Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 56 Visiting the Set of "Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier"

Secretary Liu Yan continued to report: "The highest ratings of 'Jade Guanyin' was 10.7%. Its second and third round broadcast rights have been sold. Multiple TV stations have purchased them and made a total profit of 1500 million."

"Detective Di Renjie was premiered simultaneously on CCTV-2500, Guangdong East TV, Tianjin TV, and Sichuan TV. The total copyright fees for the first round were 1250 million yuan. According to the profit sharing, we can get 2 million yuan. Director Qian Yanhao hopes to start the project of Detective Di Renjie immediately, and hopes to start filming in the second half of this year and release it next year."

"Has he finished the script? Have someone show it to me." Shi Lei interrupted.

He remembered that "Detective Di Renjie 2" was not released until 06, but Qian Yanhao produced it a year earlier. He didn't know whether the plot would change.

"Boss, wait a moment." Liu Yan picked up his cell phone and made a call.

Three minutes later, an assistant came in with a thick script.

Shi Lei took it and read it carefully. After an hour, when he finished reading the script, he fell into deep thought.

There is nothing wrong with the script. The core case is the same as in the previous life. Although it is touching, it still has ups and downs. The problem is why CCTV still let him invest.

After the first season became a huge hit, CCTV did not invest independently in the second season, but continued to involve Taolin Film and Television. There must be a reason for this, either they have some demands on Taolin Film and Television, or it is an internal problem of CCTV.

However, he had no intention of exploring further as the waters inside CCTV were too murky!

Even if CCTV makes excessive demands on Taolin Film and Television in the future, causing Taolin Film and Television to lose some money, he doesn't mind. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems. The overseas Peach Company is his strong backing.

Moreover, there is a habit within the system that if you suffer a loss in one thing, they will make it up to you in other ways.

Of course, the premise is that someone remembers you!

Given Taolin Film and Television's current status, it is difficult to ignore it, and someone will definitely make up for it.

He looked up and asked Liu Yan, "How much investment is needed to start the project?"

"This time it's at a high point, requiring 2000 million, mainly because the actors' salaries will increase. The investment proportion is the same as last time, 50% each from us and CCTV." Liu Yan replied immediately.

"Okay, the company has invested." Shi Lei agreed readily.

"The filming of The Legend of Sword and Fairy has been completed, and the special effects are currently being produced. It is expected to be completed in three months." Liu Yan continued to report.

Shi Lei feels a little painful when talking about this. In order to make the special effects of "Chinese Paladin 1" better, he chose a Hollywood studio for the production of special effects. This studio is not well-known, but the price it charges is only slightly cheaper than that of Industrial Light & Magic.

What made him even more speechless was that he had to queue up and wait for half a month instead of starting production immediately.

But there is nothing we can do about it. There are basically no decent special effects companies in China now, and "Hero" also hired foreigners to produce the special effects.

When I have enough money, I plan to set up my own special effects company.

"Remember to send someone knowledgeable to keep an eye on it and don't let them produce shoddy products." Shi Lei reminded him that it didn't matter if it was more expensive or slower, but the most feared thing was that they were perfunctory. If they produced a 5-cent special effect, he would lose a lot of money.

"Someone is already watching." Liu Yan replied.

"Go on." Shi Lei waved his hand and asked Liu Yan to continue.

"Director Ning Hao has finished editing Green Grassland, but it was not approved by the higher-ups."

Shi Lei said indifferently: "If it doesn't pass, then don't pass! Let Ning Hao go abroad to participate in some film festivals!"

"Green Grassland" is an award-winning film. It was not released in China in the previous life, so it is not surprising that it cannot be released in this life.

“The movie version of ‘Jade Guanyin’ will be released on July 7.”

"Notify me when the time comes. We'll hold a small premiere and invite familiar partners." Shi Lei instructed.

The TV series "Jade Guanyin" has brought Liu Tao a certain degree of fame, and he is ready to give it another boost.

"Okay, boss. The filming of 'Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier' is more than halfway through and the crew is currently on the prairie."

"I'm going to visit Mr. Yang from Yinghuang Entertainment after I finish talking to him at get off work." Yang's secret lover Wang Zhaojun, he needs to go and see her.

The blessing of clothing makes me happy just thinking about it.

Two days later, Mr. Yang from Yinghuang Entertainment visited Shi Lei to discuss "Sword Rain".

When the two met, they praised each other and then got straight to the point.

At the beginning, we talked about the issue of Sword Rain, but then the topic changed and we talked about "Ip Man".

"I heard that Mr. Shi has a script called Ip Man. When does he plan to shoot it?" "Well! Let's talk about it in a few years." It's not that he doesn't want to shoot it, but the domestic film market dictates that he can only shoot one domestic film a year.

"I think this script is good. Can we sell it to Yinghuang Entertainment?"

"Sorry, Taolin Film and Television does not sell scripts." Shi Lei refused without even thinking.

There is no reason why a series that can make money must not be sold.

"Mr. Shi, can you please reconsider it? Yinghuang Entertainment can offer a high price." Mr. Yang said unwillingly.

"No, Taolin Film and Television is not yet at the stage of selling scripts." Shi Lei refused again.

Mr. Yang said with a look of regret: "If Mr. Shi plans to shoot, please notify me when the time comes. We at Yinghuang Entertainment would like to participate in the production."

"I will inform Mr. Yang when the time comes, but whether we can cooperate will only be clear after the project of "Ip Man" is approved." He did not agree.

Who knows what will happen in the future.

"We can definitely cooperate!" Mr. Yang said firmly.

"We'll know when the time comes."

After the two continued to praise each other for a while, they went out for dinner together. The dinner party was not big, with only one seat, but it had everything it needed. Both sides had an atmosphere group and a drinking-stopping group.

The result was that both parties seemed to be having a great time and left the table with smiles on their faces.

After the people from Yinghuang Entertainment left, the smile on Shi Lei's face immediately disappeared. He was still not used to the drinking table culture.

It would be fine if it was a beautiful woman, but he felt a little disgusted when he saw her being so friendly with an old man.

Fortunately, he is a big boss now, so he can talk less, drink less, and not be poisoned by the drinking culture.

Three days later, several off-road vehicles were speeding on the grassland. Shi Lei couldn't help but stick his head out to look at the endless green grassland.

The boundless grassland made Shi Lei feel heroic and he wanted to sing a song loudly.

Suddenly he thought of 'Phoenix Legend' and wondered if the company's opera department had signed them.

"Liu Yan, ask the folk art department if they have signed a contract with Phoenix Legend. They are a duo, one is called Ling Hua and the other is called Zeng Yi."

"I'll call now." Liu Yan responded and took out his cell phone to make a call.

The key departments of Taolin Film and Television are the film production department and the TV series production department. Quyi is not the company's key development department, but under the care of Deng Hongxu, it is not weak.

……

Two minutes later, Liu Yan replied: "Boss, no, the Quyi department manager said he would sign them right away."

"Very good, on the right track." Shi Lei praised.

Liu Yan did not respond when he heard this. This only showed that he reacted quickly. To be successful, he had to understand Shi Lei's preferences.

"Boss, you are here to visit the set, but why did you bring two water trucks? Although the crew is short of water, it is not to the extent that there is not enough to drink."

Shi Lei smiled mysteriously: "This is not for drinking, you will know when the time comes."

"Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier" is the most important drama of Taolin Film and Television this year.

It cost 3000 million yuan to invite the photographer Wu Fei of "The Mansion Gate" to take the shot personally; the stylist Yang Shudong and costume designer Wu Jian of "Hero" also joined "Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier".

The costumes for the play alone cost several million yuan. In order to pursue the authentic texture of Mongolian clothing, the costumes are all made of real leather and real fur. There is a Mongolian bride outfit for Concubine Zhaojun, which has a robe with a back that is 6 meters long. The whole set cost as much as 3 yuan.

The music in the play was composed by the famous musician San Bao.

It can be said that the resources are fully utilized.

But the filming location was a grassland, which was short of water, so the main actors and actresses only took a bath once every many days.

This is already a preferential treatment!

(End of this chapter)