Chapter 406: Outside must first be inside [Two in one]
In other words, Zhou Yi's screenwriting department is really awesome.
A month ago, when Goofy expressed his idea to the screenwriting team, they quickly came up with several scripts according to Goofy's request.
As for the content, it does revolve around hot topics such as broken love, cheating, reunion, youth, and first love.
The book that Gao Fei and Han Li mentioned was one of them.
However, this cannot be entirely credited to the screenwriting department.
Because "To Our Dying Youth" is not an original script, but is based on an adaptation of the one found by the screenwriting team from the company's copyright library.
So in general, Jiang Hong also has a share of the credit this time.
Of course, in the final analysis, this is also a manifestation of Zhouyi's content production ability.
It shows that this content creation mechanism within Zhouyi is still very good.
……
But then again.
The content of that "To Youth" is actually not complicated.
It mainly tells the story of a group of young teenagers from the journey of chasing love on the college campus to the fog and choice of entering society.
Therefore, whether it is from the actors' costumes or the layout of the scenes, the requirements are not too high.
And due to the special subject matter, the director's shooting is not very difficult.
This is also the reason why the original author, who has no experience in filmmaking, can shoot "Those Years" smoothly.
So Gao Fei didn't think much about it, and was ready to hand over the project to Xue Xiaolu.
Compared with the choice of director, what really makes Gao Fei feel a headache is the problem of actors.
After all, there is only one female number one, but the company has two first-line actresses.
Therefore, whoever gives this project is bound to annoy the other.
What makes Gao Fei most helpless is that this kind of youth romance does not have high requirements for acting skills, so both Liu Yifei and Yang Mi can act.
So...... What a dilemma!
However, when the project "To Youth" spread within the company, in fact, Assistant Xiao Zhao was also ready to move.
It's just that after thinking about it for a long time, she thought that there was still a gap between Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, so she finally gave up this idea.
And when Zhao Liying took the initiative to withdraw from the competition for the female number one, she won the favor of Liu Yifei and Yang Mi.
After all, although Zhao Liying's fame and coffee position are not as good as them, they are not without threat.
You must know that her qualifications are the oldest among Zhou Yi's employees, especially since she once worked as Gao Fei's assistant for a while.
So if Zhao Liying really wants to fight for it, the final result is still unknown.
But take a step back and open the sky.
Now that Zhao Liying has taken the initiative to withdraw, except for the female number one, the remaining roles are estimated to be at her disposal.
And when Zhao Liying took the initiative to quit, the remaining little Karami in Zhou Yi had no courage to compete for roles with those two aunts and grandmothers.
But the timid are timid, and they still have the courage to watch the excitement.
It's just that just when Mao Xiaotong, Guli Nazha and others were looking forward to seeing the excitement of Liu Yifei and Yang Mi, the two actually reconciled in private.
I don't know what they talked about, anyway, in the end, Yang Mi took the initiative to withdraw, which ended this casting dispute.
In this way, it disappointed the little girls Mao Xiaotong and Gulinazha.
However, in addition to being disappointed, they became more and more curious about what tricks Liu Yifei and Yang Mi were playing.
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In fact, not only those little girls were curious, but Gao Fei also had some doubts in his heart.
Although the casting problem can be resolved peacefully, it also makes Goofy breathe a sigh of relief.
But while relaxing, he couldn't help but find Liu Yifei to knock on the side.
It's just that Liu Yifei didn't leak anything when she heard the words.
"What else?"
"Let's just talk about it, what's the conspiracy!"
No matter how Goofy tried, she said it.
Seeing this, Goofy had no choice but to give up.
It's just that what Gao Fei doesn't know is that Liu Yifei and Yang Mi can solve this problem peacefully because of him.
Seeing that Gao Fei was hooking up with the vixens outside in three plays in a row, these two naturally couldn't care about the infighting.
After all, they still understand the truth of "outside must first be inside".
So after some private communication, the two reached a consensus.
Everyone has one for each person, don't grab it, come one by one.
In this way, I don't let my guard down because of the infighting, and I don't know that I will be dug into the corner by the fox spirit outside.
And such an inside story naturally can't be said to Gao Fei.
But that's how strange things are sometimes.
The problem that made Goofy feel troublesome was solved very smoothly.
And where he took it for granted, something went wrong.
……
March 8, 2012.
Beijing, Wuzhou International Hotel.
After 45 days of release, "BJ Meets Seattle" finally went offline.
When the final box office of the movie was fixed at 653 million, almost all the major film and television companies in the circle looked at Zhou Yi and Anle Pictures.
It's all a thousand-year-old fox, and who doesn't know who.
As veterans in the industry, they can roughly estimate the cost of "BJ Meets Seattle" with just a glance.
Of course, Zhou Yi and Anle Pictures didn't want to hide it.
In this way, how much they have earned in this wave will naturally be revealed.
According to the 37.97% account sharing ratio, the producer can almost earn back 250 million yuan at the box office alone.
And the filming of the movie is again paid for by advertisers.
So on the movie "BJ Meets Seattle", Zhou Yi and Anle Pictures actually only paid 30 million for publicity and distribution.
Thinking of this, not to mention companies such as Tang Ren and Pony Galloping, even listed companies like Huayi and Guangguang couldn't help but be a little greedy when they looked at Gao Fei and Jiang Zhiqiang.
You must know that if you add the copyright licensing fees of other channels, then the gross profit of "BJ Meets Seattle" this time will reach 300 million.
Tsk~ The cost is 30 million, but the profit has reached 300 million......
Although the return on revenue is not as exaggerated as in "Those Years", who made "BJ Meets Seattle" have a high total profit.
So before the celebration banquet began, Gao Fei and Jiang Zhiqiang surrounded a group of old foxes who were tempting there.
It all means the same thing - want to get in the car.
For such a situation, Gao Fei also expected it.
Although with Zhou Yi's current strength, he already has the right to say no.
But Goofy neither agreed nor refused, but skillfully played Tai Chi there, saying all kinds of specious things.
Anyway, it's just a meaning, don't see a rabbit and don't scatter an eagle.
Seeing this situation, Wang Changtian suddenly felt a little helpless.
But he had expected it before he came.
After all, after dealing with Goofy for so long, he also knew that Goofy was a wonder.
Because although this guy looks young, he has a heavy mind and a deep city.
The means and eyesight are not worse than the average old fox at all.
Therefore, before coming to the celebration banquet, he was already prepared.
So after a moment of silence, he simply took out the heroine of the movie "The Four Famous Catches" that Fiber Optic Pictures was preparing as a bargaining chip.
Hearing this, Goofy only briefly thought about it for a moment and then agreed.
Although Liu Yifei may not be able to see it, with Gao Fei's understanding of Yang Mi, she will definitely not dislike it.
But the exchange is the exchange.
The investment cost that should be paid by the optical fiber media is still to be paid.
Because what a female No. 1 resource can exchange for is only the right to get on the bus.
Of course, Wang Changtian did not suffer a loss in this wave of transactions.
Regardless of whether the investment share of optical fiber is 1% or 5% this time, as long as there is the name of this investment, Wang Changtian's goal has been achieved.
And this is how listed film and television companies play.
In their eyes, movies are no longer a means of making money, but a tool to stimulate the rise of stock prices.
As long as the stock price rises by a few points, then they can earn back their investment tenfold and hundredfold.
And for Goofy, although the sequel to the series seems to be high-profit and low-risk, it is a matter of the future after all.
Besides, if you can use the name of a co-producer to exchange for a commercial film heroine, this wave of high-flying has not suffered.
Therefore, the mutual exchange of resources is the most fundamental logic of win-win.
It's just that......
Wang Changtian achieved his goal, but Mr. Wang was embarrassed.
You must know that since the year before last, Huayi has focused on the company's focus on live entertainment and real estate development.
Although there are still several film and television projects in hand now, Huayi is not like Optical Fiber, and its artists only have three or two big cats and kittens, resulting in a movie that is obviously produced by itself, but it has to find outsiders to play the leading role.
You must know that at the most exaggerated time, Huayi's stars almost occupied half of the domestic entertainment industry.
Therefore, every project produced by Huayi has basically been digested internally.
A turnip and a pit, there is no left at all.
So for a while, Xiao Wang always squeezed out a resource, and he really had a headache.
However, Huayi is Huayi in the end, and the background is not comparable to others.
After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Wang also gave a bargaining chip.
That is, the steampunk kung fu film "Tai Chi" in the late Qing Dynasty, which was personally supervised by Chen Guofu and was highly valued within Huayi.
After a brief introduction, Mr. Xiao Wang also said generously that this film project is a series, and Huayi is ready to shoot both the upper and lower episodes at one time, so it should be bought one get one free.
But then again, this film was originally a gift carefully prepared by Mr. Xiao Wang to Huang Xiaoming's young model little girlfriend.
If it weren't for the fact that Huayi's stock price would rise a little more this time, Xiao Wang might not be willing to take it out.
It's just that for Xiao Wang's generosity, Gao Fei can only understand it.
Because as soon as he heard the name of the so-called "steampunk kung fu movie in the late Qing Dynasty", Gao Fei had an ominous premonition in his heart.
According to his years of experience, the more strange the name, the faster it will hit the street!
So Gao Fei immediately said that he couldn't take advantage of Huayi, and he was unwilling to accept the resources of this female number one.
In the end, I would rather have a female number two of "Di Renjie's Divine Dragon King" than the female number one of "Tai Chi".
And seeing that Gao Fei chose so, Xiao Wang always pushed the boat with the water.
However, in this way, Xiao Wang always patted Gao Fei's shoulder with emotion and praised him for being a good person.
Although the second female lead of "Di Renjie's Divine Dragon King" is also a gift he prepared for his little girlfriend, in the eyes of Xiao Wang, it is just an appetizer.
The purpose is just to make the little tender model familiar with her face in front of the audience.
Xiao Wang is really ready to make her popular, in fact, she is still the heroine of the "Tai Chi" series.
Therefore, the words that Xiao Wang just exaggerated Gao Fei were absolutely heartfelt.
After all, Gao Fei made such a concession, I don't know how much trouble he saved in private.
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And when Gao Fei finally got rid of Mr. Wang, he wanted to talk to Gao Yuanyuan.
However, when he saw Gao Yuanyuan being sandwiched between Yang Mi and Liu Yifei on the left and right, the three of them were like sisters, chatting and laughing, Gao Fei suddenly couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes, and immediately changed direction decisively and smoothly, and walked towards Xue Xiaolu not far away.
But I didn't expect that when Gao Fei and Xue Xiaolu talked about the project "To Youth", as soon as he opened his mouth, Xue Xiaolu was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly:
"Mr. Gao, why didn't you say it earlier, I just agreed to Mr. Yu and took over a job from Berner!"
In other words, the project that Berner prepared this time is called "Very Lucky".
The film mainly tells the story of Sophie, an otaku cartoonist, in order to pursue the "Bond man" David, after a series of crooked hits, accidentally involved in the "agent" treasure hunting plan, thus starting a challenging exotic adventure.
How's it going, does it look familiar?
Hehe~ Because this is the sister film of "Very Perfect" that Zhang Ziyi filmed a few years ago, or a sequel.
It's just that the original female director Jin Yimeng obviously disappointed Zhang Ziyi.
Therefore, when filming the sequel this time, Zhang Ziyi kicked her directly.
Originally, Zhang Ziyi wanted to find a commercial film director in Hollywood to direct this time, but when "BJ Meets Seattle" exploded at the box office, she immediately changed her mind.
After all, Xue Xiaolu is not only the highest box office among female directors at the moment, but with her current box office results, there are few male directors who can compare to her.
At present, the box office of a single film is higher than hers, and there are only Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang in China.
And Xue Xiaolu, who just finished filming "BJ Meets Seattle", also happens to have experience shooting movies overseas.
In this way, she naturally became the most suitable candidate in Zhang Ziyi's eyes.
And when Zhang Ziyi and Yu Dong came together, Xue Xiaolu agreed after thinking for a while after understanding the content of the project.
First, because this project is also a love movie, which happens to be what Xue Xiaolu is good at.
Second, it was the investment in this film that made Xue Xiaolu moved.
Although she has already made two films, they are both low-budget commercial films.
Therefore, for a commercial blockbuster like "Very Lucky", which has invested more than 100 million yuan, she still wants to try it very much.
And after listening to Xue Xiaolu's words, Gao Fei suddenly shook his head helplessly.
But Xue Xiaolu is really no wonder about this.
If you really want to blame, you can only blame Gao Fei for ignoring Xue Xiaolu's popularity and not notifying her in advance.
So after sighing a few times in his heart, Gao Fei could only regret his understanding.
(End of chapter)