Chapter 475 How long can Evergrande last?
#Sisters Who Make Waves Group Night#
#List of Groups#
#Sisters Who Make Waves Group Stage Overturn#
#Ning Jing I got first place and don’t want to make it to the group#
#Wan Qian likes Ning Jing’s negative comments#
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“Tsk tsk.”
Meng Bai flipped through the hot search list on Weibo and praised repeatedly: “It’s just that Weibo was just rectified a few months ago, otherwise the hot search would have been dominated by us today.”
Sitting opposite, Chen Zhixi leaned back on the sofa, one hand on his forehead, and said in a tired tone: “Don’t mention the content of Sisters Who Make Waves to me today, I’m so tired these days that I’m about to die.”
She is good at being a film producer, but this is her first time as a producer of a variety show, and she started with a project like “30+ Girls Group Draft”. Just think about how difficult it is.
As the most popular variety show this summer, Sisters Who Make Waves has been making several hot searches every now and then during its broadcast. As the chief producer, Chen Zhixi has to deal with the quarrels between the program members, the various problems of the program itself, and the public opinion...
"Next time, the producer of this kind of talent show can do whatever he wants. I'll just make my movie." Chen Zhixi rubbed his eyebrows and sighed.
Meng Bai smiled: "But at least the results are still good. I just looked at the report of the operation department two days ago. The number of paid users of the platform has exceeded 30 million."
"As of today, the latest figure is now 31.2 million."
Speaking of this, Chen Zhixi finally recovered a little spirit and said with satisfaction: "Now among the domestic streaming media platforms, the three major paid users have all exceeded 100 million. Next is Mango TV with about 40 million, and then it's us."
Six or seven years ago, when Meng Bai was still a new screenwriter, the market of domestic video platforms could be described as "a melee among heroes".
However, a few years later, Leshi.com, which was once the most popular, was delisted, Sohu Video was also struggling, and the likes of 56 and PPTV were also lost in time in rounds of shuffling and acquisitions.
Now, apart from the three major TVs of Qiyi TV, Tencent Video and Youku, there are only two rising stars, Mango TV and Heng Video.
"It's not just the data of the website, the program itself and the subsequent revenue are also very good at the moment." Chen Zhixi said.
After the end of "Sisters Who Make Waves", the limited group formed will be operated by Lehua Entertainment, and there will be several music variety shows and group variety shows in the future.
Thanks to the phenomenal popularity of the feature film, the investment promotion departments of these subsequent program planning are very easy to do, and they don't need to do anything, and various brands will take the initiative to find cooperation.
It can be said that with just one "Sisters Who Make Waves", Heng Video has basically earned back all the money it spent before, and this is not counting the driving effect on the company's stock price.
With this kind of performance, the launch of the second season is a foregone conclusion. Heng Video has set up a special studio and started to set up the next season of "Sisters Who Make Waves".
"There is a problem now." Chen Zhixi said, "The first season was a temporary recording stage because the platform was just established. But if we want to make it into a series in the future, including other similar indoor variety shows, the platform needs a recording base similar to the satellite TV center."
Meng Bai nodded, "I have thought about this problem before. The platform does need a professional production center. But you have to talk to Zhou Cheng about this, after all, he is the president of the company. And Evergrande will definitely help in the construction, and he will be responsible for communication."
Chen Zhixi frowned when he heard this, "I mentioned this to him a few days ago, and he was quite supportive. But after communicating with Evergrande, he seemed a little hesitant again."
Meng Bai raised his eyebrows, "Why, Evergrande doesn't want to?"
"Not really, they just said they need to think about it more."
At this point, Chen Zhixi lowered his voice and said, "Anecdotes, I heard that because of the flu, Evergrande's debt risk has been increasing for the past six months, and there seems to be some problems with funds."
"It is definitely affected. All real estate companies have had a hard time in the past six months, and Wanda is no exception."
Meng Bai was not surprised at all. "Evergrande's debt is Evergrande's business. It has nothing to do with us. The production center should be built. I will talk to Zhou Cheng with Mr. Ke later. We should do our own things."
"You can't say that. If Evergrande really has problems, it will have some impact on us." Chen Zhixi's attitude was a bit strange and excited. "If Evergrande really has problems, will they think about selling shares to collect funds? Heng Teng's current market value is not bad, and it can be regarded as a high-quality asset."
Meng Bai touched his chin and thought, it seems that this is not impossible.
In addition to its own real estate business, Evergrande has investments in many other fields, such as Evergrande Sports and Evergrande Ice Spring.
However, most of these investments have failed so far. The only ones that still have some value are Evergrande Property and Heng Teng Network.
If one day it is really necessary to "sell shares for money", it will definitely give priority to selling Heng Teng. After all, the film and television industry is not so relevant to Evergrande's own business.
If Evergrande wants to sell its shares in Hengten Network, it will definitely give priority to contacting existing shareholders, namely Tencent and Yuan Ruyi Pictures.
"Do you think it is possible for us to change the cage and replace the bird?" Chen Zhixi said eagerly: "Tencent has always only invested money, not responsible for management. As long as we can take most of what Evergrande offers, then Hengten will be back in our hands."
It must be said that Chen Zhixi's idea is indeed correct. However...
"There is a premise for all this, that is, Evergrande is indeed in trouble." Meng Bai said: "No, to be precise, Evergrande is definitely in trouble, the key is how long they can last."
Hearing this, Chen Zhixi calmed down a little. That's right, although there are some arguments in the market that are pessimistic about Evergrande, most of them are just groundless. No one knows what the actual situation of Evergrande is, but at least it looks very resilient.
Unless they really secretly save up a big wave, it will be fine to hold on for two or three years.
"Anyway, this possibility does exist, and we can prepare in advance." Chen Zhixi looked at Meng Bai with a smile: "Especially in terms of funds, we have to rely on Mr. Meng. Anyway, Lao Ke and I are both poor."
"Let's talk about it later. Who knows when the opportunity will come." Meng Bai laughed. "Let's focus on the present first. "Sisters Who Make Waves" is over. Will "Guardians of Blue Mountain West" take over later?"
"Yes, Director Yan Min has already started to promote it." Chen Zhixi said: "In addition to this program, there are several other projects and new dramas, which are also being prepared for broadcast recently."
In addition to the channel resources provided by Tencent Video, Heng Video itself does not have much content. So as early as last year, while preparing for the platform reform, it had already invested in a batch of various types of online drama projects.
After more than half a year, they have basically been completed and can be broadcast.
Although they are all small productions, they are far worse than Arclight's "Tracing Series", but the cost is also low, and the way to win by quantity. It is not certain which drama will have a small explosion, and the money invested will be recovered.
Of course, the main function of this kind of project is to fill the library. If the platform wants to develop, the core is still high-level projects like "Sisters Who Make Waves" or "Tracing Series".
After talking about the work on the platform, the topic of the two returned to movies.
"The promotion of "Fame and Fame" has already begun, and we have focused on the traffic on short video platforms." Chen Zhixi said: "The theaters have also confirmed that the preview will start on August 14th and the official release will be on August 21st."
"How many preview screenings are given?" Meng Bai asked.
"The first day's secret key expires in half an hour, and a total of 6,300 screenings are scheduled."
"Not that many."
Meng Bai frowned, but then realized that this was probably due to the flu, which limited the number of screenings.
"What about "Eight Hundred"? How many did they have on the first day?"
"About 7,000, a little more than us." Chen Zhixi said.
"Isn't a one-week preview period a bit too long?"
"The theaters have been closed for more than half a year, and many of the audiences who were previously trained to watch movies are now gone. In addition to the impact of the flu, everyone's entertainment budget is not as sufficient as before, and they definitely don't want to waste money. Previews will be longer to let everyone know the quality of the film, so that the audience can be brought back to the cinema."
Meng Bai pondered for a while, and it was indeed the case.
"But in this way, the pressure of piracy may be a bit too much."
"Piracy is bound to exist, and it has no effect on whether the preview is two days more or two days less. The only thing we can do is to ask the theaters to supervise more. As long as there is no large-scale piracy in the first week after the release, it will be very good."
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August 14, Wanda Cinema in Beijing North CBD.
He Yihe took a ticket from the ticket machine and sat down in a corner. He adjusted his mask and then observed the number of people around him while sending WeChat messages on his phone.
[Becoming Famous (3)]
He Yihe: [The flu doesn't seem to have a big impact. I saw quite a lot of people in the cinema.]
Li Yang: [Today is Friday. It's summer vacation. People can't leave.]
He Yihe: [So?]
Wang Yitong: [What Yang meant was that many students couldn't go back to their hometowns during the summer vacation because of the flu. They had to stay in Beijing and had to find a place to play. Plus, today is Friday, so it's normal for there to be more people.]
He Yihe: [……]
He looked at the screen and pinched his brows. Yang usually didn't say anything when he had to explain the scenes in the comics, but why did he have to translate it now?
Today was the first day of the preview of "Becoming Famous". The three members of the "script team" specially found three theaters with previews to observe the attendance of the movie.
As the leader of the three-person screenwriter team of "To Become Famous", He Yihe had high expectations for this movie. Although 80% of the final version of the script was revised by President Meng, his name was still on the "screenwriter" column.
"Whether it can become famous or not depends on this wave." He prayed silently in his heart.
Seeing that the time was almost up, He Yihe checked his tickets and entered. However, he did not walk into the theater immediately, but stood in the aisle outside and waited for a while.
Hall No. 3 was for "To Become Famous", and Hall No. 5 was for "Eight Hundred". It happened to be a show at about the same time, and he planned to see how much the audience on both sides would differ.
"19, twenty-four; 20, twenty-five; 22, twenty-six; twenty-eight..."
He Yihe did not walk in quickly until he heard the familiar dragon logo BGM in the theater.
"We have 22 people here, and "Eight Hundred" has 28 people, which is a little less. But this is normal. The most popular person here is the male lead Yin Zheng, and the main cast alone is much worse. The only attraction is that one is Mr. Meng's screenwriter, and the other is the theme of "script killing"..."
While looking for his position, he comforted himself in his heart.
But thinking about it, he couldn't help but start to worry whether his film would be beaten by the next door.
"No, no, you have to believe Mr. Meng. This script was revised by him personally, and the quality must be no problem. There are only two movies in this period of time. As long as the reviews are good, the final results will definitely not be bad."
He muttered to himself, and the main film on the big screen had already started.
A car with a classic Republic of China style appeared on the screen, and then stopped in front of a somewhat dilapidated foreign-style hotel. Then, a man wearing glasses and a little messy hair got out of the car. He looked like a frustrated and down-and-out writer.
He Yihe moved his ears and heard a girl not far from the front row say to her boyfriend in a faint voice: "No, when I saw Yin Zheng's face, the background music of 'Snowflakes Flying' came into my mind."
Auditory hallucination is a disease, you have to treat it, girl. Also, the theater said that the audience should sit in pairs, how did you two get together?
He Yihe complained silently.
Looking around the scene, perhaps because the movie had just started and had not yet entered the plot, the audience had no reaction.
Forget it, it's done, and there's no point in worrying so much. Fortunately, this movie doesn't have any big scenes. The whole process is almost just a few people chatting and walking around in the room, so the production cost is not high, and it will not lose money if the box office can reach 200 million.
Thinking of this, He Yihe turned his attention to the screen again. Although he is a screenwriter, this is the first time he has watched a complete film.
As he watched, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as expected, it has to be President Meng. The character settings and plot rhythm after the revision are much better than his original crude inspiration.
In addition, although these leading actors are not very popular, their acting skills are quite good. Even though I know the plot and the answers to the puzzles, I still enjoy watching it.
Speaking of which, the game "script killing" has become popular in the past two years under the impetus of "The Great Detective". From super first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to small counties in the seventh and eighth tiers, various script killing stores have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Although it was interrupted for a long time due to the flu, the promotion process has started again with the gradual relaxation.
Not only are physical stores opening hot, it is said that major video platforms are also envious of the popularity of "The Great Detective" and have begun to prepare variety shows with similar themes.
"I heard Mr. Meng mention it last time, it seems that they are also planning to make a script killing type variety show, and I don't know when it will be done." He Yihe thought to himself, but he still felt that these later programs might be difficult to surpass "The Great Detective".
Let's not talk about the program for now. With the popularity of the game as a basis, this "script killing" theme movie should still attract many viewers.
I wonder what the data of the first day's preview of "Fame and Fame" is like?
(End of this chapter)
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