Xuluo gathered three more tool men, and it took them half a day to write the first episode of "Harry Potter".

Next, on the one hand, he asked Buckman to find people in the publishing industry to find out the news of Harry Potter and others, and on the other hand, he revised the manuscript himself, preparing to do a little better.

In fact, the first episode of "Harry Potter" is not complicated, that is, he was bullied by his aunt's family, joined Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, met Ron and Hermione, who were lifelong friends, and started a series of fun magical learning and adventures.

Xuluo just returned to the hotel in the evening, and after talking to his wives on the phone, he just revised it for an hour.

It's not that he's lazy, but if someone else has already published it, wouldn't it be in vain to write more and better stories by himself?

At the same time, Xuluo also made his plan for "Miguo Idol".

From the audition, to the selection of the producers, to the selection of the judges to enter the semi-finals, and finally to the audience calling to eliminate the ...... every week and so on, he wrote it clearly.

The original practice was that people voted by texting on their mobile phones more than ten years later.

It's just that in this era, even in a developed country like Miguo, there are not many people who use mobile phones, the SMS function has not been developed at all, and even the nationwide mobile phone network has not been built, how to send SMS support?

Therefore, we can only vote in the most primitive way, by phone call.

There is a toll phone in Miguo, and when the time comes, a toll line will be set up, and a phone number can only make up to ten calls, and the phone bill of 1 US dollar can be deducted at a time.

Then the TV station, the producer and the telephone company can share these expenses, and they can also get a good income.

When Chen Xiyue looked at this, she unconsciously shook her head and smiled bitterly, "You, a good variety show, you have to talk about money in everything you do, and you are not afraid of being scolded by others!"

"The more you scold, the better, which proves that our "Miguo Idol" is even more popular." Xuluo smiled, "Sister, who do you think we should cooperate with on this show?"

"Are you going to sell the rights to those TV stations, or are we going to produce it ourselves and sell it to the TV stations, or are you going to share the advertising fee with them?" Chen Xiyue asked.

"It must be good to make it ourselves, so that we can control everything in our hands. But I'm afraid they won't allow us to split the advertising fee at first, right?" Xuluo asked tentatively.

"Not necessarily, if it's someone who believes in your strength, they definitely will." Chen Xiyue said, "But the proportion of shares at the beginning is definitely not high."

"It's okay, set up a tiered gambling agreement." "The higher the ratings, the more advertising revenue we get, and that's reasonable, right?"

Chen Xiyue bowed his head, "Let's talk about it this way! As for which TV station is the most suitable, I think it's Fox TV Network! Don't look at Gal Berman as a woman, but she is more decisive than many men."

Xuluo asked, "But our "Plastic Surgery Room" and "Dr. House" are all on the Fox TV network, and there will be too much "Miguo Idol", will there be too much?"

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"Of course not." Chen Xiyue said, "For example, our "X file eucalyptus" will be broadcast on NBC TV. In the future, if there are other TV series, such as "The Walking Dead", I will also choose another cable TV station to broadcast it."

"Good!"

Xuluo said, "The specific operation will trouble you, if you can't bear it, you can slow down and do it again, don't worry."

"I know." Chen Xiyue smiled, "Don't say it, although Mira has only been here for two or three days, with her help, I know what a professional secretary is, and my work efficiency has improved at once, and I don't have to be so tired."

"It's a good idea." Xu Luo said with relief, "The presidents of large companies have a secretarial group, and when the time comes, I will find you a few full-time secretaries to deal with affairs separately, so that you only need to focus on the general direction."

"Cut, that's a company with a scale of tens of billions of dollars, and we're still early!"

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Xiyue obviously didn't think it was realistic.

If you have a secretarial team, how far will the whole Erbu Stitching Monster go?

Immediately, Chen Xiyue had a little headache: "According to the scale and production level you said, we will invest at least 50 million US dollars, where will the money come from!"

"Huh!?"

Xuluo was surprised and said, "Why is it so expensive? It shouldn't be! Even if it's a judge, we don't invite celebrities!"

The group of music producers he set up to select contestants are only third- or fourth-rate, and it is enough to give an appearance fee of 200,000 US dollars and about five shows.

The other three judges, one is Simon Cowell, and the other two are also second-rate singers, and at best, the appearance fee of the three is $1 million.

In this day and age, it is already very high.

The rest of the staff, venue costs, and program organization costs should not exceed 10 million, right?

"You're right." Chen Xiyue said, "But I consulted with relevant industry insiders yesterday. If we want to continue to do it, then we must design the best stage, with the best sound and design, in order to make the best effect. It won't cost less than $30 million."

"Hoo ......"

Xuluo let out a sigh of relief.

It's really hard to have no money and want to do something.

If you want to do excellence, then you must use money to smash it. - James Cameron's Jurassic Park is just that.

But if you want Xuluo to reluctantly make a "Miguo Idol", he is a little unwilling.

With such a good idea, if the first season is so-so, what will be done after that?

"50 million is 50 million, I'll see how to make money!" The boy gritted his teeth.

Chen Xiyue touched his head, "Don't be so nervous, there are banks!" We have high-quality collateral for cloth stitching, so we can borrow a little bit and use it first."

She said so, but Xuluo knew that Sister Chen was reassuring her heart.

Originally, three movies and two TV series were produced together, which was enough to occupy all the working capital of the Bubu Stitching Monster.

If it weren't for the simultaneous production of "X File Eucalyptus" and "Doctor House", maybe the Bubu Stitching Monster's funds would barely be enough - after all, it would take at least two or three months for "Miguo Idol" to be planned and produced.

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Then there are auditions, primaries, these competitions that take two or three months, do not use the best stage at all, as long as they are recorded in an ordinary studio.

If you rent a medium-sized one, it will only cost two or three hundred thousand dollars a day.

Therefore, the biggest expense should be needed after half a year.

During this period, the income from the second season of "Plastic Surgery Room" and "Friends" should also arrive one after another.

The contracts signed for the second season of the two TV series are more than the first season, and if they get it right, the profit of $30 million per show may be reached.

With this funding, the overall $50 million "Miguo Idol" is not a problem.

But "X File Eucalyptus" and "Dr. House" will also start production in October, no matter how much money these two TV series saves, the cost of 700,000-1 million US dollars per episode is also required.

That's the difference between an indoor sitcom and an outdoor shoot.

The hospital construction and setup that "Dr. House" needed alone is not a small expense!

Therefore, it is better not to go to the bank for a loan.

The education he received since he was a child told Xuluo that foreign banks are bad guys who eat people and don't spit out bones, and it is better not to deal with them if you can not deal with them.

Otherwise, once you encounter difficulties, the bank will definitely not be the first to send charcoal in the snow, they will definitely come to make matters worse.

Don't you see that among all creditors, banks are definitely in the first place?

If you have money, you have to pay it back to the bank first!

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Xuluo's income during this period is still quite a lot.

For example, on "My Fair Daddy", he earned more than 30 million.

Sony settled the money early, and then sent the money to the cloth stitching monster.

But this money has been used for a long time - the 30 million down payment for James Cameron's "Jurassic Park" came from this.

The main income of the rest of the cloth stitching monsters still comes from the profits of the first quarter of "Friends" and "Plastic Surgery Room".

In other aspects, even all the income of Xuluo in Miguo and Nibenzene together did not exceed 30 million.

This 30 million, plus the $30 million profits of "Friends" and "Plastic Surgery Room", constitutes the upfront cost of the simultaneous production of the four TV series, as well as the upfront cost of "The New York Catastrophe".

Fortunately, Sony Columbia has also entered the account with 40% of the $60 million production cost of "Jurassic Park", and this money can be misappropriated, otherwise the finances will be even more stretched.

Therefore, in fact, the financial pressure of the cloth stitching monster is quite high, especially now that more than 200 people have to be re-recruited.

Mi Guo does not pay salaries once a month, but once a week, two weeks at the latest, otherwise they will not be able to pay for various card bills.

You have to sign a check every week, how can you do it if you don't have enough liquidity?

This is also why Chen Xiyue lamented that "Miguo Idol" needs a loan.

In fact, what happened just now is true in reverse.

That is, to do "X File Eucalyptus" and "Doctor House" first, and then start to make "Miguo Idol" after they are sold.

But "X File Eucalyptus" and "Dr. House" will be broadcast in the spring season in March.

Until the specific results are released, all TV stations will only give a minimum upfront payment, and at most one will not exceed $5 million.

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Otherwise, what if I pay everything in advance and the ratings plummet?

Giving slowly, in stages, it is not easy to cause huge losses.

Therefore, the costs and profits of both of them will start to arrive in June at the earliest.

If you don't start doing "Mi Guo Idol" until June, then the finals will hit Christmas, New Year's Day and New Year's holidays, which is a very fatal mistake.

[In view of the general environment,

So you get the idea, right?

Why do most of the variety shows in Miguo choose to end the year's journey in the months of 6, 7, 8, and 9?

It's because this period is the season of TV dramas, but it's the peak season of their variety shows!

Without further ado.

Neither Xuluo nor Chen Xiyue had any intention of backing down.

"Miguo Idol" will follow what Xuluo said before - start various publicity and auditions in January next year, broadcast and edit while auditioning in February, and start the preliminary round in March.

Xuluo will get $30 million by March next year at the latest, which will be used to build the top stage and sound.

counting, it is actually Wang Fatzi's "Scream" that is most likely to bring a large amount of cash income to Xuluo.

After all, the fastest movie to be released is "Scream" on Halloween in November.

"Scream" costs no more than $5 million, and according to the tradition of horror films, it is optimistically estimated that if it can sell more than $100 million in the United States, the profits will be huge.

Excluding all the sharing and publicity costs, at least 30 million US dollars of profits can be recovered.

And then the head of the horror film is still on cable TV and on videotape.

A $100 million box office horror film, these peripheral net profits can exceed $20 million.

If the $50 million really arrives in January, then Xuluo really doesn't have to worry about how to raise money. - Don't be afraid to pay taxes or anything, these profits are reinvested and do not need to be included in the tax payable for the time being.

But now the worry is, can "Scream" reach 100 million US dollars?

Don't underestimate $100 million.

It is normal for horror films to sell for $20 or 30 million at the box office, and horror films with a box office of $50 million can already make two or three more episodes to sell money.

Of the horror movies with a total box office of 100 million US dollars in North America, one is counted as one, and there are no more than ten in the whole country!

A "Scream" produced by a director of Xiangjiang and performed by a completely newcomer can be ranked in the top ten in Miguo?

Xuluo himself felt a little hanging.

Not to mention Chen Xiyue.

Chen Xiyue may think that "Scream" can be successful, but it can earn a net profit of $20 million for the company at most, which is already very good.

The cost is only 5 million, and you can earn 400% of the profit in 3 months, where do you find it?

Still want 50 million?

Want 1000% pure profit?

Why don't you go to heaven?

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