Zhang Xiong, director of mango TV station, has promoted mango TV to become the No.1 TV planner in mainland China from an ordinary provincial TV station.
After he joined mango TV more than 20 years ago, with his courage, contacts, vision and so on, he set up many popular entertainment programs in China.
"Happy camp", "Chinese singer", "every day up", and many famous programs are planned and run by him.
It can be said that it is with him that mango TV station can become the leader of the audience. If not for him, perhaps until now, mango station is just an ordinary provincial satellite TV station.
Therefore, Chen Ze has some curiosity and awe for this legendary director.
He has also seen Zhang Xiong's photos. He doesn't look like a legendary director at all. He just looks like an ordinary Chinese 50 year old man.
Originally, Chen Ze thought that this may be the reason for the photos. Some people are not born to be photographed. Zhang Xiong estimated that they are just like that.
As a result, he pushed open the door of the director's office and went in to see that Zhang Xiong was no different from ordinary people. Ordinary appearance, temperament is also quite popular.
"This is the man who created the mango era of Chinese TV?" Chen Ze was a little puzzled. It was too far from what he expected.
"Hello, Chen Ze." When Chen Ze was wondering, Zhang Xiong began to smile. He stood at his desk, obviously waiting for Chen Ze.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang." Chen Ze suppressed some doubts in his heart, walked over and said hello to Zhang Xiong.
"Sit down, please." Zhang Xiong asked Chen Ze to sit opposite him. He also sat down. Then he went straight to the theme and said, "I heard that Chen Ze's two animation adaptations of head character D and chess soul are about to be completed?"
"That's right." Chen Ze nodded. Zhang Xiong's first words gave Chen Ze the feeling that he was indeed the legendary director of mango TV.
When he opened his mouth, he went straight to the subject. There was no polite words like wasting time and procrastinating words. It was obvious that he should be the kind of person who was resolute. Only such people can bring mango terrace to its present position.
"Well, we hope to buy out the copyright of your two animations. The time is three years. I hope we can reach this cooperation." Zhang Xiong said.
Buy out the whole broadcast right? three years?
Chen Ze was a little surprised. What he said was that it was not only the premiere, but also his own. In the next three years, these two animations will only be broadcast on their mango station.
This kind of buyout of broadcasting copyright is expensive. In particular, Chen Ze's two cartoons are very popular. The price of animation copyright is even higher.
"This!" Chen Ze didn't expect that Zhang Xiong's handwriting was so big. In order to consolidate the position of mango satellite TV's boss, he actually wanted to cooperate with himself in this way.
For a moment, Chen Ze didn't really think about the price.
"Well, we hope to buy the exclusive domestic broadcasting right for three years at a price of 500 Chinese dollars a second." Seeing that Chen Ze didn't speak, Zhang Xiong quoted the price in his heart.
Five hundred yuan a second, that is to say, an episode is about 700000 yuan. According to these two dramas, you can probably earn more than 700000 yuan.
After deducting the possible cost of nearly 20 million yuan invested in the early stage, there are still more than 50 million yuan of profits. The return is already quite high.
After listening to Zhang Xiong's words, Chen Ze calculated it in his heart, and the reward can be said to be quite rich.
However, when Chen Ze thought of the ratings bet he had made with Li Yuntian in dunk master, he moved in his heart and said, "500 yuan a second is really a considerable number. However, there is still a gap from what I imagined. "
What's the difference?
Zhang Xiong is also stunned. This is 500 yuan per second, which is a very high price rarely seen in the history of Chinese animation. Throughout China, animation companies are like crucian carp across the river, but few people get the price.
Even with "slam dunk master" ratings breaking 15%, when Li Yuntian cooperated with G provincial TV station at that time, he just barely reached the price.
At Chen Ze's age, Chen Ze is the only one who can get the price.
"Chen Ze, you can tell me what price you want." Zhang Xiong said that he is very optimistic about Chen Ze's two animations. He believes that even if they don't reach the height of "slam dunk master", they will be popular in China.
Such two animations are inevitable for mango TV."I want to use ratings as a benchmark and sign a gambling agreement." Chen Ze said.
His "slam dunk master" is a gambling agreement signed with Li Yuntian. In the end, the audience rating soared to more than 15%,. Chen Ze got 20 million yuan for comic adaptation alone.
After tasting this sweet, of course, he fell in love with this kind of gambling agreement. After all, in his previous life, he knew what amazing effects his animation would have.
"Gambling agreement?" Zhang Xiong was stunned.
"Yes, the gambling agreement." Chen Ze said with a smile, "if none of my two animations is more than 10%, I won't accept any of them. I will give you three years of independent broadcast time of mango TV."
"If one of them is broken by 10%, it will cost me 50 million. If one of them breaks 15%, it will double. I want 100 million. If it exceeds 20%, I'll take 200 million. "
Chen Ze tells Zhang Xiong what he thinks in his heart. Zhang Xiong is also a man of vigorous and resolute conduct. When he hears such a big number, he feels dizzy.
Now the audience rating of animation is much worse than before. It is basically stable between 6% and 7%, and few people break 10%.
Chen zegang said that if the percentage is less than 10%, he doesn't want any money directly. This is too bold. Is he so confident in his animation?
Chen Ze was really confident. After overall consideration, he proposed such an agreement.
In his previous life, the ratings of these two films are quite good, especially the "chess soul", which is one of the top ratings in the history of Japanese animation.
Chen Ze sold two of them to Zhang Xiong in a package, but he said that as long as one of them broke the audience rating, it seemed very difficult, but in fact, it was basically stable.
Looking at Chen Ze with a confident face, Zhang Xiong thinks of the popularity of his "slam dunk master" and the popularity of these two cartoons. He also thinks that it is impossible to be less than 10%.
However, I just offered a price of 500 yuan a second, which is more than 50 million yuan, less than 15% of what Chen Ze said.
In this case, that is to say, only if one of the two films has a 15% audience rating can it be higher than the price offered by itself.
More than 15% of the animations are available, but not available. Only a few years or even more can a popular animation appear. With the popularity of slam dunk master, it just broke 15%.
Is Chen Ze really so confident?
"OK, I'll make a bet with you. I'll sign this agreement." Zhang Xiong said that this agreement actually does no harm to him or mango Taiwan.
If it doesn't break 15%, you'll save a lot of money. And if it breaks 15%, even if it costs 100 million yuan, it will not be a loss for such super popular animations to exchange 100 million yuan for three years of exclusive rights.
"Well, that director, that's what our contract says. I hope we can have a good cooperation this time."
Chen Ze said with a smile that he also sighed that Zhang Xiong was really vigorous and resolute. After hearing his proposal, he thought about it for less than two minutes and agreed.
This is a deal that may be worth hundreds of millions of yuan. Chen Ze's expectation was also unexpected when he agreed to it so quickly.
"We can make a deal like this, but I have one more condition." When Chen Ze was happy, Zhang Xiong suddenly said again.
"What conditions?" Chen Ze asked.
"We hope you can join Alan as a guest in this week's singing session of Chinese singers." Zhang Xiong said with a smile, saying a condition that surprised Chen Ze.