Chapter 578 Hype
Lu Yanhe's "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has officially started, and Liu Bige has decided to shoot "Dragon Gate Inn" first after some communication.
This means that the start of "Dingfeng No. 1" he and Lu Yanhe are working on will be postponed again.
"Teacher Wen Shengming's wife will have surgery next month, and he has to accompany his wife, so he doesn't want to come out to film this year." Liu Bige sighed, "I want to wait for him."
Lu Yanhe heard this and expressed his understanding, saying, "Okay, then you can shoot "Dragon Gate Inn" first, and I will arrange other work for myself."
An actor of Wen Shengming's level, he will not come out to film for three to five years, and his position is also solid, so he is not like many young actors who dare not stop working.
Lu Yanhe is quite envious of Wen Shengming.
In fact, it is said that Lu Yanhe's current position has reached the super first-line, but even Chen Ziyan dare not say that Lu Yanhe can disappear for three to five years without affecting his position.
This kind of national popularity and position requires time. Why is Wen Shengming so confident? Because in his generation, others have been outlasted by him. If someone comes out, they can't be on par with him.
Lu Yanhe is different. He is only temporarily ahead. In the future, there will be 30, 40, and 50 years old. There are many people who can overtake at every stage. The status is never stable. Only by working hard can you survive.
This year, the film projects written by Lu Yanhe have started shooting. One is Wang Zhong's "Raise the Red Lantern", one is "Lost in Thailand" starring Jia Long and Wang Dashan, and one is Liu Bige's "Dragon Inn".
Lu Yanhe himself will shoot "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and Huang Tianlin's "Tropical Rain Season", as well as the second season of "Friends" at the end of the year.
It is still a busy and productive year.
In terms of time, he will take Love Letter to the Jose-La Film Festival in May, and then go to Malaysia to shoot Tropical Rainy Season - the good thing is that he doesn't need to shoot this movie for a long time, and he can concentrate on shooting his scenes in one to two weeks.
Then it's "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
Originally, he was going to shoot "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years", but because he was interested in Wu Chi, he planned to let him finish "The Sea, Oh, My Pah" first, accumulate some experience, and then shoot "Those Years", so the shooting will be moved to next year.
Therefore, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" must be finished in the third quarter, so that he can shoot the second season of "Friends" in the fourth quarter more easily, and the time is not so tight.
"The program "The Birth of the Actors" has discovered many actors and directors." Chen Ziyan told Lu Yanhe, "Yuehu TV and Northern Lights Video have both taken a fancy to several short film directors and signed contracts with them. We have not been able to get them, and now we have only got one, Wu Chi."
"Good directors are more scarce than actors." Lu Yanhe said frankly, "The training cost is also higher. By making programs and using them to shoot short films to test their ability as directors, it is actually the most economical way."
Chen Ziyan: "Yes, one unexpected surprise of making the program "The Birth of the Actors" is that many new directors have been discovered."
If it weren't for this program, under normal circumstances, even if you were to shoot a web movie, the cost would generally start at seven figures - in other words, if you want to test whether a person has the talent and ability to be a director, you have to use a project of at least seven figures to test it.
How can there be so many projects for you to test - a project can have many actors, but only one director. This means that good directors are more difficult to discover than good actors.
Now, "Jumping Theater" has also become another stage for discovering directors. It is conceivable that many domestic directors who have not been given opportunities will now have the opportunity to let the industry know them.
Lu Yanhe asked Chen Ziyan: "Is "The Adventures of a Girl" ready to be broadcast?"
"Yuehu TV wants to shoot two more films as a reserve, one drama a week. If we don't prepare a few dramas, it will be easy to be interrupted." Chen Ziyan said.
Chen Ziyan added, "Yesterday, another media outlet published an article saying that the way the Jump Up Theater is doing things is likely to lower the quality of the TV series again. A week of shooting time is bound to result in shoddy production."
"Haha." Lu Yanhe curled his lips directly, "The time is short, but if the shooting time is not controlled within a week, the shooting cost will increase. Now what kind of results this theater can achieve and whether advertisers will renew their contracts with us are still unknown. To be honest, who doesn't want to have enough shooting time to do a project? It's easy to make a good shot. Moreover, we have repeatedly demonstrated that a two-hour drama can be shot in a week as long as the shooting plan is well prepared."
What is the biggest advantage of the Jump Up Theater? It is to create a brand that cultivates the viewing habits of the audience, maximize the brand effect, reduce dependence on big directors and big stars, reduce production costs, and return to content first.
Why should the shooting time be controlled within a week? Because in this way, they can control the filming costs as much as possible, so as not to fall into the current circle of aesthetic fatigue due to excessive risks, and can try various themes that may not be popular in the market - the worst that can happen is that the ratings of this episode will be lower, and they can afford the loss, as long as the entire Jumping Theater makes money.
This is a production model and brand model that has never appeared before, but it also truly achieves innovation, hiring new people, and focusing on content.
Like the first work "The Adventures of a Girl", where in the current domestic film and television dramas can there be such a story about the life adventures of female high school students? Female high school students in movies and TV dramas are basically synonymous with youthful love.
When Lu Yanhe read this story, he thought of Studio Ghibli's animations, "The Cat's Repayment" and "Listen."
He sincerely hopes that this theater can use film and television dramas to tell stories and aspects of life that are rarely seen on the market.
Young people aged 17 or 18 do not only have three themes: dreams, love and rebellion against their parents.
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"Did Lu Yanhe tell you about this play in Jump Up Theater?"
Zhou Pingan asked Yan Liang with a script.
Yan Liang glanced at the cover of the script and shook his head, "He didn't tell me what was being filmed in Jump Up Theatre, and he didn't care about it. What's wrong?"
Zhou Ping'an said: "They want you to film this script."
Yan Liang heard this and asked, "How's the script?"
"It's not bad, I'd say it's over 80 points, and it's also quite innovative. It tells the story of a male intern who just joined the job and a difficult female leader's struggle." Zhou Ping'an said, "Usually such characters have many relationships. There is a bit of ambiguity and love in this story, but it is purely about the workplace and getting along. "
Yan Liang heard this and said, "Oh, I know. I have read this novel. It is good to read, but there is no major dramatic conflict. It is quite funny. The ending is also quite heartwarming. It is about two people interacting with each other. A little more understanding.”
"Yes." Zhou Ping'an nodded, "In fact, it is completely the size of a movie, but it will be made into a drama."
"I'll take a look at the script. If the script is as good as the novel, I'll take it." Yan Liang said, "The story sounds quite fresh."
"I thought this story was left for you by Lu Yanhe."
"He only left me the role of Tang Yu Xiaobao in "Legend of Sword and Fairy". He didn't have any other roles. I just chose the script normally. If you don't like it, just reject it." Yan Liang said, "This is what we have said a long time ago. Okay, in the future, more and more projects will come to him. It doesn’t mean that he is in charge of every project, especially Jump Up Theater, which has produced dozens of dramas this year.”
Zhou Ping'an: "But if you act in this drama, they only have a salary budget of 1.5 million for us for one week of filming."
"Okay." Yan Liang nodded, "There are only two episodes. After all, the salary for each episode is more than 700,000, which is very high. It is higher than my usual salary."
"Then if you usually shoot two episodes, it won't take you a week." Zhou Ping'an said, "However, this script is really good, and it's a type you haven't usually acted in. I'm quite optimistic about it and you can give it a try. It only takes a week. , it’s not too long, so there’s no need to move the schedule.”
"Um."
Zhou Pingan said: "But, I want to win the role of female leader for Chen Lu. Are you okay?"
"Chen Lu?" Yan Liang looked at Zhou Pingan with some confusion.
"Don't you know her? There was a very famous actress twenty years ago. She later retired and got married and had children. She came back to filming a few years ago. She didn't have a very happy cooperation with the agency. She contacted me and planned to sign in after the expiration date. I'm coming here."
When Yan Liang heard this, he suddenly said, "That's it, that's fine."
Zhou Pingan: "As long as you don't mind."
"If there is someone from the producer, don't use me as an excuse. I won't accept bundled sales."
"Of course." Zhou Pingan nodded.
Yan Liang: "There's one more thing I've always wanted to tell you."
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"I don't want to work with Meng Li on filming. Please don't put the two of us in the same project in the future."
"Okay, I won't do that either. You two are now the most popular actors I coach. I won't put all my eggs in one basket." Zhou Pingan said.
Yan Liang: "You can let Meng Li lead Cheng Hai in the drama. Cheng Hai is also getting a lot of attention and discussion in "The Birth of an Actor". I don't mind if you have another popular actor on your hands."
Yan Liang's statement actually means a lot of things.
Zhou Ping'an also looked at him in surprise.
Yan Liang is far from the time when his position is impregnable. At this time, he expressed to his agent that he was willing to support Cheng Hai, which was actually quite incredible. No matter how good friends are, it is another matter when it comes to competition, which means the allocation and tilt of resources.
When Zhou Ping'an gets a script, should he give it to Yan Liang or Cheng Hai first? Yan Liang and Cheng Hai have similar personalities.
Yan Liang dared to say this, which caused a big impact on Zhou Ping'an.
Zhou Pingan was silent for a long time and nodded.
He added: "Zhang Lan wants to speculate on CP with you, and has sent two rounds of messages."
Yan Liang frowned immediately.
""Liu Guang Yin" is going to be broadcast this summer, and it has already begun to warm up." Zhou Pingan said, "I think you and Zhang Lan are speculating on CP, which has a negative impact on your image, and you are not suitable for speculating on CP with others. ”
Yan Liang nodded, "I think so too, please stop it immediately."
"She is now stimulated by Jiang Yuqian's momentum and is in disarray." Zhou Pingan said, "If the third season of "Friends" she participated in last year had not failed like that, she would not be so anxious. But after the third season failed, there has been no new dramas since then, the popularity has continued to decline, and the public opinion has been a bit bad, so she is naturally anxious."
Yan Liang: "Will it affect "Liu Guang Yin"?"
"Not to that extent, not at all." Zhou Pingan shook his head, "She still has a basic base. For a female star like her who once reached the top traffic flower position, as long as she holds on and doesn't mess up, it is not difficult for her to rise in status. She doesn't want to be compared with Jiang Yuqian at all. If I were her agent, why would I avoid Jiang Yuqian at this time? The more popular Jiang Yuqian is, the more she will be tied to her. In any era, the top group of stars must have fought together. Stars are an industry where a single tree cannot make a forest."
If Lu Yanhe heard Zhou Pingan's words, he would definitely agree.
At least that was the case when he came. The top few groups, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Four Dan Actresses, the 85 Traffic Flowers, these groups of the most influential and well-known star groups, no matter how they and their fan groups distance themselves from others, saying something like "it's not the same level anymore", in fact, from a more macro perspective of the times, they represent a stage of the entertainment industry.
They fight and compete with each other, seemingly the kings don't see the kings, the queens don't see the queens, but in fact, it is this situation that has created a situation where no matter how popular or excellent others are, it is difficult to compare with them. You have the best actress and the best actress, as long as you don't squeeze into this fighting circle, you will be a little worse in the category of stars.
Zhou Pingan knows this truth well.
So, Jiang Yuqian is a global hit, and at this time you Zhang Lan feel that you are being compared to her and don't want to be pulled out to compare with her?
This is a waste of opportunity.
At this time, it is the best time for Zhang Lan to market his status-
Not everyone can be Jiang Yuqian's opponent and competitor.
But the fight between Zhang Lan and Jiang Yuqian has indeed lasted for many years.
The more popular Jiang Yuqian is, the higher her status is, which means she has the same status.
The last drama was a flop, and there have been no other dramas broadcast since then? Has her status declined?
Zhou Pingan can only say: Haha.
If celebrities and artists have to rely on the good broadcast of their dramas to become popular, this would have long been a world dominated by acting schools. (End of this chapter)