Chapter 205: Organize Your Own Concert!

Lin Chudong said, "Since the leader gave me the opportunity, I will definitely seize it."

Qiao Liwei said, "As for the price, I will also talk to you. We don't need to sign an exclusive contract. Although your "Bright Sword" is very popular, this is an animation after all, not a sequel to "Bright Sword", so the price will not be too high."

"Normally, the price we charge for animation is 500 yuan per minute. You can ask other local stations. They are lower, 200 to 300 yuan."

"I can apply for a subsidy for you. I will give you an extra 1,000 yuan per minute. With the advertising subsidy, the price is also OK, much higher than "Big Dog and Two Dogs."

Lin Chudong also knows about this price.

These programs are on TV stations just to get fame, and you can't rely on TV stations to make money.

"This condition, it's okay not to sign an exclusive contract, I can still broadcast it on other TV stations, right?"

Qiao Liwei said, "Yes, anyway, you have been on SouTu Video, and we are not exclusive."

SouTu Video is the first broadcast, so they can't sign an exclusive contract. There is a saying of network exclusive on video platforms, but not on TV stations.

If you broadcast it somewhere else, it will not be exclusive.

If you sign an exclusive contract, the price will definitely be raised, so Qiao Liwei did not mention it.

After a while, Qiao Liwei sent an electronic contract, and the two signed it online.

Then Lin Chudong came to the art team and drew the storyboards and scripts for the next few episodes for them.

"Everyone work overtime. The progress of one episode a week is a bit insufficient. Try to have three episodes a week. The salary of the art team will be tripled in the next few days, and the bonus will be doubled at the end of the month if the task is completed."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they were immediately full of energy.

Lin Chudong supervised the original paintings on their side and was quite satisfied with their level.

Now the art team has 20 people, which is still a bit insufficient.

Lin Chudong asked Wang Danian to help recruit more people and expand the number to 30. After finding an office building in Beijing, everyone will have a place. Let's squeeze in now.

"A Bite of China" will be edited and completed in the next few days. When it is released later, it is estimated that there will be another wave of popularity.

Now Dafei himself is a brand spokesperson. Every time he has a new work, it can bring some traffic to other works. This is the advantage of an all-round artist.

Just after returning from the art group, a strange phone call came in.

"Hello, how are you?"

"Is it Dafei? Teacher Yuan Tianpeng gave me your phone number. I am the vice president of Changhai Performing Arts Company, He Yang."

Lin Chudong was stunned for a moment. Yuan Tianpeng is a composer. He had met him at the final round of "Crossover Singer".

At that time, Yuan Tianpeng added Lin Chudong's WeChat and said that the performance organizer introduced him and wanted to contact him about the concert.

But there has been no news since then. It seems that now, he is looking for him for the concert, right?

"Hello, Mr. He, I'm Dafei."

"I wonder if you have any schedule recently, and are you interested in cooperating and holding a concert?"

Lin Chudong said, "Concerts can be considered, let's meet and talk in detail?"

He Yang said, "Okay, I'll make an appointment later, see you in the evening."

...

In the evening, Lin Chudong and Liang Yin drove to the agreed restaurant.

On the way, Liang Yin asked.

"Dafei, if our first concert is very successful, will we be busy later?"

Singers naturally like to hold concerts. It is a very happy thing to be able to sing their own songs to fans.

And now everyone knows that concerts make money. Many first-line celebrities can make millions or tens of millions from a concert.

Some top stars can even make hundreds of millions from a concert.

Of course, these profits are shared equally by several companies, but even so, concerts are definitely a highly profitable industry.

From the preparation to the end of a concert, it doesn't take a long time in total. For Lin Chudong and Liang Yin, it only takes about one or two days to prepare.

Even if they only get a few hundred thousand for a concert, this deal is still quite cost-effective.

Lin Chudong said, "Someone asked us to hold a concert, which means that the popularity has indeed reached a certain level."

"But..."

Singers who can hold concerts are not ordinary singers. It is not enough to just be popular. Look at those singers who often appear on variety shows. Even if they are very popular, they are still likely to fail once they hold a concert.

So fame is only a necessary condition for holding a concert. If you really want a full concert, you still need to have a lot of solid works.

Fortunately, Dafei has many works now and is very popular, so the performance organizers are interested in him and want to make this money.

Liang Yin asked, "What are you worried about?"

Lin Chudong said, "I'm worried about the ticketing company."

"You know the current concert situation. Tickets are all sold at high prices by scalpers."

"You know Zhao Kun, the king of heaven, right? His concert tickets were once sold at a high price of 20,000 yuan."

"Two thousand yuan tickets were sold at 20,000 yuan, and the 18,000 yuan earned from them didn't all go into the pockets of scalpers."

"The performance organizer, ticketing company, artist management company and scalpers share the 18,000 yuan profit."

"To put it bluntly, everyone is working with scalpers to cheat fans' money."

Liang Yin frowned slightly, "Can't we just not cooperate with scalpers?"

Liang Yin knows Da Fei's character. Da Fei is not the kind of person who sucks the blood of fans.

It's okay to buy tickets at normal prices, but if they are hyped up by black-hearted scalpers, Da Fei will be very resistant.

Lin Chudong shook his head, "It's not easy, but we can talk about it."

This is their first concert. If it is successful, there will be continuous subsequent performances, and these musicians in the company will not be idle all the time.

And when Fei Niao Legend is poached by him, plus Yang Han, there will be three groups of singers in the company, and they will have to hold concerts frequently in the future.

There is always a first step for everything, so let's try it out first.

It's a pity that Lin Chudong still has too little money in his hands. If he grows to a certain level and can set up a ticketing company by himself, he won't be controlled by others.

After the two came to the private room and opened the door, they saw several CEOs sitting at the dining table.

Everyone was very enthusiastic. Da Fei was a cash cow in their eyes, and Da Fei himself was not an ordinary artist. He was now a CEO with a net worth of hundreds of millions.

"Da Fei, please take a seat. I'll introduce you." He Yang introduced everyone to Lin Chudong one by one.

"This is Duan Rubing, the person in charge of the ticketing company, and this is Mo Wendong, the general manager of our sponsor, Northern Battery."

Both of them stood up, shook hands with Lin Chudong, and expressed their admiration.

After some politeness, everyone ordered dishes and wine, exchanged a few words, and then began to toast.

After three rounds of drinks, He Yang said, "Da Fei, this is your first concert, right? I want to set our first stop in Shanghai."

"This is your hometown after all, and with your current status, it is absolutely no problem to hold a concert in a first-tier city."

Lin Chudong nodded, "It's no problem to hold a concert in Shanghai, how are the ticket prices set?"

He Yang smiled, "The ticket prices are naturally based on the prices of first-tier cities. The first tier is 1,800 yuan, the second tier is 1,200 yuan, the third tier is 900 yuan, the fourth tier is 720 yuan, the fifth tier is 500 yuan, and the outermost is 300 yuan."

"Now Zhang Yiren's concerts are all priced at this price. After all, you have defeated her on the stage of "The King of Songs". It is reasonable to set this price, right?"

"Mr. Duan, what do you think?"

Duan Rubing smiled faintly, "The external price doesn't matter. The price is set a little higher just to show Da Fei's style."

"Let the audience know that we Our Dafei is now a first-line singer, and the ticket price is the same as that of the queen. "

"But the actual selling price of our tickets still depends on the market."

Liang Yin asked curiously, "Mr. Duan, what do you mean by deciding according to the market?"

Several people laughed, "We are all insiders, so I won't hide it."

"After the concert is scheduled, our ticket company will control the ticket release rate to about 10%, which means that only 10% of fans can buy full-price tickets."

"Leave 10% of the tickets for you to take for internal sales, and we will give the remaining 80% to scalpers to speculate."

"We will distribute the profits from speculation according to the ratio of 3221."

"Mr. He of the performance company will take 30%, Dafei's company will take 20%, our ticket company will take 20%, and the last 10% will go to scalpers."

After that, everyone was silent, all looking at Liang Yin and Dafei, waiting for them to give their answers.

These people are all old hands, and have held many concerts, and they are familiar with this set of procedures.

They can even talk about these things in front of the sponsor, which shows that they are already quite familiar with each other.

Liang Yin's expression is a bit complicated. She has only watched concerts before, and has never held one herself. She didn't expect that the water of concerts is so deep.

Although Da Fei likes to make money, he never wants to suck the blood of fans.

After Duan Rubing from the ticketing company started talking, Da Fei didn't say a word. Liang Yin didn't dare to speak at this time, and still waited for Da Fei to make the decision.

He Yang and others looked at each other and asked.

"Da Fei, what do you think? If you are not satisfied with the share ratio, we can talk about it again."

The normal share should be divided into one part for the artist and one part for the agency, but Da Fei opened his own company, so he directly merged the two parts together.

If Da Fei is not satisfied, it is also okay to give them 30%.

Lin Chudong thought for a moment and said.

"Everyone, it's not that I, Lin Chudong, am so great. When I hold a concert, all the people who come are my fans."

"It's okay to make money from them, but since we are doing business, we should pay attention to every penny you pay for."

"Let scalpers drive up the ticket prices to sky-high prices, and they are all my own fans who are being consumed."

"It doesn't matter to you. If I can't make money, just change to another star."

"But for me, these fans are all sung by me one song at a time. I have to cherish them, so I hope to make some adjustments to the ticket release rate."

The few people looked at each other, and Duan Rubing frowned and said.

"What is the ticket release rate you want?"

"At least 50%."

"That's impossible!"

The cost of renting a venue for a concert is the biggest part. The venue fee plus labor costs are all considered the cost of the concert.

Pulling in a sponsor who is more generous can probably make up for this cost.

All their profits come from the audience's tickets.

If the average ticket price for a venue with 5,000 people is only 1,000 yuan, the gross profit after a concert is only 5 million.

The three families split it equally, and one family only got more than one million.

After expending so much effort, inviting such a big star, and going through a lot of trouble to earn more than one million?

And this still has to be done when the seats are full. Once the seats are not reached, the profit may be only a few hundred thousand.

It took nearly a week to prepare and cost tens of millions. How could they be willing to make just such a small amount of money?

Only by allowing scalpers to drive up the price can their profits reach tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

To invest such a large amount of money, you have to earn at least ten to twenty million to cover the cost. According to Da Fei's idea of ​​small profits but quick turnover, there is no point in holding a concert. It is better to organize a music festival.

Lin Chudong said, "I only need to release 50% of the votes, and you don't need to share the rest with me."

"I don't care whether you are looking for scalpers to speculate or leaving it to internal staff. As long as the ticket release rate reaches 50%, I will not mix your profits. I only want my share of the ticket price."

Duan Rubing shook his head, "This is impossible. If there is only such a small profit, then we can make more money by hiring a second-tier singer than by hiring you."

Lin Chudong smiled slightly, "Then you can go hire second-tier singers and take your leave."

After saying that, Lin Chudong stood up, put on his clothes and pushed open the door directly. Liang Yin quickly followed behind.

As soon as the two left, Duan Rubing's face darkened.

"Why do you still care about your few fans? Do you really think that you are the king? If you don't make money now, who will invite him to a concert when his popularity subsides?"

He Yang sighed, "Artists like them all claim to be independent musicians, and they are quite ambitious."

"I'll talk to him later."

…

Back in the car, Lin Chudong said, "Madam boss, don't blame me. The money you got is gone."

Liang Yin said, "Of course I won't blame you, I support you."

"Fans are not consumed in this way. Our fans are hard-earned, so of course we must cherish them."

Lin Chudong nodded. There is nothing wrong with being an artist to make money from fans, but you can't use sky-high ticket prices to make your fans look like fools.

Naturally, some fans will be dissatisfied if they always offer such sky-high prices, and their behavior itself is against the Price Bureau and taking advantage of legal loopholes.

Lin Chudong still didn't want to join them.

Seeing a look of regret on Liang Yin's face, Lin Chudong said.

"In fact, we can also skip the ticketing company and organize the concert ourselves."

Liang Yin was stunned for a moment, "If you skip the ticketing company, what about the concert tickets?"

"We now have many ways, such as selling tickets on the Audition platform and entering the venue with the QR code in the Audition mall."

"In this case, we only need to find a performance company and a security company, and we can basically do the rest ourselves."

Hearing Lin Chudong's thoughts, Liang Yin suddenly felt interesting.

"But if we do this, will any performance company cooperate with us?"

"Yes, not all performance companies have the money to hold such a large-scale concert. If we are willing to pay some costs and help them share the risks, there will still be performance companies that will cooperate with us."

"The income may not be very high, but if we do this, we should be able to promote "Audition" again."

Liangyin Media now has many projects, and the biggest advantage is that they can attract traffic from each other.

Holding a concert has always been something Lin Chudong wanted to do, but there was no opportunity. Although he was quite confident in his popularity and works, he might not be able to predict the changes in the market accurately.

Now that someone has come to him to discuss cooperation, it means that his current fan base is indeed enough to hold a concert, and the time is ripe.

If the ticketing company doesn't agree to his conditions, then he'll do it himself!

Liang Yin nodded, "Da Fei, I support you!"

"But who will our performers look for?"

Lin Chudong thought for a while, "Do you still remember our first music festival in Shanghai?"

…

At night, Meng Wenxiang's home.

Xinxin is watching "Peppa Pig". An episode was updated today, but only five minutes is not enough to watch, so Xinxin had to watch the previous episodes again.

"Dad, I haven't seen this cartoon before. I also want to watch the later ones."

Meng Wenxiang said helplessly, "This cartoon is a serial. You have to wait for someone to draw it before you can continue watching it."

Meng Xinxin pouted and said helplessly, "Okay."

After watching the cartoon, the puppy on the ground started barking again, grinning at Xinxin.

Meng Xinxin suddenly put her little hand on her waist, pointed at the puppy and said.

"Dahuang, you're disobedient again, aren't you? How do I deal with you?"

With that said, Meng Xinxin picked up a tablet and turned on the screen. The wallpaper on the computer was Da Fei's photo.

When I showed Dahuang a tablet computer, the dog immediately became more honest.

It seems that the fear that Da Fei once trained him is still controlling it.

Meng Xinxin said proudly, "You know you're afraid this time, right?"

Seeing this scene, Meng Wenxiang smiled helplessly.

This kid Da Fei is really capable. After his comeback at the music festival, it has been smooth sailing. Now he is as famous as a first-line singer, which is a bit sad to think about.

Now please invite Da Fei to the music festival. Isn’t there two million that won’t be enough?

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, I'm Meng Wenxiang."

"Mr. Meng, I am Da Fei."

Meng Wenxiang was stunned and said that Cao Cao was about to arrive. Da Fei actually called him?

"Big star, what do you care about?"

"Mr. Meng, you are trying to discredit me. How can I be a big star? I want to hold a concert. I wonder if Mr. Meng is interested in collaborating."

Meng Wenxiang sat up immediately, "Oh? With your current reputation, many performance companies should be looking for you. Why do you think of me?"

Lin Chudong said, "Haha, to be honest with you, I have an idea that other performance companies may not agree with."

Meng Wenxiang frowned slightly, "Let me know what you think."

"No ticket companies, no scalpers, concert tickets will be sold at original price."