The filming of the first episode lasted three days.

Ultraman's shooting plan, Meng Lang set a single-episode responsibility system. It refers to filming one episode and then filming the next, with no other scenes interspersed in between.

This shooting method is suitable for unit dramas, which is in line with the original working mode of "shooting and playing".

It's a good thing for the actors.

If it is a serial, the scene is filmed intensively, and you may need to perform the sweetness of love one second, and you have to play the heartbreak of breaking up the next second.

Unit dramas don't have to worry about this.

The actors are comfortable to shoot, and the director is also worry-free.

The filming work progressed steadily, and after the preliminary estimate of the finishing time, Meng Lang received a guest.

Still old acquaintances.

Director Tao smiled and said, "I didn't expect it, right?

I really didn't expect it!

Meng Lang also thought that even if Director Tao was promoted, he would also be promoted to the director of the children's channel. I didn't expect to go to the comprehensive channel.

The level is flat, but from the children's channel to the comprehensive channel, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a promotion.

They are all old acquaintances, and they don't talk so many twists and turns, so Director Tao directly expressed his intentions.

Jiangchuan Comprehensive Channel is willing to buy the first round of broadcast rights of "Ultraman". The price is easy to say, as long as Meng Lang is not a lion with his mouth wide open, they can accept it.

Jiangchuan Comprehensive Channel ranks not low in the ratings of provincial satellite TV in China, second only to Zhonghai Satellite TV and Shonan Satellite TV.

Still a regular customer......

Meng Lang didn't hide it, and said his psychological price.

Director Tao looked embarrassed: "This price is too expensive......, isn't it?"

"Who said this was a children's show?"

Director Tao was stunned and asked rhetorically, "Is it an adult tomatsu drama?"

Meng Lang pouted and said, "All ages!"

Ultraman is not a specific children's work, to be precise, this is an all-age tokusatsu live-action drama.

Teenagers watch fights! Young people watch the plot!

Get older and enjoy the family fun.

Family carnival is the audience base of Ultraman, and it is not a "children's drama" in people's imagination at all.

In the 60s of the last century, when Ultraman first appeared on TV, the neon crowd was empty! The highest peak rating exceeded 50%! All neon every two TVs, one of them played Ultraman!

Whether it is the elderly, office workers, housewives, and children, they are all loyal viewers!

Although the ratings of the first generation of screenings declined, the average ratings remained at a super high of 36.8%!

Looking at the pomp and circumstance of that time, it is difficult to understand that Ultraman is not a children's drama that only children will love?

But that's the charm of "giant heroes"!

If you still don't understand, you can think back to the moment when you first saw Ultraman!

What is that?

Monsters!

Megumi Kuruma said, "When I first met Ultraman, I thought I had seen God!"

This line says it all.

There may be cultural differences between China and neon, and everyone's longing for heroes, curiosity about the universe, and reactions to monsters are the same.

That's the reason for Ultraman's success!

Director Tao didn't know all this, and was a little skeptical of what Meng Lang said about "all ages".

Meng Lang didn't want to force him either.

He gave another proposal.

"VAM agreement?"

Director Tao almost didn't sit still, and asked in surprise: "Are you so confident? You must know that the highest ratings you have created before are only so much......

That was the record set by "Balala Little Demon Fairy" on CCTV Children's Channel!

"I'm confident!

Nonsense!

How much can you lose if you lose a bet and sell it at a low price? If you win a bet, you can make money, and if you spread it, it's a good story, why not?

Meng Lang didn't think he would lose.

The glory of the first generation may be difficult to surpass, but as the first Ultraman in history, success is almost inevitable!

Monsters!

Such a novel subject matter is something that everyone will be curious about, right?

The stakes are very high, Director Tao didn't dare to make his own decisions, and told Meng Lang's words to the head of the comprehensive channel.

The director smiled after hearing this.

"Promise him!"

Director/Meng Lang: "You may earn blood, but I will never lose!"

That's it!

The ratings are less than 4 points, and the single episode is 100,000!

For every 0.1% increase in viewership, the price of a single episode rises by 100,000!

According to 40 episodes, if the ratings do not break 4, then Pengda Film and Television only has a guarantee of 4 million.

But as long as you break 4 points, you can earn an extra 4 million for every 0.1% increase in ratings!

If the ratings break 5%, the total price will be 44 million! The ratings will reach 14%, and the total price will reach an unprecedented 400 million!

Sounds lucrative!

But the ratings break 4 and can already compete for the annual ratings championship!

Ratings break 14%?

Twenty years ago, it was a hit!

If this kind of rating is really reached, Jiangchuan TV will not be stingy with the 400 million, after all......

With this rating, a random advertisement can be priced at four or five billion, which is comparable to the king of the Spring Festival Gala!

What?

How could it be!

If it was the early Spring Festival Gala, the standard king really worked very well! After all, at that time, everyone watched the Spring Festival Gala very seriously.

But now......

The ratings of the current Spring Festival Gala are high, but how many people will watch it seriously? Most of them are on the TV as mahjong background music.

And if the ratings of "Ultraman" really exceed 14%, then the advertising effect is definitely comparable to today's Spring Festival Gala standard king! or even surpass the standard king!

It's like several popular variety shows today, which "exclusive naming right" is cheaper?

The director dared to take this bet, naturally he was not afraid of losing money.

Similarly, Meng Lang dared to make this bet, and naturally he had full confidence.

If you lose a bet, you will get a "commemorative edition," and if you win a bet, you will also get a "commemorative edition"! No matter how you win or lose, there will be a small amount of money coming into your account.

Meng Lang had already calculated it.

And Ultraman's production budget is not more than 10 million, and most of it is full of models and props.

Even if you lose the bet, the first round of broadcast rights is sold for 4 million, but the second round is sold for 1 million, and the network exclusive broadcast rights are sold for another 5 million, and you can still return to the basics!

Not to mention, this drama can also be exported overseas!

Meng Zai's good brother TBS and FOX dollar yen are readily available, so can you lose?

Even if all of the above is still a loss, then Meng Lang has other means!

Calender discs sell DVDs, Blu-ray discs, various linkage derivatives and toys are sold.

If you can still lose money......

Don't be afraid, kids!

Uncle Meng still has a hand to prepare!

If the broadcast rights are lost, the derivatives are also lost, and then the PD-limited "UItraman" yoyo, bakugan, spinning top, magic fairy wand, and alienated Sakura figure will soon be available......

The back hand is complete, under the operation of Meng Lang, not to mention that this is the first generation, even if it is Nexus who is watching the streets, then he can't lose money!

It can only be said that Tsuburaya died, and a good hand of cards was played poorly. If it weren't for the later stage of inviting a substitute with the surname of Wan, I am afraid that I would have lost all my chips long ago.

"Tsuburaya-san, I will inherit your will, and I will never let your tragedy repeat itself in Pengda......!