Chapter 152 Spring Festival Gala
"Miss, whether our company's revenue this year can exceed 2 billion depends entirely on you."
Sister Luan had a serious face, and she didn't speak as if the company was going to make 2 billion yuan, but rather lose 2 billion yuan.
"How much more is left?"
"We're only three hundred million short. Come on."
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A company that mainly manages artists and invests in movies and TV series as a supplement can have revenue that surpasses more than 90% of listed companies. How amazing is that!
This is not something that Ye Mengyu can do alone.
For celebrities, the fastest way to make money is through endorsements. For example, she earns a minimum of 30 million yuan a year. Even with national brands and established Chinese products, there will be a discount, but it won't be less than 20 million yuan. For new brands, foreign brands, and luxury brands, there is no upper limit.
For her, there's no such thing as needing to endorse luxury goods to boost her status. An endorsement is an endorsement, and the more expensive the product, the higher the endorsement fee. It's up to you to use it or not. If you use it, others won't achieve the same effect, and if you don't, others will grab it.
The choice is two-way, the one with the highest bid wins.
She now has 20 business endorsements and generates 500 million yuan in revenue a year.
"The General's Daughter" was a huge hit, with revenue of 800 million yuan from selling various copyrights.
The remaining hundreds of millions of dollars came from the profits earned from business deals with the artists brought up by the female general.
Each person gets anywhere from several million to tens of millions, which is too much because there are so many people.
Those in their forties and fifties are now well-known. Even if they can't get commercial work, they can still get leading roles, and their salaries for a film can be several million.
"...all in all, it adds up to this much. Next year's film investment will be even greater, so for good luck, we'll round it up this year so it's a little more stable next year."
Look at what you're saying, for luck? To round it off?
Why are you so Versailles!
"My work schedule for this year is full, with less than two months left. You're not asking me to take on ten endorsements at once, are you, sister? That would really make me lose face..."
What can she do if we rely on her?
"That's not necessary. The period drama will start filming next month, and the advertising revenue will be around 100 million yuan. The investment in the fantasy drama will also be next month. I signed a profit-sharing contract with the platform, and the investment has been fully recruited..."
This is not up to her.
"What else do I need to do?"
"Just sign two more business contracts, and that'll be enough."
After finally finishing filming the season's material, the young lady, feeling almost numb: ...
"My agency only gets a small cut of the money..."
She holds one of the nine contracts, and she owns one of the nine companies.
"The company's revenue is based on transaction volume, before profit sharing."
Oh, yes.
"Okay, then you choose."
Pop.
As soon as Ye Mengyu finished speaking, Sister Luan placed several folders in front of her.
"Choose. I won't force you to accept something you don't like. These are the products that have been screened out and you still have advertising space. Oh, and pay special attention to these car agents. They are expensive."
"Forget about the car. I've accepted the endorsement, and it wouldn't be good if I was photographed driving a different brand of car in the future. I'll look for something else."
"When signing the contract, if the cast of the drama 'The Matron' hasn't been announced yet, should we negotiate the price?"
Director Kong's film, which followed the huge success of "Annual Rings," is a huge hit, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it's a huge deal, and it's very valuable. When it comes to business, the difference in price should be based on whether or not there's this iconic film.
"Of course. I'll discuss these matters."
Yes, when it comes to bargaining, Sister Luan is more professional than her.
"Oh, by the way, I've received several invitations to the Spring Festival Gala. Do you want to participate?"
Spring Festival Gala? How many more?
"Yes, there are those from the main station and the local stations. You are very popular."
"Then what can I perform? Sing or dance? I haven't been on stage for years."
The last time I was on "Beautiful Country", I practiced seriously for a long time.
"Normally, it would be singing and dancing, but skits are also possible."
Well……
This reminded her of Mr. Jiang's miserable experience of being blackmailed by Su Lan when he performed on the Spring Festival Gala.
Just as I was about to say I'd think about it, Sister Luan added something.
"Zhou Xuran has also received an invitation, she will definitely go."
"Then I'll go too. I can't be a coward."
Then, after a busy month, she was asked to present the program list. Her song was a traditional Chinese style song specially composed by Zhu Ji, which was also the theme song of the female general.
The director team didn’t approve it and said it’s on hold.
From the looks of it, it seems like they'd rather have her perform in a language program.
It was difficult for her to say whether she was ungrateful or not. Since the other party had asked, it was obvious that they were trying to act as a matchmaker, so she had to continue.
Then I received a call from the Jianbing team. They said their skit was about time travel, featuring a general from ancient times who traveled to the modern era for a funny reason. Originally, the general was a male, but the directors suggested changing it to a female general to capitalize on the popularity of the show.
They revised the third edition themselves, changing it to a story about a female student studying abroad in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China who became a female nurse on the battlefield. After her sacrifice, she traveled through time to the modern era and became the real daughter in the story of the true and false daughter who was exchanged to the countryside. After returning, she did not fight with the green tea and false daughter, but devoted herself to serving the country and joining the army.
Ouch?
As soon as Ye Mengyu heard it, he became very interested in this topic.
Considering the current level of sophistication and unfunnyness of the Spring Festival Gala, this idea is quite good.
"Can I buy the copyright and make a short film?"
It is difficult to write a long drama, but a short drama, this kind of hot-blooded youth drama with some middle school-like plot is still very captivating.
Not only patriotic young people like to watch it, but middle-aged and elderly people are also very patriotic.
Well filmed, it's definitely hilarious and tearful, and full of positive energy.
"Of course, can we waive the copyright fees and let our company's artists participate in the performance?"
Wang Longlong, the mainstay and owner of the pancake shop opposite, reacted very quickly.
At present, no one in China is better than Meng Zhu in making short dramas.
There are a lot of short plays out there. They're easier to make than micro-films, costing tens of thousands of dollars and taking just a few days to film. Seeing Mengzhu making money, everyone rushed in.
But shoddy products will never become successful.
But the money is a lot, real money, and it is deposited into the account in real time.
Bigan’s live streaming sales are not bad either.
The industry is very optimistic about the prospects of short dramas.
Mengzhu is a good filmmaker. Not only did she enter the industry early, her films are of high quality and she has many fans, but her own company employs directors and editors, so she can take charge of both editing and directing, saving costs and ensuring quality.
Everyone is watching and knows what's going on.
Jianbing Entertainment obviously wants to get a piece of the pie.
Then give it to me. In an industry, there must always be competition.
"Okay, let's talk about it in detail. When is Sister Long free?"
Ye Mengyu has a very good attitude.
"I've been staying in the office lately preparing for the show. Let's meet at Xingyao Building. My company happens to be in the building."
What a coincidence, it turns out we are destined to meet in the same office building!
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