Lu Yanhe's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has officially started, and over there, Liu Bige decided to film "Dragon Inn" first after some communication.
This means that the production of "Dingfeng No. 1", which he collaborated with Lu Yanhe, will be postponed again.
"Teacher Wen Shengming's wife is going to have surgery next month, and he wants to accompany her, so he is unwilling to come out to film this year." Liu Bige sighed, "I want to wait for him."
< br>Hearing this, Lu Yanhe expressed his understanding and said, "Okay. , then you shoot "Dragon Inn" first, and I will arrange other jobs for myself."
For an actor of Wen Shengming's level, he will not come out to film for three to five years, and his status is solid, so he is not like him. Like many young actors, they dare not stop working.
Lu Yanhe was quite envious of Wen Shengming.
In fact, it is said that Lu Yanhe's current position has reached the top line. However, even Chen Ziyan dare not say that Lu Yanhe can disappear for three to five years without affecting his status.
This kind of nationality and position completely takes time. Why does Wen Shengming have such confidence? It's because everyone else in his generation has already suffered through him, and no matter who comes forward, they won't be able to compare with him.
Lu Yanhe is different, he is only temporarily ahead. In the future, there are still thirty, forty, and fifty years old. At each stage, there are many people who can overtake in corners. Their status will never be stable. They can only work hard to survive.
This year, film projects scripted by Lu Yanhe have started production. One is "Raise the Red Lantern" by Wang Zhong, the other is "Embarrassed in Thailand" starring Jia Long and Wang Dashan, and the other is "Dragon Gate Inn" by Liu Bige.
Lu Yanhe himself will be filming "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and Huang Tianlin's "Tropical Season", as well as the second season of "Friends" at the end of the year.
It continues to be a busy and productive year.
Judging from the time, he will take "Love Letter" to the Jose Film Festival in May, and then he will go to Malaysia to shoot "Tropical Rainy Season" - what is better is that his shooting time for this movie It doesn't take long, you can finish filming his scenes in one to two weeks.
After that comes "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
I was originally going to shoot "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years". Because I fell in love with Wu Chi, I planned to let him finish filming "The Sea, Oh My Bah" first to accumulate some experience, and then shoot "Those Things". Year", the filming will be moved to next year.
Therefore, the filming of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" must be completed in the third quarter. In this way, he can film the second season of "Friends" relatively calmly in the fourth quarter, and the time is not so tight.
“The program ‘The Birth of an Actor’ has discovered many actors and directors.” Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe, “Both Yuehutai and Northern Lights Video have taken a fancy to several short film directors and signed contracts with them. Yes, we all have I didn’t get it, and now I only got one Wu Chi.”
“Good directors are scarcer than actors,” Lu Yanhe said bluntly, “The cost of training is also higher. We can test them by making programs and making short films. Their ability as directors In fact, it is the most economical way."
Chen Ziyan: "Yes, one of the unexpected joys of doing the show "The Birth of an Actor" is that it has discovered many new directors."
< br>If it weren't for this show, under normal circumstances, even if it was to film a major online movie, the cost would usually start at seven figures - in other words, if you want to test whether a person has the talent and ability to direct, you have to use a Items of at least seven digits can be tested.
There are so many projects for you to test - a project can have many actors, but only one director. This means that good directors are harder to discover than good actors.
Now, "Jump Up Theater" has become another stage for discovering directors. It is conceivable that many directors in China who have not been given opportunities will have the opportunity to let the industry know themselves.
Lu Yanhe asked Chen Ziyan: "Is "The Adventures of a Girl" ready to be broadcast?"
"Yuehutai wants to make two more films to prepare, one film a week. If you don't prepare a few plays, it will be easy to give up." Chen Ziyan said.
Chen Ziyan added: "Yesterday, there was a media article saying that the practice of jumping theaters can easily lower the quality of TV series again. In a week's shooting time, the filming is destined to be shoddy. .”
"Haha." Lu Yanhe pouted directly, "The time is short, but if the shooting time is not controlled within a week, the shooting cost will increase. What results can this theater broadcast now? Will advertisers renew their contracts with us in the future? , are still unknown. To be honest, who doesn’t want to have enough shooting time. Let's do a project and make a high-quality film without pain in the back. Moreover, we have repeatedly demonstrated that a two-hour drama can be used as long as the shooting plan is well prepared. Filmed in one week.”
What is the biggest advantage of Jump Up Theater? It is to create a brand that cultivates audience viewing habits, maximizes the effect of the brand, reduces dependence on big directors and stars, reduces production costs, and puts content first.
Why should the shooting time be limited to one week? Because in this way, they can control the shooting costs as much as possible, so that they will not fall into the current cycle of aesthetic fatigue because the risks are too high, and they can try a variety of subjects that may not be popular on the market - the big deal is this If the ratings for one episode are a little lower, we can afford to pay for it, as long as the entire Jump Theater is profitable.
This is a production model and brand model that has never appeared before, but it also truly achieves innovation, hiring new people, and focusing on content.
Like the first work "The Adventures of a Girl", where can there be such a story about the life adventures of female high school students in domestic film and television dramas now? Female high school students in movies and TV dramas are basically synonymous with youthful love.
When Lu Yanhe read this story, he thought of Studio Ghibli's animations, "The Cat's Repayment" and "Listen."
He sincerely hopes that this theater can use film and television dramas to tell stories and aspects of life that are rarely seen on the market.
Young people aged seventeen or eighteen do not only have three themes: dreams, love and rebellion against their parents.
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“Did Lu Yanhe tell you about this play in Jump Up Theater?”
Zhou Pingan asked Yan Liang with a script.
Yan Liang glanced at the cover of the script and shook his head, "He didn't tell me what was being filmed in Jump Up Theater, and he didn't care about it. What's wrong?"
Zhou Ping'an said: " They want you to film this script.”
Hearing this, Yan Liang asked, “How about the script?”
"It's not bad, I can score more than 80 points, and it's also quite innovative. It talks about the struggle between a male intern who just joined the job and a difficult female leader." Zhou Ping'an said, "Generally this kind of There is a bit of ambiguity and love in the relationship between the characters, but this story does not, it is purely about the workplace and running-in. ”
Yan Liang heard this and said, "Oh, I know. I have read this novel. It is good to read, but there is no major dramatic conflict. It is quite funny. The ending is also quite heartwarming. It is about two people interacting with each other. A little more understanding."
"Yes," Zhou Pingping said. "Actually, it's the size of a movie, but it's just going to be made into a drama."
"I'll take a look at the script. If the script is as good as the novel, I'll take it." Yan Liang said, " This story sounds quite fresh."
"I thought this. The story is what Lu Yanhe left for you."
"He just left me the role of Tang Yu Xiaobao in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy". If there is no other, just choose the script normally. If you don't like it. Just turn it down." Yan Liang said, "This is what we have agreed on a long time ago, and there will be more and more people from his side in the future. The more projects come to us, it doesn’t mean that he is in charge of every project, especially Jump Up Theater. There are dozens of dramas this year.” Zhou Pingan: “But if you act in this drama, you can do it in one week. For the filming, they only had a salary budget of 1.5 million for us.”
"Okay." Yan Liang nodded, "There are only two episodes. After all, the salary for each episode is more than 700,000, which is very high, higher than my usual salary."
" If you usually shoot two episodes, it won't take you a week." Zhou Ping'an said, "However, this script is really good, and it's a type you haven't acted before. I'm quite optimistic about it, I can give it a try. One week is not a long time, so there is no need to move the schedule."
Zhou Ping'an said: "But, I think. Are you okay with giving Chen Lu the role of female leader?"
"Chen Lu?" Yan Liang looked at Zhou Ping'an with some confusion.
"Don't you know? There was a very famous actress twenty years ago. She later retired and got married and had children. She came back to filming a few years ago. She didn't have a very happy cooperation with the agency. She contacted me and planned to sign in after the expiration date. I’m coming here.”
Hearing this, Yan Liang suddenly realized. , "That's it, okay."
Zhou Ping'an: "As long as you don't mind."
"If there is someone chosen by the producer, don't use me as an excuse. Bundle sales are not accepted."
"Of course." Zhou Pingan nodded.
Yan Liang: "There is one more thing that I have always wanted to tell you."
"What is it, tell me."
"I don't want to film and cooperate with Mengli. Don't do it in the future." The two of us are working on a project.”
“Okay, I won’t do that either. You two are the most popular actors I coach now, so I won’t put all your eggs in one basket. Yes." Zhou Ping'an said.
Yan Liang: "You can let Meng Li lead Cheng Hai in the drama. Cheng Hai is also getting a lot of attention and discussion in "The Birth of an Actor". I don't mind if you have another popular actor on your hands."
Yan Liang's statement actually means a lot of things.
Zhou Ping'an also looked at him in surprise.
Yan Liang is far from the time when his position is impregnable. At this time, he expressed to his agent that he was willing to support Cheng Hai, which was actually quite incredible. No matter how good friends are, it is another matter when it comes to competition, which means the allocation and tilt of resources.
When Zhou Ping'an gets a script, should he give it to Yan Liang or Cheng Hai first? Yan Liang and Cheng Hai have similar personalities.
Yan Liang dared to say this, which caused a big impact on Zhou Pingan.
Zhou Pingan was silent for a long time and nodded.
He added: "Zhang Lan wants to speculate on CP with you, and has sent two rounds of messages."
Yan Liang frowned immediately.
""Liu Guang Yin" is going to be broadcast this summer, and it has already begun to warm up." Zhou Ping'an said, "I think you and Zhang Lan's speculation on CP is relatively negative for your image, and you yourself are also It's not suitable to speculate on CP with others."
Yan Liang nodded, "I think so too, please stop it immediately."
"She is now stimulated by Jiang Yuqian's momentum and is confused." Zhou Ping'an said, "If she hadn't been like that in the third season of "Six People" she participated in last year, she wouldn't be so anxious, but After launching the third season, there have been no new dramas since then. The popularity continued to drop, and the public opinion was a bit bad, so she was naturally anxious."
Yan Liang: "Will it affect "Liu Guang Yin"?"
"Not to that extent. " Zhou Ping'an shook his head, "She still has the basics, like her. For a female star who once reached the top position of being a top traffic star, as long as she holds herself together, it will not be difficult for her to regain her status. She doesn’t want to be compared with Jiang Yuqian at all. If I were her manager, at this time. Why do you avoid Jiang Yuqian? Jiang Yuqian becomes more popular and develops The more popular you are, the more you are tied up. In any era, the top group of stars must have fought together. Stars are an industry where a single tree cannot make a forest."
If Lu Yanhe listens. When it comes to Zhou Pingan's words, he will definitely agree.
At least that was the case in the time and space when he came. The top group of people, the four kings, the four beauties, the eight-to-five-year-old celebrities, these are the most influential and well-known celebrity groups, no matter how they separate themselves from others internally and among their fan base. Regarding the relationship between people, you can say something like "We are no longer on the same level". In fact, if you look at them from a more macro perspective of the times, they represent a stage of the entertainment industry.
They are fighting and competing with each other. It seems that the king is not the king, and the queen is not the queen. In fact, this is the situation that has created a situation where no matter how popular and outstanding others are, it is difficult to compete with them. As long as you are not squeezed into this fighting circle as a TV queen or movie queen, you will be a little bit behind in the category of stars.
Zhou Ping'an understands this truth well.
So, Jiang Yuqian has become a global sensation, and at this time, Zhang Lan, you feel that you are being compared, and you don’t want to be pulled out to compare with her?
This is a wasted opportunity.
This is the best time for Zhang Lan to market his status——
Not everyone can be Jiang Yuqian's opponent or competitor.
But the fight between Zhang Lan and Jiang Yuqian really lasted for many years.
The more popular Jiang Yuqian is, the higher her status is, which means she also has the same status.
The last drama was a hit, but no other dramas have been aired since? Has your status declined?
Zhou Pingan would only say: Haha.
If celebrities and entertainers had to rely on good performances to become popular, this would have long been a world of acting. (End of this chapter)