Countercurrent 1978 starts with the production team

Nalan Qing briefly explained several projects discussed with CCTV to Chu Jianghe, and handed him the relevant information.

"Currently, several TV series currently being filmed by CCTV have plans to cooperate with us, but now their opinion is that we will provide the funds and then they will complete the filming themselves. I have selected a few projects that look good."

Chu Jianghe is happy to see the success of ATV's cooperation with CCTV. Regardless of whether it can make money, the most important thing is to establish a good relationship with the mainland first.

Today's CCTV is full of talents, and if you pick one out at random, they will be called masters.

83 was also a special year. During this year, CCTV launched various classic TV series.

He took the information and saw that the first one was actually the famous "Journey to the West" in later generations.

This drama has been highly praised since its first broadcast, but it has truly influenced generations of people. As long as there is a TV at home, there is no one who has not watched this drama.

Even in later generations, as long as winter and summer vacations come, many TV stations will show this TV series.

According to incomplete statistics, this drama has been rebroadcast by local stations more than 3000 times, setting a record for the most rebroadcasts in the world.

However, the birth process of this drama was also ill-fated. It almost failed to complete the filming several times. After several hardships, it finally managed to shoot 25 episodes, and the filming was barely completed.

Nalan Qing saw that Chu Jianghe seemed to be very interested in this drama, so she explained to him: "CCTV proposed a filming plan for this drama in 81, but due to technical conditions and financial constraints, the crew was only established last year. , it was not until this year that three episodes of filming were completed. This time when we were discussing with CCTV, the director of this drama specifically talked to me in private and told me her thoughts. The director was quite sincere. Due to the current mythological genre There aren’t many TV series, and I feel like this one has a good future.”

Three episodes filmed in over a year?

Chu Jianghe was secretly stunned. This speed would be unimaginable in future generations.

In later generations, a [-]-episode TV series would take more than half a year to shoot, which was already an effort to keep improving.

Even if investors have the patience, if you want to make a huge film and extend the shooting cycle, those actors don't have such a long schedule to cooperate with you.

In fact, after the crew of this TV series was established in 82, it traveled all over the country and traveled across mountains and rivers. It was not until 88 that all 25 episodes were completed.

Just the locations that the crew visited, this journey can be called a journey to the West.

Zhangjiajie, Turpan, Jiuzhaigou, Lengshuijiang City, Wuyi Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Emei Mountain, Beidaihe, Yunnan Stone Forest, Yungang Grottoes...

The crew shot all the scenes on location, they were not created using computer technology in a studio.

That is to say, this era has this condition. People today are not so impetuous, and the market is not yet fully marketed. The starting point of filming TV series is entirely to produce a good work, and the results will naturally be good.

Many people say that Chinese people have no ingenuity, which is completely nonsense.

Without ingenuity and the spirit of excellence and meticulousness of the director and actors, how could such a classic work be produced.

Chu Jianghe was naturally not unfamiliar with this work at all, having read it no less than twenty times in total.

The casting of this TV series is also a masterpiece, which is eye-catching.

Alas, I only blame myself for being young and ignorant and just looking at monkeys.

Chu Jianghe asked calmly: "What's the budget for this TV series?"

"The budget given by CCTV is 300 million yuan, but this amount of money is completely a drop in the bucket for a mythological TV series. CCTV also has strong opinions on this TV series. Because the filming progress is too slow, some people say that it should not be taken. The money allowed the crew to go sightseeing."

Nalanqing continued to smile and said: "CCTV's funds are limited, and the crew of Dream of Red Mansions filming at the same time has no budget restrictions."

This should be what the director of Journey to the West said to her.

Chu Jianghe nodded and said, "How much money does the director need?"

"According to her calculations, it will take about 500 million yuan to successfully complete the filming."

A total budget of only 800 million? Too little!

Chu Jianghe waved his hand: "Don't give her 500 million. Give her 1700 million directly. Make up 2000 million. ATV will not interfere in the filming process. Only one of us asked for the overseas agency rights to be shared by two companies."

This request is not excessive at all, and CCTV should agree.

The 2000 million yuan should be enough for Journey to the West to complete the filming of the originally planned 30 episodes. If it is not enough, he can add more.

Later directors were unwilling to accept that the previous Journey to the West story was incomplete and a defective product, so they made another Journey to the West sequel, but it still lacked the flavor of the original.

The actors are all past their prime, and some actors have even passed away, so the sequel seems less than satisfactory, which is quite regrettable.

If the filming of this TV series can be successfully completed, there will be no sequel.

After Wang Duoyu got money, he could speed up Bingshan as he pleased.

He, Chu, is also very wealthy now. It is not too much to invest in Journey to the West to speed up the production of Journey to the West.

I didn't expect Chu Jianghe to be so generous. I just glanced at the information and already made a decision. If I want 500 million, I will give 1700 million directly.

But who makes him the big boss? Naturally, Nalan Qing will not object.

Nalan Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "With this funding, Director Yang can now shoot freely."

It’s only 2000 million yuan, which is really nothing to this young boss.

Since they were both women, Nalan Qing had a very fond impression of the director who was not good at flattering others and only wanted to make good works.

She had already had an idea to invest in this TV series, but now that the big boss had spoken, she readily agreed.

Next, Chu Jianghe looked at several other projects. Since Dream of Red Mansions had no budget restrictions, it was not among them.

There are some that Chu Jianghe is familiar with and some that he is not familiar with, so he won't do it on his behalf. Na Lanqing can make the decision on behalf of the TV station.

After talking about the TV series, Nalan Qing reported to Chu Jianghe on some of the work of Qiangsheng Group and Qiangsheng Capital.

In recent years, Qiangsheng Group has completely digested the foundation left by Jia Ning. Thanks to the face of the Zhao family, Huo family, Bao family and others, Qiangsheng Group has been developing better and better in Hong Kong Island in recent years.

Qiangsheng Capital's investments in the United States have begun to bear fruit in recent years. The return on the original investment in Microsoft alone has increased more than ten times, and Qiangsheng Capital's reputation in the United States is becoming more and more famous.

Nalan Qing's status in Hong Kong Island has also risen in recent years. She is secretly grateful for her original decision. She is completely convinced of Chu Jianghe.