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Chapter 379 Acting for Free! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Paying actors is indeed a very troublesome issue.

Because the script for this TV series only has 21 episodes, which is far less than the current series that often has 50 or 60 episodes.

If a TV series has 50 episodes, and the actor's fee is 100,000 yuan per episode, then the actor's salary would be 5 million yuan.

A five million yuan salary is at the level of a top-tier star.

With investment shifting towards the entertainment industry, China's film and television production has reached an unprecedented peak in the past year.

The production and broadcast of various high-investment film and television works have led to news of a collective increase in the salaries of film and television stars, who are at the core of the film and television industry chain.

However, a newly released industry survey report shows that the collective price increase by second- and third-tier celebrities this year is nothing more than a bluff.

This was probably to test the market reaction.

Currently, only about 20 actors, including Chen Daoming, Zhang Guoli, Chen Kun, and Fan Xuexue, receive more than 100,000 yuan per episode.

Several older but talented actors, such as Chen Daoming, Li Youbin, Tang Guoqiang, Wang Gang, Li Baotian, Chen Baoguo, and Li Xuejian, have few works to show for them at the moment, but their market value is among the highest of all actors, with an average per-episode fee of 15 yuan for each TV series they take on.

Meanwhile, mature actors born in the 70s, such as Sun Honglei, Chen Jianbin, Chen Kun, Yao Chen, and Fan Xuexue, have seen their value increase due to a continuous stream of good works in recent years. Their average per-episode salary is around 10 yuan, and this trend continues to rise.

Of course, Yao Chen is definitely gone now.

After the New Year, the scandal surrounding her infidelity continued to escalate, and she and her husband not only lost almost all of their film contracts, but also almost all of their endorsements were terminated.

It's not just a simple matter of losing something; they also have to pay compensation.

Especially since Yao Chen has a TV series that has already been filmed and is awaiting release, now that her reputation is ruined, even if it continues to air, the audience definitely won't accept it.

The production company will definitely seek compensation from her.

These two oddballs both cheated on each other, and then exposed each other after their divorce, leaving everyone stunned and completely baffled as to what they were after.

In addition, young actors such as Huang Xiaoming, Wang Baoqiang, and Deng Chao generally maintain an average per-episode salary of around 7 yuan, while second- and third-tier actors generally maintain an average per-episode salary between 2 and 4 yuan.

As for Qi Hao and An Feng, they were not actually included in the statistical list.

These two haven't filmed a TV series in five years; they're definitely movie stars now.

You can't possibly pay them according to the standards of "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

The salary negotiations for that drama took place in 2003. At that time, the market was not doing well, and it was rare for a single episode's salary to exceed 50,000 yuan.

Zhang Jizhong continued to complain about being poor.

The result was that An Feng earned 8000 yuan per episode, while Qi Hao earned 1.2 yuan per episode.

That's definitely a friendly price.

If we were to do a statistical analysis and rank Qi Hao and An Feng according to this price, they wouldn't even be as good as third-tier actors.

Qi Hao and An Feng are now back in the TV series.

Everyone thinks they're likely to set a new record for TV drama pay.

If they knew that the TV series "Qi Hao and An Feng" only has 21 episodes, they would probably think that way even more.

Take Zhang Guoli for example. In 07, he starred in "Golden Wedding" and received 15 yuan per episode. He starred in 50 episodes and received a total of 750 million yuan in remuneration.

This wasn't an exceptionally high salary for him.

However, you can't say that Qi Hao and An Feng's salaries are lower than Zhang Guoli's.

If we calculate based on 750 million, then for 21 episodes, the per-episode salary would need to reach 35.

This is a salary that is currently unimaginable in the TV drama market.

Those with a value of over 20 are extremely rare.

Not to mention 35.

This is also a very negative impact on the market.

Therefore, Qi Hao had a sudden inspiration.

He stated that this TV series was a wedding gift he gave to his fiancée, and that An Feng would be the sole investor in the series.

He acted in the film without receiving any payment!

Everyone was immediately dumbfounded.

You son of a bitch... this is like playing with fire to amuse the feudal lords, a death sentence!

Confused!
However, since Qi Hao was willing to do it, no one had any reason to stop him.

An Feng thought it was outrageous; who would give this as a gift?

Qi Hao seems to have some quirks when it comes to giving gifts. For example, he gave his mother 20 yuan worth of Tesla stock and advised her to hold it for the long term.

Forget about this investment and look at it again in ten years.

Now they're giving her a TV series as a wedding gift, and she's even acting in it for free.

So, how much is this gift worth?
Among the recently broadcast TV series, the one with the highest cost is probably "New Three Kingdoms," with a per-episode cost of 145 million yuan and a total cost of around 1.5 million yuan.

However, the first round of broadcasting recouped the costs from four satellite TV stations, with each station paying 40 yuan per episode, resulting in a total return of 160 million yuan per episode.

At the same time, the transaction of audio-visual product copyrights also set a record for TV drama transactions, with each episode costing 9 yuan. Based on 90 episodes, this would bring in another 810 million yuan in revenue.

Even the online rights for a single episode sold for 15 yuan.

With the addition of overseas rights from Bangbang and Japan, as well as the second round of sales to satellite and terrestrial TV stations, "New Three Kingdoms" made a fortune this time.

Even if its reputation is far inferior to the old version, it can still make a lot of money.

This is the television drama market.

In the past, the four satellite TV stations had a cap of 1 million yuan per episode when acquiring TV dramas. Even the popular TV drama "Lurking" was only sold for 600,000 yuan per episode in its first run.

As a buyer's market, television stations have always controlled the sales price of TV dramas. Before investing in filming, TV drama production companies will calculate the cost of each episode, what price they can sell it for, and how much money they can make. They already have a general idea of ​​what to expect before filming begins.

"My Love from the Star" is an urban drama.

The cost is much lower than that of period costumes, even if it involves set design and fashion.

Therefore, a budget of 100 million per episode would be considered very reasonable.

Especially considering that Qi Hao acted for free, he was able to create a superb product with only 100 million yuan.

Currently, the price quoted by a single satellite TV station has already reached 50 yuan per episode.

If four channels broadcast it simultaneously, that's 200 million per episode. In the first run, each episode can earn 100 million RMB, so 21 episodes would be 2100 million RMB.

Second round, third round, audio-visual product copyright, online streaming...

Overall, it is highly likely that tens of millions will be earned.

However, when several TV stations learned that the script for this TV series was only 21 episodes long, they all strongly urged Zhonghao Entertainment to expand the script, saying that it should be at least 30 to 40 episodes, if not 50 or 60.

I didn't realize, Qi Hao, that you're so short.

This suggestion is quite normal. Nowadays, not only production companies are making more and more dramas, but even TV stations have similar requests.

Only when TV stations have more dramas can they better negotiate advertising deals with brands.

Brands also believe that only with more TV series can they deliver content to the audience at a high frequency, thereby achieving a brainwashing effect.

When an entire industry is in bad shape, it's never just one particular part that's bad.

Rather, from top to bottom, involving every aspect, no one is innocent.

The same goes for the audience.

They complained that TV dramas were as long and tedious as an old woman's foot binding cloth, but they still watched them with great enthusiasm.

However, Qi Hao only expanded the TV series to 25 episodes.

Some interesting content has been added.

After all, the original script dealt with the entertainment industry in Bangbang, but now that it has been moved to the mainland setting and starring Qi Hao and An Feng, there are many storylines that can be written to suit them.

However, 25 episodes is still considered quite short.

Unfortunately, neither Qi Hao nor An Feng wanted to expand the project further and planned to simply auction and sell it as is.

There's nothing anyone can do about them.

If there are fewer TV series, their procurement costs will be much lower.

Moreover, everyone has witnessed the popularity of Qi Hao and An Feng; it's something that needs to be actively suppressed to calm things down.

Everyone is really looking forward to this TV series.

Unfortunately, filming for "My Love from the Star" was scheduled for the second half of the year.

Qi Hao will be filming "Lost in Thailand 2" in the middle of the year, and only after that will he start filming "My Love from the Star".

Qi Hao will once again direct this project himself.

He started drawing storyboards in the first half of the year and also used his photographic memory to learn a lot of drawing theory.

Unfortunately, the eyes said they could do it, but the hands still couldn't.

It seems he really doesn't have the talent for this.

On February 20th, Qi Hao attended Sha Yi's wedding.

The wedding was held at a five-star hotel.

Many celebrities attended.

Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Deng Chao, Xiao Shenyang, and the group from "My Own Swordsman".

As one of the lead actors in "My Own Swordsman", Yao Chen naturally had to attend the wedding.

She came alone, without the photographer.

This is the first time she has appeared in the public eye since her divorce and subsequent falling out with Ling Xiaosu.

The wedding is off-limits to the media, but it's impossible to prevent people from being outside the wedding venue.

She wore a hat and glasses, and kept her head down without saying a word.

She ignored media interviews.

How can I reply?

She's starting to get scared.

She didn't know what had happened on her ex-husband's side, nor did she know why he was able to retaliate so fiercely.

Based on her understanding of her ex-husband's abilities and personality, she originally...

The ex-husband's struggles are utterly ridiculous.

Moreover, she always felt that her ex-husband still had feelings for her and wouldn't have the heart to directly retaliate and expose her shameful deeds.

Unexpectedly, everything spiraled out of control.

My ex-husband is acting like a mad dog now.

She was afraid that saying too much would lead to more mistakes, lest her ex-husband expose any more of her shameful secrets.

In the entertainment industry, besides their agents, the people who know celebrities best are their spouses.

Your spouse knows everything about your dirty secrets and dirty laundry. If you push them too far, they can strip you bare.

If even your spouse can't expose any dirt on you, then you might as well become a saint.

Yao Chen declined to be interviewed today.

She was surrounded by a large number of bodyguards.

In contrast, Qi Hao and An Feng seemed to have insufficient security personnel around them.

Despite being stopped by the media, Qi Hao and An Feng did not refuse interviews.

"Have you two already set a wedding date?"

"Yes, the wedding date has indeed been set for May 15th."

Congratulations to the two of you! You two are now happily married.

"Thank you."

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At the beginning, the conversations were very simple, and the media needed to lull the interviewees into a false sense of security first.

(End of this chapter)