Chapter 157: The Truth! (Part 2)
Liu Yifei explained: "He said that a palace coup drama is impossible to finish in five minutes!"
"But if the length is too long, it will affect the performance of the whole play, simply shoot a ten-episode web drama, which can not only show the national situation of Daliang, but also comprehensively describe the embarrassing situation of the shadowless army in Daliang, and most importantly, promote "The Great Wall" in advance!"
Yang Xiaomi nodded first, and then shook her head: "But isn't "The Great Wall" released worldwide?
"YouTube has a special Chinese TV drama channel, Tudou is responsible for the operation, and the number of subscribers is more than 1 million... However, Netflix will exclusively introduce an English subtitled version..."
"Is that making money?"
"I don't know, he didn't tell me this!"
Make a fart, "The Great Wall" landed on Netflix, and a single episode was only $200,000...
As for the potato video, it did earn a little, but only a little, because the cost was high - the director of the 10 episodes invited Kong Sheng, and the screenwriter was Liu Heping + Song History Research Center of Hebei University...
Although "The Great Wall" is an alternate historical background, and the allusion is also the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression - otherwise the capital would not have been set in Chongqing, but the official style completely copied the history of the Song Dynasty and the changes in Jingkang...
A little bit of history knows how ashamed Song Qinzong and Zhao Huan are!
Looking at Chinese history, it is normal for the ruling class to be shameless and spineless. Like Chongzhen, who is dead-eyed, he has to stay and watch things and not hang himself on a tree, which is a minority of rulers.
After all, the son of a daughter can't sit down!
The emperor who has sat on the throne from ancient times to the present, the most important thing is the skill of internal fighting, and it is really difficult to explain it to the outside world...
The two masters of Qinzong and Huizong are stupid and incompetent, and they don't even have enough black hearts, but if one of them kills the other with a black hand, it won't be like this.
It's been to the point where you want to beware of the other party poisoning yourself, but you don't even poison the other party?
- When you are an emperor, even if you think about yourself for seven points, you have to leave two points to think about Sheji, and one point to think about the people. These two want to think of real gold for themselves, which is rare in ancient and modern times!
In short, the ten-episode "The Wind Rises" cost more than 40 million, plus the post-production, special effects...
The cost was directly made to 84 million.
Tudou video opened for 100 million and bought it out...
At first glance, the profit of more than 10 million is okay, but you have to know that "The Wind Rises" is considered to be for the promotion of "The Great Wall", and all the costs are counted in the publicity!
Zhang Yuqi diverted the topic: "Can I ask why I chose Da Tiantian?"
Yang Xiaomi said: "She gives a lot of money!"
"Huh?"
"It's really a lot, no one is sure that this movie will be profitable, so the cost is apportioned, Starlight invested 45 million US dollars, and also brought Wanda, Wanda also invested 15 million US dollars, and the two solved half of the investment... People don't have any other requirements, except for the heroine with Jingtian!"
60 million US dollars, close to 300 million yuan!
Would you like to change your heroine seat?
Anyway, Shen Mengxi agreed!
It's not a shame, that's what they do.
As long as you give more money, we are partners!
What the?
Da Tiantian's acting skills are poor?
Hehe, is the acting of the Heavenly Court Banquet particularly good?
Liu Yifei explained: "This play requires all English dialogue, and there is half a year of training, no scenes are allowed during the training, and the filming time is also half a year..."
Zhang Yuqi calculated, back and forth, at least a year to take inside!
Of course Da Tiantian can do this...
Others really can't!
Even if you want to...
I don't have the conditions!
Others really don't have the money to pay 60 million dollars casually!
After all, the "Great Wall" project, Shen Mengxi did not dare to guarantee that it would work.
Zhang Yuqi asked again: "Then what projects does Mengxi usually send you scripts?"
"We are a screenwriter studio + producer system, the screenwriter studio is responsible for providing projects, finding the right producers, each producer has three to five projects in hand, producers find familiar directors, or pick new directors..."
"And how did you get the script?"
Yang Xiaomi explained: "Sometimes the screenwriter will come to us directly, and the producer will also find us..."
Liu Yifei added: "If we see a script we like, we will find a producer, and the producer is responsible for promoting..."
Zhang Yuqi was anxious: "That... It's basically impossible for us people to get a good project from Mengxi?"
Liu Yifei thought about it seriously, and then nodded: "... Almost..."
Yang Xiaomi said with a smile: ""According to Shi Shi's words, 'Mengxi Media has basically completed the industrial chain cycle'..."
......
It's not just Zhang Yuqi...
In fact, many actors in the circle want to act in the projects produced by Mengxi!
It doesn't matter if it's a movie or a TV series.
It's not that Mengxi's project is good, at least it's not too bad, and the lower limit is guaranteed!
Not to mention anything else, after Lao Pan decided to star in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", he followed up with "Derailment Era", "My Early Girlfriend", "Blind Certificate"...
Two movies!
"Derailment Era" is still a small production, directed by 500, starring Pan Yueming and Wan Qian;
Directly upgraded to coffee!
The reason is said to be Shen Mengxi's words: 'Lao Pan needs a little popularity, Flop has been too long!'
Then a bunch of resources were sent to the door, "Derailed Times" and "My Early Girlfriend" belong to chick movies, romantic light comedies...
These two types of movies are market-proven genre films, and they have a basic box office plate!
What's even more outrageous is that these two movies are not even the main control investment of Mengxi, they are all approached by other companies for cooperation!
Shen Mengxi... In a word, cause a shock in the circle!
I heard that Mengxi and Xingmei collaborated on a "Dear", starring Huang Bo, Zhang Yi, Pan Yueming and Zhao Bafei...
This...
The reason is very simple, Pan Yueming signed the brokerage contract to Tang Ren Film and Television, and once it was signed, it would be fifteen years!
It just so happens that Dream Creek lacks actors of this age...
The acting skills are qualified, and the looks look comfortable...
And don't pick a show!
In the past, Guo Jingfei could occasionally be on top, but he was born in 79!
You can't expect him to play all the Mesozoic roles alone, right?
......
Zhang Yuqi sighed secretly...
"Let's go!"
Liu Yifei was a little reluctant to put down the half-eaten ice cream and followed: "Where are you going?"
Yang Xiaomi took out her mobile phone, checked the strategy, and then said, "Let's go to the Castle Art Museum to have a look?"
Zhang Yuqi was speechless: "Art museum?"
Yang Xiaomi read along: "You can see sarcophagi from Egypt, dried corpses from indigenous Africans, and strange collections from Mediterranean countries such as Greece, Rome, Mesopotamia, Iran, and Cyprus. ”
Liu Yifei immediately became interested: "Okay!"
"How to get there?"
“... It says twenty minutes by car..."
“... Where can I get a taxi?"