"Among them, the main investors include Ark Culture, Penguin Video, Penguin Pictures, and Maorong Fresh Food."

The total investment in a drama and the direction of filming expenses can also reflect the quality of the drama.

In particular, the composition of actors' remuneration greatly affects the quality of film and television dramas.

If the actor's salary ratio is too high, other shooting costs will be compressed.

This is also the reason why many idol dramas in the past few years worked hard to cut out pictures.

Because all the investment was spent on the salary, there was no money to shoot on location, and it was even difficult to coordinate the actors, so I had to use stand-ins to shoot, and then cut out the pictures and make a fuss.

Wei Shurong asked: "Is there a proportion of shooting expenses?"

The director of film purchasing took out a form and said: "Yes, the total remuneration for actors is 70 million. Among them, Fang Xing's remuneration is 25 million, Wang Kai's 10 million..."

In the first four dramas of Ark Culture, Fang Xing was not paid.

This time, "Nirvana in Fire" attracted more investment.

If you don't get paid, it's equivalent to the investment in Ark Culture being diluted.

Therefore, Fang Xing offered a salary of 25 million yuan based on his own market conditions.

In fact, there was an S-level project that offered RMB 30 million to invite Fang Xing to play the male lead, but he didn't take it.

Therefore, the salary was not high.

After all, he is the male lead in four drama king-level TV series. His acting skills, image, and popularity are all top-notch.

If we really go outside to pick up roles, there will be a queue of 30 million projects to grab people.

"According to the regulations of the State Administration of Radio and Television, the total remuneration of actors must not exceed 40% of the total cost. The remuneration of actors in "Nirvana in Fire" just meets this requirement," the film purchasing director added.

The State Administration of Radio and Television does have this regulation.

However, regulations are just regulations, and there are many ways to get around them when implemented.

According to the investment of 180 million in "Nirvana in Fire", the actors' salary is 70 million, and there is still a filming budget of 110 million.

The shooting budget is actually quite sufficient.

It can also reflect that the quality of the series is not bad.

Moreover, the cast of "Nirvana in Fire" includes many actors from the National Theater and even military arts.

The cast can also back up the quality of the series.

Moreover, in the first ten episodes, the main characters have basically appeared, and we already have the answer to whether the performance is good or not.

Therefore, the top management of Donghai Satellite TV has decided to enter the price negotiation stage, and now it depends on the price at which the premiere rights can be purchased.

According to the purchase price of ordinary TV dramas, no matter how much investment the producer usually makes, the cost recovery must be the priority before making profit.

Therefore, the total investment in a TV series is a reference for the purchase price.

Of course, the rapid development of online broadcasting in recent years has given producers more ways to make profits, and the prices for TV stations to purchase films are not as exaggerated as before.

The film purchasing director continued his analysis: "According to the analysis of the investment amount of "Nirvana in Fire", the price of the first broadcast rights should be between 2 million and 3 million per episode. Considering that there are many satellite TV stations participating in the competition, the price should be closer to 3 million

.”

The price of 3 million per episode is already a sky-high price for a 54-episode TV series.

"Is this price too high?" a Donghai Satellite TV executive asked.

"It is indeed on the high side. If it were a general TV series, the budget given by our team for purchasing the film would be around 1.5 million. But for Ark Culture dramas, the competition is fierce. I predict that the final price of the first broadcast rights will be close to 3 million per episode.

"The film purchasing director explained.

3 million for one episode, 54 episodes, which is 162 million, almost covering the total investment of "Nirvana in Fire".

This does not include interstitial advertisements and video platform revenue sharing.

The top management of Donghai Satellite TV realized something.

"Nirvana in Fire" has not even started selling the premiere rights, but it is already certain that the cost will be recovered, and the income will be at least twice as much.

Of course, this is just an analysis of the film purchasing budget given by the film purchasing director of Donghai TV, not the final transaction price.

Moreover, this price will also change due to competition from other TV stations.

"What about "A Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent"? Have you got a budget for purchasing the film?" Wei Shurong asked again.

The post-production speed of "A Warm Spring Night in the Furong Tent" was faster than that of "Nirvana in Fire", and they even held a movie viewing party before "Nirvana in Fire".

"Warm Spring Night in the Lotus Tent" is also a popular TV series recently, and it is also a popular subject.

Donghai Satellite TV naturally sent people to attend the movie viewing party.

The film purchasing director pulled out another report and replied: "It has come out. Based on a comprehensive analysis of various data, the total investment of "Warm Spring Night in the Furong Tent" is 150 million, and the total number of episodes is 50. Analysis of the calculated film purchasing budget

It’s 1.2 million episodes.”
Chapter completed!