Chapter 693: The King of Dramas of the Year, The Brilliant God
The hot discussion on the Internet did not affect the operation of the crew.
After the launch conference, the crew officially started filming in Qingdao.
The modern scenes were filmed first. Zhou Ye will join the crew in a while. Her costume scenes are concentrated in December.
Makeup room.
Zhou Yutang put on makeup while reading the script.
The makeup of modern dramas is relatively simple. If it is a costume drama, sometimes it has to be done two or three hours in advance.
In less than half an hour, Zhou Yutang had already put on makeup and looked over at Zhang Ruolan.
She muttered something in her mouth and recited the lines nervously. When she saw Zhou Yutang, she stood up from her seat.
"Mr. Zhou."
"Don't be nervous."
Zhou Yutang found a chair and sat down next to Zhang Ruolan: "Let's rehearse the lines."
The character setting of the heroine Chi Enzhuo is a 19-year-old senior high school student.
Zhang Ruolan is 20 years old this year. Now she is wearing a school uniform, and she is also fresh and beautiful.
Even Governor Zhou, who was used to seeing beautiful women, was impressed.
I have to say.
Teacher Yu has a good eye and can develop into a producer in the future.
When dealing with newcomers, you must not ask too much. First, give them chicken soup to cultivate their confidence, and then slowly guide them to enhance their tacit understanding. This is the kingly way.
I feel that her seriousness is a bit like the attitude of a student towards a teacher.
"The lines are fine."
Zhou Yutang was a little amused: "Let's talk about the script. Do you have any thoughts after reading this story?"
"Very touching."
Zhang Ruolan's back straightened unconsciously. After a little thought, she said:
"It feels like fate. She is destined to be the bride of the gods. She meets the gods lost in the world and then slowly falls in love with them."
Zhou Yutang talked to her about the entire script to help her understand the role.
The story is set in the fictional dynasty Dafeng.
The male protagonist Jin Xin is an invincible general.
Because of his great achievements, the Emperor of Dafeng became suspicious, and a villain offered a slanderous statement: "Everyone knows about General Jin Xin, not just Your Majesty."
So, the Emperor of Dafeng suddenly became murderous.
When Jin Xin defeated the foreign enemies and returned to the court in triumph, he threatened to kill all his relatives.
The emperor's family is the most ruthless.
Jin Xin's martial arts are unparalleled, and he could have fought his way out, but for his relatives and subordinates, he died generously.
Rather than die in the hands of a scumbag, it is better to be buried in the hands of his own generals.
Even Jin Shan, the most beloved concubine of the Emperor of Dafeng, was not spared.
——Because Jin Shan is Jin Xin's sister.
As her name suggests, she is a gentle and kind girl.
Perhaps this is the most tragic tragedy in the world, even the heavens are sad.
The sun and the moon are both dim, the heaven and the earth are weeping together, and snow is flying in July.
Or maybe it was General Jin's grace to the people, and the people were moved and prayed for him.
Or maybe the sword that killed him was an ancient magic weapon with extraordinary magic.
In short, Jin Xin died with endless resentment and pain, but survived in another way.
- He was cursed with eternal life, becoming a god exiled in the world, a ghost transcending purgatory.
Looking at the vicissitudes of life and the changes in the world, only the destined bride of the god could pull out the sword from his chest to truly free him.
The original story was touching enough, with the sadness of fate and poetic sentiment.
So it hit the heart of the female literary youth Yu Feihong.
It made her look at Zhou Yutang with a new eye, and she couldn't forget it for several years.
It was also because of this script that the foundation for the later betrayal of the teacher and the ancestors was laid...
But for Zhou Yutang now, the original idea was actually a bit naive.
If he were to write this story again, it would be that General Jin Xin prepared for a rainy day, secretly arranged his confidants, and intimidated the imperial guards.
When the incident happened, he would directly clear the court and lead his troops into the palace.
Stepping on the throne and sitting on the dragon throne, isn't it great?
"OK! The scene has been cleared, all departments are in place, and the test shoot begins!"
Soon, everything was ready, and the executive director Guo Hu held a loudspeaker in his hand and announced that today's shooting officially began.
This time the crew was still divided into two groups, A and B. Director Lin Yufen was in charge of Group A, and Guo Hu was the executive director.
Yu Feihong was responsible for the shooting of Group B.
The crew used the elite team from Jiangdong who followed "My Love from the Star". The crew staff and professionalism are beyond doubt.
The entire crew operates around Zhou Yutang. Considering his tight schedule, his role has the highest priority.
The other reason is to take care of the newcomer Zhang Ruolan.
This drama has a total of only 30 episodes. According to the production schedule, it is expected to be completed within one and a half months.
On the first day of filming, the scenes were relatively simple, so it went smoothly.
After work, Zhou Yutang returned to the hotel arranged by the crew.
Liu Yifei went to Shenzhen with Wu Yuze's drama troupe, and Liu Shishi also had to take care of the announcement of the brand event.
Just after sending the message and returning to the hotel, Jiang Xueruo called: "Mr. Zhou, the contract has been signed."
"If there is no problem, let the news go out, and you can arrange the publicity draft."
Zhou Yutang said slowly, and took a look at the minutes of the film viewing meeting that Ni Ni had sorted out.
This film viewing meeting coincided with the crew's start of filming, so he simply left Ni Ni in Beijing to help and let Li Shuang host the film viewing meeting.
Anyway, there are not many people who have the strength to take such a big contract, only a few such as Mango, Magic City, and Suzhou.
We had contacted each other privately before the film screening.
Although the bidding process was fierce, there were no surprises.
6.88 million per episode, for a total of 50 episodes, the first broadcast rights of "Qing Yu Nian 3" were sold for a total of 344 million.
This price has already set a new sales record for a single episode of Tianchao's premiere.
Online copyright is not too expensive, only 5.5 million yuan per episode, and the total price for 40 episodes is only 220 million yuan.
This time it is still the exclusive channel of Bilibili, and it is also distributed by Goose Factory.
Jiang Xuerou is capable. Putting her in this position can be said to be like a duck in water.
Zhou Yutang doesn't need to say much, she can implement many things by herself.
I was about to read the script for a while when I suddenly received a call from Damimi.
Since the successful financing of Mihang Company, Yang Mi has been promoted to capital and is extremely concerned about the operation of this kind of project.
It can even be said that he is more considerate than Zhou Yutang.
After hearing Zhou Yutang calmly quote the price, Da Mimi on the other side of the phone opened her mouth slightly, and her eyes suddenly widened.
"Wai, Sister Mi, the signal over there is not good?"
After a long moment of silence, Zhou Yutang was about to hang up the phone.
"Don't hang up."
Damimi came back to her senses. She didn’t know the specific cost, but she still couldn’t help but admire:
"The production cost is 200 million yuan, so why should we make more than 300 million yuan, right?"
In her heart, she was naturally filled with unspeakable envy.
If Mi Xing ran a project of this level, it would really take off from where it was.
It’s impossible to say that the 300 million units of financing can be converted into US dollars.
But I just thought about it.
In this circle, only gods like Zhou Yutang can create such miracles.
It was the feeling of standing on top of the pinnacle, having her look up to him, that made Yang Mi more and more obsessed with him and made her willing to be her lover.
"It's just a small profit."
Zhou Yutang said modestly.
Naturally, the income of the annual drama king cannot only be this little.
Including the traffic bonus for the video platform and the subsequent long-tail effect, they are all considerable hidden income.
After chatting for a while about the first round of "Qing Yu Nian 3", Zhou Yutang paid a little attention to the fish in the fish pond: "Sister Mi, I heard that you are still on the crew?"
"Why, you want to come and visit the class?"
"I've just joined the team, so don't be too tired. Take a break when you need to. You can't make enough money."
"You've made all the money."
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After hearing Da Mimi explain her itinerary, Zhou Yutang couldn't help but stand in awe.
In the second half of the year, Yang Mi has two more dramas, and one movie is expected to be released, but there is really no one left.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yutang saw the message Tian Ming sent, which was about variety shows.
"No wonder Mango TV didn't follow through this time."
Insider information, the higher-ups are discussing new regulations that will prohibit all child actors under the age of 10 from engaging in advertising endorsements and variety show performances.
This knife struck the main artery of Mango Terrace.
Mango Channel's money-making beast "Where Are We Going, Dad" may have to take a break.
It is estimated that Taili is busy trying to find ways to find connections and has no time for him to take care of him anymore.
"Shocking! The final season of "Celebrating More Than Years" broke the TV series sales record in China, with Flowers Falling in the Magic City and Jiangsu Province TV!"
"The new drama "The Governor" sells for sky-high prices, and he deserves the title of Drama King of the Year!"
"Log in to Bilibili and Tencent Video to reserve the final season of "Celebrating More Than Years"!"
"Here we take stock of the masters who celebrate Yunian!"
"Qing Yu Nian 3" has always attracted much attention as a super popular IP for male channels. It is not a secret in the industry that Jiangdong Entertainment holds movie viewing parties.
Because in addition to inviting the top TV stations, slightly less powerful satellite TV stations also participated.
The eldest brother eats meat, and the younger brother must also feel a sense of participation.
Fight for 1.5 rounds of follow-up broadcasts of "Qing Yu Nian 3", and book the second and third rounds in advance.
For the TV station, with the foundation of the phenomenal ratings of the previous two films, and the guarantee of the ratings king of Zhou Dudu, there is no need to wait and see, just go ahead and be done.
By the time the contract was signed, the news had spread throughout the film and television industry, causing an uproar.
"Hold the grass, hold the grass, hold the grass. I originally thought that 5.8 million in the second part was already invincible. Can it be higher?"
"Zhou Yutang's appeal is so terrifying. Who knows how much he sold?"
"My friend at Modutai said there is a confidentiality clause."
"Breaking the total sales record, at least starting at 6 million, Zhou Yutang is going to make a lot of money."
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"Qing Yu Nian 3" did not disclose the specific sales price.
The Internet is filled with all kinds of true or false claims from so-called industry insiders.
However, insiders from various TV stations collectively confirmed that it is a recognized fact to break the single episode and total price sales records of Chinese TV series.
As soon as the news came out, it quickly occupied the pages of major media and aroused heated discussions among netizens.
"The trilogy has finally landed smoothly!"
"Is there any hope that it will be broadcast in the next year?"
"It shouldn't be possible. "The Legend of Miyue" on Modu TV will be broadcast soon, so we must give way."
"I really cried to death. The boss is so rich and so hard-working, and he joined the group to film again."
"Being a fan of Jiangdong dramas is indeed such a blessing. This year's "Wuxin Master" and "Nirvana in Fire" are both very good to watch, and there are still three major dramas to be released by the end of the year!"
"Upstairs, you missed "Prince Concubine's Promotion". This online drama will be broadcast on Station B next month."
This year's TV drama market is really a fight between gods and goddesses.
"Nirvana in Fire" just broke out, and "The Pretender" broke out again. Then "Prince Princess's Promotion" and "Flower Bones" were scheduled for December one after another, and they are still being promoted vigorously.
On the other hand, "The Legend of Miyue", a dual-star broadcast of Beijing Satellite TV and Shanghai Tomato Channel, wants to seize the lead in the Lunar New Year and starts a battle with the popular "The Pretender".
The drama circle at the end of the year is quite lively. Zhou Yutang is filming on the set. The crew and staff are all following these two dramas, and he is also busy.
Master Jing and Master Shanghai joined forces to fight on the Mango stage, attracting everyone's attention.
The drama "The Legend of Mi Yue" is bombarded with advertisements at an alarming density.
During the break between filming, Zhou Yutang glanced at the ratings and word-of-mouth status of the two TV series compiled by Ni Ni.
The ratings of these two dramas both broke two, and they are indistinguishable. But when it comes to reputation, "The Pretender" undoubtedly has the upper hand.
"The Pretender" currently has a rating of 9.1 on Douban, and "The Legend of Mi Yue", which had high hopes to compete with "The Legend of Zhen Huan", only scored 7.2 points.
From a word-of-mouth perspective, it seems the winner has been decided.
Both are works directed by Zheng Xiaolong. The heroine Sun Li in "The Legend of Mi Yue" will inevitably be compared with Zeng Li, the empress in green in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
In the entertainment industry, it is normal to be aggressive.
As the heroine of "The Legend of Mi Yue", Sun Li has been questioned a lot due to her high ratings and low reputation. She said frankly and publicly:
"Zeng Li and I are friends, and we are willing to accept all kinds of opinions from everyone.
But I prefer to read comprehensive reviews. After all the dramas are aired, the reviews will be most accurate. Now they will be more or less one-sided. I can't say that this drama is better or worse than "The Legend of Zhen Huan". It is an independent work. If you want to say that it is a bad drama, I will definitely not admit it and will definitely refute it."
In fact, at that time, the ratings of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" did not reach the top all at once.
When the plot slowly unfolded, the ratings steadily increased, the reputation took off, and finally became a phenomenal hit.
The current "The Legend of Mi Yue" may not be as good as the "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in quality. The more reason is that the audience's expectation threshold is different.
When the original "The Legend of Zhen Huan" came out, it was so amazing. It was the pinnacle of palace battle dramas, and it led to subsequent hit palace battle dramas such as "Palace" and "Step by Step".
For "The Legend of Miyue", which is said to be the benchmark for "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the audience's expectation threshold is at least 80 points.
The quality of "The Legend of Mi Yue" is only sixty or seventy percent at best.
This creates a certain psychological gap among the audience, which is why there are so many negative reviews.
Regardless of the reputation, with such ratings, it can be expected that several producers have actually made money.
LeTV’s boss Jia held a high-profile press conference, calling on shareholders to burn for their dreams.
It also includes another producer, Ruyi Pictures.
"This guy really made it work."
Zhou Yutang saw a piece of film and television industry news and sent a congratulatory message to Ke Liming.
"The Cultural and Creative Fund established by Tianshen Entertainment plans to invest 1.523 billion yuan in cash in Ruyi Pictures. After the investment is completed, the Cultural and Creative Fund will hold 49% of the shares of Ruyi Pictures!"
As soon as the news came out, it caused a small shock in the industry.
Last year, Tianshen Entertainment was listed through a backdoor scheme. It was originally a gaming company. It focused on both web and mobile games, making crazy money and achieving great results.
He has made "Proud Sword" with a total monthly revenue of over 80 million, and "Sky Change", which was launched in July this year, has been stable at around tenth place on the IOS best-selling list.
Game industry funds are pouring into the entertainment industry, with the purpose of creating a dual-line industry chain of pan-entertainment and Internet+.
Therefore, Confucian culture was chosen.
"Boss, it seems that Guangguang is still a shareholder of Tianshen Entertainment."
Ni Ni, who had just arrived from the capital, did some homework in private.
"The Rays have a stake, but not much."
Zhou Yutang replied to Ke Liming's message, "With such a twist, Ruyi Pictures' current valuation exceeds 3 billion."
Ke Liming, who has a high academic background and professional experience related to overseas financial investment, has indeed performed very beautiful capital operations.
The reason why we cooperated with him was because Ke Liming was a rare smart man.
Zhou Yutang likes to deal with smart people.
Everyone contributes chips, trades fairly, don't treat each other as a fool, and achieve a win-win situation for both parties.
The scale of Confucian culture is naturally inferior to that of Jiangdong Entertainment.
But Zhou Yutang is not the only visionary person in the world.
When Ke Liming turned to the film and television industry, he started planning book publishing very early and hoarding IP.
Carrying out film and television copyright agency projects, he has now accumulated considerable resources of outstanding works and writers.
Nowadays, high-quality IP has become a scarce resource in the film and television market, copyright fees have frequently skyrocketed, and competition is fierce.
Give him a peach and repay him with a plum.
Zhou Yutang helped him raise the valuation of Ruyi. In addition to paying a large sum of cash, Ke Liming also unilaterally opened the Ruyi Culture Film and Television Copyright Center.
Anyway.
He may be very profitable.
But Zhou Yutang is definitely not at a loss.
With the development of Jiangdong Entertainment, Zhou Yutang no longer needs to participate in the management of every detail.
Most of his energy is still devoted to filming.
Compared with the relatively easy shooting of the past few days, the difficulty of today's performance gradually increased.
The number of reshoots is also somewhat frequent.
Yu Feihong led another team to focus on filming the scenes between Brother Long and Gao Ye.
According to the producer, the progress over there is the same.
However.
Whether it is Brother Long or Gao Ye.
In terms of acting skills, they are much better than Zhang Ruolan.
The beautiful scene after the filming of the TV series that Zhang Ruolan imagined: conquering the entire crew with strength, and everyone cheering for the new fish girl.
The actual situation after the filming started: after the simple scenes in the early stage, a scene had to be NG many times in succession.
Once she forgot the lines, and once she even walked out of the camera.
I don’t know what happened, but she seemed to have forgotten all the acting skills that Liu Tianchi taught her. Zhang Ruolan, who couldn’t keep up with the rhythm, was a little at a loss.
It was dark, and the crew hadn’t finished work yet. Tonight was a night scene.
And it was a very important scene.
The kissing scene between the bride of the gods and the gods at the night snack stall.
The stage manager was setting up the scene, and director Lin Yufen personally explained the scene to Zhang Ruolan.
The director’s explanation of the scene was mainly to convey the shooting intention so that the actors could understand and implement it.
Lin Yufen, who had worked with Zhou Yutang for several times, had complete trust in him.
There was no need to say much, just let him play freely, and the best effect could be achieved. In some places, he even had to refer to his ideas for execution.
More energy was still put on training Zhang Ruolan.
But as a director, Lin Yufen had to coordinate the overall situation, and there were many things to do. After a brief round of explanation, she discussed the next shooting with Zhou Yutang, the director of photography and the head of the lighting team.
Executive director Guo Hu continued to follow up and explained the play to Zhang Ruolan.
"Xiao Zhang, don't feel too burdened or nervous. It's normal to shoot a kissing scene."
"Yeah."
Zhang Ruolan nodded in response, but her heartstrings were actually tense.
After the previous few days of shooting, she had enough knowledge of herself.
She was not the kind of talented player that Teacher Liu Tianchi said.
For example, if there were no accidents, most of Zhou Yutang's scenes could be done in one take, easily and freely.
Although she tried her best to show herself, there were still many shortcomings, and reshooting was commonplace.
Zhang Ruolan had a humble mentality, not because she was afraid of hardship.
She had heard about Zhou Yutang's way of doing things, and was afraid that her performance would drag down the overall progress of the crew, thus causing dissatisfaction from Governor Zhou.
Qingdao in late November.
The temperature had begun to drop, especially the cool breeze in the evening.
Zhang Ruolan's heart was colder than the night wind, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
The filming tonight was not smooth. After three shots in the early stage, she was still unable to get into the state, so she had no choice but to temporarily stop filming.
Although Zhou Yutang and the director team did not blame her too much, she still felt lost and sad in her heart.
For her first play, she put in 100% of her efforts, which was a motivation she had never had even when she was in school.
But the facts proved.
Acting, hard work alone is not enough.
If hard work alone is useful, then this circle of first-class actors would have left everywhere.
Zhang Ruolan understood this truth, but she was inevitably depressed.
She wanted to talk to Zhou Yutang, but the mild-mannered Governor Zhou seemed very busy these days. He was answering the phone during breaks and discussing filming with Lin Yufen.
The sense of distance made Zhang Ruolan, who was smiling strongly on the surface, slowly collapse the psychological defenses she had built in her heart.
The official announcement of the press conference a few days ago, just when she reached the peak of her life, fell to the bottom again.
The joys and sorrows of life come so suddenly.
She sat in the corner and began to doubt herself.
She even had wild thoughts, worrying that Zhou Yutang would be impatient and replace her directly.
After all, her good friend Zhang Yuxi said that this kind of thing is not uncommon.
The agent named Sister Hong realized that Zhang Ruolan was a little upset and reported the situation to Zhou Yutang immediately.
"Xiao Zhang, are you a little nervous?"
Zhou Yutang moved a blue plastic stool and sat next to her.
"Well, a little."
Zhang Ruolan looked at Zhou Yutang with some restraint, and apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, I've dragged down the crew."
"It's all like this."
Zhou Yutang smiled gently: "If you really can't accept it, you can use dislocation or a stand-in. There is always a way."
The crew assigned him three stand-ins, and Zhang Ruolan also had one.
There was a stand-in with a body shape similar to Zhou Yutang, who stayed in Yu Feihong's group and was responsible for some minor shots where the face was not shown.
"No, no, I'm fine."
Zhang Ruolan stood up from her seat in a hurry and waved her hands repeatedly.
"Then you can teach me more later."
Zhou Yutang raised his eyebrows: "This is my first kiss."
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Zhang Ruolan's mouth curled up slightly.
I wanted to laugh, but I didn't dare to laugh. I glanced at Zhou Yutang and then quickly lowered my head.
Everyone on earth knows that Governor Zhou has a reputation for being a playboy, and he actually said it was his first kiss, which is funny no matter how you listen to it.
"What are you laughing at."
Zhou Yutang glanced at her lightly and moved closer: "Let me tell you a joke. There was a certain actress in the circle, who was quite famous."
"In a play, she had to shoot a kissing scene with her opponent, and in order to prevent physiological reactions, she deliberately ate a lot of leeks and garlic before shooting the kissing scene."
"Ah?"
Xiao Zhang was confused: "What happened next?"
"Later, the male actor who was against me was hurt badly. The male actor who was against me didn't know about it. He finished the scene very professionally and vomited for three consecutive days. During this period, he didn't even eat or drink water. From then on, he had a psychological shadow on the kissing scene. By the way, you didn't eat garlic at night, did you?"
"How is it possible? I didn't eat!"
Zhang Ruolan finally couldn't help laughing and reached out to gently hit Zhou Yutang's arm.
That smile was like the warm sunshine that melted the ice, and it was like the claws of a kitten, gently scratching Zhou Yutang's heart...
Feeling Zhou Yutang's deep eyes like the abyss, emitting a scorching light, Zhang Ruolan's heart beat a few times.
A blush rose from her fair cheeks and spread to her crystal ears.
"It's time to start the filming. Are you ready?"
Zhou Yutang stood up.
Zhang Ruolan looked at Zhou Yutang in the moonlight.
He seemed to be the lost god exiled in the world.
Loneliness is deep, yet brilliant and dazzling.