Rebirth of Gold Star Broker

Although Axue is a member of the Seine River group, she has been filming outside recently.

After an actor joins the crew, the crew has the final say on time and work arrangements.

Since the show "Wanting Love in the Sword" is going to be launched in time for the summer vacation, the puppet show is originally aimed at students, so the crew has been rushing to make progress during this period, and even the Chinese New Year holiday is only three days away.

But Ah Xue would send messages to Lin Feng every day, telling Lin Feng what happened today.

Lin Feng will also take time to reply to her.

After all, Ah Xue is the younger sister he recognizes, and she can be regarded as half of his relatives in this world.

Her growth experience made Lin Feng pay more or less attention to A Xue.

Because the crew was in a hurry, Ah Xue couldn't return to Haicheng for a while.

Although Lin Feng couldn't go to Shudian Studios, he still kindly asked Axue's mother to be sent to Feixiang Shudian Studios, so that the mother and daughter could be reunited.

Now Ah Xue finished filming her first movie in the entertainment circle and returned to Haicheng.

Lin Feng should pick her up.

After returning to Haicheng by plane from Star City, Lin Feng went home to put away his things, and then went back to work in the company.

Although Zhang Guangyuan was invited to be the general manager to handle affairs, there were still many brokerage affairs that he needed to handle.

However, with Zhang Guangyuan sharing the work, Lin Feng has a lot more personal time.

When Lin Feng came to the company, he just sat down when he heard a knock on the door.

Lin Feng looked up and saw that it was Fatty.

Zhang Guangyuan is the general manager of Galaxy Entertainment, but Galaxy Media still has the original structure, Fatty is the general manager, and Lin Feng is the boss behind the scenes.

Seeing that it was Fatty, Lin Feng seemed to be a little anxious.

"Is something wrong?"

"Aiqi.com called and said they wanted to discuss the purchase contract for the second season of "Love in the Ghost" with us," Fatty said.

"Love in the Netherworld" has been well received on the iQi.com platform, ranking in the top three in the on-demand list for two consecutive months. The second season has been filmed for some time, and iQi.com must have received wind.

The first season was well-received and left quite a lot of foreshadowing, mobilizing the audience's emotions. Under the last episode of the first season, a post calling for a second season has received more than 5000 replies.

In addition, with the popularity of "Love in the Netherworld", web dramas have also begun to emerge. Several companies are also targeting this market, but they have not done this, and are in the groping stage. The progress is much slower than that of Lin Feng's Yinhe Media.

Even so, several online drama crews have started filming in Shudian Studios recently.

With the popularity of the first season, it is inevitable that iQi.com will become interested in the second season.

It was within Lin Feng's expectation that iQi.com took the initiative to come to discuss this matter.

"Come in and talk." Lin Feng let the fat man in.

The two sat on the sofa.

"How much are they willing to pay for the second season of "Love in the Netherworld"?" Lin Feng asked.

"500 million." The fat man quoted a price.

"What, only 500 million?" Lin Feng frowned when he heard the number.

Such a good web drama, and even after the first season was a big hit, the second season only offered 300 million yuan.

Isn't this bullying?

"Apart from that? Are there any other terms for us, such as the theater naming rights, or the right to place advertisements for me."

The fat man shook his head: "No."

Lin Feng frowned and said, "You reply to him directly, this price is unacceptable."

Lin Feng made online dramas to make money, not to help others make money.

The first season of the online drama Lin Feng sold it to iQi.com with great sincerity at a very low price, just to lay the foundation for the continued cooperation in the future.

But the price offered by the other party for the second season was completely insincere, just like sending a beggar.

Of course Lin Feng would not accept this price.

The fat man didn't say anything, he nodded and said, "Then I'll reply there."

"Ah."

The fat man went out after speaking, but he came back after 10 minutes.

He said that Mr. Cheng, the marketing director of iQi.com, hoped to have a phone call with Lin Feng.

Lin Feng thought about it and agreed.

After 10 minutes, Lin Feng's cell phone rang.

Lin Feng pressed the answer button, and heard a thick male voice with a Beijing accent coming from the phone.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Lin Fenglin?"

Lin Feng replied: "That's right, it's me, you are President Cheng of iQi.com, right?"

Lin Feng probably knew some basic information about the other party through Fatty just now.

The man on the phone smiled heartily: "That's right, I'm Cheng Qinglan."

"Mr. Cheng wants to buy the second season of our "Love in the Netherworld"?" Lin Feng was not familiar with the other party, and he didn't have time to play Tai Chi with the other party to test each other, so he went straight to the topic.

"That's right, our company hopes to purchase the second season of the online drama "Love in the Ghost", and if there is a follow-up, we also hope to purchase it." Cheng Qinglan was also very straightforward.

"How does Mr. Cheng feel about the quality of the drama "Love in the Netherworld"?"

"The quality of the show is excellent."

"Since the show "Love in the Netherworld" was launched on iQi.com, it has gained a large number of viewers. I shouldn't be wrong about this, right?"

"It is true. Many viewers like this drama and hope to watch the second season as soon as possible."

"Our drama is of good quality and the audience likes it, so why does your company only offer 500 million yuan for the second season of "Love in the Netherworld"?" Lin Feng asked.

Cheng Qinglan on the phone smiled and said: "Mr. Lin misunderstood. It was a question of the quotation authority of the quotation personnel of the purchasing department before. The authority of their quotation personnel can only give a price of 500 million. In fact, the company attaches great importance to this project. , After I learned about this situation, didn't I call you the first time?"

Of course, Lin Feng would not believe Cheng Qinglan's words, these were just words to make both sides look good.

See through but not tell, Lin Feng didn't try to expose the other party's words.

He only cares about what he cares about, how much he is willing to pay.

Lin Feng laughed haha ​​and said, "Since it's a misunderstanding, then I understand. By the way, since you said there was a problem with the previous price, I wonder how much Mr. Cheng plans to charge for the second season?"

"700."

"700 million?" Lin Feng asked in a questioning tone.

"It's 700."

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, isn't the price a bit low?"

"Is it less? I think this price is not a lot at all. It is 40% more than the previous quotation. You can also inquire about it. There are several websites in the industry that are willing to pay this price to buy online dramas, and we love it. Qiwang attaches great importance to online dramas, so it is willing to pay this price to buy."

Lin Feng smiled and said: "Not now, doesn't mean there won't be in the future. You are an expert in the industry, and you should also be able to see the prospects of online dramas. Our company is now focusing on operating online dramas, and we have invested a lot of money in them. , we do high-quality online dramas in the hope of driving this market, and the success of the first season of "Love in the Ghost" also proves this very well.

Frankly speaking, the price you offered is too low for me to accept. "

"Then what's the price in your heart?" Cheng Qinglan asked.

"2000 million, plus half a year's naming rights." Lin Feng gave his price.

"2000 million, and naming rights?"

When Cheng Qinglan heard the price given by Lin Feng, her tone rose instantly, as if she had heard something very absurd.

"Yes." Facing Cheng Qinglan's doubt, Lin Feng answered very positively.

"Boss Lin, are you kidding me? 2000 million, one season, that is, a 2000-episode web drama, you want [-] million, and half a year of naming rights?"

Lin Feng learned that the naming rights of online dramas can be sold for about 200 million a year.

It means that Lin Feng hopes to get 2200 million from the second season of "Love in the Netherworld".

Lin Feng said: "Mr. Cheng, you heard correctly, this is the offer."

"The price is really too high. It's completely beyond my expectation. The 2000-episode web series costs more than [-] million yuan, which is crazy."

Lin Feng thought to himself, it's because you don't know much. If you know that a web drama can sell for several hundred million, it will scare you even more.

Lin Feng had seen several dramas sell for hundreds of millions, and he felt that the price he offered was not high.

So, Lin Feng said: "Didn't you just agree that the quality of this show is good and the audience loves it very much? I think it has such a good foundation in the early stage, so the price I quoted is very reasonable."

"It's really too high, so how about it, I'll give you a final price of 1000 million, and give you the naming rights for half a year."

Cheng Qinglan continued: "1000 million is a lot, you can go and ask, which online platform can give such a price now, I think this price is quite sincere, I think, the current market is like this , it’s almost enough to be able to sell at this price.”

What Cheng Qinglan said was to persuade Lin Feng to agree to his price.

In his opinion, young people should not be too greedy. Although the show is good, it is far from worth the price of 2000 million.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cheng, I found that we can't reach an agreement at all. How about this? You can consider my conditions first."

"I hope you can consider the conditions I gave, young man, 1000 million is really a lot, who else would offer such a high price besides iQi.com? By the way, there is one thing I forgot to tell You, we at iQi.com have invested in several big websites in the industry, we all have their shares, and we have a good relationship.

Recently, we have also set up a federation, the purpose is to safeguard our own rights and interests of the site.

This news has not been announced yet, and it happened this month.

If you don't consider the price we propose, I'm afraid no big website in the industry is willing to accept your drama.

Of course, you can also ask a few small websites that are not too big. If they can spend more than 300 million to buy your drama, I will lose. "

Cheng Qinglan changed her amicable attitude when negotiating with Lin Feng just now, and now her words are somewhat threatening.

Of course Lin Feng knew what this meant.

iQi.com was originally the largest video website company, and their backstage is Tok Video, a giant in the industry. Its scale and industry status are similar to Douyin on Earth, with traffic and good money.

It is precisely by virtue of capital that iQi.com has completed its shareholding in other companies in the industry and controlled several other platforms in disguise.

Just like Tongxun company is constantly investing in other companies with its own capital and flow.

Several companies unite together to form an invisible monopoly.

Cheng Qinglan is using their monopoly position to exert pressure.

"Cheng Zong, are you threatening me?"

"Of course it's not a threat, but just to remind you that there is a saying in the industry that whoever controls the channels and resources has the right to speak.

It is not easy for you to make a drama, and you always have to pay back your investment. Maybe you had many choices before, but now, I think it would be a wiser choice to agree to this deal. "

Lin Feng was silent for a while, and said, "Sorry, I think I can try again."

"Okay, you can make this call after you think it through. I believe you will change your mind after understanding the current situation."

The two hung up the phone respectively.

The fat man has been in Lin Feng's office. He probably listened to the conversation between Lin Feng and Cheng Qinglan just now.

He looked at Lin Feng and asked, "Fengzi, how is it?"

"The other party is only willing to pay 1000 million, plus half a year's naming rights."

"1000 million?" The fat man thought for a while and said, "This price is indeed low, but compared to our shooting costs, we can still make money, but not much."

A web drama like "Love in the Netherworld" probably costs more than 900 million yuan. If it is based on the price given by Cheng Qinglan, it can still make a little money.

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "You don't understand, in my eyes, this drama is far more than this price."

He originally planned to use the drama "Love in the Ghost" to reach a good cooperative relationship with iQi.com, and then pave the way for the next few online dramas.

Unexpectedly, iQi.com has gradually formed a monopoly position in the industry, and then used the monopoly position to lower prices against Lin Feng.

If the other party has a good talk, Lin Feng is willing to lower the price.

But now the other party tells you clearly that your stuff is very good, but unfortunately you can only sell it to me, the seller, and I set the price. You have only one choice, and that is to accept it.

This is not what bullying is.

It is impossible for Lin Feng to compromise.

But monopoly is not so easy to break.

Aiqi.com is already a giant in the industry, and it can completely monopolize, but it is worried about the monopoly law, so it adopts the form of taking shares with other companies to complete the fact of monopoly.

He leaned back in his chair and thought about what to do next.

Suddenly, a person suddenly appeared in his mind.

Lin Feng opened his business card folder, searched, and found a business card.

Xishi.com, Sun Wenli.

Lin Feng said to the fat man, "Help me check the website Xishiwang."

"Xishi.com?" The fat man was a little surprised and asked, "It is said that this website is about to go bankrupt. Why are you checking this website?"

Lin Feng looked at the fat man and asked, "You said we bought Xishi.com, is that okay?"

"Buy Xishi.com?" The fat man stared at Lin Feng dumbfounded.

"Fengzi, are you kidding me? We run an entertainment media company, not an Internet platform."

Lin Feng said: "I have my reasons for doing this. Now I want to know if I can buy Xishi.com and how much it will cost to buy Xishi.com."

Lin Feng was not joking.

Now that he has started to enter the online drama, there will be the second season of "Love in the Ghost", "Prince and Concubine's Promotion", and "White Night Chasing the Murder" will be released.

These are all blockbusters.

In the future, he will also make big dramas like "Story of Yanxi Palace" and "Celebrating More Than Years".

Such a good drama, put it on other people's online platforms, and it will be cheaper for others.

It's better to set up a network platform to broadcast by yourself, and all the benefits are your own.

There is no need to be restrained.

It just so happened that when I went to Star City this time, I met Sun Wenli and let him know that the once brilliant video platform Xishi.com was in a debt crisis. This might be his chance.

As for money, he doesn't have any now.

But he knows how to play the game of capital.

Zhao Wei once tried to get the actual control of a listed company.

He might as well try.