Actor: Thank you.

Both Golden Eagle Animation and Haha Xuandong TV stations called Zhang Yuan.

The Magic City directly offered a 20% premium, and they felt that they were very sincere.

Mango TV was also very polite. Lei Yin, the channel director, called Zhang Yuan personally and talked for a long time.

For "Love Call Transfer", his shooting time is in the evening.

He had nothing to do during the day, so he had a good chance to chat with these two families.

"Brother Zhang Yuan." Assistant Zhao Xinxin was watching from the side and asked after thinking for a long time.

"Give the cartoons to the two TV stations in Shanghai and Hunan."

"Is it the same as going to FAW to negotiate with SAIC before?"

Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows, then rubbed his assistant's head with great satisfaction.

"You've made great progress recently."

"Hehehe..." Zhao Xinxin smiled innocently.

Zhang Yuan thought it was not bad.

Originally, this assistant was basically all muscle from his arms to his legs to his head.

My mind is not very flexible, but it is better than not having any flexibility, so I just do what I say.

Now the muscles in your head have relaxed a little and you can use your brain.

Then maybe she could be trained to be a minor official in the future.

"Do you know why we do this?" Zhang Yuan asked tentatively.

Zhao Xunxun nodded, not quite understanding: "Let them compete with each other?"

"This is just the result." Zhang Yuan waved his fingers.

"When the enemy is strong and we are weak, we can use a third party to weaken the enemy and tie up the enemy's energy, and it is best to put the enemy in a state of crisis."

"This will be beneficial to us."

"So the key is to find an equally matched opponent for the enemy."

"If it's an old enemy of the enemy, that would be even better!"

Golden Eagle Cartoons and Haha Xuandong are the most direct competitors.

Just like he went to FAW in order to balance SAIC.

The Ho family must know that part of his purpose is to get his own endorsement fees.

But in the end he helped the charity race to increase SAIC's sponsorship fees.

The Huo family would pretend not to see his purpose and actions.

As long as it can bring practical benefits, the other party will not only not blame him, but will also find ways to protect him as a capable person.

Whether it is Heshen or Yan Song.

Their historical definition is indeed that of treacherous ministers.

But at the same time, they can get things done.

Those so-called "clean stream" and loyal ministers not only failed to get things done, but also always tried to restrict the imperial power while expanding their own power.

Who do you think the emperor will use?

I'm not afraid of making money, I'm just afraid of having bad intentions.

The Huo family is not afraid of Zhang Yuan making money. On the contrary, they would be afraid if he didn't make money.

If you don't even want money, then you want something higher and more important...

"I understand." Zhao Xinxin nodded to show that he understood.

"Then how should we explain this to Mango TV? After all, you and Mr. He Jiong have a good relationship."

"Why do I have to explain to Mango TV?" Zhang Yuan spread his hands.

"Won't Mango TV be angry if you sell the animation to Shanghai TV?"

"Who said I was going to sell the film to Shanghai TV?"

"Huh?" The assistant was completely confused.

"My goal this time was the Golden Eagle Animation!" Zhang Yuan said seriously.

"Don't worry about it now, just play with them."

……

The person in charge of Haha Xuandong received Zhang Yuan’s reply.

"6 per episode, and you're still saying you'll think about it first?"

"Golden Eagle gave 6." The assistant replied with difficulty.

"What!" The person in charge slammed the table.

"That Mango TV station is against us all the time!"

"Super Girl vs. My Super Show!"

"Now the animation is also competing with us!"

"no!"

"It was obviously us who cooperated with the animation company first, we must not let them cut us off!"

He calculated and said, "Raise the price to 70,000 per episode!"

the other side.

"Seventy thousand!"

Golden Eagle Animation Director Lei Yin was stunned.

"Is the Magic City Station crazy?"

"You have to fight with us, right?"

As a young female executive, she has been able to reach her current position because of her ability and her stubborn personality.

Women who can achieve success in their careers are generally more manly than men.

Just like Ms. Dong from Gree, she is like someone with hyperthyroidism, crazier and more aggressive than most male executives.

“Before, ‘Baby Daughter, Good Mom’ was first broadcast there.”

"We only broadcast it after three rounds."

"They eat meat, and they give us some soup."

“It was the same before Golden Eagle Animation was established.”

"They rely on those island animations to squeeze out the market."

"Pooh!"

"You people in Modu just love to do business with Xiao Ri!"

Lei Yin angrily launched a regional attack: "The dialect of the Demon City sounds like the dialect of the island country at first glance, no wonder you are so close to Xiaobenzi."

"Before there was Golden Eagle Cartoons, you ate meat and we drank soup."

"Now that we have Golden Eagle Cartoons, it's still better for you to eat the meat and we to drink the soup."

"I didn't establish Golden Eagle Cartoons for nothing!"

Lei Yin slammed the table and said, "We are not short of money."

"In the past few years, I have attracted a large number of merchants to join the channel."

"I don't believe I can't beat them even with all my money, haha!"

Then he called Zhang Yuan again.

"Zhang Yuan, our channel is quite optimistic about your animation."

"If there are conditions, we can discuss it."

"And I look forward to long-term cooperation."

“If possible, I hope this animation can continue in the form of a serial.”

"It's just like our TV show 'Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit'."

Zhang Yuan laughed secretly in his heart.

Of course he knows the style of Mango TV.

This is also the biggest difference between the two local giants, Shanghai TV and Mango TV.

The Magic City TV Station is profit-oriented and pays more attention to short-term gains.

Mango TV, on the other hand, places more emphasis on strategic layout.

Otherwise, Mango TV would not have become the only local broadcasting station among the four major TV stations to own a wholly-owned first-line network platform.

Mango TV is in the first echelon and can compete with the survivors of the war of online platforms such as iQiyi, Tencent, and Youku.

What's on Modu TV?

It was nothing but internal fighting. Even the director team of the original signature variety show "Extreme Challenge" was kicked out of SMG because of internal fighting.

The show never recovered from that setback, and this self-defeating move made the other major TV stations very unhappy.

Zhang Yuan's expectation for the animation "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is to make it a long-lasting animation.

Shanghai TV has no such long-term plan.

So his target from the very beginning was Mango TV.

Moreover, this is also the reason why he asked Huang Weimin to prepare for a long-term battle and make it into a continuous animation.

At the same time, this also creates an information gap.

Not only did the two channels not know Zhang Yuan’s thoughts, they also didn’t know the other channel’s plans for the animation.

One is planning to invest in the long term, while the other is a standard short-term operation.

Upon learning that Golden Eagle Cartoon was willing to increase the purchase price, Zhang Yuan did not agree directly.

Not only did he not agree, he also looked conflicted, and even his voice sounded awkward.

"Director Lei, I know Mango TV is sincere."

"But the Magic City side is also very sincere, and they have cooperated with me before, and we have a very good relationship."

What Zhang Yuan meant was...

Magic City Station!
They are my beloved relatives, friends, brothers and sisters!
Turning around, Zhang Yuan contacted Haha Xuandong again.

He continued to discuss with the other party in a very conflicted tone.

“As you know, it’s not easy to start a business and the cost of maintaining it is very high.”

"Now Mango TV is very polite and sincere, and it's really hard for me to refuse."

"But in my heart, I still want to cooperate with Magic City TV."

Translated, his words mean...

Modoutai and I are as close as brothers.

But the price given by Mango TV... is very good!

In the next few days, the two companies contacted each other almost every day, constantly negotiating the price with Zhang Yuan.

Naturally, there are many benefits.

Mango TV even proposed a plan to give Zhang Yuan a share of the advertising revenue during the broadcast.

Although it is only 5%, at least the attitude and sincerity are sufficient.

Zhang Yuan remained calm.

Holding the phenomenal work "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf".

He just waits for the buyer. Anyway, he is not in a hurry at all.

As time went by, those two families became more and more anxious!

The reason they were anxious was not only because the animation purchase had not been finalized, but also because of the audience.

The four pilot episodes have already been aired.

My little kid had just learned to sing the theme song and was looking forward to watching it every day, and then... it was gone.

You just hooked me and it's gone?
The little brother experienced what Huang Shengyi feels every night now.

It's over as soon as it begins.

If you don't have that ability, what are you doing?
Both TV stations received a large number of letters and calls from viewers asking about the broadcast status of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf".

Mango TV even had no choice but to rebroadcast those four episodes.

Repeated foreplay is...

Under pressure from both the audience and "hostile" TV stations, the two really showed their strength.

All the way from 7 to 7.
8 million!
8 million 5.

9 million!
9 million 5.

In the end, Shanghai TV even offered a price of 10 per episode!

This is almost as much as the acquisition price of a low-cost TV series.

Moreover, one episode of a TV series can be more than 40 minutes long.

The total length of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" including the opening and ending credits is less than 15 minutes.

If calculated on a minute/price basis, the price quoted by Shanghai TV has already reached the price of a medium-quality TV series.

Mango TV was furious when they heard that Shanghai offered 10 per episode.

Later, he also found Zhang Yuan and offered the same price.

At the same time, it also shows the attitude that this is the final price.

Zhang Yuan saw that the patience of these two families had basically reached its limit.

I know it's almost time, if I continue to play around I'll be in trouble.

I called the Shanghai TV station right away.

"Hey, I'm very satisfied with the price you offered."

“I also prefer to work with organizations that have a cooperative basis.”

When the other party heard this, he felt so happy.

"Oh, yes, that's what we meant." The person in charge of Haha Xuandong patted his belly, looking relaxed.

He has been under tremendous pressure these days for this animation.

He took a big risk by offering the price of 10.

"Okay, we estimate that this animation can produce more than 150 episodes a year. If that's the case..."

Before Zhang Yuan could finish his words, the person on the other end of the phone interrupted him immediately.

“How many episodes?”

“More than 150 episodes a year.”

150 episodes a year, that’s 1500 million!
Haha, the person in charge of Xuandong was dumbfounded.

"You are not..."

The previous drama "My Baby Daughter, Good Mom" ​​had a total of 40 episodes.

This one, "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", is a medium-length animation with about 40 to 50 episodes.

So he never expected that Zhang Yuan was planning to make a super long serial.

Zhang Yuan deliberately didn't tell the other party.

This information gap is the key to his ability to get both parties to bid up the price.

At the same time, it is also a way to leave a way out for yourself.

"If there are so many episodes, we can't just pay 10 per episode for this movie." The person in charge of Haha Xuandong spoke after a moment of silence.

"what!"

"Didn't we agree on this?"

"Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"I have cooperated with Modu TV before, you can't cheat me like this!"

10 per episode, even if there are 400 episodes, it is only million.

Modu TV can accept this price.

Repeated broadcasting within the copyright period should be able to recover the costs.

By the way, we can also give some color to the Golden Eagle Cartoon pair.

But at the price of 1500 million... they felt that even if they could make their investment back, the station wouldn't make any money.

And with such a high price, I still have to bear the consequences.

What if the broadcast effect is not good, my god...it may affect my career!

"We need to discuss this further."

"I am very sincere, but you guys...oh, forget it, it seems there is a problem in our communication." Zhang Yuan sighed.

The reason he did this was to make the other party reject him.

Instead of rejecting the other person.

Otherwise, it would easily damage his relationship with Modou TV.

By putting yourself in the position of the victim, you can greatly reduce the dissatisfaction caused by the Magic City TV.

After chatting with the other party for a while, Zhang Yuan even expressed his dissatisfaction appropriately.

It also creates an image of being let down.

Finally, the other party hung up the phone in boredom.

After putting down his phone and adjusting his mood, Zhang Yuan called Lei Yin from Golden Eagle Cartoons.

"it is good!"

Knowing that Zhang Yuan would definitely cooperate with them, Ms. Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

As channel managers, Mango TV gives Lei Yin much more autonomy than Modou TV and Haha Xuandong.

So she is much more decisive in doing things.

How big is it exactly?

"150 episodes per year, I think it's still too few!" Lei Yin responded to his plan.

"If possible, I hope to do more than 180 episodes."

“That means it will be broadcast the next day.”

"We are willing to sign a long-term contract with your company, at least one year."

180 episodes per year, that’s 1800 million per year!

There is no way that the Modu station would offer such a price.

Of course, Lei Yin would not have offered this price without the help of Modu TV.

But she was willing to spend so much money, and it was not a decision she made on a whim or out of anger.

Because in addition to baby food and toys, she is also negotiating a big sponsor for Golden Eagle Cartoons.

KFC!
This is the benefit of Golden Eagle’s repositioning.

After changing from an all-age to a parent-child positioning, it matches the positioning of family fast food such as KFC.

KFC is a super big customer.

If the deal can be negotiated, tens of millions of dollars in advertising fees can be easily earned every year.

Lei Yin also keenly discovered that "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is also positioned as a parent-child product, which matches KFC.

She plans to use the content and ratings of this animation to help her negotiate long-term business partners!
If they can negotiate with the big brand KFC, the business status of Golden Eagle Cartoon will undoubtedly be raised to a higher level immediately.

Just like attracting investment in a shopping mall.

Only after big brands move in will small brands follow.

What Shanghai is considering is how much advertising revenue the animation can bring.

What Mango TV is considering is how much animation can enhance the competitiveness of the entire channel.

In terms of the overall situation, Mango TV wins.

"Okay, I'll go make arrangements with the company team."

“Try to meet your requirements.”

“But if the unit price is 10 per episode, we won’t be able to provide a share of the advertising revenue.” Lei Yin said directly.

"Uh... okay." Zhang Yuan had no intention of making any money from advertising, so of course he could accept it.

"I have conditions here too." He spoke again.

"Even if Mango TV cannot broadcast it exclusively, I will still sell the copyright for the second and third rounds."

The other party was silent for a while before speaking: "Okay, but the broadcast time of other TV stations must be at least one quarter later than our Golden Eagle."

Lei Yin's tone was firm and unquestionable.

"No problem, it's a pleasure to work with you."

"Pleasant to work with."

The two sides then finalized the general terms.

He handed the phone to his assistant with a smile and great satisfaction.

Now we plan to start filming the remaining scenes of "Love Call Transfer".

"Hiss...more than 10 million a year, almost 20 million!"

Xu Zheng, who was standing by, was listening attentively while he was talking on the phone.

He had been curious about the price Zhang Yuan got for the car endorsement.

But Zhang Yuan didn't tell him.

Now that I knew he was talking to the TV station, I was curious and listened to it.

Not only him, but director Zhang Jianya was right next to him and was also eavesdropping.

"Fuck, that's much more than what I make from making movies!" Director Zhang cursed inwardly.

Zhang Jianya thought, this kid is always polite and kind to everyone he meets.

But when it comes to money, he is like a tiger descending from the mountain, and his bloody mouth is scary to look at!
Xu Zhengze frowned and his head was buzzing.

Although he is already a big name in the TV drama industry, his annual income has not yet exceeded 10 million.

Zhang Yuan is ten years younger than him. The animation company under his name often makes deals worth tens of millions of dollars. He felt uncomfortable just by hearing that.

I feel like I've lived in vain.

This person is a money-loving person.

Now seeing Zhang Yuan’s staggering income, I am more determined to be more than just an actor.

He had long had the idea of ​​starting his own business.

I have always wanted to be a director and producer.

It just suffers from transformation and lack of support from big companies.

"He's so good at making money... maybe I can get him to invest in me."

Xu Zheng has a typical cunning personality.

He had long seen the difference between Zhang Yuan and ordinary actors.

A few days later, the news that Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf had been sold at a sky-high price spread throughout the Chinese animation industry... (End of this chapter)