Xu Huanzi is the leader of the drama team of CCTV, the department in charge of the broadcast of CCTV TV series. At the same time, he will also be responsible for the production projects of some TV series.
Originally, she was really optimistic about "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp" and even went to the original author's house in order to get Tang Peilin to hand over the adaptation rights to CCTV.
Unfortunately, by chance, a novel "The Conspiracy" recommended by her family changed her mind.
After reading "The Conspiracy", she was fascinated by it and spent three days reading the entire novel. After reading the entire novel, I was amazed by the author. Otherwise, how could it be possible to write such a beautiful novel.
As far as the spy suspense theme promoted in newspapers is concerned, there is no novel on the market that can compare to "The Conspiracy."
With the gem "The Conspiracy", "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp" is no longer important.
At this time, she only has one idea, which is to adapt "The Conspiracy" as soon as possible, invest money and resources, and strive to have this TV series meet the people of the country by the end of this year or early next year.
Ever since, Xu Huanzi made a report and immediately applied to Taiwan, hoping to win the rights to adapt the novel "The Conspiracy" and then invest in filming it into a TV series.
The leadership of CCTV quickly agreed to Xu Huanzi's application, and she wanted to contact the author as soon as possible. The novel "The Conspiracy" was published by Contemporary Magazine, which happened to be in Yanjing.
So, she contacted the magazine.
Xu Huanzi said proudly: "Comrade Jiang, I hope to make the novel "The Conspiracy" into our country's first TV series."
She was afraid that Jiang Yulou didn't understand what a TV series was, so she explained: "A TV series is to film a big story into segments and broadcast one segment every day."
In this era, there was no idea of TV series in China. There are TV series in China, but they are all short plays.
"I know, it's a TV show similar to "The Garrison Suicide Squad," right?" Jiang Yulou said calmly.
In 1928, the General Company production of "The Queen's Courier" was broadcast on WGY radio station in New York State. It was America's (and the world's) first television series.
This 40-minute work marks the birth of the first new drama genre in human history.
The first domestic TV series was the black-and-white TV series "One Bite of Vegetable Pancake" produced and broadcast by CCTV in 1958.
In 1978, the first color TV series "Three Relatives" was born, which became a landmark work in the history of domestic TV series development.
"You know?" Xu Huanzi was stunned for a moment, and then thought of Jiang Yulou's identity. He was a student of Yan University. He had never seen anything before, so he started to drink the ecstasy soup. "It's good to know, and it saves me a lot of trouble. Since I signed up After this project, the station attaches great importance to it and is prepared to invest heavily in filming and make it a benchmark for domestic TV dramas."
"Big money?" Jiang Yulou didn't believe it.
China is so poor now. TV dramas are all directly funded by TV stations, and there are many ways to spend money. How much money can be used to film his novels.
Although he didn't believe it, he still asked, "Team Leader Xu, how much money are you planning to invest in Taiwan?"
Xu Huanzi gestured with a number, "One hundred thousand yuan!"
"Only 100,000 yuan." Jiang Yulou's expression became calm again.
"One hundred thousand yuan is a lot." Xu Huanzi explained: "Today's TV drama production funds are generally around 10,000 yuan, and it is not impossible to spend several thousand yuan."
"Haha, three million yuan was invested in "Journey to the West" five years later, and more than six million yuan was invested in "Dream of Red Mansions" six years later, not to mention "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" which invested more than 100 million."
Although her expression was serious, Jiang Yulou couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Of course, times are different, so this comparison is a bit blunt. Furthermore, in terms of purchasing power, 100,000 yuan is not bad, but it is still a bit unsatisfactory for the TV industry.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Yulou said: "Team Leader Xu, it's inappropriate to decide the investment amount before the script is finalized."
"It's not appropriate. But it's the first time for the TV series to be produced, so the pressure is very high." Xu Huanzi said helplessly.
Seeing this, Jiang Yulou could only ask: "How much money can CCTV give me for adapting the novel?"
Seeing him asking about the adaptation fee, Xu Huanzi was stunned again. This Comrade Jiang... is really upright.
"The current standard set by our station is that the copyright royalty fee is one thousand yuan. If you are also a screenwriter, you can get an additional three hundred yuan." Xu Huanzi said.
Jiang Yulou's eyes jumped when he heard this.
The copyright royalty is only one thousand, which is not even his royalties. Even if the screenwriting fee is included, it is too little.
Jiang Yulou shook his head repeatedly and said: "Team Leader Xu, the price you gave is too low. The basic royalties for this novel alone are 2,400 yuan."
"Comrade Jiang, our TV station relies on state funding. Although the production budget is 100,000 yuan, TV production costs a lot of money. If you ask for a higher price, the standard of TV production will be lower." Xu Huanzi complained.
After Xu Huanzi said this, Jiang Yulou remembered that it seemed to be the case.
There is no advertising revenue these days, and TV stations rely entirely on state funding.
Hey, that's not right. I remember that in 1979, CCTV learned to play advertisements in TV programs.
Jiang Yulou pondered for a moment, thinking about how to gain greater benefits for himself, "Team Leader Xu, haven't you ever thought about soliciting sponsorship?"
"Pursuing sponsorship?" Xu Huanzi was stunned. What was going on in this young man's head? Why was he different from others?
She felt that she couldn't keep up with Jiang Yulou's thinking, "What does soliciting sponsorship mean?"
Jiang Yulou smiled and said: "For example, find some businesses to advertise in our TV series, as well as the cost of actors, props, etc., are all within the scope of sponsorship."
"Advertising, is that okay?"
Xu Huanzi was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Jiang Yulou meant, "It seems that no TV station in China has done this..."
"Why not? Didn't CCTV broadcast advertisements? Didn't advertisers pay for it?"
Facing Jiang Yulou's series of questions, Xu Huanzi felt increasingly overwhelmed: "Yes, there is, but it's different..."
"Why is it different? Don't they all take money from advertisers? And this money is also earned in the station and cannot reach you or me." Jiang Yulou said.
"Comrade Jiang, are you giving me this trick just to get more adaptation fees?"
"Making more money is one thing, but I also hope that the station will have more money to produce this TV series."
Xu Huanzi was silent for a moment, and then said: "Comrade Jiang, this is not a trivial matter. I have to ask the station leader for instructions."
"I see."
After Xu Huanzi left with a heavy heart, Ji Zhenghuai couldn't help but said: "Yulou, what do you think?"
