Young People Are in the Limelight (8,000 Words Updated!)
Chapter 621 A young boy’s career is booming (8,000 words updated!)
That night, after returning home, Lu Yanhe wrote the outline of the script for "Home Alone" and sent it to Chen Yin, asking him to do the copyright-related registration and registration the next day.
Because the copyright has not yet been registered, he did not talk about the film tonight. But later in the car, I seriously talked to Chen Ziyan about what kind of story this movie was about.
Because Lu Yanhe wants to keep Linghe completely in his own hands, and he doesn’t want the company’s capital chain to break or others to use capital means to exclude him from the company——
It is true that he is not good at this and does not understand.
Therefore, the film and television projects controlled by Linghe, such as "Love Letter" and "Houseshare", are all small and medium-cost projects.
There is only one "Legend of Sword and Fairy", with an investment of several hundred million, so Linghe can only bear part of it - even that part puts a lot of cash pressure on Linghe.
But because of the project "Legend of Sword and Fairy", it is almost certain to make a profit without losing money - it is so optimistic about the market. Therefore, Lu Yanhe and the others gritted their teeth and decided to participate in the investment, otherwise it would be a pity.
However, in this way, the income that Linghe had previously obtained from the copyright operation of Lu Yanhe was basically trapped by these projects.
Therefore, if Lu Yanhe does not change his business philosophy for Linghe, in the next few years, Linghe will be destined to be unable to do big projects, such as "Titanic", "Avatar", and the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, There is also the "Harry Potter" series, not to mention that they are all foreign movies, which are more difficult to implement. Even if they can do it, he doesn't know how to do it, and secondly, it requires a lot of money to do it.
Lu Yanhe thinks it would be good to just start with small and medium-cost projects like "Home Alone".
If Linghe's cash flow is tight, it doesn't matter if he is solely responsible for the production of the film. He can afford it.
However, Lu Yanhe's refusal to accept capital injection did make some capital parties unhappy.
Seeing that a company's future development trend is so good and very profitable, but you can't get a share of the pie, it's quite uncomfortable.
Film and television projects can accept investment, but the company does not accept capital injection.
Lu Yanhe had long determined this.
Xu Tianming and Chen Yin implemented this very well.
Especially Chen Yin, who manages the production of the company's film and television projects.
He is a particularly cautious character.
Sometimes, he would rather cause some "loss" because of "caution" than lose a "huge sum" because of "rashness".
Chen Yin told Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan seriously.
Originally, the company's operating conditions were very good in the first half of the year.
Basically, the company's operating costs are Lu Yanhe's past film and television copyrights, but when these copyrights are transferred to the company, they are basically transferred at no cost. Therefore, they can be said to be using these hens to lay eggs "at no cost" , earn a lot.
However, the company’s next few projects:
1. "Houseshare" has a total production budget of 12 million yuan, and a risk reserve of about 5 million yuan is set aside for it. Here, 17 million yuan is needed.
2. "Legend of Sword and Fairy", they hope to be able to afford at least 30% of the investment share, which means they have to come up with a figure of at least 80 million.
3. In the movie "Embarrassed in Thailand", Jia Long reserved 15% of the investment for Linghe and Lu Yanhe personally, and Linghe was responsible for another amount.
4. The movie "Love Letter" has been released, and a total of 12 million yuan of publicity funds have been paid to Jump Up, and more publicity will be added later.
In addition to these four projects that will start making money in the next one to two months, the second season of "Friends" at the end of the year will also be a big investment. There is also the experimental film "Ocean's Oops" by director Wu Chi that they signed. Although it is only intended to be a low-budget seven-figure film, it still costs a lot of money.
Chen Yin emphasized: "In the second half of the year, our company's cash flow will be very tight. If we do not prepare in advance, if some unexpected situations occur, we may face a break in the capital chain. However, if the "Love Letter" movie "Love Letter" is a box office hit, and thanks to the box office revenue of the movie "Love Letter", these problems can be solved."
But of course they can't put all their hopes on "Love Letter" being a box office hit.
There are several alternative solutions. One is to borrow from banks, the other is to raise funds from outside, and the third is to give up the investment amount of some projects.
The last alternative solution chosen was that if the box office returns of "Love Letter" did not reach the amount required by the company, then Lu Yanhe would spend a sum of money himself to make up for the difference and be responsible for it in the name of personal investment. Part of the cash flow relieves the company's financial pressure.
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Lu Yanhe has really made a lot of money in the past few years. However, many people in the outside world think that he makes money by being a celebrity artist. In fact, what helps him earn the most is the copyright income, from licensing to sharing. In the past, these film and television projects have successively brought him a lot of money. High returns.
Especially the first season of "Six", it still brings him seven-digit dividends every year.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that this drama is still popular not only in China, but also in overseas streaming media.
According to the agreement he signed with Beijing and Taiwan, he can always enjoy the profit sharing of this drama.
Only after working in this industry did I know that if you have a successful work, basically relying on the dividends from this work, you can live without worries for the rest of your life.
Although Lu Yanhe himself has made a lot of money, he is not the kind of person who particularly likes to mess around.
Compared with many people who make all kinds of troubles after making money, Lu Yanhe's money is basically managed conservatively.
The only venture capital investments are for his own film and television projects and some of his friends' film and television projects.
With "Jump Up", Linghe, Picking Up the Fire, and his various incomes as a star artist, Lu Yanhe is now investing in film and television projects. Basically, as long as he likes it and will not cause a large loss, he will invest in it. , considered support.
Under normal circumstances, those who invest in TV dramas can make a small profit, but half of those who invest in movie projects lose money.
The film market is indeed not good and the risks are too high.
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The summer season is about to begin.
However, the current film market shows no sign of recovery.
Of the dozen or so movies currently on the market, none has a daily box office of over 10 million, which is extremely dismal.
Probably in order to cooperate with the release of director Liu Bige's new film "Fake Death", Longyan decided to re-screen "Late Spring" starting from Friday, June 28.
Mrs. Wong wants to hold a special screening of "Late Spring" and hold a conversation after the event.
She wanted to invite Lu Yanhe to participate in this dialogue event, to discuss the movie "Late Spring" with Liu Bige and others, and to discuss Liu Bige's style.
Lu Yanhe was very shocked when he learned about it.
He immediately called Liu Bige and asked, "Are you serious? The style of "Fake Death" is completely different from "Late Spring". It will not be useful to discuss "Late Spring" at this time. Counterproductive?"
Long Yan wanted to do the re-screening and dialogue activities of "Late Spring" because he wanted to warm up the film. After all, "Late Spring" had a box office of more than 500 million at the time. It had a huge market base and the media and audience had a good reputation when it was released. .
Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to let them know that "Late Spring" director Liu Bige's new film is about to be released. Remember to support "Fake Death".
Under normal circumstances, this would certainly be a neat trick.
As a matter of convention, film is the director’s art.
The previous work was so good, this one is definitely worth watching. This is a subconscious idea that everyone has. It is always easier to ask someone who has never made a purchase to pay than to ask someone who has paid once to pay.
However, "Fake Death" is not a work under normal circumstances.
This movie is good-looking, relaxing, and interesting, but it is definitely not the style of "Liu Bigo" that everyone knows, nor is it a movie like "Late Spring".
Wouldn't this kind of connection make the audience who went to see "Even Fake Death" because of "Late Spring" feel like they were deceived?
Liu Bige didn't expect that Lu Yanhe would say this.
He didn't seem to have thought about this issue before.
Lu Yanhe: "Of course, it's possible that I'm overthinking it. I like the movie "Fake Death" and I think its market performance is definitely not bad, but if many people want to watch a movie like If you watch it with the same feelings as "Late Spring", you may not think it is good, and the reputation of the movie may be affected."
Liu Bige said: "Let me go and talk to the people in the company. Maybe what you said is right."
"Of course, if Long Yan does not intend to lead everyone to think that "Fake Death" is the second "Late Spring", but can tell everyone clearly that the selling point and style of the movie "Fake Death" are actually acceptable." Lu Yanhe said, "I just feel that according to the current arrangement and design of Long Yan's re-release of the "Late Spring" movie, there is a feeling that he wants to induce everyone to rely on "Late Spring" instead of "Fake Death"."
Liu Bige: "At that time, the movie "Late Spring" performed well at the box office, and it also relied on your rooftop confession event. This time, "Even Fake Death", we originally wanted to continue to ask Siqi and the others to promote it, but she said Their entire team is busy promoting "Love Letter" and they can't spare any time to work on "Fake Death", which is a pity."
Lu Yanhe: "Really? Siqi didn't even tell me. However, they probably couldn't spare any time. They made a publicity plan for "Love Letter" that shocked me."
Liu Bige was a little curious when he heard this, "No, don't tell me, I'm afraid I can't help but want to plagiarize."
Lu Yanhe smiled, "Their planning idea is not so easy to plagiarize. It is a big team operation. A few people can't handle it. You will know when the time comes. However, "Fake Death" has you as the director and Li Zhibai. Starring, and being distributed by a traditional and established film company like Longyan, as long as it is done normally, the market performance It couldn't be bad. At first, there was nothing we could do about "Late Spring". Long Yan only regarded it as a literary film and even thought it had little box office potential after winning the award. So Siqi tried his best to promote "Fake Death" as creatively as possible. "Nothing will work" is a key project of Longyan. Their own strength is not bad, even if there is no promotion by Siqi and the others, it will not be affected. "
Liu Bige: "I'm here to give you my blessing. I'm a little nervous right now. The feedback from "Even If You Can't Pretend To Die" at the Jose-La-Venetian Film Festival was a little polarized, which kept me awake for a long time."
"That's because everyone has high expectations of you. After all, your debut film is "Late Spring." Lu Yanhe said, "Since we positioned this film as a commercial film when we made "Even If You Can't Pretend To Die," we are bound to face such problems."
Liu Bige: "Okay, by the way, "Even If You Can't Pretend To Die" will be screened in advance next month. Are you free to come?"
"I will definitely come. Send the invitation letter in advance and tell me the date." Lu Yanhe said, "I won't be in the group next month, so we can coordinate the time."
"Okay." Liu Bige smiled.
"After you finish the release of "Fake My Death", you should start working on "Dragon Inn", right?"
"Yes." Liu Bige said, "It's finally time to start. In fact, a lot of preparations have been made in the early stage, including location scouting, storyboards, actors... Two versions of the shooting plan have been made. But I don't have the heart to think about "Dragon Inn" now. All my energy is now focused on "Fake My Death."
"Well, if you need me to do anything, please contact me at any time." Lu Yanhe said.
"Well." Liu Bige nodded, "I will go back to Yuming later and invite you and Siqi out for dinner. I have to thank her in person."
"Ah? Thank you?"
"She didn't accept the order for "Fake My Death", but she asked me to write a column for "Director's Notes" and said it would be published in the July issue of "Jump Up." Liu Bige smiled, "This is also a disguised way of promoting me, I know."
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In terms of human relations, Lu Yanhe feels that the people around him are better than him.
The sales volume of one issue of "Jump Up", including the electronic version, is about 350,000.
Not to mention, the content of each issue of "Jump Up" will be promoted and republished in various aspects according to the needs of different sub-channels and self-media under its umbrella.
This is not the kind of hard advertising-like sales promotion, but a "implantation" that is softer than soft articles.
A movie with a box office of 20 million only needs 500,000 ticket purchases.
"Jump Up" gave Liu Bigo this "Director's Notes" column, which was urgently inserted into the July issue. How much is the value? People who know the business know it.
If the previous film market was not big in itself, the films released during the release period were all competitors. The biggest problem in the current film market is that the audience is unwilling to go to the cinema to watch movies.
This is an era where the word "topic" has become more important than ever.
There are fewer people discussing movies now.
Chen Siqi's approach gave Lu Yanhe an inspiration.
Investing and supporting young filmmakers is certainly important. It is equally important to gather the power of filmmakers, gather sand into a tower, and arouse the audience's attention and discussion on the film.
The audience dislikes the movie for being ugly, and thinks it is not as interesting as many current online dramas. The filmmakers are afraid to play the creative card because of the large investment and high risk. They are timid and feel wronged.
Can we lay everything out and put it on the table to start the discussion?
An idea suddenly popped up in Lu Yanhe's mind.
It was not an idea brought by his "golden finger" as a time traveler, but an idea that suddenly popped up after his own thinking and doubts about this industry over the years-
Everyone is talking about doing dialogues, director dialogues, actor dialogues, etc.
These are all dialogues within the industry, so what about dialogues between filmmakers and audiences?
Throw the audience's sharp doubts and questions in front of the filmmakers, OK, how do you want to respond?
Lu Yanhe sent this idea to Chen Siqi as soon as possible.
Chen Siqi: Do you want to use this method to promote "Love Letter"?
Lu Yanhe: No, Love Letter and Fake Death are not needed. These are movies that were highly regarded by the market before they were released, so they don’t need this trick. But for those movies that couldn’t make much noise in the early stage, can they use this kind of provocative questions and answers to get attention? Since in this Internet age, it seems that only topic opposition can trigger large-scale discussions, then how about using it on movies that are not favored by the market and the audience, but we have judged that they are worth watching?
Chen Siqi: I understand, this is interesting, I will let them think about it and find a suitable project to try it out in the future.
Lu Yanhe: OK.
He originally wanted to ask, since you have made an appointment with Liu Bige for the July issue of Director’s Notes, why don’t you make an appointment with me for the August issue of Director’s Notes?
The Qixi Festival is in August.
Love Letter will be released during the Qixi Festival.
After hesitating for two seconds, Lu Yanhe still didn’t ask.
He felt that there was no need to ask.
Chen Siqi would never leave him out in this regard.
Chen Siqi must have her own arrangements.
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"We can't let Yan He write the director's notes for the August issue." After Chen Siqi replied to Lu Yan He's message, she looked up. She was in a meeting and was discussing the content of the August issue with Lin Yu and others. "Yan He was originally the editor-in-chief of "Jump Up", but his name was no longer on the cover of the magazine. However, his name is still in the editor-in-chief column on the copyright page of each issue. It's easy to be criticized for being too self-righteous. I want Zhang Ruozhi to write the story of starring in "Love Letter" in the tone of a high school student."
Lin Yu, Bai Yu and Zhou Mukai looked at each other.
"That's fine too." Lin Yu nodded, "But how good is Zhang Ruozhi's writing skills? Can she write?"
"Her college entrance examination score is estimated to be above 650 points, and she is a liberal arts student, so it won't be a big problem." Chen Siqi said, "This is also more helpful for "Jump Up". Everyone knows the relationship between "Jump Up" and Yan He, but for the heroine of a movie, a heroine who has never been known and suddenly appeared, everyone is more curious and feels more fresh. This column of "Jump Up" is exclusive, which can attract people who have a good impression and interest in her after watching the movie to buy this issue of the magazine."
Lin Yu nodded.
Bai Yu said: "But according to our reader survey, in fact, many readers are saying that they haven't seen Yan He's column for a long time, and many readers are calling on Yan He to continue writing columns."
Chen Siqi thought for a while and said: "Columns are columns. Lin Yu, go and make an appointment with Yan He to see if he has time and wants to write. Yan He has indeed not written a column for a long time."
Lin Yu nodded.
After the magazine meeting, Lin Yu and the others left, and another group of people came in immediately to hold a meeting for the program "How are you? I'm fine."
Xin Zixing also came.
"Sister Zixing!" Chen Siqi stood up happily, hugged Xin Zixing, and greeted her warmly, "How was your rest before?"
"After finishing "The Birth of the Actors", I felt bad all over. I went on vacation and felt much more comfortable. You should also find a chance to take a vacation. Don't be busy all the time. People are not machines." Xin Zixing said, "I brought you a box of coffee beans. I brought it back from Brazil myself."
Chen Siqi: "Thank you, Sister Zixing, it's great to have you."
She hung on Xin Zixing like a sloth, not restrained at all because there were many of her subordinates around her.
Xin Zixing patted her.
"Are you free later in the evening? Let's have dinner together. It's already four o'clock in the afternoon." Xin Zixing asked.
Chen Siqi pursed her lips and said, "Sorry, I have an appointment with the government to have dinner tonight. There are many things about the film festival that require their support and coordination."
Xin Zixing nodded: "Okay, no problem, let's make an appointment later."
"Can you go with me?" Chen Siqi asked.
"Ah?" Xin Zixing was stunned.
"I was embarrassed to ask, but since you have no other plans tonight, you can go with me." Chen Siqi said, "With you here, I feel more relaxed and relieved."
Xin Zixing had no choice but to say, "Okay."
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At this time, Yan Liang was also cooperating with "Liu Guang Yin" and doing an interview before the show was broadcast.
"Do you have any plans to shoot a movie next?" the host asked. "Your good friends Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe both have movies coming out this summer."
Yan Liang said, "I have plans, I always have plans, but I don't get many good movie scripts, so I didn't want to shoot movies just for the sake of shooting movies."
The host nodded and said with a smile, "This time, the role you play in "Liu Guang Yin" is a god of war. It is said that it is a god of war with many war scenes, and it feels very broken. It is different from the roles you have played before. Why did you choose to play this script?"
"In fact, I hesitated for a long time when I received the script. The main reason is that it is an ancient idol. I still know myself. The image may not be suitable for ancient idols like Zhibai and Yanhe."
Yan Liang said it very sincerely, and the host immediately said, "No, you are so handsome, how can you not be suitable!"
Yan Liang waved his hand and smiled.
"Later, I also thought that this role was different from the general ancient idol roles. It was not the fairy-like or gentlemanly one. I thought I could play it, so I seriously considered it."
Host: "Did Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe have any special reactions to your performance in the drama "Liu Guang Yin"?"
"At that time, I didn't dare to act, and I felt that I couldn't act well. It was the two of them who helped me read the script and analyzed it for me, and then I decided to try it." Yan Liang said, "When we were unsure about what dramas to take, we would ask each other for opinions. If I really wanted to play a certain drama, they would not have any special reaction, and they would definitely support it."
Host: "What an enviable friendship. I think the friendship between the three of you is enviable in the entire entertainment industry."
"After all, we have known each other since we were fifteen or sixteen years old." Yan Liang said with a smile.
"But can I ask you something? Cheng Hai also participated in the competition and debuted with you, why doesn't he seem to be that close to you?" the host asked, "If you think this question is inappropriate, you don't have to answer it."
Yan Liang shook his head, "There's nothing inappropriate. In fact, we are very good to Cheng Hai. As for why I, Zhi Bai, and Yan He are closer, the reason is very simple. At that time, there were six people in our group, and the company had dormitories. Cheng Hai lived in another dormitory. I lived in the same room with Yan He and Zhi Bai. But to say that we are alienated from Cheng Hai and are not familiar with each other is false. In fact, we are getting busier and busier with work. It's not like when we were in a group when we were young, and we often had to practice dancing and singing together, and spend more time together. Although we don't meet Cheng Hai so often now, as long as we have something to do with each other, as long as we say hello, we will definitely respond."
He said this very sincerely.
He did not deny that the three of them were closer, but he also frankly faced his friendship with Cheng Hai.
He said everything he could say.
What he could not say, such as Zhou Ping'an's meddling, would never be said in front of the camera in his lifetime.
"Then Ma Zhiyuan, who was in the same company as you before-"
"I don't want to answer questions about him, let's go to the next question." Yan Liang interrupted without hesitation. The difference between his attitudes before and after was too significant, and the host was stunned for several seconds.
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Yan Liang's interview was naturally pushed by several forces and became a hot search.
What he said also attracted a lot of attention and discussion.
From the God of War character in the drama "Liu Guang Yin", to the friendship between the three of them, to Yan Liang's remarks on Cheng Hai, and his attitude towards Ma Zhiyuan.
There was a lot of information.
After Cheng Hai finished a notice, he got in the car to catch the next notice and was reminded by his assistant.
He took out his mobile phone, watched the full video of Yan Liang's interview, and smiled slightly.
It was pretty good.
Cheng Hai sent a message to Yan Liang: Thanks.
Followed by a smiley face.
There is no way to say "thank you" directly in Chinese, so I can only say it in English, in a non-native language, in a relaxed way.
It would be too embarrassing if it was too serious.
After a while, Yan Liang replied: What are you doing?
Cheng Hai: I just shot a magazine, and now I have to do a commercial performance.
Yan Liang: Commercial performance? Why do you accept so many commercial performances now? I saw on the Internet yesterday that your fans complained that you are crazy about performing now.
Cheng Hai: I don’t want to, but Zhou Pingan said that if you don’t make some money while the popularity is high now, what if the popularity goes down later, you can’t make money even if you want to.
Yan Liang: Why doesn’t he let you take a role?
Cheng Hai: Yes, he filled all the free time between filming with various jobs.
Yan Liang: Then you have never rested?
Cheng Hai: No, but it’s okay. I am willing to be busy now. For a long time before, I had almost no work and was afraid of being idle.
Yan Liang had actually gone through that phase, and he understood Cheng Hai's feelings.
He said: Then you should take care of your health. You can fight, but don't fight too much. Zhou Ping'an doesn't care about your health.
Cheng Hai: No, he cares a lot. He is afraid that I will be too tired to work, so he asks his assistant to stew nutritious soup for me every day. Now I want to vomit when I smell ginseng and chicken soup.
Yan Liang: This person.
Cheng Hai: What are you busy with now?
Yan Liang: I am busy doing action training. In addition, I am promoting "Liu Guang Yin". There are fighting scenes in the next two dramas.
Cheng Hai: Sure, I look forward to it.
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Lu Yanhe didn't expect to see such a comment in his comment area one day-
Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai are really scheming bitches. They act in movies themselves, but persuade Yan Liang to act in ancient idols. Are they afraid that he will threaten them?
Lu Yanhe was dumbfounded.
Who could have thought of this.
He took a screenshot and sent it to the group of three people: Today is a good day.
Li Zhibai: Hahahaha, x-on:Yan Liang, look at the good things you have done.
Yan Liang: I am really impressed.
Lu Yanhe: You should do a good job in promoting "Liu Guang Yin" and make it perform better. Otherwise, we two will be the culprits.
Yan Liang: It's okay. If I flop, I will cling to you two every day and let you two take me to act.
Lu Yanhe: I will thank God if you don't quit "Friends".
Yan Liang: How is the script for the second season of "Friends" going?
Lu Yanhe: I have written half of it. This is still relatively handy and comfortable to write.
Yan Liang: I really want to know what stories will happen in this season.
Lu Yanhe: When it is almost finished, I will send it to you.
Yan Liang: Yes.
Lu Yanhe: However, I am afraid that when you shoot "Dragon Gate Inn", the time will conflict with the filming of "Friends".
At the end of August, the filming of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" will start. This drama will take several months to shoot. Of course, the scenes where the three of them are on the scene at the same time will be shot first. After Lu Yanhe's scenes are concentrated, Yan Liang's scenes will be shot, and finally Li Zhibai, the main character, and other people's scenes will be shot. This is to coordinate the time.
Yan Liang: It should be coordinated. In "Dragon Gate Inn", I don't have many scenes. They will shoot other people's scenes first.
Lu Yanhe: Well, if it really doesn't work, the filming time of the second season of "Friends" will be postponed this year.
Li Zhibai: It's okay. If Yan Liang can't shoot the second season of "Friends", you can write the episodes that he can't come to me and let me play. The two episodes I came to guest star in last time were among the episodes with the highest ratings. The fans of "Friends" are calling me to return.
Lu Yanhe: I plan to let you come to guest star in one episode this season.
Li Zhibai: Yes, yes, I am looking forward to it.
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I have rested well and my hand feeling has improved.
I recommend the old book "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight", which is also a novel mainly about the entertainment industry, careers, and actors.
I recommend the new book "The Demon Hunting Sword", which is about the world of immortal heroes and the adventures of young people.