I am a leader in the entertainment industry

Chapter 144: Talks

Li Qi rarely lights a cigar

After receiving the news, the top executives of Miracle Media, including Ning Hao, rushed over. When they heard Li Qi’s intention of CCTV, they couldn’t help but explode.

Yang Xue couldn’t help but say,”Isn’t this too deceptive? They clearly know the cost of this play, and the level of this play. The level of the picture and special effects of this play is something that even CCTV can’t produce themselves, but they only give us a price that is bound to make us lose money? Isn’t this clearly robbing us!”

Xiao Jiaer sneered and said,”It’s impossible for the station to believe the cost we reported. They will definitely think we are exaggerating. Besides, it’s CCTV, with its big, golden legs!”

After a pause, she smiled and said to Yang Xue:”Just understand it this way, ‘217’. Think about it, there are so many newcomers who would rather sign a contract with you to sell themselves without hesitation as long as you agree to sign and support them, do you understand?”

Yang Xue couldn’t help but roll her eyes when she heard this.

Everyone knows the status of CCTV, and to be honest, when Li Qi’s TV series was finally finished, all the senior executives really hoped that the show could be broadcast on CCTV. But even though they knew it, when the matter really fell on their heads, no one was willing to be slaughtered like this!

Everyone was still complaining when Li Qi suddenly remembered and smiled as he mentioned the preferential treatments that Yu Minsheng had promised. Ning Hao grinned and crossed his legs,”Don’t worry, the TV broadcast rights of my play are only worth a few dollars, how much is your play worth? Good fellow, you talk beautifully and you even have to cover the cost. Even if he gives us all the filming costs, so what? You will have to lose 12 million net for this TV series!”

Li Qi turned his head to look at the assistant director Shen Ao and asked with a smile:”Old Shen, what do you think?”

Shen Ao was not qualified to attend this level of conversation, but he was on Li Qi’s list, and he had participated in the company’s previous two productions. Li Qi was also planning to use him more in the future, so Li Qi had someone call him and invite him to this level of meeting. However, his personality made him say almost nothing even when he came. He just listened to what everyone said, and looked like he was thinking.

Being named by Li Qi at this time, he was neither anxious nor hurried. After thinking for a while, he said:”In business, asking for a high price and paying it back is never a one-sided thing. I think that no matter how domineering CCTV is, as long as they are optimistic about this drama and like it, they will definitely still want to buy it. So, I think this price is not a fixed price and can be negotiated!”

Li Qi pursed his lips and took a puff of his cigar.

To be honest, his opinion is very pertinent and is very similar to what Li Qi is thinking.

But at this time, Yang Xue said:”That being said, the price can still be negotiated, but the 30 million is like drawing a line. You can raise the price, but how much it increases is the face I give you!”

At this point, she sneered disdainfully and said,”Let me put it this way, everyone, five million! No matter how you negotiate, they will at most give you another five million! Moreover, there will definitely be a lot of other requests waiting for you!”

Yang Xue looked at Ning Hao and asked,”So, Old Ning, what do you think?”

Ning Hao was about to speak when he heard this, but stopped, staring at me,”Hey, what’s wrong with you? Just call me Old Ning, right? I’m the director of photography for this TV series, can I call you President Ning?”

Yang Xue smiled and said,”Okay, okay, President Ning, what do you think we should do?”

Ning Hao finally calmed down. After thinking for a while, he said,”You ask me, what era is it now? It’s not the cable era anymore! We have so many provincial TV stations in the country, all of which are satellite TV. Theoretically, although they are not as good as CCTV, the audience coverage is also nationwide. With so many choices, why can’t we choose anyone? Why do we have to hang ourselves on CCTV?”

Yang Xue couldn’t help but refute after hearing this,”You can’t say that!

I specially asked someone to make a statistical report before, and that report clearly told us that even the stronger provincial TV stations, such as Mango TV and Blueberry TV, still have a huge gap with CCTV!

Not to mention those TV stations that are generally recognized as conservative in making programs and buying films……

So, the question is, even if we find another buyer and sell it to a provincial TV station, can we achieve the expected effect after it is broadcast?”

After a pause, she emphasized,”This drama is our company’s first film and television work. As everyone knows, we are aiming to make it a hit! If the ratings and influence are not as good as expected, it will directly affect other operations in the next step! By that time, the loss may even be more than 10 million?”

Ning Hao smiled upon hearing this and said,”I don’t think so. First of all, I think we need to clarify a concept, that is, what is considered popular! And what degree of popularity do we expect!”

After a pause, he said,”If you take it to CCTV, it might give you a rating of 7 or 8 points, then of course it’s very popular. If you take it to other local stations, it might only give you 3 or 4 points, but that’s also considered popular. For local stations, a TV series can actually get a rating of 3 or 4 points on provincial satellite TV, that’s amazing. It will sell well in the second and third rounds!”

“Doing this may not be as shocking and influential as becoming an overnight sensation on CCTV, but even if we get a three or four point viewership rating on a provincial station, our Miracle Media, and Li Qi’s status as a director, even if we are registered on so many provincial TV stations across the country, after 5.3, our work will be labeled with a three or four point viewership rating!”

“Besides, the fact that Li Qi is directing a movie has long been known to the world. I don’t know how many of his fans are waiting for this movie! This is a big publicity point. With Li Qi’s current popularity, as long as he promotes it well, it shouldn’t be a problem to increase the ratings by one point. Do you think I’m right?”

Li Qi smiled, neither nodded nor shook his head. (To read the exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

He listened to Yang Xue and Ning Hao arguing for such a long time, but Yang Xue never said a word and just smoked a cigar leisurely. At this time, he noticed that Xiao Jiaer had not spoken much, but looked at him instead,”General Manager Xiao, can you also express your opinion?”