Chapter 175 Opening the Door to Rapid Explosion
Since neither Su Chen nor Xing Yi made any response.
Gradually, public opinion on the Internet began to become one-sided.
In addition to those stars who were trying to protect themselves and were unwilling to get involved in this mess, many celebrities from all walks of life who were originally on the sidelines came out and criticized Su Chen in veiled ways.
They figured that if they handled it well, they might become quite popular for a while.
“This is a classic example of a company that quickly became popular by burning money and hyping itself up!”
"We spent over 300 million and made over 2 billion! This business is extremely profitable!"
"Su Chen has opened a door for everyone to quickly become famous!"
"When it comes to hype, Su Chen is second to none. I guess no one dares to claim first place!"
"It's okay if you don't do charity, but it's disgusting that you use charity to attract attention!"
“Charity is not a business! It is certainly not a tool for some people to hype themselves up!”
“…”
Seeing this situation, stars who cared about Su Chen, such as Chenglong, Xu Jinjiang, He Jiong, Yang Mi, Deng Ziqi and others, could no longer sit still.
They all called Su Chen.
Comfort Su Chen, ask about Su Chen's situation and whether he needs help.
This made Su Chen feel a little embarrassed .
He thanked everyone for their concern and said that there is no need to pay too much attention to such things as the internet trolls throwing mud at others, and that he would come forward to clarify when the time is right.
This made Chenglong and others speechless.
Well, maybe this is the realm.
Doing charity quietly, as if nothing has happened.
When being criticized, he doesn't care and acts as if nothing has happened.
This afternoon.
The film purchasing managers of major satellite TV stations and the purchasing managers of three major video platforms such as Tencent Video arrived at Xingyi’s headquarters building as scheduled.
This time they learned their lesson.
He didn't answer and just left Xingyi aside.
What if the plot takes a turn like last time?
In that case, the copyright price of "Fist of Fury" will inevitably rise.
Wouldn’t they be at a huge loss?
It would be better to take advantage of this stand-up comedy of Su Chen being criticized to suppress Xingyi and acquire the copyright of "Fist of Fury" at a lower price.
In the screening room.
After watching the first few episodes of "Fist of Fury".
Xu Tao, director of the film purchasing department of Kyoto TV, spoke first:
"Okay, we have already judged the quality of the work."
"Mr. Zhong, what we are more interested in now is what price you will offer?"
Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun looked at each other.
Then, Zhong Lei stood up:
"We have prepared two plans!"
"The first set is to decide who owns the copyright through auction."
"Of course, there is a difference between a single broadcast and multiple broadcasts. Our preference is for a single broadcast!"
This will help create higher ratings.
It is conducive to enhancing the influence of TV series.
At this time, some people became impatient:
"Tell me the price!"
Who doesn’t want to broadcast a good drama exclusively?
But the key is the price!
How could Zhong Lei not understand what these people were thinking?
"The exclusive broadcast rights for Fist of Fury on Channel 1, starting price is 8 million per episode!"
Hear this word.
There was an immediate commotion at the scene.
“This price is too outrageous!”
"What is Su Chen's reputation now, Mr. Zhong, don't you have any comparison?"
"The current market environment for action dramas is already bad! Su Chen 's reputation is still so bad! Fist of Fury is definitely not worth the price!"
"I think the starting price is about 1 million per episode!"
"Mr. Zhong, everyone wants to make money, but you can't just ask for it!"
“…”
After hearing this, Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun immediately became a little unhappy.
Zhong Lei frowned:
"Everyone, tell me honestly, did Su Chen do anything wrong?"
At this moment, everyone fell silent.
That seems to be the case.
but……
Xu Tao: "To be fair, Su Chen did nothing wrong."
“But this world is not black and white.”
"Su Chen's series of actions have caused widespread disgust. It is foreseeable that his works will be strongly boycotted by the majority of netizens!"
"Under such circumstances, the copyright fee for Fist of Fury must be lower to be reasonable!"
Xu Tao's remarks immediately aroused the echo of everyone.
Isn't that the case?
This is also the reason why they are willing to negotiate copyright with Xingyi at this time.
Take advantage of the opportunity to get it at the floor price, isn’t it great!
Zhong Jun spoke up at this time:
"Are you all of you of the same opinion?"
The leaders of all parties present expressed their agreement in unison.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun were not surprised.
Zhong Jun:
"Then we have no choice but to sign a bet agreement!"
"Tell me the terms!"
“This is an option!”
"I agree!"
“…”
The attitudes of the leaders of all parties were unexpectedly consistent.
After all, with Su Chen's reputation declining, this is a safer approach for both parties.
Zhong Jun:
"Satellite TV has exclusive broadcasting rights, with ratings exceeding 2%, and 8 million per episode!"
"Exclusive online broadcast rights. During the series, the number of views exceeded 2 billion, 8 million per episode!"
However, as soon as Zhong Jun said this.
The heads of all parties immediately expressed their opposition:
“It’s too expensive!”
"If I don't say it, it's just a waste of time!"
"What's the difference from the starting price just now?"
"Mr. Zhong, please follow the market when you make your offer, okay?"
“…”
What a joke! They came here with the mentality of picking up bargains.
If the price is still so high, why are they coming here at this time!
I'll wait until the situation becomes clear before we talk about copyright. Isn't that great?
Xu Tao was even more straightforward and expressed his opinion:
"Boss Zhong, you should know that there are huge risks in us introducing the copyright of "Fist of Fury" at this time. If Su Chen's reputation continues to deteriorate, we will definitely suffer heavy losses!"
"If you can't make appropriate concessions on the price, we can't discuss this deal!"
Zhong Lei found it a little funny:
"We have already made a lot of concessions at this price!"
"Based on Su Chen's audience appeal and fan influence, I think the price can be set even higher!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of the leaders from all parties changed color.
After whispering for a while.
They quickly reached a consensus and spoke out:
"In that case, let's put this deal on hold for now!"
"That's right! Let's see how Su Chen's matter ends!"
“I hope you, Mr. Zhong, will not regret your choice today! I hope that Fist of Fury will not rot in your hands!”
"Hehe, after today, whether anyone dares to introduce Fist of Fury is another matter!"
“…”
This is also their final pressure on Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun today.
If the Zhong brothers were sensible, then this deal could still be negotiated.
Otherwise, we will just go our separate ways!
Xu Tao, Director of Purchasing Department of Kyoto TV:
"Mr. Zhong, given the current environment, I suggest you lower the price!"
Kyoto TV has gained huge benefits from "Wulin Waijia" and is well aware of the value of Su Chen's work.
So, to be honest, Xu Tao really hopes to get the exclusive satellite TV broadcasting rights for "Fist of Fury".
But of course, the lower the price, the better.