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Chapter 562 Anguish!

"Why did Yang Shu agree to shoot "Family" with you at this critical juncture, without making a profit?"

This was the first sentence Zhang Min asked after hearing the news.

She had the same doubts as Xu Wen.

Xu Wen could only shake his head to express that he didn't know either.

But he is not responsible.

This one project is a propositional composition.

There is no need for him to bear any losses.

So he didn't bother to delve into it.

But his intuition told him that Zhou Tuo was not an easy person.

Zhang Min couldn't help laughing at this.

"Do you know what nickname Zhou Tuo has in our circle?"

"What nickname?"

"The second child of the millennium."

"?"

Xu Wen was puzzled.

After Zhang Min's explanation, Xu Wen knew it.

Zhou Tuo has been climbing up the ladder nervously since he entered the company.

I experienced several job hopping in the middle, and finally came to the current site.

Zhou Tuo's performance as a migrant worker is obvious to all.

But the strange thing is, every time when Zhou Tuo vowed to win the position of the head of the department.

He will always be cut off and become the second in command.

This is the case when a section member is promoted to a minister.

The same is true when the minister is promoted to director.

Director promoted to manager, manager promoted to director.

So much so that it became famous later on.

So he was nicknamed the second child of the millennium.

"Zhou Tuo is not bad in terms of ability or action. The only thing that is bad is luck."

Zhang Min said with a smile.

But Xu Wen had a serious expression on his face.

He felt that this matter might have something to do with Zhou Tuo.

Imagine being the second in command for so long.

They have all become directors of the company, whether they belong to the top or the second in command.

If Zhou Tuo had no idea in mind, Xu Wen would not believe it anyway.

It is very likely that Zhoutuo had something to do with Yang Shu's previous two defeats.

After all, as long as Yang Shu comes down, then he has a chance to go up.

Xu Wen thought of the conspiracy theory very much.

But the next second he shook his head violently.

Say you don't worry about other people's company.

Why turned around and began to ponder again.

Xu Wen sighed.

I still can't change the problem of watching the excitement.

Now the cooperation with Yang Shu is considered intentional.

As long as some basic conditions can be negotiated, then Xu Wen can start preparing for the adaptation of "Family".

Xu Wen's practice has always been not to copy it as it is.

Even if the novel "Family Gate" is very good.

Some things still have to be removed.

However, I am afraid that these things are going to be a bit of a grind.

So Xu Wen didn't move immediately yet.

What he wants to do now is the matter of "Painted Skin".

"Painted Skin" is currently finished.

The next step is editing, and then waiting for the theater to be released.

During the filming of this film, there was a lot of public opinion disturbance.

Among them, there are conflicts between the male and female protagonists, changing roles, and so on.

This has also led to an increase in the cost and attention of the film.

Although Xu Wen, as an investor, is very confident in it.

But being a leading actor is still very disturbing.

Liu Changge is fine.

He was pulled over for a temporary rescue.

Even if "Painted Skin" fails, it won't affect his career.

"Langya Bang" has just finished.

His popularity is at its peak.

The scripts that invite him are basically crop after crop.

But it was different for He Mei.

She is new.

"Painted Skin" is her first film again.

Even if Xu Wen didn't say anything, she still had great pressure in her heart.

I'm afraid that the film's poor performance will not only affect myself but also the company.

So He Mei was under a lot of psychological pressure.

It even got to the point of having nightmares at night.

It can be said that it is the mentality of new actors who suffer from gains and losses.

When Xu Wen learned about this from He Mei's management team.

They arranged for He Mei to see a psychiatrist.

Everyone goes through stages like this.

After all, it is to clear up psychological troubles.

But professional things are done by professional people.

Xu Wen currently does not know this skill.

If it's him who comforts He Mei, first of all, he doesn't have time.

Secondly, he would only say "drink more hot water".

But Xu Wen was also a little worried, whether He Mei would have some thoughts in her heart because of this.

Even the future work cannot be carried out smoothly.

What he valued was the aura of Zhou Xun on He Mei.

He didn't want to end up with a low profile weekly newsletter.

That would be a big loss.

After dealing with all this, Xu Wen did not rest idle.

Instead, the screenwriters of the entire company were called for a meeting.

At present, the company has a dedicated screenwriting studio.

There are almost a dozen full-time screenwriters in it.

The purpose of Xu Wen's meeting with them is very simple.

That is, I want to listen to them analyze the success or failure, pros and cons of anti-war dramas in the market.

Although he has won several awards for best screenplay.

But Xu Wen also knew that the real winners of this award should be the original authors of Xu Wen's previous life.

He can only be regarded as "the porter of the entertainment industry".

Coupled with the previous conversation with Ji Chang in the capital, Xu Wen could be considered to have realized it.

The importance of mastering the trend by yourself is also a move to learn.

That's why we have this meeting.

He never forgot Teacher Wen's conversation with him.

Wang Liang looked so serious about it.

Even if it's not for the sake of getting along with Teacher Wen.

That can be regarded as returning Wang Liang's favor.

After all, Wang Liang and himself are relatively familiar in the center stage.

Previously, on behalf of China Central Television, he came to Xu Wen to make a documentary.

Xu Wen asked to change the documentary into a variety show, and Wang Liang also supported it very much.

This time Wang Liang was so cautious, Xu Wen also had a look at the feasibility of the Anti-Japanese War drama.

Had an afternoon meeting.

Xu Wen has a preliminary understanding of the current Anti-Japanese War drama.

The current anti-Japanese war dramas on the market all have one thing in common.

That is, the audience is fixed.

Those who like to watch Anti-Japanese War dramas are basically people in the 40-60 age group in third- and fourth-tier cities.

In first- and second-tier cities, the search volume for "Anti-Japanese War Drama" is less than half of that of third- and fourth-tier people.

Among so many people, young people only account for a poor few percent.

No more than 10% at most.

The reason why such accurate data can be obtained.

Also thanks to the so-called big data.

Now Internet companies are aggressively entering the film and television industry.

I like to use big data for everything.

And these data are the results obtained after their analysis.

Although in Xu Wen's mind, creating this kind of thing cannot be analyzed by looking at the data.

But for reference, you can take a look to reflect the current market preferences.

If it is true what these screenwriters say.

So the current anti-Japanese war drama market is completely stagnant.

Because Teacher Wen's goal is ultimately to attract young audiences.

Change young people's impression of the word "war of resistance".

Those who like to watch Anti-Japanese War dramas are all people over the age of 40.

So even if Xu Wen comes up with a classic work, it won't help.

Because the 20+ age group doesn't even bother to see you.

This made Xu Wen a little distressed.

In fact, he can also understand why.

Times are different.

People in this age have all kinds of anxieties.

Career anxiety, income anxiety.

In addition to the involution of 996, there is also mental pressure.

It can be said that they hope to turn on their mobile phones and TVs, and the entertainment programs they see are all comedic.

Life is already so hard, I still hope to be able to smile more.

And Mr. Wen's age can be seen as belonging to the period of rapid development.

that era.

Graduation is allocated, and units are allocated housing.

As long as you work hard, you will be rewarded.

What everyone thinks is down-to-earth step by step.

It is gold that shines wherever it goes.

I've only heard of fainting because of being too tired, but never heard of it because of mental stress.

It's like a popular saying on the Internet.

"People in their parents' generation seem to never know what we mean by "tired"."

Teacher Wen's idea is that the good life now is hard-won, so we should remember the bitterness and think about the sweetness.

Make more anti-war dramas.

Let young people experience the suffering of that era, so that they can cherish the hard-won life now.

And young people's ideas are included in life, career, and family every day, and their psychological pressure is also extremely high.

Life is already very bitter, and you still want me to remember it.

This suffering is unbearable no matter what.

Xu Wen was also very troubled by this.

Now we are faced with a dilemma.

How to do it, he doesn't know.

"Director Xu, actually, I think we can start with an anti-Japanese comedy. What do you think of making a sitcom?"

The screenwriter Xiao Jiang at the meeting made such a suggestion to Xu Wen.

What he got in return was Xu Wen's ruthless ridicule.

"Then tell me how the Anti-Japanese War is a comedy? Are you fighting the war as a joke?"

Xiao Jiang smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

The war of resistance is a serious matter.

Associating it with comedy is a nondescript thing in itself.

It's like some scenes where you are riding a horse and smoking a cigar to be handsome.

Looking at it, it doesn't fit Teacher Wen's settings.

Xu Wen was sure that if he really did this, then the first thing to greet him would not be the praise from the radio and television.

Instead, report criticism.

After thinking about it, Xu Wen decided to wait and see and shelve this matter.

The editing of "Painted Skin" was completed very quickly.

Xu Wen immediately arranged a series of promotional activities.

Basically, some popular variety shows in China have schedules.

There was no interview or anything.

At first Xu Wen was a little worried about He Mei's mental state.

But seeing her relaxed eyebrows, Xu Wen was relieved again.

It seems that the psychiatrist is not in vain.

Look at the reimbursement form handed over by the brokerage team.

Xu Wen gasped.

4000 yuan an hour!
No wonder it's so useful!
If it doesn't work, Xu Wen will come to demolish the house.

Xu Wen, the propagandist of "Painted Skin", did not follow.

After all, in this movie, he can only be counted as a behind-the-scenes person at best.

So he handed everything over to Zhou Pingping.

But Zhou Pingping hoped that Xu Wen could go on the show with him as the main creator.

According to Zhou Pingping's idea.

"Langya Bang" is still hot, and the audience saw Liu Changge and Xu Wen appearing on the same stage at the same time.

It is easy to think of "Langya Bang".

This is also a bit more attention for "Painted Skin".

Under Zhou Pingping's hard work, Xu Wen had no choice but to follow them and announce.

At present, "Langya Bang" has completed its first round of broadcast in China.

Preparations for a second broadcast are in progress.

This series seems to have become a cash cow for Penguin Films and bli bli.

Even for the second round of broadcast, these two platforms have provided a lot of publicity resources.

At the same time, after "Langya Bang" landed in Kimchi Country, the response it caused was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.

In the kimchi country "Langya Bang" formed a lot of heat.

The characters and roles of the crew have been loved by the people of Kimchi Country.

The word "Mei Changsu" on the search terms of Kimchi Kingdom once topped the list of superheated words.

At this juncture, this situation has also been noticed by many domestic media.

One after another, the slogan "film and television output" was used to describe the success of "Langya Bang".

Although Kimchi Country is a small country, the country is unruly.

But their TV series are really good.

There are also many audiences in China.

All kinds of "Ouba" became popular one after another.

Now Huaguo's TV dramas are also warmly welcomed in Kimchi Country.

This undoubtedly gave the people of Huaguo a shot in the arm.

At the same time, they have strong confidence in the "cultural output" of China Central Station this time.

Also because of this incident, the second round of replays of "Langya Bang" tended to have more hits than the first round.

Zhang Min's eyes are also vicious.

Take this opportunity to cooperate with some animation companies.

Released a lot of "Langya Bang" peripherals.

Capes, pillows, dolls, etc. of the same style.

Xu Wen was a little disdainful at first.

How much money can these things make.

But when Zhang Min put the profit of the first quarter in front of Xu Wen.

Xu Wen yelled "huge profits"!
He really didn't expect that this kind of thing could earn more than 2000 million in a short period of time!
Basically, it is almost one-third of the production cost of "Langya Bang"!
No wonder pp Matt in his previous life was able to build such a big company by buying blind boxes!

It seems that there are many invisible profiteering industries in this world that Xu Wen really doesn't know about.

I ran with "Painted Skin" for half a month.

Xu Wen left their team ahead of schedule.

For him, running with you for so long is already a great deal of face.

It's not that Xu Wen has nothing to do.

Impossible to follow from start to finish.

So when he left the team midway, Zhou Pingping was not only not angry, but patted Xu Wen on the shoulder to express his loyalty.

Because according to his original idea.

Just let Xu Wen run with him for about a week.

Unexpectedly, Xu Wen followed him for half a month.

Naturally, he won't push himself further.

After throwing them away, Xu Wen made another appointment with a mysterious person.

In a teahouse by the West Lake.

In the same seat by the window, Xu Wen leisurely sipped his tea, watching the bright waves of the lake.

It seems that the flashy atmosphere that is contaminated in the entertainment circle can be washed away here.

Before a cup of tea bottomed out, the sound of high-heeled shoes came from far to near.

Go directly to the opposite side of Xu Wen and put down the bag.

"Sorry, I'm late Director Xu, the traffic jam here is much longer than I thought."

"It's not too late, I just arrived."

Xu Wen smiled and put down the teacup in his hand.

Looking straight at the young woman with big waves on the opposite side.

The woman opposite is named Zhaochen.

This is the female artist he will collaborate with this time.

Today's gathering was also initiated by Zhaochen.

It was quite unexpected when Xu Wen received her call.

But after hearing her request clearly, I also understood a thing or two.

Simply put.

Zhaochen wanted to discuss the "Family" with Xu Wen in advance.

(End of this chapter)