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Chapter 612: Madam Route, the shocking price after being snatched away

When Yang Tianzhen and Zhang Tianai walked into the Jiangdong Building, they happened to see Jiang Xuehuan waiting for the elevator.

Her eyes lit up immediately, and she walked forward with a brisk pace that didn't match her body size. A very friendly smile instantly appeared on her slightly plump face:

"Director Jiang, what a coincidence?"

Zhang Tianai also politely followed up and said hello: "Hello, Director Jiang."

"Well, it's quite a coincidence."

Jiang Xuehui paused for a moment and glanced at Zhang Tianai who was following behind Yang Tianzhen: "Deputy Manager Yang, what's the matter?"

"That's right, has the role of Tian Ai been decided?"

"It seems Director Liang is in charge of this matter."

Jiang Xuerong's expression revealed a hint of just the right amount of surprise: "I've been busy with the film viewing meeting recently, and haven't asked much about it. The project team has been established, so why hasn't the role been decided yet?"

"It hasn't been decided yet. Director Liang said he's still considering it."

Yang Tianzhen narrowed her eyes and smiled and asked: "I want to ask, what do you think?"

"Then let's see."

Jiang Xueruo shut the conversation up with just one sentence. Yang Tianzhen was very tactful and didn't ask any more questions. She just said, "There are a lot of cars parked downstairs of the company today. Are there so many people coming to the movie party?"

"The heads of the film purchasing departments of more than a dozen first-tier TV stations in China have come here."

Jiang Xueran entered the elevator and pressed the button for the seventh floor conference room: "Let's not talk for now. I have to go entertain them. Please call Director Liang to follow up."

"Then I'll go find Director Liang."

"What? Director Liang, you said that Lin Liang is in charge of this matter?"

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Lin Liang, who was blocked in the office by Yang Tianzhen, had a smile on his face but cursed in his heart.

Jiang Xueluan, this woman, knew that Zhou Shufang and Yang Tianzhen were in conflict, and she didn't want to offend either of them.

Lao Liang is also a veteran, very cautious, and looked around, and finally kicked the ball to his side.

What to do?

Lin Liang knew that Zhou Shufang was a kind-looking old woman with a dark heart, but Yang Tianzhen was not a good person either.

She has made great contributions to Fan Binbin’s current situation.

After transferring to Jiangdong, he still had two generals, Lu Han and Song Qian, under his command.

As soon as he joined the company, he strongly recommended the former to join the Running Man team.

The latter is even more amazing. In Lin Liang's heart, his importance is even higher than Lu Han, and he was directly arranged to appear on Mango TV's latest variety show.

Now, he wants to push Zhang Jiao to the top.

Lin Liang went out to close the office door, and glanced at the pretty girl who was waiting at the door, looking a little humble and nervous.

Seeing that there was no one around and closing the door, he turned back and said to Yang Tianzhen: "Tianzhen, you just joined the company and you don't know a lot of things yet. I'm going to tell you the truth from my heart today."

"Brother Liang, you say."

"The boss is very busy and has a lot of things to do. For projects like this, he usually doesn't ask about the process and only looks at the results. But as subordinates, we have to pay attention. Look at those people, they are all trying out for this role."

Lin Liang pointed to a few cartons in the office and said, "According to our company's rules, Director Liang and I will make a plan report based on our combined opinions, and the boss will look at the results and sign them."

According to Jiangdong's background, a web drama with a cost of 20 million yuan can be fully prepared by the end of October.

But the problem is that the heroine of this drama is very popular.

After the audition news was released, there was a small shock in the entertainment industry. After all, there are so many actresses who want to become famous.

Lin Liang has already processed a batch, and there are still several boxes of resumes in the office, all of which are candidates for this role.

All the celebrities in the circle want to promote others, and Zhou Shufang, the head of the artist management department, also has an idea - she wants to replicate Nazha's success and promote the most beautiful campus beauty of Beijing Film Academy to the top.

"Isn't that simple?"

Yang Tianzhen said: "Director Liang said that he has no objection. As long as you sign, the report can be written and handed over to the boss today."

It's not that simple.

Lin Liang unscrewed the lid of the thermos teacup and took a sip of wolfberry water: "I see Zhang Jiao..."

"Now her stage name is Zhang Tianai, you can just call her Xiaoai."

"Well, changing the name is not bad."

Lin Liang continued, "To be honest, she graduated from the Film Academy. Director Liang and I are quite impressed with her acting skills, but this is Director Liang's first film, so we were very cautious in casting..."

"Brother Liang, you might as well speak frankly."

Yang Tianzhen curled her lips: "I'm just worried that Zhou Shufang will cause trouble. I'm not afraid of her."

"..."

Lin Liang's forehead was slightly sweaty.

Sister, I respect you as a man.

Zhou Shufang has been working for the boss for a long time and is a veteran and meritorious official of Jiangdong.

More importantly, Guli Nazha and Dilraba Dilmurat were both brought up by her.

Nazha, who is now extremely popular and favored by her boss, listens to Zhou Shufang and does whatever she says. It is no exaggeration to say that they are as close as sisters.

If she instigated Nazha to speak in the big boss's ear, who knows, she might be promoted one day just because she stepped into the company.

"You can't say that. You promoted people in Fan Binbin's studio before, so you know how popular Jiangdong's projects are."

After talking for a while, Lin Liang drank up his wolfberry tea and asked, "Tian Zhen, have you ever asked Mr. Li what he thinks?"

"Sister Shuang is on a business trip to South Korea. If I have to trouble her for such a small matter, how can I work in the future? I might as well set up a stall to sell sweet potatoes."

"Okay, be ambitious."

Lin Liang clapped his hands and cheered: "As expected of you, you are Mr. Li's junior sister. I have high hopes for you. You will definitely become a big star in the future."

"Brother Liang."

Yang Tianzhen's mind raced, pondering the interests involved. Suddenly, an idea occurred to her: "Xiao Ai used to be in the Film Academy, and lived in the same dormitory as Zhao Liying from our company. You said asking her to talk to the boss for help, shouldn't it be a problem?"

"Oh, is it so?"

Lin Liang looked a little confused, as if he remembered something, and said suddenly: "I remember, it seems that I was also a roommate of Li Xin, and I recommended her to play a role in "Empresses in the Palace"..."

"You mean Li Xin?"

"Did I say that?"

Zhang Tianai sitting on the guest sofa outside.

Absent-mindedly scrolling through the gossip on the phone.

The famous director Wang Quanan went to prison and hasn’t come out yet.

Girls' Generation's Jessica is going to hold a fan meeting in Shanghai, which has become a hot topic.

These things are like clouds to her.

Every two or three minutes, Zhang Tianai looked up at the closed door of the manager's office.

Take another look at the time on your phone.

Yang Tianzhen had been in there for 15 minutes and 23 seconds.

How did the conversation between the two of you go?

Can I get that role successfully?

At this time, Zhang Tianai's mind was a little confused.

Excitement and nervousness intertwined to the point that my heartstrings were tense, my legs subconsciously tightened and closed together, and I didn't even feel my nails piercing my flesh.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the tightly closed door finally opened. Lin Liang escorted Yang Tianzhen out of the office, and the two chatted and laughed.

It seemed that some kind of tacit understanding was reached.

Zhang Tianai stood up suddenly.

She seemed to see a ray of light breaking through at dawn.

"What does Li Xin want to talk to me about?"

The high-end Montblanc signing pen given by Da Meiyu was swiped flexibly across the paper, and he signed his name with great pleasure.

"He said he wanted to invite you to dinner."

Zhou Yutang stopped what he was doing, threw the document aside, and put the pen cap on.

He took the phone from Ni Ni and replied with his head down.

I chat with Li Xin sometimes, but it is definitely not as intense as the long phone calls I have with Yijie and Tianxian every other day.

It's not as frequent as Nazha and Reba's chats.

When Li Xin encounters interesting things at work, he will take the initiative to share them with him.

The last WeChat chat message was a photo of the blue sky in Xiamen, which Li Xin took when he was reshooting "The Sun Also Rises".

"Boss, I want to treat you to a meal."

"You are in the capital?"

"Yeah. Nod your head obediently."

"Let's make an appointment for dinner, and send me your location then."

Li Xin's message was very simple, and Zhou Yutang responded quickly. He tapped his finger on the table, hesitated for a moment, and raised his head to ask:
"Nini, has the cast for the project "Crown Princess" been confirmed?"

"It seems not yet."

"Let Lin Liang hand in the casting report by this afternoon at the latest."

Zhou Yutang sank into the large boss chair. The phone on the table vibrated. The caller ID showed Deng Chao. He picked up the phone and realized why he was asking for it:
"Brother Chao, let's talk about the matter you asked about this afternoon when I meet with Director Zheng."

"Then trouble you."

"Small things."

After a brief chat, Zhou Yutang hung up the phone and replied to Liu Shishi.

The night before the Golden Eagle Awards, Tang Yan and Yang Mi almost had a fight, but after being punished according to the family rules, they both behaved themselves a lot better.

But the two still didn't have much communication at the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony.

It wasn't until Liu Shishi won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress that the group of three beauties from The Legend of Sword and Fairy suddenly became lively again.
This pair of plastic besties who were about to fight seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding
Women are so fickle.

While replying to the message, Zhou Yutang asked casually, "How is today's schedule?"

"This morning we had a screening, and at noon we had a dinner to entertain the TV directors. In the afternoon, we had tea with Director Zheng Xiaolong, and we discussed the theme trailer and publicity plan for Taking Tiger Mountain with the China Film Group and Director Xu's team."

"The premiere of "A Man's Martial Arts" at Yinghuang, and a video conference of Xingchen Games in the evening, and also a date with Tianxian."

Without looking at her work diary, Ni Ni could recite Zhou Yutang's schedule by heart, even down to the hour.

This is the basic requirement for being a personal assistant, which is much simpler than being an actor and speaking lines.

“There are still a lot of things to do.”

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead and said, "Tell Chen Xi to attend the premiere on my behalf. The video conference of Xingchen Games will be postponed to tomorrow."

Sitting in his position, no matter how hands-off he is and not accepting any commercial performance notices, he still has a lot of things to deal with.

For example, Zhou Yutang would be sent invitations to the premieres of upcoming movies in the circle.

But he certainly won't go to every premiere.

Yinghuang maintained a very good relationship with Zhou Yutang, and allowing the official gold medal producer Chen Xi to go there was considered a great honor for them.

"It's almost time, let's go."

After looking at the time on his watch, Zhou Yutang stood up and took Ni Ni into the company's conference room.

The atmosphere at the scene was tense.

The film purchasing director of Shanghai TV was pointing at the deputy director of the film purchasing department of Mango TV and scolding him.

The latter opened his eyes wide and raised his voice, as if he was singing Death Song at full volume, making the eardrums of everyone in the conference room buzz.

Everyone imagines business wars to be full of intrigue, deception, and strategic planning, with the enemy being defeated invisibly.

In reality, business wars, such as seizing official seals and poisoning, are quite plain and simple.

When things get really desperate, the guys in high positions at these TV stations start swearing as well, and no one is nobler than anyone else.

Zhou Yutang received the message from Jiang Xuruan that he had grasped the timing of entry very well and it was now at the final stage.

The quality of "Joy of Life 2" has been confirmed to be basically continuing the level and style of the first season.

There is even progress in filming, and even in terms of costumes and props.

all in all.

The quality is worthy of the rating of Jiangdong S+ series.

After checking the goods, why hesitate? Just go for it.
Next came the bidding phase, which was a very exciting process.

The only downside to expensive things is that they are expensive.

The head of the film purchasing department of the TV station, who had no money, was extremely anxious.

The opening price was completely beyond my expectations, and then the competition became increasingly intense, with the price soaring all the way. I had no choice but to call back for further instructions.

The wealthy are like Mr. Mango, who came with great force and offered a whopping price of 2.8 million yuan, demanding the exclusive first round of the two Jiangdong dramas.

Mango TV has its reasons for being so crazy.

At this year's media promotion and advertising investment conference alone, Mango TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad?" received a sponsorship fee of 5 million yuan from a beverage brand.

Part of this huge sum of money is the TV station's film purchasing budget for next year, as well as the start-up capital for new variety shows.

Then the wealthy Mango TV was besieged by several other TV stations, and even the tactics of vertical and horizontal alliances were used. The Jiangsu TV and the Shanghai TV were not vegetarians either.

The total investment in the latest seasons of "Extreme Challenge" and "Running Man" exceeded 6 million yuan.

"Joy of Life 2", an S+ drama produced by Jiangdong, triggered an extremely fierce bidding war.

Ni Ni sat next to Zhou Yutang and was amazed.

Usually in other occasions, these TV station masters act arrogantly and put on airs.

When producers in the circle meet him, they are all respectful.

Only at the film screening in Jiangdong can you see them break down.

At last.

"Joy of Life 2" was broadcast in Shanghai and Blueberry TV.

The first round price was 2.2 million.

Hou Hongliang, who also attended the film screening as a member of the main creative team, was calculating in his mind.

The show has a total of 38 episodes, 8 episodes less than the first season, and the price of each episode is as high as 580 million.

It exceeded the 380 million of the first part of "Joy of Life" and also broke the sales record in the TV industry.

The show was premiered jointly by Tencent and Bilibili, two companies that are currently developing in-depth cooperation. The online copyright is 400 million yuan per episode, with a total price of 1.52 million yuan.

The production cost of this drama will not exceed 1.8 million yuan. Before it even airs, it has not only recovered the cost, but has even earned nearly two small profits.

This does not include the share of revenue from patch ads that Jiangdong Entertainment can enjoy.

Hou Hongliang was shocked, and his heart was getting hotter.

If this is our own project, and we invited Zhou Yutang, a god, wouldn't it be...
The picture was so beautiful that he didn't dare to think further.

Several other TV stations failed to get the big prize, but another drama that was suspected to be a rival to Love O2O, "Pretty Li Huizhen", also triggered a bidding spree.

Compared to "Joy of Life 2", "Pretty Li Huizhen" is a bit lacking because it doesn't have Zhou Yutang as the lead actor.

But with Reba, one of the two beauties from Northern Frontier, playing the female lead, who knows if it will be as big a hit as Love O2O?
With the Jiangdong label, there are endless possibilities, and it is definitely worth a try.

The show was sold at a price of 200 million per episode, with a total price of 9200 million, which is a completely acceptable result.

All the backbone members of the TV drama business department brought by Jiang Xueluan were very excited.

Zhou Yutang, however, looked calm and composed. He stood up and shook hands with several partners: "Happy cooperation."

This price was definitely beyond his expectations, but he was very good at cultivating his Qi, and there was no trace of joy or anger on his face.

"Mr. Zhou, it's a pleasure to work with you."

The director of the film purchasing department of Blueberry TV shook Zhou Yutang's hand vigorously.

This time, after consulting Zhou Ningfeng in advance, the Jiangsu Provincial TV Station has set its sights on Jiangdong's TV series in the first quarter of next year, and its main purpose is to "raise the price."

As for the director of Mango TV who had given a heads-up in advance during the Golden Eagle Awards, Zhou Yutang also had something to say, saying that their bid was higher than yours.

The most important thing is that Mango TV has successively acquired "The New Return of the Condor Heroes" and Teacher Fan's "The Empress of China" this year.

The authorities have just issued a ban on TV stations broadcasting costume dramas.

In other words.

There are certain restrictions on the costume dramas broadcast during prime time on TV in the past.

A lot of money has been spent, and some people have taken kickbacks. If they want to get "Joy of Life 2" again, they will have a hard time. Mango TV has many internal constraints, and it is better for Blueberry TV and Shanghai TV to go all out.

However, the TV series "Pretty Li Huizhen" was won by Mango TV and Anhui TV.

Jiangdong Entertainment has expanded the scope of cooperation and continued to increase its influence rather than completely tying up with the three major TV stations.

Zheng Xiaolong originally came here to discuss something and happened to catch the trip, so he also took the opportunity to have a meal.

He has extensive connections in the field of television dramas, and many of his old friends are present here.

During the meal, everyone talked about the situation of today's Jiangdong film viewing party. Driven by curiosity, he asked a more question, and Hou Hongliang next to him raised three fingers at him.

What! ?

The wine in the glass in Zheng Xiaolong's hand paused in the air.

He opened his mouth wide, but couldn't utter a word.

Now that capital is pouring into the film and television industry, the TV drama market is different from the past two years.

In other words, Jiangdong Entertainment has taken a step further on the basis of its original glory.

Jiangdong's annual S+ project, from what I hear, was sold for three hundred million.

As someone in the industry, Zheng Xiaolong naturally knows the value of this price.

Quickly calculating the final possible profit figure, Zheng Xiaolong's hands shook a little and he spilled some wine.

Zhou Yutang is such a wicked person.

As long as it is his project, he will bring a sack of money before it goes on air.

"Director Zheng, why did the wine spill?"

Hou Hongliang asked the question even though he knew the answer.

When he knew the result, his legs were shaking, and he was not much better than Zheng Xiaolong.

"Old Zheng, are you raising fish here?"

"Director Wang, you are a big talker. I really can't take it anymore. I really have something to discuss with Mr. Zhou this afternoon."

Zheng Xiaolong drank the wine in the glass and turned it upside down.

He waved his hands and admitted defeat decisively.

These guys who came out of the system are all experienced bartenders.

At my age, there is no need to bother with them.

Today's meal was a great success for both the host and the guests.

In the afternoon, Zheng Xiaolong made an appointment with Zhou Yutang to have tea in the teahouse to sober up.

The young waitress in cheongsam performed a series of skillful and graceful movements and then made a gesture of invitation.

Zheng Xiaolong held the teacup and felt that the tea soup was bright in color and pleasing to the eye.

I took another sip, and the natural flavor that had been hidden for years, stimulated by the hot water, awakened and began to become gentle and smooth.

Then, it tastes bitter and sweet, with a long aftertaste.

Putting down the teacup, Zheng Xiaolong said with emotion: "It has a rich taste, it is indeed a top-grade tea. This teahouse opened by Zeng Li is really a good place to go."

In fact, business was not very good when the teahouse first opened.

Apart from Zhou Yutang discussing projects with others, Huang Xiaoming sometimes brings friends to take care of the business.

There are few other wild guests.

But as Zhou Yutang grew bigger, this place became a frequent stopover for bigwigs like Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian, and Li Dagou.

Gradually, guests came in an endless stream, almost breaking down the threshold.

Zheng Xiaolong drank tea, listened to the melodious zither, and nodded slightly: "Yu Tang, I heard that this place doesn't do outside business recently?"

"There are so many people and so many things to do, so let's just close the door and entertain our friends."

Zhou Yutang picked up the teacup steadily, took a sip, and smiled softly, "It's a quiet time. Director Zheng is a distinguished guest here. You are welcome to come and taste the tea anytime."

Zeng Li never intended to make a lot of money.

At first I was very happy when more customers came, but gradually I realized that the real purpose was not to visit.

These people didn't come to drink tea at all, they all came for Zhou Yutang.

She was happy for Zhou Yutang, but also worried about getting him into trouble. After all, it was difficult to judge the way some people did things.

A well-known case is that a local boss brought a whole suitcase of cash and just left it here, leaving a message saying that he wanted to make friends with Zhou Yutang and show his appreciation.

After careful consideration, Zeng Li closed the teahouse to the public and only used it to entertain friends, and the teahouse returned to its former tranquility.

"If you say so, I will bother you more in the future."

Zheng Xiaolong was very grateful for Zhou Yutang's respect and felt proud.

In this circle, the only people who are qualified to come here for tea are Han Sanping, La Peikang, Ren Zhonglun and others.

This puts him on an equal footing, which is enough to show respect.

After chatting about the industry prospects for a while, the topic quickly switched to Zheng Xiaolong's new play.

Zheng Xiaolong put down his teacup and asked, "Yu Tang, Mr. Jia said that you are very optimistic about this play and you must let me do it?"

Ah, did I say that?

Zhou Yutang secretly criticized Boss Jia for being a rude person, but his face was sincere: "Except for Director Zheng, I can't think of anyone else who can manage such a big project."

“That’s an overstatement.”

Zheng Xiaolong felt slightly happy and pointed with his finger.

Since "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "The Emperor's Love for Yue Fei" has also achieved remarkable results. Zheng Xiaolong, a top director of the older generation in the drama circle, has proved to the audience with his achievements that he is still as skilled as ever.

Investors from all walks of life came to him upon hearing the news, so he naturally had no shortage of projects.

He first collaborated with triple-Award winner Zhou Xun to film Red Sorghum, and was then chosen by boss Jia.

LeTV's ambitious boss Jia was not satisfied after acquiring "Grave Robbers' Chronicles". He set his sights on another novel by Jiang Shengnan, "The Legend of Miyue", and wanted to bring it to the screen to continue the glory of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

When Zhou Yutang made his first fortune, he began to consciously hoard copyrights.

Copyrights were very cheap at that time, and the prices continued to rise afterwards. Jiang Dong had also been hoarding and absorbing them, and had already packaged and bought several of Jiang Shengnan's works.

Over the years, Jiangdong Entertainment has accumulated a large number of copyrights, and is known as a gold mine in the industry.

With the precedent of phenomenal hits like "The Legend of Zhen Huan", of course there were film and television companies that came to inquire about the price of "The Legend of Miyue".

It was Boss Jia who acted decisively and generously, beating out other competitors and once again paying a premium to acquire the copyright of "The Legend of Miyue".

Many people in the industry know the inside story and laugh at Boss Jia for being stupid and having a lot of money.

Little did they know that Boss Jia had bigger plans.

The accumulation of hit film and television works is just to promote the products of the entire LeTV ecosystem in one fell swoop.

Boss Jia has a big vision.

The method of adding money is even more powerful.

Basically, the cooperation model is the same as that of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", and it has taken over the big pie of "The Legend of Miyue".

The copyrights of these online articles and novels cannot be converted into real economic benefits unless they are filmed.

Apart from the key projects that the company was planning to undertake in the future, Zhou Yutang instructed that the other minor copyrights be gradually released.

This is the case with "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and the same is true for "The Legend of Miyue".

While recovering a large sum of money, you can also share part of the future profits.

Boss Jia spared no expense to promote the entire LeEco ecosystem. As for Zhou Yutang, he didn't have to put in any effort, as he could just get his gold coins accurately.

This business is never a loss.

Zheng Xiaolong had a share in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and made a lot of money. This time, he was convinced by Boss Jia's PPT talk and took on the project.

According to him, if you are going to do it, you have to make it a masterpiece.

The quality is at least on par with "The Legend of Zhen Huan". The first person Zheng Xiaolong thought of was Zeng Li, with whom he had had successful collaboration in "The Legend of Zhen Huan". She was the best choice for the heroine of "The Legend of Miyue".

"Director Zheng."

Zhou Yutang laughed and said, "If you want to invite Zeng Li, you can go directly to her. I can't make the decision."

"I have contacted them, but they said they will not accept any roles in the second half of this year."

Zheng Xiaolong sighed: "You are her boss, can't you help with the work?"

"I want to do it, but it's beyond my reach."

Zhou Yutang said helplessly: "She is traveling abroad now. I haven't seen her for a while."

Jiangdong's number one sister lives a very comfortable life.

Every time I finish filming a movie, I reward myself with a trip to relax for a while, under the guise of enjoying life.

This year, after finishing the publicity work for In the Name of People and Red Ling, and shooting the endorsement commercials, I threw away the dozen or so film contracts I had in my hands and went on a spontaneous trip in a very cool way.

Everyone has their own aspirations, and Zhou Yutang doesn't want Sister Li to work too hard. He just hopes that she can be happy and successful.

As for work, take it if you like it, and put it aside if you don’t like it.

Anyway, I have myself to cover for her.

Zheng Xiaolong showed enough sincerity, but in the end the result was the same, so it was inevitable that he felt a little discouraged.

There is no other choice but to audition again.

In order to cooperate with LeTV's overall strategy, Xu Ming pushed very hard and insisted that the filming must start in the second half of the year.

Zhou Yutang's heart moved slightly, "Director Zheng, I recommend someone, you can let her go over and give it a try."

"Who?"

Zheng Xiaolong became interested.

Zhou Yutang smiled and said a name.

"She..."

With a process of building character adaptation in mind, Zheng Xiaolong nodded: "Okay, let her come over and give it a try."