Chapter 151: Small Earning a Villa
After posting on Weibo, Gu Wei stopped paying attention to the comments on the Internet, packed up and went to the company.
Since June, several Hollywood blockbusters have been released in the domestic film market. "Edge of Tomorrow" released on the 6th is an action science fiction blockbuster starring Tom Cruise, with a box office of 160 million in its first week. , after more than two weeks of release, the box office has gradually approached 400 million.
On the 13th, a Hollywood monster movie [Godzilla] was released. It achieved a good result of 230 million in the first week, and it is estimated that the target will be within 500 million.
Gu Wei checked and found that "The Breakup Master" will be released on the 26th, followed by "Transformers 4: Age of Extinction". You must know that "Transformers 3" released in 2011 will be released in China. It has a box office of 1 billion, becoming the second blockbuster in Chinese film history to have a box office of over 1 billion, the first being "Avatar".
The IP "Transformers" is still very influential in China. Deng Chao allowed his first film to compete with such a Hollywood blockbuster. I have to admire his courage.
"Mr. Gu, the clip of [Yu Zui] has been released. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Gu Wei was still checking his phone in the office when Zhao Mingcheng knocked on the door and came in to tell him the news. .
After hearing this, he was shocked, got up and walked out.
“Director Zhang Rui is in the company, right?”
While walking, Gu Wei asked Zhao Mingcheng beside him.
"After returning to Beijing after finishing filming, Director Zhang Rui has been in the editing room every day working with the editor on post-production."
Gu Wei nodded after hearing this.
[Yu Zui] The filming cost of this TV series is 30 million, which does not seem very high, but you must know that the two seasons of this TV series only have 24 episodes, which means that the cost of filming each episode is More than 1 million.
This is considered well-made among web dramas.
Original Time and Space [Yu Zui] achieved great fame, but later it was not as profitable as people imagined.
After all, not long after the show became popular, it was ordered to make rectifications and was quickly taken offline. Therefore, the income is far less than expected, and it can only be said that there is no loss.
But it's different now. The filming of "Yu Zui" in the previous life can be said to have no reputation at all. There is no star in the whole show except Zhang Yishan, and even Zhang Yishan himself is just a has-been child star.
It is very rare to be able to sell a film in the end without losing money.
Now Gu Wei’s company has [Princess Princess] Zhu Yu in front, and now the crew of [Yu Zui] has added Zhang Tianai, Li Xian and others. From the perspective of online dramas, it can be called The lineup in the previous sentence is luxurious.
It is also created by the original team of "Prince Princess", and various video websites have high expectations for "Yu Zui".
Now that the TV series is about to be produced, it depends on who sells it and how much it costs.
It is impossible to get the same share as [Princess]. Video websites are not fools. Knowing that the TV series will be a big hit, they will definitely use buyout. Gu Wei is also worried that it will be rectified in the future, and he will Sell for the opening price.
Gu Wei took Zhao Mingcheng to the company's small screening room, where director Zhang Rui was already waiting.
“Thank you, Director Zhang!”
Gu Wei stretched out his hand to shake Zhang Rui's hand and said looking at his tired expression.
"It's nothing, I just did what a director should do, all for the TV series."
Without too much nonsense, a few people sat down and started watching the finished film.
After watching several episodes in a row, Gu Wei said there was no need to watch them anymore.
The style of this version of [Yu Zui] has not changed, and the quality is higher than the original version.
Gu Wei's heart was put in his stomach.
The 'Yu Zui' played by Zhang Yishan in the TV series is of course the absolute protagonist. The characteristics of this character are very suitable for Zhang Yishan. His performance is not inconsistent at all, and it is lifelike.
What is even better than the original version is that the other characters in the play, the heroine "Lin Yujing" played by Zhang Tianai, "Jie Bing" played by Li Xian, and "Shen Jiawen" played by Yang Caiyu, are all better than the original version. The original one is even better.
Other people who watched the TV series only thought that the actors in the TV series performed well. Only Gu Wei had a comparison in his heart, so he could better discover the wonderful aspects of their performances.
The same role played by different actors will be very different.
After the production of [Yu Zui] was completed, Gu Wei wasted no time and immediately organized people from several major video platforms to attend an internal viewing party.
Several video platforms are also very positive about this web drama that they have coveted for a long time.
The company's deputy general manager responsible for film purchase was dispatched one after another.
There are several major video websites, but in fact there are only Qiguo, Tengxun Video, Youku Video and the recently rising LeTV Video. The three major video websites are established players. LeTV Video is backed by LeTV Group and is a rising star.
However, LeTV has purchased a batch of online broadcast rights for TV movies very early. In addition, LeTV is now at its peak. Boss Jia wants to create an ecological closed loop for the LeTV series, and the video platform is one of the links, so there is a lot of money. He throws money around like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.
The proprietress of LeTV, Mrs. Gan, came in person.
Of these four platforms, it seems that Tengxun Video is the most powerful now. It is backed by Tengxun Group. In the past few months, it has attracted a large number of fans due to the popularity of "Prince Concubine's Promotion". As a member, I also made a lot of money in advertising, and enjoyed the benefits of working with Gu Wei, so I was very positive this time.
Although LeTV Video is slightly weaker than Tengxun, he is the most daring to spend money. He followed Accountant Jia’s strategy of rapidly developing and spreading money. People in LeTV will not hesitate to spend a lot of money in order to achieve their goals. After all, this The money was raised through financing, and they didn't feel any pain at all while spending it.
Compared with the two of them, Youku and Kiwi are inferior in terms of strength and courage.
The final result of the transaction surprised Gu Wei. Mrs. Gan, on behalf of LeTV Video, used a price of 3 million per episode to beat Tengxun Video's offer of 2.6 million and purchased the exclusive online broadcast rights of "Yu Zui".
[Yu Zui] There are 24 episodes in the two seasons, and a total of 72 million online exclusive broadcast rights were sold.
The cost of the TV series is 30 million, the revenue from embedded advertising is 15 million, and the total profit is 57 million.
A web drama took less than half a year to produce and made more than half a billion in profit. Gu Wei was very happy that he had received the money for a large villa.
But there is another important point. After signing the contract with LeTV, you must urge them to pay immediately.
After all, it is well known that LeTV defaulted on payments to suppliers.
Fortunately, that was 17 years later, and LeTV is still in a prosperous stage.
The rights to broadcast the online drama this time were also a one-time deal, and they had no reason to default. They paid [Wei Mingxia] soon after signing the contract.
After the deal was completed, Sun Zhonghuai, the CEO of Tengxun Video, made a special call to Gu Wei to explain why he did not buy [Yu Zui].
“Mr. Gu, after I got back, I specifically talked to Vice President Zhang who went to buy the film.
The explanation he gave me was that "Yu Zui" is definitely a good drama that can be a hit, but the scale is a bit too big. If LeTV increases the price, the risk of later online screening will be too high.
Vice President Zhang used to be the director of the film selection department of the provincial radio station. I still have great trust in his ability.
It’s a pity that I couldn’t continue to cooperate with Mr. Gu this time. "
" Mr. Sun, you are so polite. We have had such a pleasant cooperation before, and we will have another chance in the future. ”
Sun Zhonghuai explained to Gu Wei why he didn’t buy it, and his attitude was very sincere.
He attaches great importance to Gu Wei's company and himself.
Because of the [Prince Concubine’s Promotion] bought from Gu Wei, the three major video websites that were originally on par with each other suddenly became dominated by Tengxun Video, both in terms of number of members and videos. It is better than the other two in terms of click volume and even advertising profit.
But this matter changed at the beginning of this month. Youku Video caught up soon after. The reason is that Youku purchased another TV series "Gu Jian Qi Tan" starring Gu Wei. This one As soon as the Xianxia idol drama was launched, it broke all online TV drama records with an unstoppable momentum.
It is only a matter of time before the momentum surpasses [Princess]. It will attract a lot of traffic to Youku and make a lot of money from advertising fees.
Sun Zhonghuai is not surprised. "The Princess" became popular because of its novel subject matter. "The Legend of Ancient Swords" is simply of high quality. How can a small online drama compare to a major Xianxia drama with an investment of hundreds of millions? Comparable.
There are two TV series that have become popular on the Internet, one is produced by Gu Wei Company, and the other is starring himself. This made Sun Zhonghuai pay more attention to the cooperation with Gu Wei, so when the cooperation failed, he hurriedly called to explain to avoid affecting the relationship between the two companies.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei couldn't help but sigh, the professional's vision is unique, even the scale issues have been taken into consideration, and he deserves to be from the TV station.
LeTV Group, Boss Jia is watching the purchased online drama [Yu Zui] with Mrs. Gan.
After a few episodes, Boss Jia said to Mrs. Gan next to him, "Honey, you have really good vision. I think this drama will definitely be a hit, and it will not be inferior to the previous "Prince Concubine's Promotion" .
Your 72 million is a lot of money for LeTV Video.”
Mrs. Gan's pretty face flashed with a hint of complacency, "I originally had the idea of filming a self-produced online drama, but I never had the chance to start it, especially the one "The Princess", I really like it."
Jia The boss smiled when he heard this.
“It’s not too late, we can invest in filming our own web drama for our platform.
But we also need to maintain a good relationship with Gu Wei. This person is an absolute talent based on his resume. There will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.”
(End of this chapter)