The boss wants to make a martial arts drama?"

Qiao Yinghong is already very good at reading people, and she has been managing the studio for so long, and she has already figured out the character of this boss.

Although Fang Xing looks very young, Qiao Yinghong can feel that the boss sometimes talks wildly on the show, but he is actually very calm.

"I have plans to make a TV series, and the current idea is a martial arts TV series, but it is not a traditional martial arts." Fang Xing explained a little.

Qiao Yinghong thought about it for a moment, and then asked, "Is the boss planning to invest himself?" Or is it a project to attract investment from film and television companies?"

Regarding the matter of investment, Fang Xing has already considered: "We invest ourselves, and if there are film and television companies that want to invest, they can also consider it, but the premise is that the investor must not interfere in the production of the drama."

Qiao Yinghong probably understood what it meant, and asked again, "Is the boss planning to cooperate with a film and television company?" Or do you want to find someone to pull a crew yourself? If we had formed a team on our own, I'm afraid it would have been a lot of work."

A crew, very complex inside and out.

If you don't have a mature crew, it's very energy-consuming to pull a crew out from scratch.

What's more, the crew itself also has circles.

If you are not in the circle and want to form a team, there will be a lot of problems that are difficult to solve.

Not to mention the core members of the director and cinematographer.

Just talking about the props group, if you are not an acquaintance, it is not easy to find a reliable props group.

Coupled with the lighting, field affairs, actor coordination, and group performances, if you want to start from scratch, you can't do it in a year or two.

"It's good to find a mature crew to work with, if you know a crew over there, you can make an appointment to talk. I'm going to have dinner with Yan Lan and He Rongchang in two days to see if there are any opportunities to work together."

Fang Xing doesn't plan to open a film and television company, so he doesn't need to form a crew by himself, and it is easiest to find a crew to work with.

Qiao Yinghong has been an agent for so many years, although she has always been a singer, but occasionally she will be involved in actors, variety shows, and film appointments, so she still has some connections in the film and television industry.

She thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, I'll try to visit Zheng Lisong's crew. Their play will be completed this month, so let's try to see if we can follow up on the play they just finished and collaborate on a one."

Sometimes, when a drama is filmed.

The film and television company feels that this crew is reliable, and there will be a situation of reinvesting in another one.

……

After the work session.

Fang Xing sent Yan Lan a WeChat message: Sister, Happy New Year.

Yan Lan: The Lantern Festival is over, so do you remember to pay New Year's greetings at this time?

Fang Xing: The 2G network speed in this hometown is too slow, and it has only been delivered now.

Yan Lan: Nonsense. Say, what's the matter?

Fang Xing: I'll have a meal tomorrow. If Director He is free, call together.

Yan Lan: I wanted to talk about work, but I was not happy.

Fang Xing: Let's talk about it when we meet, and promise to be happy.

After a few more nonsense, the chat ended.

The next night.

Fang Xing called Qiao Yinghong, booked a place at the Lilac Restaurant in Shanghai, and had dinner with Yan Lan and He Rongchang.

Both sides arrived ten minutes early, just in time for the front and back feet to enter the restaurant.

They are all punctual people, and it will save a lot of trouble when they cooperate in this way.

Qiao Yinghong, as an agent, saw Yan Lan and He Rongchang many times during the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala.

She took the initiative to stretch out her hand: "It's been a while, and Teacher Yan is shining brighter."

Yan Lan smiled happily, "Mr. Qiao is really good at complimenting people."

After the four of them sat down, they ordered a meal, and while the food was not served, they drank some red wine and chatted first.

Fang Xing took the initiative to get down to business: "I have a script that I am going to make into a serial, and I am preparing it, and I immediately thought of Director He and my sister."

Yan Lan smiled and said, "I just said, how can it be so good, invite me to dinner, I really want to talk about work."

said so, but she was very interested in the script that Fang Xing said.

Because of the previous sketch "Hello, Li Huanying", in the audience voting after the Spring Festival Gala, it won the first place in the language program, and there is a big gap with the second.

The reason why this sketch can be successful is, firstly, that the actors act well, and secondly, the script is the foundation of everything.

If you don't have a good book, no matter how capable an actor is, it's useless.

Therefore, Yan Lan was very curious about the script that Fang Xing said, and asked, "What about the script?"

Fang Xing took out two A4 printed scripts from his bag, handed them over and said, "This is the first half of the script, the back ones haven't been sorted out yet, let's see if I'm interested."

Yan Lan was also not polite, she took it and opened it to see, "This is...... Sitcom?"

Fang Xing nodded and replied, "Yes, I have seen the sitcom "Health Center" that you collaborated on, so I want to ask if you are interested."

A few years ago, He Rongchang and Yan Lan collaborated on a sitcom.

This sitcom is not a big hit, but it has a good reputation, and it is a sitcom with a small investment and a good rate of return.

Sitcoms have limitations, though.

The investment is small, please not big name actors.

The investment is large, and it is difficult to recover the cost.

The main reason is that the capital does not have much confidence in sitcoms, and it is difficult to make large investments.

The sitcom itself is not the kind of project suitable for big investment, it is better to find actors with good acting skills and low prices to play.

Besides.

Sitcoms are not like idol dramas, find a little fresh meat to act, the drama itself does not need to be of high quality, you can harvest a wave just by your face, and then fry CP, it is easy to become popular.

This also leads to the fact that the endless ancient puppet online dramas on the market do not need to have the energy to polish the script, and they can make a wave of money when they are filmed.

Sitcoms are different.

It's not an idol drama, you can't rely on your face alone.

Moreover, comedians for the most part cannot eat with their faces.

This leads to the screenwriter polishing the script and the actors polishing their acting skills.

The crew spent a lot of energy to shoot the drama, but the result may not be as popular as the ancient puppets who rely on their faces and rely on filters to eat.

It's a thankless job.

Under the vicious circle, investors are becoming less and less confident in sitcoms.

He Rongchang has filmed sitcoms, so he knows that sitcoms are now a thankless genre.

As a director, he definitely wants to become famous and make more money.

So, when he heard that the script was a sitcom, he was interested and interested, but he didn't have much confidence.

Still, he opened the script and read it for a while.

Judging from the script of the first two episodes, this book is still good.

This is He Rongchang's first feeling.

However, to really determine whether the script has potential, you need to go back and read the script carefully.

It's dinner now, and I don't have time to read the script slowly, so I can only briefly browse the first few episodes, and I probably have an impression.

He closed the script and said, "The first few episodes looked pretty good. However, the market for sitcoms is not very good now, and it is troublesome to attract investment. Do you plan to invest on your own, or do you want to work with a film and television company?"

Fang Xing did not hesitate, and replied directly: "I will vote myself, if there is a film and television company that wants to invest, you can also talk about it, but the premise is that the management does not interfere in the filming of the drama."

He Rongchang could hear it, and Fang Xing was very confident in this script.

He thought about it and said, "Sitcoms today are not the same as they were ten years ago. Ten years ago, sitcoms only needed 100,000 per episode to shoot.

"Now the cost of filming has increased, and the cost of shooting per episode is approaching one million, and I can't press it much."

If the price is calculated at 1 million per episode, this means that it will take at least 40 million to shoot a 40-episode drama.

If you want to make 80 episodes, then the investment will have to go to 80 million.

The reason why He Rongchang asked about investment at the beginning was that he knew that this investment was too big, and if he personally invested in shooting, the risk was too high.

Once the shot is broken, it will be lost.

Fang Xing's current funds in the studio's account, plus the income from the songs in the next six months, can support this investment, but once the investment fails, it will return to the pre-liberation period overnight.

Hearing He Rongchang's concern, Fang Xing smiled and said, "I can solve it by investing, there is no problem. He doesn't have to worry about investment."

As a director, my favorite quote is, "Don't worry about investment."

He Rongchang couldn't help but smile on his face and asked, "You are so confident in this show?"

"Yes, very confident. Besides, I can afford to lose, so I have nothing to worry about."

Fang Xing really can afford it.

After the Spring Festival Gala was broadcast, brands have broken through the threshold of the studio.

Even if you really lose, it's a big deal to receive a few more endorsements.

Besides, if this drama can lose, it will be a hell of a loss.

He Rongchang was more rigorous, nodded and agreed, "Since that's the case, then I'll go back and read the script, and then I'll give you an answer."

Fang Xing nodded and agreed, "Okay, I hope we can cooperate."

He Rongchang looks at the script from the perspective of a director, and will consider whether the script can be filmed, whether it will be a bad movie, and whether it can return to the original.

Yan Lan is different.

She is an actor, and she habitually substitutes into the role when she reads the script.

So, she looked at it and was a little fascinated.

The waiter began to serve the food, and she was still watching, completely oblivious to the fact that there was someone next to her.

Then, when she started to eat, she drank the soup with a spoon and her eyes were still glued to the script on the table.

Under normal circumstances, she behaved like this, but it was actually not very polite.

However, this script was given by Fang Xing, and the more she liked it, the happier Fang Xing naturally became.

The meal took more than an hour.

He Rongchang felt that the matter was almost over, and he needed to go back and read the script carefully, so he proposed that today's dinner would be here.

Both sides stood up and shook hands to say goodbye.

Yan Lan also stood up, looked at He Rongchang, and said with a smile on her face, "I like this script, I want to act."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Fang Xing again and asked, "Is it up to me to choose the role?"

Fang Xing nodded and replied, "Basically, yes. However, there's a character in there, and it's basically tailored to you."

When Yan Lan heard this, she was even more happy: "That's it. Then I know which one. Anyway, I like this script, if you can't get investment, I can help."

Fang Xing nodded and agreed, "Okay."

……

Two days passed.

Yan Lan and He Rongchang took the initiative to make an appointment, and when they heard the news, Fang Xing probably guessed the result.

As expected, He Rongchang was also interested in this script.

Still, he worries about the future of sitcoms.

"This script is really good, although it is only the first part, but even if it is only filmed in this part, it is good as the first part. The only question is the investment, how much are you going to invest?" He Rongchang began to talk about investment in depth.

"How much do you think you want to vote?"

Qiao Yinghong took over the topic, about investment, it would be more convenient for the broker to talk.

Don't wait for He Rongchang to answer.

Yan Lan preemptively interjected: "My salary can be offered at a friendly price to help save shooting costs."

She went back and read the script twice, and the more she read it, the more she liked it, so she offered to reduce her salary.

In fact, her original salary was not high.

However, after the Spring Festival Gala sketch was broadcast, it rose a little.

The cooperation in the Spring Festival Gala sketches was very pleasant, so Yan Lan took the initiative to reduce the salary.

He Rongchang continued: "The specific investment depends on what kind of actors are used. If you don't calculate the actor's salary, the cost of each episode can be controlled between 40 and 500,000.

"According to the current salary of actors in TV dramas, which usually accounts for 50% of the total investment, the shooting cost is about 900,000 per episode.

"If you want to invite traffic stars to star, the cost is not easy to calculate, 2 million, 3 million episodes are available."

Fang Xing shook his head and said, "Don't invite traffic stars, I think the actors who cooperate with the Spring Festival Gala sketches are very good, and you can also talk to the actors of the sitcom "Health Center" to see if there are any opportunities for cooperation."

He Rongchang understood as soon as he heard it.

This means that if you don't invite big-name actors, the actor's salary can be reduced a lot.

In addition, Yan Lan took the initiative to reduce his salary to star, so the shooting cost of each episode will be lower.

He Rongchang made a rough calculation in his mind: "If you don't invite big-name actors, then the actor's salary should be reduced even more.

"However, judging from the script, the role of the male lead is heavier, and the salaries of other actors can be saved, so the male lead must find a better actor.

"Moreover, the introduction of the male number one in the script must be handsome.

"In the entertainment industry, the price of handsome actors with acting skills cannot be low."

Fang Xing pointed at himself with a smile and asked, "Director He thinks it's okay for me to act?"

He Rongchang raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "You are here to act?"

"Yes, I'll do it." Fang Xing affirmed.

He Rongchang initially felt that Fang Xing was going to invest in the production of this drama, mainly responsible for the script and part of the producer's work.

Besides, there is a big difference between filming and acting in sketches.

An actor who can act in sketches may not necessarily be able to film.

Sitcoms are slightly better, though.

From a certain point of view, sketches and sitcoms have a lot of similarities.

Therefore, after thinking about it seriously, He Rongchang said, "Judging from the effect of your skit, you can try it. But if you ask me to be a director, I won't be polite to you. If you can't do it, you have to change people, and you won't have privileges just because you're an investor."

Fang Xing nodded and agreed, "Of course, if after the audition, the director thinks that I really can't act, then let's find another actor."

He Rongchang was quite satisfied with this answer: "Just have your words. However, you don't have to worry too much, looking at your performance in the sketch, I think you should be able to act, but you just have to make some adjustments.

"So I'm talking ugly ahead, when I'm directing, I'm going to scold when I should scold, you'd better be mentally prepared."

"Of course." Fang Xing smiled and agreed.

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