Who are you calling powerful?.

Chapter 120 Boss Wei Finally Rich
In September 2009, after a series of delays, the first wave of income from "My Love from the Star" finally arrived.

The remaining budget of the crew remains unchanged, reserved for publicity and distribution, and the proceeds go to another account book, which is shared by each family. Blue Whale finally saw the first money after Wei Yang took over.

The number is not bad, about 1500 million. If the follow-up goes well, there will be more than 1200 million left, and it should be ready before the end of the year.

The premise is that there are no accidents!
The film and television industry has always had the problem of difficulty in getting money back. The film industry is doing well. After all, the theater market is unified, and the money earned is the real money of the audience. Basically, after the film is released, it will take 3 to 6 months to get the box office. Split accounts.

As for other TV copyrights, overseas copyrights, commercial advertisements, Internet copyrights, peripheral derivatives and other income, dividends will be distributed regularly according to the predetermined cycle.

The TV drama industry, including later online dramas, is relatively more complicated because the platforms are not unified.

When you get the money and how much you can get depends on when the TV station and the website give it.

Leaving aside web dramas and platforms, distribution is still very important in the current TV drama market.

The TV station will not call you all the money at once. It will probably be divided into three stages: signing, broadcasting, and broadcasting. Under normal circumstances, the final payment will be settled 20 to 30 days after the TV series is broadcast.

Of course, this is only under normal circumstances. Currently, there are no more than 10 TV stations in China that can do this.

Most of the TV stations can get back 50% of the payment in a short period of time, and it may even take two to three years to settle the final payment.

There are even some cases where some accounts are dragged to the end and the situation is unknown.

Even if many film and television companies can sell the show, they still go bankrupt because they are tortured to death by arrears.

So the reason why the producers like to cooperate with big TV stations such as Shanghai, Hunan, and Suzhou is because they give them money happily.

Many film and television companies would rather sell cheaper with big TV stations than second- and third-tier satellite TVs with higher bids. The reason is that the latter offer high prices, but they don’t know when they will pay.

Weighing the pros and cons, regardless of earning more or less, it must be true to get the money first.

But having said that, this is the market for normal TV dramas, and some hot dramas can still avoid this situation.

After all, no matter how poor a provincial TV station is, it still has a budget of tens of millions to buy dramas. Coupled with the advertising revenue, if you really go all out to buy blockbusters, you are still willing to spend all your money.

"You from the Stars" is the hottest upcoming drama in the industry, and it is cooperating with two major TV stations in Hunan Province and Suzhou Province, so there is no need to worry too much about the final payment.

On the contrary, in the next two or three rounds, I have to mutter.

Blue Whale still has outstanding debts for "The Best of Us" and "Orange in Huainan".

However, if "You Who Came from the Stars" had a good premiere data, it would be snatched up by various TV stations, and the price would increase, so the payment method could naturally be negotiated.

But that's all for the future. With the funds in the account, Wei Yang finally doesn't have to worry about Blue Whale going out of business.

He can also withdraw his own money, and then plug some holes, so that he can be debt-free (except for mortgages) and live lightly...

At the same time, Wei Yang, who was finally rich, could no longer hold back his ambition.

I want to start a business!

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Blue Whale Meeting Room
Wei Yang had a face-to-face meeting with several company executives, and chatted about the company's next development.

The short-term focus must still be "You Who Came from the Stars", but it can't be spent on one project.

In the past, Blue Whale had no money, and no matter how many thoughts he had, he could only hold them back in his heart. Now that he finally has the confidence, he can make more troubles.

At present, Blue Whale still has "This is the First Time in My Life" in its hands. It is cooperating with Tangren. One party contributes funds for the script + participates in the production, and the other party contributes funds + leads the production.

The investment in this drama is not high, and the total investment does not exceed 1000 million. It is estimated that 700-800 million will be enough.

Each pays half, and the Blue Whale must be able to afford the money, but Wei Yang didn't take all of it directly.

"Isn't Boss Sun very interested in continuing to invest before? You can chat with him. The funds let him contribute 300 million, and we will give him 15% to 20% of the share."

This Boss Sun is one of the investors of "You Who Came from the Stars" and is also a coal boss, but the scale is far inferior to that of Old Zheng and Han Shao.

But Wei Yang likes him very much, he is happy to give money, he doesn't like to meddle, and he doesn't know how to do it. How you operate is your business, and in the end you just need to give him money.

Blue Whale is small, and the film and television industry is very risky. Even if Wei Yang opens up, he can't guarantee that every project will be profitable.

Naturally, more people should be recruited to share the risk!

For example, for the project "This is the first time in my life", Blue Whale took out a small share to directly meet most of the investment funds.

It is equivalent to spending the least amount of money and earning the most, and coming and going is equivalent to half-free prostitution.

Wei Yang is more particular. He did some calculations. He is the screenwriter of "This is the First Time in My Life", and the lineup and plot are reasonable.

If it goes well, Boss Sun will get 300-15% of the 20 million yuan, and there is still some profit.

Wei Yang's business principle is that investors can be "defrauded", but they must be profitable.

You let others make money, even if you make more, normal businessmen will think you are capable, and even because you help make money, they can continue to cooperate next time.

Boss Sun may not understand film and television, but he may not know that Blue Whale "prostituted" him.

But so what?
The project channel belongs to Wei Yang, he has the final say on how to divide the meat, if he can make money, it will be over!

"You Who Came from the Star" is like this. His investment ratio and the share he got are not fair, but Boss Sun sees the money back.

This is the first time he has made money in casting for three or four crews, and according to Blue Whale's rough estimate, his final return on investment is at least over 35%.

Such a high return on investment, with a period of less than one year, is definitely not comparable to usury, but it is definitely worth more than storing in a bank, and the money is still clean.

For some coal bosses, the latter is more attractive than high returns...

If the film and television industry wants to grow bigger, it will not work without financial support. It is too slow to make blood on its own, and the risk is high.

For example, in Tang Dynasty, Cai Yinong has a conservative personality and is particularly vigilant against capital. He is always used to producing products with his own sole proprietorship and operating in a workshop style.

The advantage of doing this is that the company is the only one, with a high degree of freedom and voice. The disadvantage is that the funds are all invested in one movie, and the turnover cannot be opened, and the business cannot be expanded. Moreover, the risk is extremely high. Once a movie is folded, the company will have to suffer. moving bones.

Wei Yang does not intend to imitate the Tang people, but he will not wantonly raise money to attract foreign capital.

This money is easy to get, but there will be endless troubles!
Although Cai Yinong of the Tang Dynasty is conservative, it's not that he doesn't understand the benefits of attracting foreign funds. The most important thing is that he is afraid of being kicked out by others, so he would rather not make it big, but also guard his hard work.

In the same way, let Wei Yang engage in content creation and manage the company by himself, but he really doesn't have much confidence in following the business methods of helping capitalists who eat people and don't spit out their bones.

Wei Yang is also a bit conservative in his bones, but he doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of Tang people, so he has been thinking about how to use foreign funds safely.

It not only allows the company to have money to use, but also can develop and grow, and it will not be usurped, maintaining independence and the right to speak.

Then the key is to select the source of external funds, and try to distribute only money and no power as much as possible.

The future is still hard to say, but judging from the current market environment, Wei Yang thinks that the coal boss is a relatively good partner.

Rich, and not robbing power!
If possible, Wei Yang's follow-up contacts will focus on the coal boss and the local capital of Shanghai, with money, power, and contacts, and some film and television companies around Shanghai for cooperation.

It's hard to say to dominate the entertainment industry, but there is still hope for a small hill......

"This is the first time in this life" is a collaboration with Tang Ren, and part of it has to be given to other investors. The income is not too much, and it is mainly based on praise.

And another item that Wei Yang values ​​more is the focus of income.

That is "Hello, Old Time", one of the Zhenhua Trilogy mentioned earlier.

The novel of this play has already been published, and the creative background is somewhat different from the original time and space, but there are still many similarities.

Wei Yang thought about writing it himself, but later found it too troublesome, so he simply bought the copyright, modified it, and made it the last song of the trilogy.

With the first two works as the basis, "Hello, Old Times" will definitely not worry about selling, and it will never be sold cheaply.

Coupled with the limited cost, the rate of return is very impressive. Wei Yang plans to let the blue whale eat alone without hesitation.

The estimated cost is 1000-1500 million. The female lead is Liu Shishi, and the male lead is
Just like Hu Ge was invited to "Orange in Huainan" before, because of the exposure and price increase, at least one male and female lead should carry the publicity.

Now that "Hello, Old Times" has Liu Shishi, coupled with the fame of the original work, it must have enough attention, so the male lead actually doesn't need to invite too popular, and the cost performance is not high, so it is better to use it to promote newcomers.

It's just that the blue whale is holding it for itself, or it's for the benefit exchange, Wei Yang hasn't figured it out yet.

The project "Hello, Old Times" was successfully approved without any obstacles.

When Wei Yang took over, many people in Blue Whale thought that he would start the Zhenhua trilogy first, but he risked his life to shoot "My Love from the Star".

Now that Wei Yang has won the bet, Blue Whale's strength has increased sharply, and it can carry out this project with ease, adding strength to the company.

After "You Who Came from the Stars", the team of Blue Whale has grown a lot in all aspects.

Not to mention, with the experience of the first two films, the filming of "Hello, Old Times" was a breeze.

It's also rare for Wei Yang to let go of the rights. The director Liu Junjie and the producer are responsible for forming the crew. If the progress goes well, the film can be started by the end of this year or early next year.

After talking about two low-cost dramas, Wei Yang finally talked about today's highlight, which is also the real core project of Blue Whale in the next step——

"East Palace"

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