Chapter 285 The Pay Is so High that I Can’t Even Afford It
“…We must really grasp the quality, focus on creating high-quality film and television programs, and keep in mind the key elements of quality, innovation, and diversity…”
At the Shanghai Economic Summit in the new year, Wei Yang, as a representative of Shanghai’s business and one of the leaders of Shanghai’s film and television culture industry, successfully appeared on stage, further solidifying his identity as a big shot in the Shanghai circle.
In fact, Wei Yang still has a certain status in Shanghai’s business community. Although Blue Whale’s market value assets are not much, and its tax payment is not as good as those of big companies.
But Blue Whale has a great influence. In recent years, it has been killing wildly in the film and television culture industry and is also one of the most prestigious companies in the industry.
Many industries cannot be summarized by market value and economy, and sports and culture are the most vivid examples.
To some extent, it represents the soft power of a city, especially Shanghai, which is one of the top two cities in the country, attaches more importance to comprehensive strength, and cannot be dragged down.
Blue Whale may be far behind those real estate, automobile, financial and other companies in terms of making money and paying taxes, but blockbusters such as "Eastern Palace" and "Celebrating Yu Nian" are popular all over the country and have extremely high popularity and influence.
As a company in Shanghai, Blue Whale is a thriving local cultural film and television industry in Shanghai, which is a political achievement.
It is also because of this that as Blue Whale becomes more and more famous, Wei Yang has also won some official support, and his status has also improved.
Not to mention that Wei Yang has a strong image, is self-made, famous, and has a good reputation. He is simply a standard young business idol.
The only criticism of his lifestyle is that it is not a big deal considering that his private enterprise is young and has never been actually recognized.
So the Shanghai government is deliberately supporting Wei Yang, otherwise he would not have shown up at such an important summit.
This summit is of a high level and will be broadcast on Shanghai TV's "Evening News" later, and may even be on "News Alliance". Of course, it is hard to say whether there will be any shots of Wei Yang.
This also shows the current strength of Boss Wei in Shanghai.
Perhaps many Shanghai tycoons are richer than him, but their actual influence, business status, and weight in the eyes of officials are much inferior.
After attending the summit, Wei Yang had another important thing, that is, Blue Whale finally moved.
I have said it before. Blue Whale is growing stronger and stronger. The original company is too remote and too small to support the company's development, so it officially moved after the Spring Festival.
The new company is located in a building in Xuhui, with a total of three floors, two of which belong to Blue Whale.
Wei Yang moved Orange Shell Culture Company, Jade Shrimp Film and Television Investment Company, and several other related companies to the other floor.
First, it is convenient for nearby management. At the same time, many of these companies' other businesses are social exchanges. Being in the same office location is also good for cooperation.
At present, the only companies under Wei Yang's name or actual holdings that have not moved are Red Shark Games and Green Crab Venture Capital.
Wei Yang is very optimistic about the former, and the subsequent volume will continue to rise, so he gave it independence.
As for Green Crab Venture Capital, it belongs to Wei Yang's personal financial management company, involving too many investments in various aspects, and there is no need to put it together with companies like Blue Whale.
Although it is said to move after the Spring Festival, in fact, many employees have moved here before the Spring Festival, and now it is completely moved.
Blue Whale, President's Office
Wei Yang looked at his new office and nodded with satisfaction.
The new office is larger than the one in Baoshan, about 200 square meters, including a lounge, tea room, toilet, bathroom and dressing room, which can be used as a home.
And compared with the old version, the decoration plan of the new office was set by Wei Yang himself, which is grand and luxurious with great aesthetics.
What makes Wei Yang most satisfied is that the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office face the Huangpu River directly, and the height of the 28th floor allows him to enjoy the river view and building view outside, which gives him a sense of overlooking the mountains.
After getting a cup of coffee from the coffee machine, Wei Yang sat on the sofa in front of the window and quietly enjoyed the new office.
Dongdong——
The door knocked, and Hu Ya, who was still his secretary, came in: "Boss, Vice President Xiao is here."
During the relocation of Blue Whale, the company also carried out a certain degree of reorganization, including the previously mentioned film and television department into the TV department and the film department, and the promotion of multiple vice presidents to share management pressure.
Due to the great contribution of "Celebrating Yu Nian", Xiao was successfully promoted to vice president, mainly managing film and television business.
"Old Xiao, sit down."
As a new company executive, Xiao's address changed from the more formal name or as before to the more intimate Old Xiao, which also represents Wei Yang's attention and attitude towards him.
Deputy President Xiao had a bright smile on his face. Before he sat down, he couldn't wait to share the good news.
"Boss, "Joy of Life" has broken 4."
Wei Yang was stunned and took the folder handed over by Vice President Xiao, which contained the statistical results just released today.
The average ratings of "Joy of Life" were 4.02, and the ratings share was 25.7%, ranking first in the same period.
Wei Yang couldn't help but smile.
According to the previous estimate, "Joy of Life" has a high chance of breaking 4, but estimates are estimates, and the actual situation is often not so accurate.
If it is broadcast normally, it may not be difficult, but who made "Joy of Life" happen to hit the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival Gala was forced to stop for one day, and then the first and second days of the New Year were affected to a certain extent due to the heavy Spring Festival affairs of the audience.
These few days have also caused the original momentum of "Joy of Life" to stagnate or even decline.
After all, following up, whether it is a TV series or a movie, is about consistency and stability.
If there is a pause in the middle or other reasons that cause the follow-up to be interrupted, then the audience will most likely stop following the show. Or maybe you plan to save up and read it online in one go.
Even if this audience is a very small part. It also hurts your performance.
Therefore, "Celebrating More Than Years" was forced to suffer setbacks for several days. After the momentum of the Spring Festival passed, it regained its strength and finally broke 4.
However, after such a delay, and there are only a few episodes left, it is estimated that the subsequent increase in ratings will be limited, and it will most likely remain in the early 40s.
But Wei Yang is already very satisfied. To be honest, he has confidence in "Celebrating More Than Years", but he doesn't expect to break 4.
Nowadays, the competition among TV dramas is getting more and more fierce, and the theme of "Celebrating More Than Years" is more online than on the TV platform. Even with the various bonuses provided by Wei Yang, he thinks it will be good if it breaks 3.
Now this result was far beyond his expectation, so why should Wei Yang be dissatisfied.
"Inform the publicity and distribution team to guard the last shift and work closely with Hunan Province to stabilize the ratings. If they do, the company will reward them with bonuses."
"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away."
Breaking 4 is not the ultimate goal. Stabilizing the score of breaking 4 until the end of the TV series is victory.
After Xiao left, Wei Yang looked at the report again, and his phone rang. Naturally, someone saw the news and came to congratulate him.
Breaking 3 and breaking 4 are completely different concepts!
Last year's "East Palace" broke the 3 mark, which is great, but CCTV also has several dramas that broke the 3 mark, so in the eyes of the outside world, with the help of the platform and the current situation, it may not be impossible for everyone to break the 3 mark.
But Breaking 4 is different. Since the ratings statistics method was changed, only "My Love from the Star" has achieved this in recent years, and "Celebrating More Than Years" has become the second one, which has a great impact.
As the starring role in these two dramas, Wei Yang has become even more popular.
However, I don’t have much actual contact with it. Apart from knowing that it is almost impossible for Wei Yang to accept outside dramas, more importantly, it is too expensive.
At present, the lowest single episode of Wei Yang's TV series exceeds 850,000 yuan, and the actual bids are basically more than 1 million.
If Wei Yang is willing to take on behind-the-scenes work such as screenwriting and directing, he will receive a huge reward.
A company in Beijing offered Wei Yang a sky-high price of 45 million, including 10 million script fee + 30 million remuneration + 5 million behind-the-scenes production fee.
This is just cash. In addition, the company also promised to give Wei Yang 30% of the crew's income.
No matter how much this income can be, as long as Wei Yang nods, 45 million will be obtained.
Even if you get Cheng Long to film a TV series, you may not get so much.
After all, even if it is Cheng Long, the platform must be vague, but if Wei Yang's name is listed and the total revenue is less than 100 million, the person responsible for the issuance can be shot.
Either he took the kickback or he is a fool. No matter what he does, he will waste food.
Wei Yang's remuneration and related prices have skyrocketed, which directly led to the cost of the next two parts of "Celebrating More Than Years" rising to a higher level, and the difficulty of Wei Yang's subsequent TV filming has greatly increased.
The cost of hiring him is too high. Even if the remuneration is calculated, the share of the income taken away is not a fraction.
For TV series with a slightly lower cost, Wei Yang takes too much, and there is basically no profit margin. It is equivalent to the studio working for Wei Yang.
Even if Wei Yang can offer a friendly price, it should not be too excessive. These are his personal profits, and the TV series relies entirely on him to support the price. It is impossible for shareholders and other partners to have a free prostitution.
So the current situation is very embarrassing, and there is even an outrageous phenomenon that makes people laugh and cry——
Wei Yang couldn't even afford to treat him!
For subsequent small and medium-cost dramas about Blue Whale, unless Wei Yang is particularly suitable and the price is reduced, there is basically no need to consider it.
Of course, that's what they say, but they are a family after all. If Wei Yang wants to act, Blue Whale and the film crew can naturally work out various profit-sharing terms and slowly coordinate them.
Even if Wei Yang suffers a small loss in personal salary, he can still make it back from other aspects such as Blue Whale.
You can't really stop acting, you'd be a fool to waste your fame and brand name...
At the end of January, the first season of "Celebrating More Than Years" aired its finale.
The plot stopped at a critical point where Fan Xian was stabbed in the back, causing countless viewers to curse. Wei Yang's Weibo comment section was trampled to pieces, and even his fans did not resist.
But no matter what, the final ratings of 4.11 still make "Celebrating More Than Years" one of the best-performing TV series in recent years.
As Wei Yang's reputation grows, everyone is looking forward to the next two parts of "Celebrating More Than Years".
Blue Whale also announced in due course that starting in March, "Qing Yu Nian 2" and "Qing Yu Nian 3" will start filming in Hengdian...