China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03
Chapter 637 Everyone is for the benefit
Chapter 637 Everyone is for the benefit
The most interesting thing is that Director Bi came out again to give a film review.
He said that after watching "Space Exploration Editorial Department", he felt that it crushed "Magic City Fortress" dozens of times.
Again, if Director Bi just writes film reviews honestly and doesn't think about being a director and making movies, then his level is trustworthy.
Director Bi's evaluation of the "Space Exploration Editorial Department" is generally objective.
On the Chinese side, Li Yu, Da Tiantian and Kong Dashan have already opened champagne to celebrate.
At Huayi, no one was happy, from the two CEOs Wang to Director Teng.
The two Mr. Wangs couldn't understand why they always ran into weirdos like Director Teng and Director Bi?
Rating below three, really, even if they were asked to make a movie, they couldn't make such a bad movie.
They all suspected that these two people were undercover agents planted in their company by competitors.
The two are so similar. Before joining Huayi, Director Bi was a recognized genius at two prestigious universities, Beijing Film Academy and Peking University.
Before joining Huayi, Director Teng had filmed many good TV series, including the low-budget but big hit "Love Is Not Blind", a successful example of a TV director's transformation into a film director.
As a result, they were pulled as soon as they joined Huayi. The two Mr. Wangs really wanted to ask them whether it was intentional or an accident.
The investment in "Space Exploration Editorial Department" was already profitable for Li Yu.
Although compared with other projects he invested in, "Space Exploration Editorial Department" did not make much money, it was very meaningful.
Another new director achieved success after receiving investment from Li Yu.
Li Yu has transformed from being a Midas Touch for actresses to a Midas Touch for directors.
There is a rumor in the market that whichever director he favors will become successful.
With the success of works such as "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" and "Space Exploration Editorial Department", Hualiu Company has earned back a lot of profits from its previous investments.
Now there is ample funding to launch more projects.
The first to be launched was the Ghost Blows Out the Light web drama which had been shelved for a while.
While the original crew is still working on filming the last four volumes, we will then make a new Ghost Blows Out the Light movie.
If things drag on for too long, conflicts are bound to arise within the team.
For example, this actor quits for some reason, and that actor quits for some other reason.
In the end, the people were replaced one after another, and the sequels were not as good as before.
This phenomenon will occur in more than 90% of series of works with a long time span, and very few can maintain high quality throughout and not make them bad.
Especially the current iron triangle trio, there are signs of danger.
"Mojin: The Lost Legend" is a commercial blockbuster and has already achieved success.
The actors' value and status are rising rapidly. If time is delayed for too long, they may not agree to film the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" web drama.
They may be like Liu Yifei, thinking that they have made successful movies and are considered movie stars, and it would be a loss of face if they make web dramas.
Therefore, the safest way is to use the Ghost Blows Out the Light movie to keep them hanging, and let them finish filming the four web dramas before filming the second movie.
Cao Qing could understand Li Yu's intention.
As a member of Hualiu Company, he had the same considerations as Li Yu, which was to maximize the company's interests. He did not stand on the side of the actors.
For the company, it would of course be more profitable to shoot four web series first and then the second movie.
"In fact, they have already told me privately that they want me to advise you to strike while the iron is hot and continue making movies." Cao Qing told Li Yu truthfully.
"They are actors. Which ambitious actor doesn't want to make a movie? It's useless for them to think so. The decision is with us. You have to remember that they will encounter difficulties if the web series is gone, but they will not be affected if the movie is gone. The initiative is with us. If they want to continue filming the movie version, they have to finish the web series version." Li Yu said realistically.
The web drama follows the route of restoring the novel, and the audience's impression of the iron triangle has already been fixed, so the sudden change of cast has a significant impact.
The movie is different. It takes the form of a suspense adventure. The story is taken from the novel with many changes.
Moreover, Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi and others’ box office ability in the film industry is just so-so.
Replacing the movie version's iron triangle with more influential movie actors might help the movie perform better.
For example, Chen Kun’s Hu Bayi is generally recognized as one of the better actors, and Huang Bo’s Wang Pangzi is also good.
Both of them graduated from Beijing Film Academy, one from an undergraduate acting class and the other from a vocational college.
As long as they have time, they will most likely not refuse if Li Yu asks them.
Especially Huang Bo, who is an actor with good popularity in the circle and good social skills.
If Li Yu called him, he would definitely give him face as long as he was free.
"Director Li, you are too realistic," said Cao Qing.
"They are just as realistic. They asked you to persuade me to continue making the second movie because they just want to make movies. They forgot about the online drama after they had the movie and asked us to spend hundreds of millions to raise their status in the film industry. Isn't that realistic? The world is bustling with people all for profit. Everyone is just doing it for profit." Li Yu replied.
The three of them have signed on for seven to eight Ghost Blows Out the Light web dramas.
They wanted to pay the penalty and not shoot the next four films, and Li Yu couldn't stop them.
It’s just that if they breach the contract, it’s impossible for the film to contact them again, which is reasonable.
New artists who sign with management companies have to sign ten, eight, or even fifteen-year contracts.
During the contract period, the majority of their earnings go to the company, and they can only get a small portion.
Why would the agency spend money to promote them if they don't pay the corresponding price?
The reason is the same. If they don't help Li Yu finish the web series, why would Li Yu give them the leading roles that cost hundreds of millions of dollars? There are plenty of people who are more talented and famous than them vying for the role.
The final situation was just as Li Yu expected.
The three-man team compromised and agreed to finish filming the four web dramas first.
However, they put forward a new request, which was to sign another agreement with Hualiu Company to ensure that they would still be the leading actors in the second Ghost Blows Out the Light movie.
Li Yu agreed without thinking, as this was his original idea.
Even if they didn't mention it, as long as they filmed the remaining four web dramas, Li Yu would still choose them for the second movie.
Of course, as a crosstalk artist once said, no verbal promise is as reliable as an invoice written in black and white.
Li Yu agreed with this point. He could understand the actors' concerns and believed that signing an agreement in black and white would indeed provide more security.
After signing the new agreement, Hualiu Company, Cao Qing and the Iron Triangle trio officially announced that the fifth web drama of Ghost Blows Out the Light has been approved and will officially start filming in a few days.
This is certainly good news for fans of Ghost Blows Out the Light.
“It’s still the original crew. I have to give a thumbs up to the production team.”
"Great! The official announcement of the fifth web series is finally here. After the success of Mojin: The Last Dragon, I was a little worried that you would disdain web series and continue to make movies."
"Keep going, as long as you can maintain the quality of the first four films, I will definitely become a member to support you."
(End of this chapter)
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