China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 189 Copyright Takes Off, The TV Circle Is Coming

The most popular TV series "Mythology" is playing on the TV in front of him. Li Mu and Liu Yifei are sitting side by side on the sofa. Under the ribs, gently lift it and place it on the blanket in front of you.

One of them was sitting on the sofa, the other was sitting on the blanket in front of the sofa. One was high and the other was low. Li Mu put his hands on her shoulders, and then began to massage her.

"Let my husband take good care of you tonight and give you a shoulder squeeze."

Liu giggled, wondering if it was because Li Mu put his hand under her ribs just now.

While helping her massage, Li Mu smelled the smell of her hair, and unconsciously put his chin on the top of Liu's head. Liu smiled and tilted his head back, and Li Mu took advantage of the situation and kissed her. How Spiderman kisses his girlfriend.

"Is it better?" Li Mu asked while pressing after the kiss.

Liu smiled and said, "The shoulders are healed, but the waist is uncomfortable again."

"Good job!"

Speaking of which, Li Mu pulled Liu up and let her lie on the sofa, and then he squeezed and hammered, the most popular TV series was playing on TV, but neither of them was in the mood to watch, Liu would say that he was very comfortable from time to time. With a moaning sound, Li Mu casually slapped her ass.

Liu immediately jumped up and made a fuss with Li Mu.

After arguing for about ten minutes, the two finally calmed down, so the two continued to lean together to watch TV.

"Will there be another 3 after the shooting of "Taken 4"?" Liu asked while holding Li Mu's arm.

Li Mu said: "No more, this series is just like this, I can't continue filming."

"Oh."

"Why, reluctant?" Li Mu asked.

Liu Dao: "No, actually I never really wanted to shoot this."

"Why?" Li Mu asked.

Liu Yifei didn't answer this time, but took a serious look at the plot.

In fact, what else could be the reason?Who made "Taken" the director not Li Mu?The filming cycle of a play ranges from one to two months to three to four months, and sometimes even longer. Li Mu is not a director, which means that the two will have to be separated for a long time.

When she was filming "Celebrating More Than Years" before, she felt very uncomfortable. It's okay to be tired from filming. The separation between the two places is really unbearable.

But she wouldn't tell him even if she was killed.

Girls are sometimes so strange, they love you to death and can't leave you, but they always talk ironically.

At this time, the classic dialogue between Gao Yao and Yi Xiaochuan is being broadcast on TV.

"Do you know what kind of bullying I suffer here, just because I have no money and no power, I am disabled, I am a fucking useless person! You are amazing, everyone loves you, what a broken place, broken place, broken place ah……"

"I just want to catch up to the highest step by step step by step. I want to be Zhao Gao!"

"I don't want people to bully me anymore, I can't take it anymore, I don't want others to bully me, I want to be Zhao Gao, I want to be one...I want to be the tallest Zhao Gao, the one who is under one person and above ten thousand people Zhao Gao!"

Liu Yifei suddenly looked back at Li Mu, Li Mu nodded lightly and said, "I see, I see, Teacher Zhang Shi's performance is wonderful."

Although I have seen this clip many times in my previous life, I still feel very touched when I watch it now.

"The TV drama industry is doing a lot!"

Li Mu suddenly said with emotion.

Liu asked, "What did you say?"

Li Mu seemed to be talking to Liu and also seemed to be talking to himself: "It's time to shoot a few more TV dramas every year, and the good time for TV dramas is coming."

Over the years, Li Mu has hoarded many high-quality IPs, such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "Scary Step by Step", "Langya Bang", "A Thousand Bone Flowers", "Dajiang Dahe" and so on, but before Li Mu Why was there no rush to start the project?

Because the timing is wrong!
It was a bit of a waste to shoot these before.

Let's take the online copyright price of TV dramas as an example.

In 06 and 07, even if it was a fire drama, the price of a single episode was only a few thousand yuan per episode. "Soldiers Assault" was so popular that the online copyright single episode only sold for 3000 yuan per episode.

In 09, it rose to about 4 episodes, and this year it rose to 10,000 to 40 yuan an episode. Fire dramas have already cost 300+. According to history, next year will be [-] million episodes, and fire dramas will even reach millions. The next year will be Two to three million episodes!
In the past two years, the online copyright prices of popular dramas have increased several times every year. By about 16 years, the online copyright of a TV series can even be sold at a sky-high price of 800 million yuan per episode.

"Latent" is so popular, why didn't Li Mu sell its online copyright?

"Mythology" and "Celebrating More Than Years" became popular before they were aired. Youku, iQiyi, and LeTV came to buy them one after another. Why did Li Mu insist on not selling them before?
When "Latent" was first launched, Youku offered 8000 yuan per episode to buy an 8-year online broadcast copyright. iQiyi and LeTV each offered 1 yuan, and the time limit was also 8 years. They still think they are very generous. .

To be honest, Li Mu would rather put the copyright under the box and eat ashes than sell them.

Even after the major shareholder of "Mythology" Yinghuang Moying intends to make a deal, Li Mu would rather pay much higher than the market price to buy the copyright into his own hands?
It is because the price of online copyright at this stage is really too cheap.

But fortunately, the good times are coming soon.

Since the beginning of this year, the country has been increasing its efforts to encircle and suppress piracy, and the crackdown on piracy will continue to increase in the second half of the year. Various departments have jointly issued several circulars.

Until January of next year, the two high schools and one department will jointly issue a document calling for further advancement and increased penalties for copyright infringement.

With the issuance of this notice, the price of film and television copyright will officially usher in a stage of soaring.

In April, Penguin will officially enter the director's video field, and Tencent Video will be officially established. By the end of 4, the online copyright price of excellent TV dramas will even soar to more than 11 million yuan per episode.

That's why Li Mu said just now that it's time to make more TV series!

But he had so many choices, which one should he make first?
The first thing Li Mu thought of was "Gong Suo Xin Yu".

Now both Yang Mi and Tong Liya are signed by their own company, and both of them happened to star in this "Gong Suo Xin Yu" in the previous life.

Especially Yang Mi, "Gong Suo Xin Jade" is undoubtedly a very important work for her, and it was from the role of Qingchuan that Yang Mi really became popular.

A long time ago, Li Mu handed over the outline of the story of "Gong Suo Xin Yu" to the company's screenwriting department. After the script writing department wrote the script, Li Mu arranged for them to publish the novel version. Therefore, the copyright of "Gong Suo" is of course owned by Li Mu. hand.

Soon Li Mu thought of "Scary Step by Step" from "Gong Suo Xin Jade".

In the original timeline, these two TV dramas were released back and forth. It seems that the two TV dramas in this life will still be released back and forth.

The next day, "The Martian" continued to shoot, during which Liu Siying called Li Mu, saying that several video sites came to ask about the copyright price again, and the prices offered this time were very sincere, and asked Li Mu if he would like to share with them Get in touch.

"How much are they willing to pay this time?"

Liu Siying on the other end of the phone replied: "Both "Mythology" and "Celebrating More Than Years" are about 15 an episode, and "Latent" has been released for a while, so it should be a little less, 12. By the way, these are purchased for 8 years. The price of copyright."

Liu Siying on the phone felt that the price was very sincere. In 09, it was only a few thousand episodes. In a year, it was more than one hundred thousand episodes?Ten times the growth rate, even the prices of Mr. Li's own villas have not increased so fast!

The current mainstream opinion is that there is definitely a bubble in it, and it is not small!
The phenomenon of more than [-] episodes of online copyright cannot be maintained for a long time, and it will not be long before the online copyright will fall back to the reasonable price range of [-] to [-] episodes.

Of course, Liu Siying does not agree with these views. In the long run, the online copyright prices of film and television dramas must be getting higher and higher, but at the same time, she also feels that the price of more than [-] yuan for a single episode is really quite acceptable.

If the pressure continues, the suppressed new dramas will become old dramas, and the audience will have watched the content on pirated websites. Even if the overall market can rise a bit, these old dramas will not be able to sell much.

"Wait a little longer, we'll talk about it next year." Li Mu said.

Liu Siying on the other end asked: "There must be a price that you are willing to sell. You can't say that no matter how much you are willing to pay, the copyright in our hands will not be sold?"

Li Mu thought for a while, and said: "50 episodes, 5-year contract, if they agree to us, we will sell it."

"Mr. Li, the 50 episodes you just said?"

"Yes."

Liu Siying on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and said to herself, Mr. Li, if you talk like this, then this business will never come true!
Liu Siying shook her head and said, "Understood, Mr. Li."

Li Mudao: "By the way, I just wanted to find you. This year the company will start two new TV series, namely "Gongsuo Xinyu" and "Bu Bu Jing Xin."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

……

Youku Conference Room.

""Mythology" is so popular, I heard that yesterday's ratings broke 7."

"Breaking 7 in a single day is indeed very powerful. Now the average ratings should be around 6.1, which is very good."

"Li Mu's vision is really extraordinary. Last year when "Latent" was launched, we went to negotiate the price. At that time, it was 8000 episodes. He said he wouldn't sell it. As a result, the copyright price has risen to 10,000+ this year. .”

"Last year it was 8000 thousand an episode, this year it's 15 thousand, this time he can no longer use the excuse that the copyright price is seriously underestimated to refuse the deal? Hahaha... But I still admire him very much. After years of pressure, the copyright price has increased by ten times."

Several leaders in charge of buying dramas talked and laughed.

iQiyi meeting room.

"The country is going to step up its crackdown on piracy, and I heard that Penguin is also going to enter the video site."

"Seize the window period, increase the intensity of purchasing excellent dramas, and strive to occupy as much as possible a favorable ecological niche before Penguin officially enters the arena!"

"Li Mu currently has four TV series and many popular movies online copyrights available for purchase. The "Beijing Love Story" that is being filmed is waiting for a while. "Latent" and "Mythology" must be won. "Celebrating More Than Years" It hasn’t aired yet, but I guess it won’t be bad at least, the previous 1 episodes was indeed seriously underestimated, and now there is no reason why the 15 episodes can’t be won.”

"I heard that Youku is also in contact."

"At critical times, the unit price can be raised to 20 an episode. To be honest, I am really optimistic about Li Mu's dramas."

"For 20 an episode, the total price of a 50-episode TV series is 1000 million! The online copyright of a TV series can be sold for a sky-high price of 1000 million. Who would have believed this before? Only 10 of the [-] episodes of "Wulin Biography" were sold." Wan, this happened only a few years ago. I think this time the copyright fee is not underestimated, but greatly overestimated!"

"It's really overestimated. No matter how rich Li Mu is, he can get it with just one signature—3000 million for three dramas! How could he refuse this time?"

"Okay, okay, 20 an episode is our bottom line, not the final transaction price, maybe they will readily agree to 16 an episode."

In the next few days, several video sites found Huashang's manager Liu Siying one after another. Youku released 16 episodes, LeTV's 17 episodes, and Aiqiyi was the most exaggerated, even 20 episodes.

But what can Liu Siying do?
The boss is not short of money, what can she do?
"I'm sorry!" Liu Siying always looked at the other party with regret and shook her head.

This confuses them all.

Youku:

"I still refuse to sell an episode for 15 yuan, which company has reached an agreement with?"

Penguin:

"20 an episode, still shaking their heads? What is their psychological price? Is it possible that they still want to sell 15 an episode? There is no such price in China at this stage!"

"Manager Liu, tell us exactly how much it costs to buy the online copyrights of these dramas?"

"50, the contract period is 5 years."

"50 million?"

At this time, the negotiators of several companies felt that the woman in front of them was crazy.

Internet copyright only, 50 for a single episode?There is no such price in China!

"I don't want to sell you, just say it, 50 an episode? Thank you for daring to mention it!" Several companies thought in unison, but naturally no one said it clearly.

In the end, the business couldn't be negotiated.

Soon the news that Hua Shang was preparing two new dramas spread all over the world. So far, Hua Shang has released a total of two TV dramas, but all of them became popular, and the circle is jealous.

Now that there are two new dramas coming up, who knows how many actors and actresses are needed?How many stars will be popular in the end?
Anyway, Yang Mi, who was filming on the set of "Love Story in Beijing", was moved.

She has debuted for so many years, and she has acted in more than one big hit drama, "The Legend of Condor Heroes" Guo Xiang, and the new "Dream of Red Mansions" Qingwen, but she left the crew of "Beijing Love Story". That Tong Liya has more roles than her .

Others are playing the leading role, and I am still a supporting role!

Can't she play the heroine of a popular drama?

So she seized the opportunity and called Li Mu. The meaning was simple, can she play the female lead in the company's new drama?

"Director Li, I heard that the company is preparing two new plays. I wonder if there are any suitable roles for me?"

Then Tong Liya also called.

How can you be gentle and courteous when it comes to fighting for opportunities?

If you don't take the initiative, why should the opportunity fall on you?
Even Liu Yifei received a call for intercession.

"You have a good relationship with Jiang Yiyan?" Li Mu asked.

Liu Yifei said: "Actually, it's not too good, it's just an ordinary classmate."

Li Mu nodded.

I remember the relevant gossip I heard in my previous life. It was said that Jiang Yiyan was the candidate Ruoxi most wanted to find in the crew of "Scary Step by Step". Become popular with this drama?
She didn't expect that she would watch this drama again in this life.

But Li Mu would not use her.

There are many people who can play Ruoxi, but Li Mu still prefers to ask Liu Shishi to act, even though she is from Tang Dynasty.

In his impression, Liu Shishi seems to have starred in such a masterpiece that can be called a masterpiece. If he gave the role of Ruoxi to someone else, would Liu Shishi still be Liu Shishi in this life?
As for this Jiang Yiyan, Li Mu and Liu joked:
"If you intercede for her to get a role, aren't you afraid that she will secretly think about sleeping with your man?"

"what?"

Liu Yifei stared at Li Mu with wide eyes.

"Fireproof, anti-theft, anti-girlfriend, haven't you heard of it?"

(End of this chapter)