This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 179 I'm Waiting for Your Album
“Ah Fei, you’re being a bit too idealistic. People are just here to participate in a show. You’re not only asking them to give advice to the contestants to improve their skills, but also to tie their reputation to the show.”

"What's so idealistic about it? You can earn money and fame by appearing on TV. If you're not going to put your heart into it, you'd better not come!"

"You're going to offend people by doing this!"

"So what if I offend them? My reputation in the industry isn't that good anyway."

Chen Yuan gently stroked the princess's smooth back and said softly, "There are better ways to get mentors to cooperate wholeheartedly, besides taking up a lot of their time and energy and offering high appearance fees."

They can also receive additional support outside of the program, such as providing them with OSTs for movies and TV series, helping to promote their songs and albums, securing advertising endorsements, and repackaging their personal image, etc.

This is the way to make the show last.

The princess nodded repeatedly as she listened. Chen Yuan's considerations were indeed much more comprehensive and thorough than her own, but she was increasingly worried that Yuan Yuzhou's approach would ultimately result in a loss.

"So, how much money are you planning to spend on making this kind of show?"

"Originally, the production budget for the first season, including the professional studio renovation, was around 4000 million yuan. However, after we made several major revisions, the entire recording process of the show will have to undergo significant changes."
With the additional support from mentors, the cost would almost double.

The princess almost blurted out a curse word: "That's almost 100 million! She didn't even earn 20 million last year!"
She knew Chen Yuan was very rich, but even if you are rich, you shouldn't spend your money like this!

Unlike TV dramas, variety shows broadcast on television cannot sell multiple rounds of broadcast rights. She really doesn't know how to recoup such high production costs.

Noticing the princess's unusual behavior, Chen Yuan put his arm around her and laughed, "Don't worry about losing money. Even if we lose money in the first season, we can make it back once we build a good reputation."

"You're not just doing this to make me happy, are you? You're trying to pick me up, that's why you're being so accommodating."

The princess lay in Chen Yuan's arms, raising her head and staring intently at him.

"What a joke! I never use money or status to pursue women. You're so smart and clear-headed, A-Fei, don't you know that better than anyone?"

The princess smiled gently. Indeed, she didn't care about Chen Yuan's wealth or status; she was only lying on top of him because she felt a connection with him.

"Sigh, suddenly having to worry about this variety show for you is going to completely disrupt my work for the second half of the year."

Hearing the soft voice of the beauty in his arms, Chen Yuan, ever the opportunist, took her hand and said gently, "Then, my dear concubine, how do you want me to make it up to you? I can not only disrupt your work, but also your heart."

The princess pushed away the man's hand that was pressed against her chest. "You stinky man, you just love to talk nonsense. I don't need you to bother. If you're so capable, write me a few songs, no, make me an album!"

Chen Yuan almost lost his temper, "Making an album is something you call effortless!"

"Hmph, who told you to come here with ill intentions and try to seduce me? I'll teach you a lesson: don't just go around seducing pretty girls."

The princess pinched the man's waist lightly. Although she didn't dislike being with Chen Yuan and even felt quite compatible, she couldn't ignore Chen Yuan's ulterior motives when he approached her.

"no problem."

The princess, who had only intended to make a joke to scare the stinky man, was suddenly stunned.

"I'm not asking you to find someone else to do it, I'm asking you to do it yourself, don't get it wrong, Boss Chen!"

"If I'm going to do it myself, then I'll do it myself."

Chen Yuan flipped over and pinned the astonished princess down beneath him once more.

Writing songs requires a lot of energy and inspiration for others, but Chen Yuan has accumulated countless melodies and songs. After all, a TV series or a movie contains a lot of musical works.

Let alone one album, ten albums would be fine, it's just that the quality can't be guaranteed.

"But Princess, I've been very busy with work. I'll be filming TV series and movies non-stop. When I have time, I'll make an album for you, okay?" The princess felt as if most of her strength had suddenly vanished, and that feeling of being moved returned.

She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue and said softly, "Okay, I'll wait for your album."
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A month after "The Edge Walker" was taken off the screens, DVDs of the film were gradually made available for sale in the European and American markets.

After its release, it quickly topped the North American bestseller charts, leading the second-place album by more than three times. Sales outside of North America were also very impressive.

In particular, the Columbia Pictures-released collector's edition DVD contains a wealth of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, including the prop-making process, costume design concepts, and everyday moments on set, which is very popular with movie fans.

It is projected that the DVD sales of "The Edge Walker" will reach at least $200 million over the next five years.

Although the film's popularity is not as high as it was when it was first released, it continues to spread.

The post-credits scene in "The Edge Walker" leaves a hook that sparks the imagination.

Columbia Pictures executives had previously indicated that a sequel would be made if the film was successful, and fans have been eagerly awaiting news about the sequel.

Chen Yuan wasn't just wasting his patience with Columbia Pictures out of thin air; he made quite a few small moves in the United States and Japan.

For example, many posts were anonymously published on the 4chan forum to capitalize on trending topics and were given varying amounts of exposure.
For example, who would you like to see play the male and female leads in "The Edge Walker"?

Were you looking forward to watching "The Edge Walker," a film starring Chinese actors? After watching it, are you hoping for a sequel?

If the female lead for "The Edge Walker 2" were to be replaced, who would you like to see play the role?

Since *The Edge Walker* is essentially a love story disguised as a cyberpunk film,

After the audience formed a strong first impression of Chen Yuan and Binbin as the male and female leads, almost no movie fans could accept the idea of ​​changing the leads.

Although Columbia Pictures currently holds 60% of the film rights, this movie is strongly associated with the two lead actors, Chen Yuan and Bin Bin.
If they aren't satisfied, there's no way the sequel can even be started.

Fan Binbin's role as Lucy has completely boosted her international fame, and many electronic products, high-end cosmetics, luxury clothing, shoes, bags and watches are lining up to have her as their spokesperson.

She only received $50 before taxes for her role in "The Edge Walker," but Columbia Pictures gave her an additional $100 million bonus after the film's success.

Chen Yuan's salary and director's fee were all converted into Yuan Universe's investment share in the film.

He was highly involved in the entire film, not just as a simple financial investor. Moreover, the film was going to have a sequel. Columbia Pictures' approach was quite elegant; they didn't do any accounting and directly made the film a loss or negative profit.

Ultimately, after deducting production costs, the revenue from the Edgewalker metaverse was only slightly over 2 million RMB.

China Film Group basically only earned a small fee for its work.

It's incomparable to Kung Fu Panda. There's no way to explain it; Kung Fu Panda's high revenue was mainly due to its well-selling toys.

Although "The Edge Walker" also developed many related products, they still didn't earn as much as A Bao's plush toys alone.

Moreover, most of the peripheral products are Sony products, so the bulk of the profits go to Sony.

Despite Chen Yuan's considerable effort being largely taken by Columbia, which was a normal business transaction, he still felt quite uneasy.

For the development of the sequel, Chen Yuan also needs to have normal business dealings with Columbia Pictures.

After more than three months, Columbia Pictures couldn't hold on any longer and took the initiative to approach Chen Yuan to discuss the development of a sequel.

(End of this chapter)