Starting from Summoning Su Shi to Build an Entertainment Empire

Chapter 111 "Langya List of the Tang Dynasty" completed (ask for first order 14)
"Of course no problem. I think Zizhan will play Mei Changsu. Do you think it's okay?" Lu Weizhou of course wanted to ask Li Shimin, the screenwriter, for his opinion.

"Yes." Li Shimin seriously thought about Su Shi's image. Although Su Shi didn't get along with him for a long time, he could see that Su Shi was also a talent, and Su Shi's character was more stable than Taibai.

Taibai, on the other hand...has a more staunch personality. To be honest, he is not suitable for being an official. Of course, it depends on who the emperor is.

"Well, these are simple, but there is a problem, that is, after the script is finished, can we shoot it?" Li Shimin asked curiously. He didn't hide the situation here at Lu Weizhou, so Li Shimin and the others probably knew about it.

Lu Weizhou thought for a while, at present, Spring and Autumn Entertainment doesn't have much to spend money on, in fact, the money earned should be enough for filming a TV series.

The details of the overall script of "Langya Bang" were written by Li Shimin and the others, but the overall plot is well written. Lu Weizhou has already read it. "Langya Bang" does not have many big scenes, and the overall plot can be found in Shenzhou Film and Television City. Finished.

Its main selling point is conspiracy drama. Of course, it also has some big scenes. If these big scenes are filmed in Shenzhou Film and Television City, to be honest, the price is not low, especially if a large number of extras are used.

But now Lu Weizhou does not need to shoot these big scenes in Shenzhou Film and Television City, but can use the special effects company provided by the system to produce them.

If a real special effects company does it, the cost is obviously high, but if the special effects company is provided by the system, because Lu Weizhou can produce special effects at a [-]% discount on the market price, it will be much cheaper to hand it over to a special effects company. up.

At present, the production cost of Han and Tang TV dramas, according to the regulations of the cultural department of Han and Tang Dynasties, the actor's remuneration shall not exceed 40% of the production cost of a drama, and this system can basically be guaranteed.

But in fact, the actual ratio of most popular TV series and movies is far more than this, but it is not exceeded on the bright side. The specific operation method is very simple, that is, the actor's revenue share.

The Han and Tang Dynasties did not restrict the use of film and television dramas as a share of film and television dramas. The reason is simple. No one knows how a film and television drama will profit or lose. Actors use film salaries instead of dividends. This is an investment behavior and does not affect the performance of film and television dramas. Just make it.

Of course, there are very strict terms and regulations for the income accounting of film and television dramas in the Han and Tang Dynasties. The kind of movies that are obviously profitable and can be made into losses, that is, they do not give dividends. It's gone too.

As for the specific investment ratio, it will be discussed by the producer, but "Langya Bang" is different. "Langya Bang" has already been decided by Lu Weizhou, and all newcomers from the company will be used.

Can't Li Shimin play the role of the emperor and prince?And he has 24 friends, so it shouldn't be a problem to play some supporting roles. Li Bai, Su Shi, and Liu Yong can also step up at critical moments.

There will not be too many main characters in a TV series. For other secondary characters, if the acting skills of these friends brought by Li Shimin are not good enough, you can hire some special veteran actors. The salaries of these veteran actors are actually not high.

What is really high is the remuneration of those first-line stars who play the leading role. This Lu Weizhou has already decided to use his own people.

In this case, the actual expenditure that Spring and Autumn Entertainment needs to spend is really not much.

To put it bluntly, Lu Weizhou in this drama is already ready to entertain himself, and the big deal is to lose money and start over again!But with the brilliance of the finalized script... To be honest, Lu Weizhou didn't believe it would lose money.

Whether he can complete the task given by the system, Lu Weizhou has no idea.

Because there were only twelve satellite TVs in the Han and Tang Dynasties that could cover the whole country, and these twelve satellite TVs were giants. Although they belonged to the official Han and Tang Dynasties, they were also responsible for their own profits and losses. I wanted them to buy movies... There is no precedent yet.

It's not that the twelve TV stations don't buy them, but that these TV stations can't run out of their own self-produced dramas and cooperative dramas every year. And they often know about the project at the beginning of its establishment, either participating in investment or cooperating in the early stage.

Other small companies simply don't have the strength to produce TV dramas of this level.

That is to say, the current Spring and Autumn Entertainment basically has this ability, and this is because Lu Weizhou has the main actors. Otherwise, he is not good at present, and just hiring actors is a lot of money.

If it is really filmed, there is a way. Every year, twelve satellite TVs will watch the film, and I will recommend myself when the time comes. Besides, Spring Entertainment is not completely unknown now.

"Yes, our funds are basically sufficient at present, it mainly depends on...how your acting skills are." Lu Weizhou nodded and said.

"There is no problem with this. Although they are not those acting stars, their acting skills are definitely not bad." Li Shimin has confidence in these friends of his.

"Okay, when the time comes, we will have an audition meeting, we always have to take a look." Lu Weizhou smiled.

"No problem. I have confidence in them." Li Shimin also nodded, "But in terms of special effects, do you want to do it first? Isn't there a special effect of war in the first episode of this show?"

Lu Weizhou thought about it for a while, and it was a good idea. To be honest, Lu Weizhou had no idea about this matter, so it would be good to test it like this.

"Okay, I'll try. Isn't there some relevant scenes and scenes in the script? Let me try." Lu Weizhou nodded.

"Then we wait to start filming next?"

"It takes time to form a crew. Looking at the progress of Zizhan's filming, they only filmed one episode in a month. According to Zizhan's estimate, there will be at least ten episodes in this season. It is estimated that he will film for half a year. We When the time comes to form a team, I guess I will have to find a production company by myself." Lu Weizhou thought for a while.

In fact, he wanted to directly use Fangta's production management, but now that Su Shi is making a documentary, he can't just stop halfway, and although Fangta and his gang have also made movies, they are all low-cost movies, and the crew is too small. We have to recruit people, why not let them follow Su Shi directly to shoot first.

If I want to see results as soon as possible, it is best to find a mature crew.

In addition, Lu Weizhou needs to check the production time of the special effects. The special effects of "Langya Bang" are not very many. As for the daily plot part, there are enough Tang Dynasty architectural palaces in Shenzhou Film and Television City to complete the filming. These parts can be directly shot in real scenes. up.

"You are the boss and you decide these things." Li Shimin didn't care.

"Okay, then I'll take a look at your script." Lu Weizhou also smiled. Over the past month or so, he found that Li Shimin's maturity in thinking about problems is even much higher than that of Su Shi and Li Bai, or that he sees problems from the perspective They often have a very high overall view.

From this point of view, he is really suitable to play the emperor.

(End of this chapter)