Chapter 685: Release Date and Popularity
On Weibo.
The official Weibo of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" posted a poster to celebrate the crew's completion.
Immediately afterwards, the official Weibo of Brilliant Entertainment Company, Tan Yue, Wang Yue, Xin Zhi, Ma Guoliang, Zhang Shengli, Yang Jinghong and others all forwarded it.
Many media also quickly began to follow up and report, and the discussion about "Wulin Wai Zhuan" on the Internet soon increased.
"Fuck, I've waited for so long, and finally I've waited!"
"Wulin Wai Zhuan has finished filming? It should be on the air soon."
"Wow, I'm looking forward to it!"
"Teacher Tan Yue's new drama is still my favorite sitcom. I hope it will be scheduled to air soon."
Many netizens on the Internet are looking forward to "Wulin Wai Zhuan". Some of them are fans of Tan Yue, and some are netizens who are more picky about watching TV dramas. They all know that the TV dramas shot by Tan Yue are of guaranteed quality, so when the news of Tan Yue's new drama being completed came out, everyone was also very excited.
Beijing, Brilliant Entertainment Company.
Post-editing room.
Tan Yue sat next to the editor and watched the editing.
At this time, footsteps were heard from behind, and a staff member with a blue card hanging around his neck came to Tan Yue, bent down and said: "Mr. Tan, Director Tian of Sichuan Provincial TV Station is here."
"So soon?" Tan Yue raised his eyebrows slightly.
Before the news of the completion of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" was announced to the public, Tian Wenbin called him and wanted to buy the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".
Tan Yue said that Sichuan Provincial TV Station could send someone to the company to talk, but he didn't expect that it would be less than two days before Tian Wenbin, the head of the station, came in person.
"Where is Director Tian?" Tan Yue asked.
The staff said: "In the No. 2 reception room."
Tan Yue nodded, said a few words to the editor, and then stood up and walked out of the editing room.
Three minutes later, Tan Yue came to the No. 2 reception room.
When Tan Yue was outside the door, he heard voices talking inside. After pushing the door in, he saw Xu Nuo talking happily with Tian Wenbin.
Seeing this scene, Tan Yue smiled gently.
I still remember that a few years ago, Xu Nuo was just an ordinary planner of Jishui TV Station, while Tian Wenbin was the first deputy director of the provincial TV station. The status of the two could be said to be very different, but now, the two have sat down and discussed things on an equal footing.
Xu Nuo, this boy, has made such a terrifying progress, and his future is limitless.
Seeing Tan Yue coming in, Tian Wenbin and Xu Nuo stopped talking and stood up to greet Tan Yue.
"Old Tan, Old Tian, you guys chat, I'll go out first." Xu Nuo said, and walked out of the reception room with a melodious step.
Seeing Xu Nuo leave, Tian Wenbin also breathed a sigh of relief. He actually didn't want to chat with Xu Nuo. This guy was too talkative, and he talked about everything, making Tian Wenbin a little dizzy.
But Xu Nuo is different now. Behind him stands the Brilliant Entertainment Company. The Brilliant Entertainment Company is fine, after all, it is just an entertainment company. Tian Wenbin is now the director of a provincial TV station. He will not have too many concerns about an entertainment company. What really worries him is Tan Yue standing behind Xu Nuo.
Sichuan Provincial TV Station ranks in the middle and lower reaches among dozens of provincial TV stations in the country. Now it has developed, but it can only be ranked in the middle. Tian Wenbin is now in his prime and wants to make Sichuan Provincial TV Station a success. Even if it cannot be like the Hedong Provincial TV Station at its peak, he must try to enter the forefront of provincial TV stations.
But Sichuan Provincial TV Station has been weak for a long time. It is difficult to achieve the goal simply by relying on his own changes in the station. All he can rely on is Tan Yue, just like the Hedong Provincial TV Station at the beginning.
The two sat on either side of the tea table, where tea was already brewed. Tan Yue added some to Tian Wenbin, then poured himself a cup, then looked at Tian Wenbin and said with a smile: "Taiwanese, I didn't expect you to come in person."
The conflicts between the two had gradually been resolved. Putting aside those, Tan Yue still admired Tian Wenbin very much. He had vision and courage. Although he looked very energetic, he was now fifty years old and had a lot more experience than Tan Yue.
Tian Wenbin smiled and said: "Mr. Tan's TV series has been completed. I don't know how many TV stations are watching it. I dare not neglect it. If I come late, I guess I will have nothing to do."
"Taiwanese, you are polite." Tan Yue said with a smile.
These days, many TV stations have indeed come to us, including Magic City TV, Beijing TV, Xiangnan TV, and even Hedong Provincial TV, which has a worse relationship than before. However, when doing business, you have to compare prices from three different companies. Tan Yue's TV series is now in short supply, so there is no rush to sell the first broadcast rights.
After the two talked for a while, they started to get to the point.
Tian Wenbin quoted the price of Sichuan TV Station, "Mr. Tan, "Wulin Wai Zhuan" has 80 episodes, right? Our station is willing to pay 2 million per episode to purchase the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan"."
Hearing Tian Wenbin's words, Tan Yue was slightly stunned. Although he knew that Tian Wenbin was always generous, he had to know that Tian Wenbin was no longer backed by the well-off Hedong TV Station, but the Sichuan TV Station, which had just started.
"Wulin Wai Zhuan" has a total of 80 episodes, 2 million per episode, that is 160 million.
Tian Wenbin is going to spend 160 million to purchase the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan", which is really not a small number.
In terms of the price per episode, "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is not the highest, but because of the large number of episodes, the total price is the highest.
And many people in the entertainment industry have a consensus that the ratings of a TV series should not exceed 30 or 40 episodes. Once it exceeds this length, the rhythm will be very slow and the quality will inevitably not be high.
Due to this reason, even though the director of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is Tan Yue, other TV stations did not offer very high bids, and they could not reach the average level of Tan Yue's previous TV series.
Beijing TV offered 800,000 per episode, Modu TV offered 1 million per episode, Hedong TV offered 950,000 per episode, and Xiangnan TV offered 1.1 million per episode.
Tan Yue nodded and said, "Director Tian's price is very high. It is the highest bid among many provincial TV stations at present."
Tan Yue hesitated slightly and said, "We have cooperated with Chuan TV before. If we can continue to cooperate, it is also possible."
For "Wulin Wai Zhuan", Tan Yue can be said to have high hopes. He originally thought that he could cooperate with several stronger TV stations. In this way, it would also help the ratings of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".
But now it seems that perhaps it is related to the length of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" or other reasons. Among the TV stations that came to Cuican Entertainment Company to discuss cooperation, only Sichuan TV Station was the most sincere.
The station director came to discuss in person, and the bid was the highest, 2 million per episode, a total of 160 million. It is estimated that Sichuan TV Station has emptied its family to take out this money.
When he heard Tan Yue agreed, Tian Wenbin's face suddenly had a lot more smiles.
Next, after deciding to sell the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" to Sichuan TV Station, the two people talked about the specific content in detail, which will be written into the contract later.
Including the promotion plan of "Wulin Wai Zhuan", how much effort Sichuan TV Station will have to put in.
Tian Wenbin was very powerful and almost took out all the publicity channels of Sichuan TV Station to promote "Wulin Wai Zhuan". But it is no wonder that Tian Wenbin is willing to spend 160 million to purchase the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan". It can be seen that he attaches great importance to "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and will definitely maximize the interests of Sichuan Provincial TV Station through this drama.
After a preliminary exchange with Tian Wenbin, the two separated.
Regarding the specific contract drafting, Tan Yue only said a general direction, and the company's staff will draft the contract next.
After separating from Tian Wenbin, Tan Yue asked Chen Ye to find Wu Gong, the director of the public relations department.
In Tan Yue's office, Wu Gong knocked on the door and walked in, and sat down in front of Tan Yue's desk.
"Mr. Wu, the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" have been sold to Sichuan Provincial TV Station, 2 million per episode, a total of 160 million." Tan Yue smiled and told Wu Gong.
After hearing what Tan Yue said, Wu Gong was stunned. Although he knew that Mr. Tan's dramas have always been popular with TV stations and the prices are quite high, he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that "Wulin Wai Zhuan" was sold for 160 million.
The next publicity work will be handed over to Engineer Wu, so Tan Yue also told Engineer Wu about it first. At least most people in the company don’t know that "Wulin Wai Zhuan" has been sold.
Engineer Wu has a long career in Brilliant Entertainment Company and is quite prestigious. When the position of vice president was vacated in the company, there were several candidates with a relatively high voice, and Engineer Wu was one of them.
However, Tan Yue has always respected Engineer Wu, not because of his qualifications, but because Engineer Wu is indeed outstanding.
Every time the public relations and publicity tasks are handed over to Engineer Wu, there will definitely be no mistakes, and he will complete the tasks successfully many times.
Tan Yue just told Engineer Wu some of his ideas, and he didn’t say much about how to do the publicity. Everyone has his own expertise. Even Tan Yue, who is recognized as a genius in the circle, is not as good as Engineer Wu in publicity, so he simply handed the matter over to professionals.
After receiving the task from Tan Yue, Engineer Wu immediately returned to the public relations department and began to work on the publicity of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".
The next day, the news and topics about "Wulin Wai Zhuan" on the Internet gradually increased.
It didn't explode suddenly, but gradually, so that people wouldn't be able to tell at a glance that it was a publicity stunt, although even the most discerning people could tell.
Two days later, the broadcast time of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" was also set, which attracted a large number of media reports.
Many people didn't expect that "Wulin Wai Zhuan" would choose Sichuan TV this time. After all, the popularity of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" has been relatively high since the beginning, and such a drama should be broadcast on more appealing TV stations such as Xiangnan TV, Hedong TV, and Beijing TV.
But many people in the circle have sensed some of the winds.
In the past one or two years, Sichuan TV has frequently cooperated with Brilliant Entertainment Company and has made rapid progress, and it seems to have some of the momentum of Hedong TV at the beginning.
This time, the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" were sold to Sichuan TV. Many people admired the new director of Hedong TV, Tian Wenbin, for his strong courage, and also asked how much Sichuan TV spent to buy the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan". After all, it is said that Beijing TV, Hedong TV, and Xiangnan TV all want to buy the first broadcast rights of "Wulin Wai Zhuan".
But no matter what, the popularity of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" on the Internet is really very high.
As the old saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain.
As sitcoms that are both anticipated by the public, "Wulin Gaiden" and "Jianghu Tickets" will inevitably be compared together, and friction will inevitably arise.
There is a lot of discussion online about which of the two sitcoms is better.
Many netizens think "Jianghu Ticket Number" is better to watch.
""Jiang Hu Piao Hao" is director Yu Bin's another masterpiece after "Jiang Hu Family". It draws on the experience of "Jiang Hu Family". "Jiang Hu Bao Hao" will definitely be a good drama!"
"In comparison, Republican-style sitcoms like "Underground Traffic Station" are still not as good as ancient-style sitcoms."
"I love "Jianghu Family" very much, and I will definitely support "Jianghu Ticket Number" this time!"
"It is estimated that the quality of "Wulin Gaiden" will not be very high, at least it will definitely not be as good as "Jianghu Ticket Number". You know, Tan Yue's last sitcom was "Underground Traffic Station", which feels a bit different from "Wulin Gaiden" , crossing directly from the War of the Republic of China to In the world of martial arts in ancient times, scripts are difficult to write, but director Yu Bin is different. His last drama was "Jianghu Family", and the current "Jianghu Ticket Number" is billed as a companion piece to "Jianghu Family". , it will definitely be more comfortable to shoot!”
Of course, there are those who support "Jianghu Tickets", and there are definitely those who support "Wulin Gaiden".
Tan Yue's appeal is very strong. In terms of status, influence, and appeal, five Yu Bins tied together are not as good as Tan Yue.
Nowadays, there are overwhelming topics on the Internet about "Wulin Gaiden", which has attracted the attention of many Tan Yue fans. The scale is far greater than the original "Underground Traffic Station" post forum.
"What the hell? Can anyone tell me who this Yu Bin is? I've never heard of it. Can any cat or dog compete with Teacher Tan Yue?"
"I've been waiting for half a year! "Wulin Gaiden" is finally going to air! April 5th! Be sure to watch Sichuan TV on time!"
"If you want to say who is the founder of sitcoms, it must be Mr. Tan Yue. Although there are some sitcoms now that are pretty good, they are far from being comparable to "Underground Traffic Station". It is probably better than "Underground Traffic Station". There is only one new drama by Teacher Tan Yue.”
"Although I also plan to watch "Jianghu Tickets", after all, the gimmicks are so good, but to be fair, I still think "Wulin Gaiden" has a high probability of being better. After all, I am a big fan of Teacher Tan Yue!"