This star’s style is wrong

While having dinner with Hu Chunsheng, Chen Wenhan did not show any displeasure, but after leaving the hotel, he lost his temper in the car and scolded the agent bloody.

"What are you doing for food? I just made an appointment with a director to come and have dinner with me. The deputy director of Ark Culture went there in person!" Chen Wenhan smashed the half-drunk mineral water directly on the ground.

The manager was also very innocent and explained: "Today's dinner was arranged through connections with Shengqi Entertainment."

Chen Wenhan snorted coldly and said: "Forget it tonight, from now on I will only eat with leaders above the deputy director level."

The agent hesitated for a moment and explained: "Mr. Chen, actually the selection of dramas for the TV station is the job of the chief editor's office. The director and deputy director usually do not interfere in the selection of dramas.

"Even if the TV station has a meeting to make a decision, the director still listens to the opinion of the editor-in-chief."

Generally speaking, the editor-in-chief of each major TV station is indeed responsible for selecting dramas, but the specifics may vary slightly for each TV station.

As for the station director and deputy director, they usually do not attend the TV series producers’ viewing parties.

TV station leaders at the deputy director level and above do not even attend film screenings. Naturally, they do not know which TV series is good and which TV series is not good.

In the end, the leaders of the TV station still have to listen to the opinions of the editor-in-chief and the film selection team.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Shengqi Entertainment inviting the director of the editorial office of Xiangjiang Satellite TV to have dinner.

Of course, some things are special circumstances.

For example, Ark Culture’s dramas are so popular.

Other TV stations send leaders at or above the deputy director level to personally handle the situation. Naturally, Xiangjiang Satellite TV’s deputy director Jiang Minghe went there in person.

Moreover, Jiang Minghe and Fang Xing were relatively familiar with each other, and they had a somewhat friendly relationship when chatting with them.

However, when the matter came to Chen Wenhan, he felt like he was being perfunctory by a director sent by Xiangjiang Satellite TV.

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the next day.

At the work meeting of Xiangjiang Satellite TV.

Hu Chunsheng submitted the film purchase plan for the next quarter.

In this film purchase plan, "Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" was added.

the night before.

Although Chen Wenhan looked down on Hu Chunsheng, the director of the editorial office of Xiangjiang Satellite TV, he still enjoyed eating and drinking.

Chen Wenhan did not show his displeasure in person. He only lost his temper in the car after leaving the hotel.

Moreover, Hu Chunsheng was contacted by Shengqi Entertainment.

After all, Shengqi Entertainment is one of the three major entertainment companies in the country and has indeed a wide network of contacts.

Therefore, when Hu Chunsheng returned to Taiwan to make his film purchase plan for the next quarter, he also added "Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" to his list.

Of course, a film purchase plan is just a plan. Will you buy it in the end? When did you buy it? The leaders in the station still need to discuss and decide.

The film purchase plan was placed in front of every TV station leader who attended the meeting.

Some leaders flipped through it casually.

Since "Nirvana in Fire" is the current focus of Xiangjiang Satellite TV, after the meeting began, Jiang Minghe spoke first:

“On Wednesday afternoon, I had a chat with Fang Xing of Ark Culture.

"The premiere rights for "Nirvana in Fire" haven't been sold yet, but the competition is fierce.

“Donghai TV, Jiangnan TV, and even Kyoto TV all have ideas, and other provincial TVs with lower ratings have more.

“This situation was something we expected from the beginning.

"And, the most important point is that "Nirvana in Fire" can be said to be starred by the original cast of "The Pretender".

"I don't need to tell you about "The Pretender". When our station aired it, the ratings broke through two, making it the king of dramas that year.

"So, if "Nirvana in Fire" can win, the ratings base will not be bad."

The director thought for a moment and asked, "Has there been a viewing party for "Nirvana in Fire"?"

"Not yet, still in the later stages." Jiang Minghe replied.

"Then we still have to wait until after the film screening to decide."

"That's for sure, but our station must be prepared first. Because I heard that some video platforms have offered a guaranteed contract of 100 million yuan. I'm worried that if "Nirvana in Fire" signs a web broadcast first, our station will You have to cooperate with the online broadcast schedule."

Jiang Minghe paused, and then added: "According to my expectation, we have to bid for it on the day of the screening, otherwise we may not be able to compete with other provincial satellite TVs."

Movies purchased by TV stations are all fixed-price transactions, so it is impossible to make a deal without seeing the finished film.

However, video platforms are different.

Video platforms and S-level film and television dramas all sign CPM advertising bill-sharing contracts, and the bill-sharing ratio is fixed.

The most that video platforms can offer is guaranteed contracts.

With the strength of Ark Culture, even if "Nirvana in Fire" is a mediocre film, with a guaranteed contract of 100 million, the possibility of losing money is not high.

Therefore, the video platform can even sign the movie with your eyes closed without watching it.

The same cannot be said for TV stations. They can only set a price based on the quality of the TV series and total investment after seeing the finished film.

Moreover, in recent years, many TV drama producers have begun to adopt online-first solutions.

Because today's young audiences prefer to watch dramas on mobile phones, computers and other online terminals, the size of the audience watching TV stations has been shrinking.

Gradually, TV series have become more profitable on video platforms.

Of course, film and television companies produce TV series to make money. Since the video platform provides more, they naturally give priority to meeting the requirements of the video platform.

This has also led to the fact that in recent years, TV stations have not been as strong as before, and sometimes they have to adjust their schedules to cooperate with video platform broadcasts.

certainly.

For most S-class TV dramas, the producers will talk to TV stations, video platforms and other broadcast platforms to come up with a broadcast plan that satisfies everyone.

The more powerful the producer, the more so.

The current Ark culture already has this kind of confidence.

Because there are too many TV stations that want to premiere Ark Culture TV series.

…

The working meeting of Xiangjiang Satellite TV continues.

Hu Chunsheng made a timely mention: "Shengqi Entertainment has also completed the production of "Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" given to me. This drama also has great potential, and I have joined the film purchase plan."

"Has your chief editing office seen the finished film of this drama?" Jiang Minghe has heard of this drama, and it is a popular costume idol drama now.

Ancient costume idol dramas are considered Xiangjiang Satellite TV’s flagship theme. Several popular ancient idol dramas are released every year, and they are all the ratings champions in the same time period.

Hu Chunsheng shook his head and replied: "It's still in the post-production stage. I've seen a little bit of the first cut. The main actors are all popular stars. The fan base is very good and it's worth paying attention to."

If we only look at the data on paper, "Warm Spring Night in Lotus Tent" is indeed very suitable for Xiangjiang Satellite TV.

Since it is suitable for Xiangjiang Satellite TV, as the deputy director of Xiangjiang Satellite TV, naturally he will not refuse a project that has a high probability of success.

Jiang Minghe nodded and said: "This drama can be followed up. When will the post-production be completed? What schedule does the producer plan to broadcast it on?"

"I heard the producer's idea and want to broadcast it around New Year's Day." Hu Chunsheng said Chen Wenhan's original words.

Jiang Minghe frowned and said: "Ark Culture's "Nirvana in Fire" is also planned to be broadcast on New Year's Day. If you want to buy this drama called "Furong", we will have to decide the broadcast schedule."

A young director from the editor-in-chief's office raised his hand, and after receiving approval, he said: "Director, the marketing strategies of "Warm Spring Night in the Furong Tent" and "Nirvana in Fire" were competitors from the beginning.

"The two dramas have been arguing online for several months. I think the two dramas want to be broadcast at the same time."

Jiang Minghe picked up the information of "Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent", looked at it carefully, and suddenly became happy: "Ha! It's another Pengcheng Capital drama. I saw it was Hanlin Media at first, but I didn't expect it to be Pengcheng Capital again. of."

This is not the first time that Pengcheng Capital and Ark Culture have competed in the field of TV dramas.

Xiangjiang Satellite TV is also in the whirlpool of the battlefield between these two companies.

Last time, that was the case with "Rush" and "Dark Ops."

"Operation Black Wind" was broadcast on two channels at the time, one of which was Xiangjiang Satellite TV.

However, Jiang Minghe was very wise at the time and took the initiative to discuss with the producer to move the broadcast time of "Operation Black Wind" to June.

But, who would have thought.

"Operation Dark Wind" was released in June, but it was caught by the TV station of "Hurry Up" for the second round, and his face was swollen.

For this reason, Xiangjiang Satellite TV almost failed to recoup its costs on the "Operation Black Wind" project.

Now, although the producer of "A Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" has been changed to Hanlin Media, it is actually still a project led by Pengcheng Capital.

Pengcheng Capital seems to be at odds with Ark Culture, and this time "Warm Spring Night in Lotus Tent" and "Nirvana in Fire" collide again.

Jiang Minghe saw that "Warm Spring Evening in the Lotus Tent" was a drama produced by Pengcheng Capital, and he was already psychologically affected. He said in a deep voice: "You should be careful about this drama. Even if you want to buy it, it can only be used to succeed "Nirvana in Fire". I The idea is that "Nirvana in Fire" must be won."

Other leaders of Xiangjiang Satellite TV basically agreed with Jiang Minghe's idea and agreed to give priority to "Nirvana in Fire".

We will talk about other TV series after we get "Nirvana in Fire".

Jiang Minghe thought about it and added: "We still have a good chance of competing for "Nirvana in Fire", but one opponent is very troublesome. Donghai Satellite TV is really close to the water.

"It would be very difficult for "Nirvana in Fire" to be broadcast exclusively, so my idea is to take the initiative to talk to Donghai Satellite TV and have the two stations broadcast "Nirvana in Fire" simultaneously. This will give me greater certainty."

This plan was quickly approved by other leaders.

Because "Nirvana in Fire" is so popular now, it is too difficult for one TV station to compete with all other TV stations. At this time, finding a cooperative TV station and joining forces to participate in the competition will have a much greater chance of winning.

Hu Chunsheng intervened at the right time and asked: "Dear leaders, do you want to follow up the drama "Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent"? This drama is indeed suitable for our station."

Jiang Minghe didn't say anything this time. His current work focus is "Nirvana in Fire" and he doesn't want to worry about other things.

Another deputy director arranged: "Director Hu, it is up to you to follow up on "Spring Night in the Lotus Tent". After watching the finished film, if it is suitable, you can consider purchasing it."

For Xiangjiang Satellite TV, "Warm Spring Evening in the Lotus Tent" is a hot topic, and it is suitable for Xiangjiang Satellite TV's audience. You will not lose money if you buy it.

"Okay, I'll go and contact the film crew." Hu Chunsheng took over the task.

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after a few days.

Shengqi Entertainment once again took the lead and invited Hu Chunsheng, Chen Wenhan, and the creators of "Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" for dinner.

Moreover, this time, Ma Hongcheng and Sun Xinru, who are full of entertainment, are accompanying them.

Because according to the TV station's habit of selecting films, Hu Chunsheng should talk about the film purchase plan this time, which is more formal than the last time.

Chen Wenhan was a little unhappy when he heard that it was Hu Chunsheng again this time.

However, after he went back last time, his agent explained to him the work content of the provincial TV chief editor's office and made it clear Hu Chunsheng's authority.

Therefore, this time, even though Chen Wenhan was a little unhappy, he was still present in person.

"Director Hu, what do the leaders of your station say about "Furong"?" Shengqi Entertainment executives asked proactively.

"The leaders in the station are still very optimistic about "Furong", so they asked me to come and discuss the time for the film screening." Hu Chunsheng answered with a smile.

"Don't worry, you will definitely be satisfied with the quality of "Furong"."

The executives of Shengqi Entertainment looked at Chen Wenhan and asked: "Mr. Chen, how is the post-production progress? When will the viewing party be held?"

Chen Wenhan didn't know very well. He only knew an approximate time: "Probably next month."

"Next month... that's fine too."

Hu Chunsheng had no specific requirements for the time to watch the film. He paused and added: "One thing is that the leaders of the station hope that the broadcast schedule of "Furong" must be determined by our station, and the online video platform must also cooperate with our station. broadcast plan."

When Chen Wenhan heard this request, he immediately frowned and said, "This won't work. I have the final say on the broadcast time."

Hu Chunsheng chuckled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, we'll talk about the rest after the film viewing session is over."

After two meetings, Hu Chunsheng also had a bad impression of Chen Wenhan.

As for the broadcast schedule of "Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent", it's not time to talk about that yet.

Even the screening will have to wait until next month. Before I see the finished film, I am not sure whether I want to buy this drama or not, and there is no need to talk about what will happen next.

The senior management of Shengqi Entertainment knew the working habits of the TV station very well. He frowned and asked, "Lao Hu, tell me what your station director's attitude is towards "Furong"?"

Hu Chunsheng had a very close relationship with this Shengqi Entertainment executive, so when he asked this question, he said truthfully: "I'll just tell the truth.

"Right now, the focus of the station's work is "Nirvana in Fire". Even if "Furong" is purchased, it will most likely be broadcast after "Nirvana in Fire".

"So, after purchasing "Furong", the broadcast schedule has to be decided by the station leaders."

"What?!"

Chen Wenhan's eyes widened, and his anger suddenly surged.

He never expected that when talking about TV stations, "Nirvana in Fire" would always be overshadowed.

Even the broadcast schedule depends on the attitude of "Nirvana in Fire".

The senior executive of Shengqi Entertainment frowned and asked: "As far as I know, the premiere of "Lirvana in Fire" has not yet been sold, but your channel has already won it?"

Hu Chunsheng shook his head and replied: "Not yet, but I listen to the leaders in the station... I am determined to win."

The four words "aim to win" carry a lot of weight.

Chen Wenhan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Are you so confident in "Nirvana in Fire"? I tell you, if you use "Furong" to play "Nirvana in Fire", you will definitely win.

"This time, if "Furong" doesn't smash "Nirvana in Fire" to pieces, I'll twist off its head and use it as a stool for you!"

Hu Chunsheng spread his hands and said: "This... is the decision of the leaders in the station. I have nothing to do."

"Then what's there to talk about! Let me tell you, whenever "Nirvana in Fire" is broadcast, my drama will be broadcast. If I don't win this time, my surname will not be Chen!" Chen Wenhan cursed angrily. He kicked off the chair, slammed the door and left.