The conspicuous bag in China Entertainment Taohuawu

Chapter 138 Making Money and Premiering

In the morning, Chen Xinghe got up early as usual and ran two laps. The most important thing about running is persistence. If you don't run for one day, it won't matter. If you don't run for three days, you will become lazier and lazier.

After buying breakfast and returning home, Zhou Ming was still sleeping soundly in bed. Chen Xinghe smiled and shook his head without calling her. He ate breakfast, left a note for Zhou Ming and went to the company.

Today is a special day for Chanruo Xinghe. The drama "Dafeng Watchmen" led by the studio for the first time will be released for the first time. The heads of provincial satellite TV will come to the studio Watch the first three episodes of the TV series to decide whether to buy it.

Chen Xinghe was a little nervous, how should I put it, just like his daughter who was about to get married, who was a little nervous but also looking forward to her first blind date.

But to be honest, in Chen Xinghe's own opinion, the quality of the TV series is good. Although it is a pity that many of the saucy words were not edited due to censorship reasons, overall it is still a very good drama. The plot rhythm is tense without losing the quality. The humor, martial arts action and special effects production are even better than the "Swordsman in the Snow" that was just aired.

The movie viewing meeting was this afternoon. Chen Xinghe asked the studio staff to decorate the conference room in the morning. Because it was his own child, everyone worked particularly hard, whether it was Wang Mengqi and others who were responsible for moving. The faces of the female clerks responsible for wiping tables and sweeping floors were filled with joyful smiles.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the film purchasing directors of various satellite TV stations gathered in the starry river. In addition to CCTV, all major domestic satellite TV stations were present. The most eye-catching ones were the troika of Mango TV, Lychee TV, and Blueberry TV.

In terms of online platforms, Penguin, Youdou, Kiwi, and Mango TV are all present. Although Penguin is an investor in "The Watcher", it also needs to compete with other platforms to purchase the film.

Everyone was here, and Zhao Ting, who was in charge of temporary hosting, had no ink left, and said to everyone: "Hello, leaders of various satellite TV and network platforms, welcome everyone to Canruo Xinghe Studio to participate in the TV series "Dafeng Watchman" I’m Zhao Ting, the general manager of the studio, let’s watch the drama without further ado.”

Immediately, the lights in the conference room were turned off, the screen came on, and the theme song sounded for the first time: "Sea tea with the warmth of the setting sun."
Use the breeze to brush your hair

The long river flows to the end of the world
Why do you call yourself home when you are in the world?
Painting with Changjian River Beach

Write flawlessly with the bright moon

Age lasts but a moment

The love between children is like an epiphyllum
Can't escape the world of forgetfulness

I can’t forget the startling look…”

The theme song was Chen Xinghe's studio's Weibo posting a song invitation announcement before. The song he chose among the vast number of ancient songs was called "Between Rivers and Lakes". It had a rather youthful and chivalrous feel. Originally, Chen Xinghe I thought I couldn't receive the song, so I decided to ask Brother Long and Teacher Mao to help me compose one.

As for the ending song, it’s even more interesting. It was a song selected from this song invitation event called "Hard to Come". Although the lyrics and style of this song do not fit with the entire drama at all, it is very topical. What question? Of course, I just want to listen to music when I have nothing to do!

After the opening song was sung, the TV series officially started, and Xu Qian, played by Chen Xinghe, woke up in a daze in the prison...

Soon after the three episodes of the TV series were played and the lights came on, Chen Xinghe saw that the people in charge were still a little unfinished and knew it was safe.

Then he stood up and said to everyone: "Everyone in charge, if you have any opinions about the new drama, please tell me."

"Mr. Chen, what is the bidding method for TV series? Can several companies jointly purchase movies?"

The speaker was the person in charge of Lu Provincial Satellite TV. Before 2004, Lu Provincial Satellite TV could compete with Mango Satellite TV. Unfortunately, as time went by, it was slowly submerged by the wave of the Internet age like other satellite TVs.

However, these have nothing to do with Chen Xinghe. He explained to the person in charge, "This is how the bidding method for this drama uses hidden bidding. The highest bidder wins. Let me tell you the bottom line. This drama has a total of 36 episodes. In addition to the actors' remuneration, In addition, the production cost of each episode is more than 400 million, which can definitely be called a high-quality drama. You have also watched the first three episodes. I can guarantee that the follow-up will not be lower than the level of the first three episodes, and even the special effects added in the later period will be better. One floor.

As for the joint purchase of films from up to three companies, I would like to state first that the starting price should not be less than 300 million. "

After hearing Chen Xinghe's words, the people in charge secretly took a breath and started whispering among themselves. Even the three TV stations seemed to be very worried.

However, in Chen Xinghe's view, this is normal. In the heyday of the TV station, the cost of purchasing the top dramas was only 100-200 million per episode. Now that the revenue of satellite TV has plummeted, the purchase budget is getting lower and lower, and the top dramas are no longer purchased. Yes, when buying, you need to go online to the backend first. It’s normal for everyone to have concerns.

Some directors of small satellite TVs even thought Chen Xinghe was joking when they heard the price and left immediately. One after another, some people left one after another, leaving only the directors of 10 satellite TVs and the four major network platforms.

Chen Xinghe's expression did not waver at all. He had already anticipated this matter in advance, and then talked to the rest of the people, "Have the leaders discussed it? If we have discussed it, let's start."

The remaining leaders picked up their pens and started writing on the paper, and soon wrote down the prices they expected.

Zhao Ting sent someone to take back the note and handed it to Chen Xinghe. The latter looked at it carefully and compared the prices. In the end, the price jointly given by Tomato Channel and Mango Channel was 420 million per episode, which was the highest. Chen Xinghe There was no Moji who said sorry to the others and left the persons in charge of the two parties to sign the contract later.

Different from satellite TV, the Internet platforms with deep pockets all wanted exclusive copyrights, and each offered a sky-high price. In the end, Penguin Video had the last laugh and got the online rights to the TV series at a price of 500 million per episode.

To be honest, Penguin TV is a bit cheating. After all, Penguin has invested in this drama. His high price is equivalent to a left-hand thing and a right-hand thing. And the most important thing is that they were present for the whole process from the start of filming to post-production, and they know the excellence of this drama.

After seeing off other distinguished guests, Chen Xinghe discussed with the heads of the three parties the specific release time and promotion methods of the TV series, and finally decided to launch it in July during the summer vacation. Chen Xinghe needs to participate in variety shows produced by Mango, Tomato, and Tencent. Promote it.

After the film purchase meeting, the principals did not accept Chen Xinghe's dinner invitation and said goodbye to him and left Canruo Xinghe Studio. Chen Xinghe happily talked to Zhao Ting about the drama Canruo Xinghe. How much benefit is gained.

三十六集电视剧卫视与平台总共是3.312亿，再加上之前1亿的广告费总共4.313亿，灿若星河占据总投资的百分之40也就是说能从中获取1.7248亿，交完税后也有1.2亿的收入。

After calculating this profit, Chen Xinghe was very happy. In addition to the 6000 million yuan in salary for his own investment, he could still get an additional 6000 million yuan in income. No wonder a lot of celebrities in the circle want to open their own studios and be their own bosses. This is not as profitable as simply being an actor. too much?

Chen Xinghe is happy to make money, but at the same time he will not forget his employees. With a wave of his hand, everyone will receive an extra 5 bonus this month. As for Li Jiahe, Wang Mengqi, including the screenwriter, Chen Xinghe will give Each of them received a red envelope ranging from 10 to yuan.

Zhao Ting couldn't help but smile when she saw the happy Chen Xinghe. How could she not be happy when a child she watched grow up could be so promising? After arranging the bonus payment, Chen Xinghe asked Zhao Ting to help book a hotel for him to have a banquet for the officials tonight.

Then he told Zhou Ming the good news and asked her to attend the dinner party with him as the boss's wife in the evening.

"Wow, my dear, you are so rich." Zhou Ming was also pleasantly surprised when he heard the news on the phone.

"That's right, dress up nicely tonight and let the studio employees take a good look at their boss lady."

"Hey, okay, I'll definitely earn you enough face."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xinghe was happy but did not forget about the movie. He went directly upstairs to stare at the editing.

Chen Xinghe, whose eyes hurt from staring at the screen at six o'clock in the evening, took a look at the time and felt that it was almost time, so he asked Zhao Ting to organize everyone to go to the restaurant together, and went to pick up Zhou Ming himself.

At 7:30 in the evening, in a restaurant in Beijing, the dining place of Canruo Xinghe Studio was filled with exclamations from all the employees, because today’s Zhou Xi is so beautiful.

I saw Zhou Xi walking in behind Chen Xinghe wearing a woolen coat. The red checkered scarf swayed with her footsteps, looking smart and pure. The long boots under her feet highlighted her straight and slender legs.

"Hello, boss lady." After exclaiming, everyone stood up and greeted Zhou Ming.

Chen Xinghe was a little speechless. Before anything happened, everyone had rebelled. Even the boss stopped calling him boss lady!

But who makes Chen Xinghe a good boss? He didn't care about the rudeness of the employees and took Zhou Ming to his seat. He directly picked up the wine glass.

"Everyone has been working hard recently. Today the new drama was sold. I am very happy. I would like to toast to you all!"

Chen Xinghe picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, and the others quickly followed suit.

Zhou Ming also paid tribute to everyone generously, and everyone was very considerate.

Then Chen Xinghe told everyone about the bonus, which brought the atmosphere to a climax. For a while, everyone was enjoying themselves.

While they were having dinner, the new drama "The Beginning" was quietly launched on Penguin Video.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, Sun Jiaqi finished a busy day of work and dragged her tired body back to the rental house.

After graduating from college, she stayed in the bustling metropolis of Magic City because she studied finance in college. Due to her good grades and the school's reputation, she successfully entered a certain industry as a management trainee after graduation.

Although the financial industry sounds lofty, management trainees like them who are new to the industry are having a hard time.

Doing the most and most tiring work for a meager salary, you can become an analyst or be assigned to an investment institution only after you have work experience.

Generally speaking, the future of the financial industry is bright, but the road is tortuous and requires her hard work and persistence.

Opening the door and entering the living room, Sun Jiaqi threw her bag aside and collapsed on the sofa, with an expression that she no longer loved.

"Qiqi, are you back? Have you eaten?" At this time, a girl wearing home clothes came out of the bedroom and said to Sun Jiaqi.

The rental house has a layout of two bedrooms and one living room. Sun Jiaqi shares it with her college classmate and her best friend Liu Lili, who lives in the same dormitory.

"I'm back. I have too many things to do today. I haven't finished working overtime until now." Sun Jiaqi responded weakly without any intention of moving.

Seeing this, Liu Lili sat down next to her, "I haven't eaten yet, so I'll order takeout. Let's watch a drama together and relax later."

"Okay, you can order it. As for watching dramas, I'm not in the mood anymore. I've been very tired every day lately."

Hearing Sun Jiaqi's words, Liu Lili turned her eyes, with a smile on her lips and said slyly: "Really? This is your favorite TV series starring Chen Xinghe."

"What? Is Xinghe's new drama about to be broadcast? Is it "The Beginning" or "Da Feng"?" Sun Jiaqi sat up immediately after hearing the news.

"It's "The Beginning". The promotion has been so lively recently, so you haven't paid attention yet?"

"Isn't it too busy? You order takeout, I'll take a shower, and we'll watch together later."

Watching Sun Jiaqi hurriedly ran to the bathroom with her clothes, Liu Lili was a little amused. Although they also studied finance, Liu Lili's family made some efforts. After graduation, she was admitted to the civil service and is currently working in a certain unit. Although The salary is not very high but it is better than being free.

Soon the takeaway was delivered, and Sun Jiaqi also finished taking a shower. The two of them came to the living room and turned on the TV, watching "The Beginning" while eating.

To be continued. .

(End of this chapter)