After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 568 Soaring to the Sky

"What's there to argue about..." Zhou Haoran was with her in the hotel. "By the way, should I give you some money?"

"money?"

Dong Lan was taken aback; she had never thought of it that way before.

Zhou Haoran found his briefcase, took out 10,000 yuan, and threw it on the bed. "Here, take this."

Dong Lan's face flushed red. "I don't want to!"

"what happened?"

Zhou Haoran found it somewhat strange.

Dong Lan gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not with you for the money. If I take your money, it'll be like I'm some kind of... you know."

"What?" Zhou Haoran chuckled. "Aren't you overthinking this? Just take it!"

"I don't want money."

Dong Lan bit her lip and stood there blankly.

"Ten thousand yuan is not enough? Over a year, it's at least several hundred thousand!"

Zhou Haoran smiled.

"Huh?" Dong Lan was taken aback. "So many?"

Zhou Haoran said, "Hurry up and put it away. Everyone else does the same. Every time I go to see Sister He Jin, I give her ten thousand yuan."

"really?"

Dong Lan was immediately tempted; it wasn't just 10,000 a year or 10,000 a month.

You pay me for every date!
Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Yeah, you'll know once you talk to her. She's only been dating me for six months, and she's already bought a house and a car."

"I……"

Dong Lan looked at him, then at the money on the bed, and was caught in a dilemma.

Zhou Haoran said nonchalantly, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Logically speaking, He Jin is first-class, and you are top-notch. Even 10,000 yuan is too little."

Dong Lan chuckled, her beautiful eyes sparkling, "Then why don't you give me more? Even one more yuan would be fine?"

Zhou Haoran shook his head. "It's better to be fair. The classifications like 'top-grade,' 'first-class,' and 'second-class' are all my subjective evaluations, and they may not be convincing. Regardless of who it is, everyone gets 10,000. It's fair, just, and we won't argue."

"Each person..." Dong Lan couldn't help but ask curiously, "How many?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "There are only two right now, you and He Jin."

"Oh, only two."

Dong Lan lowered her eyelids, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over the ten thousand yuan on the bed.

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower. You can keep the money."

Zhou Haoran went to the bathroom alone first.

I left the space to her.

A little while later, after the two of them took a shower, Zhou Haoran discovered that the money on the bed had disappeared.

That put my mind at ease.

The two walked back to their workplace together.

"By the way, Xiao Chen said that Xiao Qiang seems to have a bad reputation, so we can't let him be the editor-in-chief."

Zhou Haoran walked ahead with his hands behind his back.

Dong Lan, standing beside her, said softly, "Yes, I've spoken to her. I have a good friend named Jia Qingwen, who is a producer on the 'Direct Line' program on the City Channel. I told her to transfer her over here to take over as editor-in-chief."

Zhou Haoran turned around, somewhat surprised, "A sudden arrival?"

“There’s no suitable one internally.” Dong Lan gave him a meaningful glance. “Ren Panxia was a good girl, with a good figure and great temperament, but you made her work in finance.”

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran sensed something was wrong. "Wait! What are you talking about? This is the editor-in-chief position, it's based on ability, we don't do things like power and sex."

Dong Lan pursed her lips and said, "I know, don't worry, Jia Qingwen is very capable!"

Zhou Haoran looked at her warily, "Anyway, don't do anything reckless. It's fine to arrange a job for your good friend, but don't try to play matchmaker."

"You'll see when you see it," Dong Lan said jokingly, unable to suppress a laugh. "A good man like you, isn't it only natural that you have a few lovers?"

"How much is too much? Enough is fine."

Zhou Haoran thought to himself that Dong Lan might actually be vying for favor, and was even dragging her good friend down with her in order to compete with Sister He Jin.

"Yeah. I know!"

Dong Lan covered her mouth and chuckled.

Zhou Haoran said with a serious expression, "There's only one requirement: the program must be run well! If the quality of the program is affected, no one else will be of any use!"

I went to work and clocked in.

Zhou Haoran spoke with Lin Guiyan, who was now acting as Zhou's assistant, handling many of the station director's administrative tasks. He also discussed the first episode of "City Playlist" with Shen Mei.

The first episode has already been recorded.

It will be broadcast soon.

Because this is a new program, it's unrealistic to expect to release one episode per week in the short term, as communication with local communities won't be quick. We need to wait for the program's influence to grow and for it to become an important platform for promoting local culture and tourism and for local leaders to showcase their achievements before it attracts widespread attention.

We need to find a time to test the broadcast of "City Playlist: Songjiang Edition".

First, establish a certain level of influence.

The arrangements for the second phase have been finalized, and West Lake has been chosen as the location.

The Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions are both wealthy and open-minded, so we can start there. It's easier to operate there, and the funding is sufficient. This program will need to operate for at least a few months before it's on track.

It was past 3 p.m.

Zhou Haoran then went out with Dong Lan again.

Go to Tangren Film & Television.

See Tang Shiyi.

"Uncle!"

When Tang Shiyi saw Zhou Haoran from afar, she waved to him with a bright smile.

In his presence, where was the icy beauty in all her glory?

Perhaps it was because of the amazing success of the recent projects "Princess Pearl" and "City Playlist" that she developed an even stronger sense of admiration for them.

Zhou Haoran's main purpose for coming here this time was to discuss "My Fair Princess". "Dong Lan said that many satellite TV stations from other provinces and cities have contacted Red Star TV, hoping to buy the second-run rebroadcast rights."

Tang Shiyi chuckled and said, "Yes, they've all been moved here."

"How did it go? Did you talk to them?"

Zhou Haoran was quite concerned about this, because Tangren Media didn't have much money in its accounts.

Even the copyright fees paid to Qiong Yao are still on credit.

We're just waiting for "Princess Pearl" to make a fortune.

"We've talked to four stations, all provincial satellite TV stations. It's going even better than I expected." Tang Shiyi is taking advantage of Red Star TV's success to offer "second-run rebroadcast rights for 20 yuan per episode, a fixed price."

"This price!"

Dong Lan was somewhat surprised.

This is the price for the premiere of a domestically produced drama!
For example, shows like "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" and "Kangxi's Private Visits" only cost 20 yuan per episode for their initial broadcast. The price for a second run of "Princess Pearl" would be the same.

Tang Shiyi chuckled and said, "They've all agreed, and we can sign the contract tomorrow! Once it's signed, they'll pay us!"

"So smooth?"

Dong Lan's eyes widened.

Tang Shiyi said, "It went even more smoothly than I expected."

“Now we can make the payment.” Dong Lan wasn’t great at math, but even a simple calculation showed the huge profit potential. “We spent 1560 million to buy out the copyright, and 840 million for the premiere on Red Star TV. These four clients in the second round brought in nearly 2000 million more! All in all, Tangren Media has already made over 1000 million in profit from this TV set!”

Zhou Haoran said dismissively, "This is only four satellite TV stations. Given the popularity of 'My Fair Princess,' there should be at least a dozen satellite TV stations across the country rebroadcasting it simultaneously. The rebroadcast fee for the second run can be at least 5000 million. With more rebroadcasts to come, just from the TV station broadcasting rights, 'My Fair Princess' can rake in 2 million within one or two years!"

In his previous life, the volcano became an instant sensation.

It became the second-best local satellite TV station in the country after Crown TV, and even performed better than TV stations in developed regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

why?
It wasn't because of "Happy Camp".

Although this program is popular, its audience is mainly teenagers with very low spending power, so the program doesn't make much money.

It mainly relied on the "Princess Pearl" series.

This series propelled Volcano Platform to new heights, providing it with unimaginable funding. With money came the ability to implement sweeping reforms, afford more room for trial and error, and to introduce advanced equipment and organize large-scale events… which ultimately led to the birth of "Super Girl."

This life will be different.

The eldest gentleman intervened and intercepted the deal.

“Originally, Crown TV’s ‘Water Margin’ was a nationwide hit, which was also an opportunity.” Zhou Haoran did not quite approve of Crown TV’s operating strategy. “Unfortunately, they missed this opportunity.”

Dong Lan said softly, "Yes, the viewership rating of 'Water Margin' is said to have reached 70%, and everyone in the family is watching it. However, such an excellent TV series has only been rebroadcast once on Crown Channel. Other local satellite TV stations want to broadcast it, but Crown Channel won't grant them the rights."

Tang Shiyi said, "Some scenes in 'Water Margin' are too explicit and not suitable for widespread promotion. 'Princess Pearl' is a light comedy that is suitable for all ages."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "So the two of you need to work together well to explore a new field."

"A new field?"

Tang Shiyi liked the feeling of being assigned tasks by him.

Zhou Haoran said, "These days, TV dramas are the best spiritual nourishment. However, many white-collar workers and civil servants are busy with work and may not have time to watch TV. Even when they do have time, it is difficult to watch the complete version of 'Princess Pearl' on TV."

"Watch the DVD!"

Tang Shiyi immediately realized what was going on.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Yes, watching DVDs. You can tell from just one statistic: the annual sales of VCDs nationwide are currently 20 million units, and this number may increase further next year."

These days, every household has a VCD player.

Especially new houses.

"Color TV + VCD player" has almost become the standard configuration. Those with better financial means will also have a sound system and amplifier, making it a complete home theater.

Zhou Haoran said, "Next, we need to release DVDs, and we need to act quickly. Compared to selling copyrights, this is a much bigger market. Many overseas compatriots can't watch 'Princess Pearl' and can only buy DVDs to take back with them. If we do well in this market, Tangren Media can soar to new heights."

Dong Lan pursed her lips and said, "You're Zhou Tai, you should handle this!"

"Ok?"

“Red Star TV has its own audio-visual department and channels for the production and distribution of discs.”

"is it?"

Zhou Haoran became happy.

That would be even more convenient, being so close to the source!
Dong Lan said, "The current DVD market is rife with piracy, and much of it is due to collusion between insiders and outsiders. It's all because someone inside the legitimate distributors leaks information and gives high-definition images to the pirates. If this channel is cut off, even if pirated copies appear, their quality will be much worse than the legitimate ones."

"Okay!" Zhou Haoran nodded. "Then let's use the connections at Red Star TV!"

(End of this chapter)