Hong Kong Entertainment: Kung Fu Superstar 1981

Chapter 244 Tough
It is not unreasonable for NTV people to dare to slaughter Zhang Yang like a fat sheep.

Just like they said when they introduced themselves earlier.

In terms of penetration rate in Thailand, NTV is definitely far ahead and evenly matched.

And at this point, their dominance is even more amazing than TVB’s current dominance on Hong Kong Island.

It is no exaggeration to say that in Thailand, even when they broadcast commercials, they can account for more than 50% of the ratings in Thailand.

However, although NTV's performance in terms of ratings is particularly amazing, it does not mean that apart from them, Zhang Yang has no choice at all.

In addition to NTV, TrueVision is also a relatively large cable TV provider in Thailand. Although their share is not as popular as NTV, because there are many on-demand channels and foreign channels in the channel, among middle-class families in Thailand, Far more attractive than NTV.

Coupled with its on-demand production arrangement, it seems more convenient for Zhang Yang to share revenue with them.

So even though there was still a one-year contract period with NTV, Zhang Yang really didn't panic at all when faced with the threats from the two NTV representatives in front of him, and even felt like laughing in his heart.

Everyone is in it for money. If the show hadn't performed well in the Thai market, they wouldn't have had to send people all the way from Thailand to proactively talk to themselves about renewing the contract. So facing their bluff at this moment, Zhang Yang naturally couldn't. I will save them a little bit of face and just think that they are just showing off.

"You two, if your sincerity is nothing more than this, I think there is no need for us to continue talking. I am neither interested in nor will I accept your conditions. Please come back."

Since the other party wants to show off for himself and gain power, Zhang Yang doesn't mind making his attitude tough enough. Otherwise, if he makes them smile more, they might actually think that he is easy to bully.

as predicted.

Just as Zhang Yang thought, facing Zhang Yang's suddenly toughened attitude, the two people opposite not only did not leave directly, but instead looked at each other, with hesitation and hesitation in their expressions.

Obviously, Zhang Yang's response was beyond their expectations.

"Cough cough."

Breaking the awkward silence with two coughs, the NTV representative who had just put forward the conditions said seriously: "Sir, our NTV penetration rate in Thailand is very high. If your league can be broadcast here, it will be great for you." In terms of league influence, it will definitely have a positive effect. As for the detailed terms of the contract, maybe we can discuss it again..."

"I think I have made enough concessions in the current contract. If you don't believe it, I can take you to see the TV stations we signed in Hong Kong. Their ratings-to-cost conversion ratio is higher than your NTV It’s much higher. If you NTV still want to bargain with such generous conditions, then there is no need for us to negotiate.”

"After all, you won't even give us a reasonable offer for our league, so why should I believe that your NTV will properly promote our league in Thailand? Right?"

Without being humble or overbearing, he rejected the other party's suggestion that he wanted to continue the discussion, and Zhang Yang stood up.

"If you want to renew the contract, the terms remain unchanged, and we can extend it for another two years. If you can't accept it, then I can only express my regrets. We believe that in Thailand, where the fighting atmosphere is so enthusiastic, even if you NTV don't care, you will definitely There are other stations willing to make a good offer, period."

After the translator conveyed all the words, Zhang Yang turned around and left the conference room.There were only two NTV representatives left in the conference room, looking at each other.

Before setting off, they thought it would be an easy trip, but now it seemed that both Taili and the two of them were talking about Zhang Yang, the organizer of the event, from afar.

……

For a full week after the unpleasant meeting, neither NTV representative showed up again.

As for whether the two of them returned to Thailand or stayed on Hong Kong Island and continued to wait for the response from the Thai headquarters, Zhang Yang had no way of knowing, and he had no great interest in knowing. As he said in the conference room at the time, their NTV was indeed The best option in the league at this stage, but best does not mean it is the only one.

If the profit gap is too big, Zhang Yang would rather put the program directly on an on-demand TV station in Thailand.

Although this will significantly slow down the expansion of the league's influence, it is still better than living beyond its means.

Putting this troublesome matter behind, Zhang Yang returned to the crew and continued to concentrate on filming "John Wick". At the same time, after a gap period of more than half a year, Debao Cinemas finally entered a high-production stage again.

86, summer season.

The "Five Lucky Stars" series, which was derived from the "Five Lucky Stars" series, successfully produced the fourth film in the series "Double Dragons Spit the Pearl" and began to be shown in theaters.

However, I don’t know if it is due to excessive consumption of IP. Whether it is "Five Lucky Stars" or "The Brave Cannon", it is difficult to recreate the glory of the beginning of the series. In the first week's box office, this "Double Dragon Spit the Pearl" is even more There are only about 360 million.

Although judging from the final box office result of over [-] million, "Double Dragon Spit the Pearl" is still a profitable film, but compared to the box office of Hong Kong movies that has been rising year after year, the overall trend of "Five Lucky Stars" is still declining. fell.

Debao Cinemas is not the only one that failed in the summer season.

Here at New Art City, Huang Baiming's third installment of the "Happy Ghost" series, "Happy Ghost Collision", had a final box office of only about 500 million, although compared to the low cost of the "Happy Ghost" series, this It was already a huge profit, but the box office still couldn't catch up with last year's "Happy Ghost's Summer Vacation."

As for Golden Harvest, which currently has the loudest voice in the Hong Kong film industry, their summer release is both a surprise and a disappointment.

Surprisingly, Mecca, who rushed to persuade Zeng Zhiwei to return to New Art City, met with Sammo Hung in private again under Zeng Zhiwei's instigation, and the two actually reached a cooperation to integrate New Art City and Golden Harvest's trump IP, and shot A movie called "The Best Lucky Star" was released.

Unfortunately, the box office performance of "The Best Lucky Star" was far less than the two people's expectations. Although the final box office of 2300 million was already a very high figure, for "The Best Partner" and "The Five Lucky Stars", For two ace IPs that have achieved more than 2300 million movies during their peak period, it is difficult to be satisfied if they can only achieve this result through joint cooperation.

The entire summer season seemed to be hot, but suddenly it turned out to be a no-win ending. People in the three theater chains were silently holding back their energy, eagerly waiting for the Christmas season to regain the lost scene at the moment.

(End of this chapter)