HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

After seeing Liu Yifei off, Xu Lang followed Zeng Jia toward the Beijing Film Studio.

On the way, Xu Lang asked Zeng Jia,

"Has anything happened these past few days?"

Zeng Jia now owns his own company and is a boss.

But all the work she took on was Xu Lang's work.

Simply put, Xu Lang's studio had very few people to begin with, and no executive team.

All business, such as the organization of Liu Yifei's coming-of-age ceremony, the setup of the secret base, the handling of male leads in TV dramas, the management of all the artists under her management, commercial deals, male lead negotiations, publicity, and other matters, were all handled by Zeng Jia's company.

Zeng Jia earns a commission, or brokerage fee, from this process.

For Zeng Jia, Xu Lang was a major client, practically his bread and butter.

Zeng Jia, who went from being a small-time agent to becoming the owner of a startup company who has secured a stable relationship with Xu Lang, is very satisfied.

Therefore, she paid special attention to Xu Lang's affairs and did her best to handle them well.

While driving, Zeng Jia sorted through the information in his mind and said:

"Regarding the post-production of 'Struggle,' because your cinematography was absolutely perfect during filming, the post-production work was actually much easier, and it should be completed very quickly."

The sample footage is now ready and has been sent to Hunan TV as you instructed.

The price is 60 per episode.

The entire series has 28 episodes, which costs 1680 million yuan. As long as two satellite TV stations buy our drama, we can break even, or even make a small profit.

At 60 yuan per episode, while not the highest price in the domestic TV drama purchasing market, it is still considered a mid-to-high price.

(For example, the purchase price per episode of "The Legend of Hong Fu Nu" starring Shu Qi was 80 yuan.)

Xu Lang originally wanted to raise the price, but considering that he was a newcomer and the purchasing power of domestic TV stations, he finally settled on a price of 60.

He was very confident about the price.

He also believes that the purchasing departments of major TV stations are not incompetent and can distinguish between good and bad TV dramas.

"Alright, you handle this."

Xu Lang, this hands-off manager, loves nothing more than shirking responsibility.

Zeng Jia also hoped that Xu Lang would give up. If Xu Lang didn't give up, what would she eat?

"besides."

Zeng Jia then said:

"Mr. Cai from Tangren has been looking for you every day these past few days, probably because of the copyright issue of 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3'."

Xu Lang knew this without Zeng Jia saying it.

These past few days, Cai Yinong's phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from Xu Lang.

However, Xu Lang was busy studying human anatomy and had no time to pay attention to her.

Now, hearing Zeng Jia bring it up again, Xu Lang nodded and gave Zeng Jia some instructions.

"The popularity of 'Chinese Paladin 1' has made the copyright of 'Chinese Paladin 3' a hot commodity. You should find out what good stuff Cai Yinong has in her hands. We should take this opportunity to squeeze some money out of her."

"Haha, this is my favorite thing, I'm already organizing it."

Zeng Jia is also an ambitious person, and she gets excited when she hears about this kind of thing.

"Um."

Xu Lang was quite confident in Zeng Jia's abilities.

"By the way, I'm handing over all these artists to you. You need to make full use of them. Films and endorsements can't be stopped; the more the better."

"Boss Xu, don't worry about that. I'll do my best to handle it even without your instructions. After all, this is my company's main source of revenue."

Zeng Jia had thought things through very clearly.

"I'm currently connecting them with their roles, and we'll have definite news soon."

"it is good."

Speaking of this, Xu Lang remembered something else.

"By the way, I have news about the film and television projects in the industry that I asked you to collect that are currently in preparation or seeking investment."

"Got it."

Zeng Jia took a form from the file bag next to him and handed it to Xu Lang.

Xu Lang took it and looked at it, marking it with a pen as he said:

"My Own Swordsman, Soldiers Sortie, Crossing the Guandong, Lurking, Painted Skin..."

In a short while, Xu Lang had marked several projects. After handing the documents to Zeng Jia, Xu Lang instructed him:

"Get in touch with all the projects I've drawn up. If any of them need investment, we'll go for it."

"The more money you invest, the better, there's no upper limit!"

"Well..."

Zeng Jia was a little confused after hearing Xu Lang rattle off so many names like a menu.

Should we all vote?

Is there no upper limit?

Zeng Jia really wanted to persuade Xu Lang.

"At this rate, the 2 million you have left won't last long."

After all, a big-budget film or television production, even a TV series, costs tens of millions of dollars.

If it's a movie, then the unit of measurement has to be changed to hundreds of millions!

However, Zeng Jia is a smart person; she knows her place very well and knows what she should and shouldn't say.

"Okay, I'll contact them right away."

"Yes, the sooner the better."

Xu Lang was naturally anxious about this matter. As for the film and television projects he had just acquired, as long as he could invest and participate, it would be a matter of picking up money with his eyes closed.

These are all huge best-selling items!

That's the advantage of being reborn.

After getting out of the car and returning to his office, he saw Cai Yinong sitting on the sofa waiting for him.

Upon seeing Xu Lang return, Cai Yinong quickly stood up.

"Oh, Xu Lang, you've finally decided to come back. If you hadn't come back, I was even planning to move in with you."

"Haha, then I'd love to welcome you."

As Xu Lang spoke, he sat down opposite Cai Yinong, still saying...

"When the time comes, Mr. Cai, you can bring all your men. I have a few empty offices in this building, you can have them all."

"Hmph, you're planning to devour me, aren't you?"

Cai Yinong said this in an annoyed tone, then urged them on.

"Hurry up, let's talk about 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3'. I'll give you 30% more for the copyright, how about you sell it to me?"

30% of 800,000 is 240,000.

"I planned all this for so long, just for this 24?"

Xu Lang found it amusing, but aloud he still said:

"President Cai, although we have a good relationship, like siblings, we should still keep business as business. After all, even brothers have to keep clear accounts!"

"I'm not stupid. With 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1' being such a huge hit, how could I possibly give up on 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3' so easily? Don't you think so, Mr. Cai?"

Seeing that Cai Yinong's expression had turned sour, Xu Lang quickly added,

"President Cai, as you know, I'm a straightforward person, I say what I think, please don't take offense."

"Well..."

After hearing Xu Lang's words, Cai Yinong cursed inwardly.

"This Xu Lang is so cunning and greedy. Isn't he obviously trying to trick me?"

Sigh, it's all my fault. Why didn't I acquire the copyright for Chinese Paladin 3 sooner?

But who knew that "Chinese Paladin 1" would become so popular?

What's even more infuriating is that who knew Xu Lang would be so cunning as to strike first and set a trap for me?