Chapter 21 The east wind has arrived, and the licking dog has come

2004 12 Month 23 Day.

Lin Yicheng is ready for everything, and the long-awaited east wind finally arrives!

"Kung Fu" was released.

Then, Sister Huang blushed, turning purple.

In just a few days, countless people remembered the charming mute girl.

Huang Shengyi is popular all over the country!
In fact, some time ago, Senior Huang called me and told me something.

After Zhou Xingchi knew that she had worked with Lin Yicheng before, and saw that Lin Yicheng was currently very popular, he came up with an idea, hoping that Lin Yicheng could help promote "Kung Fu".

Since I didn't know Lin Yicheng, I asked Senior Huang to convey the message.

Then Lin Yicheng politely declined.

He doesn't owe Zhou Xingchi any movie tickets, and he doesn't get a penny from the box office share. Why should he help promote the movie?

Yes, the entertainment industry is a circle. Today you help me promote, and tomorrow I help you promote. This is very normal.

But that's between friends, or when interests are at stake.

He and Zhou Xingchi were neither friends nor had any interests in common, so he declined the offer.

Even if Lin Yicheng helped promote "Kung Fu", he could guess that when his own "Crazy Stone" was released, Zhou Xingchi would never say a good word about him.

Don't believe it.

Is Feng Kuazi's wrist bigger than Lin Yicheng's? He was still stood up by Zhou Xingchi.

The two of them had agreed at the beginning to make guest appearances for each other and support each other.

Even if the release dates of the films of both sides are close to each other, friendship should come first and competition second.

Let's compete fairly and harmoniously, and cheer each other on.

In this way, no matter who is the boss and who is the second, the third will definitely die miserably, and all the box office revenue will belong to us two brothers.

Feng Kuzi is a down-to-earth person. He went to the filming of "Kung Fu" as soon as it started, and contributed a classic scene. After the performance, he also helped to say a lot of good things in the media.

When Pants was filming "A World Without Thieves", she was almost waiting for her husband to come, but Zhou Xingchi didn't come. After "A World Without Thieves" was released, Zhou Xingchi didn't say a word...

Okay, back to the topic.

Now that the east wind has arrived, it’s time to send out the express delivery.

Lin Yicheng called Zong Shuai and Zhou Chenggong separately, and the core was two words.

Selling drama!

Many TV stations rushed to the news after hearing it, and the core was just one word.

buy!
Zhou Yu hit the yellow cover, and everyone was willing to hit and others were willing to suffer.

Three days later, the buyer was confirmed.

Hunan Provincial Television Station.

Exclusive in the first round, one price, 1000 million!
This translates to 41.6 per episode!
In the first round alone, Lin Yicheng earned a net income of more than 800 million.

If this price were announced, I wonder how many people would be shocked.

You know, two years later, the first round of "Soldier Assault" was only 3 per episode.

This is the difference between a drama with or without popular stars starring in it, and it is also the main reason why star pay is getting higher and higher.

……

Lin Yicheng, Zong Shuai and Zhou Chenggong celebrated in a private restaurant.

"I really didn't expect that I could sell it at this price." Zhou Chenggong now feels it's a little unreal.

"Hunan Provincial Television Station is indeed rich." Lin Yicheng said.

"In fact, Shanghai TV also offered a similar price, but they have already arranged the films for January and February and want to broadcast them in March, which does not meet our requirements." Zong Shuai took over the conversation.

"What about Hunan Province? How do they find the time?" Lin Yicheng asked.

"Or maybe the Hunan Provincial TV Station can make something happen." Zhou Chenggong patted his thigh and laughed.

"They start watching you from the moment you start filming, and after you finish filming, especially after editing, they slowly adjust the schedule. No matter if we want to go on air in late January or mid-February, they can make arrangements for us."

"Fuck! Are they so licking?" Lin Yicheng was shocked. What had he done to deserve the Hunan Provincial TV station to be such a bootlicker?

"Thinking about it now, it's not too strange. They tasted success with 'My Fair Princess'. Your drama is also adapted from a best-selling novel. In addition, 'Red Apple Paradise' and 'The Sky of Eighteen Years Old' performed well, so of course they are willing to invest." Zong Shuai explained.

Lin Yicheng thought about it and realized that it was true. The Hunan TV station had had successful experience, so naturally it was bolder.

But being able to arrange the schedule in advance and decisively bid at a high price is also a kind of courage. Just like what Lao Zhou said just now, can others succeed?
Sometimes, a bootlicker may not necessarily fail to gain the favor of the goddess.

……

"Let's put the second round on hold until it's over," said Lin Yicheng.

Naturally, the two had no objection.

When they were almost done eating, Lin Yicheng took out two envelopes and handed them to the two of them.

The two looked at each other in confusion, and seemed to have thought of something at the same time, and opened them one after another.

After watching it, both of them had smiles on their faces.

There was a check in the envelope, for $40 per person, totaling $80, which was 10% of the show's current profits.

Mr. Lin is a man of particularities. If you do your job conscientiously for me, I will give you real money.

Originally, selling the drama had nothing to do with them this time.

Although Zong Shuai is Lin Yicheng's agent, he was previously in charge of his novel business, and now he has also been added to his singer business.

Simply put, he serves Lin Yicheng personally.

"Hello, Old Times" is an investment by Xinghe Film and Television Company, and the profits belong to the company. Although the company only has Lin Yicheng, it is still the company's income.

Zong Shuai will not get any agency commission.

Zhou Chenggong is the producer and he received a fixed salary for this collaboration.

Once the TV series is completed, his contract is fulfilled, unless there are unexpected circumstances, such as problems arising and requiring reshoots, he will need to do work again.

It is also not his job to sell the drama.

But the two of them still helped Lin Yicheng run around, do favors, treat him to meals, and provide him with accommodation and transportation, all of which were expenses.

Now that the drama has been sold, Lin Yicheng must of course express his opinion, otherwise his brothers will be disappointed.

……

"Brother Zhou, I will be shooting a movie in the first half of next year. Please keep some time to continue to produce for me. Also, my company will be hiring by then. If you are willing, come and give me a hand."

"No problem." Zhou Chenggong agreed readily. He had long wanted to cling to Lin Yicheng's thighs.

Wasn't the performance during this period just for Lin Yicheng to see? Finally, the olive branch was granted.

"Brother Zong, keep an eye on Warner and prevent them from making any small moves. It's been a month, and the first batch of dividends should be in place. Please urge Zhou Jianhui, I need the money."

"Okay, I'll call tonight. I'll talk to China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom in a few days. The ringback tone business is very popular now, and your song has great prospects as a ringback tone."

"Okay, you go and negotiate. Also, QQ has created a music listening service, which will be launched soon. In addition to Qianqian Jingting and others, we can also discuss the online copyright. But the authorization period should not be too long, no more than 5 years."

"You mean, the copyright of the Internet will increase in the future?"

The two of them were not outsiders, so Lin Yicheng revealed a little, "The Internet will change everything. Let's not talk about anything else first, just look at the physical record industry, what has it become after they squeezed it out?"

"Infrastructure is being built everywhere now. In a few years, the Internet speed will be improved, and more people will buy computers. Physical records will be dead. Especially for students, who don't have much pocket money, why would they spend money on tapes when they can listen to music online for free?"

"Their Internet thinking is about users. In order to compete for users, they have to get more songs, and the copyright price will naturally go up."

"Director Lin, you are really good at economics research!" Zhou Chenggong said admiringly. He knew that his abilities were limited, so he especially admired those who were capable. This was also the reason why he was willing to follow Lin Yicheng.

"It's something that many people can see." Lin Yicheng was humble.

Having said that, Lin Yicheng didn't mind saying a few more words. As for whether they listened or not, that was their business.

"Buy a house quickly. If you can buy two, don't buy just one."

"The domestic economy has made great strides, and housing is a rigid demand. Let alone appreciation, even in terms of value preservation, it is definitely better than currency depreciation."

"I'll listen to Director Lin. I'll exchange this check for a house when I get back." Zhou Chenggong now feels a bit like blindly worshipping Lin Yicheng.

"In two years, you will be thankful." Lin Yicheng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)