[BL] Accidental Mark

Chapter 67

Pei Shaoze met with Mr Chen who was responsible for purchasing movies and dramas for the number one domestic video broadcasting platform to talk about the release time and purchase mode of Folding Paper.

This Mr Chen was really a man with a big smile and evil intentions. He first praised Pei Shaoze with compliments such as 'President Pei is really young and promising.' Then he said solemnly, "President Pei, how about a 3 million yuan buyout for Folding Paper? Our Little Bear TV is the platform with the highest number of video users in China. There are several hundred million members and stable daily activity of around 100 million. It goes without saying that the exposure rate of your drama will be high on our platform."

Pei Shaoze drank a mouthful of tea with a calm expression. "3 million buyout? I can't even get the investment cost back. It won't be easy to explain to the crew."

Mr Chen smiled and explained, "This drama isn't a very famous IP drama and the actors are also small, unknown newcomers. My price is quite fair. I bought a few newcomer online dramas last year and none of them exceeded 2 million yuan. I only increased the price out of consideration for Tianxuan. President Pei, think of it as spending money to promote new actors. A bigger platform is good for the fame of the actors."

Pei Shaoze put down the cup and looked at the other person. "It's a 3 million buyout. Then Mr Chen, how do you plan to recommend it?"

The other party thought about it. "It's naturally a classified push. Our platform has a special area for school dramas. Once the drama is released, we will put it in the most eye-catching position of the classified push. Haha, we won't neglect Tianxuan's drama."

Pei Shaoze slightly smiled and stood up. "Mr Chen, I hope we get a chance to cooperate again in the future."

Did this mean a direct refusal? Mr Chen chuckled. What high price did he want for a broken online drama with newcomers who had no reputation? There was fierce competition in the summer season. Big IP dramas had to compete for first place. There were so many stars in the circle so how much airtime could this small production get? How much attention could it attract? If he bought it for 3 million yuan then he might lose money. He really underestimated his capabilities.

Mr Chen was always smiling but it was obvious what he was thinking. Pei Shaoze didn't bother talking to him any longer.

In the past few days, he had met the purchasing supervisors of several video broadcasting platforms. They had been polite on the surface due to Pei Shaoze's status as president of Tianxuan but in fact, they weren't optimistic about the drama 'Folding Paper'. The summer competition was fierce. If they paid a high price to buy a school drama without famous actors then there really was a risk of losing money. Pei Shaoze could understand the conservative ideas of these people.

This summer, there were several big production costume dramas, xianxia dramas, and sadistic love school dramas. From the perspective of major platforms, it was almost impossible for Folding Paper to breakthrough.

However, Pei Shaoze had confidence in his own vision when picking scripts and in Cheng Xia's performance. This was Cheng Xia's debut work and Pei Shaoze's first time as a producer in this world. Cheng Xia spent a lot of effort on this work. It wasn't just reading the original novel five times or reciting the script more than ten times. He wasted thousands of pieces of paper just practicing original skills.

How could he let Cheng Xia down?

After arriving home in the evening, Pei Shaoze sat at the desk and gently rubbed his temples when thinking about the next response. Even if he had full confidence in this drama, the broadcasting platform had their own evaluation criteria. Dramas performed by unknown newcomers really couldn't get a good price. There was no platform willing to spend more than 10 million to buy the exclusive broadcasting rights of this 'small, unknown online drama.'