Both TV stations Golden Eagle Animation and Haha Xuandong called Zhang Yuan.
Modu directly offered a 20% premium, and they felt that they were sincere.
Mango Channel was also very polite. Lei Yin, the channel director, personally called Zhang Yuan and chatted for a long time.
For "Love Call Transfer", his shooting time was at night.
He had nothing to do during the day, so he just happened to be able to chat more with these two families.
"Brother Zhang Yuan." Assistant Zhao Xuexuan looked on and asked after thinking for a long time.
"You give the cartoons to the two TV stations in Shanghai and Hunan."
"Is it the same as going to FAW to negotiate with SAIC?"
Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows, and then rubbed his assistant's head with great satisfaction.
"You have made great progress recently."
"Heh heh heh..." Zhao Xuanjue said with a naive smile.
Zhang Yuanxin said it was not bad.
Originally, the assistant's arms, legs, and head were basically all muscles.
My head doesn't turn very much, but it's better than not turning, so I do whatever I say.
Now that the muscles in your head are loosened, you will be able to use your brain.
Then maybe she can be trained to become a minor official in the future.
"Do you know why you do this?" Zhang Yuan asked tentatively.
Zhao Juejue nodded in understanding: "Let them compete with each other?"
"This is just the result." Zhang Yuan waved his finger.
"When the enemy is strong and we are weak, it is best to use a third party to weaken the enemy and contain the enemy's energy. It is best to put the opponent in a state of crisis."
"This will be beneficial to us."
"So the key is to find an evenly matched opponent for the enemy."
"It would be better if it is an old enemy of the enemy!"
Golden Eagle Cartoon and Haha Xuandong are the most direct competitors.
Just like he went to FAW to check and balance SAIC.
The Hao family must know that part of his purpose is to earn his own endorsement fees.
But in the end he helped raise SAIC's sponsorship fees for charity racing.
Everyone will pretend not to see his purpose and actions.
As long as it can bring practical benefits, the other party will not only not blame him, but will also find ways to protect him as a capable person.
Whether it's He Shen or Yan Song.
Their historical definition is indeed that of traitors.
But at the same time, they can get things done.
Those so-called "clean flow" and loyal ministers not only failed to get things done, but also always tried to restrict the imperial power and at the same time strengthen their own power.
Who do you think the emperor will use?
Not afraid of fishing, just afraid of evil intentions.
The Hao family is not afraid of Zhang Yuan making money. On the contrary, they will be afraid if he does not make money.
If you don’t even want money, then you want something higher and more important...
"I know." Zhao Jue nodded to express his understanding.
"Then how should we explain to Mango TV? After all, Teacher He Jiong has a good relationship with you."
"Why do you have to explain to Mango Station?" Zhang Yuan spread his hands.
"Won't Mango Channel be angry after you sell the animation to Modu Channel?"
"Who said I was going to sell the film to Modutai?"
"Huh?" The assistant was completely confused.
"My goal this time is Golden Eagle Animation!" Zhang Yuan said seriously.
"Don't worry now, play with them."
……
The person in charge of Haha Xuandong received Zhang Yuan’s reply.
"RMB 60,000 per episode, and you said you should consider it first?"
"Golden Eagle gave me 65,000." The assistant replied with a confused look on his face.
"What!" The person in charge slapped the table.
"Cuna, that Mango Terrace is against us all day long!"
""Super Girl" versus our "My Style, My Show"!"
"Now animation has to compete with us!"
"No!"
"Obviously we cooperated with the animation company first, we must not cut off their beards!"
This person made a calculation: "I will increase the quotation to 70,000 per episode!"
other side.
"Seventy thousand!"
Golden Eagle Animation Director Lei Yin was stunned.
"Is Modutai crazy?"
"You have to fight with us, right?"
As a young female executive, she is able to achieve her current position not only because of her abilities, but also her stubborn personality.
Women who can achieve something in their careers are basically more men than men.
Just like Sister Dong of the Gree family, she looks like she has hyperthyroidism. She is crazier and more ferocious than most male executives.
"The show "Baby Girl, Good Mother" was premiered there before."
"We only broadcast it after three rounds here."
"They eat meat, so give us some soup."
"It was the same before Golden Eagle Animation was established."
"They rely on those island country animations to squeeze the market."
"Bah!"
"You people in Shanghai love to do business with Xiaozhi!"
Lei Yin angrily launched a regional attack: "The chatter in the magic city sounds like the island country's dialect at first glance. No wonder you are close to Xiao Benzi."
“Before there was no Golden Eagle cartoon, you ate meat and we drank soup.”
"Now that there is a Golden Eagle cartoon, you still eat meat and we drink soup."
"I established Golden Eagle Cartoon for nothing!"
Lei Yin slapped the table: "We are not short of money."
“In the past few years, I have attracted a large number of merchants to join the channel.”
"I don't believe that spending money can't defeat them!"
Then I called Zhang Yuan again.
"Zhang Yuan, our channel is quite optimistic about your animation."
"There are conditions, we can discuss."
"And I look forward to long-term cooperation."
"If possible, I hope this animation can be continued in the form of a serial."
"It's just like our TV show "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit"."
Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart.
Of course he knows the style of Mango Terrace.
This is also the biggest difference between the two local giants, Modutai and Mangotai.
Modutai is profit-heavy and pays more attention to short-term gains.
Mango Channel, on the other hand, pays more attention to strategic layout.
Otherwise, Mango Channel in future generations will not be the only local media and radio company to have a wholly-owned first-line network platform among the four major TV stations.
Mango TV is the first echelon that can compete with the survivors of several online platforms such as iQiyi, Tencent, and Youku.
What is there in Modu Terrace?
In addition to infighting, there is infighting. Later, even the director team of the original signature variety show "Extreme Challenge" was kicked out of SMG due to infighting.
This program has never recovered since then, and this practice of self-destruction of martial arts made several other Davids smile from ear to ear.
Zhang Yuan's expectation for the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is that it will be a long-lasting animation.
Modutai does not have such a long-term plan.
So his goal from the beginning was Mango Station.
Moreover, this is also the reason why he asked Huang Weimin to prepare for a long-term battle and make continuous animations.
At the same time, this also creates an information gap.
Not only did the two families not know Zhang Yuan’s thoughts, they also didn’t know the other channel’s plans for this animation.
One company intends to do long-term operations, while the other is a standard short-term operation.
Knowing that Golden Eagle Cartoon was willing to increase the purchase price, Zhang Yuan did not agree directly.
Not only did he not agree, he also showed a tangled look on his face, and even his voice was extremely embarrassed.
"Director Lei, I know that Mango TV is sincere."
"But the Magic City side is also very sincere, and they have also cooperated with me. The relationship between us is very good."
What Zhang Yuan means is...
Magic City Terrace!
Those are my beloved relatives and friends, brothers and sisters!
Turning his head, Zhang Yuan contacted Haha Xuandong again.
Still discussing with the other party in a very troubled tone.
"You also know that starting a company is not easy and the maintenance costs are very high."
"Mango Terrace is very polite and sincere now. It's really hard for me to shirk it."
"But from my heart, I still want to cooperate with Modutai."
Translated, his words mean...
Modutai and I are as close as brothers.
But the price offered by Mango Station is... very good!
In the next few days, the two companies basically contacted each other every day and continued to negotiate with Zhang Yuan on the price.
Naturally, there are many benefits.
Mango Channel even proposed a plan to give Zhang Yuan a share of advertising revenue during the broadcast.
Although it is only 5%, at least the attitude and sincerity are still sufficient.
Zhang Yuan remained calm.
Hold the phenomenal work "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" in your hands.
He was just waiting for the buyer at Jinshan. Anyway, he was not in a hurry at all.
And those two families are getting anxious as time goes by!
It’s not just because the animation purchase has been delayed. The reason for their anxiety also comes from the audience.
All four pilot episodes have been aired.
My kid buddy just learned to sing the theme song and was waiting to watch it every day, and then...it disappeared.
You just gave me an addiction and it’s gone?
Brother Xiaozi experienced what Huang Shengyi feels every night now.
It's over as soon as it begins.
If you don't have that ability, what are you doing?
Both TV stations have received a large number of letters and calls from viewers asking about the broadcast status of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf".
Mango Channel even had no choice but to rebroadcast the four episodes.
Repeated foreplay belongs to...
Under the pressure from the audience and the "hostile" TV station, these two companies also put on a real show.
All the way from 70,000 to 75,000.
80,000!
85,000.
90,000!
95,000.
In the end, Modu TV even quoted a price of 100,000 per episode!
This has caught up with the acquisition price of low-cost TV series.
And one episode of the TV series lasts for more than forty minutes.
"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" takes less than 15 minutes from the beginning to the end.
If calculated in terms of minutes/price, the price quoted by Modutai has reached the closing price of a TV series with a medium production level.
Mango TV heard that Magic City had priced an episode at 100,000 yuan, and they were so angry that their teeth ached.
Then he also approached Zhang Yuan and gave him the same price.
At the same time, it also shows the attitude that this is the final price.
Zhang Yuan saw that the patience of these two families had basically reached its limit.
I know in my heart that it's almost done, and if I continue to play with it, I'll lose it.
Then I called Modutai.
"Hey, I'm very satisfied with the price you gave me."
"I also prefer to work with units that have a basis for cooperation."
When the other party heard this, he felt so beautiful.
"Hey, yes, that's what we mean too." The person in charge of Haha Xuandong patted his belly with a relaxed expression.
He has been under great pressure these days for this animation.
Given the price of 100,000, he took a big risk.
"Okay, we estimate that this animation can withdraw more than 150 episodes a year. If you calculate it this way..."
Before Zhang Yuan finished speaking, the other person on the phone immediately interrupted him.
"How many episodes?"
"More than 150 episodes a year."
150 episodes a year, that’s 15 million!
Haha, the person in charge of Xuan Dong was dumbfounded.
"You are not..."
The previous show "Baby Girl, Good Mother" had a total of 40 episodes.
This "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is a medium-length animation of forty or fifty episodes.
So he didn't expect that Zhang Yuan planned to start a long series.
Zhang Yuan deliberately didn't tell the other party.
This information gap was the key to him allowing both parties to raise prices against each other.
At the same time, it also leaves a way out for yourself.
"If there are so many episodes, we can't pay the price of 100,000 per episode." The person in charge of Haha Xuan Dong was silent for a while and then said.
"Ah!"
"Didn't we all agree?"
"Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
"I have worked with Modutai before, you can't cheat me like this!"
100,000 per episode, even if there are forty episodes, it’s still only 4 million.
Modutai can accept this price.
Repeated broadcasts during the copyright period should recoup the cost.
By the way, you can also give the golden eagle cartoon a little color.
But at a price of 15 million... they felt that even if they could get their money back, they wouldn't be able to make any money there.
And with such a high price, I have to bear the thunder.
If the broadcast effect is not good, my mother... it may affect my career!
"We need to discuss this again."
"I'm very sincere, you guys...hey, forget it, it seems there is a problem with our communication." Zhang Yuan sighed.
The reason why he did this was to make the other party reject him.
Instead of rejecting the other person yourself.
Otherwise, it would be easy to damage the relationship between him and Modutai.
Putting yourself in the position of the victim can greatly weaken the dissatisfaction caused by Modutai.
After chatting with the other party for a while, Zhang Yuan even expressed his dissatisfaction appropriately.
He also created an image of being let down.
In the end, the other party hung up the phone in disinterest.
Putting down his phone and adjusting his mood, Zhang Yuan called Lei Yin from Golden Eagle Cartoon.
"Okay!"
After knowing that Zhang Yuan would definitely cooperate with them, Ms. Lei breathed a sigh of relief.
The same is true for the person in charge of the channel. Mango Channel gives Lei Yin much greater autonomy than Modu Channel and Haha Xuandong.
So she is much more courageous in doing things.
How big is it exactly?
"150 episodes per year, I think is still too few!" Lei Yin responded to his plan.
"If possible, I hope to do more than 180 episodes."
"It will be broadcast the next day."
"We are willing to sign a long-term contract with your company, at least one year."
180 episodes per year, that’s 18 million in that year!
There is no way the other end of the Magic City Terrace would offer such a price.
Of course, Leiyin would not have given this price without the help of Modutai.
But her willingness to spend so much money was not a decision she made out of anger.
Because in addition to baby food and toys, she is also negotiating a major sponsor for the Golden Eagle cartoon.
KFC!
This is the benefit of Golden Eagle's repositioning.
After changing the positioning from all-age to parent-child positioning, it matches the positioning of family fast food like KFC.
KFC is a super big customer.
If we can negotiate, we can easily get tens of millions of advertising dollars every year.
Lei Yin is also keenly aware that "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is also positioned as a parent-child movie, which is consistent with KFC.
She plans to use the content and ratings of this animation to help her negotiate long-term business partners!
If KFC, a big brand, can negotiate, the business quality of Golden Eagle Cartoon will undoubtedly reach a higher level immediately.
Just like shopping mall investment.
After big brands move in, small brands will follow.
What Modu considers here is how much advertising revenue animation can bring.
What Mango Channel considers here is how much animation can improve the competitiveness of the entire channel.
In terms of layout, Mango Terrace wins completely.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements with the company team."
"Try to meet your requirements."
"But if the unit price is 100,000 per episode, we won't be able to provide a share of advertising revenue." Lei Yin said directly.
"Uh... ok." Zhang Yuan had no intention of earning advertising fees, so of course he could accept it.
"I also have conditions here." He spoke again.
"Even if Mango Channel cannot broadcast it exclusively, I will still sell the rights for the second and third rounds."
After the other party was silent for a while, he said: "Yes, but the broadcast time of other TV stations must be at least one quarter later than our Golden Eagle."
Lei Yin's tone was firm and unquestionable.
"No problem, happy cooperation."
“A pleasure to work with.”
The two parties have now finalized the general terms.
With a smile on his face, he handed the phone to his assistant with great satisfaction.
It is planned to start filming the remaining scenes of "Love Call Transfer".
"Hiss... More than 10 million a year, less than 20 million!"
Xu Zheng on the side kept listening with his ears bent while he was on the phone.
He had been curious about the car endorsement price Zhang Yuan got before.
But Zhang Yuan didn't tell him.
Now that I knew he was talking to the TV station, I was curious enough to hear it.
Not only him, director Zhang Jianya was right next to him, also eavesdropping.
"Fuck, you make a lot more money than I make from making movies!" Director Zhang cursed secretly.
Zhang Jianya thought, this guy is always polite and kind to everyone he meets.
But when it comes to money, it's like a tiger descending from the mountain, and its bloody mouth is scary!
Xu Zheng frowned, his head buzzing.
Although he is already a big shot in the TV drama industry, his annual income has not exceeded 10 million yet.
Zhang Yuan was more than ten years younger than him, and the animation company under his name was worth tens of millions of dollars in business. Hearing this made him feel uncomfortable all over.
I feel like my life has been wasted.
This guy is already good at making money.
Now that I see Zhang Yuan's amazing income, I have become more determined to not just be an actor.
He had long had the idea of starting his own business.
I have always wanted to be a director and producer.
It just suffers from transformation and lack of support from big companies.
"He is so good at making money... maybe I can even find him to invest in me."
Xu Zheng has a standard devilish cunning character.
He had long seen the difference between Zhang Yuan and ordinary actors.
A few days later, the news that "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" was sold at a sky-high price spread throughout the Chinese animation industry... (End of Chapter)