Rebirth of Cultural System sodu
"Hello, who is it?"
"It's me, Liu Ju, Su Jin."
"Su Jin? Haha, rare guest! I thought you'd never make this call in your lifetime?" Liu Yimin joked on the other end of the phone.
Su Jigan chuckled twice and said lightly, "What are you talking about, Director Liu? In any case, I am a member of the National Security Bureau, aren't I? Regular reports and accepting instructions are still necessary."
Su Jinqiang suppressed his disgust and said insincere words, God knows how much he didn't want to make this call. Since he returned from the disaster area, he had been lying low, anyway, the National Security Agency would periodically send the large sums of money he was owed into his bank account. If it wasn't for the fact that he really had no other choice, he wouldn't have contacted Liu Yimin at all.
Liu Yimin chuckled a few times and said: "Hehe, you're someone who doesn't come to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Speak up, what do you need me to do?"
"Hmm, what's Director Liu saying? I'm just reporting my work to you, what's the big deal?" Hearing Liu Yimin say this, Su Zhen felt a bit embarrassed. Actually, Liu Yimin had always been quite good to him. Every month, he would receive a salary of 2,000 yuan from National Security, and he had never spent any of it himself. This old man had always tolerated him.
Moreover, when he was coerced and induced to arrange himself into the national security at first, he didn't have any ill intentions in his heart. Su Jin's mind had always been a bit uneasy, but it was just that emotionally, he couldn't accept it very well. After all, as an ordinary citizen, how many people would be interested in this job of national security?
"Is there really nothing? Have you really got some constructive opinions on this national security job? Alright, then write a report and submit it. I'll take a look." Liu Yimin said with a bit of puzzlement.
"This... Director Liu, actually I have something to ask you!" Zhang cried out in a tongue-tied manner, Su Jin could only tell the truth.
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Have to say, Liu Yimin's tolerance is still good. He tolerated Su Zhen's deception, and compared to his tolerance, Liu Yimin's ability is more powerful. Or it can be said that the power of the deputy director of the National Security Bureau is more powerful.
On the third day after Su Jin sought help from Liu Yimin, he received a call from the director of the purchasing department of CCTV, asking him to go to CCTV for a specific discussion on the acquisition of "Zha" drama.
Once again at CCTV, Director Ou's smile was even more cordial. He very politely let the two of them in and personally poured two cups of tea for them to drink.
"I specifically invited the two of you today to discuss the price issue of the 'Zha' drama. You don't know, for your 'Zha' drama, Director Liu from National Security and our Director Fan argued for two whole days. They wouldn't let up until our Director Fan gave in. Even our own CCTV production, 'Water Margin', was postponed and scheduled to air during this year's National Day. It seems that Director Liu has a deep connection with you."
"Haha, Uncle Liu is just fond of taking care of his juniors. Actually, I didn't want to bother him with this matter. But after he heard about it, he insisted on getting involved, and I couldn't do anything about it." After going through so much experience, Su Jin obviously also possessed the instinct of pulling a tiger's skin to make a big flag, speaking in a way that was flawless.
The district head squinted his eyes, apparently having received the signal leaked by Su Jing, and did not continue to investigate this topic. He said: "Regarding your play, our TV station has already studied it. The play is a good one, especially since it was shot by young talent Su. We veterans of the cultural front line are also willing to support our juniors more. The final price decided by the TV station is 5 million yuan for a buyout, what do you think?"
The district director smiled and looked at Su Jin, obviously not thinking he had a chance to refuse. He had set up the layout for him to see, and with his professional eyes, it was just a cost of two or three million, but selling it for five million would directly double the price. Moreover, after being broadcast on CCTV, the fame and status brought by Su Jin as a director were self-evident, and many dramas sold to CCTV only charged the cost price, just for the influence of CCTV. The TV station gave this price completely because of Liu's face.
Su Jin furrowed his brow, not speaking. He also knew that the price given by Director Ou was indeed good enough. Had already given Liu Yimin enough face. But he felt unsatisfied, although he didn't care about this amount of money now, but for his future plans, money was never too much.
Besides, he has enough confidence in the play "Zha". Even in 2006, when the play was sweeping the world, let alone at the beginning of this TV series. However, he also knows that asking Director Ou to raise the price again is not only unrealistic but also makes him think that he is taking advantage of him and being ungrateful.
Su Jian thought for a moment and said: "Director Qu, how about this? Let's make a bet."
"Counter-betting agreement?" The district head looked at Su Jin with some surprise.
Counter-betting agreements are often used in some foreign financial institutions and are a common practice for banks. However, they are not commonly seen domestically. I didn't expect this young man to propose a counter-betting agreement, it seems he has extraordinary confidence in this drama.
"That's right." Su Jin said with certainty, his eyes filled with confidence.
"So how do you plan to bet?"
"After the drama "The Hit" was broadcast on CCTV, if the ratings are less than 3%, we won't charge any fees. If it's between 3% and 6%, we'll charge 2 million. For every additional 1% above 6%, we'll add another 1 million. If it exceeds 10%, for every additional 1%, we'll add 2 million, and if it exceeds 20%, for every additional point, we'll add 4 million!" Su Jiping said calmly.
The district head raised an eyebrow, this young man's confidence is really strong. Currently, the ratings of a general TV series are around 3%. Considering that most of CCTV's films and TV shows are revolutionary themes, this rating will be further reduced.
If it can reach 6%, it's already quite impressive. Don't think about what "My Fair Princess" has a 54% ratings, that's simply not on the level of human achievement. It's already in the realm of gods.
What Su Jintai mentioned about 10%, 20% or more of the data is just a joke in the eyes of the district director.
The district head thought for a moment, and it seemed that this was not bad either. Although he knew that if the proposal of Su Zhen was adopted, if the drama "Zha" really reached a viewing rate of over 20%, then CCTV would have to pay an absolute fortune. But as the director of CCTV, price had never been his main consideration.
CCTV is facing restructuring due to declining ratings. Director Fan Zhijun has held several meetings to discuss how to better adapt to the market and ensure CCTV's leading position domestically.
Su Jin's proposal is now a good pilot for CCTV reform, and the district director doesn't think "Ya" can reach 10%, 20%, exceeding 6% is already burning incense.
