This star’s style is wrong

"Fang Xing, are you free tomorrow? Yan Lan and I have an appointment with the head of the film selection department of Wandou Video for dinner. If you are free, come with us."

After the first forty episodes of "Wulin Gaiden" were cut out, He Rongchang invited the top management of Wandou Video to watch the film, and this dinner was born.

Fang Xing has confidence in "Wulin Gaiden", but He Rongchang still lacks confidence.

It's not that He Rongchang has no confidence in the quality of "Wulin Gaiden".

This drama was filmed by him and was the hard work of more than 200 people in the entire crew.

He was very satisfied with the show, even beyond his initial expectations.

However, he wasn't confident about the sitcom's prospects.

Therefore, he asked the post-editing team to cut out the first forty episodes and look for broadcast platforms.

Wandou Video is one of the three major video websites in China.

The characteristic of this website is that it cooperates with foreign film producers, so there are many resources for foreign film and television dramas on the website.

Of course, it is impossible to build one of the three major video websites in China by relying solely on foreign film and television drama resources.

Foreign film and television drama resources can only be regarded as additional competitiveness of Wandou Video.

Their film selection department usually competes with domestic film and television dramas.

He Rongchang has been working in the film and television industry for many years and still has some connections.

So I was introduced by someone to meet the person in charge of the film selection department of Wandou Video.

A few days ago, the film selection department of Wandou Video had watched the first forty episodes of "Wulin Gaiden" and had the intention to cooperate, so this dinner was created.

Actually, from Fang Xing's point of view, he is not in a hurry about when "Wulin Gaiden" will be aired.

However, after all, this drama is the hard work of the entire crew.

Everyone is very happy to have met a reliable crew, so they work very seriously.

After the show is broadcast, if the broadcast data is good, the entire crew will receive red envelopes.

The crew worked day and night. It would be false to say it was for art, but they still wanted to make money to support their families.

While making money to support the family, if you meet a reliable crew, you will work harder.

Therefore, Fang Xing also agreed with He Rongchang’s idea of ​​finding a broadcast platform as soon as possible.

the next day.

At six o'clock in the evening.

Fang Xing arrived at the Cloisonné Hotel in advance, first met with He Rongchang and Yan Lan, and then had dinner with the head of the film selection department of Wandou Video.

The person in charge of film selection for Wandou Video hadn't arrived yet, so the three of them started chatting.

"Fang Xing, the person in charge of the film selection department of Wandou Video is called Feng Changhao. In his early years, he was the first to introduce foreign film and television resources, allowing Wandou Video to gain a foothold in the country. This person still has some vision, but I heard that this person is not It’s a fuel-efficient lamp. When it comes time to discuss cooperation, take it easy.”

He Rongchang was worried that Fang Xing was young and had no negotiation experience, which would affect cooperation, so he gave a warning first.

Fang Xing was still very humble when dealing with capable people. He nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll listen more, watch more, and learn more."

It's almost seven o'clock.

Feng Changhao, the person in charge of the film selection of Wandou Video, walked into the private room with his assistant, secretary, and several subordinates from the film selection department.

He Rongchang immediately stood up and greeted him: "Welcome Mr. Feng."

Feng Changhao glanced around and saw that there were only three people. He pressed his hands and said, "You're welcome. Sit down. Sit down and chat."

When all the guests arrived, Yan Lan took the initiative to get up and ask the waiter to serve the food.

Feng Changhao obviously often attends various dinner parties, and his words and deeds are in line with the culture of the wine table: "I have saved Director He a bottle of Patus here, just in time for everyone to have a taste."

Patrus is a top brand of red wine and is more expensive than the entire table.

When He Rongchang heard Feng Changhao's words, his eyes were stunned for a moment.

However, he quickly said with a smile: "How can we let Mr. Feng spend money? We have already prepared wine, so Mr. Feng should not dislike it."

When He Rongchang said this, he glanced sideways at Yan Lan.

Yan Lan is also someone who has seen big scenes, so of course she understands what Feng Changhao meant by what he just said.

So, she stood up and said, "I'm going to see if the red wine has sobered up. I specifically told the waiter that it will take half an hour to sober up."

As she spoke, she walked out of the private room and went to arrange the wine.

Fang Xing saw Yan Lan going out and probably guessed what was going on.

In fact, they did prepare red wine for this dinner, but it was not expensive red wine. It was a domestic winery and the quality was pretty good.

However, the price is only about 500.

But when Feng Changhao opened his mouth just now, he said that he kept a bottle of Patus here.

If this wine was imported, it would cost tens of thousands.

Today, it was He Rongchang who took the lead in inviting Feng Changhao to dinner and looking for a broadcast platform for "Wulin Gaiden".

From a certain perspective, it is actually a request from Feng Changhao.

In this case, can Feng Changhao be allowed to buy this bottle of Patus?

However, Feng Changhao has already spoken. If his appetite is not satisfied, how can we talk about future cooperation?

Therefore, He Rongchang gave Yan Lan a look and asked her to go out and arrange red wine.

Didn't have to wait long.

Yan Lan led the waiter back and brought a bottle of Patus.

After Feng Changhao saw the bottle of red wine, he showed a satisfied smile and felt that He Rongchang was on the right track.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

The two sides gradually got down to business.

In fact, He Rongchang is still a director who focuses on filming. Although he occasionally attends dinner parties, he still hopes to talk about business:

"Mr. Feng, the quality of this sitcom we shot is quite good. Your film selection department has also seen it. Why don't we talk about cooperation intentions tonight."

Feng Changhao laughed and said, "Director He is really impatient."

He Rongchang said frankly: "The whole crew is waiting for this drama to eat."

Feng Changhao put down his chopsticks and thought for a moment before saying: "The quality of your film is passable, but as you know, the prospects for sitcoms are not very good now."

He Rongchang nodded in agreement: "The market for sitcoms is indeed average now, but the more times this happens, the more important it is for an influential work to open up the situation."

Feng Changhao waved his hand and said: "This is no longer the era of small-budget dramas in the past. Ten years ago, your sitcom should have been able to sell for a good price. But times have changed.

“Ten or twenty years ago, why were sitcoms so popular?

“It’s not because the audience likes it, but because the cost is low and it’s easy to recover the cost.

“It’s different now, we’ve entered the blockbuster era.

"Last year's historical drama "Anhe Palace" had an investment of 700 million.

"This year's S+ Xianxia production "Through the Looking Glass", a collaboration between Red Film and Blue Bird Media, has an investment of 900 million.

“In the era of blockbuster films, what is lacking is not investment, and there is no need to save money by searching and searching.

“The market is so big, even if you invest 7 to 8 billion, as long as you spend money on the special effects of the film, you will make a profit.

"In the past, the advantage of sitcoms was their low cost, but now this advantage is of little use."

He Rongchang frowned and couldn't help but defend: "Sitcom is a unique form of performance, and it has nothing to do with the level of investment."

Feng Changhao smiled and did not refute. He took out a film review rating form and said, "You should first take a look at the film review ratings of Wandou Video."

He Rongchang took it over and took a look. The expression on his face couldn't tell whether he was happy or frustrated.

Yan Lan took the rating form from He Rongchang, and Fang Xing leaned over and took a look.

The rating given on the rating scale is "B-"

This means that the rating of "Wulin Gaiden" on Wandou Video is a lower level among B-level.

There are two systems for rating TV series.

Usually when film and television companies promote A-level and S-level large-scale productions, they talk about the total investment in the project.

Usually, dramas with an investment of less than 50 million are classified as B-grade, dramas with an investment of 50 million to 100 million are classified as A-grade, and dramas with an investment of more than 100 million are classified as S-grade.

If the investment exceeds 300 million, it is S+ grade.

The rating here refers to investment.

However, video websites and TV stations will not be willing to pay for a drama just because it requires a large investment.

There are too many examples of big investments resulting in bad movies.

So, wait for the film and television company to film the TV series.

The film selection and review departments of TV stations, video websites and other platforms will conduct a rating after watching the drama.

This rating will determine whether TV stations and video websites will purchase the film.

If there is intention to cooperate, the rating will also affect the cooperation model and the account sharing ratio.

The three major video websites will have different sharing models for TV series with different ratings.

For S-rated TV series, the producers can get 70% of the revenue.

Grade A is 60%.

Grade B is only 50%.

Class C can only be broadcast for free, with advertising sharing, but no membership on-demand sharing.

Now Wandou Video’s rating for “Wulin Gaiden” is B minus, which is a bit low.

He Rongchang frowned and asked: "Is it only B minus?"

Feng Changhao sighed and said: "Director He, let me tell you the truth. If I hadn't strongly recommended it, the rating might have dropped to C level."

He Rongchang smiled, feeling a little unhappy, but did not show it, and asked: "How do you plan to cooperate with Wandou?"

Feng Changhao replied: "The senior management of our company had no confidence in this drama. It was my persistence that made the senior management agree to give it a chance.

"So, my idea is to buy the exclusive broadcast rights for 30 million. If the number of views per episode reaches 10 million, I will pay another 10 million. If the average number of views per episode reaches 20 million, then I will pay another 10 million. In this way, analogy."

He Rongchang crossed his fingers and said nothing.

Yan Lan forced a smile and asked: "Mr. Feng, our investment in this film is almost 50 million. You can't recoup the investment even if you ask for it."

Feng Changhao smiled and said: "We have been in the film and television industry for decades, don't we still understand the market? There are far more film and television dramas that lose money every year than that make money."

At this moment.

Fang Xing interjected: "Can't it even be broadcast according to the B-level drama contract?"

Feng Changhao laughed and said: "You still don't understand, I am helping you recover the cost. For this sitcom, if it is broadcast under a B-level contract, it will definitely not get 30 million.

"The contract I negotiated for you, even if no one watches the show, you will get at least 30 million, and at least half of the cost will be recovered."

Fang Xing twitched his lips and said, "I think there is something wrong with your film selection department's vision. Let alone B-level, even if you give it an A-level rating, I still have to consider whether to cooperate."

Feng Changhao suddenly frowned and snorted: "What's your attitude? This thing of yours still wants to be rated A-level. What are you dreaming about?"

Fang Xing smiled, stood up and said: "I hope you won't regret it when "Wulin Gaiden" is broadcast. Also, this red wine is my invitation. If you want to drink anything in the future, just tell me, I'm not asking you not to. Come on, there’s no need to beat around the bush.”

After saying this, Fang Xing looked at He Rongchang and Yan Lan and said, "Director He, sister, we have to have confidence in the movie we shot with our heart."

Feng Changhao shook his head with a mocking look on his face and laughed out loud: "With this investment, there are no special effects, but you really think you are the financial backer? What are you thinking?"

He Rongchang was actually very dissatisfied with Feng Changhao's behavior.

Seeing that the cooperation had collapsed and there was no need to stay, the three of them got up and left together.

After leaving the hotel, Yan Lan asked curiously: "Are you really so confident in our drama?"

"Yes, my confidence is off the charts."

Fang Xing's tone was very certain.

Although I don't know if "Wulin Gaiden" will be acclimated to Blue Star, but no matter how acclimated it is, it won't be belittled like this.

Moreover, even if it is a loss, this drama is still worthy of being produced.

…

After Fang Xing and the other three left the hotel.

A staff member from the Pea Film Selection Department who was following Feng Changhao chirped, "Mr. Feng, I've actually watched all of that movie. It's really funny. Maybe the audience will like it."

Feng Changhao glanced at him and said, "What do you mean? Teach me how to do things?"

"Don't dare." The clerk waved his hand quickly.