Chapter 130: Millions, Strange, and Unethical (1150 monthly tickets plus more)
April 29, 8:50 am.
Baiqian Media’s film viewing room, the three major video websites and Xiaoma Video are all here.
They are all acquaintances.
Wang Jun, head of Kunlang Video.
Zhang Ming, head of Xingyao Video.
Mao Shuihui, the person in charge of MiLi Video.
This time, it was Ding Yi who took the initiative to come to Xiaoma Video. After all, Xiaoma Entertainment also invested in "The Rumored Chen Qianqian". Ding Yi also made some inquiries and heard that "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" was pretty good.
In this case, Ding Yi simply came here himself.
He is determined to win "The Rumored Chen Qianqian".
"Mr. Mao, the movie 'Undocumented Crime' must have brought a lot of traffic to your MiLi Video."
Zhang Ming asked Mao Shuihui with a smile.
Mao Shuihui said: "Yes, I also want to thank Mr. Zhang for showing mercy last time, which allowed us, MiLi Video, to surpass you in one leap."
Zhang Ming: “???”
That's too much.
How is this still unethical?
Wang Jun on the side laughed: "Why? Mr. Mao is going to buy "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" at a high price again this time? But you guys at MiLi Video have never been very keen on promoting costume dramas."
"Of course we have to watch the drama. Although we at MiLi Video don't really like costume dramas, we appreciate Teacher Yu's ability."
Mao Shuihui shook her head and said, "But Mr. Wang, what do you think? You have already bought out the exclusive broadcasting rights for "Female Officials". Why? You still want to fight for "The Rumored Chen Qianqian"? "
Wang Jun said, "We at Kunlang Films have always paid more attention to period dramas. Therefore, if The Rumored Chen Qianqian is good, we will definitely compete for it."
From the beginning to the end, Ding Yi from Xiaoma Video was ignored.
After all, in the eyes of the Big Three, the others are all ants.
Even though Xiaoma Video’s traffic increased for a while thanks to “I Am Yu Huanshui”, it was like a person with kidney deficiency taking a small pill, it didn’t help.
But Ding Yi didn't care.
He is now just a spectator.
It would be better if the three of them were beaten into pig brains.
As long as the three major teams are beaten into pigs' brains, then Xiaoma Video will have a chance.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting."
At this time, Wang Bao pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Then let's get started."
Without any nonsense, Wang Bao asked everyone to watch the movie first.
The first episode of "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" has been edited, totaling 44 minutes.
"Ancient costumes? Modern?? Traveling through time into your own book??"
"This is a bit too confusing, and the lines are not very good."
"A spoof? The lines are confusing??"
…
Mao Shuihui felt a little disappointed after watching the first episode. She had thought that Yu Xiaoshu would be able to give her some surprise. After all, Yu Xiaoshu's abilities were there for everyone to see.
This is also the reason why Mao Shuihui was willing to come.
But I didn’t expect that this costume drama was really a bit disappointing.
Mao Shuihui is still a conservative. In her opinion, all the so-called innovations in costume dramas are useless. Just like "The Rumored Chen Qianqian", which is a good time travel drama, but it has to travel through time to the author's own novel, and the beginning actually starts with writing a novel.
In this regard, Mao Shuihui has the same idea as Wang Bao.
This is not a wise start.
It really floated.
Mao Shuihui thought of the outside world's perception of Yu Xiaoshu. At this time, Mao Shuihui felt that what the outside world said seemed to be true.
It’s normal when you think about it.
Yu Xiaoshu proved himself with two phenomenal online dramas, "I Am Yu Huanshui" and "The Undocumented Crime". More importantly, "The Undocumented Crime" successfully sniped "No Evidence".
Just based on these two achievements, Yu Xiaoshu is qualified to be proud.
Mao Shuihui plans to wait and see and she is not ready to make an offer for the time being.
Anyway, Wang Jun asked, "How many episodes are there in this web drama?"
Wang Bao smiled and said, "There are 23 episodes in total."
"23 episodes??"
Everyone was slightly stunned.
They originally thought that based on Yu Xiaoshu's personality, the show would continue for 12 episodes, but they didn't expect it to be almost twice as long this time.
23 episodes.
If the number of episodes is doubled, then it also proves that the cost of purchasing the drama will be higher.
Zhang Ming asked with concern: "Mr. Wang, if the show starts on May 1st, is it too late now?"
Wang Bao said: "Don't worry about that. We are going to edit 5 episodes on May 1st, and we want to broadcast all 5 episodes at 8pm on May 1st."
"What??"
Mao Shuihui frowned: "Boss Wang, it's not a common practice to premiere 5 episodes, and if we air 5 episodes at a time, what if the reputation is bad..."
"I know, but this is our condition, and we believe in the reputation of The Rumored Chen Qianqian."
Wang Bao said this confidently, but he sighed in his heart.
After all, if there are 5 episodes, the cost for the video website will increase by half.
But Yu Xiaoshu insisted on doing so, so Wang Bao had no choice but to do as Yu Xiaoshu asked.
Who made Wang Bao promise Yu Xiaoshu to do everything he said?
For this reason, even if he is not optimistic about "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" in his heart, Wang Bao must not lose in terms of momentum.
After Wang Bao stated the conditions, the Big Three and Xiaoma Video began to quickly calculate the pros and cons.
But no one made an offer first.
Everyone seemed to be waiting for the other party to play a card.
"well."
This scene made Wang Bao sigh in his heart.
Think about how impatient you were after watching the three major movies of "The Undocumented Crime", and then look at your attitude after watching "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" this time.
The difference is obvious.
"Mr. Wang, after all, our cooperation on "The Undocumented Crime" was very good, so I would like to ask what is your intended price for "The Rumored Chen Qianqian"? "
Mao Shuihui thought it would be better for her to speak first. She smiled at Wang Bao and said, "You can't ask for a random price this time. It's better to give a realistic price."
Think about the last time Wang Bao directly said that the single episode of "Undocumented Crime" was 20 million. Don't you think this is just nonsense? ?
Wang Bao was a little helpless for a moment, but he still said, "Our offer is 15 million per episode."
After that, Zhang Ming said directly: "Boss Wang, let's not use the same trick again. How about this, 5 million, 5 million per episode, and we will buy it out exclusively on Xingyao Video."
This price is a conscience price.
Zhang Ming felt that for an online drama that had an 80% chance of flop, the price he offered was quite fair.
However, Wang Bao turned his gaze to Mao Shuihui: "We signed a deep cooperation agreement with Mili Video, and we said that you have priority for Baiqian Media's web series. So, I wonder how much you offered for "The Rumored Chen Qianqian"? "
"this…"
Mao Shuihui was a little hesitant for a moment.
She was now in a dilemma.
If she didn't make an offer directly, she would most likely offend Baiqian Media, which she didn't care about. However, Mao Shuihui was worried about offending Yu Xiaoshu.
For her, offending a screenwriter who may have the potential to reach platinum in the future is not worth the loss.
What's more, "The Undocumented Crime" can be said to have made Mao Shuihui both famous and wealthy, and she also received a generous bonus from the company. She can be said to have made the right bet.
But this time???
It’s not a matter of whether Mao Shuihui wants to gamble or not. If "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" is really of high quality and has the potential to be an SSS-level web drama, then Mao Shuihui doesn’t mind going crazy again.
But.
There is a but here.
But Mao Shuihui is not optimistic about this web drama.
"5.2 million."
Mao Shuihui then offered: "We at MiLi Video are willing to buy out the exclusive broadcasting rights of The Rumored Chen Qianqian for 5.2 million."
"Okay, you win then."
Zhang Ming was quite straightforward this time. He stood up and said, "Boss Wang, I hope we can have another chance to cooperate in the future."
At the beginning, Zhang Ming left "The Undocumented Crime" in a depressed mood, but this time, Zhang Ming left in a calm and relaxed mood.
The first episode of "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" gives people the feeling of a strong failure.
Therefore, he just offered 5 million just to show his appreciation. After all, since he was already here, it would be inappropriate not to offer a reward.
But that’s where it ends.
After Zhang Ming left, Wang Bao also felt a little bitter.
MMP.
This is so shameful.
Yu Xiaoshu will definitely not be satisfied with the current price.
However, the more anxious he became, the calmer Wang Bao became.
During a negotiation, no matter how depressed you are, you must never let others see it.
At this time, Ding Yi, who had been silent, said: "We at Xiaoma Video are willing to purchase the exclusive broadcasting rights of "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" for 6 million."
"Well, where is your MiLi video?"
Wang Bao said to Mao Shuihui: "What do you think?"
"Mr. Wang, it looks like we won't be able to work together on this costume drama, but I believe we will definitely work together on the next one."
Mao Shuihui said with a smile: "Our in-depth cooperation should continue."
"Yeah, I think so too."
Wang Bao also said with a smile on his face.
In this way, Mao Shuihui also withdrew from the competition.
Of the three major, two are gone.
As for Wang Jun, Wang Bao actually didn't have much hope.
After all, Kunlang Film and Television has always been famous for being stingy.
At this time, how much can you expect Kunlang Video to produce?
"Eight million."
But Wang Jun hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "We are willing to purchase the exclusive broadcasting rights of "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" for 8 million yuan."
"What??"
Wang Jun was a little surprised: "What did you say?"
Ding Yi, who was standing by, also looked at Wang Jun with a somewhat surprised expression.
Wang Jun said with a smile: "We like this drama very much, and I think this web drama will definitely be a hit, so we are willing to purchase it for 8 million yuan."
Ding Yi was thinking MMP.
Because of the failure of "I Am Li Xiaobao", his say in the company has become less important. This time, Ding Yi is ready to go all out and buy "The Rumored Chen Qianqian".
However, his idea was similar to that of Zhang Ming and Mao Shuihui, that is, "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" was indeed a little lacking.
However, unlike Zhang Ming and Mao Shuihui, Ding Yi is slightly more optimistic about "The Rumored Chen Qianqian".
He thinks it won't be a huge hit, but it won't be a complete flop either.
In this case, Ding Yi considered buying "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" for 6 million, so that he would not lose money.
In his opinion, the three major filmmakers would not be willing to invest heavily in this web drama.
The facts are indeed as Ding Yi expected. The two major video websites, Xingyao and MiShi, have 5 million and 5.2 million respectively, which basically means withdrawal.
Moreover, Ding Yi and Wang Bao have similar ideas.
Kunlang Video is a stingy company and it must be very stingy.
The result was totally unexpected.
8 million.
Kunlang Video actually wanted to purchase the exclusive broadcasting rights for 8 million yuan.
What medicine is this? ?
Why is it suddenly so fierce?
Ding Yi looked at Wang Jun and said, "Boss Wang, let me tell you this. Let's not compete with each other. Let's each buy The Rumored Chen Qianqian for 5 million yuan. What do you think?"
This is a common form of cooperation for video websites.
When the purchase cost is too high, then choose to cooperate in purchasing the drama.
However, Wang Jun said to Ding Yi, "Boss Ding, let's put it this way. We at Kunlang Video will offer a maximum of 10 million for The Rumored Chen Qianqian. If you at Xiaoma Video offer more than that, then I will withdraw."
"you……"
Ding Yi got a little angry when he heard what Wang Jun said.
Because he felt that Wang Jun was mocking him.
"Mr. Wang, do you really think that we at Xiaoma Video can't afford a higher price?"
At this time, Ding Yi spoke to Wang Jun with a cold expression.
Wang Jun said: "Okay, then you go ahead."
"snort."
Wang Jun snorted coldly, then he stood up and said to Wang Bao: "Boss Wang, I hope we can have a chance to cooperate again in the future."
Wang Bao: “???”
Originally, Wang Bao was waiting for Ding Yi to make an offer after seeing his attitude just now, but he didn't expect that he would become scared in an instant.
But it's understandable.
Unless the show "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" is crazy, how could it possibly offer a price of tens of millions per episode?
And this Wang Jun might really be crazy.
"Boss Wang, I really didn't expect you to quote a price of tens of millions for a single set."
Wang Bao said to Wang Jun: "It really surprised me."
"Haha, I didn't expect that either."
Wang Jun smiled and said, "Then let's start the promotion at the same time. After all, time is tight now."
"good."
Wang Bao also smiled: "It's a pleasure to work with you."
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
Wang Jun nodded slightly.
Later, everyone in Baiqian Media was in an uproar.
"Oh my god, can you believe this? Another single episode of The Rumored Chen Qianqian was sold for tens of millions of dollars."
"This, doesn't this mean that it will definitely fail?"
"Yeah, this price is too high. I can't believe it at all."
"I can't believe it, this is so amazing."
"As expected, it's Teacher Yu."
…
Everyone was talking non-stop.
Cao Xiao, Li Yang and Wu Zhen also felt somewhat emotional.
"I didn't expect that Kunlang Films would buy the exclusive broadcasting rights of The Rumored Chen Qianqian for tens of millions per episode. I thought it would be MiLi Video."
Cao Xiao said with some admiration: "I think this is Teacher Yu's signature."
Li Yang frowned: "Why do I feel like something is wrong?"
“What’s wrong??”
Cao Xiao was stunned and asked.
"Look, Xingyao Video quoted 5 million, Mili Video quoted 5.2 million, and Xiaoma Video later saw that Kunlang Video's offer was too high, so they wanted to jointly purchase the drama with Kunlang Video. Who would have thought that Kunlang Video would directly get 10 million."
Li Yang smiled bitterly and said, "I think everyone's confidence in "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" is obviously insufficient. So why did Kunlang Video do this? Is it to make money? Is it to be willful?"
Wu Zhenze said: "It is obvious that Kunlang Video wants to promote costume dramas. I heard that Kunlang Entertainment invested in several costume dramas in the second half of the year. Although we all think that costume dramas will become unpopular, the capital market obviously does not think so. I think Kunlang Video is not interested in "The Rumored Chen Qianqian". They want to tell everyone in this way that Kunlang Video will buy costume dramas at a high price."
Cao Xiao frowned: "Is that so?"
"pretty close."
Wu Zhendong said: "I talked to the people from Kunlang Entertainment a few days ago, and there will be costume dramas in the next self-made section of Kunlang Video. This also proves that what Wang Jun did today is very normal. This is spending money on advertising."
At this point, Wu Zhen said sarcastically, "What's there to be happy about? The company has a good idea to release 5 episodes at once, but if these 5 episodes collectively flop, they won't pay you for 5 episodes according to the contract. In this case, Kunlang Video will use 2,000 to 3,000 yuan to advertise its reputation, but what about us at Baiqian Media? We will become a complete joke because of this web drama."
Yes.
Wu Zhen still stubbornly believes that "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" will make Baiqian Media the biggest joke.
16 days of shooting time.
He had to go and snipe "The Lady Official" to commit suicide.
And now it’s not three episodes that are broadcast at a time, but five episodes.
this.
This is a case of the abnormal behavior everywhere. Isn't it courting death? ?
When Wu Zhen thought that "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" would flop, he thought that there was only one way for "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" to do anything next.
That's a dead end.
Cao Xiao and Li Yang are too lazy to discuss "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" with Wu Zhen recently. They both think that Wu Zhen is possessed by a demon.
But today, they both felt that what Wu Zhen said made some sense.
It seems that this is really the case.
"Manager Li, Teacher Yu wants you to come over for a moment."
Just then, Wang Bao's assistant came over and called Li Yang.
"Okay, I understand."
Li Yang nodded slightly, then he said to Cao Xiao and Wu Zhen: "It seems that they are going to start the publicity. I will go first."
After Li Yang left, Wu Zhen said to Cao Xiao, "This time, I will have a good confrontation with Yu Xiaoshu after "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" starts airing. I want him to apologize to me in front of everyone and stop interfering in my affairs."
Cao Xiao looked at Wu Zhen without saying anything.
He doesn't know how to judge now.
…
"Manager Li, I'm sure you know that The Rumored Chen Qianqian will soon be aired on Kunlang Video, and the promotion will start soon."
Yu Xiaoshu saw Li Yang and said quickly: "This time, "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" will not release a trailer video, only publicity."
"kindness??"
Li Yang was slightly stunned.
This is usually a sign of lack of confidence.
"Right now, 'The Lady' seems to be spending a lot of money on promotion, with a new trailer every day. So we're going to do the opposite."
Yu Xiaoshu smiled and said, "Kunlang Video paid tens of millions for The Rumored Chen Qianqian, which will definitely get people talking about this drama. If we don't release a trailer after the popularity rises, the discussion will increase further."
Li Yang was a little worried: "But if this happens, will "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" cause people to question it? Or even think it's a liar?"
"Don't be afraid. The more you curse at this time, the less you expect it, and the more effective it will be when the show starts."
Yu Xiaoshu said nonchalantly.
"Okay, Li Yang, just do as Xiao Shu said."
Wang Bao waved his hand and said.
Since he has decided to trust Yu Xiaoshu, Wang Bao is ready to go all the way.
That's how victory and defeat go.
"Uncle Wang, I'll go tell Mr. Liu that it's time for him to take action."
Yu Xiaoshu waited until Li Yang left and then said to Wang Bao.
"OK."
Wang Bao said at this time.
"Little tree."
When Yu Xiaoshu walked to the door, Wang Bao suddenly called him.
"Huh? What??"
Yu Xiaoshu turned around and asked with some confusion.
"Xiao Shu, no matter what the outcome of the web drama "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" is, we won't lose too much, so don't feel too much psychological pressure."
Wang Bao advised Yu Xiaoshu.
"Haha, Uncle Wang, I know."
Yu Xiaoshu smiled secretly in his heart.
As expected, he is worthy of being Wang Bao.
This is because he is worried that Yu Xiaoshu might become mentally disturbed if "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" fails.
To be honest, Yu Xiaoshu really doesn’t think that "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" will flop.
But even if it fails, what can we do? ?
Yu Xiaoshu is not the kind of person who would collapse after a little setback.
Arriving at Liu Qianqian's office, Yu Xiaoshu said to Liu Qianqian, "Boss Liu, it's time for you to play a role again."
"Okay."
Liu Qianqian said excitedly: "I have been waiting for you to say this for too long, tell me, how to do it???"
"Mr. Liu, don't get too excited. Just forward it later, and then you can tag Li Ruhai."
Yu Xiaoshu said, "Liu Xiang hasn't done a good job of proving himself yet. Although he and Li Ruhai have not responded, we are now filming a TV series with ancient costume themes, so we have to tell them."
Liu Qianqian laughed: "Okay, okay, although it feels a bit unethical, I like it."
Ten minutes later, Kunlang Video and Baiqian Media simultaneously announced that "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" will be broadcast at 8 pm on May 1st.
This message was forwarded by Liu Qianqian, who then directly tagged Liu Xiang and Li Ruhai and wrote: "You two come over and take a look. Our Baiqian Media's costume drama "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" is about to be aired. You can learn how to shoot a costume drama."
kindness.
Naturally, a lot of people commented under Liu Qianqian's comment: "Another popular and unethical part."
After all, during this period, Liu Qianqian did not mention Liu Xiang and Li Ruhai, and everyone thought that the matter was over.
The result was unexpected.
Liu Qianqian was actually waiting here.
Of course, putting aside Liu Qianqian’s comments, the news revealed by Kunlang Video alone shocked the industry.
Ten million again for a single episode? ?
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