. Even compared with many satellite TV stations in the southwestern and northwestern inland provinces, PK does not have much advantage. There has never been any trump card program.
Haijin Satellite TV, one of the four major municipality satellite TVs in China, has really fallen into disrepute.
Someone once analyzed that the main reason for this situation, in addition to the problems of Haijin TV itself, is that it is too close to the capital. With CCTV and Beijing TV as the two big brands, excellent talents are often easily lost.
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Leaving aside whether this statement is correct or not, the weakness of Haijin TV is obvious. There are no high-rated variety shows. The popular and best-selling TV series will not be premiered, so they can only eat scraps.
Of course, Haijin Satellite TV will not be willing to fall behind. Last year, it launched a talent show with great fanfare, but the ratings dropped all the way. In the end, it ended hastily, and the advertising revenue was not enough to cover the cost.
Now the director of the program department of Haijin Satellite TV came to discuss a TV series in person. It was unexpected, but not unbelievable.
At present, major TV stations such as Beijing TV Station and Zhejiang East TV Station are interested in the premiere rights of "Blue Life and Death", but the conditions offered by these two companies are not very high. At least they do not meet the expectations of the three investors.
This is normal. If it weren't for Filia Chen's golden name as a gimmick, even if Lu Chen and Qiande Pictures took the initiative to come to the door, the two TV stations might not pay attention, and they would only be willing to negotiate a very harsh contract.
The number of dramas produced in China every year is considerable, and most of them can only be broadcast on small TV stations in third- and fourth-tier cities. The competition is fierce and beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Big TV stations with high-quality resources naturally have to carefully select and sell them at a reasonable price. Unless it is a popular work by a big star, a big director, or a big IP, they rarely take the initiative to put down their pretensions and pursue it.
"Blue Life and Death" is currently a hot topic on Inspur Blog. In addition to Lu Chen's efforts to promote it, the most important thing is that it is Filia Chen's first TV series to play a heroine.
Now that large-scale publicity has not yet begun, Haijin Satellite TV came to the door with the idea of picking up the leaks.
The ordered wine and food were served quickly, and everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The habit of Chinese people is to discuss business at the wine table. After three glasses of wine, strangers become friends. Many things that are difficult to say can be discussed openly through drinking. This is a unique business culture.
While drinking and drinking, Lu Chen learned about Haijin Satellite TV's first offer.
Haijin TV, represented by Zhong Yue, proposed a buyout price of RMB 300,000 per episode for the exclusive premiere rights to "Blue Life and Death".
All 20 episodes totaled 6 million.
As an exclusive buyout, the price is undoubtedly not high, even a bit low.
Because if nothing else, Filia Chen's salary alone is several million. Add in Lu Chen and other actors, 6 million is barely enough to cover the actors' salary costs.
Of course, this exclusive first broadcast right is limited to TV stations, and the exclusive online broadcast rights can be sold again.
In addition, if the first broadcast is successful, then the replay rights can be sold at a better price.
Many TV series rely on selling rebroadcast rights to make profits.
It's just that such an offer has no advantage over Beijing TV Station and Zhejiang TV Station.
But since Zhong Yue came in person, he must have come with sincerity.
In addition to the buyout price of 300,000 per episode, Haijin TV also offered a condition that neither Beijing TV nor Zhejiang TV could offer.
That is a betting agreement to raise prices based on ratings.
Taking the national average ratings of 0.25% as the base point, for every 0.10% increase, the buyout payment for one episode will be increased by RMB 100,000!
That is to say, "Blue Life and Death" is premiered on Haijin Satellite TV. If the national average ratings of 20 episodes are below 0.25%, then the buyout price paid by Haijin Satellite TV will be 300,000 per episode.
But if it reaches 0.35%, it will be 400,000/episode, with no upper limit!
In addition, regardless of the ratings, Haijin TV will give a guaranteed purchase price of 6 million yuan.
It was precisely because Haijin TV put forward such sincere conditions that Zhang De and Lu Xi, the general managers of Qiande Brothers Pictures, accompanied Zhong Yue to Jinling.
Because of this kind of price increase agreement, neither Beijing TV Station nor Zhejiang TV Station will grant it.
Perhaps it is a little difficult for outsiders to understand. Such a gambling agreement is obviously a win-win agreement. The higher the ratings, the more advertising will be sold. Why do Beijing TV and Zhejiang TV disagree?
The reason is very simple, neither Qiande Pictures, Lu Chen nor even Filia Chen are qualified to offer such conditions.
The rules cannot be messed up.
And what can Haijin Satellite TV say? There are not enough celebrities in the industry, so naturally they are willing to put down their posture.
The guaranteed purchase price of 6 million yuan is already a sign of sincerity. I want to take a chance on raising the price!
For a weekend drama, it is really not easy to reach the national average ratings of 0.25%. An increase of 0.1% is considered a big improvement, and it has a very obvious promotion effect on advertising.
After learning about the initial price offered by Haijin Satellite TV, Lu Chen and Filia Chen looked at each other.
Filia Chen told Lu Chen with her eyes that the price was completely negotiable!
Lu Chen thought the same thing. However, even though he was very satisfied in his heart, he remained calm on the surface. He raised his glass and said to Zhong Yue: "Director Zhong, I would like to toast you and thank you for your love for our TV series!"
"It's just that I'm still very young and don't know much about these things. How about we talk about it after watching the sample film tomorrow?"
Business negotiations are not what Lu Chen is good at. Professional matters should be left to professionals. If he exposes his secrets, it will cause trouble for subsequent negotiations and put himself in a disadvantageous position.
Whether it is a guaranteed minimum price or a betting agreement, we can still discuss it.
That is a matter between Zhang De and Lu Xi.
Zhong Yue's eyes flashed, he raised his glass and clinked it with Lu Chen, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu is too polite, of course there is no problem!"
He didn't feel displeased at all, and even secretly lamented that he was a terrible person.
Not only Zhong Yue, but also Zhang De looked at Lu Chen with admiration. Just now, he was worried that Lu Chen was young and impulsive, and would be dazzled by the other party's conditions. If he agreed on the spot, he would be passive.
Now it seems that Lu Chen is much more experienced than he thought.
Lu Chen smiled and said: "In addition, Sister Fei'er and I will record the theme song tomorrow. Director Zhong is also welcome to provide on-site guidance and valuable advice!"
Zhong Yue was moved: "Then I must go and listen. The opportunity is too rare."
When he came to Jinling, in addition to negotiating, he also had to understand the shooting situation on the spot, which was a perfect coincidence.
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere at the banquet became more and more warm and harmonious——
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