609: Chapter 609 Lirong Media! Sold TV series rights for 1.5 billion!

Chapter 609: Lirong Media! Selling the TV Series Copyright for 150 Million!

Just on the day Yuanshi Private Equity announced its fund returns, at a Starbucks near Hyatt Plaza, Yu Siying brought Su Yang to meet Dou Lirong of Lirong Media.

Dou Lirong was around forty years old. She must have been a beauty in her youth, and she still retained some of her charm today!

She looked intelligent and capable, with a style somewhat similar to Yu Siying.

Seeing Su Yang and Yu Siying appear, Dou Lirong took the initiative to stand up and shake hands with Su Yang.

After ordering three cups of coffee, Su Yang began to chat with Dou Lirong.

Dou Lirong was originally from Sichuan Province and later married into Changsha, Xiang Province. In her early years, she worked in variety shows at Matong Station, participated in the recording of many of Matong Station's variety shows, and reached the position of a junior manager.

Later, she jumped ship to the well-known domestic entertainment company Tianyue Entertainment and served as an agent for well-known traffic idol artists in the industry.

After working at Tianyue for a few years, she divorced and simply resigned with her child, returning to Rongcheng. Through her connections, she obtained several investments and opened her own entertainment company.

However, not long ago, the popular idol that Lirong Entertainment had worked so hard to cultivate was exposed online for dating several girlfriends at the same time and sleeping with female fans!

Of course, this didn't make it to the trending topics, but the money Lirong Media invested in the early stages was all down the drain!

"General Manager Su, are you interested in buying a stake in Lirong Entertainment? I can give you 30% of the shares!" Dou Lirong said, looking at Su Yang. "I have some connections at Matong Station and Tencent. As long as you give me sufficient funds and coordinate with the resources of your Spark Entertainment, our Lirong Entertainment can definitely help you make money. This accident was just... an accident. This time, we will definitely strengthen the management of our idols!"

Su Yang took a sip of coffee and smiled. "Why don't you come to work at our Spark Entertainment? I can consider giving you the position of general manager of a subsidiary!"

"General Manager Su, Lirong Entertainment is my life's work. It is impossible for me to leave!"

"Then sell it to me together... It shouldn't be worth much now!"

Dou Lirong said quite firmly, "I'm afraid I cannot agree!"

"General Manager Dou, haven't you considered your daughter?" Su Yang didn't care at all about being rejected. Under Dou Lirong's puzzled gaze, he said, "I heard that you mortgaged your property, and your daughter's tuition at the international school is also very expensive, right? If she is forced to attend a regular high school, it will probably be difficult for her to get into a good university, right? It's completely not the same track!"

Dou Lirong widened her eyes. "You investigated me?"

She looked at Yu Siying, and Yu Siying shook her head, indicating she didn't know!

"Of course!" Su Yang nodded. "I need to be responsible for every investment I make. If I don't investigate you, how can I feel at ease cooperating with you, right?"

Seeing Su Yang so frank, Dou Lirong couldn't feel any dissatisfaction!

He was just being upright!

Of course, Su Yang didn't do any investigation.

He completely obtained the information through conversation guidance and Mind Reading!

"I know that investors have no confidence in you anymore. Come to our Spark Media, or let me acquire it directly. At the very least, it can allow you and the investors to recover some of your losses. You won't have so much pressure, and our Spark Entertainment is not short of resources or funds!" At this moment, Su Yang had completely taken control of the initiative. He looked at Yu Siying and smiled. "The treatment at Spark Entertainment is quite good. You can definitely consider it!"

"Let me think about it again!"

Dou Lirong hesitated for a moment and did not express her stance immediately.

Su Yang smiled and nodded. "Of course, but don't make me wait too long!"

Dou Lirong was capable.

Her connections weren't entirely bragging; at least 60% were real... Maybe she was just lacking a bit of luck!

She had worked so hard to cultivate a traffic idol, only for the situation to explode!

Su Yang was interested in Dou Lirong entirely to supplement the layout and talent of Spark Entertainment.

Dou Lirong said helplessly, "Okay!"

A few days later, Su Yang received another good piece of news: "only you in the whole world," starring Chen Tao, Tang Ximing, and An Xinlei, had passed the review!

Matong Station, Blueberry TV, and several other TV stations, as well as platforms like Tengxun Video, all received the news and planned to send people in charge to Rongcheng to check the quality of the finished film.

This was due to the hype of Spark Entertainment during this period, as well as the recent prevalence of short dramas about overbearing CEOs falling in love with older sisters.

Of course, Su Yang would never admit that Heili Film and Television also added fuel to the fire!

It was precisely because the first short drama of Heili Film and Television went viral and hit the trending topics that there were countless followers.

Kong Zhengyun was almost sick of filming overbearing CEO dramas!

Furthermore, Spark Entertainment had long since started connecting with TV stations and streaming platforms.

As for the quality of "only you in the whole world," both TV stations and streaming platforms knew it in their hearts!

During the post-production of the TV series, the romance between Chen Tao and Tang Ximing had been on the trending topics twice, so the TV series had not been forgotten by the audience!

Spark Media was also creating a persona for Tang Ximing on Weibo and short video platforms, and Linyi Film and Television was also helping Tang Ximing with marketing and fan management.

Excellent TV series quality, themes most liked by current TV station audiences, and continuous publicity all gave this drama the possibility of being a hit. The only thing missing might be the star lineup.

After reporting the work, Lin Yi asked in a low voice, "Boss, do we need public relations?"

Su Yang thought for a while and said, "Not for now, our TV series is of relatively high quality!"

Su Yang knew what Lin Yi meant, but he knew that it should be possible to sell it without giving red envelopes.

"Hmm!"

"I will show up then!"

Lin Yi smiled. "If the boss shows up in person, I will have more confidence!"

Su Yang smiled. "Really?"

"Of course, most of the procurement departments of TV stations are women, and they are quite appearance-oriented... If the boss goes out in person, it will be a sure success!"

"Do you want your salary or bonus deducted?"

"Boss, I was just joking!"

"..."

In the following time, led by Yu Siying and Lin Yi, Su Yang successively met with the heads of procurement from satellite TVs such as Matong, Blueberry, Shanghai, and Tencent.

These people were all very interested in "only you in the whole world." Who told Su Yang to choose the right theme?

Women were the main audience of TV stations!

These professionals could also see that this TV series was very well produced.

It was even better than many urban dramas with investments of over 200 or 300 million. The plot was also very compact and exciting, and they were quite hooked watching it!

Moreover, the plot of a young, overbearing CEO falling in love with a 33-year-old single mother who was divorced and had a daughter was the only one in the country right now, and it was very easy to hype!

When TV stations saw such short dramas selling well on streaming media, they also wanted to attract a wave of traffic!

As a result, they started to be generous with their offers!

After repeated consultations, Su Yang finally decided to cooperate with Matong Station and sold the exclusive broadcasting rights of "only you in the whole world" to Matong Station for 150 million.

There was no other way; this one had the highest offer and the most sincerity, and they were really rich.

Besides looking at the theme and production of the TV series, TV stations also look at the star lineup and the TV series investment to make an offer!

This was the first TV series produced after Linyi Film and Television was acquired. Su Yang was already very satisfied to be able to sell it for 150 million!

Compared to the results of his initial Business Deduction, this was already excellent!

On the surface, including subsequent publicity expenses, Linyi Film and Television still earned at least 60 million.

Secretly, Linyi Film and Television also received a lot of money for product placement.

There was also a lot of product placement from subsidiaries under Jufan Holdings.

Even influencers from Spark Media appeared in the TV series, and some sang the interlude songs.

Moreover, Matong Station was good at hyping, which was very beneficial to the exposure of the star actors.

The ratings of the TV series sold to them were also the highest!

When the contract was signed, Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief!

"General Manager Su, happy cooperation!"

Zhang Yanhua, the head of the procurement department of Matong Station, smiled and reached out to Su Yang!

"Sister Zhang, thank you for your support!" Su Yang held the other party's hand and smiled. "But I also believe that the TV series produced by our company will not let you down!"

In the past few days, he had become quite familiar with Zhang Yanhua.

They had even eaten together and had drinks together!

Zhang Yanhua smiled and nodded. "I also have more confidence, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it!"

"Hmm!"

"To be honest, negotiating with General Manager Su makes me feel a bit uncomfortable!"

Su Yang asked in confusion. "How so?"

"I feel that General Manager Su is very powerful in negotiations!"

Zhang Yanhua really admired Su Yang a bit, feeling that he seemed to know her bottom line!

Privately, she had also asked the head of procurement at Blueberry TV, and that person felt the same as she did.

They both felt that this handsome guy Su Yang... was very powerful!

Clearly, they were the strong side, but sometimes as they talked, the rhythm was controlled by Su Yang.

No wonder he had achieved such a great career at a young age!

To be honest, when she was personally received by Su Yang, she was a little flattered!

Su Yang smiled, not humble at all. "Everyone says so!"

Su Yang's confidence was greatly appreciated by Zhang Yanhua, so she smiled and invited him. "Next time you come to our Changsha, I will treat you to dinner!"

"Then if I go, don't say you are busy and have no time!"

"How could that be!"

Zhang Yanhua chatted with Su Yang for a while, thought for a moment, and asked, "General Manager Su, has your Lin Yi invested in other overbearing CEO dramas?"

"Does Sister Zhang want to buy more?"

"No!" Zhang Yanhua shook her head. "I just suggest not to invest in these types of dramas anymore. I seem to have heard rumors that someone above has opinions on this kind of drama. The investment cycle of TV series is long and the risk is high. I am worried that you won't have a place to sell it when you finish filming. I will also suggest the TV station broadcast the drama as soon as possible!"

Su Yang said sincerely, "Thank you, I understand!"

In fact, he knew about this matter; it would happen within a year, but he just didn't say it.

At that time, not only TV series, but even short videos would be restricted.

Zhang Yanhua's reminder was indeed very kind!

"If you really want to thank me, then come to our TV station to invest in more advertisements!" Zhang Yanhua said with a smile. "Our TV station's programs are still relatively high-quality. We like you rich sponsors the most."

"Then you have to buy more of our company's dramas, otherwise we can't afford to invest in advertisements!"

"You are really..." Zhang Yanhua rolled her eyes at Su Yang. "You don't want to suffer any losses at all!"