Entertaining Children

  Chapter 1055 Graduation Gift

   "Help? What do you want me to do?" Rita Mitchell asked Xiao Yao curiously.

Although Rita Mitchell still has the identity of an actor and a model, she is also considered a person in the entertainment industry, but her main job is still a game show anchor, and her popularity and fans are mainly concentrated in the fan group. There is a certain gap. And Xiao Yao is a serious entertainment star. A few years ago, her popularity among ordinary Americans was not lower than that of her beautiful anchor. In the past six months, two films have won the box office of 100 million yuan in the United States, and the limelight is much stronger than her. She can't think of anything that Xiao Yao needs her help.

   "That's it, I think what you are doing is a sports game show, so can you introduce some professionals in sports promotion and sports event operation to me?" Xiao Yao said.

  "Sports event promotion and sports event operation?" Rita Mitchell said, "Do you want to develop into the sports world?"

"It's almost like this." Xiao Yao explained, "You know, the movie I starred in recently was about parkour, which was initiated by me and two other friends. Under this movie After the screening, we still want to continue to promote the sport, but my two friends and I are both actors, and we can't always focus on this, so we want to ask professionals to help us do it."

   "So you want to find professional promoters of sports activities?" Rita Mitchell nodded and asked, "What about the event operation? Do you still want to host a parkour game?"

"Yes!" Xiao Yao nodded, "To promote a sport, related events are very important, and there is no parkour event with a wide range, weight and influence. We would like to invite People do it."

"Successfully launching a new event is very difficult. For a game to have greater influence, it takes a long time to accumulate, and it also requires a lot of capital investment in the early stage. Moreover, parkour, a new sport, has a foundation It’s relatively small, and I estimate that this time may be longer and the investment required will be greater.” Rita Mitchell reminded, “Generally speaking, you will lose money in the early stage.”

   "I know." Xiao Yao smiled, "We are ready to lose money in the early stage, or we don't care about this very much, because it is not our money that is losing!"

   "Huh?" Rita Mitchell was a little surprised, but also a little confused, "It's not your money?"

"That's it," Xiao Yao explained. "Some of the funds we made for the parkour movie came from online crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is not an investment. Even if the movie makes money, those who participate in crowdfunding will not be able to use it. Benefits. Judging from the current movie box office, this movie is definitely profitable. The theme of this movie is parkour. At the beginning, everyone who participated in the crowdfunding was basically parkour enthusiasts. Several of our investors had no intention of crowding the crowd. The benefit of fundraising is my own, so I plan to use it in the sport of parkour. In Huaxia’s words, this is called "take it from the people and use it for the people."

"Crowdfunding accounts for about 25% of the production cost. We will also use 25% of the film producer's revenue to establish a fund dedicated to promoting parkour. Conservative. It is estimated that this fund should be at the level of tens of millions of dollars." Xiao Yao continued, "We want to find a suitable sports company or set up a sports company to run this fund, so I need professionals in this area."

  This is why Xiao Yao insisted on crowdfunding when Mu Ying said that there were enough investors and that crowdfunding was no longer needed to make this movie. In addition to leaving a parkour movie, Xiao Yao also wanted to leave a world-wide influential parkour event in the world, so he deliberately left a share of 2 million US dollars in the film production fee for crowdfunding. , Use the money of parkour enthusiasts to engage in parkour promotion and parkour competitions.

  Two million dollars to organize a competition is definitely enough, but it is not an easy task to make it a long-term, fixed event. But after this movie, two million is not just two million.

   When planning to make this movie, Xiao Yao predicted that this movie should be profitable. The movie’s revenue is not only at the box office, but there will be other benefits in the follow-up. Xiao Yao also plans to put all of it in this parkour fund. In addition, after the event is well-known, the income of sponsor advertisers in these aspects will also increase accordingly. Normally, as long as the organization or company operating the event is reliable, the event can be held forever. It's just that Xiao Yao and others are neither professionals in this area, nor do they have the energy to do this, so they want to find professionals in this area to operate.

  The idea of ​​crowdfunding came from Xiao Yao. How to use the money was originally for Xiao Yao to call the shots. There is no problem with Xiao Yao using parkour. However, since Xiao Yao came up with the idea, Xiao Yao was also responsible for this matter.

  The parkour movie has not been completely released yet, the box office share has not been paid, and the project has not yet officially started. But when it comes to sports promotion and event operations, the United States is doing very well in this area, and there are more professionals. Xiao Yao wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to come to the United States to get familiar with the situation first, and get in touch with some in advance People in this area.

"That's it~" Rita Mitchell nodded suddenly and said with a smile, "Find parkour enthusiasts to crowdfund a parkour movie, and then use this part of the movie proceeds to continue to promote parkour sports , For a parkour event, your idea is really interesting!"

   "Well, I promised you." Rita Mitchell finally said to Xiao Yao, "After I go back, I will find friends with professionals in this area to find out and recommend some candidates for you."

   "Thank you!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

  This dinner is here, and it's all over. Neither Rita Mitchell nor Xiao Yao brought assistants, nor did they drive a car. Xiao Yao went out of the restaurant with Rita Mitchell, beckoned to call a taxi for her, and then returned to the hotel alone after sending her in the car.

  Since she agreed to Xiao Yao, Rita Mitchell also helped her very seriously after returning.

  NBA2K is not only recorded during the offseason, it will also be recorded during the season. To be able to invite so many active professional basketball players to serve as program guests during the season, the program group has a good relationship with the NBA and many professional basketball teams. As the host of this show, Rita Mitchell not only knows many professional players, but also has a good relationship with many team managers. Those people are also professionals in this area. Through them, Rita Mitchell has also inquired about many great people in this industry.

   About parkour events, Xiao Yao actually intends to find relevant consulting companies in the United States, and then conduct personnel selection operations through consulting companies and headhunting companies. He does not intend to seek help from non-professionals in the entertainment industry. Because Rita Mitchell, the sports game anchor, is also related to sports, Xiao Yao didn't want to fight with her to pay the bill, so he said it as a reason.

   Xiao Yao originally didn't think that Rita Mitchell could really help him, but he did not expect that Rita Mitchell would later send him a document, recommending a lot of relevant talents in this industry. For Xiao Yao, this is also a surprise.

In the next few days, Xiao Yao still found some professional consulting companies to do some understanding of this aspect according to the original plan, and also found some headhunting companies to place orders in this regard. Finally, he contacted consulting companies, headhunting companies, and Lili After a cross-comparison of the information given by Tower Mitchell, a more preferred candidate list was also selected.

  Although the funds are not yet in place, most of the box office has already come out. For Xiao Yao, this money can be said to be impossible. So in the next few days, Xiao Yao also met with the candidates in advance under the arrangement of the headhunting company, and reached a preliminary cooperation intention.

   By the time Xiao Yao finishes these things and returns to China, the World Youth Forum has been over for almost half a month, and the enthusiasm for Xiao Yao’s speech at the World Youth Forum has almost dissipated.

  After Xiao Yao returned to China, there was nothing on him for the time being, so he followed up with the TV show.

At this time, the screenwriting team recruited by Xiao Yao and Lin Qisan not only wrote the general framework of the entire TV series, but also completed the character settings of all the main characters. The specific script has also been written for six or seven episodes. Xiao Yao can also start to choose The director chose the actors.

  In this sitcom, Xiao Yao intends to follow the model of American dramas. Not only does he have a whole team of screenwriters, but there are also several different directors. As the chief producer and future executive producer and producer, the director and actors will be decided by Xiao Yao and Lin Qisan.

  The first step is to choose the director. In the screenwriting team, Lin Qisan didn't find all the students in the literature department, but also three directors with the ability to create scripts to join them. So when it comes to filming, the three directors who participated in the script creation are naturally among Xiao Yao's choices, but Xiao Yao does not intend to use only these three directors. The first season of this TV series plans to shoot about 24 episodes. Xiao Yao intends to use five directors, each of whom will shoot at least 3 episodes, and finally decide who will shoot the next episodes based on the actual situation.

  Shen Opera, like Yandian, the director department is held every two years. Xiao Yao did not have a directing department this year, so the directors of Shenxi's students were either one year earlier or one year later than them. In the screenwriting team, Lin Qisan was looking for three junior students in the director department of Shenxi Opera, and for the remaining two, Xiao Yao was about to graduate from last year. Currently, he is looking for the poorly mixed seniors.

  Directing is a profession that requires the accumulation of experience. After the directors graduated from the department, they usually start from the scene, and few can start from the assistant director. There are dozens of students graduating from the director department of Shenxi, and only a small number of them are mixed. Even fewer people can become directors after graduation. Therefore, Xiao Yao is all fresh graduates and students of Shenxi. The project is still very attractive to those who have just graduated from the Directing Department for a year, and Xiao Yao has a relatively wide range of options.

  The way Xiao Yao chooses the director is very simple. Provide one or two episodes to everyone who wants to make a shooting plan and send it over. If you think it is possible, you will make an appointment for an interview. If you can, you will decide on the plan first. In this way, it took Xiao Yao only a week to select the last two directors.

  After the director is finalized, the next step is to choose the actors.

  As for actors, Xiao Yao and Lin Qisan plan to choose all from their current performance department students. But even if you have made up your mind to choose from your classmates, this audition process is still necessary. Lin Qisan did not leak the news about this project in school in advance, and the students from the screenwriting team were also required to keep this project confidential. At present, most of the students are also busy "internships" in places, so the schedule of the audition must be arranged first. After contacting the classmates, it can be confirmed.

  Xiao Yao did not spend as much time in the school as Lin Qisan, and he did not know as much about his classmates as Lin Qisan. Actors of other roles audition, Xiao Yao asked Lin Qisan to be responsible for the notification, and Xu Liang and Qin Hao, the two default guys, of course, came by Xiao Yao himself.

  Xu Liang and Qin Hao were not at school recently, so Xiao Yao directly dialed Xu Liang's number.

   "Xu Liang, what have you been up to lately? I haven't seen you run to sister Xi's studio?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile after the call was connected.

   "What else can I do? The crew is busy!" Xu Liang said irritably, "I'm not the star of the best newcomer you have won. I don't have to worry about food and drink, but I also don't have to worry about filming!"

   "Oh, my temperament is not small!" Xiao Yao smiled, "Why, I was scolded in the crew?"

   "Oh, isn't it normal for us to be scolded for a little transparent like ours without the slightest reputation?" Xu Liang laughed without denying it.

   "Which crew, what role? Are there many scenes? When will the filming be finished?" Xiao Yao asked directly without consolation.

   "Long set, just three lines, and the filming will be finished in three days." Xu Liang answered truthfully, and then asked strangely, "Why are you asking about this? Anything to ask me?"

   "Well," Xiao Yao nodded, "I have an audition opportunity, do you want to try it?"

   "Of course I want!" Xu Liang immediately became excited, and asked in a series, "What crew? Which company invested? Who is the director? What level of production? What role? When will the audition be?"

   "The protagonist, the shooting will start in about two or three months, and you can audition anytime in the next month!" Xiao Yao answered with two questions.

   "Is it the protagonist at any time in the next month to audition, really?" Xu Liang was surprised.

   "Of course it is true! Will I lie to you about this kind of thing?" Xiao Yao smiled.

   "So awesome? It's not your family's investment, right?" Xu Liang asked tentatively.

"It's not my family, it's me~ and friends invested!" Xiao Yao said, "I, Zhao Rui, Lin Qisan, and Zhou Zhihao are preparing to start a film and television production company in partnership. This TV series is our first project. I am the chief executive officer. The planner and chief producer, I have the final say!"

  "You and Lin Qisan started a company?" Xu Liang asked in surprise.

   "Yes," Xiao Yao smiled, "Didn't you tell Qin Hao to let me start a company?"

   "But didn't you fail to agree?" Xu Liang said.

"I can't change my mind!" Xiao Yao said, "but one thing hasn't changed. We open a film and television production company, not an entertainment company, and don't sign an artist! I'm just looking for you to make a movie, and I won't sign you as an artist. Oh!"

   "Is the director also you?" Xu Liang asked again.

   "No, the director is not me!" Xiao Yao said.

   "Oh," Xu Liang said with some worry, "Who is the director? Can you, the producer, decide on the actors?"

Xiao Yao heard Xu Liang’s worry and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, the two protagonists have already been determined to be you and Qin Hao. Because the actors of other roles are going to audition, I asked you and Qin Hao to come and have a walk. Transitions."

   "The default? Is this suitable?" Xu Liang was still a little worried, "Is the role really suitable for me?"

  Although it is very common for investors to designate actors in the current television circle, this method is disgusted by the directors and other professionals in the entire circle. Xiao Yao is a professional born in Keban, and there are seniors in the entertainment industry at home. If he wants to do this, it is not very pleasant to say it.

"Is inappropriate roles, will I choose you two? I'm an investor!" Xiao Yao smiled, "Don't worry, when writing the script, these two roles are set according to the actual situation of both of you. It’s a role created specifically for both of you. I also know the level of your business, and it can’t be inappropriate!”

  "A character specially created for the two of us?" Xu Liang was surprised.

   "Yes!" Xiao Yao smiled.

   "Why?" Xu Liang asked.

   "Because you two helped me take class videos, help me make up lessons, and cope with exams in recent years." Xiao Yao said, "To thank you, I prepared this graduation gift for both of you!"

  (End of this chapter)