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Jin Dong is naturally the one who is most excited and hopes to reach a cooperation. His goal and ambition have never been in the small drama world. Like many top drama actors here, he aspires to enter the entertainment industry and become a big star.
Jin Dong directly expressed his thoughts and said: "I think we can cooperate. It will just take more energy and time to spend on them, which will affect the schedule of our troupe and even disrupt our original plan. It will also affect many of our loyal drama audiences.
But from another perspective, although our performances have become less and the intervals have become longer, we have influential and well-known stars joining us. Both the ticket price and the audience watching the drama will be greatly improved. We can even promote the influence and popularity of our troupe, attract more fans, and solve the ticket price problem by the way."
When he heard the word "ticket price" Director Tan couldn't object to this, because their current ticket prices are so cheap, just 30 yuan per show. With a maximum attendance of just over a thousand, their actual revenue is only a little over 30,000 yuan, and not every show is full. An average attendance rate of over 50% is a good thing.
The troupe has nearly a hundred actors alone, plus so many behind-the-scenes staff, so it's easy to imagine their income. But yours is already a niche market, so who would come if the price went up?
Therefore, the participation of a big-name star is valuable. By using Liu Yifei's name, it's easy to sell tickets for 500 or 800 yuan each, and scalpers can even get them for 3,000 or 5,000 yuan each, making them much harder to get than a concert.
We've sold tickets for 500 or 800 yuan before. When there weren't any big stars around, I wouldn't have thought selling them for 100 yuan wouldn't have been too much. With the same attendance rate at 100 yuan per show, the revenue per show would have tripled to over 60,000 yuan. A month's revenue, all added up, would have exceeded 2 million yuan. This not only reduced operational pressure but also allowed everyone in the troupe to live like normal people.
From this perspective, Liu Yifei's temporary joining was indeed a good thing. Even if the process was somewhat painful and difficult, and had a significant impact on the entire troupe, this was only short-term. Not to mention the 5 million yuan sponsorship from Wu Mingxuan. From a business perspective, they've made a killing.
Liu Yifei was naturally furious. When did she have to pay to act in a play? Who was she looking down on? Was she really that bad?
Wu Mingxuan patiently explained the drama troupe's operating model to Yifei, and also explained the cross-border operation models of some popular stars today.
"People like Xia Yu who perform in dramas follow a cooperative model. Simply put, they rent a venue with a mature professional drama troupe, jointly prepare a drama, and then use channels to perform it. The main purpose is to make money, not to improve their business capabilities, which is just a side effect.
You are really starting from the bottom, but you are not really starting as a supporting role. You are parachuted in as the heroine, which naturally disrupts other people's arrangements. Just to teach you how to act with each other from scratch, it takes a lot of manpower, material resources, time and energy. They can't even perform a few plays in a month or two, and their income is practically zero.
Drama actors earn very little, and many work part-time. Others don't really do it for the money, so your presence is impacting their hobbies and dreams. Do you think it's appropriate not to provide adequate financial compensation? "
Wu Mingxuan is different from others in the industry. He truly understands this. If Brother Hu hadn't taken him in, he might have ended up in the drama world. So Wu Mingxuan understands these people's difficulties and doesn't need to be overly picky.
Money isn't the most important thing; helping them train is what matters. And this is just the beginning. Wu Mingxuan plans to use the drama troupe as his own talent development center.
Wu Mingxuan expressed deep doubts about the current level of training offered by the three major academies. He believed it couldn't get any worse, producing so-called elites who were no better than those who came from unconventional backgrounds.
Thanks to the persuasion of Jin Dong, the "insider," and the powerful influence of Wu Mingxuan's 5 million yuan check, the Beijing Repertory Theatre reached a consensus; after all, no one wanted to go against the money.
While the impact would be significant for the next month or two, the 3 million yuan was simply allocated for salaries, with everyone receiving an additional 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in bonuses. Naturally, there was no emotional impact. Furthermore, with ticket prices rising, this would be a boon for everyone in the troupe. Jin Dong wasn't the only one who wanted to make the transition to film and television.
"I've already asked someone to take care of Yifei and the others. They're all equipped with a five-person team, which is the configuration for top actresses in the circle. Their comfort and personal safety can be fully guaranteed."
Wu Mingxuan nodded. Two bodyguards, one assistant, one agent, and one 24-hour personal all-round female bodyguard. Not all of them dare to use such a luxurious configuration at any time, even for the four actresses and two ice skaters. It costs millions of extra expenses a month.
Looking at the tickets in his hand, Wu Mingxuan asked Li Xue, "Then let's go to the Spring Festival Gala together. Yifei and Qin'er will also be included. If your sister has nothing to do, she can come along. It's a table for five anyway, so it won't be a waste. By the way, Xiaobai's dancing at the Spring Festival Gala shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Li Xue nodded. It's rare to be able to go to the Spring Festival Gala and sit at a small round table in the front row. Moreover, this year's Spring Festival Gala is very special. This year is the Olympic year.
"It's not a big deal, especially since you've agreed to attend, Brother Xuan. It's a sure thing. This drama is already the biggest drama of the year, but the three major satellite TV stations and CCTV are all very interested. Where do you think we should sell it to?"
"The highest bidder wins. So what if CCTV is the best? I'm not begging them. But CCTV has to pay double what the other satellite TV stations pay, as is the industry standard."
This isn't Wu Mingxuan taking advantage of CCTV. It's that unlike other satellite TV stations, CCTV buys the first run, so you can't sell second and third runs on other satellite TV stations. All of them are theirs. It's just that overbearing and tyrannical.
So selling a show to CCTV isn't impossible, but the price has to be double that of other channels. These days, traditional satellite TV broadcasts are the primary source of revenue, and for some hits, the second and third runs are the most profitable, sometimes even double or triple the first run. So the asking price is quite reasonable.