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Chapter 143: How Domineering

Li Qi smiled, nodded, and said,”Once CCTV broadcasts a show and it becomes popular, the copyright is not theirs. They just make some advertising money. CCTV is the leader of domestic TV stations, and they have strong ability to make TV series. They occasionally pay to buy a few TV series from outside. They are definitely not willing to take this loss.”

Yu Minsheng smiled when he heard this, and said nothing. They just understood each other.

CCTV has always been so overbearing, but there is no way around it. It is not only the only national TV station in China, it has an unparalleled large audience group and strong policy support. At the same time, it also has the best TV drama shooting and production capabilities in China so far.

So, it is so domineering, you can play it or not! Anyway, it will still be it even if any person or any TV series is missing, and its status will still be unshakable.

Then, that’s it, your drama must be good, they will buy it, and they also require it to be bought in a package! If you want to sell it to them, then, just imagine that the TV dramas produced by the few film and television companies in China now sell the first broadcast rights, second round screening rights, third round screening rights, etc. to major TV stations in batches. Don’t even think about it.

If this drama becomes popular, it will be sold by CCTV itself!

In short, the principle of dealing with it is that you must give it all the benefits!

However, when Li Qi entrusted this TV series to Yu Minsheng, he already had a premonition in his heart. He was even mentally prepared in advance that this drama would not make a penny.

After all, it was his first drama, so as long as he could make money, he would have reached his bottom line. Then, selling the film to CCTV would certainly lose a lot of possible profits, but on the other hand, selling it to CCTV was the safest way to make the film a hit.

Moreover, through the powerful channels of CCTV, the content can be delivered first to win word of mouth, and then the subsequent films will have the qualifications and endorsements. At that time, it will not be too late to slowly earn the money that this TV series missed.

It was precisely because he had been mentally prepared in advance that Li Qi could remain calm and unmoved no matter what Yu Minsheng said.

At this time, Yu Minsheng looked embarrassed, but he still had to say,”Deputy Director Wang’s idea is to use the noontime theater of a program to premiere this drama, but don’t worry, I will try my best to help you get the evening prime theater of a program. If that doesn’t work, I will also try my best to help you get the evening prime theater of the TV drama channel.””

Li Qi nodded and stopped talking.

Yu Minsheng continued,”I know you put a lot of effort into making this film. For this reason, I heard that you haven’t made any money for your company for more than half a year. The money you invested is a huge sum, 30 million, right?”

Li Qi smiled and said,”It’s less. Up to now, including the cost of special effects production, the money spent on it alone has been more than 41 million, and it will soon be close to 42 million.”

Yu Minsheng’s face became even more unnatural after hearing this.

Of course, what he didn’t know was that in Li Qi’s heart, he didn’t think that the 42 million yuan spent on this play was really all for this play, because as a pioneer, the new equipment and new technology introduced for this play would be used in subsequent productions. In other words, the investment this time would actually be diluted again and again with repeated use.

Therefore, although the total investment has reached 42 million, which is rare in the domestic TV drama industry, and the average cost of each episode is close to 840,000, in fact, Li Qi believes that as long as the first round of broadcast rights can be sold for 30 million, this drama will not be a loss.

At this time, Yu Minsheng continued,”Xiao Qi, we are close friends regardless of age difference, and we understand each other’s minds. I won’t say anything else. I understand what you mean by entrusting this play to me and wanting to sell it to our station. You also know our station’s usual practices, so……”

Li Qi waved his hands and said with a smile:”Hey, don’t worry, whether it will work or not has nothing to do with our friendship! Just tell me, how much money can your station give?”

Yu Minsheng hesitated for a moment, held up three fingers, and said,”This is the result of my repeated efforts. At first, the station was only willing to give 28 million! Of course, there are other benefits.”

After a pause, he saw that Li Qi did not show any anger, and he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the cost of making this drama alone was as high as 42 million. If they just bought the first broadcast, relying on the special status of CCTV, they would give a super low price, which is not unreasonable. But they asked for a package buyout, but only gave a number that was bound to make them lose a lot of money. To be honest, this would make anyone angry.

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Fortunately, Li Qi is still the Li Qi he knew from the very beginning.

No matter what happens, no matter what you face, you will always be calm and steady. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

After a pause, he continued,”For example, Deputy Director Wang told me that as long as you are willing to take on the Magic Phone drama, you can name your actor’s salary. After the filming is completed, the station is willing to use a lot of resources to promote it and make it a key project! For another example, your company has several artists, so you can also arrange for them to play a few roles in the Magic Phone drama.”

“Of course, there are also, for example, isn’t there a movie showing in your company? Ning Hao’s movie, right? Deputy Director Wang means that you should show it in the theaters first, and when the theaters are finished, he can decide on the TV broadcast rights, and our station will take all of them and give you a relatively favorable price!”

He said one thing and Li Qi nodded. He said one thing and Li Qi nodded. When he finished speaking, he asked,”So, what do you think?”

Li Qi smiled and said,”Deputy Director Wang has really thought it through!”[]

Yu Minsheng smiled bitterly and sighed,”Well, it’s alright. You know, I, your elder brother, am only that capable. For this kind of thing, I can only help you with some supporting roles and try my best to gain more benefits for you. That’s the limit.”

Li Qi nodded, looked at Yu Minsheng seriously, and said:”Brother Yu, no matter what, I have to thank you very much! From the initial review to the review, and then to now, you have helped me a lot!”

As he said that, he smiled and said,”Are you busy recently? When are you free? Let’s make an appointment?”

Yu Minsheng smiled and said,”Let’s drink. I’ll be there whenever you call me! This is the TV series.”

Li Qi smiled and said,”How about this, Brother Yu, you tell Deputy Director Wang that it’s such a big thing, I need to think about it carefully, so give me a few days, okay?”

Yu Minsheng hesitated for a moment and nodded.