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Chapter 89 Li Bingbing: After hooking up with my sister, you come to tease her again, right?

On April 4, shocking news broke in the entertainment industry: Hong Kong superstar Zhang Guorong committed suicide by jumping off a building.

This news occupied all the news pages. Whether it was SARS or the Iraq War, all of them had to give up the headlines.

The internet was also flooded with news about this incident, several forums were blown up, and many conspiracy theories were spawned, causing a huge uproar.

Yan Li was also quite shocked by this incident and felt a little nostalgic. After all, to some extent, he grew up watching Zhang's movies and listening to Zhang's songs.

Then I continued to busy myself with my own things.

At the same time, the Beijing sub-channel rebroadcast "Conquer" and the performance was still good. Yan Li was even recognized when he went out once.

An old lady in her forties or fifties pointed at him, thought for half a minute, and then said in a firm tone.

"You are the little rascal who beat up Du Mei."

Although the aunt did not remember Wu Tian's name, she also mistook Li Li, played by Jiang Shan in "Conquer", for Du Mei in "Get High". The plot she remembered was also quite complicated, which almost caused Yan Li to be watched by passers-by.

But the feeling of being recognized as an actor by the audience for the first time still left Yan Li with some nostalgic memories.

Not only offline, as "Conquer" was launched on multiple local TV stations one after another, its influence continued to expand, and a few netizens also noticed his role as Wu Tian.

The most common thing people say is that Yan Li looks good, especially compared to those ruthless guys in "Conquer", he stands out from the crowd.

There is also the line where he scolds Jiang Shan - Do you know what you look like now? Like a chicken.

In fact, the earliest source of this sentence is "Get High". The heroine played by Jiang Shan dressed sexy for a date, which caused dissatisfaction among the hero Wang Zhiwen - "Why do you look like a chicken?"

Lao Gao deliberately made a joke of this line because he saw Jiang Shan playing this role.

Many viewers who have watched "Get High" understood the meaning and made fun of this line.

The popularity of the show on local channels has, to a certain extent, promoted the broadcast time of "Conquer".

The schedules of local satellite TV stations cannot be arranged at will.

以晚上19:30~22:00的黄金档，基本只能播2~3集，一般是2集，一个月也就是60集左右的体量，相当于一两部电视剧。

Even if we include the secondary prime time slots after 10 p.m., there are only three or four TV series broadcast per month on average, not counting reruns and other factors.

Therefore, not only is it difficult to sell the drama to satellite TV stations, but even after selling it, you still have to wait in line.

Under normal circumstances, it is considered relatively smooth if a drama is released one or two months later. It is also common for it to take several months to be aired, and it is not uncommon for it to take more than half a year.

If you want to queue up earlier or cut in line, you have to look at the ratings of the terrestrial channel and the influence of the TV series itself.

When a TV station sees the potential of a drama, it will give it some attention and even put it in a prime time slot, treating it as a key project of the year.

"Conquest" performed well, but it was not a key project, so it was moved up in the schedule but not released in the summer season.

Tianjin TV has basically decided that the first broadcast will be in May, while Hebei Province has not yet confirmed it, and it is likely to be in May or June.

Yan Li was very happy because that period coincided with the SARS epidemic and everyone stayed at home watching TV, which was definitely helpful for the ratings.

More importantly, the sooner the show airs, the sooner he can get the final payment from the TV station.

When a TV station buys a drama, it usually does not pay all the money directly. Instead, it divides the process into three stages: signing the contract, receiving the production, and broadcasting.

[Signing] is the first payment or deposit given after the drama purchase contract is signed, usually 20~30%.

[To bring] refers to the payment that the TV station gets after receiving the finished TV series, ranging from 30% to 50%.

[Broadcast] means that the balance will be settled within a short period of time after the TV series ends, mostly 20%~40%.

The specific share and time will depend on the contract. The terms and conditions of each drama purchase contract may be different, and both parties can modify it according to their respective needs.

However, a contract is just a contract, and it may not be useful when the critical moment comes!
Except for CCTV and a few well-funded first-tier satellite TV stations, there is no TV station that does not delay payments.

It is considered very good if the debt can be settled within half a year. Some debts are delayed for one or two years, or even end up being left unresolved and becoming bad debts.

Some film and television companies were dragged to death!
Every time this happens, Yan Li is very grateful to the intelligence system for helping him identify the character, ethics and business credit of the TV station or relevant persons in charge.

I can’t say it’s foolproof, but it can reduce risks to a certain extent and avoid being cheated.

The cooperating partners of "Conquer" this time are Tianjin Satellite TV and Hebei Satellite TV.

The former, as a municipality directly under the central government, is not a first-tier satellite TV station, but it has sufficient funds and the payments are still very quick.

Although Hebei Provincial Health Bureau is a little poor and often likes to delay the payment time, it will not delay for too long, and there has been no case of defaulting on debts in recent years.

Although such a partner has flaws, it is still within Yan Li's acceptable range.

As for those satellite TV stations that delay the final payment for two or three years or even become bad debts, Yan Li will not cooperate with them no matter how high the offer is. He really can't afford to worry about it.

...

"Conquer" was scheduled to be broadcast on satellite TV smoothly, and good news also came from Li Bingbing.

She successfully won the female lead in "Cell Phone"!
The Li sisters excitedly invited Yan Li to dinner to celebrate, and Yan Li happily went. When they arrived, they found that Wang Jinghua was also there and enthusiastically pulled Yan Li to talk.

After a while, Wang Jinghua received a call and walked out of the box to answer it. Li Xue took the opportunity to apologize to Yan Li.

"I'm sorry, my sister let it slip. Sister Hua heard you were here and insisted on coming over, so we couldn't stop her."

"understand."

Yan Li nodded, then jokingly said, "I'd actually love to have dinner with Sister Hua. She's really nice when she compliments people, and it makes me happy while eating."

Li Xue was amused by him: "What do you take Sister Hua for?"

"My life mentor is an excellent senior whom I respect very much, so I like her praise. I don't feel this way when others praise me."

Li Xue blinked: "Then I'm praising you."

Yan Li pondered for a moment: "Compared to Sister Hua, I still need to practice, I can't scratch the itch."

"Virtue."

Li Xue smiled and patted him, but Yan Li didn't take it seriously. Li Bingbing, who was standing next to them, had been watching the two of them chatting and laughing, and he couldn't sit still anymore. He coughed and took the initiative to greet his sister.

"Xue'er, sit next to me,"

Li Xue was a little reluctant: "I'll sit here so I can greet guests."

"Don't be so polite, we are all family."

Seeing that Li Bingbing was about to glare at him, Yan Li took the initiative to pull Li Xue and let her sit next to Li Bingbing.

Li Bingbing was still worried, so he asked Li Xue to switch seats with him. He sat in the middle to separate Yan Li and his sister. He gave Yan Li a warning look, then took out his mobile phone to send a text message to Yan Li.

[Don't try to hit on my sister]

Yan Li felt very wronged. It was Li Xue who talked to him, and he did nothing.

I am innocent

Although Yan Li gave an explanation, Li Bingbing was still a little wary. Although his sister Li Xue was smart, it didn't mean she understood men.

Although she is only two years older than her sister, she has been working in the entertainment industry and has seen many different kinds of men, which has honed her vision.

It's obvious at first glance that Yan Li is a playboy!

It would be fine if he was just a playboy, but he was also good-looking, eloquent, smart, and had outstanding abilities.

This kind of man is most popular with women, but also most likely to hurt women's hearts.

Li Bingbing knew his sister's strengths and weaknesses. If she met Yan Li, she would definitely be eaten up and kicked away.

So she had to remind and protect her sister, so that she wouldn't fall for Yan Li's trick and be deceived in the future.

So, in the following dinner, Li Bingbing tried his best to separate his sister and Yan Li to avoid contact between them.

Yan Li didn't care, but Li Xue was a little angry and felt that her sister was a bit too much.

Putting aside other things, Yan Li helped the two sisters so much, and Li Bingbing acted like he was on guard against thieves, which was really chilling.

Wang Jinghua also saw all of this and looked at the two Li sisters thoughtfully.

Is Bingbing guarding against Yan Li or his sister Li Xue?
After the dinner, Li Xue was forced by Li Bingbing to send flowers to Wang Jing, and she personally delivered the gift to Yan.

At the same time, she also expressed her apology for her previous behavior and reiterated that she hoped Yan Li would not get too close to her sister.

Yan Li nodded: "Don't worry, I don't like your sister's type."

When he said that, Li Bingbing became curious: "Which one do you like?"

"Someone who's older, has a more cheerful personality, looks heroic and has a younger sister..."

Before Yan Li could finish, Li Bingbing kicked him in shame and anger: "After hooking up with my sister, you're teasing me now, right?"

"I didn't hook up with your sister."

Yan Li denied it. Li Bingbing was stunned for a moment, then realized: "You're just teasing me, right?"

"If you don't want to, you can bring your sister along."

"piss off."

Watching Yan Li leave, Li Bingbing touched his face and muttered softly, "Heroic and valiant..."

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