"certainly!"
The moment Ye Qing uttered those two words, the small room instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop!
The director and producer looked at each other in bewilderment. Then the producer looked away at Ye Shuang, because Ye Qing was brought by Ye Shuang, and he wanted to ask Ye Shuang what exactly was going on.
In fact, Ye Shuang was also extremely surprised and didn't understand Ye Qing's meaning at all. So after exchanging a glance with producer Brother Wang, Ye Shuang also looked at Ye Qing in surprise.
Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information from Ye Shuang, the producer looked at Ye Qing again. After a short while, the producer realized that Ye Shuang was just a follower in front of Ye Qing, and it was Ye Qing who made the final decisions.
So the producer asked Ye Qing himself, "Of course you mean it's free, I didn't misunderstand, did I?"
Ye Qing nodded: "Yes, we don't need you to give me money. If we can reach a cooperation agreement in the end, our studio may even have to put some money out of our own pocket."
After the words were spoken, everyone was shocked once again, especially Ye Shuang, who did not understand what Ye Qing meant. However, Ye Shuang knew that it was not appropriate to ask at this time, but she still quietly tugged at Ye Qing's clothes, indicating that Ye Qing should think it over before speaking.
Although Ye Shuang knew that Ye Qing must have thought this through before saying it, she still couldn't understand Ye Qing's meaning at all, according to Ye Shuang's own understanding.
Cooperation is for making money; there's no reason not to do it.
Ye Qing felt Ye Shuang pulling her, and she gave Ye Shuang a reassuring look, telling her to calm down.
Then Ye Qing looked at the director and producer again.
The director and producer exchanged glances again, and then the director asked Ye Qing, "You must have your reasons for saying that, right?"
"Of course, everyone in the world is driven by profit," Ye Qing admitted.
Although the producer was happy that the production team didn't have to pay, he also knew that Ye Qing's elegant words, translated into plain language, meant that there's no such thing as a free lunch. Perhaps it wasn't a strict literal translation, but that was the gist of it.
Since Ye Qing has been so straightforward, the producer said, "Then tell me your conditions."
Because Ye Qing had already thought it through, she remained calm and composed when the other party asked about her conditions: "Since I haven't read your script yet, I don't know the specific content. I can only give you a general overview. Listen to it and see if you can accept it. If you can, then we can continue to discuss it."
The producer gestured for him to speak: "Of course."
"Based on what I know about the synopsis of your play, I think there should be a clothing brand in it. Regardless of what the clothing brand was originally set in your script, I hope to use our brand name, Aoba!"
Also, our studio should be listed first in the sponsor list at the end of the film.
Our studio will provide all the costumes for the female lead in the drama. Of course, this requires you to provide us with the script, and we will provide costumes that match the character's state at different stages.
Because the female lead is a model, if there are runway scenes in the show, the models' clothing must also be from our studio.
That's about it, but of course we'll discuss more specifics in detail.
To put it bluntly, we're using your show for advertising. If you're okay with that, we can discuss things in more detail.
What Ye Qing was referring to was the later-prevalent product placement advertising, but at that time, the concept of product placement advertising was not so strong.
The producer was very interested in Ye Qing's words and wanted to continue the discussion, but the director didn't seem to agree.
Although Ye Qing was somewhat open to the possibility of this matter succeeding, since he had brought it up, he hoped it would come to fruition.
So, after noticing the director's hesitation, Ye Qing added, "We will absolutely not interfere with your filming. We will simply let the audience know about our brand in a reasonable way without affecting the plot."
“But isn’t your brand high-end couture? You know, the general audience for TV dramas doesn’t buy high-end couture,” the director said.
Ye Qing nodded: "Of course, but our brand also has regular ready-to-wear clothing. The purpose of sponsoring your TV series is to promote our regular ready-to-wear clothing, because most people only know our brand as haute couture."
The director's many questions were actually a way of expressing his disagreement with Ye Qing's approach. However, knowing that the producer was having a hard time dealing with costumes and hadn't found a partner yet, the director couldn't be too blunt in front of the producer.
They tried to dissuade the producer from collaborating with Ye Qing by asking questions in a roundabout way.
Who knew Ye Qing would counter every move?
The director didn't ask any further questions.
The producer was interested, but this was a unique case at the time, so they needed to think it over carefully. However, they were still very interested in Ye Qing's idea. "You mean something similar to the naming rights for a TV program, right?"
Ye Qing nodded.
"In that case, I think it would be better if you sponsored a popular program," the director added, echoing the producer's words.
Ye Qing could tell that the director didn't really want product placement, but she could understand.
However, since the discussion had already begun, Ye Qing couldn't back down just because of the director's few words. She said, "It's certainly possible to find a popular TV program to sponsor, but the problem is that we are a designer, we make clothes. If we want people to know about us and buy our products, we need to showcase our clothing. Sponsoring a TV program usually can't do that. Your TV series content just happens to fit that perfectly, which is why I thought we could have a win-win situation. The main thing is that I think if your series is done well, it will be a hit."
Although filming hasn't started yet, everyone wants to hear nice things. Although the director doesn't really approve of product placement, he was very happy to hear Ye Qing say that.
The producer, of course, hopes the TV series will become a hit so that he can help investors get a high return.
Regardless of whether it was Ye Qing's "kind words" that made the producer relent, he said to Ye Qing: "What you're talking about is a big deal. This isn't something I can decide on my own. Besides, our script is already finished. You mentioned that the clothing brand originally set in the script needs to be changed to your brand, which requires discussion with the screenwriter. So we need to have a meeting to discuss it. Once we have news, I'll contact you immediately. What do you think?"
Ye Qing hadn't expected to be honest today, so she wasn't disappointed by the producer's words at all. She left her contact information with the producer and then left with Ye Shuang.
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