Chapter 926: The Legend of the Gods

"Journey to the West" hasn't been filmed yet, but Emperor TV has already set its sights on this drama and is trying to grab the first round of broadcasting rights for this drama. Yang Hongxia feels very proud and curious at the same time: "Director Zhou, are you so optimistic about "Journey to the West"?"

The drama hasn't even been released yet, and you're already rushing to buy the broadcasting rights. Aren't you afraid that the final product won't meet your expectations?

Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Boss Yang, you haven't been to the Imperial View Building recently. If you had been there, you would have known how popular the novel Journey to the West is among us!"

Now, every time Zhou Yang goes to work, he can see his friends around him carrying a copy of "Journey to the West" with them, and reading the book in their spare time.

Not only do they watch it themselves, they also often discuss the details among each other. Now the central topic of the entire Emperor TV is "Journey to the West". Anyone who has not read this novel cannot join in the discussion.

Many people also bought a copy of Journey to the West for their children and urged them to read it. Even if the children are still young and can't understand it, they still have to take time to explain the content to the children.

This novel has just been published and has not yet been precipitated by time. Once it has passed the test of time and can still emit its own artistic brilliance, Zhou Yang feels that this novel will sooner or later become a classic work officially certified by China and recorded in history.

Therefore, this is no longer a question of being optimistic or pessimistic, but rather that Emperor Television must obtain the broadcasting rights for this drama and guide audiences across China to correctly understand the values ​​of Journey to the West.

Yang Hongxia saw that Di Shi was determined to win this time, and even sent Zhou Yang, an acquaintance, as a lobbyist. It seemed that they were going to play the emotional card.

However, if the price offered by Dishi is not much different from that of other TV stations, Yang Hongxia will still prefer Dishi.

No matter what, being able to be seen by the emperor is itself a recognition of the drama "Investiture of the Gods" and an honor.

As for the ratings, there is no need to worry about it. Emperor Television has never been a vegetarian.

But: "It's easy to say about Investiture of the Gods. For Director Zhou's sake, I can't let Director Zhou go home empty-handed even if it means losing money. But Journey to the West hasn't started filming yet, so I really can't make the decision for Lin Fan."

"Alas, how can I let you lose money? When discussing business, of course both parties must benefit from each other, so that the business can last long." Zhou Yang also spoke politely, "If Mr. Yang is worried about Director Lin, it's okay. I just happened to go to him and talk about this matter by the way."

For his own sake, Lin Fan would most likely agree to it.

As for the price issue, just leave it to the finance department to handle. I am just a matchmaker anyway. I have negotiated the intention, and whether it can be successful in the end is not my responsibility.

Of course, Zhou Yang was still very happy to see this matter succeed.

So Yang Hongxia brought Zhou Yang to Lin Fan's crew. The crew was filming at the time, so the two of them didn't disturb anyone and just stood aside and watched everyone work quietly.

Fortunately, it didn't take long before Lin Fan finished a shoot, and Liang Wen quickly reminded Lin Fan: "Boss Yang and Director Zhou are here."

"Then let's take a break for half an hour." Lin Fan had just finished acting in a scene with a lot of emotional fluctuations, so he took this opportunity to take a break.

Yang Hongxia also came forward with Zhou Yang. Zhou Yang took the initiative to say, "Director Lin, I came here for Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West. You can't let me go back empty-handed no matter what."

When facing acquaintances, Lin Fan was always generous: "The Investiture of the Gods is fine. Director Zhou, just talk to Sister Xia about the price. I promise you won't suffer any loss if you buy it back.

But Journey to the West hasn’t even been filmed yet, so I can’t say what the final quality will be. Mainly, I’m a little worried that the show will go over budget.”

After watching the sample footage of Investiture of the Gods, Lin Fan had already decided that when filming Journey to the West, all the big scenes must be produced according to the requirements of the movie, and strive to make a TV series with the same effect as a movie!

As a result, the cost of this drama is really hard to estimate.

Lin Fan also didn't want to make a loss. If he sold the broadcasting rights in advance, he would inevitably be constrained by the cost during filming, and would eventually have to compress the post-production special effects in order to control costs.

The quality of works produced in this way will probably be greatly reduced.

But on the other hand, if Lin Fan had finished filming Journey to the West before selling the broadcasting rights, he would not have such worries.

And there will be no worries about this drama not being able to sell after it is finished.

In this case, Lin Fan really didn't want to sell the broadcast rights in advance and put himself in such a big bind.

Zhou Yang understood that Lin Fan had high hopes for Journey to the West and might even want to shoot the TV series as if it were a movie.

If Emperor TV purchased the broadcasting rights in advance, it would not help Lin Fan, but would hinder his performance, especially in terms of production costs. Lin Fan would inevitably have to look ahead and behind to avoid exceeding the budget too much, which would cause this good drama to lose money.

Zhou Yang often has this feeling.

After all, whether it is filming a TV series, a movie, or a variety show, the budget has always been a huge headache.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Every director hopes to have an unlimited budget and present the desired effect perfectly. But the reality is often not satisfactory. In many cases, the crew has to succumb to the budget and finish a work with great care.

Zhou Yang is no exception.

Therefore, Zhou Yang can understand Lin Fan very well, and is willing to take a step back for Lin Fan and change his request: "The price has to be discussed by professionals. I am just talking about an intention. To put it bluntly, if Director Lin wants to sell the broadcast rights in advance, or when the time comes to sell the rights, you can consider us first."

Lin Fan understood that Di Shi wanted a right of first refusal, hoping that if the prices and conditions offered by everyone were similar, he would give priority to Di Shi.

It’s just like when Yang Hongxia asked me for the first right to purchase the song.

This is something we can discuss.

"That's easy. For Director Zhou's sake, we'll definitely give priority to Emperor TV."

Seeing that both parties had reached an agreement, Yang Hongxia took over the specific signing work. She checked the details with the professionals brought by Zhou Yang, and finally signed the contract for the first round of exclusive broadcasting rights for "The Investiture of the Gods".

As soon as the contract was signed, Dishi announced it through Chaobo:

[Huaxia Emperor TV: Lin Fan’s new work “The Investiture of the Gods” will soon be available on Emperor TV Channel, and will take you into the grand mythical legend of King Wu’s conquest of King Zhou and deification of the gods! ]

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