Chapter 413 Imaginary History?
At this stage, the field of directing is divided into two categories: either you are very successful, or you are just starting out!
The wave of marketization has just begun, and most investors don't believe in new directors at all. If you want to make a movie, then look for established directors or directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Established directors are usually pretentious...
It’s hard not to change the script…
Directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan... don’t understand the situation on the mainland at all. They don’t even know what ‘a filial son plays bowl, and the West takes over’!
Not only did they not understand it, but when the original version was released, many viewers also didn’t understand it and thought it was nonsense...
Therefore, we must find a mainland director!
"Please help me find one. I don't want an old-fashioned one, and I don't want an artistic film director. The background of this film is warmth, not despair!"
"clear!"
The background is very important, eh, some directors like to emphasize the despair of society and the darkness of human nature.
Do despair and gloom exist?
Of course it exists, but it’s definitely not mainstream!
But those people like to think of individual darkness as representing the overall depravity, and then continue to highlight and interpret the overall darkness of human nature...
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"Life Events", the script is released, and then the director is found, the cost is determined, and the preliminary preparations are made...
This is not urgent.
Because even if filming starts soon, the earliest release date will be 2007!
High-quality slots for next year have already been booked.
Movie box office revenue is closely related to the schedule - the schedule is like playing mahjong. How much you win depends not only on your skills, but also on which table you play.
It seems that at this stage, there are only three slots: Lunar New Year stall, summer stall and National Day stall...
Only during these three major dates will audiences go to theaters to watch movies!
"Myth" failed to break the 100 million mark. In addition to the movie itself, more importantly, the National Day handicap was too low...
Audiences have no intention of going into theaters to watch movies, and it will be useless no matter how much support the theater chains provide.
Talking about "Life Events", the box office of this movie is expected to exceed 100 million, so we can only choose these three major dates.
But the three major schedules for next year have been determined...
Who can you compete with?
"Glory of the Tang Dynasty", "Night Banquet", "Baby Project" or "The City is Full of Golden Armor"?
The shooting date has been pushed back from the schedule!
The most important thing right now is the broadcast of "The Great Butler".
The ratings of Zhao Yazhi's version of "Beijing" aired on Hunan Satellite TV were not bad...
But it's still not as good as the CCTV version.
Moreover, the first ten or so episodes of this version of "Beijing Smoke and Clouds" broadcast by CCTV were affected by the broadcast schedule, and only one episode was broadcast every day!
Therefore, the ratings were initially only 8.93%...
But it gets higher as it goes on. By the twentieth episode, the average ratings directly reached 12%...
Directly surpassed "Bright Sword"...
It was under such circumstances that "The Best Housekeeper" was launched!
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"Housekeeper" succeeds "Dae Jang Geum"...
Face to face with "Beijing Smoke and Clouds"
National ratings rankings are also called satellite TV rankings.
It was officially released around 2009, and then advertisers placed ads based on the TV station’s ratings—advertising revenue almost accounted for more than 90% of the TV station’s revenue, and then everyone started focusing on the ratings...
At first, advertisers were only willing to spend money on CCTV, because CCTV can cover the whole country, and a bidding king emerged. Just like this year, the bidding king of CCTV is Procter & Gamble. The winning price is 380 million, and the total bidding amount is 5.248 billion!
You must know that last year, Shanghai TV Station, which had the highest advertising revenue among local TV stations, had only 2.8 billion!
Hunan TV is generally OK, but Hunan Satellite TV is not. People from the advertising company said, "If you want to open up the Hunan market, invest in Hunan Economic Television. If you want to expand into the national market, invest in CCTV."
You can't always count on "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" - you have to pay every time it is broadcast!
He made a big bet to buy out "Beauty's Scheming" and brought in more than 50 million yuan!
Then "Super Girl", "Dae Jang Geum"...
Therefore, their expectations for "The Ultimate Servant" are not very high. They just need to make it into the top three...the top five!
After all, "Couples on the Road", "Martial Arts Team Behind Enemy Lines", "Love in the Country", "Nine Phoenixes in the Family", and "Ma Dashuai" are all popular...
There is no such thing as national ratings now...
"Dae Jang Geum" is something that is being sought after all over Asia. "Housekeeper" is obviously not heavy enough. It would be great if it could reach half of its influence!
Then, "The Ultimate Butler" aired...
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In fact, time-travel dramas are not explicitly prohibited...
At least not yet.
Therefore, Liao Gaoxiang can completely explain the reason for Lin Wanrong's time travel by using a special astronomical phenomenon such as the "Nine Stars in a Row"...
Aren't they afraid of being accused of plagiarizing "Love Through Time"? In order to avoid censorship, they simply implemented a drama-within-a-drama model, which meant that the entire story of "The Great Butler" became a story written by modern people.
On the day of the broadcast, Shen Xudong tuned the TV to Hunan Satellite TV and watched it immediately:
In the first episode, Professor Xu Zheng of the Chinese Department was discussing "The Deer and the Cauldron" with his students, and then he was so angry that "it's just a horse novel" that he simply wrote one of his own - "The Ultimate Servant"...
Everything in the lens is Hangzhou West Lake.
The camera first focused on a few boats in the middle of the lake, Yingying Yanyan's rich ladies and a group of scholars...
Then cut to the shore, Xu Zheng is still there, wearing a long green cloth gown, a pair of rag shoes with the top missing, and short hair that is completely different from the pedestrians on the road. This environment seemed out of place.
He spat a few times and said, "Let's see who dares to fine you!" ’
Then he laughed again and said, ‘Although this era is not in my memory, it’s still pretty good! ’
Suddenly, the little girls on the roadside crowded towards the lake like crazy. They kept looking towards the lake and screamed:
"Wow, look, look, it's the most talented man in Jinling, Mr. Hou Yuebai..."
"Wow, so handsome~"
"Wow, so infatuated~"
"Hey! Which family's young lady is so blessed~"
Xu Zheng followed the girls' eyes and looked forward, and then saw three boats floating on the lake, with high lanterns and eaves, which could be called majestic.
Flags were flying on the three boats, and the one on the left and the one on the right each had a huge banner falling straight from the top of the boat.
On the right is "The spring breeze caresses my heart" and on the left is "Only for you."
On a boat in the middle, a young gentleman stood on the bow, with a face like a crown of jade, standing lightly with a fan in hand, smiling, and with a flowing gown, which looked indescribably romantic.
Opposite the three boats is a larger and more exquisite boat. It is larger than Mr. Hou's three boats, with overhanging eaves and pavilions, and is indescribably grand.
On a huge lantern flying in the wind on the bow of the ship, there is a large gilded character written on it - "Luo"
Well, it's Luo Ning's boat - only the boat is seen, but not the person. The person who plays Luo Ning is Tang Yan.
Then there is the popular science of the little girls next to me. Luo Ning is the most talented girl in Jinling... and Mr. Hou has been pursuing her. Mr. Hou is the son of the governor of Jinling and is known as the most talented man in Jinling. Oh, the one who plays Mr. Hou It's Ren Quan, come over and make a guest appearance...
After expressing their regrets for the pair, passersby next to them also looked down upon Xu Zheng...
This scene was filmed for about ten minutes, and when it was time for Xu Zheng to perform, a narration came: Alas, I heard that the war is raging in the north, but these so-called talented and beautiful people don't seem to have any awareness, and they are doing this all day long. The activities of Da Qian are quite similar to those of Da Song...
He recited a poem, "The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and they call Hangzhou Bianzhou!" well…'
There was a voice coming from behind, "What a person who only calls Hangzhou Bianzhou. Brother, this sentence is really wonderful, wonderful!" ’
The camera turned and it was Xiao Qingxuan disguised as a man...
Then... the ending song played - "Unparalleled Wealth", sung by Hua'er Band, with lyrics adapted from "The Emperor's No. 1 Favorite"...
After watching one episode, Shen Xudong nodded with satisfaction and dialed Liao Gaoxiang's phone number: "I think it's good, it's quite interesting, and the rhythm is good!"
"...I think it's pretty good too, but I don't know what the ratings are..."
"It shouldn't be a big problem...you have to have confidence..."