Chapter 40: "Explosive" and accept advertisements
"Please understand that we are in the early stages of starting up and we are not wealthy, so we cannot offer more compensation."
Happiness is always short-lived. The three-day shooting passed in a flash. On the afternoon of the last day, Li Xiang said goodbye to his classmates and gave each of them a thin red envelope containing a hundred-yuan bill.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm actually very happy. Getting paid is icing on the cake. I hope we can work together again next time."
"I hope it's a big hit, come on Brother Xiang!"
"Goodbye everyone, see you at school tomorrow!"
Li Xiang and Jiang Caier saw their classmates off, smiled at each other, and returned to continue post-production video editing and special effects processing. They also had to add subtitles, both in Chinese and English.
Anyway, adding subtitles is not difficult, and adding Chinese and English subtitles makes it look more stylish. What if someone uploads it to the Internet?
In fact, in addition to the main film, the two also made a special collection of behind-the-scenes footage, which included many hilarious scenes. After all, none of them are professional actors, so they couldn't help laughing a lot.
Then there is also a video of everyone eating a "big pot meal" together, which is very lifelike.
In the backyard of Li Xiang's house, several tables were set up. Everyone was sitting or standing, eating from big bowls, chatting and laughing. The delicious dishes made people very hungry at first sight.
It is worth mentioning that Li Xiang’s action scenes do not require special effects. Even some classmates’ fighting scenes, after being processed with special effects, still do not look as good as Li Xiang’s natural fighting scenes.
I have to say that having a good foundation in Kung Fu is very important.
Fortunately, the protagonist is Li Xiang, and the others are not very important, especially the supporting male characters.
As soon as these videos were released, they became popular again.
Fans commented: "Short dramas are always stupid, but this one is really worth watching. Whether it's the plot, the dialogue, or the characterization, it can be seen that the actors have put a lot of effort into it."
"It's just that the costumes and makeup are a bit lacking, but the young actors are so good-looking."
"Oh my god, yeah, Brother Xiang, where did you find these handsome guys and beautiful girls?"
"Sichuan and Chongqing Tyrannosaurus? How come all of them have the sound of a clip? And it sounds pretty nice."
"The villains are all so cute."
"I think the costumes are OK, but the swords are terrible. They look fake at first glance."
Li Xiang replied: "I can't help it. It was too hasty. I didn't prepare well in many places. I hope you can forgive me." He thought to himself, if only I had bought it online earlier. If it was near Hengdian, it would be even more convenient. Maybe I don't even need to buy it and can just rent it.
"Brother Xiang is so handsome, his temperament is even stronger than that of Jinshe Langjun, but he is just as scumbag."
"What's wrong with it? Isn't it still good?"
"It's going to be a scumbag soon, otherwise why give it such a title? But this is what we are looking forward to. We really want to see the hero suffer bad luck, haha!"
Some fans are worried: "Will this skit be charged at the end?"
Li Xiang quickly replied: "No, no."
He is purely after traffic now and will definitely not charge any fees. He only has a few fans, and he dares to charge?
When the fans saw this, they felt relieved and said they would continue to support Li Xiang and give him some tips or small gifts when he started the live broadcast.
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In just a few days, the number of followers of Li Xiang's self-media account has increased from more than 70,000 to over 100,000! Looking at this "skyrocketing" number, Li Xiang felt relieved. This "high-cost production" was a success, and the "10,000 yuan" investment was worth it!
Moreover, those costumes, props, and fake jewelry can be reused for future filming.
Although some clothes were torn due to poor fabric quality, Li Xiang's grandmother asked her to have them mended. Surprisingly, they turned out to be in great condition after that.
Almost everyone in the village follows Li Xiang’s account and has seen the latest few videos, thinking they are quite good.
There is one thing, the number of fans has increased, but what is the use of just increasing fans? I haven't made back the nearly 10,000 yuan I spent before.
Many elderly people shook their heads and sighed, thinking that they should find an opportunity to talk to Grandma Li Xiang and ask her to persuade her grandson that even if he was rich, he should not spend money like this.
"Let's go together tomorrow. With more people, our words will carry more weight, and I believe your aunt will be able to listen to you." The aunt they were referring to was Li Xiang's grandmother.
“Ding~”
Li Xiang’s self-media background received a private message from a fan.
The other party actually came to him to cooperate: "Brother Xiang, I'm happy to see that your fans have exceeded 100,000. Let me introduce myself. My name is He Zhixiang. I'm a coffee merchant in Yunnan Province. I manage more than 13,000 acres of my own coffee estate and produce more than 3,500 tons of coffee beans annually. In addition to selling coffee, I now also opened a coffee-themed hotel, which integrates catering, homestay, coffee experience, and coffee research. Since the new store is opening, I would like to find you to advertise. Do you accept it?"
"What's the price?" Li Xiang replied.
After a while, the other party replied with a price: "60 seconds of advertising, 4,000 yuan. I asked, it should be fair."
The other party had learned that the advertising fee for an account with 100,000 followers is usually 3,000-5,000 yuan, so the 4,000 yuan he gave was reasonable.
Li Xiang was silent for a moment, then replied: "You should also know that although my account only has 100,000 followers, it is very active. You can tell by the number of comments and likes on my videos. Also, I don't know if you have ever participated in my live broadcasts, but the number of people online far exceeds that of an average account with 100,000 followers."
"Then tell me a number, and I'll consider it if I can accept it."
Li Xiang: “8,000.”
I thought I would scare the other party away, but unexpectedly, the other party quickly replied: "Deal! Do you want to transfer the money directly to you?"
Li Xiang was immediately shocked: "Why don't you wait and see the quality of the ad?" What if I'm fooling you? "Haha, I'm your biggest fan. I've bought black truffles from you before. I trust you. I feel like you're a very down-to-earth person."
In fact, He Zhixiang had his considerations. First, what Li Xiang said made sense. Second, 8,000 yuan was not a big deal for him. Third, if the 8,000 yuan was worth it, he decided to continue to deepen cooperation with Li Xiang.
He always felt that Li Xiang would soar to great heights in the future. If he could establish a good cooperative relationship with Li Xiang when he was still a humble person, everything would be easier in the future.
He is a fairly successful businessman and has his own set of standards for judging people.
"Deal, happy cooperation."
The two exchanged contact information, after all, private messages were too inconvenient. Then, the other party took the initiative to call and chat with Li Xiang.
Judging from the other person's voice, he had a rough personality, a very loud laugh, and loved singing. He sang a song for Li Xiang on the spot over the phone.
To be honest, Li Xiang felt a little awkward, mainly because it was our first phone call and we were not very familiar with each other.
But for He Zhixiang, he is very familiar with Li Xiang and has been following Li Xiang for a long time, starting from the first video of digging black truffles.
"Brother, I am a few years older than you, so I call you brother. I am on a business trip in Chengdu. I will bring someone to visit you tomorrow. We can talk in person. I have some ideas about advertising. We can see how to integrate it into your video."
“Looking forward to seeing you!”
He Zhixiang pondered for a moment and said, "It doesn't seem appropriate for me to only shoot one commercial this time. How about we do two commercials? 16,000, I'll give you the money when we meet, not a penny less."
Li Xiang: "..." This is really a big shot. So generous.
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(End of this chapter)
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