I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 411, that number is quite auspicious!

A ten-episode TV series, excluding the opening and closing credits, with each episode lasting 45 minutes, totals 450 minutes.

A group of big shots spent the entire day watching it.

In fact, after watching the first three episodes, many big shots have already gone out to make phone calls.

"We absolutely have to get this drama!"

This is a shared thought in many people's minds.

The person in charge of this screening and auction was Lei Fei, the vice president of Datang Entertainment in charge of film and television copyrights.

Lei Fei has followed the Sixth Princess for many years and has been in charge of exporting the copyrights of various film and television dramas invested by Datang Entertainment. He is a well-known figure internationally.

Given Lei Fei's position, he didn't need to personally oversee this screening event; one of his directors could have easily taken charge.

As the Sixth Princess's capable assistant, Lei Fei was well aware of the princess's high regard for Ye Xian and for "Dream of the Red Chamber." Therefore, he took time out of his busy schedule to watch "Dream of the Red Chamber" with the purchasing managers from various TV stations and platforms for a whole day.

This is enlightenment.

Having worked in the film and television industry for decades, Lei Fei realized after watching just the first episode that this would be a huge hit.

The plot is logically sound, full of twists and turns, with a constant stream of intrigue, good-looking actors, excellent acting skills from everyone involved, meticulous makeup and styling, and music and theme song personally composed by Ye Xian.

In addition, the show has already generated a lot of buzz even before it airs, and audiences' expectations have been raised to the max.

With so many factors combined, Lei Fei knew very well that this drama would definitely be this year's dark horse.

Lei Fei had previously thought that Ye Xian was just a newcomer with no real talent and that his acting skills wouldn't be very good. But after watching him today, he discovered that Ye Xian's portrayal of Jia Baoyu had a certain charm and elegance.

This made him sigh with admiration; Ye Xian was truly blessed by God.

The responsible persons also share this feeling.

After finishing their calls, they returned to the screening room to continue watching the rest of the episodes. This time, however, they were constantly sending messages on their phones while watching, clearly communicating with their superiors about the specifics.

20:00 in the evening.

After having a light meal with Lei Fei, the group of executives, who were feeling dizzy from watching the screening, sat back down in the screening room.

"Everyone, I don't need to tell you whether this show is good or bad, right? We're all old friends, let's get this over with quickly and name our prices!"

Lei Fei stood on the stage, smiling and greeting the crowd below: "The first-round exclusive broadcasting rights start at 500 million per episode. Please place your bids."

The participants were all old rivals, so they only glanced at each other before raising their paddles.

When it comes to hit dramas, it all comes down to who goes all out.

……

That night, after more than two hours of competition, the exclusive rights to broadcast the first and second rounds of "Dream of the Red Chamber" were finally awarded to Tuku.com and DaShiSheng TV.

Tuku.com's big spender caught the attention of SuperTV.com. The price they offered far exceeded SuperTV.com's assessment of "Dream of the Red Chamber," so after much hesitation, they did not snatch the first-run exclusive broadcasting rights.

The sheer scale of DaShi TV's spending also stunned several of its peers.

Generally speaking, for a second run of broadcasts, there is no need to acquire exclusive broadcasting rights. If everyone shares the costs, the purchase price of the second run broadcasting rights can definitely be reduced. However, Abbas clearly does not intend to play along with everyone else. Instead, he intends to monopolize the broadcasting rights of "Dream of the Red Chamber" on satellite TV.

Even so, Abbas was still very dissatisfied because he failed to secure the first-run broadcast rights for "Dream of the Red Chamber". Although Taiwan had money, the bids from tech companies like Tuku.com were always unreasonable, far exceeding Taiwan's budget. After weighing the options for a long time, Abbas gave up the idea of ​​securing the exclusive first-run broadcast rights.

Fortunately, Tuku.com's online platform and DaShi TV's offline platform have different customer groups. The price of 1 million for the second round of exclusive broadcasting rights may be a bit high, but Abbas is confident that he can break even.

Although it was already late at night, the people in charge who left the auction were a mix of joy and sorrow. Almost at the same time, the auction results were already circulating online.

#The exclusive first-run broadcast rights for "Dream of the Red Chamber" were priced at 1170 million yuan per episode.

The exclusive first-run broadcast rights for "Dream of the Red Chamber" sold for 4.21 million yuan.

#The Dream of the Red Chamber lands on Tuku.com

#DashiTV wins exclusive second-run broadcast rights for "Dream of the Red Chamber" for 1 million yuan

#The highly anticipated TV drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" is about to be scheduled for release.

……

The trending topics late at night have once again thrust "Dream of the Red Chamber" and Ye Xian into the spotlight.

[Martial Arts Cutie: Wow, my little one is so amazing! His first drama sold for such a high price? Over ten million per episode? This price is definitely for a blockbuster drama of the year!]

[The "Barbecue Graduate Student": 36 episodes, 4.21 million yuan, 1 million yuan investment. Honestly, after deducting promotion costs and taxes, they didn't make much money. This show's profitability depends entirely on subsequent reruns. And only classic dramas get reruns; whether this show is good or bad is still debatable.]

[When the chrysanthemums are in full bloom: I think Tuku.com has gone mad. Spending over 4 million yuan to buy a TV series based on a small IP might result in a huge loss.]

[Understanding Clothes: No matter what you say, Brother Xian's first starring drama is finally about to air! I've already subscribed to TuKu.com and am eagerly awaiting its premiere!]

……

Some supported it, some criticized it, but the news that "Dream of the Red Chamber" was about to be released still spurred Datang Entertainment's stock to rise steadily the following day.

When the Sixth Princess was on the phone with Ye Xian in her office, she couldn't hide the slight upturn of her lips: "I thought it would sell for at most 3 million, but who knew that the two rounds of exclusive broadcasting rights would sell for a total of 5.21 million."

"This number is quite auspicious!"

Ye Xian chuckled on the other end of the phone.

We're rich again! We're rich again!

With a total investment of 5.21 million, minus 1 million in costs, and a 35% equity distribution, I can receive 1.47 million, while the sixth princess can receive 2.74 million.

And this is only the broadcasting rights for the first two rounds. Subsequent broadcasting rights and overseas broadcasting rights will bring continuous income, allowing him to receive dividends from this TV series for the rest of his life.

"How much longer will your filming take?"

The Sixth Princess once again started urging Ye Xian to speed up the filming process, which gave Ye Xian quite a headache. She was the one who said there was no rush before, but now she's the one who's in a hurry.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I talked to Director Jia, and I think my filming should be finished by the end of this month. At the latest, I can join the crew of 'Hello Mr. Billionaire' by September 1st. If the filming and editing progresses quickly, I can make it to the Spring Festival release date."

This year's Spring Festival is on February 10th. Five months of shooting and editing time sounds tight, but in fact, the crew of "Hello Mr. Billionaire" has already set up, and the location shooting is almost done. Now, the only thing missing is the main character, Ye Xian, who has not yet arrived.

"There are still two weeks left. I've asked them to speed up the filming of the supporting roles so that you won't be in such a rush when you join the crew."

After assessing the time, the Sixth Princess felt less nervous and changed the subject: "You seem to treat that actress named Chen Xu quite well!"

"How...speak?"

Ye Xian was a little confused. Weren't we just talking about "Hello Mr. Billionaire"? Why did the topic suddenly change?

"She sang the theme song for this drama quite well."

The Sixth Princess said leisurely, "I just wonder if she'll still be with you after she becomes famous!"

……

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