Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 83 Taolin Film and Television Recent Situation
Shi Lei had expected that "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" would be difficult to sell. In the previous life, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" was also difficult to sell in the first round. However, he did not expect that despite the status of Taolin Film and Television, it still could not be sold.

Shi Lei didn't think too long and directly put forward a solution.

"You can go to Shonan TV and ask them if they are willing to sign a tiered contract. For example, if the ratings are below 0.5%, the company will not charge any money; if the ratings are above 0.5%, it will be 30 per episode; if the ratings are above 1.5%, it will be 50 per episode; if the ratings are above 2%, it will be 60 per episode; if the ratings are 2.5%, it will be 70 per episode... and so on."

The ratings in the previous life were 5.775%. This time it is broadcasted by Shonan TV, so the ratings will be higher. If it is 6%, it will be 140 million per episode. "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" has a total of 34 episodes, so there will be 4760 million. Add in the second and third rounds, it will definitely pay back the investment, and there will be profit.

If the ratings can reach 8%, then the first round will pay off.

Liu Yan was surprised. Can the North American tiered profit sharing also be applied here?

It's just that such a contract is not good for the company.

"Boss, this way, all the risks are on us, this is not good!"

"Have you watched the TV series?" Shi Lei asked instead of answering.

"seen it already."

"How does it feel?" Shi Lei asked.

"It looks very good." Liu Yan answered quickly.

"That's it. You said it looks good, but you still don't have confidence?" Shi Lei asked Liu Yan.

He is very confident. The phenomenal dramas from his previous life will be rebroadcast repeatedly. The ones that impressed him the most are "Young Justice Bao", "My Fair Princess", "Deep Love in the Rain", and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

After one channel starts broadcasting, another channel starts broadcasting. Whether it is neighbors or family members, they all watch it repeatedly. After watching one channel, they watch another one. It is simply crazy.

Liu Yan nodded seriously: "Now that you ask, I feel more confident."

"Boss, shall we negotiate at this price?"

Shi Lei rolled his eyes and said, "This is the bottom line. The pressure is on us. Of course we will negotiate for a higher price. We will negotiate as high as we can."

For a drama that could become a big hit, such a tiered contract is actually more cost-effective.

He had indeed not thought of this before, but such a contract can only be signed with powerful TV stations. Some TV stations are extremely poor and cannot afford such high first-round copyright fees even if the ratings skyrocket.

"Boss, I know what to do." Liu Yan knew what to do, but he was a little worried: "Boss, what about Tangren Film and Television?"

Shi Lei thought about it and offered a solution: "If they object, the company will pay 3500 million to buy out their dividend rights." This price allowed Tang Ren to make some money, but not too much.

"Boss, I'll ask someone to talk to Tang Ren." Liu Yan replied, flipping through the documents and said, "These are the TV series the company has. Which new series will be launched this year?"

"I have two scripts, one is called "Bright Sword" and the other is "Soldier Assault". I have bought the copyrights for both of them. In addition to Qian Yanhao's "Detective Di Renjie 3", I only have these three dramas at the moment." Shi Lei stopped here and asked, "Does the TV drama production department have any ideas?"

"There is a drama in Nanhai Province called "The Ming Dynasty 1566". They found us. The TV drama production department analyzed it and thought the script was very good. They said it could be invested in." Liu Yan replied immediately.

"The Ming Dynasty 1566"?
This drama lost money!

The ratings of this drama were less than 0.5% when it first aired, which was a big disappointment to Shonan TV.

Moreover, it has been removed from the shelves for ten years since 07 due to some sensitive content. The drama is a good one, but it is not suitable for Taolin Film and Television.

The reasons for being taken off the shelves were too complicated, so he didn't want to fall into the trap.

"Rejected. They can come up with their own reasons for rejection. Anything else?" "Director Shang Jing likes our script "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and wants to participate in the production."

"Eh?" Shi Lei patted his forehead, wondering how could he have forgotten "Wulin Waijiao".

He wrote many original scripts and applied for copyrights from the Copyright Office.

"Wulin Wai Zhuan" is one of them. When he wrote "Wulin Wai Zhuan", "Ning Cai Shen" had not been written yet, so strictly speaking, he is the original author.

"Contact Director Shang Jing and tell him that you're giving him the chance to shoot the show with an investment of 1500 million RMB." The original cost was 1000 million to shoot 80 episodes, and he directly increased it to 500 million, making the crew, which was quite tight on money in the previous life, better off. The level of the actors also had to be improved, but 1500 million was the limit, after all, it was a sitcom.

"What about the actors? Do we choose them or does Director Shang Jing choose them?" Liu Yan asked.

"Let me choose! I'll give him the list directly when the time comes." Of course, some of the actors will be replaced by those from Taolin Film and Television.

Speaking of actors, Liu Yan suddenly remembered something: "By the way, the company has recruited a group of trainees, aged 16 to 20. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Shi Lei was somewhat tempted, but still shook his head and said, "There's no need to go and see them now. Let's wait until they have practiced for two and a half years!"

"Why two and a half years?" Liu Yan asked curiously.

Shi Lei smiled and said, "Two and a half years, one Kun year, this is a magical number, you don't understand." This is his bad taste.

"If there are trainees who perform well, we can arrange some supporting roles or extras for them." Shi Lei continued.

"Really don't you want to go and take a look? There are several nice girls here, one of whom just turned 16." Liu Yan smiled meaningfully.

Shi Lei shook his head firmly: "If you say wait two and a half years, then wait two and a half years."

Liu Yannuo looked at Shi Lei and said, "You are the boss, you have the final say."

Shi Lei waved his hand and said, "Continue reporting."

Liu Yan smiled even more happily.

"What are you laughing at? Be careful or I'll teach you a lesson." Shi Lei glared at Liu Yan unhappily. If he didn't have something important to do right now, he would let Liu Yan know what it meant to be a secretary when there's work to do and a secretary when there's nothing to do!
"President Deng saw a student with a unique temperament at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Her name is Zhang Yuqi, and she is a contracted artist of Xinghui Company. Now President Deng has poached her at a very low price, saying that he wants to arrange for her to be seen by you." Liu Yan said this and added: "She will only turn 8 on August 8, and she is still pure."

"Ahem!" Shi Lei couldn't help but cough twice, then said with a serious face: "You can't care too much about this in the entertainment industry!"

After a pause, he continued, "Of course the pure ones are the best."

Some people like women, but isn't it better to start training from the beginning?
Of course, adults usually choose to have them all!
"But I'm curious, how did Deng Hongxu poach people from Xinghui Company?"

“I heard that Xinghui Company’s focus is on Huang Shengyi, and all resources are given to Huang Shengyi. Zhang Yuqi is almost like an invisible person in Xinghui Company.

Zhang Yuqi's tuition was paid by her mother selling her jewelry."

"Is that so!" Shi Lei sighed. In his previous life, Huang Shengyi had a conflict with Xinghui Company, so Zhang Yuqi had this opportunity. Now, because of the existence of Taolin Film and Television, her life trajectory has changed.

Of course, this change will make her develop faster and better.

"Wait until August 8th and let her come to see me."

Liu Yan rolled his eyes at Shi Lei and said, "There's no need for August 8th. She's volunteering now."

(End of this chapter)