Hearing this, the anger on Jiang Jinsong's face intensified.
However, Li Deming didn't care about Jiang Jinsong's expression or mood, and still held his head high, sneering: "Old Jiang, don't take my words the wrong way. They might sound harsh, but they're true. Don't be envious that we at Xiangnan Satellite TV are buying the first broadcast rights to Romantic Love at a high price and giving it a major promotional push. It's just that your Legend of the Immortal Blade doesn't have any traffic stars, you know?"
"Their Romantic Love has Lu Zilin and Yang Lili, two top-tier actors, as its leads. What does your Legend of the Immortal Blade have?"
"Besides Xu Yifei, the other actors are just nobodies, small-time players. Not even a single name actor. The only one you can even mention is Xu Yifei, a washed-up has-been. You..."
Li Deming went on and on, running his mouth.
Originally, he wanted to say, your little trash drama, Legend of the Immortal Blade, we'd be doing you a favor to offer ten million to buy it outright.
You should be grateful.
Who knew, at this moment, Fu Shan, who had been calm all along, suddenly darkened his expression and interrupted Li Deming's words: "In that case, I think we don't need to continue this discussion. I absolutely will not sign this contract. The first broadcast of our Legend of the Immortal Blade won't trouble Director Li or your Xiangnan Satellite TV!"
After saying this, Fu Shan stood up abruptly with a stern face. Without waiting for Li Deming to react, he strode away. Jiang Jinsong, who was beside him, was only slightly stunned before quickly getting up and following Fu Shan's footsteps.
Li Deming, on the other side, was stunned by this sudden turn of events. After regaining his senses, the smug look on his face vanished, and he snorted disdainfully as he watched Fu Shan and Jiang Jinsong's retreating figures: "Hmph! Ungrateful! Just wait for your little show to flop."
He was just waiting to see the joke that was Legend of the Immortal Blade.
He wanted to see what kind of waves Legend of the Immortal Blade, this little show that had no inherent popularity or traffic, could stir up without their Xiangnan Satellite TV, such a large and influential broadcasting platform.
Tsk, it probably wouldn't even be able to make a ripple before it went completely cold.
By then, Jiang Jinsong, that old geezer, and this young man surnamed Fu, wouldn't they regret it endlessly?
They would only regret not signing this contract today.
Thinking of this, Li Deming couldn't help but laugh, and he laughed with great smugness.
At the same time, Jiang Jinsong, who was walking briskly alongside Fu Shan out of the Xiangnan Satellite TV building, was secretly anxious.
"Director Fu, what should we do now? Otherwise, should I try contacting other satellite TV stations? If all else fails, we could even try local stations."
Right now, they had completely fallen out with Xiangnan Satellite TV.
They couldn't hope for Legend of the Immortal Blade to premiere on Xiangnan Satellite TV anymore.
So, other satellite TV stations, even the various local TV stations, were the best options for the premiere of Legend of the Immortal Blade, as far as they were concerned.
Although these TV stations weren't a match for Xiangnan Satellite TV in terms of viewership ratings, promotional efforts, and influence, they had no other choice at the moment.
They had to resort to this last resort.
Fu Shan, who had been wearing a grim expression the whole time, couldn't help but sneer the moment they stepped out of the Xiangnan Satellite TV building.
"If Xiangnan Satellite TV won't broadcast it, we'll find another platform. It's not like it's the only platform in the world."
Fu Shan's expression was ashen, and he even ground his teeth as he spoke.
That's right! Fu Shan was furious!
The reason for Fu Shan's anger was also very simple; it was because Li Deming had just said that Xu Yifei was a has-been, washed-up celebrity.
Fu Shan couldn't tolerate this.
You could look down on his small company.
You could also despise him, the little boss of this obscure film and television production company.
Even if Li Deming said their drama was a small, unknown, and insignificant production with no traffic, Fu Shan wouldn't be so angry.
But you, you dared to mention Xu Yifei and say she was a washed-up celebrity? Absolutely not! Xu Yifei and the three little cuties were Fu Shan's Achilles' heel.
Someone dared to speak ill of their Xu Yifei, and Fu Shan would never forgive them!
"How about this, Uncle Jiang? Contact the major video websites. We'll premiere Legend of the Immortal Blade on those."
Fu Shan pondered for a moment, then continued.
In recent years, audiences have increasingly preferred watching TV shows on video websites. Fewer and fewer viewers are sticking to their TVs to watch dramas.
Since they'd already fallen out with Xiangnan Satellite TV, they might as well take a different route and choose to premiere on video websites. It wasn't a bad idea.
Jiang Jinsong naturally agreed with Fu Shan's idea.
Hearing this, he thought for a moment and then nodded:
"Alright, President Fu. I'll go contact them right away."
A few days later
Modu.
The same day that things fell apart with Xiangnan Satellite TV, Fu Shan returned to Modu with Jiang Jinsong.
Fu Shan went straight back to Xu Yifei's small Western-style house to be with Xu Yifei and their three adorable little kids.
Meanwhile, Jiang Jinsong immediately contacted several well-known video websites.
And now, early this morning, Jiang Jinsong came knocking on the door again to report the situation to Fu Shan.
"Director Fu, over the past few days, I've contacted several well-known domestic video websites, including Tengxun and Youku. They've all expressed interest in broadcasting Legend of the Immortal Blade on their platforms. However..."
Jiang Jinsong laid out the situation for Fu Shan in detail. He paused abruptly at this point, his face showing hesitation.
Seeing this, Fu Shan raised an eyebrow: "Oh? However, what? Uncle Jiang, go on."
Hearing this, Jiang Jinsong couldn't help but chuckle wryly:
"The conditions Tengxun is offering are pretty harsh. Youku is about the same. Basically, they're throwing their weight around. As one of the top video websites in the country, with a huge reputation, they naturally squeeze small companies like ours and shows that don't have much traffic."
At this point, Jiang Jinsong couldn't help but purse his lips, a trace of helplessness crossing his face.
He hadn't dealt with these people in a long time, not since Xu Yifei temporarily left the entertainment industry.
Now he realized just how eager for instant success these people in the industry are these days.
In fact, the conditions offered by the video websites Tengxun Video and Youku Video weren't much better than those of Xiangnan Satellite TV. They were also trying to drive the price down and had many overbearing clauses.
In short, they're all the same.
Who asked them to be so big? They simply don't care about a small company like ours, or an unknown "small, broken show."
We're just meant to be exploited.
Unless...
"That's right! Director Fu, there's a video website called Huanle Video that's very interested in our Legend of the Immortal Blade. Their CEO even came to my door to discuss the matter with me. The terms they offered were excellent, and it's clear they are very sincere, but..."
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