Chapter 733 Is the Movie Market Booming?
As one of the four brothers in the dormitory, Liao Gaoxiang's status in Tianmei is similar to that of Zhao Linhai and others.
Belongs to the senior level of the company.
In addition, they are all considered founders of the company and have original shares.
When Tianmei Media was still called Tianmei Studio, the four people in the dormitory except Shen Xudong, who held 51% of the shares, took the majority, and the other three each held about ten shares.
Liao Gaoxiang is no exception.
As veterans of the company, the three of them have been making progress and cannot hold back Shen Xudong.
This is especially true for Liao Gaoxiang. After two films of "The Great Butler", he has slowly transitioned from a pure screenwriter to a producer...
I also have my own studio, which is actually a company.
But he usually does TV series.
And I prefer costume dramas, especially martial arts.
In recent years, martial arts dramas have rarely seen phenomenon-level hits. Even Jin Yong’s adaptation of The Deer and the Cauldron was more criticized than influential.
But there are always TV stations willing to pay.
Tianmei Media has obtained the film and television adaptation rights for "The Swordsman", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Liao Gaoxiang's studio obtained the production rights.
He also thinks that the second creation is interesting, which is to change the protagonist of the original work into a supporting role.
For example, "The Swordsman" stars Lin Pingzhi as the protagonist.
Yu Dazhi and Wu Jinyuan were hired to co-direct, and action directors were hired by Chen Weitao and Li Guoyuan.
These two people are not famous, but they are very powerful. They have contributed to TVB's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Tang Ren's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Young General of the Yang Family" and other works...
The cast behind the scenes is very strong!
As for the actors, Lin Pingzhi and Chen Xiao have been booked in advance.
After "The Dirty Detective", Chen Xiao became very popular, and it was easy for him to take the leading role. Apart from anything else, it would be easy to sell the film for a good price.
Some time ago, I heard him complain that Linghu Chong was hard to find...
Shen Xudong casually said, "Deng Chao is quite suitable," and was directly criticized - Deng Chao is now a first-line niche and a movie star, so it would be a waste to ask him to take on a TV series, or is he still a supporting role?
But...Deng Chao is really suitable!
I guess Liao Gaoxiang can't think of a more suitable candidate...
Therefore, I came to him to persuade Deng Chao.
Oh, this was Shen Xudong's idea. Then, Liao Gaoxiang said: "What do you think of Liu Yifei playing Yue Lingshan?"
"...I'll help you go..." No, it doesn't seem to be Deng Chao. Shen Xudong quickly changed his words: "What the hell?"
"I sent an invitation to Liu Yifei... I wanted her to play Yue Lingshan, but she never responded."
"Do you think it's possible? She just acted in "The King of Kung Fu" with Jackie Chan and Li Lianlian. Now you are looking for her to star in a TV series?"
Liao Gaoxiang looked around, and then whispered: "I heard that she was targeted by Hua Yi, and that her godfather got in... Besides, our version of "Swordsman" is a fanfic, and Yue Lingshan is the heroine , I offered her a price of 300,000 yuan per episode, so I won’t treat her badly!”
"Did you really go in?"
Liao Gaoxiang nodded: "Well, I heard it was involved..."
Shen Xudong sighed: "Tsk, tsk, it's really hard to see him building a tall building, to see him..."
Liao Gaoxiang waved his hand and interrupted the spell: "...Brother, if you have something to say, please say it, don't drag me!"
"...I just have a little emotion..." Back to the topic: "I heard that she went to Hong Kong to develop and became very close to the Emperor..."
Liao Gaoxiang shook his head: "It's useless to get close to the emperor..."
"Then why did you come to me?"
"Don't you have a good relationship with her? Help me persuade her!"
"...I haven't contacted her for a long time..." Shen Xudong advised: "Forget it, the Yang Rong contracted by our company is very good, let's find her to play Yue Lingshan!"
"This is our first time doing a Jin Yong drama. The actors must be perfect. Let’s not mention the other supporting roles for now. The male and female protagonists must at least be stars!"
"...What's wrong? You still want to ask Zhou Xun to play Yue Lingshan for you?"
Liao Gaoxiang was blocked by his words and sighed: "...Forget it, I'll find someone else to try!"
"Yang Rong... is actually pretty good. I suggest you give her a try..."
Liao Gaoxiang shook his head: "I must find someone who is popular..."
"Then you can try Yang Mi or Zhao Liying."
Liao Gaoxiang obviously knew about these two people. He thought about it for a while and then said: "...Xiao Zhao is a little bit worse...just Yang Mi..."
"That's okay. Anyway, when Yang Mi and Rong Xinda's contract expires, they will sign with our company, and they can be considered their own..."
At this point, the topic was almost over. Shen Xudong got up and was about to have dinner. He glanced at Liao Gaoxiang and said, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
"Well...there's one more thing..."
"Let's eat and talk!"
…
The food on the set of "33 Days After Love" was great.
If you have money, spend it as you like!
The production cost is 30 million, but the actual production cost does not exceed 10 million. The rest of the money is wasted.
Bi Fang said that there were three designer bags that Li Ke carried. Shen Xudong bought them directly from the crew's account. After filming, Shen Xudong casually gave them to Bai Baihe, Zhang Hanyun and Chen Xi...
Food is also provided according to the top meal supplement.
Liao Gaoxiang was stunned when he saw the table full of delicious food: "You...you eat like this every day?"
"How is it possible...you are here, right? I notified the chef at short notice to add two more dishes...eat!"
Liao Gaoxiang swallowed, and then said with a serious face: "...I tell you, it is best to be poor when doing art, especially when making movies. You cannot be separated from the people."
"...I'll tell you the truth, the production cost of "33 Days of Love" is less than 10 million, but our revenue from advertising alone is as high as 36 million. We have to find a way to spend it... This time is an exception, and it should not happen in the future. Such a good thing!"
"That's pretty much it!" After hearing Shen Xudong's explanation, Liao Gaoxiang sat down and was about to have a big meal when he remembered something: "You can't turn a movie into an advertising film."
Shen Xudong had no choice but to promise: "I am not that kind of person. There is not a single advertisement in "Famous". In fact, "33 Days of Love" has a special theme. It is a reality, urban romantic light comedy, and many daily necessities and luxury goods can be inserted into advertisements. !”
"I believe you…"
Shen Xudong smiled, then lowered his head to pick up the rice. As he was eating, he thought of something: "Why did you come to see me?"
"Oh, I invested in "Shinjuku Incident"..."
"What? You invested? Did you invest in your own name?"
"Of course it's in my own name, I invested 10 million..."
Ten million... probably a loss of blood!
According to reports, the cost of "Shinjuku Incident" was 150 million, and the global copyright sales were about 8 million US dollars.
This movie suffered from the brief breakup between Jackie Chan and the King.
Therefore, Shen Xudong was very curious: "10 million... who asked you to invest?"
"Zhong Lifang told me... I also feel that Jackie Chan's transformation is not easy, and I want to help..."
"So, you put all your wealth into it?"
"I didn't go all-in. I've made a lot of money in the past few years... I can still come up with 10 million. Besides, the movie market is booming now, and Jackie Chan is a very attractive actor..."
"The movie market is booming? Who told you it's booming? Also, do you know what "Shinjuku Incident" is about?"