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Chapter 63: Praise Me Now

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In the past few days since Li Qi came back, he has been working with his colleagues in the screenwriting team to revise his next TV script, The Legend of the New White Snake.》

Li Qi sat in his office and looked down, feeling happy:”General Manager Xiao, when our company makes money, how about buying this building?”

Xiao Jiaer was sipping her coffee and became furious when she heard this:”Why don’t you go back and sleep a little longer!”

“Um……？”Li Qi looked over in confusion

“I have everything in my dream! I even bought a building? Do you know how much this building is worth?”

“How many?”

Xiao Jiaer crossed her two slender index fingers:”Ten, three, six, three” digits”

Li Qi shook his head and sighed,”There are so many rich people!”

“You are a great boss who doesn’t care about others’ business. I’m so busy here that I want to die, and you still have the mood to talk nonsense!”

“General Manager Xiao, those who are capable should do more work!” Li Qi felt a little guilty and quickly changed the subject,”Isn’t the production of”Startling by Each Step” completed? How did you discuss the distribution?”

“I used several connections with Mr. Cai from Tangren and finally found someone to help get the show to Beijing Satellite TV.”

“The first round of Beijing and Taiwan.” Li Qi was somewhat satisfied,”That’s fine, how much money will they give?”

Each episode is priced at 700,000, a total of 24.5 million

“Don’t be happy too soon. This price is due to the sudden popularity of”Palace Lock Heart Jade”. You don’t know. The more you know about it during this period, the more shocked you are. There are too few TV series that can be broadcast on TV. Many TV series produced by many companies don’t even have the opportunity to be broadcast.”

That’s right, Yang Xiaomi’s”Palace Lock Heart Jade Palace” was aired first, and during the airing period, it can be said to be extremely popular.

In fact, there is a reason why the popularity of”Palace Lock Heart Jade” can be traced back to the past.

The first reason is that”Palace” can be regarded as the originator of palace fighting and time-travel dramas. Although this drama was rumored to be a copy of”Startling by Each Step”, it was broadcast before”Startling by Each Step”, so it received very good ratings. There were no TV dramas of this theme before, although many novels have this topic, so the audience still feels fresh when watching such TV dramas.

The second reason is that it involves intellectual property rights. Because this TV series is controversial, it has attracted a lot of onlookers. In order to be broadcast before”Startling by Each Step”, the filming of this drama was relatively rough. In order to understand whether it involves plagiarism, many people will watch the TV series”Palace Lock Heart Jade” and then compare it with the novel”Startling by Each Step”. Therefore, its negative news also consumed a wave of viewers.

The third reason is the star effect. This TV series selected Yang Xiaomi and Feng Taidi. The combination of handsome men and beautiful women can be said to be quite eye-catching. And their fan base is very large. Because of the star fan effect, their fans also began to promote this TV series. So more and more people began to pay attention to this TV series.

This outrageous plot, coupled with the always topical Yu Ma, made this drama a big hit. Of course, many people think that”Startling by Each Step” is still better than this drama. After all, it is said that”Palace” is a copy of it. Although it was filmed after it, it was broadcast before it, so the plot and filming effect are a bit different. But if people watch it, this drama has a selling point. (To read the exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Xiao Jiaer continued:”Li Qi, let me be honest, can we guarantee that every drama we invest in in the future will be sold? I think the risk is too great!”

Li Qi was a little surprised, and quickly comforted him:”Boss Xiao, everything is difficult at the beginning, you have to have confidence in me, you know my vision, you didn’t miss it, right?”

“Well, do you know how the payment is collected?” Xiao Jiaer raised three fingers and emphasized:”The payment collection process is divided into three steps.

40% is paid after signing the contract, 20% is paid after the TV series is sent to the TV station, and 40% is paid after the broadcast.

If the drama is good and popular, it is easy to deal with.

The TV station has sold advertisements and it will be easier to collect the payment.

If the effect of the drama is not good, once the TV station delays payment or even refuses to pay, we don’t even have a way to check and balance!

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Li Qi asked:”Is the signed contract of no use at all?”

“it works…But are you really going to sue the TV station with the contract? Not to mention the money and energy required for the lawsuit. Don’t forget that the TV station controls the channels, which is equivalent to strangling the lifeline of the producer. Once the lawsuit is filed, the reputation will basically be ruined. Do you still want to make a living in this industry in the future?”

Li Qi took a deep breath. It’s easier said than done!

Xiao Jiaer said:”There are generally two ways to distribute a TV series, besides selling it out directly. The first is to cooperate with CCTV, broadcast it first on CCTV, and then sell it to local TV stations when it becomes popular.

The second is to surround the city from the countryside, starting with local stations. Local stations are divided into local channels and satellite channels. There are many local channels, which can make small profits but quick turnover. Moreover, if the drama is good, once it has become popular and has some influence, it is easy to sell it at a high price when it is broadcast on satellite.

However, both have their pros and cons. The first broadcast rights are hard to sell at a high price, and the second is a big problem to get the money back. I’ve been so busy these days trying to get this show released.”

Xiao Jiaer looked at Li Qi’s embarrassed expression and felt relieved.”Look at how many private film and television production companies have survived? How many of them are doing well?”

Li Qi noticed that Xiao Jiaer’s lips were slightly pursed, and he knew why she said this to him. On the one hand, it was indeed Li Qi’s cognitive blind spot, and on the other hand, it was a compliment, as if she was saying,”Li Qi, come on and praise me, am I really great!” Thinking of this, Li Qi wanted to laugh in his heart, but on the surface he still cooperated with Xiao Jiaer and gave her enough face.

“Li Qi, think about it yourself. There are so many famous directors and movie stars. Don’t they have money? You just took two movies and made millions. Don’t they have money?”

Xiao Jiaer asked a series of rhetorical questions:”Why don’t they use their own money to make movies? Instead, they have to lower their face to attract investment and go to various crews for auditions?”