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After the 12th episode of "Chinese Comedians" aired, major portal websites and news sites reported on a series of news about the "Chinese Comedians" finale before print media.

The first season champion of "China's Comedians" has been crowned! Shen Teng of the BJ Happy Twist Troupe wins the title of "King of Comedy" – Sina Entertainment

"A Double Success in Career and Love! Shen Teng Embraces Girlfriend on Championship Win" — Sohu Entertainment

"Zhao Benshan's beloved disciple Zhang Xiaofei (Liaoning Folk Art Troupe) came in second place; 'Happy Twist' dominated, even behind-the-scenes manipulation couldn't save them" - Tencent Entertainment

TOM Entertainment reports: "Team Yun won third place; Guo Gang, in a post-match interview, said: 'Reaching this point is already a bonus.'"

From a regular performer on the Spring Festival Gala to fourth place in "Comedians," Guo Donglin says: "It's not shameful, but I'm definitely not satisfied." — Xinhua Net Entertainment

Veteran Spring Festival Gala performer Pan Changjiang sheds tears on the competition field; in a post-competition interview, he says: "Although I came in last in the finals, at least I was fifth in the country." — China News Network

"The next step for Champion Theatre Company: Shen Teng leads the premiere of 'Crazy Stone' at Beijing Exhibition Center on July 30, with tickets going on sale at 7:7 AM on July 25" - various media outlets.

"The man behind Shen Teng is exposed for the first time! His 18-year-old genius cousin is suspected to be making his first appearance in front of the camera" - various media outlets.

The accompanying photo showed Shen Feiyang, Yu Kai, and the rest of the troupe going on stage to receive an award and celebrate, except that Shen Feiyang was circled and highlighted by the media.

It's a hot topic online.

People are discussing it in every corner of the Simplified Chinese internet, including Baidu Tieba, chat groups, QQ, and various forums.

Many people felt that while Happy Twist's performance tonight was good, it lacked a refreshing and surprising element. Of course, the show was still very memorable.

However, many people believe that watching Happy Twist's shows is like watching 13 Spring Festival Gala skits, which is a great deal. It's just that we won't be able to watch it next Saturday, and we don't know when the second season will be released or whether Shen Teng will continue to participate.

Netizens in Beijing are arguing about the ticket prices for the first run of "Crazy Stone".

The highest-tier tickets start at 888 yuan, and the tickets for the first row are a whopping 1288 yuan.

Some people believe that it's up to individual budgets, and that expensive tickets for good seats are not normal market behavior. If you can't afford them, just buy tickets for the back rows. You'll be watching the show anyway, so you might as well bring binoculars.

Some people think, "If you look down on it, don't watch it. This is BJ, there are plenty of rich people, and Happy Twist Troupe is obviously trying to make money off the masses."

Many people also spoke out in support of Happy Twist, saying that the troupe has not performed or earned money for more than half a year. What's wrong with earning more money now based on their own strength? If you don't buy it, I will. I believe that anything produced by Happy Twist is bound to be of high quality.

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at the same time.

Shenyang, Kempinski Hotel.

Although the 12th episode of "Chinese Comedians" has finished airing, the celebration banquet for "Chinese Comedians" is still ongoing.

The banquet was hosted by Zhao Benshan.

Representatives from Huanle Media, Liaoning TV, Liaoning Provincial Radio and Television Bureau, Cultural Bureau, Huanle Mahua, and Benshan Media all participated.

The representatives of Happy Twist are Shen Feiyang, Yu Kai, and Shen Teng.

The representatives from Joy Media included COO Wei Yonggang.

Dong Zhaohui, the founder, president, and major shareholder of Joy Media, also came. Accompanying him were Du Xinyue, the vice president of Joy Media in charge of television drama business, and other senior executives.

The reason why all the top executives of Joy Media were mobilized is mainly because the gross revenue of "Chinese Comedians" reached more than 30 million yuan, which is equivalent to a quarter of Joy Media's annual revenue.

This gross profit of over 30 million can be roughly divided into two parts.

One part of it comes from early GG sponsorship revenue, including title sponsorship and special sponsorship, totaling a little over 1000 million.

One part of the revenue came from product placements in reruns, edited versions, and special episodes, which directly generated over 27 million yuan in revenue. When averaged out per episode, that's about 2 million yuan.

Liaoning TV, Benshan Media, and Huanle Media can all receive 30% of the gross revenue.

Joy Media is expected to receive approximately 1140 million yuan in gross revenue.

After deducting the production cost of 180 million yuan and paying taxes of 316.8 million yuan, Joy Media's net profit is approximately 643 million yuan.

Benshan Media's revenue is the same as that of Huanle Media.

The net profit that Happy Twist received was approximately 254 million yuan.

Liaoning TV does not bear the costs, so it actually receives about two million more. In addition, Liaoning TV also has its own GG revenue, which is the GG slots sold before and after the program airs.

Based on the ratings of "Chinese Comedians," Liaoning TV must have earned at least tens of millions of yuan, possibly even a small fortune.

Other TV stations that broadcast reruns of "Happy Comedians" also earned some revenue from the time slots before and after the show.

Specific figures are impossible to quantify, but "Chinese Comedians" has certainly generated hundreds of millions of GG revenue nationwide.

As part of the whole process, Happy Twist and Shen Feiyang didn't actually receive much money.

But in a market monopolized by television stations, it's already difficult to even get a taste of the profits.

If Liaoning TV shamelessly decides to produce its own second season, neither Huanle Media nor Shen Feiyang can really do anything about it; they can only rely on Zhao Benshan as a guarantor.

The reason Shen Feiyang tried to get involved with Hunan TV was, frankly speaking, that he had multiple options and couldn't put all his eggs in one basket.

"Brother Shen, let me toast you again. We're both from the Northeast. If you have any good ideas in the future, please think of your hometown." As the executive deputy director of Liaoning TV, and the de facto head of Liaoning TV, Shi Lianwen put one arm around Shen Feiyang's shoulder, held a wine glass in the other, and looked at Shen Feiyang with a ruddy face.

Looking at the scene before him, Wei Yonggang was filled with emotion.

In February, when Shen Feiyang first visited Zhao Benshan in Shenyang, no one at the dinner table took the initiative to talk to him.

Shi Lianwen, at that time, was even less talkative and had a stern face.

Wei Yonggang misunderstood this. Shi Lianwen had just experienced the pain of losing his spouse and had no mind to pursue his career or seek advancement.

Now that the project has been a great success, Liaoning TV's annual revenue has more than doubled thanks to "Chinese Comedians." Shi Lianwen feels that his luck has turned around, and his attitude towards Shen Feiyang is naturally different.

They've even started calling him "brother."

Shen Feiyang put his arm around Shi Lianwen's shoulder and said, "Director Shi, we'll have plenty of opportunities to cooperate in the future. We can make money slowly."

"Eh..."

Shi Lianwen corrected, "Now is the time to make money, Brother Shen. As long as it's a variety show or even a TV series that you plan, you can get it broadcast on Liaoning TV."

Looking at the two who were addressing each other as brothers, Shen Teng, who was sitting next to Yu Kai, suddenly thought of a word.

They colluded with each other.

……

Another half hour passed.

The banquet had just ended.

Everyone went downstairs.

Shen Feiyang and others then shook hands with Zhao Benshan, Shi Lianwen, and other leaders.

Zhao Benshan released Shen Feiyang's hand and said, "Alright, go upstairs and rest."

Shen Feiyang and his guests, whose homes were not in Shenyang, stayed at the Kempinski Hotel, with Benshan Media covering all expenses.

……

Bang bang bang.

Shen Feiyang had just stepped into the room when the doorbell rang.

Shen Feiyang turned around and opened the door.

A man in his early thirties stood outside the door, carrying two bags and wearing a smile.

"Who are you……"

Before Shen Feiyang could reveal his identity, the man interrupted, "Mr. Shen, this is a local specialty; please accept it."

"specialty?"

"Yes..." The man handed it to Shen Feiyang without further ado and turned to leave.

……

Close the door.

Shen Feiyang emptied the contents of the bag onto the bed.

A Rolex watch.

Bundles of cash...

Not only RMB, but also US dollars.

"Is this a local specialty too?"