Seeing that the effect was almost there, Zeng Jia stopped dwelling on the topic, and then put on a happy smile and said, "Brother, let me tell you some good news. "Conquer" has started to make a profit!"
"So fast?" Li Tang said a little surprised.
Although he knew that "Conquer" was very effective when it was piloted on Blue Whale Channel. For this reason, Jiangsu Channel was attracted to purchase the broadcast rights and negotiated a very good price, 50,000 per episode, and 20 episodes would be one. million.
You must know that the average acquisition price of TV series these days is usually around 40,000 per episode. Not long ago, the Science and Education Channel of Zhejiang Station, Ningbo Station and Wenzhou Cable Station jointly won the national premiere rights to "The Condor" at a price of 80,000 per episode, setting a record for a local station to acquire a TV series. At that time, the media even wrote a special report on "Why TV Series Are Selling at High Prices".
Of course, this is only a local station. If it is broadcast nationally by CCTV or a star, and there is an exclusive agreement for the first broadcast, then the first broadcast broadcast rights of the TV series may be sold for 300,000 to 500,000 per episode. This kind of TV series is generally limited to large-scale productions, such as "The Swordsman", "Water Margin" and so on.
There are also low-cost sitcoms, such as "Northeast Family", which was exclusively broadcast on CCTV in the past two years and only cost 70,000 yuan per episode.
Sell it to local stations, even though the price is not high, only tens of thousands per episode, but if your TV series is popular, it can often be sold to dozens or even hundreds of TV stations at prefecture-level cities and above nationwide, and the accumulation Less becomes more, and the cumulative number may be far more than 300,000 to 500,000 an episode.
"The Condor", which has a poor reputation, is currently following this path. "Conquest", which was not favored by people at the beginning and was even disliked, is naturally following this path.
The total investment in "The Condor" was 40 million. When Li Tang called Zhang Beard to wish him New Year's greetings last time, Zhang said to him that even though "The Condor" was sold at a high price in Zhejiang, it still had to be sold to recover the investment. It is estimated that it will take less than half a year to reach more than a dozen provinces, but the poor reputation of the premiere of "The Condor" really makes Lao Zhang very worried.
Although "Conquest" has a good reputation, and the initial acquisition cost from Gao Qunshu was only 5 million, it is small after all, with only twenty episodes in total, and both the popularity and the filming quality of the TV series itself are far inferior to "Shoot" Carving". Li Tang originally estimated that it would take about half a year to recover his investment.
After half a year, when the popularity subsides, the price of the second and third rounds may be less than one-third of the first broadcast, or even lower, and the final profit may not be optimistic. Unless there are phenomenal TV series like "Journey to the West" or "Huanzhugege" that have strong vitality and long-lasting popularity, then it is possible to collect money every year.
"Hehe, I really didn't expect "Conquer" to be so popular. Now, in addition to Jiangsu TV, a total of seven TV stations including Jiangxi, Anhui, and Hu Jian have purchased the broadcast rights, with a total contract amount of 5.6 million. , there are currently several provincial and municipal TV stations in the process of discussing it, and I estimate that it might be able to sell for 15 million to 20 million by the end of the year." Zeng Jia said with a proud smile.
At the same time, she didn't know whether to praise her boss's discerning eye or her good luck. It was just a temporary idea, but she accidentally hugged the golden doll.
"So much?"
Li Tang couldn't help but be a little speechless, and then he couldn't help laughing and said: "If Lao Gao knew, his intestines would turn green with regret!"
Zeng Jia said: "That can only be blamed on his bad fate. If he hadn't been selling it, we wouldn't have had the chance to buy it. And if the situation at that time was not handled well, it might be in our hands."
Li Tang thought about it, too. Lao Gao was somewhat unkind at the time, thinking he had been taken advantage of.
"Oh, by the way, how is the work connection at Jiang Qinqin's studio going?" Li Tang just remembered and asked.
Zeng Jia pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I was about to report this matter to you. Teacher Jiang said that this matter was originally instigated by you, so she ignored it and left everything to your discretion."
"What do you mean by letting me decide what to do? Does she still want to be a hands-off shopkeeper?"
Li Tang couldn't help frowning. You said that Teacher Jiang is too ambitious.
"You're right, Teacher Jiang is the only one with Xiao Tang, and we even need us to help her build the shelves in the studio. Besides, there's not even a workplace now."
Li Tang couldn't help shaking his head and asked: "What about the shares?"
In order to show the sincerity of cooperation, Shengtang Film and Television will also invest in Mr. Jiang’s studio.
Zeng Jia also looked speechless and said: "Originally, I was considering 37 or 46, with Teacher Jiang holding the controlling stake. So I proposed a 50-50, an imaginary number for each of us. I originally wanted to wait for her to counter-offer. , but she immediately agreed. Then she said, "I'll let you figure it out later."
"well--"
Li Tang thought for a while and then said: "In this way, you can help her find an office nearby. It doesn't need to be too big. Call a few people from us to help her set up the publicity and planning shelves first. Work. Let Xiao Tang be the person in charge of the office first, and also serve as her agent. In addition, we will help her find an assistant, someone who can do more, and the most important thing is..."
Before Li Tang finished speaking, Zeng Jia smiled and said: "The most important thing is reliability, right? Brother, don't worry, I promise to help our teacher Jiang find a capable and reliable assistant, who will definitely satisfy teacher Jiang." "
In addition to Teacher Jiang being satisfied, of course the boss is also satisfied.
Jiang Qinqin's studio was settled, and Li Tang was relieved of his worries. In fact, Teacher Jiang seems to have left everything to him, and there must be some small thoughts hidden in it. It is nothing more than to show his attitude to him and at the same time completely bind the two of them together in their careers.
Of course Li Tang knew this very well, and was even secretly proud of it. In the final analysis, it was the man's vanity that was at play.
In the afternoon, Ning Hao came over with a rough cut version of his graduation work.
After not seeing each other for two months, this guy has obviously become a lot darker. Speaking of which, Li Tang admired his persistence. He took 200,000 yuan to form a small crew of more than 20 people, and spent more than 20 days without a break during the Chinese New Year. In his place In his hometown of ice and snow, Huairen completed this graduation work, which is a rough cut version of three hours long.
This guy had already learned from Zeng Jia that Li Tang was trying to recommend his work to the Cannes Film Festival. He was overjoyed and nervous. During the screening, he even peeked at Li Tang's expression from time to time. Seeing Li Tang's eyes always focused on the screen and smiling knowingly as the plot unfolded, I felt a little relieved.
The story of this movie called "Incense" is actually very simple. It tells the story of a small, remote temple where a Buddha statue fell down, so the monks in the temple raised money to repair the Buddha statue. After being rejected by the relevant departments and having the charity money confiscated, in the end, I started to cheat in desperation. After finally collecting 3,000 yuan to repair the Buddha statue, I was told that the small temple was being built in The roadbed for the road to be built will soon be demolished.
The story is full of black humor from the origin to the process to the final result. On the surface, the movie seems to tell a story that reflects social issues, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that the story is quite profound.
For example, the cause of the incident was that the young monk's shoes were torn in the middle of winter. In desperation, he took out the cloth covering the Buddha statue to mend the shoes, which led to the collapse of the Buddha statue. At the end of the story, the Buddha statue was repaired, but he was told that the temple was going to be demolished.
Moreover, the young monk in the film repeatedly emphasized the motivation for building Buddhist statues: Every family in the village kills sheep, so there must be a temple, and there must be a Buddha statue in the temple. If the Buddha statue is gone, the temple will be gone, and the monk will not be able to do it. Isn’t it okay to practice Buddhism again after the Buddha statue is born? No, because then the New Year incense money will be gone, and the young monk’s living expenses will also be lost.
The young monk had to mend his shoes in the middle of winter out of a desire for food and clothing. Being a monk was his profession, and it was also a desire for food and clothing. From the beginning to the end, the desire to "renovate Buddha statues" triggered by this desire has never been achieved. To put it simply, this is a story that begins with desire and ends with failure.
This film seems to have a strong pseudo-documentary style, but it is still very distinctive in terms of character creation. For example, the actor who plays the little monk is tall, thin, honest and dull, especially the bridge of his nose. Wearing a pair of myopia glasses that looked cheap at first glance, added an inexplicable sense of joy.
For this reason, Li Tang specifically asked: "Is this a professional actor, or is he a real monk?"
Ning Hao said with a bit of embarrassment: "No, he is the one who drew pictures when I was young."
Coincidentally, Diao Yinan's "Uniform" found an oil painting teacher from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts as the male protagonist, and Ning Hao also found a painter. Let’s also think of the male and female protagonists in Wang Xiaoshuai’s debut novel “Winter and Spring Days” who are not only teachers at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, but are now well-known painters.
Maybe the painter, in addition to his aesthetics, also has a sense of lens. Because they know what kind of state is the most beautiful and natural.
While watching, Li Tang initially felt that Ning Hao, like Diao Yinan, was deeply influenced by Section Chief Jia. They were also small people trying to survive. Every small person was so humble. He just wanted to live. It's just better, but the general environment will always be one obstacle after another for him.
It didn’t dawn on me until I finished reading it.
Compared with the pickpockets, gangsters, and delinquent women portrayed by Chief Jia in "Xiao Wu", each character is very extreme and marginal, so marginal that even Chinese people feel unfamiliar.
However, the characters shown in Ning Hao's shots are vivid. For example, when the Buddha statue fell down, the villagers asked the young monk how much it would cost to repair the Buddha statue. After all, every family slaughtered sheep and needed spiritual comfort to alleviate the crime of killing. But when the little monk quoted three thousand, the big guys looked at me and I looked at you, their eyes wandering, and no one said a word. The little people behaved vividly, much like the uncles and aunts around them.
Second update! I weakly ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
