Chapter 282: Premiere Rights for 600 million

After the television drama was done with post-production, Lin Fan looked at the second season of “Joy of Life” and couldn’t help but smile.

As he had expected, the second season of “Joy of Life” had a total of 46 episodes. The plot was interconnected and had ups and downs.

The entire television drama had extremely high viewing value.

That afternoon, Lin Fan took a car to Tencent Arts and iQiyi.

Today’s most important task was to determine the premiere platforms for the second season of “Joy of Life”.

When he arrived at Tencent Arts’ office, he realized that the staff from iQiyi had also come.

These two video platforms usually bought the premiere rights to a television series at the same time.

When Lin Fan arrived, Tencent Arts and the staff of iQiyi walked out enthusiastically.

Many video companies would fight for the premiere rights of Lin Fan’s drama.

Therefore, Lin Fan could go and discuss cooperation with many companies.

As these two companies were the ones who bought the premiere rights for the first season, Lin Fan also came to negotiate with Tencent Arts and iQiyi.

“Director Lin, welcome to our company. Please sit down and have a cup of tea. I’ll call our manager immediately.” The staff looked at Lin Fan warmly and made him a cup of tea.

Lin Fan sat down. Lin Qianwei stood beside him with the documents.

However, it wasn’t long before the managers of both Tencent Arts and iQiyi came out.

Only someone at the manager’s level could talk about cooperation with Lin Fan.

When they saw Lin Fan, the managers of Tencent Arts and iQiyi warmly came over to shake his hand.

“Let’s skip the pleasantries and get to the point.”

“There are about seven or eight video companies fighting for the premiere rights of the second season of ‘Joy of Life’. If the prices offered by the video companies are not satisfactory, the second season of ‘Joy of Life’ can also be broadcast on television.” Lin Fan smiled.

“We understand, we understand. Can you show us a sample of the second season of Joy of Life first?” asked the managers of Tencent Arts and iQiyi.

“Sure.” Lin Fan nodded and gestured for Lin Qianwei to hand the sample to the managers of the two companies.

For the next two hours, Lin Fan sat in a chair and rested quietly.

Tencent Arts and iQiyi’s staff served him well.

The second season of Joy of Life had attracted a lot of investment. It was precisely because of this that the production of this television series was very meticulous.

If they did not even get their money back in the end, Yuehua Entertainment would suffer a huge loss.

The managers of Tencent Arts and iQiyi, as well as a series of staff, were watching a sample of the second season of Joy of Life.

At the start of the second season, there was mind-blowing political trickery.

Unlike the first season, every actor used the best costumes for the second season of Joy of Life.

There would never be a scene where an actor wore the same kind of clothes all the time. Even the costumes of the side characters were good.

As for the acting skills of the actors and actresses in the second season of Joy of Life, there was no need to mention them.

After watching the sample film, the many staff members of the two companies were stunned on the spot for a long time.

“That’s it? Why does the sample feel so short?”

“But it’s already been two hours. Director Lin Fan’s acting is too good in this drama.”

“Whether it’s the costumes, the effect of the images, the acting between the actors, or the plot, it’s all too exciting.”

“I feel that Director Lin Fan’s third television drama, the second season of Joy of Life, will definitely become popular. This television drama is much more exciting than the first season.”

“No matter what, we have to buy the premiere rights to this TV show. This show has a lot of big stars in it.”

“Director Lin is amazing. Every time he directs a TV show, it’s always so good. He wrote the script and directed the show. The key is that the actors in this show have very good acting skills.”

“Especially Lin Fan’s acting skills. It’s settled. We’ll spend a lot of money to buy the premiere rights of this television drama.”

After an agreement had been reached within their companies, the managers of Tencent Arts and iQiyi came in and looked at Lin Fan.

“Director Lin, our two companies will buy the premiere rights to this television series.”

“The TV series you filmed is amazing. If I could, I’d watch it all night,” the manager of Tencent Arts said with a smile.

“Yeah, the show’s second season is even better than the first. Maybe it’ll get another record-breaking number of clicks and views,” said the manager of iQiyi.

After all, there were too many fans online looking forward to the second season of Joy of Life.

With Lin Kexin’s participation, Lin Kexin’s fans would also watch the second season of Joy of Life.

“Name your price,” Lin Fan said with a smile.

“Director Lin, we won’t play games with you anymore. Tencent Arts is willing to pay 160 million for the premiere rights for the second season of Joy of Life.”

“It’s the same for us at iQiyi. We’re also willing to pay 160 million for the premiere rights,” said the manager.

The price of 160 million was almost double the purchase price of the first season’s premiere rights.

The two companies’ offers added up to 320 million yuan!

The premiere rights of Lin Fan’s television drama were worth 320 million yuan!

Anyone would probably be tempted by so much money.

But Lin Fan wasn’t.

Lin Fan shook his head. “If that’s the price, I’m afraid we won’t be able to negotiate.”

“In the second season of Joy of Life, we had a 400-million-yuan investment. We spent nearly 80 million yuan on the script. The actors’ salaries added up to 120 million yuan. In addition to the other salaries and filming costs, we spent 350 million yuan.”

“You guys have only offered 320 million yuan in total for the premiere rights of this television drama. In that case, the second season of Joy of Life might lose money,” Lin Fan said.

“Director Lin, what do you think is the most suitable price?” asked the managers of Tencent Arts and iQiyi.

They also knew the price had to be negotiated, especially for something like the premiere rights to this drama. It was incredibly important.

If a video company could buy the premiere rights for the second season of Joy of Life, their traffic would soar. It would also be a lot of good for Tencent Arts and iQiyi.

If Lin Fan walked out of the office today, other video companies would probably come to buy the premiere rights.

“Three hundred million, three hundred million for each company. A total of six hundred million will do. What do you think?” Lin Fan asked.

Actually, the second season of Joy of Life did not make much money. It could not make much money with the premiere rights. At most, it would make 100 to 200 million.

But this TV series could make big stars even more popular and have more additional income.

Of course, six hundred million in copyright fees was already astronomical.

After thinking and discussing for a while, the two companies placed the contract in front of Lin Fan.

“Director Lin, if it were any other television series, we definitely wouldn’t buy the premiere rights for three hundred million yuan each.”

“But this TV show you directed is different. This show has the potential to go viral!”

“Our two companies are paying this six hundred million together. Director Lin, nice working with you.” The managers of Tencent Arts and iQiyi smiled.

“Nice working with you.” After Lin Fan checked the contract and signed it, he shook hands with the two managers.

And the premiere rights for the second season of “Joy of Life” were sold.

The cost of the premiere rights had set a record in the industry!

Tencent Arts and iQiyi each paid 300 million!