The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 175 It's my turn to pick up money with a sack (two in one)

"Times are changing so fast!"

"Nowadays, the influence of a TV series is actually greater than that of a movie!"

In the Tang Yu Media Building, after Luo Jianzhou and producer Dai Shukun finalized the final publicity campaign of "Clash of the Stars and the Moon", they said angrily.

"That's right, when a good TV series becomes popular, it's really no worse than a movie." Mr. Producer said with a wry smile.

The summer film is about to start, and major studios have invested huge resources to launch the final marketing offensive—mainly on TV, using trailers that gather the most exciting scenes and dialogues in the film to bombard audiences across the country.

Who would have imagined that at this juncture, the audience's attention would be snatched away by a "Legend of the Condor Heroes" that turned out to be out of nowhere!
They were talking about the lively characters in it, discussing the wonderful plots in it, and looking forward to the following plot... directly making the studios who spent a lot of money on TV commercials and wanting to attract all the attention of the audience stare blankly.

Obviously everyone is not on the same track, but they seem to be squeezed out of the track, this is simply amazing!

Although movies and TV dramas are two different ways of expressing visual art works, generally speaking, movies are much greater than TV dramas in terms of influence and dissemination.

Unless the TV series can achieve the level of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"——

"Incorporating history into martial arts, and making history with martial arts, what kind of vision, what kind of courage, what kind of pattern!"

"The great chivalrous ones serve the country and the people! It has to be Tang Yigong's martial arts drama to have this fascinating martial arts charm!"

Mr. Producer couldn't help admiring the show.

Luo Jianzhou also nodded: "There are also many fascinating characters. I like the innocent and mischievous Rong'er the most."

"Tang Yigong really knows how to choose actors. The actor who plays Rong'er, with every frown and smile, every anger and anger, all emotions can flow through her bright eyes, conveyed vividly, quite like my junior sister Shen gone."

Mr. Producer nodded in agreement.

Then, both of them were taken aback.

They looked at each other, and their eyes were full of - so you are also following this drama!
This is a bit embarrassing.

Although it is not surprising.

Although they are not hardcore martial arts fans, they have been influenced by martial arts culture since they were young, and they all have considerable martial arts complex. "Shooting the Condor", a classic known as the new peak of martial arts culture, captured their love Heart is not an accident.

The only problem is that this is a Dunhuang auction.

The producer coughed lightly, indicating that he came here for Tang Yigong's sign: "After all, I grew up watching the martial arts drama he made, and thinking that this might be his last work, it's hard not to support it."

Luo Jianzhou also shrugged: "I also grew up watching his martial arts dramas. Although the director level of TV dramas is generally not good, I only admire director Tang Yigong."

"Yes, in order to create a classic, the old man has put a lot of thought into it."

"Who said it wasn't..."

And they were right.

In the chain of contempt in the circle, it is not unreasonable for those who make movies to look down on those who make TV dramas.

Ordinary TV dramas only pursue the plot, and do not have too high requirements for acting skills, shooting techniques, editing, etc., and there is no such pursuit of moving closer to art like movies.

But that doesn't include classic TV shows.

For example, "Shooting the Condors", its classics are all-round - exquisite costumes and props, magnificent historical scenes, complex character maps and wonderful performances...

All of these are inseparable from Tang Yigong's dedication.

Take the shooting as an example, from the desert grassland in the northwest to the Peach Blossom Island in the east, the crew traveled thousands of kilometers to shoot, just to faithfully restore the magnificent historical features and magnificent rivers and lakes.

It is said that the original budget of this script was 5000 million, but under Tang Yigong's strict requirements, it exceeded the budget by more than 1000 million.

And of the more than 6000 million investment, the daily expenses plus the actors' remuneration are less than 1000 million, and the rest of the funds are used for the work.

As a result, everyone has also seen that although the investment is large, the funds are really used wisely.

And even though it cost a lot of money, it's worth it - because the rewards are even more amazing!
The producer and Luo Jianzhou are not ordinary audiences. In addition to chasing the drama, they also instinctively pay attention to the benefits of the drama.

I can only say, "When a good TV series becomes popular, making money is no worse than a blockbuster movie!"

The rate of return of popular TV series is generally above 100%, and the rate of return of this "Shooting the Condor", you can estimate the rate of return most boldly——

It is said that Huaxia TV wants to buy out the domestic TV rights of this TV series. Dunhuang’s asking price is equivalent to a copyright fee of 600 million yuan per episode. This alone may bring in 3 million yuan in revenue.

This is only domestic!
After the show became popular in China, many overseas TV stations wanted to purchase its rights to broadcast it. In the end, the copyright fee for each episode was probably an astonishing figure.

Moreover, unlike most TV dramas whose revenues are concentrated in the first broadcast, "Shooting the Condor" is obviously a classic with a steady stream of "long tail effects".

There is no need to guess, but there are references-Tang Yigong's last work, which was hailed as "starting a peak period of martial arts culture", still has a large number of fans today; Tens of millions of profits.

Not to mention, the influence of TV series is so great that it can be regarded as IP, and the authorization of derivative products is even more profitable, such as figures, cultural shirts, game adaptation rights... It’s tears—envy to the point of red eyes tears.

After counting his fingers, Luo Jianzhou's smile gradually faded away, leaving only a dignified and thoughtful envy.

"In the content industry, the foundation of all commercial success must return to the content itself!"

The producer also expressed emotion: "Yes, I must admit that Wang Wei's content creation ability is super!"

As soon as these words came out, both of them fell into silence.

——Although outsiders are all focusing on Tang Yigong, as insiders, how could they not know that the creative leadership of "Shooting the Condors" is actually still in Wang Wei's hands.

The most typical evidence is that in order to continue to improve "The World of Condor Shooting", Tang Yigong had to postpone his retirement plan and continue to cooperate with Dunhuang to create the so-called "Trilogy of Condor Shooting".

From the point of view of martial arts fans, this news is naturally rejoicing; but from the point of view of Dunhuang's opponents, it makes one's scalp tingle.

Luo Jianzhou frowned quietly: "Old Dai, I found a problem. Don't you think this guy is too perverted? From movies to TV series, it seems that you can put money in sacks for any work!"

"...Because he can really come up with good works." Mr. Producer looked at Luo Jianzhou, feeling very helpless in his heart.

Not to mention the recent hits of Dunhuang's film and television works this year, even "Charlotte's Annoyance", which no one would consider a classic, can definitely be called an excellent commercial film.

In the film and television industry, if you have blockbuster works, you can put money in sacks, and you can only hold back any dissatisfaction.

Luo Jianzhou didn't think it was just because of "good works", "Is this guy's luck a little too perverted?"

——For Wang Wei's strong luck, Luo Jianzhou has always been unconvinced but helpless.

It was like this when he was facing off against him in his debut work. A series of coincidences were like divine help, which directly allowed his career to take off.

Not to mention the "Silence of the Lambs" that made him famous internationally not long ago - Luo Jianzhou doesn't really believe in the so-called authoritative psychological explanation, he believes that this guy's mysterious strong luck is at work.

Luo Jianzhou didn't know whether the other party's strong luck was caused by sacrificing his soul or God's illegitimate child, but this is not important anymore.

The truth is, this guy is so perverted that every film and television production he participated in has exploded.

He hasn't even made a movie that doesn't make any money.

In this guy's dictionary, it seems that besides "success", there are only "big success" and "super big success".

What's more perverted doesn't stop there——

"This guy also always makes the most money for the least amount of money."

It is said that Mr. Producer is drooling over this skill.

Originally, everyone looked at Dunhuang's investment in a series of films this year, and the funds were almost drained. They wanted to cooperate with Wang Wei to shoot his new film.

Until the news that an unknown little actor became the protagonist of his new film spread around the circle, everyone knew that there was little hope of participating in the investment—because it would not cost much.

It's very simple, if it's a blockbuster movie with an investment of over [-] million yuan, even the most confident big director will put an insurance policy on the actors and find big stars with strong appeal to star in them.

Only the small cost with little pressure to pay back, Wang Wei doesn't care about using a newcomer at will.

Unfortunately, although there is no more news about his new film, everyone knows that this guy's "small cost" is definitely not the "small cost" that everyone is familiar with.

"Isn't he the most perverted person, isn't he still shooting super fast in this situation?"

When Luo Jianzhou mentioned this, he found it inconceivable.

After the first confrontation between the two, he hadn't released a single film yet, and the other party had already released two films, and both of them had achieved box office results that made him stunned. There have already been countless films, and it just needs to be shot casually. .

"Pervert, pervert!" The two sighed in unison.

Once such a person has a complete film distribution network, what will happen?
This is the current situation - Dunhuang has once again become a force to be reckoned with in the China entertainment industry.

Well, it wasn't exactly neglected at all.

Because film companies with distribution channels and film companies without distribution channels are two completely different types in the eyes of the Big Five.

The former is an object of cooperation, no matter how high the level is, it is also a good content provider;

The latter is a thorn in the side, a competitor who needs to be vigilant, and it is best to find an opportunity to kill him with a stick.

The consequence of not being knocked dead is that once a perverted content producer joins in, it will recover in minutes.

Of course, this is not to say that after Dunhuang becomes one of the best in the second-tier film and television companies, the Big Five will immediately suppress Dunhuang as a life-and-death enemy.

To a large extent, it also depends on the management policy behind Dunhuang——

If Wang Wei, a perverted guy, is willing to release part of his benefits and cooperate with the five majors, hello, everyone, and the five majors don’t mind playing in Dunhuang in China with only cats;

But if Dunhuang, like before, wants to get involved in overseas distribution, and looks like it will replace the Big Five at any time, then the latter will naturally not be so easy to talk about.

Luo Jianzhou, who is not only a director, but also one of the five successors, has a keen understanding of this - "The day of the showdown will not be too far away."

Because we only look at the box office share of movies - as of now, the two billion-dollar box office movies this year are all produced by Dunhuang. Even because of the rising ticket prices and the blessing of many phenomenal movies, the box office volume of domestic movies is also growing rapidly. , Dunhuang's market share is also approaching a level that makes the Big Five feel dangerous.

Not to mention, it has blossomed in movies and TV shows, and its aggressive posture can be seen even by the blind.

Of course, this kind of "high-level game" is not what the producer should consider. He is more concerned about the performance of "Clash of the Stars and the Moon" in the summer file——

"Back to the publicity, the only good news is that the impact of the popularity of "The Condor Shooting" is the same for all competitors in the summer file."

Luo Jianzhou laughed, "Is this good news too?"

The producer laughed: "I still have confidence in this film. As long as you don't suffer from publicity, I'm optimistic that you will compete for the championship in the summer."

"You're right!" Luo Jianzhou was not humble at all, and said, "It's my turn to pick up money with sacks."

"It is said that this is the era of young people. Although Wang Wei is a bit perverted, I want to tell him that he is not the only young man in this era!"

"The age of young people" - this is a sentence that "Times Weekly" commented on Wang Wei. Obviously, Luo Jianzhou has long been tired of it.

This time the producer finally felt sincerely that he was capable rather than blindly arrogant.

Luo Jianzhou calmed down because of the record of his failure last time, and made a sci-fi film with the potential to be a big hit.

——Even directly facing "The Silence of the Lambs", the producer felt that he could have a fighting power.

Well, fortunately, they didn't face each other directly, otherwise they would have only one battle - the opponent's strong luck and the resulting explosion of attention cannot be compensated by quality.

Let's fight hard for the unprecedentedly fierce competition in the summer vacation.

——It is not an exaggeration to say that it is unprecedentedly intense.

Because of the stimulation of two billion-dollar movies this year, everyone worked hard to show the best movies, so that Dunhuang would not be pre-eminent.

Therefore, confidence is confidence, and the producer still dutifully analyzed the biggest competitor: "In addition to us, there are several super big productions in the summer...among them there is even a Dunhuang animation film."

Luo Jianzhou just laughed: "You don't think my biggest competitor is an animated movie, do you?"

The producer also laughed: "Of course not, I mean this animation movie is considered a super big production, but it's just like that, I think Dunhuang might mess it up this time..."

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