The filming of [Ancient Sword Strange Tan] ended completely, and Gu Wei and his party flew back to the capital from Hengdian.

This Xianxia drama with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars has little to do with Gu Wei in a short period of time.

It's September now, and according to the normal process, the post-production of [Ancient Sword] will take at least 3 months or more, after all, there are many places where special effects need to be used.

The release time is July next year, and this time in between will not bring him any feedback on fame.

Gu Wei's salary for filming [Ancient Sword] is 2 million, with an average of 40,000 yuan per episode, and Yang Mi's salary is more than 8 million.

is also a big gap between the salaries of the male and female protagonists.

This is also normal, although Gu Wei is a movie café, he has also been a director.

But the most important thing for TV drama producers to find actors is fame and popularity, if you can bring ratings, the filmmakers are willing to spend a high price.

Gu Wei's current fame is too big compared to Yang Mi.

During the filming of [Gu Jian], there was some media exposure, and there were only more than 1 million Weibo fans.

can give him 40,000 episodes, and Huanrui also sees it for the sake of him as a partner.

You must know that the original Li He filmed [Ancient Sword] and only got a salary of 10,000 episodes.

But when [Ancient Sword] was released in 14 years, Li He became popular, and his TV series salary soared to 550,000 episodes.

It can be seen that the popularity of this drama at that time and the blessing of the actor's fame.

In a summer vacation, an unknown 18-tier actor has soared to become the top star in the domestic entertainment industry.

Gu Wei's personal income, including remuneration and endorsements, is all in the studio's account.

The investment in movies and TV series goes through the accounts of film and television companies, although they are all his companies, but the accounts still have to be clearly separated.

Came to the company, met with the agent Yang Liwen, and dealt with some company affairs.

Zhao Mingcheng is not in the company, [The Promotion of the Crown Princess] is the first TV series filmed by the company, and Zhao Mingcheng attaches great importance to it.

Personally served as the producer of this show.

is now filming with the crew in Xiangshan Film and Television City, and it is estimated that it will take a while to come back.

Gu Wei sat in his office, and Yang Liwen handed over a stack of scripts.

"Mr. Gu, this is an invitation to audition sent to you by other companies and crews recently."

Gu Wei took it and looked at it slowly.

Suddenly, he pulled out a script.

What's going on with this TV series now?

Yang Liwen glanced at the name [Shanshan is coming].

She thought about it for a moment

"This drama is invested and produced by Shanghai Juku Culture Communication Co., Ltd., speaking of which, we have dealt with this company before."

"Oh? How I am not impressed. Gu Wei thought about it, but he was not impressed at all.

"Mr. Gu, do you remember that when our studio was first established last year, you asked me to acquire the copyright.

At that time, the studio's funds were limited, and when we were talking to Gu Man about the copyright of [A Smile is Alluring], there was a company in Shanghai that competed with us.

It's this Shanghai drama cool. ”

"You say that, I remember, there is such a thing." Gu Wei was stunned.

Yang Liwen hesitated

"Mr. Gu, after buying Gu Man's copyright, I got to know Gu Man and some people in the drama company.

In fact, although the drama "Shanshan is Coming" is also adapted by Gu Man, it is actually a gift for Gu Man when he sells [He Yisheng Xiaomo]. ”

"And that kind of thing?" These are indeed things that Gu Wei does not understand.

Yang Liwen nodded.

Of all Gu Man's all, only [He Yisheng Xiaomo] is the most famous, the most popular, and has many fans.

The original work of "Shanshan is coming" is called "Shanshan is coming to eat", and the response was mediocre when it was released.

Later, Gu Man sold the film and television adaptation rights of [He Yisheng Xiaomo] to Juku Company at a price of 1 million, and this book was also transferred as a gift. ”

"Then why did the drama start filming [Shanshan is coming] first?"

Gu Wei remembered that [Shanshan is coming] was released earlier than [Why Sheng Xiaomo].

According to the people on the side of the drama, their company pays special attention to the IP of [Why], and specially invited director Liu Junjie, who has filmed the popular idol drama "Prince Becomes a Frog", to direct it.

The actors also found Zhong Hanliang, who is popular in Wanwan, and Tang Yan, a popular actress on our side, all in accordance with the standards of popular TV series.

And [Shanshan is coming] was started in order to let director Liu Junjie better run in with the mainland crew, with little investment and low cost.

I heard that even the venue is made of [He Yisheng Xiaomo]. ”

After listening to the agent's words, Gu Wei was not only not worried, but happy.

"The crew sent me an audition invitation, did they invite anyone else?"

"I heard that Zhang Han was also invited."

Gu Wei stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and lowered his head to think for a while.

"In this way, you first contact Gu Man, she is the original author of this drama and one of the editors. Have a certain say in casting.

We bought her copyright, and there will be cooperation in the post-shooting, and she will definitely give this face.

Then I contacted the cool people of the show, and since they didn't attach much importance to the show, I asked them if they would like to accept the investment. We can pay a premium. ”

In the entertainment industry, when actors need to compete for a role.

False competition: conquer the director with strength, and get the role with acting skills.

Real competition: rely on relationships, rely on connections, bring money into the group, bribe directors, and unspoken rules

Of course, in some large-scale projects, the producer and director will also first consider the actor's acting skills and the suitability of the role, after all, only if the film is shot well, everyone will gain fame and fortune.

But if you meet a role that everyone is suitable for, then it depends on who is smarter in the means under the table.

Just like Zhang Jizhong filmed [The Condor Heroes] a few years ago, when the actor Yang Guo had two alternatives, Huang Xiaoming and Nie Yuan.

The two can be said to be comparable in acting skills and image, and no one has more advantages.

And in order to be more suitable for the role of Yang Guo, Nie Yuan deliberately went for plastic surgery and did bone shaving.

But in the end, the crew still chose Huang Xiaoming.

It is said that it was won by one vote, and the producer Zhang Jizhong was left with this vote.

Although [Condor] has brought Huang Xiaoming's fame to a higher level, it is rumored that he did not make any money filming this big drama, and the inside story is thought-provoking.

"Understood, Mr. Gu, I'll do this now."

After another two days, Gu Wei had nothing to do, just writing songs in the company's office.

He took the time to go to the piano shop and buy a Yamaha piano and put it in the living room.

When I was alone at home at night, I played a song, my slender ten fingers beating on the keys, and the melodious sound of the piano wafted through the empty room, which felt great.

On the third day, Yang Liwen brought good news to Gu Wei.

Juku agreed to Gu Wei's investment request.

[Shanshan is coming] plans to invest a total of 30 million, and they can allow Gu Wei to invest 10 million, but they can only account for 25% of the shares.

As long as Gu Wei invests, the male protagonist is his.

"The drama is so good, the entire crew of [Shanshan] is their people, and the venue is also the venue of [He Yisheng Xiaomo], a modern drama, I didn't find any popular stars, and I didn't need to do special effects, how could I spend 30 million?

Forget it, it's someone else's drama, and since we want to join, we have to abide by other people's rules.

I replied to the drama cool, and I agreed to invest. ”

Gu Wei has nothing to hesitate, this is the rule in the circle, if you want to join other people's projects, and you don't have any resources that people need, then you have to pay a premium, and what people say is what they say.

If this is an investor in another industry, believe it or not, the drama dares to shout the shooting cost to 50 million.

When the time comes, use other people's money to make your own drama, and the rest will be purely earned.

However, Gu Wei is not at a loss, with the popularity of [Shanshan is Coming] after its release, he also made a lot of money with an investment of 10 million and 25%.

Moreover, there is also the blessing of the male protagonist of the hot drama on his popularity.

It's a win-win situation for both fame and money.

"In terms of salary, how much does the drama give?"

"3 million. [Shanshan is coming] has a total of 34 episodes, with an average of nearly 90,000 episodes. ”

Gu Wei was a little surprised

"The salary is generous."

"Mr. Gu, you just finished filming [Ancient Sword and Strange Tan], although it has not been released yet, but after all, it is a Xianxia drama with an investment of hundreds of millions, and the industry is also very optimistic that this drama will be a big hit.

So if you look for your crew now, the salary will be higher.

The drama is reasonable. ”

Yang Liwen explained.

Some time ago, he invested 20 million in Wu Jing's [Wolf Warrior].

The company has opened a new drama [The Promotion of the Crown Princess], with a total investment of 5 million, this drama basically has no stars, and all the actors have cabbage prices, and the money is spent on filming, so it can be so cheap.

There are still 12.5 million left in the company's account, and after investing in [Shanshan], it is a little stretched.

Gu Wei thought about it, and simply invested all the remaining 2 million US dollars in his hand into the film and television company.

(End of chapter)