Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 46 Rebuilding the Glory of History
Yanjing.

Starry.

Early in the morning, in the office, Da Tiantian was acting coquettishly with Zhou Mo.

"Zhou Mo, why don't you announce any news about your movie? My phone has been bombarded with calls these past two days, all from actors who want a role."

Zhou Mo was quite helpless: "I didn't expect the actors to be so persistent, even though I have already announced that the main role has been taken."

The company's head said: "No one can guarantee stability until the last moment. There are countless examples of extreme counterattacks in the entertainment industry, and our company is not in the artist business.

Besides, Director Zhou, you are not a director in the Jinggang circle, but you are still so popular. Doesn't it just show that you have superb skills? "

The three of them understood the logic behind the person in charge's words. Da Tiantian was just complaining because she was very annoyed these past two days.

When Zhou Mo heard the word "circle", he didn't quite agree.

He had fallen into this trap in his previous life.

The aunt who invited him to drink was a big shot in a certain circle, and the qualification to enter the circle was to become a friend of the aunt's sister.
one.

He didn't agree, so the car failed.

So, after hearing the person in charge's words about the circle's popularity, he complained:
"Whatever circles there are, they only care about their own people and don't care about the quality of the actors. They are doomed to decline in the future."

In his previous life, he was also very awed by these circles at first, thinking that there were many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in each circle, and that they were all masters.

Until Brother Qian showed up...

Da Tiantian also knew about this, but she still didn't quite agree with what Zhou Mo said.

"Zhou Mo, you can't say that. Although the people employed in these circles are relatively fixed, the big directors in the circle are not vegetarians."

Zhou Mo smiled.

"Tiantian, it is because of those big directors that these circles are destined to decline. Believe it or not, in the next few years these big directors will quickly fall from the altar and be surpassed by the younger generation of directors."

Da Tiantian: "The young generation director you are talking about is not you, right?"

"No." Zhou Mo thought for a moment: "Or rather, yes, but I'm not the only one."

Da Tiantian: “I don’t believe it.”

"You are just too obsessed with the glory of being a big director..."

Seeing that the two ancestors were about to quarrel again, the person in charge stood in the middle and started to change the subject.

"Since the hit of The Myth, there have been a number of time-travel drama projects on the market. Someone invited Zhou Mo to be a director or screenwriter, and proposed that except for the heroine, you can choose any other role, and you can also sign a gambling agreement. Should our company take on this kind of project?"

When it comes to business, Da Tiantian stops talking immediately.

Zhou Mo waved his hands and said, "I won't accept any of them. In the next two years, time-travel dramas will be a hot market. We at Mythology have already had a taste of the newcomers, so there's no need to join in the fun."

The person in charge nodded, took note, and started the next topic.

"In addition, several companies have proposed to purchase the subsequent copyright of "Myth". What is our company's attitude?"

Zhou Mo immediately denied it.

"No, I won't sell it. Mythology involves my future film and television plans, so I have to keep it firmly in my own hands."

Film and TV projects?

Da Tiantian looked up.

"Subsequent film and television plans? How do you say that?"

Zhou Mo complained: "Haven't you read the plan I wrote?"

Da Tiantian: "Well, I was quite busy recently."

Zhou Mo shook his head and introduced: "At the end of "Myth", Meng Yi followed Xu Fu to the sea to seek the elixir of immortality.

In the subsequent plot, when the two returned to the Central Plains, they found that the Qin Dynasty had perished.

The reason was that after Ying Zheng passed away naturally, during the process of emperor succession, the old subordinates of the six countries colluded with tribal forces after Zhao Kang's death and took the opportunity to cause chaos and invade the border.

The imperial court sent troops to resist foreign enemies.

At the same time, the Xiang clan of Chu took advantage of the weakness of the court's internal defenses, gathered hidden households from the six countries, and broke through 20 cities in a manner that was almost a special operation, and directly reached Xianyang (there is controversy as to whether Xianyang had city walls in history), and then destroyed the Qin control center with a single stroke of the sword.

As a result, the world fell into war.

How will Meng Yi choose in the face of chaos in the world, and what changes will happen to history? This is the content of the next film and television series."

After listening to this, Da Tiantian's eyes lit up: "The Chu-Han War?"

"Ah."

"This is great. It embeds the plot in a historical context without making it feel out of place."

"That is, don't you see who I am."

Da Tiantian had recently made up for a lot of literary knowledge: "This setting reminds me of a game called..." "Xuan-Yuan Sword."

"That's right! It's Xuan-Yuan Sword." Da Tiantian responded: "Zhou Mo, do you want to make Myth an IP similar to Xuan-Yuan Sword, like The Legend of Sword and Fairy?"

Zhou Mo shook his head: "No, game IP is still too small, I would rather create a historical IP.

Our country obviously has a long history, but the historical film and television works on the market are still just remakes of historical events, or the Four Great Classics, and martial arts novels.

There are very few original film and television dramas, such as "The Yongzheng Dynasty", which were produced more than ten years ago.

The works on the market today cannot fully demonstrate the film and television value of our country's history. I hope to use history as the background and create a series of stories that can run through the entire history."

"Is this okay?"

"Of course, there are actually successful cases in our market."

"what?"

"Jin Yong, his works are all based on history. If Jin Yong can do it, why can't we?"

"It seems so..." Da Tiantian thought for a moment, "But the problem is, with Jin Yong's masterpiece, everyone is used to watching remakes of Jin Yong's works. Can we please people by doing this?"

"It is because there are too many remakes of Jin Yong's works that we need to create original works. Tiantian, you can take a look at the Jin Yong movies and TV series on the market now. They are remade time and time again, with the same few characters and the same storylines, and they are getting worse and worse.

Ten years ago, at least there were people like Liu Yifei, Liu Tao, and Charmian Wang. But look at what kind of crap has been remade in recent years.

I don't get tired of repeating it over and over again, but the audience should be tired of it.

We can tell other stories using the same historical context.”

"For example?"

"For example, the background of the book "Swordsman" is probably in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Through the personal experience of the character Linghu Chong, it tells the story of the struggle in the court. For example, the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the Sun and Moon Sect, and the leaders of Taoism and Buddhism are no longer just a simple martial arts sect, but a huge organization with inextricable ties to the court. They are even their black and white gloves. The struggle between the martial arts world is essentially a struggle in the court.

The result of the struggle in the rivers and lakes is actually an extension of the result of the struggle in the court. We can completely set the background in the Jiajing Dynasty, when the Taoist priest just came to power and had a struggle with the Prime Minister Yang Tinghe. The so-called rivers and lakes is actually the chessboard for the two people to fight, and the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the Sun and Moon Sect, etc. are all chess pieces in the fight between the two.

In addition, for example, "Number One Under Heaven" can be set in the Song Dynasty, and "Dream of Red Mansions" can be directly changed into a political drama, and the background of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes is exactly in the Ming Dynasty or the Jing Dynasty. "

After listening to this, Da Tiantian was excited but also a little hesitant: "Wouldn't it be possible for characters like Linghu Chong to become tools? Would the audience be able to accept this?"

Zhou Mo smiled: "You don't know how bad Linghu Chong's image is in the novel world. Many readers hate him so much that they want him to die in the first chapter. I just treat him as a tool, which is good enough."

Da Tiantian asked the last question: "But with such a long history, you must find something to string them together, just like the martial arts in martial arts novels, which has the function of inheritance?"

Zhou Mo replied: "I plan to directly introduce the setting of an immortal, so that he can participate in history and constantly record historical events."

Da Tiantian was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Elixir of life?"

Zhou Mo nodded: "What do you think of this idea?"

Da Tiantian: "So strong, too strong."

The person in charge listened to everything from beginning to end and admired Zhou Mo's plan. After the two men finished speaking, he asked, "Then I will reject them?"

"of course."

The person in charge pretended to be regretful and joked, "Having said that, it's still a pity to turn down those invitations. After all, the highest offer has reached eight figures."

Da Tiantian didn't even blink: "Our company is not short of money, there is no need to be tempted by that little money, and our company has made a lot of money since the broadcast of "Myth".

After the ratings of "Myth" are calculated after the show is finished, including the proceeds from the bet, it won't be a problem to multiply it several times, let alone eight figures."

Seeing that the core attitudes of the two companies were consistent, the person in charge stopped arguing.

"Next, let's talk about the ratings. The Myth is nearing its finale, but the ratings have been stuck at around 6.9 for a long time and have never been able to break through 7.

The publicity department reported that a lot of money had been invested, but there was no possibility of a breakthrough in the ratings.

So, should we continue to increase the funds for publicity? "

Da Tiantian knew nothing about publicity, so she simply kept silent and just looked at Zhou Mo the whole time.

Zhou Mo frowned slightly: "Have you tried all the methods?"

Person in charge: "We have tried all the common methods on the market, such as running shows, hyping up couples, digging for Easter eggs, and smashing press releases. We have tried them several times."

Zhou Mo: "Have you tried promoting it on Mop, Tieba, or the history section of Congcong.com?"

"Historic district?"

The person in charge was stunned.

　I heard some time ago that Linghu Chong's reputation seemed to have declined again.

　　In addition, the protagonist's system is an optimization system, so since it is an optimization, we must write something new.

　　I am still looking for data, especially follow-up reading, thank you everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)