China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 769: 767: "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" just started filming and made a fortune

For Cao Yu, the drama "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" is just to better polish Xiao Tiantian's acting skills and make final preparations for the future "Sito".

But for Toho in Japan, this is their first Chinese drama in collaboration with Feiyu Entertainment.

Therefore, the president of Toho Co., Ltd. came to Xiangshan in person to attend the opening ceremony, which shows how much importance they attach to this drama.

In the early morning, Cao Yu lay comfortably on the bed, stroking Xiao Tiantian's plump and delicate round moon, feeling the touch of white jade, and was so comfortable that he didn't want to get up.

The land of gentleness and the grave of heroes are truly deceiving me.

"Senior, get up, it's almost eight o'clock, and the guests will be here soon."

Although Jing Tian enjoyed the feeling of lying in her lover's arms, she was still a little excited because today was the day when the TV series she starred in would start filming.

"Why rush? Just let Xiao Rizi and the others wait a little longer. It's okay."

Cao Yu lowered his head and kissed Jing Tian's red lips, then said with a smile, "I'm going to Hangzhou this afternoon, don't you want to stay with me for a while?"

"You're leaving today?"

Jing Tian said, pouting her lips: "Huh, are you going to find another woman?"

"Haha, Xiao Tiantian is jealous too?"

Cao Yu squeezed the round moon and said with a smile: "The president of Dongbao is here, so of course I have to take him to visit West Lake and show my hospitality. Why do you always think about these things?"

"Senior, you only stayed with me for one day. I just couldn't bear to leave you."

Jing Tian leaned over Cao Yu and gently stroked the man's chest muscles: "Besides, you can't blame me for imagining things. It's because you are so popular with women."

"I'm popular with women? Didn't you notice that many girls flirted with Xiao Zhan yesterday, but I didn't."

Cao Yu thought about the dinner last night, when many female extras flirted with Xiao Zhan. He said with a smile, "You are not allowed to have a couple relationship with Xiao Zhan? Besides, there are a lot of kissing scenes in this drama, so you are not allowed to do it for real!"

"Senior is jealous too!"

Jing Tian pinched Cao Yu's nose and said, "Xiao Zhan is not as handsome as the senior, and he is not as charming as the senior. I will never be a couple with him."

"That's good, otherwise."

Cao Yu said that he wanted to exercise again.

"No!"

Jing Tian quickly stopped him: "What if guests come later?"

"Who made my little sweetie so attractive?"

Cao Yu knew that although he was not bad, Xiao Zhan was indeed handsome.

When Jing Tian said this, it was definitely because a lover’s eyes see beauty in his woman, and he was aware of this.

The combination of Xiao Zhan and Jing Tian will definitely make the drama "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" a good one.

The two also partnered in "Dream of Red Mansions" and were able to stir up some topics.

It’s just that there’s a recent trend of hyping up couples in the entertainment industry, and Cao Yu really doesn’t want his woman to get involved in such a meaningless storm.

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At nine o'clock, more than two hundred reporters came to the start-up site of "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", as well as many guests from TV stations and entertainment companies.

Although it was just an opening ceremony, Feiyu and Dongbao are both the number one entertainment companies in China and Japan respectively.

Since these two companies are collaborating, naturally there will be a lot of people coming to support them.

At the entrance of a palace, there was a red banner with the words "Start-up Ceremony of "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" written in Chinese and Japanese.

There is also an offering table below, on which are incense, candlesticks, tribute fruits and other things.

According to the plan, the opening ceremony was to officially begin at nine o'clock, but now it is almost half past nine and Boss Cao has not arrived yet.

Although some people were anxious, no one knew what Boss Cao was busy with, and no one dared to urge him.

Although Toho's president, Norisaki Shimatani, arrived last night, he did not have time to visit Xiangshan Film and Television City.

However, judging from the environment and scenery, this place is quaint and has a beautiful environment. The palace is also magnificent with carved beams and painted rafters, and it has the momentum of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

This drama was filmed here, and the external conditions had to be up to standard first.

I just don’t know what kind of actors Boss Cao will choose for the male and female protagonists.

"President, that Chinese guy has no sense of time! Half an hour has passed and he still hasn't come!"

Shimatani Norisaki's assistant glanced at the time and looked unhappy.

"Do not talk."

Shimatani Nozunari scolded his assistant, but he did not seem unhappy. He was actually worried that someone would hear him and affect unity.

It's normal for someone like Boss Cao to be busy.

Ten minutes later, a Mercedes-Benz came from not far away.

Many people recognized that this was Boss Cao’s car and immediately perked up.

After the car stopped, the bodyguard opened the door, and Cao Yu took Jing Tian's hand and got out of the car.

Boss Cao looked in good spirits, and Jing Tian, ​​who was standing beside him, had a light blush on her face, as if she had put on a layer of rouge, making her look even more charming and beautiful.

"This girl is even prettier than she looks on TV"

When seeing Jing Tian, ​​many people in Dongbao were immediately attracted by her outstanding beauty and temperament.

Even President Shimatani thinks that Jingtian's beauty is more majestic and beautiful than all the current Japanese actors.

Could this girl be the heroine?

If it is really her, then this girl can indeed demonstrate the prosperity that the Tang Dynasty should have.
Compared with this Chinese beauty, the Japanese actress that I carefully selected was just like a villager.

Under everyone's gaze, Cao Yu waved to everyone and said, "Sorry, I was busy just now and kept you waiting for a long time."

"no problem, no problem."

Everyone immediately became polite and shook hands with Cao Yu one by one.

"Mr. Shimatani, welcome to the opening ceremony. Let's begin now."

At Boss Cao's voice, firecrackers rang out at the scene.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, Cao Yu and Shimatani Nobushige were the first to burn incense, followed by the director, producer and others.

Afterwards, the two male and female protagonists, Jing Tian and Xiao Zhan, also came forward one after another.

"Wow, this actor is so handsome!"

Toho also brought some actresses this time. Although they played maids or Japanese assassins, when they saw Xiao Zhan, several of them covered their mouths and exclaimed.

However, some people objected: "I think President Cao is more handsome."

"Chairman Cao is also handsome, but I like this guy"

“I prefer Boss Cao”

Several Japanese women had a heated debate about who was better looking, Boss Cao or Xiao Zhan.

In the end, I think Boss Cao is more charming and is covered in golden light.

When Shimatani Noriyuki saw the male and female protagonists, he immediately became confident about the play.

Boss Cao’s Feiyu Entertainment is truly full of talented people. No wonder it has become the number one entertainment company in China.

Moreover, the heroine of this drama is so beautiful, and the hero is also quite handsome. If such a film is broadcast in Japan, how can the ratings be bad?

Those 20 million US dollars were worth it!

Shimatani Nosaka was thinking about what would happen after the broadcast, but he found that Boss Cao had someone bring a plate of red envelopes and distributed them to the people present.

"Mr. Cao, what is this?"

Shimatani Nozunari was curious when he saw that there was such a ceremony.

Cao Yu smiled and said, "This is a red envelope. It contains money and will be distributed at the opening ceremony. Don't you have any preparations?"

"Red envelope?"

Shimatani was stunned. You didn’t say that before.

"Yes, we have this custom here. Everyone will work hard only if they receive red envelopes. We also hope that this drama will be a big hit."

Cao Yu said, seeing that the little devil was a little embarrassed, a bad idea came up, and deliberately said: "Logically, you are also a producer, you should also give everyone a big red envelope."

Shimatani Nosei looked at the red envelope. He really didn't know there was such a thing, so he had to say, "But I didn't bring it. What should I do?"

"Then I'll help you pay for it first, and you can give me the money later. This will be auspicious."

"how much is it?"

"There are five or six hundred people here. It will cost at least 150,000 US dollars."

"Chinese people give out so many red envelopes?"

Shimatani Nosaka was a little shocked. Three hundred dollars per person? Are all the red envelopes given out by China so big?
"The more red envelopes you get, the more you earn."

Cao Yu could have just given the red envelope himself, but since the Japanese asked, he might as well give him a small payout.

Use their money to make the crew do their work well and let the reporters report well.

Mainly, everyone thought it was posted by me.

Soon, he asked someone to bring another sum of money, and handed out large amounts of red envelopes. Suddenly, the whole ceremony was filled with cheers.

The reporters who came to report and interview really didn't expect to receive a red envelope of nearly 3,000 yuan today.

Although some people don't care about this little money, for most people, it is nearly half a month's salary.

The richest man is the richest man. Since Boss Cao came in person, the treatment is indeed different.

"I announce! The large-scale costume TV series "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", co-produced by Feiyu Entertainment and Toho Corporation of Japan, is now starting!"

After Cao Yu made a loud announcement, firecrackers went off again.

He and Shimatani Norisuke worked together to lift the red cloth on the camera.

"Mr. Cao, I am very fortunate to be able to cooperate with your company. I hope we can cooperate more in the future."

Although Shimatani Nobushige suffered some bleeding, he was still very satisfied with the opening ceremony.

Whether it is the male and female protagonists, the supporting roles, or the shooting location, he is full of expectations for this drama.

"There's a chance."

Cao Yu mainly wants to spread the culture. The more they cooperate with you, the Japanese will like Chinese culture more.

In fact, the investment in this film was only 200 million US dollars, and the 20 million US dollars invested by Toho has long gone into his pocket.

In addition to these, he even took the last 150,000 US dollars from the other party.

It’s not that Boss Cao is stingy, it’s the Japanese’s money, it would be a waste not to cheat them.

Wouldn't it be nice to use the pit to give everyone benefits?
After the ceremony, Cao Yu was about to take Shimatani Norisawa to visit the film and television city when a director in charge of TV dramas at Mango TV came over.

"Boss Cao, good luck with the launch. Our Director Lu asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."

"Director Ding, thank you for your support."

The director of Mango TV has been replaced, but the relationship is still good.

After a few polite words, the director said, "Mr. Cao, if the first broadcast rights of this drama have not been sold yet, how about broadcasting it on our Mango TV after the production is completed?"

"sure."

For Feiyu, it doesn’t matter who gets the domestic first broadcast rights.

Just then, another person came over and said half-jokingly, "Is Director Ding so anxious?"

"It turns out to be Director Li from Yanjing TV."

When the director of Mango TV saw that the visitor was from Yanjing TV, his heart skipped a beat.

He comes with bad intentions, it seems he is here to steal your business.

But everyone was well-known, so Director Ding politely shook hands with the other party and said with a smile: "Does Yanjing TV also want this drama? Sorry, our Mango TV came here first."

"Haha, it doesn't matter who came first or last. It's fair competition."

In the past two years, Yanjing TV has taken advantage of its proximity to the main dramas Nirvana in Fire and the East Palace, and has made a fortune thanks to the appeal of Feiyu's works.

Now that Feiyu and Dongbao are collaborating on this drama, they naturally cannot give up.

"Then it's fair competition!"

Mango TV didn't want to give up either, so Director Ding immediately said, "We plan to pay 3 million per episode to buy this drama. Do you still want it?"

"three million?"

When Director Li of Yanjing TV heard the price, he felt that the price offered by Mango TV was simply too tight.

In Feiyu’s previous drama, the highest price for the first broadcast rights of “Nirvana in Fire” was only 2.6 million, but they actually offered 3 million right away?
This is not a buyout of copyright, is it necessary to pay so much?
What do you want us to do?
But if he gave up, he would lose face, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Three million and two hundred thousand, Mr. Cao, this is higher than the buyout price of many TV dramas!"

Cao Yu did not nod, but deliberately asked Mango TV: "Director Ding, what do you think?"

On the side, Shimatani Nosaka was stunned as he listened to the translator translating the words of several Chinese people.

Is Feiyu's TV series so popular in China?
The show just started today and two TV stations came to grab the show? And they are refusing to give in?
This money is too easy to make.

It seems that I must cooperate more with Feiyu in the future and maintain a good relationship.

What if one day a TV station in Japan also establishes a relationship with Boss Cao, then wouldn't I have to compete with others for it?
The Mango TV team thought that the high price of three million could scare the other party away, but they did not expect that Yanjing TV would add two hundred thousand, which really stumped them.

He hesitated for a moment and said to Cao Yu, "Boss Cao, please wait for a moment. I will ask the leader for instructions."

After saying that, he quickly took out his phone and walked aside.

While the other party was on the phone, Director Li of Yanjing TV said, "Mr. Cao, I heard that you have another drama called "Do You Know?" which will start filming in a few days. If this drama is given to Mango TV, can you give us "Do You Know?"

Cao Yu smiled and said, "Director Li, you trust me so much? You want to buy it before it's even turned on?"

"Feiyu's productions must be top-notch! This is something that all Chinese people know. We may have to watch other companies' dramas before we make an offer, but we don't need to do that for your dramas!"

The director's words were not compliments, but facts.

Since the establishment of Feiyu Entertainment, no matter it is a TV series or a movie, none of them has failed.

A hit TV series or film might be a matter of luck, but the fact that every TV series is a hit only shows that Feiyu has long been far ahead in the field of TV series and film.

This is also the result of Boss Cao's extremely high requirements in actor training and post-production.

Cao Yu felt relieved when he heard this and said with a smile, "Of course it is possible, but we invested more in that play, so the price will naturally be higher."

"Haha, the price is negotiable, we'll talk about it later!"

Seeing that the person from Mango TV had finished the call, Director Li quickly stopped the topic, fearing that the other party would hear it.

Director Ding came back, looked at his competitor provocatively, and then said, "Boss Cao, we'll pay 3.5 million per episode for this drama!"

When this price was announced, everyone was stunned.

Mango TV is really rich, with an extra three hundred thousand all of a sudden?
Awesome! Domineering!

At this high price, Yan Jingtai could only smile and shake his head: "Congratulations, Director Ding, we can't compare."

"The position of the number one local station is not undeserved!"

Director Ding was secretly proud of himself and said to Cao Yu, "Boss Cao, it's settled then. It would be best if we can sign the contract today. If not, you are welcome to visit Mango TV."

“Yes!”

Cao Yu directly called Cai Yinong to sign the contract.

As soon as it was launched, we not only recovered our costs but also made a profit.

It seems that we have to continue to carefully produce each drama in the future and the brand must not fail!
After Mango TV left, Yanjing TV immediately continued, "Mr. Cao, can you consider us for the matter of "Do You Know?"

But Cao Yu was a little hesitant.

From filming to post-production, "Knowing" will take at least more than a year.

Although the actors' pay has not increased very quickly in the past two years despite their own initiatives, it has also allowed many film and television companies to invest more funds in the quality of film and television dramas.

However, the production cost is still much higher than before, and the copyright fees have also risen accordingly.

If "Knowing Your Destiny" is sold now, the price will at most be similar to that of "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", but what about more than a year later?
This is another hit, so Boss Cao naturally doesn't want to lose money on it.

Maybe by then the price of a drama could rise to four or five million.

Cao Yu immediately pretended to be embarrassed and said, "The production cost of that play is just an estimate now, and I can't tell you the price. How about waiting until the production is almost done and you watch the sample film? I will definitely give priority to you."

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he added: "Thank you Director Li for helping me raise the price. I will treat you to a meal when I am free after returning to Yanjing."

"Boss Cao is really good at making money. It's not easy to take advantage of him."

Yan Jingtai grumbled in his heart for a while, but since Boss Cao didn't want to sell it, he had no choice but to say, "Okay, but you must give us priority when the time comes!"

In the past two years, thanks to the ratings of Feiyu TV dramas, Yanjing TV has caught up and become one of the four major local TV stations in the country.

With such a huge benefit, just consider it as helping Boss Cao just now.

After seeing off the guests, Cao Yu took the satisfied Shimatani Nengcheng to visit Xiangshan Film and Television City, and then went to Hangzhou to tour the West Lake.

On that day, the reporter who received more than 2,000 yuan in red envelopes from Boss Cao began reporting news about "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" on the Internet.

Beautiful women, handsome men, big company and big production made this drama popular as soon as it started filming.

"Mr. Cao, what kind of drama is that "Do You Know?" you were talking about yesterday?

After strolling around the West Lake, it was time for Shimaguchi Nengben to return home, but he was still reluctant to leave. Thinking of the fight between the two TV stations for the broadcasting rights yesterday, he became curious about Feiyu's drama.

"It's a pretty good costume drama, it will start filming in two days."

The main cast of "Knowing or Not" has been confirmed and the filming is about to start. Now that this Japanese asked about it, Cao Yu planned to export the play to them first.

"Then can I watch the opening ceremony then?"

As expected, Shimatani was very interested in acting together.

Some people want to buy it before it even launches, so it must be good.

"Well."

Cao Yu naturally would not refuse, and smiled and said: "Remember to prepare the red envelope."

But he was still thinking, for Zhao Liying, and for the sake of more sales of this drama in the future, should he sing the theme song "Do You Know" himself?
She sang the theme song for Sissi's movie.

Yang Mi also sang "Three Lives Three Worlds" herself, so naturally she should be fair to Zhao Liying.

(End of this chapter)