Chapter 438 "The Beginning" is suddenly online! The major video websites were dumbfounded!
[The chapter name is wrong, it does not affect the content]
"Director Guo, is the news on the Internet true?"
Beijing, Lingyun Media.
Guo Jingyu received a call from Wang Luodan, and the voice on the other end was a little nervous, "Are you really the butler of Lingyun Media's TV station now?"
Because he was previously selected by Guo Jingyu to star in "The Red Lady" , there was a lot of conversation between the two.
At this time, the relationship between the two people is still very familiar.
But even so, when he saw the official announcement on the Internet, Wang Luodan was completely dumbfounded!
Guan Ling is her junior brother, but since Guan Ling's first movie, she has submitted many roles to Lingyun Media's casting, but she has not received many audition opportunities.
This has always made her feel a little worried.
"It's all supported by Director Guan. The official announcement online is indeed true."
Guo Jingyu smiled honestly.
"What about our "Red Lady"? Are you still the director?"
"Everything is going on normally, but I may be a little busier in the future and be responsible for some selections. I will try my best to help Director Guan control the TV series.” , "Are you also responsible for the review of casting directors? If there are suitable roles in the future, can you help me recommend them?"
Wang Luodan also felt that his words were a little abrupt, and added He said, "Of course, quality comes first in everything, I know that clearly."
"It's easy to talk about." Guo Jingyu said, "Director Guan gave me a lot of control in this regard. But again, you know my attitude very well. If I think you are not suitable for this role, even if we work well together, I will not choose you."
"I understand Director Guo. Completely understood.”
After hanging up the phone.
Wang Luodan sat in the bathtub at home and was silent for a long time.
The only thing left in her ears was what Guo Jingyu said just now, "A lot of control."
Domination!
Wang Luodan knows very well what these three words mean, which means that Guo Jingyu may even be able to decide the casting of all future TV series,
Of course, this is with Guan Ling’s approval. situation.
If there is any role that Director Guan wants to admire, Guo Jingyu probably has nothing to do.
But even this made her heart suddenly feel hot.
“I must perform well in the play “The Red Lady”!” Wang Luodan cheered himself up,
“Before, some people criticized me, Yang Mi, Mu Tingting and others I was one of the four young actresses, and now in two or three years, I am the only one who has become a novice in the entertainment industry..."
Thinking of this, Wang Luodan looked hopeless.
Yang Mi is currently filming Guan Ling's new movie, Mu Tingting is about to release "Wonder of the West", not to mention Liu Yifei, this is an existence that Chinese actresses can hardly catch up with, and these people, They are all her junior sisters.
"It's a pity that my mother gave birth to me a year earlier."
Wang Luodan was thinking wildly in his mind, "If I were the same age as them, if I was also an actor of the same level as Director Guan, or an actor with a closer relationship, would it be completely different? It’s different...”
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“Director Guan, taking advantage of the popularity of Lingyun Media’s official announcement of Liu Yifei’s new drama and Guo Jingyu’s official announcement, I am going to quickly make "The Beginning" "Online!"
On the day of the official announcement, Guan Ling received a call from Gong Yu.
"I would like to ask Director Guan what his opinion is?"
"Do you want to try out the quality of my TV series?" Guan Ling said with a smile, "As long as the shares in the contract are discussed It’s done, this TV series will be launched at any time.”
During this period, Fang Yu, as the legal counsel of Lingyun Media, has been discussing the contract with iQiyi’s legal counsel.
Guan Ling wants to become a shareholder of iQiyi, and iQiyi agrees. However, in terms of the number of shares to hold, the two teams will naturally have to conduct rounds of consultations and opinions.
The reason why the negotiation has not been concluded yet is because the two parties have not yet reached agreement on the same conditions.
"We have decided to accept your suggestion of betting on the number of members by watching the popularity of "The Beginning"."
Gong Yu said, "Currently, we have more than one million members on iQiyi. If this TV series can make If our membership exceeds 5 million, we will agree with your proposal to acquire 30%. Of course, since iQiyi has a lot of capital behind it, this share will definitely be diluted unless Lingyun Media can provide funds. Let us continue to expand."
"Breaking five million?"
Guan Ling narrowed his eyes, "Mr. Gong, you also know that many people like to watch movies now. Piracy, a TV series, you want to increase the number of paid members of iQiyi five times, how dare you?"
"If not, there are other progressive plans in our agreement, of course, love We will not sell 30% of Qiyi’s shares to Director Guan.”
Gong Yu is also very insistent.
“And in our future cooperation plans, we may also have an agreement on the number of members, but the bottom line is that there will be an increase. You know, from a technical point of view, we have data on how many new members each drama has "
Guan Ling thought for a while and agreed to the plan.
He actually had no absolute ideas about controlling iQiyi.
Because video websites do not make money, excluding operating expenses and promotion expenses, it is already good to earn several hundred million a year.
In the previous life, it was not until 2023 that Tencent Video finally became profitable.
iQiyi’s quarterly net profit in 2022 is 169 million, which is the first time iQiyi has achieved quarterly profits since its establishment in 2010.
Youku has been losing money from its launch to the later decades and has never made any money.
Guan Ling has no hope of making money from long videos.
The reason why I want to invest in iQiyi is that the cost of investing in iQiyi is now the lowest.
After owning the shares, Guan Ling has the right to speak in it, which will help him promote his star-making plan in the future. After all, with the launch of various apps in the future, in terms of national popularity, TV series will be more important. Advantages.
As for paid membership, piracy is now commonplace, so Guan Ling is not absolutely sure.
But Guan Ling still felt confident asking his own movie fans to pay the price of a movie ticket to become a member.
So far, there are no attractive TV series on online video websites. This is not accidental.
Firstly, the publicity of entering the game is not strong enough, and secondly, the radiating area that affects the audience is not wide enough.
The previous box office revenue of "Source Code" was 800 million yuan, making "The Beginning", the so-called "Second Source Code", very appealing.
Secondly, Guan Ling’s own appeal is also very strong.
Before the online drama had a scene of gods fighting, Guan Ling wouldn't have had so little confidence.
“Then promote it as soon as possible and go online as soon as possible.”
“We have done a lot of preparations for publicity before,” Gong Yu said, “Now our goal is to let Tudou and Youku Website, caught off guard."
Guan Ling said yes.
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On the Internet, all kinds of news are flooding our ears. As the most prestigious Vanity Fair, all kinds of news are gradually spreading everywhere. "Xinbao News: Lu Chuan's "The King's Feast" has been secretly launched at a film and television base in Beijing. Three Kings and Three Queens have joined the cast. Director Lu Chuan, Xingmei Chairman Qi Hong, and Chung Ying Chairman Han Sanpin appeared at the filming scene! "
"The schedule of "The King's Feast" has been set for the 2012 Lunar New Year period. There is a lot of buzz about the casting of Yu Ji, but most of the creators are keeping silent about it. "
"The filming scene of Chen Kaige's "Along with the Gods" is airtight. Chen Kaige said in an interview that although the script has a fantasy style, it is still an emotional blockbuster in essence!"
"The production of "The Thirteen Beauties" directed by Zhang Yimou is about to be completed. , a film and television base in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Zhang Yimou claimed that this is one of the five best scripts in China in the past 20 years. "
"Hollywood blockbusters are about to come, who dares to compete in the summer season of major Chinese directors. ?”
“I Am a Witness,” directed by Yang Qing and starring Liu Sisi and Sun Jian, will be released at the end of May. Can Lingyun Media’s only director who has not yet made over 100 million take the industry by storm?”
“ "Wonderful West and East" Tsinghua University Lecture, Huang Xiaoming and Mu Tingting appeared"
"After the official announcement of the new movie, Liu Yifei appeared at Lingyun Media, wearing sunglasses and boots, looking like a strong woman!"
Among these news, the most popular one is naturally the news of Liu Yifei's transformation into a producer.
But among all kinds of news, the news of "The Beginning" airborne by Source Code Tieba, Source Code official Weibo, Shanying, Lingyun Media, and even iQiyi jointly officially announced it, instantly spread throughout the world. The film and television industry was completely taken by storm.
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"Nazha's "The Beginning" will be launched on April 19th, and Lingyun Media's new drama will be exclusively launched on the iQiyi video website!"
""A Chinese Ghost Story" is so ugly, why not save a movie ticket, become a member, and watch the TV series version of "Source Code"!"
""Wonderful West and East" has not been released yet, "The Beginning" "Temporarily online, it will help me to understand the pain of missing Guan Ling."
"What is the reason why Guan Ling favored the little flower Gulina Zha before?" The iQiyi platform "The Beginning" may fill your hearts with doubts. ! ”
“iQiyi announced that it will conduct comprehensive evidence, crack down and prosecute online platforms or websites that pirate “The Beginning”! ”
"It is reported that during the broadcast of "The Beginning", many online versions of Lingyun Media's TV series will be launched at the same time. The online copyrights of "The Age of Awakening", "Meng Hua Lu", "Latent", and "Sword and Sword III" have been signed with iQi Art signed an exclusive licensing contract.”
For a time, the entire network was in an uproar!
On the website, there has never been such a big disturbance because of the broadcast of the TV series.
But because one of the previous TV series of Lingyun Media was "Age of Awakening", and "The Beginning" was promoted from the beginning as the TV series version of "Source Code".
So when these news suddenly exploded on the Internet, all the viewers were excited for a moment.
The other competitor websites were also stunned for a moment.
The release date of "The Beginning" has never been officially announced before, and this time it was indeed caught off guard.
They will not underestimate the script written by Guan Ling. Previously, the box office of "Source Code" was here. No one will underestimate Guan Ling, underestimate iQiyi, and underestimate this official announcement.
It’s just that it’s not easy for them to schedule broadcasts and use the foreign dramas they purchased to compete.
In fact, there is no need to be right. Although "The Beginning" is not the first online drama, it is the first TV drama related to the Oscar for Best Director and launched on the Internet. Everyone said Don't panic, it's all fake.
Suddenly, both Tudou and Youku responded quickly and put the copyrights of imported American and Korean dramas online as soon as possible, hoping to prevent iQiyi from becoming a dominant player.
But it was too late.
On April 19, thanks to the rapid development of iQiyi, "The Beginning" premiered four episodes.
That night, iQiyi experienced a 15-minute downtime, but it quickly returned to normal.
Then, the hot search on Weibo directly reached the top,
"The TV series version of "Source Code" "The Beginning" is online, and the iQiyi online website is temporarily down!"
"How powerful is Guan Ling's TV series? It can directly crash a website!"
iQiyi specially communicated with the bank for the launch of this drama to make the recharge channels smooth, and then told employees that all programmers worked overtime. , to cope with crash problems that may occur at any time.
But they still underestimated Guan Ling's power.
Fifteen minutes later, iQiyi returned to normal, but the amount of iQiyi programmers posted was obviously much less.
Wiping the sweat from his brow, the programmer’s lips trembled as he looked at the number of people coming online.
Immediately passed the minister’s report,
“If the traffic continues at this level, I’m afraid we won’t be able to get off work this week.”
Gong Yu also learned the news Respond quickly, provide extra meals and bonuses to all iQiyi programmers, and ensure the smooth operation of the website.
That night, the eyes of some people in the film industry were also attracted by Guan Ling's "The Beginning", and many people even opened the website to watch it.
After filming, Yang Mi and Guan Ling prepared to sleep in the mansion in Shanghai.
Sitting in Guan Ling's arms, Yang Mi turned on the computer in front of her, preparing to watch "The Beginning" temporarily.
"Director Guan, if you compare this drama with my "Gu Jian Qi Tan" and "Palace", which one is better?"
Yang Mi was preparing to watch the screen while her whole body was filled with excitement. Moving up and down.
She looked back and said, "Director Guan, will I block your view of the screen?"
"I can't block it. I'll rest my chin on your shoulder so you can see it.
As for TV dramas, none of the three are bad to watch, but my favorite is "The Beginning". Most of the other TV dramas are about romance."
Yang Mi smiled, even though Guan Lingzui was watching. She said she didn't like romantic TV series, but she could feel Guan Ling's two big hands holding her waist and abdomen.
It’s not like I don’t like love at all.
Then she started watching the TV series excitedly.
When I watched the first episode, Gulinazha's performance was average. After all, she was a newcomer, and the content of the TV series was also predictable.
Nazha dreamed that the bus exploded, so she wanted to get off the bus.
Woke up from her dream, worried, she deliberately caused trouble, claiming that the actor played by Sun Jian molested her and wanted the bus to stop.
The conflict at the beginning is relatively ordinary.
But soon, after getting off the bus, the bus really exploded.
Yang Mi’s originally moving buttocks were stunned.
The rhythm of this TV series confused her.
The female protagonist was injured when she was hit by a motorcycle, and the male protagonist was almost burned to charcoal by the explosion.
The next plot unfolded quickly. Yang Mi became more and more nervous as she opened the book, and the more she watched, the tighter she became. After watching all four episodes, a warning bell suddenly sounded in her heart.
Although she is on Guan Ling now, and has been several times.
But she knew it had exploded.
This new actor named Gu Lina Zha is completely blown away!
There is a high probability that it will blow up the entire TV drama circle!
(End of this chapter)