Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 277 The Casting of Blue Life and Death Love
"Xiaoran is now a movie queen, how can she act in such an idol drama and lower her status!"

Chen Shiping was speechless after hearing Mei Juan's words.

Movie stars are amazing, TV dramas can easily make you famous, okay?

But what Mei Juan said is right. Li Xiaoran should indeed be trained in the direction of a powerful faction now.

But it’s just a little more difficult.

Send it to school!

Mei Juan looked at Chen Shiping deep in thought and knew that he was harboring evil intentions, but she didn't know who he was targeting.

"Has Xiaoran been quite free recently? You can make some arrangements later and either find some seniors in the troupe to teach her, or send her to a Chinese opera company."

As soon as Chen Shiping finished speaking, Mei Juan agreed immediately.

I have long disliked that little girl. I run to her every day and wander around here and there when I have nothing to do. I am so envious of her!
"What are you going to do with Jia Jingwen, Jiang Qingqing and Chen Zihan?" Chen Shiping asked, looking at the photo.

Mei Juan shook her head and said: "It's difficult, many people are willing to do it."

Chen Shiping threw down the information card and said: "Look at the arrangements. By the way, I must choose the young actors well! Both their acting skills and looks must pass the test!"

"Change your setting to make it easier for the audience to sympathize with you if you are younger."

There are really few particularly handsome ones, they are all students with ordinary looks and potential.

I have prepared answers to all questions in advance.

"I've heard of it, but I haven't paid much attention to it." Chen Shiping thought for a moment and said, "The company in Xiangjiang has a lot of problems, no less than those of mainland studios. You should pay more attention to them later and come to help if there is bullying of newcomers from the mainland."

Chen Shiping looked at Hu Bing's information and didn't say anything else. He just warned:
"Be careful when doing things. Hu Bing is not bad, but if his acting is not good, he will still fight back."

He frowned and said, "The age doesn't match, right? That kid is only eight or nine years old, right?"

Mei Juan immediately said enthusiastically: "Jiang Qingqing is the most beautiful and plays the heroine. Chen Zihan has a longer face and plays the second bad woman. Jia Jingwen is small and weak and plays the abandoned fiancée!"

Chen Shiping shook the information card in his hand and said, "Where did you find these strange people?"

Lu Yi acted in a TV series with Mei Ting last year which was quite popular, so it's not surprising that he was chosen by Mei Juan.

If you go to the mainland market, you must use mainland actors.

If we don’t sign some mainland actors, it will be hard to get along in the future.

But the movie companies are having a headache.

"Yes, the one who played the younger daughter in Wu Zhuangyuan was pretty good, she looked like Jiang Qingqing!
I also went to Beijing Dance Theater and the Children's Palace and found a little dancing girl who looked a bit like Chen Zihan. "

"My leader, I don't get any benefits."

But what is the situation with Pan Yueming?

According to the information, he is a high school student and his occupation is a field manager in an advertising company.

Mei Juan defended herself first, and then continued: "Don't worry, I won't use it if the acting isn't good."

Chen Shiping reached out and patted her on the head and said, "Tell the truth!"

"I've looked for them, they're all too ugly!" Mei Juan said with disdain: "Nortel and China Theater both want to cultivate talented actors, but there are not many handsome guys."

Rather than using someone else’s, it’s better to cultivate it yourself.

Mei Juan covered her head and said, "Someone asked me to help. I think it's quite suitable. He's tall and handsome."

At least the money goes into your pocket.

Chen Shiping nodded and picked up Lu Yi and Pan Yueming's information to read for a while.

"I saw it in the TV series. Emperor Wu Jing in Three Kingdoms is quite handsome."

"If you are willing, don't worry."

Chen Shiping couldn't help but frown when he looked at the introduction in the information.

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"Xiangjiang Yilian Entertainment? They have started to sign mainland actors, which is interesting."

Chen Shiping thought about the students from Nortel and China Theater Academy, and he really couldn't find any reason to refute Mei Juan.

Mei Juan said with a smile: "You don't know the current situation. Many talent scouts in Xiangjiang have come to the mainland to find new talents."

Mei Juan smiled and said: "That's why I agreed, for unity and friendship!"

Chen Shiping said speechlessly: "Can't you go to school to look for it?"

Chen Shiping didn't know what to say. Mei Juan came here fully prepared.

The entertainment companies in Xiangjiang are not easy to deal with now. The record companies are a little better and don't have such big restrictions.

Mei Juan said in a low voice: "He has also started filming, there are still some."

Why does Chen Shiping sound so familiar? It can't be from the 1985 wave.

"That's still not strong enough."

"It's okay, but I don't feel good about the male protagonist." Chen Shiping frowned and said, "You are looking for Hu Bing to be a model, right?"

Mei Juan immediately added: "In fact, Pan Yueming was specially recruited for the Chinese drama. He was delayed by himself, and he didn't pass the Nortel exam this year."

Chen Shiping put these materials on the table and said, "I won't ask about the shooting. Now I want to ask you how you plan to promote it."

Mei Juan immediately showed an expression like "I knew you were going to ask."

Confidently said: "The cost of TV series is not high and it is easy to make back the money, so I plan to insert more advertisements, earn money from advertisers, and give away TV series at half price! I have reached an agreement with advertisers. The more countries it is broadcast, the higher the sponsorship fee will be." many!"

Chen Shiping couldn't help but say: "Many domestic companies have no overseas business and cannot make much money."

Mei Juan said with a smile: "Just look for it from the advertisers of The Truman Show."

Chen Shiping: "." You are good at shedding wool!

But this is indeed a good idea.

If Jianlibao really wants to open up the entire Asian market, its annual sales must not exceed 10 billion.

The factory director of Jianlibao is very discerning, so this might actually work.

However, Chen Shiping was also quite embarrassed when those few manufacturers were always caught plundering wool.

After all, I don’t know if it will be effective.

After chatting with Mei Juan for a while, Chen Shiping asked her to go about her business.

There is nothing difficult about TV dramas, as long as the shots are good-looking.

Mei Juan is not stupid, so she naturally knows what kind of director to look for to film.

Many of TVB's TV drama directors are good, so you don't have to worry about finding someone.

Blue Life and Death Love is just a medium. If you want to spread Chinese film and television dramas through TV dramas, you need to promote them behind the scenes.

How to guide public opinion and cause a sensation requires a pusher.

The rise of every trendy culture is fueled by capital.

The people behind things that come from the streets are not from the streets.

I'll have to go back and discuss with the people at Zhongchuan what to do.

After a few busy days, Peking University called Chen Shiping and asked him to watch the finished film.

It took three months to create the ten-second shot.

Chen Shiping hopes that the final result will satisfy him.

Half an hour later, Chen Shiping watched the ten-second shot a dozen times.

This shot is not very critical in the movie, but the special effects animation is very critical to Chen Shiping.

The animated models are very well done and the shots are smooth enough.

It’s just that the overall effect still looks too fake.

You can tell at a glance that it is a 3D animation, but the realism and details are far less realistic.

Chen Shiping frowned and said, "The texture material last time was good, why is the next one so bad?"

The researcher explained helplessly: "I have tried many kinds of materials, and this one is the most similar, but the accumulation is still too little."

"The main reason is that there are not enough details. If you look at this studio picture, the color of the texture is gray and there are few details, so it is very fake."

Chen Shiping sighed and continued: "The effect is not as good as digital synthesis. Just add real shots and synthesis."

The researcher scratched his head and said, "It's the first time, but it will be better next time!"

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "I don't blame you, it's just that I was too impatient. This level is not much worse than Hollywood."

This is of course a consolation. The Terminators from a few years ago were even better than this. Not to mention the big ship in two years.

But what they said is right, it’s the first time, and it will get better and better in the future.

In Chen Shiping's opinion, the effect produced now is actually better than the original one.

When Paramount originally produced The Truman Show, it didn't spend any time or money on these ten seconds of animated special effects.

The final result is very average!
Chen Shiping spent so much money, it is normal that it is better than the original version.

But it’s not normal. After all, the money I invested was several times that of others, but the effect was only slightly better than others.

Chen Shiping stood up and said to all the researchers: "Thank you for your efforts during this time. I will treat you to dinner tonight. I hope it will be better in the future!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the research institute clapped happily.

Chen Shiping smiled and took them out to eat.

I gave you pressure before, but now I need to give you motivation.

Eat a good meal, play and relax, and then you will work harder in the future.

The next day, Chen Shiping took the finished film to the developing and printing workshop to start transcription.

After finishing it, it took more than an hour to complete the final film of The Truman Show.

Chen Shiping began to look forward to whether the animation special effects would be better on the big screen.

Soon the movie started, and Chen Shiping sat there alone looking forward to it.

The screen slowly lit up, and at the beginning, Chen Shiping's guest director was speaking.

Chen Shiping found it quite amusing to see himself wearing old age makeup on the screen.

He has the charm of a mature old man!
After this footage ends, the ten seconds of special effects appear.

Chen Shiping stared at the screen intently and found that it was indeed much better on the screen than on the computer.

A lot of details and textures are displayed, and the sense of reality is greatly increased.

Chen Shiping ran over and rewinded the tape to watch it again.

Finally, he nodded with great satisfaction and began to go out and call others to watch the final film.

More than an hour later, the screening room was full of flattering voices.

Chen Shiping waved his hands modestly, turned around and left to enjoy himself.

After many busy days, the Lunar New Year holiday has arrived as scheduled.

This time during the Lunar New Year, Chen Shiping no longer went to the premiere to watch.

It’s been seven years since the Lunar New Year movie, and the Bourne Supremacy has already been released, so there’s nothing to worry about when the second one is released.

Just wait for the box office results to come out.

The arrival of the Lunar New Year holiday also means that the year is almost over.

In the apartment, Chen Shiping looked at Zhou Huimin who was packing his things and asked, "Will you come to class next year?"

"Come on, make an agreement with the teacher about the one-year course." Zhou Huimin said with a smile.

"Are you really planning to quit the circle?"

"Yes. If I have more time in the future, I can come to the mainland more often."

Half an hour later, Chen Shiping drove Zhou Huimin to the airport before returning.

After returning to the factory, the box office of The Bourne Supremacy 2 happened to be delivered.

Chen Shiping took one look at the box office data and put it aside.

It was a little better than last year, with box office sales of over a thousand on the first day.

With so many countries in Asia being released at the same time, this data is already a ceiling.

It’s hard to get any higher.

Unless it's a landmark movie like Big Boat.

The Southeast Asian market is the largest in the entire Asian region, with a box office of US$60 million under normal circumstances.

This data has dropped significantly from the previous two years.

The reason is very simple. The exchange rate between RMB and US dollar has increased.

Now one dollar can be exchanged for more than eight yuan.

This is good for economic development, but not so good for box office statistics.

At that time, the real lie could still be exchanged for 30 million US dollars at the box office in the Mainland.

Now if you want to exchange it for 30 million US dollars, the mainland box office will reach 300 million US dollars.

This puts too much pressure on the mainland.

It may be possible in a few years, but it is definitely unattainable now.

The current limit of mainland box office is just over 200 million.

The upper limit is more than 80 million higher than that in 1992.

Chen Shiping has tried his best, and the rest is not up to him.

It depends on the development.

In fact, if the price of movie tickets increases, the box office will be better, but Chen Shiping has always advised the authorities not to increase it.

Today's fares are already very high. In areas with better economic development, tickets are only 15 per ticket.

Dachun took over 300 million in box office in the Mainland at that time, a large part of the reason was because of the high ticket prices.

The highest ticket price at that time was thirty-five per ticket!

The price is too expensive. Unless it is a phenomenal movie, the audience will not enter the cinema.

The boss also knows the current situation of the domestic film market and knows the difference between a full meal and a full meal.

Lower movie ticket prices will retain more viewers and allow the entire movie market to develop healthily.

High movie ticket prices will only allow individual studios and theater chains to make money, but will not be beneficial to the entire movie market.

There are a lot of changes in the domestic film market this year.

A meeting was held in the middle of the year to decide on ten fixed quotas for imported films each year.

In previous years, there were no fixed quotas. Only when China Film purchased the copyrights or cooperated did restrictions on participation in box office sharing be relaxed.

Now that the domestic market is developing steadily, the introduction of foreign films can continue to stimulate the market.

At the same time, it is also for Chinese films to go global.

Otherwise, these blockbusters by Chen Shiping would not be wasted.

It’s mutual benefit for everyone.

More than a month later, the official box office statistics of The Bourne Supremacy 2 have been completed.

The Asian box office revenue was nearly 80 million US dollars.

Although it is not as high as True Lies, it is still very good.

After all, Hu Jun doesn’t have the charisma of Cheng Long.

The release of the Lunar New Year movie also means that the new year is approaching.

Chen Shiping was sitting at home drinking tea and watching Tao Huimin knitting sweaters.

"Winter is almost over, and you haven't finished knitting yet. Save it for next year."

"I didn't knit it for you."

"That's it. Xiulin won't be able to wear it when she grows up next year."

Tao Huimin snorted and said, "I can finish knitting in a week at most!"

"You said the same thing last week."

Chen Shiping picked up the newspaper and ignored Tao Huimin.

Watch the news and kill some time.

It’s time for annual vacation, so let’s be lazy.

Tao Huimin snorted and pricked him with the needle in his hand!
How dare you despise me for being slow!

I will never knit a sweater for you again!
(End of this chapter)