This director is vindictive.

Chapter 111 Another record, another record

In fact, the price of TV dramas did rise sharply in 2013.

The drama with the highest transaction price this year is currently "Hot Mom" ​​from New Classics Media. Because the heroine is Empress Sun, who became famous for "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the transaction price of this drama per episode is as high as 500 million.

This is a buyout price, not a first-round pick. But it's still ridiculous.

While the discussion was going on outside, inside Shengshi Pictures.

In several conference rooms, people were divided into several groups and were having intense discussions.

Several second-tier satellite TV stations have formed an alliance. They will jointly bid in the first round and also give a buyout price.

Although any one of them could not compete with the wealthy first-tier satellite TV stations if they bid alone, the situation might not be the same if they join forces.

At the same time, several major first-line satellite TV stations are anxiously waiting for the station's decision.

Time quickly came to the time for bidding.

Everyone comes together.

The first thing to be made public was the reserve price that Shengshi Pictures initially set for "My Love from the Star".

Of course, the reserve price is just to prevent bidding collusion and has no meaning.

The first round is 300 million per episode.

Buyout: 800 million per episode!
The announcement of this reserve price made the satellite TV station representatives present at the scene breathe a sigh of relief. Obviously, their bids were higher than the reserve price.

In fact, Chen Mo only had about nine envelopes in his hand.

Representing nine buyers.

Among them, three quotations came from a joint effort of second- and third-tier satellite TV stations, and this time they formed a drama buying alliance of several companies.

The person who presided over the bidding was Zhao Ming, who opened the first envelope.

"The joint offer from five satellite TV stations, led by Shandong Satellite TV, is 500 million per episode for the first round!"

boom!
As soon as the offer was made, there was a burst of noise at the scene, and everyone's expressions were different, some were happy and some were sad.

This price is really not low for the bid of the drama buying alliance, and it exceeds the first round of the minimum price of 300 million per episode set by Shengshi Film and Television by 200 million.

But the representative of Shandong Province Satellite TV couldn't be happy at all, because he saw that the smiles on the faces of people from several first-line satellite TV stations had not disappeared at all, which meant that they were OUT!
"The offer from Mango TV is 680 million for the first round and 1200 million for the buyout!"

The wealthy Mango TV instantly killed the first drama buying alliance with just one move.

However, the representative from Mango TV couldn't laugh either, because he saw the reactions of the representatives from Blueberry TV and Tomato TV, who were very calm.

"The offer from Lizhi TV is 580 million for the first round and 1100 million for the buyout!"

So far, Mango TV is still the richest and has the highest offer.

However, the next moment, Zhao Ming was stunned.

He looked up in surprise at Zhou Qizhong from Blueberry TV, the representative from Tomato TV, and the people from the other two second-tier TV stations.

The reason why he was surprised was that they were clearly separated when the meeting room was arranged before.

But in the end, the offer was actually made jointly by them.

"From Blueberry TV, Tomato TV, Seagull TV, Shenzhen TV"

After hearing Zhao Ming read out the list of the drama-buying alliance, the people from the other three first-tier satellite TV stations were stunned.

The reason why they did not form an alliance was simply because they were too optimistic about the drama, and other first-line satellite TV stations did not form an alliance to buy the drama, so they did not join forces. Unexpectedly, they secretly did it.

As expected, when Zhao Ming read out the first round price, the whole audience was stunned.

"First round! 800 million!"

"Congratulations!"

What we are talking about here is of course the price of a single episode for the first round of broadcast rights. In other words, the four satellite TV stations jointly spent 3.2 million to buy the first round of broadcast rights of "My Love from the Star".

In fact, no one finds Tomato TV and Blueberry TV strange, but the most surprising one is Seagull TV.

After all, Haiou TV has now fallen to the third tier in the country, but although this is unexpected, it is also reasonable.

After all, Haiou TV is Chen Mo’s hometown TV station.

Moreover, the reason why Haiou TV was willing to spend a huge amount of money to join forces to win the first round was because of the "God of War" plot in "My Love from the Star".

The folk custom of "parading gods" can be said to be one of the characteristics of Fujian Province.

Winning the first round is also very likely related to this.

After all, if "My Love from the Star" becomes a hit, it will also be able to promote the folk culture of the God Worshipping Festival in Fujian Province and contribute to the province's cultural tourism.

With the first round of "My Love from the Star" coming to an end.

The news spread quickly.

"'My Love from the Star' was sold at a whopping 3.2 million yuan in the first round, and it will be broadcast simultaneously on four satellite TV stations with four stars!"

"At 800 million per episode, the transaction price of "My Love from the Star" has set a new record!"

"My Love from the Star" sold for 3.2 million yuan in the first round. The satellite TV drama buying alliance used Sun Tzu's Art of War to secretly win the first round!"

The transaction price of 3.2 million yuan also caused a stir in the media, and netizens were even more shocked.

This total transaction price may not be the highest record, but this is just the first round of broadcasting rights!

However, it was unexpected, but also not that surprising.

After all, any fool knows that this drama has basically been booked as the best drama of the year.

Not to mention the quality of the TV series, the overwhelming publicity before it and the multiple sensational publicity it caused make it impossible for this drama to be sold at a low price.

Of course, this sky-high first-round price also made many people exclaim that the TV drama market is in a huge bubble.

In fact, Chen Mo has chosen a good time. Now he can have multiple stars for one drama. But after 2015, when the policy of one drama with two stars came out, it would be impossible to sell it at such a high price.

Those who had previously mocked Chen Mo for not doing his job properly and for not making movies but instead making TV series were now slapped in the face.

What the hell is wrong with this TV show? It's making way more money than the movie, right? And it's a hugely successful movie.

For example, the box office of "Love Is Not Blind" was high enough, right? It was even a box office legend, but in reality, the profit was only tens of millions.

However, the TV series "My Love from the Star" made several times more profit than "Love is Not Blind" in the first round alone.

That’s outrageous!

Of course, in terms of investment and effort, "My Love from the Star" is no worse than Chen Mo's previous films.

But no one cares about this. The sky-high price of the first round of sales of "My Love from the Star" caused a huge sensation in the industry.

In particular, the term "film to drama" was brought up again.

Many people were surprised to find that even though the box office of a movie exceeded 10 billion, its profitability was not as good as "My Love from the Star"!
For a time, many people exclaimed, "Does Chen Mo's decision to quit acting and start dramas mean that cross-border integration is really going to become a general trend?"

It’s impossible not to think that way! After all, TV dramas are incredibly profitable.

Although it’s not true that a film director can make a good TV series by crossing over, the dazzling amount of cash is still eye-catching!
This kind of discussion, which has been going on one after another, has made many film directors unable to help but be tempted. Money really is a motivating factor!
However, what netizens are more concerned about is not this, but when "My Love from the Star" will be broadcast!
It has actually been less than half a year since the preparations for filming of Chen Mo, but many viewers said that they have been kept in suspense for too long.

The main reason is that the series of events, whether it's the Chinese style fashion or the homes from the stars, has directly raised people's expectations for this drama. Just the costumes and houses in the drama can cause such a sensation, so what about the main drama?
Because the early publicity had already whetted the audience's appetite, there was no need for too much publicity and preheating, and the four satellite TV stations quickly announced the premiere time.

The show will start on time at 8pm on August 8th.

Many netizens joked that Chen Mo’s movies, "Love Is Not Blind" were released on November 33, 11, and "Search" was released on December 11, 11. It’s a pity that "My Love from the Star" didn’t have a release date of December 12, 12. However, they still used the double-digit date.

This day would have been nothing special, but because "My Love from the Star" premiered on this day, it became a special day for many viewers who were looking forward to the show.

Wen Li is one of them. She has been looking forward to "My Love from the Star" for a long time. She even bought many sets of costumes for the three "national style shows" of "My Love from the Star".

She is serious about watching and following TV series.

On the evening of August 8, she prepared snacks and drinks, and instead of going out shopping with her bestie, she sat in front of the TV early to watch a drama.

Finally, the show started.

Just the beginning made her a little stunned, and she stopped eating snacks halfway.

Because, all the publicity for "My Love from the Star" says that it is a modern fashion drama, or a modern idol drama, but why the hell does it start in ancient times?
Costume drama?
However, although it was the opening of an ancient drama, the beginning was somewhat beyond her expectations.

The brief opening of an ancient girl crying as she married only to be a widow is interspersed with the modern confession of the professor played by Chen Mo. The feeling that a day in heaven can be a thousand years on earth and the sea can change into mulberry fields suddenly makes her feel very interesting.

The play was pure and poignant, with a sense of fate of past and present lives, which immediately immersed her in it.

Then the female star went to school and found out that her neighbor was a university professor.

When Wen Li saw Chen Mo appear, his eyes narrowed immediately. Professor Do’s character is really likable.

Young, serious, hurt, alien professor
And the key is the protagonist's painful past, which is also different from the idol dramas in the past. Most of the idol dramas in the past, including Korean dramas, were about the ex-girlfriend's death and childhood trauma. However, in this drama, it was directly upgraded to the status of the heroine dying to save him in the previous life. Who can be more miserable than him!

The key is the career setting, which is also very surprising.

A decent social status and a smart brain, rich people and the second generation of rich people, doctors, or lawyers, etc., are vulgar, very vulgar, but professors are different. Smart men are the only black card that can defeat the domineering president. The charm of IQ is the top poison, not to mention, this professor has super powers.

Once he has superpowers, the male protagonist's luxury cars and grand occasions are no longer impressive. Why are vampires so popular? The male protagonist is so strong and fierce, invulnerable to swords and guns, with an ageless youthful appearance, and can fly over rooftops and walls at will. This professor can also do this, and he doesn't even need to suck blood, which is really energy-saving and emission-reducing.

She fell in love with the role at once.

There is a reason why Professor Do was able to become a top star popular across Asia in his previous life.

Let's not talk about the above for now, just say that as a smart alien who has lived for hundreds of years, this drama also thoughtfully matches him with all the configurations that should belong to a rich young man or a domineering CEO, such as money, antiques, and a big house.
Then "Home from the Stars" made a brilliant appearance. When you watch Professor Do, played by Chen Mo, walk down his curved staircase with a face full of four hundred years of calmness and loneliness, passing by his two-story, century-old bookshelves, rows of degree certificates and four hundred years of antique collections!
Wen Li admitted that his heart was trembling. The perfect combination of intelligence and wealth, my God, which girl could refuse this?

But there is more to Professor Do’s settings than this.

Wen Li, who has been following Korean dramas for so many years, has long been immune to the three treasures of Korean dramas.

But "My Love from the Star" has changed its style! Or rather, it has come up with a luxurious upgrade package.

Why are the three hallmarks of Korean dramas so consistently effective despite being so melodramatic? It's because, frankly, whether it's a terminal illness, aliens, or a nine-tailed fox, they're all just concoctions created to depict the separation of life and death. Right from the start, they declare this to be "the hero's last three months on Earth," instantly making it tragic and beautiful. This is the same as the terminal illness trope, only the screenwriters usually don't have the nerve to let the terminally ill protagonist recover. Consequently, the final few episodes of films using the terminal illness trope are unwatchable; it's just sobbing and waiting for death, meaningless.

But the advantages of the alien setting are revealed here, because he is an alien, there are countless possibilities, just like time travel, there is separation and there is reunion, you can come as many times as you want, torture him as many times as you want, and it will be satisfying every time you try it.

Let’s get back to the point. Anyway, Professor Do’s setting directly increases the tension to the maximum.

Unfortunately, two episodes were too short and too few for Wen Li, and he finished watching them without realizing it.

Meanwhile, across the country, there are many people who feel the same way.

Two episodes have been aired and the ratings have not yet come out, but the discussion about this drama on the Internet has begun to boil.

"Fuck, that's it? I've been waiting for so long, and this is it?"

"The opening of a costume drama involves all sorts of alien settings. It's amazing. Which girl can handle that?"

"Although the costume drama is not long, I found the quality to be very good. I feel that Chen Mo is really an underrated director!"

"Even though it's only two episodes, I can already say that the quality of these first two episodes is already far superior to other idol dramas out there!"

"My Love from the Star, so that's how it came to be, so romantic!"

"Hasn't anyone noticed that the costumes of the male and female protagonists in the play are from a completely new series?"

For a time, discussions about My Love from the Star were everywhere.

Although the specific ratings have not yet come out, everyone knows that it is impossible to see this drama "die in the light".

The four satellite TV stations also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the heated discussion about "My Love from the Star" on the Internet.

Although the four companies jointly won the first round of this drama, even so, the eight million will be shared by each company, which will cost two million per episode.

It may be okay for Blueberry Channel and Tomato Channel, but it is different for the remaining Seagull Channel and Shenzhen City TV.

Especially Seagull Terrace.

However, when the ratings for the first broadcast came out, many people were still shocked.

In fact, this has a lot to do with the fact that there are really no particularly popular hit dramas this year.

Compared with previous years, the TV dramas in 2013 were really disappointing.

The premiere ratings were: Blueberry TV, 1.56, Tomato TV, 1.42, Seagull TV, 1.02, and Shenzhen City TV, 0.96!

Just Blueberry TV and Tomato TV, if taken separately, have already taken the first and second place in the same time slot nationwide, not to mention that the four-star rating for a drama combined has a premiere rating of nearly 5!

It can be said to be against the will of heaven, and this is the first broadcast.

"My Love from the Star" had a viewership rating of nearly 5% on its premiere, winning the ratings championship in its time slot!"

"'My Love from the Star' has finally premiered, and the ratings have lived up to expectations!"

"For a drama with a budget of 3.2 million yuan, it's incredibly good value. My Love from the Star was broadcast on four channels, and its premiere garnered a 4.96 rating!"

Subsequently, as the plot of "My Love from the Star" progressed, the ratings also steadily increased.

The first climax of the whole drama came on the fifth day of its broadcast.

Because this day is the finale of the ancient drama "My Love from the Star".

The truth about the hero and heroine's past life is revealed!
The ratings on that day also saw a huge leap. The two first-tier satellite TV stations, Blueberry Channel and Tomato Channel, broke 2, and Haiou Channel and Shenzhen City Satellite TV also won super high ratings of over 1.5.

The total viewership ratings add up to over 7!

The key is that "My Love from the Star" has officially started to gain momentum, and there is almost no other drama that can compete with it in the same period, which has also contributed to the popularity of this drama.

In particular, the ending of the ancient drama also triggered the first round of heated discussion.

One fan said, "This ancient section really touched my heart. In this kind of drama that weaves history together, the ancient scenes are rarely shot well, often coming off as fake and awkward, but this time it was just right. I haven't been moved by a drama in a long time, but when I saw the ending of the ancient section, my eyes actually got a little wet. I think the most touching thing about this section is that the heroine's previous life was a real girl who hadn't lost her childishness, and Chen Mo still looks very much like a teenager.

I have to say that the actor Jing Tian is really a surprise.

I didn't expect that she could play the role of a young girl who has not yet grown out of her childishness. In some ways, she even gave me the feeling that she was more realistic than her role as Cheon Song Yi!

The girl is a bit childish at this age, but she doesn’t seem too out of place when talking about love. The picture is beautiful and sad. The scene where she delivers the painting in the woods was so beautiful that it really moved me to tears.

The scene where the hero twists and turns to hug the girl to avoid the bad guy on the street was originally a very cheesy scene, but the magic touch is when the hero puts his arms around the girl and turns around, and the scene changes to the two of them in a wheat field with a gentle breeze, which creates a sense of movement and stillness. This scene is my favorite so far, and it made even my heart skip a beat. It is really beautiful.

"I totally agree with the above commenter. As an adult, I rarely get moved by love stories, but I still can't stand seeing those innocent teenage love stories that end with the heavy separation of life and death. It's so heartbreaking.

The girl's tragic fate is paired with this love that never had time to bear any fruit, especially the final line, "Sir, my grandmother said that we should say goodbye early, otherwise when we really leave, it will be too late to say goodbye." Jing Tian's performance has a kind of desperate sincerity. I wanted to push the professor over to be with the girl and forget about the two thousand yuan.

(End of this chapter)