On June 28, 2005, it hadn't rained a drop of rain in Kyoto for almost a month, and the hot and dry weather forced everyone to go out.

It has been more than 20 days since Peng Yichen and Huang Bo returned to Kyoto with the crew of "Rising Star".

In the first few days after returning to Kyoto, the whole company of Huimin Film and Television Company was busy holding a press conference. The company chartered the press conference hall of the Feida Hotel, a well-known hotel in Kyoto.

Xiao Min personally announced to the news media the establishment of the Artist and Artist Economic Service Department, announced the basic information of the 5 men, 4 women, and 9 actors who had just signed a contract, and finally officially determined the broadcast platform and broadcast time of "Tomorrow's Star".

After the press conference, almost all the major media present replaced the headlines of the entertainment version with the content of the press conference of Huimin Film and Television Company.

Even the online portals Langhua and Yiyi also reported to this press conference in a large way, but the popularity of the network of Bluestar Huaxia is not high, and many portals have just been established, so compared with traditional media, online media has not been valued by the entertainment industry.

In these media news, Peng Yichen and Huang Bozhan are very short, three words and two words respectively, which means that except for the name once, the shadow of the two of them cannot be found anywhere else.

This hit Huang Bo deeply, he thought that he would be able to show his face in media press releases and even photos, but Peng Yichen said that this was really too much for him.

"Alas, I originally thought that after entering Huimin Film and Television, we could also enter the film industry and make a debut on the big screen. I didn't expect to go to the TV crew for an audition. Huang Bo wiped the sweat off his face, and while complaining to Peng Yichen, he rushed to the audition location.

It is impossible for the company to arrange a special nanny car for the two of them, and even the economist and assistant have not arranged it for them. Among the 9 signed actors, the other 7 have already arranged for brokers, and the two of them are still running the single gang.

Xiao Min is very optimistic about Peng Yichen, but since you have only signed the lowest level of newcomer contract, it is impossible for the company to give priority to you. Being able to find them an audition opportunity so quickly was beyond Peng Yichen's expectations.

Although it is only an audition for a TV series, this is a large-scale historical drama jointly produced by Kyoto Film Studio and Huimin Film and Television - Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

China Television has determined that the New Year's drama on the first day of the new year will use this "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty", it can be said that as long as it is not filmed too badly, playing any important role in this TV series is not inferior to performing on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, which can bring rapid growth in fame to the actors.

The destination of Peng Yichen and Huang Bo's trip was the Kyoto Film Studio, and when the two of them arrived outside the gate of the studio, there were already many young actors surrounding the gate.

This 53-year-old Chinese veteran studio is no longer as brilliant as it was before the reform and opening up.

With the surging tide of the market economy, state-owned studios everywhere have experienced problems of poor management, and all of them are seeking transformation.

Kyoto Film Studio, as the largest film company in the country, is not having a good time. In recent years, in addition to the funds occasionally allocated by superiors for filming main theme movies, most of their income has been obtained by co-shooting some TV series with China Television.

Since last year, because the state allows private companies to shoot TV dramas, state-owned TV stations such as China Television have also begun to carry out internal reforms in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Culture, and the separation of production and broadcasting has become the general trend.

There is no way to do the joint shooting, and China Television simply handed over the filming and production of the annual drama to Kyoto Film Studio, anyway, it has cooperated many times before, and China Television is more assured of the production level of Kyoto Film Studio.

Kyoto Film Studio got the contract for the purchase of the film from China Television, but it was really not happy. In the past, China Television co-produced TV series with them, and it was all China Television that paid for it, they sent people, and when they filmed it, they took labor fees and left.

Now they can only invest in the production by themselves, and the pre-investment in the TV series must be borne by them. Although China Television has promised that it will directly buy the premiere rights of this TV series at the market price, it will not be able to wait until the TV series is filmed. If you want to ask China Television for money in advance, the national financial audit department will let you taste the taste of "shuanggui".

You must know that the investment in a large-scale historical drama is very large, even if the purchasing power of Huaxia coins is very strong, but without 2 or 30 million, don't even think about making it.

It's not that Kyoto Film Studio can't take out the 20 or 30 million, but after taking out the money, all the two main theme movies they plan to shoot this year will be stopped.

Next year is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the National Day gift film is a political task that must be completed for all state-owned film studios.

But TV dramas can't be filmed, "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is a large-scale historical drama, and China Television buys the premiere rights, and the minimum guarantee is 50 million, and the net income after removing the cost is about 20 million. If the ratings of the TV series exceed 5% after the broadcast, China Television also agreed to give Kyoto Film Studio 18% of the advertising commission.

Don't think that this percentage of the commission is very low, according to the advertising revenue of the two TV series "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions" in the first two years, the 18% advertising commission is about 54 million, and the first broadcast right and advertising draw alone can earn more than 70 million.

And as long as the ratings of the TV series after the broadcast are not too bad, there will definitely be other TV stations that buy the second and third rounds of broadcast rights, and at least another 2 or 30 million can be sold. A TV series can earn hundreds of millions of dollars, how can Kyoto Film Studio let go of such a good opportunity.

After thinking about it, since I can't come up with so much money, I just find someone to work with.

As the largest state-owned film production company in the country, Kyoto Film Studio has a very strong network of contacts, but very few partners to work with.

It's impossible for other state-run studios to cooperate with them, so it's good not to hold them back.

Those private TV drama production companies have only just been established in the past two years, and Kyoto Film Studio does not look down on them.

Hui Min Film and Television Company in Kyoto and Lido Film and Television Company are the two largest private film and television companies. Huimin Film and Television's commercial films are relatively strong at the box office, and Lido Film and Television's literary films have won more awards.

"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty", a TV series that requires big scenes and big productions, is only the most suitable to choose to cooperate with Huimin Film and Television Company, which often shoots large-scale movies.

In this way, Kyoto Film Studio found Hui Min Film and Television Company, and the two sides hit it off. The two companies each invested 15 million, with a total investment of 30 million, and all the proceeds after the completion of the TV series production were equally shared by both parties.

The director is Chen Guozhong, the "pillar" of Huimin Film and Television Company, and the producer is Han Dejiang, deputy director of Kyoto Film Studio.

As a director last year, Chen Guozhong filmed China's first commercial blockbuster - "Qin Shi Huang", which earned 360 million at the box office, surpassing the box office record of 340 million set by the American Hollywood blockbuster "Doomsday Hurricane" in China. "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is a large-scale TV series with historical themes, which is exactly the type that Chen Guozhong is very good at.

After watching Huimin Film and Television, although they did not arrange economic people for Peng Yichen and Huang Bo, they are still optimistic about the development potential of the two of them.

The opening drama of China Television is the guarantee of invincible ratings in this era when the TV drama market has not yet fully matured. Giving them the opportunity to audition for "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty" is to give them a chance to show their faces in front of the national audience, which is crucial to their future career as actors.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first ascended the throne, he was just a childish man who was in the hands of a woman, but later he gradually grew into a generation of male lords, expeditions to the desert, and defeated the Huns.

Although Peng Yichen and Huang Bo were born in the grass, who can say that they will not be able to achieve a career in the future.

Thinking of this, the two of them couldn't help but slowly walk into the door of the Kyoto Film Studio with excitement and apprehension following the flow of people......