Entertainment starts with variety shows

Chapter 400

A pancake man made Dapeng famous, but also made him lose his popularity.

This time the Sewing Machine Band has not yet started filming, just leaked a little wind, and tens of 10 people boycotted it online, saying they would not watch it. The Billion Directors Club is like a joke.

Unlike Dapeng who brought comedy effects on TV, he was taciturn in real life. After sitting down, he poured tea for Fang Jing and chatted about homework for a while.

"Director Dong, many people on the Internet say that you have a very close relationship with the boss of Sohu, why would you want to find me this time?"

Dapeng used to be an employee of Sohu. He just worked for many years. I heard that he just resigned a few months ago. When Sohu’s performance continued to decline, Zhang Chaoyang gave him 2000 million to make pancakes.

The relationship between the two has always been a mystery!

"Just call me Dapeng, you're welcome." Dapeng said with a smile, "On the Internet there are rumors that Zhang Chaoyang is my brother-in-law, but I really have nothing to do with him. If there is, it's just a relationship between the superior and the superior."

"Then this time..."

"This time the situation is special, they can't get the funds out, and this is my own investment for the filming."

Stand on your own?Fang Jing narrowed his eyes slightly.

Don't look at Dapeng as a comedian, but he has a wide network of contacts, to what extent?It can be seen from the fact that Pancake Man can invite dozens of stars with a production cost of more than 2000 million.

Zhang Chaoyang invited so many celebrities in Pancake Man. Many people saw the face of Dapeng joining the group, or the face of his teacher, Uncle Benshan.

As an evergreen tree in the Spring Festival Gala, Uncle Benshan's business development is naturally not small. Benshan Media can be said to be a big name, and many apprentices are also well-known.

At his peak, several TV stations in Shanhaiguan were his back garden, and he brought his apprentices to the programs every now and then.

Taking out the script outline and shooting plan, Dapeng handed it to Fang Jing, "In addition to my company, there are two other companies that have invested, Shengda and Guangguang."

"As soon as Pancake Man ended last time, I was preparing the script, including casting and venue arrangements."

Without speaking, Fang Jing frowned slightly, looking at the document with a budget of [-] million, he immediately wanted to leave impulsively.

He has watched the casting, Nazha, Dapeng, Qiao Shan, these people are the highest paid, the sum is less than 500 million, which is still within the acceptable range.

The remaining more than 8000 million is production costs and crew expenses.

How much box office does it take to invest so much to make money?Say less than [-] million to pay back, and [-] million will start to earn.

Fang Jing, the sewing machine band from his previous life, watched it. It was indeed a rare film with a conscience, and the ratings were high, but the box office was terrible.

Many viewers said that they would not go to see Director Dapeng.

Rubbing his chin in contemplation, Fang Jing said after a while, "Your script is very good, that's what it is... Don't blame me for being straightforward, if you change the director, it will definitely sell well."

"Understood!" Dapeng smiled wryly. After the Pancake Man, he had a bad reputation, picked up bad money, cheated the audience's feelings, and didn't want face for money, and was firmly nailed to him by these labels.

"Did the script cost me a lot of effort? I won't give up directing."

Fang Jing is not the first person to say this. The person who said this last month was Zhang Chaoyang. At that time, he offered a seven-figure price for the script, but he did not sell it.

"Ugh!"

Sighing heavily, Fang Jing rubbed his eyebrows, and said after a while: "I'll go back and think about it, and I'll reply you in a few days."

"Yes, I'm in Shanghai these days, and the phone is available 24 hours a day."

After Fang Jing left, Dapeng's expression was gloomy, he took out a cigarette and lit it, the smoke entered his lungs, and he spat it out viciously.

If the negotiation was not completed on the spot, the possibility of subsequent success is not very high, but no matter what, he will win to the end.

This is the difficulty of having no money!

Pancake Man has entered the billion box office club, and he has nothing to do with him. In addition to the role of director and hero, he also plays the role of Sohu employee.

In the end, the money I got was only about 600 million in dividends.

……

Fang Jing didn't go home, so he drove directly to the studio. He didn't think about investing in the sewing machine band for the time being, so he had to hold a meeting with Nanjing to discuss it.

Tens of millions of people are in vain every minute if they are not careful.

In his previous life, Dapeng was hit because of the sewing machine band, and he almost fell into a slump, and it took several years to recover.

How to turn the audience's desire to watch from what they don't want to watch is Fang Jing's current headache. Whoever made Dapeng's "Pancake Man" ruined the popularity of passers-by.

"Mr. Fang, you came just in time. I have something to ask you!" As soon as he arrived at the studio, Wu Jiajia stopped Fang Jing and said with a smile, "Good thing, Teng Xu wants to buy the copyright of your novel."

"Oh!" Fang Jing became interested, "Tell me."

Reading Point is a subsidiary of Tengxu, so it is not surprising to know the copyright of several novels by Fang Jing.

Walking into the office, Wu Jiajia took a sip of water and said excitedly, "Swordsman, Legend of the Condor Heroes, the copyrights of video games and comics of these two."

"Swordsman has already filmed it, and they want the right to remake it."

The author owns the copyright for a long time, which can last up to 50 years after his death. Teng Xu doesn't want to be sued, so he can only buy the right to remake, or wait until the grass on Fang Jing's grave is tens of meters deep.

"Forget about the copyright of Shooting Condor TV, let's talk about how much the others add up to, and whether they want to buy it outright or just buy it once."

Fang Jing doesn't know how to make games, and knows nothing about this industry, so it's better to sell than to keep the copyright.

"Buy out, excluding the TV copyright of Legend of the Condor Heroes, there are still 600 million." Holding the mobile phone to calculate, Wu Jiajia got the data in a few minutes, and his eyes were full of stars.

Fang Jing is too good, he just makes so much money without saying a word, what kind of star can he be with this talent?
"What does Sister Ning say?"

Fang Jing knew that Tengxu Company would not look for assistants like Wu Jiajia for this kind of thing, they would always look for Nanjing.

Wu Jiajia's news should have been given to her by Yang Ning.

"Sister Ning said you arrange it yourself, she doesn't care!"

"Understood, I will reply to them in a few days."

Fang Jing didn't agree hastily, professional things still need professional people to do them, if anyone is the most proficient in selling copyrights, Xu Shi must be the one.

When the two first started their business, Xu Shi was in charge of purchasing copyrights, and he knew exactly what quality and price they were.

I made a phone call and got connected after a few seconds. It was very noisy over there, and I was filming Sha Hai, and I could vaguely hear the director swearing.

Understanding Fang Jing's intentions, Xu Shi thought about it for a while, and quoted a price that was 300 million higher than Teng Xu's.

In the past few years, with more and more adaptations of novels and scripts, copyrights have become more and more easy to sell. In the past two years, Fang Jing and the others bought them at the price of cabbage.

"Understood, how is Zhang Mingen with you?" Fang Jing asked about Zhang Mingen's recent situation after talking about the business.

Speaking of which, he has been in the Shahai crew for a while, and he doesn't know what to do.

Xu Shi laughed from the phone: "Very good, very dedicated, very professional."

Thousands of miles away, in the Great Northwest, outdoors.

"Director, are you ready, you can't take it any longer?"

"Wait, add two more."

In the puddle, Zhang Mingen's mouth turned white and he was shivering from the cold. He was soaked in the water for three consecutive days.

(End of this chapter)