China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 512: Another Legend of the Gods

They all run companies and have invested in and produced film and television dramas, but the market feedback is very different.

Fan Xiaopang finally understood what that saying means: sometimes, the gap between people is really greater than the gap between people and dogs.

"Director, can you teach me a little bit about your secret? Why is it that every TV series produced by your company is so popular and well-received?

Since my personal studio was founded, I have invested in several TV series and movies. I starred in these TV series and my co-stars are all very popular male actors. Why are the reputations and ratings always so-so? "

Fat Fan was very puzzled.

One year after her personal studio was established, the first TV work "Rouge Snow" in which the studio participated in investing was born, and her co-star was Huo Jianhua.

Huo Jianhua became famous in mainland China after starring in "The World's Number One", which was also written and produced by Wang Jing.

Not to mention when he was acting with Fan Xiaopang.

Afterwards, she starred in "Madam Chin" with Zhou Yumin, one of the members of F4 who was once popular throughout Asia.

The reputation of these two TV series is mediocre and their performance is also mediocre.

"The Empress of China" is quite popular, but it has received too much criticism and has the worst reputation among these works.

As long as he can make money, Fan Xiaopang is not afraid of being scolded.

But if you have the ability to make money while being praised by others, who would be willing to make money while being scolded by others?

It’s not that she doesn’t want to turn these works into masterpieces, it’s just that she doesn’t have the ability to do so.

“I can’t teach you that. Your Fan Xiaopang Studio doesn’t have its own director, screenwriter, or filming team. In the field of investing in and producing film and television dramas, it’s an understatement to say that it’s a makeshift team.

For such an unreliable "studio", it's good enough that the TV series and movies it invests in make money without losing money. Do you want both reputation and money? I suggest you don't think too much."

Li Yu pointed out the flaws of Fan Xiaopang Studio incisively and accurately.

"You are too realistic."

Fat Fan smiled bitterly.

"I'm just telling you the truth. I can tell you something more realistic. The biggest selling point of the works that your studio has participated in investing in and producing is you.

If you weren't the lead actor in the film, no TV station would want to sell it to them.

To be more honest, you have such a poor eye for scripts that you are not suitable to be a decision maker in a film and television production company.

Unless you refuse to micro-manage and leave professional matters to professionals.

So the question is, your studio is completely an artist management company, how can you recruit the talents you want?"

Li Yu's words were heart-wrenching.

When hearing these words, Fan Xiaopang felt as if a Mitsubishi bayonet was stabbing into his heart.

Every time Li Yu said a word, the Mitsubishi bayonet would spin inside her heart. It was so painful.

Fan Xiaopang is willing to acknowledge most of the contents of Li Yurui's comments.

She was not convinced when people said she had poor taste in choosing scripts and she wanted to put up a fight.

"My taste is not as bad as you say, right? Let's not talk about the distant past, just talk about the past few years. I have acted in works such as "Iron Man 3", "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "Shinjuku Incident". These works have good reputations, right?"

Fat Fan tried to save his dignity.

"Among the movies you mentioned, except for Shinjuku Incident, do the other two have anything to do with you? Your die-hard fans have to slow down the two movies to find you. You appeared in the movie for less than a minute and only had two or three lines. In Hengdian, my country, such a role would usually be given to a minor actor. How dare you brag about it?"

It would have been fine if Fan Xiaopang didn't mention her "achievements" in the past few years, but once he did, Li Yu became even more furious.

He made Fan Xiaopang the most popular actress in China, and also made Fan Xiaopang the Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. But Fan Xiaopang ended up going to Hollywood to just play a supporting role.

If she was an artist under Hualiu Company, Li Yu would have to deduct all her bonuses for the year because it would bring shame to the company.

Not only Fan Xiaopang, many domestic celebrities and artists are heavily influenced by the Hollywood filter.

When they get a chance to star in a Hollywood blockbuster, their team often makes a big publicity spree about how great they are and how they have made it into Hollywood.

As a result, after the movie was released, everyone found that it only had one or a few shots, and some even died without a single line of dialogue.

Obviously he is already very famous in China, yet he runs around to be a supporting actor for other people. His pay may not even be enough to cover the round-trip airfare, yet he is complacent and proud of it.

Li Yu really couldn't understand these people's confusing actions.

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so stubborn just now. Director, please be merciful and let me go. Please give me some face."

Fat Fan was completely scared and no longer dared to try to save his reputation with stubbornness.

Li Yu was very restrained. Since Fan Xiaopang had surrendered, he would let Fan Xiaopang go this time.

After avoiding Li Yu's ridicule, Fan Xiaopang thought for a moment and asked Li Yu a very serious question: "Recently, a couple in Hong Kong Island announced that they would invest 500 million yuan to create a fantasy myth film, which is completely the same as your "The Great Wall" and "Investiture of the Gods".

I heard that they are planning to get closer to the national master and film the story of Conferred Gods, featuring King Zhou and Daji.

However, the real protagonist is not King Zhou, Daji, or Jiang Ziya, but a character named Lei Zhenzi.

The actor who plays Lei Zhenzi is the biological son of the investing couple."

Based on the information provided by Fan Xiaopang, Li Yu searched for relevant content in his brain.

Soon, a super bad movie called "Legend of the Gods" came into his mind.

Of course, Li Yu would not directly conclude that "Legend of the Gods" is a bad movie.

To be cautious, he first used his laptop to search the Internet for the specific information about "Legend of the Gods" that had been made public.

Since this movie is made to promote the investor's son, it is claimed to have invested 500 to 600 million yuan, and it is a blockbuster with many superstars.

So the investors definitely hope that this movie will be as popular as possible, so there will definitely be a lot of exposure.

This is indeed the case. This movie revealed a lot of information. Li Yu matched the information he found on the Internet with the information in his brain one by one.

I thought that with the national master's "Fengshen" as a sample, "Fengshen Legend" should be able to make some progress by following the same pattern.

Unfortunately, according to the revelations found by Li Yu and the brief introduction of the movie story, this version of "Legend of the Gods" is basically the same as the one in the original time and space.

This shows that investors' thinking has not changed at all from 20 or 30 years ago. They think that as long as they gather a group of top stars and spend money on special effects, the audience will buy it.

After learning about the details of the movie, Li Yu shook his head.

"You don't think highly of this huge blockbuster movie that cost a huge amount of money to invest in?"

Fat Fan has been observing Li Yu's reaction.

Li Yu didn't say anything, but the word "disapproval" was written on his face without any concealment.

(End of this chapter)