Chapter 165 Chain Reaction
The time goes back to a quarter of an hour ago.
Just as Feng Xiaoning convened a meeting with the main creative staff, the celebration banquet of "Heroes of Sword" was also in full swing.
Tianjian has now sold the third round of broadcast rights, with total revenue close to 30 million, and it is expected to be 35 million by the end of the year - the later rounds, the harder it is to sell at a higher price.
This kind of popular drama generally has a long lifespan, and it is expected that there will be millions more in revenue in the future, which is equivalent to more than doubling the revenue.
The investors were all smiling. The vice president of Lao Baigan specially brought 500 kilograms of puree, saying that everyone would drink it and carry it around.
While they were enjoying themselves, Zeng Lai suddenly came over and said, "I heard from Yiyan that you are also going to join the Zhu Yuanzhang crew, so aren't we going to be in the same crew again?"
"Um?"
Xu Kun was a little surprised when he heard this. He only found out that Hu Jun was going to play Zhu Yuanzhang, but he didn't pay attention to who would play the other roles.
He immediately asked curiously: "Who are you playing? It can't be Queen Ma, right?"
While asking this question, he felt a little nervous in his heart. The incident of seducing his sister-in-law had just passed. If the two of them continued to pretend to be husband and wife on the set of Zhu Yuanzhang.
At her age, and at my age, there are people who can talk but not listen. They can crush people to death under their tongues, and they can’t be washed away by jumping into the Yellow River...
"Of course not."
But I heard Zeng said: "I played the second female concubine Ning, who is Zhu Yuanzhang's concubine and also a female general. The casting director of Hua Lu said that it was because she watched the finale of "Sword of Heavenly Sword" That’s why I was chosen so quickly.”
"Hua Lu? What Hua Lu?"
Xu Kun was confused: "Isn't this drama sponsored by China International Television Corporation?"
"No way?"
Zeng Lai was also confused: "I heard that they were the original cast members of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Teacher Chen Baoguo played Zhu Yuanzhang, Teacher Tang Guoqiang played Guo Zixing, and Teacher Xu Fan played Queen Ma..."
"Wait, wait!"
Xu Kun was completely confused. Where is this going?
If it were this lineup, he wouldn't humiliate himself at all - he could still compete with Hu Jun, but if he competed with Chen Baoguo, who was at the height of his power, how careless did Xu Kun have to be to think he could compete?
The two of them talked nonchalantly for a long time before they finally realized that they were not talking about the same crew at all. In other words, there are now two Zhu Yuanzhang projects to start filming at the same time!
Zhu Yuanzhang, which invited Zeng Lai, is scheduled to start filming in early November.
Feng Xiaoning's "Zhu Yuanzhang" was shot around this time, or even a little later.
After Xu Kun confirmed the news, he immediately backed down. Hualu's Zhu Yuanzhang knew it was a big production just by looking at the cast, while Feng Xiaoning's side, not to mention that the cast was not as good as the other's, even the filming funds were stretched thin.
If this is right...
At the time of Clash of the Sword, both sides were new actors, and Liu Yifei was the more famous, but not enough to compete with the ratings.
But Chen Baoguo and Tang Guoqiang...
Bai Jingqi + Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty + Zhuge Liang + Yongzheng + Teacher, when they put on such a combination in 2004, who in the circle would not be trembling after seeing it?
Even Xu Fan is a pillar of the arts, a famous and capable actor.
But Xu Kun was not a coward after all, and he soon realized that this was actually his opportunity.
I felt frightened when I saw the combination of Chen Baoguo and Tang Guoqiang. When Director Feng heard the news, he was afraid that he would not be able to do much better.
The reason why Feng Xiaoning's version of Zhu Yuanzhang is scheduled to start filming in November is mainly because he has to wait for Hu Jun's schedule, but he, Xu, has been idle.
If the crew can start filming in advance and release the Hua Lu version of Zhu Yuanzhang before it is released, then this battle will still be fought, and maybe it can be won.
This reason is much easier to use than the Manchu-Han dispute!
So he quickly dialed Feng Xiaoning's phone number, and then there was the scene where Director Feng's expression changed drastically.
The camera switches back to Feng Xiaoning's crew. Feng Xiaoning told the Hua Lu version of Zhu Yuanzhang, and everyone was in an uproar.
The main reason is that the starring cast of the other party is too luxurious!
Someone soon followed the lead and confirmed the news, and learned that the total investment in the Hualu version of Zhu Yuanzhang was 30 million, and Hualu also promised additional investment.
This number silenced everyone present.
Thirty million is actually not a lot these days. The total investment in the TV series Fairy Sword is around thirty million.
But the problem is that Feng Xiaoning's version of Zhu Yuanzhang has a total investment of only 18 million [PS: I couldn't find the specifics, I made up a rough number].
The 20 million Heavenly Sword can defeat the 30 million Fairy Sword, firstly by relying on the platform advantage, and secondly by the comparison of the later plot.
The former is probably more advantageous to the Hualu version of Zhu Yuanzhang, but it is not yet known which one is better than the latter.
And historical dramas are different from fairy tale dramas. They will definitely involve war scenes and other big scenes.
Originally, the starring cast was far inferior to others, but if it was even worse in this regard...
[In the original historical line, the two dramas refused to give in to each other after they were filmed, and the quarrel lasted from 2005 to the second half of 2006 - after all, Feng Xiaoning is not a baseless master.
However, due to issues with the level of service and the cast, Hua Lu's "The Legendary Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang" finally won and became the highlight of CCTV's eight series in the second half of the year.
Feng Xiaoning's version of "Zhu Yuanzhang" was forced to move south and premiered on a local station instead.
However, after the official broadcast, the former was criticized for the outrageous plot; while the latter, although it had the problem of shoddy production of Fuhua Road, gained a pretty good reputation with its plot and Hu Jun's wonderful performance, and even often appeared in Historical drama recommendation list. 】
But these are all things for later. Now everyone on the Feng version crew feels as if they are facing a formidable enemy.
In the silence, Feng Xiaoning took a deep breath and said loudly: "So I decided to give up Hu Jun and let Xu Kun play the role of Zhu Yuanzhang!"
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"
The person who previously proposed to contact Gujing Gongjiu questioned again: "Originally, our cast is not as good as others. If we change it to a young actor...even if we have 6 million more sponsorships, we will still be inferior in terms of investment." Don’t want to go to someone else’s house?”
Feng Xiaoning shook his head and said: "The reason why I chose Xu Kun, of course, the 6 million played a huge role, but the biggest reason is not this."
Everyone was still wondering, what else could it be for if it wasn't for 6 million? When Zhu Sujin thought about how he mentioned Hu Jun's schedule just now, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Are you trying to make a time difference and start filming earlier?"
"That's right!"
Feng Xiaoning nodded and said: "As long as it can be filmed a few months earlier than Hua Lu, we will have enough time to broadcast it first - and with the 6 million funds, we will not be stretched again!"
The person who proposed the 'Gujing tribute wine' opened his mouth when he heard this, but in the end he didn't say anything else.
If it were for other reasons, he could still help Hu Jun argue, but Hu Jun couldn't handle the schedule himself, so what could he do even if he could tell the truth?
And with this reason, he can also explain the past to Hu Jun - this is a non-war crime, and the only one to blame is Hua Lu's menacing attack.
So the crew quickly reached a consensus.
Feng Xiaoning ordered: "Everyone should start moving for me from today on. Actors, costumes, venues, character scripts - everything must be accelerated. Today is August 16, 2004. Before the 15th of next month, I will To see everything ready!”
Everyone else was fine, but the assistant director in charge of casting was complaining: "With this change in schedule, many of the people we have contacted before will have to change their schedules. Even the originally scheduled heroine Gu Xue may not be able to free up the schedule. Come on, you call me..."
"This is the situation now. You should try your best to find a solution."
Seeing that the casting director was still acting like a bitter gourd, Feng Xiaoning thought for a while and then said: "We can't let the six million investment go to waste. You can ask Xu Kun later to see if he has any suitable supporting actors. It’s time to be a favor—but only if it’s appropriate!”
"What about the heroine?"
The casting director spread his hands and said: "I can't make the decision in this matter!"
"I'll find a way to discuss it with Ju Xue."
Feng Xiaoning also had a headache. He was forced to turn on the computer in advance, which completely disrupted his previous plan.
(End of chapter)