Full-time actor

Chapter 197 [24] The operation of "Conquest" in this life!

"Phew, finally returned to China!"

On February 2003, 2, Chen Yu finally returned to the imperial capital after a long absence.

Although the Berlin Film Festival lasted for 11 days, including the flight time, it was a full half a month away.

Of course, Liu Yifei and her daughter came back with Chen Yu, and Lu Xuechang; Li Yang did not follow him. He still had some finishing work to do in Germany, and he had to take this opportunity to go back to his alma mater. , by the way, let’s promote “The Blind Shaft” again!

France's Gordon and Fortissimo Films both quoted a package price of US$1000 million, but Chen Yu did not choose to sell because the total price quoted for distribution in a single country may exceed US$1000 million.

For Kino Lorber, the ancestor of American art film distribution, the distribution company that Director Jia often cooperates with, offered 450 million US dollars.

This is a physical home entertainment distributor in the United States. In addition to being able to schedule films in many theaters across the United States, it can also be distributed on TV media terminals. Therefore, if you win it for 450 million US dollars, you will earn far more than 450 million US dollars.

The entertainment industry in Lao America is extremely developed now, not to mention that this company has another external label - pornography industry.

The pornographic films it represents have a large number of fans in the United States and Canada. Although "The Blind Shaft" does not fall into the category of pornographic films, it has several large-scale shots and will definitely attract the welcome of many LSPs.

There has always been a market for exposure scenes, whether abroad or domestically. If you haven’t watched Japanese and Korean movies, you can’t understand them, but it doesn’t hinder netizens from downloading them at all. Sometimes they may not watch the movies and just watch those few clips.

These are the basics of lsp.

So this time, Chen Yu is definitely making a lot of money.

An investment of 500 million yuan, more than 1000 million US dollars, calculated at the current exchange rate of 8.27, is a profit of close to 1 million.

What a terrifying rate of return.

He doesn't care how foreigners define this film. Anyway, the best actor will get it, and he can make a lot of money by the way. It's a great value.

“What to invest in Moutai? It’s within your own knowledge and easy to operate!”

Chen Yu got off the plane and parted ways with Liu Yifei and her daughter. Their car was still parked at the airport, and Ji Qiannan came to pick Chen Yu up in person. After all, he won the Berlin Best Actor, which he still needs.

"Well, guide, see you tomorrow!"

Chen Yu and Lu Xuechang waved their hands, and the road show of "Kara is a Dog" will continue to start from Xindong'an tomorrow, which is exactly the same as the route 2 months ago.

But the nature of this time is completely different from last time.

2 months ago, it was the premiere, and only 5% of the films were scheduled, and Chen Yu was even more unknown; but now, 85% of the films are scheduled, an increase of 4% from the previous few days, and Chen Yu has also become the protagonist, and many movie fans are Come to see the new actor.

Domestic news has been thoroughly fermented. Except for those who don't care about the entertainment industry, almost all young people who surf the Internet and watch TV know about Chen Yu winning the Berlin Best Actor.

Coupled with the publicity from film critics, many people came to theaters because of the quality of him and "Kara".

Since the day before yesterday, the box office of "Kara is a Dog" has been setting new highs every day.

It was 160 million the day before yesterday, and it even scored 200 million in a single day yesterday. The total box office has officially exceeded 1000 million, which is almost the same as in the previous life.

But Chen Yu and Lu Xuechang estimated that this single-day box office record may be far more than 200 million.

The quality of the film will also be fermented. The quality of this film is not bad, and it is not a literary film, but a commercial film with some comedy. Coupled with the operation of Ge You and Hua Yi, it is possible to create a high box office .

"I'll call you before I leave tomorrow!"

Lu Xuechang and Chen Yu hugged each other heavily at the airport. During these 15 days abroad, the two of them could be said to have forged a profound revolutionary friendship!

Seeing Chen Yu walking to the other side of the parking lot, Lu Xuechang smiled for no reason.

This half month has really been like a dream.

He originally thought he was just going to Berlin with Chen Yu for a formality, but he didn't expect that the result would be so dramatic.

Both films were nominated for awards, and the lead actor also won the Best Actor award.

The biggest winner in Berlin this year.

How could he have expected such a result when he interviewed Chen Yu ten months ago.

Even Wang Zhongjun was stunned, let alone others.

"Everything in the world is impermanent!"

"In this circle, you can never underestimate everyone!"

Lu Xuechang smiled slightly, but he got into the car that came to pick him up with several Huayi employees.

On the other side, Ji Qiannan looked at Chen Yu who was walking towards her in Lone Yingzhi, and immediately flew towards him.

"My great actor is finally back!"

Ji Qiannan was so excited that she almost stepped forward and hugged Chen Yu tightly, but fortunately Chen Yu stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Just a hug!"

Chen Yu stretched out his hand, Ji Qiannan laughed, and the two hugged each other ceremonially.

"Welcome back home!"

Ji Qiannan said softly, and Chen Yu nodded: "Thank you!"

After saying that, he walked towards the co-pilot who opened the door.

"Sister Qian, you have to send me to a Starbucks near my school first!"

Chen Yu said to Ji Qiannan, the driver, that he had made an appointment with Gao Qunshu to discuss something.

Ji Qiannan chuckled: "No problem, I'm your driver now!"

"Tell me about you. I don't need to arrange someone to pick you up at the airport. What a great publicity opportunity!"

"Berlin's Best Actor Returns to China, and Countless Fans Pick Him Up"!

Ji Qiannan even thought of the title.

"You are all alone. Who would think you are the best actor?"

When Ji Qiannan saw Chen Yu walking up alone just now, she felt as if the actor was inferior to a passerby. This was too low-key... She and the company actually wanted to arrange for someone to pick up the airport and make a press release. This guy would be good. Just rejected them all.

"That's not necessary!"

"The work is the king, too much exposure is not a good thing!"

Chen Yu is not lacking in traffic now. Once a few dramas are released, even if China Audio-Visual does not arrange them, there will probably be many enthusiastic fans.

Doing so much will actually be counterproductive.

I haven’t seen the works of many artists in later generations who only have a few works that are trending on searches every day and are scolded by netizens. On the contrary, there are a few actors who are not often popular and basically don’t have many negative fans. Actors still have to focus on their own works and careers.

After being reborn, Chen Yu cherished his hard-won feathers.

In the past life, many famous artists had their houses collapsed, and many artists made fools of themselves by talking too much. Being low-key is actually not a bad thing.

After chatting with Ji Qiannan for more than half an hour, Chen Yu saw Gao Qunshu wearing a pair of sunglasses in the coffee shop.

My complexion looks much better than last time.

"Director Gao!"

Chen Yu walked up to Gao Qunshu who was on the phone. Gao Qunshu was stunned and quickly got up. Chen Yu's identity was different now.

"You call me, we'll talk to you later!"

Chen Yu ordered a cup of coffee, and Gao Qunshu just hung up the phone. With a smile on his face, he said a little unnaturally: "Well, I haven't congratulated you yet, Chen——"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense!" "Let's get down to business!"

Chen Yucai stopped talking to him and said directly: "Which TV station is now sure to broadcast "Conquer" the fastest?"

"The sooner the better!"

The actor's popularity doesn't always exist, and these other TV stations obviously know that.

"Xi'an, they will be able to broadcast it soon. The prime time one will end in 6 episodes!"

"Four days later?"

"almost!"

Gao Qunshu took out a notebook with many detailed records.

"One TV station is definitely not enough, and it is at the prefecture level!"

The current TV drama delivery model is completely different from that of later generations; in 04 and 15, radio and television made two major reforms in the delivery of TV dramas, namely the 4+X model and one drama with two stars.

The so-called 4 +

Several TV stations jointly quoted a total price and bought the rights to the first broadcast of the TV series; as for how to divide it, that was their business.

In 15, the TV drama market expanded again, and the radio and television had to order to change the 10+X model that had lasted for 4 years to one drama with two stars.

A TV series can only be broadcast on at most two satellite channels at the same time, and terrestrial channels can hardly get any resources. They can only wait for the satellite TV premiere bonus to be eaten up, and then pick up the leftovers.

Therefore, the decline of local stations in later generations is also related to this policy.

In the past, they could unite with first-line satellite TV to achieve counterattack through "4-star broadcast". After the implementation of the policy, this opportunity disappeared; but accordingly, the status of satellite TV has been greatly improved.

In general, both in terms of economy and efficiency, it is real.

The only person harmed is the audience.

This change in policy has caused TV drama production units to face a new reshuffle.

Some large TV drama production companies may launch more high-quality products to seize the market; while some small production companies will gradually shrink in this competition, or even go bankrupt.

Good scripts and teams will become scarce resources.

But in fact, the production of TV series has become shoddy because there is less competition.

No matter what it does, several satellite TVs have traffic, so it just needs to win the first broadcast rights on the satellite TV. There is no need to worry about the ratings. No matter how bad it is, there will be people watching it.

Unlike now, only 10 out of 6 TV series can be broadcast.

40% of TV series have no chance of being broadcast after filming. So do you have to make the film more attractive and make the TV station think it can make money, so they will buy it?

You must know that the main buyers now are local radio stations, not satellite TV stations.

Yes, in the TV drama market in 02 and 03, major TV stations were not yet strong, and they could not get the first broadcast rights at all.

Apart from CCTV dramas, many of them are first broadcast on local channels.

If one local station can't afford it, then a dozen of them will join forces to buy it and make money based on the ratings after it is broadcast. If the ratings are high, then all satellite TV stations will rush to introduce it, and the purchase price will not be as outrageous as that of later generations.

Many TV stations in later generations often spend tens of millions or even 1-2 million for the first broadcast.

Investors have made enough money, but the quality of TV series is getting worse and worse; big production does not mean high-quality products, but a lot of means water injection, traffic and various advertisements.

"Did Xi'an TV make a quote?"

Chen Yu is more concerned about this.

"No, we don't wait for you to come back. It's easy to talk about anything. We can win over several other local stations that want to premiere it and buy it together!"

“Price is not an issue!”

"500 million, do you think the price is high?"

500 million is just the price for the first broadcast on a local station. If "Conquest" becomes popular by then, it can be sold at a higher price.

These are some of the strategies of the 03 TV series.

Small dramas have the advantages of small dramas, but they are small and broad; central dramas have the pattern of central dramas, and they account for about 10% of the national ratings when broadcast!

"You can give it a try. Anyway, if three families can't accommodate it, they will definitely find more, which is also a good thing for us!"

The more TV stations broadcast it, the better.

But this does not mean that you can offer 1 million and let more than 3000 TV stations across the country buy it together. That is unrealistic. It can only be said that several parties negotiate together within an appropriate price range.

This is an unspoken rule for current TV series purchases.

"Then 500 million, if you agree, sell it!"

"If you don't agree, sell it to Xi'an TV separately and let them broadcast it first!"

In the previous life, "Conquest" premiered on Xi'an TV, but it was not a prime time show, so there was no splash; instead, VCD sales increased significantly, which drove viewership in other places.

It wasn't until Jinling TV broadcast the second round of "Conquer" that it completely exploded.

In this life, Chen Yu's VCD strategy has already taken the lead. In the past few days, almost a few hundred copies have been sold due to the promotion of the Berlin actor; but in the Xi'an market, the sales will definitely increase immediately with the broadcast of "Conquest".

This was foreseeable by Chen Yu.

What is this like, on-demand in advance.

Your TV station has two episodes a day, and you can watch all the episodes on offline VCD. If you want to watch it, do you want to buy it?

One market in Xi'an exploded, but what about other markets?

Therefore, Chen Yu only guaranteed not to lose money by giving 500 million to the radio station. The core of his real money-making was the second round + disc. This is where "Conquest" made huge profits.

The first step is to get the principal back first.

In fact, Gao Qunshu in front of him didn't know this. He only thought that Chen Yu's price of 500 million would be to recover his capital.

"Okay, I'll contact you right away!"

"Try to get it done tomorrow and broadcast it as soon as possible!"

Gao Qunshu TV station still has connections. Unlike Chen Yu, all channels and connections are still in the exploratory stage; but this does not matter. After the drama "Conquest" became popular, various radio stations, video stores, etc. Wait, there are also online channels, he will solve it all at once!

This is the real purpose of the show "Conquest".

Making money is only secondary.

Opening up channels is the key, paving the way for future TV series, movie discs, etc., and also for the website to grow!

Therefore, this operation of the drama "Conquest" is definitely the top priority!

"It depends on how intense the first wave will be!"

Chen Yu was thinking there, looking forward to the first premiere of "Conquer"; by then, there would be a rough estimate of the sales of the DVD and so on.

"Dad and uncle, we can inform you!"

With this thought in mind, Chen Yu also took out his mobile phone and prepared to call Chen Peidong; Gao Qunshu could also start to contact him.

　I'm late, there's something going on at home...

　　

　

(End of this chapter)