China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 673: The TV station that was fought over, dancing in shackles
"Hui Province Station, forget it this time."

Zhou Yutang said thoughtfully: "There is something wrong with the leadership team over there. Let's wait until the internal situation stabilizes before we talk about it."

Reba's drama "Pretty Li Huizhen" was won by two families, Mango and Huizhou.

It is scheduled to premiere at the end of August. In the past two days, Reba has appeared on many variety shows to promote the drama.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, I'll go inform those companies. When will the screening be held?"

"Let's do it on the 29th. Su Xiao from Lemon Films will also be here then."

Jiang Dong is about to hold a film screening, and has already become the focus of attention in the film and television industry.

Some people jokingly said that the eighteen princes gathered in the capital.

It’s not that exaggerated.

The S-level TV series produced by Jiangdong are basically guaranteed to be the annual hits.

At the beginning, some TV stations with less financial strength would join in the fun, but they found that they were simply unable to compete with the first-tier TV stations for the first broadcast rights.

There is often a series of bidding wars before the items are finally sold at an astonishingly high price, so there is no possibility of finding a bargain.

Since then.

It has also become a hunting ground for first-tier TV stations such as Shanghai Tomato, Mango, Su Province, and Blue Channel.

As for the rest of the TV stations, they can only wait for the second or third round.

The situation is different for video platforms. Major players such as iQiyi, Youku, Penguin, LeTV, and Sohu have all expressed varying degrees of interest.

Among them, Sohu probably belongs to the atmosphere group. Boss Zhang has adjusted his strategic direction in recent years to make self-made online dramas. "Diaosi Nanzi" has already made him taste the sweetness.

Tencent's Pony Ma is famous for his wealth and has recently been actively moving towards Jiangdong.

As for LeTV's boss Jia, he is determined to make the company bigger and stronger, and is also gearing up.

After getting out of the Mercedes-Benz, Su Xiao looked up at the Jiangdong Building.

"Boss Su? Producer Xu?"

Suddenly, I realized that the director of the film purchasing department of Modou Taiwan happened to walk into the Jiangdong gate with several subordinates carrying briefcases.

"Director Hao, what a coincidence? Hello, hello."

They were all people from that small circle in Shanghai, so they were naturally familiar with each other privately. It was rare to meet old friends in Beijing, so they exchanged a few words of greeting immediately.

"Boss Su is also coming to the movie screening?"

"Haha, I came here to discuss some business, but I didn't expect to catch up with the crowds."

Su Xiao and Director Hao walked into the Jiangdong Building side by side, chatting as they walked: "A lot of people came to today's film viewing."

"There are only a few companies that I go back and forth to, and they are all acquaintances."

I paused slightly and saw the people from Mango TV at the elevator entrance.

Shanghai TV and Mango TV, both of which are among the top three first-tier satellite TV stations, also have a competitive relationship.

This was the case at the moment. The two sides greeted each other politely but distantly, and the people from Mango TV got on the elevator first.

Take another elevator.

The smile on Director Hao's face disappeared, and he said to his subordinates in a firm tone:
"After these two dramas are released, it would be best to acquire them all. If necessary, we can use next year's drama purchase budget."

"..."

Su Xiao and Xu Xiaoou looked at each other.

We all know that Shanghai TV is going to use its money power today.

As the economic center of China, Shanghai is also famous for its wealth.

Not long ago, at the peak night of The Voice of China, a 60-second advertisement was auctioned off by a used car platform at a sky-high price of 3000 million.

As far as Su Xiao knows.

The annual budget for purchasing dramas for Shanghai TV starts with at least a few small goals.

On the other side, in the slowly rising elevator.

The director of the shopping video department of Mango TV also looked very serious:

"Don't worry about the Magic City TV station. Just follow the original plan. The budget can be higher. We have to get one of these two dramas no matter what!"

Before the screening even started, undercurrents were already brewing.

It seems like a storm is brewing.

People gradually arrived at the conference room on the seventh floor of Jiangdong.

Su Xiao took Xu Xiaoou directly to the ninth floor.

The elevator door opened. I was slightly stunned and ran into the director of the film purchasing department of Jiangsu TV Station.

After the polite greetings.

Su Xiao knew what was going on.

The eight immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

It is said that the directors of Su Provincial TV Station, Zhou Ningfeng, and Zhou Yutang, are so close that they are like one piece of pants. The winner of today's film viewing party must be Su Provincial TV Station.

It was Su Xiao's first time to come to Zhou Yutang's office. He took a sip of the fragrant tea served by the beautiful secretary:

"I heard that Mr. Zhou is going to buy a new building."

"I'm still looking. I'll talk to you later if I find a suitable one."

"Jiangdong's business is so big that nine floors are really not enough." Su Xiao looked at the decoration of the office and sighed.

"Congratulations, Mr. Su, Producer Xu."

Zhou Yutang smiled softly and said, "The sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly. From now on, I can finally make my own decisions."

Su Xiao has left Shangshi Pictures to start his own business.

Although Shangshi Pictures is backed by the Shanghai giant SMG, it is still restricted and constrained in the system. How can it be as enjoyable as it is now that it is in charge?

Hou Hongliang two years ago and Su Xiao now are both people with far-sighted vision.

"To develop the lemon business, we need the support of Mr. Zhou."

After chatting for a while, the topic went around in circles. When the situation was almost over, Su Xiao finally got to the point.

The last time he heard Zhou Yutang giving advice and dividing the drama circle at a dinner party, he went back and held several meetings within Lemon Films and finally made a decision.

Let’s put top projects like “Fighter of the Destiny” aside for now and focus on the urban emotional and middle-class anxious family tracks first.

Right now, there is such an opportunity before us.

Zhou Yutang took the plan handed over by Xu Xiaoou, read it carefully, and praised:

"Mr. Su, the book 'Mr. Good' is very well done."

As he spoke, he noticed two familiar names in the script writer column.

Li Xiao, Yu Miao.

This couple of screenwriters born in the 80s made a splash last year with their drama "A Real Man," which starred two beautiful ladies, Li Xiaoran and Yu Feihong.

Not only did he become a big hit on both the Taiwan and Internet platforms, he also helped Wang Zhiwen win the Magnolia Award for Best Actor.

Jiangdong Entertainment has always been interested in exploring new areas in the TV drama industry, so it has to recruit new talents.

We had previously targeted this husband-and-wife team in today's screenwriting community who specialize in urban emotional themes.

But unexpectedly, Su Xiao got there first.

"I wonder if Mr. Zhou is interested in this project?"

Lidya Su pushed the glasses on his nose and asked with a smile.

Xu Xiaoou also looked a bit hopeful and expectant.

Why was Big Dog able to take Xiao Ma public?
Industry analysis shows that apart from Xiao Ma’s own TV drama base, the relationship between Li Dagou and Zhou Yutang is crucial.

After boarding Jiangdong's ship, the profits from the several film projects he was operating were quite considerable.

It was Su Xiao who helped Yang Mi get the investment from Shangshi Pictures. The cooperation has been basically reached, and it is only a matter of time before Mi Bank becomes bigger.

and so.

Rather than the gains and losses of a project, Su Xiao cares more about deepening his relationship with Zhou Yutang.

If Lemon Films could get in touch with Jiangdong.

The benefits are self-evident.

Zhou Yutang was indeed interested, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "What does Mr. Su want to do?"

"We are working together. Jiangdong's experience in TV drama production is worth learning from Lemon Film and Television."

"I don't deserve to be a student. We can communicate more in the future."

Zhou Yutang put down the script.

The slight smile on the corner of his mouth basically stamped the cooperation.

How could he not know Su Xiao's purpose?

But this cooperation is also beneficial to Jiangdong Entertainment.

In the second half of the year, Jiangdong Entertainment’s main focus will inevitably be on the drama "The Lonely and Great God", and the Misty Theater's "My Dangerous Wife" will also need to be prepared.

The script of "Mr. Good" is of high quality and is controlled by Lemon Pictures, with Jiang Dong following up to participate in the investment.

Not surprisingly.

With Su Xiao's connections, there will definitely be a Shanghai Tomato TV station to take over when the time comes, which is like picking up money with a sack.

Why not?
There are many hidden talents in the Chinese film and television circles, and Su Xiao is indeed a big shot.

Communicating with smart people is so easy and enjoyable.

"Regarding the project, President Su can contact President Jiang later."

After receiving a call from Ni Ni, Zhou Yutang stood up and invited, "Boss Su, Producer Xu, why don't we go and see the post-production together?"

"I can't ask for it."

Lidya Su responded happily.

Xu Xiaoou also smiled gently: "I've heard that Vision Media's standards are unique in China. Today is a good opportunity to broaden my horizons."

After that, he followed Zhou Yutang down to Vision Media.

Except that the post-production of the third season of "Joy of Life" is nearing completion.

There is also the recently completed "Detective Chinatown", and the post-production of "Knife Assassins 2" by another popular young director in Jiangdong, Lu Yang.

Several teams in Jiangdong are busy around the clock.

After looking around, it was almost time for dinner, so Zhou Yutang invited the two of them to have a quick meal together in Jiangdong Canteen.

Still at Vision Media in the afternoon, Su Xiao watched Zhou Yutang doing editing work and received several phone calls during that time.

On the contrary, Xu Xiaoou asked curiously:

"Mr. Zhou, aren't you going to watch the movie?"

"Going there too early will only make them talk nonsense."

Zhou Yutang glanced at his watch, smiled calmly and said, "The time is much later now, let's go and take a look."

The final transaction price involved in every TV series produced by Jiangdong is an extremely staggering figure.

The film purchasing departments of various TV stations will not make decisions on a whim.

Communication and interaction are also required during this period.

Zhou Yutang asked Jiang Xueruo to host the meeting and wait until the discussion was almost finished before leaving.

"Mr. Zhou."

"Mr. Zhou, you are here."

Following Zhou Yutang into the large conference room, Su Xiao discovered that there were not only a few TV stations including Magic City and Mango TV present.

There are also people from video platforms such as Penguin, iQiyi, Youku, Sohu, and LeTV.

There were more than a hundred people sitting in the entire conference room.

Everyone's attention was on the trailer of "Nirvana in Fire" playing on the big screen.

Accompanied by the sound of whispers and discussions.

Su Xiao smiled at Hou Hongliang who was sitting opposite him. He had heard that Hou Hongliang had visited Jiangdong three times to invite Zhou Yutang to play the role, but later the schedule could not be coordinated, so the script fell into the hands of Hu Ge, the top star of Tangren.

Now it seems that the costumes and props of this joint production by Jiangdong and Noon are definitely the best in the industry.

"No wonder Jiang Dong gave this drama an S-level rating."

"It's a bit risky, and the subject of this is a historical drama about political intrigue."

"The quality is good, but the quality of Ming Dynasty is not bad either. The final ratings are worrying."

"Director, this drama is worth a try."

"The Journey of Flower has used up too much budget, we need to apply to the station!"

At this moment, the huge conference room was by no means quiet.

Some people are communicating with drama critics around them to evaluate and analyze the market prospects after the show is broadcast.

Some people had a determined smile on their faces.

Some people were like ants on a hot pot, lowering their voices and eagerly reporting to the TV station headquarters to apply for budget...

Looking at this passionate scene of all living beings.

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly, and after listening to Jiang Xuruo's report on the finalization of "The Journey of Flower", he felt even more satisfied.

puff!
Next to Su Xiao, the charming and graceful producer Xu Xiaoou was drinking water.

When he heard the shocking number, his hands shook and water spilled onto his thighs.

"The first episode of "The Journey of Flower" was sold for 430 million?"

"1.65 million for online broadcasting rights!?"

Xu Xiaoou took the tissue handed to him by Ni Ni, said thank you, wiped his thigh, and calculated quickly in his mind.

There are 58 episodes in total. Based on the price per episode, the first round alone sold for 2.49 million, plus the income from the online broadcast rights.

To know.

Jiang Dong previously announced that the investment cost of "The Journey of Flower" was only about 100 million yuan.

In other words, the TV series had already generated a profit of around 3 million before it even started airing.

A second round of broadcast rights will be available for sale later.

Even this is not the blockbuster project in which Zhou Yutang personally participated.

The fact that "The Journey of Flower" finally went to Jiangsu Province and Mango TV was shocking enough, and now "Nirvana in Fire" is also being snapped up.

The price has risen from two million to three million. Eight hundred thousand, and the momentum has not stopped yet.

Hou Hongliang, who was sitting opposite, was so excited that his face turned red and he even unbuttoned the collar of his shirt.

Su Xiao also pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, his throat choking.

All I can say is, it's breathtaking.

He had sold dramas before when he was leading Shangshi Pictures, but he had never seen such a tense scene.
The usually arrogant TV masters all rolled up their sleeves, some even slammed their desks, and lost their composure.
Looking at Zhou Yutang again, he seemed calm and was talking to Ni Ni.

"four million!"

When the person in charge of the film purchasing department of Zhejiang Blue Channel shouted out this price with great momentum.

Most people in the conference room gasped.

How can this damn Blueberry Channel be so rich?
"Four, two million."

The head of the film purchasing department of the Jiangsu TV station whispered to the people around him with a serious expression and quoted an exaggerated price.

"Four million three hundred thousand!"

"..."

This is not over yet, now even Lidya Su can’t remain calm.

After a thrilling bidding process, the final price was locked at 450 million per episode, which was jointly purchased by Jiangsu TV Station and Shanghai TV Station.

The 5-year exclusive information network dissemination rights were sold for 1.35 million yuan and shared by Bilibili and Tencent Video.

"It's getting late. Today's film screening will end here. We can discuss other matters and the signing of the contract tomorrow."

Jiang Xueruo smiled brightly: "Boss Zhou has arranged a hotel for tonight, please come and visit us."

The three major TV stations all made gains, among which Jiangsu TV Station won the first broadcast rights of two TV series in succession, making it the biggest winner.

Many TV station film purchasing managers who gave up early were both sad and helpless.

At present, except for CCTV, the structure of first-tier TV stations has been determined.

Mango TV has a strong foundation, and both Shanghai Tomato TV and Jiangsu TV are making a lot of money with the ace variety shows produced by Zhou Yutang.

Then the feedback was continuously fed back to the TV series, and coupled with the personal relationship with Zhou Yutang, the snowball kept getting bigger and bigger.

The era of capital.

Being rich means being able to do whatever you want.

However, the heads of the film purchasing departments of these TV stations still have hope.

The policy of "one drama, two stars" has now been implemented, that is, a TV series can be broadcast on at most two satellite TV stations.

But there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

There is a capable person on the satellite TV station who gave an idea.

Make a 1.5 round follow-up broadcast.

This means that when the first TV station is halfway through broadcasting a program, a third TV station follows up and broadcasts it.

This way.

It can not only take advantage of the first round of momentum, but also is far more popular than the second round, so it can be said to be extremely cost-effective.

Today the big brother eats meat, and tomorrow everyone will go shopping for 1.5 rounds and then drink soup.

Su Xiao and Xu Xiaoou looked at each other and could see the shock in each other's eyes.

That night, when everyone was drinking and chatting.

There was already an insider who leaked the real-time information about Jiangdong's film viewing party.

The entire TV drama industry was shocked.

The two S-level dramas were sold for a total price of 7 million.

"After deducting the production costs and taxes, Jiangdong will make at least 3 million yuan from this wave."

"Tsk, tsk, this doesn't even include the next two or three rounds."

"Zhou Yutang made money again."

"The ceiling of the TV drama industry, Jiangdong Entertainment's brand effect is too strong, only Zhou Yutang has this premium privilege."

"There's also Celebrating Yu Nian 3 starring Zhou Yutang that hasn't been released yet. The price will be even more terrifying by then."

The film and television companies in the industry are so envious that they are speechless.

They all looked at Jiangdong Entertainment with an almost admiring attitude.

At the same time, the media who were waiting under the Jiangdong Building also received first-hand information about the situation on the first day of the film screening.

News is about timeliness, and related news was posted on the websites of various entertainment portals that evening:
"Real-time report of Jiangdong Entertainment's movie screening, 'The Journey of Flower' finally landed on Mango TV and Su Province TV!"

"The premiere rights of the ancient costume drama "Nirvana in Fire" jointly produced by Jiangdong Entertainment and Noon Sunshine were jointly purchased by Jiangsu TV and Shanghai TV!"

"Bilibili has secured the online broadcasting rights for two S-level dramas in advance, and iQiyi and Penguin are following suit!"

"The post-production of Jiangdong's S+ drama "Celebrating Yu Nian 3" is nearing completion, and it is likely to be filmed at a record-breaking price!"

"The official Weibo accounts of Jiangdong Entertainment, Jiangsu TV, and Shanghai TV simultaneously announced the release date: Nirvana in Fire will be released on the small screen in late September, so stay tuned!"

With a whoosh, it was as if a bomb was dropped on Weibo and major online forums!
Exploded!

All the TV series and movies produced by Jiangdong Entertainment are excellent.

Many netizens had already been paying attention to these two dramas when the projects were first launched.

After a brief discussion, Jiangsu TV and Shanghai TV unanimously decided to shorten the promotion period and directly release "Nirvana in Fire" to coincide with the National Day holiday.

Zhou Yutang was not surprised by the decision made by both parties.

Even though the industry is buzzing about Jiangdong Entertainment making a ton of money from today's film screening, the TV station is actually much richer than everyone thinks.

For Jiangsu Province and Shanghai TV, "Nirvana in Fire" is just an appetizer. In fact, "Joy of Life 3" is the hidden king of the year.

The first day box office of "Burning Sun" came out, 4269 million.

It successfully took over the daily box office crown of domestic films from "Go Away, Tumor Man".

Bona's "Bride Wars" was not of good quality. It grossed nearly 2 million on the Chinese Valentine's Day, but the box office plummeted to 2192 million on the next day.

Less than a week after its release, the daily box office has quickly dropped to around 200 million, and it is destined not to last the entire release period.

People in the film and television industry were all dumbfounded.

It was at this time that the omnipotent Terminator returned again after thirty years.

"I will be back!"

Just this classic line from the "Terminator" movie series is enough to make countless fans willing to pay for it.

The structure of the Chinese film market was also broken by "Terminator: Genisys".

The box office revenue on the first day was 1.7 million yuan, and its strong performance even surpassed a series of domestic films such as "Go Away Tumor King", "The Burning Sun", and "The Bride Wars".

Even the recently released "The Assassin" by the famous Taiwanese director Hou Xiaoxian was badly criticized.

It only closed at 1094 million on the first day and 3936 million in the first week.

Considering that this movie took 8 years to make, used 44 feet of film, and invested nearly million yuan, it is undoubtedly a huge loss.

The comments online are also polarized, with those who love it praising it highly and those who hate it calling it boring.

After the screening, Zhou Yutang continued to work on the post-production of "Detective Chinatown".

In addition to work, he did not forget to exercise, and he also made sure to follow the health-preserving methods passed down by the old sword master.

I am sweating in the gym while listening to movie and TV news with my wireless Bluetooth headphones.

At the end of the summer season, another film, "Time Thieves", a collaboration between Huayi Films and the famous director Ann Hui, was released at the same time.

The cast of actors including Tang Wei, Liu Qingyun, Qin Hailu and Jing Boran has both traffic and acting skills.

The story is even adapted from the real experiences of Jackie Chan's parents, and it is full of gimmicks.

However, after the movie was released, its box office performance was not as satisfactory as expected.

Mr. Wang anxiously watched the first day box office and discovered a new world:
“《三城记》早上7点钟票房还是627万，到了晚上23点票房不升反降成437万，近200万票房蒸发！”

Wang Zhonglei posted two screenshots of the movie box office of "A Tale of Three Cities" one morning and one evening on Weibo, implying that the box office was stolen.

Stealing box office revenue is not a rare thing. This is a trick used by people in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

Not long ago, the boss of Anlejiang gave everyone a good lesson.

Mr. Wang's angry shouts did not bring the movie "A Tale of Three Cities" back to life. The box office of just over 900 million in the first week was destined to not last the entire release period.

"Burning Sun" was released for four days and the box office revenue in its first week was reported to be 1.28 million yuan.

It’s not a huge hit by any means, but the movie’s reputation is there, and its trend is very stable.

Previously, most of the self-media’s arguments were mocking and ironic about the three yellow eggs at the Shanghai Film Festival, but when the movie was released, the reputation was completely reversed.

"Amazing! For a movie like this, the scale is quite large!"

“A very exciting movie, highly recommended.”

"The Grand Commander has such strong connections? How could this movie pass the censorship?!"

"Haha, this is Mr. Guang's comeback."

After all, the audience's eyes are sharp.

"The Burning Sun" danced with shackles on its body. Its box office was inferior to "Go Away Tumor" which crossed the 4.5 million threshold, but it has already recovered its cost.

It’s just a question of how much you earn.

Zhou Shufang was very efficient, and within two days she had the news: "Boss Zhou, Wu Yuze has reached an agreement, and as for Jiang Qiming, he also intends to sign a contract, but there is a condition."

"What conditions?"

Zhou Yutang was a little curious.

(End of this chapter)