Chapter 030: Negotiations Break Down
Li Mo did not become fluttery because of his two compliments, which was actually expected by Zeng Li, after all, it was a formal business negotiation, if he changed his thoughts and perception of status because of one or two sentences, he would feel that the Zong Shuai next to him was blind.
Seeing that the other party was so straightforward, he first made a quick assessment of the project of "Love Apartment" in his mind, and then recalled the ratings ranking of TV dramas in recent years, did not continue to detour around the corner, and said: "In terms of distribution commissions, including but not limited to TV, DVD and other new media, the copyright share ratio of "Love Apartment" is 45%, including but not limited to entities, and the proportion of derivatives on online and other platforms is 60%. β
"It's black, it's really black, it's too dark" After listening to Zeng Li's conditions, Li Mo couldn't help but complain secretly in his heart.
Although Li Mo in his previous life did not participate in the negotiation of the release of the TV series, this did not affect his ability to quickly calculate the cost and benefit estimates.
The total cost of "Love Apartment" is expected to be about 3 million yuan, and the share ratio in the conditions is the net profit share after deducting the issuance costs of the oil depot network, and even includes the profit of derivatives.
In this way, even if everything goes well in the end, Li Mo's surplus will not exceed 1.5 million yuan, maybe for ordinary investors, 50% profit ratio is already a high number, but for Li Mo, who wants to take this opportunity to carry out follow-up plans, this money is almost equal to nothing......
β¦β¦ Even so, that Zeng Li's words are not even over, "If you agree, the oil depot network is willing to invest another 800,000 yuan separately to buy the sequel to "Love Apartment" and the copyright of the movie......"
At this time in the topic, Li Mo felt that there was nothing to say to the other party, but this was only the first stop of the imperial capital trip, maybe he could take this opportunity to test the pattern of the world's video website, so he said: "Zeng Li, I believe that the oil depot network will be a good partner, so can you listen to a few of my suggestions......
Before Li Mo could finish speaking, Zeng Li had already spoken: "Mr. Li, I'm sorry, what I just said is the premise that the oil depot network is responsible for the distribution of "Love Apartment", at least with my current authority, there is no way to make any changes to it. β
When this guy said "I'm sorry", the tone was almost the same as when he said "forgive me for being clumsy".
Although Li Mo was almost angry, the city government of his two lifetimes still made him seem to be as calm as possible, thought about it for a while, and said, "We have fully understood what you mean, can you give us a few days to think about it a little?"
"This is natural", Zeng Li did not rush to ask Li Mo and the others to make a decision on this, a low-cost sitcom like "Love Apartment" is not worth his continued waste of time here, anyway, Li Mo does not have a lot of room for choice, "I am really sincere to cooperate with you, you can also go to Artichoke to try, but I believe that their conditions will not be better than ours." β
"I hope you can give us an answer within three days," Zeng Li said, holding his teacup, "After the New Year, we need to prepare this year's work plan as soon as possible......
Li Mo had been in the imperial capital for many years in his previous life, so he naturally knew the rules of serving tea and sending guests, so he immediately beckoned Zong Shuai to stand up, stretched out his right hand and shook it with the other party, "Certainly, definitely!"
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Zong Shuai and Li Mo did not go far after leaving the headquarters of the oil depot network, but found a random teahouse nearby to sit down.
After casually ordering the pot Longjing, Li Mo opened the conversation, "Brother Zong, I still think that such conditions are too harsh. β
"It's really harsh", Zong Shuai nodded, and his tone couldn't help but bring some indignation, "Before I came, I asked my friends in the imperial capital to inquire, and the ratio he just prescribed, at least ten to fifteen percent higher than the normal conditions, and with his status as a duty manager, he is not qualified to say anything like this is a prerequisite for issuance......
Li Mo waved his hand, signaling that Zong Shuai didn't have to dwell too much on this issue, "They just see that we don't have a backstage, and they are not qualified to talk to them on an equal footing, and they are not the first to bully customers." But what's the point of the artichoke net?"
Seeing that Li Mo did not lose his cool because of the cold reception, Zong Shuai also relieved himself, and saw that Li Mo was interested in artichoke net again, and hurriedly began to introduce its situation.
The artichoke network in this time and space was born even earlier than the oil depot network, from its birth in 2003 to 2008, it has always occupied the first place in the list of video website users.
In fact, the oil depot network was used in the early days of the creation of the artichoke network is also similar to the artichoke network, but after several years of development, the oil depot network found a huge difference between domestic users and foreign users in the online video viewing habits, that is, the domestic artichoke network such as the video website with netizens making or sharing videos as the main content, the user stickiness is not high, the artichoke network can occupy the first place in the click and viewing list for five consecutive years, on the one hand, it is affected by the foreign oil turtle, catching up with the trend, on the other hand, there is no professional website that provides other content at that time, and the user has no choiceγ
After discovering this, the oil depot network decisively changed its thinking, no longer continuing to adopt a similar strategy to the artichoke network, but on the one hand, loosening restrictions, no longer emphasizing that only original can perform on stage, whether amateur or professional, whether individual or institution, welcome all video collection, self-creation and sharing in the form of micro-video; on the other hand, actively integrate traditional media content, in order to "provide a new platform for the distribution and promotion of traditional media content" As the goal, a large number of film and television drama content was purchased and put on the website, which subtly changed the viewing habits of netizens.
In the past few years, the oil depot network has not only surpassed the artichoke network, but even the current artichoke network has to learn from them.
Even Zong Shuai also learned from some channels that because the oil depot network has attracted the attention of the Ahri Group, the senior management of the oil depot is trying to completely eliminate the brand of artichoke network through acquisition, not only to unify the position of the video website, but also to raise the price, and sell it at a good price in the future.
After listening to Zong Shuai's introduction, Li Mo also understood the reason why the oil depot network is so confident now: it has occupied most of the video website, and it is ...... At the moment, no one can stand a chance to shake its position.
"Then we can't cooperate with the oil depot network", after figuring out the key to the problem, Li Mo continued to explain, "If the oil depot really merges with the artichoke network, then it is a monopoly and completely occupies the upstream position of the industry. Only by looking for a new force weaker than it to cooperate can we have a chance to expand our interests, otherwise I would rather rot the online distribution rights of "Love Apartment" in my hands. β
"Is it a weak new force?" Zong Shuai touched his chin and looked thoughtful, "At present, in addition to the oil depot and artichoke, the third-ranked company is a new company, but I don't know if it meets the standard of the "new force" you said. β
By the way, what's the name of the website you're talking about?"
"Strange Web!"