Xu Feng held the phone and pondered for a while, then called Zhang Youan again.
Zhang Youan is in the United States, and it should be morning now.
The phone rang for a long time before it was connected. Zhang Youan's slightly lazy voice came from the other side, "Hello, who is this?"
"Me."
Hearing Xu Feng's voice, Zhang Youan became more energetic, "Mr. Xu, what are your instructions for calling me?"
"I want to ask you about the new song Zhou Yan wrote for Celine Dion. Now the news has spread in China, which has a certain stimulating effect on the box office. I just want to see if there is any potential that can be tapped. ." Xu Feng expressed his thoughts.
Zhang Youan thought for a while and said, "Yes."
On the other end of the phone, Xu Feng's eyes lit up, "What should I say?"
"Although the new song is not as exaggerated as what was said in the news, it has indeed attracted the attention of many American fans. Now many fans here are shouting and want to hear this song as soon as possible."
"Do fans want Celine Dion to release a single in advance, or do they want the movie to release the soundtrack in advance?" Xu Feng asked.
"All, but there is also a voice that hopes that a TV station can broadcast the broadcast rights of Celine Dion's concert, so that they can hear this song on TV."
"Oh, this is a method, but will this involve the copyright agreement we signed before?"
"No, Celine Dion has this power, and we have agreed before."
"Yeah."
Xu Feng didn't want to restrict Celine Dion. She asked because she wanted to know if it would be troublesome to do this.
From this point of view, in fact, Celine Dion and others can sell the copyright of the concert to the TV station as long as they are willing, and they do not need the consent of Tomson.
However, the concert broadcast rights involve many things, and Celine Dion may not sell them.
The key is that this concert is a series, with more than one concert, and will be held in Boston, Chicago and other places later.
The content of concerts in the same series is basically the same. If the audience watches it on TV in advance, they may lose interest in going to watch it live.
This will affect ticket sales for subsequent concerts.
Therefore, most of the time, the broadcast rights of such concerts are not sold. If they are sold, they have to wait until the series of concerts is over. By that time, they no longer care about the impact on the box office.
And under normal circumstances, record companies will not directly sell Bo Hotel to TV stations, because they can make their own video tapes, CDs, etc., so the profit margin is higher. Anyway, after making CDs and video tapes, they can still be sold to TV stations. .
However, this is not certain. Tickets for a popular female singer like Celine Dion are very easy to sell, and the venues behind her are all indoor venues, so there is not much pressure on ticket sales.
As for video tapes, CDs and other products, it also depends on the record company's strategy.
Xu Feng thought for a moment and said, "This is indeed good news. It depends on whether Celine Dion and the others are willing. However, even if a TV station wants to buy it, Sony is willing to sell it, and it will take some time. Well, if we bring the news to China, even if the movie is not finished, it will be soon.”
In Xu Feng's opinion, it might be too late to handle this matter now.
Zhang Youan smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, we can be more proactive."
"Take the initiative?" Xu Feng was quite puzzled. How could they take the initiative in this matter?
Is it possible that they took the initiative to go to Sony and ask them to quickly sell the rights to broadcast the concert to the TV station? Is Sony willing to do this? Also, are there any TV stations willing to buy it?
Zhang Youan explained, "We can't control the TV stations in the United States, and we don't need to. We can consider the domestic TV stations."
"You mean..."
Zhang Youan said with a smile, "Mr. Xu, you guessed it right. What I mean is to find a domestic TV station to buy the broadcast rights of Celine Dion's concert, and then broadcast it domestically."
Xu Feng immediately understood Zhang Youan's plan and the trick. She couldn't help but nod and said, "Yes, it may not be easy for the TV stations in the United States to buy the rights to broadcast Celine Dion's concert. But we have a good chance to buy it.”
She said this not because she thought they had a good relationship with Sony, but because mainland China has a natural advantage in this regard.
For Sony, mainland China is equivalent to a desert covered with trees.
This metaphor is funny, but very reasonable.
It is said to be a desert because it has great potential and has the largest number of fans in the world, but it is also a desert because piracy is rampant and Sony cannot make big money here.
Those Sony records can be seen everywhere in China, but it is not easy to find a genuine one.
At this time, a Chinese TV station came to tell them that they were willing to pay to buy the rights to broadcast a concert in mainland China. To Sony, the money was like free money.
There was no money to be made anyway, so there was nothing to lose by selling the broadcast rights to them.
The key point is that Celine Dion's concert series has no plans to be held in China. In other words, no matter how many people see this concert in China, it will not affect Celine Dion's subsequent ticket sales.
Moreover, some Chinese TV stations played Celine Dion's songs, which also promoted Celine Dion. Although the Chinese mainland market has not yet made much money, there is no guarantee that it will not make money in the future.
In the end, it’s all about friendship.
Although Tomson has not been cooperating with Sony for a long time and has not had much contact, Zhou Yan has written two songs for Celine Dion, and both of them are not ordinary songs.
With this friendship, it would be easier for them to negotiate the acquisition of broadcast rights with Sony.
At least for the sake of Zhou Yan writing a song for Celine Dion, Sony is definitely willing to contact Tomson for a chat. As long as they are willing to talk, there is great hope that the matter can be concluded.
"Mr. Xu, if you think it's feasible, I'll go talk to Sony and finalize this matter as soon as possible. You should also contact several familiar TV stations as soon as possible to see if anyone is willing to pay for the broadcast rights. .”
Zhang Youan's meaning is very obvious. The money for purchasing the broadcast rights cannot be paid by them. If done properly, Tomson can still earn some fees in the middle. He is actually very confident that he can negotiate this matter. The question is how long it will take to negotiate. They don't have much time now and must finalize the matter in a short time.
If it takes too long, the promotional effect of the movie will be greatly reduced.
Xu Feng nodded and said, "No problem, you go ahead and contact me. I will contact the TV station during the day tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll contact the people at Sony soon." Zhang Youan said.
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The next morning, Xu Fengxian called Sheng Chongqing, the director of Shanghai TV Station.
In fact, last night Zhang Youan said that he wanted to find a TV station to pay for the rights to broadcast the concert. The first thing Xu Feng thought of was Yanjing TV Station, because their company cooperates the most with Yanjing TV Station.
But after getting up this morning, she thought about it seriously and decided to call Shanghai TV Station first and ask about the situation of Shanghai TV Station.
Because at a dinner party before, she met Sheng Chongqing, the director of Shanghai TV Station, and the other party half-jokingly complained that although Tomson was developing in Shanghai, he had been cooperating with Yanjing TV Station.
He also said that if there is any project next time, Xu Feng must give their TV station a chance.
Sheng Chongqing was also very happy when he received Xu Feng's call and exchanged pleasantries with Xu Feng for a while.
After the two chatted for half a minute, Sheng Chongqing asked Xu Feng why he called him, "I wonder why Mr. Xu called today?"
Xu Feng did not beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose of coming, "I just want to ask if your station has any ideas about introducing overseas concerts?"
"Concert abroad? Whose concert is it?"
"By Celine Dion."
Sheng Chongqing became interested when he heard that it was Celine Dion. It was obvious that he knew Celine Dion.
If you change the director of a TV station, you may not know Celine Dion. After all, Celine Dion is not as famous as Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. Many TV stations are not in line with international standards, so you don’t know her. Very normal.
And most TV station directors don’t have the energy to pay attention to this.
But Sheng Chongqing is different. He came up step by step from the grassroots news outlet. Now he is also the director of Shanghai Art Film Studio, and he pays more attention to foreign situations.
Moreover, Shanghai TV Station has been relatively early and integrated with international standards. They created the first magazine column program in the country to introduce international current affairs, the first English news program, and the first established foreign language station.
"Can I ask, when is Celine Dion's concert?"
"The latest." Xu Feng answered Sheng Chongqing's question first, and then said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Director Sheng, I shouldn't have called you for such a trivial matter, but I don't know many people in your station."
Sheng Chongqing said with a smile, "Mr. Xu is joking, your matter is not a small matter. And it's a coincidence that you brought it up. Our station has been discussing introducing more foreign programs recently. Whether it's concerts, One event after another, but I don’t quite understand why the right to broadcast Celine Dion’s concert is in your hands, Mr. Xu.”
"Actually, it's not in my hands yet. We've just been talking about it in the past two days." Xu Feng did not hide this.
Sheng Chongqing nodded, "There's no problem at all. I'm still very interested in this concert. We'll discuss it in depth when your matter is settled."
"It's such a small thing, I won't bother you to contact us in person, otherwise you can point me to someone, and I'll be behind..."
"No, I can handle this myself."
Xu Feng was slightly surprised by Sheng Chongqing's enthusiasm. If it was just to sell face, it would be enough to send someone to deal with it, but he had to deal with it himself.
You know, Sheng Chongqing is very busy. He is the director and editor-in-chief of a TV station, and he is also the director of Shanghai Art Film Studio. He is busy at all levels.
Sheng Chongqing's tone didn't sound like he was talking politely, so Xu Feng didn't push it any further. She said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Sheng to worry about it later."
"Mr. Xu's words are serious. Tomson Group is a local star company, and your Tomson Pictures is closely related to our TV station business. Both of us should be in the same boat. To be honest, I am very happy to receive your call today. Knowing that there is still a possibility of cooperation makes me even more happy. Mr. Xu, don’t worry, as long as the price is within a reasonable range, we will definitely buy it.”
"Thank you, Mr. Sheng, for your support. I believe there will be more opportunities for our cooperation in the future."
"That's natural." Sheng Chongqing smiled and suddenly changed the topic and said, "The box office of "Time Traveler" is incredible. I heard it has exceeded 65 million."
After all, Sheng Chongqing is the director of Shanghai TV Station, and his information is accurate.
"That's right, it's just over 65 million, and the news hasn't been announced yet."
"I've also heard people say it. Congratulations. Last time, "Spring of the Cowherd" took in more than 50 million yuan at the box office and successfully topped the mainland movie box office rankings. This year, it achieved another success and surpassed the previous record. ”
"It's mainly the support of movie fans."
"Movie fans support it because the movie is really good. I also went to the theater to watch the movie. Zhou Yan's method of making movies is indeed different from that of ordinary domestic directors. It is even very trendy compared to current Hollywood movies. . Before this, Zhang Yimou’s films impressed me with their attention to detail on the screen. Now, Zhou Yan’s film not only puts great care into the screen, but also has an unexpected auditory performance. ”
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"Haha, if Zhou Yan knew that Director Sheng recognized him so much, he would definitely be very happy."
"I just told the truth, but if I have the opportunity to meet Zhou Yan, I really hope to have a good chat with him. This year I took over the Shanghai Art Film Studio, and suddenly my burden became much heavier. Although I Love watching TV I also like to study movies, but I am still a layman after all. I can hear the doubts from the outside world through the wall. If I could talk to Zhou Yan, I would like to learn from him about how to make this movie. ”
Xu Feng suddenly understood why Sheng Chongqing was so enthusiastic. It turned out that he was going for Zhou Yan.
However, Xu Feng is not sure what Sheng Chongqing’s position is at the Shangmei Factory. It stands to reason that Sheng Chongqing’s job is the director of the Shanghai TV station, and his position as director at the Shangmei Factory is only temporary. Most likely, it is for deputy director Jin Guoping. Make the transition.
It may not be long before Sheng Chongqing is withdrawn from Shangmei Factory, and then Jin Guoping takes over.
But now listening to Sheng Chongqing's intention, it seems that Shangmei Factory has some thoughts.
The current situation of the Shangmei Factory is no longer what it used to be, and there is an urgent need for internal reform. Now it seems that Sheng Chongqing still wants to hold on to the knife of reform. (End of chapter)