National Tide 1980.

Chapter 808
The tree catches the wind.

The matter of sponsoring Chen Peisi's film has just been negotiated.

But due to Chen Xiaoer's loose mouth, this matter was leaked out.

Soon, another member of the production team came to Ning Weimin's door again, and the big eater came.

Which crew?
TV series "Journey to the West"!
Decades later, people should understand to some extent how difficult the shooting process of this 25-episode domestically produced "Journey to the West" was stimulated by Japan's bad revision of "Journey to the West".

A videographer, a camera, filming and broadcasting at the same time, started shooting in 1982, completed in 1988, took six years and cost 600 million.

During the filming period, director Yang Jie, although he enjoyed the praise and glory of the audience, has been suffering from the slow progress, the incident of changing roles and the shortage of funds.

Even the production crew was reported as a fake public service for personal gain, traveled around mountains and rivers, and was censored by superiors for capital expenditure.

But the crew really didn't spend a single penny indiscriminately. After checking the accounts, even the people who checked the accounts were moved.

In fact, during the filming of "Journey to the West", every expenditure was well documented.

The entire crew, including the director and main actors, have been living a life of traveling and wading through mountains and rivers.

Because the standard of each meal per person is only [-] cents, I often rely on steamed buns and pickles for work meals.

Most of the money was spent on costumes and props.

For example, there are no drones these days, and the most difficult thing to photograph is the sky and clouds.

For some key shots, in order to achieve a sense of reality, you have to ask the Air Force to use a plane to shoot, and you have to discuss with the pilot of the plane in advance what to shoot.

It's okay to catch up with sunny days, but if it's cloudy and rainy, wouldn't it be wrinkled?In vain.

So when the crew was at their worst, because the filming capital chain was broken, it was once facing the situation of disbanding.

Forced to have no choice but to rely on audience donations to maintain filming.

In the end, although the temporary loan from the No.11 Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Railways got through the difficulties, in the end, five episodes had to be cut, and then it barely ended.

Speaking of it, the crew really went through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships, as if they had gone to the West to retrieve scriptures.

But then again, slow work yields meticulous work.

In this era of artistic dedication and not yet fully commercialized, the quality of this drama is really high.

The best proof is that in the Internet age, when selecting the top ten domestic TV dramas with the most rebroadcasts, "Journey to the West" became the most domestic TV drama with a number of rebroadcasts as high as [-] times.

And even decades later, this TV series with rough technology and simple props is still hailed as a classic.

In the hearts of the audience, it is generally recognized that it is better than any version of "Journey to the West".

What does this mean?
It shows that the performance and sincerity of actors can overcome the advancement of technology.

It shows that the painstaking efforts of the entire "Journey to the West" crew were not in vain, and the audience saw it in their eyes and felt it in their hearts.

It shows that the film and television dramas relying on [-]D special effects and the blessing of traffic stars can't confuse the audience, that's a fart.

But such a good popular TV series with a lot of servants just posed a problem for Ning Weimin - he really couldn't afford the money.

That's right, this TV show is really good, and it's really popular.

But the huge social impact and social attention it has caused is not easy to realize.

why?

Because this is an ancient costume drama, which is completely different from Chen Peisi's urban comedy, there is no way to place advertisements.

It is impossible to insert advertisements in the film like future web dramas.

Let Tang Seng put on a suit and organize many gods, masters and apprentices to have dinner at Maxim's Restaurant?
If such an advert is going to be aired, Pilkardon should stop doing it, and the audience must scold it to death.

So this is why director Yang Jie has been asking the crew members to initiate relationships and seek alms from various big companies, but he always takes soft nails and gains little.

What's more, this era is not an era where business operations can be reasonably carried out.

Not to mention the relevant restrictions of the policy, the key is that there is no copyright awareness and lack of protection methods.

It stands to reason that our four masterpieces are the four ready-made IPs.

Although everyone can adapt classics at will, TV dramas also have their own production copyrights.

Unfortunately, even the cast, filmmakers and producers didn't realize that there was such a thing, and they let the theme songs of TV dramas be sung and played at will.

The crew even thought that they were promoting traditional culture, which should be free for all.

Even if Ning Weimin is more capable, what is the practical significance of his willingness to sign an exclusive commercial cooperation agreement with the crew?No one cares about his rights at all.

Once what he did became popular, it was guaranteed that someone would follow suit, but he hadn't been able to sue them yet.

Not to mention whether it is useful or not, if he dares to claim his rights, he will be sprayed to death by ordinary people one by one.

"Journey to the West" is the cultural heritage of the whole nation, how come it is yours alone, you are crazy about money!
Scum! HE, TUI! ...

No way, this belongs to the limitations of the times and is an ideological issue.

So how do you give this sponsorship?

How much you give is how much you throw away. It is purely meat buns beating dogs, and there is no benefit at all.

After much deliberation, Ning Weimin could only give up a little bit, even if he made a contribution to this classic TV series.

He said to give [-], and asked for a thank you after the TV series.

But the deputy production director of the "Journey to the West" crew is still a bit pedantic, which is hard to pass.

He insisted on comparing "Journey to the West" with Chen Peisi's urban comedy, and talked about the difference in difficulty and artistry between the two film and television dramas. He asked Ning Weimin to do more to support the film and television of famous works based on his love for the culture of Journey to the West. contribute.

He also told Ning Weimin the original intention of making this film, which was directly related to the issue of the dignity of the country, nation, and culture.

The height rose immediately, and Ning Weimin couldn't catch it.

I had to find an excuse to hide, and let the deputy director who was going to give a lecture hang out.

The result was good. Although he hid at that time, he still provoked a foolish old man in the world.

The deputy director actually comes every day, waits every day, smiles all over his face every day, and is not afraid of embarrassment, wishing that he would follow him when he goes to the toilet.

That's really like what Liu Baorui said in the cross talk, Shanxi people want to pay - set the heel.

Ning Weimin was really convinced from the bottom of his heart.

He looked at this one again, he was over 40 years old, and he was another dignified deputy director of production.

Begging for help to this point really made him a little bit unbearable.

The old saying is good, it is convenient for you to be with others, and you will have time to deal with it in the future.

Well, as soon as he felt compassion, he opened a way for the other party to go.

"Let me say, Director, I admire your spirit. So it's all for you, and I can give you another 10 yuan. But this money is not paid by our company, but by me. We understand I said, you can’t compare this drama with others. Because of the special subject matter, for our company, investing money is really not helpful in publicity. After all, I am holding the company’s bowl, and my duty is to consider the interests of the company. You can't let the company take advantage of you just to help you..."

When he first heard that he was rich, the deputy director was happy in a little embarrassment, and he said yes.

But at the end, I couldn't help being stunned.

The surprised expression was obviously a little overwhelmed.

Probably because I said in my heart, if you don't let your company be taken advantage of, how can you invest money yourself?

Ning Weimin didn't allow him to ask, so he took the initiative to explain the following.

"Of course I didn't give the money for free. You have to sign a commercial authorization contract with no time limit with me, and you have to agree that I can get some money back and use the various characters in the TV series in various fields. For commercial purposes. And this contract is not a joke, it needs to be signed and stamped by the chief director of your crew and the leaders of the station."

Ning Weimin thought so in his heart.

Even if you do good deeds, you can't do business at a loss.

You have to hug the grass and beat the rabbits, what do you want?

Although there are no issues of copyright and royalties now, there will be problems in 30 or [-] years.

In view of the long-term limitation of this drama, if the money is invested, some dividends will be recovered in time, so it should be considered a good investment.

The only thing that needs to be vigilant is that the director seems to have a problem with his words, so don't turn around and deny it.

Therefore, the contract must be signed strictly, and double insurance will do.

The deputy director's knowledge was limited, and he couldn't figure out what Ning Weimin was thinking, so he only listened to what he half understood and half didn't understand.

But after signing the contract, you get the money, and the total of 18 "donations" is already enough to shoot one episode, which is undoubtedly understandable.

It is understandable that people sign contracts to make some money.

What's more, the situation is stronger than people, and others don't have this interest yet.

So he naturally complied, but there was one thing that was a little difficult—it was easy for the leaders in the station to sign, but Director Yang was not there, and he was in Japan, so he might have to wait another week.

This is strange to Ning Weimin, it seems that there is a gap between the situation and what he understands.

He asked, "Hey, is your production crew short of funds? Why didn't Director Yang make TV dramas and went to Japan? Don't tell me you are really like the rumors from the outside world, using public affairs for personal gain?"

The deputy director hurriedly explained, "No, you misunderstood. This is a political mission. Director Yang brought a few integrated films to Japan to participate in the 'Second International Television Art Exchange Exhibition'. Let the Japanese counterparts see what we use "Journey to the West", filmed under backward conditions, is hundreds of times better than theirs with abundant funds and advanced technology..."

Then, the deputy director began to chat about the fact that Japan's 78th edition of "Journey to the West" was banned by the national TV station, which means that Director Yang is trying to set things right this time, using facts and achievements to rectify the name of our traditional culture.

However, Ning Weimin did not receive much encouragement. This is not because he has the nature of the sun, or he is completely indifferent to Japan's tampering with "Journey to the West".

On the contrary, the main reason is that he seems to have been touched in some way, as if he has grasped a line of thought that can solve the funding problem of the crew of "Journey to the West" to a large extent.

He had no time to worry about anything else.

"Exhibition...exhibition...will..."

After muttering to himself, suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, and he understood completely.

Following him, he interrupted the deputy director's nagging, and proposed a new cooperation proposal that the deputy director could not even dream of.

"Hey, let me tell you, director, do you still have the props you finished filming in the first few episodes? Do you still have some unused costumes?"

"Yes, yes..." The deputy director was stunned, a question mark almost appeared on his bald forehead.

"When you were filming, did you have any photos of the specific shooting, and did you keep any information?"

"Yes, yes. Director Yang has notes, which are full of difficulties that need to be solved during filming. Many actors also have the habit of keeping diaries. Especially in the wilderness, actors have nothing to do, and they will take pictures as souvenirs."

"That's fine. Look at it like this. Your crew will provide these things to me. On behalf of Pilkardon and Tiantan Park, I will sign a contract with you. Let's jointly hold a theme exhibition for the crew of "Journey to the West". Funds, advertisements, venues, personnel, don’t worry about how it works, just focus on shooting. That’s all about me and the Temple of Heaven. Anyway, we charge extra tickets, and then the three companies will share the money together. This may solve part of your funds Questions can also let the public know your hard work and dedication. It can reduce the unreasonable suspicion of the outside world. If you need money urgently, we can even advance you 20..."

good guy!

The deputy director was shocked much more than when he saw the woman in the Japanese "Journey to the West" playing Tang Seng!

But I can't help but say, it's great!

How can you calm down when you are excited?
So that night, Director Yang Jie, who had just shocked his Japanese colleague at the exchange meeting, received a long-distance call from the deputy director from China!
I was also shocked by lightning, and I had a good addiction to electric shocks!It was absolutely crispy.

Happy to her, I told the deputy director on the phone at that time.

"You have done a great job. You have solved such an unsolvable problem. What? If there is another expert, I must thank you personally! Nothing to say, I agree! Put away the props and costumes, and prepare more materials Come on, sign the contract when I get back!"

(End of this chapter)