Chapter 89 Shocking Copyright Income
Zhong Lei: "I really didn't expect Xiaochen to be able to do this!"
At the beginning, he thought that Su Chen wanted to make a TV show, but he was just a young man with a playful nature.
Even after reading the script of "Wulin Waijia" and the final product, he did not dare to have too high expectations.
After all, this is just Su Chen's TV series, and there are too many uncertainties.
So, when the result came out, Zhong Lei was shocked.
Zhong Jun felt similarly.
He really couldn't have imagined that Su Chen's first TV series would bring them such a big surprise.
"In the future, perhaps we can shift Xiaochen's work focus to the film and television department ."
Su Chen can handle screenwriting, directing, performing and post-production editing by himself, and his abilities are extremely strong.
In the future, if Su Chen can produce more works of the level of "Wulin Waijiao", then Xingyi's film and television industry will be on the rise.
Zhong Lei's eyes suddenly lit up:
"Based on the lowest calculation of 4 million per episode, the TV copyright fee for 80 episodes of "Wulin Waijia" is 320 million! Add in the internet copyright fee, and we've made a fortune! Hahahaha..."
However, Zhong Lei suddenly thought of something and his laughter stopped abruptly.
Eighty percent of the investment in this drama was borne by Su Chen.
In other words, 80% of the profits belong to Su Chen!
Eighty percent of 320 million is 256 million!
Thinking of this, Zhong Lei suddenly felt a strong smell of conspiracy.
Could it be that Su Chen had already predicted that "Wulin Waijia" would be a hit before filming even started?
Is that why you insist on taking up 80% of the investment?
Thinking of this, Zhong Lei couldn't help but feel shocked.
This look of horror immediately spread to Zhong Jun's face.
The contract was finalized by Zhong Jun himself.
Zhong Jun knows better than anyone the potential profits that "Wulin Waijia" can bring.
What my brother just said does not include the Internet copyright fees.
The upgraded contract terms he and Tencent Video agreed upon are: within 20 episodes, if the number of online views exceeds 800 million, it will be 4 million per episode; if the number of views exceeds 1 billion, it will be 6 million per episode; if the number of views exceeds 1.5 billion, it will be 8 million per episode!
Based on this price, if "Wulin Waijia" can also become popular when broadcast online, it will at least increase the revenue by 320 million.
All in all, the copyright revenue of this drama reached 640 million!
What a shocking number!
And, this is just the price for the first season.
The first season of "Wulin Waijia" was a huge hit, and there is definitely room for price increases for the second, third, and fourth seasons!
That's the calculation.
Brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun looked at each other.
I am completely uneasy.
With a cost of 10 million, you can earn more than 600 million!
Damn it! Even robbing a bank can’t make money this fast!
Zhong Lei: "From now on, I will persuade Xiaochen to film more TV series."
Zhong Jun nodded: "Yes, persuade him more."
…
In the director's office of Kyoto TV.
If an outsider saw what was happening here, they would definitely not believe it.
At this moment, there was no more seriousness on Yu Junsheng and Xu Tao's faces.
Instead there was cheering and a bright childlike smile.
With the broadcast of the second episode of "Wulin Waijia".
The ratings continued to rise sharply.
When the second episode was halfway through, the ratings broke 3!
This is a record that has never happened in the prime time of Kyoto TV for many years!
Looking at the entire industry, this is a rare high ratings in recent years!
Yu Junsheng seemed to see the dawn of victory.
"Wulin Waijia" has a total of 80 episodes, with two episodes broadcast every day, and it takes 40 days to finish.
If the ratings of Kyoto TV's prime time can continue to exceed 3 during this period, then the influence of Kyoto TV will be greatly enhanced.
Who said that our Kyoto TV is just a second-tier satellite TV station?
Have you ever seen any second-tier satellite TV station have such high ratings during its prime time?
We are a first-tier satellite TV station, okay!
Yu Junsheng: "We must contact Zhong Jun more often to ensure that the subsequent broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" are firmly in the hands of our Kyoto Satellite TV."
"Once this matter is done, I will nominate you as deputy director next year!"
Xu Tao: “…”
Just now he criticized me for having such a close relationship with Zhong Jun and wanted to punish me!
Now you want me to get closer to Zhong Jun?
Well, black or white, you have the final say!
What followed was waves of excitement.
Xu Tao felt like he was hit by a huge pie falling from the sky.
Zhong Jun took the initiative to find me and let me sign with "Wulin Waijia" without any risk.
Now that the drama is so popular, he is the most direct beneficiary!
It can be predicted that this purchase will become the most brilliant achievement in his resume.
"Master, I'll do the work, just rest assured!"
…
Mangguo TV, in a small conference room.
Station Director Lu Huanbin looked at Purchasing Director Chen Ruhan with a hint of ferocity in his eyes.
"Tell me! How much kickbacks did you receive from the producer?"
Just now, "The King's Woman" ended its second episode with a viewership rating of 0.92%.
This is simply a shameful viewership record for a TV series with a total investment of 500 million yuan!
There are even rumors on the Internet that this is a money laundering TV series.
This made Lu Huanbin feel even worse.
"This...is not happening!"
There are definitely some benefits, but isn't this an unspoken rule? Isn't this the case in the entire industry? I haven't seen you say anything about this before.
Chen Ruhan suddenly felt as if he was being trapped by a dog.
Lu Huanbin: "Just wait! If this drama continues to have this kind of ratings, you'll be punished!"
After saying that, he turned away.
Chen Ruhan suddenly felt cold all over.
Isn’t it popular to add big productions and popular stars in recent years? The station’s purchasing principle has always been like this.
She felt extremely aggrieved. It was totally unreasonable for her to take the blame.
Hua Chenyu and Sister Hong watched the live broadcast of "Wulin Waijiao".
I couldn't help but burst into laughter.
But, their hearts seemed to be bleeding.
They spent so much manpower and resources and worked for so long, but they couldn't cause any substantial harm to Su Chen and "Wulin Waijiao".
The drama ended up with a viewership rating of over 3 on its first day of release.
In the future, as word of mouth spreads, won’t the ratings of this drama be even more outrageous?
For a moment, watching the ending footage of "Wulin Waijia", they laughed and collapsed weakly on the sofa.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Wei Dasun and Sister Xiang originally wanted to watch Su Chen and his "Wulin Waijiao" fight to the death.
But after watching for a few minutes, they simply couldn't stop.
While watching, he burst into laughter from time to time.
"I have to admit that Su Chen is indeed talented."
Finally, the first two episodes of "Wulin Waijia" were all broadcast, and Sister Xiang sighed helplessly.
"We are doing nothing by attacking his work."
Wei Dasun: "It seems that we still need to work on this guy's personality."
