Chapter 70 Additional Investment Follow-up
Because "Assassin's Blade" required an additional investment of 10 million yuan, Lu Yang and Yang Hao went to China Film Group again and spent a whole morning to finalize the contract.

Walking out of the China Film Building, Senior Brother Lu Yang's face was full of smiles. He put his arm around Yang Hao's shoulder, patted his chest and said confidently,
"It's all thanks to you this time, Junior Brother. If you need any help from me in the future, just let me know. I will never refuse as long as I can help."

Lu Yang was really grateful to Yang Hao. The script of "Blade of the Assassin" was written several years ago, but martial arts films were in decline at the time and no one was willing to invest. It was Yang Hao who took out real money and agreed to invest. Now the crew was short of funds and needed additional investment, and his junior brother immediately agreed to the additional investment without saying a word. He was truly a great benefactor in his life.

"Brother, don't say that. The additional investment is also for the greater success of this film. If you really want to thank me, just make this film well with your heart," Yang Hao said sincerely.

"Don't worry, junior brother. This movie is not only about your investment, it's also my childhood dream of being a martial arts hero. For the sake of my dream, I will definitely make this movie well." Lu Yang said this sincerely with tears in his eyes. He was so grateful to this junior brother that tears were about to flow uncontrollably while he spoke.

Seeing that Lu Yang, a grown man, seemed to be about to cry, Yang Hao couldn't bear it anymore, so he gently pushed him to interrupt his emotions, and then said,

"Senior brother, let's go back to the crew early."

"Yes, yes, we should go back to the crew early. We have wasted the whole morning today and the shooting plan has been delayed. We need to go back to the crew early and hurry up to shoot."

The filming funds for "The Blade of the Assassin" were very tight, and the crew had to work overtime to shoot the film. This was something the entire crew knew.

Especially in the past two days, Yang Hao took a leave to go on Happy Camp, and the crew was interviewed by media reporters every few days. Although this hype made "The Blade of the Assassin" quite popular, it also caused the crew's filming progress to be seriously slowed down.

In the past, we could shoot forty or fifty shots a day, but now in the past few days, the lowest number is only seven or eight shots.

Faced with the situation where the shooting progress was being slowed down and the budget was about to exceed, several producers on the crew were extremely anxious. They often went to Lu Yang in the past few days to discuss what to do.

Finally, the few people discussed a solution, which was to use the two to three million originally reserved publicity funds for filming first. However, if the crew did not leave any funds for publicity, the movie would definitely fail.

Now that's good, Director Lu Yang returned to the crew and announced that "The Blade of the Assassin" would add an additional 10 million yuan for publicity. This news immediately stabilized the hearts of several producers.

Several leading actors in the crew were also very happy when they learned that "The Blade of the Assassin" had received an additional 10 million yuan in funds for promotion. After all, everyone understands that the larger the scale of the film promotion, the more exposure it will get, and the greater the benefits to them.

With the return of Yang Hao and Lu Yang, the crew returned to its previous busy shooting rhythm.
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A few days passed and it was Saturday evening, 6:8, which was the time when Happy Camp was broadcast.

Da Mimi snuggled in Yang Hao's arms, and the two were watching Happy Camp.

This is the episode recorded a few days ago with Yang Hao, Zhao Liying, Nazha and Yuan Hong as guests.

When Da Mimi saw Yang Hao appearing on the Happy Camp show wearing the court dress from the TV series "Legend of Lu Zhen", her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but reach out to touch Yang Hao's chest muscles.

Some crazy fans said, "You look so handsome in ancient court costumes."

"Pa", Yang Hao slapped away Da Mimi's hand that was touching his pectoral muscles, glanced at the bulging chest of the other party, and said in a sarcastic tone.

"You have one too, it's bigger than mine. If you want to touch it, touch yours."

When Da Mimi heard what Yang Hao said, she rolled her eyes at him and said, "How can they be the same?"

"Do you know what the current ratings of "Legend of Lu Zhen" are?" Da Mimi continued.

"How much?" In recent days, Senior Brother Lu Yang has been urging me to act in the drama, to make up for the progress I missed due to the leave a few days ago. I have been shooting for fourteen or fifteen hours a day on the crew, and I have been so busy that I have not really paid attention to the ratings of "Legend of Lu Zhen".

"The average viewership is 2.54," Da Mimi said when she talked about the viewership, her voice got a little louder and her tone was very excited.

"Why do I feel like you're more excited than me, the male lead and investor?" Yang Hao joked.

Seeing Yang Hao's calm face and slightly pretentious tone, Da Mimi became very angry.

"Hmph, your ratings even exceed my masterpiece 'Palace'," Da Mimi snorted coldly, biting Yang Hao's pectoral muscle with bared teeth.

The average viewership rating of "Palace Lock Heart Jade" was 2.52, and the average viewership rating of "Legend of Lu Zhen" was 2.54, just slightly higher.

"Pa", Yang Hao felt a little pain after being bitten by Da Mimi, so he slapped Da Mimi on the buttocks and said, "Are you a dog?"

Yang Hao and Da Mimi stayed in bed for a while, and Da Mimi spoke again.

"'Legend of Lu Zhen' is so popular, the second round broadcast rights must have been sold."

"It has been sold for several days," Yang Hao said with a faint smile.

The second round broadcast rights of "Legend of Lu Zhen" were sold on the day Yang Hao went to record Happy Camp, and Yu Li reported this to Yang Hao at that time.

There are only a few channels to make money in the TV drama market now.

The first is the first broadcast rights of the TV series, followed by the second and third round broadcast rights, as well as the overseas broadcast rights, mainly in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and finally the online video broadcast rights.

Of course, the most fundamental thing about these channels is the first-round broadcasting rights. If you want to have subsequent profits, you have to look at the ratings of the first round. If the first round fails, there will be no follow-up.

For a hit drama like "Legend of Lu Zhen", the revenue from the second-round broadcast rights is much higher than the first-round.

Because "Legend of Lu Zhen" does not have any big-name stars, the first round of exclusive broadcast rights was sold for only 90 per episode, which is considered a bargain compared to currently popular TV series.

Now that the ratings are skyrocketing, the second-round broadcasting rights are in great demand. The six TV stations with the highest bids have been selected. These six TV stations have offered a total of 6 million yuan per episode, which is much higher than the price for one-round exclusive broadcast.

The first round of exclusive broadcasting was considered to have recouped the production costs, and the second round was equivalent to pure profit. Even if it was split equally with Penguin and Tangren, Yang Hao still earned nearly 2700 million.

The remaining overseas broadcasting rights and online broadcasting rights are still under negotiation, but it is foreseeable that it will be a considerable amount.

When Da Mimi heard Yang Hao say that the second round broadcast rights had been sold, her eyes sparkled and she said leisurely,
"It must have sold for quite a bit of money."

"Not much, not much. Other investors in "Legend of Lu Zhen" include Tangren and Penguin. I'm just a small shareholder," Yang Hao said with a laugh.

(End of this chapter)