Gao Xu's drama project has less than half of the investment in animation projects, with a total investment of about 40 million yuan for 15 episodes; Profit expectations are not comparable to animated films at all. As Wang Siqi and other people think, the fastest money is still the movie box office.

But Gao Xu put more effort into costume dramas.

The crew built a filming location in the Western Regions Province. From 509 to the first half of 510, less than a year of production, Gao Xu flew twice to the shooting site to observe in person. Sun Jing under his command was also stationed in the Western Regions for a long time, passing all kinds of information back to Taicang.

A large media company in Taicang has signed an exclusive premiere agreement with Dream Incubation Studio.

The terms are a bit complicated, and the key element is the adoption of a floating royalty cooperation model. Towards the end of the episode, one of the other party's pay TV stations was the first to show it, and then it was released on their video website. The higher the ratings and the number of broadcasts, the more the copyright fee, which can be implemented in accordance with the agreement.

At the same time, Gao Xu also has to follow up on the animation project of "Animal City". With the experience of the last time, this time he is also familiar with the road. However, signing various contracts, negotiating matters in the process of cooperation, and complicated things still can't be lazy. In short, for most of the year, Gao Xu entered a busy life again.

After both projects entered the market, the situation was a bit unexpected.

"Dragon Gate Inn" was quickly broadcast in China, and the ratings of TV stations unexpectedly climbed steadily. As the producer, Taicang Shengying Film Studio, according to the current data evaluation, this project will not only not lose money, but also make a lot of money. At the very least, the cost of exclusive broadcasting can be recovered in the early stage, and then it can be sold to other TV stations and websites, as well as export rights. So profitability is a certainty.

This kind of traditional costume drama, after being exported, at least Japan, Korea, Xian country, Annam country and other places have a high degree of acceptance.

The company that premiered the exclusive, has already expressed a desire to continue working together, and they want to slightly modify the ending of the episode in order to shoot a sequel. But Gao Xu didn't accept it, he had his own plans for costume dramas and didn't want to continue this theme.

Of course, such a decision is incomprehensible to Wei Jixun and people in the media company, because the outside world now believes that this theme has become a high-quality project. Gao Xu's thinking angle is different, he is considering the content of the Wude period.

"Zootopia" has just been released simultaneously around the world recently, and making money is expected.

The surprise is that this animation has just been released, and observing the domestic box office trend, it seems that it cannot surpass the previous animation "Dream"; On the contrary, it has performed surprisingly well in foreign markets.

It stands to reason that this should not be the case, Gao Xu feels that the watchability of "Animal City" is no worse than that of "Dreaming", not to mention the halo bonus of the Shufei Golden Fan Award, but the domestic audience did not buy it as expected.

On this day, the "eldest brother" Wei Jixun came and came to the dream incubation studio in person. Gao Xu invited him into the office and let Xiao Yu make two cups of tea.

Wei Jixun didn't hide his feelings, and said straightforwardly: "To be honest, I really didn't plan to make money on dramas last year. ”

"I know." Gao Xu smiled.

The two talked about this topic, Gao Xu opened the video website, clicked on the "Dragon Gate Inn" on the homepage, and moved the monitor so that Wei Jixun could also see it.

What impressed Gao Xu the most in his memory was Maggie Cheung's participation in the movie version, because of technical limitations, the movie pictures and fineness in his memory were not as good as the episodes on the monitor at that time.

The dramas that are being played, the costumes, the details of the scenes, the shooting techniques, and the acting skills of the actors, are all cinematic in Gao Xu's eyes. Gao Xu has watched it before, and the series pays more attention to the relationship between the characters and the plot, and the whole world view is also very mellow and smooth. This drama is undoubtedly a masterpiece.

Gao Xu's mood is quite good, at this level, if he continues to shoot the story of Wu Dechao, the spread and influence will definitely not be bad.

Wei Jixun looked at it for a while and said, "The shooting is really good, I admire it very much." Brother Liu is a victorious general in business. ”

Gao Xu smiled and was noncommittal. He feels that this TV series, in addition to being well-made, has to admit that creativity has taken a shortcut. There are a large number of bad movies in various periods, and it is often difficult to distinguish them before the market test; And he directly took the classics recognized by countless people in his memory, and he would not be far behind.

Maybe innovation is not so easy, and it can't even be done with money alone. Innovation in literature and art is enough, but if innovation in science and technology is made, sometimes it can directly launch the engine of the world economy, and it is by no means child's play.

Wei Jixun's voice said again: "I came here today to disturb, mainly because the uncle mentioned you. ”

"Oh?" Gao Xu looked away from the screen.

Wei Jixun said: "After what the uncle said, I also realized the excellence of Brother Liu. You should be investing in a series for the first time, and it's not easy to organize such an unknown project. ”

"The consultants around me are also very competent, at least they didn't let me fall into some pitfalls." Gao Xu said lightly.

Wei Jixun nodded and said: "Brother Liu is indeed very knowledgeable, like that director Ma Xuan, I was not optimistic about it at the time." We both talked about it, you have to use him. ”

Gao Xu said: "Now it seems that you are not wrong, right? ”

Wei Jixun pondered for a moment: "Brother Liu doesn't understand the directing profession, how can he make a definite judgment?" ”

This sentence stopped Gao Xu at once, and he thought for a while and said, "It mainly depends on intuition. I'm a person who is willing to listen to other people's analysis and opinions, but I only rely on myself for decisions and results. ”

Wei Jixun was stunned for a moment, and looked at Gao Xu.

However, in Gao Xu's mind, intuition is actually a vague summary of information from many aspects. Not to mention a director, the big deal is just to affect a deal, the civil and military officials appointed by Gao Xu back then often affect the operation of the dynasty and the victory or defeat of the war, didn't he also rely on intuition?

Wei Jixun's eyes were both appreciative and seemed to have emotions similar to jealousy, and his tone was a little strange: "Uncle has a high opinion of you. ”

Gao Xu glanced at him and said modestly: "Thanks to Mr. Wei Zhongming's wrong love." However, Mr. Wei's business is not the same thing as ours, and there should be an essential difference. ”

Wei Jixun said: "By the way, the 12-nation economic and trade conference will be held next month, and the venue will be in Taicang. When the time came, my uncle would also come to Taicang, and he asked me to bring a message and invited Brother Liu to go with him. ”

Gao Xu showed a surprised look and asked, "I, a person who does entertainment film and television, need to attend such a meeting?" ”

Wei Jixun shook his head and said: "I don't know the reason, like my father's capital is larger than Brother Liu's, and I didn't receive an invitation." But since the uncle has spoken, he has his own reasons. ”

"I'll give you an answer in the second half of the year, and I'll call Brother Wei when the time comes." Gao Xue said. He didn't know if Wei Zhongming had any deep meaning for the time being, so he left room casually for now.

"Ahh Wei Jixun looked at him in shock.

Gao Xu said kindly: "Xiao Wan doesn't want me to be busy with utilitarianism all day, I have to discuss it with her first." ”

Wei Jixun suddenly laughed: "What does she know about this kind of thing?" Leave her alone! ”

"Brother Wei is Xiaowan's eldest brother, of course you can ignore it." Gao Xu smiled.

Wei Jixun shook his head slightly: "Okay, but Brother Liu had better not refuse the uncle." If Xiao Wan is messing around, I will help you persuade her. ”

"It's a deal." Gao Xu stretched out his hand.

Wei Jixun held his hand, looked at him and said, "Then I won't bother much." Remember to call as soon as possible. ”

Gao Xu sent Wei Jixun to the elevator.

He returned to the hall, walked to the door of the office, and called Sun Jing. When she came out, Gao Xu said in front of several people: "Now, the project is in the harvest season. There's nothing important to do after that, we just have to wait. I also wanted to take a break and look for my next project. I won't be coming to work tomorrow. ”

Sun Jing nodded and said, "I'll take care of the rest, and I wish you a happy holiday." ”

Gao Xu looked at her: "Very good." When the rest of the work is done, you let everyone take a vacation. Starting tomorrow, the working hours don't have to be so strict, if anyone has something, they can be late and ask for leave, anyway, there are not many affairs. ”

Sun Jing smiled: "Mr. Liu is really a good boss." ”

Gao Xu also smiled: "Just a few people, don't be too nervous about the money." Besides, when the project was carried out, everyone worked hard and seriously, thank you. ”

There was sporadic applause inside and outside the hall.

Sun Jing said: "The project of hundreds of millions of yuan is so light by you, Mr. Liu is magnificent." ”

The benefits of the project are already eight or nine, and of course a few light words can be said at this time. Gao Xu laughed "haha", then left the hall and walked towards the office.

He walked to the door, remembered something again, and suddenly turned his head and said, "Director Sun, Xiaoyu, if someone contacts you and asks about the creator of the content of the series, you remember to contact me." ”

"Okay." Xiao Yu was the first to answer, and she and Sun Jing nodded, looking a little puzzled.

Gao Xu didn't explain much. He walked up to Wang Cheng and chatted for a few words, picked up a stack of the most important paper documents, and then found a bag to put in. After packing up, I went downstairs with the bag.

Gao Xu placed the bag in the passenger seat of the sports car and sat down in the cab. He didn't start the car right away, and continued to sit in the car to calm down for a while.

The work is finally over, and the funds will be more abundant. Gao Xu let out a long sigh of relief.

The costume drama that is currently being played has a small number of hidden details in it. To this day, there is still no news of a few concubines; Maybe it's because there are too few details hinted at, or maybe they haven't seen the show yet.

But in the future, when Gao Xu made a drama about Emperor Wude, they shouldn't miss it. If they're really "here".

People of that era, of course, would be interested in the dramas of that era.