Who are you calling powerful?

Chapter 88 Casting of "My Love from the Stars"
In mid-January, the filming funds for "You Who Came from the Star" were almost ready.

The current capital is about 2600 million, accounting for a total of 55% of the investment share, and the remaining 45% belongs to the blue whale.

In addition, the crew also got free sponsorship and advertising placement from many brands such as Sina.com, Fetion, Mercedes-Benz, Hollyland, Dior, Versace, and Sony.

Sina.com and Fetion are the most generous, with a 300 million + microblog promotion plan and a 200 million one.

Others are more reluctant, the large ones are hundreds of thousands, the small ones are 20 million, and the scattered ones can add up to about 300 million.

But even so, a TV drama advertising placement attracts 800 million yuan, which is definitely a big deal in today's TV drama field.

And the reason why "You Who Came from the Stars" has such appeal is that

On the one hand, it is Fan Xiaopang, and on the other hand, Wei Yang is no longer an unknown person.

The two dramas "The Best of Us" and "Orange Born in Huainan" have been rebroadcasted nearly 20 times on TV stations across the country. The webcast data is excellent, and they have a strong topic among young people. They are even known as "Campus Youth Idol Drama" model】.

For such a project, the effect of advertising is much higher than that of ordinary TV dramas, so the brand side will also favor Wei Yang's new work accordingly.

In addition, another key point is that Wei Yang found a good funder. He took the initiative to contact Sina and China Mobile, which needed to be promoted and exposed, and impressed the relevant persons in charge of these two companies with detailed and accurate advertising placement plans.

Sina is not stingy with spending money to promote Weibo.

Not to mention moving, even if it doesn't work, this little money is nothing but water for them.

Due to the pre-established contract, this commercial placement is not a profit, but included in the shooting cost in the name of Blue Whale, coupled with the fixed share of the leading production, so Blue Whale can finally get 45% of the share.

3600 million shooting + publicity costs!

Wei Yang has never been so rich in his life, and Xia Cong next to him is almost dying of laughter.

He has participated in projects with more production costs, but at that time he was only one of the people in charge of Tinghe, but now he is the serious chief producer and the second in command of the crew.

The top leader is naturally Wei Yang who is also a producer, producer, screenwriter, and starring role.

Blue Whale, meeting room

Wei Yangduan took the main seat, with Xia Cong and Liu Junjie on the left and right hands, and the heads of Blue Whale sat under them. The atmosphere was very harmonious

Although Blue Whale is still not sure about the future, but with a large project worth tens of millions, at least the people in the company don't have to worry about being kicked out by the landlord one day.

"Quiet, let's have a meeting."

Wei Yang knocked on the table, and the conference room immediately fell silent. This was definitely not the prestige when Wei Yang took over Blue Whale a few months ago.

Although he participated in the production of the two dramas "The Best of Us" and has a certain reputation in Blue Whale Company, everyone recognizes his talent more.

Talent belongs to talent, and managing a company is another matter.

Wei Yang is a young man who has not yet graduated. More than 90% of the company's employees are older than him. He suddenly became the company's boss. It is normal for everyone to have doubts.

But soon Wei Yang used his actual performance to break everyone's doubts about him.

It started with the publicity and distribution of "Orange in Huainan". Almost under the noses of all Blue Whale employees, Zhao Ji, a newcomer, was promoted and signed a contract.

After "Orange Born in Huainan" became popular, most people in Blue Whale have already recognized Wei Yang as the boss.

But I didn't expect Boss Wei to really show his strength after he launched the project "You Who Came from the Stars".

Went to the capital to "prostitute" Fan Xiaopang, a popular flower!
By doing what I did, I brought in 2000 million+ funds!
The method is superb, the advertisement placement attracts 800 million yuan, and successfully maintains the dominant position and revenue ratio of the blue whale!

The employees of Blue Whale were dazzled, and then deeply admired. Boss Wei's prestige in the company has risen rapidly, and he has already crushed Lao Xia.

However, although Wei Yang's prestige is high, his popularity and reputation among employees is still slightly lower than that of his former boss, Lao Zheng. The main reason is that he didn't arrange for everyone to wash their feet and sing K.

But Boss Wei also said that Blue Whale’s [excellent corporate culture] cannot be lost.

Work first now, and when the company earns solid money in the future, there will be singing K, pinching feet, and even going to the third floor. The company can't consider reimbursement...

After looking at the quiet venue with satisfaction, Wei Yang looked at Liu Junjie next to him.

"Director Liu, let's start coordinating all aspects of the crew in the next year. If you ask for money, give money, and ask people to give."

"no problem."

Liu Junjie nodded. When the Blue Whale changed, although Old Liu didn't run away, he had been on the sidelines.

Until the "You Who Came from the Star" project took shape, Liu Junjie became active in the company again.

Wei Yang didn't look for an afterthought. The company's prospects are unclear, and it's human nature to wait and see.

Before Liu Junjie also had some support for Wei Yang, Wei Yang has always kept it in his heart, as long as he comes back, he will still be the signed director + art director of Blue Whale.

"Pay attention to the location selection, especially the male and female protagonist's room. More than half of the scenes are filmed here. The aesthetics must be high-end, reflecting luxury and refinement. It is best to find a high-rise near the Huangpu River, where you can shoot river views..."

With sufficient funds, Wei Yang's requirements have also increased. It doesn't matter even if you spend a little more money, the key is quality.

Wei Yang gave instructions on clothing and styling, and put forward a lot of requirements. The last sentence summed up the pressure on the relevant person in charge.

"We not only want "You Who Came from the Star" to become the benchmark of mainland idol dramas, but also to lead the fashion."

Wei Yang also knew that this request was a bit too much, so he said that he would also participate in clothing and styling design, and the relevant responsible personnel couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally, we talked about casting, but there are actually not many main characters.

The heroine, Fan Qianqian, has already been decided. The male protagonist, Gu Xi, a professor of psychology at Jiaotong University, is set to be an alien who lived 500 years ago during the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty.

The fandom of this character is even better than that of the heroine. The original version of "Professor Dou" is very popular in Asia, and the actor Kim Soo Hyun has been promoted to the top of Asia.

Although due to the channel, Wei Yang does not necessarily guarantee that "My Love from the Star" will be as popular in Asia as the original version, but he still has a certain degree of confidence in China.

Therefore, this role should be played by him himself.

The most pessimistic scenario is that even if the show loses, Wei Yang accumulates more popularity, and there is still a chance for a comeback in the future.

In fact, the setting of the male protagonist in "You Who Came from the Star" is actually a bit infatuated, which somewhat disrupted Wei Yang's idea of ​​preventing stereotypes and changing the way of the play, but for the sake of the company's great cause, personal career choices can be put aside.

And this character can be regarded as a sullen and sullen character. Although he is very infatuated, he is different from Lu Xinghe and Zhang Wansen in terms of character performance, so he can still act out some different feelings.

In addition to the hero and heroine, the important roles are anti-first, male second and female second.

On the other hand, it is set to be the heir of the Hongsha Group, with a surly personality and ruthless means, and his name is Xia Sheng.

Here is a small Easter egg, Hongsha looks very similar to Xia, but in fact Xia is the same as a shark, Hongsha refers to a blue whale, and the word Wei is too playful, so let Lao Xia be on top.

This anti-one is a little crazy, Wei Yang picked it up, and Wang Yanglai, his own brother from Shanghai Opera, played it.

Wang Yang is a student of class 98. He made his debut very early, but he has been tepid. Later, he became a late bloomer with dramas such as "Celebrating More Than Years", "The Rebel" and "The World".

Wei Yang admired this senior brother very much. He has outstanding temperament, superb acting skills, and good looks. He is very suitable for those elite roles, and he is not as aggressive as Jin Dong.

As for the male second, in the setting of the plot, he is the younger brother of the anti-one, and also a rich second generation. The heroine licks the dog.

Wei Yang has never thought about who to play, he must be a handsome guy.

He wasn't worried at all about finding a handsome guy to steal his limelight. Boss Wei was more confident in his face than in his talent.

Even considering the ratings, Wei Yang intends to give the audience a Yangou feast, and considers finding another actor, Yan Kuan, or Qiao Zhenyu.

These two are handsome enough, and they are relatively cheap to invite. Zhong Hanliang, Huo Jianhua, and Hu Ge are too expensive, and they may not be able to invite them.

There is also a female lead, who is set to be good friends with the female lead, but secretly jealous of the female lead, and secretly in love with the male lead, so she does a lot of things against the female lead.

It looks like a vicious female supporting role, but it also has some shining points, which are half good and half bad, and the final ending is not bad.

Wei Yang originally intended for Zhao Ji to act, after all, he was his own artist, but Zhao Ji had accepted a TV movie before, and the schedule couldn't be moved.

Moreover, director Liu Junjie felt that Zhao Ji's gentle temperament did not match the character, and his image was darker and thinner.

Therefore, Wei Yang sent invitations to a few familiar female artists, they were friends after all, and the fat and water would not flow into the fields of outsiders.

However, Yang Rong and Liu Shishi conflicted with the schedule of "My Love from the Star".

Xiao Zhao's position is too low, Wei Yang is not very good at taking over the company's first play, and he plans to go back and get Huayi's side, and then give resources.

Tang Yan and Qi Wei are the only ones who have time, and the price is not too expensive.

Wei Yang made some calculations and chose Tangyan.

It's not that I have a better relationship with her, but I'm waiting for "You Who Came From The Stars" to air, and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle Star" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" are also on the air.

Qi Wei's role is limited, not particularly outstanding, and Tang Yan's Zi Xuan is also the Three Beauties of the Immortal Sword. Comparing the two, it is naturally not difficult to choose.

To some extent, "You Who Came from the Star" can be regarded as a copy.

Wang Yang's problem is not big, he is not well-known, and he will not refuse to participate in "You Who Came from the Star".

Yan Kuan and Qiao Zhenyu still have to talk. After all, these two are not unknown people. It is hard to say whether they would like to take the male second, and Wei Yang also made a backup.

This kind of role doesn't look like a heroine, without Fan Xiaopang, the others are much less effective.

Infatuated and handsome male supporting role, there is no shortage of such actors in the industry, anyone who is not bad can act, and it is not impossible to let Li Jiahang take the top if you are in a hurry.

After all, a certain No. [-] school grass had played Erkang in his previous life.

If it weren't for Zhang Wei's impressiveness, he might have taken the idol niche route.

As for Tangyan, the promise was very happy. After a phone call, she agreed without asking about the salary.

Although Wei Yang knew very well that Tangyan did not have the confidence of Da Mimi and Liu Shishi, and her resources were much worse than the two, it was a good thing that she could be paired with Fan Xiaopang's new play.

But that being said, Wei Yang made a phone call, and when Tangyan heard that it was Wei Yang's play, she answered it without asking anything, and her attitude made people feel comfortable.

Especially compared to a certain big honey, Wei Yang's affection for Tang Yan is on the rise...

(End of this chapter)