The King of Advertising

It was nearly ten o'clock on Wednesday morning.

At the invitation of Liu Yue, Qiu Xu rushed to this Cantonese restaurant in Jiangnan for morning tea.

After greeting Liu Yue, who had come a step earlier, he ordered seven or eight kinds of refreshments, including shrimp dumplings, crab buns, barbecued pork buns, and egg tarts.

Qiu Xu explained to himself: "Director Liu, for this meal, I didn't even eat breakfast."

Liu Yue smiled and said, "Order whatever you want. I can still afford this tea."

Qiu Xu ate a shrimp dumpling, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Director Liu, has the advertisement for Su Qiang's clothing finished?"

"How can it be so fast!"

Liu Yue introduced: "Only the preliminary editing has been completed, and the post-production special effects are now being performed by technicians."

"Finally, it will take about a week."

Qiu Xu uttered a cry, and then asked, "Haitong Electronics's family carnival advertisement for that product?"

Liu Yue whispered: "I have also coordinated with the big star Tang Fei, shooting on the 26th of this month."

Qiu Xu nodded, and then began to sullen his head, eating three or four more before stopping.

"Well, the cannibal's mouth is short."

"Director Liu, I have eaten a lot, you can say that you are going to let me do something."

Liu Yue couldn't help but smile, paused, and slowly chanted, "If you want to find a handsome guy, don't come, if you want to find a wallet, don't see..."

Qiu Xu said with some doubts: "This is my marriage proposal for a middle school teacher."

"Director Liu, what are you?"

Liu Yue smiled lightly: "Don't you know? This term is quite popular on the Internet, and it has extended a lot of magical versions."

Qiu Xu laughed and said: "I haven't paid attention to the news in this regard. I only know that my teacher Jiang has good luck and is currently in love."

"I also learned from Teacher Jiang that this humorous phrase is actually your masterpiece."

Liu Yue explained, took a sip from the teacup, and said softly: "Because I am single, I am very sensitive to the marriage and dating of older men and women, and I have always had the idea of ​​creating works on this subject."

"It's just that I haven't found a suitable entry point. But this phrase..."

Liu Yue said with some excitement: “It immediately connected my personal feelings and thoughts on this issue for so many years, and it ignited my creative passion.”

Having said this, she handed over a stack of manuscripts.

Qiu Xu took a look and found that this was actually a summary of the script of a TV series, whose name was "If You Are the One".

He glanced quickly and found that the protagonist was a 35-year-old unmarried male high school teacher.

The script tells the story of his relationship with colleagues, doctors, dancers, senior white-collar workers, lawyers, etc. through blind dates and other forms.

Qiu Xu put the script on the dining table lightly and said: "A friend of mine will go to Xiangcheng next month to take part in a TV series called "Leftover Women Are Hard to Marry". It seems that the marriage problem of these older men and women is increasingly arousing social attention."

"It's hard for a leftover girl to marry?"

Liu Yue repeated a sentence with surprise, and nodded: "Because of various reasons such as housing prices and social pressure, it is normal for older men and women to become more common in cities, especially in big cities, and to attract attention from all walks of life."

"It seems that I also need to speed up the planning process."

Liu Yue muttered to herself, and looked at Qiu Xu and said positively: "Qiu Xu, I hope to get your authorization for this marriage proposal to be used in TV dramas."

Qiu Xu made a bold statement: "Director Liu, you can use it whatever you want without charge."

"Thank you!"

Liu Yue thanked him, hesitated, and tentatively said: "Qiu Xu, if you believe me, you can invest..."

She added: "Or borrow part of my funds in advance, I can sign a long-term work contract with your studio and repay it with future rewards."

Qiu Xu confirmed and asked: "Director Liu, are you planning to invest yourself? Where is the film and television production company?"

Liu Yue said bitterly, "Qiu Xu, you may not know that I have filmed two TV series before, but without exception, they all failed."

"In the past few years, I have been shooting commercials while reflecting on myself."

"I think I can control this TV series, but I contacted five film and television companies and investors, without exception, they all refused."

Liu Yue shook her head and sighed, "Once the label of failure is affixed, it is difficult to remove it again."

"But, Qiu Xu, I have a strong hunch that I can succeed in this TV series."

Qiu Xu asked: "How much money do you need to film this TV series?"

Seeing Qiu Xu's interest, Liu Yue said eagerly: "In this situation, it is impossible to invite well-known film and television stars to play."

"Only some second- and third-tier stars and ordinary actors can be invited. In this way, the salary can be saved a lot, and it can be compressed to less than 200,000 per episode."

"I have calculated in detail, shooting 30 episodes, to ensure the shooting effect, the average investment in one episode cannot be less than 600,000."

Qiu Xu said, "This is 18 million yuan, Director Liu, how much have you raised?"

Liu Yue said with some embarrassment: "Although I have made some money from shooting commercials in the past few years, I spent almost all of it shooting some short films and experimental films."

"I mortgage my house and car, and I can probably put out six million."

She was very unconfident and said: "I will find friends and companies I have worked with. I can probably borrow two or three million yuan."

Qiu Xu patted the dining table and said, "In other words, Director Liu, you still have a shortfall of 10 million yuan."

Liu Yue nodded and sighed: "Yes, there is still a gap of 10 million."

She looked at Qiu Xu expectantly, begging: "Can you help me? I can sign a five-year or even ten-year work contract."

Qiu Xu fell into deep thought!

With Liu Yue's current name in the advertising industry, her bid for an advertisement was 200,000 to 500,000.

This price is not for her alone, but for her entire production team.

According to industry practice, she can get half of it herself.

If you invest a few million in advance, you can get a well-known advertising director with stable cooperation. This deal is pretty okay.

Moreover, this investment is not necessarily a failure. If the TV series are popular, the benefits will be considerable.

Just invest 10 million in one go...

Qiu Xu had a headache.

With such a sum of money to invest, Qiu Xu will be in debt for a long time.

He does not like the feeling of debt.

"Director Liu, it's not that I don't want to support it. As you may know, I don't have much time to set up a studio. I'm in the initial stage. I really don't have much surplus in my hands."

"How about this……"

Qiu Xu gritted his teeth and said: "I can invest three million..."

"three million?"

After Liu Yue was surprised, she realized that she had lost her temper, and hurriedly explained: "Qiu Xu, don't get me wrong, I am not too young."

She said gratefully: "I know your basic situation. Your ability to invest 3 million is really beyond my expectations."

Looking at Qiu Xu, Liu Yue suddenly moved in her heart and asked: "Qiu Xu, does your studio have registered the business scope of film and television production?"

Qiu Xu thought for a while and said, "It should be. At that time, because of the registration of songs, in order to avoid future troubles, I seem to remember to check the content of film and television."

Liu Yue actively proposed: "Qiu Xu, let's co-produce this TV series!"

"You have a high reputation with many bosses. With your name, it should be quite easy to raise the remaining millions of filming funds..."