Huayu is free to do as you like

After posting on Weibo, Gu Wei stopped paying attention to the comments on the Internet, packed up and went to the company.

Since June, several Hollywood blockbusters have been released in the domestic film market. "Edge of Tomorrow" released on the 6th is an action science fiction blockbuster starring Tom Cruise, with a box office of 160 million in its first week. After more than two weeks, It was released and the box office gradually approached 400 million.

On the 13th, a Hollywood monster movie [Godzilla] was released. It achieved a good result of 230 million in the first week, and it is estimated that the landing point will be within 500 million.

Gu Wei checked and found that "The Breakup Master" will be released on the 26th, followed closely by "Transformers 4: Age of Extinction". You must know that "Transformers 3" released in 2011 has won 1 billion in China. At the box office, it became the second blockbuster in Chinese film history to have a box office of over 1 billion, the first being "Avatar".

The IP "Transformers" is still very influential in China. Deng Chao allowed his first film to compete with such a Hollywood blockbuster. I have to admire his courage.

"Mr. Gu, the editing of [Yu Zui] has been produced. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

Gu Wei was still checking his cell phone in the office when Zhao Mingcheng knocked on the door and came in to tell him the news.

When he heard this, he was shocked, got up and walked out.

"Director Zhang Rui is in the company, right?"

While walking, Gu Wei asked Zhao Mingcheng beside him.

"After returning to Beijing after finishing filming, Director Zhang Rui spent every day in the editing room working with the editor on post-production."

Gu Wei nodded after hearing this.

[Yu Zui] The filming cost of this TV series is 30 million, which may not seem very high, but you must know that the two seasons of this TV series only have 24 episodes, which means that the shooting cost of each episode is more than 1 million.

This is considered well-made among online dramas.

Original Time and Space [Yu Zui] achieved great fame, but later it was not as profitable as people imagined.

After all, not long after the show became popular, it was ordered to make rectifications and was quickly taken offline. Therefore, the income is far less than expected, and it can only be said that there is no loss.

But things are different now. The filming of "Yu Zui" in the previous life can be said to have no reputation at all. There is no star in the whole show except Zhang Yishan, and even Zhang Yishan himself is just a has-been child actor.

It is very rare to be able to sell a film in the end without losing money.

And now Gu Wei's company has [Princess Princess] Zhu Yu at the front, and now the crew of [Yu Zui] has added Zhang Tianai, Li Xian and others. From the perspective of online dramas, it can be said that the lineup is luxurious.

It is also created by the original team of "Prince Princess", and various video websites have high expectations for "Yu Zui".

Now that the TV series is about to be produced, it depends on who sells it and how much it costs.

It is impossible to get the same share as [Princess]. The video website is not a fool. If it knows that the TV series will be a big hit, it will definitely use the buyout method. Gu Wei is also worried that it will be rectified in the future and will sell it at the starting price.

Gu Wei took Zhao Mingcheng to the company's small screening room, where director Zhang Rui was already waiting.

"Director Zhang, thank you for your hard work!"

Gu Wei stretched out his hand to shake Zhang Rui's hand and said looking at his tired expression.

"It's nothing, I just did what a director should do, all for the sake of the TV series."

Without too much nonsense, a few people sat down and started watching the finished film.

After watching several episodes in a row, Gu Wei signaled that there was no need to watch any more.

The style of this version of [Yu Zui] has not changed, and the quality is higher than the original version.

Gu Wei's heart was put in his stomach.

In the TV series, "Yu Zui" played by Zhang Yishan is of course the absolute protagonist. The characteristics of this character are very suitable for Zhang Yishan. His performance is not inconsistent at all, and it is lifelike.

What is even better than the original version is that the other characters in the play, the heroine "Lin Yujing" played by Zhang Tianai, "Xie Bing" played by Li Xian, and "Shen Jiawen" played by Yang Caiyu, are all more brilliant than the original version.

Others who watched the TV series only thought that the actors in the TV series performed well. Only Gu Wei had a comparison in his heart, so he could better discover the wonderful aspects of their performances.

The same role played by different actors will be very different.

After the production of [Yu Zui] was completed, Gu Wei wasted no time and immediately organized people from several major video platforms to attend an internal viewing party.

Several video platforms are also very positive about this web series that they have coveted for a long time.

The company's deputy general manager responsible for film purchase was dispatched one after another.

It is said that there are several major video websites, but in fact there are only Qiguo, Tengxun Video, Youku Video and the recently rising LeTV Video.

The three major video websites are established players. LeTV Video is backed by LeTV Group and is a rising star.

However, LeTV has purchased a batch of online broadcast rights for TV movies very early. In addition, LeTV is now at its peak. Boss Jia wants to create an ecological closed loop for the LeTV series, and the video platform is one of the links, so there is a lot of money. He throws money around like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

Mrs. Gan, the proprietress of LeTV, came personally.

It seems that among these four platforms, Tengxun Video is the most powerful. It is backed by Tengxun Group. In the past few months, it has attracted a large number of members due to the popularity of "Prince Concubine's Promotion Story", and it has also made money in advertising. I made a lot of money and enjoyed the benefits of working with Gu Wei, so I was very positive this time.

Although LeTV Video is slightly weaker than Tengxun, he is the most daring to spend money. He followed Accountant Jia’s strategy of rapidly developing and spreading money. People in LeTV did not hesitate to spend a lot of money in order to achieve their goals. After all, the money was obtained from financing. , they don’t feel bad at all.

Compared with the two of them, Youku and Qi Guo are inferior in terms of strength and courage.

The final result of the transaction surprised Gu Wei. Mrs. Gan, on behalf of LeTV Video, used a price of 3 million per episode to beat Tengxun Video's offer of 2.6 million and purchased the exclusive online broadcast rights of "Yu Zui".

[Yu Zui] has a total of 24 episodes in two seasons, and sold a total of 72 million online exclusive broadcast rights.

The cost of the TV series is 30 million, the revenue from embedded advertising is 15 million, and the total profit is 57 million.

An online drama took less than half a year to produce and made more than half a billion in profit. Gu Wei was very happy that he had received the money for a large villa.

But there is another important point. After signing the contract with LeTV, you must urge them to pay immediately.

After all, it is well known that LeTV defaulted on payments to suppliers.

Fortunately, that was 17 years later, and LeTV is still in a prosperous stage.

The rights to broadcast the online drama this time were also a one-time deal, and they had no reason to default. They paid [Wei Tianxia] soon after signing the contract.

After the deal was completed, Sun Zhonghuai, the boss of Tengxun Video, made a special call to Gu Wei to explain why he didn't buy [Yu Zui].

"Mr. Gu, after I got back, I specifically talked to Vice President Zhang who went to buy the movie.

The explanation he gave me was that "Yu Zui" is definitely a good drama that can be a hit, but the scale is a bit too big. If LeTV increases the price, the risk of later online screening will be too high.

Vice President Zhang used to be the director of the film selection department of the provincial radio station, and I still have great trust in his ability.

It’s just a pity that I couldn’t continue to cooperate with Mr. Gu this time. "

"Mr. Sun, you are so polite. We have cooperated so happily before, and we will have another chance in the future."

Sun Zhonghuai explained to Gu Wei why he didn't buy it, and his attitude was very sincere.

He attaches great importance to Gu Wei's company and himself.

Because of the purchase of [Prince Concubine’s Promotion] from Gu Wei, the three major video websites that were originally on par with each other suddenly became dominated by Tengxun Video, no matter in terms of number of members, video clicks or even advertisements. In terms of profitability, it is better than the other two.

But this matter changed at the beginning of this month, and Youku Video caught up soon after. The reason was that Youku purchased another TV series "Gu Jian Qi Tan" starring Gu Wei. As soon as this fairy tale idol drama was launched With an unstoppable momentum, it broke various TV series webcast records.

It is only a matter of time before the momentum surpasses [Princess]. It will attract a lot of traffic to Youku and make a lot of money from advertising fees.

Sun Zhonghuai was not surprised. "The Princess" became popular because of its novel subject matter, and "The Legend of Ancient Swords" was simply of high quality. How could a small online drama be compared with a major Xianxia drama with an investment of hundreds of millions.

There are two consecutive TV series that are popular on the Internet, one is produced by Gu Wei Company, and the other is starring himself. This made Sun Zhonghuai pay more attention to the cooperation with Gu Wei, so when the cooperation failed, he hurriedly called to explain to avoid affecting the relationship between the two companies.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei couldn't help but sigh, the professional's vision is unique, even the scale issues have been taken into consideration, and he deserves to be from the TV station.

At LeTV Group, Boss Jia is watching the purchased online drama "Yu Zui" with Mrs. Gan.

After a few episodes were aired, Boss Jia said to Mrs. Gan next to him, "Honey, you have really good vision. I think this drama will definitely be a hit and will not be inferior to the previous "Prince Concubine's Promotion".

Your 72 million is a lot of money for LeTV Video. "

Mrs. Gan's pretty face flashed with a hint of complacency, "I originally had the idea of ​​filming a self-made web series, but I never had the chance to start it. Especially the one called "The Princess", I really like it."

Boss Jia smiled when he heard this.

“It’s not too late now, we can invest in filming our own web series on our platform.

But we also need to maintain a good relationship with Gu Wei. Judging from his resume, he is an absolute talent and there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. "