Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 2457 Big Production TV Series
Niu Xiaoqiang nodded: "Go ahead."

Wang Xiaoxue immediately said: "Miss Chen Jiaojiao from Hong Kong has already opened an entertainment company, and they sent us a cooperation invitation letter a few months ago. We were busy filming at the time, so we postponed the cooperation invitation until this year. , In the invitation letter, the other party stated that they would make several films with a large investment, the total investment amount is 3000 million RMB, and we each contribute half, I wonder what Secretary Niu thinks about this?"

Niu Xiaoqiang said: "Miss Chen Jiaojiao has already told me about the cooperation, you can sign directly, don't worry about the money, I will approve it when the time comes."

Wang Xiaoxue nodded immediately: "Well, I will put this matter into place as soon as possible."

As soon as Wang Xiaoxue finished speaking, a middle-aged woman wearing glasses suddenly approached her and asked expectantly, "Is this Secretary Niu?"

Before Niu Xiaoqiang could speak, Wang Xiaoxue frowned and said, "Director Chen, what are you doing here if you don't host the TV series?"

Director Chen smiled embarrassedly, and replied: "Manager Wang, I'm here specifically to find Secretary Niu, and I want to talk to him about making a TV series."

Wang Xiaoxue frowned even more when she heard this: "Didn't I tell you that the cost of the TV series you want to shoot is too high, and if the company invests, it will definitely lose money. You don't need to mention this matter again." , go back to work now."

Director Chen is at least twice as old as Wang Xiaoxue, but he seems to bow down in front of Wang Xiaoxue.She bowed her waist and begged repeatedly: "Manager Wang, please give me a chance to talk to Secretary Niu in person. As long as Secretary Niu disagrees, I promise I won't bring up this matter again."

Just as Wang Xiaoxue was about to speak, Niu Xiaoqiang waved his hand and said, "It's okay to let her talk."

Wang Xiaoxue groaned, shut her mouth and stopped talking.

Upon seeing this, Director Chen immediately bowed to Niu Xiaoqiang excitedly: "Thank you Secretary Niu for giving me this opportunity, I really appreciate it!"

Niu Xiaoqiang saw from this middle-aged woman her strong attachment and persistence to her ideals. Generally, this kind of person's mind is not too bad.

He chuckled: "Director Chen, you don't have to be so polite. I prefer to be straightforward. If you have anything to say, please speak directly. There is no need to be polite."

Director Chen smiled and bowed: "Okay, okay, let me just say it straight, what I want to shoot is a TV series of the four classic classics. The four classic classics are well-known in our country, and they are the most important works in our country. It is a treasure, but until now, we have never transformed the four classic classics from text to TV film. I think this is really a pity. If Secretary Niu is willing to provide financial support, I promise to do my best to complete it. This is a great initiative!"

When Niu Xiaoqiang heard this, he groaned, and asked, "I just heard from Manager Wang that the cost of investment is very high. I don't know how high it is?"

When Director Chen heard the words, he showed a disturbed expression: "It depends on the situation. If you shoot TV dramas with war scenes like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", the cost will be higher. If you shoot "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions" This kind of TV series that requires a lot of costumes and props may cost less. According to my personal estimation, the most expensive one should be "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the lowest cost should be "Dream of Red Mansions". If Secretary Niu thinks it costs too much, We can first try to shoot "Dream of Red Mansions" to test the waters. If the cost can be recovered, it will not be too late to shoot the other three classics. If the cost cannot be recovered, the other three will not be filmed. I don’t know. What does Secretary Niu think about this?"

Niu Xiaoqiang asked: "Can you report the approximate investment amount?"

Director Chen seemed worried that Niu Xiaoqiang would disagree with spending too much money, so he was a little hesitant, so he didn't dare to report the figures.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoxue interjected: "I have seen the application report she submitted. According to this report, it will cost 500 million yuan to shoot "Dream of Red Mansions", 5000 million yuan to shoot "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and 2000 million yuan to shoot "Water Margin". The investment is 600 million, and "Journey to the West" will cost 20.00 million. The above prices are the lowest quotations. According to what I know, this kind of large-scale investment will generally exceed the budget, which is about [-]% higher than the budget. That is to say, if you want to shoot all the four classic classics, the total investment will be at least not less than [-] million."

When Wang Xiaoxue said this, she changed the subject: "At present, the domestic TV drama market is still immature, and TV commercials are not that popular. Even if we spend money to shoot TV dramas, the major TV stations can't afford them or dare not buy them. Right, people are also afraid of losing money. According to my most optimistic estimate, if we can recover 30.00% of the cost, it is considered a high incense, and the remaining 70.00% of the investment is all a net loss. Because of this, I did not Agree to Director Chen's application."

Niu Xiaoqiang tilted his head and thought for a while, then asked: "Have you considered the benefits abroad? For example, we can sell TV dramas abroad. Our culture is still very influential in this continent. Selling TV dramas of great classics should be able to recover a lot of costs, right? Maybe they can even make money."

Wang Xiaoxue nodded slightly: "It's not that I haven't thought about this idea. If we can really take the filmed TV series abroad and sell the copyright, the income is indeed relatively optimistic, but we lack relevant channels, and we don't even have any connections. How to sell it?"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that Miss Chen Jiaojiao's entertainment company wants to cooperate with us? Isn't this equivalent to finding a sales channel? If you let them help with sales, the effect should be very good, right?"

Wang Xiaoxue was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, and then said: "This is a very good idea, but these four TV dramas are all big productions, especially "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which requires too many actors, at least we must Tens of thousands of people can work together, and our film and television base is limited in scale, I'm afraid we can't shoot it."

Director Chen has been listening in. When Niu Xiaoqiang kept talking for her, she felt that there should be a door to this matter.

After listening to Wang Xiaoxue's question, Director Chen immediately interrupted and said, "This is not a big problem. We can spend money to expand the film and television base. After the expansion is completed, it can be used as a tourist attraction for tourists to visit, just by collecting tickets. It should be able to earn a lot of money, if the film and television base is famous, it will only earn more money in the future, this is a long-term benefit, I don’t think it will lose money.”

(End of this chapter)