Divine Lucky Star-Chapter 236 - Our TV station is saved

Chapter 236: Chapter 236: Our TV station is saved!

Chapter 236 -236: Our TV station is saved!

“I’ll explain it to you, and you’ll understand,” Liu Qisheng coughed and cleared his throat, then said, “For example, a fifteen-second commercial slot during your show’s time slot is sixty-one thousand per spot, that’s sixty thousand every time an ad airs! So if it airs fifty times a year, that’s three million, and five percent of that is one hundred and fifty thousand. And that’s just for one spot. Normally, your two-hour program can run at least three minutes of commercials, which by twelvefold calculations, amounts to one million eight hundred thousand per year!”

Pure commission from advertisements, that indeed was a substantial benefit.

One million eight hundred thousand per year!

Hearing this number, Wang Hao’s eyes shone like light bulbs!

Seeing Wang Hao’s expression, Liu Qisheng knew this guy must be stunned by the numbers! Heh, you little thing, where do you think you can run now?

Wang Hao was thinking—damn! Damn! Such a big TV station has prime-time slots from ten to midnight on Saturdays! A fifteen-second ad is only sixty thousand? How low must the viewership ratings have dropped to be this cheap!

This Liu Qisheng, looking all proper and acting cool, must be quaking in his boots! This is Zhenan TV Station, under normal circumstances, ad spots during this time should start at least at one hundred and fifty thousand!

Opportunity! This is definitely a huge opportunity!

“This profit-sharing is just so-so,” Wang Hao laughed and shook his head, “Mr. Liu, as you know, I’m always busy, writing songs and scripts…”

“Are you saying the percentage is too low?” Liu Qisheng frowned, “In that case, I can give you a bit more of a concession, eight percent. Is that acceptable?” At most ten percent, that should be about right, since we’re negotiating the price, right?

“Let me put it this way,” Wang Hao stroked his chin, “My program’s ratings will definitely not be poor, but looking at your share… I feel it’s still a bit on the low side.”

Liu Qisheng hesitated upon hearing Wang Hao.

After all, Wang Hao had not yet revealed what exactly his program was. He was asking for the moon…

“Mr. Wang Hao, I feel I’ve been very sincere,” Liu Qisheng took a drink of water and continued, “How about this, you can first tell me privately about the type of program, and then I can evaluate its prospects. If there really aren’t any issues, I can further increase your profit-sharing percentage. How does that sound?”

Sure enough, there was still room for an increase!

Heh, such a good deal must not be missed!

“Alright, no problem!” Wang Hao nodded and said with a smile, “The situation with your TV station is that you don’t have any programs with high ratings, so you’ve come to me for ideas to boost viewership, right? That’s fine, but Mr. Liu, how can you ensure that once you know my creative idea, you won’t just take it and use it? I need to know this beforehand.”

“Your concerns are very comprehensive,” Liu Qisheng said with a smile, “I have here a specialized creative project proposal, which clearly outlines each clause. I can personally assure you that I will definitely not use your creative idea without your consent. This contract is already signed and sealed and holds legal effect. Would you take a look and see if it is satisfactory?”

As he spoke, he took out a contract, an eight or nine-page long document with densely packed clauses numbering over a hundred.

Wang Hao even couldn’t conceive how a contract for a creative partnership could cover so many possibilities…

Anyway, with this contract, everything should be easy to handle.

“Right, you certainly are very sincere,” Wang Hao read the contract from beginning to end and expressed his satisfaction, “With this, I’m reassured. Now, let me briefly share my creative idea with you.”

He leaned in and whispered his ideas to Liu Qisheng. The more Liu Qisheng listened, the brighter his eyes shone. When Wang Hao finished sharing his ideas, Liu Qisheng’s face flushed with excitement!

“Mr. Wang Hao, who often has brilliant ideas!” Liu Qisheng could hardly suppress the excitement in his voice as he pulled out a card from his pocket, “Mr. Wang Hao, I must marvel at your concept. There’s five hundred thousand in creative funds in this card, which you can use anytime. Additionally, I can increase your profit-sharing ratio to a maximum of ten percent. What do you say?”

Ten percent? That’s a passable figure.

Wang Hao naturally knew not to be too greedy, and with a smile, he nodded and said, “Sure, no problem.” As he spoke, he suddenly stroked his chin, “However, I do have one more condition, and Mr. Liu, you must agree to it.”

“You may speak,” Liu Qisheng’s gaze towards Wang Hao had clearly changed at this point, and his tone was very amiable.

“First, I must have the final say on how many ads can be inserted during the program,” Wang Hao said. “Otherwise, don’t let a good show be ruined by commercials. That won’t be a problem, will it?”

“No problem at all!” Liu Qisheng agreed on the spot. “Of course, I also hope to create a flagship program.”

“Second,” Wang Hao raised two fingers. “I must have complete control over the specific content and format of the program. No one is allowed to interfere, and absolutely no unsolicited directives on the program. You know, the last thing we want is for amateurs to direct professionals. If the program gets changed beyond recognition after a few episodes, not only will you be crying, but I’ll be depressed too!”

“Deal! I can tell Mr. Wang Hao is someone who does big things!” Liu Qisheng showed a respectful admiration toward Wang Hao. “A win-win situation can last. With Mr. Wang Hao’s words, I am reassured. Well, my idea is that for the first episode, you give me a demonstration, including stage design, theme song selection, character selection—it’s all in your hands. For the subsequent episodes, we can find our own host, and then I’ll pay you another million as a bonus. No problem with that, right?”

“Deal!” Hahaha! One hundred and fifty thousand in hand, and that includes a share of future ad revenue!

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As long as I deliver that program… given how behind the world’s entertainment is, I’ll break records in no time!

In the following time, Liu Qisheng went back to get the contract, while Xia Xueqi quietly asked Wang Hao, “Brother Hao, are you really that confident in this program?”

Isn’t that obvious? More than confident?

If it wasn’t for the fact that I saw I absolutely couldn’t let this program go, I would have considered keeping it to myself!

But there’s no helping it; he’s the station manager, and expecting him to relinquish control is impossible. So this arrangement is the best—getting a big chunk of benefits plus future revenue shares is quite the deal!

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Inside room 5808 at the Shangri-La Hotel.

When Liu Qisheng returned to the room, all the TV station staff who came with him gathered around.

“Mr. Liu, how did it go, how did it go? What did Wang Hao say?” The person speaking was Du Wenbo, the technical deputy manager of Zhenan TV Station, in charge of program technology. He was a burly, fat man, and despite the air conditioning, he was still sweating profusely. “Did he agree?”

“Haha, he agreed, he agreed!” Liu Qisheng laughed heartily, his face beaming with joy. “Our TV station is saved, really saved!”

Upon hearing Liu Qisheng’s words, Deputy Manager Du Wenbo was momentarily stunned.

What kind of creative idea had made the manager so ecstatic?

“Um, Mr. Liu,” Du Wenbo voiced his confusion, “is Wang Hao’s idea really that good? I know this young man truly has some innovative concepts, and ‘Domestic Agent’ even broke six hundred million views, but this TV program…”

It was no wonder Du Wenbo was worried.

After all, web dramas and TV programs are completely different concepts; as the saying goes, it’s a case of being worlds apart. Does Wang Hao really have such good ideas?

“Wang Hao, that guy, has a truly genius idea!” Liu Qisheng laughed again, saying, “You don’t believe it? I didn’t believe it before coming here either, but after hearing about the program, I knew—it will definitely be a hit, it’s got to be a hit!”

“Holy shit!” Du Wenbo cursed without thinking. “Is Wang Hao really that amazing?! Just by hearing the idea, you’re sure it’ll be a hit?” Without another word, he sat down at the computer. “Then I got to get the contract sorted out quickly, before he changes his mind!”

It wasn’t just his concern; based on the latest information, there were quite a few TV stations with previously good viewership that now saw ad prices plummet below ten thousand! What did that mean? The funding had shrunk nearly tenfold compared to before!

So with such a good opportunity, they had to seal the deal immediately!

If they didn’t secure this relationship sooner, and later another TV station scooped him up, that would be a huge loss!

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