Chapter 183 Signing "Drawing Sword" Even if the Contract Is Breached

Mei Xinghe rubbed his eyes and was a little dumbfounded when he saw the data in the download store.

"Are they faking the data?"

"Boss Mei, this download store is official, they shouldn't be able to faking the data."

The data in many mobile phone application markets are fake, and many softwares are downloaded more than 10 billion times at any time, which is very inflated.

But the data they got is real data. The download volume of Sotu Video was still around 100 million a few days ago.

They don't care about such a small-scale video platform at all. The download volume is ten times different, and the active users are even more different. They are not at the same level at all.

But in just five or six days, the download volume of Sotu Video has soared from 100 million to 300 million.

This increase is really terrible.

Could it be that Sotu Video will become the fifth largest video platform relying on this "Bright Sword"?

If the download volume exceeds 1 billion, it will be on par with them.

Although it is impossible for them to reach 1 billion downloads in a short period of time.

But if they continue to develop in this way, I am afraid they may really be able to keep pace with them.

Mei Xinghe called the boss immediately and reported the matter.

If the purchase of "Bright Sword" was just to make a little money, then it would be unnecessary to use a cost of 100 million to fight for tens of millions of profits.

But now it is different. Now we need to fight against competitors.

Then this money must be spent.

If SouTu Video is allowed to rise, their future losses will not be just this little.

Originally, the four major platforms are now in a state of checks and balances. Everyone maintains healthy competition and shares this market equally.

The sudden emergence of SouTu Video may break this pattern.

After contacting the boss, Mei Xinghe decided to buy the copyright of "Bright Sword".

First, he said hello to Mr. Wu of Xiaozhi Entertainment and decided to breach the contract and wanted to discuss the liquidated damages.

After all, both parties have cooperation, so the liquidated damages can still be negotiated.

Mr. Wu and Li Zhilin were sitting in the office drinking tea. After receiving Mei Xinghe's call, Mr. Wu was a little embarrassed.

"It seems that Tianxun Video is determined to breach the contract. If we ask for the liquidated damages according to the contract, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing."

"But if it's less, I'm still a little unwilling."

Li Zhilin said, "Mr. Wu, I'm very confident about the next drama. I think we should just ask for a symbolic amount of liquidated damages, otherwise there may be obstacles to the cooperation on the next drama."

Mr. Wu nodded, and he also felt that Li Zhilin was right.

If the full amount of liquidated damages is claimed according to the contract, it can indeed make a huge profit of tens of millions, but this will cut off one's own way out, which is a bit like killing the goose to get the eggs.

Besides, Tianxun Video wants to breach the contract this time, not because it must support "Bright Sword", but mainly to suppress SouTu Video.

After discussing it, it was decided to give them some face.

The compensation was 20 million, which is much less than the liquidated damages in the contract. If the other three also ask for a breach of contract, then the income will be 60 million.

Add the buyout fee given by the TV station and the broadcast share of major platforms, this drama can break even.

But the other three companies may not breach the contract, and whether they can break even depends on luck.

Not losing money and not offending anyone, this is Xiaozhi Entertainment's highest expectation for "The True Colors of the Anti-Japanese War".

Thinking of this, Mr. Wu sighed. Since when did they make a TV series, their goal was not to lose money and not offend anyone?

Da Fei's drama cost only 20 to 30 million yuan, but it can achieve such an effect. It's really weird.

Mei Xinghe was overjoyed when he received the news. He hurried to Xiaozhi Entertainment in person, signed the contract, and the compensation was paid on the same day.

This kind of thing is better than a long dream. The sooner the copyright of "Drawing Sword" is obtained, the greater the blow to SouTu Video.

What kind of waves can a small SouTu Video cause?

...

Ji Tienan sat in the office, looking at the skyrocketing data, frowning slightly.

Lu Duoduo walked in and said, "Boss Ji, the data is out. We have increased the number of downloads by more than 200 million in the past two days, and the number of views of "Drawing Sword" has also exceeded 500 million. This week, we can settle a share of about 10 million for Dafei and his team."

"What I'm thinking is, why don't we pay him weekly? This way, it seems that we are treated better."

Although the scale of SouTu Video Company is much larger than Dafei and his team, Lu Duoduo's attitude is very clear now. If they want to make progress, they must rely on Dafei's TV series, so their attitude is very polite.

Ji Tienan nodded. This attitude is necessary. They are thinking about long-term development.

This time, the four major platforms are targeting Dafei. They took the initiative to cooperate with Dafei. They must do a good job in sharing and pay in time. In this way, Dafei will most likely continue to cooperate with them in the next play.

Two hit TV series have been released in a row. Everyone knows Dafei's strength.

I guess no one in the film and television industry will question Dafei's ability now.

However, what Ji Tienan is worried about now is not this problem, but that the data has increased a little too fast in the past two days.

The data is growing so fast, it's easy for people to keep an eye on it.

"Xiao Lu, wait for me for a while, I'll make a few calls to get some information."

Ji Tienan took out his cell phone and made a few calls before going out, and his face turned serious after a while.

"Xiao Lu, please inform everyone to hold a meeting."

Several main people in charge of the company came to the office immediately. Everyone has been very motivated recently because the company is developing well and the download volume is getting higher and higher. Many people have begun to switch from Tianxun Video to Sotu Video.

The average user can only apply for one membership among so many platforms, and users who are members of all platforms are really rare.

So they came to Sotu Video, and members of other platforms will naturally not renew their memberships next month.

If things continue like this, by the time "Bright Sword" is over, their downloads will reach at least six or seven billion.

After the TV station finishes broadcasting "Bright Sword", it is impossible to start rebroadcasting it immediately. There will definitely be a TV series interspersed with it for a period of time.

During this interval, everyone had no place to watch "Bright Sword" and could only watch it on Sotu Video.

This is their chance to break out.

Sitting in the conference room, Ji Tienan said, "I just heard the news that Tianxun Video has decided to breach the contract and pay Li Zhilin and the others a sum of money. The next step is that they will definitely purchase the copyright of "Bright Sword"."

"Once Tianxun Video also starts playing "Bright Sword", our advantage will be gone."

"Let me know what you think."

Everyone frowned, not expecting that Tianxun Video would break the contract with Li Zhilin and the others in order to buy the copyright of "Bright Sword".

"Bright Sword" has already been played for a third of the time. If they buy it at this time, they are definitely not buying it to make money, but to search for rabbit videos for them.

A director of the operations department raised his hand and said, "Mr. Ji, wouldn't it be easier as long as Dafei doesn't sell to them?"

Ji Tienan said, "It's easy for you to say. When Dafei signed the contract with us, he made it very clear that he would not sign an exclusive contract. Why not sign an exclusive contract? Just to sell the copyright to multiple platforms."

"We didn't buy it from these four major platforms before, so we got a bargain, just like being exclusive."

"Now Tianxun Video is willing to buy "Bright Sword" even if it breaks the contract. Do you think Dafei will not sell it?"

Lu Duoduo frowned and said, "Mr. Ji, how about we go talk to Da Fei about changing it to exclusive?"

Ji Tienan nodded, "Now this is the only way out."

"But the chances of the negotiation being successful are not very high. Dafei has made it clear that he wants to make money from multiple companies and doesn't want to put all his eggs in one basket."

"We want to change it to exclusive, and the price should be at least the same as other buyouts."

"The TV station's buyout price for this drama is 45 million. If four companies buy it out, that's more than 200 million."

"We can't afford these 200 million yuan."

Ji Tienan really has no money now. If he had money, he would really dare to spend the two hundred million to buy out Dafei's exclusive copyright.

After all, according to the current momentum, relying on "Bright Sword", he can really compete with the four major platforms.

But 200 million, how can you have so much money?

"How much money is there in the finance account now?"

The finance officer checked it and said, "It's less than 100 million."

Ji Tienan discussed it with everyone and said to Lu Duoduo.

"Xiao Lu, I'll leave this matter to you. I'll give you 60 million. You go talk to Da Fei and see how far we can go."

Lu Duoduo took a deep breath and suddenly became a little nervous. She had just graduated, but she was able to negotiate such a big business.

"Okay, Mr. Ji, if anything happens, I'll contact you immediately."

…

Lu Duoduo acted very quickly and took a taxi directly to Liangyin Media.

A few minutes later, Lu Duoduo sat in Da Fei's office.

"Mr. Liang, this is the sincerity of our company. I know that this amount of money may not be enough to buy the exclusive broadcast rights, but we hope that Brother Fei can take care of us. The share ratio we give you must be the highest in the entire network."

"And we can cooperate for a long time, and the same will be true for the next drama. The sharing fee is settled every week. You can check all the account details at any time, and you can even go to our company to see the financial background."

Lin Chudong and Liang Yin looked at each other.

"Xiao Lu, I will discuss this with Mr. Liang, please wait a moment."

Lin Chudong and Liang Yin came out, and they whispered for a while.

"What do you think?"

Liang Yin said, "The vice president of Tianxun Video just called and was interested in purchasing our copyright. The price quoted to us is 40 million, which is slightly lower than CCTV. But after all, it is not the first broadcast, nor is it an exclusive broadcast. This The price is quite good.”

"Do you think the other three companies also want to buy our copyright?"

Lin Chudong smiled faintly, "It's most likely not possible. Their purchase of the copyright this time is just to suppress Sotu Video."

"Now that Tianxun Video has made the move, other companies don't need to buy anymore."

Liang Yin nodded. It was a bit too idealistic to want all four major platforms to default on their contracts to purchase "Bright Sword".

So they now face a choice.

Or accept the buyout from Tianxun Video, and release it on both platforms at the same time, earning a share of the buyout at the same time.

Excluding costs, this show has revenue of over 100 million, so it should be fine.

Another option is to reject Tianxun Video, accept the 60 million from Sotu Video, and then put all your eggs in the same basket.

According to Da Fei's previous principles, he did not want to release the film only on one platform.

But Sotu Video is so sincere. Whether it is the profit sharing treatment or the payment speed, they feel very comfortable.

Liang Yin asked, "What do you think? I'll listen to you."

Lin Chudong smiled.

When he smiled, Liang Yin knew his choice.

"In fact, you have already made plans in your mind, right?"

"You are a person who remembers grudges and favors. You were very unhappy when Tianxun Video made our "Beginning" free."

"Later, Sotu Video took the initiative to find us and gave us very good treatment. Although you didn't say it, you also felt that they were helping us in times of need."

"So you will choose Sotu Video this time, right?

Hearing Liang Yin's analysis, Lin Chudong smiled.

"You really know me well."

"I am a narrow-minded person. If you have no objection, let's sign Sotu Video and help each other."

Liang Yin nodded, "I will listen to you. No matter what decision you make, I will support you unconditionally. ”

Half an hour later.

Lin Chudong signed a strategic cooperation agreement with SouTu Video, paying 60 million yuan in one lump sum to change "Bright Sword" to an exclusive broadcast.

Adding the 10 million yuan share from last week, the total is 70 million yuan.

After Lu Duoduo left, Liang Yin whispered.

"Da Fei, our company's account has exceeded 100 million again."

"Have you decided what to shoot next?"

Now Liang Yin is a little anxious. It's really fun to make money by shooting.

Although the shooting cycle is relatively long, the money comes in at once.

Lin Chudong said, "I haven't decided yet. I plan to invest more in the next movie and ask Qiqi to play the leading female role."

Liang Yin nodded, "We have so much money now, plus the money from the sponsor, it's definitely no problem to invite a big name."

"You won't wait for Li Zhilin to shoot the next movie, and then go against him, right?"

Lin Chudong smiled, "Isn't this good? Li Zhilin always gives me inspiration, and dealing with him is just a matter of convenience. "

Liang Yin shrugged. Da Fei was such a vengeful guy that he would not give up until he bankrupted Li Zhilin.

"Boss lady, now that we have money, let's hurry up and deal with the film and television department."

The last time we filmed "Bright Sword", we hired an external film and television team. They were not easy to use and they were not happy with the money they spent.

If it was their own film and television team, they would be willing to give them any good treatment.

But the external team has nothing to do with them after they leave. No matter how good the benefits are, there is no return.

Liang Yin nodded. This matter is ready to be put on the agenda.

If it doesn't work, just find a film and television company that can't continue to operate and directly acquire it.

"Give me 15 million when the money arrives."

"Okay, got it. ”

The cost of filming "Bright Sword" is about 30 million, and the current revenue has exceeded 100 million.

For subsequent income, it depends on the advertising revenue of Sotu Video and CCTV.

CCTV's advertising revenue will not be too much, after all, there are already very few people who can give revenue sharing treatment, and this treatment is given for Huang Wei's face.

The revenue sharing ratio is definitely pitiful, but overall, there should be 20 to 30 million.

How much money Sotu Video can make depends on luck.

In general, this drama should have no problem making 100 to 150 million.

Lin Chudong sighed, "Why doesn't Li Zhilin do something weird? Otherwise, I can sue him once and pay a lot more money."

Liang Yin's mouth twitched. He treated Li Zhilin as an ATM, right?

...

At six o'clock in the evening, Magic City Publishing House suddenly announced the news.

"The Three-Body Problem won the Hugo Science Fiction Award for Best Novel."

As soon as this news was announced, the official Weibo of the Aurora Science Fiction Award fell directly.

"What about those people with eyes on their butts? "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Science Fiction Award, why don't you come out and say a few words? "

"It's ridiculous. A work that won an international award only won the silver medal in the Aurora Science Fiction Literature Award. No wonder Dafei refused to accept the award."

"Where is Teacher Zhou? How is your condition? Come out and see, Dafei has become your predecessor, and Dafei has won the award you once dreamed of the most."

"The Aurora Science Fiction Award is really funny. It must be a few old men who decided on each other."

"Colleagues are enemies, didn't Dafei say that? Crosstalk performers hope that their colleagues will die, and novelists are the same, they can't stand Dafei's goodness."

"Teacher Zhou has lived a worthwhile life. Dafei has written songs and poems for him. Not everyone has this kind of treatment."

"Haha, Dafei has also personally annotated Teacher Zhou's works. He really loves Teacher Zhou."

"Old dog Zhou, don't play dead, come out and speak quickly. "

At this time, Zhou Shifang was lying in the hospital. Seeing these news, he kicked his legs in anger, and suddenly there was a sharp pain in the wound.

There was another wailing in the ward.

Lin Chudong, I can't coexist with you!

...

At 7 o'clock in the evening, "Longing for Pastoral Life" was broadcast, which was originally a prime time, but it was still moved forward by an hour.

There was no way, "Drawing Sword" was too popular, even "Longing for Pastoral Life" had to avoid it.

The Mushroom House welcomed a new member, Deng Siqing.

As soon as Deng Siqing appeared, netizens immediately became excited.

"Sister Deng is so beautiful. No one should refute that she is the best queen in China."

"I think you are wrong. She is the best queen in the world."

"Goddess list, vote for Sister Deng!"

"What is the goddess list? How come I don't know it?"

"Golden Phoenix Goddess List, Sister Deng is now second, and is suppressed by Zhang Yiran."

"Brothers, hurry up and crush Zhang Yiran!"

"..."

Deng Siqing, Dafei, and Tian Yingxiong were sitting together in the program, and Deng Siqing said.

"Dafei, I have collected some questions from netizens this time. I have seen you respond quickly to small notes before. Let's see if you can answer this question?"

Lin Chudong nodded, "Okay, I will accept anyone who comes."

Deng Siqing took out a piece of paper from his pocket and resumed the state of CCTV host.

"A netizen raised a legal question, which is this."

"Teacher Dafei, I am 23 years old this year. My 65-year-old wife passed away. Can I ask my 45-year-old stepson to continue to support me?"

Lin Chudong:? ?