Chapter 246 Company Status, the Intention to Attack "Red Cliff"

Chapter 246 Company Recent Situation, the Desire to Sniper "Red Cliff" is Not Dead

After sending Liu Yifei and her daughter home first, Wu Yuan did not go home to rest.

For him, there are still many things to deal with after returning to China before he can have time to breathe.

The first thing to deal with is not the post-production of "Gravity".

The company's special effects department has been doing CG synthesis in an orderly manner, and Wu Yuan does not need to worry too much about this.

He is more concerned about the daily operation of the company.

Without resting at all, Wu Yuan came directly to the office building of Light and Shadow Times and found Li Xiaoping.

"Mr. Li, is everything going well in the company during my absence?"

"Smooth."

Li Xiaoping had long guessed that Wu Yuan would definitely go back to the company to check the situation as soon as he returned to China.

Although even if Wu Yuan was in the United States, Li Xiaoping would still report the company's situation to him regularly, but hearing it on the phone, how can it be as reassuring as seeing it with your own eyes?

Following Wu Yuan, watching him walk around the company and showing a satisfied expression, Li Xiaoping whispered: "The Star of Sheep has been broadcast on Anhui TV."

"With the participation of Asian Little Tornado, the price of this TV series is very good. The first round of exclusive broadcast sold one episode for 1 million."

This price is twice as expensive as the first round price of "Fated to Love You" at that time.

But the profit did not double, at most it increased by a quarter.

In recent years, various prices in the circle have risen as fast as a rocket.

The actors' pay is skyrocketing, the production costs of TV series and movies are rising, and the advertising patches are also rising, so the final selling price will not be cheaper.

And this is just the beginning.

2007 was the first year for coal bosses to enter the market. The actors' pay skyrocketed, and the salary of directors, screenwriters, cameramen and other behind-the-scenes personnel has just begun to skyrocket.

Fortunately, the salary of actors and directors can soar, which also shows that the market has become bigger and capital has made more money, so it can give more money to "workers", which is also a good thing.

Even Wu Yuan, who came from the era of tens of thousands of yuan in 2000, still felt a little melancholy.

However, he quickly adjusted his mentality and asked: "How are the preparations for "The Best of Us" and "Hello, Old Times" going?"

"Both TV series are already being filmed."

"The heroine of "Hello, Old Times" is still Jinsha, the company's own artist, and the male lead is Jia Nailiang. His performance in "The Yang Family Generals" was good. The director tried the play and felt that he would not be inconsistent with playing a high school student, so he invited him."

"Jia Nailiang?" Wu Yuan pondered: "How old is he this year?"

"23 years old." Li Xiaoping answered accurately.

"That's not too old." Wu Yuan nodded: "What about "The Best of Us"?"

There is no actress named Tan Songyun who can play the chosen girl "Geng Geng" now, let alone Liu Haoran, the unforgettable campus male god Yu Huai.

"The heroine is Wang Ou. Although she is a little older, she has a baby face and looks very young. It doesn't feel out of place to wear a school uniform to play a high school student."

"The male lead is Yuan Hong, who was recommended by Tangren to audition. He has also acted in your play before. Director Song Yang tried the play and felt good, so he was decided."

"Lu Xinghe was invited to be Guan Zhibin. He is very handsome and can also play the role of the character."

Guan Zhibin, a Filipino Hong Kong actor and singer, first debuted in Hong Kong as a singer, and later started acting.

Wu Yuan's biggest impression of him is that he is very handsome. When he acted in "A Chinese Odyssey", he was called the most handsome Zhu Bajie in history.

This configuration is also OK.

Anyway, in idol dramas and campus dramas, the acting skills of the actors are never the most important thing. As long as they are handsome and beautiful, they are likable.

Although Wang Ou had the "luminous script" incident, he is indeed very beautiful. He is also the kind of frozen face. He looks like he is in his twenties at the age of forty.

Now the TV drama department of Guangying Times has also expanded, and can shoot two movies at the same time. There are more directors to cooperate with. Song Yang is the director of "The Star of Sheep", and the director of "Hello, Old Time" is Jiang Jiajun who shot "Fated to Love You".

The two also worked together in "The Talented Man and the Beautiful Woman", and now they are both contracted directors of Guangying Times.

"What about the movie?" Wu Yuan took a cup of tea from Li Xiaoping's administrative assistant and sipped it.

Li Xiaoping shook her head: "The box office performance of "Whom I Give My First Kiss To" is not very ideal. It only earned 5.2 million in box office until it was released, which is a loss."

"As for other movies, the release and promotion work has been arranged. Starting with "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" on August 18, they will be released in the second half of the year."

"By the way, Director Wu."

"The post-production of "Those Years" has been completed. Should we arrange to release them together this year?"

"Those Years" Wu Yuan groaned, thought about it, and did not answer directly, but asked first: "When can the two TV series be released at the earliest?"

Li Xiaoping thought for a while and said: "If we shoot, we should be able to finish shooting in August or September, but we can't be sure when to sell it to the TV station for broadcasting. This depends on the TV station's schedule."

"We can only be sure that it should be broadcast before the end of the year."

Wu Yuan tapped his hand on the table, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Will "The Warlords" be released on December 12?"

"Then "Assembly" will be released on December 20, right?"

"Then let's release it during the National Day."

In August and September, the company already had "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" and "Don't Knock on the Door", so Wu Yuan certainly wouldn't fight his own people.

November is also a well-known off-season, and everyone is waiting for the New Year's film in December.

It just so happens that there are no movies by Cheng Long during the National Day this year, so "Those Years" can be put in the National Day to compete.

"Okay, I'll go and coordinate with Mr. Han right away." Li Xiaoping nodded and replied.

The release date of the movie is not something they can decide with just a word, it depends on the mood of China Film, which holds the right to set the release date.

So you can't mess with China Film, and if you make China Film angry, Mr. Han can arrange your movie to be released at the same time as the super blockbuster.

A movie that could have had a box office of tens of millions of yuan when it was released normally, but now has a box office of less than 10 million yuan, and it has lost all its money.

However, Guangying Times has a good relationship with Mr. Han, and Mr. Han will usually arrange the schedule that Guangying Times wants.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoping asked in a low voice with a strange look on her face: "Director Wu, is your "Gravity" really going to be released in July next year?"

"To compete with "Red Cliff" on the same stage?"

It is no secret to Li Xiaoping that Wu Yuan wants to use "Gravity" to snipe "Red Cliff".

From the perspective of a professional manager of the company, Li Xiaoping certainly does not understand this behavior. This will affect the money-making, which will hurt others and not benefit oneself.

Now no one in the circle is not optimistic about the movie "Red Cliff".

In any case, Wu Baige is also a director who came back from Hollywood.

Although his global box office performance of several hundred million US dollars has become somewhat insignificant since Wu Yuan came out of nowhere, it is only relative to Wu Yuan.

For mainland directors, Wu Baige is still a mountain that is difficult to climb.

Many people think that this is his first big production after returning to China and it may break the current mainland box office record!

Now Wu Yuan wants to use "Gravity" with the same 300 million cost to compete with "Red Cliff". In Li Xiaoping's view, this is completely a self-defeating behavior, which will only hurt both sides.

"It's just a thought." Wu Yuan sighed, "The authorities will not win the battle to allow two mainland blockbusters with an investment of 300 million to be released at the same time."

"Unless it is the Lunar New Year holiday."

"The best result is that it will be released before "Red Cliff", preferably in early July, with a buffer period of half a month with "Red Cliff."

Wu Yuan's thinking was too simple before. He thought that with the support of the Space Administration, "Gravity" could directly attack "Red Cliff".

However, when "Gravity" was filmed before, he tried many times. Whether it was the General Administration or the Space Administration, they did not want him to be released at the same time as "Red Cliff". It would be best if there was a half-month gap between them.

In fact, even during the Lunar New Year holiday, the two blockbusters are generally released one week apart.

For example, this year's "The Warlords" and "Assembly" were released exactly one week apart.

In the mainland film market, the first week's box office basically accounts for more than 70% of the total box office. It is very important to have strong competitors in the first week.

"That's good." Unlike Wu Yuan's depression, Li Xiaoping was relieved.

However, Wu Yuan immediately said: "But this is only the domestic situation. The release of other Asian countries is not up to the General Administration and China Film."

Wu Yuan smiled and said, "I have already negotiated with the distribution companies in Japan and South Korea. The release of "Gravity" in Japan and South Korea will be the same as "Red Cliff"!"

"When he releases "Red Cliff", I will release it on the same date!"

"If he has the guts, he can withdraw it before it is released!"

In terms of the relationship with Japanese and Korean distribution companies, Wu Yuan is much better than Wu Baige. He really made a lot of money for Japanese and Korean distribution companies. From the perspective of interests, they will support Wu Yuan more.

In the Japanese and Korean film market where everything is based on commercial behavior and the administration does not interfere, Wu Yuan should not be too easy to snipe a domestic film.

Wu Yuan has never forgotten that Wu Baige wanted to suppress him in the European and American film circles and instigated other Cannes judges not to vote for him.

He has always been petty!

"Red Cliff" wants to get 5 billion yen in Japan this time, two movies combined 10 billion?

Dream on!

"Okay, let's leave the company's affairs at that." Wu Yuan waved his hand and didn't plan to continue talking about this topic. "In the past year or so, the company has been very busy, preparing so many movies in succession."

"In the next six months, everyone can take a break and don't be so busy."

"By the way, this year's year-end bonus, give employees two more months of salary, as a reward, everyone has worked hard."

"I also have to go to the special effects company upstairs to see the post-production of "Gravity."

"I'll leave the company's affairs to you."

Wu Yuan patted Li Xiaoping on the shoulder, with an expression that you are the talent I value most, and then strode out of the office, leaving Li Xiaoping sighing.

She had long been accustomed to this hands-off boss.

After recording Wu Yuan's last instructions in her notebook, she returned to the company's daily work.