384: More Money in Your Pocket

Another May Day holiday is over, and all walks of life are getting busy.

Rongcheng, an office building.

Li Zhan is the screenwriter and director of "A Chinese Ghost Story". From his swagger and springy smile, it can be seen that he is in a good mood.

"Good morning, Director Li."

"Good morning, is Mr. Wang here?"

"Here, in the office."

…

Li Zhan knocked on the door and entered. The first thing he said when meeting was: "Mr. Wang, have you seen the data?"

Wang Zihao, the boss of Parrot Pictures and the leading actor of "A Chinese Ghost Story": "I just opened the Maoyan data network, and I was about to see you when I came."

Li Zhan sat down on the chair opposite him and said with a smile: "The offline box office has exceeded one million, and the online views have reached two million."

When Wang Zihao heard the data reported by him, a flash of joy flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Not bad, not bad, I'll get my money back in seven days. Let's see how much money we can make in the remaining twenty-four days."

Li Zhan added: "It's just that the score is getting lower and lower, dropping to 2."

Wang Zihao didn't take it seriously and said: "Ratings are not what we are after. What we want is box office and broadcast volume."

Chen Qian's analysis was correct. The reason why he named the company "Parrot" was to replicate blockbusters.

In an era when word-of-mouth was king, his studio lost money on several of its films, so he suddenly had the idea to swim against the current and make bad movies, the worse the better.

However, it is not that easy to make bad movies and make money, so he developed a unique set of secrets, which are referred to as the "three axes for bad movies".

The first step: You must be good at following the popularity of blockbusters. Not all movies are copycats, but you must choose popular movie IPs that have been released recently. When filming, naming is very important. Since you can avoid the blow of the legal stick, you must also It can trick the audience into entering the cinema.

The second tip: To be able to edit, the bigger your imagination, the better. In order not to be accused of "plagiarism", first collect information about the movie you want to copy on the Internet, such as the title, poster, genre, introduction, etc. announced during the movie promotion. , and then the screenwriter only needs to use their imagination based on the data, make bold guesses about the plot, and use their concepts to create new stories.

The third tip: You need to be economical and spend a small amount of money to make a lot of money. The actors only need 18 actors, the scenes must be simple, the P-pictures must be obvious, and the special effects only cost 1 cent. If the crew is not enough, then hire temporary workers to make up.

Movies made in this way are all good at "nothing but fun", hitting the audience's groove, making moviegoers complain about how bad it is, but at the same time they can't help but continue watching, wondering how bad it can be.

To sum up, "copycat" is their way of attack, and "thick-skinned" is their only criterion for making money.

Wang Zihao asked: "You came to the company just for data, right?"

Li Zhan said: "That's it. I have a friend who came to invest in the company. After hearing me talk about our company's film shooting concept a few days ago, he became very interested and wanted to invest."

Wang Zihao's eyes lit up and he said, "How much do you vote for?"

Li Zhan stretched out three fingers and said: "Three million."

Wang Zihao licked his lips and said, "Is your friend reliable?"

Li Zhan nodded and said, "You can rest assured about this. He is an old classmate of mine. His company is called 'Tencent Investment' and he is quite famous in the investment community."

Wang Zihao had heard about this company, so he said directly: "Ask him to sign a contract."

It is true that "A Chinese Ghost Story" made money, but after all, it is a bad movie, and there is a chance that it will lose everything. If you have the capital to take this risk, it would be great.

Then, Li Zhan asked tentatively: "So, the next movie we are going to make is..."

The target was already set, and Wang Zihao said without hesitation: ""Chinatown Detective"!"

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Django, who was filming in Hengdian, didn't know yet that another of his movies was about to be copied.

"Restore the props to the venue. In ten minutes, there will be another one..."

After Jiang Ge gave the order, he picked up the script and took a look. The progress was much faster than expected, and it should be completed within June.

At this time, Liu Ya came over and said, "Dr. Jiang, can I talk to you?"

Jiang Ge put down the script, pushed the stool next to him, and said, "Of course."

"Thank you." Liu Ya sat down and immediately got to the point, saying, "That's it. Yida Pictures has launched a TV series and asked me to play the female lead. But I read the script and was a little unsure, so Check with you.”

Now that she has finally gotten rid of the label of "flower vase" and has half a foot in the real industry, she is much more cautious when taking on roles.

"That's it..." When Jiang Ge heard this, he was in trouble, because he wouldn't know if it was good or not without reading the script, but reading the script involves commercial secrets. After a short thought, he said: "Tell me, you What kind of route or style do you want to take in the future, and then I will give you a suggestion for choosing a show.”

"Okay." Liu Ya beamed with joy and said, "My idea is very simple. I want to take the acting route, so I hesitate to take on a silly and sweet role."

She was very smart and pointed out the character of the female lead given to her by Yida Pictures.

As one of the most popular types of female protagonists in early film and television dramas, "silly white sweet" was once the most popular role for many actresses. Firstly, among female audiences, they can rely on the "kind" and "unscheming" characters. The character design can win favor; secondly, among male audiences, it can continue to attract fans with its "cute" and "sweet" image.

However, since the characters of "silly and sweet" are often thin and single, in the storyline, as long as the heroines perform lively, cheerful, kind and cute, simple and innocent, it seems to be enough to deal with everything.

So after aesthetic fatigue, the audience gradually began to get tired of, or even disgusted with, this kind of "silly and sweet" character without three-dimensional image support.

Jiang Ge understood her meaning, smiled faintly, and said: "It depends on how you understand it. In my opinion, the role of silly and sweet also requires acting skills. You can compare those successful cases with those failed cases. It is not an easy thing to interpret a very simple role so that the audience can empathize with it, be cute but not pretentious, be cute but not stupid, and be innocent but not fake."

Liu Ya nodded and said: "Mr. Jiang means, can I take it?"

Jiang Ge smiled slightly and said: "I often tell Shen Yang, Lin Yu, Yan Si and others that there are no small roles, only small actors. As long as you make every role If an actor interprets a role well, he is a good actor. "

Liu Ya realized something and thanked him sincerely: "Mr. Jiang, thank you."

"It's a small matter." Speaking of the new drama, Jiang Ge just remembered something and said: "By the way, I have a new drama to shoot from New Year's Day to June next year. Can you give me time?"

He has now relaxed the conditions and does not force actors to not overlap with other dramas when shooting his dramas, but you can shoot when you are scheduled to shoot, and will not adjust the time for you. If you are absent due to overlapping dramas, you will be replaced directly and compensate for all losses of the drama.

He understands that actors will take on several dramas at the same time to realize traffic, but this is the concession he can make. His boutique route must also ensure quality.

Liu Ya was very grateful to him for letting bygones be bygones and asking her to act, so that she could finally move towards becoming a powerful actress. When she heard that there was another new drama, she immediately said, "I will definitely keep the schedule for you. I will be there whenever you call."

Jiang Ge wanted to give her a reassurance. After all, she was a first-line new traffic actress. It was not good to always ask her to play the second or third female roles. He said, "This is a long drama with more than 50 episodes. Your role is not very big, but every scene is amazing, and you are the heroine."

Liu Ya wanted to cry a little. Although his dramas, whether the protagonist, supporting role, or even a small role, can be popular, who doesn't want to play the protagonist? She hurriedly thanked him, "Mr. Jiang, thank you."

Jiang Ge looked at the venue and saw that it was almost set up. He said, "Go and get ready."

Liu Ya responded with a "hmm", and was as happy as a child, jumping and jumping to touch up her makeup.

However, Jiang Ge's filming did not start normally because the assistant brought someone over.

Last time, I mentioned that the organizers of the League of Legends event thought he was too expensive and did not ask him to write a song, but someone did not think he was too expensive, that is, the program group of Brothers Who Make Waves.

The person who came was the chief director Fan Ning. After meeting and greeting, he directly explained his purpose: "Mr. Jiang, this time I came to ask you to write a song as the opening song for the 33 male artists to sing in the first competition."

Jiang Ge was very strange. This variety show was naturally from his hand. At that time, it was given to Zhou Lingwei to replace Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves. Why didn't Zhou Lingwei come to him?

There are two reasons. One is that Zhou Lingwei did not go to supervise Brothers Who Make Waves, and the other is that Zhou Lingwei did not want Blueberry TV to benefit from her relationship with Jiang Ge.

Therefore, it is their business to find which male artists to appear on the show and what songs to use for the competition.

Fan Ning knows that Jiang Ge is expensive, but at the same time, it can bring more heat and topics. Anyway, the budget is sufficient, so why not.

Everyone says Jiang Ge is expensive, how expensive is it?

For example, when Vincent Fang wrote lyrics for Jay Chou, he charged 8,000 yuan per word. The entire song "Blue and White Porcelain" has 336 words. According to this calculation, he can get 2.69 million.

Jiang Ge not only wrote lyrics, but also composed music and arrangements. In addition, his popularity is higher than Vincent Fang, so he started at least 10 million.

Of course, that is the case of buying out the copyright. If you just want to buy commercial copyright and are willing to share, it will not be so expensive.

After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Ge smiled and said, "Director Fan, when exactly do you want it?"

Hearing this, Fan Ning thought there was a chance, and replied, "Before June, because the first episode will be recorded on June 10 and will be broadcast on the 21st."

It is impossible to start practicing on the day of recording to free up some time for the 33 male artists to practice the songs in advance.

Jiang Ge asked about the time simply as a routine. Even if he said he wanted it now, he could get it.

He pretended to consider it, and after a while, he said, "Buy out the copyright, or just the commercial copyright?"

Fan Ning replied, "Commercial copyright."

Jiang Ge nodded, and then said the price.

Fan Ning had calculated it beforehand, and when he saw that the offer was within a reasonable range, he agreed immediately.

Jiang Ge sent him away, and came back to bring drinks to everyone, because he was in a good mood with money in his pocket.

In the evening, Zhou Lingwei's inquiry came late.

"Did Director Fan come to you today?"

"Yes, he came in the morning."

"Then, did you agree?"

"I agreed, why not agree if there is money to be made."

"He came to me first, and I was worried that you had too many things to do and were too tired, so I rejected him. I didn't expect him to come to you."

"It's okay, it's just a song, and the requirements are not high."

...

Zhou Lingwei's concern made Jiang Ge's face full of smiles, but this is something that can be done easily, so why would he be tired.

Both of them have work to do tomorrow, so they chatted on WeChat video for a while and then hung up to rest.

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The popularity of the three songs "Jiuzhou Tong", "Qinghua Porcelain" and "Lu Sui Ren Mang Mang" remains high, and they still occupy the top three of the hit song list.

And the popular "Young Bao Qingtian" is gradually getting better with the development of the plot.

A TV series that guarantees quality requires a gold medal screenwriter, a director who can tell stories, and excellent actors. This drama is a masterpiece that brings together these.

[Chasing the Wind Tricycle]: It is getting better and better, with a steady narrative style and profound lines.

[Strangers' Departure]: Various markets full of historical atmosphere reflect the appearance of that era.

[Time Waits for No One]: The plot is well-built, fascinating and detailed.

[Rabbit Sunflower Head]: Every episode is solving suspense, and then dropping one or two new suspense.

[Mu Yue]: I was completely attracted by the cases in the drama while watching it, and I was afraid of missing anything.

[Fried Fried He is Too Anxious]: Looking forward to the next case!

…

At present, the evaluation and ratings of "Young Justice Bao" are generally good, with a stable score of 7 and a rating of about 0%.

The second unit [Blood Sacrifice Altar] has ended, and we have come to the third unit [The Mystery of the Hidden Village].

The reason why this unit is so interesting is not because the case is so complicated, but because there are too many "brutal" places in it.

For example, the "Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle" that can fire 999 poison needles in one second is said to be unstoppable even by gods; for example, the gloomy woods, coupled with the godly soundtrack "Lost in the Forest", are simply creepy; for example, six households in the village + the iron smelting plant, a total of seven mummies with missing parts are buried.

And today is the episode that reveals the murderer of [The Mystery of the Hidden Village]. Yan Bing and He Yu are waiting in front of the TV on time.

In the previous episodes, after solving the "Blood Sacrifice Altar" case, Bao Zheng said goodbye to his mother and went to Beijing for the exam accompanied by Ling Chuchu and Zhan Zhao. On the way, he stopped at Ling Chuchu's hometown Yinyi Village, which was far away in the mountains. He found that everyone in Yinyi Village was mysterious, and in the secret room of each of the six families, there was a dried corpse with a part of the body missing. At this time, the owners of the six families were killed one by one, including Ling Chuchu's father. After Bao's full investigation, he found that this was closely related to the dried corpse of each family. It turned out that more than 20 years ago, the owners of the six families killed another brother's family who were as close as brothers, and hid the dried corpse of that family to show that everyone was guilty and restrained each other.

"It's started!"

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