Chapter 92 Shanshan is here
The filming of [Gu Jian Qi Tan] is completely over, and Gu Wei and his team flew back to the capital from Hengdian.
This fairy tale drama, which invested hundreds of millions, has little to do with Gu Wei in a short time.
It is now September. According to the normal process, the post-production of [Ancient Sword] will take at least 3 months. After all, there are many places that require the use of special effects.
It will be released in July next year, and the time in between will not bring him any fame feedback.
Gu Wei's salary for filming "The Ancient Sword" was 2 million, with an average of 40,000 per episode. Yang Mi's salary was more than 8 million.
There is also a huge gap in pay between male and female protagonists.
This is normal. Although Gu Wei is considered a movie star, he has also been a director.
But the most important thing for TV drama producers when looking for actors is fame and popularity. If you can bring in ratings, the film producers will be willing to pay high prices.
Gu Wei's current reputation is far behind Yang Mi's.
During the filming of "Gu Jian", there was some media exposure, and the number of Weibo fans is only over 1 million.
Huanrui can give him 40,000 per episode because he is a partner.
You must know that Li He only received a salary of 10,000 yuan per episode for the original version of "Gu Jian".
But when "Gu Jian" was released in 2014, Li He became popular, and his TV series salary suddenly jumped to 550,000 per episode.
It can be seen how popular this drama was at the time and how much it helped the actors’ fame.
In one summer vacation, an unknown actor at the 18th level rose to become the top star in the domestic entertainment industry.
Gu Wei’s personal income, including remuneration and endorsements, is all accounted for by the studio.
The investment in movies and TV series goes through the accounts of the film and television companies. Although they are all owned by his company, the accounts must be clearly separated.
Come to the company and meet with the agent Yang Liwen to handle some company affairs.
Zhao Mingcheng is not in the company. "Prince Princess' Promotion" is the first TV series produced by the company, and Zhao Mingcheng attaches great importance to it.
He personally serves as the producer of this show.
I am currently filming with the crew at Xiangshan Film and Television City. It will probably take some time before I can come back.
Gu Wei was sitting in his office, and Yang Liwen handed over a stack of scripts.
"Mr. Gu, this is the audition invitation sent to you by other companies and crews recently."
Gu Wei took it and looked at it slowly.
Suddenly he pulled out a script.
What is the current situation of this TV series?
Yang Liwen glanced at the name [Shan Shan is here].
She thought for a moment
“This drama is invested and produced by Shanghai Juku Culture Communication Co., Ltd. Speaking of which, we have dealt with this company before.”
"Oh? Why don't I have any impression?" Gu Wei thought for a while, but he had no impression at all.
"Mr. Gu, do you still remember that when our studio was first established last year, you asked me to acquire the copyright.
The studio's funds were limited at that time, and we were working with Gu Man When we were talking about the copyright of "A Little Smile", there was a company in Shanghai that was competing with us.
It was Shanghai Juku. "
"You put it that way, I think. Get up, this is indeed the case." Gu Wei suddenly realized.
Yang Liwen hesitated for a moment
“Mr. Gu, after buying the copyright of Gu Man’s novel, I got to know Gu Man and some people from Juku Company.
Actually [Shanshan is here] 】Although this drama is also adapted from Gu Man's novel, it is actually a gift when Gu Man sold "Why Sheng Xiao Mo"" "Is there such a thing?" These are indeed Gu Wei's works. Don’t understand.
Yang Liwen nodded.
"Among all Gu Man's novels, only "Why Sheng Xiao Mo" is the most famous, the most popular, and has the most fans.
The original novel of "Shanshan is Coming" is called "Shanshan Comes to Eat" and is on sale The response was mediocre.
Later, Gu Man sold the film and television adaptation rights of "Why Sheng Xiao Mo" to Juku Company, and the novel was also transferred as a gift. "
“Then why did Juku start filming [Shanshan is Coming] first?”
Gu Wei remembers that [Shanshan is Coming] was released earlier than [Why Shengxiaomo].
"According to people from Juku, their company pays special attention to the IP [He Yi] and specially invited director Liu Junjie from Wanwan, who has filmed the popular idol drama "The Prince Turns into a Frog", to direct it.
The actors also found Zhong Hanliang, who is currently popular in Wanwan, and Tang Yan, a popular actress here, and everything was created according to the standards of hit TV series
And [Shan Shan Lai]. "It was started to allow director Liu Junjie to get in better touch with the mainland crew. The investment was small and the cost was low.
I heard that even the venue was used by [He Yisheng Xiaomo]" I heard. Not only was Gu Wei not worried about the manager's words, he was actually very happy.
"The crew sent me an audition invitation. Have they invited anyone else?"
"I heard that Zhang Han was also invited."
Gu Wei stood up and walked back and forth a few times. Step, lowered his head and thought for a while.
"In this case, you first contact Gu Man. She is the original author of the play and one of the editors. She has a certain say in the casting.
We bought her The copyright of the novel will also be cooperated in the later filming. She will definitely give it this face.
Then you contact the people at Juku. Since they don’t pay much attention to the show, ask them if they are willing to accept investment. We can charge a premium. ”
In the entertainment industry, when actors need to compete for a role.
False competition: conquer the director with strength and get the role with acting skills.
Real competition: Relying on relationships, relying on connections, bringing money into the group, bribing the director, there are hidden rules
Of course, in some large-scale projects, the producer and director will also first consider the actor's acting skills and suitability for the role. After all, Only if the film is good will everyone gain fame and fortune.
But if you encounter a role that everyone is suitable for, then it depends on who is smarter behind the scenes.
Just like when Zhang Jizhong was filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" a few years ago, there were two alternatives for the male lead Yang Guo, Huang Xiaoming and Nie Yuan.
It can be said that the two are equally matched in terms of acting skills and image, no one has an advantage.
In order to better suit the role of Yang Guo, Nie Yuan went through plastic surgery and had his bones shaved off.
But in the end the crew chose Huang Xiaoming.
It is said that the winner was won by one vote, with only one vote from producer Zhang Jizhong.
Although "The Condor" has brought Huang Xiaoming's fame to a higher level, it is said that he did not make any money while filming this drama. The inside story is thought-provoking.
"Understood, Mr. Gu, I will take care of this now."
Two days later, Gu Wei had nothing to do, so he was writing songs in the company's office.
He took time to go to a music store and bought a Yamaha piano and put it in the living room.
When I'm at home alone at night, I play a piece of music, my long fingers dancing on the keys, and the melodious sound of the piano floats in the empty room. It feels great.
On the third day, Yang Liwen brought good news to Gu Wei.
Ji Ku agreed to Gu Wei’s investment request.
[Shanshan is Coming] plans to invest a total of 30 million. They can allow Gu Wei to invest 10 million, but he can only hold 25% of the shares.
As long as Gu Wei invests, the male protagonist is his.
"Jukuu's plan is really good. The entire crew of [Shan Shan] is theirs, and the venue is also the venue of [He Yi Sheng Xiao Mo]. For a modern drama, they didn't find any popular stars, and they didn't use it. How can we spend 30 million on special effects?
Forget it, it is someone else’s show. Since we want to join, we have to abide by their rules.
Reply to Juku, I agree. Invest. ”
Gu Wei has nothing to hesitate. This is the rule in the industry. If you want to join other people’s projects and you don’t have the resources they need, you have to pay a premium, and you will get whatever they say.
If it were an investor from another industry, I would believe that Juku would dare to raise the shooting cost to 50 million.
When the time comes, use other people's money to make your own dramas, and the rest will be pure profit.
But Gu Wei is not at a loss either. With the popularity of "Shanshan Is Here" after its release, he also made a huge profit from his 25% investment of 10 million.
Besides, there is also the blessing of his popularity from the male protagonist of the popular drama.
Be famous and make money at the same time, a win-win situation.
“In terms of salary, how much does Juku pay?”
"3 million. [Shanshan is Coming] has a total of 34 episodes, with an average of nearly 90,000 per episode."
Gu Wei was a little surprised
"The remuneration is quite generous."
< br>"Mr. Gu, you have just finished filming "The Legend of Ancient Swords". Although it has not been released yet, it is a fairy tale drama with an investment of hundreds of millions, and the industry is very optimistic that this drama will become a hit.
So if I look for your crew now, the pay will be higher
What Ju Ku gives is reasonable. ”
Yang Liwen explained.
Some time ago, she invested 20 million in Wu Jing’s [Wolf Warrior].
The company has launched a new drama [Prince Concubine’s Promotion] , with a total investment of 5 million, there is basically no star in this drama, all the actors are cheap, and all the money is spent on filming, so it is so cheap.
The company has 12.5 million left in its account, so it invested. 【Shanshan】I'm a little stretched after that.
Gu Wei thought for a while and simply invested all the remaining 2 million US dollars in the film and television company.
(End of this chapter)