Chapter 398: Cultural People Earn More Money
"Did you bring the sample film?" Director Luo asked.
"I have it." Zhou Guoyuan quickly raised the black bag in his hand.
Director Luo glanced at him and said as he walked forward, "Come with me."
Zhou Guoyuan hurriedly followed with a smile, and the two of them went to the office together. Zhou Guoyuan took out the sample film and the approval documents, "Director Luo, please take a look at this film first."
Director Luo poured Zhou Guoyuan a cup of water and asked, "How much do you plan to sell this film for?"
Zhou Guoyuan knew that he was an unknown director and that "Whose Childhood Is Not Troubled" was only well-known in a small circle, so he did not dare to quote this price easily.
He smiled and said, "Take a look at this film first, and then we'll talk about the price."
Director Luo took a sip of water from the teacup and said, "Okay, leave the film here for now. I'll take a look at it later and contact you later."
Zhou Guoyuan naturally wanted him to see the sample film right away, but since he had been asked to do so, it would be bad if he pressed the issue. So he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll put the film here first. But Director Luo, I can guarantee that this film will be absolutely great."
Director Luo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll contact you after I finish reading it."
"Okay." Zhou Guoyuan had to leave no matter how reluctant he was, otherwise it would be annoying.
After he left, Director Luo put the sample in the drawer, then took the notebook to a meeting and organized everyone in the department to watch it together in the afternoon.
Director Luo had read a little of the book "Whose Childhood Is Not Troubled". His son bought the book and flipped through a few pages when he was bored at home. Unexpectedly, he was so absorbed in it that he started reading it.
Now that this novel has been adapted into a TV series, he is very curious about what it will be like as a TV series.
So, we organized a group viewing of the sample reel that afternoon. Well, the entire time they were viewing the reel, they couldn't stop smiling.
It is humorous, close to life, and educational, which is different from most TV dramas nowadays.
"What do you think?" Director Luo asked the people in the department.
"That's hilarious," said one employee. "I think it's great."
"I think it's great, too."
"Me too."
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More than a dozen people watched the sample, and everyone thought it was good. Director Luo felt confident and took the sample to see the director.
Two days later, Zhou Guoyuan received a call from Director Luo, asking him to come to the TV station. Zhou Guoyuan was overjoyed, as he had thought it would take a long time.
Although he was very surprised, he remained calm when he saw Director Luo. Director Lou poured him a cup of water, sat him down, and said with a smile, "The film is really good. How many episodes are there in total?"
"Thirty episodes." Zhou Guoyuan said.
Director Luo held the teacup, blew away the steam, and asked, "How much do you plan to sell it for?"
Zhou Guoyuan laughed: "What do you think of 20,000 per episode?"
Director Luo paused to drink his water, looked at him and said, "Do you know how much each episode of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' costs? Do you know how much money was invested in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? How much did you invest in this TV series?"
Zhou Guoyuan also laughed, "Director Luo, when you buy a TV series, you definitely don't look at the investment, but whether it's good or not. Of course, my TV series can't compare to 'Dream of the Red Chamber.' But I'm not asking for the price of 'Dream of the Red Chamber.'"
Director Luo knew that the price of 20,000 yuan could be negotiated down, so he said, "Give me a bottom price."
Zhou Guoyuan: "Eighteen thousand, no less."
Director Luo didn't want to haggle with him, so he said, "14,000 per episode. If that doesn't work, try another channel."
"Let's say fifteen thousand, that's easy to calculate." Zhou Guoyuan said.
Director Luo thought about it and said, "Okay."
"When will it be broadcast?" Zhou Guoyuan asked.
Director Luo: "During the Chinese New Year."
"Okay, I'll bring the film to you tomorrow." Zhou Guoyuan was so happy that he almost went crazy, but he still pretended to be very calm.
However, he jumped right out of the TV station and this time he was able to earn 90,000 yuan at once, and there was also a follow-up. At the same time, he also had a decent work.
So, Gu Siqing is his benefactor.
He rode his bike to Gu's house, but when he arrived, he found that Gu Siqing hadn't finished school yet. He rode his bike to school in a hurry and waited at the school gate before school was over. He wanted to tell his benefactor the good news as soon as possible.
After school, before Gu Siqing even reached the school gate, she saw Zhou Guoyuan grinning like a fool. It was obvious that he had gotten the job done.
When Zhou Guoyuan saw Gu Siqing, he was so happy that he wanted to pick her up, but since she was only a teenager, it wasn't appropriate. He grinned and said, "Siqing, it's done. Fifteen thousand."
Gu Siqing was also very happy. She didn't expect Zhou Guoyuan to really sell it for 15,000 yuan per episode. Her psychological price was 11,000 yuan per episode.
The two happily found a quiet place to talk. Gu Siqing said, "Director Zhou, congratulations!"
Zhou Guoyuan laughed heartily, "Congratulations!"
"I didn't expect it to happen so soon. The TV station asked us to trade tomorrow." Zhou Guoyuan said with a smile.
Gu Siqing hummed, "Go to the company's finance department tomorrow and discuss with them how to handle this account."
"Okay." Zhou Guoyuan also understood that the accounts must be processed through Guangming Supermarket, and the previous accounts were managed by the finance department of Guangming Supermarket.
The two chatted for a while, then each rode their bicycles home. When Gu Siqing got home, she told Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju that the TV series had been sold for 15,000 yuan per episode.
Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju were stunned for a moment after hearing this. They had never imagined that filming a TV series could make so much money. It had only been a few months since the TV series started, and they had already made 200,000 or 300,000 yuan.
Gu Jianguo couldn't help but sigh, "People with intellectual backgrounds still make more money."
Gu Siqing chuckled, "Boss Gu, you don't have to be jealous of me. I'm just making a small fuss. You'll be the boss of a national supermarket chain in the future."
Gu Jianguo laughed, "Keep a low profile."
The father and daughter exchanged a few pleasantries before Gu Siqing said, "Zhou Guoyuan will be at the company tomorrow. I'll have my eldest sister send someone to go with him to the TV station to negotiate."
"Okay, don't worry." Gu Jianguo said.
"The TV series will probably be broadcast during the Chinese New Year. There are a lot of supermarket advertisements embedded in it. You should strike while the iron is hot." Gu Siqing said.
Gu Jianguo certainly understood, and he said, "We'll start expanding into the national market next year."
The next day, Gu Jianguo arrived at the company and told Gu Yimin about sending someone to follow Zhou Guoyuan to the TV station for the transaction.
Gu Yimin was quite surprised when he heard that it was 15,000 per episode, and then said, "Xiao Si is really good at making money."
Gu Jianguo agreed that his daughter could indeed make money.
Zhou Guoyuan arrived around nine o'clock, and Gu Yimin went with him to the TV station. Everything had been agreed upon beforehand, so the formalities were handled quickly, but the money was said to arrive within a week.
: 15,000 yuan per episode. I'm not sure if that's high or low. I've looked up a lot of information, but there's no clear information on how much an episode of a TV series from the 1980s cost. I also saw in an interview that the 1990 TV series "Outside Girl" was selling for 30,000 yuan per episode, which was quite high. So, I set my price at 15,000 yuan.
Don't take it too seriously.
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