Mirror Lake Manor welcomed a guest.
"Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm the consul of SC Broadcasting Corporation. You can call me Scully."
SC Broadcasting Corporation wasn't one of the five major broadcasting media groups in America.
In fact, it was a small company. It mainly operated a local TV station in California. Its coverage was also extremely limited.
Of course, SC TV still had a certain market share in California.
This also ensured that they wouldn't starve to death.
Of course, this scale of coverage and market share also meant that they wouldn't have a good life.
In the end, Chen Zhao decided on SC TV because it was enough.
Even if he had to find the five major TV stations and give them more money.
Their answers might not be better than SC TV's.
They would also be easier to communicate with.
This was because part of Dashan Beer's advertisement was also given to SC TV.
"Mr. Chen, I heard that you have business to discuss with our TV station, right?" Scully asked.
"Can you make any decision?"
"I'm the consul. As long as we're not talking about selling the TV station, I have the right to make decisions."
"I'd like to ask," Chen Zhao asked. "Does your TV station have any plans to produce outdoor variety shows?"
"Uh, no plans for now," Scully said, shaking his head.
"Then if I need you to produce such a show and broadcast it while producing, how much will it cost?" Chen Zhao asked.
"Mr. Chen, this isn't in our plan. It'll affect our show's broadcast plan …"
"I don't want to discuss this with you. I'm asking, how much will it cost?"
"Mr. Chen … I'm afraid we really can't work together."
When Scully stood up, Chen Zhao still looked at him calmly.
"Dashan Beer will broadcast on another TV station next season," Chen Zhao said calmly.
Scully, who was about to leave, stopped and looked at Chen Zhao in shock.
"Mr. Chen, this will probably affect Dashan Beer's sales."
"SC isn't the only TV station in Los Angeles," Chen Zhao said disapprovingly. "Even if you find any of the five major TV stations, it'll only cost one or two million more. In fact, Dashan Beer's commercial has already been broadcast on those TV stations. To me, it'll just increase the duration of the commercial."
In Los Angeles, you could really do whatever you wanted with money.
"In addition, the money your TV station owes Citibank, Citibank will start to collect from you next month."
For the current Chen Zhao, he didn't need to use any other methods to coerce SC TV.
In his eyes, SC TV was just a small group.
All he had to do was call his financial butler.
SC Television Station would be under pressure from all sides.
"Mr. Chen, it's just business cooperation. There's no need for it to escalate to business suppression." Shi Keli's expression was very ugly.
"I am stating a fact." Chen Zhao shrugged. "Although I might not actually do what I said later, I just want to tell you that you need to learn to compromise when necessary."
In fact, it wouldn't be difficult for him to buy SC TV.
However, as a Chinese, if Chen Zhao wanted to buy a TV station, even if it was just a local one, the government would still intervene.
Chen Zhao only wanted to produce and broadcast a show, so he didn't need to spend so much money on a TV station.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, let's talk about the details of our cooperation." Scully sat down before Chen Zhao again.
Just as Chen Zhao had said, compromise was sometimes the best choice.
"First, let's talk about the production cost," Shi Keli said. "What kind of wilderness show do you plan to produce? Survival type? Or exploration type? Or a science and education program? "
Shi Keli didn't ask why Chen Zhao wanted to produce such a show.
Why did he have to broadcast it on a TV station?
The world of the rich was like this.
All kinds of weird ideas were possible.
"All three are fine," Chen Zhao asked. "Which one has the largest audience?"
"Survival and exploration type of shows are the mainstream right now. They have a large audience. In the past few years, our TV station has also thought about producing these kinds of shows, but we're limited by the coverage of the TV station. It's hard to match the investment and profits, so we gave up on the idea."
"How much does it cost to produce these two types of shows? Tell me a range. "
"That depends on what level Mr. Chen is planning to do. It could be hundreds of thousands or even millions of USD. It could also be millions or tens of millions of USD. It depends on whether the show is broadcasted, whether the guests are ordinary people or celebrities, or if he directly invites a professional team of this type.
"Then, I want the best production and a professional team," Chen Zhao said.
"Excellent production costs at least five million USD. A professional team costs about one million USD. If it's a famous team, the price will double. At the same time, according to the number of episodes, the production cost of each episode will increase by about one million USD."
"Mr. Chen, is it convenient for you to reveal the specific content of the program?"
"Exploration type. Search for and discover some lost relics, the kind that are not famous but are scattered all over the American continent. However, they have not been completely destroyed by modern civilization. Find the relics through some folklore. There is such a small island in the Mexican Sea, and the residents along the coast have some legends about the relics of this island. My request is that the first issue be about this island and the relics."
Shi Keli thought for a while. "Mr. Chen, your idea is not bad. The process of exploration and deciphering can indeed attract a lot of viewers, but the cost … With the influence of our television station, it will be very difficult to recoup the cost of an exploration program of this scale. Also, if we change our program's broadcast plan, Mr. Chen will need to compensate us."
"That's not a problem. I just want to know how much investment is needed."
"Mr. Chen, how many episodes do you plan to produce?"
"Let's follow the standard and produce 12 episodes," Chen Zhao said. "As for the compensation to your TV station, five million and a three-year advertising contract with Dashan Beer. Also, count the show as me renting the broadcast time. The normal fee is enough."
Shi Keli laughed. He knew that Chen Zhao would be so generous.
He wouldn't have been so hostile just now.
"Of course, since I'm paying to produce and broadcast, the copyright belongs to me. Also, I want 80% of the advertising revenue. No problem, right?"
"Of course, no problem."
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