Chapter 68 Selling TV Series in the United States 3!

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If it is really a hot drama that breaks through the 3 level, you can earn more than 30 million US dollars a year just by this part alone

My offer is indeed a bit low

After all, what they are talking about is the copyright of the entire North America, which is a one-time transaction

The former is a long-term flow. Although it is the most profitable in the first year, when it is less than 3 or more, the income is much higher than the price you raised.

Billyz originally looked down on Qin Tian and didn't think he really understood these things. After all, it was like a mountain in a row. There were many tricks in selling dramas in the United States. Like the previous Legend of Zhen Huan, it sold very low. Although it was not even broken, they directly played the six-episode movie highlights and TV series streamlined versions. One drama and two broadcasts are considered the prototype of TV movies. The Americans have played this trick long ago.

Although the profits of buying the Legend of Zhen Huan's American Netflix website were limited, and it sold for less than 40 million yuan, the cheap Ah I bought, after deducting operating costs, is also a return rate of more than 70%, which is very good

In Billyz's view, it is very likely that he will break 3. After all, Qin Tian is now a world-class superstar. Just by artist level, he is also a club with a 30 million. In addition, he is an Oscar-level screenwriter, it is not surprising that he breaks 3.

If the subject matter was not Eastern fantasy rather than Western magic, a $5 million episode would not be an exaggeration. Of course, the length of the Three Lives Three Worlds is still a bit long, which makes them, such film buyers, feel unsure.

Because they are filming season after season, if the ratings fail, they will be eunuchs immediately. There are too many eunuchs in American dramas.

So I don't really like works like China that can be used forty or fifty episodes or even hundreds of episodes.

In fact, what Billyz is really interested in is the Tang Dynasty. Compared to the Oriental Fantasy, which has never been exposed to, it is naturally more marketable. However, the length of the 100 episodes is still a bit scary, so Billyz has not mentioned this for the time being.

He knew about Qin Tian’s TV station he chose. In addition to himself and CBS, he was just HOB.

According to Belize's idea, HOB is likely to give a good contract. Belize doesn't care about this. He is just picking up cheap things. He would rather not take action if he doesn't pick up cheap things. After all, the Eastern fantasy themes that the American people have never been exposed to have risks. They have become average returns. If they fail, they will suffer a lot of losses. Naturally, Belize is unwilling to take risks.

It's just a rating of 3 points. Billyz is unwilling to take risks for profits of 30 to 40 million US dollars. Even if it breaks 4, it will only make 50 to 60 million RMB. After all, according to his idea, it will be a lot of cost of 40 to 50 million US dollars.

Of course, if it breaks five, Billy will definitely regret death. As for becoming a magical drama like "The Walking Dead"...

Billyz can guarantee that he will be out of class

Time Warner and Qin Tian have no friendship, but they admire Qin Tian very much. After all, Time Warner's main focus is bloody violence. Unfortunately, Qin Tian is Disney's treasure and does not give others the chance to get involved.

At the same time, Qin Tian is not an ordinary existence now. His strength is very strong and not so easy to control.

Of course, the president personally received it. After all, Qin Tian is now a Forbes-level rich man, and he is still the top 100 people in the world. He is no longer ranked in the celebrity income list, which is meaningless.

HOB's president Jess naturally knew the conditions offered by ABC and CBS, and even knew the final agreement. Who didn't let a few people go, and there was no idea to hide it. To put it bluntly, everyone had a tacit understanding of the price. In this regard, the United States is very united. Unlike China, they often slander their own people, and even were deliberately guided by others and bite the dog, and finally gave an incredible price.

I watched this drama, and there were two choices, and it was directly edited into the time period and version of our HOB, which was one episode per hour, and it was thirty-six episodes, which was twelve episodes per season. Isn’t this a problem?

Qin Tian was stunned when he heard this and nodded. He naturally knew about this.

If an American TV series is a general cable TV station, the length of an episode is about the same as that of the mainland, about 40 minutes, and then there will be 20 minutes of advertisements in the front and back middle, and the length of an episode is one hour. The reason for this is very simple and it is convenient to count the ratings. The main way for cable TV stations to make money is to rely on advertising, which is similar to the mainland satellite TV stations.

However, pay TV stations are different. Although there will be some advertisements, they will only appear at the beginning and end, and will not appear in the middle, and there is little time, so the length of an episode is higher than that of a cable TV station

And HOB is an alternative, there is no advertisement, so it is basically an hour of substantial content, very conscientious

Of course, sitcoms are the same as short dramas. For thirty minutes, there are advertisements with 20 minutes plus ten minutes on the cable side.

Jace nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. It was good to talk about business with experts. You know everything, and you don’t need to explain it deliberately.

Qin Tian is an Oscar-level screenwriter, and he is the strongest new director and the world's number one action superstar. In addition, he has never been exposed to topics like Oriental Fantasy, so he will definitely be better than the people below him. After all, Qin Tian has proved his strength and value in North America. He is not a newcomer and has no idea of ​​the foundation.

Since that's the case, I'll give 1 million an episode. This is a direct purchase of films. All copyrights in North America. If Qin is not satisfied, then listen to the betting plan for two points and free of charge. The price below two points is lower. I think Qin is not interested. 2 Waves 3 points, 800,000 episodes 3 Waves 4 points 1.5 million, 4 Waves 5 points 3 million, starting with five points. I'll add 2 million for each additional point. As long as your drama is good enough, the price is not a problem. If you don't have a cap, of course this is the final quotation, there is no room for maneuver.

What HOB is most afraid of is that you have a high rating. As long as you dare to be high, they dare to spend money. They even hope that your drama will have a huge rating. After all, they are paid TV stations, and the main thing they earn is the audience, which is different from the business model of cable TV stations.

Especially now AMC TV's popular "The Walking Dead" has brought a lot of pressure to HOB

Qin Tian was naturally very satisfied when he heard this. This contract is reliable. If the ratings are really low, he would accept it.

After all, business is long only when everyone has the benefits. The benefits are all your own. Who will do business with you?

This contract of HOB is actually very reasonable. How much can you use to see the ratings?