Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 118 Negotiation
One week later, in the office of the chairman of "Dimension Film and Television Production Company".

"Life is Strange is being produced as an A-level drama. The tentative investment cost is 40 million. If possible, we will start filming in October and air it in the winter season in January."

"The Garden of Words is being made into a movie. This kind of work only has a few characters, and all the scenes are in school. The investment for a movie of The Garden of Words is at most 20 million. As for the later release and publicity expenses, we will talk about it later."

"As for Cyberpunk Edgewalker, it is a special effects, big-scale, money-eating drama, and the investment is conservatively estimated to be more than 60 to 70 million."

In Su Yan's office, he handed three scripts and three project plans that he asked his subordinates to produce to Shinozaki Yumi.

He deliberately avoided looking at Shinozaki Ikumi's face.

Because I know it will be exciting.

Shinozaki Ikumi flipped through the three projects in silence, and then began to read the early scripts of several of Su Yan's dramas.

"Su Yan, are you kidding me? The total investment in all your projects exceeds 1.3 million. Where do we get so much money?" Shinozaki Ikumi slammed the table.

"Of course we can't come up with so much money at once, but the filming of TV series and movies is funded as they go along. We can now find a special effects company to produce the special effects of Cyberpunk Edgewalker according to the requirements of the script. After all, special effects production is time-consuming. We will just pay in batches during the production process. Then in this process, Life is Strange will definitely be aired. The money earned from Life is Strange can be used to support the promotion and production of The Garden of Words and Edgewalker..." Su Yan said with a smile.

"That's wishful thinking. Have you ever thought about what would happen if this Strange Life fails and you lose money?" Shinozaki Ikumi said coldly.

"Su Yan, do we really need to launch three projects at the same time? Wouldn't it be better to do it step by step? We can start with an A-level drama, and then consider the production of an S-level drama after the company has more funds in two years."

"Believe me!" Su Yan interrupted.

Shinozaki Ikumi was stunned.

"You and I are only in our twenties. What is there to be afraid of? Even if we lose this bet, so what?"

"And if we broadcast new dramas again, there is no need to think too much, the three major TV stations will definitely join forces to target us. We want to be safe, but our opponents may not agree. Producing works of average quality may not necessarily beat the three major TV stations that are serious about it." Su Yan looked at her and smiled.

"And have you ever thought about producing a top-notch S-level drama as a producer one day?"

Shinozaki Ikumi was stunned.

"Now that we have this opportunity, what are you worried about? Are you doubting my ability, or are you doubting your own ability?" Su Yan continued to add fuel to the fire.

At this time, Shinozaki Ikumi's eyes changed.

I knew Su Yan was trying to provoke me, but I fell into the trap anyway.

She dared to leave Sakura TV and work alone with Su Yan, so this level of risk was naturally no problem for her.

She just felt that the two of them and the company were in a very good situation right now, so there was no need to take risks.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't dare to take risks.

If Su Yan, the largest shareholder of the company, is not afraid, what should she, a small shareholder, be afraid of?
Taking a deep breath, Shinozaki Ikumi gave up the idea of ​​continuing to persuade Su Yan to "stay calm".

"But S-level dramas must not be broadcast on Qingkong TV. Qingkong TV's upper limit is definitely not enough. Even if an S-level drama is broadcast on it, the ratings will hardly exceed 5%. The risk is too great. We will not consider Sakura TV. We must negotiate a successful cooperation with Zhongxia TV and Hudu TV."

Shinozaki Ikumi clenched her fists and changed the subject.

His eyes turned to the script of Cyberpunk Edgewalker.

"You have to write the entire script for this drama. From beginning to end, there must be no problems before you can start the production of the project."

"No problem." Su Yan said with a smile.

He has absolute controlling rights in the company, and whether Shinozaki Ikumi agrees or not does not affect his decision-making, but when dealing with his partner and best friend, he cannot use the cold provisions of the company law to perfunctorily deal with her.

"I will go with you to negotiate the broadcast of Cyberpunk Edgewalker."

"besides."

Ikumi Shinozaki looks at the scripts of The Garden of Words and Life is Strange.

"After Life is Strange is launched, it must be a success. Our company does not have enough production funds. If it cannot earn enough publicity and production funds for The Garden of Words and Edgewalker, then we can only borrow money. Whether it is a bank loan or a private loan, they will definitely target our company's equity."

Su Yan's expression froze.

"clear."

It's October now.

After reaching a consensus with their only partner, both Su Yan and Shinozaki Ikumi entered work mode.

After Your Lie in April ended, the two of them took less than two weeks off before they started working on new projects for the company.

The first step is to negotiate with Shanghai TV and Zhongxia TV.

The achievements made in April are there, although the three major TV stations are very unhappy with Su Yan.

But if Su Yan is interested in cooperating with them, his attitude will be completely different.

What was Su Yan’s identity before and what is his identity now?
In April, when Ikumi Shinozaki approached them to work with them on this drama, she was rejected. But now, when the two of them go to the production departments of the two TV stations, at least the department director or deputy director level will come forward to receive them.

To put it bluntly, although the three major TV stations have a common hatred towards Qingkong TV, they even hate that this drama in April broke their monopoly on the seasonal championship for more than ten years.

But nothing matters in the face of interests.

Su Yan just has a conflict with Sakura TV.

But after a deeper understanding.

The news that Su Yan's company was preparing to invest in the production of an S-level drama still shocked both parties.

The three major TV stations are so cautious in producing dramas of this level. Why do you, Su Yan, have such confidence?
Invest all the money you just made?

Just think about it carefully, Su Yan's B-level drama in April can win the season championship.

What kind of results can the S-level dramas he produces achieve?
Is the goal to win the annual championship?

Let’s not worry about whether Su Yan is crazy or not.

At least after realizing this possibility.

The two TV stations became interested instantly.

Among them, the condition given by Zhongxia TV is investment and shareholding.

The investment required for the drama "Edge Walker" is more than 30%.

Based on this point, Su Yan directly gave up the idea of ​​cooperating with it.

On the other hand, after knowing that Su Yan would never accept other funds to interfere in the production of the drama, Shanghai TV Station set its sights on other places.

For example, they asked to place some of their TV station's contracted artists in the crew, and to lower the cost of introducing the show "Edge Walker". In addition, the online broadcast platform for "Edge Walker" could only be exclusively available on its "Xingxia.com".
Su Yan could barely accept this request.

As long as you don't insert people into the characters of Rebecca and Lucy, the other characters don't matter at all.

What kind of actors can’t act in cyberpunk-style works?
By then, everything will be in a cyber-mechanical style. For supporting roles, as long as their acting skills are good enough, their appearance is not a big deal and they all have to wear makeup.

Anyway, it’s just one word: “abstract”.

The same goes for the exclusive launch of Xingxia.com on the online streaming platform.

Xingxia.com is the exclusive holding platform of Zhongxia TV Station. Half of the online sales of "Edge Walker" after its broadcast will be shared with Xingxia.com.

But no matter which of the four major platforms Su Yan's works are launched on, the profit sharing ratio is actually the same.

The TV station wants to use its prime time to broadcast Su Yan's works, so this request must be met.

Within a few days, Su Yan and the production department of Zhongxia TV reached a cooperation intention.

Of course, during the process, Shinozaki Yumi also proposed to produce the drama Life is Strange and broadcast it on the Midsummer TV Station.
It’s just that the prime time slot for the next quarter on Zhongxia TV has been fully booked, so the plan was ultimately cancelled.

But Su Yan understood after thinking about it.

To put it bluntly, lack of schedule is just an excuse.

It's simply because they feel that the revenue from giving prime time to Su Yan's A-level dramas is not big enough, because Su Yan is unwilling to give up the profits of these imported dramas. For Zhongxia, this time slot will definitely not make as much money as the self-produced dramas on their own station.

That is
In essence, I still don't quite believe Su Yan.

I feel that the miracle of "April" will not happen every time.

If it is clear that the drama that Su Yan is introduced to can win the season championship, then Zhongxia TV will definitely agree to this proposal, because it can earn more from the advertising fees.

Forget about introducing S-level dramas, as most of the risk and profit are on Su Yan's side. The worst that would happen to the TV station would be the loss of a prime time slot in a quarter. However, by teaming up with Su Yan, who is currently in the limelight, the topic will be maximized.

But the collaboration on A-level dramas is much less attractive.

These things can't be kept secret for long in the film and television industry.

So a few days passed.

The news that Su Yan's company had a new project began to spread in the Xia country's film and television industry and online fan groups.

Su Yan’s fans are still immersed in the plot in April and can’t get out of it.

Xia's film and television media are still hyping up the impact of April on the development of Xia's film and television industry.

Su Yan, who had not been heard from in the past half month, suddenly made a big move without anyone noticing.

New drama planning?

What type of drama?
What kind of plan?
(End of this chapter)