Chapter 809 Toughness in program sales

When the two loudmouth groups, the Yale Democrats and the Yale Republicans, could not quarrel over the same issue, the entire Yale became quiet.

Only "The Riot", which was not willing to be left alone, published an article to promote itself, saying something like "Look! Carter's arrival directly broke the past convention of what must happen on campus." How accurate were their predictions as early as Carter's freshman year?

So much.

The 1980s, historically speaking, was a magnificent and turbulent era!

Whether it is China's reform, Japan's bubble expansion, or the gradual weakening of Big Brother in the Far East, it is all happening; technologically, innovation is also a big leap in a few years.

In this era, silence is not the mainstream!

While the Yale campus was unusually quiet, Carter received a call from Washington.

"The 'Japanese Yen and US Dollar Exchange Rate Negotiation Special Group' has been confirmed to be established! Have your programs been sold? Now I am not the only one paying attention to you. Mr. James Baker is also looking forward to being on TV as soon as possible.

See TED on the Internet!”

"I was negotiating with CBS recently, and I was very dissatisfied with the price they gave me! They wanted exclusivity, but they were only willing to pay us $100,000 for each episode!"

Under normal circumstances, Carter would be satisfied with this price.

After all, TED is a package price. One program usually includes a 30-minute talk show; a 15-minute speech; plus about 45 minutes, which is the content of a class.

A program with a total duration of one and a half hours can sell for 100,000 US dollars. This almost means that every week, TED can earn 100,000 US dollars through the program. After excluding the 40,000 US dollars shared by the school, the board of directors can still get 60,000 US dollars.

Of the $60,000, $20,000 came from the talk show. Of course, this was obviously Carter's trick.

Thirty percent of the 20,000 US dollars will be used as the creator's share, which is 6,000 US dollars. The remaining 54,000 US dollars will be used by the board of directors with a hundred people.

Even if it is divided equally, each person can get a small share of 500 US dollars per week, and the income is not insignificant!

500 per week, that’s $2,000 a month! $24,000 a year!

This is already higher than their income when they go out to work! It is difficult for the vast majority of Yale graduates to get such a salary when they first get employed!

When the time comes, they won’t be impressed by us? We want them to help promote PTU loans and then give them some commission.

But this is not a normal situation! I can’t accept exclusiveness!!

"How much are they willing to pay if it's not exclusive?"

Bush, who was far away at the Naval Observatory in Washington, frowned.

"$8,000!"

Carter smiled bitterly.

I won’t say what will happen in the future, but this first TED program will definitely play the video of Bush’s speech at Yale University!

This part is a must play!!

For me, this is a gimmick to attract traffic and gain fame!

For Bush and others, this is purely political necessity!

In the mid-term elections, the Democratic Party was hit with a time lag and lost the Senate again. The Republican Party's next goal is to seek Genzi's re-election!

What is a better material than using the US-Japan trade issue to create the image of Brother Genzi serving the country and the people?!

Blow, you must blow!

But no matter how you brag, this is a technical job!

If you use the Republican media to publish these things, first of all, it will be easy to be sniped by the Democratic media, and people will stare at it! In addition, for neutral voters or Democratic supporters, when they see the content reported by this kind of media, they will instinctively

There will be vigilance

The final publicity effect, after careful consideration by the White House Chief of Staff, Mr. James Baker, felt that it might not be as good as Carter’s TED!

A brand-new program is less likely to arouse the vigilance of hostile forces; a program in the name of educational public welfare is more likely to attract the favor of neutrals; a program that talks about academic issues on the surface is more likely to subtly influence people's thinking directions.

People are generally more willing to believe in the results of their own thinking!

"PBS has $8,000. I can think of a way to give you a remuneration of $10,000 to $20,000. As for other TV stations."

"My goal is to sell each episode for at least US$60,000!"

Carter interrupted Bush's speech.

Each issue is 60,000, and if 24,000 is given to Yale, the board of directors will still have 36,000 left. Subtracting the creator’s share of 8,400, the board will end up with 27,600 US dollars.

On average, each person has about two hundred and seventy US dollars.

It does not bring as much income as 100,000 US dollars per period. But the income is about 1,000 US dollars per month, which is more than 12,000 US dollars a year. It is basically the same as working outside the home.

From a part-time perspective, this income is definitely considerable! This is far more income than ordinary campus part-time jobs!

But Carter’s goal has never been charity!

He didn't do these things purely to help his classmates. Without enough financial incentives, how could Carter ensure that they would be willing to help him sell the PTU loan that was very disgusting and disgusting in their traditional concepts? How could he himself?

How to ensure that they can really help you get a loan?!

"Sixty thousand dollars is my bottom line! Mr. Bush, you should know that the four major television networks basically cover all television stations in the United States. Non-exclusive programs generally cannot be sold for a high price. CBS, American Radio, and National Radio

Three companies. I will try my best to negotiate the price, but PBS here”

Carter's voice paused:

"I don't ask you to give me a high price, but I hope to get a promise. That is, after I negotiate with the remaining three companies, the difference is 60,000 US dollars, and PBS will make up for the difference! If I am lucky, I can

Let’s negotiate a price of 20,000 per family, then PBS, I’m willing to sell it for only 5,000!”

"This is almost impossible! Carter, you and I are both businessmen, and you are also a very smart boy. You should know that they compete with each other and have needs."

"There are some things that you need to do even if you know you can't do them. You won't give up until you hit the wall. But I feel like I'm a person who will try to break through the wall after I hit it!"

In the second half of the sentence, Carter switched to Chinese. Carter remembered that Lao Bu had studied Chinese, and his level may not be high, but in general, he should have no problem understanding it.

Even if you don’t understand the meaning of this proverb, Americans, who love metaphors the most, will definitely understand their own metaphors.

Carter is willing to use his own resources to do something for the Republican Party, which can be regarded as a vote of approval!

However, the high profits brought by selling exclusives have been sacrificed for this. Carter must hold on to the final bottom line!

To be honest, Carter doesn't care whether the show makes money or not. Even if he makes a little less, Carter will be satisfied if the people on the board of directors are satisfied and can help him promote small loans.

Therefore, Carter can accept the change from 100,000 to 60,000, but no matter how low it is, it won’t work!

The bottom line is that breakthroughs are always 0 or countless times!

If this time, for the benefit of the Republican Party, we break through our own bottom line, then God knows how much we will suffer in the future!

At this time when the bond between each other is not yet deep, Carter believes that if he is tougher, he will not be able to say anything. At this time, if the Republicans dare to force themselves, the worst they can do is to switch to the Democratic Party!

Anyway, in the United States, changing party membership is as easy as drinking water and eating.
Chapter completed!