Divine Lucky Star-Chapter 260 - Can you guys please not treat me like

Chapter 260: Chapter 260 Can you guys please not treat me like air?!

Chapter 260: Chapter 260 Can you guys please not treat me like air?!

“Brother Hao, here’s the thing,” Zheng Qitian was also a straightforward person, not beating around the bush at all. “I’m really, really satisfied with the program you’ve planned, so I’m interested in sponsoring it. The terms are very simple: just help me promote our company’s products. What do you think?”

Wang Hao didn’t immediately answer his question but instead chuckled and glanced over at Wei Ming sitting beside him. “Mr. Zheng, could you first tell me what terms Mr. Wei is offering?”

From the moment he had seen Wei Ming sitting there, he knew that Wei Ming must have offered quite an advantageous deal.

So, it was crucial to clarify this. Of course, to tell the truth, Wang Hao didn’t really intend to sell right now…

“Mr. Wei has quoted a price of 110,000 per spot,” Mr. Zheng didn’t hide it from him, saying, “For the prime time slot from 9 to 11 pm, I think this price is quite reasonable.”

“Indeed, that’s quite a bargain,” Wang Hao nodded and then pulled out his phone with a smile. “Don’t rush, let me do the math… 11*365=4015, let’s round it to an even number, 40 million. That is indeed no small sum.”

Liu Qisheng thought to himself: “Of course, that’s the maximum discount! Otherwise, I guess it used to be at least 150,000 per spot, which would be 55 million a year!”

After finishing the calculation, Wang Hao put away his calculator and laughed. “I know Mr. Zheng is a generous man and a big client, but… well, here’s the thing: inserting commercials in the program isn’t impossible, but at present, or at least for now, I really have no plans to run advertisements.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Ming was immediately overjoyed –– ha ha ha ha! This fool, turning down money that’s being thrown at him!

Liu Qisheng meanwhile was sweating profusely –– Brother Hao! You’re my real bro! You can’t do this, oh heavens!

“Oh?” Zheng Qitian was also somewhat surprised. “I can spend 40 million a year on their TV station’s advertisements, which is enough to show that the price I’m offering you won’t be low. Aren’t you going to seriously consider it?”

“I am seriously considering it,” Wang Hao said with a smile. “But as you know, the show is just finished filming and hasn’t officially aired on TV yet. It’s hard to say what the ratings will be. Under such circumstances, even if you really want to advertise, I’m afraid you can’t offer too high a price, right? I guess I’m not wrong about this, am I?”

After hearing Wang Hao’s words, Zheng Qitian frowned and said, “Well, that’s…”

“For example,” Wang Hao asked with a smile, “how much are you planning to offer for an advertisement spot?”

Zheng Qitian pondered for a moment before answering, “Considering the current popularity, my idea is… 300,000 per spot.”

“You see,” Wang Hao said with a smile, “if I agree to that price, you might feel you’re offering too much. If I don’t agree, you might think, ‘how much is too much?’ Right? So what I’m saying is, don’t rush. We’re not short of a day or two anyway.”

Liu Qisheng was listening on the side, pinching his thigh until it was swollen –– 300,000 per spot! That’s 16.5 million a year for a fifty-five-week year! And that’s for only one episode a week! If we could air two episodes every weekend, that would be 33 million a year!

“That makes some sense,” Zheng Qitian thought about it again and nodded. “Indeed, since Brother Hao isn’t in a rush, then it’s no problem for me to wait another day or two.”

Seeing an opportunity, Wei Ming’s eyes lit up as he quickly said, “Mr. Zheng, don’t rush, please don’t rush. I can talk to our leadership and do my best to get you an even lower price. What do you think?”

As he spoke, he went to make a phone call without any hesitation, starting the discussion right there in the living room:

“Boss, here’s the situation… Mr. Zheng wants to know if our price can go any lower… Yes, for a year, yes, my intent is to make sure Mr. Zheng works with us, yes… okay, okay, okay…”

Soon after hanging up, Wei Ming smiled and said, “Our leadership says that since you’re a returning customer, they can offer a further discount! 100,000 per spot! Look at our sincerity, Mr. Zheng, that’s the real attitude for cooperation!”

Liu Qisheng covered his face with his hand–– Brother Hao, if you don’t agree, the duck is really going to fly away!

“A price of 100,000 per spot is indeed tempting,” Zheng Qitian indeed felt tempted by the offer from Mr. Wei. He thought for a moment, then looked at Wang Hao and said, “Brother Hao, how about this, I can offer 400,000 per spot! How about that?”

Liu Qisheng: “…” Holy shit, is that even possible?!

Wei Ming was also dumbfounded––I’m desperately trying to lower the price for you, and you’re actually raising the offer for the other party?!

“I still think it’s better to wait until after the show airs,” Wang Hao said with a smile. “You know, such a big cooperation surely won’t hurt over a day or half, right?”

Wei Ming: “…” Damn, you’re still not agreeing?! Am I dreaming today?! Teacher Wang Hao, do you have a grudge against money?

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He hurriedly took out his phone, continuing to study: “Station Manager, Mr. Zheng is also a bit hesitant, um, what do you think… um, that’s great! Excellent, excellent, excellent! I’ll talk to Mr. Zheng right away! Okay! Understood!”

“Mr. Zheng, good news! Great news!” Wei Ming exclaimed excitedly: “Our Station Manager said, there’s an advertising slot expiring soon between six and eight PM during the prime time. He can move your ad to this slot, with the price unchanged, still one hundred thousand per spot!”

This time Zheng Qitian was visibly tempted. He pondered carefully before asking, “This offer does indeed seem very cost-effective. By the way, which ad is about to expire?”

Wei Ming said with excitement: “It’s the Flowing Shampoo ad!”

Just as Liu Qisheng was about to speak, someone pushed the door open and entered, asking as soon as they came in, “What’s wrong with our company’s shampoo?!”

Everyone in the room gaped simultaneously—the person who had just arrived was none other than the president of Flowing Company, Xu Yingcai, Mr. Xu!

“Xu… Mr. Xu…” Wei Ming was completely flabbergasted; he had never dreamed that he would encounter Xu Yingcai here today!

“Yes, it’s me,” Xu Yingcai snubbed him, walking straight in and asking, “May I know which one of you is Teacher Wang Hao?”

Wang Hao, all smiles, replied: “That would be me, that would be me.”

“Hello, hello,” Xu Yingcai was the first to extend his hand: “I am the president of the Flowing Group, Xu Yingcai.” He shook Wang Hao’s hand firmly and then said, “My secretary happened to watch your show today and was blown away! He recorded the entire scene on his phone and sent it to me via WeChat’s small video feature. After I watched it, I felt it was really good, this show is going to be a hit! So without a second thought, I came straight over, planning to talk to Mr. Wang Hao about a potential collaboration.”

Wei Ming: “…” Just because the show is good, you don’t have to rush over here like this, right?!

What can you do? When it’s just one person, it’s fine, it’s just a matter between the two of you. But when another person joins in, it’s a different story—everyone fears competition, and once someone enters the fray, the nature of the situation changes completely!

“Mr. Xu,” sitting to the side, Zheng Qitian clearly showed some dissatisfaction, speaking: “I was here first after all; there should be some consideration for who came first, right?”

These two were presidents of listed companies and had seen each other occasionally. Their relationship wasn’t particularly good, but at least they knew each other.

“Hehe, Mr. Zheng, I’ve always believed one phrase in business,” Xu Yingcai chuckled: “The quick get and the slow miss out. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have immediately driven over, don’t you think?”

“A fine phrase, the quick get and the slow miss out,” Zheng Qitian, without another word, made an offer: “Five hundred thousand.”

Xu Yingcai matched him tit-for-tat: “Five hundred and twenty thousand.”

After all, this show airs weekly, equating to fifty-five episodes a year. His extra two thousand might not seem like much, but that amounts to an additional one hundred and ten thousand in total costs—a not insignificant sum.

Zheng Qitian: “Five hundred and forty thousand.”

Xu Yingcai: “Five hundred and sixty thousand.”

Wei Ming hurriedly interjected: “Gentlemen, the prime-time ad slots at our station are one hundred thousand per spot. Maybe you should consider this carefully; it’s a rare discount…”

Zheng Qitian: “Five hundred and eighty thousand.”

Xu Yingcai: “Six hundred thousand.”

Wei Ming: “…” Can you please not treat me like I’m invisible?!

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