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Chapter 207 Colleagues Are Enemies (Second update after 5 minutes)

After receiving Wu Qian's compliment, Xiao Xiaoxiao was even happier. She hugged the camera and kissed several times, and finally told Wu Qian to pay attention to her body outside, then hung up the video chat.

After watching a dish of an alternative dish, Wu Qian didn’t feel sick anymore after knowing that it was made of special materials, just like he felt sick at first when he watched “The Walking Dead”, but after watching the related filming footage, he knew that those were all After what kind of props are used to make it, I don't feel sick at all.

"Rosalind, arrange a restaurant and go eat." Wu Qian ordered.

Back in the city, Wu Qian asked Cooks to find a restaurant with one Michelin star for lunch. After lunch, he walked towards the ITV headquarters in a prime location on the south bank of the Thames.

"Notify the lawyer to wait for me. I'll take a walk after dinner." Wu Qian said to Rosalind that in the afternoon, he would settle the copyright of the BBC and ITV series.

While Wu Qian was walking towards the ITV headquarters building after eating, another group of people had just had dinner and were heading towards Sotheby's auction house. Naturally, this group of people accepted Yao Xinlu's commission and came to do the work for Wu Qian. The appraisers of the auction preview appraisal work.

David and Bauer were very well prepared, because their own Chinese is not very good, so they specially invited a translator to accompany them to ensure the smooth communication. It was around 12:[-] in London time, and David and Bauer were picked up at the airport. When we arrived at the appraiser team, we were just in time for noon, so we had a meal before going to the auction house to do appraisal work.

It is not allowed to take a hands-on look at the lot preview, so the appraisal will be a test of skills. Wu Qian explained to Bauer that it is OK to write down the lot numbers that are very sure that they are genuine. If in doubt, don't think about it.

The members of the team of appraisers are very accomplished in the appraisal of cultural relics of the Celestial Dynasty. Although they are appraised from a distance, they cannot be touched by hand.Because Wu Qian explained the preconditions, the appraisers can do it. If the judgment is true, it must be true, but if the judgment is false, it is not necessarily false.

That is to say, Wu Qian bid for the auction according to the guidance of the appraiser team, and the ones he bought were definitely genuine, but not all of the cultural relics that were not auctioned were fake.It is enough to have such an effect.

Wu Qian's most important task now is to get the copyright of the British drama, and the appraisal can be left to specialized personnel, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

Over the years, British dramas and American dramas have gained more and more audiences in China, regardless of cultural differences. British and American dramas have captured many audiences mainly through excellent and sophisticated productions, more diverse plots and excellent acting skills of actors.

British dramas and American dramas each have distinctive features.

The theme is profound, which is the hard core of British dramas. At the same time, it also has the characteristics of short and concise, well-produced, willing to spend money, and outstanding acting skills. Big, full of dramatic tension, showing strong screenwriting ability.

Although British dramas are still relatively small at present, the number of viewers in Tianchao is clearly showing a trend of enlargement. This phenomenon has been discovered by many video network companies, and they have already taken action.

At 1:[-] in the afternoon, Wu Qian and Rosalind were sitting in a small conference room in the ITV building, accompanied by their lawyers.What surprised Wu Qian was that he wasn't the only one who came to buy the copyright of the drama series. The manager of a certain department of Youkeyi online video company was also there, and the other party had been in ink with ITV for many days.

Wu Qian didn't know anyone from Youkeyi, and the people from Youkeyi didn't know which company Wu Qian represented, but the competitive relationship had been determined.

The head of the ITV department Robbridge sat in the first place with a helpless expression on his face, looked at the livid Youkeyi department manager, and said: "Mr. Wang, I can see your sincerity, and we have already lowered the conditions." , there is really no way to make any more concessions.”

Manager Wang and his assistant looked very ugly. They thought that after a few days of tug-of-war, they could settle the matter today, but it turned out that Cheng Yaojin would be killed, and ITV refused to lower the conditions.

Manager Wang buried his head together and communicated in a low voice, and from time to time glanced at Wu Qian where the old god was with him with unkind eyes.

At this moment, Rosalind was whispering in Wu Qian's ear, translating the documents in front of him.

"ITV's meaning is very clear. They now want to seek a strong partner. If they want to buy TV drama copyright, they need to buy the copyright of at least 200 dramas at one time, of which 100 are designated, and the other 100 dramas must be purchased by them. Arrangement. The price is 5 pounds per episode, 10 years of exclusive broadcasting rights, and can assist in reviewing."

200 TV series, at first glance, it sounds so hot, but it is not, because many British dramas do not exceed 10 episodes, some are short, such as "Charlotte", each season has only three episodes, the plot is very condensed and very scary, the lines The amount of information is huge, not to mention fast-forwarding, sometimes you even need to pause and think about what the sentence just now means.

5 pounds is almost more than 40 soft sister coins. The exclusive broadcasting rights at this price are really cheap. If you compare the production costs of TV dramas, the level of actors, etc., it is a bargain to grandma’s house. The price of cabbage is the same. Wu Qian's budget was much lower.

Wu Qian knew that many video sites broadcast British dramas, but there were very few of them. This company bought the copyright of two dramas, and that one bought three dramas, which is not a scale. ITV probably wants to follow the example of HBO in the United States, looking for a strong company to cooperate with once and for all.

HBO signed an exclusive broadcast contract with Penguin a few years ago, that is, it sold the exclusive rights of 3.5 dramas to Penguin at a price of about 60 dollars per episode.

This move hit Wu Qian's heart. From the very beginning, he wanted to buy the exclusive broadcasting rights. Only exclusive business can be done.Wu Qian didn't know that Youkeyi and ITV had already talked about buying only 130 units, but the price didn't change at all.

You Keyi made a good calculation this time. Based on an average of 1 episodes in a drama, the total copyright fee is 5 million pounds, and the co-authored soft sister currency is nearly 3250 million.It looks very high, but in fact, this price is only enough to buy the copyright of a popular TV series in China, and it can't afford to buy a popular TV series.

But here you can buy 130 units, 130 VS 1, it is really hard to say which one is higher in terms of click traffic.

Wu Qian didn't bother to speculate on You Keyi's actions. He was a competitor anyway. Wu Qian was bound to develop his video network company into the top ten, or even hit the top three. Sooner or later, he would die with You Keyi.

"Rosalind, tell the head of the ITV department that this business is OK." Wu Qian waved his hand, and went straight to the job when he figured it out. How can the traffic of a large website be achieved without paying a lot of money.

"Boss, don't you want to talk about the price?" Rosalind was taken aback, making a decision so quickly?Wu Qian's breezy look was in stark contrast to the constipated expression on You Keyi's senior management.

Wu Qian said with a smile: "If we can negotiate a little bit, of course we will. I'll leave it to you. I'll reward you with 20% of the amount you negotiated. How about it?"

When Rosalind heard this, her heart skipped a beat. Why did she do such a dangerous job? It was just for money. She was a bodyguard, and the spirit of the contract was engraved in her bones. She would not do anything to betray her because of money. , but it doesn't mean she doesn't want to make more money.Originally, her commission was lower than that of Kux and the other three, but now that she had the opportunity to earn a little more, she naturally had to grasp it.

Rosalind nodded to Wu Qian, and said, "Boss, leave it to me!" After that, Rosalind changed into another state and began to negotiate with ITV.

When Manager Youkeyi Wang and his assistant heard Rosalind's words, they almost had diabetes collapse, what?He directly agreed to the other party's request, and has already started to discuss the price of the series.Although the person in charge of the ITV department is biting his tongue, anyone can see the happy smile on the other party's face. In this case, bargaining is very easy to succeed.

"Xiao Hu, can you tell which video network company the other party is from? Why is it such a big deal? Our Youkeyi Company, as one of the Big Three, just give up this part?"

Manager Wang's face was gloomy, and Wu Qian could feel the other party's dissatisfaction even when he was sitting eight meters away.Wu Qian thought to himself, you are not reconciled to who cares about you, but I am not reconciled if Jiang Boda puts me together.

This is the case with business competition. Sometimes it depends on relationships, but in the capital world more often it depends on money, and money is king.

Naturally, Manager Wang couldn't stop there, so he hurriedly called "for help", hoping to increase the budget again, so he hid in a corner and called.Rosalind is negotiating the price with the department head of ITV.

Wu Qian sat with the lawyer and stared at each other. The two did not understand the language. The lawyer only needed to play a role in signing the contract, and the negotiation was nothing to him.When doing business in the UK, as long as it involves laws and contracts, it is best to ask a lawyer to accompany you, which can save a lot of effort and trouble.

Although Wu Qian didn't quite understand what Rosalind said, he could still understand words like one hundred.

"You're so stingy, you buy so much at a time, and you're willing to lose a hundred pounds per episode? Damn..." Wu Qian slandered in his heart. He didn't care about the money, but he blushed seeing Rosalind haggling over the price. Alright, it's hard to see the side of the ruthless bodyguard, it's very interesting.

If there are 1000 episodes and each episode is less than 100 pounds, that is 10 pounds, and Rosalind can get 2 pounds, which is equivalent to her commission for more than two months. How could she not use all her strength to bargain, real money Silver.

"It's only 120 pounds at most... Please!" The head of ITV's department had a begging look on his face.It is difficult for a man to be better than a woman for this kind of work. The person in charge of the ITV department is already a little overwhelmed, and the initial joy has turned into pain.

At this moment, Manager Wang of Youkeyi hung up the phone, turned his head vigorously, glanced at Wu Qian inexplicably, sneered, and then said humanely to the department head of ITV in English: "200 dramas, we If you don't pay back a penny, sign a contract with us!"

Wu Qian didn't know how the other party applied to the above. Anyway, he got permission, had a sufficient budget for funds, and had enough courage.

All the people in the small meeting room shook their heads and looked at You Keyi's Manager Wang. Rosalind's eyes narrowed slightly, and her dangerous gaze seemed real. She gritted her teeth tightly.

Rosalind is angry. She has already negotiated 120 pounds. Based on 1000 episodes, she can get more than 2 pounds in benefits. To her, this is not a small amount of money. She was cut off by the other party, so she is not angry It was strange, but she was not impulsive and waited for Wu Qian's instructions.

The person in charge of the ITV department was overjoyed. He smiled and glanced at Rosalind with a hint of apology mixed with joy in his eyes. That means, I'm really sorry, this bargaining game is over.

Wu Qian smacked his lips, looked at the blushing Manager You Keyi Wang, smiled and said to Rosalind, "If we don't make a counter-offer, shouldn't we still give priority to cooperating with us?"

Rosalind translated Wu Qian's words to Robbridge, and the other party nodded, saying that it was true. After all, Wu Qian agreed to them first, and out of the principle of fair trade, he would agree with Wu Qian under the same conditions. Sign the contract here.

Manager Youkeyi Wang chuckled disdainfully in his heart, secretly thought, the directors all spoke up, and promised me a large sum of money to let me win the copyright of British dramas, just two or three kittens that popped out of nowhere Also come to compete with You Keyi, wait to die!

British and American scripts have always been a very big cake, and there are still very few people sharing the cake, so they will definitely become the focus of snatching.

"Not only will we not bargain, but we will add 50 pounds for each episode! Hmph, if you are petty, don't come to talk about cooperation!" Manager Wang raised his head slightly and said, with a very arrogant appearance, although the latter sentence was not said to Wu Qian , but clearly meant to be.

If Wu Qian signed a contract with ITV, he said that the price increase of 50 per episode would not be enough for liquidated damages, but since the contract has not been signed yet, he can take advantage of it.

Rosalind's face darkened, and she looked at Wu Qian with regret in her eyes. She didn't expect this copyright to be so popular. She knew that she was wrong, and she gave Wu Qian a wrong suggestion. Maybe the contract has been signed, so there will be no such bad things.

"Boss, I... I was wrong." Rosalind lowered her head and apologized to Wu Qian. The other party had already increased the price by 50. If the boss wants to win the copyright, he must add more. A wrong decision can lead to hundreds of thousands of pounds. loss, and more, she felt how foolish she was!

Wu Qian took a deep breath, looked at Manager Wang, and then at Rosalind who was bowing his head. He stood up and smiled, and said, "Rosalind, you don't have to do this. Your opinion is correct. You didn't bargain with Mr. Robbridge, less than 2 minutes is not enough for a lawyer to confirm the contract, it has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself for any mistakes."

It is impossible for Wu Qian to sign directly without looking at the contract. A lengthy commercial contract cannot be read in one or two minutes, and there may be problems with detailed rules that need to be discussed and revised. As long as Wu Qian does not sign, the contract will not be generated. Managers can step in at any time.

　Thank you Haifeng Laolang for the big red envelope, and thank you for your support.

　　
　
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