civilwarnovels Chapter 386 Chen Jincheng is being tricked by us and he doesn't even know it!
Chapter 386 Chen Jincheng is being tricked by us and he doesn't even know it!
Chapter 386 Chen Jincheng is being tricked by us and he doesn't even know it!
When Chen Jincheng arrived at the venue, he naturally saw the lively atmosphere inside.
Sun Ji whispered in his ear, "Normally there wouldn't be this many reporters. It must be the online events that have attracted them all. In that case, iQiyi and Tencent Video will have to show some respect, even if it's just to save face. It might be difficult to secure the next two dramas unless they raise the price regardless of cost."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jincheng smiled and said, "That's perfect. I didn't want to compete with them for those two dramas anyway, so I'll just let them have them."
“???” Sun Ji was stunned when he heard this.
what's the situation.
Logically speaking, "All Is Well" should not be as popular as the other two dramas, but the boss's current intention is to take "All Is Well" and not the other two dramas.
Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
But at this moment, he had doubts but dared not ask. In such a situation, it was better to wait until things were over before asking.
"Mr. Chen, we meet again." A greeting rang out.
Chen Jincheng looked over and saw that it was that internet celebrity young master, with Lin Gou by his side. Recently, the two seemed to be inseparable, and a few days ago they were exposed to have had a very exciting party in a certain place.
However, no one criticized Lin Gou and Wang Dashao for throwing such a party.
After all, Lin Gou has changed girlfriends repeatedly and is a notorious scumbag. There are rumors that he had a crush on a certain actress surnamed Zhao in his previous life and had a secret crush on her. It is unknown whether this is true or not.
"Young Master Wang, are you in a good mood today?" Chen Jincheng shook hands with the two men.
The internet celebrity immediately said, "I just came to see what you're up to. I guess you're going to become famous today?"
Of course, watching the excitement is one thing, but the real reason is that he has invested in several TV series with Chen Jincheng and has entered the industry. Recently, his mother raised another 2 million yuan for him to pay off his previous debts.
He's now considering whether to use the money to pay off his debts, invest in other projects, or continue investing in film and television.
His team told him to invest in other industries, and not to put all his eggs in one basket.
Besides, he's not familiar with film and television.
But he was thinking of Chan Kam-Ching, someone he seemed to know well, who had invested in so many dramas and also run a film and television website.
However, one of the team members made a very good point: Chen Jincheng has invested in many films and television series, including two films with very large investments, but none of them have truly proven to be the right investment.
As for the bets made about the two previous films, "The Unknown," they don't prove anything; it was probably just luck.
So he came over today to check on the situation.
In fact, many industry insiders joined in for the same reason.
Chan Kam-Ching is making quite a splash right now, but he still hasn't produced a single drama that truly proves his vision and skill.
None of the dramas he invested in have been released yet.
Recently, he also invested in "The Untamed," a show that was not well-received by many and even criticized by fans of the original novel.
These kinds of adapted dramas rely on fans of the original work. If the original fans criticize the drama as soon as it starts filming, it will definitely be difficult for it to become popular. Now, Chan Kam-ching has invested in this drama again.
The news spread because Chan Kam-ching had taken a fancy to another girl and invested specifically in her production. He even had the crew revise the script to promote her and elevate her to the lead role.
Fans of the original novel were already unhappy, and now they keep saying they won't watch the show, swearing that watching it would make them dogs.
While it's understandable to spend money to patronize girls, and it's in line with Chan Kam-ching's style, it's still considered reckless and unscrupulous behavior by many.
Currently, Chan Kam-Ching's reputation in the film and television industry is mostly due to the bet he made on "The Nameless," Lei Jun's 30 billion yuan financing, and the acquisition of LeEco's film and television division by Er Shi Xing Chen.
Therefore, this purchase of a drama series by Second Star Films seems to be a litmus test for Chen Jincheng. If he makes a mistake, he will be immediately embroiled in negative publicity, and his previously accumulated reputation may be wiped out in an instant.
After shaking hands with the internet celebrity, Chen Jincheng walked forward to the spot prepared for Er Shi Xingchen.
Huang Zhen and Lin Dong looked at him at first glance.
iQiyi and Tencent Penguin Pictures have already reached a tacit agreement to split the 5 million yuan price and jointly acquire the rights to the series, leaving no room for the other party to take the lead.
As for other video platforms, smaller platforms like Uku, Mango TV, Baofeng, and Bilibili are just joining in the fun, all looking forward to watching the show.
With the arrival of Chen Jincheng and Sun Ji, the sales event for "All Is Well" officially began.
The host from Daylight Entertainment was Mr. An, whom many reporters were familiar with. He had helped promote and sell the copyrights of many hit dramas, such as "Nirvana in Fire".
As soon as President An came out, he said with a smile, "Welcome all the reporters who have traveled a long way to this sales event. We would also appreciate your help in promoting the drama 'All Is Well.' We've also prepared tea for you all."
This made the reporters laugh; the tea was actually a euphemism for a red envelope, and press conferences with tea were their favorite kind of event.
After finishing speaking, President An looked at Chen Jincheng, Huang Zhen, Lin Dong, and other film and television representatives, and continued, "Welcome to iQiyi, Tencent Penguin Pictures, Uku, and Ershixingchen Film and Television. Now, let's officially begin our sales meeting!"
The process of a film and television copyright sales event naturally involves explaining the core aspects and advantages of the drama, followed by screening some episodes for preview. Therefore, it can sometimes be called a preview screening.
When the process was over, President An spoke again: "Everyone is already familiar with 'All Is Well'. Now our company's demand is 5 million for the online broadcasting rights. You can all share your intentions."
Chen Jincheng glanced at Sun Ji, who immediately spoke up: "President An, our Second Star Film and Television is willing to offer 5 million to purchase the online streaming rights for 'All Is Well'."
His words surprised both the reporters and industry professionals present.
Actually, everyone knows why these film and television platforms are sitting here. It's mainly because iQiyi and Tencent Video can't accept the price of 5 million.
The main problem is that these kinds of slice-of-life dramas rarely become huge hits, and neither platform would accept this price.
But the producers were unwilling to give up, so they organized this sales event.
Who knew that Chen Jincheng, upon being invited, would immediately agree to the price of 5 million without hesitation.
When President An heard this, he laughed. He was genuinely overjoyed.
They called all these film and television platforms because they were unwilling to give up and were prepared to lower their prices. They didn't have high hopes for Ershixingchen Film and Television, since the latter had just acquired and reorganized LeTV's film and television division and would not buy their high-priced dramas.
Everyone says that Chan Kam-shing is generous when it comes to investing in film and television, but being generous doesn't mean being stupid.
Who knew that the other party would give him such a big surprise, agreeing to the 5 million yuan deal on the spot.
If only they had gone to Ershixingchen Film and Television from the beginning.
If it were another company, they would consider the strength of the film and television network when selling film and television rights. But this company is different. The main battleground for this drama is to be broadcast on satellite TV and generate high ratings. They would be satisfied as long as the online rights can be sold for 5 million.
President An was about to agree, since it was rare to find someone who would agree to this price.
At this moment, Huang Zhen suddenly said, "President An, Tencent Penguin Pictures is willing to spend 5 million yuan with iQiyi to acquire this drama."
Lin Dong, the head of Aiqiyi, also said: "That's right, our two companies are willing to jointly acquire this drama. Our two platforms always have more traffic, and we hope President An will consider it."
President An was genuinely surprised that the two companies suddenly agreed to another 5 million, even though it was split equally. This was a change from their initial attitude, which made him glance at Chen Jincheng and roughly understand what was going on.
Last night, besides the big scandal involving Chen Jincheng and Luo Xiaozhu, it also implicated Ershixingchen Film and Television and these two film and television companies. Now, these two film and television companies are obviously in a difficult position and can't do nothing.
It's clear from this current situation that they're going to shut down all of Second Generation Star's content. It seems that whatever drama Second Generation Star tries to acquire, they'll interfere, including the dramas starring the Best Actor and Best TV Actor.
The reporters also started taking pictures like crazy, and naturally they understood what was going on.
Seeing this, Lin Gou said, "Aiqiyi and Tencent Video didn't have a good impression of this show before, but now they've actually agreed to this price."
The internet celebrity shook his head: "They are targeting Ershixingchen's film and television. Their war has already begun. I really didn't expect that the treatment that film and television platforms like Uku and Mango didn't receive would be given to President Chen's side."
Lin Gou roughly knew what was going on: "If President Chen said he would ban two film and television platforms for these three dramas, the whole internet already knows about it. It's not surprising that it's generating so much buzz."
This is something everyone knows perfectly well.
Sun Ji had guessed this would be the case. He glanced at Chen Jincheng, and seeing his boss nod, he spoke again: "President An, our Second Star Film and Television is willing to offer 5.2 million to buy 'All Is Well.' Your company has no reason not to make money, right?"
Huang Zhen and Lin Dong frowned upon hearing this. The fact that Er Shi Xing Chen had added 2000 million so decisively made them wonder where their bottom line lay.
It seems the other party is a complete idiot, willing to spend such a high price to buy this show.
Could it be that because Daylight Entertainment produced "Nirvana in Fire" and "The Disguiser," which are from the same team and production company, this drama will also be a hit?
Just kidding, the subject matter is different.
Huang Zhen was willing to raise the price further and make Ershixingchen Film and Television spend more money, but he was afraid that if he raised the price, Ershixingchen Film and Television would not follow suit, which would put him in a difficult position.
The key issue is that if Lin Dong doesn't agree to withdraw, then they'll be stuck with 5.2 million.
Forget it, buying this show for 5 million was already a bit thoughtless. Now we've made them spend an extra 2000 million. If the show doesn't live up to its 5.2 million value after it airs, they'll lose face.
Let's focus our attention on the next two dramas.
The fact that both film and television platforms have given up on the project means that "All Is Well" now belongs to Er Shi Xing Chen Film and Television.
The price of 5.2 million yuan surprised everyone. You know, the show couldn't be sold for 5 million yuan before, and now Chen Jincheng has added 2000 million yuan.
This is truly unexpected.
Many industry insiders have begun to doubt whether Chen Jincheng understands film and television.
Putting aside Lei Jun's trust and the height of the "A Cool Fish" bet, the topic of his lack of achievements has been brought up again.
Chen Jincheng returned to Linhai City the next day and went to the Second Star Film and Television Department because the scripts and preview clips for "Bringing Dad to Study Abroad" and "My Biological Dad and Stepdad" had been sent to them first.
Sun Ji explained, "Boss, this should be the result of your purchase of 'All Is Well' for 5.2 million. Obviously, these two production companies also want you to compete with other film and television platforms, so they sent it over first to try and pique your interest."
"Let's take a look!" Chen Jincheng said with a smile. He was curious to see if this drama would flop like the one in his previous life.
Sun Ji stayed by his side the whole time, watching.
After watching it, Chan Kam-ching laughed. The screenwriter and director of these two dramas are still just as eccentric. I just don't know how they convinced an award-winning actor and a TV drama winner to act in these two dramas.
However, considering the operations of capital, there's no other way. For actors to make money, another reason is that the director may have filmed a good drama before, which earns the actors' trust.
Think about it, wasn't there a director who made a film called "Investiture of the Gods" in his previous life? The first "Investiture of the Gods" did indeed make gods, but the second film, "The Strange Man," was like a pile of dog shit. Yet, many people trusted his first "Investiture of the Gods" and ate that dog shit.
It remains to be seen whether his second installment of the Investiture of the Gods can turn the tide.
Unfortunately, it wasn't released before he traveled through time.
Therefore, it's normal for these award-winning actors and TV stars to be scammed.
The actor playing Sun Honglei's son has changed; it's not the same one from the previous life.
The key point is that these two dramas are highly anticipated, and industry insiders have given them even higher praise. These people must have read some of the scripts, and their ability to come to such conclusions is probably due to them receiving payment for their work and being out of touch with the public for too long.
They thought things were still the same as before, that they controlled the resources, and that whatever had a market would be accepted by the audience. They had no idea that times had changed and that today's audiences simply wouldn't buy into it, preferring to watch short videos rather than watch your show.
Therefore, several leading film and television companies with outdated ideas will go bankrupt one after another.
Just then, Sun Ji received a phone call. After talking to someone outside, he came in with an embarrassed look on his face and said, "Boss, we don't need to worry about these two dramas anymore. iQiyi and Tencent Video have each acquired one of them."
"This is clearly aimed at us. They gave us 'All Is Well,' which they didn't have high hopes for, and then decisively took over these two dramas. These are the only three dramas that are relatively well-known recently. I'm afraid they are deliberately competing with us at the same time."
"I couldn't be happier for them to do that." Chen Jincheng laughed. Competition at the same time means being released at the same time or one after the other. Although they are all satellite TV dramas, they need the cooperation of the TV station.
But the ones who are best at staging impromptu screenings are TV stations.
In my past life, TV stations often changed perfectly good dramas into weekly dramas, aired more popular TV series, or reduced two episodes to one episode, or even moved prime-time dramas to make way for popular ones.
Because TV stations need viewership ratings even more than websites need play counts, since they are extremely eager for advertising revenue and must compete for any buzz.
Sun Ji continued, "Boss, even many professionals online have started to criticize you, thinking that the bet on 'The Unknown' was just a coincidence, and now you've revealed your true level."
Chen Jincheng said, somewhat speechless.
If industry insiders were truly that professional, they wouldn't be producing so many terrible dramas.
For example, the two films that Tencent Penguin Pictures and iQiyi purchased.
U-Cool should really thank him.
In their past lives, the ultimate victims of these two dramas were U-Cool, who even went all in, resulting in them winning consecutive TV and film awards, leaving them devastated.
However, with the affirmation of industry insiders, coupled with the analysis of professionals from iQiyi and Tencent Penguin Pictures' own teams, they do not believe that these two dramas are bad.
Inside Tencent Penguin Pictures, Huang Zhen received news in his office that iQiyi had acquired the rights to "My Biological Dad and Stepdad".
This made him laugh: "Very good, very tacit understanding. Chen Jincheng should be dumbfounded now. We didn't even give him a chance to negotiate these two dramas."
The vice president next to him said, "President Huang, our people have already gone to talk to the TV stations. As long as the buzz is enough, I believe both TV stations will cooperate with us."
Huang Zhen laughed: "It's easy to generate buzz. We already have buzz now. We just need to hype it up a bit more and spread the word that the 5.2 million yuan for 'All Is Well' was a plan we devised with iQiyi."
"Our goal was to scam them and get them to buy the 5.2 million yuan at a high price. What we really valued were these two dramas. They didn't even realize they were being tricked."
The vice president nodded and immediately went out to make the arrangements.
Before long, the news spread across the internet, and iQiyi also released the news in a tacit manner.
So, for the next two days, Chen Jincheng was trending on social media again, and this time it was clearly not for a good reason.
The headline, "Chen Jincheng is still too inexperienced; he was tricked out of 5.2 million yuan by two major film and television platforms," immediately became the top story.
For a time, industry insiders and film and television companies also stopped trying to build good relations with Ershixingchen Film and Television.
The opposing film and television network is now facing encirclement and suppression from the two largest film and television platforms, which is obviously very dangerous.
At a pool party, the internet celebrity tycoon and Lin Gou had already invited a group of internet celebrity girls to party and were having a great time. Lin Gou picked up his phone to check the news and then hurriedly found the internet celebrity tycoon: "It seems that Mr. Chen is in trouble. According to the latest news, it seems that his 5.2 million yuan was scammed by two film and television platforms."
The internet celebrity frowned, and after taking a look at the news, his frown deepened. He felt that many industry insiders were unreliable, but the two film and television platforms would not lie about this, which meant that they were really plotting against Chen Jincheng.
Lin Gou interrupted untimely, "Wang, is it possible that the dramas you invested in might run into problems?"
"I trust Mr. Lei's judgment!" the internet celebrity finally said, trying to reassure herself even if she wasn't sure herself.
However, more and more people online are pessimistic about Chen Jincheng's future, and some are even tagging Lei Xiaojun, wanting to ask him for his opinion on the matter, since he is one of the shareholders of Ershixingchen.
The reason why Ershi Xingchen has achieved its current status is mainly due to his reputation and the 30 billion yuan in financing. Of course, this is what outsiders believe.
But at this moment, Lei Xiaojun replied, only posting a Weibo message with just 7 characters: "Wait patiently for us to be on the show!"
This surprised everyone. Did they still believe in Chen Jincheng? They even specifically used the word "we".
Outsiders were genuinely puzzled: why was Lei so confident in Chen Jincheng? Even if he had done well in games and Hanfu, Chen Jincheng wasn't omnipotent, so it wouldn't be surprising if he didn't do well in one area.
Moreover, there were no particularly threatening competitors in the game and Hanfu before, so for Si Rui and Zhou Huapeng to be involved in Hanfu was tantamount to self-destruction.
Things are different now; we're facing two giants in the film and television platform industry.
Moreover, the situation of these two giants is different from before. Tencent Pictures goes without saying; it is an important part of the Tencent Group's pan-entertainment industry chain.
It's no wonder that iQiyi, despite lacking the capital and background of Tencent Video, can still compete with it on equal footing and even surpass it in daily active users.
In this situation, Chen Jincheng attracted all the attention with just one sentence, leaving everyone on the internet who was following the matter completely bewildered.
(End of this chapter)