This period of time was simply torturous for Zhao Guang, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as living like a year. However, Han Fei gradually began to watch this film with the mentality of an audience.
There is no doubt that the production of this drama is quite sophisticated. Different from the ordinary pure mainland court dramas, this drama also adds many elements of passionate and exciting writing. For example, the character of the protagonist "Wei Yingluo" is both scheming and rich.
A sense of justice, quite a bit of heroic spirit, like roaring when someone sees injustice on the road.
It is completely different from previous palace dramas where the white lotus and blackened protagonists are the same. Secondly, Zhao Guang also uses a concise and bright style in editing, which makes it look less gloomy and full of bitterness and hatred like other palace dramas.
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Unknowingly, Han Fei glanced at the time and saw that six episodes had finished. The scene was fixed on Wei Yingluo rushing to make the phoenix robe, and the weaver girls in the showroom did not dare to say sarcastic words anymore.
"Why did you stop?"
"Yeah, keep playing, didn't you say there are seventy episodes?"
Suddenly there was a loud noise in the screening room. Han Fei gave Zhao Guang a "reassuring" look, but smiled and said: "Boss leaders, we are not in a hurry to review the film at this time. It's already late for me to watch, so prepare some light wine.
But you must appreciate it."
In the private room of the hotel, everyone exchanged glasses and the atmosphere was harmonious, but it was obvious that everyone was hiding their own little thoughts.
A bald middle-aged man put down his glass and suddenly said: "Mr. Han, is the seventy episodes of your drama a bit too long? Can the quality of the subsequent episodes be guaranteed?"
Han Fei was happy when he heard it. He suspected that the person buying the goods was the one who bought the goods. They never mentioned it before, but he was a little worried. Now that someone has brought it up, it means that the deadlock has been broken.
The question was asked by the production director of Jiangsu Satellite TV. In recent years, Jiangsu Satellite TV has been considered a more promising competitor among the second-tier satellite TVs to enter the first-tier. Their ratings in variety shows have gradually caught up in recent years, but in the battlefield of TV dramas
It has been suppressed by the three first-line satellite TVs: Mango TV, Zhejiang Blue TV, and Magic City TV. No wonder I am so impatient.
"Seventy episodes is indeed a bit long for a web drama, but for a palace drama, it should be considered a basic operation, right? And leaders, please rest assured that we are not a one-time deal. The following episodes
We have plenty of time to review, and if the review fails, we can terminate the contract at any time." Han Fei said with a smile.
This is also an unspoken rule in the industry. Because it is difficult to watch a long-running TV series with dozens of episodes in a short time, so the movie-watching parties usually only watch the early episodes. However, as a platform, satellite TV will not watch the series before they are broadcast.
, has the right to return goods, or if the broadcast is interrupted due to some review reasons, the producer will not be able to get the money for the remaining episodes that have not been broadcast.
So even though satellite TV seems to have to spend hundreds of millions to buy the copyright for a drama, which seems very risky, in fact, compared to the producers, the platforms can always find rules that are beneficial to themselves.
The scene fell into silence for a while. For some second-tier satellite TV stations, the first broadcast fee can easily reach hundreds of millions. They really can't afford it, so their goal is usually the broadcast rights of the second and third broadcasts, and they are not in a hurry at all.
First-line satellite TV is not willing to compete head-on with so many peers. They prefer to negotiate privately to lower prices.
As for Penguin Video, Kiwi Video, and the cooperation with "Bird Video", they are already familiar with it. They are just waiting for the satellite TV to agree on the launch time so that they can launch it later. Anyway, they are divided into dramas, and they do not need to pay directly.
I am also happy to watch the fun.
Just when Zhao Guang was worried, the production director of Jiangsu TV just spoke: "Mr. Han, how about we talk alone?"
Han Fei was about to agree when someone spoke up: "There's no need to talk alone. I'm a little tired of eating such big fish and meat. How about we get a room and have tea?"
It was Director Ge from Mango TV who was speaking. Apparently Jiangsu TV’s intervention made him unable to sit still.
Soon Director Li from Zhejiang Blue TV and Director Liu from Shanghai TV could no longer sit still.
Han Fei also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at everyone: "If you are interested, you might as well come together. I apologize for the poor greeting."
There were a few people missing from the wine table, which seemed a little deserted, but it was not over yet. Soon the production directors of Yangcheng Satellite TV and Pengcheng Satellite TV also stood up.
Zhao Guang's heart moved. Although the ratings of Yangcheng Satellite TV and Pengcheng Satellite TV were not as good as those of the first-tier satellite TVs, they were really rich.
Seeing two more competitors come in, Director Ge's expressions changed. It's a coincidence that Zhao Guang has been in Hong Kong for several years, and his shooting techniques are a bit biased towards Hong Kong dramas, but they are also out of touch with Hong Kong dramas.
She is very petty, and one of the actresses in "Story of Yanxi Palace" this time is also an actress in Xiangjiang. As a Cantonese-speaking region in a narrow strip of water, she still has a great influence in Yangcheng and Pengcheng.
This is why Yangcheng Satellite TV and Pengcheng Satellite TV came to intervene.
One more competitor means one more opportunity to sell at a high price. Han Fei was naturally in a good mood and quickly poured tea for these two people.
"Mr. Han, now that we are here, there is no need to go around in circles. Your production cost for this drama is 4 million per episode. We will produce an episode at 3 million. What do you think of this price?" said the producer of Jiangsu Satellite TV.
The director was as straightforward as ever.
In fact, this price is quite high. It means that the TV series alone has paid back 210 million, plus the second and third broadcasts are sold, and the network broadcast is basically a pure profit.
But before he could finish speaking, Yangcheng Satellite TV and Pengcheng Satellite TV looked at each other and said, "Three million per episode is still a loss. Mr. Han, do you think this will work? We both have the premiere rights at the same time."
Buy it, broadcast simultaneously, 4 million episodes."
As soon as these words came out, even Director Ge's face changed. This price was originally his psychological price. Logically speaking, at the same price, in terms of competitiveness, he believed that Han Fei would definitely choose Mango TV. After all, Mango TV's
The ratings were unmatched by other satellite TV stations, but Yangcheng TV and Pengcheng TV made a joint bid, and the price was so high in the second bid, which caught him off guard.
The production director of Jiangsu Satellite TV who was the first to speak was immediately speechless. As soon as the price was announced, he knew that he was out of the game.
Director Li of Zhejiang Blue TV gritted his teeth: "4.2 million per episode, Mr. Han, this price is already very fair..."
Director Liu from Shanghai TV Station immediately interrupted: "4.35 million."
This price already reflects sincerity. Just as Han Fei was about to speak, he heard Director Ge say: "4.8 million, if the price is higher than this, I will admit defeat."
There was silence in the room. Director Li and Director Liu both looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This price is equivalent to a gamble. After all, the cast of this drama is really not strong enough. In the TV drama industry, the cast is sometimes more important than the production.
One ring.
"Thank you, Director Ge, for your support." Han Fei knew from everyone's expressions that this was the limit.
In fact, the original version of "Story of Yanxi Palace" also had a viewing party, and Yu Ma still had some appeal. But even so, after the viewing party was over, no TV station was willing to spend money to buy this drama. This shows the impetuousness of the film and television industry at that time.
Later, iQiyi bought the exclusive broadcast rights for the entire network.