Chapter 1019 The Head Is as Big as a Bucket
Minghu Culture has indeed started to have problems in the TV drama area.
Originally, the manpower was limited. When the entire film and television department was just started, the focus was on TV dramas. At that time, there were many directors under it, and everyone worked quickly and quickly, and they all made one film into another. That feeling, of course, is very Cool. Later, Li Qian took the lead. After accumulating a certain amount of shooting and production experience, he began to transfer to more complex, demanding, and rigorous films, and he succeeded all at once. Since then, the entire film and television department of Minghu Culture has rapidly turned to film.
Originally, I have heard of the film industry for movies, but I have never heard of the TV drama industry for TV dramas.
TV dramas are popular, popular, and purely commercial, and their benefits are not small, but no matter which country or market they are in, their positioning has always been lower than that of movies. And in many places, it can be regarded as a derivative market of the film industry, which exists attached to the film market.
In China, it is very simple, one sentence is enough to sum it up: movies are more compelling than TV dramas!
Therefore, Li Qian's main work direction became movies, and Jin Han soon became reluctant to make TV dramas. Then Zhao He, Feng Bicheng, and now Lu Lingxi are also going to start making movies. Even Sun Yuting, although he has directed A "Princess Returning the Pearl Part 3", but after that, I would rather be Li Qian's assistant director, followed several movies, and I don't want to direct TV series anymore - next, if there is no accident, "The Matrix" Li Qian has preliminarily selected her as the director of the second part. Even the second part of "Avatar" in the future may be her.
So, it's embarrassing.
Along with Minghu Culture's triumphant advances in the film market, there are fewer and fewer TV drama directors in the film and television department—up to now, there are only two contracted directors of Minghu Culture itself. One Han Shunzhang, there is no way, Li Qian is in charge of the film, he, the manager of the film and television department, has to be in charge of the TV series, and the other is Jin Han's assistant director, Zhao Ming.
what to do?
Han Shunzhang said: We can’t ignore TV dramas. This one has great benefits and high profits, and occupies the position of the number one producer of domestic TV dramas. First, it is convenient for us to introduce newcomers at any time. The risk of promoting newcomers in TV dramas is lower than that of movies. For those For young actors and actresses, they are not afraid of embarrassing acting skills at all; secondly, it is convenient for us to continue to build good relations with major TV stations, whether it is promoting movies or ordinary public opinion guidance, this is a very important position. Can't lose it!
So, he suggested, poach people.
The brand of Minghu Culture is strong enough, famous enough and loud enough, and there is no shortage of money. As long as they want to dig, it can be said that the other TV drama production companies in China are basically powerless to parry. I don't dare to say all of them, but as long as Minghu Culture is interested in digging them out, half of them out of ten will not be a big problem.
As long as the hoe is swung well, there is no corner that cannot be dug!
Minghu Culture has people, money, a team, good actors, good scripts, and no shortage of good broadcasting channels. It only needs a few reliable and good directors to lead the team to film.
Even Minghu Culture has fully equipped the foundation of the "producer-centered system" that is currently only prevalent in Hollywood, that is, people like Han Shunzhang, Huang Wenjuan, Qin Nuo, and Du Min have supervised and produced movies and TV shows. People with film experience directly start a play, from the script to the behind-the-scenes to the actors, all in charge, and the director will only be responsible for the filming.
Think about it, how easy it is to dig a few people!
It not only strengthens itself and weakens others, but also ensures that Minghu Culture does not need to reduce production in the TV drama market. As long as it maintains a rough standard, it can maintain its dominance in the TV drama market!
There are just so many benefits.
But after thinking about it for several days, Li Qian called Han Shunzhang and Jin Han, and solemnly told them: "This way, you can't go!"
We don't poach people.
Of course, this is not poaching people, just saying, don't go poaching people who have already become famous in other companies and currently have no shortage of filming.
Those who take the initiative to ask for refuge do not count.
People who take the initiative to come to the door, or have the willingness to cooperate, or simply want to sign to Minghu Culture, are of course welcome, and must not be turned away.
Those who are not very famous, newcomers, or those whose previous works have obvious highlights but are not popular, and have not gained enough fame and follow-up shooting opportunities, can still try to get in touch.
As long as you are willing to abide by the rules of Minghu culture and follow the way here, you can talk about cooperation or defection.
To be honest, this decision is not easy to understand.
Not taking the obvious, energy-saving and safe way, but having to work hard to salvage something else, in anyone's eyes, it must be a bit silly.
But Han Shunzhang and Jin Han have known and cooperated with Li Qian for many years. Although they also thought it was a bit silly to do so, they still understood Li Qian's intentions after all.
It's like when Li Qian releases an album by himself and asks the big-name singers in the company to release an album, he should try to avoid new singers and when there are many new albums, it's the same.
He is the most bizarre number one figure in the domestic entertainment industry.
If it weren't for being bullied miserably like when Huage Records kicked him out back then, he was really bullied and deliberately wanted to fight, otherwise, he insisted on not embarrassing anyone. He especially likes that there are constantly newcomers and talents in this circle. More people come forward, bringing fresh interest and emotion to this world and this time and space.
This is really silly!
In the whole of China, and even in the whole world, there are very few people who are so stupid!
But unfortunately, after staying with him for a long time, I don't know whether it's because I got used to it, adapted to it, or was brainwashed by him. Anyway, after hearing such suggestions and requests, Han Shunzhang and Jin Han just looked at each other and sighed in their hearts , without any objection.
Even like every time in the past, I have indescribable admiration for him from the bottom of my heart.
So it was brainwashed!
So what to do?
Jin Han, who hadn't participated much in such matters before, put forward an idea, saying: Then why don't we also hold auditions? In fact, to put it bluntly, isn’t it recruitment? Other jobs can be recruited, and directors can also be recruited! Sign an employment contract, pay five social insurances and one housing fund! Being a director is a job too!
If you are willing to come, let's talk about it. We are satisfied with his ability and level, and he is also satisfied with our treatment and future, so we can sign a contract.
They look a little bit worse at each other, so just don't keep them, and don't dig them hard!
Li Qian felt that this idea was more reliable.
Therefore, "A Chinese Ghost Story" has just been approved as a project, Zhu Qiang is still running his drama tour in other places, and he doesn't even know that he has been selected as the leading actor in the new movie of the great director Jin Han, and the news of the audition for the role of Nie Xiaoqian It hasn't been announced yet, but Minghu Culture is the first to start recruiting directors.
Jin Han and Han Shunzhang were in charge of this matter, and sat down in person. After filming "Crazy Stone", Feng Bicheng, who has returned to Shuntian Mansion, was also pulled over to be a judge because of his relationship with his father Feng Yumin. In fact, very familiar. In addition, Zou Wenhuai also came to judge from the perspective of the industry's internal evaluation system. The four of them sat there, and this matter began.
Of course, if the time is right, Li Qian should and he is willing to lead this matter personally, but unfortunately, the time cannot be opened.
At the beginning of November, this matter had just started. Lu Lingxi came back from the United States, and everyone met, and then Lu Lingxi ordered the generals by himself, breaking up the group of people in the company who are currently useless, from beginning to end, and the entire crew It was pulled up quickly.
Qin Nuo served as the executive producer, Li Qian's male lead, and Qin Jingjing's female lead.
A few days later, the charter flight was confirmed, and the entire crew of more than 50 people went straight to the United States.
The speed is fast enough to make all the crews in China and even Hollywood dumbfounded.
This is the biggest benefit of grouping.
…………
Minghu Culture is hiring a director.
This news spread like flying in the domestic film and television circles.
In the past few years, starting from "Legend of the New White Snake", Minghu Culture has gone from one drama a year to two dramas a year, until the last two or three years, it has stabilized at four or five dramas a year, and every year One was taken out, and it was the absolute invincible ratings king at that time. Not to mention TV series such as "Legend of the New White Snake", "Princess Returning the Pearl", and "Carrying Love Through to the End", which have long been recognized as classics.
After a few years, there is no doubt that Minghu Culture has become a golden sign in the domestic TV drama production industry-for TV stations, the production of Minghu Culture means that the ratings will surely explode! For actors, as long as they get the protagonist of a TV series produced by Minghu Culture, even if it is not the protagonist, it can be an important role, which means that they will be popular soon! As for the directors in the film and television industry who need to accumulate the most and are the most difficult to get ahead, a company like Minghu Culture that promotes a hit, a company that especially likes to use new directors, and every director has been promoted to success , is simply the absolute holy place in my heart!
Jin Han, Han Shunzhang, Zhao He, Lu Lingxi, Sun Yuting, Zhao Ming... Each of them, before signing into Minghu Culture and directing the works of Minghu Culture, was unknown. Fame in some small circles within the industry.
There is only one Feng Bicheng. Before entering Minghu Culture, he already had a famous work, and it was also a famous film. However, he is not much better than a newcomer when his first work hits the street—even Yu, for many companies, they would rather give a talented newcomer a chance than throw the opportunity and money on such a director who once made investors lose money and wanted to jump off the building.
However, in Minghu Culture, they all succeeded.
Before directing "Meteor Garden", Jin Han's most famous works were probably a series of MVs for Liao Liao and He Runqing. But "Meteor Garden" and "Full House", of course, and the "Dragon Inn" just released, paved his golden road to success one by one.
Others, all the same.
The point is, even Jin Han, the oldest, is actually less than 40 years old this year!
Han Shunzhang, Lu Lingxi, Zhao He, and Zhao Ming are all in their early thirties.
Especially Sun Yuting, a 96-year-old student of the Directing Department of Suncheon Film Academy, was only 24 years old when she filmed the third part of "Princess Returning the Pearl" and succeeded in one fell swoop!
In the industry, it is well known that except for a few who are so talented that they can succeed casually, the vast majority of directors have to move, study and dormant among various crews since they were in their twenties. If you are lucky, you will not get your first opportunity to direct independently until you are in your thirties. If you are a little unlucky, you will already be in your forties when you get this opportunity to show your ability to a certain extent. What's more, many people who have studied directing professionally and accumulated rich experience year after year may not get even one chance to direct independently until they finally retire.
Hatchback comparison, envy or not? Hungry or not?
And in China's film and television industry, how many people want to be directors?
Thousands of thousands!
Of these tens of thousands of people, who doesn't want to stand out?
But how many people are there who can really get the chance?
After getting the opportunity, how many are already in their early years?
When the news that Minghu Culture wanted to recruit directors and expand its director team came out, the entire film and television circle quickly ushered in a seemingly small but far-reaching shock.
Soon, this recruitment announcement actually appeared on the official website of Minghu Culture, as well as the official account of Minghu Culture on Xunfei Blog, with a registration form attached.
Within three days, the total number of downloads of this registration form reached more than 30,000 copies!
And the valid registration form with complete information received in the official mailbox of Minghu Culture even exceeded the number of downloads by more than a thousand copies!
Looking at these two figures, even Jin Han, the proposer of the director audition, couldn't help being stunned—he knew that there were a lot of people in the circle who were actually lacking just a chance, but he didn't expect that these The number of people is actually so large.
He also did not expect that today's Minghu culture has such a strong appeal in the domestic film and television industry, specifically, in the small circle of film and television directors and aspiring to become film and television directors!
There are still 12 days left before the half-month long registration period given at the beginning. It is conceivable that the number of people will definitely increase. And when on the fourth day, the number of new downloads of this registration form exceeded 5,000, and the number of valid registration forms received in the company's dedicated mailbox exceeded 2,000, they knew that the next thing they were about to face , or it will be an unusually heavy workload.
Because there are likely to be more than 50,000 applicants!
But at this time, according to the established plan in advance, the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", directed and produced by Han Shunzhang, is also about to start preparations.
In other words, the burden of selecting the director this time will most likely fall on Jin Han!
Director Jin Da's head is as big as a bucket!
But there is no way, the suggestion was made by him, and he himself asked to join this selection, and not long ago, he just expressed his position to Li Qian, expressing that he would earnestly fulfill his duties as the company's film and television director Responsibility, at this time, of course, it is impossible to give up the pick.
So, there was no way, he pulled strong men everywhere.
Teachers from the Film Academy, big-name movie stars who have worked with them, and a group of agents from Minghu Culture who already have considerable experience in the industry, of course, there are also experienced companies such as Bai Yujing and Zhou Zhiyu. The contracted actors were all pulled over by him one after another, and began to conduct a preliminary screening of the application forms one by one - the base was too large, and they could only formulate a set of elimination rules. Those who prove their works a little bit will be eliminated directly.
In these registration forms, the origins of the people who participate in the registration and want to become the contracted directors of Minghu Culture are simply diverse—there are actors, photographers, assistant directors, scene notes, drama managers, screenwriters, college students, and others. University teachers and even singers!
Of course, there are also many applicants with particularly high gold content, such as those who have already directed works.
Such a person passed the first level directly at that time.
However, when a large group of people read the mail every day and did preliminary screening at an extremely fast speed, a lot of mail continued to be sent every day.
Faced with such a task, Jin Han, who had always hated such things, was almost desperate.
In the end, he had to postpone his "A Chinese Ghost Story" project completely, in order to complete the job well from beginning to end, which can be regarded as an effort to fulfill his duties as the company's film and television director.
At this time, Han Shunzhang's "The Legend of Condor Heroes" has already begun large-scale preparations.
With the great success of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", no one will doubt the adaptation potential of Jin Yong's works, especially "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as the "Trilogy of the Condor Heroes" under the name "Jin Yong" The second part of the novel not only inherits the story and basic character design of the first part, but is naturally one of the most anticipated Jin Yong screenplays. Even the book itself is an absolute classic in the hearts of countless martial arts fans in China.
Yang Guo, Little Dragon Girl, Guo Xiang, Li Mochou...
Many of the characters in the book are classic characters that readers will never forget.
Han Shunzhang was also under a lot of pressure.
Even compared to when he was filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he tried to adapt Jin Yong's drama for the first time, and the pressure was a little bit greater-he knew that with the success of the previous drama, the audience was very satisfied with this "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". The expectations of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" must have been raised to a very, very high level.
And Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Huang Laoxie, Hong Qigong, Old Urchin, Yang Kang, Mu Nianci, Ouyang Ke, Mei Chaofeng and other sculpture-shooting characters in TV dramas are also a good example for Yang Guo in "The Legend of Condor Heroes". , Little Dragon Girl, Li Mochou, Guo Xiang and other equally classic characters have set a benchmark.
Especially the choice of hero and heroine, it is not easy to be precise and eye-catching.
And at this moment, Han Shunzhang couldn't help but feel dizzy when he received a phone call suddenly - because the person who called was Fu Hongxue.