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Chapter 378: Selling dramas, net worth rises again

"Chinese Song and Dance" is still auditioning, and Su Zhe is just here to record the pilot promotional video.

In addition to him, other mentors were also present.

There are two music instructors, he and Xue Mo. The two are familiar with each other in "Yin Dan" and they immediately started talking freely after meeting.

Xue Mo looked at Su Zhe with admiration and praised in a sweet voice:

"Su Zhe, why didn't you realize that you were a potential stock earlier?"

"So what if you find a potential stock?" Su Zhe said with a smile, "Would you like to invest in my company in advance?"

At this time, a joke came from the side:
"She doesn't want to buy shares in your company, she wants you to buy shares in hers."

The two of them looked back and saw Li Zhen's fat figure.

Xue Mo was not annoyed. She never concealed her love history. Not to mention those in the industry, netizens who liked eating melons all knew that Li Zhen was just teasing her as a ride to the kindergarten.

Li Zhen looked at her and said with a smile:

"AI? Can a computer also be a tutor?"

Both of them also walked to Su Zhe and surrounded them.

"Sister Xue, stop teasing me. You are the one who ditched the wealthy businessman and found a young man. Do you still care about marrying into a wealthy family?"

"The guests are all here, let's shoot a promotional video."

She patted her thigh and said, "Yes, it's a pity that I almost became a rich lady."

But it was impossible for him to say it. It would have no other effect except to make Li Zhen annoyed. He said with a smile:
"At that time, Sister Zhen gave me the best contract, and I have always been very grateful. It's just that I don't obey management, so I have to be my own boss, otherwise I will definitely fight with my boss every day."

Several people looked at the monitor curiously. After they plugged in the socket, a 3D character was displayed on the monitor, demonstrating a series of complex actions and introducing themselves:
"Hello everyone, I am Tianqiong, a digital star of the future!"

"That's because I earn more. Thank you to the motherland. My best friends stay in the original small circle and earn the little notice fee. When they see the rich, their eyes turn green!"

Popularity instructors do not evaluate contestants based on songs, dances, etc., but judge whether contestants can become popular from the perspective of popularity.

Xue Mo muttered:
"Art is subjective, how can it be objective? Can a computer understand art?"

Su Zhe grinned and remembered the contract Li Zhen gave him.

Xue Mo was a little repelled:

Su Zhe couldn't help but ask:

"Teacher Xue, you didn't pay attention to the program planning, did you? The sixth instructor is an AI called Tianqiong."

"Why are there only monitors? Don't you need robots? I remember there are robots in the hotel, and they can also help deliver meals and express delivery."

Staff explained:

Su Zhe is an AI fan. He believes that in the future AI will be able to accomplish everything that humans can do. Even if they don’t have emotions, aesthetics, humanity, etc., they can still imitate them and make it impossible for humans to judge, which means passing the Turing test.

Of course, it is impossible for current AI to do this, but Su Zhe welcomes its introduction as a reference system.

So as a big agent, it is natural for Li Zhen to become a popular mentor.

Li Zhen looked at Xue Mo with admiration:

The staff of Orange Video acted very happy. Unexpectedly, Su Zhe recognized it so much and hurriedly pushed a monitor over.

Su Zhe laughed loudly:

The other person looks careless and careless, but in fact he is very smart. I don’t know what he is thinking in his heart. Anyway, he always supports the motherland and his stardom in the mainland is very smooth.

Su Zhe is able to accept new things:

The two of them were far behind Xue Mo, not to mention Su Zhe. In the circle of reality, they naturally surrounded Su Zhe with smiling faces.

Although singing and dancing are juxtaposed in this show, in fact, the fame of the dance master is much different than that of the music master.

Xue Mo said in surprise:
"Isn't there six instructors? There is still one popular instructor who hasn't arrived yet."

"Hey, there is only one AI anyway, and he is a popular tutor. It can be seen that the program team has no intention of letting AI take over our tutor's job. Shouldn't we still have the final say?"

After chatting with Xue Mo, Su Zhe looked at Li Zhen. She was also one of the mentors of this show - a popular mentor.

So he smiled and said:

Su Zhe admitted that he was also a vulgar person and felt very comfortable with this atmosphere, so he took the initiative to bring up the process:

Xue Mo smiled proudly:

After hearing his words, no matter what their attitude was, no one else objected.

If the conditions were better, he would really sign. After all, at that time, he was not so confident in his future.

When Li Zhen saw Su Zhe, his mood became more complicated and he sighed:
"I should regret it more than Teacher Xue. We met earlier. Why didn't I see that you were a potential stock earlier? No, I saw your potential, but I still underestimated it."

——Anyway, the H-pictures drawn by AI are becoming more and more in line with his aesthetics. Watching cyber movies and having a cyber girlfriend are just around the corner.

The effect was a bit awkward throughout the day.

In addition to the three of them, there are also two dance instructors, namely Yu Yingjiao, a top master of folk dance; and Fei Junhai, a veteran hip-hop expert.

"The idea of ​​the program is very interesting. AI scores the contestants in terms of pitch, vocal range, etc. There seems to be a scoring system for dance, which is also a reference for us, even if it is an objective score."

This is very important. Although "Chinese Song and Dance" is a show where strength is king, the role of popularity cannot be denied.

"The sky is a digital star, not physical."

Su Zhe nodded, and while waiting for the filming of the promotional video, he found that the program team ranked Tianqiong and himself in the C position, and he was thoughtful:
Orange Video lets AI become the judge, and the picture is not small.

Digital star?

That's right, compared to human stars, digital stars will never lose their house, never fall in love, never terminate their contract, never age, and have no expenses except for electricity bills and upgrading graphics cards.

Isn’t this the “employee” that all companies in the industry dream of?

"Interesting." Although Su Zhe believes that AI is the general trend, he does not think that digital stars will replace human stars so early.

Anyone who sees the rough 3D image of the sky knows that it cannot replace any star.

Until those technology companies come up with better algorithms, these entertainment companies are still overestimating their capabilities if they want to develop digital stars on their own.

But he wouldn't say anything to spoil the fun. He just recorded his part honestly and left immediately, without even getting together with Xue Mo.

Xue Mo teased him:
"Su Zhe, you ran so fast. Are you afraid that I won't give in? Are you still going to attack you now?"

Su Zhe laughed loudly:

"Sister Xue, stop teasing me. I will go back and negotiate the prices of three TV series. They are the key projects of this year. They have drained all my working capital. I don't dare to be careless."

Xue Mo asked curiously:

"I've heard of it, "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", "The Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon" and "The Deer and the Cauldron"? My dad really likes reading the novels you wrote."

"I'll send you a signed collector's edition later." Su Zhe waved his hand and said goodbye.

Xue Mo couldn't help but mutter:
"How much do these three TV series cost?"

Li Zhen said enviously:

"It is said that in order to grab the copyright, the oil depot packaged the three movies for 24 billion, with an average price of 1600 million per episode. Although it is not as good as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" starring Su Zhe himself, it is still the best." Everyone gasped. gas:
"24 billion?"

"Oh my god, how long will it take me to earn 24 billion by singing?"

Even well-paid stars in the entertainment industry are extremely shocked when they hear this number.

Li Zhen hasn't finished speaking yet:

"And since no big-name stars were invited, the leading actors knew they would be popular, so they gave friendly prices; and filming the three films together saved the cost of venues, props, costumes and extras. It is said that the total cost of the three films was less than 4 million ”

4 million sounds like a lot, but when Su Zhe was filming "Swordsman", the cost of a TV series was as high as 4 million!
This is normal. Who made him and Cheng Lanyun's salaries so high? A decent and sky-high remuneration. But it's all thanks to them to sell it at a good price, so it's worth it.

But after his martial arts TV series became an IP, ordinary stars begged him to star in it, and the pay was not high. As for other savings, they are very inconspicuous compared with the salary.

"Then he made another 20 billion? His net worth skyrocketed again?"

Everyone felt suffocated.

Xue Mo murmured:
"Hey, this is no joke. I really regret it."

Li Zhen smiled bitterly:

Who regrets it more than her?

The three TV series not only brought huge profits to Long Aotian, but also led to the rapid development of Mary Sue.

It is recognized in the industry that the characters in the film and television works written by Su Zhe are very lovable and easy to gain fans, such as Wu Peipei, An Ling'er, Yu Haohua, etc. are all examples.

Even supporting actors can become popular, such as Li Wenshi and Liang Zhiruo... and others such as Yue Buqun, Dongfang Bubai, Wu Jue, etc., have all become gold medal supporting actors.

There are so many outstanding characters in these three TV series, especially female characters. There are so many that Mary Sue can't even train her own contracted artists.

Yan Xiling is good at dancing and exchanges resources with other companies, which also allows her artists to obtain other film and television resources.

At this time, all the newcomers to Mary Sue have been revitalized, and even among the new favorites and the most popular ones in the fan circle, there are Mary Sue artists.

As long as you can bring out a top player, you will be a cash cow in the future.

How could Li Zhen not be jealous or regretful when he saw this?

Although she is good at hype, she lacks creative ability. In the early days of the traffic era, she could still rely on hype to become popular;

But when this kind of method is adopted in the industry, it will be difficult for her to make famous artists by relying on hype alone. She can only ask for help, which has continued to decline over the years.

Thinking back now, when her career was at its peak, she was full of energy and went to discover Su Zhe, who had just emerged.

Although she was polite at the time, if she thought about it carefully, she was mentally looking down on Su Zhe.

"Hey, if you knew it was hard to buy, who would have thought?"

Li Zhen shook his head, retracted his useless regret, and said with emotion:
"Su Zhe has become a big shot in the industry, and he relies on a unique path - talent."

In fact, there are many big names in the industry who have established companies based on their talents, and most of them are directors and screenwriters.

It's just that in the past few years, when traffic was at its craziest, talent was suppressed and turned into something unworthy of mentioning. This made Su Zhe's rise seem so unique and a way out of chaos.

While everyone was feeling sorry for Su Zhe, Su Zhe returned to the capital, went to Ali Building, and signed a contract with the oil depot again.

After this year, the oil depot has become Su Zhe's most important partner; and for the oil depot, Su Zhe is also a partner they must not lose.

In recent years, they have been beaten badly by Penguin and Chengzi, and they are almost squeezed out of the three royal families. They rely on Su Zhe's martial arts drama to save their respect——

Although we have the fewest members and the lowest daily activity, the most popular TV series this year comes from our family!
To be precise, the three most popular TV series this year (The Swordsman and the Condor) are all from the oil depot and Su Zhe!

"Haha, plus these three TV series, will we round up the top six this year?"

The senior management of the oil depot said jokingly.

Su Zhe was very calm and didn't make any promises.

——The performance mainly depends on oneself, but the ranking also depends on the opponent.

If a TV series like "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is released this year, it will really be a crime other than war.

As long as the quality is about the same, a male-oriented martial arts drama cannot possibly rival a female-oriented palace fighting drama! After all, the TV drama market is dominated by female viewers.

So he just smiled and changed the subject:
"How to schedule? Which one to watch first?"

The oil depot has already made plans:
"First, we will launch "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" in the name of the sequel to "Double Eagles"; then we will launch "The Legend of the Dragon" with more stars; and finally, "The Deer and the Cauldron"."

The top management is full of expectations:
"If the first two parts are successful, the final "The Deer and the Cauldron" will be able to gain the same attention as an S-level TV series even if it doesn't have a star, but it will all rely on your appeal as a screenwriter."

Su Zhe nodded, approved the arrangement of the oil depot, and joked:

"Then your company will give me a good price for the future works where I will only write and not act."

The senior management of the oil depot immediately thought of "Little Li's Flying Knife" and "The Peerless Two Prides", and asked with interest:
"I heard that Mr. Su also has two martial arts novels, but why haven't they been published or adapted?"

Su Zhe felt helpless when he thought about the progress of the adaptation of the two TV series:

"These two books have made some new attempts, but the adaptation is too difficult and the quality cannot be guaranteed."

The top management immediately promised:

"Don't worry, Mr. Su, as long as you adapt and star in it, the oil depot will directly pay an advance of 2000 million for a single episode, and you can film it with confidence and boldness!"

Su Zhe realized what it means for capital to hold money in its hands and ask for its own profit.

The two TV series together cost more than one billion, right?
Although he is worth billions, this money is still a lot for him.

And if you think about it carefully, the plots of the two TV series in the previous life were not too bad, at least they were qualified. It wouldn't be shameful to film them, right?

If he procrastinates and waits until the video website changes its business strategy (judging from Orange Video, it shouldn't be long ago), even if he makes a masterpiece, he won't be able to make so much money.

But Su Zhe just smiled:
"No one hates having too much money, but I have to be responsible for my partners. I can't let my friends spend a lot of money to buy a mediocre product, right?"

His words made the oil depot senior management unable to refute and could only sigh:
"Teacher Su is such a perfectionist."

Su Zhe thought about the billions, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said:
"Actually, I also have a script for a martial arts drama. I haven't written a novel, but it's very exciting. Do you want someone to review it?"

The senior management of the oil depot immediately said excitedly:
"No need, I trust Teacher Su, please sell it to us!"

He really believed in Su Zhe from the bottom of his heart——

How could a person who hadn't written a good script and would rather give up more than a billion dollars possibly lie to him? How could it be possible to deceive the audience?
"Of course, our cooperation went smoothly." Su Zhe smiled.

"By the way, what's the name of the TV series?"

""Wulin Gaiden"."

Su Zhe grinned and didn't tell him that this was a sitcom.

Martial arts + sitcom, this sounds very exciting.

So he simply didn't say anything to avoid creating complications.

But he believes that "Wulin Gaiden" may not be as popular as the previous six Jin Yong dramas when it is broadcast, but from a longer-term perspective, it is known as the existence of electronic mustard and is invincible in the long run!
The oil depot made no losses at all, and even made a lot of money. Su Zhe had a clear conscience, so why mention it more?

"Teacher Su, we can sign the contract for "Wulin Gaiden" you mentioned right now. If you are the screenwriter, you will get 1500 million for a single episode; if you are the screenwriter and starring, you will get 2000 million for a single episode!"

(End of this chapter)