China Entertainment's Standout

Chapter 236 His era, shocking record

End of Magic City promotion.

After recording several variety shows on Mango Channel.

Zhou Yutang flew back to the capital.

There is another pile of things waiting for him.

The most important thing is naturally the viewing party of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Led by Jiangdong Entertainment, it organized the heads of the film purchasing departments of more than a dozen TV stations with purchasing power to watch the film, including domestic first-line TV stations such as Liaoning TV, Shandong TV, Mango TV, Blue TV, Suzhou TV, and Magic City TV.

Seeing the heads of more than a dozen film purchasing departments greeting Zhou Yutang with smiling faces, Zheng Xiaolong and his wife, who were also at the film viewing party, looked at each other.

I feel deeply in my heart.

This couple can basically be regarded as living fossils in the domestic television circle.

I have been a grandson before, so I naturally know the virtues of people on domestic TV stations.

You can ask the people in the film purchasing department of the TV station who are used to being the boss to take the initiative to put down their posture, put on a smile, and even have a vaguely flattering attitude.

This is enough to show Zhou Yutang's detached status at this time.

After seeing Zhou Yutang's impeccable but very measured way of handling people and things, Wang Xiaoping said softly to Zheng Xiaolong: "It's really not easy."

"Basically all the first-tier domestic TV stations are here."

Zheng Xiaolong also nodded slightly: "This kind of appeal is indeed not simple."

"Uncle Zheng."

Zhou Yutang saw Zheng Xiaolong and his wife arriving and greeted them warmly.

Zheng Xiaolong is a giant who has been in the TV drama industry for decades. He is equivalent to the previous generation of martial arts leader in the TV industry. He also has very deep personal connections.

There were senior executives from several TV stations who knew him at the scene and took the initiative to say hello: "Director Zheng's sword is still young. The "The Legend of Zhen Huan" that you and Mr. Zhou jointly produced this time is really good. I'll take care of it later."

"This time, Yu Tang is taking the lead. He will make the decision, and I will be responsible for filming."

Zheng Xiaolong smiled and exchanged a few brief greetings with his old acquaintances, then went about their business.

"I don't know how much it can sell for."

Wang Xiaoping sat next to her husband and whispered in his ear. She was more concerned about this.

It's not just her either.

Cai Yinong called Zhou Yutang early in the morning and showed great enthusiasm.

There have been many media reports about the "The Legend of Zhen Huan" movie viewing party.

Zheng Xiaolong is the ratings guarantee for the previous generation of film and television circles, while Zhou Yutang is recognized as the king of small screen ratings for the new generation.

This drama is jointly created by these two generations of ratings kings. It does not need to be hyped at all. It has already been watched by countless people inside and outside the circle.

At the end of the day, the movie viewing session ended, and the ownership of the first-run screening rights of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was finally settled.

The three leading satellite TVs, Magic City TV, Mango TV, and Suzhou TV, have deep pockets, passed the test in advance, and spend money without blinking an eye.

Even the person in charge of Landai's film purchasing department was shocked.

The price of a single episode starts from 150 million and rises all the way to 265 million.

crazy.

Really crazy.

The heads of the film purchasing departments of the TV stations present here are also extremely shocked.

this price.

This has broken the 240 million Chinese TV series single episode sales record held by "My Love from the Star", and also created a Chinese TV series first-run sales record.

Last year, "My Love from the Star" only had 30 episodes in total. Regardless of the high price of a single episode, in the end it was only 7200 million.

However, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is a palace drama with 76 episodes.

In total, the entire series sold 2.014 million in the first round.

This price is basically difficult for anyone to beat in recent years.

With such a sky-high price, even if other TV stations have the intention to do so, they are unable to do so and can only sigh in disbelief.

Only Yusanjia, which has an average annual budget of 6 million to 8 million yuan for drama purchases, can afford it.

The reason is also very simple.

Yu Sanjia has more money.

These three TV stations are now firmly in the top three domestic satellite TV stations in terms of ratings, and each TV station has its own flagship program.

For example, the naming fee of "The Voice" on Modu TV has soared to 2 million. Once "Running Man" was aired this year, the ratings exploded. The naming fee for the first season reached 1.5 million. According to this The ratings are on the rise, and the naming fee for Season 2 is at least over [-] million.

In addition to its own old variety shows "Kuaiben" and "Tian Tian Shang Shang", Mango Channel also has a popular variety show such as "I Am a Singer" planned by Zhou Yutang, and the naming fee for each season is more than [-] million.

Suzhou TV Station is Zhou Yutang's hometown TV station, so he naturally takes a lot of care of him. He first helped produce "If You Are the One" and then "The King of Masked Singer", and the naming fee for each program was more than [-] million.

Just the naming fee has already made other TV stations jealous.

This does not include advertising revenue, which is only high but not low.

With such a high income, it is natural to spend money.

It's like playing games. With an economic advantage, you can buy better equipment and earn more money, which will naturally snowball infinitely.

Other TV stations have a lot of internal constraints, especially when it comes to such a TV series with huge investments, and the senior management can't unify their opinions.

Even though we know that the purchase of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" will be of great benefit to the development of the TV station, some people will hinder it.

However, the top management of Huizhou Satellite TV has reached a consensus this time, and this year they will bite the bullet and may even spend all of next year's film purchase budget.

"Old Zheng, am I dreaming?"

At the end of the movie-watching session, Wang Xiaoping's voice trembled after receiving the exact news, and he kicked Zheng Xiaolong next to him under the table.

"Of course it's true. The legal department is looking at the contract."

Zheng Xiaolong, who had won the Magnolia, Golden Eagle and Feitian Awards, was a little confused. He picked up the mineral water on the table and took a sip, his own hands shaking.

a play.

The first round of sales was [-] million.

He felt as if his three views had been subverted.

At the same time, I also have a deeper understanding of the current operation of the film and television industry.

However, Director Zheng was an old man after all. After being a little shocked, he quickly calmed down. He just glanced at Zhou Yutang and shook hands with the heads of the film purchasing departments of the four TV stations, and said with sincerity: "From now on. , it’s this young man’s time.”

Hengdian.

Zhang Guoli, who was filming on the crew, was taking a rare break when he suddenly heard the news that his assistant had just run over to tell him. He sat up straight from the recliner and his eyes widened.
"What did you say? Say it again?"

"Mr. Zhang, the first run of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" sold for [-] million."

The assistant also suspected that he had read it wrong and confirmed several times that the information was correct before reporting it to Zhang Guoli.

puff!
As soon as he took a sip of water, Zhang Guoli couldn't hold back and squirted out all of it, shaking his head repeatedly: "The water is too hot."

"what?"

The assistant was speechless looking at the mineral water in Zhang Guoli's hand. Mineral water also burns his mouth?
"Give me your phone and I'll call Yu Tang."

Zhang Guoli couldn't sit still at all, so he stood up from the recliner and took the phone from his assistant.

After the phone call, the Chinese character couldn't hide the smile on his face.

The preparation period for this drama is a bit long, from script writing to preparation to now, it has been more than a year.

In fact, this is for a film and television project that pursues quality.

It is also normal.

When it comes to fruition now, the long wait is worth it.

He asked his assistant for a computer and reset it to zero.

Zhang Guoli's expression was complicated, with both joy and worry.

Of course, I was happy because I only got a small investment share from Zhou Yutang.

It’s really not much, only 10%.

But just such a small portion is enough to make myself full.

Based on this rough estimate of the first-round selling price, I can earn eight figures in the future.

Some film and television companies in the industry may not be able to make this kind of money throughout the year.

Zhang Guoli sighed.Now Zhou Yutang's development is too fast.

I can no longer keep up with the speed of his progress.

At the beginning, he was able to enter the game relying on his connections and resources.

But now Zhou Yutang has become bigger.

His own connections and resources are already very strong.

simply put.

That means some resources between the two sides are not equal.

I'm afraid it will be difficult for National Film and Television to get on board with the big ship like Zhou Yutang again.

It’s also Hengdian.

Cai Yinong was having a small meeting with Li Guoli and the director team when he suddenly received a call from Zhou Yutang.

pat.

The phone in his hand fell on the table. Seeing Cai Yinong's dumbfounded look, Li Guoli asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

"The first round came out over there."

"How to say?"

Director Li Guoli suddenly became more interested.

"The price of a single episode is 265 million."

"How many!?"

Li Guoli took a breath and felt a little dizzy. He rubbed his forehead and said, "Did you hear that correctly?"

"That's right, it's 265 million, four-star network, the contract is signed."

Cai Yinong handed over his mobile phone, and Li Guoli finally digested the fact: "It's amazing that a 76-episode drama can be sold at such a price. This time Zheng Xiaolong can at least be able to follow him." Make tens of millions.”

"We have a chance too."

After restraining her envious thoughts, Cai Yinong still looked like a strong woman and immediately said: "Old Li, you can communicate with the production team and speed up the filming progress while ensuring the quality. This drama is Zhou Yutang will be named as the producer, and let him talk to the TV station when the time comes."

"I'll make arrangements."

Li Guoli is also a veteran.

If "The Legend of Zhen Huan" becomes a hit, then "Bu Bu Jing Xin" can borrow the east wind and make a lot of money by then.

The news quickly spread throughout the Bu Bu Jing Xin crew.

"Shi Shi, do you know that your good friend Mr. Zhou's new drama sold more than [-] million yuan?"

Yuan Hong was also an old friend. After learning the news, he immediately came over to inquire about the news. However, seeing that there were many people around, he immediately changed his mind.

Actresses such as Liu Xinyou and Guo Biting were drinking water and playing with their mobile phones.

But without exception, everyone pricked up their ears.

Don't miss any details.

Liu Shishi nodded and smiled: "I heard what he said, but Yu Tang's focus is still on movies."

"Your reaction is too calm."

Yuan Hong's expression twitched slightly, but he felt relieved after thinking about it.

Zhou Yutang will soon have a movie called "Big Shot", which is his key project and may even create bigger surprises.

"Nothing surprising."

Liu Shishi's quiet little face showed up with a gentle smile: "He is so powerful to begin with."

The news that "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was sold for a sky-high price was exposed in the media the next day, which can be said to have caused thousands of waves with one stone.

"Here I go, a single episode costs 265 million, and the entire series alone sells for more than [-] million in the first round!"

"Zhou Yutang is really awesome. He has set a new first-round sales record for a TV series."

"Trivia: The record for the sales price of a single episode of a TV series was originally held by Zhou Yutang. Last year, the single episode of "My Love from the Star" sold for 240 million."

"The TV series created by Zhou Yutang and Zheng Xiaolong, two generations of ratings kings, is definitely the best among the best. No wonder it is snatched up by TV stations."

"There will probably be another good drama to watch in the second half of the year, so hurry up and air it!"

"What good TV series are there? I'm still looking forward to Zhou Yutang's movie "Big Shot", which seems to be released soon."

"Mimi, did you see it?"

Zeng Jia handed her mobile phone to Yang Mi. The front page of Sina Entertainment News was the news that Zhou Yutang's "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was sold at a sky-high price.

Yang Mi glanced at it and was dumbfounded. After a long while, she murmured: "The TV series sold [-] million in the first round. It's really crazy."

"It's really crazy. Only Zhou Yutang can let the TV station spend so much money."

Zeng Jia said with emotion: "This time he contacted more than a dozen first-tier TV stations and finally confirmed the four-star broadcast. This drama is basically the biggest hit of the year."

With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen TV stations started dancing wildly.

Yang Mi thought of the man's aggressive and blazing eyes, pursed her lips, breathed a little faster, and then brought her legs together.

Da Mimi's bright eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and she murmured: "Yu Tang also has a movie called "Big Shot" to be released, and he himself is a big shot in the entertainment industry."

Beijing Film Academy.

Freshman girls dormitory.

Yang Zi, a freshman who had just entered school, looked at the entertainment news on his computer screen and suddenly screamed: "I'll go, Naza, your boss's drama sold [-] million!"

"Let me see."

Gu Lina leaned his head against Yang Zi's shoulder, looked at it, and laughed: "It's normal, my boss is just that powerful."

After just entering school, they were assigned to the same dormitory. Yang Zi had a lively and cheerful personality, and Guli Naza got along well with her. They have been living in the school dormitory recently.

“We sold [-] million in the first round alone.”

Yang Zi was secretly speechless.

Two other girls in the dormitory also came over to watch the fun.

Three women in one play.

Chirping, so lively.

Yang Zi suddenly thought of something: "By the way, Nazar, is your boss's movie going to be screened in the small auditorium of our school?"

"It seems like oh, I was notified."

“Then can you get me a ticket?”

Yang Zi took Nazha's arm and shook it, acting cute and cute: "Please, I'm Zhou Yutang's biggest fan."

The other two girls in the dormitory also had their eyes shining: "Nazha, we are fans too."

"Okay, okay, I'll ask later, it shouldn't be difficult."

"Baby, you are so kind."

Yang Zi kissed Nazha on the cheek.

One of the girls named Liu Mengmeng said with some envy: "Nazha, I heard that you also starred in "The Legend of Zhen Huan"?"

"Ah."

Gulinazha nodded and enthusiastically shared his experiences on the set of The Legend of Zhen Huan with the girls in the dormitory: "Let me tell you, our Jiangdong first sister Zeng Li is very nice, and director Zheng Xiaolong , and also have a good relationship with my boss, who came to visit the class that time.”

Another girl suddenly said: "Zeng Li was also made famous by Zhou Yutang."

"The same goes for Li Yan. He is so popular now. Anyone who is favored by Zhou Yutang will definitely be popular."

"Nazar, if you want to be popular in the future, remember to take us with you."

"Neither."

Nazha was modest on his lips, but the smile on his delicate and beautiful face could not be concealed at all.

He has great ambitions in his heart.

Don't worry, sisters.

In the future, when this girl takes over, she will become Mrs. Zhou.

I will definitely take you flying when the time comes.

(End of this chapter)