Chapter 502: The Devil Boy Comes into the World
In addition to the two movies, "You Are My Glory" produced by the company last year has successfully sold the satellite TV premiere rights and online copyrights.
This idol drama starring Gu Wei and Reba is obviously favored by everyone. After the screening, various platforms believed that "You Are My Glory" will replicate the summer of 2015. The glory of Qingcheng].
Not to mention Gu Wei’s fame and ability to lead dramas, Reba’s popularity has been rising steadily through the popularity of "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom". The cooperation between "Yehua" and "Bai Fengjiu" will definitely attract countless The audience's gaze.
Because of this, the competition between various platforms was very fierce when they made quotations in the later period.
In the end, the online copyright was won by Tengxun Video at an exaggerated price. Even the joint offer from LeTV and Youku could not compete with it.
Gu Wei also understands this very well. Although [You Are My Glory] is exclusively produced by [Wei Tianxia], the content is a bit customized by Tengxun. It is an advertisement for Tengxun games. It would be too funny if the drama couldn't be played on Tengxun's own platform at the end.
So this time Tengxun Video simply did not cooperate with other platforms and won the exclusive online broadcast rights.
As for local satellite TV, Dragon TV and Blueberry Channel have won the joint premiere rights. This is the second time the two satellite TVs have cooperated after "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom".
【伱是我Glory】The final transaction amount is 15 million for a single episode, and the total copyright fee is 480 million.
This price has set a record for the highest single-episode copyright fee in the field of TV dramas in recent years.
Unfortunately, "You Are My Glory" has only 32 episodes in total, which is incomparable with "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom", which has 58 episodes in total, and "Chu Qiao Biography", which has 72 episodes.
Although the price of a single episode exceeds theirs, the total copyright fee is still quite different.
The copyright fee for "The Legend of Chu Qiao" is 612 million, and the copyright fee for "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" is an even more exaggerated 754 million.
[You Are My Glory] has been scheduled for the summer season in July this year by Dragon TV, Blueberry Channel and Tengxun Video. It is almost the same as the broadcast time of [A Slight Smile Is Alluring] two years ago. , it seems that several parties are determined to copy the explosive process of [Weiwei] back then.
Gu Wei sat in the boss's chair and kept flipping through some documents sent by his assistant.
If 2016 is a good year for [Wei Ming Xia] in the film industry, there will be [Xiu Chun Dao 2] at the beginning of the year, [Detective Chinatown 2] in the middle of the year, and [Love Saint] at the end of the year. , the three films have been huge hits at the box office, and "Tang Detective 2" has even become the top box office hit among Chinese movies, so 2017 is destined to be a bumper year for the company in the field of TV dramas.
The new year's drama "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" is a phenomenal hit, "The Legend of Chu Qiao" will be released in May, and "You Are My Glory" will be released in July.
In addition to these three company-controlled TV series, the anti-corruption drama "In the Name of the People" invested by Gu Wei will also be launched on Mango Channel at the end of this month.
Another mystery and suspense drama [White Night Chase] has also negotiated online copyrights with iQiyi and plans to launch in August in the second half of the year.
To be honest, Gu Wei did not earn much from these two TV series that were not controlled by the company, probably only about double the investment, but he valued the influence and high reputation of the two dramas more.
The subsequent copyright fees under the long tail effect are the bulk of the money for these two dramas.
The only thing that makes Gu Wei have some doubts is that, as far as he knows, although the original space and time [In the Name of the People] is popular, the TV series has not been re-broadcast since it premiered on Mango Channel.
Although the subsequent drama was not banned, it was obviously restricted from being replayed.
If things still develop according to the original time and space, it will be difficult for [In the Name of the People] to bring more benefits to Gu Wei in the future.
But he didn't care too much. He invested in a good drama, made money again, and even praised Zeng Li with the role of "Gao Xiaoqin". No matter how you look at it, he made a lot of money.
Besides, because of his investment in [In the Name of the People], he also met people like Gao Yalian and Li Lu. They are all very capable producers and directors in the industry.
Especially director Li Lu. After filming "In the Name of the People", he will also direct "Inspection Team" and "In the World" in the future.
This is definitely one of the best directors in the industry when it comes to shooting reality-themed TV series.
The directors that Gu Wei had a good relationship with before were basically those who made idol dramas, such as Lin Yufen, Wu Jinyuan, Liu Junjie, etc. They are good at it. If you want to make "Parents' Love", They can't do period dramas like [Golden Wedding] with realistic themes.
Since Gu Wei's debut, the TV series he has filmed are basically idol dramas, and only one "Nirvana in Fire" can be considered as a semi-serious drama.
As he gets older, he will definitely make period dramas with realistic themes in the future. After all, if you want to win awards, you will definitely not be able to rely on idol dramas.
In the morning, I processed some documents that needed to be signed and had a simple meal at noon.
In the afternoon, Gu Wei came downstairs to [Wei Mingxia Animation Production Company].
In early 2014, he recruited Dumpling and the entire team to set up an animation production company. It has been 3 years since then. [Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World] is an animation masterpiece that took 3 years to complete. Finally done.
After Gu Wei got the news from his assistant, he couldn't wait to come over and want to see the finished film.
In the screening room of [Wei Mingxia Animation Production Company], Gu Wei watched [Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World] accompanied by Diaozi and two animation company executives.
Two hours passed quickly, and the lights in the screening room came on.
Gu Wei applauded with a smile on his face.
The dumpling director next to him breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his boss's reaction, and he also clapped happily.
Since being recruited by Gu Wei, he devoted himself to the production of this animated film and spent more than 100 million in funds in three years.
Now that the boss is satisfied, this first hurdle has been passed, and we will see what kind of box office results the movie will have when it is released.
"Director Yang, congratulations, this animated film is very well made, I believe it will have good results when it is released later"
This [Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World] It is basically the same as the original version in terms of main storyline, with only minor changes in details. However, the story is more reasonable and full, and there is almost no fault to be found.
For example, at the beginning of the original version, the hatred of the people of Chentangguan for Nezha came a little abruptly. In this version, there is a scene where the Yin woman goes to eradicate the eel essence. Although it is not long, it can reflect Monsters have caused great harm to local people. Many people's parents and children were killed by monsters, so local people hate monsters very much.
"Mr. Gu, thank you for your award. Thanks to the company's financial and manpower support, and later on finding the best special effects company in China for the film, we were able to achieve the current effect."
Director Jiaozi said modestly with a smile. .
“Special effects and everything else are bonus points. A good story core is the key to the success of a movie. [Nezha] has this core!”
Gu Wei sighed. road.
“I especially like what Shen Gongbao said in the movie, ‘The stereotype in the movie is like a seat, no matter how hard you try, you can’t move it’!”
The two chatted for a while, and Director Dumpling asked: "Mr. Gu, when does the company plan to arrange for [Nezha] to be released?"
After the film is produced, it will naturally become a question of what kind of box office results it can achieve. The dumpling director is most concerned about.
Gu Wei thought for a while.
“To be honest, I have high expectations for [Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World]. Although it’s just the beginning of the year, there are almost no suitable schedules after this year’s Spring Festival.”
For a movie to be released in China, if it wants to achieve good results, a suitable schedule is very important.
If there is no good schedule, no matter how high the quality and popularity of the movie is, the box office will definitely be reduced.
Looking at it now, the only two periods in China that can really get the top box office every year are the Spring Festival period and the summer period.
The current top three domestic movie box office rankings, the first "Tang Detective 2" and the third "Monster Hunt" were released in the summer of 2016 and 2015 respectively, and the second "Mermaid" ] will be released during the Spring Festival of 2016.
For example, during the Spring Festival this year, the reputation of several blockbusters was not very good. "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" still took in a box office of 1.652 billion. The final box office of Cheng Long's "Kung Fu Yoga" was as high as 1.748 billion. .
For the remaining National Day period, the box office potential is slightly worse than the previous two periods. As for the Valentine's Day period, May Day period, etc., it is even worse.
This year's Spring Festival has passed, and in the summer there is "Wolf Warrior 2", a collaboration between Gu Wei and Wu Jing. Gu Wei doesn't want his own people to fight against his own people.
Both of them are movies with a box office potential of 5 billion+. Gu Wei would be crazy to release them on the same schedule.
“I plan to arrange for [Nezha] to be released during the Spring Festival next year. What do you think?”
“Will the competition be too fierce during the Spring Festival?”
< br>Dumplings were a little hesitant.
He is very confident in the quality of "Nezha" and feels that it is not inferior to "The Return of the Great Sage" which has been popular for 15 years. However, now that the Spring Festival is the territory of blockbusters, it is difficult for him to compete with others as a cartoon.
The "Return of the Great Sage" was indeed very popular back then, and the box office was also very high. However, it is difficult for the animated movies released in the past two years to achieve the same results as "The Return of the Great Sage", and most of them are struggling to even make back their money.
So he is not 100% confident in the future box office of [Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World]. Gu Wei smiled and patted Dumpling on the shoulder.
“I have confidence in [Nezha]. With the quality of our movie, it will be a hit in next year’s Spring Festival!”
"Actually, I think this year's May Day or summer season would be good. If not, the National Day season would be fine.
It's still one year before the 2018 Spring Festival season. Isn't it too long?"< br>
Dumplings are still not very confident.
“The box office potential of the May Day and National Day movies is too small. There is a big-budget movie invested by the company to be released in the summer movie.
The Spring Festival movie is the best for [Nezha] The choice! ”
The original "Tang Detective 2" was released during the Spring Festival of 2018 and achieved good results of more than 3 billion at the box office.
However, Gu Wei has now filmed "Tang Detective 2" in advance and released it more than a year earlier. Now that this blockbuster is missing during the Spring Festival of 2018, he just used "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" to make up for it. superior.
And Gu Wei found out that [Monster Hunt 2] happened to be released during the 2018 Spring Festival, and Anle hired Liang Chaowei to replace Gu Wei, and also invited many celebrities to join.
If this is the first fantasy movie to achieve both box office and word-of-mouth success, if it still has the same bad plot as the original time and space, don’t blame Gu Wei for killing it with [Nezha].
“Understood.”
Seeing how confident the boss Gu Wei was, Dumpling could only agree.
The two chatted for a while, and Gu Wei planned to give the main members of the dumpling team a holiday and pay certain bonuses. Everyone has worked hard for three years, and now that the film is out, they can naturally take a good rest.
“I would like to thank Mr. Gu on behalf of everyone.”
Although Jiaozi likes to make animated movies and work is a pleasure to him, but the boss is giving out money during the holidays, which employee can’t be happy? .
“This is a project bonus for everyone. When the movie is released and sells well at the box office, everyone will get a big red envelope!”
Gu Wei is never stingy with employees who make money for him.
From dumplings to the technical backbone of animation companies, he will definitely satisfy everyone financially.
"Director Yang, now the [Nezha] project has been completed. When we return from this vacation, the company can officially start the next phase of the project."
"Boss, you are saying [Feng Shen]?”
Dumpling has read the initial development plan that Gu Wei gave to the animation company. [Nezha] is just the beginning and [Feng Shen] is the future.
Gu Wei nodded.
“Yes, the three years of producing [Nezha] have also allowed the company to cultivate a group of relevant talents. If we recruit more in the future, we can launch two projects at the same time.
Next Each stage can be [Jiang Ziya], [Yang Jian], [Lei Zhenzi], etc. After all the individual animated films of these people are completed, everyone can come together to start the animated film like Marvel's [Avengers]. version of [Fengshen]!
Let us use paintbrushes to build our own animated movie version of [Fengshen Universe]!
When [Fengshen] is truly successful, Director Yang You will become China’s Stan Lee, remembered by all the audiences who like these animated movies!”
"Okay, boss!"
Listening to Gu Wei's description of the future, Diaozi felt a little excited and wanted to start the next project right away.
Gu Wei looked at him with a smile.
The cakes are painted and the chicken blood is beaten. Gu Wei is becoming more and more skilled as the boss.
“Of course, the Great Wall could not be built in a day, and there is still a long time to come. The most important thing for Director Yang in the near future is to have a good rest and accumulate strength for the next work.”
"I will instruct the screenwriting department of [Film and Television Company] to create their own scripts for the gods of each independent unit in the future. Until the final [Feng Shen], they will interact with each other"
"Company There will be no upper limit on the investment in this [Feng Shen Universe] project, and even if one or two animated movies do not perform well at the box office or even lose money, it doesn't matter.
The final [Feng Shen] is the best. Important.”
Gu Wei chatted a lot with Jiaozi again. After telling him his inner plan, he assured him of financial investment and promised not to worry too much about the intermediate animated film. box office, so that he doesn’t have too much pressure.
This is actually the same routine as Marvel. When Marvel started the [Marvel Universe] project, not every movie in the middle made money. In 2011, [Thor] and [Captain America] both had box office Not too high.
But Marvel will not care about the gains and losses of one or two movies. The appearance of the previous heroes is to accumulate popularity for the final "Avengers". As long as the "Marvel Universe" is truly established, no matter what they film, they will make money.
Obviously, Dumpling was not very interested in the animated movie version [Fengshen Universe] mentioned by Gu Wei. He pulled Gu Wei and chatted until get off work in the evening.
Finally, with Gu Wei's comfort, he reluctantly left the company.
It seems that with this matter in mind, the vacation he is about to start will not be very stable.
After leaving the company, Gu Wei took a car to Palm Springs International Apartment.
After returning to the capital after the Chinese New Year, Nazha did not join the group. She just ran around in commercial performances and took photos for magazines, waiting for the recording of "Hua Shao 3".
She had been looking forward to this trip with Gu Wei for a long time.
Gu Wei opened the door and entered the house. Nazha was wearing a light yellow pajamas and a pink hairband on her head. She was busy packing various clothes.
When he saw Gu Wei coming in, he just said a casual greeting.
“Start cleaning up now?”
"Yes, tomorrow the crew will come to my home to record. I have to pack the clothes I want to bring. It will be too late to start packing when I am about to leave. I have difficulty choosing!"
As Nazha said, she took out the clothes. Two pieces of clothing.
“Which one of these two looks better?”
Gu Wei pointed at the white one.
“This is beautiful!”
Naza turned it over and looked at it for herself.
“But I think the blue one looks better.”
Gu Wei rolled his eyes.
“Then you’re still asking me?”
“Forget it, just take them all with you!”
After saying that, Nazha folded the two clothes and put them in a large suitcase on the ground.
"When are you going to pack your things? Do you need me to go to your house to get them for you?"
Gu Wei sat on the sofa and watched Nazha busy with interest.
“Chaoyue will pack my luggage for me, she will think about daily necessities, and there will be a stylist to help her choose and bring the outfits outside”
Assistant Having followed Gu Wei for almost two years, of course Nazha also knew him.
"Tsk, tsk, you really have the body of a young master, but we are going to go on a poor trip soon, and then we won't have these people around us to take care of us." You can also be "Master Bei"! "
One chapter today, two chapters tomorrow, thank you all!
(End of this chapter)