Chapter 602 The Director Wants to Resign

"Are those two people just now the actors in "The Silent Staircase"?" Hu Siwei asked.

Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yes."

"The two of them...are here to find you, right?" Hu Siwei said, "I saw them standing at your door from a distance, and I don't know what they were talking about."

"I don't know if they are here to find me, so I won't care about them for now." Lu Yanhe asked, "Brother Si Si, have you thought about which platform to sell "Householding Together" to?"

Hu Siwei nodded and said, "I just came to talk to you about this matter and wanted to hear your opinion."

Lu Yanhe brought Hu Siwei a bottle of mineral water.

Hu Siwei said: "I want "Houseshare" to be broadcast on three video platforms and two TV stations."

Hu Siwei's words confused Lu Yanhe.

"Why did you suddenly...become this idea?"

"I had a serious chat with Lao Bai, and then went to contact various platforms, and had an in-depth chat with them about the planning of the drama "Houseshare"." Hu Siwei said, "To be honest, at the beginning, for To control production costs and not use stars to star in this drama, it is still relatively risky in our current market environment.”

"This is also an attempt." Lu Yanhe waved his hand, feeling that Hu Siwei didn't need to keep emphasizing "adventure", "What made you finally decide that you want to broadcast it on so many platforms?"

"On the one hand, they are not very optimistic about the broadcast results of "Houseshare", so the purchase price has been unable to go up. Even if Lao Bai directs, under the current rules, everyone still values ​​actors more." Hu Siwei said simply. He thought, "If five companies broadcast together, although the purchase price of each company will be much lower, the total can reach almost three million episodes, and , the main reason is to sell a certain platform exclusively, because they are not optimistic about it, and they will not be willing to allocate corresponding publicity resources. I have watched the finished film of "Householding Couple" many times, and I believe that our content is. There is no problem. The main problem that needs to be solved is how to let more viewers see this drama, know that it is broadcast, and then click in to watch it. "

Lu Yanhe listened to Hu Siwei's judgment and nodded from time to time.

"If it is broadcast on a single platform, if the platform does not allocate better publicity resources, it will easily sink. However, if it is broadcast on five platforms together, the publicity resources of each platform combined will still be better than those provided by one The publicity is strong, and the audience is larger, so it has a better chance of becoming popular.”

"But if five platforms start broadcasting at the same time, they will also face a problem, that is, the audience is relatively scattered. The originally small audience is scattered to five platforms, and the data of each platform will be worse."

"However, "Houseshare" does not have a celebrity star, and there are not many fans and viewers who would support it before it was broadcast." Hu Siwei said, "Even if it is broadcast on a separate platform, it is almost starting from scratch."

Lu Yanhe understood what Hu Siwei was thinking.

Generally speaking, many platforms now do not accept non-exclusive broadcasts.

However, "Houseshare" is obviously an exception.

Everyone is not optimistic about the market performance of "Householding" based on the current situation, but because of Bai Jingnian's direction, and because they watched the film in advance and saw the content of the series itself, they feel that this drama still has the potential to replicate the sitcom's popularity. sex, and the show is produced by Spirit River -

On such a small project, they are definitely still willing to try something new with Linghe.

Lu Yanhe said: "If each platform is unwilling to allocate sufficient publicity budget, we, Linghe, will just do the publicity ourselves."

"But if this happens, won't we have to invest a new cost in publicity?"

"This is normal." Lu Yanhe said, "I haven't watched the feature film of "Houseshare", but if we all agree that the quality of this drama is strong enough and the platform is not willing to take risks, I would rather they offer a lower purchase price and give Our share ratio is higher and we do the publicity ourselves.”

Hu Sisi didn't expect that Lu Yanhe had the same idea when he opened his mouth.

"I support what you said about not broadcasting exclusively on a certain platform. "Houseshare" does not have a star in the lead, and it cannot attract a group of fixed fans to drive the ratings of the show. Basically, it can only rely on the publicity to attract passers-by. Therefore, multi-platform simulcast is a suitable model for "Houseshare". Lu Yanhe quickly expressed his opinion and said: "It's just that I think that since "Houseshare" is an audition project, then don't be afraid of failure. If you can't even do a normal drama promotion, So, how do we know whether such a project is a success or a failure?”

Hu Siwei nodded and fell into deep thought.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Brother Si Si, the first part of "Houseshare" has been filmed. Whether we want to make a sequel later depends on the broadcast of the first part. Apart from this drama, do you have any new ideas?"

Hu Siwei said: "In the second half of the year, I will lead the team of "Householding" to produce three jump-stage dramas. For "Legend of Sword and Fairy", our team's level is currently relatively limited and cannot be on track. Basically, Director Luo’s team is still the main team, and we have arranged for two people to learn the crew management experience from the team.”

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"I have signed a few fresh graduates majoring in photography this year, and I plan to discuss it with Director Luo to let them work as photography assistants in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" to learn in practice." Hu Siwei said, "The rest of the crew All types of jobs are easy to say, but photographers are the most in demand. It is a purely personal technical job. Whether it is good or bad can be seen at a glance. Moreover, The importance of photography to a film and television drama project is self-evident. A good photographer is the second director of the crew. Many directors are also photographers. Therefore, there are too many companies competing for good photographers. Being divided up by major companies, I thought, our company should cultivate it ourselves so that we can develop projects or participate in some projects in the future.”

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Linghe's biggest shortcoming now is its lack of background, so the manpower in all aspects cannot reach a level that can match the company's positioning.

But if you look for foreign aid from outside every time you do a project, firstly, the people themselves are unstable, secondly, you may not be able to find suitable ones, and thirdly, if you look for it from outside, the price will always be a little higher.

In this regard, Hu Siwei is a veteran who has led teams in Beijing and Taiwan for so many years, and Lu Yanhe trusts his judgment.

-

After Hu Sisi came out of Lu Yanhe's room, he checked in directly at this hotel.

It was too late, so he planned to sleep here and go to the "Silent Stairs" crew tomorrow before leaving.

The crew of "Silent Stairs" used three people signed by Linghe, one of whom was an old subordinate he poached from Beijing and Taiwan to serve as a production assistant in "Silent Stairs".

As a result, Hu Siwei received a call from his old subordinate before he even entered the room.

"Brother, are you here in Jinkou?"

"Hey, why are you so well-informed?" Hu Si smiled, "I was thinking of contacting you tomorrow."

"You came to Jinkou without telling me in advance so that I could pick you up."

"What's there to pick up here? I'll take a taxi from the train station and be at the hotel in twenty minutes."

"Then are you in the hotel now? Henglong?"

"Yes, how do you know?"

"Our crew is staying in this hotel. Didn't you have much dinner when you came here? I know there is a good barbecue restaurant next to the hotel. Let's go have a skewer?"

"What time is it?" Hu Siwei glanced at the time. Eleven o'clock in the evening was okay.

For people in this industry, staying up late is a necessary skill.

"Okay."

-

Hu Siwei's old subordinate is named Xin Pingqing.

I was not a formal employee in Beijing and Taiwan before, and had been working in Beijing and Taiwan in the form of labor dispatch.

His ability is one of the best, there's nothing to say.

Therefore, after Hu Siwei decided to come to Linghe, he contacted him immediately.

Xin Pingqing has been mainly working on Hu Siwei's projects before. He has worked as a "project manager" for Hu Siwei for several times and has rich experience.

This time, Xin Pingqing was also the production assistant during the filming of "Houseshare".

When Xin Pingqing came over, Hu Siwei promised him that he would recommend him in the future and give him the opportunity to take the lead, produce and manage projects.

Xin Pingqing used to work in Beijing and Taiwan. Because of his status as a labor dispatch, if he didn't meet a noble person or have an opportunity from heaven, he would not be able to be responsible for a film and television project independently until he retired.

Therefore, Xin Pingqing followed Hu Siwei.

Hu Siwei quite valued Xin Pingqing.

Because Xin Pingqing is really reliable and solid in his work.

The two met and went to a barbecue restaurant together.

Halfway through the stringing process, Xin Pingqing suddenly said: "Brother, Director An wants to join us in Linghe, do you know about this?"

"An Jian?" Hu Si Siwei nodded after hearing this, "He talked about this drama with us before."

Xin Pingqing: "Then is there any chance that he will join us in Linghe?"

"Let's see how this drama goes. If it goes well, we in Linghe are currently short of a director, so we might sign him. He is also a very experienced senior director," Hu Siwei said.

Xin Pingqing looked hesitant.

"What's wrong? You don't want to deal with him?" Hu Si Si was feeling strange.

How could Xin Pingqing care about An Jian's affairs?

Xin Pingqing said: "It's not that I don't deal with him, it's that I received an anonymous letter this morning."

"anonymous letter?"

"Didn't he film two TV series before? He was also the signed screenwriter of those two TV series." Xin Pingqing said, "The letter said that the two scripts were actually written by others, and he edited them and made them his own. script."

Xin Pingqing took out the letter and placed it in front of Hu Siwei.

Hu Siwei frowned, picked up the letter, and read it from beginning to end.

"There is no evidence, nor does it say whose manuscript was washed—"

Xin Pingqing nodded, "Yes, my first reaction was that someone was deliberately throwing dirty water on him. How could anyone say that someone was cleaning the manuscript? There must be some evidence that is well-founded, right? I didn't want to answer it at first, but after a while I heard that he might want to join Linghe, I think I still need to tell you about it."

Hu Siwei: "Have you discussed this situation with An Jian?"

"Talk to An Jian with such an anonymous report letter without any direction or evidence? Do I think I have a good relationship with him?" Xin Pingqing shook his head, "Maybe he thinks I'm threatening him. He He has a paranoid personality and has not been easy to deal with in the past few months.”

Hu Siwei: "If someone hypes this matter, it will not only be a matter of whether he joins Linghe, but it will also affect the drama "Silent Stairs"."

Scandal can always have a devastating impact on everyone and everything related to it. The past can taint the present, and part of it can taint the whole.

He added: "If this happens again in the future, you will tell me immediately."

Xin Pingqing nodded, "I originally wanted to investigate it myself first and then report it to you."

Hu Siwei: "Whether this matter is true or not, since the anonymous letter was sent to your room, it means that someone wants to cause trouble. We must prevent this matter as soon as possible, especially make a plan in case someone exposes it online , you have to know that in this era, everyone likes to post everything online.”

"Okay, brother, I understand."

Hu Siwei looked at the anonymous report letter in his hand and frowned slightly.

-

"Dong dong!" Suddenly someone knocked on the door.

Lu Yanhe was brushing his teeth and getting ready to go to bed.

Hearing the knock on the door, he was a little confused.

It was so late, who came to him without saying hello in advance?

Lu Yanhe walked behind the door and glanced at the cat's eyes.

It turned out to be director An Jian.

Lu Yanhe opened the door in surprise.

"Director An, do you have a problem with me so late?"

An Jian's face didn't look very good either.

He asked: "Yan He, I'm sorry to disturb you so late. I have something urgent that I must tell you."

Lu Yanhe looked at An Jian doubtfully, "What's going on?"

An Jian took a deep breath, "I can no longer be the director of "Silent Stairs."

-

"Silent Stairs" will be officially launched tomorrow.

At this time, An Jian suddenly proposed that he could no longer be a director.

"Why? Director An, our drama will start filming tomorrow. Now you suddenly say you can't direct it. This is a bit -"

Although Lu Yanhe was shocked, he still looked at An Jian calmly and waited for An Jian to explain.

An Jian took out an envelope from his pocket.

"This is what I found after I returned to my room at night. Someone had stuffed it into my room."

Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and took it in his hand.

"What's this?"

"You'll know just by looking at it. I don't know what to say either." An Jian sighed.

Lu Yanhe had no choice but to take the letter out of the envelope.

It's a piece of A4 printing paper.

It's all printed.

Very standard official document format, square and imitated Song Dynasty _GB2312, size 3 font, 30 point line spacing.

The content of the letter was short but full of threats:

If you continue to serve as the director of "Silent Stairs," your deception of your friend's script and plagiarism of other people's creations will be exposed online.

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

"Liar script?"

An Jian sighed, "There used to be a screenwriter who worked with me, and I actually wrote the two dramas together with him. However, because of something that happened at that time, in order to allow the two dramas to be aired smoothly, His name was not included in the final screenwriter signature column. He himself agreed with this matter. He said some things at the time and had some positional issues. If his name appeared in the list of main creative personnel, the two would be wrong. None of the dramas can be played.”

Lu Yanhe looked at An Jian with some confusion and asked, "If he agreed to it himself, why did this situation happen again?"

An Jian looked a little gloomy, "Not long after our second drama was aired, he passed away. His son later found out about this situation from somewhere, and insisted that I stole his father's script, causing his father's death. He died in depression. In fact, his father signed it. He voluntarily gave up his signature statement, but his son insisted that the statement was not signed by his father voluntarily. He thought that we deceived his father and sued us. However, because there was a letter of commitment to voluntarily give up, and it was notarized at the time, so He lost the case."

Lu Yanhe frowned: "If that's the case, this matter is simply not true. Why do you want to resign as director now that you have received such an anonymous threatening letter?"

"Look at that letter again."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned and looked down again.

Cheating friends out of their scripts, plagiarizing other people’s creations...

At first glance, this might mean the same thing, but, take a closer look.

Cheating, plagiarizing.

Friends, other people.

Script, creative result.

If it's the same thing, why say it twice with different words?

Lu Yanhe looked at An Jian doubtfully.

"Plagiarism?" he asked, "Is there plagiarism in your script?"

"When I wrote the script with him, in the part he was responsible for, such a situation did occur." An Jian lowered his head and sighed, "When I found out about this incident, the play had already been broadcast, and there was no way I wanted to make some modifications and adjustments, but because of the signature issue, the matter fell on me.”

Lu Yanhe was very surprised when he heard this, and at the same time, he also thought it was strange.

However, he understood what An Jian meant.

Although I don’t know if it’s true or false yet.

"Didn't this matter come to light at the time?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Generally speaking, plagiarism cannot be concealed.

If An Jian was really involved in a plagiarism scandal, Chen Siqi and the others would not have chosen him to direct "The Silent Staircase".

An Jian said: "After we discovered that plagiarism indeed occurred, we contacted the author who had been plagiarized, explained the relevant situation to him, and negotiated a compensation plan."

"If that's the case, who sent this anonymous letter to your room?" Lu Yanhe asked.

An Jian said: "I don't know, but many people knew about it at the time. Many people in our company knew about it at the time. Maybe someone had a grudge against me and didn't want to see me make a comeback, so he stuffed it into my room." This anonymous letter."

Lu Yanhe nodded, "It's possible."

"This drama has attracted a lot of attention. I actually cherish the opportunity to direct this drama, and I never thought that one day I would be able to cooperate with you." An Jian said, "But if I continue to direct, if the person behind the drama If people refuse to let me go, many things will be revealed Come on. Things have happened for so long, and many things cannot be explained clearly. It is a mess, and it will have a very bad impact on this project. So, after thinking about it seriously, I still have to resign as director. Because of this, I have brought you so much trouble.”

Lu Yanhe was silent for a long time and did not speak.

He knew that at this time, it would be safest for An Jian to no longer serve as director. Although in the story An Jian just told, An Jian didn't actually have any problems. But in the film and television industry, instability is the problem.

Lu Yanhe said: "Director An, if you resign now, filming will start tomorrow without a director on site."

An Jian: "I know, but if I continue to direct, if this person really finds out these things later and hypes them up on the Internet, the negative impact on the drama will be even greater."

At this time, Lu Yanhe's cell phone rang, and it was a message from Hu Siwei.

-

It was almost time to go to bed when something like this suddenly happened.

The crew had to hold an emergency meeting.

Chen Siqi, who is currently in charge of the Jump Up Theater, also participated online.

"Can we find out who sent the anonymous letter to Brother Si Si and Director An's room?" Chen Siqi's first reaction was, "Can we find out what this person's purpose is?"

Xin Pingqing said: "I have already communicated with the hotel and checked the surveillance records. I can only see a figure, but he covered himself tightly with a mask and hat, so I couldn't tell who it was."

"Can't Director An recognize him? Since this person knows so many things about Director An's past, he should be an old acquaintance of Director An." Chen Siqi said.

An Jian shook his head, "I didn't recognize him, I don't know who it is."

Lu Yanhe glanced at An Jian, withdrew his gaze, and said to Chen Siqi: "Now let's talk about tomorrow's shooting first. Tomorrow is the first day of shooting. If the director suddenly resigns, even if these things are not exposed, the crew will definitely All kinds of speculations will arise, which will affect the atmosphere of the crew.”

Chen Siqi said: "We really don't know what impact this matter will have later. We can't take a project as a bet until it is resolved. Since Director An has also proposed to withdraw from this project, I think what we need to consider now is whether to find a solution. Who comes to the rescue?"

After the words fell, everyone looked at Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe: "..."

"Let me first state that I cannot be a director." He said, "My early familiarity with this drama was all from the perspective of an actor. If you ask me to be a director halfway through, the drama will lose its sense of purpose. Perspective, this will seriously affect the quality of the entire drama.”

Hu Siwei asked: "Among the directors working with Jump Up Theatre, is there anyone who can come to the rescue right away?"

Chen Siqi: "I have just sent them a message and are making urgent confirmations now. I will pull out a list for everyone later, but even if the director who comes to the rescue can be found immediately, he cannot go directly to the scene. Nothing will happen." If you’re not familiar with it, just give him at least a day to get familiar with it, right? He may not even be familiar with the script.”

Lu Yanhe asked: "Otherwise, we should inform everyone now to suspend the startup?"

"Pausing the boot is also an option." Chen Siqi nodded.

Xin Pingqing said: "But if the filming is suspended, Mr. Lu, you will fly to Malaysia immediately to join the filming of "Tropical Rainy Season", and then "Legend of Sword and Fairy". The fastest filming for this drama can resume is October."

Lu Yanhe's schedule is also a difficult problem to coordinate.

"The broadcast time and pre-roll ads for "Silent Stairs" are almost set. If the broadcast time is not met, the advertiser will have to pay liquidated damages." Xin Pingqing added.

Chen Siqi: "There is another way."

"What can we do?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"Director An is asked to continue directing, but without signing his name." Chen Siqi said, "Use a pseudonym."

The others looked at each other.

-

Seeing that many people are worried, let me explain that although "Become Popular Another Day" is indeed in the middle and late stages, there is still a (not short) period of time before it is completed.

I'm just really tired of writing. In fact, writing a story with a completely different theme at the same time gave me new motivation to write "Become Popular Another Day". Maybe you can figure it out by reading these two chapters.

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