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Chapter 253 [80] Negotiation with the Tang people!

"Hey, this... is called professional!"

Chen Yu was sitting on the sofa in a suit and tie, holding a cigar in his hand and talking to his assistant Frog Wen beside him.

What they are currently filming is the interior scenes of "Kung Fu", and all exterior scenes at the Chedun Film and Television Base have been filmed this morning.

"Crack!"

At the end of this scene, Zhou Xingchi shouted.

Chen Yu just walked out of the filming set, and a set manager immediately came over: "Brother Yu, someone is looking for you outside!"

"Okay, thank you!"

Chen Yu smiled at him. Of course he knew who it was, Cai Yinong and Li Guoli from the Tang Dynasty.

They made an appointment over the phone. Cai Yinong was originally going to come to Shanghai to discuss matters, so they decided to do it together.

"Master Xing, I'm going to take care of something here!"

In fact, they all exhaled a little in their hearts. Chen Yu felt more in touch with him than on the phone.

"it's me!"

"The main thing is that there is still heat!"

Especially for some young actors and actresses, there are really too many paparazzi. If you are not careful, ugly photos may be posted online.

Because until now, Zhou Xingchi has never talked to him about the drama. It is all his own performance and performance. The key is that the star is still very satisfied.

……

"Too!"

Li Guoli added on the side.

At that time, it will even be revealed during the movie viewing, so that it can continue to attract more people.

The Frog Man next to me felt really uncomfortable listening to it!

Cai Yinong nodded, but in his heart he thought highly of the artist next to him.

He's easy to talk to and doesn't have the airs of a big star.

In fact, Chen Yu was really afraid that he would be recognized, so he wore props and makeup. Of course, some crews signed confidentiality agreements and could not allow actors to dress up as characters in props and costumes.

The three of them randomly found a coffee shop, and then found a seat in the corner.

Chen Yu walked out of the set wearing Brother Chen's clothes and saw Cai Yinong and Li Guoli looking around curiously. Cai Yinong was younger and more beautiful than Chen Yu imagined, but it couldn't be compared to good-looking. It can only be said that she was tall. It has to be okay.

"Director Li, Mr. Cai, I'm curious, who of you first took a fancy to the copyright of "Legend of Sword and Fairy"?"

Others obviously cannot do this.

"Brother Xiao Yu, hello!"

They don’t care about their own image or what others think. To put it nicely, they don’t have the baggage of idols. This is unimaginable for Hong Kong and Taiwan artists. Currently, many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars are moving closer to idol artists. They They care very much about what they say and do in the outside world.

"Mr. Cai, Director Li!"

Who can let others act well?

Of course, he also gained Zhou Xingchi's favor based on his own ability.

Cai Yinong pointed at Chen Yu's props and costumes. Chen Yu looked at them and smiled: "What's the point? There are many filming crews nearby, and I'm used to cafes!"

"Kung Fu" doesn't have so many taboos. Even if Mr. Xing's movie role is exposed, no one will guess what he does.

Chen Yu was talking to Zhou Xingchi, and Zhou Xingchi smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't come in the afternoon, you can make your own arrangements!"

Chen Yu greeted the two people with a smile. Cai Yinong was obviously stunned for a moment. It was really Chen Yu's current appearance as Brother Chen that made it impossible for her to combine with the handsome Duan Yu seen on the website.

It can only be said that the popular movies of later generations have a lot of false elements. Instead of promoting the core content of the movie, they only know how to make gimmicks all day long, and the publicity is more outrageous than the last.

The edited version is better than the original film, and it contains content that is not in the film.

As for Li Guoli next to her, he looked very stylish, with slightly gray hair and a pair of glasses, quite like a scholar from the Republic of China.

They have never seen such Zhou Xingchi in their lives. Chen Yu is so special in the crew. Many people respect him very much. There is no way, the star masters are all polite to him. , they are being trained by Master Xing every day, how can they not be envious and jealous!

Chen Yu is definitely the only one in the crew to receive this kind of treatment.

Those photos that leaked out in later generations were obviously those with beautiful faces.

"Director Li also played the game himself and said he could try it!"

"Brother Xiao Yu, is it okay if you dress like this to talk about things?"

A complete scam!

……

Seeing that the two people were silent, Chen Yu quickly spoke first.

Unlike some TV series and movies, once Fu Hua Dao is exposed, it is like the end of the world, and all the characters and plots are exposed.

Li Guoli was somewhat used to it. After all, he was also a director. He quickly reached out to Chen Yu and said, "Hello!"

Cai Yinong was obviously sweet. After reacting, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

Cai Yinong took a sip of coffee and smiled slightly: "Many dramas on the main market have either been remade or are not popular enough. I saw that the game "Sword and Sword" was quite popular, so I asked Director Li if it could be filmed! "

"Hot and Spicy" Jia Ling said she lost 100 pounds, but no one has seen her lose 100 pounds. After all, once her makeup was exposed, many people would not go to the movie theater; she had to leave enough suspense in order to Let more people go watch the movie.

"..."

He is worthy of being a director. In fact, few people in this circle will say, "Oh, this drama will definitely be a hit" after seeing the script.

Basically none, unless Chen Yu is a reborn person.

Therefore, the first thing investors or directors have to consider is whether the drama will lose money if it is produced, and whether anyone will watch it. This is a premise. Of course, a start-up company like Tang Ren cannot afford to lose money, so it has a "basic market" "The fairy sword is very suitable.

Even if this drama is produced, regardless of whether it is good or bad, fans of the "Sword and Fairy" game will definitely take a look; unlike some TV dramas, it has no reputation at all, so they can only rely on CCTV and satellite TV. Such a radio station is recommended.

If you place it on a local station, unless the TV series is of excellent quality, it may not even make a splash.

No one is watching.

There are hundreds of TV dramas produced every year, but only a few dozen are popular, and many of the directors who thanked them have stopped working.

So this is also the reason why future generations will create well-known IPs.

The more well-known IPs are released in the industry, the greater the base of fans will be. Even if the filming is bad, there will definitely be viewers who will pay for it; the happy twist after "Tiny Times", the post-Marvel era, "Li Cha's Aunt"... this These are all clear examples.

"Then... when will filming start?"

Chen Yu asked again.

Cai Yinong and Li Guoli looked at each other, and then said in unison: "The sooner the better!"

"Well, Mr. Xu should have told you too!"

"I want to vote for you too!"

"It must be no problem!"

Cai Yinong hopes that someone will invest to share the risk. After all, no one can guarantee that it will be popular after it is broadcast. But, Tang people also want to make money, and it is definitely impossible for Chen Yu to invest fully, so the amount of investment is very critical.

"Director Li, how much do you think this drama will cost?"

"1000 million in advance, if the follow-up is not enough, we will invest more!"

Li Guoli has already made several estimates with the venue management. 1000 million can basically start the filming, audition, etc., and the preliminary work can be prepared.

"Then let me tell you the truth, I want to take half. Of course, the main shooting is coordinated by Director Li and Mr. Cai..."

Chen Yu expressed his thoughts: "You can also give me an exact figure for how much money I need to pay!"

"Let's see if we can implement this project as soon as possible!"

Of course Chen Yu also wanted to shoot as soon as possible.

Regarding half of the shares, Chen Yu of course said it after thinking about it; Tang Ren was definitely not willing to invest all of it. If he invested less, it would be meaningless, so this half was something that both Chen Yu and Tang Ren could accept. What about the range?

In the previous life, the Tang people accounted for 60%. Chen Yu went further, thinking that the Tang people should be able to compromise.

Even if there is no compromise, Chen Yu can actually accept 40%, but if it is any less, it will definitely not work.

"50%..."

Cai Yinong was not angry, nor was she surprised. This number was discussed in many joint shootings.

Half and half, no one suffers.

But the specific amount of investment is the key point.

"Brother Xiao Yu, to be honest, we can accept half of it!"

"However, your remuneration must be included in the investment together with the copyright, right?"

Cai Yinong took the initiative to speak out.

Chen Yu smiled: "It's okay, I can suffer a little loss, you can just give me any price..."

Cai Yinong would not believe this even if it was a punctuation mark.

"Or, in this case, I have a plan!"

Chen Yu came up with his final idea: "Give me the audio production copyright of "Sword of Immortal" alone, and our actual investment will be split half and half, and it's still half and half!"

"Really?"

Cai Yinong and Li Guoli looked at each other. This condition seemed to be pretty good.

Audiovisual copyright, that is, the income from the production and sale of video discs.

This area will only earn a few million in revenue if it is exhausted. This is the data obtained from their previous dramas; a good drama will only earn about 500 million, and if it is not good, the 1 discs will not be sold.

There are so many pirated discs these days.

Mainly, Tang Ren has not made a super hit drama so far, so they don't think that "Sword and Sword" can be such a hit.

So Chen Yu's remuneration and copyright fees are exchanged for the audio and video copyright; other investments are 1000/1000 with Tangren. If Tangren invests million, Chen Yu will also contribute million. This is a matching model.

This seems to be equivalent.

Let’s say the audio and video copyright is 500 million, then Chen Yu’s copyright fee is 250 million, plus the film salary is about the same.

However, the audio-visual disc must eventually sell for more than 500 million, so that Chen Yu can make a profit; if it cannot be sold, he will lose money.

So for the Tang people, they actually made money.

Because Cai Yinong doesn't attach much importance to this business. They would never have thought that the "Sword of Immortal" DVD can earn tens of millions. That is completely impossible. At least the two people in front of them will not do this. Dream.

What they must be looking at now is the ratings and how much they can sell each TV station for!

This is what they imagined.

"Brother Xiao Yu, do you have audio and video sales channels?"

Cai Yinong asked indirectly, why else would he bring up this one?

There must be channels to be interested.

"Correct!"

Chen Yu didn't hide anything. He said: "The audio and video production of "Conquer" was produced by our company!"

Only when Chen Yuliang understood this that he had to do everything he could to make Cai Yinong and Li Guoli believe that Chen Yu was really motivated to play the audio and video of "Sword of Immortality".

"No wonder, then it's no problem!"

"It would be better if you have channels for audio and video production!"

Cai Yinong nodded. She obviously did not expect that this negotiation would go so smoothly: "As for Mr. Xu, should you talk to him, or should we talk to him?"

The dividends from Xu Xiaofang are actually very easy to calculate.

Just look at the final investment.

Anyway, his copyright fee is 250 million. If the total investment is 2500 million, then he will receive a 10% dividend, and Chen Yu and Tang Ren will split the rest in half.

Of course, the total investment amount, which Chen Yu exchanged with Tang Ren for copyright and film remuneration, has nothing to do with him, so it needs to be added if necessary!

"Go talk to him, I will tell him on the phone!"

"The remuneration is calculated based on 20 per episode. This is my company's quotation!"

"it is good!"

Cai Yinong agreed readily. After all, Chen Yu's remuneration is now interchangeable with the audio and video copyrights. The price actually has nothing to do with Tangren. It will only increase the final investment amount.

Of course, it doesn't matter if it's too outrageous. Xu Xiaofang will definitely have some ideas.

But 20 per episode is a normal quote.

"Brother Xiao Yu, happy to cooperate!"

Cai Yinong stretched out her hand with a smile, Chen Yu shook hands with her, and Li Guoli stood beside her.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Chen Yu left.

Cai Yinong let out a long breath of relief and shrugged at Li Guoli next to him: "Director Li, this matter went smoother than I imagined!"

"Well, Chen Yu is... quite cheerful!"

Exchanging the audio and video rights for his salary and the original rights is indeed a good deal for Tang Ren.

"Let's go, let's confirm it with Mr. Xu quickly, then sign the contract, and then we can start filming!"

Cai Yinong was a little impatient now.

(End of this chapter)