My Entertainment Circle

Chapter 786: Multiple parties discuss cooperation

In the afternoon, Zhang Pingan and Luo Rui left the company together. Because the two had made an appointment with the representatives of Da Mimi, they also made an appointment with Penguin and Kiwi. The people of the two video companies were here to discuss the specific TV series introduction model, mainly about advertising revenue sharing.

In the cafe of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Shanghai, Zhang Pingan and manager Luo Rui were waiting for the representatives of Da Mimi. The two drank coffee while talking about the future development of the company. Luo Rui said: "Mr. Zhang, the entertainment market in China has developed very rapidly in the past two years. Even video companies have joined in the production of variety shows. Do you still not plan to produce programs in China?"

Zhang Pingan took a sip of coffee. Warm coffee is the most comfortable drink in winter. He smiled and responded: "After the production is finished this year, I will start to shift my focus to China."

Luo Rui nodded and said: "Then what do you think about the future..."

Zhang Pingan smiled and said: "It's hard to say about the future. However, no matter how it goes, it won't affect me too much. I should make money and make money. I don't care about other things. Even if the east is not bright, the west will..."

Zhang Pingan didn't spit out the last word, because his mobile phone on the table made a vibration. The software of the message was not WeChat, but Line. Most people who use this software are in Japan and the Taiwan Strait. Zhang Pingan sent a message to his "wife" far away in Tokyo, asking her if she didn't have any work arrangements in Tokyo, come to China to play today.

Yui replied to the message at this time. There was not much verbose on it, only a flight information, from Tokyo to Shanghai. It took off at 6:30 pm and arrived in Shanghai at 9:10 pm. Zhang Pingan replied after seeing the message: "Got it, I will wait for you at the airport exit in the evening. ’

After Zhang Pingan put down his phone, Luo Rui said, “So our company is still mainly investing in TV dramas in China?”

Zhang Pingan nodded and said, “Yes, only TV dramas. The current movie scene is too muddy, and I don’t want to get involved. I’ll ask Kiwi and Penguin later if they are interested in producing a show together. However, I have to wait until the second half of the year. I have a lot of things to do recently.”

Hearing that Zhang Pingan had plans to produce variety shows in China, Luo Rui smiled and said, “Can we arrange more artists from our company to participate at that time?”

Zhang Pingan said, “We have signed a lot of newcomers recently?”

Luo Rui looked at Zhang Pingan strangely and said, “Don’t brokerage companies train their own newcomers? We have recently signed some very promising ones, and they all graduated from professional schools. Their overall appearance conditions are also very good. After all, this era has begun to look at faces…”

Yes, the era has begun to look at faces, so the appearance of celebrity artists has become one of the basic conditions. If you want to become popular, you must first pass the appearance to attract others. As for those with average looks, you can just be a supporting role. There is only one "Wang Baobao" among 1.4 billion Chinese people, so not every minor role or ordinary-looking person will have the day to shine, and even if there is, it may not fall on your head.

Zhang Pingan said: "Anyway, we have a lot of dramas in our hands, so we will promote them slowly. It's not possible to promote actors overnight!"

.......

Just as the two were chatting, Zheng Jia, a representative of Da Mimi Company, came. After she greeted Zhang Pingan briefly, Zhang Pingan didn't say anything more and directly showed her the first two episodes of the script.

After she quickly read the script, she looked up at Zhang Pingan and said, "Mimi wrote to me just now, Director Zhang, you are also very confident about this TV series? You said that this is a novel adaptation that is not inferior to "The Journey of Flower"? "

Zhang Pingan nodded and said, "In terms of novels, both books have their own merits. I personally think this one has the potential to be as good as it. But the creation of the script and the production of post-production special effects, etc., are all big highlights of the TV series, so I think the investment this time can be slightly larger."

As the head of the film and television industry, she certainly knows that post-production is the most expensive part. She nodded and said, "Is it expected to invest 100 million yuan to shoot this script?"

Zhang Pingan responded, "Yes, it is expected to be 100 million. It should be said that at least 100 million. If there are other additional projects in the later production, we will continue to invest. The quality of the TV series is still related to the investment money."

Zheng Jia said, "That's for sure. The amount of investment is directly linked to the quality. Then Director Zhang, what kind of cooperation do you plan to adopt?"

Zhang Pingan hesitated for a while and said, "Five to five, so that no one will suffer. To be honest, I want to invest more, but I don't let some If the shares are released, I am afraid that in the future, even your company will become someone else's. I don't want Pang Di to live a hard life with you. "

"Our Mimi's pay..." Just as Zheng Jia was talking about the pay, Zhang Pingan interrupted: "The pay is too high, I will change someone, anyway, there are many actors who can replace Mimi, don't you think? The pay, according to the reasonable market price, and I will keep Pang Di's second position. I have done my best for your company. You have taken all the benefits!"

Getting the first and second female roles is definitely the most ideal thing for them. However, for the most ordinary investors to be able to occupy ordinary heavyweight actors... is it reasonable?

Zheng Jia said: "Okay, when will the TV series start filming?"

Zhang Ping'an thought for a while and said: "Maybe in the second half of the year, because there is still a lot of preparation to be done in the early stage, including costume design and scene stage design. The finished product will be broadcast early next year at the latest!"

"Okay, how about I go to your company to sign a contract tomorrow?"

"Yeah." Zhang Ping'an nodded in response.

In fact, for Damimi, the "gambling agreement" signed by her company is a huge gamble in itself. If she goes to film TV series and movies step by step, she may not be able to meet the requirements of "gambling" even if she is exhausted to death. horizontal line. The only way out is to invest in works, and it requires a big return on a big investment. This time, Damimi's company also participated as an investor in the movie shot in South Korea.

Just then, the people from Penguin Platform arrived. Zheng Jia looked at the acquaintance on Penguin Video and laughed: "Mr. Wang, why are you here today?"

Mr. Wang from Penguin Video said with a smile: "Isn't this personally invited by Boss Zhang? Then I will definitely come over for the meeting. It is a rare opportunity to meet Boss Zhang in China."

After shaking hands with several people, Zhang Pingan invited him to sit down, but Zheng Jia was not in a hurry to leave. She sat nearby and wanted to hear what new collaboration Zhang Pingan had with Penguin Video?

Mr. Wang said with a smile: "I heard from the director of our program group that the assistant host 'Wang Jack' of the Chinese version of "Please Take Care of the Refrigerator" was recommended by Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Ping'an nodded and said: "Well, I met him a few times in Korea. He was a very polite kid. So I had a chance in China and he made a Korean variety show, so I recommended him. I took a look. As a result, his performance was pretty good.”

Mr. Wang said: "Well, Jack Wang's performance is quite good. By the way, when I came over, the screenwriter of "Please Help the Refrigerator" told me that the show team planned to shoot the finale of the last season in South Korea. I don’t know, PD Zhang, can you arrange Kim Taeyeon’s schedule for us?”

Zhang Ping'an smiled and said, "Taeyeon? Okay, I'll contact S.M later and you can send me the shooting schedule."

"By the way, Mr. Zhang, can you participate in this show?"

Zhang Pingan shook his head and refused: "I have a lot of things to do recently. I have a variety show to do, Taeyeon's music album to do, and the second season of "New Journey to the West" to be filmed. That’s right. Is your channel interested in buying the exclusive broadcast rights for the same period in China this time?”

"Of course I bought it. The last 'Season 1' was also exclusively broadcast on our platform."

Luo Rui looked at Zhang Pingan and Lao Wang on the other side of the video. After chatting for a long time without talking about TV series-related issues, he said, "Mr. Wang, I'm asking you out this time. We invested in it last year." The production of a new large-scale 'Korean' TV series is completed."

Mr. Wang said: "Didn't I give your company a quotation? The purchase price of an episode is three hundred thousand dollars?"

Zhang Ping'an smiled and said: "We have invested a lot in this TV series. And the price offered by Kiwi is NT$320,000 per episode. But we are very knowledgeable about this TV series. So we want to participate in the advertising share."

Mr. Wang smiled and said, "Oh? Do you want a share of advertising? So how many clicks do you think this TV series can get?"

Zhang Pingan smiled slightly and said with great confidence: "For this drama, we will add at least 5 million registered members to your platform."

For a video platform, five million registered members is a considerable amount of data, and Penguin has always been a money maker, so Mr. Wang looked at Zhang Pingan seriously and said, "You are so sure you can Add five million registered members?”

Zhang Ping'an nodded and said: "Of course, I have watched the post-edited film, so I was conquered by the charm of this drama. Moreover, one of my advertisements for this drama in Korea cost me one billion won." !”

Mr. Wang said: "It is understood that when you asked for one billion advertising fees for this drama, you signed a bet to ensure that the ratings exceeded 30%? How about you also sign a bet with our platform? "