I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

Until Xu Weijie left the meeting room, he was still thinking, could this be a deliberate test from Feng Ge's side?
There was no way. He thought that he could not compete with Penguin or Tudou Video in terms of copyright fees.

It's just a question of whether the budget is too high and whether it is worth taking the risk.

But who would have known that before Xu Kong even opened his mouth on Fengge's side, this manager Yan Rui came straight away and asked for a share of the net profits?
This is undoubtedly impossible and not something he can decide.

So I went in with full confidence, thinking that there was a high probability that I would be able to successfully obtain the copyright for this new drama.

From the time I walked out of the room, doubting my life, less than ten minutes had passed in total.

The scene in which I had imagined a fierce dispute over copyright fees, in which I would eventually conquer the other party with my eloquent tongue, did not occur at all.

There was not even any so-called communication or discussion about the copyright fees he offered.

There was no bargaining at all, he almost raised the price step by step to the bottom line price of 3 million.

But even so, the deal still didn't come to fruition, and judging by the attitudes of the people on Feng Ge's side, there was a high probability that there was no possibility of further talks.

Could it be that... Penguin or Tudou Video are really willing to give the share of advertising and paid membership to Fengge?
This is too ridiculous, there has never been such a precedent!
Even if there is, what is the proportion?
Xu Weijie felt like he was really going crazy.

Especially when I recall the scene where I was the only one shouting out prices after the screening, I felt like I was not part of the scene at all.

……

"You want a share of the advertising and paid membership?"

Although it is clear that Feng Ge’s cooperation is no longer under his control.

But Qin Xian still kept paying attention to this matter.

Among the people who followed Xu Weijie this time, there were his people.

So of course I received the relevant news as soon as possible.

"That's right. When Mr. Xu talked about this, he was a little bit unbelievable. He thought Feng Ge was crazy."

Qin Xian remained silent. Is he really crazy?
Not necessarily?

Feng Ge was so calm, which meant that this kind of cooperation model was definitely not the first time.

He was quite surprised that Tudou Video was able to snatch the copyright of "The Beginning" from Penguin.

After all, there is a huge difference between the two companies in terms of copyright fee budget and financial strength.

Now it can be explained. It is very likely that this cooperation model of sharing the profits between advertising and paying members was proposed by Tudou Video.

For them, this is actually not something unacceptable.

After all, their overall advertising expenses and number of paying members are far behind the other two.

As long as we dare to bet that Xu Kong's new drama will be a hit, the traffic and popularity it brings will definitely be worth it even if the drama doesn't make much money.

As it turned out, Tudou Video made the right bet, and "The Beginning" really became a hit.

……

"I have to go to the capital in person!"

Qin Xian hesitated for a long time before finally making up his mind.

He knew very well that if the current situation continued, Kiwi would definitely not be able to obtain the exclusive broadcasting rights for Feng Ge's new drama.

The copyright fee budget of 300 million is almost the company's fixed level.

But Fengge’s uniqueness is still quite different.

The most crucial thing is that in the cooperation with Fengge, Kiwifruit was already lagging behind the other two companies.

If I don't really participate this time, the next time will probably have a similar result.

In the end, you will be kicked out of the game.

If it were before, he would definitely not care about a certain film and television company or director or actor.

Even for the so-called big companies, with so many TV dramas produced in the country every year, there is actually no one company or person that can dominate.

Even Xu Kong today has not reached that level.

But the fact that almost every drama starring Xu Kong becomes a hit really makes people think more.

Regardless of anything else, at least we must always maintain fair competition opportunities with other platforms.

……

Qin Xian left as soon as he said he would, booked the nearest flight and rushed to the airport.

He had never made up his mind before and always felt that he couldn't let go of his pride.

Xu Kong was targeting him so much, and with almost naked hostility.

If you want cooperation, you can only apologize humbly and seek cooperation.

As for profit sharing, since other platforms can give it, why can’t they?
After Qin Xian figured it out, he became much more clear-headed.

The top priority now is to seize the opportunity to break the ice with Fengge through a collaboration.

As long as this can be achieved, it means that Feng Ge and Xu Kong's dramas will be able to participate in the bidding normally in the future.

As for paying a higher price, earning less, or even losing money and giving up profits, it is not something unacceptable.

……

"Just as I thought, Tudou and Penguin are the same as before, offering a 70% share."

"The only difference is the conditions given in terms of publicity and promotion resources and other aspects."

"As for other small platforms, such as Ocean Video and Mango, although they have opened 80% of the market share, the gap between their own user numbers and the three major platforms is still too large."

"Personally, I don't recommend considering it."

Yan Rui analyzed very rationally.

In fact, what he was worried about was that Xu Kong would choose to cooperate with Mango because of his relationship with Wu Youxue.

Mango TV’s own TV station does have enough influence.

In all aspects, it is still one of the most suitable local TV stations to cooperate with in the country.

But the other party’s video platform is a bit not good enough.

Even Tudou Video, which is considered the worst among the three major video platforms, has a user base that completely crushes Mango TV.

So although the profit sharing ratio has increased, at present, the most suitable choices are still Penguin and Tudou Video.

……

"Ok, I know."

Fortunately, Xu Kong is not the kind of person who acts on emotion.

He responded calmly.

“It doesn’t really matter which company we work with.”

"I think a 70% profit share is already very high, and it is probably their bottom line at the moment. Even Tudou is unlikely to make concessions."

For Xu Kong, he did not expect that the normal process of negotiating copyright fees would at most involve adding a gambling agreement or something like that.

But for some reason, it suddenly became a share of the profits between advertising and paying members.

In this way, unless the drama becomes a hit, the platform will not make much money.

It can't be said that it's a loss-making way to gain publicity, but it is indeed a world of difference from the previous method of paying the copyright fee in one lump sum.

I can only say that Tudou Video has set a precedent and it is indeed a good job!

Otherwise, Feng Ge would not be able to get such conditions, and he would not even dare to propose them actively.

……

"Personally, I'm leaning towards the penguins."

Yan Rui spoke up.

The main consideration is nothing more than the basic monthly active users.

But Xu Kong pondered for a while, then spoke:
"Why don't we give the exclusive broadcasting rights to Tudou Video this time, one side at a time."

Xu Kong didn’t think too much about it, most of it was based on fairness.

The main reason is Fengge’s current positioning. It is actually impossible for it to always cooperate with a certain platform.

Therefore, it is better to have some checks and balances to prevent one platform from dominating the market.

At that time, they became the more passive party.

Yan Rui was stunned for a moment, but did not object.

After all, under similar conditions, penguins are indeed a better choice.

But if it just cooperates with Tudou Video, the actual impact will not be that big.

He is still very optimistic about the performance of the drama "Squid Game" after it is broadcast in the country.

……

"Mr. Xu, Manager Yan, someone is looking for you outside..."

It was almost dark, and we had almost finished talking to all the platforms. Although it hadn’t been finalized, it was probably just a matter of choosing between Penguin and Tudou.

"Who?"

Yan Rui was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously.

"Um... Mr. Qin from Kiwifruit..."

Yan Rui's assistant had also seen or heard some things about the discord between Qin Xian and Xu Kong.

So he was a little cautious when mentioning this person.

Xu Kong and Yan Rui looked at each other, and they were obviously surprised that Qin Xian would come to them on his own initiative.

The main news was from Xu Weijie, who said that Kiwi's cooperation with Fengge had been taken over by him.

In other words, Qin Xian himself is no longer responsible.

Moreover, Qin Xian was indeed not among the Kiwi members who attended the preview today.

"Want to meet?"

Yan Rui asked.

The main reason is what Xu Kong said before, that as long as it is his drama, he would never choose to cooperate with Kiwi.

At that time, Xu Kong was just an artist and director under the company.

Now that he has become one of Fengge's bosses, what he said naturally means that Fengge's dramas will most likely not cooperate with Kiwi.

Of course, that's the majority of the time.

But no one can predict business matters.

Xu Kong hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded:
"Let him in."

……

After all, he also wanted to see what Qin Xian was up to.

Qin Xian actually took a taxi directly to Fengge headquarters after getting off the plane.

He almost jogged all the way, and after finding out that Xu Kong and Yan Rui were still in the company, he came straight over.

There is no such thing as a break in between.

He calmed himself down a little at this time and then walked in.

When he saw Xu Kong's familiar face, his mentality had obviously changed compared to before.

"Hello, Mr. Xu, Manager Xu, and Director Yao."

Qin Xian took the initiative to say hello.

Xu Kong didn't say anything, but Yan Rui kept on teasing:

"I heard this morning that the cooperation between Kiwifruit and us has been transferred to President Xu. Is President Qin here to...visit?"

……

After being criticized, Qin Xian rarely lost his temper.

He is no longer the same person now as before, always looking down on others.

"Manager Xu is joking."

"I'm here this time..."

Qin Xian paused for two seconds, as if he had made up his mind, and then he finally spoke:
"It's mainly to apologize to Mr. Xu..."

These words made Yan Rui, Xu Kong, and Yao Guanyu who was present stunned for a moment.

"apologize?"

Qin Xian nodded.

"I apologize for all the impoliteness and offense I had previously shown to Mr. Xu."

"Indeed...I am indeed looking down on others."

……

After these words were spoken, Xu Kong and Yan Rui were at a loss for words.

After all, he is a well-known figure in the circle. As one of the vice presidents of Kiwi, it was really unexpected that Qin Xian started by scolding himself.

Xu Kong was also surprised that Qin Xian's transformation would be so great.

It was already quite incredible that this person could apologize to him.

Saying that he looked down on others really overturned his inherent impression of Qin Xian.

"Boss Qin, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. There's no need to do this..."

Xu Kong finally gave this reply.

He seemed indifferent and didn't say he accepted the other party's apology or anything.

But both of them knew very well that Qin Xian had such an attitude towards the matter, and it was unlikely that Xu Kong would really say anything else.

……

"You three should be able to guess that I came here this time. It's mainly for Feng Ge's new drama."

They were indeed not surprised. At this point in time, everyone could guess that it must be related to the exclusive broadcasting rights of the drama "Squid Game".

"Boss Qin, we have already talked to Boss Xu over there."

Yan Rui spoke up to remind him.

"I know, but I guess it's unlikely to go smoothly."

Qin Xian was not in a hurry, but continued to speak:

"I came here this time, not only to apologize to Mr. Xu, but also mainly to hope that our two parties can cooperate normally in the future."

……

Yan Rui couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and glanced at Xu Kong.

Indeed, with Feng Ge now, you can offend anyone, but Xu Kong’s words really won’t work.

It's not just that Xu Kong is the boss, but because Xu Kong is almost always the screenwriter and producer of Fengge's most important film and television projects.

In the final selection of the platform, it was almost always Xu Kong who made the final decision.

The previous Kiwi is the best example. Both "The Beginning" and "The Bad Kids" were hits, let's not talk about the conditions for now.

Kiwi fruit is not even qualified to participate.

Seeing that Xu Kong had no intention of stopping him, Yan Rui asked:
"Boss Qin, you are right. It is true that we may not consider cooperating with you for our new drama this time."

"But the main reason is that Mr. Xu is not very satisfied with the way of cooperation..."

Qin Xian knew all this a long time ago.

At this point, he no longer hesitated and threw out the chip that he dared to go to the capital independently.

……

"Profit sharing model, right?"

"We at Kiwifruit can do the same, and no matter what the ratios of the other two companies are, we'll add 10%!"

Qin Xian made this decision after careful consideration.

As long as Penguin and Tudou Video can accept the profit sharing ratio, they can accept it too.

On this basis, it’s no big deal to give up another 10%.

Otherwise, they still have no advantage in this cooperation with Feng Ge.

Obviously, Xu Kong and Yan Rui were both stunned at this moment.

When Qin Xian said this, he was indeed very powerful.

What is more important is the conditions offered, which seem to be a sure win.

……

"Boss Qin, although I really don't want to discourage you, I still have to give you a little reminder."

"If you want to get the exclusive broadcasting rights for Squid Game, then you, Kiwifruit, need to give us 80% of the profit..."

Qin Xian was full of vigor and determination just a second ago.

The next second, after hearing the profit ratio, his expression suddenly changed.

"what?"

"How many did you say?"

...(End of chapter)