This director is so innocent.

Chapter 126 1 vs 4, the advantage is mine

Chengtian Entertainment has a very poor talent-making ability.

Although he had money, he invested in many films directed by Hong Kong and Taiwan directors.

However, the actors under its management received too little benefit.

Especially for relatively unknown people like Gao Lu.

She's not particularly attractive, her acting skills aren't great, and she's not the type to take risks, so she basically doesn't have any good resources.

When Zhao Shan approached her with a lead role in a TV series and promised resources.

She agreed without even thinking about it.

She didn't have a good time at Chengtian Entertainment.

In her six years in the industry, she has never played a leading role; she has always played supporting roles.

And what about the company?

The person they're really promoting is her good friend Tangtang, not her.

When Xu Li learned of the news, she didn't stop her from leaving. She reported it to Wu Kebo and then let her go.

Because she herself was leaving, Orange Sky Entertainment's management was too chaotic, and she was exhausted from fighting with Wong Jinghua.

The subsequent process was simple: after paying a 300 million yuan penalty for breach of contract, Zhao Shan signed an artist contract with Gao Lu.

It was split 60/40, with the company making up 60% and Gao Lu 40%.

Of course, as your fame increases, your artist contract will also change.

The contract term is 10 years, and the penalty for breach of contract is 2000 million.

When Gao Lu saw that the penalty for breach of contract was so high, she didn't think of it as a contract of selling herself into servitude; on the contrary, she was quite happy.

Because the contract stipulates that she can play the lead role in one TV series, the second female lead in one movie, or the lead role in one low-budget movie per year.

Tangtang cried for a long time when she found out that her best friend had been poached. Although she was very reluctant, she also knew that if Gao Lu stayed in the company, she would never get ahead.

We can't just give her resources to Gao Lu!

Teng Huatao didn't say much about the fact that the female lead was the unknown Gao Lu, and simply agreed.

For the role of Song Siming, he still found his good friend Zhang Jiayi to play it.

Zhao Shan introduced Gao Lu to Su Jin.

Su Jin wasn't very interested in her sexually, so she encouraged her a few times and let her leave. Afterward, she continued writing "The Maze Runner 2".

The Maze Runner sold very well in North America, and Deliquette Publishing wanted him to write a sequel.

Shen Haobo has already negotiated the copyright in Europe and handed it over to Gunnar Publishing Company.

It is the largest publishing company in Europe, with distribution channels in 24 countries, and is a subsidiary of the Bertelsmann Group.

Two days later, a screening of "W: Two Worlds" was held.

Nowadays, there are only a handful of influential television stations that can afford to pay high prices.

The strength of CCTV, the leading media outlet, is self-evident and unparalleled.

Although they can't afford a high price, they have a lot of influence. Whether you have a cable or an antenna, you can still find CCTV-1.

However, they basically don't buy idol dramas; they either broadcast rural-themed dramas or serious dramas.

Next up are five TV stations: Hunan TV, Zhejiang TV, Shanghai TV, Jiangsu TV, and Beijing TV.

They belong to the second tier: they have influence and strength, are willing to spend money, and are eager to improve.

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Hunan TV, in particular, considers itself the top TV station after the big brother, and it is determined to win over "W One Two Worlds". In addition to having money, another reason is that its audience highly overlaps with the audience of "W One Two Worlds". The third category is those TV stations that do not want to improve, which talk about men's health and infertility every day, eating leftovers.

These television stations were not among those invited by Huang Jiaqiang.

He only invited the first six television stations.

Su Jin shook hands with the directors of the six television production companies, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then entered the small screening room to watch the film.

I've heard people say before that many film and television companies that produce TV dramas have a group of male models in their public relations departments.

He's seen it all today.

Of the six television production directors who came, five were elderly women who shook hands with him very firmly.

Two of them held on so tightly they wouldn't let go, almost making him sick with disgust.

Damn it, I'm never doing this kind of work again.

Huang Jiaqiang was different; he became one of them, and even called them "sister."

Everyone sat down, and Huang Jiaqiang pressed the play button.

They all valued "W: Two Worlds" very much, otherwise they wouldn't have come.

Generally speaking, unless it's a big production or a major IP, TV dramas usually air on local TV stations first, and then on satellite TV.

"Lurking" was like that; it started on local TV stations, and then four months later it was broadcast on Beijing TV, Tomato TV, Chongqing TV, and Heilongjiang TV.

When the opening theme started, their first impression was that it was alright.

Although I can't tell who's singing, the melody is beautiful, and the accompanying clips are lovely.

The actual film that followed surprised them greatly.

This idol drama is of such high quality!

The picture quality is almost as good as a movie.

It's not that Su Jin can't match the picture quality of movies, but that the resolution of current TVs is limited. Even if you achieve movie quality, TVs can't display it.

When Big Beard was filming the Battle of Red Cliffs in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he spent millions to hire more than 3,000 extras for the grand scale.

Nine cameras and one helicopter were used to film simultaneously from three directions: water, land, and air.

Seventy-two ships were destroyed in the fire, which burned more than fifty truckloads of firewood and more than twenty tons of gasoline and diesel.

Then, when it was played, the TV resolution was insufficient, so it was all blurry and the money was wasted.

Time slowly passed, and the image on the screen finally settled on a hand reaching out from the drawing tablet and grabbing Gao Yuanyuan.

With a gasp, Gao Yuanyuan disappeared from the screen, and the end credits began to play.

Huang Jiaqiang pressed the pause button and said with a smile, "Everyone, how about we take a break?"

"What's with the rest, Mr. Huang? Hurry up and release the second episode."

"Yeah! The plot is at a crucial moment, and I'm still curious to see where that hand drags Gao Yuanyuan away."

"It's my fault." Huang Jiaqiang chuckled and started playing the second episode.

If an idol drama can make them like this, it means they're already halfway to success, and I believe it will fetch a good price later.

Unlike typical idol dramas, "W: Two Worlds" features a kiss in the second episode. When they saw this, they all looked at Su Jin with amused expressions.

Soon, the second episode ended.

They wanted to watch the third episode, but this was a preview screening, not a live show!

Huang Jiaqiang had no choice but to say, "Ladies, let's watch the TV series later. Don't forget why you came here!"

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"Hahaha—if Mr. Huang hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten why I came here," the production director of Hunan TV laughed.

Huang Jiaqiang smiled and said, "Let's take a ten-minute break, and then we'll start quoting."

It was called a rest, but it was actually time for them to discuss things.

After Su Jin and Huang Jiaqiang went out.

The heads of the four television stations—Zhejiang Satellite TV, Shanghai Satellite TV, Jiangsu Satellite TV, and Beijing Satellite TV—exchanged glances and, with tacit understanding, got up and left the screening room.

Seeing this, Hunan TV sneered, "Who doesn't know what you're up to? You just want to team up and buy movies!"

The senior CCTV member, on the other hand, remained calm and collected. He was just there to join in the fun and wanted to meet Su Jin.

At that moment, Su Jin and Huang Jiaqiang were smoking. The latter said, "Boss, how much do you think they can offer?"

"It's hard to say. Hunan TV has money, so they should be able to pay 400,000 per episode. Other TV stations will probably pay around 300,000."

"This price is quite different from what we expected."

Their expectation was 600,000 per episode, because the cost of a single episode was 520,000.

dong dong dong ——

Xiaoying pushed open the door and walked in, saying, "Boss, General Manager Huang, and the four families from Shanghai TV, Zhejiang TV, Jiangsu TV, and Beijing TV have gathered together."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin and Huang Jiaqiang exchanged a glance, their eyes full of smiles.

The price won't be low now.

As they expected, the four television stations did indeed join forces.

Before they arrived, they had discussed with each other that if the quality of the TV series was mediocre, they would each do their own thing.

If the TV series is of high quality, then we should unite and prevent Hunan TV from getting it.

Because Hunan TV has developed too fast, like a rocket, it has begun to subtly threaten CCTV's position as the big brother.

If they don't catch up soon, Hunan TV will completely humiliate them, which is unacceptable.

They already have a big brother riding on their heads, and they don't want another big brother above them.

Ten minutes passed quickly. When Su Jin and Huang Jiaqiang came in, they saw that the girls were all expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.

"Everyone, have you had a good rest?"

"Um.

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"Who wants to go first?"

The TV stations looked at each other, but none of them spoke first.

"Let me go first!" said the senior CCTV executive. "President Su, 'W One Two Worlds' is of very high quality and I believe it will be another hit. CCTV is offering 400,000 yuan per episode."

Upon hearing this, the heads of the five television stations frowned, inwardly cursing their elder brother for being a heartless scoundrel.

Can't you just watch the show? Why are you causing trouble?!

Su Jin was also a little surprised. He hadn't expected CCTV to come, and even if they did, he hadn't expected them to offer a high price.

Generally speaking, CCTV, relying on its national viewership ratings, rarely pays high prices for TV dramas; its asking price is usually two to three hundred thousand yuan per episode.

However, CCTV's actions are very beneficial to him.

CCTV's outburst has made the head of Hunan TV a little anxious.

Don't be fooled by the claim that Hunan TV is subtly threatening CCTV's position; that's just empty talk.

Before cable television became widespread throughout the country, they could never threaten CCTV's position.

"President Su, our Hunan TV station is offering 600,000."

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What a rich dog!

The remaining four TV stations cursed inwardly, but were also somewhat relieved that they had joined forces.

Otherwise, their highest bid would be 400,000 per episode.

The four of them exchanged glances, and finally the person in charge of Shanghai TV said, "President Su, Shanghai TV, Beijing TV, Jiangsu TV, and Zhejiang TV can agree to one drama on four channels, 300,000 yuan per station."

Damn it!

If one family pays 300,000, then four families would pay 1.2 million.

The person in charge of Hunan TV was shocked. He had thought that if the four companies joined together, each company would only receive 200,000.

After all, with users being diverted, GG won't earn much.

At that time, he could have quoted his bottom line: 900,000 per episode, which would have scared them to death.

"Mr. Su, I request a half-hour break. I need to go out and make a phone call."

pause?

No!

Each episode has already reached 1.2 million views.

Could Shonantai possibly afford an even higher price?

If that's the case, it's not impossible to agree.

He had initially planned to air the show on four channels to maximize its influence, but the other party was much more sincere!

You can't blame him for that.

The four officials from Shanghai TV, Zhejiang TV, Beijing TV, and Jiangsu TV were somewhat surprised, but they didn't take it seriously.

300,000 per episode is not their bottom line.

If Hunan TV can afford an even higher price, they can add another 100,000.

If each episode costs 1.6 million, can Hunan TV afford it?

No matter what I say today, I can't let Hunan TV get this drama.

"Sure, Director Wang, please go ahead," Su Jin said.

"Thanks."

After expressing his gratitude, the person in charge of Hunan TV hurriedly left, found a quiet place, and dialed the phone number of the acting station director, Ouyang Changlin.

Hunan TV's current status can be attributed to Ouyang Changlin.

Sun Xie, vice president of Mengniu, praised him as a "television prodigy in China".

When Ouyang Changlin received the call from Director Wang, he thought it was good news, since their bottom price was 900,000 per episode.

Do other TV stations have such boldness?

No, and only Ouyang Changlin dares to have such courage.

He said with a smile, "Did Director Wang come to tell me some good news?"

"Director, something's happened. Just as you suspected, Shanghai TV, Zhejiang TV, Beijing TV, and Jiangsu TV have joined forces. Each of them is offering 300,000 yuan per episode."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Changlin frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "You called me because you still want to pursue this?"

"Yes, 'W: Two Worlds' is of very high quality. I have a feeling it will be a huge hit, a massive hit," Director Wang said earnestly.

Previously, people online often said that the costumes in mainland Chinese idol dramas were very unfashionable, like those in rural-urban fringe areas, and not as good-looking or fashionable as those in Taiwanese idol dramas.

But compared to "W: Two Worlds," they are actually the rural-urban fringe.

Even comparing Korean dramas to "W: Two Worlds" is like comparing apples and oranges; they seem to come from completely different eras.

Of course, Su Jin's look in "W: Two Worlds" is completely based on the original, and with the super high picture quality, it's no exaggeration to say that it completely surpasses current Korean dramas.

After listening, Ouyang Changlin asked, "How much are you willing to offer?"

"One million eight hundred thousand."

"Everyone says I, Ouyang Changlin, am like a madman, but I think you're the one who's crazy."

"Director, listen to me, 'W One Two Worlds' is really going to be a hit, a huge hit." Director Wang then shared some of his ideas with Ouyang Changlin, and finally said, "If we are only 100,000 or 200,000 more than them, it won't work. If each of them contributes 100,000, they will have 1.6 million."

"What if each family contributes an extra 200,000?"

"No way! Haven't they stopped living their lives?"

What's the difference between 400,000 and 500,000?

The difference is huge.

"W: Two Worlds" has 32 episodes in total. The extra 10 would amount to 320 million. That's enough to buy an obscure little TV series.

Director Wang silently complained to himself, knowing he definitely wouldn't dare say it in public.

Ouyang Changlin thought for a moment and said, "Do you know that if your premonition is wrong, you will definitely lose your position, and I will also be affected?"

He offended a large number of people because of his reform efforts, and many were waiting for him to make a mistake so they could bring him down.

"I know, but I'm willing to take the gamble," Director Wang said firmly.

His confidence stems not only from his genuine belief that "W: Two Worlds" will be a huge hit, but also from the fact that the deputy director in charge of television is retiring next year.

If he doesn't find a way to achieve some results, he definitely won't get the position of deputy director.

Even though he was Ouyang Changlin's confidant.

"Call Su Jin out, I want to call him," Ouyang Changlin said.

"Director, you're looking for Su Jin—"

"I'm prepared to give you a two million guarantee per episode. I'll talk to him."

"Okay, I'll go get it right away, please wait a moment."

Director Wang hung up the phone and immediately returned to the screening room, whispering a few words to Su Jin.

Su Jin was surprised, got up and followed him out.

Why did Ouyang Changlin want to see him?

As the four television stations watched Su Jin leave with Director Wang, a bad feeling arose in their hearts, and they immediately sat together and discussed in hushed tones.

"Everyone, what do you think Director Wang wanted to do with Su Jin?" the person in charge of Shanghai TV asked.

"Director Wang went out to make a phone call, probably to report the situation to their station manager. I guess they are preparing to offer a high price to acquire 'w—Two Worlds' in one fell swoop."

"Yes, that's what I think too. I guess the price is too high, and Ouyang Changlin isn't sure about it either. He wants to talk to Su Jin and find out the truth."

"That's about right, but what kind of high price?" Ouyang Changlin had no idea.

Thinking of this, they exchanged a glance, and both could see the horror in each other's eyes.

200.

Their bottom line is 40 per episode, and they can grit their teeth and raise it to 45 per episode.

Only 200 million would deter them from raising the price.

The atmosphere gradually became tense. Finally, the person in charge of Shanghai TV said, "Everyone, if Hunan TV really offers 200 million per episode, should we follow suit?"

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