The group was kicked out, and low presence means they are bad?

Magic City.

Somewhere in a magnificent private club.

The relevant persons in charge of Youshi gathered together to celebrate some good things that have happened during this period.

"I thought Bai Xingjian was very capable, but I didn't expect that he could ruin such a good TV series like "Kuang Biu"."

"It's mainly because I'm too young and haven't figured out the unspoken rules of making TV dramas in our country. There are some red lines that you absolutely cannot cross."

"Hey, there are basically no such worries when filming idol dramas, just like our "I Just Like You"."

"It turns out that the quality of a drama sometimes really needs to be set off by its peers. The recent increase in the data of "Just Like You" is thanks to "Kuang Bi"!"

"That being said, why don't we just go and present a banner to Phoenix Pictures?"

"Go ahead and send him off. It's hard to say whether he can come back safely after sending him off."

In the private room, many people were laughing and talking about some interesting things that had happened recently.

Because of the collapse of the plot in the later period of "Kuang Biao", the idol drama "Just Like You", which has always been compared with "Kuang Biao" and used as a negative example, has gradually recovered its reputation during this period.

Even as the finale approached, the ratings continued to rise.

Although the average ratings and the highest ratings of a single episode of "Just Like You" cannot be compared with "Kuaishou", it is almost a pleasant surprise for the creators of "Just Like You" who had set their expectations very low.

"Bai Xingjian is also a little bit weak."

On the leather sofa, Chu Liya held a goblet, shook it slightly, and said:
"I tried my best to persuade Bai Xingjian in the negotiation meeting between YouTV and Netflix, but after such a long time, Bai Xingjian didn't even say a word. He really can sit still!"

"Hahaha, is this a question of whether or not you can sit still?"

Ding Yuntao, a participant who was traveling with Chu Liya that day, said with a smile:

"The plot and performance of "Knives Out" have been going downhill recently. I guess Bai Xingjian's mentality has been affected. How can he think about cooperating with Netflix? Isn't that asking for trouble?"

"Asking for trouble? That's not that serious, right?"

At this time, a woman wearing black-framed glasses interrupted, "Although the plot of "Kuang Da" was a bit broken in the later period, overall, "Kuang Da" is also a TV series that is hard to come by in recent years.

If Bai Xingjian can reach a cooperation with Netflix, maybe "The Rush" can achieve good results in the overseas market."

The woman wearing glasses is called Zhang Shuying. She is the content purchasing manager at Youshi, and her position is almost the same as Sophia’s.

Although the data shows that the overseas market prefers Chinese ancient costume fantasy dramas, in Zhang Shuying's eyes, "Kuang Biao", an innovative anti-criminal crime drama, may also attract the attention of overseas friends."

"I don't think so."

Chu Liya smiled and shook her head, but soon changed the subject and said, "But it's really hard to say. After all, when things haven't happened yet, everything is possible, but it's just a possibility. Bai Xingjian probably won't take this step, and he doesn't have the courage to take this step."

Zhang Shuying was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and laughed: "From the current point of view, this seems to be the case."

Zhang Shuying was naturally very clear about the itinerary arrangements of Sophia, Charlie and others.

In less than three days they would leave China and return to America.

In less than three days, can Bai Xingjian and Sophia reach a cooperation?
It's difficult, right?

However, just when they thought that Bai Xingjian had given up on cooperating with Netflix, Bai Xingjian, along with Feng Shiqi and his party, had already arrived in the Magic City, ready to meet Sophia and Charlie.

……

Magic City.

In a private room of a luxurious restaurant.

Bai Xingjian greeted Sophia and Charlie in fluent English: "I am very honored to have you here. Thank you for your presence."

"Mr. Bai, you are too polite." Sophia responded somewhat flattered.

The same is true for Charlie.

Although they represent Netflix, Sophia and Charlie are still very self-aware.

If it weren't for the existence of Netflix, a person like Bai Xingjian might never have any intersection with the two of them, and they would only ever admire Bai Xingjian unilaterally.

After Bai Xingjian responded with a smile, he began to act as a middleman, introducing Feng Shiqi, Mei Jie and Zheng Wei to Sophia and Charlie.

Because this meeting with Sophia and Charlie was a rather private matter, Bai Xingjian did not bring many people here.

After the introduction, everyone at the table became familiar with each other.

We started discussing some topics while eating delicious food.

It didn't take long for Sofia to change the subject to the TV series "Rampage".

She looked at Bai Xingjian and said, "Mr. Bai, the TV series "Knives Out" produced by your Phoenix Pictures has great potential in my opinion. If this TV series is put on our Netflix platform, it may achieve good results."

Of course, what Sophia said was a bit against her will.

It’s just that Bai Xingjian’s attitude towards them was so good that Sophia couldn’t say anything to refuse, so it would be better for her to be the first to do a favor to Bai Xingjian.

As for the performance of the show "Rampage" after it was introduced by Netflix...

Who knows what the future holds?

What if a miracle happens?

You have to know that Bai Xingjian is not an ordinary person!

Charlie looked at Sophia without changing his expression.

I complained in my mind: The Chinese proverb really sums it up very accurately - a woman's heart is as deep as a needle in the sea.

Sophia's words, spoken against her will, didn't sound false or artificial at all. She is truly worthy of this name!
What Sophia didn't expect was that after she said this, Bai Xingjian did not show any excitement, but remained calm as always.

"'Speed'? I actually had the same idea."

Bai Xingjian smiled faintly and nodded, "It's just that the performance of the show "Crazy" after being introduced by Netflix may not be as optimistic as you think."

As the creator of "Storm" on Blue Star, Bai Xingjian naturally knows his own business.

"How could that be? I feel like the show 'Rampage' still has a lot of potential."

Sophia continued with some disbelief.

At this moment, she suddenly had a feeling.

That is, Sophia seems to be a very eager buyer, eager to get the show "Rampage" into her pocket.

Bai Xingjian, on the other hand, is a nonchalant charcoal seller who doesn't care at all whether the charcoal can be sold or not.

"What's going on? Why does it feel different from what I imagined?"

Sophia blinked her eyes, a lot of doubts in her heart.

"Then I'll take advantage of your good words. The show 'Rampage' might really achieve good results on Netflix."

Since Sophia has asked again and again, it would be impolite for Bai Xingjian to continue to refuse.

So Bai Xingjian readily agreed to Sophia's proposal. Sophia: ????

Charlie：???
Sophia and Charlie looked at each other calmly.

Then they saw great doubt in each other's eyes.

What is this scenario?
It seems like they bought the show "Kuaishu" by force.

"In that case, let's discuss the relevant agreements in depth?" Sophia asked tentatively.

Things have happened, so just let it be!

Charlie nodded and reached out to take out the relevant documents from his briefcase.

But Bai Xingjian stopped him, "Don't worry, in addition to "Storm", I have another project that I plan to cooperate with you on."

"what?!"

"Another project?!"

When Sophia and Charlie heard this, their eyes widened immediately.

Obviously, what Bai Xingjian said surprised them quite a bit.

Bai Xingjian nodded and gestured to Zheng Wei.

Immediately, Zheng Wei took out the relevant information of "Squid Game".

Bai Xingjian took it and introduced it to Sophia and Charlie in surprise:

"In addition to "Rampage", we at Phoenix Pictures also have a project called "Squid Game" and hope to reach a cooperation with you Netflix."

"Squidward Games?"

Sophia's eyes lit up when she heard the name.

Obviously, compared with "Rampage", the name "Squid Game" is very likely to have a light-hearted and enjoyable content.

There seems to be basically no threshold for film and television dramas in this area, and they are more suitable for global audiences.

"I'm all ears." Sophia's eyes revealed a hint of anticipation.

Although the drama "Knives Out" is not so suitable for Netflix, if "Squidward Quantum" can be more suitable than "Knives Out", or even just slightly more suitable, then their cooperation with Bai Xingjian and Phoenix Pictures this time will not be considered a failure.

"It's an interesting name. At least when I see it, I will think about clicking in and taking a look."

Charlie also expressed his own views at this time.

Feng Shiqi, Mei Jie and Zheng Wei smiled knowingly when they heard this.

Bai Xingjian began to introduce "Squid Game" to Sophia and Charlie:

"Squid Game" is a TV series based on the concept of "survival game". It tells the story of a group of desperate marginalized people at the bottom of the society of Coria who receive an invitation from a mysterious organization to participate in six life and death games.

After each round of fierce competition, only one person will win the entire prize money of the game, which is 456 billion won.

The rest will face death in the game."

As Bai Xingjian spoke, Sophia and Charlie nodded thoughtfully.

Clearly, the two have begun to think about issues such as the feasibility, popularity and topicality of the story.

"A variation of the Battle Royale genre?"

After listening to Bai Xingjian's story, Sophia looked at Bai Xingjian and asked with a smile.

"That's right." Bai Xingjian nodded.

As if she had thought of something, Sophia laughed out loud: "Hahaha, this is a big departure from the theme of the show 'Knives Out'."

"Battle Royale, this is a subject that audiences all over the world are particularly interested in." Charlie said.

Of course, Charlie's purpose in saying this was not to make Bai Xingjian happy.

But that is the fact.

Because this subject involves human nature, the humanity of all people in the world.

The reason why TV dramas and movies with the theme of Battle Royale are so popular all over the world is that this type of subject matter, through the dramatic presentation of extreme situations, accurately hits the multiple psychological needs and social metaphor desires of contemporary audiences.

"So, what do you think?"

After explaining a bunch of information related to "Squid Game", Bai Xingjian also threw out the main point of the topic.

"It's a particularly interesting film and TV series. We have a strong intention to cooperate with you."

Sophia said this directly without even discussing it with Charlie.

Charlie didn't feel the slightest bit offended, because he was thinking the same thing.

Mainly on the Netflix platform, there have been no battle royale-type dramas so far.

There are quite a few movies on this theme, but due to some attributes of the movies, the performance of this type of movies on Netflix is ​​not particularly clear.

Therefore, injecting new blood into Netflix with a battle royale-type series is something that Netflix as a platform particularly hopes to do.

"But what are your current plans for "Squid Game"? Is it still in the project establishment stage, or has filming already started?" Sophia asked curiously.

"Uh...it seems like they've already started filming the show 'Squidward Games'?"

Charlie looked at Sophia with a rather strange expression, and then saw deep doubt in her eyes.

Sophia's eyes seemed to say, "How do you know that Squidward has already started filming?"

Charlie explained: "There have been reports about this before, and it has caused a lot of uproar. The reason is that Mr. Bai went to Corea and invited actors from Corea to film this drama."

Bai Xingjian nodded and gave Charlie a kind smile.

"Oh, is that so? It seems I didn't do enough homework."

Sophia blinked and said a little embarrassedly.

After a moment of silence, Sophia continued to ask, "Since you have already started filming the show "Squid Game", I guess you don't need our Netflix's investment, right?"

However, Bai Xingjian's answer to this question surprised Sophia and Charlie:

“It’s still needed.”

In the surprised eyes of the two, Bai Xingjian continued, "Because in addition to the first season, there is also a second season of Squid Game, and we are currently filming the first season."

In the drama "Squid Game", Bai Xingjian did not have the idea of ​​eating alone.

The reason is actually very simple. When a cake is too big, you can only take it away if you can’t eat it.

Bai Xingjian didn't want this to happen to himself.

Therefore, in addition to attracting some domestic investment, Netflix is ​​the best foreign investment partner. (End of this chapter)