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The next day, Ji Xingyi took Yang Qian to Fengrong to review today's web drama director interview.

Zuo Yi was waiting in the conference room early with the manager of the film and television department and the directors of the production team.

"boss!"

When they saw Ji Xingyi coming in, everyone stood up and greeted her.

"Well, everyone take a seat!"

Ji Xingyi looked at the newcomers in the film and television department and said with a smile: "Manager Zhu, Director Bei, thank you for choosing Fengrong!"

The newcomers were very surprised to see that she could recognize them by name!

After all, they had never seen her in person since they started working!

Manager Zhu immediately took the lead and said respectfully: "No, no, Fengrong is now in its development period, and we are very happy to become your generals!"

"Under your leadership, we believe Fengrong will become a new leader in the industry!"

"Yes, with the boss here, Fengrong will definitely rise to the top!"

The others followed suit.

Ji Xingyi thanked them politely: "Thank you for your high hopes for me. The development of Fengrong will ultimately depend on your efforts. I would like to thank you all in advance!"

After everyone looked at each other, they all said firmly: "Everything is subject to the boss's instructions!"

After everyone sat down, Director Sun asked, "Boss, we have plenty of directors in our production team, why do we need to recruit newcomers to be web series directors?"

Except for Zuo Yi and Manager Zhu, everyone else looked puzzled.

Zuo Yi and Manager Zhu only notified me of the interview and did not explain anything else.

Ji Xingyi asked calmly, "Before answering this question, what do you think of online dramas? How much do you know about them?"

Everyone began to answer.

"This is a one-episode drama shot by the online filmmaker himself. The plot is exaggerated and nonsensical."

“Publish more on interactive social media platforms such as Youyin, which are interactive and convenient.”

“It is not restricted by the broadcast time of traditional movies and TV shows, and has a higher degree of freedom and innovation.”

Seeing that everyone was able to talk freely, Ji Xingyi nodded and smiled.

“Yes, this is the web series that everyone knows about now!”

"But I want to create something new and turn the web series into a short drama, which will make it more popular and bring us greater profits!"

After that, she said in a slightly serious tone: "Now Fengrong is in a period of comprehensive development, and a large amount of funds are needed to maintain operations and development!"

"And my short play planning will bring new capital inflow to Fengrong."

Director Bei listened to her and said in a complicated tone, "Boss, how can a web series be profitable if it is turned into a short series? The investment in a web series is only about 100,000 to 1 million."

"Very few can recoup their costs, and most of them are just a waste of money."

Ji Xingyi smiled slightly at this, squinting at everyone and said, "What if each episode is one minute long and I choose between free, paid, or half-paid modes?"

Director Sun was shocked: "One minute?"

"Yes, one minute!"

"Low-quality and unpopular movies are free to watch, while high-quality movies with famous actors are charged. Another option is to make the first half free and the second half pay."

This model made Director Bei question it out loud: "But will anyone watch it like this? It's only a one-minute video, and they're charging for it."

Ji Xingyi said calmly, "Look, the paid dramas are priced between 2-3 yuan per episode. If I have 80 episodes and set the price at 2 yuan, the first 40 episodes will be free, and I can earn 40 yuan per person for the last 80 episodes."

"If a thousand people look at me, I'm 8. If ten thousand people look at me, I'm 80!"

This calculation made everyone's gums tighten. Why didn't they notice this pattern before?

If it were released, and the total number of viewers for the short drama was 100,000, they could easily earn 8 million!

And what are web dramas? They are low-cost!

What's more, the boss compressed the plot into one minute. It could have been filmed in 100 episodes, but they could have extended it to 200 or episodes...

Their hearts trembled when they thought about that profit.

Everyone looked at Ji Xingyi with admiration.

Zuo Yi saw that everyone understood the boss's purpose, so he said, "Shooting web dramas is not suitable for professional directors like you. New directors are the most suitable. They are more willing to use new shooting methods to complete the task."

Ji Xingyi nodded in agreement: "Yes, short plays do not require mature and steady shooting methods. They can have shocking moments, funny moments, or some weird and exaggerated performance methods."

"The title of the skit is the key point. It should be concise, direct and clear to attract the public's attention!"

"I tend to look for actors among internet celebrities and newcomers from colleges and universities. Their awkward and exaggerated acting skills are the soul of the short play."

The people in the production team looked embarrassed when they heard this. The previous charging model was fine, but why was the selection of people so random?

How to shoot like this? Watching a stupid drama?

Seeing Ji Xingyi's confident look, everyone wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

We can only wait until the first film is released to see the results. Anyway, not much money was invested.

Manager Zhu asked in confusion: "So this web series, no, it's a short play, should we publish it on media platforms like Yuyin?"

Zuo Yi smiled and asked his assistant to turn on the computer and open the newly developed short drama app on the screen.

"This is our dedicated app for playing web dramas. From now on, whether it is a short drama produced by our company or by others, it can be played on this app!"

"We adopt a cooperative commission-based charging model. We provide the platform and streaming channels. If the short drama becomes popular, the higher the revenue, the more we will take!"

"We don't need to take a cut of our own company's short plays."

He clicked on another app and introduced it: "This is our Fengrong Film and Television's dedicated app."

Everyone was shocked when they saw the interface template they clicked on.

After the homepage of the interface are sections such as TV series, animation, movies, children, variety shows, documentaries, and life.

It also connects to the official TV channel, and you can go to other apps through links after watching ads.

Such a novel and convenient interface surprised everyone.

"Is this so much? This includes everything we need for life!"

“It’s amazing. One app contains everything. No need to switch platforms!”

"That's wonderful! With such a platform, we have nothing to fear!"

"With so many sections, how many works need to be signed to enter? It must cost a lot of money!"

Seeing that everyone was very excited, Zuo Yi continued, "This app is mainly used to publish our Fengrong's own works!"

"Everyone in the Film and Television Department, we have to work together to fill in the vacant interface!"

Everyone's desire to win suddenly soared at this moment, and they all turned their heads to look at Ji Xingyi expectantly.

The boss said it before, she has to make all the final decisions on film, television and animation.

Otherwise, if Fengrong had sufficient funds now, they would have started organizing the filming long ago.

Ji Xingyi looked at Yang Qian and signaled with his eyes, and Yang Qian immediately began to distribute the scripts she brought.

"These scripts are everyone's upcoming filming schedule!"

Then he said coldly, "I only have one request, and that is that you don't change the script on your own initiative!"

"If you have any questions, you can contact me directly. If anyone changes the direction of the script without my consent, don't blame me for being rude!"

Everyone was delighted to get the script, but they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts when they were warned by Ji Xingyi.

Everyone's expressions changed.

During filming, due to various issues with the environment and the actors, the script often could not be fully understood.

And they will also have their own ideas for shooting.

Now that Ji Xingyi makes such a request, it feels like he is just treating them as tools and robots.

Seeing that everyone was silent and looked unhappy, Ji Xingyi knew that they were dissatisfied.

So he said nonchalantly: "You have fifteen minutes to read the script and reply. Those who think they can't do it, just go out and get a full month's salary and leave!"

What she needs right now is a representative work. She wants what she feels, not what they feel!

Even if it is a remake, the shooting effect is not as good as the original.

If we let them do whatever they want, the show will be turned into something weird.