novellhall Chapter 48 Youku Buys Exclusive Broadcast Rights
Chapter 48 Youku Buys Exclusive Broadcast Rights
The main expense for their entire team filming "6:30" is props; they haven't spent much money on anything else.
If it weren't for the fact that I'm a senior, borrowing equipment from the school wouldn't be difficult, and they could generally meet my needs.
The three of them quickly finished the preparations for today, and they already had the script.
The only thing missing was that actor Lu Yuan hadn't gotten up yet; otherwise, all three of them would have wanted to start filming immediately.
However, without actor Lu Yuan, they would not be able to film.
So they could only wait for this guy; they also knew that Lu Yuan and his sister Fei had been chatting late into the night.
So let him sleep a little longer, it's not a big deal.
They also took this opportunity to start communicating with some of the better businesses.
We have now identified several good daily necessities and are ready to sign contracts and receive samples.
We can just insert it during filming.
As soon as Lu Yuan got up, he and the three of them started filming non-stop; they needed to speed up their progress today.
Try to shoot as many videos as possible, so that you don't have to edit them and upload them to the internet immediately after shooting each day.
As for the inclusion of the male character, that's not a problem either; we can film it separately later.
The four of them were full of energy, all for their bright future.
Now all four of them feel that they have a bright future.
Time passed quickly amidst her busy schedule; Liu Yifei had several appointments to make these past few days.
So the two chatted a little less, but they still kept talking.
After all, it's the ambiguous stage, and if we don't chat, life feels meaningless.
"6:30" continues to be a hit on various platforms, especially on QQ.
It has the potential to rival "Men's Diary," which made Youku truly see its potential.
They wanted to cooperate with Lu Yuan and his team in advance.
When Youku contacted them, Lu Yuan was a little surprised.
They've earned nearly 300,000 yuan in merchant fees in the past few days.
This is a remarkable number for an unknown student team in this day and age.
Because Youku truly saw the potential of this short drama and wanted to exclusively own a piece of the pie.
Therefore, the "6:30" team is qualified to work with them.
This time, Wang Xing once again mobilized professionals from his father's company to begin professional negotiations.
Youku is also very sincere. Knowing that they are students from the Beijing Film Academy, they won't really suppress them.
The Beijing Film Academy has a wide network of connections in this industry; it's just that these students haven't made it big yet.
However, given the current situation, it's only a matter of time before these people make it big.
Therefore, Youku also wanted to invest in advance, and after various comprehensive considerations, this cooperation came about.
Through professional negotiations, the first season of "Lu Dian Ban" was sold to Youku for a high price of 500 million yuan for exclusive broadcasting rights.
This is considered a favor from Youku; otherwise, the price might have been even lower.
Of course, Youku also has a condition: they have the right of first refusal to purchase the next drama series they produce, all other things being equal.
This was of course no problem for Lu Yuan, and he was somewhat grateful that Youku had managed to buy the exclusive broadcasting rights this year.
Since the other companies haven't made any moves yet, Youku is giving them a lot of credit.
Youku also made an exception and launched a creator support program for them ahead of schedule.
Lu Yuan originally didn't even dare to imagine that "Lu Dianban" could sell its broadcasting rights this year, because there was no precedent for it.
He only wanted a little bit of GG sponsorship money, but Youku gave him a huge surprise.
In the future, under the same conditions, he would give priority to Youku.
They suddenly had over five million more, while they barely spent any money creating "Six and a Half".
This made Lu Yuan and the other three a little excited.
Most importantly, it has exclusive resources and promotion from Youku, plus the exclusive broadcasting rights fee.
Then the GG fee from the GG vendor can be increased quite a bit.
Thankfully, they didn't bundle the entire season together and sell it as a single product, otherwise they would have lost a lot of money now.
This was, of course, a decision reached after Lu Yuan and the others discussed it.
That means taking it slow, investing in GG Commercials episode by episode.
If the data remains this popular, then any GG merchants who want to join later will have to pay more.
The desired effect has indeed been achieved, and it is quite perfect.
After both parties signed the agreement and the payment was transferred to the studio registered by the group, all four were overjoyed.
They worked even harder on the filming, preparing to work overtime to finish the shoot.
Then they filmed another script, because Lu Yuan had already created "Unexpected".
The original intention was to preemptively secure the rights, waiting for Youku to launch its short drama creator support program next year.
At that time, the script for "Unexpected" was not yet finalized. All they needed to do was film it and spread it on Youku.
There's no problem. Wanhe Tianyi will just think that they've come up with the same idea as someone else.
The specific script doesn't dare to lean towards this direction; this is to gain a time advantage.
Now, Lu Yuan can seamlessly transition to "Unexpectedly" as soon as "Lu Dianban" ends.
There's no need to wait until next year, because Youku has already reached a cooperation agreement with them.
As long as the quality is up to standard, there's nothing to worry about.
When Lu Yuan received the news, he immediately told Liu Yifei, and then told his parents.
When Lu's parents heard about it, they were overjoyed.
I never expected my son to be so good at making money; I haven't even heard how much he's earned from the music industry yet.
The short drama they filmed earned so much money, and although it was a collaboration, they were happy about it.
Liu Yifei was also very happy; she knew that Lu Yuan's "Lu Dianban" would definitely be a hit.
This income is indeed excellent; it's something Lu Yuan earned through his own hard work and ability.
Liu Yifei only helped with the initial promotion; she didn't do anything after that.
Even under these circumstances, Lu Yuan and his team earned a considerable amount of GG fees.
Now that Youku has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights, she is naturally happy for Lu Yuan.
If he weren't currently out of Beidu, she would love to celebrate properly with Lu Yuan.
"Congratulations on taking the first step in your dream of becoming a great director," Liu Yifei said with a smile.
"Hehe... Sister Fei is still the biggest contributor. Without your promotion, our show wouldn't be so popular."
"No, it's because your script is well-written."
"Sister Fei, when are you coming back?"
"What, you want to treat me to dinner?"
"Of course, I said I'd treat you to a meal with the first sum of money I received. You've been out the whole time, and I haven't even treated you yet!"
"It might take another day or two. I should be heading back to Beidu in a couple of days."
"Then I'll wait for you to return to Beidu, Sister Fei, and I'll throw you a welcome-back dinner."