Chapter 146: Negotiation for Profit (Part II)
Fu Su was shocked, after listening to Chen Jiayao's words, she knew that she had already calculated these things and made a series of plans.
used the novel to make a name for herself, attracted the attention of the media and TV stations, and then used the program in exchange for the support given to her by wireless, so that her acting career went more smoothly.
Now that Chen Jiayao is popular, she is planning to start a business, first using all her assets to prepare for the filming of "Autumn Fairy Tale", and then not handing over the show to wireless to obtain assets, and then preparing to make another movie.
If the box office of these two movies is good, Chen Jiayao will already have a firm foothold, even if wireless gives up on her, she can start her own company. Taking a step back, the box office tables of the two movies are not good, but they can also tell insiders that she Chen Jiayao is not only a businessman, her brain is more important than her beauty and acting skills. Wireless will not let go lightly, and even if wireless lets go, many outside film and television stations want to cooperate with Chen Jiayao.
Yes, cooperation, not solicitation.
These things have led Chen Jiayao to no longer be an artist who has been recruited, but an object of cooperation.
Fu Su gasped, Ah Yao is only eighteen years old!
She is still doing what she is doing at the age of eighteen, but she is afraid that she is still worried about going to university.
"A-Yao, "Autumn Fairy Tale" hasn't been filmed yet?"
Chen Jiayao said with a smile: "Don't worry, if the movie is fast, it's only a month, and this program, planned by the TV station, is not a matter of a short time, so inserting a program in this way will not be a midnight program, so the TV station needs some changes, when clearing the space for broadcasting." I'm afraid it's only a month or two later. After that, the program will be produced and promoted, and I estimate that I will negotiate with them tomorrow, and the first episode of this program will be produced at least after October. ”
Fu Su said tentatively: "Why don't you wait for the release of "Autumn Fairy Tale" before filming "Millionaire in the Slums"? ”
Chen Jiayao said: "Let's talk about it after filming "Autumn Fairy Tale"! ”
Fu Su breathed a sigh of relief, but she knew that this was Chen Jiayao's plan, but she was afraid that she would not give up lightly.
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On the second day, Chen Jiayao received a call from Mios's team, and the better it was to meet at Helen Coffee Shop at 3 p.m. to discuss the suitability of "Who Can Become a Millionaire".
In the blank time of the morning, Chen Jiayao and Fu Sutong Guò Li Ammonium introduced a reliable lawyer.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Jiayao and lawyer Smith rushed to Helen's coffee spot together.
Coming to negotiate was Bout, a vice president of the ABC in New York. The PR and lawyers were also present.
Americans talk more directly about things. I don't negotiate at the wine table like the Chinese.
"Miss Chen, our TV station has some interest in "Who Can Be a Millionaire", I wonder how much copyright fee Miss Chen is willing to pay?" Bout asked calmly.
How much? Chen Jiayao was a little uncomfortable with this matter of negotiating the price, and she thought about it.
Bout sat quietly and drank coffee. Don't disturb her thinking.
If it is a private person who gives a plan to the TV station. In general, there are two outcomes. One is that if the talent is excellent, they are willing to join their company. will get a lot of copyright and bonuses, and the other is a one-time direct buyout, they give the planner a sum of money, and then the show will belong to them, and the next thing, whether the program can be broadcast or not, or whether it is broadcast or not, has nothing to do with the planner.
These are two different ways, but they are all bought out without exception.
Of course Chen Jiayao is unwilling to do this, if he sells "Who Can Be a Millionaire" to ABC TV at one time, no matter how generous ABC TV is, Chen Jiayao can only get three or four hundred thousand US dollars at most.
Maybe for others, $400,000 is a high price, but Chen Jiayao is very aware of the potential of this show.
The show premiered in the UK, but it was a huge success as soon as it started, capturing a whopping 59% market share! This is a country with many local satellite TVs, unlike Xiangjiang, where there are only a few TV stations.
There are many kinds of television stations in a country, but they can occupy 59 percent, which is undoubtedly a huge benefit.
Later, ABC saw the show's huge potential, bought the rights, repackaged it, and invested heavily in production, and the following year, "Who Can Be a Millionaire" averaged 29 million viewers per night, the highest ratings of any television program in American history. Later, ABC leaked out the profitability of this program, which is the most profitable TV program in the history of ABC TV, with a total revenue of $1 billion in more than a year!
$1 billion, still on the back then, entertainment programs colorful. At this stage, entertainment programs are scarce and there are not many netizens, but it is conceivable that this program is doing as well as history, and it is definitely possible to exceed 29 million people on average.
And that's just the benefits that came from the United States, and the show spread all over the world, with more than 30 countries buying the rights, shows that the show is a veritable cornucopia.
Such a cornucopia, how could Chen Jiayao let people buy it out.
So, Chen Jiayao smiled and said, "Is Mr. Bout talking about buying out?" ”
Bout smiled: "Yes, Miss Chen, this is the way TV stations and individual planners have always cooperated, you still say a price!" ”
Chen Jiayao shook her head: "Mr. Bout, I don't think I'm ready to sell the copyright of this show." ”
"Oh, Miss Chen, don't say it so happily, you know, we are willing to pay $500,000 to buy the rights to this show." Bout said.
According to the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar at this time, $500,000 is 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars, which is indeed a very suitable price for a new show. This is also why Bout said so high when he heard that Chen Jiayao was going to bring this show back to Xiangjiang.
Chen Jiayao shook her head with a smile.
Mr. Bout looked at Chen Jiayao, and Chen Jiayao inexplicably felt a pressure.
Later, he said: "I am very interested in this show, and with a lot of knowledge, it is possible to become a millionaire." It's so cool to have such a prestigious and advantageous opportunity!
But I like it doesn't mean the audience likes it, I can't represent the audience. I used to like a lot of planning, and I also planned the shows one by one on the TV station, but they couldn't recover the cost, and I was about to be fired...... Personal liking is one thing, but audience is another, this time I want to gamble, otherwise I'm finished, and this time the buyout fee is still the highest copyright fee I paid. ”
Bout said as if it were true.
Chen Jiayao didn't have any pressure, and said calmly: "That's right." Mr. Bout. Maybe I should give you a resume and we can talk better, right? ”
Bout, of course, will not refuse, it is very necessary to look at the resume in the United States.
Chen Jiayao handed him the resume he had made overnight.
"Very nice resume." Bout is very unsparing in his praise.
Then he looked over, and Bout was a little surprised.
Because Chen Jiayao's resume. The focus is not on her identity as an actor and author. It's her planning.
The show is hot. The promotion of the program, as well as the close communication between the TV station and the audience, has obtained high ratings for the TV station.
This kind of thing. Jean Bout said, "That's great. ”
"Miss Chen, your planning is very good, I think you should give up the actor line and join our company, you will definitely have more room for development."
Bout actually began to dig people up.
Chen Jiayao couldn't help laughing, but still shook her head: "I won't give up the movie and give up the screen at the moment, so Mr. Bout, let's go back to the original case, how about it?" ”
Of course, Bout knew why Chen Jiayao showed him his resume, but after reading it, he did have a little more confidence, but this confidence did not make him change his mind, at most, just add a little more.
"Mr. Bout, I'm not going to be bought out of this show, and I want my show to be able to charge a small royalty per episode."
"It's impossible, and there's no way to work together in this way as an individual."
Chen Jiayao smiled and said: "Mr. Bout, I know this is a difficult problem, but according to the number of episodes, there will also be a premise, please listen to it and see if there is any possibility of cooperation." ”
"Prerequisites?" Bout frowned.
Chen Jiayao nodded: "As Mr. Bout said, you just like this show, but you're not sure if it can be an excellent show." ”
Mr. Bout did not loosen his brows, he just saw that there was operational potential in it, so he came to it, and gave a lot of royalties.
"I mean, I don't need a specific copyright fee per episode, I only need 10 percent of the profit generated per episode."
"Impossible!" 10 percent, how can there be such an algorithm, they have to invest in the cost system, as well as TV station satellites, if the program is profitable, if it is a loss, wouldn't it be more than 10% each time to make up for the profit and loss.
"Of course, if it's ABC channel, it must have more than 10 million people per episode, and if it doesn't exceed 10 million, your TV station doesn't need to give me a penny."
"10 million?" Bout thinks about it, now the highest rating of ABC TV is TV dramas, with an average of 13 million people, and the highest number of people in a program is 10 million, and there are no more than three, if there are 10 million people, it is the ace program of the TV station, and the annual income is calculated with 100 million, and it will be 10% at that time, which is also a lot of money, but is this possible?
If it's impossible, he didn't spend a penny to get this show, although he said that he walked a few times, but most of it was still accurate, he didn't dare to guarantee that this show would become an ace show, but it definitely made money.
Don't want copyright for profitable programs? You must know that such a show, sometimes two episodes do not cost $500,000. (To be continued......)
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