Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 96: "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is a big hit! Let's do "Wind and Cloud" again!
"Boss, this time the auction brought in 150 million, should we, this..."

After coming out of the TV station, Guan Peng couldn't help it.

Shi Li certainly understood what he meant, "Do you think we are carrying the sedan chair for them?"

Guan Peng nodded immediately.

Shi Li chuckled, "We just need to lift them up. The higher we lift them, the better."

"This, this..."

Guan Peng really didn't understand why this happened.

Shi Li did not give any further explanation, but just said it casually.

"Let me ask you, how would you feel if your men did a better job than you did?"

"Of course I'm unhappy!"

"Isn't it over now?"

Guan Peng suddenly understood.

It will definitely be hard for them to eat up these 150 million!
Then, Shi Lu said, "Find some writers who are good at writing and dare to scold others, and when this play is broadcast, give them a good scolding."

"This..." Guan Peng didn't quite understand, but when he saw the boss's expression.

Forget it, let’s not ask.

……

……

"Aha! One hundred and fifty million!"

“I never thought it could be sold at this price!”

The bidding has ended, but many people are still talking.

Now this bidding fair has turned into the "Canton" Fair.

An advertising trade fair.

Anyway, many bosses and agents are having various talks with the TV station.

On the surface, there is only one winner, but in fact, there are many winners.

This conference was definitely a success.

Director Ouyang was also in high spirits.

As for Sun Donghai and Bai Xiaohang, they are extremely excited!
Ma Xun was very different.

It seems to be out of tune with the current atmosphere.

When I asked him before, he said he was thinking about it.

So what have you thought of now?

"You guys can celebrate later."

"Ah? Don't we have to find a place to have another drink?"

"Brother Ma, even though the girls in the nightclub are just ordinary women, we still have to celebrate."

These two guys are already contacting the private rooms in the nightclub. Of course, there will definitely be some leaders and bosses as well.

But, there was something wrong with Ma Xun's expression now.

"The 150 million this time is really a bit excessive."

"Ah? Is it serious?"

The two of them said it almost in unison.

Ma Xun had no choice but to say, "I originally thought that the minimum would be 1 million, and then the maximum would be around 1 million."

This statement is quite professional.

In fact, as far as auctions are concerned, most of the final results.

They are all similar to psychological expectations.

It’s far beyond expectations...there must be something wrong!

For example, the later art auctions.

Records are revealed one by one.

Is that really buying and selling art?

It is almost certain that no matter how much money the buyer spends on this artwork, there will be more money in someone’s bank account abroad!
Now, we have exceeded 5000 million in one fell swoop.

That’s a lot of money!

That rotten ass Shili must be here to cause trouble.

He did this... Damn it! We are in danger now!

Ma Xun must take action.

"Listen to me, both of you. Tell Yu Xiaosheng and Bai Daqing right away that this auction was a huge success.

In order to have more cooperation in the future, we will take the initiative to give you some discounts.

For example, cut out three more minutes of duration.

Also, we give TV stations the greatest freedom in reruns. To put it bluntly, we don’t want any reruns this year, and TV stations can arrange them themselves.”

"what?"

Sun Donghai and Bai Xiaohang were both stunned.

How can we give out such a huge profit?

Our Brother Ma is the kind of person who would feel like he’s lost money if he doesn’t take advantage of others!

"Why is this?"

They were both confused.

Ma Xun was also quite helpless and had to explain.

"That guy surnamed Shi, did he really come to carry our sedan chair this time?"

The answer to this question is very simple.

"Who the hell knows what's going on with him! But he's definitely here to cause trouble!"

"We didn't invite this bastard, did we? Damn it! When he showed up, there was a gloomy wind blowing. It made me angry just looking at him!"

What Bai Xiaohang said is... quite accurate!

But let’s not go into detail about him now.

"He has bad intentions, that's for sure, right?" Ma Xun gave his judgment. "Then think about it, how much did the CCTV bid winner get last year? That's the prime-time commercial this year. Do you understand?"

This……

The one from CCTV is 2.1 million.

What does it have to do with us?
The two were confused, so Ma Xun had to explain it more clearly.

"That's called CCTV, and we're local stations. The 150 million is not much different from the 200 million, right? That's prime time! Don't you understand?"

Oh, now I understand.

CCTV is the leader and local stations are subordinates.

If the subordinate does a great job and surpasses the leader, what will the leader think?
It comes down to this bidding.

That's it!

We did a great, wonderful job!
Are you guys obvious?
Are you that capable?
In fact, if the result this time is just over 100 million.

Then there’s no problem!
No matter how we put it, it was a big event.

So many local stations are on stage at the same time.

Unfortunately, it has exceeded too much now!

An extra 5000 million is really a lot of money.

Ma Xun knew very well that last year's bidding conference was a trick played by several companies.

The gold standard is more than 100 million lower than last year.

In fact, it is normal if it is lower by tens of millions.

But why is it so much lower all of a sudden?
Someone must be doing a poor job!

Ma Xun said this, and Sun Donghai and Bai Xiaohang listened.

He nodded repeatedly, and sweat broke out on his forehead.

If we are completely immersed in the joy of great success, we will ignore these details.

You will suffer a great loss afterwards!

What the hell!

"Mr. Shi, this bitch is too damn bad!"

"Damn it! It hurts others and does not benefit yourself!"

Sun Donghai and Bai Xiaohang couldn't help but curse.

Indeed, Shili is a hermaphrodite and a piece of shit.

It has made our good business so difficult.

But Ma Xun still comforted him.

"But no matter what, this bidding was generally successful. Let's take a better attitude and focus on offering preferential treatment and concessions.

Then let’s simply calculate how much we earned this time…”

Offering discounts and making concessions is something that must be done.

But you still have to calculate how much you earn specifically.

Ma Xun actually has an additional "small share" with TVB.

He originally planned to split all the profits.

But Fang Yihua disagreed.

So, three million plus a 'small share'.

The share is actually 4%.

Now let’s calculate…

Six million?
Isn't this the same as the previous offer?
Sun Donghai and Bai Xiaohang started scolding each other again.

Of course I was cursing that Shili!
We should have been able to let TVB earn less.

Once he got involved, the total price went up.

Forget it, don’t think about it.

How many of us?
After another calculation, some costs are deducted...

"Fuck! I can get more than 4000 million for this?"

"Brother Ma is awesome! He can earn nearly 6000 million!"

"Bai, you've worked hard this time. You must have earned more than 10 million at least."

The three of them made the calculation.

Wow!

The profit this time was really a lot, even Bai Xiaohang could get more than 10 million.

Of course, this piece must be made in parts and it is from one year.

Just consider it as accounts receivable, but the amount is shocking enough.

The three of them burst into laughter again.

Just be happy if you should be happy. However, when Ma Xun was laughing.

One thing is clear in my mind.

This stone lily will be one of the powerful enemies in the future.

Compared to Liu Bo, this guy is much more insidious.

It all depends on what he does this time.

It is completely aimed at harming others and not benefiting yourself.

Oh shit!

How to deal with this guy?
Ma Xun thought that he should have the advantage.

He knew what this stone paste was.

I like 'Wang Gang Stay'.

At this moment...

"That stone lichen..."

"Who doesn't know him? He's a bitch!"

"Is he a bunny or something?"

"What a disgusting thing! Who the hell wants to know these details!"

Ok?
They both knew...the advantage they had just found was gone now?

It turned out that many people in the capital knew about the situation of Shili.

Ma Xun never expected that an opponent would be so difficult to deal with just because he was so bad.

I had to make another arrangement.

"Next, we still need to find those who are good at writing and bragging to praise this play."

Sun Donghai understood it as soon as he heard it.

“Make this deal look even better!”

That’s right, we have to make sure that “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” has a good reputation.

As for the ratings, I'm not worried about it.

This time, almost all local channels are broadcasting it together.

The ratings will definitely not be bad.

Just like that, "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is about to be broadcast in our mainland!
……

"This "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is so good!"

"It turns out that Huang Rihua is more suitable to play Qiao Feng!"

"No, why does music start playing as soon as he appears on stage?"

"That's the TVB flavor! The martial arts movies they make are just so good!"

Don't say it, really don't say it.

"Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" caused a sensation immediately after it was broadcast.

33 local TV stations broadcast the show at almost the same time.

This incident itself is big news!
Of course, there were certainly many viewers who expressed doubts at the beginning.

Why does this drama have to be broadcast?
But when it was broadcast...the law of fragrance came into play!

It does look good!
The 1990s was the golden age of TVB.

As a well-known director and producer, Li Tiansheng has produced so many classic TVB martial arts TV series.

Moreover, there is the previous "The Return of the Condor Heroes" as a prelude.

The popularity of 95's The Return of the Condor Heroes was actually quite unexpected.

But, the combination of Bai Gu and Ruotong is really amazing.

Her looks were truly amazing at that time.

Some of the unsatisfactory aspects of this play were ignored by the audience.

In fact, in this version, Huang Rong was severely criticized...all the scenes were of her being mean to Yang Guo.

In the book, Huang Rong actually had very legitimate reasons for treating Yang Guo in this way. Anyone who has read the novel will think that Huang Rong is not wrong at all.

But in the 95 version of The Return of the Condor Heroes, those legitimate reasons were either glossed over or simply not filmed.

That’s it, Huang Rong is almost becoming the villain in the drama!
But these details are nothing.

We, the mainland audience, all come to see Bai Gu, all come to see Auntie.

Ruotong even became a celebrity in mainland China, endorsing a large number of shampoo, cosmetics and other brands.

And now this movie "Tian Long" also has an aunt!

But what was even more attractive was Boss Qiao who appeared carrying a speaker.

In fact, the image of this version is not quite consistent with the original.

Besides, Boss Qiao always wears a hat.

Huang Rihua is too short, so he uses a hat to make up for his height.

But he is very good at playing a hero, and he has great aura and voice acting.

It has instantly become a classic!
Chen Haoming, who plays Duan Yu, is actually acting for the first time.

But some people are like this, they reach the peak as soon as they debut.

All in all, this play has many highlights.

Our mainland audiences really like it.

Now that it’s being broadcast on such a large scale... it’s a blast!

The audience liked the show more and more and gave it very high ratings.

Some are TV station investigations, and some are newspaper submissions.

And...the Internet!
That's right, in 1998, the Internet had already become popular in mainland China. Although it was still very expensive, many young people had already started "surfing".

Internet surfing, this term is really old-fashioned.

Actually, it is a direct translation from English. Surfing the Internet and surfing are the same word in English.

As a result, many people on the Internet also commented that this drama is quite good.

Awesome! An absolute success!

But in such a successful situation, Ma Xun, Sun Donghai and Bai Xiaohang.

But they were shouting that they were lucky.

The reason is very simple, that is, the drama "Tian Long" actually snatched away a part of CCTV's ratings!

It was broadcasted on almost all local TV stations, it was so popular, and the drama was really good.

CCTV’s market share has dropped!

And looking back at that Shili's dirty trick...

What the hell!

It was a close call.

Fortunately, we later offered a lot of discounts and even hired people to write articles, saying that we didn’t make much money.

Otherwise, you might really offend some leaders.

Now, it's okay.

That’s what happened to “Tian Long” this year.

Although it's not perfect, I still made tens of millions.

Now comes the fun part.

Ma Xun came to a very special place.

The most luxurious private room in Longwu Nightclub in Beijing.

What’s even more interesting is the people around Ma Xun now.

"Mr. Ma, are you satisfied?"

Long Wu has a smile on his face.

This satisfaction, of course, refers specifically to the girl sitting next to Ma Xun.

Kristy Yang!
Yes, that's her.

She is currently the most popular new beauty star in Yongsheng.

It should be said that she is quite famous now.

But now she was very shy, wearing a red hip skirt, sitting next to Ma Xun.

What this means... Ma Xun understands!

Didn’t even people like Zhong Zhen appear before?

Now just play the ACE of Spades!

Long Wu’s subtext: I have brought the best girl under my command. Mr. Ma, you can understand my sincerity, right?

Ma Xun smiled, and he was direct enough.

One hand fell on Gongru's thigh.

"Fifth Brother, are you planning to work with me on the movie 'Wind and Cloud'?"

Long Wu was very happy when he heard this.

"Mr. Ma, great!" Thumbs up.

Long Wu had already mentioned this before leaving Hong Kong.

This drama should be a project that Yongsheng has high hopes for.

However, Ma Xun knew very well that the Yongsheng family could not handle this play.

The main body is actually Jiahe.

Although Jiahe is indeed not as good as before in recent years, its image is still there.

So, what is Ma Xun’s answer?
He pulled his hand away again and said something particularly hurtful.

"Miss Yang is a beauty, but not to my taste."

Good guy!
This sentence made Gongru sad.

Long Wu was naturally shocked, but he had to make a statement first, "Why are you still sitting here? Get out!"

With a scolding, Gongru left in tears.

Ma Xun didn't see how she left, he just told her his method directly.

"I understand Fifth Brother's problem. Golden Harvest still takes the majority of the "Storm and Clouds" film market. You want to get more, right?"

"Of course!"

Long Wu’s expectations began to rise.

This Ma Xun is really amazing.

But the question is, what to do?
Ma Xun said with a smile: "Fifth Brother, you are the boss of a listed company. Isn't there a trick of diluting equity in the stock market? Well, count me in as one share. Then, I will do my best to introduce this movie to the mainland. When the time comes, I will return this share to you."

Listen to this method!
Long Wu's face instantly broke into a smile and he held Ma Xun's hand.

"Mr. Ma! Awesome!"

I learned these words specially, and finally used them...

(End of this chapter)