Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 254 This Is Art

This office area is about [-] square meters, with three compartments.

The overflowing sunlight pours in from the windows on one side of the wall, making the whole body bright, warm and comfortable.

The cold air from the central air conditioner is wafting and refreshing.

Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, Zhao Jian, Huang Lei and others sat on two sides of a large desk in the hall, and Liu Yi took out a stack of printed scripts from the safe and was sorting them out.

"For a total investment of 5500 million, your company has invested 1800 million. How much is your share?" Huang Lei asked.

"50%." Chu Xuan looked at him to the right and said.

Concubine Liu Yi was stunned for a moment, then she couldn't help asking curiously, "Isn't 50% 2750 million?"

Wu Qingyuan, who was sitting across from him, explained with a smile: "Introduced investors only contribute capital but not resources and channels, and the shareholding ratio cannot be calculated according to normal."

Concubine Liu Yi raised her eyebrows and turned her head to look at Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan nodded, and said, "Brilliant Times doesn't need external channels and resources for TV."

Huang Lei smiled. It sounded arrogant, but it was the truth.

Chu Xuan looked at Concubine Liu Yi to the left, and said, "For example, publicity, marketing, public relations, TV production, TV channel channels, national copyright sales including Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, etc., the company has them, so there is no need for external resources and channels."

"But based on our company's star effect, many investors are optimistic about our project and want to get a share of it. Sister Hua firstly wants to reduce risks and costs, and secondly, to make some big capital, so she needs to introduce some investors, but Their resources and channels are not needed, so their shareholding must be reduced."

Concubine Liu Yi nodded, twitched the hair in her right ear, and said, "In other words, investment not only requires money, but also things that are conducive to the smooth development of the project. If these things are not paid or the company does not need them, they will take The stock must be lowered, or don’t invest.”

"Yes." Huang Lei nodded.

"Your company's current TV projects are not short of investment. There are many people who want to invest. It can be said that you are full of confidence in this regard." He grinned.

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips and smiled slightly.

"Mango Taiwan is a normal proportion of shares, no overflow?" Huang Lei asked again.

"Normal ratio, 1000 million invested." Chu Xuan nodded.

Hearing their conversation, Zhao Jian interjected at the right time: "Mango Channel has been wanting to introduce our "Sculpture of God" a few months ago, but Sister Hua and Brother Zhang still decided to let "Sculpture of God" appear on CCTV."

"At that time, the script of "Zhu Xian" started to be coordinated, and Sister Hua just introduced "Zhu Xian" to the purchasing director of Mango TV. There was a similar TV series "Xian Jian" in the ratings, and there was a super marketing event of "Sculpture". Now, also out of trust in the company, in order to win the first broadcast rights of "Zhu Xian", Mango Channel directly invested 1000 million after the "Zhu Xian" project was established some time ago."

Huang Lei and Wu Qingyuan were happy when they heard the words. Huang Lei said: "Mango TV is not short of money, and the director of the station has a good vision. He discovered a good friend of mine, He Jiong. "Base Camp", now after all these years, it has become a trump card."

Zhang Jizhong walked to the window, opened it, lit a cigarette, and said, "The market positioning of "Zhu Xian" is young people, and it is most suitable to be broadcast on Mango Channel."

Hearing this, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Huang Lei nodded slightly.

Zhang Jizhong said again: "5500 million, according to Jinhua's meaning, 3500 million of which are used for special effects."

Wen Muye stared, 3500 million special effects?This seems a bit awesome, big companies and big crews are different. The cost of most TV dramas on the market is not so high.

Wu Qingyuan raised his eyebrows, and raised the corners of his mouth, "At that time, Sister Hua told me this on the phone, and I immediately agreed to be the assistant director of "Zhu Xian". I am looking forward to the special effects of the finished film."

Huang Lei glanced at Chu Xuan, and said, ""Zhu Xian" has a lot of live-action shooting, is the 2000 million shooting cost enough? Is your advertising sponsorship enough?"

"Advertising sponsorship?" Concubine Liu Yi turned her head to look at Chu Xuan, slightly curious and puzzled.

Chu Xuan looked at her, and said: "The advertisements on the walls around the press conference, the water and milk we drank in the crew, the hotels we stayed in every place we stayed in, and the clothes we wore in public. you know?"

Concubine Liu Yi nodded, "I know, it's all free."

The corner of Chu Xuan's mouth raised slightly, and said, "Not only is it free, but they also pay the crew."

Concubine Liu Yi rolled her eyes and said in surprise: "Drink for free, wear for free, live for free, and you still want to give us money?"

Zhang Jizhong took a puff of cigarette, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Because we helped them publicize, the greater the fame of the crew, the higher the popularity, the higher the sponsorship fee. The total investment of "Sculpture of God" is 5000 million, with the popular nationwide marketing in the early stage The results are in. If you count the sponsorship fees along the way, the total investment is 6200 million, of which 1200 million sponsorship fees are used for daily expenses, offsetting the cost."

"It's okay!" Concubine Liu Yi smiled in surprise as if she had discovered a new continent.

Chu Xuan, Zhao Jian, Huang Lei and the others were slightly amused, and Liu Yi, who was sorting out the script, also felt a little fun.

Zhang Jizhong grinned, and said: "The marketing effect of "Sculpture of the Gods" is so good that the sponsorship fee is so high. Qianqian, do you know the benefits of early marketing for film and television dramas?"

Concubine Liu Yi frowned, nodding repeatedly
"It's enough for you to understand clearly. With Sister Hua here, we don't need to take care of these things. We can just take care of our business." Chu Xuan smiled.

Concubine Liu Yi turned her head to look at him, nodded and said, "That's right."

Zhang Jizhong echoed and said: "Indeed, the easiest thing for me to join Brilliant Times is not to worry about marketing and publicity. I used to think that my marketing ability was good, but now I find that I can't compare to Wang Jinhua alone."

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Huang Lei looked at Chu Xuan, nodded his forehead and said, "Then your sponsorship is quite impressive, you can get 1200 million sponsorships, free food, drink, lodging and transportation along the way, this is also awesome."

Chu Xuan smiled.

Zhang Jizhong pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, walked over and said, "It's Mr. Meng, the company's shareholder. Jinhua brought in a talented person. He not only has domestic sponsorship resources, but also sponsorship resources from Southeast Asia. Whenever a crew accepts a He has a commission for every sponsorship in his channel, and this Boss Meng is making money lying down."

Zhao Jian looked at Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, and said: "Although there is sponsorship, the two producers, please lower the actors' remuneration and give me more filming funds. There is a bottom."

Concubine Liu Yi bit her lower lip and blinked cutely.

Chu Xuan made a slightly warm expression, and exchanged glances with her, enjoying each other.

Huang Lei and Wu Qingyuan felt amused and glanced at them.

"Come on, get the script." Liu Yi finished eight sets of scripts and looked at everyone with a smile.

Named producer Zhang Jizhong, executive producers Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, chief director and executive director Zhao Jian, producer and performance director Huang Lei, on-set assistant director Wu Qingyuan, assistant director Wen Muye, plus himself as chief screenwriter and director team The main members are almost complete.

"I started planning in February this year, and it took me four months to finalize the script at the end of May. I'm currently in the final stage." Liu Yi said while posting the script.

"When the company's project department finalized the first draft, it was suggested to Sister Hua that "Zhu Xian" should be filmed in two parts. The first film will be filmed at the stage of Zhang Xiaofan until Baguio's death, and the second film will be Ghost Li. The first film has 50 episodes, and the second film 30 episodes of the second part." Liu Yi said.

"Why do you want to shoot a novel like this?" Huang Lei took over the script.

"Make money, wouldn't it be possible to earn more by filming in two parts?" Zhang Jizhong said.

"For the project department, it's normal to make profits for the company, but as a TV personality, filming like this will ruin the show." Zhao Jian shook his head.

"Sure!" Huang Lei nodded and agreed: "The complete story is filmed in two parts, and the first part doesn't have an ending. Isn't this sick? The basic three-act structure has not been achieved, and it will be rejected. The audience cursed to death."

Concubine Liu Yi blinked, leaned closer to Chu Xuan and asked in a low voice: "The beginning, process and ending are the basic components of the three-act structure, don't the people in the company's project department know about it?"

Chu Xuan smiled softly, "Maybe he knows, maybe he doesn't know, but the people in the project department definitely know how to make money."

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips and laughed, she returned to her body and took the three types of scripts given to her by Liu Yi.

Hearing Huang Lei's complaints, Liu Yi said with a smile: "Sister Hua and I disagree, and decided to shoot all one episode, a total of 65 episodes. But the current script situation is 75 episodes, and 10 episodes need to be cut."

The crowd nodded.

Zhang Jizhong picked up the script, got up and walked out, saying: "These days, let's read the script first, try to come to the company every day, discuss ideas with each other, and contact by phone at any time. I will go to Yu Min to read it. You are free. Old Liu, we I haven't read the script yet, so go and talk to our two producer teachers."

Hearing Zhang Jizhong's joke, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi raised their mouths slightly.

With a smile in his eyes, Liu Yi walked over to Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, and guided him: "You just need to read the literary script for now. The filming script and the shot script are the director's workbook, so leave it to Lao Zhao. Whether it's the filming script It’s still a shot script, it’s all based on a literary script, the literary script has been changed, and the filming script and the shot script have to be changed.”

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi nodded.

A literary script is a complete story, equivalent to a condensed version of a novel, but it is divided into episodes, and the plot is separated into scenes in sequence and scene changes.

The individual character plot scripts that are finally divided into literary scripts are also for actors to read, and they are also the prototype and basis for the final filming of film and television dramas.

Liu Yi opened the literary script of "Zhu Xian", and then opened the story structure framework file for reference.

"You read the script according to the structure of the story, and at the same time think about a question."

"From the beginning of Caomiao Village to the breaking point of Puzhi's demon slaughtering Caomiao Village, is the plot rhythm tight? Is the plot rhythm slowing down after the breaking point? Is there any useless plot filling it? If you think there is, delete it. If you think you can add an original plot to make this explosive point even more explosive, then add it."

"Similar problems continue. The first explosive point is over, and the second explosive point, Qimai Wuwu, whether the plot rhythm is tight or needs to be relieved, etc. If you want to be a top producer, you must learn to control it quickly. The tight and slow rhythm of the script to improve the quality of the script."

"If you think that the rhythm is wrong, after discussing with Lao Zhao, you have reached a consensus, then bring it up to me, and I will hand it over to the screenwriter to make changes. This is a workflow."

"Of course, you have to complete and read the entire script before making additions, deletions, or changes. Otherwise, the previous ones will be changed before you read the latter ones, and the plot will not go smoothly."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi nodded, and Wen Muye was also listening carefully.

Zhao Jian, Huang Lei, and Wu Qingyuan looked at them and smiled slightly.

Huang Lei supported his head with his right hand, and said: "This matter sounds very simple, but it is not simple. Everyone has a different rhythm in their hearts, and TV dramas are market-oriented. How to make most audiences adapt to the rhythm of your hearts is a matter of course." Needs some work."

"It doesn't work if the rhythm is too fast, and it doesn't work if the rhythm is too slow. But you are all actors who have filmed several costume dramas, and you have read literary scripts many times. You must have your own basic literary rhythm now. "

Zhao Jian, Wu Qingyuan and Liu Yi raised their foreheads slightly.

Whether it's "Tianlong" or "Sword of Heaven", or "Sculpture of God", no matter how the filming is, the quality of the script must be qualified.

As long as Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei have read the scripts of these three dramas, they must have a foundation in their hearts, and they are not completely new producers.

"Do it with confidence, we will watch over it," Liu Yi said.

Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "With Mr. Liu's words, I will not be polite if I don't like the plot. If I want to add something, I will add it directly."

Concubine Liu Yi covered her mouth and laughed, and everyone laughed dumbly.

Huang Lei patted Chu Xuan's shoulder and said, "You are the producers, so don't be polite. Otherwise, if you are polite, maybe a good idea will be dusted and the script will lack a shining point."

"That's the reason." Zhao Jian, Liu Yi, and Wu Qingyuan nodded in agreement.

Huang Lei squeezed Chu Xuan's arm, looked at Concubine Liu Yi again, and said, "Not only should we think about the rhythm, but we must also figure out one thing, that is, for this type of drama, what are your thoughts and ideas? What to express. Although TV dramas are made for audiences to watch, but TV dramas capture the inner world of producers and directors, presenting their own inner world to the audience, and the audience still applauds, then this is art.”

Wu Qingyuan clapped his hands, Huang Lei's words made him happy, he said: "Teacher Huang's words are deeply in my heart."

Chu Xuan smiled, "It also won my heart."

Concubine Liu Yi rested her chin with both hands, "I'm the same as Chu Xuan."

Liu Yi propped his hands on the table, "I'm the same as Qianqian."

Zhao Jian folded his hands together, "I'm the same as Old Liu."

Huang Lei was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile, "What are you doing?"

Everyone laughed, and the momentary fun made the atmosphere of the scene full of joy.

Zhao Jian took a sip of water from his cup, looked at Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi and said, "What are immortals, what are heroes, and what are immortal heroes in your hearts, you should read the script a few times before talking about it, and then we will discuss these core issues. "

"Okay." Concubine Liu Yi shook her head and said charmingly.

Chu Xuan nodded, and read the script together with Concubine Liu Yi.

After the gossip was over, the office area gradually fell into silence. Under the sunshine and air-conditioning blowing, there was only the rustling sound of pages turning.

The original "Zhu Xian" has more than 100 million words, and the current script of 75 episodes has a lot of words, nearly 90 words, and each episode has about [-] words.

If you want to read the script once, it will take some time.

Immersed in the story world, time often passes quickly.

I don't know how much time has passed, and Concubine Liu Yi has turned pages.

When she turned another page, her gaze was a little dazed, and she looked up, and it turned out that the sun was about to set, and the sunlight slowly dissipated from the office area, making it a bit dark.

"Brother Xuan, where are the teachers?" She looked, and there was no one in the office except Chu Xuan and her.

"Leave early." Chu Xuan closed the script.

"Go home." Chu Xuan got up and walked towards the door. After sitting for an afternoon without knowing it, he still felt a little tired.

He stretched while walking, stretching his bones.

The next moment, I heard a voice coming from behind: "Nine Heavens Profound Brake, turned into a divine thunder, radiant heavenly power, lead it with a sword!"

He was poked in the back.

Chu Xuan couldn't help laughing, but didn't look back, and shook his head dumbfounded.

"Witch."

Concubine Liu Yi frowned, she pursed her lips and laughed, and immediately jumped on Chu Xuan's back to let him carry him for a while, and she didn't come down until the door.

Opening the door, the two stepped out and walked home.

(End of this chapter)