Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 686 When Will You Become No.
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Qing troops attacked the Joseon Dynasty.

At that time, Huang Taiji had already proclaimed himself emperor and named the country Qing.

The Joseon Dynasty refused to recognize the identity of the Qing Dynasty, and the conflicts between the two sides escalated. Eventually Huang Taiji led his troops to attack the Qing Dynasty and defeated the former, forcing the other side to surrender.

From then on, the vassal relationship between the Joseon Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty was severed, and the Joseon Dynasty became a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty.

This battle is known in history as the Bingzi Battle.

After the Battle of Bingzi, the Qing army, with the help of the Korean army, launched the Battle of Pi Island and crushed the Ming army's Dongjiang front, killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, this is all original history.

In the plot of "The Emperor", when King Bok learned that Huang Taiji was attacking the Joseon Dynasty, he was shocked and angry at first, but then he calmed down and began to think about what he should do in this battle.

Think about it.

Help, of course I will help.

Helping vassal states resist foreign enemies is one of the ways for the suzerain state to maintain its own status and power.

But I can’t help everyone.

It’s best to end it last.

Zhu Changxun keenly discovered that this seemed to be an opportunity to pacify the north.

"Come here, summon Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and others to the palace!"

at last.

three days later.

The decision to join the war was confirmed in the palace.

"My dear minister, just focus on fighting on the front line. I will take care of everything else later on!"

Zhu Changxun bid farewell to the army going to the expedition.

Looking at the army figures gradually disappearing on the horizon, he clenched his fists, and his chest seemed to be filled with great heroism.

"This time, I will pacify the troubled times!"

……

December 20th.

Shanhe Company released the latest data of "Emperor".

The total purchase volume of "Emperor" exceeded 1.6 billion.

The last episode had a single-episode purchase volume of over 80 million.

The number of comments with the phrase “Congratulations on the end” exceeded six million.

For the first time, the domestic film and television market saw the benefits of pay channels so intuitively.

The total filming cost of "The Emperor" was less than 200 million yuan, and the filming time was less than five months.

Such a low cost can bring such a high return.

And it’s only one month’s payback!
You know, "The Emperor" is not a movie, but a TV series.

There is no such thing as taking the show off. It is always on the paid channel of the site. As long as there are people watching it, every new order is a new source of income.

Moreover, according to data calculated by industry insiders, the total revenue of "Emperor" will exceed 20 billion before the Lunar New Year next year.

20 million.

Not many movies can reach this value.

Let a TV series achieve this.

That night, both of Zhou Mo's cell phones were bombarded with calls.

Most of the people who called were asking about the "paid channels".

There is hope to reach a cooperation with Mile Station.

There is hope that Zhou Mo can find out.

There is hope that I can start a company with Zhou Mo.

Zhou Mo watched it from beginning to end without stopping his phone. After thinking about it, he directly long-pressed the power button.

Beat the ass!
Affects people's sleep.

The morning after the news was announced.

While Zhou Mo was eating breakfast, Liu Shishi, who was browsing on her phone, suddenly asked, "Is the total revenue of "The Emperor" the highest in the TV drama industry?"

"Why? Someone said it online?"

Liu Shishi nodded and was about to send a message to Zhou Mo, but suddenly remembered that he didn't turn on his phone, so he handed the phone directly to Zhou Mo.

The latter took a look and saw a table displayed on the mobile page, which listed the most popular TV series in recent years and their subsequent total revenue.

Among them, "Emperor" topped the list with 16 billion data.

In addition to "The Emperor", there are also "The Legend of Miyue", "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "Nirvana in Fire", "The Journey of Flower" and so on.

Zhou Mo finished reading and shook his head.

“I can only say it’s both right and wrong.”

"What do you mean? Is there something wrong with the data?"

“The vast majority of the data here are purchases of single episodes of TV series. From this perspective, The Emperor is indeed number one.

But in addition to the purchase of individual episodes, dramas like "Empresses in the Palace" and "Legend of Miyue" have a lot of other income. "The Emperor" does not have these things.

This table does not include statistics, so it cannot be said to be correct. "

Liu Shishi asked: "If all the revenue is counted, can "Emperor" be considered number one?"

Zhou Mo shook his head.

“No, the TV series with the highest total revenue in China, if I remember correctly, should be The Legend of Miyue, with a total revenue of more than 20 billion, or even 25 billion.

Compared with The Legend of Miyue, The Emperor still has some distance to go, and it is estimated that it will not be easy for the subsequent ones to surpass it. "

If we ignore the quality of the TV series itself, the revenue of "The Legend of Miyue" is indeed well-deserved to be the first.

"So high!" Liu Shishi was shocked: "I thought even if we are worse than "Legend of Miyue", the difference is not that big."

"What are you thinking about? The Legend of Miyue is a collaboration between Empress Sun, Mr. Bai, Jiang Xin, and Director Zheng at the peak of their commercial value, and it also has the added sentiment of The Legend of Zhen Huan.

Although The Emperor is also a star-studded drama, it is inferior to The Legend of Miyue in terms of popularity and audience appeal. It is normal that it cannot be compared.”

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes and said: "If "The Emperor" has no chance to surpass "The Legend of Miyue", then is it possible that your next "Zhulou" can surpass "The Legend of Fujian and Yue".

To be honest, I feel that in terms of sentimentality, you are no worse than Director Zheng.

I remember that there are still your fans who ask you every day under the new version of "Myth" when you will film another TV series. "

Whenever Liu Shishi thought about the fact that more than one fan went to Zhou Mo and the official account of the new version of "Myth" every day to urge them to release new works, she felt guilty.

Zhou Mo shook his head.

"I do not know."

In terms of plot excitement, "Red Mansion" may not necessarily be better than "The Emperor".

Therefore, he really cannot guarantee that he can surpass the revenue of "The Legend of Miyue" by relying on the paid model.

“But whether it can surpass the previous record doesn’t really matter. The most important role of the filming of Zhulou is to safeguard the development of the pay-per-view channel of the station.

As long as the quality of the work is good enough, the market response is active enough, and the audience is willing to pay for it, the money actually earned from the TV series itself is just a drop in the bucket compared to the changes in the company's stock price."

The market for domestic paid TV drama channels is both big and small.

It is said to be small because the payment model has not yet become mainstream in the market.

It is said to be big because there are too many people in the domestic market.

Even if only a small percentage of the audience converts from a free market to a paid market, the benefits brought about will be immeasurable.

The Mile Station paid channel is currently the first and only one to successfully walk on this track.

It can be said that as long as Zhou Mo and Lizhan Entertainment do not commit suicide, and commit big suicide, Lizhan's paid channel will continue to maintain its leading position in the paid field.

……

That night.

Zhou Mo finished watching "The Emperor" at home.

When seeing Lin Yuner, who represented the royal family of the Joseon Dynasty, appear in the penultimate episode, Tang Yan suddenly asked, "By the way, I heard some time ago that director Zhou Xingxing is going to start a new work, and it is a sequel to the Journey to the West series. Why didn't I see any news from your company?"

"Because our company didn't invest." Zhou Mo said naturally.

"No investment?" Liu Shishi was a little surprised: "Why?"

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(End of this chapter)