China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 129 System upgrade!New script "Wind and Cloud"! (Please subscribe!)
The day after returning to Beijing, the bank sent a text message.

The final payment of the crew's remuneration has been received.

This means that the system is about to be upgraded again.

Lin Xuan rubbed his hands excitedly and clicked on the system panel.

[Host: Lin Xuan]

[Occupation: Actor]

[System level: Level [-]]

[Level One Permission: Film and Television Course Library (Open)]

[Second level authority: Film and television script library (open)]

[Level [-] authority: Second career (not selected)]

[Level [-] authority: (not turned on)]

【Current points: 97W】

[Accumulated points: 158W/1000W]

……

Second career?

Lin Xuan clicked on the panel, and dozens of options immediately popped up.

[Please choose a second career: screenwriter, director, singer, producer, investor...]

He originally wanted to choose "directing" as his second career.

But suddenly I thought of the system points rules, and I immediately hesitated.

If you want to earn system points, there are two hard rules.

Article [-]: You must make money from the film and television industry, not other ways.

Article [-]: Only money earned through corresponding occupations can earn system points.

Lin Xuan's profession is an actor, so the profits earned from previous investment in movies cannot be included in the system points.

The system seems to give many career options, but the only one worth choosing is "investor".

Because only this profession can earn points quickly.

Screenwriters, directors, etc., can only earn 300 to [-] million a year if they work hard.

In this case, it will take at least two years before the next upgrade.

And choosing an investor does not affect his ability to be a director or screenwriter.

After making up his mind, Lin Xuan thought slightly and clicked on the "Investor" option.

[Choose your second career “investor”!confirm cancellation! 】

【Sure! 】

[The selection is successful, the third authority is enabled! 】

Alive!
Lin Xuan closed the panel and lay down on the sofa, thinking about any movies and TV series worth investing in in the past two years.

In terms of movies, in the past two years, there have been four mainland movies that have grossed over [-] million yuan.

Three of them are foreign movies: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," and "Pearl Harbor."

They were all Hollywood blockbusters, and he didn't have the energy to squeeze in and get a piece of the pie.

The only mainland movie is Zhang Yimou's "Hero", which grossed 2.5 million in the mainland and more than 1.84 million in the global box office.

Lao Mouzi is really a blockbuster without making a fuss.

It was said that he would only make literary and artistic films, but he turned to commercial films, which directly penetrated the box office ceiling in the mainland.

I really can’t accept it.

Similarly, Lin Xuan cannot get involved in this movie, unless Zhang Weipin has some tricks in his head.

As for TV series, that’s his home turf.

With his role in the sure-fire "Lin Xuan's Law", he has become the anchor of mainland TV drama ratings.

Every month, there are more than a dozen invitations screened by Wang Jinhua.

With his current energy, it is no problem to pay for a share. Many producers are eager for him to invest.

In this way, there will be a topic when promoting, and it can bind Lin Xuan more tightly, so why not do it.

But these TV drama projects belong to others after all, and Lin Xuan can only get some soup if he participates in them.

If you want to eat a lot of meat, you can only form your own game.

There are so many scripts in the film and television library, and he can invest in filming them with his own money.

But before that, he had to earn some capital back.

Otherwise, with the three melons and two dates in his pocket, even if he is a promoter, he will not be able to get much of the share.

…………

After resting at home for two days, Lin Xuan drove to Huayi.

Today is his second time here, the first time was when he signed the contract.

The young lady at the front desk was sitting at her desk, doing nothing.

Seeing him walking in, everyone froze, then screamed, and then covered his mouth.

Lin Xuan nodded and smiled at her.

very handsome!
The young lady was devastated and her face instantly turned red.

She hesitated for a second, then picked up the card under her workstation and ran over with her high heels on.

"Director Lin, can you sign your name for me?"

"can."

Lin Xuan took the two small cards and signed them skillfully.

After just a few seconds of delay, the nearby employees gathered around.

"Director Lin, please sign it for me too."

"Brother Xuan, I like you very much. Can you sign it on your clothes?"

"Director Lin, my whole family likes you. Can we take a photo with you?"

Lin Xuan was surrounded by this group of people and smiled while doing business.

Maybe it's because I have been in two lifetimes and have had the experience of chasing stars.

So for these fans who like him, he is more patient than ordinary celebrities and tries his best to meet their requirements.

Ten minutes later, Lin Xuan finally escaped, waved to them and got on the elevator.

Arriving at Wang Jinhua's office, he sat on a chair and looked around.

"Sister Hua, the new office is quite impressive."

"It doesn't matter if the place you work in is grand or not, it won't matter if you look at it for a long time. Besides, don't you have an office yourself?"

"Compared to yours, my place is just a small workshop."

Wang Jinhua smiled and took out a thick stack of documents from the drawer.

"Look, they are all invitations to film with you."

Lin Xuan counted them, frowned and said, "That's it...just a bunch." "These are the ones that have been screened out. The others are put in the box and will be thrown away later.

If you are worried, you can look for it yourself. "

Wang Jinhua pointed to the cardboard box next to her.

Lin Xuan took a look and estimated that there were thirty or forty invitations.

This is not bad, I thought the popularity has declined.

The first invitation, "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang".

He has an impression of this drama, starring Ning Jing and "Roaring Emperor" Ma Jingtao.

It tells the love story between Dayu'er, Huang Taiji and Dorgon.

I remember that the plot was quite bloody, and one line in particular left a deep impression on me.

Xiaozhuang told Dorgon: The person you want to marry is not me, but the Queen Mother.

As far as Lin Xuan is concerned, there is no conflict between the two. Oh, Queen Mother, how exciting it is.

Although this drama is a braid drama, to be fair, it was shot very well.

Not only was it very popular at the time and won many awards, but the show also had a long life cycle.

After many years, it can break into the ratings list of various provinces and cities.

It can be regarded as the audience's high recognition of the quality of the TV series.

The theme song of the play is "You" sung by Tu Honggang, and the ending song "Beauty Song" is sung by Li Lingyu.

Lin Xuan also likes these two songs very much. It's a pity that he has to shave his head for the drama with braids.

pass!

The second script is "Love Through Time and Space".

Like "A History of Martial Arts", this drama is also produced by Zhouyi Film and Television.

Zhouyi Film and Television was formerly known as Pumpkin Creation Center, which has dozens of professional screenwriters. It is a rare film and television company with screenwriters as its core.

Based on the principle of "script first, bold innovation", Zhouyi has developed rapidly in the field of TV dramas, with excellent works appearing every year, and the themes are varied and eclectic.

Costume dramas, period dramas, science fiction dramas, modern dramas, martial arts dramas, fantasy dramas, time-travel dramas...

I have filmed all the Zhouyi films that I can think of, and the quality of the scripts is very good.

Zhouyi, Tangren, TVB, these three companies have taken over many people’s childhoods.

Just because of financial problems, Zhouyi's drama is somewhat difficult to explain in terms of persuading the Tao.

A nice way to say it is "avant-garde", a bad way to say it is ugly!
Let’s talk about “Love Through Time and Space”.

This is the first time-travel drama in the Mainland. "Looking for Qin" is not counted, so it can only be counted as a Hong Kong and Taiwan drama.

This drama tells the story of a thief Xiaowanzi and policewoman Zhang Chuchu who traveled to the early Ming Dynasty together and fell in love with Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di respectively.

The whole drama is mainly in the style of light comedy, which set off a viewing craze that year. The ratings for the first broadcast exceeded [-], and the second and third rounds also sold very well.

As long as you turn on the TV and keep changing channels, there will always be a TV station broadcasting it.

This is also Xu Zheng's third representative work after "Spring Splendid Pig Bajie" and "Li Wei Becomes an Official".

After a slight hesitation, Lin Xuan finally chose to give up.

Although this drama has good results and is not a braid drama, the protagonist's character is not likeable, but the character of the little kid is more interesting.

"This drama is good, you might as well consider it again. Don't worry about the schedule, it won't start filming until at least the end of next year."

Seeing him putting the script aside, Wang Jinhua couldn't help but remind him.

"Forget it, the protagonist's character is not likable, and it still feels like a heroine, so it's not interesting."

Hearing this, Wang Jinhua stopped trying to persuade her.

Lin Xuan had her own considerations when choosing the script, and she could only make suggestions.

And if you think about it carefully, what he said makes sense.

Next, Lin Xuan gave up two more dramas and finally read the last book "Wind and Cloud".

Ah!
Lin Xuan instantly became energetic when he saw the two big characters on the script.

This drama... doesn’t need to be introduced too much, it is an absolute miracle drama.

The first is the high ratings.

Later, it was rumored that the ratings of this drama exceeded that of the Spring Festival Gala. In fact, it was not a nonsense of the self-media.

The drama was filmed in 01 and broadcast in mainland China in 02. The finale happened to be on New Year's Eve.

The ratings for the Spring Festival Gala in the Magic City area that day were 17.6%, while the ratings for "The Storm" were 18.5%.

This is why it is said that the ratings exceeded the Spring Festival Gala.

Secondly, the show has longevity.

Even more than ten years later, countless people are still revisiting this show, and many of the jokes in it are widely circulated.

For example, "Kilin Arm", "40-meter long sword", "Third points return to vitality, seven points depend on hard work", and "Don't come over here!".

With this thought, Lin Xuan had already made a decision in his heart.

But when he opened the script, there was only a synopsis of the plot, not even a role he was invited to play.

Wang Jinhua explained: "What I mean is that you can choose any of the two protagonists."

"Oh, I have so much face."

He said this, but Lin Xuan was not surprised at all.

Instead, I started to be confused, Bu Jingyun or Nie Feng, who should I choose?

"By the way, Sister Hua, I read in the information that... there are two producers of this drama, one is Hong Kong-funded and the other is Taiwan-funded.

Why didn't they hire one of their own to play the role instead of me, a mainlander? "

Several of the leading actors in the original version of "The Storm", including Zhao Wenzhuo, signed a contract with a Hong Kong film and television company, and Qin Shuang is originally from Hong Kong.

Although He Rundong is a foreigner, he can still be regarded as a Wanwan artist.

Jiang Qingqing is an artist under Qiong Yao and has been popular in Wanwan for many years.

Chiba Shinichi is an actor in Little Days.

Among the two doll killers, one of the actors is Thai.

Looking at it this way, "The Storm" is still a major international production.

"Do you still need to ask this question?" Wang Jinhua said in a helpless tone:
"The investment in this drama is huge, it is said to be NT$[-] million. In order to recoup the investment, the producers must consider the mainland market. Who else would they look to if not you?"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan suddenly realized.

"The Wind and Cloud" of Original Time and Space was filmed in the first half of 01.

However, it was released in the mainland a year later, more than five months after the premiere of Wanwan.

At that time, when mainland TV stations bought dramas, they looked first at the cast and secondly at the actors.

Several actors in "The Storm" are not very popular in the mainland.

TV stations didn't have much interest in this comic-book TV series, and it wasn't introduced to the mainland until the TV series became popular in Wanwan.

The person who bought it was a local TV station, not even a provincial station. This shows that the TV station was not optimistic about this drama at first.

(End of this chapter)