novelraw Chapter 723 Preparations
Chapter 723 Preparations
Ding Wan’er returned to school and the first thing she did was announce that Yingbo University’s plaza would host Su Xiaoxi’s concert in three days. She urged all students not to crowd around the construction site so as not to affect the progress of the work. Then she began contacting her classmates, secured the largest stage construction team in Tianhai, and even pulled in the most famous stage planning team from Yuegang to fully create a one-of-a-kind stage in the world. She was determined to make this concert a sensation worldwide!
Sparing no expense, by the morning of the same day, Tianhai’s largest stage construction team had already rushed to the site, bringing with them all the necessary equipment and materials. Since they did not know the specific plans of the strategy team, they brought everything they could, which amounted to about twenty heavy trucks, various construction machinery lined up in Yingbo University’s plaza, and nearly a thousand workers in place, all waiting for the Yuegang planning team to arrive and instruct them on the plan.
By noon, the Yuegang planning team arrived in Tianhai. After discussing with Ding Wan’er for nearly two hours, they produced a plan that satisfied both parties, and then they hurriedly headed to the site to begin construction according to the plan.
In the afternoon, the sturdiest and largest temporary enclosure also began construction in Yingbo University’s plaza.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner; the construction site was as bright as day with its lights ablaze, and all the workers were working overtime. At one point, due to a shortage of labor, they even temporarily added a thousand more workers. Everyone had a single goal—to finish the stage completely within the set time...
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Leng Mei was also under pressure. Through her grandfather’s connections, she reached out to almost all domestic media outlets to discuss publicity matters. Drafting, reviewing, and flood-like news reports spread the word that Yingbo University would host Su Xiaoxi’s concert, emphasizing that the concert would be unprecedented, novel, and beyond imagination...
The internet was abuzz as well, with all the well-known domestic media websites setting up dedicated sections to expand the influence of the concert as much as possible. In line with Leng Mei’s demands for nothing but perfection, the concert’s publicity was pushed to the extreme!
As for international exposure, following Chu Meng’s suggestion and through negotiations with Shen Yao, leveraging resources from Shen Yao’s family, similar urgent news spots appeared across all foreign media, with updates required every few hours, spreading the news of the upcoming concert across the globe!
At the same time, news programs in various countries were all reporting on the upcoming Su Xiaoxi concert at Huaxia’s Yingbo University, declaring that the concert would be unprecedented and included related coverage...
In that moment, it wasn’t just Tianhai—almost the entire world knew that in three days, Huaxia’s Yingbo University would host a concert of unprecedented scale and spectacle, where the famous singer Su Xiaoxi would unveil new songs, all unimaginably beautiful...
This publicity campaign went on for three days, and many media outlets, sensing the magnitude of the event, sent reporters to the concert site like flies, each conducting their own coverage!
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Lin Jie was the busiest she had ever been for those three days. In order to prepare the band and backup dancers for the concert, she barely slept. On the first day, she distributed the sheet music to the producers, and after communicating with them, due to time constraints, she divided the band and backup dancers into three separate teams. Each team worked frantically to complete their parts as quickly as possible!
Even on the plane, each team was furiously at work, ceaselessly tweaking and rigorously drafting the designs. Lin Jie’s demand for an unprecedented, world-shaking performance indeed posed a huge challenge, but the high price she offered drove everyone even crazier—it became the motivation for them to push their limits.
By the evening of the first day, all three teams arrived in Tianhai, and without a moment’s rest, they headed straight to the venues Lin Jie had arranged during the day to carry out their tasks. The bands had to master every note of the songs without a single error, while the dance designers and dancers were even more consumed, beginning to choreograph the dance routines according to the music. That night, everyone worked through the night without sleep...
The second day was the same...
The third day was the same...
During those three days, everyone had only a few hours of rest per day, including time for using the bathroom and eating—such was the intensity of their work...
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Miss Chu’s workload was even greater. Through her connections, she directly purchased the three-hour live broadcast rights for several satellites three days later and spent a fortune to almost exclusively acquire the live broadcasting rights of the concert from all the authoritative media outlets around the world...
After being busy for a whole day and night, Miss Chu started negotiating with world-renowned super corporate groups about sponsorship. This part of the negotiations went rather smoothly. The companies were already aware of the concert and showed a cooperative attitude initially, but the quotes provided were not high, which dissatisfied Miss Chu. Clearly, these super corporate groups were underestimating the concert.
Eventually, Miss Chu came up with a tactic—revenue sharing. This was the best way to maximize profits because she was confident that the concert would create an impact never seen before. In such a situation, they could fully leverage the concert to generate maximum profit. With this in mind, Miss Chu immediately contacted the responsible persons of the major super corporate groups and convened a video conference call.
Soon, the video conference call was successfully convened. Clearly, the major corporate groups also attached great importance to this concert. After all, publicity for the concert had reached such a level that it would be difficult not to know about it. It was also a very rare advertising opportunity.
"The prices you’ve offered before were too low for me to accept. However, I have a proposal. I wonder if you can accept it?" Chu Meng said calmly. She had already estimated that, barring any accidents, this approach would be the best. If the negotiations were successful, the profit gained would definitely exceed everyone’s expectations.
"Please go on!"
"Please go on!"
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Advertising directors from the numerous super-groups expressed one after another their interest. They wanted to know what Chu Meng’s proposal was exactly since, at the beginning, they could not accept Chu Meng’s terms. Now, in their eyes, Chu Meng’s proposal seemed to have lowered the bar, which was exactly what they needed. If Chu Meng’s terms were suitable, they certainly would not refuse such a good deal.
"My proposal is this: I’m not asking directly for your funds, but I want a share of your profits. Specifically, if this year’s sales increase by more than 50 percent over last year, I want 40 percent of the profit from that increase. If the growth does not reach 50 percent, I won’t take a penny. What do you think of this suggestion?"
Chu Meng spoke very assuredly. Of course, she had immense confidence in the concert, which was why she proposed such terms. Usually, a 20 percent surge in annual sales would already be considered a miracle. Therefore, the condition she promised was extremely tempting, yet it was also a trap. It would be up to these large group representatives to decide, and the 40 percent profit share Chu Meng proposed was merely an opening bid, leaving room for negotiation.
"A 50 percent surge in annual sales?"
"How could that be possible? That’s simply impossible!"
"Let alone 50 percent, even a 30 percent increase is improbable!"
"Miss Chu Meng, aren’t you exaggerating a bit too much?"
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The advertising directors from the major groups laughed when they heard Chu Meng’s proposal, because to them it seemed utterly impossible. As advertising directors, they were very familiar with their group’s annual revenue situations. A 30 percent increase would have them over the moon, yet such an event had never occurred. A surge beyond 20 percent might happen only once every few years, so how could they not find Chu Meng’s words amusing?
These super-groups had truly astronomical annual sales figures, often in the hundreds of billions of US Dollars, so a 50 percent yearly increase, by any normal standards, was practically impossible. Their thinking this way was completely understandable.
"Whether or not we reach the target is my concern. If we don’t, it’s as if I advertised for you for free. But if we do achieve the goal, I will take the corresponding share of the profits. I wonder which of your companies is willing to collaborate."
Chu Meng had anticipated such a reaction from these people and was not at all surprised. Looking at them, she continued to speak with determination, with one objective in mind: to have this matter signed and sealed as quickly as possible.
"That is, Miss Chu, the share you’re asking for is too large..."
"Yes, 40 percent of the profits; we don’t have the authority to agree to that."
"Miss Chu, could you consider lowering it somewhat?"
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Upon hearing Chu Meng speak with such confidence, the advertising directors from the major groups promptly put away their earlier sneers and began to take the matter seriously. They were all elites and obviously aware of Chu Meng’s status. If Chu Meng did not have absolute confidence, she would not have made such an offer. Since Chu Meng spoke so confidently, she must have been utterly sure of her position. Considering this, they had to take her proposal seriously.