In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
The eighth episode of iPartment had already been filmed. The director, actors, and crew had been getting into the zone, and the filming efficiency had increased quite a bit.
Starting from the second episode, the views of each episode could reach 30 million per week. The first episode that was released first had already reached more than 40 million views.
At the same time, half a month ago, iPartment officially appeared on Starlight TV's primetime slot.
That night, the highest viewership rating was cut by 2.74%, and the average viewership rating was 1.96%. It should be known that there were more than 170 satellite television stations in total. Excluding some economic, news, and children's channels, there were still more than 140 competing for the primetime slot.
With the addition of some local television stations, these 140 satellite channels that were competing for the primetime slot could get a total of about 75% of the viewership ratings.
In such a competitive environment, if a prime-time drama could achieve a viewership rating of 0.4%, it would be considered passable. If it could achieve 0.7%, it would be considered good. If it could achieve a viewership rating of 1%, it would be considered outstanding. 1.5% was considered a hit, and iPartment was considered super popular.
Initially, Xiao Tian thought that he had taken advantage of Liu Xiaoya, but after learning about the viewership ratings, Xiao Tian realized that Liu Xiaoya had taken advantage of him!
Especially when Liu Xiaoya sold the replay rights of iPartment to the other four satellite channels at a price of 450,000 per episode. Just this alone earned back all the money she had spent on iPartment.
For this reason, Liu Xiaoya deliberately bumped into him at the entrance of the villa to tell him the good news.
However, Xiao Tian knew what was going on. Liu Xiaoya could earn money from iPartment, but that did not mean that he could. Did he think that Time Media's various channels were just for show? If Liu Xiaoya didn't have this ability, how could she become the chairman of Time Media?
Without Time Media's various promotions, iPartment would not have been able to sell for so much money even if it was popular.
Moreover, he could get more overseas copyrights. He had already confirmed that the rights to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea had been negotiated. Although it was only a one-off price and not very high, the total copyright of the three places was 21 million. After deducting taxes, he could get 10 million. If the negotiations in Southeast Asia and Japan were successful, they could add another 10 million yuan. However, just like with Time Media, they would only get the money after the first episode of iPartment was completed.
As a result, iPartment's first season had a net profit of 45 million out of the 6 million invested. If the 1.5 million spent on the equipment was deducted, the real investment would be 4.5 million.
This result was already a miracle for a grass-roots team that was made up entirely of rookies. In this world, filming a TV series was equivalent to losing money. This was the consensus reached by many entertainment companies. Out of a hundred TV series, the probability of one making money was quite high.
Entertainment companies didn't rely on movies to make money. They used movies to make celebrities famous. Then, they used these celebrities 'advertisements, endorsements, and announcements to make money. The rest was to rely on the long-term copyrights of these films and television dramas to slowly recover the investment.
Therefore, it was already impressive that a TV series could make money. A TV series that could earn ten times the investment might not even be produced in a few years.
Liu Shishi, Zhao Liying, and Xiao Xue had already received offers from several film crews. Especially Zhao Liying. The entire production team was willing to adjust the filming time in hopes that Zhao Liying could join them.
When the three girls came back and told him about this, Xiao Tian decisively rejected it on their behalf. Xiao Xue was only in her first year of university and was not suitable for acting. He was also worried that Xiao Xue would take on other people's roles.
Liu Shishi's drama was just a supporting role. Xiao Tian did not like it and rejected it.
As for Zhao Liying, Xiao Tian could not agree to it because Zhao Liying was currently at the top of the D-list. She could be promoted to the C-list at any time. If she signed the contract at this time, she would only receive the salary of an E-list artist.
The most important thing was that Xiao Tian had countless scripts in his mind. Why would he let his own studio's shareholders film someone else's show?
In order to celebrate iPartment's premiere viewership ratings, the girls decided to have a dinner party tonight.
Xiao Tian was speechless. This was the fourth celebration in the past month.
These nine girls obviously wanted to use the celebration to improve their meals.
In any production team, lunch was always packed. This was considered a rule. As for iPartment, most of the scenes were set indoors. Xiao Xue, Tang Yan, and Yang Mi were freshmen, so they couldn't miss important classes. They had to take some time to attend classes during the day. Tang Yan and Yang Mi were fine. They didn't have any roles and usually just played soy sauce with the crew. However, Xiao Xue was Lin Wanyu's actress. Most of his scenes were pushed to the afternoon and evening.
Therefore, every day, from seven in the morning to ten in the evening, it was all filming time. Therefore, they had to eat dinner at the set, and it was a bento box!
After three gatherings, the nine girls had come up with more than ten signature dishes through the recipes.
Xiao Tian was happy to eat the ready-made dishes. Their specialty dishes could still be used to fill his stomach.
The girls each drank a bottle of beer. Ou Yang, Nana, and Xiao Xue each took half a bottle.
"Li Ying, how are your preparations?" Yang Mi asked. You mustn't lose to Yuan Na in this recital.”
Exemplary Liu added," That's right, Liying. You have to work hard. That Yuan Na has always been unconvinced by you. She thinks that you've snatched her opportunity by becoming a D-list celebrity. If she wins this time, she might mock you behind your back!”
Tang Yan: " Don't wait until after she wins. Right now, there are already rumors in the school saying that Li Ying is Professor Lin's relative. There are even worse rumors. Forget it, I won't say anything else. Otherwise, everyone can forget about today's meal."”
Ouyang Nana was furious." This bunch of bad guys!”
Liu Yifei said worriedly," If nothing goes wrong next week, Liying will be promoted to the C-list. So, you must win this recital competition. Otherwise, if there is any negative news, even if iPartment finishes broadcasting, it will be very difficult for you to be promoted to the C-list."”
Zhao Liying was a little lacking in confidence." I heard that Yuan Na had asked Red Maple Forest to help her write a poem. That poem was a work that Red Maple Forest had been working on for a year, unless…"
Yang Ying continued," Unless you have an original song that's no weaker than hers, right?”
Liu Yan sighed." Liying, you shouldn't have participated in this recital competition. You're a D-list celebrity now, and you're about to become a C-list celebrity. That Yuan Na wants to use you to get to the top!"”
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