Choose a day to become famous

Since Yin Xincheng became famous with "Friends", he is now considered a rising star in the entertainment industry.

In addition to the two "Friends", he also starred in an idol drama, which was broadcasted but not very well.

His agent spent a lot of effort to get the drama "Flower Scene".

Now there are only so many big dramas launched by each company every year, and there are too many people and too little meat. For example, if Yin Xincheng wants to get "Flower Scene", it is not that he is willing to star in it, and people will immediately nod and agree. He reduced his salary a lot to get this drama. Not to mention sacrifice, he also paid a lot.

Now Chen Ziliang has appeared again.

Yan Liang told Lu Yanhe about this on the phone.

He said: Yin Xincheng himself was embarrassed to tell you, afraid to disturb you.

Lu Yanhe: Which production company is the drama "Flower Scene"?

Yan Liang: Shengyang.

Lu Yanhe: I have never dealt with this company, but does he want to quit this drama now?

Yan Liang: There is definitely no way to quit.

Lu Yanhe: I am not familiar with Sheng Yang, and I cannot talk to him, so I cannot help him.

Yan Liang: Forget it since I don’t know him. I heard him talking about this matter, and when I thought that Chen Ziliang was the one who was causing trouble again, I wanted to ask you on his behalf.

Lu Yanhe asked: Are you on good terms with Yin Xincheng?

Yan Liang: Not bad.

Lu Yanhe and Yin Xincheng only interacted with each other during the filming of "Friends", so they were not very familiar with each other, let alone a personal relationship.

Yan Liang and Yin Xincheng filmed two seasons of "Friends" together, and participated in various promotional activities. With more contact, they may be more familiar with each other.

If I can help, of course I will help, but if I can’t help, don’t force it.

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Here, Zhan Yun, who played Li Lili in "Friends", was also drinking coffee and chatting with Liu Zhiyin.

Liu Zhiyin said to Zhan Yun: "I like your role in "Friends" very much."

Zhan Yun immediately smiled and said: "All my girlfriends told me so."

"Well, the other two girls, Chen Wanqiu is more literary and honest, and Zhou Zhixi is a little weird." Liu Zhiyin said, "Of course, they also have their own lovely places, but I can more easily substitute Li Lili."

"Li Lili is the most real appearance of most of us, with a big nerve, crying, being fragile, cherishing friends, and having her own vanity." Zhan Yun said, "I have played for two seasons, and sometimes I can't tell the difference between the play and the outside world."

Liu Zhiyin: "How did you get the role of Li Lili?"

"The producer told me that Yan He saw me at first sight and said that I was suitable for Li Lili." Zhan Yun said, "We went through a lot at that time. After several rounds of auditions, I never thought that I could get the leading role. "

Liu Zhiyin nodded and said, "Nowadays, few TV dramas dare to use newcomers as the leading roles."

"Yes." Zhan Yun said, "Anyway, starring in "Friends" is really like a dream, and it suddenly changed my life."

After saying this, Zhan Yun glanced at the camera in front of her and said to Liu Zhiyin, "I'm not used to it. I will be photographed by the camera no matter where I am."

Liu Zhiyin: "I didn't get used to it before, but after recording so many programs, I feel it's okay. You don't appear on TV shows very often, right?"

"I rarely record reality shows." Zhan Yun replied, "Before, I was basically acting."

Zhan Yun is the actor who got the most bonus in "Friends", because the character Li Lili she played is also the most popular character in the show.

After that, Zhan Yun's luck was also good. She received the supporting actress in two commercial movies in a row, both of which were good at the box office, and her performance also received good reviews. This is really just luck. Generally speaking, the supporting actresses in this kind of movie are all vase-type, which does not require much acting skills and will not make too many splashes. But it may be that Zhan Yun is popular with the audience, so every time she appears in a movie, the audience likes her.

The performance of several consecutive dramas is good, which makes the market more optimistic about her.

There are constant filming invitations.

Liu Zhiyin asked: "Will "Friends" continue to be filmed?"

"This is the plan at present." Zhan Yun said, "We are also willing to continue this story. We don't want to end the story of these people."

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"OK, Zhan Yun can say this in our program, and the popularity of "Friends" can be considered as riding on it." Li Zhenzhen said with satisfaction, "Before dinner later, talk to Zhixing and try to guide the topic to the drama "Friends". If Yan He is willing to talk more about this topic, the audience will definitely want to watch it."

The assistant director nodded.

"However, Yan He has basically said everything he should say about the drama "Friends", and what he says is just some repetitive talk." Someone wondered, "What else can we talk about?"

"For the audience, even if it is repetitive talk, they are willing to listen." Li Zhenzhen said, "Friends has been broadcast for two years, and Yan He's role is still mentioned from time to time. The audience still recognizes the six-member group in the first season. Previously, Yan He talked more about the sequel and the production level, but rarely talked about the role he played, and his views on the drama, the story and the characters. There are too many things to talk about."

"It's true, Yan He seems to have never talked about "Friends" from the perspective of a screenwriter."

For the director team, although they have to try not to interfere with the performance of the guests in front of the camera as much as possible, it is impossible not to guide them completely.

They must guide the guests on what the audience wants to watch and what they are interested in.

As for how they say it and what they say, it is their own business.

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Peng Zhixing has always played the role of "guide" in this program.

If the director team wants everyone to talk about some topics, or there are some directional arrangements, they will communicate with Peng Zhixing and let him guide everyone.

At this point, Peng Zhixing and the director team have cooperated very well.

The other members also know this, so they will generally cooperate with Peng Zhixing's topic.

However, the director team did not expect that Peng Zhixing rejected them this time.

"I can't guide whether Yan He will talk about "Friends" or not." Peng Zhixing also said bluntly, "You all know that the play "Friends" is a bit sensitive to Yan He."

The director team did not expect Peng Zhixing to directly reject them.

"Just bring up this topic. If Yan He doesn't want to talk about it, he won't participate." The director team said, "We won't force him to join this topic."

Peng Zhixing said: "But when we all talked about this drama, he didn't join. This is also very strange. Didn't you notice? We have been recording for three days this time. When everyone is together, as long as Yan He doesn't take the initiative to mention "Friends", no one will mention this drama?"

Director team: "..."

Really.

Peng Zhixing: "Everyone has the same idea, including several people in "Friends". They didn't take the initiative to mention "Friends" to Yan He, so how could I mention it."

Peng Zhixing's words surprised the director team.

This is really unexpected.

However, Peng Zhixing didn't want to do it, and they couldn't force it.

The director team had to give up.

Of course, they were more or less depressed.

Everyone knows that this is a hot spot.

"Friends" is too popular, and the discussion is high. After two seasons, many places in it will be turned out and discussed again.

If Lu Yanhe could respond to netizens' interpretations from the perspective of the leading actor and screenwriter, it would definitely attract attention.

However, until the end of the first phase of recording, Lu Yanhe did not take the initiative to mention "Friends".

The first time that "Friends" appeared together in the show ended just like that.

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"Where are you going back to?" Lu Yanhe asked Li Zhibai and Yan Liang.

Li Zhibai said: "I'm going to Hongcheng, where I have a job."

Yan Liang said: "I also want to go to Jiangguang, I have to meet with Director Shen Mofan and talk about the filming of "Mountain Peak" later."

"What is Director Shen doing in Jiangguang now?" Lu Yanhe was a little curious, "After the release of "My Home I Haven't Returned For A Long Time", I thought his next work would still be a movie, but I didn't expect that he would suddenly take on the drama "Mountain Peak."

Yan Liang said: "I didn't expect it either. I heard that he and the producer of our drama, Zhang Chi, have been good friends for many years. He had promised Zhang Chi to direct this drama a long time ago."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"Then I will go back to Yuming alone." Lu Yanhe was helpless, "I thought I could go back with one of you."

Li Zhibai: "Anyway, we will continue to record this program in a while."

"Well, Yan Liang, have you not come since the second stage?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"The Mountain Top" is about to start filming, and Yan Liang said at the time that he could not finish recording this season of "Young Days".

Yan Liang said: "I can still come for the second stage, but not for the third stage. We will start filming "The Mountain Top" at the end of September."

"Where is this drama being filmed? We will come to visit the set when we are free." Li Zhibai said.

"Jiang Guang." Yan Liang said, "I don't know if you will come, but Yan He will definitely come, and Siqi is there."

Lu Yanhe smiled and curled his lips.

They broke up on the set of the program recording.

Lu Yanhe got on his nanny car and prepared to go back to the hotel, pack up, rest for a night, and return to Yuming tomorrow.

On the way, he suddenly received a call from Jiang Yuqian.

"Hello, Sister Yuqian." Lu Yanhe laughed.

Jiang Yuqian asked, "What are you doing?"

"I just finished recording "Young Days" and am on my way back to the hotel." Lu Yanhe said, "What's wrong? Do you need me for something?"

"Yes, I want to ask you, when do you plan to shoot the movie "The Phone Call"? I received a script and it will start shooting at the end of the year. Let's see if I can take it. If the shooting schedule conflicts, I have to turn it down."

Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Zi Yan is still helping me communicate with various film companies about the script of "The Phone Call". I don't know the specific situation yet."

He said, "You take it first. The crew of "The Phone Call" needs to be set up, which is not so fast. It will definitely not start shooting at the end of this year."

Jiang Yuqian said, "Okay, then I'll take that movie first."

Lu Yanhe was curious: "What movie is it?"

Jiang Yuqian: "The sequel to "Behind the Golden Clothes."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe sat up straight.

This "Ah?" made Jiang Yuqian confused and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this movie?"

Lu Yanhe never thought that this movie would come to Jiang Yuqian again.

"Well, Director Zhou Changying came to me a few days ago and asked if I was willing to invest."

Jiang Yuqian said: "That's it. Did you vote?"

"No." Lu Yanhe said, "Many people told me that this director should try not to cooperate with her and have less contact with her, so I refused."

Jiang Yuqian was stunned.

"Sister Yuqian, why do you want to take on the sequel to "Behind the Golden Coat"?"

"I went to see this movie, and I thought it was pretty good. Moreover, I read that the reviews were pretty good, and now the box office is almost 40 million. The character who came to me for the sequel script is the heroine, you know Yes, except for "The Call" that you asked me for, I basically can't get this kind of serious heroine movies now, and those who come to me are basically romantic roles. "

Lu Yanhe understood what Jiang Yuqian meant.

In fact, if Zhou Changying had not appeared, Lu Yanhe felt that the sequel to "Behind the Golden Coat" would indeed be a good project for Jiang Yuqian. Because the movie itself is indeed well shot, and judging from the first one currently being released, Zhou Changying is a director who is very good at filming actors. If Jiang Yuqian has not been deceived, the role given to her is indeed a flesh-and-blood heroine. The sequel to "Behind the Golden Coat" is the best project Jiang Yuqian can currently receive.

Jiang Yuqian asked: "Is there anything wrong with director Zhou Changying?"

"The problems I heard actually have little to do with the actors and content. They are basically at the production level." Lu Yanhe said, "This does not affect your acceptance of this film."

Jiang Yuqian was a little surprised and asked: "You refused to invest in this film, but do you still think this film is worthy of me acting in it?"

"I refused to invest because she was trying to deceive others under the pretense that I was willing to invest. Aside from this, I actually like the movie "Behind the Golden Coat". It was indeed well-made. Big." Lu Yanhe said.

"Okay, I feel relieved with your words." Jiang Yuqian said.

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Jiang Yuqian's call reminded Lu Yanhe that the progress of the two movies "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" and "Telephone" was unknown.

The pressure brought by the movie "Love Letter" made both Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan decide to adjust their thinking in time. It is better to choose the model of "keeping the copyright in your own hands, and cooperating with other companies for production and distribution". In this way, you can save a lot of work, and you don't have to face the pain of becoming a fat man in one breath.

Chen Ziyan said: "The script of "Those Years" has made everyone a little cautious because all the youth love movies released this year have been rushed to the market. Even if you are the screenwriter, the copyright must remain in our own hands. Your screenwriter The remuneration is not low, and I don’t think the conditions currently being offered by various companies are good, and they are still being pushed.”

"The problem with the "Telephone" project is that the heroines Jiang Yuqian and Wang Jing are not favored by them." Chen Ziyan said, "The prerequisite for us to cooperate with others is that the film must use these two actresses. For the heroine, the production company basically has no room to intervene, and the investment share is only so much.”

To put it bluntly, Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan are faced with the contradictory problem of "both wanting and wanting".

The copyright must be kept in your own hands, and the investment share must be part of it. The main actors are also determined. The production and distribution part seems to be to find a contractor. The risk is too great, and the profit margin is too small.

Lu Yanhe said: "We only retain the other derivative copyrights and sequel copyrights of the story. The income from the film copyright is still shared according to the investment ratio, right?"

"The same, for them, there is not much difference." Chen Ziyan said, "These projects are not the kind of projects with a box office of more than 10 to 20 billion. The target box office is in the range of 200-500 million. Their profit margins are It’s too small, but it takes a huge risk that the movie will fail.”

What Chen Ziyan said is indeed a big problem.

Unless they are willing to give up the copyright and only retain a certain share of investment, there will be many more film companies willing to take over.

Chen Ziyan: "There is another way."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

"We're going to acquire a production company," Chen Ziyan said, "so that we can produce movies ourselves."

Why did the previous "Love Letter" make Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan feel overwhelmed? Because everyone and every department on the crew needs them to build it. The process of starting something from scratch is actually very difficult and laborious.

And if they have a mature production company, then a lot of things are ready-made and mature.

Lu Yanhe said: "It should cost a lot of money to acquire a production company, right?"

"If you want to acquire a company that can independently shoot and produce movies, you will definitely have to prepare a lot of money. We are not talking about large production companies, but small and medium-sized production companies, the kind with thirty to fifty people. We If we want to acquire them, it will cost at least 300 to 500 million. We definitely can’t do it on our own. Production companies with a price lower than this cannot meet our requirements, and the acquisition is just a decoration.” Chen Ziyan said, “But, In the long run, it will be very beneficial to us. We can produce many film and television dramas ourselves, instead of constantly negotiating with various companies as we do now. "

"If we cannot rely on our own strength, then this cannot be achieved." Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Ziyan said: "There is a way."

"Um?"

"You can raise funds to acquire the production company through other capital investments." Chen Ziyan said, "After the establishment of our Linghe Film and Television Production Company, there have been many investment institutions and fund organizations interested in our Linghe, and several of them have come to us. I talked about it, and I had temporarily rejected it before. At that time, our company didn't have any works released, so the price could not be high. However, with the success of the movie "Journey to the Road", Linghe, who owns the rights to develop the sequel, was valued. It has grown a lot, not to mention that it also has the two dramas "Wulin Gaiden" and "Squid Game", as well as the movie "Rouge Button". We can use part of the shares to exchange for our much-needed cash flow."

Lu Yanhe didn't know much about business matters. However, if a company wants to become bigger and stronger, it will be difficult to overtake if it only relies on primitive accumulation. Lu Yanhe also knows this.

Or, Lu Yanhe should not focus on production as the focus of his career in the future, and still insist on focusing on his career as an actor, with production only as a supporting support. Otherwise, if you really want to own a production company of your own and produce movies and TV series, it is inevitable to accept investment from outside capital. Acquisition is only the first step, and subsequent filming of film and television dramas will also require a large amount of funds. The value of the Linghe Film and Television Production Company, which Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan cooperated with, does not lie in production and distribution, but in the copyrights of the film and television dramas created by Lu Yanhe. Without these copyrights, it is just a leather company, an empty shell.

Lu Yanhe fell into deep thought.

No one wants to be a fool who suffers a loss.

Other film companies are not willing to become Lu Yanhe's tools and help Lu Yanhe and others make movies on the premise that the copyright does not belong to them. The benefits will not be much, and the risks will have to be shared together.

The current situation is actually not unsolvable.

It's a multiple-choice question.

It is to choose to do nothing, temporarily give up all plans, and slowly accumulate strength.

Or choose to take a step back, not retain the copyright of the film and television drama, and participate in the production of the project as a screenwriter or starring.

Or, according to what Chen Ziyan just said, accept investment from others, exchange equity for cash, take a big step, purchase a production company, and change the current positioning and basic structure of Linghe Film and Television.

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Seeing Chen Ziyan hang up the phone, Lu Qingzhen put down her chopsticks, took a sip of wine, and asked with a smile: "It's so good, why did you suddenly talk to Yan He about financing again?"

"It's not about financing, it's about providing him with this option." Chen Ziyan said, "Actually, to be honest, to what extent Yan He will develop in the future is beyond the scope of what I can design. You can understand how I feel. Is that true? He is only a senior and has not graduated from college yet, but his career has reached a point where I have no way of saying that I can give him a guarantee. So, I can only give him more options. He makes his own decisions."

"If you let him make his own decision, he may not be able to make it." Lu Qingzhen couldn't laugh or cry.

Chen Ziyan said: "You have to learn to make decisions. Well, the main thing is that it depends on what he wants to do. No matter which way he chooses, he can go any way. Which way can go higher? Now I also say No. It’s better to let him figure out what he really wants.”

Lu Qingzhen asked, "Zi Yan, have you ever considered taking two steps forward from being an agent?"

"You know, if I had to take these two steps, I would have taken them long ago."

"Today is different from the past." Lu Qingzhen said, "You said it yourself, you have never met an artist like Lu Yanhe before. The height of his future career development is already beyond your imagination now, isn't it? Since So, why not take two more steps forward with him?"

Chen Ziyan fell silent.

Lu Qingzhen said: "You left the choice to him because you subconsciously felt that you would not participate in his more glorious future, right?"

Lu Qingzhen's words went straight to Chen Ziyan's heart.

Chen Ziyan cannot deny this.

"I--"

"Whether it is Shang Yongzhou or Chen Bige, you have given yourself a thousand or ten thousand reasons to part ways with them. What are the different pursuits, different stages, and different ideals? Let me put it bluntly, you are actually afraid of ten thousand One day..." Lu Qingzhen stopped abruptly in the middle of her words. She spoke quickly and almost said the thing that Chen Ziyan cared about most, "You are afraid of affecting them, and you are also afraid that they will turn around and wear colored clothes. The glasses look at you, so I would rather get together and relax at the best time. However, you know Lu Yanhe’s situation better, will he mind? "

Chen Ziyan took a deep breath.

Lu Qingzhen said: "If you really plan to break up with Lu Yanhe like you did with Shang Yongzhou and Chen Bige, then I advise you to vaccinate him as soon as possible. This child is more emotional than you think. He is now He still lives with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, and he is willing to record the fourth season of "Young Days". Many of his actions illustrate this. In his eyes, your easy reunion and separation may not be a kind of abandonment. ”

Chen Ziyan squeezed her hands.

"It's too early to tell."

"Is it early? I don't think it's early. It's only a matter of time before he reaches the top." Lu Qingzhen looked at Chen Ziyan seriously, "It's better if you think about it as soon as possible."

Good medicine tastes bitter, as does good advice.

Chen Ziyan knew that what Lu Qingzhen said hit the nail on the head.

She didn't have to admit it with her mouth, but she couldn't deny it in her heart.

"If Chen Pinhe is really his biological father, what are you going to do?" Lu Qingzhen suddenly asked again.

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Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi discussed it seriously for a long time.

Regarding his troubles, Chen Siqi did not rush to give his own advice, but asked: "Is it urgent to establish a company that can independently produce film and television dramas?"

Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said, "It's not that urgent."

"It sounds to me that the reason for making such a choice is because neither "Those Years" nor "The Telephone" received the popularity you expected at the beginning, right?" Chen Siqi said, "Other film companies are willing to follow the Not many people accept the offer with the conditions you expected.”

"right."

Chen Siqi: "This is what I am confused about. If you are not eager to make these films, then why do you need to make a choice now? Whether you do it yourself or do it for others, the current market will definitely be different from next year's market. "Unfortunate Journey" is just the first one. When "Wulin Gaiden" and "Squid Game" are aired, if it is as popular as you expected before, then the price offered by others now will be different from the price offered by others next year and the year after that. Will the price be the same?”

Lu Yanhe immediately understood what Chen Siqi meant.

"First, your company is not short of money. Second, Linghe Film and Television Production Company was established from the beginning to serve as the copyright owner of your script, so that it can participate in the production of every project." Chen Siqi said, "Then "Those Years" If you can't find a production company for "" and "Telephone" at the moment, just leave it alone and find it slowly. Anyway, it is just a script at the moment and will not cause any loss to you. I will wait until you complete the project "Love Letter" After that, you have a team that you have worked with and experience in making a film. When the time comes, whether you find someone else to direct these projects or you take a break and direct these projects yourself, it is completely fine. In my opinion, this is not the time to make a choice now.”

Lu Yanhe was thoughtful.

Chen Siqi: "Just like I have always wanted to publish Mook's "Jump Up" overseas. It has been so long and there has been no substantial progress. There is nothing to be anxious about. I will just prepare this plan and continue to work on it later. Try and keep thinking of ways. Your foundation in the entertainment industry is not that of a screenwriter or a producer. Your most important identity is that of an actor. Without your achievements as an actor, you would not be a famous screenwriter. With the current conditions and benefits, if you were to run a production company seriously now, what if you were too stressed and anxious not long ago because of too much work, too much complexity, and too much work? "

Chen Siqi's meaning is already very clear.

She didn't want Lu Yanhe to take too big steps now.

Mainly it's not necessary.

It's obvious that you can be at the top if you just play it safe, so why take the risk?

Out of selfishness, Chen Siqi also hoped that Lu Yanhe would not be too busy, too tired, and do things like being overly stressed and losing control of his expression again.

Chen Siqi: "You see, the team of "Jump Up" was built slowly, expanding and developing bit by bit. Although the speed is a bit slow, at least every step is under your control. You may not have Did you hear that the electronic magazine "Star!" edited by Yu Jiang has had internal disputes? "

"Ah? What's going on?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Chen Siqi said: "Yujiang also wanted to imitate our "Jump Up" to do self-media. It was done on every platform and a lot of people were recruited. However, because they were all newly established teams, each person was responsible for one thing. As a result, there was no relationship between them. Fighting for advertising, fighting for authors, fighting for space... Sister Zi Xing's former colleagues told her privately that "Star!" is now in a mess. It is said that the revenue and expenditure are still not balanced. The website is losing money every issue.”

Lu Yanhe heard about this for the first time.

"This is really——"

"You are shooting yourself in the foot." Chen Siqi continued, "Not to mention anything else, you have also seen the results of this rapid expansion. Even if you have money and people, it does not mean that you can work as a team. There is no team spirit. , A team that cannot be controlled is just a mess that will constantly cause you trouble.”

After listening to Chen Siqi's words, Lu Yanhe had an idea in his mind.

Capital has its own way of playing capital, but he has never mastered the way of playing capital. From the first day he came to this world, he has been following the belief of being honest and taking one step at a time, and has made it to where he is today steadily.

Chen Siqi is right, no one can tell what the future will be like, but at least now he can be a little more calm, a little slower, and hold the initiative in his hands for a little longer. He is on the rise, and the further he gets, the more chips he has. (End of chapter)