Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 585 Where are the Riddlers?
The dark version of "Siheyuan" is more profitable than you might think.

This will inevitably appeal to many investors, who will also want to get a piece of the pie.

Although compared with movies and some TV series, the dark version of "Siheyuan" has been broadcast for two months and has only earned more than 300 million, which doesn't seem to be a lot.

But the problem is that online dramas also have their own advantages.

Low cost, quick production, and low audience requirements.

Therefore, when Lizhan announced the revenue of "Siheyuan" some time ago, many companies and investors contacted Zhou Mo, hoping to cooperate and invest in the web drama.

But these collaborations were basically rejected by Zhou Mowan.

Because it's not necessary.

The company has so many scripts piled up that it is impossible to film all of them.

He had anticipated this situation when he began to conceive the dark version of "Siheyuan" two or three years ago.

So, he bought all the famous "Siheyuan" works on the market at once.

Nowadays, although the dark version of "Siheyuan" is still on the air, the next web drama is actually in production.

“Our company has accumulated enough projects, even if we produce two films a year, to last for five years, so there is no need for cooperation.

Moreover, when I signed the contract with them, I also made an agreement with the directors that if they make similar works in the future, our company will have the right of first refusal.”

Da Tiantian was completely speechless.

This guy has even booked other people's future works.

To some extent, it can be said to be a complete dragon.

After the topic of web drama.

"Boruto" officially begins.

Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian finished watching the movie. Da Tiantian commented: "I see that our domestic animation, whether it is movies or TV series, seems to be more inclined to 3D. In comparison, Sakura's 2D is much more developed."

"Yes, this is related to policies, industry development, and industry foundation." Zhou Mo mentioned it roughly without much explanation.

The development of the animation industry is a very complex topic and cannot be explained in just one or two sentences.

Some industries cannot develop just because you want to. If they fail to develop within a certain period of time, it will be difficult for them to prosper in the future.

A typical example is the domestic 2D animation industry.

It did not develop in the 00s and 10s, and the possibility of it developing again and becoming the mainstay of the domestic animation industry is very small.

On the contrary, the 3D animation industry may develop faster due to the continuous updating and iteration of technology and the continuous reduction of costs.

"However, it cannot be said that there will be no good 2D animation products."

"For example?"

"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, and our company's Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

Da Tiantian was stunned for a moment, and then an idea flashed in her mind.

"Are you talking about the anime project that you started after you went to Sakura to shoot Cold Wind?"

"OK."

“Is it going to be aired soon?”

“It will basically be ready by next year.”

According to Zhou Mo's plan, "Even If Far Away, We Must Punish" will be released in the second half of this year, and the story of the Western Han Dynasty will officially end.

Next year, the timeline of the Eastern Han Dynasty will begin, and the story of the great magician Liu Xiu and the time-traveling character Wang Mang will be filmed, broadcast, and released.

After Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the timeline will quickly come to the Three Kingdoms.

By then, the animation of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will be broadcast.

"It seems that my tasks next year will be extremely heavy." Da Tiantian touched his chin, thinking about next year's arrangements.

After the animation of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there were three movies in the "Three Kingdoms" series.

Zhou Mo had explained these to her many times. According to the original plan, she would appear in every episode.

Including "Eastern Han Dynasty", there are four movies in total.

Although they are not the leading actors, they are both important supporting roles.

It will definitely take a lot of time to shoot.

Zhou Mo said with a smile: "What should we do? I will help you divide up some of the tasks. Then you should be more relaxed."

Da Tiantian immediately looked at Zhou Mo, bared his fangs and said, "No, I will film everything, just wait for me when the time comes."

"Okay, I believe you can do it. Also, don't forget to learn more about the early and late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms this year, so as to avoid making a fool of yourself during the interview."

When he heard that he had to continue reading history books, Da Tiantian's originally fierce expression immediately turned bitter.

Study.

It's really not a happy thing.

The two returned to the set.

After a day of rest, work officially started the next day.

……

Time always goes by faster on the set.

It's April.

The filming of "Students" is nearing completion.

Although Zhou Mo had overestimated the crew's speed as much as possible, during the actual filming, the efficiency of several leading actors still exceeded his imagination.

I won’t talk about Li Guangjie.

He was the best one from the beginning.

Immediately afterwards, under the influence of Li Guangjie, everyone, including Guo Jingfei, Lei Jiayin, and Bai Ke, became more and more efficient.

It felt like I didn't want to be left behind by others, so I tried my best to act.

Zhou Mo was quite satisfied with their attitude at first, but later he found something wrong.

Wow, you guys are working harder than a director like me. What on earth happened?

So, during a lunch, Zhou Mo asked about the other people's situation.

"What's wrong with you guys lately? You all seem so serious and efficient that I can hardly keep up."

When the others heard this, they were all stunned.

Guo Jingfei and Lei Jiayin looked at each other, and then looked at Zhou Mo together.

"Director Zhou, aren't you in a bad mood recently?"

Zhou Mo was dumbfounded.

Am I in a bad mood?
I do not know how?
"No, why am I in a bad mood?"

He looked at the expressions of several leading actors around him and found that they all had similar expressions. It seemed that they all felt that he was in a bad mood.

"I'm not in a bad mood. Did you misunderstand something?"

The leading actors stared at each other for a while, and finally Guo Jingfei stepped forward and said, "Director Zhou, we saw that incident, so we thought you were in a bad mood. Since you are fine, there is no problem."

Zhou Mo almost laughed out loud.

No.

You put it here.

"Don't tell me riddles. I hate riddles the most in my life. Hurry up and explain clearly. What did you see that made you think I was in a bad mood?"

"It's about the news about BVS." Guo Jingfei said seriously, "Director Zhou, you don't need to say more. We all suffered a setback in BVS, which put a lot of pressure on you. Some people don't believe in your ability, but we believe in you. You will definitely get good results in Batman."

(End of this chapter)