Chapter 693 The King of Drama of the Year, the Brilliant God
The heated discussion on the Internet did not affect the operation of the crew.
After the launch conference, the crew officially started filming in Qingdao.
The modern scenes will be filmed first, and it will take some time for Zhou Ye to join the cast. Her costume scenes are scheduled until December.
Powder room.
Zhou Yutang puts on makeup while reading the script.
The makeup for modern dramas is relatively simple. If it is a costume drama, sometimes it has to be done two or three hours in advance.
In less than half an hour, Zhou Yutang had already put on makeup and went over to take a look at Zhang Ruonan.
She was mumbling words and nervously reciting her lines. When she saw Zhou Yutang, she stood up from her seat and said,
"Mr. Zhou."
"Don't be nervous."
Zhou Yutang found a chair and sat down next to Zhang Ruonan: "Let's review the lines."
The character setting of the heroine Chi Enzhuo, He is a 19-year-old high school senior.
Zhang Ruonan is twenty years old this year. Now that she has put on her school uniform, she cannot hide her freshness and beauty.
Even Governor Zhou, who is used to seeing beautiful women, his eyes lit up.
I have to say.
Teacher Yu has a good vision and can develop into a producer in the future.
When dealing with newcomers, you must not ask for too much. First, give them chicken soup to cultivate their confidence, and then guide them slowly to enhance tacit understanding. This is the best way.
It feels like her serious attitude is a bit like the attitude of a student towards a teacher.
“The lines are okay.”
Zhou Yutang was a little funny: "Tell me about the script. Do you have any thoughts after reading this story?"
"I'm very touched."
Zhang Ruonan's back straightened unconsciously, and she thought a little. Afterwards, he said:
"There is a feeling of fate. I am destined to be the bride of the gods. I meet the gods lost in the world, and then slowly fall in love with her."
Zhou Yutang followed her. We chatted about the entire script to help her understand the character.
The background of the story is set in the fictional dynasty of Dafeng.
The male protagonist Jin Xin is an invincible general.
Because of his great achievements, Emperor Dafeng became suspicious, and some villains made slanderous remarks: "Everyone in the world knows General Jin Xin, not just His Majesty."
As a result, Emperor Dafeng suddenly became murderous.
When Jin Xin defeated the foreign enemies and returned to the court in triumph, he threatened the lives of his entire family.
Birds are hidden behind bows, rabbits are dead and dogs are cooked. This is the most ruthless emperor's house.
Jin Xin's martial arts skills were superb and he could have fought his way out, but for his relatives and subordinates, he risked his life without hesitation.
It is better to be buried in the hands of one's own generals than to die in the hands of Xiaochi.
Even Emperor Dafeng’s most beloved concubine Jin Shan was not spared.
——Because Jin Shan is Jin Xin’s sister.
As her name suggests, she is a gentle and kind girl.
Perhaps this is the most tragic tragedy in the world, and even God is saddened by it.
The sun and the moon are dim, the heaven and the earth are weeping together, and it is snowing in July.
Or maybe it was General Jin who benefited all the people, and the people felt this and prayed for him one after another.
Or maybe the sword that killed him was an ancient divine weapon with extraordinary magical power.
In short, Jin Xin died with endless resentment and pain, but survived in another way.
——He was cursed with eternal life and became a god exiled in the human world, a ghost transcending purgatory.
Looking at the vicissitudes of life and the changing world, only the destined bride of the god who pulls out the sword from his chest can truly free him.
The original story is touching enough, with a sad and poetic mood of fate.
That’s why the female writer Qing Yu Feihong’s heart can be hit with one blow.
It made her look at Zhou Yutang with admiration, and she couldn't forget it for several years.
It was precisely because of this script that the foundation for later deceiving the master and destroying the ancestor was laid...
But as for Zhou Yutang now, his original idea was actually a bit naive.
If he were to write this story again, it would be that General Jin Xin had prepared for a rainy day and secretly arranged his confidants to overwhelm the Imperial Army.
When the incident happened, he directly cleared the emperor's side and led his troops into the palace
Wouldn’t it be nice to step on the golden gate and sit in the dragon court?
"OK! The set has been cleared, all departments are in place, and the trial shooting begins!"
Soon, ready, executive director Guo Hu held a loudspeaker in his hand and announced that today's shooting has officially begun. .
This time the crew is divided into two groups, A and B. Director Lin Yufen is in charge of group A and Guo Hu is the executive director.
Yu Feihong is responsible for the filming of Group B.
The cast members are all Kodong's elite team who came from "My Love from the Star". There is no doubt about the crew and professionalism.
The entire crew revolves around Zhou Yutang. Considering his tight schedule, his role has the highest priority.
Then it was to take care of the newcomer Zhang Ruonan.
This drama has a total of thirty episodes. According to the production schedule, it is expected to be completed within one and a half months.
On the first day of filming, all the scenes were relatively simple, so it went smoothly.
After finishing work, Zhou Yutang returned to the hotel arranged by the crew.
Now Liu Yifei is going to Shenzhen with Wu Yuze's drama troupe, and Liu Shishi is also busy with announcements of brand activities.
As soon as I finished sending the message and returned to the hotel, Jiang Xuerou’s phone call came in: “Mr. Zhou, the contract is signed.”
“If there’s no problem, just let the news out, publicity draft. You make the arrangements."
Zhou Yutang said slowly, taking a look at the minutes of the film viewing meeting that Ni Ni had compiled.
This time the film viewing meeting had a collision with the crew, so he simply left Ni Ni in the capital to help and asked Li Shuang to host the film viewing meeting.
Anyway, there are not many people who have the strength to take such a big contract, only a few such as Mango, Magic City, and Suzhou.
We had contacted each other privately before the film screening.
Although the bidding process was fierce, there were no surprises.
6.88 million per episode, with a total of fifty episodes, the premiere rights of "Qing Yu Nian 3" were sold for a full 344 million.
This price has already set a new sales record for a single episode of Tianchao's premiere.
Online copyright is not too expensive, only 5.5 million yuan per episode, and the total price for 40 episodes is only 220 million yuan.
This time it is still the exclusive channel of Bilibili, and it is also distributed by Goose Factory.
Jiang Xuerou is capable. Putting her in this position can be said to be like a duck in water.
Zhou Yutang can implement many things by herself without having to say much.
I was about to read the script for a while when I suddenly received a call from Damimi.
Since the successful financing of Mihang Company, Yang Mi has been promoted to capital and is extremely concerned about the operation of this kind of project.
It can even be said that he is more considerate than Zhou Yutang.
After hearing Zhou Yutang calmly quote the price, Da Mimi on the other side of the phone opened her mouth slightly, and her eyes suddenly widened.
"Wai, Sister Mi, the signal over there is not good?"
After a long moment of silence, Zhou Yutang was about to hang up the phone.
“Don’t hang up.”
Da Mimi came back to her senses. She didn’t know the specific cost, but she still couldn’t help but admire:
“The production cost is worth a dozen or so. 100 million, how can you make more than 300 million?"
She was naturally filled with indescribable envy.
If Mi Xing ran a project of this level, it would really take off from where it was.
It is impossible to say that the 300 million yuan in financing can be converted into US dollars per unit.
But I just thought about it.
In this circle, only gods like Zhou Yutang can create such miracles.
It was the feeling of standing on top of the pinnacle, having her look up to him, that made Yang Mi become more and more obsessed with him, making her willing to be her lover.
"It's just a small profit."
Zhou Yutang said modestly.
Of course, the annual income of the drama king cannot be only this little.
Including the traffic bonus for the video platform and the subsequent long-tail effect, they are all considerable hidden income.
After chatting for a while about the first round of "Qing Yu Nian 3", Zhou Yutang paid a little attention to the fish in the fish pond: "Sister Mi, I heard that you are still on the crew?"
"What are you doing? You want to come and visit the team?"
"I've just joined the team. Don't be too tired. Rest when you need to. You can't make enough money."
"Money You've made all the money."
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Zhou Yutang couldn't help but stand in awe after hearing Damimi explain her itinerary.
In the second half of the year, Yang Mi has two dramas left, and one movie is expected to be released, but there is really no one left.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yutang saw the message Tian Ming sent, which was about variety shows.
“No wonder, Mango Channel didn’t follow up this time.”
Inside information, the higher-ups are discussing new regulations that will prohibit all child actors under the age of 10 from engaging in advertising endorsements and variety show performances.
This knife struck the main artery of Mango Terrace.
Mango Channel's money-making beast "Where Are We Going, Dad" may have to take a break.
I guess Taili is busy trying to find ways to find connections and has no time for him anymore.
"Shocking! The final season of "Celebrating More Than Years" broke the sales record of Chinese TV dramas, falling in both Magic City and Jiangsu Province!"
"The new drama of Dadudu sells for sky-high prices, and it is the king of dramas of the year Well deserved!"
"Log in to Bilibili and Tencent Video to reserve the final season of "Celebrating More Than Years"!"
"Here we take stock of the masters of Qing Yu Nian!"
"Qing Yu Nian 3", as a super popular IP for male videos, has always attracted much attention. It is not a secret in the industry that Jiangdong Entertainment holds movie viewing parties.
Because in addition to inviting the top TV stations, slightly less powerful satellite TV stations also participated.
The eldest brother eats meat, and the younger brother must also have a sense of participation.
Compete for 1.5 rounds of follow-up broadcasts of "Qing Yu Nian 3", and book the second and third rounds in advance.
For the TV station, with the foundation of the phenomenal ratings of the previous two films, and the guarantee of the ratings king of Zhou Dudu, there is no need to wait and see, just go ahead and be done.
By the time the contract was signed, the news had spread throughout the film and television industry, causing an uproar.
“Hold the grass, hold the grass, hold the grass. I originally thought that the 5.8 million for the second part was already invincible. It can be higher?”
“Zhou Yutang’s appeal is so terrifying. Who knows how much it sold?”
“My friend at Modutai said there is a confidentiality clause. .”
"Breaking the total sales record, at least starting from 6 million, Zhou Yutang is going to make a lot of money."
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"Qing Yu Nian 3" did not disclose the specific sales price.
The Internet is full of all kinds of true or false claims from so-called industry insiders.
However, insiders from various TV stations collectively confirmed that it is a recognized fact to break the single episode and total price sales records of Chinese TV series.
As soon as the news came out, it quickly occupied the pages of major media and aroused heated discussions among netizens.
"The trilogy has finally landed smoothly!"
"Is there any hope that it will be broadcast in the beginning of the year?"
"It shouldn't be possible, Modutai's " "The Legend of Mi Yue" will be broadcast soon, so I must give way."
"I really cried to death, the boss is so rich and so hardworking, and he joined the group to film again."
"It's really a blessing to be a fan of Jiangdong dramas. This year's "Wuxin Master" and "Nirvana in Fire" are both very good to watch, and there are still three major dramas to be released by the end of the year!"
"Upstairs, you missed it "Prince Princess's Promotion", this online drama will be broadcast on Station B next month. "
This year's TV drama market is really a fight between gods.
"Nirvana in Fire" just broke out, and "The Pretender" broke out again. Then "The Princess' Promotion" and "Flower Bones" were scheduled for December one after another, and they are still being promoted vigorously. On the other hand, "The Legend of Miyue", a dual-star broadcast of Beijing Satellite TV and Shanghai Tomato Channel, wants to seize the lead in celebrating the New Year and starts a battle with the popular "The Pretender".
The drama circle at the end of the year is quite lively. Zhou Yutang is filming on the set. The crew and staff are all following these two dramas, and he is also busy.
Jing Ye and Shanghai Ye joined forces to fight on the Mango Channel, which attracted everyone's attention.
The drama "The Legend of Mi Yue" is bombarded with advertisements at an alarming density.
During the break between filming, Zhou Yutang glanced at the ratings and word-of-mouth status of the two TV series compiled by Ni Ni.
The ratings of these two dramas both broke through two, and they are inseparable. But when it comes to word-of-mouth, "The Pretender" undoubtedly has the upper hand.
"The Pretender" currently has a score of 9.1 on Douban, and "The Legend of Mi Yue", which had high hopes to compete with "The Legend of Zhen Huan", only scored 7.2 points.
From a word-of-mouth perspective, it seems that the outcome has been decided.
Both are also works directed by Zheng Xiaolong. The heroine Sun Li in "The Legend of Mi Yue" will inevitably be compared with Zeng Li, the empress in green in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
It is normal in the entertainment industry to be aggressive.
As the heroine of "The Legend of Mi Yue", Sun Li has received a lot of doubts due to her high ratings and low reputation. She said frankly and publicly:
"Zeng Li and I are friends, and we are happy to accept your various opinions.
But I would rather read comprehensive comments. When the show is finished, the comments will be the most accurate. Now it is more or less one-sided. I cannot say that this drama is better or worse than "The Legend of Zhen Huan". It is an independent work. If you want to say that it is a bad drama, I will definitely not admit it and will definitely refute it."< br>
In fact, at that time, the ratings of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" did not reach the top all at once.
When the plot slowly unfolded, the ratings steadily increased, the reputation took off, and finally became a phenomenal hit.
The current "The Legend of Mi Yue" may not be as good as the "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in quality. The more reason is that the audience's expectation threshold is different.
When the original "The Legend of Zhen Huan" came out, it was so amazing. It was the pinnacle of palace battle dramas, and it led to subsequent hit palace battle dramas such as "Palace" and "Step by Step".
For "The Legend of Miyue", which is said to be the benchmark for "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the audience's expectation threshold is at least 80 points.
The quality of "The Legend of Mi Yue" is only 60 to 70 at most.
This creates a certain psychological gap among the audience, which is why there are so many negative reviews.
No matter what the reputation is, with such ratings, it can be expected that several producers have actually made money.
LeTV’s boss Jia held a high-profile press conference, calling on shareholders to burn for their dreams.
It also includes another producer, Ruyi Pictures.
“This guy really succeeded in his operation.”
Zhou Yutang saw a piece of film and television industry news and sent a congratulatory message to Ke Liming.
“The Cultural and Creative Fund established by Tianshen Entertainment plans to invest 1.523 billion yuan in cash in Ruyi Pictures. After the investment is completed, the Cultural and Creative Fund will hold 49% of the shares of Ruyi Pictures!”
As soon as the news came out, it caused a small shock in the industry.
Last year, Tianshen Entertainment was listed through a backdoor scheme. It was originally a gaming company, focusing on both web and mobile games, attracting money like crazy and achieving great results.
I have worked on "Proud Sword", which has a total monthly revenue of over 80 million, and "Sky Change", which was launched in July this year, has been stable at around tenth place on the IOS best-selling list.
The influx of funds from the gaming industry into the entertainment industry aims to create a dual-line industrial chain of pan-entertainment and Internet+.
Therefore, Confucian culture was chosen.
"Boss, it seems that Guangguang is still a shareholder of Tianshen Entertainment."
Ni Ni, who had just arrived from the capital, did some homework in private.
“Enlight has shares, but not many.”
Zhou Yutang replied to Ke Liming’s message, “With such a twist, Ruyi Pictures’ current valuation exceeds 3 billion. ”
Ke Liming, who has a high academic background and professional experience related to overseas financial investment, has indeed performed a very beautiful capital operation.
The reason why we cooperated with him was because Ke Liming was a rare smart man.
Zhou Yutang likes to deal with smart people.
Everyone contributes chips, trades fairly, don’t treat the other party as a fool, and achieve a win-win situation for both parties.
The scale of Confucianism culture is naturally inferior to that of Jiangdong Entertainment.
But Zhou Yutang is not the only visionary person in the world.
When Ke Liming turned to the film and television industry, he started planning book publishing very early and hoarding IP.
Carrying out film and television copyright agency projects, he has now accumulated considerable resources of outstanding works and writers.
Nowadays, high-quality IP has become a scarce resource in the film and television market, copyright fees have frequently skyrocketed, and competition is fierce.
Throw a peach and repay a plum.
Zhou Yutang helped him raise the valuation of Ruyi. In addition to paying a large sum of cash, Ke Liming also unilaterally opened the Ruyi Culture Film and Television Copyright Center.
Anyway.
He might be very profitable.
But Zhou Yutang is definitely not at a loss.
With the development of Jiangdong Entertainment, Zhou Yutang no longer needs to participate in the management of every detail.
Most of his energy is devoted to filming.
Compared with the relatively easy shooting of the past few days, the difficulty of today's performance gradually increased.
The number of reshoots is also somewhat frequent.
Yu Feihong led another team to focus on filming the scenes between Brother Long and Takano.
According to the producer’s report, the progress there is also the same.
However.
Whether it's Brother Long or Gao Ye.
When it comes to acting, it is much better than Zhang Ruonan.
The beautiful scene in Zhang Ruonan's imagination after the filming of the TV series started: conquering the entire crew with their strength, and everyone cheering for the new fish girl.
The actual situation after the shooting started: After experiencing the simple scenes in the early stage, one scene had to go NG many times.
I forgot my lines once and even walked out of the camera once.
Somehow, she seemed to have forgotten all the acting skills Liu Tianchi taught her. Zhang Ruonan, who couldn't keep up with the rhythm, was a little at a loss.
It’s already dark, and the crew hasn’t finished work yet. It’s a night scene tonight.
And it is a very important play.
The kiss scene between the bride of the gods and the gods at the supper stall.
The venue manager is setting up the scene, and director Lin Yufen personally tells Zhang Ruonan the scene.
The director's narration is mainly to convey the shooting intention so that the actors can understand and implement it.
For a monster like Zhou Yutang, Lin Yufen, who has worked with him several times, completely trusts him.
No need to say much at all, just let him play freely to achieve the best results. In some places, he even has to refer to his ideas.
More energy was put on training Zhang Ruonan.
As a director, Lin Yufen has to coordinate the overall situation and has a lot of things to do. After a brief talk, she discussed the next shooting with Zhou Yutang, the director of photography and the leader of the lighting team.
Executive director Guo Hu continued to follow up and explained the play to Zhang Ruonan.
"Xiaozhang, don't be too burdened and don't be nervous. It's normal to shoot a kiss scene."
"Yeah."
Zhang Ruonan nodded in response Tao, in fact, my heart strings were tightened.
After the previous few days of shooting, she has a sufficient understanding of herself.
He is not the talented player that teacher Liu Tianchi calls him.
For example, if there are no accidents in Zhou Yutang's plays, most of them can be done in one line and easily and freely.
And she tried her best to express herself, but she still had various shortcomings, and it was common to retake the film several times.
Zhang Ruonan's mentality is a bit humble, but it's not that she is afraid of hardship.
I just heard about Zhou Yutang's way of doing things, and I was afraid that my performance would drag down the overall progress of the crew, thus causing Zhou Yutang's dissatisfaction.
Qingdao in late November.
The temperature has started to drop, especially the cool breeze in the evening.
Zhang Ruonan's heart was colder than the night wind, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Tonight's filming did not go well. After three early filmings, she was unable to get into the mood, so she had no choice but to temporarily suspend the filming.
Although neither Zhou Yutang nor the directing team was too harsh on her, she still felt lost and sad.
For her first play, she put in 100% effort, which was a level of motivation she had never experienced even in school.
It can be proven by facts.
In acting, hard work is not enough.
If hard work alone was effective, the best actors in this industry would have left all over the place long ago.
Zhang Ruonan understands this truth, but it is inevitable that she will feel depressed.
She really wanted to talk to Zhou Yutang, but Governor Zhou, who had a gentle attitude in the past two days, seemed to be very busy these days. He spent his breaks answering phone calls and communicating with Lin Yufen about shooting matters.
That sense of distance made Zhang Ruonan, who looked strong and smiling on the surface, slowly collapse the psychological defense she had built up in her heart.
The official press conference a few days ago announced that she had just entered the stage of life. The peak, and now the bottom.
The joys and sorrows of life come so suddenly.
She sat in the corner and began to doubt herself.
She even had wild thoughts, worrying that Zhou Yutang would be impatient and replace her directly.
After all, my best friend Zhang Yuxi said that this kind of thing is not impossible.
The manager named Sister Hong realized that Zhang Ruonan was feeling a little wrong and immediately reported the situation to Zhou Yutang.
"Xiaozhang, are you a little nervous?"
Zhou Yutang moved a blue plastic stool and sat next to her.
"Well, it's a little bit."
Zhang Ruonan glanced at Zhou Yutang secretly and apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, I was a drag on the crew."
"This is how I got here. "
Zhou Yutang smiled gently: "If you really can't accept it, you can use a misplacement or a stand-in. There is always a way. "
The crew assigned him three stand-ins, Zhang Ruo. There is also one in Nan.
There is a stand-in with a similar figure to Zhou Yutang, who is in Yu Feihong's group and is responsible for some minor scenes that do not show his face.
“No, no, no, I’m fine.”
Zhang Ruonan stood up from her seat anxiously and waved her hands repeatedly.
"Then you can give me more advice later."
Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows: "This is my first kiss."
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The corners of Zhang Ruonan's mouth curled up slightly.
I wanted to laugh, but didn't dare to. I glanced at Zhou Yutang and then quickly lowered my head.
Everyone on earth knows that Governor Zhou has a reputation as a romantic, but he actually said it was his first kiss, which is funny no matter how you hear it.
“What are you laughing at?”
Zhou Yutang glanced at her lightly and came closer: "Let me tell you a joke. There used to be a certain actress in the industry who was quite famous."
"She was in a drama and had to follow The opponent filmed the kissing scene, and then deliberately ate a lot of leeks and garlic before filming the kissing scene to prevent physiological reactions."
"Huh?"
Xiao Zhang was confused: "Then later. What about?"
"Later, the opponent actor suffered a lot. The opponent actor didn't know about it. He finished the scene very professionally and vomited for three days in a row. I didn’t even eat or drink any water, so I had a psychological shadow about the kissing scene. By the way, you didn’t eat garlic at night, right?”
"How is that possible? I haven't eaten!"
Zhang Ruonan finally couldn't hold back her laughter and reached out to lightly hit Zhou Yutang on the arm.
That smile is like the warm sunshine that melts the ice, and like the claws of a kitten, it gently scratches Zhou Yutang's heart...
I feel Zhou Yutang's pair of eyes as deep as the abyss. His eyes were emitting a burning light, and Zhang Ruonan's heart beat a few times unsatisfactorily.
A blush rose from her fair cheeks and spread to her crystal ears.
"It's about to turn on, are you ready?"
Zhou Yutang stood up.
Zhang Ruonan looked at Zhou Yutang through the moonlight.
He seems to be the lost god exiled in the world.
Loneliness is deep, yet dazzling.
(End of this chapter)