After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 551 Jinshan Arrives
Tang Shiyi and Dong Lan have returned from their business trip.

Successfully landed the role in "My Fair Princess"!
They bought out the mainland China rights to "My Fair Princess" for 65 yuan per episode, for a total of 1560 million yuan for 24 episodes.

This price is far above the market price.

It's worth noting that Qiong Yao only invested 400 million yuan in this TV series.

Now, just from the mainland region alone, he has already received three to four times the return.

Zhou Haoran was very happy.

What a triumphant return!

However, Dong Lan was not happy because the arts and culture center was not very enthusiastic about the TV series.

"This is a Qiong Yao drama, and you're still not happy?"

Zhou Haoran felt puzzled.

"Qiong Yao dramas are good, but the price is too high." Dong Lan was also dissatisfied with this. "I applied to buy the first-run broadcast rights of 'Princess Pearl' for 35 yuan per episode, and many people thought it was not worth it."

Zhou Haoran shook his head, "That's such a low standard!"

“If we can really buy it for 35 yuan per episode…” Dong Lan lowered his voice. The two of them were in the program team’s office. “The first run of the show will bring in 840 million yuan for Tangren Media. We can use the remaining 720 million yuan to sell for the second run.”

"Money is a small matter!"

Zhou Haoran didn't care at all.

They bought out the full copyright of "My Fair Princess" in mainland China for 1560 million yuan. It was such a good deal, like buying cabbage.

Putting aside everything else, the release of VCDs and DVDs is so straightforward that even legitimate copies can sell...

Hmph, the quantity is terrifying!
1000 million units sold in a single year!

The price is 60 yuan per set.

Sales revenue reached 6 million!

Based on a factory price of 30 yuan, the manufacturing cost, promotion, and channel cost for the manufacturer is 15 yuan per set. This means that Tangren Film and Television, as the copyright holder, can earn 15 yuan per set!

They can get a total of 1.5 million in copyright fees.

As for piracy...

Then the number would be countless.

In addition, there are other image copyrights, such as posters... When "Princess Pearl" was popular, every household had "Little Swallow" in their names, and various gift packaging had related materials from "Princess Pearl".

If a cassette tape features the image of "Little Swallow" on the cover, its price can increase by 30%!

It's incredibly attractive!
Even international giants like Coca-Cola have taken the initiative to approach the show, wanting to release a Coca-Cola co-branded product with "My Fair Princess".

Is 400 million a reasonable copyright fee?
For example, the licensing fee for "Xiangfei Milk Candy" is 300 million yuan; the licensing fee and sales commission for Zhencai Locked Diary bring in more than 200 million yuan a year; even though there are pirated versions and data fraud everywhere for princess-style headdresses and clothing, the commission can still bring in millions of yuan.

There are also second-run broadcasting rights...

After its initial run became a huge hit, 21 provincial satellite TV stations across the country competed for the rebroadcast rights at prices ranging from 10 to 15 yuan per episode, creating the spectacle of local satellite TV stations across the country broadcasting "Princess Pearl" during prime time.

The Grand View Garden film and television base, where "Princess Pearl" was filmed, has become a popular tourist attraction, and the ticket price has increased from 2 yuan to 40 yuan.

Tangren Media secured the rights to the first season of "My Fair Princess" and also obtained priority cooperation rights for the subsequent two seasons.

It's like owning a mountain of gold.

Dong Lan had no concept of any of this and didn't understand the full-channel coverage of copyright operations at all. She tentatively suggested, "Why don't you go talk to Director Gu about it?"

"Just this little thing?"

Zhou Haoran smiled.

Dong Lan blushed and said somewhat awkwardly, "If I were to handle the application myself, I should be able to negotiate down to 350,000 per episode. That's the market price for a Qiong Yao drama, which is quite normal. It's just too slow. I'm afraid that things might change and I might snatch the slot. If we make a decision as soon as possible, maybe 'Princess Pearl' can officially air on Red Star TV in June."

Zhou Haoran naturally knew what she was up to, and laughed, "Alright, I'll go see Director Gu right now and give you a good commendation!"

This is a small matter; just let Gu Hao know.

Sure enough, after I told him, Gu Hao was very happy and said, "Really? It worked out?"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Yes, Dong Lan, the deputy director of the Arts and Literature Center, made two special business trips to meet with Qiong Yao. She finally managed to snatch this TV series from the Volcano TV station."

“Oh, Dong Lan…” Gu Hao nodded. “I’ve met her a few times. She’s an excellent comrade. If there’s an opportunity in the future, we should still focus on promoting her.”

Zhou Haoran said with a smile, "After 'My Fair Princess' airs, you won't be able to avoid promoting him."

"No problem, everything is negotiable!"

Gu Hao chuckled, momentarily misunderstanding Zhou Haoran's intention to negotiate with him and promote Dong Lan further.

That's easy to handle.

if only……

"Haoran, I need to ask you for a favor."

Gu Hao looked serious.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Just tell me what you need."

Gu Hao coughed and explained, "If it were a matter within the company, I wouldn't have any reservations and would have just told you directly. But this matter is outside the company, and I would like to ask for your help, sir."

"Oh." Zhou Haoran acted casually; he didn't like to use his status to put on airs. "What is it? As long as I can do it, it's fine."

Gu Hao sighed and said helplessly, "My son is getting married." "Huh?"

Zhou Haoran was amused by him and wondered what he meant.
Are you not here to ask for a gift of money?

Gu Hao said with a troubled expression, "When our son got married, we parents bought him a new house as their wedding home."

"It should!"

Zhou Haoran didn't find it strange; it was a common phenomenon in society.

The same goes for the harbor side.

When a couple gets married, the groom provides the house, the bride is responsible for the renovation, and she also provides a new car as part of her dowry.

There was no bride price.

It's relatively fair.

“The problem lies with this house.” Gu Hao shook his head repeatedly, quite annoyed. “Buying a house really emptied my savings. I took it very seriously and went to look at houses with them. At that time, there were existing houses available for sale. But I got carried away and didn’t know what I was thinking. I just thought that existing houses were old and pre-sale houses were new.”

Zhou Haoran immediately understood, "You bought a pre-sale apartment?"

"Ah."

"Is it now a abandoned project?"

“Yes, the building was almost finished, but construction has stopped.” Although Gu Hao is the executive deputy director of Hongxing TV, he is powerless in the face of this situation and can only feel devastated. “I’ve tried to pull some strings to get the money back.”

"Isn't that unlikely?"

Zhou Haoran thought to himself that this pre-sale housing model had really ripped off a lot of people.

“Yes, there’s no way to get a refund.” Gu Hao was already exhausted by this. “Now we haven’t gotten the house, we’ve lost the money, and even our son’s wedding will be delayed.”

"Don't worry, I'll handle it."

Zhou Haoran couldn't help but sigh.

Doing business really does have something to do with luck!

If you make the right business, when luck comes, it's unstoppable!
He wanted to get into the business of unfinished buildings, and not only did his rival, Young Master Zhou, proactively contact him to help find clients and unfinished buildings, but he could even find listings for unfinished buildings within his own workplace.

In addition, relevant departments in various regions have also contacted him to provide information on unfinished housing projects.

It was as if the whole society had been mobilized.

Everyone was eager to give him money.

Seeing that he immediately agreed without hesitation, Gu Hao's dejected spirits immediately lifted. "I only heard about it yesterday. It must be you, right? It seems that you are going to take action to save the real estate market in the harbor and take over all the unfinished buildings."

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "It's impossible to take on all of them. Let's pick some key projects to operate. If the construction quality is too poor, or the procedures are incomplete, or there are some administrative violations, I can't save such unfinished buildings."

"No, the development I bought in is great in every way!"

Gu Hao suddenly saw the light at the end of the tunnel and realized there was hope.

“That’s fine then…” Zhou Haoran was naturally willing to take over. “Gu Tai, you don’t need to worry too much. Your son can get married when he’s ready. As for the house, the delivery will be delayed by two or three months at most. Everything else will proceed as usual.”

"Okay, that's good!"

Gu Hao breathed a long sigh of relief; he was relieved to hear those words.

Zhou Haoran said with a smile, "Director Gu, could you give me a copy of the information about the property you bought in later? I'll have them prioritize that property and deliver the units as quickly and efficiently as possible!"

“I have them all, they’re all sorted out.”

Gu Hao was already prepared. He quickly got up, went to his desk, took out a document from the drawer, and handed it to him properly.

Zhou Haoran took it and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll take care of it right away."

"Oh dear..." Gu Hao sat back down, feeling a little embarrassed. "Haoran, you helped me with this, it's like saving my life."

Zhou Haoran laughed heartily, "It's not that bad!"

"Really, this is a lifesaver." Gu Hao smiled bitterly. "My son originally wanted to buy a ready-built house, but I suggested buying a pre-sale house instead, saying that there would be supervision from relevant departments and nothing would go wrong. I never expected... this would delay my son's wedding, and my family would be in complete chaos."

Zhou Haoran said, "Buying pre-sale apartments is actually quite good. From a price perspective, it's more cost-effective. If you buy a pre-sale apartment this year, you won't be able to take possession until next year. Doesn't that mean you're buying next year's apartment at this year's price? Isn't that a profit!"

"Yes, yes!" Gu Hao suddenly found a like-minded person. "That's what I was thinking too. With pre-sale apartments available, who would buy a completed apartment? Who would have thought it would turn out like this..."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Don't worry."

Gu Hao nodded and said, "By the way, I have a few openings for permanent positions. Do you want them? I remember your fiancée and a few of your close friends don't have permanent positions, right? I happen to have a few vacancies. How about we finalize them this year?"

Zhou Haoran knew the other party meant well, but still politely declined.

Qiao Suiqing and Hu Xiaochen do not need to be employed under the government's establishment.

Having a formal government job is too inconvenient.

The downside of being a temporary worker is that the employer is not responsible for them; the upside is that they are not responsible to the employer either, and if anything happens, they can simply walk away.

As for the colleagues in the program team...

When it comes to compiling such an organization, the problem isn't scarcity but inequality.

You have a permanent position, I don't, which inevitably creates a hierarchy in the workplace, hindering team cohesion. Highly effective production teams are generally composed of temporary workers.

(End of this chapter)