Titanic 2 is already released?!
So soon?
Wasn't it filming in full swing a few days ago? Just a few days later, it was directly released straight after the filming?
However, think about the war-damaged set of the Shelter Company. Everything was done to save costs. The script is only a few pages long, and the director doesn't look like a jerk...
The special effects are poor, the script is short, and everything is done to save money. But after filming, can't the movie be released with just a few random changes?
It's not being released in theaters anyway.
Yang Ruoqian sighed: "Let's just release it. Is there anything else?"
The operations girl hesitated for a moment and asked, "Boss Yang, how much publicity do we need to do?"
Generally speaking, such minor matters can be discussed and resolved with the operations and publicity department, and there is no need to report them to Yang Ruoqian.
However, since this was the first time dealing with matters related to the shelter company, out of caution, Weng Ziqin, who was in charge of operations, decided to ask Yang Ruoqian how to handle the matter.
After the second time they will take full responsibility.
Yang Ruoqian said without even thinking, "Just do some publicity on a small scale, and try to promote this work as a wonderful sequel to Titanic. If possible, you can even say it surpasses the original."
After all, this movie has a lot of hype and most people are optimistic about its profitability. After careful consideration, Yang Ruoqian decided not to promote it too hard.
If you spend too much money on publicity and promotion, what will happen if you don’t get a positive effect? If it were not long before the quarterly settlement, Yang Ruoqian could spend money suddenly and lose the money before worrying about it.
But the third quarter has just begun. If we accidentally over-promote the movie and make it a hit online, wouldn’t that be digging a hole for ourselves? The promotional content is as self-promoting as possible, flattering ourselves, and forcing a $500,000 masterpiece to be a spiritual sequel of a $500 million movie. This is also a means of reverse publicity.
If the score of "Titanic 2" on Douchi is over 3.0, it means that the audience is not good! The operation girl had no objection and agreed directly: "Okay, Mr. Yang!"
The movie has already been released on major platforms at this point. As the person specifically responsible for the connection, it is impossible for her not to have seen the movie.
So she knew what this movie was all about. Not to mention being a sequel to Titanic, it didn't even have anything to do with Titanic.
So... Mr. Yang's publicity may seem like a shameless attempt to gild himself and gain popularity, but in fact it is a true master-level operation.
Before the official release of "The Boys", didn't many people say that this movie was just a rubbish? How to get attention in a perfect way without making people hate you... Creating memes is the best way.
Since the release of "The Boys", many famous memes have been directly edited out and have become enduring topics of discussion and emoticons.
As a result, the two leading male and female actors became popular artists, jumping from obscurity to at least the level of second-tier stars.
Shang Qianyu and her senior Wen Ruoxiu were busy participating in various activities all day long, and frequently appeared in various shots.
I believe Mr. Yang’s attitude towards the new movie is the same...
Before hanging up the phone, the operations girl said again in an encouraging tone: "Boss Yang, don't worry, we will not hold the group back, and we will live and die with the group!"
After saying that, the operations girl seemed to feel a little ashamed and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Yang Ruoqian on the other end: “???”
No, what exactly do you want me to say to make you believe that the company is really doing well and there is nothing wrong at all?
I'm really not trying to sugarcoat the truth! Yang Ruoqian sighed heavily and put the phone on the landline.
Originally, what Yang Ruoqian wanted to do was to use super high benefits, salary levels and strict management to control the work efficiency of employees.
Under long-term high pressure, the employees were forced to work less efficiently due to Yang Ruoqian's airtight offensives...
After all, people are prone to laziness, and when life is good, they can't help but want to indulge in the pleasure of slacking off.
Just when the results that had been achieved for a year were beginning to show results, Shao Yiqi colluded with external enemies and spread rumors within the company, which completely aroused the employees' fighting spirit.
As soon as the employee showed the slightest sign of slacking off, it was ruthlessly crushed by a big hand.
Even Yang Ruoqian had no time to formulate protective measures.
A year's hard work was destroyed in an instant.
Yang Ruoqian didn't even have the idea of refuting the rumors on a large scale - no matter what he said, others would only believe what he wanted to believe.
Debunking rumors will instead make employees imagine more things they shouldn’t.
After trying to dispel the rumor about Lin Cao yesterday but having the opposite effect, Yang Ruoqian immediately gave up this dangerous idea.
Instead of refuting the rumors, it would be better to use more cruel high welfare benefits plans to suppress employees who attempt to work hard.
It can also increase some expenses.
At the same time, Yang Ruoqian received a reply from the person responsible for the copyright operations of "The Wandering Blue Planet".
"Mr. Yang, the publisher's initial offer is 300,000."
Yang Ruoqian looked at the number and felt disappointed.
Why is it so cheap?
You can buy the film and television adaptation rights of such an excellent novel with just 300,000 yuan?
But after thinking about it for a while, Yang Ruoqian realized why the copyright fee was so cheap.
A good novel does not necessarily mean that the adapted movie will be a hit - the original novel can certainly bring some fans, but if the movie is not good enough and does not meet expectations, these fans attracted by the original novel will also unleash their most powerful fighting power.
To put it simply, it is backlash.
The incident of "Magic City Fortress" is still fresh in our memory. The previous victim, Yuefu Group, is still licking its wounds in a corner. Naturally, the copyright adaptation fee cannot be too outrageous.
Unless the author's work has already had a very successful revision, or the popularity of the work has reached a phenomenal level, a fee of several hundred thousand would be the maximum.
Although Liu has a good reputation now, none of his works have been adapted into a film or TV series...
"No! You can't make excuses for yourself! There are always more solutions than difficulties!"
Yang Ruoqian suddenly woke up and perked up.
This quarter is the most difficult quarter. We must do our best and not miss any opportunity to squeeze every penny out of the company! He sent a message to the operations girl: "Tell the publisher that we can't accept this price."
When the operator saw the message sent by Yang Ruoqian, he suddenly felt sad.
Sure enough, the group was in big trouble.
Now even the copyright adaptation fee of 300,000 is considered too expensive... In the past, Mr. Yang would have taken it without blinking an eye.
In such a difficult time, my salary and benefits have not been reduced, and no colleagues have been laid off...
The more I can help Mr. Yang to lower the price, the more valuable funds I can contribute to the group!
The operation team calmed down and quickly replied: "So what is your psychological bottom line? We will help you negotiate with the publisher."
At this time, the operations girl was already prepared. Even if Mr. Yang cut the price in half, she would try her best to complete the task.
"Psychological bottom line? One million, maybe. We won't accept anything below that."
"Okay... eh? What? We won't accept anything less than one million?!"
What the hell?
Didn't they say that the group's cash flow was facing huge pressure? Did they use all the money earned from "The Black Robe Inspection Team" to hire lawyers because of the targeting by the Yuefu? Why is there another round of reverse bargaining now?
Yang Ruoqian, who was racking his brains to spend the money, continued typing: "First of all, we acquired the rights to the film and television adaptation, not the complete rights to the book."
"That is to say, if some force majeure factors arise later, there will likely be some unnecessary disputes... The less money you give, the fewer clauses in the contract that are favorable to us. And the more money you give, the more clauses in the contract that are favorable to us."
"We can't let the short-term benefits lead to more troubles in the future, understand? So the copyright fee must be paid in full, so that all possible risks in the future can be nipped in the bud."
Yang Ruoqian typed a lot of words on the keyboard and generously shared his twisted ideas with the operations girl.
As for what specific "force majeure factors" may occur and what risks will arise in the future, Yang Ruoqian has not yet prepared them.
The content of the contract is even more nonsense...If money can be bargained for, then why can't the content of the contract be bargained for?
Paying more money and signing a more unequal contract is simply the most basic of operations for the battle-hardened Mr. Yang.
Anyway, he is the boss, so there is no need to say so much. Just wait for the employees to guess the rest.
Don’t you all love to imagine? Then imagine it yourself.
Sure enough, the operations girl suddenly understood something: "I see...Boss Yang, I understand! I just didn't think it through!"
Mr. Yang is Mr. Yang, he always thinks about problems comprehensively!
Even though the group was already so stretched, he could calmly see what was going to happen for a long time in the future and weigh the pros and cons.
Instead of saving some necessary expenses in the short term, which will lead to big trouble later and ultimately be counterproductive.
The top decision makers are indeed farsighted...
Yang Ruoqian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had successfully fooled his employees. He then closed the chat interface and took a look at the unread message he had just sent.
In a trance, Yang Ruoqian felt that his day had been extremely fulfilling.
Mr. Yang, who often slacked off and played games in the office last quarter, had to struggle again this month to make a living.
In just one day, he had a long talk with the person in charge of the operation of the shelter company and the person in charge of the copyright issues of "Wandering Blue Planet".
Now it’s the third one. There is not even any spare time in between, not even a chance to catch a breath.
When I looked at the person who sent the message, it was indeed Cheng Fei.
Previously, Yang Ruoqian asked her to help contact some people and form a crew belonging to the Kuiguang Group to avoid the profits generated by the transfer of copyrights.
Now it seems that the connection has been established...
Cheng Fei: "Boss Yang met with my brother? This is his personality, don't be surprised."
When Yang Ruoqian thought of the scene where Cheng Fang opened his mouth and rumors flew everywhere, his scalp went numb and he quickly ended this uncomfortable topic.
Now, when he saw the word "Success", he couldn't help but recall the past when he was stuffed with money by these brother and sister. It was so painful.
"Ahahaha... that's a small matter. Last time I asked Mr. Cheng to contact the crew, have you made any progress?"
Cheng Fei replied quickly: "I have contacted you. I heard that many directors are very enthusiastic to work under you. By the way, I heard from the grapevine that your company has a little problem that is not worth mentioning. Is there anything you can help with?"
Can you please not bring this up...
Seeing that the topic he had finally started was brought back again, Yang Ruoqian pinched his forehead.
What gossip? That's a rumor made up by your brother! "Haha, just as Mr. Cheng said, it's just some minor issues. You don't need to mobilize a large force. I can solve it myself. Um, what is the specific staffing configuration of the crew?"
Cheng Fei continued to reply: "I originally wanted to let An Zhou go directly to your place, but he said he was not good at shooting this kind of hardcore science fiction theme, so he didn't come. I contacted several other directors for you, and they are all quite capable... By the way, let me remind you that the Yue Mansion is not easy to get along with, so you must be fully prepared."
Stop talking...
After chatting for a few sentences, Yang Ruoqian finally realized that Cheng Fei's attention was not on the arrangement of the director.
She came here just because of the trouble in Yue Mansion.
What director of the director department? It's just an excuse to open up a topic.
With such a high level of concern, Chengyu Group must have already started to deploy operations, right? Shao Yiqi's side is probably not far behind, and perhaps Gaoyao Group is also taking action.
How could Yuefu Group deserve to be targeted by two large groups?
How could the Kuiguang Group deserve to be served by two large groups together...
I can’t imagine how big the scene will be by then.
But fortunately... the lawsuit is not big. Even if it is big, it is difficult to bring much substantial benefits to Kuiguang Group.
As for fame and the various impacts that this matter itself will bring that cannot be measured by money... I can only take it one step at a time.
Yang Ruoqian couldn't help but sigh: "Boss Cheng...why don't you just tell me clearly what you did over there?"
Cheng Fei: "It's just some insignificant things, not worth mentioning. Mr. Yang, just do your own thing. It's my decision to help you, so you don't owe me a favor."
As if feeling that she had said too much about things that she shouldn't have said, Cheng Fei finally took the initiative to end this sad topic.
She continued typing, "Well, I'll send you a list of directors. Tell me which one you think is more suitable?" (End of this chapter)
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