Chapter 126: Mr. Yang, is he reporting his illness?
Qianda Plaza, shopping mall, in a coffee shop.
Cheng Fei and her assistant arrived at the agreed location two hours in advance. She picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, frowned, and looked back and forth between the computer screen and the Internet cafe opposite the cafe.
This Internet cafe called "Yutang Internet Cafe" feels a bit weird.
There was no one entering or leaving the Internet cafe, and there were quite a few customers coming in and out. However, the pretty young lady guarding the door politely declined every customer who wanted to enter the Internet cafe.
It doesn't feel like doing business.
The most important thing is that not all those who were denied entry to the Internet cafe left. Many of them stayed at the entrance of the Internet cafe, took photos, recorded videos, and some even came to broadcast live...
It’s a bit like a small internet celebrity check-in spot.
With a strong curiosity, Cheng Fei searched for information about this Internet cafe on the Internet.
This search actually turned up something.
Recently, a relatively well-known e-sports team made it through the auditions and entered the secondary league of a certain game.
Normally, such a small matter would not attract much attention, but because the leader of this team is a petite girl named Ruan Min'er, and her strength swept all other audition teams, it caused a wave of enthusiasm.
Jinhai is a big city, and there are many people playing games and watching competitions. Among them, there was a sharp-eyed person who found her at Qianda Plaza in Jinhai, and quickly took a photo and posted it online.
So, netizens all knew that this girl’s training base was in Qianda Plaza.
"Interesting..." Cheng Fei took another sip of coffee. "Why do you want to build a training base in such an expensive place?"
"Use your connections to find out who owns this Internet cafe."
Half an hour later, Cheng Fei looked at the computer screen in amazement and whispered in disbelief: "It's Kuiguang Company?! This Internet cafe is actually owned by Kuiguang Company?"
Cheng Fei suddenly felt a little confused.
My partner seems to be very proficient in operating artists, but he is extremely clumsy when it comes to how to monetize traffic.
The team is obviously quite famous and its training ground is located in a place with a large flow of people, but Kuiguang Company refuses to offer even a single paid project, resulting in the loss of so many potential paying customers.
"No wonder the company's ability to train artists is so strong, but its scale can't be increased." Cheng Fei laughed, "It seems that I have to teach Mr. Yang a lesson sometime and let him learn how to make a profit."
As he was thinking, the female assistant beside him suddenly reminded him in a low voice: "Boss Cheng, Boss Yang is here."
The partner has arrived, and the time has been advanced by five minutes...
Quite reliable.
Cheng Fei closed her laptop and nodded to Yang Ruoqian: "Just chatting?"
It was indeed just a casual chat... This kind of cooperation project is either discussed over a dinner table or in a conference room.
As for the coffee shop, it is not too formal.
After all, this was not a social event, so Yang Ruoqian got straight to the point after he sat down: "Boss Cheng, you said you wanted to shoot a web series. Is the script ready? What style do you plan to go with? Do you want us to work with just the lead actor or all the actors? What's the budget?"
Very young, very confident, very frank, pursuing high efficiency and not liking to beat around the bush.
This was Cheng Fei’s first impression of her partner.
Cheng Fei was already fed up with all the socializing at the table, where people kept talking in circles, probing each other, and trying to say something with three layers of meaning.
She prefers collaborators who can speak their mind.
"The script is ready. You just need to nominate the two leading actors, the male and female protagonists." Cheng Fei gave a look, and the female assistant understood what she meant. She took the coffee cup on the table and handed it to the waiter on the side.
Yang Ruoqian didn't pay attention to these details...
Only promote the male and female protagonists?
Everything else is ready ?
If we shoot according to Cheng Fei's statement, the cost is really too low. If we are unlucky and the online drama has normal playback volume and gets two advertisements, there is a good chance that we can make back the investment! If the company makes money, then Yang Ruoqian's commission will only be a pitiful one thousandth!
No, if we follow Cheng Fei’s plan completely, the risk of profit will be huge.
Although Cheng Fei is a second-generation rich entrepreneur, her ability to read people's expressions is no less than that of old-timers in the workplace. She keenly noticed that this partner seemed dissatisfied with the plan for the web drama filming.
"Boss Yang, do you have any ideas? Why not share them?"
Yang Ruoqian tapped the table lightly with his index finger, revealing the aura of a successful big boss instantly. His tone was calm but confident: "Let Mr. Cheng speak first. What subject matter do you plan to use, what script do you plan to write, and what direction do you plan to take?"
Are you doubting my ability?
Haha, Cheng Fei can admit that Mr. Yang’s ability to train artists is quite good.
But when it comes to how to make a profit and how to earn money, he is too green.
Cheng Fei said confidently: "The subject matter and route are, of course, low-cost, high-return romantic comedies. The script is written by our company's professional screenwriter team, and they have all produced more than five hit web dramas."
Very professional... worthy of being a big company.
After listening to Cheng Fei's arrangement, a sense of crisis about possible profits lingered in Yang Ruoqian's mind, prompting him to make up his mind to completely deny Cheng Fei's plan.
"What about casting? Are there any requirements?"
Cheng Fei was clearly well prepared: "While ensuring their looks and figures are in place, try to choose small-name actors with good acting skills."
Yang Ruoqian felt a little uneasy when he heard Cheng Fei's organized and market-focused approach without any ideals or in-depth shooting plans.
It’s over, it seems that this rich second generation has really figured out the market.
It seems like he is not just a rich second generation who is just playing around.
Is it because you were inspired by recruiting that crappy singer that you suddenly become more motivated?
"What about the promotion?" Yang Ruoqian still maintained his confident look, "How does Mr. Cheng plan to promote it?"
Seeing that the partners are so confident, Cheng Fei still maintains her confidence: "Strengthen our strengths and avoid our weaknesses! We should use the most attractive parts of the script to attract the expectations of potential audiences. But in terms of weaknesses, such as photography and special effects, we should be brave enough to admit them, so as to lower the audience's subconscious judgment standards for this web series."
"In this way, we can maintain the expectations of the web series, and the audience will subconsciously lower their expectations of us... This is how word of mouth is built."
After hearing these two sentences, Yang Ruoqian almost walked away in anger.
What's the point of filming this? With such a thorough plan, even if this web drama doesn't become a huge hit, at least it can land smoothly and give everyone a share of the spoils.
No, don't be so impulsive.
Yang Ruoqian forced himself to calm down.
There are cautious investors everywhere these days, but it’s not easy to find rich second-generations who spend money and have no experience…
If you miss this partner, the next one may not be so easy to fool.
Judging from the fact that Cheng Fei’s company hired such a rubbish singer before, she is probably still at the stage where she has ideas but they are not profound.
Maybe if I try hard to fool her, I will be able to trick her into becoming disabled?
Anyway, in the end, Yang Ruoqian will give Cheng Fei a very generous agreement. Even if the entire web drama fails, Chengyu Media will still make money, so it will not be detrimental to others or to itself.
Yang Ruoqian, who didn't want to miss this opportunity, took a breath secretly, shook his head slightly, sighed very quietly, and pretended to be a little disappointed.
Although the movement is small, it is impossible for anyone not to see or hear it unless they are blind or deaf.
Cheng Fei, who had originally expected her partner to be impressed and to finalize the cooperation, was stunned.
What does Mr. Yang mean by this reaction? Cheng Fei, who has done a lot of market research and has abundant funds, was immediately dissatisfied.
This was the first time she took the initiative to seek cooperation with someone. In the past, others always came to her to ask for cooperation...
But this was the first time I took the initiative, and my partner actually rejected me?
"Does Mr. Yang think that what I said is wrong?"
Yang Ruoqian leaned back in his seat and said in a neutral tone, "Yes, you are wrong. Or rather, you are both right and wrong."
After talking nonsense to give himself some time to think about his speech, Yang Ruoqian continued to talk.
"First of all, the subject matter. Although romantic comedies have a wide audience, they are also seriously involuted. You can't just look at the successful parts, you also need to consider the more unsuccessful parts."
"I know that you, Mr. Cheng, have a lot of money and can conduct in-depth publicity to reduce this risk... However, doing so will also lead to a surge in costs, and in many cases the gains do not outweigh the losses."
Cheng Fei frowned when she heard this. She subconsciously felt that what Yang Ruoqian said was wrong, but she couldn't think of what was wrong at the moment, so she could only ask back: "Then what do you think, which way should we take?"
"We'd better shoot a theme about urban supernatural powers." Yang Ruoqian replied with a smile, "First of all, web dramas of this theme are rare in the market, but judging from the sales situation in the novel market, the audience is still very good. The most important thing is that there are few competing products in the market."
Cheng Fei was stunned. She had completely forgotten to maintain her composure. She was completely confused. "You, you mean, we are going to shoot a modern urban martial arts script?"
If Cheng Fei hadn't confirmed that the person in front of her had miraculously trained several popular artists with a very high success rate, she would have slammed the door and left right now!
What kind of nonsense is this? There are few competitors in the market... Is it possible that all the companies that shoot this kind of subject matter have gone bankrupt due to losses? !
"Family, martial arts, business wars, super-rich people, love... we can combine all the elements together." Yang Ruoqian continued, "With some gorgeous special effects, I believe it will become a hit."
Cheng Fei: “…”
Not only Cheng Fei, but even Lin Cao who came here to study with Yang Ruoqian couldn't help but want to complain at this moment.
But when he thought about how he had been defeated miserably by Mr. Yang several times in a row, and how he had been clearly tricked every time, he immediately held back his smile.
Every decision made by Mr. Yang has a deeper meaning. It may seem funny, but it is not true.
As for what the deeper meaning is, Lin Cao is not sure yet, but there must be one.
"Boss Cheng, what Boss Yang said may sound a bit exaggerated, but think about it, which of Boss Yang's anchors didn't start from an unpopular place?" Seeing Cheng Fei wavering, Lin Cao immediately took over and calmed his partner's mood, "Seizing seemingly impossible opportunities is Boss Yang's strength. He is an expert in this area."
Good! Yang Ruoqian almost gave Lin Cao a thumbs up.
After these words were spoken, Cheng Fei, who had been wavering, began to look thoughtful.
While Cheng Fei was still not reacting, Yang Ruoqian skipped the topic of the subject matter and focused on the casting: "There is also casting, love, beauty, good figure... These factors can certainly guarantee the minimum number of online drama broadcasts, but they also limit its upper limit."
"Boss Cheng, sometimes we have to consider not only the revenue of the drama, but also the impact it will have on our two companies. If we really choose the cast this way, when all the audience see that the producer is Cheng Yu and the actor is from Kui Guang, will they subconsciously think that this is an assembly line industrial saccharine web drama?"
This is pure bullshit. Who would specifically check the producer and the agency of the leading actor when watching a web drama?
As the most loyal member of Kuiguang Company, Lin Cao also raised his head proudly at this time: "Our General Manager Yang is also good at word-of-mouth operations! This is how we built Kuiguang's reputation! "
Cheng Fei's face suddenly showed an expression of realization.
yes……
In order to be conservative and to deliver satisfactory results, I was so short-sighted that I only considered immediate interests and forgot about long-term operations.
What a low-level mistake!
"That makes sense." Cheng Fei was already beginning to be inclined to partially believe Yang Ruoqian, but in order to maintain her image as the boss of a big company, she still held her expression, "Boss Yang, continue."
Yang Ruoqian nodded: "So, we should choose one or two actors with decent looks, and some ordinary-looking supporting actors whose ages range from middle-aged to elderly. If we don't choose the actors this way, we won't be able to prove our strong strength of winning with content!"
A character that is extremely ugly may actually become very popular.
Having suffered a loss once, Yang Ruoqian would never make the same mistake again.
What he wants now are two words: ordinary.
Cheng Fei didn't agree or disagree, she just nodded and continued to ask, "What about the publicity and promotion?"
Kui Guang and Yang Ruoqian had both achieved impressive results, but after all, these words sounded too unbelievable, and it was difficult for her to believe them completely for a while.
"Promote it in a high-profile manner and raise the audience's expectations to the maximum!" Yang Ruoqian smiled with absolute confidence.
At this point, Cheng Fei's assistant finally couldn't stand it anymore. She thought her boss might have been fooled by a big liar, so she reminded him, "Boss Cheng, you'd better think about it carefully..."
Are these opinions from a web drama? Are you sure they are not just some lunatic speaking his mad words?
However, the assistant didn't know that her words were exactly what Yang Ruoqian wanted.
Yang Ruoqian leaned back in his chair, looking calm and composed: "I can sign an agreement with you. If this drama loses money, we will compensate you in full, and you don't have to bear any risks. How about it?"
The words that the female assistant was about to say were suddenly blocked.
Seeing Yang Ruoqian's attitude that he would never lose money, the assistant began to doubt herself at that moment. Was she really getting old and unable to keep up with the times? Could she really make a lot of money by shooting those weird urban films?
This absolutely confident attitude made Cheng Fei, who was still somewhat hesitant, finally determined to implement Yang Ruoqian's shooting guidelines.
She was still skeptical, but since there was no risk of losing money, she might as well give it a try.
Even if you fail, you can still make a small profit from this business, so it would be a waste not to do it.
"Okay, let's do as you say. Regarding the contract signing, let's find a time next week to discuss it at your company. I'll bring my employees here to visit and learn from them."
"Xiao Feng, go talk to the screenwriters and ask them to change the script according to what Mr. Yang said."
Hearing this, Yang Ruoqian straightened up again and quickly stopped him, "Wait."
(Today's 10,000 words) (End of this chapter)
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