Chapter 227 The debt crisis
"Wu Jing?"
Meng Bai recalled: "Is it the "Wolf Warrior" that was released last year?"
"Oh, you know it."
"I happened to see it when it was released. It's a pretty good action movie."
When I was dating Song Zhi before, I watched two movies in a row, one of which was "Wolf Warrior".
"I remember that the first part of this movie had a good box office performance. Shouldn't it be easy to find investment for the second part?"
"It will be easier to find investment with the performance of the first part, but it also depends on the specific investment amount. For example, the budget for the second part this time is 120 million. The project is relatively large, and it still requires multiple producers to share the risk."
Chen Zhixi introduced that so far, there are already eight or nine producers who know about this project.
"With so many investors, is there enough cake to share?" Meng Bai was curious.
"Each company will get a smaller share. Movies and TV series are different. They require the audience to buy tickets with real money. The investment is high and the risk is high. So compared to betting on a hit, everyone would rather make a stable profit."
Indeed, all the movies that have been launched in recent years are followed by more than ten producers and distributors, just to share the risk.
Meng Bai thought about it and felt that he could still go and have a look.
Even if it is not his turn to invest, it would be good to gain more experience.
Web dramas are the foundation of Arclight Film and Television, but it does not mean that Arclight only shoots web dramas.
As one of the eight major arts, in terms of making money, movies and TV series are just about the same.
But in terms of influence, the difference between the two is too big.
If Arclight Film and Television wants to become a real industry leader, the film market must not be given up.
Although Ruyi Films is not well-known in the industry, it has cooperated with Wanda and Guangguang, and there is no shortage of resource channels.
Meng Bai wants to expand into the film field, so it is still necessary to build a good relationship with Chen Zhixi.
After the plane landed and agreed on the time for the investment meeting, the two said goodbye and separated.
——After
the Spring Festival, all walks of life began to summarize the work of the previous year.
The film and television industry is no exception. Various lists such as "Top 10 Movies of 2015" and "Top 10 Popular TV Series of 2015" began to be released.
Most of these lists are evaluated by marketing accounts or self-media, and they are not authoritative. Everyone just reads them for fun.
In contrast, the evaluations released by some professional data statistics agencies are quite valuable.
On the online drama side, the "2015 Online Drama Influence List" released by Guduo Media is more recognized.
All online dramas that were launched last year and were a little popular are included in it.
The last focus is naturally on the champion.
Until mid-December last year, there was actually no controversy about this, and it must be "Forensic Qin Ming".
However, with the breakout and explosion of "Go Princess Go" at the end of the year, the suspense was raised again.
Although this drama was broadcast across the New Year, it is also a work of 2015 according to the time of its launch.
In fact, if we look at the potential shown by this drama at the beginning, it can be said that it is a sure thing to top the list.
Unfortunately, as Meng Bai and Liu Jun said before, this drama did not escape the censorship.
When it was broadcast in the second half, it was also required to be removed from the shelves for rectification, just like its predecessors.
This interrupted the audience's habit of chasing dramas.
Moreover, after the first few explosive settings, the plot slowly became an ordinary ancient idol drama, and the rhythm of the later period was a bit slow, and the popularity dropped all of a sudden.
By the end of the broadcast period, the total number of views barely exceeded that of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", but it was still slightly lower than "Forensic Qin Ming".
So far, the ranking of the popular online dramas in 2015 has been determined. The first one
is naturally "Forensic Qin Ming", with high views and high reputation, the champion is undisputed.
The second one is naturally the dark horse of the year "Go Princess Go".
Although the popularity of this drama has gradually dissipated, the popularity of several leading actors is particularly high.
Especially the female lead Zhang Tianai, who went from being an 18th-tier unknown to a popular actress.
Before the show was finished, she had already been approached by two big-budget movies "Legend of the Demon Cat" and "Passing by Your World", and both were quite important roles.
This can be said to have greatly attracted the attention of those second- and third-tier actors.
Many people had only heard that online dramas were very popular before, but they always felt that they were a bit low, so they would rather play minor roles in those big-budget movies and TV series.
But now they suddenly discovered that online dramas can also become popular, so why are they still involved in the track with so many people?
Just like last year's "The Disguiser" became popular, a large number of "youth spy dramas" were launched this year.
It is foreseeable that there will inevitably be a large number of second- and third-tier actors who will come to the online drama market to share a piece of the pie.
The list is followed by "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", "The Best of Us", "Soul Ferry 2", "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", etc.
Among the top five dramas, two and a half are from Arclight Entertainment, and the first online drama team deserves the title.
At the same time, Leshi.com also relies on three "top 5" level works to continue to suppress the three giants of Qiyi TV, Tencent and Youku in the field of self-made content.
If it were not for the reorganization and merger, Leshi.com would still be in the suspension stage, and the stock price might have risen by a few points.
For ordinary audiences and investors, the impact of last year's stock market crash and "financial cost" doubts has gradually subsided. Today, Leshi.com can be said to be in a hot fire and full of flowers.
Whether in online or offline investment communities, people who have bought stocks have to say "Leshi.com is now thriving."
But behind no one knows, a contradiction is quietly erupting.
Meeting room at the headquarters of Leshi.com.
Meng Bai sat at one end of the meeting table, looking in front of him calmly.
Opposite him was a middle-aged man in his forties. His name was Zhang Qi, and he was the deputy general manager of Leshi.com, mainly responsible for the entertainment department.
Beside him were several other executives and persons in charge of the entertainment content department.
Liu Jun was also among them, but he was sitting there with no sadness or joy, with a hint of sneer on his face.
"Mr. Meng, I have already said that it is not that we will not give Arc Light a final settlement, but we are just busy now, so it will be a little later." Zhang Qi said, "And we are not targeting you, the other cooperative companies are the same."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, we Arc Light are not as big as Leshi.com, and we are just waiting for this money to make a living."
Meng Bai said bluntly, "And the previous cooperation agreement also clearly stated that the next final settlement period after the broadcast will be paid back, and it has been overdue for two months. I don't think it is us Arc Light who is being aggressive."
All along, because of the good personal relationship with Liu Jun, Arc Light Film and Television has always received payments quickly.
But according to the agreement, the payment for the Forensic Qin Ming project should be paid back by the end of December 2015.
But now it is the end of February 2016, and there is still no news about the final payment, so Meng Bai came directly to him.
Then, there was today's negotiation.
(End of this chapter)
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