In the living room, Li Yuanjuan was lying ungracefully on the sofa.
A few empty wine bottles were scattered around her feet.
The air was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.
And Li Yuanjuan was already drunk.
An Nuonuo's delicate body trembled as she hurried over.
Looking at Li Yuanjuan's current state, a bold thought popped into her mind.
Could it be that mom had discovered all the things that dad had done?
An Nuonuo's face turned pale, and she furiously shook her head.
She did not dare to think any further.
She squatted down, picked up the empty wine bottles,
then laid Li Yuanjuan out flat and went to the bathroom to fetch a hot towel...
...
"Those Bygone Years" had adopted a non-exclusive broadcasting model.
Six TV platforms had come on board in the early stages.
Two were provincial stations, and four were local stations.
The broadcast time was 8.30 pm on November 1st, prime time.
Jiang Xu had specially made time tonight from his writing schedule to evaluate the quality of the drama.
An Nuonuo had also joined him to watch.
Her outfit for the day was super cute.
She was wearing a pure white knitted sweater.
Below it was a blue skirt.
She sat on the sofa, bending her legs and hugging them, absorbed in the opening scene of the program.
Seeing a small part of her foot bare, Jiang Xu knew that she was wearing white stockings.
Her outfit could only be described as 'ethereal'.
White stockings, so great!
The theme song was pretty good.
The actual episode was also created with commendable effort, from Jiang Xu's perspective.
Unlike the film version, the TV drama used a different entry point at the beginning.
Because a drama needs to have many episodes, it emphasizes on detailed (watery) exposition.
Zhou Qingyue appeared soon enough.
Her natural endowments, along with the use of filters and makeup, left the audience stunned from the moment she appeared on screen.
"Zhou looks very pretty," An Nuonuo exclaimed softly.
Jiang Xu, on the other hand, found it quite ordinary. Compared to An Nuonuo, they were miles apart.
Of course, it could also be because Jiang Xu inherently held prejudices against Zhou Qingyue.
So no matter how excellent she was, she was nothing spectacular in Jiang Xu's eyes.
Leaving personal biases aside, Zhou Qingyue's acting skills had significantly improved.
The initial entry point of the drama offered high-engaging content.
After watching the first episode, Jiang Xu opined that as long as the same standard could be maintained during post-production,
then a small explosion was a given, if not a major one.
The revenue sharing deal for the drama was agreed as 15% when the contract was signed.
Jiang Xu had not yet asked Liu Yue how much he had authorized the TV station to sell for.
Taking advantage of the ad break at the end of the first episode, he called to ask.
"Hello, this is Zhou Qingyue, my aunt is taking a bath," Zhou Qingyue's voice came as soon as the call connected.
Jiang Xu felt a bit uncomfortable.
But nevertheless, he asked, "I would like to know, how much was "Those Bygone Years" sold to several TV stations for?"
This was something that could not be lied about.
Jiang Xu could inquire about this from the TV stations at any time.
Because he was also a stakeholder in this drama.
The TV stations would not refuse to disclose the actual price to him.
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Qingyue paused before responding in a neutral tone,
"Two provincial TV stations, one offered 90,000 yuan per episode while the other offered 85,000.
The four local TV stations offered 50,000 yuan per episode. The total number of episodes is thirty."
Well, well.
Adding this up, it's over eleven million yuan.
Selling the drama to just these six TV stations had already recouped the production costs.
If this drama performed well subsequently, other TV stations would also be willing to buy it.
There are over two thousand TV stations nationwide, after all.
Even if only a few dozen were to buy it.
A TV station pays several thousand per episode, or up to 10–20 thousand for more expensive ones.
Once added up, that's not an insignificant revenue stream.
Then, there's the internet broadcast rights.
But nowadays, internet TV isn't popular. They might sell for, at most, several hundred thousands.
Jiang Xu became interested.
Perhaps he could buy the internet rights himself.
Not just for this TV drama.
He could also buy the rights for the popular movies and TV series from these years.
Wait for a few years, until those monumental video streaming websites rise.
Then sell it all. He could auction it off for a sky-high price.
Jiang Xu considered further, and more ideas came to mind.
For example, music copyright!
During this period, many singers and entertainment companies don't pay much attention to music copyrights.
Especially online music broadcast rights, you could probably get a bunch of them for a few tens of thousands.
Buying in right now would definitely be a good deal.
On some day in his previous life, Jiang Xu saw news about this.
President Ma's family spent 570 million to buy all Mr. Zhou's music exclusive broadcasting rights for three years.
Remember the key figures.
Three years, 570 million.
What does this mean?
This profit could outpace ninety-nine percent of domestic listed companies' annual profits.
If Jiang Xu steps in at this time and buys exclusive online music broadcast rights from Mr. Zhou and JJ for all their songs.
This is the equivalent to owning another luxury estate.
After about eight or ten years.
When domestic copyright consciousness awakens, and all kinds of regulations are perfected, Jiang Xu can just lie down and make money.
Of course, according to Jiang Xu's estimation.
If he wants to buy all Mr. Zhou's online music broadcast rights now, it probably would cost tens of millions.
It would not be possible in the short term.
However, when Jiang Xu enters university the next year, with a lot more time and a broader stage.
The speed at which he makes money will significantly increase.
At that time, he could allocate some funds.
To invest in these chickens who will lay golden eggs for him in the future.
Jiang Xu had a lot on his mind.
He politely said "Thank you" and hung up the phone.
Even though he very much disliked Zhou Qingyue and was even disgusted.
But what is right is right.
She helped solve his doubts, a thank you was still required.
Zhou Qingyue watched the ended call, light danced in her eyes, she seemed deep in thought.
After a while, she picked up her phone and opened QQ.
She sent An Nuonuo a message: Nuonuo, have you been watching my TV drama? How is it (Grinning)?
An Nuonuo quickly replied: It's good, Zhou is really great.
Zhou Qingyue's lips slightly uplifted as she typed quickly: Yes, I received the fee for the second drama, it's over two million.
I have time, I'll treat you to a meal.
An Nuonuo: Ok!
Over at Jiang Xu's house.
The two were sitting side by side.
Jiang Xu does not have the habit of peeking at others' chatting.
He just accidentally glanced over.
And realized An Nuonuo was chatting with Zhou Qingyue.
This immediately made him wary.
This woman, definitely had bad intentions.
Therefore, Jiang Xu look over inconspicuously to see what the two were chatting about.
When Jiang Xu saw Zhou Qingyue mention that her fee was two million, he frowned.
This sentence seemed unusual.
Why mention this?
After pondering for a while, an idea came to mind like a flash of lightning.