Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Chapter 482 Jiangbei City is really rich!
The director of a local television station is usually concurrently held by the deputy director of the publicity department.

Director Huang's administrative rank is not low.

However, these were not high-ranking leaders that Jiang Beicheng knew. He knew and had contacted leaders who were two or three ranks higher than him.

There was no direct conflict between him and Director Huang, but his subordinates, such as the TV station director and the program acquisition manager, had had significant friction with Yizhi Culture Media.

A fantasy drama set in the Republican era, produced by Yizhi Culture Media, was originally scheduled to be broadcast on satellite TV before the Lunar New Year.

However, during the negotiations, the purchasing manager made a very outrageous request.

They made Yizhi Culture Media buy viewership ratings first so that satellite TV channels could broadcast the show.

Moreover, when buying it, you have to go through the TV station's introduction.

The team that controls viewership ratings will arrange the best time slots for you and give you better viewership data.

The price is outrageous.

The purchase price for each episode of this TV series is 2 million, and we also need to buy an additional 1 million in viewership ratings according to their requirements.

This is equivalent to each episode of a TV series directly paying 100 million yuan in "protection fees" to the satellite TV station.

The total revenue for the 38 episodes should be 7200 million. If it is to be broadcast on a satellite TV channel, the revenue will be cut in half.

To be honest, Jiang Beicheng was quite shocked when he heard about this.

He also had a general understanding of the unspoken rules of the film and television industry.

Buying ratings is nothing new.

But this level of play was something Jiang Beicheng had never heard of before.

Considering the influence of the local TV station and the face of the leaders, Jiang Beicheng adopted a gentle approach, sending Liu Tao, the CEO of Yizhi Culture Media, to personally talk to the TV station's senior management.

And it was done in the name of Jiangbei City.

Director Huang must have known about this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have organized a dinner for him. This shows that he values ​​himself and Yizhi Culture Media quite a bit.

However, he still did not step in to stop his subordinates' actions.

They even ignored it completely.

The TV station director became even more brazen, issuing an ultimatum that if the cultural media company didn't follow the rules, they would refuse to make any purchases.

This is a classic case of a large company bullying its customers.

They are using despicable and underhanded tactics to threaten their partners.

This made Jiangbei City very unhappy.

This dissatisfaction escalated directly to the leadership level.

He had a lot of complaints about Director Huang.

The following evening was supposed to be a dinner party where various partners would have a pleasant and lively discussion.

However, this incident displeased Jiang Beicheng, and even at his home turf, the Beicheng Hotel, he didn't give Director Huang a friendly look.

Everyone else had been sitting in the private room for a while, but Jiang Beicheng still hadn't arrived.

Bona Film Group Chairman Yu Dong said, "President Jiang probably has something come up. Director Huang, why don't you give him a call and ask about the situation?"

Chairman Wang of Shanghai Film Group added, "Director Huang, ask President Jiang when he will arrive. If he is late, we will not wait for him."

Director Huang also looked puzzled.

I've already informed Jiang Beicheng's secretary, but I can't see him today.

It's still on his home turf.

Was this done intentionally by President Jiang?
Director Huang couldn't help but think of the unpleasant incident that had occurred between the two organizations some time ago.

President Jiang wouldn't be so petty, would he?
Would he care about that little bit of money?
If this cooperation goes smoothly, it will definitely be a win-win situation for both parties in the future.

Doesn't President Jiang, this rising star in the business world, understand this principle?
It's less about money and more about a cooperative attitude.

Director Huang suddenly realized that he had overestimated this General Manager Jiang.

But he was too embarrassed to make the call, because he had guessed the reason.

President Jiang is deliberately giving him a hard time in front of others tonight.

The atmosphere in the private room changed slightly.

The others all looked at Director Huang, waiting for him to make the call.

Just as he hesitated to pick up the phone, Jiang Beicheng arrived.

"Sorry everyone, I didn't get much rest last night, so I'm late. I'll punish myself with a couple of drinks later," Jiang Beicheng said as he entered the room. "Mr. Jiang, it's not appropriate for you to keep us waiting like this on your home turf," Director Huang said with a smile.

I had intended to use a joking tone to bridge the gap between myself and Jiangbei City.

However, Jiang Beicheng shook hands with Mr. Wang from Shanghai Film Group. "Mr. Wang, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"President Jiang, I've heard so much about you."

"Mr. Yu, the market isn't doing too well this year," Jiang Beicheng jokingly remarked to Bona Film Group's boss, Yu Dong. "Can you weather this storm?"

Yu Dong replied, "I need President Jiang to take good care of me."

From now on, I'll stick close to you like a big tree.

Yu Dong used to be quite arrogant.

He single-handedly created Bona Film Group, a towering giant that has achieved boundless glory in the Chinese entertainment industry.

For a time, it even stole the limelight from Huayi Brothers.

However, Bona Film Group's market value has now fallen to six or seven billion yuan. Yu Dong has frequently made the wrong bets, and many projects have suffered huge losses.

The company's financial situation is terrible.

Now everyone is hesitant and afraid to undertake large projects. For projects that require a little money, they basically rely on raising funds from the stock market.

Although Jiang Beicheng's teasing words weren't very pleasant, Yu Dong wasn't angry at all; instead, he flattered him a few times.

Mr. Jiang is really rich, and Yizhi Culture Media is really rich too.

Despite taking such big steps, there was no major collapse, and the financial system still dared to give money to Yizhi Culture Media, precisely because the founder of Jiangbei City was backing them up.

Those in this industry experience both true glory and utter devastation during their most glorious and tragic times.

While you still have some influence and reputation in the industry, you should lick the boots when necessary.

When you're as down on your luck as the two old men from Huayi Brothers, even if you try to curry favor with others, they won't bother with you.

You've been kicked out of this circle.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and patted Yu Dong on the shoulder, "Let's focus on doing this current collaborative project well first."

Yu Dong smiled and nodded: "President Jiang is my lucky star."

Now I'm hoping you can help me turn things around.

"President Jiang, it's been a long time," Principal Cao of the Shanghai Theatre Academy greeted him politely.

Yizhi Culture Media's "Youth Program" is being implemented in several major art colleges in China, with substantial support.

The span is also very wide.

Jiangbei City is a frequent guest of several universities.

Who wouldn't welcome such a generous benefactor?
"Principal Cao, you clearly put a lot of effort into your students. Take care of yourself," Jiang Beicheng said, looking at his white hair with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, President Jiang." Principal Cao sat down with a smile.

Jiangbei City finally faced Director Huang.

Director Huang still had a smile on his face, but he was already feeling uncomfortable inside.

Both Shanghai Film Studio and Shanghai Theatre Academy are at the bureau-level if classified by administrative rank.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Chairman Wang and Principal Cao were his subordinates, but the order in which General Manager Jiang greeted them was a bit disrespectful.

"President Jiang!" Director Huang greeted him.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and said, "I stayed up too late last night having tea with Secretary He's son."

When I got back, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep, so I had to catch up on sleep during the day.

Otherwise, I won't have the energy to come to dinner with Director Huang tonight, and that would be disrespectful to you.

I'm a little late, please don't take it to heart, boss.

Director Huang smiled and nodded, shaking hands with Jiang Beicheng. "President Jiang, you should also take care to rest and maintain a good sleep schedule. Your health is important."

Please take a seat. "

He understood several layers of meaning from Jiang Beicheng's words just now.

She seemed to be considerate and considerate of his feelings, but in reality, her words were veiled with sarcasm.

(End of this chapter)