I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

This drama is indeed quite different in genre from some of the domestic dramas that everyone has seen before.

In fact, even among Korean dramas, the genre is relatively uncommon.

The most important thing is that Zeng Xi was the first to realize Feng Ge and Xu Kong’s ambitions from this drama.

It’s not that there haven’t been film and television companies that have planned to enter overseas markets before, but most of them were the type that made a lot of noise but ended up with little results.

Not only that, the works produced have no audience likes in the overseas market.

In order to cater to overseas audiences, the genres are very different from domestic dramas.

In other words, even if exports are converted to domestic sales, the process does not seem to be so smooth.

But now it seems that Xu Kong's drama, not to mention the high probability that it will be popular in the domestic market, is expected to perform well overseas as well.

It can be said that the entire drama relies entirely on the script and imagination to win.

The plot of the first two episodes alone is quite attractive.

Although he was not sure about the preferences of Korean audiences, he felt that there was definitely a market for this type of drama.

What's more, the style of the whole drama, the actors, and all aspects actually have a strong Korean style.

This drama is not the kind that is trying to attract the attention of these platforms under the guise of entering overseas markets.

But I really intend to get good grades in Korea.

……

"Although I am the director of this drama, it is no exaggeration to say that the entire process of completing the drama, especially the script, is indeed all due to Director Xu."

"Although this is our first collaboration, and he is now my boss, I am extremely envious of Director Xu's talent and ability..."

Director Yao Guanyu walked to the front and spoke.

Of course, he knew that the reason why his new drama was able to attract so many platforms in China was mostly due to Xu Kong's efforts.

In the past, Yao Guanyu would definitely emphasize his control over his work first.

This is a very important matter.

And I don't like other people interfering with my filming process.

Because there is a sense of being controlled by someone.

But the appearance of Xu Kong made him change his mind.

Let’s not talk about how satisfied he was with the script of “Squid Game”.

In fact, during the entire filming process, it can be seen that Xu Kong restrained some of his own ideas. Unless they were very different from what he had in mind, most of the filming and post-production were left to him.

However, during this process, after being guided and instructed by Xu Kong several times, Yao Guanyu felt that Xu Kong's ideas were often correct.

At the beginning, whenever I had an idea, I would communicate and discuss it directly with Xu Kong.

This also led to the fact that although he was the director of the entire drama, Xu Kong, as the screenwriter and producer, was actually involved in the process far beyond his original scope of responsibilities.

……

Yao Guanyu's words did not surprise the audience, including Zeng Xi, nor did they have any doubts.

After all, to be honest, Yao Guanyu was just a second-tier young director before, not that famous.

At most, he can be described as talented.

But the level of completion of "Squid Game" is obviously not comparable to the other party's previous works.

This reminds people of "The Beginning" some time ago.

The script was also written by Xu Kong, who also starred as the male lead.

Director Su Meng actually has a very low presence, and many people regard this drama as the work of Xu Kong.

There is no way. Anyone with a discerning eye can notice that Su Meng, who used to only shoot youth campus dramas, suddenly produced a work like "The Beginning".

The importance of Xu Kong's role in the film makes it hard not to have thoughts.

……

"We at Kiwifruit can offer you a copyright fee of 1.5 million..."

Xu Weijie, the person in charge of Kiwifruit's visit this time, was quite excited after watching the show.

Although he cannot be considered professional, he is no match for Qin Xian in terms of business ability.

But it can still be seen that the market potential and commercial value of "Squid Game" are quite high.

Who knows, it might be another hit.

But to his surprise, after he gave his offer, he found that many people present, including Zeng Xi from Penguin and Tu Qiaoer from Tudou Video, were looking at him with slightly surprised and confused expressions.

He didn't think much of it at first, thinking that his peers were surprised because he had suddenly asked for such a high copyright fee, which was almost enough to cover the production cost of the drama.

But Xu Weijie soon realized that this was not the case.

Because apart from him, no other platform leader present offered a quote for his copyright fees.

……

"Mr. Xu, if you are willing to cooperate, we can discuss it privately after the film screening..."

Although Yan Rui secretly laughed at first, he finally stood up and spoke up to help.

Only then did Xu Weijie react.

It seems that it is because they have not been able to participate in the competition for the copyright of Fengge's new drama in the previous few times.

So I don't know if this is the default rule for everyone.

Feng Ge planned to discuss terms with several different platforms privately.

There is not even a specific bidding process, but Feng Ge is now able to achieve this level.

But he had to admit that Feng Ge was indeed qualified to discuss cooperation in this way.

Because the other party’s current status is that they have no shortage of partners.

With all three major video platforms vying for exclusive broadcasting rights, it can be said that they hold absolute initiative.

……

Xu Weijie's arrival means that Kiwi has not given up the possibility of cooperating with Xu Kong and Feng Ge.

In order to cooperate, even the chairman's younger brother Qin Xian was replaced.

Kiwi is not stupid either. They see that Fengge is producing one hit drama after another.

How can you really just watch it so honestly?
Therefore, Zeng Xi also knew that obtaining the exclusive broadcasting rights for "Squid Game" this time might not be as easy as he imagined.

Fortunately, he was well prepared.

Unless Tudou Video really doesn't want to accept the offer and is determined to get the exclusive broadcasting rights of the drama even at a loss, then he really has no other choice.

After all, he knows that even if it doesn't make money, a hit drama can actually bring a lot of indirect benefits to the platform.

But he is not the boss of the company after all. Even if he really facilitates the cooperation, he himself has no so-called performance. On the contrary, he might even be held accountable by his superiors.

In this regard, Penguin Video is indeed not as generous as Tudou.

……

Xu Weijie didn't expect that the people on Feng Ge's side would choose to see him first.

Entering the room, in addition to director Yao Guanyu, there was also Yan Rui, the person in charge of Fengge.

As for Xu Kong, the person he cared about the most, he sat at the edge, looking like he had no intention of talking to him in person.

"Manager Yan, I know that Qin Xian has conflicts with Director Xu Kong and your company."

"But he can't fully represent us at Kiwifruit. In addition to seeking cooperation, I'm mainly here to apologize to Feng Ge and Director Xu."

"We at Kiwifruit still very much hope to have the opportunity to continue cooperating with Fengge..."

Although Xu Weijie was very strong when he quarreled with Qin Xian within the company.

But when he met Feng Ge's people and Xu Kong, he still kept a very humble attitude.

Yan Rui wasn't too surprised to hear this.

After all, are Kiwi executives like Xu Weijie really more reasonable?

Of course not. In fact, there is probably not much difference between Xu Weijie and Qin Xian.

Or maybe the people in charge of these big platforms all have two faces. The popularity of "The Beginning" and "The Hidden Corner" is enough to make most of the current domestic platforms be extremely polite and courteous when talking to them.

Just driven by interests.

If Feng Ge’s previous new dramas all failed, the other party would probably change their attitude or simply not bother to pay attention to them.

……

"Mr. Xu, you are exaggerating. In fact, there is no contradiction."

"Harmony brings wealth."

Yan Rui replied with a smile.

As for Xu Kong, he didn't say anything at this time and didn't show any major emotional ups and downs.

But at least it was an acknowledgement of Yan Rui's attitude.

Xu Weijie breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, at least this means that there is still possibility for cooperation between Kiwi and Fengge.

"I'll be frank. The exclusive broadcast rights fee just quoted is 1.5 million."

"How about raising the price to 2 million directly?"

"The investment in this Squid Game probably doesn't exceed this figure at most."

"This is the sincerity shown by us kiwifruit."

Xu Weijie spoke fairly confidently.

Because in his opinion, "Squid Game" is mainly aimed at the overseas market in Korea.

Under this premise, they can offer a copyright fee that is even higher than the cost of the entire drama, which is indeed competitive enough.

……

But what surprised him was that the expressions of the people present with Feng Ge did not even change much.

It seemed as if she had no interest in the copyright price he offered.

Is it because Penguin, Tudou Video and others are more willing to offer higher prices?

Xu Weijie couldn't help but start thinking about it.

The main reason was that everyone was not bidding openly together, which made him feel unsure.

It is also unclear whether Yan Rui and others are deliberately trying to scare him by raising the price, or whether the quotes from other platforms are really higher, which is why they are so confident?

He quickly weighed the pros and cons. In addition to the interests of the Kiwi Fruit Company, he mainly considered it from Xu Weijie's own perspective.

He is indeed very optimistic about this drama and feels that there is a good chance that it will become a hit.

If it can finally reach the same popularity as "The Beginning", it will definitely be an impressive achievement.

If they want to continue to take away some of the copyright department's rights from Qin Xian in the future, that will definitely be a foregone conclusion.

……

"2.3 million. This is the highest price I can offer."

"If it's any higher, there might be no way..."

Xu Weijie was really going crazy. If the discussion went normally, he would still be confident in his negotiation and bargaining abilities.

But the key point is that Feng Ge really didn't want to talk at all. He talked for a long time, but the other party didn't even think about joining the topic.

It's like punching cotton and not being able to exert any power.

"Manager Yan, what is your desired price? Can you tell me a little bit?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Xu Weijie couldn't help but ask.

Yan Rui's words made me feel relieved.

In fact, Fengge had collaborated with Kiwi a lot in the past.

At that time, Yan Rui also had several brief contacts with Qin Xian, Xu Weijie and other senior executives of Kiwi Fruit.

But how can I put it? Every time the other party acts superior.

The price cuts are quite excessive.

Now that he has become so humble, it's hard not to be happy.

……

"3 million, this is really the highest copyright fee we can offer at the moment."

Without waiting for Yan Rui's answer, Xu Weijie finally couldn't resist and wanted to take a gamble.

From the moment he came in until now, Feng Ge hadn't even opened his mouth, but he directly gave his bottom line price.

But at this time, Zhong Rui's expression remained unchanged.

He glanced at Xu Kong and saw that the time was almost up, so he spoke:

"Compared to copyright fees, we prefer to cooperate in a profit-sharing model..."

These words made Xu Weijie stunned for a moment.

Share?

There are many niche words, and Kiwi is not without the model of revenue-sharing drama.

But they are all aimed at dramas with small investments.

Pay according to the final number of views.

Obviously, the profit sharing that Zhong Rui, Fengge's manager, was talking about at this time was not the kind of profit-sharing drama model that he understood.

……

"Manager Yan, when you say profit sharing, do you mean that it includes advertising and investment promotion?"

Zhong Rui nodded and added:

"And there's also a share of the membership fees..."

"I think you should know better than us how to calculate the membership fee."

After hearing this, Xu Weijie subconsciously thought: "Is this guy crazy?"

It can be said that advertising fees and income from membership fees are absolutely the foundation of the platform's survival.

Even if you pay a sky-high copyright fee, it is basically impossible in this regard.

Putting aside the question of whether or not he has the authority, there is no way Kiwi would agree to such a profit-sharing model.

……

At this moment, Xu Weijie felt that the other party was deliberately making things difficult for him.

Of course, it was because of Qin Xian’s previous relationship that Feng Ge now didn’t want to cooperate with them, Kiwi Fruit.

That's why they gave me such outrageous conditions to dissuade me from doing this.

"Manager Zhong, let's talk about something more practical..."

Xu Weijie tried his best to control his emotions.

But Zhong Rui shook his head directly.

"For this drama, we are not considering cooperating with it in the traditional one-time buyout model."

"so……"

You are already behind the version!

Zhong Rui could only sigh in his heart.

The other party has no idea that it is no longer a question of whether to split the profits or not.

What Penguin and Tudou Video are competing on now is the profit sharing ratio and what better conditions they can give to Fengge under the same ratio.

Whether it is publicity and promotion resources, or anything else.

Only Kiwi, which had missed so many negotiations before, is still grappling with the issue of copyright fees.

...(End of chapter)