Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 212 cost 4000 million and sold for 1 million.

The wrap party for "The Myth".

It was different from the previous wrap-up party.

Generally, the wrap-up party is mostly just a place for the crew to eat and drink.

Occasionally, some producers are also invited.

But this time.

As the producer, Chen Cheng did not invite a group of producers, but instead invited the heads of more than a dozen satellite TV stations.

"Director Chen, what are you doing?"

"I just want to treat all the leaders to a meal."

“I think this meal is not tasty.”

"Look at what the leaders said. Can I still eat you all?"

At the finals banquet.

The atmosphere among the crew members was very lively.

Chen Cheng was sitting at a separate table. After toasting all the TV station executives, he asked the assistant director to play a video.

"Dear leaders, this is a brief introduction to the TV series version of our Myth. You can take a look at it."

On the big screen, the mythological scenes were playing at this time.

He tells the story of a young man named Yi Xiaochuan who opened a mysterious ancient treasure box and traveled back to the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago.

And accidentally, Yi Xiaochuan met Xiang Yu, who was amazed that Yi Xiaochuan was a god and became sworn brothers with him.

Although time-travel dramas have become increasingly numerous in later generations.

But at this time in 2008, time-travel dramas were still very popular.

The TV station managers felt certain about it as soon as they saw it.

“This drama is good and worth watching.”

“The production is good and it’s also very funny and humorous.”

"Everyone, stop bragging, and don't quote too high a price."

While Chen Cheng was going to other tables to toast, several TV station executives came to have a private discussion.

"Don't worry, we are all family. This guy dragged us here, obviously wanting to get a high price."

"Yes, we can't fight together first."

"Row."

Everyone agreed with the suggestion.

Seeing Chen Cheng coming back from toasting, several TV station executives came straight to the point and said, "Director Chen, I'd like to ask, how much did the production of Myth cost?"

"4000."

"4000 million is not bad. Director Chen, how much are you prepared to pay for the first round?"

"Leaders, don't worry."

Chen Cheng did not answer, but toasted everyone again and said, "Let's eat first. There will be another show later."

"Oh, what show?"

"One of our female characters, Jinsha, will perform a song from the Mythology episode for us in a little while."

"Jinsha, yes, yes, she is a famous singer."

"Yes. Not only is she a famous singer, but she also performs very well in our mythological drama."

After chatting with everyone for more than ten minutes, golden sand slowly came.

The most beautiful scene in my life

Just meeting you

I am staring at you quietly in the vast crowd

Strange and familiar

Ahhh…】

This song "Myth of Stars and Moon" was created not long ago.

Not to mention the TV station executives, even more than 99% of the crew members had never heard of it.

When Jinsha sang this song, everyone at the wrap-up party shouted excitedly.

"Wow, there is such a special program."

“This song is good. It is both nice to listen to and perfectly fits the theme of Myth.”

"What a pity! Listening to this song, I feel so sorry for Su Su."

This was the case for all the crew members, not to mention several TV station executives.

Listen to this song.

Several responsible persons also sighed: "Director Chen, just tell me, how much is it?"

"Leaders, don't worry, let's eat."

"Director Chen, tell me the number. If you don't, how can we eat it?"

"This..."

Seeing that he had successfully whetted everyone's appetite, Chen Cheng said, "Not much. Our production cost is 4000 million. I mean, don't sell it too expensively. Let's say 8000 million for the first round of broadcast rights."

"Director Chen, 8000 million is not expensive, it's doubled."

"It's just doubled. You may know that the Love Apartment I filmed before made a lot of money for a number of TV stations. In addition, we can also sign a bet agreement. If the ratings of the Shinhwa TV series are lower than 1 points in the first broadcast, then we will sell Shinhwa to you for 3 million, and we will not make a penny. Dear leaders, please think about it. I'm going to other tables first."

Picking up the glass, Chen Cheng went to other tables to toast.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

"8000 million is still too expensive."

"Well, although Chen Cheng promised a 3-point viewership, the purchase price has almost doubled. In addition, they can still make money from the second and third rounds. For one drama, they can make at least 6000 million to 8000 million."

"How about that? Let's negotiate a price with Chen Cheng. I think anything below 7000 million is acceptable to us."

"I think so too."

"agree."

"Boss CCTV, what about you?"

"Look at me, what am I doing? Do you think we at CCTV are rich? You all know that the prices we charge at CCTV are never the highest in the industry."

"So, everyone agrees?"

"no problem."

All satellite TV stations reached a consensus.

After Chen Cheng comes back.

Several TV stations did not respond immediately. They kept saying that the price was too high and that they would report to their superiors after returning.

Chen Cheng was relatively calm and saw off several leaders.

Wu Jingyuan came over and said, "Brother Chen Cheng, isn't 8000 million a bit too expensive?"

"Have it?"

"Look, they're all gone."

"Hey, don't be fooled by their appearance. I'm telling you, they'll probably give me an answer tomorrow."

Wu Jingyuan was skeptical.

In no mood.

Only half an hour later, the CCTV director hurried back to the crew.

"Director Chen, 8000 million, right?"

"Correct."

"Guaranteed minimum 3 points in ratings?"

"Yes."

"Ok, we agree."

"what."

Wu Jingyuan was stunned.

But before Wu Jingyuan could react.

Another TV station manager rushed over and said, "I knew you'd regret it. Director Chen, don't believe him. He has nothing to prove. We even brought the contract with us."

"Sign now?"

"Yes, sign it quickly."

"it is good."

Just as Chen Cheng was about to sign the agreement, the head of another TV station came out.

"Wait a minute, Director Chen, our offer is 8100 million."

The one that came was Sujiang TV.

"and many more……"

The head of Mango TV yelled, "You guys are too unreliable. You just said you would lower the price, but now you directly offer 8100 million. Do you think we have no money? We will offer 8200 million."

"8300 million, we will transfer the money immediately."

The person in charge of Elephant TV also quoted their price.

"We'll pay 8400 million."

"We are 8500 million."

"We are 8600 million."

Ok.

In an instant, the crew became an auction house.

Several TV station managers kept bidding.

At this moment.

The price has been quoted as 9000 million.

"1."

Feeling embarrassed, the head of CCTV yelled and called out a number of 1 million.

At this point, the heads of other TV stations did not dare to make offers.

1 million.

This is already a sky-high price.

"Boss CCTV, please stop asking for a random price, okay? 1 million, can you really afford it?"

"That's right, Director Chen, don't trust him. When we were having dinner just now, we all reached an agreement that this guy was the first to betray us."

"If you have the ability, take out 1 million."

"Take it out if you want."

The CCTV director took out his phone and said, "Boss, I'm applying for 1 million RMB in copyright fees."

"It's a bit expensive, but it's worth it. The producer is Chen Cheng and the supervisor is Brother Long Yi. Several bigwigs came to the opening ceremony of this drama. I just watched their sample film, it's very good. At the same time, they also guaranteed a minimum of 2 points in ratings."

"Okay, great, leader."

Put down the phone.

The CCTV official said, "Wait for me for 10 minutes."

really.

10 minute later.

The CCTV director checked the account and said, "Director Chen, 1 million has been received. Let's sign the contract now."

"you are vicious."

Seeing this, several other TV stations had to return in disappointment.

However, after several TV stations left, CCTV added a condition: "Director Chen, 1 million is a bit too much. Can we add another requirement?"

“As long as it’s reasonable.”

"We hope that after the premiere of 'Myth', CCTV can rebroadcast it several times for free. At the same time, it can also be broadcast on all CCTV channels."

"In principle, there is no problem. However, after the first broadcast of Shinhwa, the rebroadcast time cannot appear within 12 months."

"OK."

Although a condition was added, the impact was not that great. After considering it for a while, Chen Cheng agreed.

……

After the wrap party, Chen Cheng did not stay with the crew any longer.

Although there were still many things to do in the later stage, Chen Cheng ordered Wu Jingyuan to do it.

As for Chen Cheng.

That is to share the profits with the four major producers.

"Our total investment in Shinhwa is 4000 million, and the first round of copyright sales is 1 million. According to the contract we signed before, I will take 3% of the profit. 1 million minus the cost of 4000 million, there is still 6000 million left, and I will get 1800 million. The remaining 4200 million will be divided equally among the producers. I suggest 1000 million each, and the remaining 200 million will be used as a bonus. Of course, I will also take out 200 million, a total of 400 million to share with the crew."

"Of course, I have only received 4000 million yuan so far. The remaining 6000 million yuan can only be settled after "Myth" is broadcast."

Although Chen Cheng is a producer, not a showrunner.

But what Chen Cheng signed was a bet agreement.

Among them, Chen Cheng made the most money.

"There will be second and third rounds of copyrights later. However, I'm afraid the price won't be too high, at most 10 or 20 million."

This is different from sitcoms like "Love Apartment".

Love Apartment is not affected by any episode and can be watched at any time.

But for a drama like "The Myth", its value will be greatly reduced once it is first broadcast on a satellite TV station.

Especially after seeing the ending, many people will not be interested even if they have not seen the previous ones.

"When the bill comes, I will settle it again."

In principle.

The producer has the most power.

Even if he is the producer, he still has to distribute the profits according to the profit distribution plan previously formulated by the producer.

"We have no problem with that."

"We don't have any objection either."

"Director Chen, next time you have an idea, remember Huayi. We will still invest in it."

“The same goes for our light.”

All four producers are extremely satisfied.

Although they only made 1000 million.

But this 1000 million is quite safe.

He doesn’t act like he’s in a movie.

Before the movie box office comes out, I really don’t know whether it will make a profit or a loss.

Even if the movie box office is good.

Obviously, the box office of a movie exceeds the production cost, but it does not mean that it makes money.

Calculated based on a share ratio of around 33%.

The box office must be three times the cost of the film in order to make a profit.

On the contrary, TV dramas are more stable.

Even if you don't earn much, it can last a long time.

Even if there is a loss, it won’t be much.

Chen Cheng, who has already filmed two TV series, knows this better.

Take "Love Apartment" and "The Myth" for example.

Both TV series made money.

Here's the profit.

On the one hand, both films are pretty good.

Another reason is the operating rules of TV dramas.

According to the operating rules of TV series.

As long as you shoot the movie well, sometimes it is difficult to make a loss.

Just like a myth.

Before the show was even aired, other TV stations had already given estimates of more than 6000 million.

After some hype, the price directly reached 1 million.

There are of course various reasons for this.

It was not just the marketing plan that Chen Cheng came up with, but also the opening ceremony was attended by some bigwigs such as Han Sanping, Cheng Xi, etc.

Of course, there is also the IP of "Myth".

Taking all factors into consideration, it exceeded 1 million.

But it will be difficult to make money like this in the future.

But this also proves.

TV series is a good track.

Think about it this way.

Chen Cheng was considering making a few more TV series later.

It’s not that Chen Cheng particularly likes making TV series.

He plans to shoot a few more TV series and make more money, so that he won’t have to look for investors when he makes movies in the future.

"Thank you all, if you have any ideas later, please contact us as soon as possible."

Chen Cheng naturally said so.

But Chen Cheng didn’t have too many ideas now.

mainly.

Filming a TV series is just like filming a movie.

It also depends on the market and the book.

If there is no good script, even if Chen Cheng enters, he may not lose money, but he may not make much money either.

Chen Cheng had the same idea as before when he made the movie.

I'd rather not shoot.

He wouldn't just take on some films casually.

If you take on too many bad films, no matter how good your talent and ability are, your reputation will be damaged.

……

"Everyone, what's going on? We've raised the prize money, but you still don't dare to shoot?"

“It’s not that we don’t dare to shoot, but we can’t find a person in charge.”

"How come I can't find it? There are so many people in the circle, how can I not find it?"

"Boss Su, you have to know that our investment in this film is 2 million. For such a big drama, even if it is put in the film market, few people dare to take it."

The TV drama market is a very large market.

The reason why he is big is because he is more stable.

but.

When the investment amount is too large, all investors will also feel greater pressure.

"Currently, there is no TV series in China with an investment of more than 2 million yuan, and even fewer with an investment of more than 1 million yuan."

"If we want to make money, then the first round of broadcast rights must be sold for at least 1.5 million yuan, which is the only way to recover the cost. 1.5 million yuan, no TV station has ever offered such a price."

"There is another problem. No producer dares to take on this project."

Being a producer is not that easy.

Although in principle the producer does not need to invest money, he is only responsible for production.

But if a drama loses money, the first person responsible is the producer.

If it is a smaller project, many producers would dare to take it.

But for a movie that grosses over 1 million or even 2 million...even though there are many well-known producers in the country, they are a little worried.

If such a project loses money, its reputation will plummet to the ground.

By then, he might be even worse off than the director.

after all.

If a director loses money on a film, he can just go shoot somewhere else.

Anyway, he only needs to take the director's salary.

But if the producer loses money on such a big project, who would let you be the producer?

Even if you have a better film in the future, no one will invest in you.

Let me put it in a more vivid way.

The producer is equivalent to the project general manager.

The general manager made a loss on this project.

Sorry, I don’t want to be a general manager anymore.

"Or, try looking for those movie directors?"

One of the producers' representatives said:

"Movie directors can accept it, but although movies and TV series are the same, there are still many differences between them. Moreover, only big directors in Hong Kong can take on such a big project. On the one hand, they don't have such a big sense of responsibility, and on the other hand, they may not understand our mainland TV series."

"Well, Hong Kong TV dramas are declining even faster than Hong Kong movies. If we continue to shoot in the same way as Hong Kong, we will suffer even more."

"Speaking of this, I disagree even more with the producers in Hong Kong. You know, ours is a historical drama. But look at the films made in Hong Kong. When did they understand history?"

"If that's the case, let's withdraw our investment. Anyway, the film hasn't been shot yet, so no one will lose anything."

"Withdrawal of investment is easy to say. We have already filed it. Do the higher-ups agree? Besides, this drama was originally directed by the higher-ups."

"We can't retreat, and we can't shoot. What do you think we should do?"

Several production executives started arguing.

At this time.

One of them said, "Don't worry, I thought of someone."

"Who?"

"Chen Cheng."

"Chen Cheng?"

Everyone was stunned.

After a while, another person in charge of the production company said, "I know Chen Cheng. He is very capable. I think he filmed a TV series not long ago, Love Apartment. However, this drama is a sitcom, and the investment is said to be only more than 1000 million, which is too small."

"The investment in Love Apartment is small, but he recently filmed a TV series, Myth."

"It seems that Shinhwa's investment is only 4000 to 5000 million, which is a big difference from our 2 million. Will he accept it?"

"But I got the latest news that Chen Cheng sold the first broadcast copyright of the TV series "Myth" for 1 million yuan."

"1 million, are you sure?"

"Sure, this is the news from CCTV. Moreover, Chen Cheng has more than just these projects. He is in charge of The Warlords, which has an investment of about 1.5 million yuan, and The Siege of the City. Also, it is said that there will be another Red Cliff, which has an investment of 6 million yuan, at the end of the year, and Chen Cheng is the producer. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?"

"if it is like this……"

Everyone looked at each other and said, "It looks like it's possible. How about this, let's get in touch with Chen Cheng first."

(End of this chapter)