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Chapter 205 ABC Comes to Buy
"Well, that's not bad!" Huang Ze nodded slightly and asked, "Is the United States one of the countries where the copyright has been sold?"

"No."

"Yeah." Huang Ze had no problem at all about this matter.

If they even sold the US copyright and ended up only making tens of millions, Huang Ze would have to doubt Liang Shuyi's ability or that she was taking kickbacks.

The United States was the main buyer that Huang Ze targeted when he launched this program.

It's not just the film market that's big, several TV networks also make a lot of money, and the copyright issues are quite tight.

At the very least, it should be sold five times as much as in England, right?

That's three million dollars.

Considering that it is already very popular in England, a slight increase to $4 million is not too much, right?
Just wait for the other party to come and buy.

Gay people in England and the United States share the same ethnicity and origin, and have frequent exchanges. By now, American television professionals must have noticed "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

Huang Ze believed that as long as the other party was not blind, he would definitely make a bid!
"Aren't you disappointed?" Gong Yu tilted his head and glanced at Huang Ze.

"Why should I be lost?"

"It used to suppress TVB during the prime time, but now it has dropped to 35%."

"Haha, that's normal." Huang Ze waved his hand, "This proves that ATV has made progress."

"TVB previously relied on Justice Bao to dominate the show and attracted quite a few viewers."

"Otherwise, this 35% might not even exist."

"If I can't even accept this, then Uncle Qiu must have gotten sick from anger, right?"

"TVB is a big company with deep roots and a great influence in the hearts of the audience. It is not easy to defeat it. Let's take our time and eat away at its market share step by step. As one grows stronger, the other loses. Uncle Shaw will definitely have to continue to suppress the budget of the crew."

"But people can only give more and more. If you give less, they will feel resentful."

"Besides, why do you let your employees share the hardship?"

“Employees have shares in the company?”

"At that time, either Uncle Shao Liu will have to use his own money to make up for the loss, or he will have to watch the company's employees leave one by one, and then the profits will be even lower, and he will feel that the employees are not working hard. This rule, that method, it's a vicious cycle."

“I think there is still hope that day will come.”

Since they were talking about ATV, Huang Ze didn't want to go home for the time being, so he asked the driver to go directly to the ATV building, took Gong Xue in, and came to the best located office in ATV, which belonged to him.

As soon as she sat down, Liang Shuyi, who heard the news, found Huang Ze with the report in her arms, "Mr. Huang, this is the specific advertising cost of the advertising investment conference that I told you about last month."

"Yes! I remember you said the total was 160 million."

"Yes." Liang Shuyi's face was almost blooming with smiles. "Compared to last year's 110 million, it has increased by more than half. I heard that TVB has only increased by more than 10 million. This year, the new advertising costs invested by merchants in TV have basically been eaten up by us. Our ATV advertising revenue is already one-third of TVB's."

"With the copyright fees from the sale of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the company should be able to change the dilemma of needing the boss to invest in previous years and realize profitability in one fell swoop!"

"This is all thanks to your wise command, boss!" Liang Shuyi doesn't like flattery. Of course, she doesn't think she is flattering. She is speaking the truth from the bottom of her heart.

"If it weren't for your two creative ideas, Mr. Huang, the company would never have been able to achieve such a big transformation."

“The idea of ​​Justice Bao is really amazing!”

"Don't be so hasty to praise me with such words." Huang Ze raised his hand to interrupt Liang Shuyi's words, looking directly into her eyes and emphasizing each word.

"Are you sure you can make a profit? Then I won't invest!"

"I'm sure of it." Liang Shuyi was full of confidence. "Because I have something else to report to you. Three days ago, the ABC TV network in the United States sent someone to ATV to buy the American copyright of our "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" The other party offered 4 million US dollars.

"Oh?" Speak of the devil and he will appear!

After hearing the figure of four million US dollars, Huang Ze's original idea of ​​selling it for five million US dollars immediately disappeared.

Wow, you offered such a high price, it seems you are quite optimistic about this movie!
That five million is probably too low.

Huang Ze remembered that in his previous life, it was this TV network that bought the copyright of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". After it was broadcast, it became unprecedentedly popular in the United States, which has a tradition of dreaming of getting rich. There were rumors that this problematic program earned the TV network $1 billion.

Even if there is some bragging involved.

Even though the US dollar at that time cannot be compared with now, the economic situation cannot be compared.

Earning two or three hundred million shouldn't be a problem, right?

If you think about it this way, five million is indeed low.

If I sell it at this price, I'll have to pawn it at a loss.

“Don’t get hung up on the numbers.”

"Ah? Will you agree right away?" Liang Shuyi said unwillingly, "I think we can negotiate a little more. We've already negotiated 4.5 million dollars, so we can definitely try to get 5 million dollars or even higher."

"I don't want these, I want to divide them!"

"If we want to split the profits, we will be easily manipulated by the other party."

"I know." Huang Ze nodded. "The copyright fee will be charged based on the average viewership of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire during that time period, and it will be settled once a year."

"Let's turn this one-time deal into a long-term one."

"For example, if the number of viewers is less than 10 million, the rate is $1,000 per 10,000 people per year. If the number of viewers is more than 10 million but less than 20 million, the rate is $2,500 per 10,000 people per year."

"For the portion exceeding 20 million, the rate is 5,000 dollars per 10,000 people per year."

"If the ratings are not high enough, they can pay less. If the ratings are high enough, we will only make a small portion of the profit. They eat the meat and we drink the soup. We don't have to worry about them deliberately suppressing the ratings."

"Of course, this is just an example. You can send someone to negotiate with them for the specific number, but it cannot be lower than the number I quoted!" Huang Ze felt that his asking price was already very good.

If the number of viewers is 15 million, the copyright fee will only be over 2 million US dollars a year.

But in the United States, 15 million viewers is already considered a popular show, and "The Big Bang Theory" has similar numbers.

The other party will definitely agree.

The ratings of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" that year were close to 30 million. Even if this number was not reached, I could still make a lot of money.

"Okay, by the way, Mr. Huang, can I ask you something?" Liang Shuyi pointed to her head, "Do you have any ideas for a show similar to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

Liang Shuyi likes this kind of program more and more.

He could feel that with Huang Ze's charging method, the revenue that "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" received from ABC must be more than five million US dollars.

Even if we calculate it at 5 million US dollars, that's 40 million Hong Kong dollars. Adding the copyright fees from other countries, it can almost cover half of the TV station's advertising revenue, which was half of the revenue last year.

If there is one every year, wouldn't the TV station no longer have to worry about revenue?

Thinking of this bright future, Liang Shuyi couldn't help but become a little greedy.

"We don't have many stars in ATV, and TVB prohibits artists who have collaborated with us from collaborating with TVB again. Our ability to generate revenue is not as good as TVB's."

“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is a hit, but it doesn’t really flatter people.”

"It would be better if there was a show that was more flattering."

(End of this chapter)