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Chapter 206 New Program

"Your request is really not high at all!"

"Hey, I'm doing this for the company." Liang Shuyi pretended to smile innocently, "Then Mr. Huang, do you have it?"

"Not yet. How can it be that fast? I'll go back and think about it. I'll definitely tell you when I have one. Your first priority now is to finalize the licensing contract with ABC. Go get busy."

"Then you are busy, Mr. Huang." Liang Shuyi nodded to the boss lady Gong Xing and left the office.

"Aren't you afraid that American TV stations will also make a quiz show?" Gong Xing asked, "Then all your efforts will be in vain."

"The probability is not high." Huang Ze smiled.

"In many places, you really can't win the lawsuit."

"But there are so many lawyers in the United States! Many of them are trolls. They will make trouble even if it is unreasonable. Not to mention if it is reasonable, how can they not eat a bite of meat?"

"ABC doesn't pay copyright fees, but it still created a program that rewards players with prize money for answering questions. Even if it changes its appearance and makes some changes, when the time comes, I will sue and give most of the income to the plaintiffs. I can quickly form a luxury legal team and demand a sky-high amount of compensation."

"The more popular the show is, the higher the compensation will be!"

"Let's not talk about winning or losing, how much will the reputational damage alone cost?"

"And if they lose, it will be painful enough for a giant like ABC."

"If you were them, how would you choose?"

Huang Ze spread his hands, "According to the price I told Liang Shuyi before, even if the show has an average of 30 million viewers, the copyright fee they pay a year is only 8.5 million US dollars, not even 10 million."

"But with such a large number of viewers, the annual revenue it brings is definitely over 100 million, and 200 million is not impossible."

"As long as we bite hard enough, they will agree to this win-win agreement."

Huang Ze guessed correctly.

After a week of heated debate, ABC agreed to a deal to pay copyright fees based on viewing figures.

The price Liang Shuyi agreed upon was also slightly higher than the number Huang Ze proposed.

If the number of viewers is less than 10 million, the cost is one thousand dollars per 10,000 people per year.

For the portion between 10 million and 20 million, the rate is 2,800 US dollars per 10,000 people per year.

When the amount exceeds 20 million, it is 5,600 US dollars per 10,000 people per year.

"Mr. Huang, do you think this agreement is okay? If it is okay, will we sign a contract with ABC under these conditions?"

"Okay!" Huang Ze nodded, "Well done!"

"What's the reward?"

"Reward?" Huang Ze smacked his lips. "You did a good job last year. I'll give you a million bonus!"

"That's not it!"

"Is that it?" Huang Ze understood, but still pretended not to know. He gave Liang Shuyi a thumbs up and nodded, "Is that it?"

"Mr. Huang."

"Hahaha, stop talking, I know what you are talking about." Huang Ze narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Program?"

"Yes! That's it." Liang Shuyi nodded repeatedly.

She is not short of money.

But the Jiayi TV station she was in charge of at the time went bankrupt after only three years, which has always been a pain in her heart.

Many people said that she was the one who closed down the TV station. "Now he finally has a chance and hope. He now has only one idea: to bring down the TVB station!

"Hahaha, I've been thinking about the program you mentioned for a few days." Huang Ze said, "If you want to promote someone, then why not start a talent show for singers?"

"Ah? Singer competition?" Liang Shuyi felt that such a program seemed a little lacking in quality. There were so many such programs on TVB.

“Such a show.”

Huang Ze kept it a secret, "The top three in the competition can directly sign with Xinghai Records. You and Chen Xing can just work together. I think Xinghai Records is still attractive, right?"

"In this case, the new program will be attractive enough for singers!"

Liang Shuyi didn't care much about Huang Ze's record industry, but she had heard of Xinghai Records.

After all, there is a new female singer like Mariah Carey who is popular all over the United States.

It’s hard not to know that!
Moreover, the remaining two singers, Chow Wai-man and Lee Ke-kin, are also well-known young singers in Hong Kong Island.

If anyone wants to be a serious singer, he or she would definitely want to join Xinghai Records.

"only……"

"Just what? Not distinctive enough?" Huang Ze took out a rough plan and slapped it on the table, "This is the specific plan for this program."

"The key is to find four singers who are well-known enough and have them sit on a swivel chair with a button in front."

"When the contestants walked onto the stage, the guests had their backs to the contestants, so they couldn't see their faces or images, they could only hear their voices."

"If they think this contestant can make it, they press the button and turn the chair around."

"The characteristic of our program is that we only listen to the singing voice and not the face. In addition to the singing, the reaction of the guests when they turn their backs to the contestants is also the focus. Therefore, it is best to find four guests with certain acting skills."

"This program is called, The Voice of Hong Kong!"

"Ah!" Liang Shuyi's eyes lit up, "Mr. Huang, this is much more interesting than the usual talent shows!"

"I have a feeling that Mr. Huang, your new show will definitely have good ratings!"

The smile on her face grew wider and wider, and Liang Shuyi left contentedly.

After signing the contract with ABC, Huang Ze returned home to recuperate. Until Zhang Jianya called Huang Ze's study, "Mr. Huang, The Grudge is ready!"

"Okay, I'll go and enjoy it!"

After hanging up the phone, Huang Ze found Gong Xian who was playing with the child, "Leave the child to the nanny, let's go to Xinghai Film and Television, and take you to watch a very scary horror movie."

"The movie The Grudge?"

"Yup!"

"You also said that The Ring was scary. At first, I was not allowed to watch it because I was pregnant. They were afraid that it would scare me. But later, I watched it and it was just average. There was nothing scary about it." Gong Yu looked relaxed. "I don't believe it's a scary horror movie. How scary can it be?"

"You'll know when you see it! I guarantee you'll be shaking with fear."

"Let's go. I want to see how good this exaggerated movie you mentioned can be." Gong Xing smiled, handed the child to the nanny, and held Huang Ze's arm. "What if I don't tremble?"

"Then I will agree to one condition of yours." Huang Ze curled his lips, "What if it shakes? You also agree to one condition of mine."

"Okay!"

After driving to Xinghai Film and Television, Huang Ze felt that it was not enough to bring only Gong Xing, so he called Liu Zhenwei, Wang Jiawei, Zhang Shuping and other people he was familiar with to watch the movie together.

If something is beautiful, I should share it with everyone!

(End of this chapter)