The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 179 Two big news at once

"1000 million US dollars to buy out all broadcasting rights worldwide. However, the broadcast time in China will be later than that of the TV stations."

This number once again shocked everyone present.

Such a high price, even an award-winning movie, or the overseas buyout and distribution of "Hero" would cost this much, right?

It is understandable that China’s broadcast time is later than that of TV stations, after all, it still has to be sold to TV stations.

It’s impossible for a TV station to spend a huge amount of money to buy the broadcasting rights, only to find that the same drama is also being broadcast on the Internet. That would be stealing ratings.

However, this also depends on whether it is exclusive. If the price of the first broadcast rights is not high, it is possible to release it simultaneously on multiple platforms.

But for Zhang Chen, it was just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other.

For Chenguang Entertainment, with this sum of money, it does not have to worry about losses on the books.

For CGT, such a sum of money is equivalent to the advertising expenses in the global market. Although the price is indeed high, according to the global user groups, as long as it can achieve a basic balance between income and expenditure, even if it is a small loss, it can be regarded as having achieved a certain publicity and promotion effect.

"What movies does this company, CGT, have in its players that we don't import?"

This is something that some movie fans are more concerned about.

You should know that the country still has a film import system.

There are only a handful of films that can enter the domestic market every year.

Therefore, if this player can allow domestic movie fans to watch movies they have never seen before, it is bound to attract a large number of movie lovers to download this player.

"It depends on the approval opinions of the relevant departments. It is said that the senior management of CGT has already applied to the relevant departments of our country for this matter." Zhang Chen's words reduced everyone's enthusiasm by half.

But then Zhang Chen added: "However, there will indeed be a large number of film and television resources that people don't usually see that will be released on the platform."

These are all movies that have been off the screen for a long time. They were not imported at the beginning, not because the content of the movies was bad, but because they felt that there was no point in importing movies that would not have too high box office.

Therefore, as long as there is nothing particularly taboo in the content, there is no harm in showing it to Chinese movie fans. The main issue is some approval opinions and screening permission.

As long as some departments don't go out of their way to make things difficult for Zhang Chen, the number of movies on the platform should increase rapidly.

"I want to ask Miss Liu Yifei a question."

After asking questions related to the TV series broadcast, a reporter turned the topic to Liu Yifei who had been standing next to Zhang Chen.

"Excuse me, Yifei, you just finished filming for your last crew and now you're in a new crew. Don't you feel disconnected from playing two different roles?"

"No, the director said I should just play myself."

Liu Yifei was playing with the braid hanging on one side of her hand, speaking in a relaxed tone.

The roles of Bai Xiuzhu and Xiao Zhao did not require her to spend much time trying to figure out the characters' psychology. Both roles were very consistent with her own personality traits and character image.

So the two directors did say this to her when they chose her to perform in the film.

"But it seems like you two will be starting school next month. Will it affect your studies?"

"Look at Teacher Chen Daoming and Director Jiang Wen behind me. As long as they are not stingy, I think the two of us should not delay our learning progress." Zhang Chen took over the topic.

"Don't worry about that. Jiang Wen and I will not let the future of our two future stars be affected." Chen Daoming also affirmed Zhang Chen's words.

He came to this crew entirely because of Zhang Chen's face, and he also wanted to train Zhang Chen and Liu Yifei's acting skills.

He has not forgotten the time when the little girl Liu Yifei asked him for advice on acting. He hasn't seen her for a while and doesn't know if the girls' acting skills have improved.

"Okay, let's stop here talking about the TV series. Next, there is another important thing. While there are so many media friends here, I will tell you all about it so that you don't have to make a special trip later."

"whats the matter?"

"Is Zhang Chen going to make any new moves?"

"Want to make a movie?"

"Or are you going to have a concert?"

"A new album coming out?"

Zhang Chen's words prompted the reporters at the scene to start asking questions continuously, thinking about various possibilities.

These questions are also the wishes of many fans who follow Zhang Chen.

"Starting from August 8, Morning Light Entertainment will join forces with Morning Light Music to produce a talent show for singers."

This sentence startled the reporters at the scene again. Even the actors in the crew who were unaware of this matter stretched their heads unconsciously and looked in the direction of Zhang Chen.

Before the reporters could ask, Zhang Chen continued, "This program will use voice, or singing, as the only criterion, and is dedicated to discovering outstanding singers scattered among the people of China."

"What is the format of the competition?"

"The competition format will be announced on the following Morning Light Music. It is also worth mentioning that I have also commissioned a company in the United States to produce this program simultaneously, so."

"Zhang Chen, do you mean that the younger generation of singers from both countries will have the opportunity to compete on the same stage?"

Zhang Chen's last piece of news completely ignited the enthusiasm of all the reporters. It didn't matter that the program was produced in two countries, but the key point was that Zhang Chen's words were intriguing, as if he was deliberately guiding them to think in this direction.

If their guess comes true.
This is no less than a competition between the entertainment circles of the two countries. If some heavyweight guests are invited, the attention it receives may be comparable to some major sporting events.

"It's hard to say about other questions, but I can tell you that the program will invite four big names in the singing industry to be mentors, and they will lead the students they have selected to compete, so you can indeed watch it as a competitive program."

News about Zhang Chen was released one after another, which kept the reporters' enthusiasm for discussion high.

A big name in the singing world?
Given Zhang Chen's status in the music industry and his strong financial resources, I believe there is no singer that Zhang Chen cannot invite.

So it is certain that the king and queen of pop will attend, but no one knows who it will be. Once this news is released, I believe many fans will have heated discussions.

What is this? This is definitely the material they need most as journalists!
"Apart from singing, you really don't consider anything else?"

Many people have the same idea.

South Korea has also held a show with great fanfare to select talents, but over there, what matters most is how good-looking you are; whether you can sing or not is secondary.

In their opinion, since they are selecting artists, they must choose handsome men and beautiful women to make the show more interesting.

"No, if any of you want to sign up, you just need to upload your unedited songs to the "Good Voice" column of the Morning Light Music Player. Whether you can pass the audition will be decided by the users of Morning Light Music and professional music critics. You don't need to show your face during the whole process."

"Then the audience won't know what the contestants look like. How can we record the show?"

Another reporter at the scene raised questions.

Since it is a recorded program, how can the audience enjoy the program without showing their faces?
"We will reveal this to you when the show is officially aired, or you can check out the relevant competition rules posted on Morning Light Music, which contains a detailed introduction."

Program marketing requires saying half and leaving the other half unsaid, so that people will have enough expectations and discuss and speculate.

This will allow the program to attract more attention.

When the answer is revealed, the audience will also have a sense of sudden enlightenment.

"Okay, thank you all for making such a special trip. The crew will start filming soon, so I won't keep you here any longer."

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he took the lead and left the scene.

"Brother, can I sign up as well?"

After the press conference, Liu Yifei, who was walking next to Zhang Chen, enthusiastically asked the question she wanted to ask at the press conference.

"Boss, I want to join, too."

"I want, too."

"Zhang Chen, how about letting me try too?"

Zhang Chen turned around and looked at the people behind him. It was understandable that Liu Yifei wanted to participate, probably just for fun.

Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Bingbing are artists who have at least received a song from Zhang Chen, and can be considered people with representative works.

But
"Jiang Wen, you're a rough guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes. I've never heard that you can sing?"

"Didn't you say that you don't look at the image but only listen to the singing?"

Jiang Wen answered as if it was a matter of course.

"If you're really interested, just sign up. If netizens don't vote for you and you lose, don't come to me to find a backdoor for you."

Zhang Chenba requested more celebrities to be contestants so that the popularity of the program could be raised to a higher level.

"Hey, it's really a blind audition, there's no mercy at all, what if Yifei is eliminated?"

During this period of time, he has realized that the relationship between Zhang Chen and Liu Yifei is very unusual!
"She?" Zhang Chen glanced at Liu Yifei and saw that she looked a little nervous, and seemed to be looking forward to how Zhang Chen would answer.

"If she fails, I will hold a press conference to ask her to quit the music industry. She has studied for so many years, and if she can't even pass an audition, she can forget about being a singer."

What Zhang Chen said was merciless, but it was also true. If you really want to have fun, you can, but you have to be serious about it.

If he loses the election, it won't be his fault.

"How can I fail to even pass the blind audition? I will register with the song you wrote two days ago! If I fail, it means that the song you wrote is not good."

Liu Yifei was not one to back down. After being encouraged by Zhang Chen, she immediately decided to sign up.

"I was wondering why it was so 'fair', it turns out that they have prepared a secret weapon for Yifei."

Chen Daoming slowly revealed the "inside story".

"No, I didn't. Don't talk nonsense. It was used to promote the company's new drama."

Zhang Chen never expected that the song he wrote for the TV series "The World of Gold and Powder" would become evidence of his manipulation of the "black curtain".

"Hahaha, but I'm looking forward to you guys competing with your singing on stage. This show is really new. I'll get everyone in the circle to help promote it."

　Chapter 2 is coming
　　
　
(End of this chapter)