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Chapter 285 The streets are deserted
At the same time, after learning that "The Legend of the New White Snake" had achieved an absolute advantage during the same period, Uncle Shao also started watching "The Legend of the New White Snake" with his girlfriend in the evening and supported ATV's program.

After watching one episode, he couldn't help but pinch his eyebrows.

Different!
Not the same!

This costume TV series is different!

I have never seen the costumes used in ATV's previous costume dramas. It is not at all like their TVB, which maintains the traditional virtues of diligence and thrift, with one set of costumes used from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.

The buildings have also improved a lot.

There are also the rarest exterior scenes in Hong Kong TV dramas and movies, the wide panoramic views.

There are only four pieces in total, which is pleasing to the eye.

"Originally, we didn't want to go to that guy's filming location in Shanghai, but now it seems like we have no choice but to go, or we'll be left behind."

"Should we also build a film and television city in eastern Guangdong?" Fang Yihua said, "The land price in Hong Kong Island is too expensive. We definitely can't build something like that. The scenery of the Song Dynasty alone took up more than 500 acres. This is simply unimaginable here."

"Being expensive has its advantages. The land will also be an asset in the future."

"How much does the special effects for this film cost?"

"I heard from an insider at ATV that it cost six million Hong Kong dollars."

"Si..." Uncle Shao Liu just felt that he had done something wrong. With so much money, why not do something else? Even if he donated the money to build a school,

Uncle Shao said, smacking his lips.

"Doesn't that mean this film will cost more than 10 million?"

"In the end, we spent a total of 13 million." Fang Yihua nodded painfully, "We can't afford this."

"Now ATV's revenue has surpassed our TVB, even, even..."

"Even what?"

"According to the information I got from inside the company, our total revenue in the past year was only 70% of theirs!"

"Why is it only 70%?" Uncle Shao's hands trembled.

"Seventy percent is already pretty good." Fang Yihua shook his head slightly and sighed.

After taking a look at the pictures on TV, I felt that ATV controlled by Huang Ze was like a rope around TVB's neck, getting tighter and tighter.

It makes people feel suffocated.

"Although ATV's advertising expenses are not as high as ours, they make a lot of money from the copyright licensing of their programs."

“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Nearly 10 million dollars in revenue a year.”

"The Voice of China has also been sold to the United States. I heard that it has the same model as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Last month, the number of viewers exceeded 20 million. It is estimated that the revenue from the United States alone is nearly 10 million US dollars a year."

"And Teletubbies..."

"I……"

This is what Fang Yihua cannot understand the most.

Is there such a huge market for dramas watched by a child, no, infants and young children?
"It is true that ATV did not make much money from the licensing fees for broadcasting. In some countries, it was even given away for free."

"But, from all kinds of toys and baby products, we earn more than 10 million US dollars a year just from licensing fees."

Hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars a year!

"I have asked relevant people, and this number has not fully tapped the market potential of Teletubbies. It may not even be half of it."

"In terms of spending money on producing dramas, I'm afraid we will lose out to ATV."

"If we must fight."

"Huang Ze doesn't want a penny of profit, so we need you, Sixth Brother, to invest hundreds of millions or more into the wireless station every year."

"..."Shao Yifu rejected such a thing from the bottom of his heart.

For him, wireless radio has always been a cash cow and a tool for making money.

Let him invest his own money? As far as he knew, Huang Ze's assets were not much weaker than his, and he made money faster every year. In addition, he was a young man, so the money-spending war between the two sides might end up being a bottomless pit!

Aren’t those actors the ones who benefit in the end?

They don't deserve to earn that much.

When thinking about paying his employees high salaries, Shao Yifu directly ruled out this option.

Before, he actually leaned towards the other side, but now that he is about to return, it is beyond human control and he has to do something to show his stance.

and……

He is old and doesn't have that much energy anymore. He doesn't want to fight with young people anymore.

Now that he has more money than he can spend in his lifetime, he wants to do something meaningful, such as investing money in building a school building and improving the school's hardware.

He had already started this a few years ago, and next he was going to intensify his efforts.

……

The Legend of White Snake was not only screened in Hong Kong Island.

CCTV started broadcasting the program during prime time on the same evening.

Huang Ze had previously deepened his cooperative relationship with CCTV through "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so he simply gave "Legend of the White Snake" to CCTV for one round, and they could broadcast it for free.

Of course, if you want to broadcast it a second time, or if other TV stations want to buy the broadcasting rights, they have to pay according to the market price. It is certain that they cannot afford foreign currency, so they have to pay in RMB.

The film and television city also needs RMB.

The price is a little lower, which is acceptable.

The key is the influence.

In these years, television has gradually been rolled out and the domestic TV drama industry has also taken off, starting with "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp" in 81, followed by "Journey to the West", "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Desire". There have been some excellent works, but in general, the demand is strong and the supply is insufficient, so film and television dramas need to be developed.

This also means that the TV series broadcast during this time period will have some filters built in.

When these people grow up in a few years, the hidden value they bring will be immeasurable.

In the evening, as the new two episodes of "The White Snake", which had been released for a week, were about to be broadcast, everyone got moving.

"Quick, White Snake is about to start playing!"

"You all go to my house and watch TV!"

"Let's go see White Lady."

One by one, the children began to call their friends. Those who had TVs invited other children whose homes did not have TVs. If they were richer, they would go home one by one.

Some children even cover their heads with bed sheets or something and wrap themselves up to look like White Snake.

If the piece of cloth is whiter, parents will not think that you are the richest man in the world just because you have a piece of cloth on your head. They will just think that you are a little kid, why are you wearing mourning clothes because your father is not dead yet.

Then we had a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

After a quick decision, he sat in front of the TV and watched it attentively.

This TV series, in this era, transcends age.

"It's been a thousand years of waiting."

"I have no regrets..."

As the song started, the audience members sat quietly in front of the TV.

Outside, there were even fewer pedestrians, or even no pedestrians at all.

The streets are deserted is no longer a descriptive word, but a statement.

Following last year's "Desire", another TV series that has attracted thousands of viewers in the country has been released.

(End of this chapter)