Chapter 273: 15 million gathering, Japanese people’s conditions (Ch 273)

Qi Jia nodded.

Japan now has a total population of just over 100 million, so what Chen Yuwen said is correct.

“So, we both guessed that NHK must have seen how popular the show was in their country,

So they came to us to discuss cooperation and wanted to buy the broadcasting rights. “

“The reason why they only offered such a low price of 2 million per episode and refused to say where they knew about the show,

They are betting that we don’t know how popular the show is on the Internet, and they are worried that we will ask for an exorbitant price after we find out.”

Zhang Kunpeng at the side also spoke up. This time he was all smiles, without any trace of his previous depression and irritability.

“What do you think?” Chen Yuwen looked at Qi Jia and asked,

“Since we already know the reason why the other party came to us, let’s talk about it. However, 2 million per episode is too cheap. It should be at least 10 million.”

Qi Jia’s psychological price was obviously the same as the other two. After he finished speaking, they both nodded in agreement.

“Lao Zhang, how is the script writing going?”

Seeing Qi Jia asking, Zhang Kunpeng replied,

“The scripts for Tiangong Kaiwu and Shiji have been completed, and I am currently writing Compendium of Materia Medica.”

Qi Jia nodded and asked Chen Yuwen, “Is it possible to shoot two episodes at the same time?”

Chen Yuwen knew what Qi Jia meant, was the money enough, so he said without hesitation,

“No problem. The balance of the projects completed in the first half of the year has basically been paid off. Two more episodes will be fine.”

“Isn’t this risk too great? What if the cooperation fails?”

Seeing Qi Jia’s big move, Zhang Kunpeng became a little worried.

Filming at the same time means increased budget. What if Japan thinks the price is too high and doesn’t buy it?

“Is the risk big? I don’t think it’s big at all. Since they took the initiative to deliver it to me,

In the end, whether it is bought or not, our variety show will definitely be a success.”

Qi Jia said this and glanced at Chen Yuwen meaningfully. Chen Yuwen immediately understood what he meant and narrowed his eyes with an expression that said, “I understand.”

While the three of them were discussing, in a private room at a bar not far from the studio,

A Japanese NHK representative wearing a tie was drinking and singing, with his arm around a princess who was serving wine.

At this time, the door of the box was opened, and a woman in a black OL uniform came in along with the intense music.

She was still holding her cell phone in her hand, and it seemed that she had just come back from a call.

She walked over to the seated NHK representative, bowed, and then spoke loudly in Japanese,

“Director Xiangyi, as you instructed, I have reported today’s situation to the vice president.

The vice president reminded us that we must reach a deal tomorrow and not give others a chance. “

Xiaolin Xiangyi stopped singing, looked at the other party with some dissatisfaction, and said into the microphone,

“Ms. Tsuruko, it’s time to get off work now. I don’t want to discuss anything work-related.”

Hearing the displeasure in the other party’s words, Maeda Tsuruko bowed again hurriedly.

“I’m very sorry to disturb your interest.”

The two spoke in Japanese. Although the hostess beside them could not understand, it did not stop her from watching with great interest.

I thought to myself, it turns out that the Japanese speak just like they do in the movies, bowing all the time.

Just as she was watching with great interest, Xiaolin Xiangyi suddenly loosened his arms around her and said to her in stiff Chinese,

“You, go out and do some work first.”

After the drinking princess left, Xiao Lin Xiangyi tugged at his tie, took a sip of beer, and then sat back on the sofa and said,

“Ms. Hezi, do you think the price I offered today is too low, so the other party refused?”

Maeda Tsuruko did not bow this time. Instead, she sat on the sofa, lowered her head slightly, and said respectfully,

“The Minister is right. I do think so.

The company clearly offered 9 million per episode, why did you say it was 2 million per episode? “

Kobayashi Shoichi tapped his fingers lightly on the sofa with a smug smile on his face.

“There is an old Chinese saying, ‘When you meet someone, only say three-tenths of what you want to say, and don’t reveal your whole heart.’

If we offer a high price right away, they will think we are in a hurry and will come up with all kinds of conditions.”

After saying this, he looked at Maeda Tsuruko meaningfully and said jokingly, “Ms. Tsuruko, you don’t want to see the company’s interests damaged, do you?”

Maeda Tsuruko’s shoulders trembled slightly when he looked at her, her legs softened and she fell to the ground, saying in a trembling voice,

“Hey, I don’t want the company’s interests to be damaged, but I’m worried that if the price is too low, the other party will directly refuse to cooperate, and the vice president also said…”

Maeda Tsuruko was interrupted by Kobayashi Sho with a wave of his hand before she could finish her words.

“They will agree, because there is an old Chinese saying, ‘He who knows the current situation is a hero’.

The vice president doesn’t understand the situation here. According to the information I got, this program is not popular in their country at all.

We can’t even find advertisers, so if they sell it to us, at least we can recoup some of the costs, so we just have to hold on tight.”

“Hey, Tsuruko understands. Follow the minister’s instructions.”

Maeda Tsuruko agreed and said nothing more. After all, she was just a small employee.

She came here just to be responsible for translation, and she just had to do whatever the leader said.

The next day, at ten o’clock in the morning,

Shoichi Kobayashi and Tsuruko Maeda came to Qijia Studio, ready to acquire the broadcasting rights in one fell swoop today.

As for the studio, we had discussed it last night.

This negotiation was led by Chen Yuwen, assisted by Zhang Kunpeng, and Qi Jia listened in and made the decision.

The negotiation started, and Kobayashi Shoichi, just as he said last night, insisted on the price of 2 million per episode.

Chen Yuwen did not interrupt him. After he finished speaking, she spoke calmly and directly raised the price to 20 million per episode.

This price shocked both NHK staff. Kobayashi Sho looked unhappy and said in a condescending tone,

“Ms. Chen, is raising the price the way you Chinese do business?

According to our investigation, this program is not popular in your country, and there is not even a single advertiser.

20 million per episode is simply outrageous, and 2 million per episode is already our greatest sincerity.”

Maeda Tsuruko immediately translated his words to Chen Yuwen and others.

Seeing the other party’s arrogant attitude, Chen Yuwen did not get angry. After listening carefully, he smiled and said,

“Mr. Kobayashi is right, but what does the domestic situation have to do with the foreign situation? You bought the copyright to broadcast it in Japan.

I happen to have a set of data on the popularity of “China in Classical Chinese” in Japan.

We might as well talk about the purchase price of the copyright after we finish reading it.”

Chen Yuwen operated on the computer and then projected a PPT onto the big screen.

She made this overnight after reformatting the original PPT, making the data clearer and more beautiful.

As soon as Xiaolin Xiang heard Maeda Tsuruko’s translation, he knew something was wrong. The PPT on the big screen confirmed his guess.

Overnight, this group of people actually found out the real reason why they came to purchase the broadcasting rights.

Knowing that this variety show is so popular on the Internet, it is no wonder that the sky-high price of 20 million per episode was offered.

But the price was too high. Even if he bought it at the purchase price set by the company, it would still be far from enough.

Although his lie was exposed, Xiao Lin Xiang did not look embarrassed at all. He knew that the other party was also bidding randomly like him.

So, they started to test the price little by little around the reserve price of 9 million.

Chen Yuwen then took advantage of the situation, pretending to be reluctant, and began to lower the price little by little.

When it finally dropped to 10 million, they refused to give in.

“This should be their bottom price.” Xiao Linxiang thought to himself.

But this still exceeds the company’s purchase price. What should I do?

Just when he was worried, seeing that the negotiations had reached a deadlock, Qi Jia winked at the two of them.

Chen Yuwen nodded, and then said,

“Before you make a decision, how about our program’s chief director, Mr. Zhang Kunpeng, explain to everyone the subsequent filming plan?”

Xiaolin Xiangyi nodded as if relieved, and said with a smile, “Thank you for your help.”

Zhang Kunpeng pulled Chen Yuwen’s computer over, opened a simple PPT, and then started talking.

During this time, Qi Jia had been observing Kobayashi Shoichi’s reaction. He found that when talking about the historical records,

The other party was obviously more interested, and even sat up straighter.

Half an hour later, when Zhang Kunpeng finished speaking, Xiao Lin Xiangyi stood up impatiently.

He apologized to the three people and said that he would call the headquarters to discuss things with his leader. Then he left the meeting room with Maeda Tsuruko.

After the two left, Qi Jia and the other two got together and exchanged their views.

As a result, not long after they finished speaking, Xiao Lin Xiang and the other man came back with smiles on their faces.

“Ms. Chen, our president is very interested in your upcoming filming plan and is willing to pay 15 million per episode to purchase the broadcast rights.”

After he said this, Qi Jia and the other two were all puzzled at the same time. Why did the price go up?

But soon, Xiaolin Xiangyi’s next words solved their doubts.

“It’s just that our president has a small condition. He hopes that the role of Emperor Wu of Han will be played by an actor from our Da Ri Ben.”