The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 211
"Squeak~"

The door was pushed open a small crack. Lu Jing was in front and Yaoyao was behind. They bent over and sneaked into the bedroom.

In front of the desk, Lu Yuan recorded the story of the dream.

While thinking, the pen in my hand rotated unconsciously on my fingertips. After I regained consciousness, I wrote a few more paragraphs in the notebook.

The room was quiet except for the occasional rustling of the pen tip across the paper.

Lu Jing stood behind him for a long time. It wasn't until he closed the book that he vaguely saw the words "Cohabitation in Time and Space".

She was a little curious. Her cousin's Chinese language scores weren't very good when he was in school.

I broke down when I walked into the examination room. I cried when I saw the papers. I didn’t even memorize anything and couldn’t do anything on the test.

This sentence was his mantra back then.

What's going on now? I'm actually writing a long story with great enthusiasm.

As a fellow student, she didn't understand very much.

Lu Yuan moved his neck and wrists and caught a glimpse of Yaoyao squatting on the ground.

He picked it up easily, ignored the little guy's resistance, pinched his nose, wrapped his little face into a bun, turned around and asked, "Are you here to eat again?"

Lu Jing snorted, he was so used to his venomous tongue that he no longer cared.

He put the document in his hand on the table, made a face at Yaoyao, picked up the notebook beside him, and explained: "Come to report on the work."

Lu Yuan nodded and opened the copyright purchase document.

Starting from March this year, it will only last half a year.

At present, it has acquired the online copyrights of 235 feature-length film and television dramas and 6 feature-length animations, with a total expenditure of 1150 million.

Among them, there are 50 high-rated film and television dramas with 3000 episodes and an average price of 12.

Including "Crossing Guandong", "Soldier Assault", "Family with Children", "Magic Cell Phone", "The Story of the Cooking Class", and "Detective Di Renjie".
There are 80 medium-rated movies, 1000 episodes, and an average price of 5.

Including "The Soldiers Mand the Road", "Another Dream", "Bloody Xiangxi", and "The Dragon Wanders the World".
There are 105 bad dramas with poor ratings, with an average price of 1.

Most of these dramas are packaged and forced to be purchased by the copyright holder when purchasing popular dramas. In other words, they are called "Tian Tou".

Among the 235 film and television dramas, junk copyrights are permanently bought out, and the contract period for popular dramas ranges from 8 to 15 years.

After Lu Yuan entered the front line, he lowered his salary to participate in the filming of several dramas, such as "Sword and Sword III" and "Latent", and the online copyrights were all bought out by him at once.

When filming Fairy Sword, his salary was reduced from 8 to 6, and he was demoted to the second male role.

The potential of 12 was reduced to 10. The crew invested less, and producer Zhang Jing relied on him to attract ratings.

Various reasons contributed to these two copyright transactions.

Lu Jing did a good job. She analyzed the prospects of the copyright market in a sane way.

From the changes in the number of film and television dramas in the market every year, the increase in actors' remuneration, and the development trends of video websites.

He even talked about future copyright distribution plans for film and television dramas.

The principle of copyright distribution is actually very simple.

Take "Latent" as an example. Lu Yuan purchased the exclusive copyright from Qingyu Media.

After the drama is launched, the copyright is redistributed to other companies for online broadcast, usually for 1-2 years, and then fees are collected.

Because it is a buyout, according to copyright law, he can rely on the distribution of this film for 50 years, until the protection period expires and it enters the public domain.

The level of fees depends on market assessment and the popularity of film and television dramas.

Can "Latent" keep him alive for 50 years?

Obviously it's impossible. Although the script is good, most film and television dramas are only popular for a while when they are released, and then disappear.

This is the law of the market. This is true for "The Conspiracy" and will also be true for "Latent".

Not all dramas can be as timeless as the four masterpieces.

Classics are classics because they bear rereading and retelling, and because the teams that produced them are reverent and rigorous.

The 36 episodes of "Dream of Red Mansions" took 5 years to produce and the filming period lasted 3 years.

"Journey to the West" has 25 episodes and a production cycle of 6 years.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has 84 episodes, which took 5 years to produce and a 3-year filming period.

"Water Margin" took the shortest time among the four famous dramas, taking 3 years and 8 months to complete.

This low-efficiency and low-output model obviously does not meet the current market demand for fast food.

He would be satisfied if "Latent" could be popular for a year or two.

"Well done, let's go to school." Lu Yuan closed the file and said with a smile.

Lu Jing raised his head, the book in his hand fell from his hand, and he opened his mouth slightly and said in shock: "Go to school, what school do you go to?"

"Of course it is a business and economics university. I see that you are very interested in business and your analysis is clear and logical. Go and enroll in a class and study systematically. I will pay for the expenses."

"Brother, please let me go. I'm a bad student. My college entrance examination score is lower than yours."

Lu Yuan glared at her: "It's okay if you don't go to school. From now on, you don't have to worry about the copyright acquisition or the operation of the navy company."

Lu Jing suddenly choked up and wanted to say more. Seeing his cousin's resolute attitude, he could only nod his head submissively.

"Okay, I'll just go."

Yaoyao was stunned in her uncle's arms, raising her little hands and shouting: "I want to go to school too."

The kindergarten teacher often told her in class that she should study hard, make progress every day, and get into Tsinghua University and Peking University in the future.

Lu Yuan covered her mouth and said, "You should understand first what one plus two is equal to."

"Equal to five, huh huh"

Come on, I guess he is a scumbag again, the old Lu family can't do it.

Lu Jing fell down on the bed, still feeling uncomfortable about going to school.

She rolled around unhappily, straightened her legs, and suddenly sat up and said, "Brother, I forgot to mention that LeTV contacted me the day before yesterday."

Lu Yuan was confused: "Why did they contact you?"

He first learned about this company through the introduction of Sun Peng, a former group leader and current employee of a video company. "We are talking about acquisition. We want the copyright of the popular drama in our hands."

"I remember you competed with them for the copyright several times. How much did they pay?"

Lu Jing was somewhat proud of his brilliant record, raised his head and said: "1500 million."

"They probably don't know that I am behind the company."

"Of course not."

"Fifteen million is spent on beggars, and the profit is only 1500 million. The salary for a movie is not short of this amount." Lu Yuante waved his hand proudly.

He admits that the initial purchase of the rights was an element of gambling.

However, LeTV's acquisition and the infringement lawsuits regarding "Bright Sword" on the Internet during this period made him more certain that copyright acquisition can be expected in the future.

According to the words of the second uncle, this is the outlet of the wind, and with the power of the east wind, one can soar to the top of the clouds!

I lost 1000 million if I managed to survive, and the three dramas were in vain.

Lu Jing curled his lips and said teasingly: "Hey, you are so rich, then you can transfer some more to the company. There is no money in the account anymore."

"Ahem. Definitely next time."

Lu Yuan was embarrassed. He handed over the paychecks for Sword of Sword Three and Latent before he could warm his hands.

Wherever he had any leftover, there was really not a drop left.

He owes Huayi 1000 million and has not paid back a penny so far.

When it comes to filming, after much thought, I still have to join a group to film.

Teng Huatao, a native of Beijing, is a second-generation director.

His father is the great director Teng Wenji, who filmed "Blood Romance".

His mother, Weng Luming, is equally extraordinary. She is the director of "Thunderbolt Beibei" and was known as the originator of "domestic science fiction" in her early years.

As an only son, Teng Wenji wanted to train him to be a musician.

But seeing his father hugging him on the set, Teng Huatao said he was very envious and wanted to be a director.

As a fourth-generation director, Teng Wenji is well aware of the hardships and fatigue in the directing industry.

I am worried that my son’s introverted personality is not suitable for team communication. I am also worried that young people do not understand the hard work of the industry and have too high expectations.

But the father could not defeat his son, and Teng Huatao was finally admitted to the Department of Literature of Nortel.

Teng Huatao, who graduated from college and was the son of a famous director, was very distressed.

His only wish is to get rid of his father's halo and shoot something of his own.

Not two years after graduation, with the help of his father, he independently directed his first TV series "Dangerous Times".

As his fame gradually spread, he not only lived a carefree life, but also gradually established a foothold in the director circle.

In 2000, his studio signed a contract with Huayi.

But in the few years after signing the contract, there were no outstanding results.

In 2007, he filmed "The Ghost in My Heart", a thriller love movie.

Produced by Huayi, starring Li Min, Liu Ruoying, Fan Bingbing and others.

With an investment of 4000 million, the movie is a big production, and all the actors are big names.

But the box office was only 1300 million.

Such dismal results naturally caused huge controversy.

It also made Teng Huatao understand that making a good story and choosing good actors are the key.

Don’t blindly believe in big names.

Therefore, when he was filming "Double-sided Tape", the male and female protagonists chose Hai Qing and Tu Yansong respectively.

At that time, these two actors were not famous at all, and investors shook their heads when they saw it.

In the end, Hualubaina reluctantly agreed to invest and gave him 530 million yuan in production fees.

After the crew finished filming, no TV station was willing to broadcast this 22-episode TV series.

Until July 2007, the summer season of Shanghai TV Station was temporarily unavailable, so I wanted to pick up "Double-Sided Tape" for a few days.

Who would have expected that this underappreciated drama, which had no well-known actors, unexpectedly became popular all over the country.

The success of "Double Sided Tape" gave him more confidence to argue with the management on casting.

Be firm in your inner thoughts and firm in your judgment of the role, and only choose suitable actors, regardless of whether they are famous or new.

The same is true for "Double-sided Tape" and the same is true for "Snail House". Even if it is Hua Yi's chosen male lead, he has to meet him and will not agree rashly.

"So, he means to let me audition?" Lu Yuan asked with a frown.

Since he became famous, he rarely goes to the crew for interviews. Most of the time, the director hands over the script, or the producer directly appoints him as the male lead.

With capital entering the industry at the beginning of the year, the phenomenon of distribution being dominated by celebrities has already emerged in the film and television industry.

Many investors said that the script is good, but the actor must be so-and-so.

Lu Yuan does not object to auditions. He believes that auditions are beneficial to the creation of film and television dramas, but he was a little uncomfortable for a while.

Wu Lang said: "Yes, Teng Huatao pushed back the company's request. After all, he is only one of the investors and has to consider the ideas of other investors."

Lu Yuan nodded. After the script of "Snail House" was completed, Ma Ke, a producer who started out as a public security drama, took the lead and jointly invested in the drama with Modu TV, Huayi and Ji Province Broadcasting Station.

Among the four investors, Huayi does not have a high say.

Of course, it is not ruled out that because he did not renew his contract, Huayi secretly worked hard and only did superficial work.

Lu Yuan Yuan looked hesitant and had some guesses in his mind, and asked, "Is there anyone else eyeing this character?"

"The gossip I received is that Teng Huatao's friend recommended his husband." Wu Lang said not sure.

"Who?"

"Wen Zhang."

(End of this chapter)