Chapter 147 Sky-high copyright fees, no comparison, no harm

Chapter 147 Sky-high copyright fees, no comparison, no harm

Qin Xian subconsciously thought that this copyright fee negotiation would be a fierce tug-of-war.

The previous two quotes were just simple attempts on his part.

After all, if we can really win Xu Kong's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" for a price of 5 to 6 million per episode, it is estimated that most platforms will be very happy to agree.

And with this fund budgeting platform, it is estimated that it accounts for more than 80% of this visit.

For example, Beijing TV Station, which seems uncompetitive, would have a very low chance of winning if they were to compete with Mango. However, with a copyright fee budget of five to six million, it is definitely not something that requires too much consideration and entanglement.

From this point of view, although Qin Xian is right, such copyright fees are indeed not low.

But in this case, unless Feng Ge himself was stupid, he never thought that Yan Rui would agree to buy the copyright of Fairy Sword.

But what he couldn't figure out was why they suddenly stopped talking.

Is it really because of Xu Kong's departure just now?

In terms of the most important copyright cooperation, how could Feng Ge need to look at the faces of a director and an actor.

This question is destined to have no answer.

Yan Rui was still very polite when he left. He didn't even refuse directly, but said that he needed to think about it.

But both of them knew very well that generally speaking such words meant that this cooperation could no longer continue.

"I will never consider kiwi fruit again in my future dramas"

Qin Xian just walked out of the conference room door and quickly saw Yan Rui, who was looking for Xu Kong as soon as he came out.

Xu Kong pretended to have just discovered Qin Xian, and promptly closed his mouth and stopped talking.

But he deliberately let Qin Xian hear it.

Although it is impossible to break up directly, there are still many ways to make the other party uncomfortable.

Sure enough, Qin Xian's face turned completely gloomy when he heard that Xu Kongna didn't speak but had already conveyed his intention.

However, he didn't say much. After all, he was still on Feng Ge's territory, and it was impossible to get angry directly.

It wasn't until he walked into the elevator of the film and television department building alone that Qin Xian finally burst out.

"Fuck!"

Kicking the elevator door in front of him hard, Qin Xian cursed to himself:

“You really think of yourself as a character!”

"You think our kiwi fruit can't survive without you, Xu Kong?"

"Director Xu, it's actually not necessary."

Of course Yan Rui knew what Xu Kong was thinking. In addition to embarrassing Qin Xian, he undoubtedly directly offended him and the entire Kiwi.

No matter what industry you are in, the principle of having many friends and many paths is never wrong.

What's more, the entertainment industry requires more interpersonal relationships.

"No big deal."

“I don’t have to worry about not being able to sell the rights to my drama.”

Xu Kong spread his hands indifferently.

Didn't take it to heart at all.

Seeing Xu Kong's confident performance, Yan Rui originally wanted to say a few words as a person who came here.

But finally it stopped.

It's all your own choice. If he were Xu Kong, who became famous at a young age and had a talent that was rare among his peers and even in the entire industry, he might be more proud of his talent.

However, in this copyright cooperation for "Legend of Sword and Fairy", the missing kiwi fruit really did not have as big an impact as imagined.

Because Penguin Video, the second company negotiating, caught Yan Rui by surprise when he came up.

Zeng Xi walked right in and sat down. Before he even opened his mouth, he directly reported a terrifying copyright fee of 10 million per episode.

Even Yan Rui himself never thought that the copyright fee for Xu Kong's drama could exceed 10 million per episode.

How come this doesn't follow the routine at all?

It’s not that you should just pull it off for a couple of rounds and then slowly raise the price or something like that.

With such a high copyright fee, Penguin Video really doesn’t consider paying the higher fee at all?

But soon, Zeng Xi took the initiative to explain:

"Director Xu, Manager Yan, this is already our lowest price at Penguin Video. I believe both of you can see it."

"The reason why I don't worry too much about copyright fees is actually because I want Director Xu to see our sincerity."

It seemed that he was speaking to the two of them, but Zeng Xi's words were entirely meant for Xu Kong.

Even Yan Rui could tell that the reason why Zeng Xi came up was to offer such a high copyright fee.

In addition to the fact that this may be the price they can bear psychologically, the main reason is that Zeng Xi has a strong desire to have a good relationship with Xu Kong.

It can be seen that Zeng Xi is not just doing this for this drama, but also betting on the future growth and ceiling of this young man Xu Kong.

This is a bet on Xu Kong.

"Manager Zeng, you are much more cheerful than when we first met."

Xu Kong naturally heard it.

He took the initiative and said with a smile.

Let’s not talk about other things for now, but at least compared with the previous Qi Guo and Qin Xian, Zeng Xi’s sincerity is indeed full.

Xu Kong was not a masochist, so he never thought that Qi Guo would treat him like that and take the initiative to seek cooperation.

“A pleasure to work with!”

Xu Kong did not continue to discuss the idea of ​​copyright fees, and the other party's heartfelt words just now seemed a bit unnecessary if he continued to dwell on them.

Therefore, Xu Kong did not hesitate too much and finally finalized the cooperation with Penguin Video.

Zeng Xi was slightly relieved when he heard Xu Kong's decisive agreement, obviously achieving his goal.

He was really afraid that Xu Kong wouldn't know the market conditions and would continue to raise prices or something.

The copyright fee price this time is indeed Penguin Video’s lowest price.

No matter how high it is, Zeng Xi himself will have no decision-making power.

However, after shaking hands with Xu Kong, Zeng Xi realized that Feng Ge's manager Yan Rui was still sitting here.

"Manager Zeng, it will be a pleasure to cooperate with you."

But what made him relieved was that Yan Rui didn't seem to stop Xu Kong's decision.

And he said with the same smile.

Yan Rui felt a little helpless in his heart. The cooperation between Xu Kong and Penguin Video seemed to have nothing to do with him.

The key is that there seems to be no reason to object to the price offered by Penguin Video.

It even far exceeded his original expectations.

According to Yan Rui's previous predictions, it is estimated that the exclusive network broadcast rights will be 8 million episodes.

This price is within the range that Fengge can accept and is considered reasonable by video platforms such as Penguin and Kiwi.

Who knew that the copyright fee would exceed tens of millions for an episode.

Although Xu Kong's previous movie "Want to See You" is definitely higher if you simply calculate the profit rate.

But after all, it was a share-sharing model at that time. Although the quality of the drama was indeed excellent, I have to say that there had been no similar cases before, and there must be an element of luck.

This second drama, with a big investment and a serious sale of copyrights, can have such a price, Xu Kong's worth as a director has been revealed.

Directors who can earn more than 10 million per episode, even in China, are definitely treated exclusively by top TV drama directors.

You must know that this will only be Xu Kong's second drama in his career, and the starting point is really too high.

In terms of awards, Xu Kong's "Want to See You" didn't win any awards after all. If we only look at the commercial value, Yan Rui finally felt at this moment that the previously high contract transfer fee was really worth it. Although it has been finalized with Penguin, some subsequent platform parties still need to meet.

It was purely out of courtesy, and Yan Rui also intended for Xu Kong to get in touch with the copyright owners of these platforms.

After all, eggs cannot be put in one basket. This is a simple truth.

Feng Ge has always done this.

We have cooperated with various platforms, large and small, and we will never cooperate with just one platform.

Leaving your project up for sale is the best option.

Sure enough, as Yan Rui had just expected, the copyright fee from Tudou Video reached 8 million per episode. If we continue to talk, the 9 million should not be a big deal.

The remaining two or three small platforms also offered prices ranging from five to six million per episode.

All in all, Penguin Video still has the highest copyright price.

The next step is to cooperate with various local stations.

The release of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" went relatively smoothly and is still in the final stages, but it will definitely be released in April.

However, on the TV station side, it can be seen that the quotations of each TV station are similar.

Yan Rui talked for a long time, and finally settled on a price of around 8.5 million.

Until the afternoon, after all the discussions with the heads of all TV stations, the final cooperation choice was still not determined.

"Director Xu, personally, I still prefer Mango."

"Their publicity channels and resources are of great help to our drama."

Yan Rui expressed his thoughts.

This is not an industry secret. Mango has always had some advantages in publicity.

Although the copyright of the drama has been sold, it will be difficult to generate any sustained income in the future.

But it doesn't mean that Xu Kong has nothing to do with this drama.

Regardless of whether it is subsequent publicity or publicity, you must still take the initiative to help.

After all, if the show becomes a hit, it will be of great help to Xu Kong, the director and the lead actor.

Although the copyright fees of the three local stations are the same, according to the unspoken rules of the industry, the same 8.5 million per episode and Mango's 8.5 million are not at the same level as some other TV stations.

"I'm going to make a phone call."

Xu Kong did not make a decision immediately, but spoke.

Of course he is leaning towards Mango TV.

But similarly, after this period of time, he naturally heard some rumors about mangoes.

Wu Youxue took a leave of absence for nearly half a year. Xu Kong had known about this for a long time.

Later, I contacted Wu Youxue specifically and heard some different meanings.

Otherwise, based on his previous relationship with Mango, he would definitely choose Mango without hesitation.

"Hello."

The phone rang twice, and Wu Youxue's voice came.

"Director Wu, I am Xu Kong"

After a few simple greetings, Xu Kong gradually began to get down to business.

Xu Kong didn't point it out directly, but simply explained his current situation.

Then he pretended not to understand and asked Wu Youxue for his opinion.

Wu Youxue was obviously a little surprised. He was not surprised that Xu Kong would take the initiative to call him because of this matter. Moreover, the meaning of Xu Kong's words just now was also very obvious. How could he not understand it.

He was surprised that although Xu Kong was the director of the drama produced by Feng Ge, he actually had such big decision-making power.

After all, which platform to cooperate with is basically decided by the production company. Although the director can provide opinions, in most cases he cannot influence the decision of the producer.

What's more, Xu Kong only joined Fengge at the end of last year.

It can be seen how much Feng Ge attaches great importance to Xu Kong.

"My Thoughts."

In fact, Wu Youxue knew very well that if he asked Xu Kong not to cooperate with Mango, Xu Kong would definitely agree.

But it also means that I have accepted the favor from the other party.

Without much hesitation, Wu Youxue was silent for a few seconds before speaking:

“From a business perspective, mango is really the best choice.”

"But from my personal point of view, if possible, I hope Xiao Xu that your drama can cooperate with another TV station."

Wu Youxue didn't explain clearly, and he didn't even say the specific reason, and Xu Kong didn't ask.

But after these words were spoken, both of them knew what was going on.

"I know."

Xu Kong said directly.

Wu Youxue's mood was a little complicated at the moment.

Xu Kong did not hide the copyright fee quotation for the other party's new drama from him, but this was not something that could be kept secret forever.

But he knows very well how much potential it has to be able to give a savvy guy like Li Xun a drama worth more than 8 million yuan per episode.

At the beginning, Wu Youxue was only optimistic about Xu Kong, a newcomer, and wanted to form a good relationship as much as possible.

But even he didn't expect that less than a year later, Xu Kong would be able to really help him, and even owe him a favor in turn.

Of course, Wu Youxue is very willing to owe such a favor.

This is his creed in the entertainment industry, and he will not be afraid of asking others for help and thus owing favors.

As long as it has friendship value. Just look for an opportunity next time to return the favor. In this way, the relationship between the two parties will naturally become closer and closer.

"Tomato Station, could you please, Manager Yan, help me contact Deputy Director Kang who is here at Tomato Station this time?"

After a few minutes, Xu Kong came back from the phone call and then spoke.

Yan Rui had basically guessed who Xu Kong had called just now.

The fact that Xu Kong and Wu Youxue met is not a secret in itself.

And from the previous program "Our Song", it can be seen that the relationship between Xu Kong and Wu Youxue is quite good.

It seems that the two parties have communicated before Xu Kong gave up Mango's huge publicity channels and resources.

But Yan Rui couldn't help but remind him: "Director Xu, although you may not like to hear what I say next."

"But from the perspective of a senior, I still want to remind you."

"In a place like the entertainment industry, it's better to leave some room for yourself, especially in situations like Mango's. Don't rush to express your stance and take sides if it's not necessary."

Having said this, Yan Rui said nothing more.

Xu Kong was not a discriminating person, so he knew that Yan Rui's words were a more sincere suggestion.

"Thank you, Manager Yan, I will remember it."

But Xu Kong still didn't plan to change his mind.

It's not because he is more optimistic about Wu Youxue or anything, Xu Kong is not interested in some of the internal battles in Mango.

He is simply the kind of character who can remember the kindness of others while holding grudges.

Wu Youxue's various help to him at the beginning was enough for him to make his current choice without hesitation.

(End of chapter)