Chapter 143 Cooperation with Mango Terrace (Part 2)
Zhang Xiong, the director of Mango TV, promoted Mango TV to transform from an ordinary provincial satellite TV station to the top planner in mainland satellite TV stations.
After joining Mango TV more than 20 years ago, he set a precedent for Huaxia Entertainment with his courage, connections, vision, etc. With the simple conditions and funds of Mango TV at that time, he founded many entertainment programs that were popular all over the country.
"Happy Camp", "Chinese Singer", "Everyday Upward", and many famous programs, which were planned and organized by him.
It can be said that it was because of him that Mango TV could become the overlord on the top ratings. If it weren't for him, Mango TV might have been just an ordinary provincial satellite TV station until now.
Therefore, Chen Ze felt a little curious and aweful in his heart for this legendary Master.
He has also seen Zhang Xiong's photos, and he has no such legendary appearance at all. He just looks like an ordinary 50-year-old man in China.
Originally, Chen Ze thought that this might be the reason for the photos. Some people are born not as good as the face, so Zhang Xiong is probably that kind of person.
As a result, when I opened the door of the Director's office, I went in, and saw that Zhang Xiong was really no different from an ordinary person. His ordinary appearance and temperament were quite popular.
"Is this the man who created the Mango era of China TV?" Chen Ze was a little puzzled. This was too far from what he expected.
"Hello Chen Ze." When Chen Ze was wondering, Zhang Xiong smiled. He was standing at the desk, obviously waiting for Chen Ze.
"Hello, Master Zhang." Chen Ze suppressed some doubts in his heart, walked over, and greeted Zhang Xiong.
"Please sit." Zhang Xiong asked Chen Ze to sit opposite him, and then sat down by himself, then went straight to the topic and said: "I heard that Chen Ze's two animations, "Initial D" and "Chess Soul" animation adaptation is about to be completed?"
"That's right." Chen Ze nodded. Zhang Xiong's first words made Chen Ze feel that he was indeed the legendary director of Mango TV.
He spoke directly into the topic, without any polite words or other words wasting time and dragging things. It is obvious that he should be the kind of decisive and decisive person. Only such a person can lead Mango TV to its current status.
"Okay, our station hopes to buy out the playback rights of your two animations. It will take three years, and I hope we can reach this cooperation." Zhang Xiong said.
The entire playback copyright buyout? Three years?
Chen Ze was a little surprised. The meaning of this was not only to be the premiere, but also to be the two animations of his own, they will only be broadcast on their Mango Channel within three years.
This kind of buying out of the playback copyright is expensive. Especially Chen Ze’s two movies are super popular comics. The price of the animation copyright is even more sky-high.
"This!" Chen Ze did not expect that Zhang Xiong's work was so big. In order to consolidate the position of Mango TV's boss, he actually wanted to cooperate with him.
For a moment, Chen Ze really didn't think about what price to offer.
"Let's do this. We hope to buy the exclusive domestic broadcasting rights for three years, and the price is 500 Chinese coins per second." Seeing that Chen Ze did not say anything, Zhang Xiong said, and reported the price in his heart.
Five hundred yuan per second, which means that one episode is about 700,000 yuan. Judging from these two dramas, you can probably earn more than 70 million yuan.
After deducting the cost of nearly 20 million in the early investment, there is still a profit of more than 50 million. This return is already quite high.
After hearing Zhang Xiong's words, Chen Ze calculated it in his heart and the reward could be said to be quite generous.
However, when Chen Ze remembered the bet on ratings with Li Yuntian when he remembered "Slam Dunk", he moved his heart and said, "Five hundred yuan per second is indeed a considerable number. However, there is still a gap with what I imagined."
Is there still a gap?
Zhang Xiong was also stunned. This is 500 yuan per second. It is a rare super high price in the history of Chinese animation. In the whole of China, animation companies are like crossing the river, but few people have received this price.
Even with the ratings of "Slam Dunk" exceeding 15%, Li Yuntian only barely reached this price when he collaborated with G Provincial TV station.
At Chen Ze's age, Chen Ze is the only one who can get this price.
"Then Chen Ze, tell me, what price do you want?" Zhang Xiong said. He was very optimistic about Chen Ze's two animations. I believe that even if it does not reach the height of "Slam Dunk", it will be a popular animation nationwide.
Such two animations are inevitable for the current Mango TV.
"I want to use ratings as a benchmark and sign a bet agreement." Chen Ze said.
His "Slam Dunk" was a bet agreement signed with Li Yuntian. In the end, the ratings soared and eventually exceeded 15%. Chen Ze got 20 million for the comic adaptation fee alone.
After tasting this sweetness, he certainly fell in love with this betting agreement. After all, in his previous life, he knew what amazing effect his animation would have.
"Gambling agreement?" Zhang Xiong was stunned.
"Yes, the bet agreement." Chen Ze smiled, "If any of my two animations does not exceed 10%, then I will not accept these two animations. I will give you three years of exclusive broadcast time on Mango TV."
"And if one movie breaks 10%, then my two movies will add up to 50 million. If one movie breaks 15%, it will double, and I want 100 million. If it breaks 20%, I want 200 million."
Chen Ze told Zhang Xiong what he thought. Zhang Xiong is also a decisive person. When he heard such a big number, he felt dizzy.
The ratings of animations are much worse than before, and they are basically stable between 6% and 7%, and very few that have exceeded 10%.
Chen Ze just said that he doesn’t want a penny if he is less than 10%. He is a little too brave. Could it be that he is so confident in his animation?
Chen Ze was really confident that he proposed such an agreement after considering it thoroughly.
In his previous life, the ratings of these two movies were quite good, especially "The Soul of Chess", which is among the top few in the history of Japanese animation ratings, and can be ranked first.
Chen Ze sold two movies to Zhang Xiong in packages, but it was said that only one movie broke the ratings, so it seemed difficult, but in fact it was basically a stable profit without losing money.
Zhang Xiong looked at Chen Ze with a confident look and remembered the grand ratings created by his "Slam Dunk" and the popularity of these two comics, and also felt that it was impossible to be less than 10%.
However, the price I just offered was 500 yuan per second, which was already more expensive than what Chen Ze said, 50 million.
Since this is the case, that means that only if one of these two movies has a rating of 15%, it can be higher than the price you offer.
A fantasy that breaks 15% of the animation is simply hard to come by, and it will only appear in a few years or even more than ten years. With the popularity of "Slam Dunk", it just broke 15%.
This Chen Ze is really so confident?
"Okay, then I'll bet with you. I'll sign this bet agreement." Zhang Xiong said. This agreement is actually not harmful to him and Mango TV.
If it doesn't break 15%, I will save some money. But if it breaks 15%, so what if it costs 100 million, I will not lose such a super popular animation with 100 million yuan in exchange for three years of exclusive broadcast rights.
"Okay, Master Zhang, that's all we have to say about our contract. I hope we can have a happy cooperation this time."
Chen Ze smiled and he also lamented that Zhang Xiong was indeed decisive and decisive. After hearing his proposal, he thought for less than two minutes and agreed.
This is a transaction worth hundreds of millions of dollars. I agreed so quickly. The speed was beyond Chen Ze's expectations.
"We can just say this deal, but I still have one condition." When Chen Ze was happy, Zhang Xiong suddenly spoke again.
"What conditions?" Chen Ze asked.
"We hope you can cooperate with Alan to participate in the gang singing session of "Chinese Singer" this week as a guest." Zhang Xiong smiled and said a condition that surprised Chen Ze.
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