civilwarnovels Chapter 490 Young Master Wang: Sister Hehe makes money while lying down! There's no comparison!
Chapter 490 Young Master Wang: Sister Hehe makes money while lying down! There's no comparison!
Chapter 490 Young Master Wang: Sister Hehe makes money while lying down! There's no comparison!
Upon seeing Chen Jincheng arrive, Young Master Wang led his men forward to greet him with a broad smile: "Mr. Chen, you've finally arrived."
Deng Chao and the others followed with respect, greeting him politely: "Mr. Chen."
Chen Jincheng nodded to these people: "Go into the private room of the restaurant first, don't disturb their business here."
Wang Dashao and the others nodded, and then followed Chen Jin into the Honghe Restaurant.
They don't like being watched either. They had to wait for this person as a sign of politeness, but there was nothing they could do about it.
The restaurant staff had noticed them long ago. Although they had seen celebrities and internet influencers come to dine before, it was rare to see so many of them at once, all of such high renown, including a big shot like Chen Jincheng.
Upon seeing them enter, a manager greeted them warmly, asking, "Gentlemen, which private room did you reserve?"
Sister Hehe also mentioned the private room she had booked.
The restaurant manager immediately led the way.
Upon arriving at the private room, he personally ordered and arranged for the group to have their food served first.
Chen Jincheng and Wang Dashao brought their entourage to this restaurant, and tomorrow the restaurant will definitely get a wave of free publicity, so they must treat them well.
After eating a few bites, Young Master Wang said apologetically, "Mr. Chen, I brought a few more people with me today. You should know these people. The reason they came to see you is because they want to put together a variety show."
"Chen He and Deng Chao both participated in the Running Man variety show before, as you know. I really think they are suitable for variety shows, so I brought them here to ask you for advice."
“I’ve watched Running Man. It was a really good variety show before. Can you tell me about the variety show you’re going to make now?” Chen Jincheng took a bite of his food and already knew in his heart that it must be that variety show.
Upon hearing his words, Deng Chao, Chen Chichi, and Lu Han all showed joy on their faces.
The reason they left Running Man is that the show has changed; it no longer has the fun and joyful feel it used to have.
This contradicts their original intention for participating in the program.
However, there are many speculations and negative comments about their departure, after all, Running Man and Go Fighting! are indeed the most popular variety shows right now, and they are under a lot of pressure.
That's why they came up with the idea of creating their own variety show.
If you invest in it yourself, participate in it yourself, and make the decisions yourself, and the show is successful, then the doubts and negative voices will disappear.
However, they are neither investors nor platforms, so it's quite difficult for them to produce a variety show.
Although they can find investors and contact people from iQiyi and Tencent Video, they can't meet with the key personnel, so they won't get much support.
After all, it's a new show that hasn't been tested by the market yet, so the resources they get are probably only because people still have some fame.
It seems that they have an opportunity to meet with Chen Jincheng, and can directly meet the platform's big boss.
Since the other party has capital, they naturally want to give it a try.
Fortunately, Young Master Wang was helpful and actually managed to arrange a meeting with this person.
So, even though they are all movie stars, top celebrities, and well-known comedians, they are still very excited to hear what Chan Kam-ching said.
“Mr. Chen, we plan to name our new variety show ‘Hahahahaha,’ which means ‘always smiling,’ referring to a show that makes people happy,” Deng Chao immediately explained.
“Okay, continue.” Chen Jincheng nodded.
It really is this show.
Actually, he had his eye on the show the first time he met Deng Chao, because Ershixingchen Film and Television Network really needed a hit variety show, and "The Classics of China" was not enough.
Five Ha is a show that's absolutely amazing.
After all, it's a new variety show with Deng Chao and Chen Chichi as its core figures.
Anyone who has watched Running Man knows that these two are responsible for many of the laughs and memorable jokes.
The show just changed directors, and the new broom sweeps clean. They wanted to fire a few people to establish their authority, but they ended up burning the wrong people, just like laying off a major workforce.
Let me tell you a joke from my past life: "Running Man had the highest viewership ratings."
The reason for this meme is that, knowing that "5H" was airing, Running Man confidently moved up its time slot to compete with "5H".
As for what they're thinking, everyone knows.
Finally, Wuha came in first on both platforms, Running Man came in third on iQiyi, and Tencent Video came in second, all of which were significantly behind Wuha.
As for why there's the meme about "Running Man having the highest viewership ratings," it's because Deng Chao and Chen Chenchi are the soul of Running Man.
Five Haha is basically the new Running Man.
This is how netizens commented: "Each season of 'The Five Hares' only has one or two segments that aren't very good, and later episodes of 'Running Man' only have one or two funny segments per episode."
The key is that this show can be filmed season after season, which means that Ershixingchen Film and Television Network will be permanently tied to a popular variety show.
Deng Chao then began to explain the concept and planning direction of the new variety show.
He wanted to do his best to persuade Mr. Chen.
When he finished speaking, Chen Chichi added something, and then they all looked at Chen Jincheng.
Ultimately, the project can only be finalized and launched if Mr. Chen gives his approval; otherwise, they will have to approach iQiyi and Tencent Video again.
The key point is that if this person doesn't have a good grasp of the market, it can be quite discouraging, since they have a good understanding of the film and television market and know exactly what the audience wants to see.
Ultimately, variety shows are also meant to serve the audience.
Chen Jincheng then looked at Young Master Wang and asked, "Young Master Wang, what's your opinion?"
Young Master Wang said awkwardly, "Mr. Chen, I'm just asking you, aren't I? If you think it's okay, I'll invest and follow your lead!"
Chen Jincheng smiled when he heard this and said, "This variety show is good. Er Shi Xing Chen has also invested in it, but we need to sign an exclusive copyright agreement."
“Since Mr. Chen has voted, I will definitely vote too,” Young Master Wang said decisively.
This result delighted both Deng Chao and Chen Chichi.
After all, the two of them are the ones who are actually involved in the investment. If they were to invest alone, the risk would be too great. Now that they have Second Star Investment, it's like having someone backing them up and a platform to support them.
The key is that Young Master Wang will also invest. With that, they'll have connections, funding, and a platform; all they need to do is create good content, and they're set for life.
Chan Kam-ching then said, "The current lineup for this show should be Mr. Tang, Mr. Chan, Lu Han, and Lam Gou, right? Would you mind if I recommended someone else? This beautiful lady next to me, Long Ni, is also very good."
In its previous life, the show rarely invited female guests, which led many people to say that the show was not suitable for female guests.
Actually, no. This show has invited female guests quite a few times, and the live broadcasts have been very successful.
The main reason for inviting fewer female guests is that the director has a psychological trauma.
Director Wu Ha has only directed two shows: Wu Ha and Divas Hit the Road 2. Anyone who has watched that show knows how dramatic and speechless the female guests are.
The director admitted that he had developed a psychological trauma from the experience, and stated that it wasn't that he couldn't invite female guests, but that they had to meet his requirements.
Therefore, in this life, he doesn't care what kind of shadow the director has.
What he arranged, the other party must accept.
Besides, it's not certain whether the director of this world, Wuha, will be the same one as before.
The director is not important, since the entire program was planned by Chen Hechi and Deng Chao.
They are actually the soul and core of the show.
Deng Chao agreed to the request without hesitation: "Mr. Chen, rest assured, we will take good care of Miss Long."
Chen Jincheng nodded and said to Long Ni, "Reality shows emphasize authenticity. When filming, you have to cooperate with whatever task you're assigned. Most importantly, don't be pretentious or spoiled. Reality shows are a mirror that reveals true character. People like to see celebrities in their true state. If you're too pretentious, the audience won't be stupid."
"As long as you're true to yourself and participate wholeheartedly, you can still gain attention even if you're grinning with your front teeth in an abstract way."
Wasn't that the little flower from my past life just like that?
Upon hearing this, Deng Chao and Chen Chichi looked at Mr. Chen with admiration.
What the outside world says is true; this person really understands the audience market. They've been running variety shows for so long, and they know this best.
This is actually why they are so popular with so many viewers on variety shows.
"Ah...okay..." Long Ni never expected that going out to have a meal with him would result in her getting a spot as a regular guest on a variety show.
Moreover, the fact that he chose this variety show, which also features celebrities like Deng Chao, Chen Chichi, Lu Han, and Lin Gou, means the show is bound to be a hit, right?
She now finally understands why so many female celebrities in the industry are eager to accompany certain business owners to dinner parties.
Even if you know what you might encounter at a dinner party.
Because it really will be beneficial.
Once the variety show was confirmed, the subsequent contract negotiations could naturally be handled by Deng Chao and the others at Ershi Xingchen. He didn't need to deal with such detailed matters.
He also reminded him, "Mr. Deng, when you sign a contract with Ershixingchen, you can apply for the creator profit-sharing benefit. This benefit was just launched by Ershixingchen Film and Television Network. It is a project co-invested by Ershixingchen. 20% of the profits earned by the platform are returned to the creators."
This is also a benefit proposed by Sun Ji to attract talented, capable, and content-rich creative teams, which is similar to the creator collaboration program promoted by Douyin Future.
This benefit can attract more capable and talented creative teams.
For example, a variety show or TV series production team wants to create a variety show or a TV series. They also want to find film and television platforms to cooperate with, or even get the film and television platforms to participate in the investment.
Just like Deng Chao and his group are now.
This will likely be a trend in project initiation in the future, which is why Tencent Penguin Pictures and iQiyi have been able to rise to prominence, investing in many dramas and variety shows.
Under the same conditions, Second Star Films offers a 20% platform revenue return. Considering both factors, everyone would definitely choose to cooperate with Second Star Films rather than the other two platforms.
Ershixingchen Film and Television Network is now more focused on content creation than maximizing profits, so this is a good policy, and in fact, it's a disguised price war.
Ershixingchen Film and Television Network can afford to wage this kind of price war, while Aiqiyi cannot.
Tencent Video might be able to secure funding for this price war, but it certainly won't be much. Tencent is also rife with factions, and the profits and losses of each company are tied to the interests of top management, so it's impossible for them to provide unlimited funding to Tencent Video.
Upon hearing this news, Deng Chao's eyes lit up: "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Chen."
Indeed, an additional 20% platform profit return would provide them with an extra layer of security.
While chatting, Sister Hehe suddenly said, "Chen Jincheng, now that we've finished discussing the new variety show, could you help me see which of these dramas are worth investing in?"
As she spoke, she took out a form and handed it to Chen Jincheng.
This also caught Wang Dashao's attention. He now truly felt that investing in the film and television industry was worthwhile, with potentially huge returns.
But this is not an industry that the average person can fully understand.
Many TV series and movies have huge investments, but they all flopped in the end.
Some film and television companies have even gone bankrupt because of a series of flops.
Even if he wanted to invest, he wouldn't know which investments to make.
Currently, Chen Jincheng is the only one who is truly recognized for his unique vision in film and television investment.
The other party's theory about analyzing the market potential of a show by using short video user preferences is now being studied by many film and television companies and platforms.
Chen Jincheng's theories were all there, but everyone found that they weren't so easy to learn.
He knew about the relationship between Sister Hehe and Chen Jincheng; it was a relationship that was both deep and superficial.
If Sister Hehe speaks up, Chen Jincheng will definitely give her guidance.
If he invests in some of these stocks, he can simply make money while lying down.
No, it was Sister Hehe who made Chen Jincheng lie down; she's the one who earns money while lying down.
He might drink a sip of soup at most.
(End of this chapter)