China Entertainment: Return to 2007

Chapter 86 The Legend of Zhen Huan and the Infighting (Please subscribe)
The imperial capital is as prosperous as a dream in August. Thanks to the convening of the Olympic Games, the whole city is filled with joy and confidence.

Nine o'clock in the morning, Jinjiang headquarters.

"Morning, President Su."

"Hello, Mr. Su."

"Mr. Su."

Qingmei walked into the building calmly and with her head held high, and was greeted by respectful greetings from her subordinates.

After nodding and responding to everyone, Qingmei walked into the general manager's office.

"Have a cup of coffee, three-thirds milk and three-thirds sugar."

Instructing the secretary to make coffee, Qingmei sat down under the general manager's throne.

After a while, the hot coffee was served, and Qingmei took a sip, happily enjoying the hard-won chic life.

It has been more than half a year since I took over the post of general manager of Mianjiang.

Over the past six months, through her careful management, Mianjiang has flourished.

VIP income continues to increase, novel authors' enthusiasm for creation has greatly increased, and more and more novels are included in V.

Affected by this, the traffic volume has naturally reached a new high. In direct proportion to this, of course, advertising costs have increased significantly.

In the past time, in July and January alone, advertising revenue reached an astonishing 60 yuan, which can be said to be the three pillars of Jinjiang's income.

In addition to the significant increase in VIP and advertising revenue, copyright revenue is also considerable.

Copyright is currently divided into two parts. One part is offline publishing, which is Mianjiang’s traditional strength.

Qingmei will never abandon his martial arts skills.

There are also some film and television adaptation copyrights,
Thanks to the successive productions of "Chen Qianqian" and "Bu Bu Jingxin",
Many film and television companies have set their sights on Mianjiang.

The works that have attracted the most attention are naturally the masterpieces of Xu Ge, Gu Man and several other great writers.

Especially Xu Ge's two major works "Flower Thousand Bones" and "Star You",
It has attracted the coveted attention of at least a dozen large and small film and television companies.
Two of them have pretty good prices.

But they were all rejected by Xu Ge.

Just kidding, which of Xu Ge’s novels is not a super classic that has received huge adaptations?
How could it be possible to give up the copyright for a mere few million?
The works of Gu Man and others have also been banned by Xu Ge. He had already planned and would not sell them at a low price.

However, despite this, there are still some niche high-quality articles that are favored by film and television companies.

After asking Xu Ge for instructions,
Qing Mei waved his hand and signed the contract boldly.

This part of the income adds up to a considerable sum.

In this way, although the outbreak of the economic crisis has affected the development of Mianjiang, Jinjiang is still going ahead with debt.
But overall, everything is developing in a good direction, and profitability has become a foregone conclusion.

Qing Mei initially estimates that Jinjiang will definitely turn a profit by this time next year.

Even if "Bu Bu Jing Xin" becomes a big hit, Xu Ge's follow-up copyright development plan will keep up in time.
At the beginning of next year, Mianjiang will undergo earth-shaking changes.

All this makes Qing Mei, who owns a lot of shares in Jinjiang, very happy, secretly saying that the future is promising.

Boom boom boom!
"Please come in." Qingmei put down the half-drunk coffee, sat upright, and looked politely at the door.

"Mr. Su, there are representatives from the film and television company outside asking to see you." The secretary opened the door and came in, reporting in a low voice.

"Invite people in." Qingmei said calmly.

"Yes, Mr. Su."

The secretary nodded in agreement and left. After a while, two middle-aged men, a man and a woman, walked in.

"Hello, Mr. Su, my name is Zheng Xiaolong, and this is my wife Wang Xiaoping. Nice to meet you."

The visitors were none other than the famous TV drama kings Zheng Xiaolong and his wife.

There is no need to explain Zheng Xiaolong's name. Those who understand him will naturally know his weight.

Qingmei lives in the imperial capital and has been involved in screenwriting, so he naturally knows all about this.

"Welcome Director Zheng, welcome Teacher Wang. You two are my idols. Please sit down quickly. Secretary Li, go make two cups of coffee." Qing Mei shook hands with the two of them enthusiastically.

"Thank you, Mr. Su."

Zheng Xiaolong and his wife were polite and sat down on the sofa.

After a while, Secretary Li walked in with two cups of coffee.

The two of them thanked each other, drank coffee, and started talking about business.

"Mr. Su, to be honest, our husband and wife came here this time because we have taken a fancy to a classic in your company's library." Zheng Xiaolong said straight to the point.

"Oh, I don't know which novel it is?" Qingmei asked.

""The Harem. The Biography of Zhen Huan"."

Qingmei: "..."

Xu Ge trusted Qing Mei very much, and basically left Mianjiang's daily work to him, rarely asking about specific matters.

But regarding the copyright of novels, especially the dozens of novels that became more famous in later generations, they took it almost more seriously than Jin Jiang.

In order to prevent Qingmei from being deceived accidentally, she sold the copyright of her famous work at a low price.

Xu Ge made a list, including all the novels that he liked that had appeared in Jinjiang, and ordered Qingmei not to deal with them at will.

"The Harem: The Legend of Zhen Huan" is Liu Lianzi's debut novel. When it was first serialized, it was removed from the shelves due to plagiarism scandals.
Later, Xu Ge officially took charge of Jinjiang, personally contacted Liu Lianzi, put it on the shelves of V, and took back Mianjiang.

The super influence of this work in later generations requires no explanation.

I recall that year when Zhen Huan body became popular on the Internet.
How many people have not been brainwashed by the term "little master"?

Such a super classic has naturally been included in Xu Ge’s list long ago.
Seeing this, Qing Mei could only smile helplessly: "Director Zheng, I may not be able to make the decision on this matter. If you two are really interested, go to Jinling. If Mr. Xu agrees, everything will be easy to discuss..."

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"Old Xu, someone is looking for you."

The crew of "Happy Family" took advantage of the lunch break, and Lao Zhu, who temporarily acted as stage manager, ran to the director's lounge and found Xu Ge.

"Who is it?"

Xu Ge didn't even raise his head, just minding his own business eating the fried pork with chili pepper in his lunch box.

"I'm not sure. The accent sounds like they are from the Imperial City. They are two middle-aged men, a man and a woman. They are quite impressive." Lao Zhu answered honestly.

"Call in." Xu Ge finished unpacking the lunch box, wiped his mouth with a tissue, took a sip of water, and sat there calmly waiting.

After 5 minutes,
The old pig left and returned, followed by Zheng Xiaolong and his wife.

"Director Xu, I am Zheng Xiaolong." Zheng Xiaolong held Xu Ge's hand, with admiration in his eyes: "I have admired Director Xu's name for a long time, and when I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation."

"It turns out to be Director Zheng. Please sit down, old pig, and pour me two cups of tea."

Since his rebirth, Xu Ge has met many celebrities, so he is not as excited as before.

"Director Xu, Mr. Su should have told you that our husband and wife are here this time just for "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem."" Zheng Xiaolong said bluntly.

"Director Xu, my old Zheng really likes "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem". We have also discussed it with the author Liu Lianzi, and Xiao Wu also recognizes my old Zheng's strength.
Please be sure to sell the adaptation rights to us. Wang Xiaoping said politely.

After a moment of silence, Xu Ge took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Director Zheng's strength has always been obvious to all. I can rest assured that "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem" will be handed over to you."

"Thank you, Director Xu, for the compliment. I will definitely film "The Legend of Zhen Huan" well and not let you down." Zheng Xiaolong was overjoyed and said quickly.

"Director Zheng, don't worry," Xu Ge put down his tea cup and looked at Zheng Xiaolong calmly: "You are a senior and you are so sincere. I will definitely have no problem filming "The Legend of Zhen Huan" for you, but..."

"But what?" Zheng Xiaolong's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.

"To tell you the truth, you came a little late," Xu Ge said with his eyes open, "As early as the beginning of the year, when Sugar Man and I decided to work together on "Step by Step", Mr. Cai was interested in it. "The Legend of Zhen Huan", I have promised her to officially launch the project early next year."

Xu Ge's words are pure nonsense. Cai Yinong didn't like "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem" at all.
But it is no secret in the industry that the two collaborated on "Bu Bu Jing Xin".
Zheng Xiaolong didn't know that Xu Ge was deceiving him, he just thought it was really a step too late, and he suddenly became anxious.

"Director Xu, my wife really likes "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and I also like this palace battle novel with ancient lines and charm.

You set a price, and as long as you are willing to nod your head, I won't hesitate to go bankrupt! "

"Director Zheng, this is really not a matter of money or lack of money." Seeing the fish taking the bait, Xu Ge, who knew the essence of pulling the bait, declined again: "I have already promised Mr. Cai. One cannot break one's word, otherwise no one will dare to talk to him in the future. Do I cooperate?"

Although he knew that Xu Ge was probably acting, Zheng Xiaolong, who wanted to ask for help, still cooperated and begged: "Director Xu, "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem" is really our couple's favorite. In addition, the TV Art Center of the Imperial City Mr. Cao is also very optimistic about this drama.
Please be merciful and give us a chance! "

"Director Xu, Mr. Zheng and Cao are really sincere. The conditions are whatever you want. As long as you are willing to help, our husband and wife and Diyi will always think of you in the future..." Wang Xiaoping beat the drum at the right time.

"This..." A tangled look appeared on Xu Ge's face, as if he was really in trouble.

"Director Xu, I heard that you and Sugar Man collaborated on "Bu Bu Jing Xin" using an investment plus profit sharing model.

If you are willing to nod, we are willing to give up 20% of our share. "Zheng Xiaolong came prepared. Seeing Xu Ge's undecided attitude, he immediately unleashed his trump card.

"Director Zheng, since you are so sincere, let me get straight to the point. I am collaborating with Sugar Man on "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem".
The agreement is to exchange the copyright plus half of the investment for a 60% share.

Your 20%, this is very difficult for me to handle..." Xu Ge continued to act.

"30%, you only need the publishing rights and an investment of 25%, and we will be fully responsible for the follow-up. You just need to collect the money with peace of mind." Zheng Xiaolong bargained.

"50%, my publishing rights plus 40% investment, this is my bottom line."

"35%, copyright plus 30% investment. Director Xu, the investment in this drama is probably at least 5 million. The risk is very high. I suggest you be cautious."

"40%, my publishing rights plus 35% investment. This is my final bottom line. If it doesn't work, forget it. I still prefer to cooperate with Mr. Cai."

"Deal!" Zheng Xiaolong gritted his teeth and nodded with difficulty, but in fact he was still a little excited inside.

"The Legend of Zhen Huan" was actually only a movie he and his wife were optimistic about. The investment from Diyi was tens of millions higher, and the copyright was very expensive, so they only agreed to bear half of the investment.

Now that Xu Ge has entered the game, most of the funds have been collected, and the remaining share can be found at any time.

"Director Zheng, happy cooperation!" Xu Ge laughed heartily and happily after the initial agreement was made verbally.

Although the investment in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is nearly 7 million, even Zheng Xiaolong may not be able to guess how high the income will be.

Two years later, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" sold for a sky-high price of 76 million with a super-long series of 300 episodes and an extremely high price of 2.28 million episodes.
Just from the first broadcast rights alone, it made a huge profit of 5000 million, and this TV series has an excellent long-tail effect.
Even ten years later, millions of royalties will be paid every year.

This wave only relies on the copyright of a novel and a little investment.
In exchange for a mountain of gold,
This deal is like Qin Shihuang touching the wires and winning!
"Director Zheng, right now I have a lot of things to do and many projects at hand. If I want to really start "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the best time is the end of the year.

However, you can ask Liu Lianzi to write the script first, and then look for suitable actors.
The preparations are almost done, so I can free up my hands here. "

The investment for "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is as high as 7 million, and 35% of the investment requires 2450 million.
Xu Ge is so poor right now, how can he afford so much money now?
We can only put it off until we get the money.

"Okay, Director Xu, don't worry, my wife and Liu Lianzi are both talented writers, so they will definitely be able to handle the screenwriting work properly.

I will also discuss preparations with Mr. Cao on the crew side.
I will contact you again after the casting of several protagonists. "

"Okay, then I'll leave everything to Director Zheng. I'll be waiting for your good news in Jinling."

After sending away Zheng Xiaolong and his wife who had achieved their wish, Xu Ge suddenly started to have a headache again.

At present, "Happy Family" has just started filming, and it is basically impossible to expect it to make money.

The filming of "Step by Step" has only started for a month, and it is far from being completed, so don't expect it.

Although Mianjiang is developing rapidly, it has been moving forward with debt. Even if it is better without asking him to add money, it will not be able to squeeze out funds at all.

Last time Xu Ge borrowed 2 million through the studio, although there was still 1 million left,

However, in addition to maintaining daily expenses, this money will be used for a lot of purposes next month and cannot be used for the time being.

Therefore, Xu Ge has only two options at the moment, either to use the Mianjiang loan of 2000 million,

Or start a new project to make money quickly.

"Your Name" will be officially launched at the end of the year, and the initial investment is not small.

It’s too stressful and uneconomical to take out a loan now.

After much thought, Xu Ge finally decided to launch a new project called Dumping Kuai.

Grab a handful of big ones and fill in the gaps.

"Old Zhu, call Zimo Baike up tonight and let's have a drink together."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ge sighed softly: "I hope you won't let me down..."

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"Zimo, Lao Bai, Lao Zhu, Xiao Ai, cheers!"

"cheers!"

At a familiar late-night snack stall and familiar seats, Xu Ge took Ni Ni and Liu Dunzimo to drink and have sex again.

In the night, Ni Ni sat quietly next to Xu Ge, saying nothing.

The five grown men were happily bragging, chatting, drinking and having sex. They were so happy.

Since his debut, Xu Ge has successively filmed many works such as "Chen Qianqian", "Wanwan" and "Bottom Hot Girl".
It has also invested in "Bu Bu Jing Xin", and has initially made plans for popular animation film and television dramas such as "Your Name" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Among all projects, there is no doubt that the "Wanwan" series, which seems to be the lowest and least existential, has the highest investment return ratio.

"Wan Wan 1" only invested 40 yuan, but finally succeeded in making a net profit of tens of millions.

"Wanwan 2" invested one million, plus 200 million in dividends. If the dividends were not donated to the disaster area, the net profit would have been at least 2 million.

The key is that the production speed of these two projects is super fast. From project establishment to launch, it only takes one month.

No matter which company you are in,
Projects that can make money quickly like this are the boss's favorite.

At this time, facing a group of die-hard brothers who started their careers, Xu Ge was filled with emotion.

"Old Bai, do you blame me for not dragging you into the film and television industry? I keep letting you wander in the online drama circle?"

After raising his glass and touching it with Bai Ke, Xu Ge sighed softly.

"Old Xu, to be honest, yes!" Bai Ke poured all the beer in the cup into his mouth, put down the cup, and looked directly at Xu Ge with red eyes: "In terms of relationship, we have lived together for two years after all.
In terms of ability, I think that although I am not outstanding, I am definitely above the standard.

Not to mention Zhang Yi, even Chen Xiao, who is a pure vegetarian like me, has been favored by you. He has appeared in the film industry and is now being favored by you to play the second male lead in Bubu Jingxin.
Many times I want to beat you up and ask you if I have offended you in any way? "

Xu Ge: "..."

"Ahem, Lao Xu, Lao Bai, he drank too much and is talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart." Lao Zhu quickly smoothed things over.

"Yes, Lao Bai just said what he said without meaning." Xiao Ai also defended Bai Ke.

Liu Dunzimo opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

Ni Ni still sat calmly in Xu Ge, saying nothing.

"I'm telling the truth." Bai Ke poured another glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and continued: "Old Xu, do you think I'm ungrateful and a white-eyed wolf?
In just one year, you transformed me from a poor student to a big internet celebrity, earning millions a year.
But I am so dissatisfied that I have to look forward to Shu. Are you disappointed? "

"Old Bai, tell the truth, yes!"

Bai Ke: "..."

"Haha, why, you are allowed to tell the truth, but I am not allowed to tell the truth?" Xu Ge laughed and slapped Bai Ke heavily on the shoulder: "You can only tell the truth if you treat me as a true brother, but I can't tell the truth if I treat you as a true brother. How about lying to you? Doesn’t the truth hurt? Do you want me to continue? "

"Yes, it's really hurtful. You continue." Bai Ke nodded silently.

"Okay, then I'll say something more hurtful."

Xu Ge put down his wine glass and stood up, watching the three of them in vain.

“Since ancient times, many people can share adversity, but few can share wealth and honor.

Ask yourself, you know exactly how I treat you. "

"I dare not say that the treatment I give you is unparalleled in the world, but I dare to pat my chest and say that I am the best in Great Xia!"

After a pause and looking at the people with different eyes, Xu Ge directly started to call the names: "Zimo, I heard that Tudou Wang Hui approached you. How was the treatment offered? Are you excited?"

"Baike, Wang Zhongjun should have talked to you and promised a lot of resources and benefits, right?
But think about it for yourself, except for Wang Dachui, with your current ability, if you are asked to act in a TV series, can you escape the shadow of Wang Dachui? "

"Old Zhu Xiao Ai, I won't say much more. You are the best partners for Zimo and Bai Ke. No matter where they go, they will lose their luster without you.
On the contrary, without them, you are nothing. "

The four of them bowed their heads in silence, and no one said a word.

Ni Ni glanced at Xu Ge worriedly, with helplessness in his eyes.

"Hahaha, when people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. This is nature."

Xu Ge stood up and poured wine for the four of them, and continued: "We are brothers after all. No matter what choice you make, I hope that you will have a better future."

"I won't say any more unnecessary nonsense. I won't stay if you want to leave.

I won’t pretend to waive your liquidated damages, either.

This is what you owe me, and I can take it with peace of mind. "

With that said, Xu Ge raised his glass again: "Come, have a drink together, and wish you a bright future.

After finishing this drink, if you want to stay, you can wait for me at the company tomorrow afternoon.
If you want to leave, please pay liquidated damages. I will never deliberately embarrass you. "

The four people from Bai Ke were poached, which Xu Ge expected.

After all, the "Wan Wan" series is too profitable, but Xu Ge now reuses Zhang Yi, Chen Xiaoluo and Jin.
It is normal for the four of them to have emotions.

But when all this happened, Xu Ge still felt sad.

To be honest, he really cared deeply about these four people, especially Bai Ke, Liu Dun and Zimo.
In fact, he had already made plans for the future of several people.

It's just that with the current abilities of a few people, it's simply impossible for them to enter the film industry.

Xu Ge didn't know if they understood his painstaking efforts.

I don’t know if the four of them will rebel in the face of high-paying poachers and huge promises of money.
But Xu Ge knew that if they left him, they would definitely regret it for the rest of their lives!
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"Erni, how many people can I see tomorrow?
Will the two of us, the veterans who started the studio, be left alone in the end? "

After supper,

Xu Ge and Ni Ni walked along the riverside.

Although Xu Ge concealed it well, Ni Ni still saw loneliness and heartache in his eyes.

"Xu Ge, life is impermanent. Thinking more openly is better than anything else." Ni Ni held Xu Ge's hand distressedly and put his cold hand in her arms to warm it: "No matter what they do, I will definitely and forever I won’t leave you.”

"Thank you, Erni." He rubbed Ni Ni's cute little head lovingly, and a trace of guilt suddenly flashed in Xu Ge's heart.

But soon, this trace of guilt disappeared without a trace.

After all, Xu Ge is an adult,

I know very well that all the oaths made in love are unreliable.

I remember when Ni Ni said he would never be separated from so-and-so, but in the end his name was written backwards?

Although Xu Ge thinks he is 100 times stronger than someone, if he ever falls down, he will never dare to gamble. Ni Ni will never leave him.

"Xu Ge, this Huayi is nothing. We have made so much money for them with "Bottom Hot Girl".
They just dig out the back foot for nothing, this is too much!

And Wang Hui, how much did "Wan Wan" help him?If it weren't for you, Tudou would have become the number one video website in Daxia so quickly?

But now that he had finished eating, he turned around and wanted to poach Liu Dunzimo away. He really didn't want to lose face. Ni Ni said angrily.

"There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in the world, only permanent interests."

Xu Ge put his arms around Ni Ni's shoulders, raised his head to look at the moon, and said with a smile: "Hua Yijia has a great cause and is already arrogant. I didn't take him with me in "Happy Family" this time. He was using this method to warn me.

Wang Hui is too small-minded and too narrow-minded. Now that Tudou is developing more and more smoothly, he feels that he doesn't need me anymore, so of course he will think of starting his own business. "

"Well, I don't want to embarrass you, but if you do the first year of junior high school, then I will do the fifteenth.

Let's have a good fight and see who can have the last laugh? "

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