After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 128: Asking for a high price, paying it back

"Mr. Li, how about we watch the web series first?"

Lu Liang smiled and exchanged a few simple greetings, then waved to Wu Tianzheng and asked him to take them to the viewing room.

He came here today to help sell the broadcasting rights for the web drama. Other matters are secondary and will be dealt with later.

"Okay." Li Ni nodded, gradually stopped smiling, and followed the others to the viewing room.

Before coming, she read the project plan and had to say that it was extremely consistent with the main style of Bilibili.

Although the main purpose was to meet Lu Liang, he also had the idea of ​​purchasing the web drama.

Several people watched the first few episodes, and even though Lu Liang had watched it twice, he still laughed out loud when the pantomime scene appeared.

Li Ni bit her lip and pinched her thigh, but finally she couldn't help but break it, and became more certain of her thoughts.

An hour later, everyone walked out of the viewing room, and she asked, "Mr. Lu, I heard that you fully invested in this web drama?"

Lu Liang smiled and said, "No need to say it, it is."

"I admire you." Li Ni had a complicated expression and expressed her sincere emotion.

This web drama, and the way it was hyped after it went online, is destined to be a web drama that will not lose money.

Black and red are also red. Although you can be sure that you will not lose money, if you want to make money, it depends on how much the market accepts it.

Li Ni pondered for a long time and asked, "Mr. Lu, 600,000 per episode, what do you think?"

Although it is funny and shocking, the mainstream in the current market is suspense web drama.

Although the production cost is 1500 million, in her opinion, it is probably inflated and should be discounted by half.

There are 35 episodes in total, and she plans to buy out the first broadcast rights and the copyright for the next three years for 60 per episode.

Lu Liang made a profit of over 200%, so he should be satisfied.

Wang Xiaocong's eyes widened. He knew that Lu Liang invested more than 2100 million yuan. If it was sold for 200 million yuan, the return would not be 600%, but %.

But he didn't expect that Lu Liang was still not satisfied.

Lu Liang smiled calmly: "Mr. Li, you are so sincere, I feel embarrassed to refuse."

He asked Wen Chao to investigate the online drama market. It was difficult for a single episode of a three-no online drama to sell for more than 50 yuan. Li Ni was able to offer 60 yuan per episode, which showed her sincerity.

The final broadcast volume was just 24 billion. If it is sold at a low price of 2100 million, it would be better to give it to Panda. At least it can make Panda's data look better, and it can make more money in the next round of financing.

Lu Liang paused and said, "But I don't think it's appropriate to let Bilibili bear the risk alone."

"Mr. Lu, do you have any better ideas?"

Li Ni sighed secretly. She really wanted to say, don't feel embarrassed or inappropriate.

Even if they lost money, they were willing to do so, but she knew that this was just Lu Liang's excuse for being dissatisfied with the price.

"We'll give it to you for free, and let the market decide the price of each episode. If the number of views and new members are not ideal, Station B won't have to bear unnecessary losses."

Lu Liang was all smiles and looked very generous, as if he would give the drama to Bilibili for free if its ratings flopped.

Li Ni frowned and pondered for a moment, then instantly understood Lu Liang's intention: "Mr. Lu, is this an exclusive broadcast?"

The goods are sent to three stores, and the one with the highest bid wins.

As expected of a venture capitalist, he is calculating everything very well.

If the online drama is released on the market and receives mediocre response, then everyone will be happy.

On the contrary, the response was so enthusiastic that so many platforms competed for the subsequent broadcasting rights.

"It can be exclusive or not, we can talk about it slowly."

Lu Liang smiled, not feeling embarrassed about having his intentions known.

After all, doing business is just like buying a house, you ask for a high price and pay the low price.

You take a step back, I take a step back, and finally we reach a condition that both parties can accept.

"Exclusive, how to negotiate?"

Li Ni didn't want to compete with others in the subsequent auction, so it would be worth it even if she paid a little more now.

"We'll base it on the final playback volume and the year-on-year number of new members." Lu Liang pondered and proposed a tiered betting agreement, based on the final 100 million playbacks and 10,000 new members.

If this condition is not met, the online drama will be given away for free without asking for a penny, including the copyright fees.

If the requirements are met, the initial price will be 10 per episode. If there are 20 million views and new members, the price will be per episode.

40 million views and new members means per episode, multiplied by two each time, and so on.

Li Ni groaned, "I have no problem with the number of views, but the number of new members needs to be changed, and there must be a back cover."

35 episodes, 286 million views, an average of million views per episode, which is comparable to second-tier web dramas.

As long as the number of views does not exceed 8 million and the price of a single episode reaches 80, they generally will not lose too much.

The problem is that the number of new members is too small. She wants to increase it to 50,000 because members are more important than broadcasts.

Lu Liang asked with a smile: "Mr. Li, are you so confident in this web drama that you still want to cap it?"

Li Ni smiled bitterly and couldn't help sighing: "Boss Lu, I don't have confidence in the web series, I have confidence in you."

No one cared about selling the house for ten years, but once you become famous, everyone knows you.

In just over half a year, Lu Liang went from being penniless to where he is today, with a fortune worth hundreds of millions.

If there is no cap, she worries that Bilibili might change owners because of a web drama.

Lu Liang laughed: "Then let's set the upper limit at 320 million per episode, but let's lower it to for members."

He thinks that it is highly unlikely that the number of views will reach 32 billion and the number of new members will reach 160 million, but he still thinks that he can give it a try if he wants 16 billion views and 48 new members.

With 160 million per episode, he can make a small profit of more than million.

Li Ni frowned and hesitated for a long time: "Okay."

If Lu Liang gave in, she would also give in, and they finally decided on 100 million views and 30,000 new members.

Since she is the COO and Lu Liang is the full investor, as long as they reach an agreement, the rest will be left to their subordinates.

Lu Liang learned that tonight was the wrap-up banquet for the Crown Princess, so he asked casually, "Boss Li, would you like to have a simple meal together?"

Li Ni smiled and politely declined: "Mr. Lu, I still have work to deal with. Let's do it next time."

If she was just having dinner with Lu Liang and Wang Xiaocong, she would still be interested, but there were too many outsiders and she didn't want to join in the fun.

"Then Mr. Wu will send him off, Mr. Li."

Lu Liang did not force it. He called Wu Tianzheng and informed him of the results of the negotiations between the two parties. They would discuss the subsequent details together.

Since Good Dream Production was responsible for the early preparations and later promotions, he also generously gave a 10% dividend.

After all, Lu Liang only invested money and didn't take care of anything else. He couldn't let Wu Tianzheng work for nothing.

Even though we are friends, I can't just order you around.

"The premiere rights for the web series have been sold. Let's meet at the Riverside Restaurant later. I'll treat you."

Lu Liang was in a good mood, so he paid out of his own pocket to treat the main creative staff of the crew to a banquet at a high-end restaurant in Shanghai.

He was in the same car with Xiao Wang and Wu Tianzheng, who was all smiles: "Boss Lu, Xiao Zhang really admires you."

What he meant was that if Lu Liang had feelings for Zhang Tianai, he could help to bring them together.

Lu Liang looked displeased and said seriously, "Old Wu, can you please stop acting like a pimp?"

"Hypocrisy." Since they were all in the same boat, Wang Xiaocong had no scruples and directly despised Lu Liang by his real name.

After all, he just saw it. The look in Lu Liang's eyes when he looked at Zhang Tianai was nothing but admiration.

That kind of look can also be interpreted as a pervert.

My husband has conveyed his feelings for me, now I have to see if I am interested and whether the little girl still wants to make progress.

Lu Liang looked at him unkindly: "Xiao Wang, we are familiar with each other, but if you continue to talk nonsense, I will sue you for defamation."

“Heh~~” Wang Xiaocong sneered.

　Thanks to 198215dai, dashu110, and lingdangclangclang for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)