Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Indeed, Receiving Cash is the Most Gratifying! Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Indeed, Receiving Cash is the Most Gratifying! After all, although there were quite a few CEOs of listed companies present today, the few people who had bidding rights were a bit less powerful. An annual advertising expenditure of 60 million yuan was indeed high for them.
“Mr. Xu bids one million yuan, any higher offers?” Xia Xueqi surveyed the crowd and, seeing no one else speaking up, immediately brought down the hammer: “Sold!”
“Hahaha, that’s what you call the early bird catches the worm,” Xu Yingcai said with squinted eyes, “You have to be decisive for the good stuff! He didn’t sell when we bid 700,000 before, this guy is really sly.”
“Congratulations, congratulations,” Zheng Qitian smiled, “One million is a bargain for you. I can only wait for the last one.”
“Hehe, I’ll take it for now.” Xu Yingcai was extremely satisfied with his acquisition today. This was a godsend with a viewership of 6.6 percent, and there were two episodes every week! The advertising impact of such a show…
Definitely worth 50 million!
With the third advertisement slot sold, everyone was even more curious about the last advertising slot and where it would be.
After all, the third slot could already be considered the most conspicuous with the longest duration. Could there be an even better spot in this show?
“The last one now, I wonder where it could be.”
“Yeah, I’m really curious about this spot, can it be better than the third?”
“I estimate the fourth spot is 100% Mr. Zheng’s, just don’t know where it is.”
Everyone was very curious, of course, by this time, the others were basically just there for show, it was all about what price Zheng Qitian would offer.
“The fourth advertising spot,” Xia Xueqi pointed at the big screen, smiling, “the love consultant’s table. The starting bid is 300,000 yuan, with each increase of 20,000 yuan.”
All the people present were stunned, that spot… how much could it sell for?
Then, just as everyone was curious, Zheng Qitian, who had been silent before, finally raised his paddle.
One million! Zheng Qitian actually started the bid at one million!
This price immediately shocked everyone present! That was just a spot next to Wang Hao’s table, was it worth one million?!
“Mr. Zheng bids one million,” Xia Xueqi asked, “any higher? One million once! One million twice! Sold!”
“Old Zheng, you’ve got taste,” as soon as Xia Xueqi’s “Sold” left her mouth, Xu Yingcai immediately gave Zheng Qitian a thumbs-up: “Just place your company’s beverage there, and get a few shots in, it’ll be hot!”
“Hehe, that’s what I was thinking,” Zheng Qitian nodded and smiled, “This spot is the best advertising space for me.”
The auction thus concluded.
The whole process was incredibly simple, but the gains Wang Hao made from this auction were enormous!
In a lounge at the Zhenan TV building, specially prepared for Wang Hao.
“Brother Hao,” after the auction concluded, Xia Xueqi came to report the final results to Wang Hao, “All four advertising spots have been sold, totalling 2.58 million yuan per episode. Calculated at eight episodes a month, that’s 20.64 million yuan a month. Ten percent is 2.064 million yuan, minus forty-five percent as income tax leaves 1.13552 million yuan a month.”
Wahaha, am I now a tall, rich, and handsome man with a monthly income of over a million?!
“Not bad, well done,” Wang Hao smiled and said, “When the first batch of advertising fees comes in, I’ll give you a big red envelope!”
This agent turned out to be quite a bargain, the last thing Brother wanted was trouble.
“Thank you, Brother Hao!” Instantly, Xia Xueqi felt it was worth being so tired, her whole body was filled with energy!
That’s when Liu Qisheng also came over.
The old fella was as excited as if he’d just drunk two kilograms of sorghum liquor; as soon as he entered, he shoved a card into Wang Hao’s hand: “Brother Hao, I won’t say much, this is the hard work fee of one million we agreed upon before, please make sure to accept it!”
Aiya, indeed, nothing beats the thrill of receiving cash!
Wang Hao didn’t hesitate to take the card, then smiled and said, “I’ve set the tone with the first episode, the rest is up to your own operations. By the way, have you found the love consultant?”
“Found them, found them!” Liu Qisheng nodded vigorously, “I contacted over a dozen consultants yesterday, planning to choose one from among them. Brother Hao, do you have any suggestions?” He said this while handing a notebook to Wang Hao.
Wang Hao took a look and one person immediately caught his eye—
“Le Jia, male, 32 years old, psychological consultant, known for his poisonous tongue.” That actually wasn’t the most important thing; the truly critical point was, this guy was also bald!
Wahaha, the combination of Meng Fei and Le Jia will be fantastic!
“This is the one!” Wang Hao made a decisive decision: “I believe he’ll have no problems working with Meng Fei!”
“Okay!” Now Liu Qisheng simply took Wang Hao’s word as absolute, nodding immediately: “Then it’s him!”
Soon after Liu Qisheng left, Xia Xueqi sighed, “Brother Hao, you are really incredible, a single word of yours could determine the life and death of a hit show! So many consultants and yet it all depends on your word!”
“What’s that? That’s called having an eye for talent!” Wang Hao leaned back on the sofa, laughing, “Learn from it.”
After a brief celebration, it was time for Xia Xueqi to report the news summarized over this period: “Brother Hao, in addition to the more than two hundred phone calls regarding advertisements these past days, I’ve summarized five pieces of useful news for your review.”
Wang Hao nodded: “Go ahead, let’s hear it.”
Xia Xueqi began to report—
“Singer Wang Tianming would like to request Brother Hao to write two songs.”
Wang Hao: “No time, we’ll see how I feel later.”
“Zhonghu TV Station wants Brother Hao to do a special interview, about the ‘Domestic Agent’s’ view count.”
Wang Hao: “I won’t go, the hosts there just like making things difficult.”
“Alright,” Xia Xueqi looked at her notebook again, then said, “The editor-in-chief Zeng Wenhui from Cool Song Music brought his friend Mr. Luo Shiyuan, requesting to meet with you in detail—they’ve been waiting outside for over an hour.”
“They’re already here?” Hearing this, Wang Hao immediately stroked his chin—if it were someone else, he would have put them off, but he had to give face to Mr. Zeng, Zeng Wenhui, especially since he’d been of great help when Wang was starting out. Wang Hao nodded and said, “Call him in, then you go take a rest.”
“Okay, Brother Hao!” Hearing she could finally rest, Xia Xueqi was nearly overjoyed—quickly heading off to get some sleep!
Soon, Zeng Wenhui came in with a bald man. As soon as they saw Wang Hao, the bald man’s eyes lit up as brightly as his bald head, and he hurried over, reaching out his hand first: “Mr. Wang Hao, nice to meet you, I am Luo Shiyuan, a good friend of Mr. Zeng!”
“Hello, hello,” Wang Hao shook hands with him smilingly and said, “I wonder, Mr. Luo, how may I help you?”