Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

A film won four awards, and director Mingliang immediately became a noticeable figure at the awards ceremony.

There are endless compliments from beautiful directors and new generation directors.

As for the theme song "Old Boy" of the same name, NetEase Cloud, QQ Music, and Kugou Music have signed a copyright purchase agreement with Qingmanglu Band in advance. When Yu Dongqing and others played this song at the award ceremony, the three major music The number of playback and downloads of this song on the platform soared, reaching a terrifying 2 million times within two hours!

And the number is increasing.

On the way back from the party, Yu Dongqing said with a smile: "Meiliang, you are famous now. You see, the hosts call you a talented woman and a new generation director."

"Brother-in-law, please stop teasing me, right?" Meili rolled her eyes at him;

"That's a compliment. I know it very well. I made a short film and relied on the help of you and my friends to complete it. Your theme song of the same name also added a lot of color to the film. It's so far away The new generation of directors are still far behind."

Ah?

He was quite sober, and was not dazzled by the flowers and applause.

Worth a thumbs up.

"My teacher also watched it and said that although the overall shooting was good, there were still many problems in detail processing and post-editing. He asked me to summarize it carefully and write a report for him to read."

Meiliang said, sticking out her tongue playfully: "My teacher is very strict."

oh.

Yu Dongqing met his teacher once when he went to the China National Theater to watch a play directed by Meili Meili last year. Zhang Wenqing was a well-known director in the industry.

With his cultivation, Mingmei can grow rapidly.

At this moment, Mingliang's cell phone rang. She had a look of surprise on her face when she answered the call, and she looked excited when she hung up the phone:

"Brother-in-law, a manager from iQiyi's film and television department just called and said that he wants to buy the copyright of "Oldboy". If you are interested, you can make an appointment to discuss it with their company!"

"That's a good thing," Yu Dongqing said with a smile, "At least the cost I invested can be recovered."

The budget for this micro-movie "Oldboy" was 200,000 yuan at first, and Yu Dongqing invested 180,000 yuan. As a result, the cost increased with the filming, and it reached 320,000 yuan by the time post-production was completed. This does not include Yu Dongqing and others singing this theme song for free.

"Well, you call them back and make an appointment to talk with them." Yu Dongqing said.

"Brother-in-law, you are your investor, why don't you go?" Meiliang asked.

I'm tired of having to negotiate again.

Now Yu Dongqing's biggest headache is negotiating with others, and it's terribly annoying.

So he gave a very good reason: "Go on your own and practice. If you become a director, you will have to go through this sooner or later. You will have to deal with film and television companies, video websites, and investors in the future."

What my brother-in-law said makes sense.

Meili nodded and asked softly: "But, I don't know how much this short film should be sold for?"

Yu Dongqing thought for a moment before saying: "Let's do this, at least 3 million."

"3 million, so much?" Mingliang was surprised.

The cost is less than 300,000, which is 6 times more.

"In this way, they will still make a profit without losing any money." Yu Dongqing said with a smile.

Yu Dongqing remembers that in the original time and space, the micro-movie "Oldboy" was released in 2010. Only one week after it went online, the number of views on the site exceeded 5 million; there were countless discussions and reposts on Weibo, QQ, and SNS. You must know that the mobile Internet was just emerging!

If you put it now, try again?

Seeing that Mingliang seemed a little unconvinced, Yu Dongqing added: "If they don't want to, don't worry. In addition to iQiyi, aren't there Tencent Video, Youku, Tudou, Sohu, and Bilibili? I guess they will all come to you." talk."

Sure enough, in the following week, Tencent Video, Youku and other videos came to negotiate with Meili to purchase the copyright. In the end, Meili chose Bilibili, her favorite, and sold the copyright for 3.1 million yuan.

When signing the contract, Station B kindly invited Yu Dongqing to participate, which is what Mingmei meant.

In a sense, you are the boss, we are just working for you.

Bilibili is headquartered in Shanghai, and the company that signed the contract to acquire the copyright of "Oldboy" is the Yanjing branch of Bilibili. Its address is on the first floor of Guangxin World Department Store, Wangjing Street, QU, Chaoyang.

That afternoon, Yu Dongqing drove to Zhongxi Opera to pick up Mingliang. When they arrived at the B station branch, a manager named Wang from the company's business department received them.

"Mr. Yu, I've heard of you for a long time." Manager Wang looked very enthusiastic.

In fact, the draft of the contract has been drawn up long ago and Yu Dongqing has also read it, so signing the contract is a process. As an investor, Yu Dongqing does not have a company but only invests personally, and all copyright fees will be paid into his personal account.

After signing the contract, Yu Dongqing and Meiliang chatted for a while and were about to leave. Unexpectedly, Manager Zhang said: "Mr. Yu, do you want to open a homepage on our B station? Just like classmate Meimei, be an UP host?"

"Not only can you upload the songs and photography you wrote, but more importantly, you can open a live broadcast room and be the anchor, and you can sing when you have nothing to do. I think your fans and fans must want to see their idols sing, right?"

this?

In fact, some fans have already made this suggestion in Weibo comments.

"Dad Qu, we know that you don't want to go to commercial performances or release an album. You don't think it's troublesome. How about opening a live broadcast room at home? If you have nothing to do, we will definitely go back and support you!"

However, Yu Dongqing did not return as usual.

Now Station B actually proposes this.

"Don't worry, we will give you the most favorable terms. If you are interested, we can discuss this issue in detail." Manager Zhang said.

But Yu Dongqing shook his head: "I have no idea of ​​launching any live broadcast for the time being."

Manager Zhang was a little disappointed, but he still said that if you have such an idea, you must tell us, and the conditions will definitely guarantee your satisfaction.

After coming out of the company, Mingliang clamored for a treat from Yu Dongqing.

"Brother-in-law, you suddenly made more than two million yuan, and you want to treat me!"

"Okay, where do you want to go? Z.U.R. Restaurant? Diaoyutai State Guesthouse? Or Yan Jingliang, take your pick!" Yu Dongqing was very generous.

"Go there!" Meili pointed to a cold drink shop across the street: "Buy me some ice cream!"

I.

Mingliang ordered a large bucket of ice cream and ate it happily. Yu Dongqing sat opposite him and only ordered a bottle of mineral water.

He's not interested in ice cream. It's too sweet and makes you fat.

It's just that this girl often eats sweets, but why doesn't she get fat?

"Brother-in-law, why did you refuse the invitation from Station B? I heard that for a celebrity like you to join Station B, the signing fee alone would be several million." Meiliang asked while eating.

"It's too troublesome. I'm not short of money for the time being." Yu Dongqing replied lazily: "Let's not talk about this. Let's talk about the profit of this "Oldboy". After deducting personal income tax, there are still two million, how to divide it?"

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