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Chapter 145 Hahaha, I’ll be a billionaire next year

June 2004 can be said to be a very busy month for Yan Li.

At the beginning of the month, "Water Moon Cave" was broadcast on Sichuan and Guizhou satellite TV stations, with an average national viewership rating of over 3%, ranking fourth in the same period.

Almost as soon as the TV series was still being broadcast, the two satellite TV stations began to prepare for the rebroadcast.

Sichuan Provincial TV, in particular, is expected to rebroadcast the show at least three times during the summer season, including daytime, prime time, and mid-prime time.

Feature a viral squeeze-out replay!

As long as the ratings are good, many TV stations will replay the show. Sichuan Satellite TV is one of the more "notorious" ones.

Other satellite TV stations may rebroadcast the series at a higher frequency at most, but at least there are still dramas that rotate.

Sichuan Provincial Satellite TV broadcasts the series in a serial format. After one broadcast, it will be seamlessly connected to the next broadcast. Sometimes, there is no distinction between morning and afternoon time slots. The entire daytime time slot is connected together, and one drama is broadcast in one day.

It’s true that this broadcasting method has its advantages, and the audience can enjoy it very much.

Especially for students who are on vacation, if one or two episodes are not enough, they like to watch dramas like this. If the plot can keep the audience hooked, they basically won’t change channels during the whole day.

The exaggerated rebroadcast arrangement of Sichuan Satellite TV also indirectly shows that the drama "Water Moon Cave" is really popular.

Although it did not take first place in the ratings, the main audience group of the drama "Water Moon Cave" is young people and teenagers. It has caused a lot of discussion online and offline, and the audience stickiness is quite high.

As I said, high ratings alone don’t mean everything these days.

The constant replay and discussion are the most important factors in judging whether a drama is popular or not.

The media also got involved. Of course, compared to praise, there were more complaints and criticisms from the print media.

It can almost be said to be a standard feature. As long as young people or teenagers like it, the plot is relatively novel, and the costumes and props are not so good, it will be labeled as a "thunder drama" to varying degrees.

The plot of "Water Moon Cave" is actually quite good, but the costumes, props and some settings make people unconsciously biased.

Compared with the producer Zhou Yi, the distributor Yan Li does not care too much about the controversy of this drama.

I'm not afraid of controversy, as long as it's not a bad movie that gets criticized. The more controversial it is, the more attention it will receive.

Some TV stations are afraid to take on hot potatoes, while some TV stations like to eat this kind of hot tofu. It may burn your mouth, but it tastes really good.

Shenzhen Satellite TV, which had just been launched, was in urgent need of ratings and publicity, so it got in touch with Yan Li.

In the end, it won one of the only remaining first-round broadcast rights of "Water Moon Cave" at a price of 28 per episode, totaling 840 million.

"Water Moon Cave" became a hit, so the TV station could raise the price. However, because it had already been broadcast by two satellite TV stations and there was controversy over its reputation, the TV station could also lower the price.

Selling high and selling low all depends on your skill.

The price offered by Shenzhen TV is within the acceptable range for Yan Li and Zhou Yi.

In particular, the wealthy Shenzhen Satellite TV said that it could pay off the purchase price of the drama within three months, which almost instantly impressed Yan Li and Zhou Yi.

The advantage of fast payment is huge. Just for this reason, even if the price offered by Shenzhen Satellite TV is less than 800 million, we can negotiate.

After selling the three satellite TV stations, the remaining first-round broadcasting rights became difficult to negotiate.

The price is too high, and the TV station feels it is not worth it and would rather wait for the second round.

If the selling price is too low, it will easily offend the three satellite TV stations in Sichuan, Guizhou and Shenzhen, which had previously spent a high price to buy the drama. Yan Li cannot be so short-sighted.

After "Conquest" was sold to three satellite TV stations, it waited for a while before it was sold to the fourth satellite TV station thanks to its popularity, low price and the special period of SARS.

But Yan Li made a lot of phone calls and subconsciously urged the system to trigger every day, but there was no sign.

Considering that all TV stations are now preparing for the summer season and are under great financial pressure, after the summer season, the second round will not be far away.

Zhou Yi still held a glimmer of hope that Yan Li had already arranged to focus the distribution on terrestrial channels.

So far, Yi An has negotiated three terrestrial channel contracts worth over one million for "Shuiyuedongtian" and has confirmed or has a high probability of winning them. There are even more contracts worth hundreds of thousands left, and the total cumulative revenue is about 600 million to 800 million.

The only regret is that the DVD copyright was never negotiated.

After the TV station broadcast the film, people directly burned the pirated copy, and the interest of legitimate video companies dropped significantly.

However, Zhou Yi didn't take it seriously. Compared with success in other areas, DVD copyright is not important.

Zhouyi's boss lady Jiang Xueruo's face is now blooming with smiles.

In the first round, the three satellite TV stations received 1800 million + 840 million, and the first round broadcasting rights alone earned 2640 million. Adding the income from terrestrial channels, it was 3200 to 3400 million.

With Yian's distribution capabilities, there is a high hope that "Shuiyuedongtian" will earn a total of 4000 million from the second round and the remaining terrestrial channels.

This can be said to be the project that has made the most money since the establishment of Zhouyi.

So Zhou Yi did two things.

First, prepare to start filming the sequel to "Water Moon Cave".

Second, a strategic cooperation agreement was signed with Yi An, and within five years, all of Zhou Yi's dramas would be distributed by Yi An.

There is no need to talk about the former. When a company makes a popular TV series, the first reaction is to make a sequel.

Besides, Zhou Yi had already planned the sequel to "Water Moon Cave", and the script had already begun to be brewed when the filming of the first part started.

There are even rumors that Zhou Yi originally planned to shoot two films in a row or to shoot a long feature film, but because funds were too tight and the risks were too high, he played it safe.

As for the latter, it is relatively rare in the industry.

Film and television collaborations are all single-crew projects. If the cooperation on this project goes well, we will continue on the next project. If there are problems, we will go our separate ways.

Zhouyi has entered into such a strategic bundling cooperation, which shows its satisfaction and trust in Yian’s publishing capabilities.

However, Zhou Yi wanted to cooperate strategically, but Yan Li was a little hesitant.

He still prefers single-project cooperation. Although this kind of direct cooperation with the company provides a stable source of business, it is inevitable that there will be mixed quality of business, and he will help the company handle some low-quality projects.

However, considering Zhou Yi's strength and the need to make a name for himself, Yan Li agreed to the cooperation.

The two parties also held a small press conference. The establishment of the [Double Yi Alliance] also brought Yi'an Film and Television into the eyes of many interested people.

But not long after, Yi'an Film and Television dropped a new bomb.

...

In late June, "The Seven Fairies" held a press conference and announced that it had reached a joint broadcast cooperation with four satellite TV stations in Shandong Province, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Heilongjiang Province.

The drama was priced at approximately 84 per episode, totaling 3200 million, breaking the current record for the price of a single episode in the field of TV dramas.

It is not clear whether there is a single contract in the market with a single episode price exceeding that of this drama, but it has not been announced to the public. Since it has not been announced, the record belongs to "The Seven Fairies".

It’s a pity that the price of "The Emperor of Han Wu" was announced long ago because CCTV was soliciting investment, otherwise Yan Li would have marketed it as the most expensive TV series in 2004.

That’s right, Yan Li held a press conference with great fanfare and announced the price of the TV series just for marketing purposes.

The 3200 million contract is not fake, but several satellite TV stations have ratings requirements.

In order to meet the contract requirements, Yan Li gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and chose to publish the contract to build momentum for the TV series.

The TV series worth 3200 million can bring a lot of attention to "The Seven Fairies".

At that time, whether it is praise or criticism, it can bring exposure and popularity to the TV series.

In addition, the contract of up to 3200 million is enough to attract attention in the industry.

Coupled with the success of the "Shuiyuedongtian" project, Yi'an's reputation in the circle is getting louder and louder. Although it has not been established for a long time, it has already become a well-known company, which will benefit Yi'an's future development.

Of course, although it was more of a business consideration, Yan Li also had some selfish motives.

As a young person, who doesn’t want to be in the spotlight?

After discussing such a project that can attract attention in the industry and make a lot of money, I can't help but want to show off.

At the same time, Yan Li also wanted to slap some people in the face.

When "Conquer" became a hit, his net worth suddenly jumped to tens of millions. When it was reported at that time, many people said jealously that it was just bad luck and that he would just be quiet after losing everything.

Yan Li wanted to show those people that even if he had terrible luck, he could keep on having good luck, and the more luck he got, the richer he would become, which would make them mad to death.

He spoke wildly, but after the press conference, Yan Li "disappeared".

Not only were some media unable to find him for interviews, but he was also declined by some friends who invited him to dinner.

It’s not that he’s intentionally keeping a low profile, but Yan Li is busy and doesn’t have time to deal with these things for the time being.

Beijing Film Academy
Yan Li looked at Dong Xuan who was packing his suitcase and couldn't help asking again, "Are you really not going to Europe with me?"

Dong Xuan was helpless: "I want to go too, but it's the graduation drama. If I stand him up, do I still want to stay in school?"

Yan Li sighed a little. It was a rare opportunity for him to go abroad, but he could only bring a bunch of rough men with him.

Dong Xuan was busy with graduation and couldn't go, Wang Ou was filming on the set of "Survival of Migrant Workers", and Qin Lan joined the crew of "The Inspector General of the Song Dynasty".

It's not that other people can't be dated, but Yan Li is going abroad for the European Cup, and he can't trust most women, so he can only give up. "Okay."

Dong Xuan kissed Yan Li soothingly and said, "It's just as well that I'm not going. Maybe you can meet a hot European girl and have an exotic romance that you'll never want to leave."

"Tsk, I don't like foreigners."

Yan Li spoke in a very firm tone, regardless of whether Dong Xuan was teasing or testing him.

Dong Xuan glanced at him leisurely, without saying whether she believed it or not. She just stuffed the two boxes of safety supplies into the suitcase in front of Yan Li.

"What do you mean?"

Yan Li was very dissatisfied: "You don't believe me."

"Just in case. I don't want a mixed-race kid to come calling me mom in a few years."

"Watch less melodramatic TV dramas."

Yan Li was speechless. Instead of worrying about mixed-race children, it would be better to worry about contracting something. After all, foreigners are promiscuous, and who knows if they have any dirty diseases.

Thinking of this, Yan Li's originally distracted heart calmed down a little.

He had just made so much money and was still so young, with a bright future waiting for him, so he didn't want to commit suicide.

After packing his luggage and checking his passport and other items in particular, Yan Li said goodbye to Dong Xuan and met up with Wu Maowen and several other followers and bodyguards to head to the airport.

The 2004 European Cup was held in Portugal. There were no direct flights, so Yan Li had to go to Madrid, Spain first and then transfer.

Wu Maowen and others had been on a plane with Yan Li, but it was their first time traveling abroad, so they were a little nervous.

Yan Li was fine, sitting quietly in the first-class waiting room thinking.

This time, I went to Portugal nominally to watch the European Cup, but actually I went to gamble on football.

in the country, small fights involving hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars are acceptable, but if they are larger, it will easily cause some unnecessary trouble.

As early as last year, Yan Li began to study how to gamble large sums of money abroad and get the money back safely.

There are many tricks involved, and most people really can't understand them, but Yan Li has a system.

After a systematic investigation and research, Yan Lilian had a good understanding of operations such as market manipulation, bankership, and money laundering, not to mention betting on football and bringing the money back.

However, understanding is one thing, but how to put it into practice is up to you.

Previously, Yan Li had placed bets in Europe and Hong Kong through the system's channels. This time he went abroad to arrange the money and bring it back.

In fact, there is a way for me not to show up, but the commission is too severe.

Yan Li used the system to do a lot of analysis and felt that the risk was not that great.

To be on the safe side, he didn't dare to do anything too weird and placed a lot of fake bets, which was both to share the risk and to conceal his tracks.

Even if someone could check all his bets, they could only conclude that he was lucky, understood football, and was good at calculations.

Therefore, Yan Li’s income was not that exaggerated, at most a few million euros.

This is not a small amount of money, but compared with the overall size of the 2004 European Cup, it is not enough.

The total legal gambling revenue for the entire European Cup is approximately 30 billion to 50 billion euros. Just one popular match can reach tens of millions of euros, not including underground gambling.

In addition, during the European Cup, there were tourists everywhere, and Yan Li blended in with them. As long as he was careful when performing related operations, no one would bother him.

Thinking of this, Yan Li's heart gradually became hot.

Several million euros, converted into tens of millions of RMB, plus the income from Yi'an and others, even if Yan Li spends a part of it and keeps enough money for the company's development, he can still raise 5000 million in cash to invest in next year's bull market.

Hahahaha, by then, he will be a real billionaire.

slap~
Yan Li opened his eyes angrily, and saw a bright and pure fox face looking at him with a smile and a teasing tone.

"Which beauty is Mr. Yan reminiscing about? His mouth is watering."

Fan Jiuyi!
Yan Li, who was more sensitive to money at this time, saw Fan Xiaopang's first reaction was those three words, and the second reaction was.

"Why are you here?"

This is the waiting room for international flights. Shouldn't Fan Xiaopang be joining the crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes"? Why is he going abroad again?

"I have no choice. I released a photo album in Spain last year. It sold well and received high praise from fans. They urged me to release more. This year, the company arranged for me to shoot a set in Europe and then join the crew after that."

Fan Xiaopang was a little proud. Nowadays, those who can publish photos under the name of artists must be famous, otherwise there will be no fans to buy them.

For an artist like Yan Li who is not even a third-tier artist, no one may even pay attention to him even if he takes off all his clothes for a photo shoot.

"By the way, what is Boss Yan doing abroad?"

After showing off, Fat Fan asked Yan Li, who said with a slightly envious tone.

"I'm not as famous as Teacher Fan. I'm constantly busy with all kinds of work, and I can also go on business trips abroad. I'm just a free person, so I can go abroad to watch sports, travel, and waste some time."

Fan Xiaopang: "..."

After silently looking at Yan Li twice, Fat Fan turned around and sat on his back in the corner seat, wearing headphones and covering his face with a magazine as he slept.

You little bastard, you still dare to challenge me!
Having said that, although taking photos proves that an artist is popular, it is unlikely that truly popular stars have the time to go abroad for photo shoots.

Anyway, Li Bingbing, who starred in "Cell Phone", has his film contracts booked up completely and doesn't even have time to go abroad for photo shoots.

Fat Fan was also very irritable and ignored Yan Li until they got on the plane. Yan Li didn't care and took out his laptop to watch the movies and TV series he had saved.

It takes more than ten hours to get from Beijing to Madrid, and you can't just sleep to kill the time.

Fat Fan went to the restroom in the middle of the trip. He passed by Yan Li's seat and glanced at the computer screen.

Yan Li was watching Zhao Benshan's "Marshal Ma", and Fan Wei, who played Fan Debiao, was scratching his fist.

Fan Xiaopang was a little itchy, so she also brought books and MP3s, but it was definitely not as comfortable as watching TV series.

After a while, she found that Yan Li had put away his computer and seemed to be going to sleep, so she couldn't help but come over to borrow his computer.

Yan Li said succinctly: "The battery is out."

Fat Fan frowned and said, "I just saw that the battery still has more than half of its power left."

"No loan."

"Boss Yan, don't be stingy."

Yan Li hesitated for a moment, and seeing that the flight attendant seemed to be coming over to ask questions, he handed the computer bag to Fan Xiaopang.

"The TV series is in the player, don't watch anything else."

Fan Xiaopang thanked her and took the computer. After watching an episode of "Marshal Ma", she stretched.

Looking back, Yan Li seemed to be asleep. She was curious because of Yan Li's words and couldn't help but click on "My Computer".

After some research, he found a hidden folder named [.], which contained some video, picture and documents. Fan Xiaopang hesitated for a long time and finally picked a few to open.

"..."

Fan Xiaopang was convinced. She thought it was something unhealthy or some personal privacy of Yan Li.

What turned out to be a collection of highlight clips, posters, stills of Yan Li’s roles, as well as screenshots of articles and comments from the media or netizens praising him.

Introverted and narcissistic!
After complaining, Fan Xiaopang closed the file and opened the player to continue watching "Marshal Ma".

Yan Li slept until the plane landed. Fat Fan returned the computer to him. He took it, put it away, and asked casually.

"Isn't it okay to look around?"

Fan Xiaopang shook his head, and Yan Li didn't care. If the computer really had confidentiality and privacy, he would never lend it to the other party even if Fan Xiaopang begged him on his knees. Those who dared to give it to others were not afraid of it being seen.

Outside the airport, the two of them met up with their own people.

Yan Li's side included several young men headed by Wu Maowen, and Fan Xiaopang's group of five, two men and two women besides her. Two of them were photographers, one was an executive agent and assistant, and the other was a tour guide and translator.

Fan Xiaopang and the others took a taxi and saw Yan Li and the others still standing there, so they asked if they wanted to join them.

How should I put it, in a foreign country, I feel very safe traveling with Yan Li and his group.

"We have someone to pick us up, here we come."

As he was speaking, two nanny cars drove up and the Chinese tour guide that Yan Li had contacted came over and shook hands with Yan Li, saying that the hotel had been booked and they would rest in Madrid for one night and could fly or drive to Portugal tomorrow.

Yan Li turned to invite Fatty Fan and the others: "Come together?"

The agent was still a little hesitant when Fat Fan came over with a suitcase.

Although she had all kinds of "prejudices" against Yan Li, she was still a friend after all, and she still had some trust in his character. No matter what, she would not sell them out.

(End of this chapter)