Section 764 Reach an agreement
It is indeed unrealistic to try to convince Michael to come on a trip to Asia with just a few words.
Michael is not an impulsive little girl, and she is still very cautious when thinking about things, so Li Jingyuan's persuasion did not work in the first place.
Of course, it's not completely ineffective, after seeing the videos that Li Jingyuan searched for on Yautmbe, Michael was already a little moved, and Li Jingyuan felt that as long as he added a fire, it should be about the same.
As soon as he thought of this, Li Jingyuan immediately contacted several TV stations in South Korea and revealed some information a little.
Knowing that Li Jingyuan was now sending out invitations to Michael, and already had some eyebrows, these three TV stations were immediately a little surprised, they were all a little surprised by Li Jingyuan's ability, although they had long known that Li Jingyuan had many big-name celebrity friends in the world, but they never imagined that he could have a connection with a big man like Michael.
After being surprised, these three TV stations still did not forget their business, they all understood that this was a great opportunity, so after Li Jingyuan gave the news, they immediately sent people to jointly fly directly to the United States and officially invited Michael.
That's right, it's a group. This is also what Li Jingyuan came out of. Who told him to tell the news to three TV stations, if only one was told, there would be no such thing.
After receiving the news, the three TV stations immediately thought of wanting to monopolize the benefits, but any of them had no way to win the union of the other two in a short period of time.
If Michael is to agree to the invitation of the Asian tour, he must make preparations as soon as possible, and on this premise, there is not much time left for the three stations to compete with each other to determine the winner.
I didn't have time to compete, but I didn't want to give up, and after a few days of embarrassment, the three TV stations simply joined forces, and then we came up with the matter of group invitation.
Speaking of which, it can be regarded as a crooked attack on the alliance of the three TV stations is a last resort, but in Michael's opinion, it has become a sign of sincerity, so after the arrival of this joint invitation team, coupled with Li Jingyuan's encouragement, Michael finally agreed to the invitation of the Asian tour.
After receiving such a reply, the three TV stations were very excited, and without saying a word, they immediately returned to South Korea to prepare. After a little estimation of the time, the time of Michael's Asian concert has also been preliminarily set, and it will be arranged in October, when the climate is most comfortable.
In order to prevent these investments from being wasted, the three TV stations signed an agreement with Michael. It's just a necessary procedure for the job, and even if Michael is a superstar, he can't break the rules.
Of course, with Li Jingyuan as a guarantee in the middle, this agreement is not as formal as usual, and the conditions and restrictions are much more relaxed, after seeing such a clause, Michael misunderstood again, and he thought that this was a special preferential treatment given to him by the three TV stations.
It's no wonder Michael thinks so.
With Michael's identity, he will definitely be treated preferentially at other times, but this time the agreement has exceeded the specifications in many places, and the care of food, clothing, housing and transportation is not counted, but in the work agreement, the three TV stations have also made a lot of concessions, which is beyond the scope of preferential treatment, which will naturally make Michael a little surprised.
It's okay if there was a misunderstanding, it was precisely because of this small misunderstanding that Michael also lowered his posture, and the discussion went more smoothly.
In addition, Li Jingyuan contacted left and right in the middle, and the result was the most ridiculous, and this time the plan for the Asian trip was very weird. …,
First and foremost, it is also the most special. That is, in this concert of the Asian tour in South Korea, Michael himself did not have to spend a penny to do the preparations, including renting the venue, and all the hardware preparations for building the stage were jointly undertaken by the three TV stations.
Not only did they not have to spend money, but they also did not have to worry about the TV stations sharing the revenue, and after discussion, the three TV stations gave up the ticket revenue.
It's incredible. Just invest in preparations, and don't want the revenue share of tickets, this choice of the three TV stations looks stupid, isn't this an obvious injustice?
In fact, they will do it, not without reason. Although they gave up the ticket income and spent a lot of investment to prepare, this does not mean that they will definitely lose money.
As the saying goes, the east is not bright and the west is bright, and there is no actual income from Michael, can the three TV stations get benefits from other channels?
First of all, being able to invite Michael, the world's No. 1 superstar, is already an intangible benefit. Through this invitation, the impression of the three TV stations in all levels of society can be raised a lot, not only to ordinary people, but also to other big-name stars in the world to leave a 'capable, evaluation, with such an evaluation, it is much easier to invite other big-name stars.
To put it simply, it is possible to increase the influence of the TV station through this invitation.
When you increase your influence, the benefits are numerous. Not only can advertising revenue be increased, but also cooperation with foreign TV stations can be further strengthened. Strengthening foreign exchanges is another crucial step in the development of television stations. Just looking at this point, this investment is well worth it.
And then again, this event is not all about losing money. Can't you make money directly, can't you make money from the periphery?
After some discussion, Michael agreed to three television stations that they would send someone to record his concert and then press it into a compact disc for sale.
The proceeds from these CDs were divided into two parts, one part of which was to be donated as a donation, and the other part was to go into the pockets of the television stations. Don't look at it as just a part, it's just such a part, it can almost make up for the expenses of the three TV stations, after all, Michael has so many fans in the world, and the sales of the disc after it is done will definitely be very terrifying, with such a large base, it is very simple to get a huge return.
In addition to the income brought by the CD, the sales revenue of the concert's peripheral support materials was also given to the TV station, and with the investment of sponsors and advertisers, it can be said that the three TV stations will not only not lose money in this event, but will even be able to make a lot of money.
There is the last clause in the agreement, and the content also makes the three TV stations very excited. That is, Michael has promised them that during his stay in South Korea, he will participate in a TV program.
MBC's Infinite Challenge · KBS's "Two Days and One Night", SBS's "Birth of a Family", Michael will participate in these three programs.
The suggestion to let Michael participate in the program was put forward by Li Jingyuan, and when he heard this suggestion, the representatives sent by the three TV stations thought it was incredible.
In their opinion, although these three programs are very influential, they are only limited to South Korea and Asia, and Michael, as an American and such a big-name star, must not have heard the names of these programs.
Even if you have heard the names of these programs, it does not mean that Michael will be willing to participate in these programs, not to mention whether these programs can be worthy of Michael's identity and status, just looking at the nature of the programs themselves, people from the three TV stations do not think that Michael will agree to participate. …,
However, to the surprise of these representatives, Michael actually agreed to Li Jingyuan's suggestion and agreed to participate in the filming of these shows, and his expression when he agreed was very relaxed, and he didn't seem to have any embarrassment.
This was no longer surprising to be described as the negotiators felt as if they had been hit on the head by a gold bar falling from the sky, and their eyes were full of stars around them, and they all had a look of hell.
Michael has been famous for so many years, and he has never participated in variety shows in his life, and since he was entangled in those messy things, he has become more 'homely, let alone participating in variety shows, and even the number of appearances is very rare.
In the impression of these negotiators, Michael has been labeled as 'mysterious', but it is not such a mysterious big man who is willing to participate in variety shows, and it is not a local program in the United States, nor is it an interview type program, and it is too hard to believe that these negotiators will short-circuit their brains after hearing the facts.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the reason why Michael is willing to participate in these shows is because of Li Jingyuan.
Under Li Jingyuan's persuasion, Michael was already a little tempted and wanted to find some way to release the pressure.
It just so happened that Li Jingyuan showed him a lot of variety show videos in the past few days, and Michael also thought it was very interesting, and then Li Jingyuan made another guarantee that he would not embarrass Michael when he participated in the show, and he made the most embarrassing decision.
The TV negotiators were a little puzzled by Michael's decision, but that didn't stop them from getting excited. If Michael is willing to put down his body to participate in these shows, then the ratings of the show can be imagined.
Rushing out of South Korea is considered light, and the video of Michael participating in the show will definitely cause a topic of conversation in the world, after all, he has never done it before, which is new to everyone. Whether you're a fan of Michael or not, the average person will definitely want to check out these shows.
After watching Michael's episode, some people may become interested in the program itself, and then continue to watch other episodes, even if the number of these people is only one percent of the audience of Michael's episode, which is a huge benefit for these programs and even TV stations.
The so-called Korean Wave is pioneered by actors and singers, and after Michael participated in variety shows, it is obvious that the influence of these shows can be raised to a very terrifying level, and it will definitely not be less than actors and singers, and can even surpass actors and singers and become the vanguard of leading the Korean Wave.
If you can really achieve such an effect, these program groups may even receive commendations from the Korean Ministry of Culture at the end of the year, and TV stations can also get a lot of benefits, which is really wonderful.
As soon as they thought of these benefits, the negotiators of the TV station immediately agreed to it, and while secretly excited, they did not forget to look at Li Jingyuan gratefully, after all, in their opinion, if Li Jingyuan did not help in the middle, Michael would definitely not have made such a decision.
Obviously, several TV stations have moved Li Jingyuan's status upward, and Li Jingyuan has also inadvertently obtained some benefits, but it is not very obvious.
The people at the TV station are very satisfied, Michael is very satisfied, and Li Jingyuan, the middleman, is also very satisfied with this result, after reaching an agreement, everyone feels very happy, even if the cooperation has not officially begun, this beginning is already very good. …,
After sending off the representatives of the three South Korean television stations, Lee Kyung-won and Michael waited for the representatives of the Japanese side.
The Japanese invitation team was made up of Yasushi Akimoto and TV Asahi staff, and although the number of people was smaller than that of the Korean side, they were also very sincere during the negotiations.
The specific negotiation work should have been led by someone from the TV station, but this time it was led by Qiu Yuanyasu, which is also for a reason, because Li Jingyuan first contacted Qiu Yuanyasu, so he got a position of chief planner. After taking on this position, he naturally had to lead the team to negotiate with Michael and discuss the details, and of course, after completing these tasks, he would not forget to thank Li Jingyuan in person.
Although it was after Li Jingyuan's introduction, Akimoto Yasushi would have such an opportunity. But an indirect relationship is also a relationship, at least he has the experience of working with Michael. And after such an experience, his status in the Japanese entertainment industry can undoubtedly rise a lot, and he can also get a lot of benefits with his AKB. (AKB in 09 was not as perverted as it is now, it could only be regarded as just starting, so at this time, Yasushi Akimoto's status in the Japanese entertainment industry was not as high as it is now.) )
After this cooperation, he can get huge benefits, and Akimoto Yasu's gratitude to Li Jingyuan is not a little bit or two. To put it a little out of line, it is estimated that if Li Jingyuan proposed to untact a certain member of the AKB at this time, Akimoto Yasusu would definitely agree without hesitation.
After a few days of going back and forth, Michael's trip to Asia was arranged, and after a little consideration, he put the Japan station in front of the South Korea station. Mainly because I want to participate in those variety shows, after all, after being busy with all the business, I can play more happily.
In the past few days, in addition to arranging these things, there are some other things.
The day after Li Jingyuan and Michael met, after a phone call, the Li family sent two professional massage therapists to the United States to serve as Michael's health consultants.
These two people are all half-apprentices taught by Li Jingyuan, and the techniques are still very good, and after they arrived, Li Jingyuan taught them some new tricks in a targeted manner, so that they could deal with Michael's insomnia. In addition to those techniques, Li Jingyuan also taught these two people the work of preparing flower tea, so that even if Li Jingyuan is not by Michael's side, there is no need to worry that Michael's flower tea supply will fall off the chain.
Then on the third day, Lee Kyung-won attended a charity banquet hosted by Michael. At this banquet, he not only met Maria, who was dressed up again, but also saw a lot of old friends, and met many new friends under Michael's introduction.
Of course, since it's a charity banquet, don't ask for a donation or anything. The quickest and most effective way to collect donations is to hold a charity auction.
came in a hurry, and his own fame was not great, so Li Jingyuan did not take out his belongings for auction like others who had learned, but made a small trick.
This guy directly took out the carving knife and sold his skills without selling the real thing.
The content is also very simple, whoever bids high, he will carve a small avatar on the spot.
Not to mention, this special auction item is really very popular, after bidding, Maria won the bid with 30,000 US dollars, and Li Jingyuan did not live up to Maria's support, showing a unique job on the spot, under the gaze of many big stars, it took about a quarter of an hour or so, and carved a vivid-vivid head with good wood and handed it to Maria. And after Maria showed this avatar, Li Jingyuan received a lot of admiration and applause.
In addition to selling, there are naturally also buying. Li Jingyuan will also be stingy, and he also bought back several things at the auction.
What satisfies him the most is the set of performance clothes that Michael took out, which is a very representative black dress, black hat, white gloves and a white armband. Although this set of things cost Li Jingyuan 300,000 US dollars, he was not distressed at all, after all, Michael was his idol, and he also hoped that one day he could wear this outfit and go on stage to imitate Michael's stage performance.
Spent money to buy some things, and got a lot of autographs without spending money, Li Jingyuan's behavior is a bit embarrassing, but everyone present today didn't look at him like that. After all, he is a friend of Michael, and there are many other big-name celebrities who are friends with him.
obviously has so many celebrity friends, but Li Jingyuan is still like an ordinary person, holding a big book and asking for autographs, his actions fell in the eyes of everyone, and it only made everyone think that he was very sincere and interesting, and while leaving his autograph, many people made friends with him.