This director is vindictive.

Chapter 20 Successfully sold, release date confirmed

Zhou Qizhong's speed was faster than Chen Mo had imagined. On the third day, he called and asked Chen Mo to come over to discuss the matter of "Watching Meteor Shower Together".

Hangzhou, in the reception room of the Blueberry TV broadcasting building.

Chen Mo and Zhou Qizhong were sitting face to face.

"The station has held a meeting and has plans to introduce your drama. We have two options." Zhou Qizhong said with a smile.

Chen Mo nodded: "I wonder which two options they are?"

"The first option is the conventional option. We only want the first-round broadcast rights, 15 per episode." Zhou Qizhong said while watching Chen Mo's reaction.

It’s just a pity that he couldn’t see anything from Chen Mo’s face.

The price was indeed very low, a steal. Chen Mo didn't rush to bargain, but instead asked, "What other kind do you have?"

"The second option is to buy out the TV broadcasting rights for this drama, 50 per episode!" Zhou Qizhong paused and said.

"Meteor Shower Together" has a total of 36 episodes. If it is sold at this price, the first round of production will not be able to make a profit. If it is bought out, although there will be some profit, this price will hardly satisfy him.

And it is obvious that Zhou Qizhong had inquired about the filming cost of his drama, and the price he gave can be said to be very strict.

Although the cost of Chen Mo's "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" seems to be only more than 6 million, in fact, this does not include his own 1 million for purchasing the license and his director's salary.

Therefore, the price of the first round, if calculated at 15 per episode, would be just around his cost line.

This is actually normal, after all, he is a new director. It is normal for him to be undervalued.

However, since it is a business transaction, there is naturally room for negotiation.

The other party offered such a price, and it was impossible for them to really think that Chen Mo could agree to it all at once. It was just bargaining. They asked for a high price and paid it back on the spot.

As for things like betting or advertising revenue sharing, don't even think about it. At least for now, Chen Mo doesn't have the qualifications.

"Director Zhou, I believe you will all understand the quality of this drama after watching it, otherwise you would not have decided to buy it, but this price really shows no sincerity." Chen Mo finally spoke.

"No, no, this price is already very fair. There are not many stars in your drama. If we buy it, we will need to invest more resources in publicity. So this price is already based on the fact that the drama is well-made." Zhou Qizhong shook his head repeatedly.

Next, the two of them engaged in a heated argument. Chen Mo analyzed the advantages of the show in various ways, while Zhou Qizhong naturally belittled the problems facing the show in various ways.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it was just bargaining. The two of them were on edge. One wanted to belittle "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" and the other was praising the show in every way, as if the show would get the highest ratings in the country as long as it was broadcast.

Of course, this is also based on the premise that Blueberry Channel really wants this drama and Chen Mo really has no other channels.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that the two finally reached an agreement.

Bought out the TV broadcast rights, 100 million per episode!
It’s not that Chen Mo didn’t know that he could make more money by selling only the first round, but Zhou Qizhong insisted that if he only sold the first round, there would be no room for negotiation.

Because just like he said, this drama does not have much star power, so they need to invest more publicity resources to promote the drama. If it is just the first round, then the return on their invested resources will not be that high.

The fact is, Chen Mo wants to make money from the next few rounds, but Blueberry TV also wants to make this money.

Chen Mo thought about it for a while and found that if the first round was sold at a price of 20 per episode, the prices of the second, third and fourth rounds would not be much higher due to the existence of competing products. Although they could be sold individually, the repayment period would be extended.

And it might not be more cost-effective than a buyout! In fact, Blueberry Channel is indeed very sincere. For them, especially Zhou Qizhong, this can be said to be a gamble. After all, they are betting on the work of a new cross-border director like Chen Mo.

At the same time, this drama does require a lot of publicity resources, so Chen Mo finally agreed.

Zhou Qizhong also mentioned that if Chen Mo was willing to deal directly with a distribution company designated by them, the price could be raised to 1.2 million per episode.

But Chen Mo still refused. It was simple. If he could make a direct deal with Blueberry TV and ask for money, as long as he didn't fail and his relationship with Blueberry TV didn't become problematic, he wouldn't be unable to get the final payment.

But if it is a so-called issuing company, then whether you can get the final payment at that time is still a problem. If they don’t want to pay, there are too many ways to do it.

At the same time, there is another trick involved, and Chen Mo doesn't want to get involved.

Of course, Chen Mo also put forward additional requirements for this price, which is to pay half of the down payment and pay the balance directly after the first round of the TV series is broadcast.

Zhou Qizhong was naturally unwilling to agree to this request at first, but Chen Mo cried poor and even brought up Teacher Li Bin before he agreed.

It is not easy to make a TV series. The producers cannot have as much say as the TV stations. At least now that Chen Mo is still young and inexperienced, it is better to get the money as soon as possible.

In his previous life, he had heard a lot that it was common for TV dramas to be delayed by TV stations for several years, or even during his lifetime.

Of course, if the TV series ratings meet expectations, the other party will be quite generous most of the time.

After that, the two of them were no longer so hostile and naturally talked about the subsequent publicity.

"I have a suggestion. We can invite the male and female protagonists of 'Meteor Garden' from Taiwan to come over and appear on the show with the protagonists of our new mainland version of 'Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together'. I believe the effect will be very good after the comparison." Chen Mo suggested.

Zhou Qizhong's eyes lit up when he heard this. For Blueberry TV, the invitation fees for the actors from Meteor Garden were not too much, but they could definitely awaken the audience's memories of the show.

Compare it with the current version and the promotional effect becomes immediately apparent.

Of course, this is also based on the confidence in the cast of the new version of the drama.

As for confidence? Zhou Qizhong, who had watched "Meteor Shower Together", did have some.

He was responsible for purchasing this drama, so naturally he hoped that it would become a hit, the more popular the better, as this would all be his achievement.

Chen Mo still handed over the legal affairs of this transaction to Hongjing Law Firm. Although their fees were indeed quite high, there was a reason for the high price.

After signing the contract, Chen Mo immediately announced the good news in the "Watch Meteor Shower Together" crew communication group.

"@Everyone: 'Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together' will premiere on Blueberry TV's Huaguolan Theater on August 2010, 8! Lead actors, please pay attention to Blueberry TV's promotional announcements! Save your schedule for the upcoming shows!"

After seeing the news, everyone was shocked.

"Wow, is Director Chen so efficient?"

"It was finalized so quickly? The director is awesome!"

"Got it, the director is awesome!"

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The leading actors were of course extremely happy. After all, they were the protagonists of this drama, and it was a remake of the once phenomenal idol drama "Meteor Garden".

Although none of them are newcomers, few of the roles they have played are like this one.

Although idol dramas have been criticized by many people in later generations, you have to say that once this type of drama becomes popular, the stars starring in it can definitely be said to rise to fame overnight.

At that time, idol dramas were not really popular, especially those broadcast on satellite TV, especially on platforms like Blueberry Channel.

Chen Mo told them another good news.

"We've already spoken with Blueberry TV. They'll be inviting the main cast of 'Meteor Garden' to appear on the show with you to promote it. Everyone, get ready! Don't let yourself be outdone by the new generation replacing the old."

(End of this chapter)