This star is wrong

Chapter 209 Rating B Minus

"Fang Xing, are you free tomorrow? Yan Lan and I have an appointment for dinner with the person in charge of the film selection department of Pea Video. If you are free, come together."

After the first [-] episodes of "Wulin Biography" were cut, He Rongchang invited the senior management of Pea Video to watch the film, so this dinner was held.

Fang Xing has confidence in "Wulin Biography", but He Rongchang still lacks confidence.

It's not that He Rongchang has no confidence in the quality of "Wulin Biography".

This drama was filmed by him, and it was the painstaking efforts of more than 200 people in the whole crew.

He was very satisfied with the show, even beyond his initial expectations.

However, he wasn't confident about the sitcom's prospects.

Therefore, he asked the post-editing team to cut out the first forty episodes first, and looked around for a broadcast platform.

Pea Video is one of the three major video sites in China.

The feature of this website is that it cooperates with foreign film producers, so there are many resources of foreign film and television dramas on the website.

Of course, it is impossible to build the three major video websites in China only by relying on foreign film and television drama resources.

Foreign film and television drama resources can only be regarded as an additional competitiveness of Pea Video.

Their film selection department usually competes for domestic film and television dramas.

He Rongchang has worked hard in the film and television industry for many years, and he still has some contacts.

So I asked someone to introduce me and met the person in charge of the film selection department of Pea Video.

A few days ago, the film selection department of Pea Video had watched the first forty episodes of "Wulin Biography" and had the intention of cooperating, so this dinner was held.

In fact, from Fang Xing's point of view, he is not in a hurry about when "Wulin Biography" will be broadcast.

However, this drama is the painstaking effort of the entire crew after all.

Everyone is very happy to have met a reliable crew, so they are very serious when working.

And after the show is broadcast, if the broadcast data is good, the whole crew will have red envelopes.

The staff of the crew are busy day and night. It would be too fake to say that it is for art, and they still want to make money to support their families.

While making money to support the family, when you meet a reliable crew, you will pay more attention.

Therefore, Fang Xing also agreed with He Rongchang's idea of ​​finding a broadcasting platform as soon as possible.

the next day.

At six o'clock in the evening.

Fang Xing came to the Cloisonne Hotel ahead of schedule, first met with He Rongchang and Yan Lan, and then had dinner with the person in charge of the film selection department of Pea Video.

The person in charge of film selection for Pea Video hadn't arrived yet, so the three chatted first.

"Fang Xing, the person in charge of the film selection department of Pea Video is Feng Changhao. He was the first to propose the introduction of foreign film and television resources in the early years, so that Pea Video could gain a firm foothold in China. This person still has a little vision, but I heard that this person is not Fuel-efficient lamp, when we discuss cooperation, take it easy."

He Rongchang was worried that Fang Xing was young and had no negotiation experience, which would affect the cooperation, so he reminded him first.

Fang Xing was still very modest when getting along with capable people, he nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll listen more, watch more and learn more."

It was almost seven o'clock.

Feng Changhao, who is in charge of film selection for Pea Video, walked into the private room with his assistant, secretary, and several subordinates from the film selection department.

He Rongchang immediately got up and went to meet him: "Welcome President Feng."

Feng Changhao glanced around and saw that there were only three people, he pressed his hands and said, "You're welcome, sit down, sit down and talk."

When all the guests arrived, Yan Lan took the initiative to get up and let the waiter serve the dishes.

Feng Changhao obviously often entertains various dinners, and his words and deeds are very in line with the wine table culture: "Let Director He spend money, I still have a bottle of Patus here, just for everyone to taste."

Patus is a top wine brand, more expensive than the whole table.

When He Rongchang heard Feng Changhao's words, his eyes froze for a moment.

However, he quickly said with a smile: "How can you make Mr. Feng spend money? We have already prepared wine, so please don't be disgusted by Mr. Feng."

When He Rongchang said this, he glanced sideways at Yan Lan.

Yan Lan is also someone who has seen big scenes, so of course she understands what Feng Changhao said just now.

So, she stood up and said, "I'm going to see if the red wine has sobered up. I specifically told the waiter that it will take half an hour to sober up."

As she said that, she walked out of the private room and went to arrange the red wine.

Fang Xing saw Yan Lan going out, and probably guessed what was going on.

In fact, they did prepare red wine for this meal, but it was not expensive red wine. It was a domestic winery, and the quality was not bad.

However, the price is only around five hundred.

But when Feng Changhao opened his mouth just now, he said that he kept a bottle of Patus here.

If this wine is imported, it will cost tens of thousands.

Today, it was He Rongchang who took the lead in inviting Feng Changhao to dinner, and he was looking for a broadcast platform for "Wulin Biography".

From a certain point of view, it is actually asking Feng Changhao.

Under such circumstances, can Feng Changhao invite this bottle of Patus?
However, Feng Changhao has already opened his mouth. If his appetite is not satisfied, how can we talk about the cooperation in the future?
Therefore, He Rongchang gave Yan Lan a look and asked her to go out and arrange red wine.

It didn't take long.

Yan Lan led the waiter back and brought up a bottle of Patus.

After Feng Changhao saw the bottle of red wine, he showed a satisfied smile, thinking that He Rongchang was still on the right track.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

The two sides gradually got to the point.

In fact, He Rongchang is still a director who is more focused on filming. Although he occasionally has dinner parties, he still hopes to talk about business:

"Mr. Feng, the quality of the sitcom we filmed is not bad. Your film selection department has also seen it. Why don't we talk about cooperation intentions tonight."

Feng Changhao chuckled and said, "Director He is really impatient."

He Rongchang said frankly: "The whole crew is waiting for this drama to eat."

Feng Changhao put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment before saying: "The quality of your film is passable, but you also know the problem. The prospect of sitcoms is not very good now."

He Rong opened his head and echoed: "The market for sitcoms is really mediocre now, but the more this is the case, the more we need an influential work to open up the situation."

Feng Changhao waved his hand and said, "Now is not the era of low-budget dramas in the past. Ten years ago, your sitcom should have sold for a good price. However, the times are different.

"A dozen or 20 years ago, why were sitcoms so popular.

"Not because the audience likes it, but because the cost is low and it is easy to recover the cost.

“It’s different now, it’s the blockbuster era.

"Last year's historical drama "Anhe Palace" invested [-] million yuan.

"This year, Ruide Films and Jade Bird Media collaborated on the S+ Xianxia production "Mirror Flowers and Water Moon", with an investment of [-] million yuan.

"In the era of blockbuster films, what is lacking is not investment, and there is no need to search and search to save money.

"The market is huge, even if you invest seven or eight hundred million yuan, as long as you spend money to produce special effects for the film, you can make money.

"The advantage of sitcoms in the past was low cost, but now this advantage is not very useful."

He Rongchang frowned, and couldn't help but argue: "Sitcoms are a unique form of performance, and it has nothing to do with the level of investment."

Feng Changhao smiled and did not refute. He took out a film review rating form and said, "You guys first look at the ratings of the Pea video review."

He Rongchang took it over and took a look, the expression on his face couldn't tell whether it was happiness or frustration.

Yan Lan took the rating form from He Rongchang, and Fang Xing leaned over to take a look.

The rating given on the rating sheet is "B-"

This means that the rating of "Wulin Biography" in Pea Video is a lower level in the B-level.

There are two systems for rating TV dramas.

Usually film and television companies promote A-level and S-level big productions, talking about the total investment of this project.

Usually, dramas with an investment of less than 5000 million are rated B, dramas with an investment of 5000 million to 1 million are rated A, and dramas with an investment of more than 1 million are rated S.

If the investment exceeds 3 million, then it is an S+ class.

The rating here refers to investment.

However, video sites and TV stations will not be willing to pay for a drama just because it has a large investment.

There are too many examples of bad movies made with big investments.

So, after the film and television company shoots the TV series.

The film selection department and film review department of TV stations, video websites and other platforms will conduct a rating after watching the show.

This rating will determine whether TV stations and video sites will buy the film.

If there is an intention to cooperate, the rating will also affect the mode of cooperation and the ratio of account sharing.

The three major video websites will have different sharing models for TV dramas with different ratings.

For S-rated TV series, the producer can get 70% of the account.

A grade is 60%.

Grade B is only 50%.

Class C can only be broadcast for free, with advertising revenue, but no member on-demand revenue.

Now Wandou Video's rating for "Wulin Biography" is B minus, which is a bit low.

He Rongchang frowned and asked, "Is it only B minus?"

Feng Changhao sighed and said, "Director He, let me tell you the truth. If it wasn't for my strong recommendation, the rating might fall to C level."

He Rong smiled, feeling a little displeased in his heart, but he didn't show it, and asked, "How does Pea plan to cooperate?"

Feng Changhao replied: "The top management of our company has no confidence in this drama, it is my insistence that the top management agreed to give it a chance.

"So, my idea is, 3000 million to buy the exclusive broadcasting rights, if the broadcast volume reaches 10 million per episode, then pay another 1000 million, if the average broadcast volume per episode reaches 20 million, then pay another 1000 million, and so on. "

He Rongchang crossed his fingers and did not speak.

Yan Lan squeezed out a smile and asked, "Mr. Feng, the investment in our film is almost 5000 million. You can't get back the investment even if you ask for it."

Feng Changhao said with a smile: "We've all been in the film and television industry for decades, don't we understand the market? There are far more film and television dramas that lose money every year than those that make money."

At this moment.

Fang Xing interjected, "Can't it even be aired according to the B-level drama contract?"

Feng Changhao said with a smile: "You still don't understand, I'm helping you recover the cost. As for this sitcom, if it is broadcast under a B-level contract, it will definitely not get 3000 million.

"The contract I negotiated for you, even if no one watches the show, you can get at least 3000 million, and at least half of the cost has been recovered."

Fang Xing twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I think there is something wrong with your film selection department's vision. Let alone B grade, even if you give A grade, I still have to consider whether to cooperate."

Feng Changhao frowned suddenly, and snorted coldly: "What's your attitude? You still want to rate A grade for this thing, what are you dreaming of?"

Fang Xing smiled, stood up and said, "I hope that when "Wulin Biography" is broadcast, you won't regret it. Also, this red wine is my treat. If you want to drink in the future, just tell me directly. From now on, there's no need to beat around the bush."

After saying this, Fang Xing looked at He Rongchang and Yan Lan, and said, "Director He, sister, we need to have confidence in the film we put our heart into."

Feng Changhao shook his head mockingly, and laughed out loud: "With such a small amount of investment, there are no special effects, so you really think you are the sponsor? What are you thinking?"

In fact, He Rongchang was also very dissatisfied with Feng Changhao's behavior.

Seeing that the cooperation has collapsed and there is no need to stay any longer, the three of them got up and left together.

After leaving the hotel, Yan Lan asked curiously: "Are you really so confident in our drama?"

"Yes, the confidence is off the charts."

Fang Xing's tone was very positive.

Although I don't know if "Wulin Biography" will be unacceptable in Blue Star, but no matter how unacceptable it is, it will not be belittled like this.

Moreover, even at a loss, this drama is worth being filmed.

……

After Fang Xing and the three left the hotel.

A member of Pea's film selection department who was following Feng Changhao murmured, "Mr. Feng, I actually finished watching that film. It's really funny. Maybe the audience will like it."

Feng Changhao glanced at him and said, "What do you mean? Teach me how to do things?"

"Don't dare." The employee waved his hand quickly.

(End of this chapter)