Chapter 152: Money Tree
Xie Ran's eyes were slightly red. Ever since he got into trouble many years ago, his good brother stabbed him in the back at a critical moment. Although other good friends did not add insult to injury, they also drew a clear line between themselves and him.
Xu Youyou was also the first person who wanted to fight against Star Diamond with him.
Although Xu Youyou promised to help him with revenge when he agreed to work for her, he did not hold out much hope and was secretly thinking about accumulating strength by relying on Xu Youyou.
With two major game platforms bidding at the same time, Xu Youyou might be able to earn hundreds of millions more from the agency rights, but she just refused such a large sum of money. At this moment, Xie Ran finally believed that Xu Youyou really wanted to help him get revenge.
"The people of Star Diamond are always vindictive. Who was the person who just called you?" Xie Ran asked.
"It seems to be Li..." After thinking for a moment, Xu Youyou said, "Li Huairen, it seems to be this name."
Xie Ran's expression changed.
Xu Youyou asked: "Do you know him?"
Xie Ran raised his lips in a cold arc: "I know him, how could I not know him?"
Xu Youyou was a little curious: "Enemy?"
Xie Ran said: "Deep hatred."
Xu Youyou tilted her head and said, "Then you should know him very well. Can we take the initiative to set up a trap against him?"
Xie Ran shook his head: "It's better to be still than to move. There are too many loopholes in actively creating opportunities."
Xu Youyou didn't force it and said, "Okay, since you said so, then I don't care. Anyway, you know my family background. Just tell me when you need money."
Although Lu Jingyao knew that this was a way to win people's hearts, he felt that it was not right. He suppressed the jealousy in his heart and watched their affectionate expressions before letting the negotiation team negotiate with Xie Ran.
Lu Jingyao stayed in the living room drinking tea with Xu Youyou, pretending to ask casually: "You seem to be very dependent on Xie Ran?"
Xu Youyou didn't think much about it and said casually: "There is no other way. I have few people under me, and I have to do the work of several people by myself."
Xu Youyou glanced enviously at Lu Jingyao's negotiation team in the reception room next door.
Lu Jingyao said: "Talents tend to gather together. You can ask Xie Ran to build a team for you. His vision will definitely be good."
Xu Youyou nodded and changed the topic.
"Are you planning to remake the TV series Dream of the Red Chamber?" Lu Jingyao slightly widened his eyes when he heard this, and then nodded gently as if he remembered something: "Yes, now that you have the full manuscript, you can definitely make a version that you think is good. If it succeeds, then your company's name will be spread."
Of course, if I fail, I will probably be scolded by netizens.
Xu Youyou thought that even if there were some imperfections, as long as it was filmed carefully, it would definitely be better than the outrageous versions of previous years.
She took out a few more manuscripts of Mr. Zhang and said, "I plan to find a screenwriter who has a deep understanding of "Dream of Red Mansions" to write the script based on these research manuscripts."
"My mother has a friend who studies the Dream of the Red Chamber. His surname is Wang and he is a professor at Shanghai University," said Lu Jingyao.
Xu Youyou frowned slightly. Shanghai University was her alma mater, and the professor surnamed Wang was not a good memory for her.
"Wang Qianshu?"
Lu Jingyao asked: "Do you know him?"
Xu Youyou said directly: "I don't consider him."
Lu Jingyao felt his heart sink when he saw her expression suddenly turn cold, as if she didn't want to talk any more.
Xu Youyou said, "I'm going to audition for actors."
Lu Jingyao casually said, "There have been several versions of Dream of Red Mansions, and auditions have been held many times, but the characters chosen are always unsatisfactory."
Xu Youyou said: "Don't worry, we'll slowly look for the right person. I still need your help in this matter."
Lu Jingyao was puzzled: "How can I help?"
"It was Xie Ran who suggested it." Xu Youyou explained, "Isn't co-branding very popular now? Your company's signature snacks can be co-branded with Dream of the Red Chamber, and the audition can be promoted through the wrapping paper. At the same time, you can also do the same with your company's most popular mobile game."
Lu Jingyao raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this: "You really want to make a good TV series with such a big effort, but the cost will be too high."
With such vigorous publicity, Lu Jingyao could see that Xu Youyou was determined to choose the most suitable candidate.
Xu Youyou said: "This is Dream of the Red Chamber after all, I am willing to do it even if I lose money."
Lu Jingyao couldn't help but agree when he heard this. "Dream of Red Mansions" is a common cultural memory of the Chinese people. He was not surprised that Xu Youyou had such an idea, and took the initiative to say: "I also want to do something for "Dream of Red Mansions". The price of snacks is not easy to change casually. I can do a 50% discount promotion when I co-branded it in the game."
Xu Youyou was stunned and said, "Your investment is too huge. Even if you discount it by 50%, you will probably lose money."
Lu Jingyao smiled and said, "It's not like we're losing money. At least we're making some money. A 50% discount on game skins is a reward for old customers. Besides, if your TV series becomes popular, I'll still be the one getting the benefit."
"That's not how businessmen calculate. A 50% discount is too big a discount. It might make players who bought game skins before dissatisfied, and you would suffer a loss instead." Xu Youyou said in a low voice.
Lu Jingyao said: "If you think I might lose money, then consider it as me investing money in the TV series, so give me a share."
"One point is too little, at least ten points." Xu Youyou said.
Lu Jingyao smiled and said, "You don't make money with ten points? Just one point, I don't want more."
Xu Youyou felt that this bargaining scene was somewhat familiar. She seemed to have bargained with Lu Jingyao in the same way in the past, but it was always like this. They had never been as stingy as businessmen. Instead, they were both afraid that the other party would suffer a loss.
The negotiations on Xie Ran's side were also going very quickly, and the preliminary price had already come out. This domestic agency right was given by Peter as the company's CEO abroad to the company's major shareholder Xu Youyou, so now it was resold to Lu Jingyao, and the money obtained was directly deposited into Xu Youyou's account.
Xie Ran chose to mainly rely on profit sharing. The agency rights are 10 million per year, plus a 10% revenue share, and the price is adjusted every year.
Ten million may not seem like a lot, but this game is just in its early stages, so this price is already a bit high.
What is more important is that 10% of the operating income is not the profit sharing, but the game turnover.
Lu's company will have to spend a lot of money to promote this game as it is an agent, so the initial investment cost will not be low, but Xu Youyou will not suffer any loss.
People were coming and going in the house, and Xie Ran and Lu Jingyao both stayed.
Lu Jingyao wanted to stay and have dinner together, but Xie Ran had other things to report.
"So far, the revenue sharing amount of our short drama platform has exceeded 100 million yuan," said Xie Ran.
Xu Youyou paused. The profit share was over 100 million yuan. This money was given to the producers of the short dramas. The platform would only earn more.
Xie Ran knew what she was thinking and said, "The platform's revenue is 1 billion yuan, and the profit is about 800 million yuan."
Xu Youyou immediately shouted to the housekeeper Sister Zhang: "Sister Zhang, open a bottle of champagne quickly!"
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