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Galaxy Municipal Airport.

At this moment, Lu Heng brought his show team to Galaxy City and was ready to meet Su Mu.

In most cases, celebrities go to Mango City to negotiate with their program team.

But only this time it's the other way around.

As a program director who has been in the industry for so long, Lu Heng certainly understands how big Su Mu's fans are now.

And if his show wants its ratings to take off.

There is no doubt that Su Mu is the core figure of this "actor in place".

Because of the tutor's seat, almost all possible topics are related to Su Mu and centered on him.

For example, the matter between him and Director Wang Wei, his past grievances with Director Dong Xuefei, and the celebrity contestants who may participate in the casting of the actors, etc., are more or less likely to cause some kind of friction with Su Mu.

And once there is such a topic, coupled with Su Mu's current influence, it will be difficult for this show not to explode.

It was precisely because of this that Lu Heng decided that he must take the initiative to bring his team to Galaxy City to negotiate with Su Mu face to face.

Of course, the other main purpose is to push the price down as much as possible.

The funding approval provided by Taiwan is too low, and cost control is the first major problem.

After leaving the airport, everyone prepared to take a taxi to the hotel.

The team's assistant walked over, looked at Lu Heng and then spoke.

"Boss, what should we do next? Should we contact Sumu's company directly? Or..."

Lu Heng shook his head: "Now is not the time. We need to prepare well for the day. Let's go to the hotel first, and then have a meeting in the hotel. We must sort out our chips and conditions.

If you talk to Su Mu in person right away without adequate preparation, it will be difficult to achieve your goal. "

Everyone behind him listened, somewhat puzzled.

"Boss, actually I don't think we need to rush like this. After all, we are on the Mango Channel. Celebrities who want to come to our station to participate in variety shows almost have to queue up."

"Yes, and this time the variety show has also been given a lot of attention by the station. As long as such a subject has a little bit of quality, it can become popular. Many people want to come. Do we still need to beg others in such a lowly manner?"

"Although Su Mu is very popular now and his movies have high box office, his qualifications are still a bit low, right?"

Everyone spoke one after another.

Lu Heng waved his hand: "Okay, don't say this kind of thing in the future. If you are caught out, you don't want to hang out anymore?"

"..."

"..."

Everyone was silent.

Lu Heng sighed.

He knew that maybe the people under his command had been working on Mango Channel, one of the best TV stations in the country, for a long time, and they would have a certain sense of superiority.

In fact, he was so proud a long time ago.

But the longer they work in this industry, the more they realize that all this sense of superiority does not come from themselves, but from the platform behind them. And if their identity as a Mango Channel program team is now removed, then in fact, it will no longer be possible. If you take a look in the circle, you will be nothing. No one will take advantage of you at all.

So who is the platform behind it is very important.

He patted the assistant on the shoulder.

Lu Heng said in a deep voice: "Put away your arrogance, a top-notch person like Su Mu, do you think he would care about a variety show on one of our TV stations?

His movies have made billions in box office, and now overseas film and television companies are looking for cooperation with him. Don’t you guys know who is looking down from above?

If you want ratings, please keep a low profile in the future. If this conversation fails because of your contempt, then get out of here. "

“…”

“…”

Everyone continued to be silent.

Lu Heng continued: "There is no second Sumu among the top players in China. If the program wants to achieve results, we must win him this time."

Assistant: "Boss, don't worry. We all understand and we won't talk anymore. It's just that Sumu's quotation... shouldn't be easy to negotiate."

Lu Heng suddenly smiled confidently: "Xiao Li, you don't understand. If we take the initiative, we are sincere enough. And I have never succeeded in lowering the price. As long as we are well prepared, everything is possible."

"good!"

As he said that, everyone walked out of the airport, as if they had won.

Went to the hotel.

After a day of discussion, Lu Heng and his team summarized and listed several large pieces of paper.

All the important selling points and advantages of the program, including the words and rhetoric, were edited out.

He even simulated several scenarios, which were bound to make Su Mu agree.

After everything is done.

Lu Heng confidently contacted Qian Jida.

The two parties made an appointment to meet the next day, in the business hall of their hotel, which reserved a conference room.

Originally, Qian Jida wanted them to come to the company directly.

But after all, it was the first meeting. If the negotiation agreement was reached, it would not be too late to invite them to the Jiaqian Entertainment Building when the contract was finally signed.

…

Early the next morning.

Master Zhu's RV drove to Sumu's downstairs.

Qian Jida and Xiao Juzi bought breakfast and waited in the car for Su Mu to come down.

I have to meet with Mango TV today, so I still need to be in some working condition.

"Mr. Qian." Little Orange asked while eating, "Actually, the boss doesn't really like participating in variety shows, right?"

Qian Jida curled his lips: "Maybe it's because he makes too little money from variety shows."

Xiao Juzi: “I recently saw that many fans on the Internet are crying below, wanting Su Mu to make another idol drama. After all, the cycle of making movies is too long, and they don’t like to wait.

If the boss makes an idol drama, fans will probably be too excited to sleep.

Qian Jidanai smiled.

Of course I can take pictures, but the problem is still about money.

If she was just getting paid, of course Su Mu might choose to film some idol dramas or movies with higher paychecks.

But compared to the huge profits from the movie box office, the latter definitely earns more.

Even if the cycle is longer, the rate of return is still very high.

Of course, this is also based on a certain box office guarantee.

If a movie is made without even knowing what the box office base is, then there will be considerable risks.

It’s not like there’s no such thing in the industry.

The actors and script I found were pretty good when I was filming.

As a result, once it was released, the box office was bleak and poor. Regardless of whether it could make money, there were many people who couldn't even make back the cost of filming.

So in fact, in the eyes of many people, making movies has certain risks.

However, Su Mu doesn't need to worry about such problems now. At least considering his influence now, even if a movie is not of particularly high quality, it is estimated that the box office will be very high.

There is no problem in making a few small goals easily.

But doing this will consume fans. Unless he is stupid, it is impossible to do this.

at this time,

The car door is opened.

Su Mu sat on his seat.

I picked up a small orange bun and took a few bites.

"Mr. Qian, are all Mango's program teams so diligent? Are you preparing for an interview so early? I thought we were going to have a meal at noon or talk in the afternoon."

Qian Jida shook his head: "From what I heard on the phone, they seem to be very eager to meet and talk to us. Anyway, it's better to settle the matter as soon as possible."

Su Mu: "Okay, okay. Before we leave, I will have a brief interview with the Mango Channel program team."

Qian Jida: "..."

Little Orange: "..."

Master Zhu: "Okay."

…

…

More than half an hour later.

The car arrived at the hotel Lu Heng and the others had booked, and then went directly to the business center.

When I entered, I saw a group of seven or eight people, analyzing something around the computer.

Seeing Su Mu and others coming in, the leading man stepped forward and greeted them with a smile.

"Hello Su Mu, I am the program director of Mango Channel. My name is Lu Heng. Nice to meet you."

Su Mu smiled and shook hands with the other party.

Afterwards, they chatted with Lu Heng for a while, and then everyone went directly to the topic.

After all, we are all here to work, there is no need to be too polite, time is precious.

Lu Heng got straight to the point,

First, I told Su Mu the process details of this variety show.

Probably just find four mentors, and then each selects their own cast and performs different performances in each round.

Most of the contestants participating in this variety show are well-known actors. Of course, there are also young and new actors.

The instructors lead their own teams and compete with each other. It may be a scene in a certain movie, or it may require on-site guidance and temporary creation, etc.

Su Mu listened,

In my mind, I compared it with the "Actors please take their seats" in the previous life.

Generally speaking, they are similar.

Talking to the end.

Finally, it comes to the issue of money.

Lu Heng had a smile on his face, a flash of confidence flashed in his eyes, and he spoke.

"Actually, this time we come here, we want to discuss the quotation with you in person. This is sincerity. I don't know if Sumu can give you a lower price. To be honest, Taili needs to control costs, and we can't give you too high. , Alas, to be honest, it is really not easy for our group..."

Lu Heng said sadly.

Playing the emotional card?

Su Mu raised his eyebrows and smiled in his heart.

Then before Lu Heng finished speaking, he showed an expression of approval, and his eyes were sincere and gentle.

"Director Lu, I know."

"Huh? You know?"

"Yes, I can actually understand the difficulties of your program team the best."

"…?"

Su Mu expressed empathy: "Work is already very stressful, right? There are a lot of difficulties to solve and costs to be controlled. It's like I am pulling up the entire company by myself now. It's not easy either. To firewood, rice, oil and salt...

It has to be calculated bit by bit. After all, I don’t have any help from partners or capital behind me. It all depends on my own efforts. Although it is a little bit difficult now, I believe it will be fine in the future.

So seeing you is like seeing me before, so I can understand what you said. Since you have taken the initiative to speak, I think this matter is also necessary to embarrass you. "

Lu Heng: "..."

Qian Jida: "?"

Everyone: "?"

Su Mu talked a lot with Lu Heng.

Others always feel like something is wrong when they hear it, but they can't explain it.

It was just the sympathetic look in Su Mu's eyes that made people feel weak.

Look, what a gentle man he is.

He is still a person worth getting close to and making friends with...

When it came to discussing advertising fees, Lu Heng had never seen an actor who was so easy to talk to.

As soon as I said it, I agreed.

Lu Heng suddenly felt moved inexplicably, and his previous inner defenses were instantly put down.

I prepared a lot of response plans, but they all seemed useless.

To be honest, it is very difficult for Su Mu to pull up a company by himself, but at this time, he can not embarrass himself, he can only say that he is very honest!

Lu Heng: "Thank you so much, Su Mu. Alas, I originally thought..."

Su Mu waved his hand and signaled Lu Heng not to say, "It doesn't matter, Director Lu, let's do this. You make an offer and I'll see how much you can offer first."

After listening, Lu Heng sighed.

To be honest, he was a little bit intolerable at this time.

Looking at Su Mu's eyes, Lu Heng thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, we are planning to give you 8 million."

"Eight million?" After hearing this, Su Mu's eyes did not show any embarrassment or displeasure, but his voice was gentler, and his handsome face made it difficult to look away: "Director Lu, in fact, logically speaking, I can definitely agree to the 8 million, but if you and I hit it off as old friends, then we will all be friends, right?"

Lu Heng: "Yes..."

Su Mu: "That's what I think. If you want to do a program, of course you have to make it the best it can be, don't you think so?"

Lu Heng nodded: "Of course..."

Su Mu: "But since you want to be the best, good steel must be used on the blade, and good money must be given to the most valuable hands. Isn't this the truth?"

Lu Heng nodded: "Yes, that's the truth."

Su Mu: "Recording a program is actually just like recording a movie. Variety shows also have a core protagonist, and movies also have protagonists. It is through this protagonist that the entire plot is driven, including the show's box office or performance. Ratings, you say?”

Lu Heng: "Yes, you are right."

Su Mu smiled: "So, what if... the person in front of you at this time is a person who can not only play the leading role, but also bring traffic, can also create topics and ratings, and can even provide you with richer plots for variety shows. The male lead, do you think we should be given more?"

Lu Heng: "Yes... probably."

(ω)

Su Mu: "In any variety show, if he didn't get 20 million in advertising fees, would this thing be possible?"

Lu Heng shook his head: "No."

Su Mu nodded with satisfaction, his eyes full of tenderness: "Xiao Heng, so do you think that if you give me these 8 million, your heart will be at peace? I know that it will definitely not be possible, so if we go back to this later If you add 10 million, will your whole mood feel better?"

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Lu Heng nodded blankly: "Well...it's really...hey."

assistant:"???"

Everyone: "!!!"

Qian Jida: "..."

Su Mu patted his shoulder, then stood up: "Okay, this matter is settled, I will suffer a small loss, 18 million, don't worry, I guarantee you will have a hit in every issue of this variety show, how about it?"

"Every issue?" Lu Heng nodded stupidly: "Okay... okay!"

What a gentle top.

People who add money feel happy.

…

Negotiations are over.

Suddenly it turned into 18 million.

meeting room.

The assistant was confused: "Boss, where was your confidence yesterday? Didn't you say that you have to lower the price? Why did you believe him in the end? Every issue has exploded, maybe?"

Lu Heng: "I don't know, but he understands me."

"...?"

"...?"