China Entertainment: Gao Yanei wants to be the best actor

The book continues from the above:

It is said that when Gao Fei accompanied Liu Yifei to watch "Get Out ~ Tumor King", although they were all prepared for protection, they also brought scarves, masks, sunglasses and the like.

But the eyes of the masses are always discerning.

So the two of them had just gotten into the car when photos that appeared to be secretly taken appeared on the Internet.

Seeing this situation, Liu Yifei had no choice but to sullenly cancel the follow-up plan.

Seeing that she was not very happy, Gao Fei deliberately changed the subject with a thought:
"Now many netizens on the Internet are calling me a scumbag. As a producer, aren't you prepared to take responsibility?"

Hearing this, Liu Yifei immediately looked at him with a puzzled face and said:

"You are a scumbag, what does it matter to me?"

"(⊙o⊙)...Uh, no, I'm talking about the role I played this time."

Gao Fei choked when he heard the words, and then explained helplessly:

"Haven't Han Li been paying attention to the public opinion of the film? It is said that after watching it, many netizens felt that Dr. Liang I played was too cold-blooded. In the end, she was not with Xiong Dun, so she passed away with "regret" , didn't even attend Xiong Dun's funeral, it seemed too indifferent."

It's a coincidence that when "Fireworks in the Day" was released a while ago, because he sent a woman who loved him deeply to prison, many netizens scolded him for being cold-blooded and heartless.

Unexpectedly, after the influence of "Fireworks in the Day" passed, "Get Out ~ Tumor King" was released again.

As a result, Gao Fei was scolded by the audience and became a hot search again.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile.

"I was scolded badly this time, but you are the one who follows this film from the script planning in the early stage to the production and editing in the later stage."

"It's always your responsibility, right? You still say it has nothing to do with you?"

Seeing what Gao Fei said, Liu Yifei was also a little speechless.

He also forgot the previous depression for a while, and turned to defend himself with an aggrieved face:

"Then there's nothing I can do about it. Doctors are not allowed to have relationships with patients!"

Speaking of this, Liu Yifei couldn't help but sigh with regret.

In fact, before the filming started, she never wanted Xiong Dun to leave the film without any regrets.

Even she found the rule impersonal.

After all, doctors are human beings, and they also have human emotions, so why should they limit their emotions?
In the end, it was the crew's medical consultant who convinced everyone through a long and heart-to-heart talk.

In the words of that expert, it is precisely because doctors are ordinary people that they need this kind of rules to restrain them—this is both restraint and protection.

In fact, in the medical field, all doctors, including psychologists, are not allowed to have feelings for their patients.

Because this kind of psychological dependence of the weak is not necessarily love, and once it falls into it, it will harm others and oneself.

After all, once personal feelings are involved, doctors may not be able to objectively judge the condition.

This is not pure speculation, but has many precedents.

And this is why most doctors habitually do not participate in relative operations.

So if Dr. Liang falls in love with Xiong Dun in the movie, it can only show that he is not professional.

Made a mistake that no trainee doctor would make.

As a result, it is obviously unconvincing to let such a doctor be Xiong Dun's attending doctor, and there will be loopholes in the plot logic.

Therefore, among all kinds of workplace dramas, TV dramas related to medical treatment are actually the most difficult to shoot.

Often an insider will see that it is full of loopholes, and even an outsider will find some plots to be false.

But then again, the audience's scolding was not completely unreasonable.

At least in terms of "cold blood", most doctors have this quality.

Although doctors are also normal people, when they get used to seeing death, most doctors will gradually become rational and calm from the fear, shock, sadness, and helplessness at the beginning.

Even to some extent, this is a must-have requirement for an excellent doctor.

Otherwise, no matter how good his medical skills are, it will not take long for psychological reasons, and he has to leave the front-line job.

So this time Gao Fei was scolded, which can be regarded as sharing a little pressure for the majority of doctors.

……

……

The next day, when Gao Fei got off the plane again, his feet were already on the other side of the ocean.

Just after taking a deep breath, Gao Fei couldn't help curling his lips and complaining:
"I don't think it's sweet, what kind of smell~ Is it sick?"

Hearing this, Han Li on the side couldn't help laughing and said:

"Boss, the rich air is sweet everywhere."

"It's not worth wasting time for that kind of thing, let's think about the next arrangement!"

In other words, Han Li didn't need to accompany Gao Fei to come to the United States.

But unexpectedly before leaving, Netflix suddenly took the initiative to find Zhouyi Film and Television.

And when they learned that Gao Fei was about to come to the United States to film a movie, he kindly invited them to come over to discuss cooperation.

This aroused Han Li's interest.

Looking at the exotic scenery outside the car window, after Gao Fei was silent for a while, he suddenly shook his head with the corners of his mouth slightly raised and said:
"I won't participate in this communication, you go."

"But there is one thing, it's not good to invest money, I don't believe in Netflix's integrity."

"Although they have a stalemate with Hollywood, they are essentially the same."

Hearing this, Han Li nodded slightly immediately.

In fact, when Netflix proposed the plan conveniently at the beginning, Han Li didn't agree with it in her heart.

On the surface, Zhouyi Films + Penguin Films + Ali Films + Wanda Films + Netflix = Netflix China.

But in fact, the logic of [content + platform + Internet = internationalization] is a big cake.

Netflix obviously wanted to use this gimmick of film and television internationalization to lure Zhou Yi and the four film and television companies to pay.

It seems that each of them only needs to pay 25 billion, and Netflix's main investment of 50 billion is very sincere.

But in fact, Netflix is ​​taking 50 billion to extract the 100 billion investment of Huaxia Film and Television Company.

I have to say that Netflix’s calculation was quite smooth.

At least the three wealthy families of Penguin, Ali, and Wanda are really tempted.

It's just that Zhouyi Film and Television, which is a key link, didn't take the bait of Netflix.

So in order to supplement the content of the film and television, Netflix contacted Huayi.

As far as Gao Fei knew, the Wang brothers liked playing with these big guys.

Even Xiao Wang, who thought he was doing it again yesterday, was still talking nonsense in private gatherings.

It is said that Huayi never cares about the immediate gains and losses, their brother's vision is an international perspective.

Any actor is an actor, if there is no pattern, if you can't get on the stage, it's a set.

Anyway, to put it bluntly, it is to forcibly save respect.

I have to say that Xiao Wang is always professional when it comes to being funny, which really made Gao Fei happy all day.

It's just that although Zhou Yi didn't eat the big cake drawn by Netflix, the communication between the two parties has not been interrupted.

In the nanny's car, Han Li smiled confidently and said:
"Homemade shows aren't that easy to do, and Netflix obviously knows that.

"This year's actions show that they are not prepared to go down the road of self-produced dramas."

"So, it's not hard to guess what they will choose next. I think we won't come in vain this time."

Hearing this, Gao Fei couldn't help laughing and said:
"It's better to buy than to make. I understand. It's an old craft from all over the world."

The compradors in the Qing Dynasty thought so 100 years ago, and it is still the same 100 years later.

I have to say that the vitality of certain things is astonishingly strong like a cockroach in a stinky ditch.

Of course, compared to those "full of loyal" comprador families, Netflix still has some real skills.

At least the film "House of Cards" the year before last was really good.

Although the political ecology and code of conduct are different between China and foreign countries, some points are common.

In particular, the show's producer, Paul Willimon, is politically savvy in his own right.

You must know that before entering the film and television industry, he had worked as an assistant to Charles Schumer, Howard Dean and Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton.

It can be said that no one knows the real life of politicians better than him.

Although the secrecy involved in some things and the reasons for my life cannot be said,
But some of the gameplay in American politics was reinvented and put into "House of Cards".

That's why when "House of Cards" was broadcast the year before last, some politicians were also attracted.

I even feel that some of the hero's countermeasures are really feasible!
It is precisely these special features that made "House of Cards" exploded all over the world shortly after its launch.

It can be said that the victory of this "House of Cards" made Netflix full of confidence in the future of self-produced dramas, and thus entered the original content market in an extremely high-profile way.

Last year alone, billions of dollars were spent on self-produced dramas.

Of course, this is also Netflix's own choice.

After all, the average production cost per episode of the first season of "House of Cards" was as high as $450 million.

It can be said that after being bloodletted by Hollywood for many years, Netflix would rather burn money to make dramas than spend money to buy dramas this time.

But the success of "House of Cards" is actually due to the high quality of the original novel.

So it doesn't mean that as long as you are willing to burn money, there will be good dramas.

In this regard, Netflix actually made the same mistakes as Chinese Internet companies such as Ali and Penguin.

Not to mention anything else, let’s just say that at the beginning of last year, Netflix’s self-produced drama “Marco Polo”, which bears the title of “the most expensive online drama in history”, caused heated discussions at home and abroad once it was broadcast.

In the eyes of Chinese netizens, this American drama is full of flaws, but its reputation in Europe and the United States has also suffered from Waterloo.

You must know that the production cost of the first season of "Marco Polo" is more expensive than that of "House of Cards".

The average shooting cost per episode is as high as 900 million US dollars.

It can be said that just on the project of "Marco Polo", Netflix lost [-] million US dollars.

But let’s pay for it, Netflix’s wealth can be used as tuition fees.

But the point is, there are still several money-losing goods like this in Netflix's hands.

For example, the Wachowski sisters' first online drama "Sense Hunting" cost about 900 million US dollars to produce a single episode;
As for "Rhythm of Youth", although it was neither well-received nor popular, the cost was not low at all.

The 12 episodes of the first season cost a full $1.2 million.

So we can’t blame Netflix for cutting original dramas this year.

After all, no matter how big the family is, it can't hold back so many money-losing goods and burning money!

This is also the reason why Netflix, which was so ambitious about implementing its self-produced drama strategy the year before last, suddenly made a strategic U-turn this year.

Of course, even if the self-produced drama is unreliable, Netflix is ​​unlikely to go back.

After all, they have seen the group of vampires in Hollywood before, so they might as well burn money to make a drama.

So after several considerations, Netflix turned its attention to global film and television companies.

As the world's second largest film market, Huaxia naturally became the focus.

At least Han Li found out that Netflix was quite interested in Zhouyi's high-quality online dramas when he was probing.

In particular, Zhouyi's stable production capacity with guaranteed quality and quantity has attracted more attention from Netflix.

And then things developed as expected.

……

When the crew of "Burst Drummer" was filming in Houston, good news came from Han Li.

"Haha~ Boss, it's done."

"The company's several online dramas have all been sold, and a follow-up drama purchase agreement has also been signed."

Hearing this, Gao Fei, who was resting in the nanny's car, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

He thought it would be good if he could sell a few copies, but Han Li actually sold out.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei couldn't help asking a few questions curiously.

After listening to Han Li's explanation, Gao Fei couldn't help laughing and said:

"You really do as the Romans do, and you have learned the Hollywood routine."

However, it is a traditional Hollywood craft to sell good movies together with bad ones.

So Han Li did this, although Netflix was a little helpless, but it was quite quick to accept.

At most, I feel that China's film and television companies are as black-hearted as Hollywood.

It's just that what really made Netflix agree to Han Li's cooperation conditions is actually because Zhou Yi's content production capabilities are strong enough.

Han Li knew this very well.

So after chatting and laughing for a few words, Han Li on the other end of the phone said seriously, "

"Because of the habit of watching movies in China and abroad, we decided to cooperate on specific themes first."

"Such as suspense, reasoning, war and other fields that do not have a large threshold for watching movies, we will focus on project approval."

"Netflix will participate in the investment of these projects, the overseas copyright belongs to them, and the domestic copyright belongs to the company."

Hearing this, Gao Fei couldn't help but smacked his mouth a few times, and said with emotion:

"Hey! Although I'm a bit greedy, it's still a good use of waste."

"Not to mention the extra income, it also improves the actor's overseas reputation!"

Seeing that Gao Fei also agreed with her thoughts, Han Li immediately smiled easily and said:

"Well, that's what I thought too!"

"And with Netflix's investment, we can also start some big-budget online dramas."

"At least the pressure to pay back is not as great as it used to be!"

Hearing this, Gao Fei couldn't help nodding his head slightly.

Yes, this is indeed the truth!

We must know that high-quality web dramas use high cost and high investment to a certain extent.

So once Zhouyi once again improves the sophistication of high-quality online dramas, an industry threshold formed invisibly will be enough to make latecomers despair.

Because even if their production level is as strong as Zhou Yi, they may not dare to play such a big game.

After all, Zhouyi has Netflix in its pocket, but other domestic film and television companies can only make profits in the domestic market.

Therefore, "keep improving" has almost become Zhouyi Film and Television's nirvana.

Now many film and television colleagues in the circle are already complaining that Zhou Yi is "playing hooligans".

Because there is no solution to this kind of upright conspiracy except for this side.

So in this way, Zhou Yi's cooperation with Netflix this time can be regarded as killing three birds with one stone. (end of this chapter)