Within Huayi Brothers Media Co., Ltd.
The brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei sat facing each other on the two sofas, but they were relatively speechless.
On the coffee table with stainless steel legs and glass surface, there is a report document just sent by the secretary, hot and spit out one by one from the printer.
Since they have signed a betting agreement with Zhang Yuan, and the bet in the agreement is the company's annual revenue, the brothers naturally have to keep a close eye on the films and TV series invested and produced by Zhang Yuan.
Before signing the contract, the two brothers had read the company operating documents sent by Zhang Yuan, which he specially hired professionals to do.
It contains detailed records of several TV series invested by Vision Pictures.
At that time, the Wang brothers took a look.
"Bright Sword"?
Anti-Japanese drama?
Still a small cost.
Isn't this the kind of stuff that's shoddily made just for broadcast?
Of course, the review of war dramas above is indeed relatively loose. At least once they are filmed, the probability of them being broadcast is much higher than that of ordinary TV dramas.
The production and broadcast ratio of TV series every year is less than 1/10. Most of the works produced by small crews cannot be broadcast at all. From the day they are completed, they are piled in the corner of the warehouse and never see the light of day.
The proportion of anti-war dramas broadcast is much larger.
The Wang brothers thought that Zhang Yuan was seeking stability and found a film that had already started production but was short of money and easy to pass censorship, hoping to get off to a good start.
I thought this guy was quite shrewd and knew how to take advantage of others.
It's just a pity that I am too young and don't understand the principle that high investment can lead to high returns.
I still made the mistake of small-scale peasant economy and only thinking about reducing investment.
Laughing to death, how can a low-cost anti-war drama make money?
Then...
"Bright Sword"
The first day's ratings were 5.2%
The second day, 7.8%
The third day, 9.1%
The fourth day, 11.4 %……
The Wang brothers took the report and read it for a long time, thinking that the decimal point was in the wrong position.
Wang Zhongjun was so troubled that he took off his gold-rimmed glasses from the bridge of his nose and wiped them thoroughly.
11.4%!
You know, the average ratings of "The Criminal Officer of the Song Dynasty" broadcast in June a few years ago reached 7.85%.
Exceeded the 6.18% of "Xinwen Lianbo".
He was named CCTV's annual drama king in advance by industry insiders.
7.85 is the king of drama, so what is 11.4?
Ham sausage?
The king of kings.
And 11.4% is not the limit, there is still an upward trend.
The two brothers were smoking one cigarette after another, and they couldn't explain why.
"How about we watch this movie and study it by the way."
Xiao Wang suggested.
After the old man nodded, he turned on the huge plasma TV in the office.
Don’t think this thing is just a TV, but at that time, a large-size plasma TV cost less than 100,000 yuan, so it was said that one TV was a suite.
Unfortunately, it will be gradually replaced by LCD monitors soon.
Many analyzes in later generations have said that plasma has many technical flaws and is not as good as liquid crystal.
But in fact, just like the dispute between hydrogen energy and electric vehicles, the issue has never been about the quality of the technology.
And on "eating alone"!
Here I have to mention the strange thinking of the island nation.
As long as they can master a technology, they will definitely hold all the patents firmly in their hands. Like wild dogs guarding food, they will bar their teeth at anyone who takes a look at them, wishing they could take a bite of meat to use as travel money.
It is precisely because of this national characteristic of not even sharing the soup with others that no matter what technology the islanders develop, they will eventually go in the wrong direction.
The lighthouse country destroyed the plasma industry of the island country by supporting its excellent liquid crystal industry.
It also worked with China to promote electric vehicle technology, killing the hydrogen energy vehicles in the island country in its infancy.
The experience of the island country tells us that when doing things, you must tie your interests with the largest bookmakers, otherwise they can easily change the rules and destroy all your efforts.
The two brothers turned on the TV. Since they often watched the news network, there was already a faint mark of CCTV in the upper left corner of the TV.
This was also one of the common problems with plasma TVs back then.
“Fire!”
“Fire!”
“Fire!”
As soon as I tuned into CCTV-1, Teacher Li Youbin's hoarse roar came from the TV.
The content being played at this time is the turning point of World War II, the Battle of Pinangrad...
With one shot, Hidekoto and Yamamoto, and the entire city gate building were attacked by Italian artillery. Turned into ashes under the attack.
The Wang brothers looked at the pictures on the screen and became fascinated.
These two are brothers from the big courtyard, and they know the image and temperament of Chinese soldiers best.
After all, since childhood, most of my brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and uncles were soldiers.
But this soldier named Li Yunlong is very different from the image of a soldier in their minds.
Rugged, savage, unstinting, and even a bit gangster.
The two brothers thought in their hearts.
If there was such a thorny soldier, I am afraid that he would have been taken down long ago, and he would never be able to rise higher and higher.
After all, the Chinese army is the most disciplined military organization in the world, bar none.
But such an "atypical" military image made the two of them feel extremely happy.
Bold, chic and happy!
The reason why Li Yunlong has become a classic screen image is largely due to his personal charm.
After watching and turning off the TV, the little king realized that more than an hour had passed.
"It's really good. It's obviously different from ordinary anti-war dramas."
"It's very cool!" Xiao Wang answered.
"Yes." His brother replied.
“It’s fun and refreshing to watch, and the actors’ performances are also on point, with no flaws.”
Wang Zhongjun analyzed.
"I even think that the theme of the Anti-Japanese War is quite exciting."
"Should our Huayi also consider the project of a war-themed movie or TV series."
"It makes sense." Xiao Wang responded.
The two of them lowered their heads and thought for a while before Xiao Wang spoke.
“Zhang Yuan, this kid must have been lucky!”
"Probably, I randomly voted for a TV series, but I didn't expect that a "drama king"-level movie would be cast."
"It's just like going to a casino. Novices can always make money by betting on a few games. "
"Yes, yes..."
"It's normal to get lucky."
The two brothers comforted themselves.
"And I made an estimate. According to the report sent by Zhang Yuan, he accounts for about 1/3 of the share of "Bright Sword"."
"Even if this film is the king of dramas, the first year of operation The settlement date is still more than half a year away, and the contract cannot be completed based on the income from this film alone. "That is, TV series are not movies after all, and the return of funds is much slower." Wang Zhongjun nodded.
After a movie is released, it will most likely be released in more than a month.
If the box office reaches 100 million, the producer's book revenue will reach about 40 million.
Of course, this is just revenue. After making a net profit, it may not be even 10 million.
But TV dramas are different. TV stations need to purchase and broadcast them in order to generate revenue.
However, television broadcasts cannot be concentrated within one month. For a TV series to generate hundreds of millions of revenue, even if it is the king of dramas, it may take several years.
After this calculation, the two brothers breathed a sigh of relief.
After seeing the data report of "Bright Sword", they felt a little bit amused.
After all, when Zhang Yuan was planning to defeat him just now, the other party won an important role based on his own abilities and connections.
The two brothers were afraid that he would "run away".
The reins in the hands are the external force of Xiang Jia and the internal force of the gambling agreement.
Now that the results of "Bright Sword" are in front of them, they are afraid that the internal strength of the gambling agreement will be loosened.
“It doesn’t matter actually!” Xiao Wang smiled and patted the armrest of the sofa.
"We have shares in this guy's company. If he makes money, it means we make money, right?"
The king raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and then laughed: "That's right!"
"What he earns is what we earn."
"So the ratings of "Bright Sword" are high, we should be happy and celebrate!"
The two brothers opened a bottle of whiskey, one glass each. Started drinking.
"In the final analysis, he is fighting for the role of "The Night Banquet" not because of Hua Yi."
"So don't worry."
"Yes!"
Ding dong, the two brothers raised their heads and toasted, so happy.
Even if Zhang Yuan’s investment performance far exceeds their expectations, there will be no suppression. This is the benefit of interest bundling.
……
A few days later, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
Congratulations to Ms. Liu Qianqian for officially signing a contract with Sony Music!
Pa bang bang…
Zhang Yuan sat in the audience, watching Sissi in a formal dress shaking hands with the person in charge of Sony Music and smiling.
Today is her eighteenth birthday.
On this day, she became the first Chinese artist to sign a contract with Sony Music’s island headquarters.
This is Boss Chen’s packaging strategy.
The youngest Nortel student and the first Chinese-American singer to sign a contract with Sony Music Japan Headquarters.
First, first, still first!
We never set out to create a popular actress, but to create the number one actress!
The morning was Sony’s signing meeting.
Sony booked the entire place and paid for the day.
Boss Chen took advantage of it like a businessman and held a birthday party and fan meeting for Liu Qianqian in the afternoon.
Those who do business are thieves.
Later generations said that the godfather spent millions on a birthday party for his goddaughter. In fact, Boss Chen didn't pay a penny for this, it was just a waste.
I spent some time at noon to rearrange the venue, replacing the signing background sign with a birthday number balloon, and also posted various stills and life photos.
Zhang Yuan was also one of the guests at the afternoon show, but Liu Qianqian called him several times and dragged him over in the morning.
In the afternoon, the venue was packed with hundreds of fans and reporters, and the venue was full of pomp.
Boss Chen also prepared Li Xiaoyao's ancient costume for Zhang Yuan and asked him to come on stage to bless him as Xiaoyao's brother.
Zhang Yuan was speechless. I wonder if Zhao Ling'er died tragically... It's so unlucky to have this happen on his birthday.
But he was still very cooperative.
As soon as he came on stage, there were constant cheers from the audience.
After all, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is so popular, there are naturally many of his fans at the scene.
When he spoke, Liu Qianqian watched intently with a sweet smile on her face.
Not only is Li Xiaoyao involved here, Boss Chen also invited Lin Zhiying.
Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan sang Lin Zhiying's famous song "Seventeen Years Old in the Rainy Season".
The lyrics were also changed to eighteen years old, just to fit the theme.
After a while of noise, Liu Xiaoli came on stage, raised fine bubbles of champagne with her daughter, and thanked everyone.
After signing autographs, shaking hands, and taking photos, this lively ceremony finally ended with loud cheers.
"Thank you for coming today and supporting Sissy." After everyone dispersed, Liu Xiaoli specially ran to the dressing room backstage to say hello to him who was taking off his makeup.
"It should."
"You guys chat, I'll go greet the others." Liu Xiaoli glanced at her daughter and saw that she looked impatient, so she found an excuse to leave. , give them some space to talk.
"Thank you!" After seeing her mother leave, Liu Qianqian came up and hugged him excitedly.
"Today is my birthday. It's very important to me that you can come." Then she let go and said with a serious smile on her face.
"I must come. Besides, it's not just me who is cheering. Brother Xiaozhi also came from Baodao to celebrate your birthday, and he sang with you."
Liu Qianqian came over and whispered: "Brother Xiaozhi, we gave you the money."
Zhang Yuan:...
What about me?
I don’t even have a red envelope, and it costs thirty to take a taxi!
Zhang Yuan now wants to ask Liu Xiaoli for clarification.
At least the fare was quoted for me!
I'm still losing thirty for this trip. Is this ridiculous?
Isn’t this bullying an honest person?
"You don't have to spend money, so you really came here for me." Liu Qianqian said, handing him a tulip wine glass.
“You said that when I grow up, you will have your first glass of wine with me.”
“You were on stage just now, didn’t you already drink with your mother? "Zhang Yuan muttered, I saw it really.
“That doesn’t count!” Xiao Longnu suddenly grabbed his arm and started acting coquettishly.
"Drinking with you is the first drink." She tilted her head, pursed her lips, and raised the wine glass in her hand.
"Okay."
Ding Dong!
The crisp sound of high-end wine glasses clinking together echoed in their ears, and they both drank.
"Give you a gift." Zhang Yuan took out a large black painting tube from behind.
“What?”
"You'll know when you open it and take a look."
Unscrew the lid, take out the scroll inside, untie the rope and slowly unfold it.
There are several big characters written on the white rice paper.
“The reputation has spread far and wide”
“The industry has its own success”
These were the words that Mr. Jin left for him before leaving when he was on the set of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
"I think you liked it very much at the time, and now it is officially handed over to you."
"I hope that your work in the island country will be smooth sailing as written above."
< br>Zhang Yuan knew that going to the island country to release an album was actually just a means of gold plating.
But for Liu Qianqian, this is a brand new challenge. Singing and dancing rap chicken is not something everyone can do.
Sissi traced each word lightly with her fingers, and tears seemed to flash in her eyes.
"Well, this is the most meaningful gift I received today." She raised her head and said softly.
“I will miss you when I get there.”
“It sounds like you won’t come back. Why don’t you just go for a few months, and it will take a long time to go? Here." Zhang Yuan helped her put away the calligraphy and painting.
“Remember to send me the album then, I will collect it.”
"Hey!" She nodded vigorously and said with her hands on her hips: "You have to miss me too!"
"Of course, you can call me when you are lonely and unhappy."
"I will."
The two said, and their bodies slowly leaned forward until they could really feel each other's breathing, until their lips were tightly pressed together.
“Yeah!” A few minutes later, Liu Qianqian forcefully slapped Zhang Yuan’s dishonest right hand away.
Then he leaned back and glared at him with a dissatisfied pout.
"On my birthday, I won't even be allowed to eat a birthday peach..." Zhang Yuan murmured.
"Sissi, we are going to the restaurant for dinner." At this time, Liu Xiaoli knocked on the door and entered.
"Why is your face so red?"
"I... drank." Liu Qianqian raised the wine glass in her hand.
"Oh, don't drink if it hurts your face." Liu Xiaoli greeted.
Zhang Yuan thought to himself that he had indeed grown up, and his brain reaction was much faster than in the previous two years.
Liu Qianqian turned her head towards him and wrinkled her nose.
You bad guy, what if my mother sees you like that just now... Xiao Longnu blushed even more when she thought of this.
I followed the mother and daughter to the private room for dinner.
Finally, she didn't need to drink milk today. Liu Qianqian poured herself a full glass of red wine, which was somewhat of a revenge drinking.
However, Zhang Yuan found that she had a good drinking capacity. Except for the slight redness of her cheeks, she did not feel drunk after drinking more than half a bottle of red wine, and her mind was still clear.
This is not good news for him.
“It’s quite troublesome to get drunk.” Zhang Yuan rubbed his chin: “Mom is always watching, so it’s hard to start.”
He was planning how to change from Yang Guo As for Cheng Yin Zhiping, Liu Xiaoli held a wine glass and sat down next to him.
"I heard that you are investing in your own film and television series recently?"
"Yes, there is a movie being shot right now, and I have to rush to the set soon."
"So busy. , but it’s better to be busy.” Liu Xiaoli clinked glasses with him and continued: “The contract between you and Hua Yi is quite brave.”
“It’s okay.”
Liu Xiaoli. Seeing that he was still talking calmly about the gambling agreement, I couldn't help but re-examine it.
It’s amazing, my attitude is so great.
And the situation is indeed big, and he is much more flexible than the average young actor.
Of course that tall and thin boy has become noble now.
"Just like Lao Chen said, once he wins, he will become a powerful player in the Chinese entertainment industry, with a net worth of over 100 million."
"By then..." Liu Xiaoli remembered her daughter and recalled the night after the crew of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" came to Pearl Beach. She hid behind a tree and saw her daughter kissing each other on her own initiative.
As a mother, she thought that if that time came, she would have no reason to stop her daughter from being with him.
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Liu Qianqian also came over at this moment.
“Let’s talk about film and television investment.” Zhang Yuan answered: “By the way, if I have other projects in the future, you have to come and help me.”
“Well, Definitely!" Xiao Longnu agreed readily.
“Don’t go back on your word.” Zhang Yuan raised his glass and smiled while thinking in his mind.
There is no rush now. In half a year, he will really be able to get into Liu Qianqian’s place... (End of chapter)