Chapter 176: Mu Tang
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So he hurriedly asked, "Mr. Bai, what did the TV station say?" Did you agree with our proposal? ā
"What the TV station says ......"
Bai Yiji paused on the phone and continued: "When I first went to communicate, they firmly disagreed......"
"Later, I told them that I had obtained the project filing from the State Administration of Optoelectronics, and their attitude softened a little, but they still did not let go...... Obviously, he was worried about a satellite TV station, but he was led by a film and television company, and he was very passive! ā
"The deputy director of the satellite TV station has a good relationship with me, and he said bluntly and publicly on the phone with me that a TV series cannot buy all the episodes, which is a very uncontrollable thing for the TV station!"
"In case of a situation like "The Hunting Ground" again, the producer plans to break the contract and sell it again because he has confidence in the ratings, and the TV station will be very passive......"
"But then I told him that it was your new TV series, and it was a new TV series produced and starred by Ni, which was also a historical theme, and the satellite TV station was relieved!"
"But after the high-level meeting, they still gave some restrictions......
"The first is that during the broadcast of the TV series in the station, the broadcast of subsequent episodes shall not be deleted or stopped for any reason under any pretext!"
"The second is that the TV series adopts a daily broadcast mode, with no less than two episodes in a single day, and the TV station must simultaneously reserve at least two days of broadcasting, that is, four episodes......"
"The third is that the TV station will set up a ratings warning line, and if the ratings of the TV series are lower than the warning line for two consecutive days, the TV station has the right to stop the TV series from continuing to broadcast!"
"Article 4 is that the TV station agrees with the three broadcast principles you adhere to, but due to the lines and scenes in the plot of the TV series that violate laws and regulations and the policies of the relevant functional departments of the state, resulting in the punishment of the TV station by the higher authorities, the relevant losses will be deducted from the later payment of the drama purchase fee, if the amount of the final payment in the later period is exceeded, the TV station does not rule out the recovery of losses through negotiation or arbitration, let alone the possibility of claiming compensation through the court......"
"The fifth is that the TV station only gives a fault tolerance period of about one week, and during this week, if the ratings are not good, the TV station will not pay any fees for the purchase of the drama! After a week, the TV station will pay for the purchase of a single episode on a weekly basis! ā
"Article 6 is ......"
"Article 7 ......"
On the phone, Bai Yiji explained the plan for the temporary replacement of "Daqing 1900" negotiated with the TV station one by one.
Hearing this, Tang Nian only frowned.
Obviously, this time the TV station has the initiative, and Tencent Pictures is very passive in various terms.
Moreover, Tang Nian heard a different meaning from these terms.
The mode of filming and broadcasting still makes the TV station feel like a great enemy, and it is eager to transfer all uncontrollable risk factors to Tencent Pictures, the producer.
Even if Tang Nian is the producer and the leading actor, it still can't make the TV station completely relax.
This means that this historical-themed TV series in Tang Nian's hands has very narrow space to expand and move, and he is even dancing in shackles.
Once there is any bad sign on the Internet, especially the national mouthpiece, this historical-themed TV series in the hands of Tang Nian will definitely be a bumpy fate.
And there is also the tight spell of ratings on the TV series, and it is absolutely impossible to play flowers.
There is also the process supervision of the General Administration of Optoelectronics.
Fortunately, I invited Professor Li of Kyungdae, who had contact with him in "Meng Jiangnu", to lead the TV series with historical themes in his hands, otherwise the filming of this TV series is absolutely unknown and uncontrollable.
Not only that, but Professor Lee is also a historical advisor hired by the General Administration of Optoelectronics.
"Mr. Bai, what do you say about the cost of buying this TV series?"
Tang Nian was very concerned about this issue.
"In order to let the TV station relax, this time we have no way to adopt the model of guaranteed sharing to sell dramas, and we are currently using the model of advertising sharing!"
"In fact, it is the advertising fee earned by the TV series during the broadcast of the TV station, the plan of the producer and the TV station to share equally, and the investment of 100 million yuan in the TV series with historical themes, we can still bear this risk...... It shouldn't be more than 500 million, right? ā
Although he said comforting words to Tang Nian on the phone, Bai Yiji finally asked uneasily.
"Mr. Bai relaxes, this historical-themed TV series has probably come out with the script for the first ten episodes, and the overall plot should not exceed fifty episodes......"
"This time, in order to shoot confidentially, I am looking for old drama bones, and they are the kind of old drama bones who do not seek fame and fortune, some old drama bones have been away from the TV stage for more than ten years, and they are all powerful artists on the TV screen in the eighties and nineties of the last century!"
"Under our company, I invited Chen Baoguo, Wang Zhiwen, etc., and the other actors are all looking for second- and third-tier artists or selected in Hengdu Film and Television City, and all of them signed confidentiality agreements......"
"A budget of 100 million should basically be enough, but it depends on the broadcast situation, if the ratings are good and the episodes are extended, of course the budget of 100 million can't bear it!"
After weighing it in his heart, Tang Nian gave a rather vague judgment.
"Hahaha...... I'm relieved! ā
"Ratings, I'm not worried, after all, it's your TV series...... Well, if the ratings explode, the company will naturally increase its investment, you just have to rest assured that you can shoot! ā
"After all, it's all for the company, it's all for the two movies "Master of Memory" and "Hurricane Rescue......"
"You concentrate on filming and producing TV series in Hengdu Film and Television City, and I'll take care of the rest! If there is a need, there is a lack of professionals, you just tell me, I will arrange people! ā
"The broadcast of "Fox's Summer" will be broadcast tomorrow, about 20 days of broadcast cycle, and it will end at the end of May...... The script over there is finalized, if the first two episodes come out, you have to mention it to me as soon as possible, and I can arrange for a review......"
"By the way, "Fox's Summer" is her TV series, are you sure you don't want to watch it?"
In the end, Bai Yiji teased.
"Uh...... You have to watch it, but you have to get the TV series in your hand on the right track! ā
"Men, put your career first......"
Since everything has been dealt with, Tang Nian naturally didn't say much to Bai Yiji, hung up the phone in a hurry, and continued to devote himself to the adaptation of the script.
"Liu Yiyi, the plot of episodes 11 and 12, have you done a good job?"
Putting down the phone, Tang Nian shouted at a middle-aged man.
"Nope!"
"Don't bother me!"
"This character's lines are really too difficult to handle...... On the one hand, all the ancients spoke pure ancient languages, or with a Mandarin accent, and on the other hand, the modern spoken language of the protagonist Liu Yiyi, which is also a ...... with a Mandarin accent."
"I kind of regret coming here to be the chief screenwriter......"
"During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City was in the Guanzhong area, and it was an authentic Guanzhong dialect, do you keep this? Even Li Shimin, the emperor of the dynasty, also told you one by one'......"
The middle-aged man is the chief screenwriter of the historical TV series Tang Nian.
Like the previous "Cohabitation Blog" and "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals", they are both the authors of the original novels who serve as the chief screenwriters.
is responsible for the worldview structure and character setting of the adapted script, as well as the control of the story line and plot.
Tang Nian's words completely ignited his irritability.
The middle-aged man looked at the large pile of historical materials of the Tang Dynasty on the table, and kept talking, but his face became more and more desperate.
"Tang Nian, I've read the script of these ten episodes, no problem!"
"The character settings and lines are in line with the description of Chang'an County during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, and the plot of the story is well combined with the historical events during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, and the character characteristics of some historical figures are very well controlled......
"And in the end, it was Li Xian who became the emperor and became Tang Gaozong, and it did not change the historical trend of the main historical figures!"
"Now it's up to the quality of the film......"
Professor Li from Kyung Da took off his reading glasses from his ears and looked very tired.
If it weren't for the fate formed during the period of "Meng Jiangnu", coupled with the attitude of 'polishing with the height of the drama' that Tang Nian has always insisted on, he would definitely not accept the invitation.
Especially in the case of this historical TV series, it adopts the mode of filming and broadcasting.
However, this historical TV series, although there are time-traveling elements in it, deliberately ignored this point when it was actually adapted into a film and television script, and only hinted at this point through the demeanor and words of the protagonist Liu Yiyi, who is very characteristic of modern people.
This is a clever way to avoid the 'historical nihilistic tendencies' that the national cultural institutions have been emphasizing recently.
Looking at the script of the first ten episodes, at best, he is a little person who is incompatible with the Tang Dynasty era, because he lives near Chang'an, and he is accidentally involved in a series of historical events during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty.
A series of historical events are viewed through the perspective of the protagonist Liu Yichi.
The darkest political power struggles are hidden in the peaceful lives of ordinary people, and they spread lightly through after-dinner conversations.
The dark history, no matter how many times it is torn apart, is offset by the warm life of ordinary little people.
Putting down the script, a strong sense of irony came to my face......
Ahem...... When the teacher became ill, Professor Li involuntarily entered the state of preparing for class.
"Great!"
"Professor Li, you can take a break first, Liu Yiyi and I will strive to complete the middle twenty episodes of the script in these two days, and this week we will finalize all the text scripts, if you think it's okay, we will fully start the early stage of the storyboard script and character lines!"
"During this period, we will try to finalize the actors for the main character roles......"
"If it goes well, we will be able to officially start filming in late May, and we will be able to get the broadcast license at the end of May, and this TV series will be able to meet the audience in early June!"
Professor Li's affirmation of the adapted script for the first ten episodes made Tang Nian overjoyed.
At the same time, Tang Nian automatically ignored Liu Yiyi's wail.
The wind, blowing through the window, swept away the heat in the conference room, adding a bit of brightness to the whole room.
"Boom la la ......"
The manuscript of the script for the first ten episodes, with the help of the wind, quickly flipped and quickly closed the cover, and the two big characters 'Mu Tang' occupied most of the space on the cover of the script.
bought the film and television adaptation rights of more than ten novels in one go, and Tang Nian finally chose the novel "Mu Tang" for the TV script adaptation.
This is the first counter-work of the 'Tian Ji Horse Racing Modern Version', and it is also the breakthrough work of the three companies besieging Tencent Pictures......