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Chapter 158 The cost of the next martial arts drama is still 1000 million... (please subscribe)
"Dear students, in recent times, you must have read The Legend of the Condor Heroes created by Mr. Qingya."

"Teacher Zhang, not only have we read it, we even bought the original work."

"That's great. Can anyone comment on the artistic features of The Legend of the Condor Heroes? Chen Yi, you go first."

Bauhinia University.

It was rare for Chen Yi to return to school, but he was asked a question by Teacher Zhang, who was in charge of the Chinese language and literature course.

"This one……"

Suddenly asked about shooting the eagle.

Chen Yi was a little embarrassed.

Didn't I write this myself?

Is it really okay to evaluate your own work this way?

However, Chen Yiqingya’s identity is still unknown to everyone for the time being.

After thinking for a while, Chen Yi replied: "Mr. Zhang, I just think The Legend of the Condor Heroes looks good. As for the specific artistic ideas, I haven't summed it up yet."

"Student Chen Yi, this is not allowed. Although martial arts novels have not entered the hall of elegance, everyone has seen the influence of martial arts novels. I believe that a series of famous martial arts masters represented by Mr. Qing Ya will have their works in the future. , will inevitably be studied by more and more people. We who study Chinese language and literature should not just watch TV dramas like ordinary people, we must have our own evaluation and analysis.”

"Yes."

Chen Yi nodded naturally.

However, Chen Yi did not study this.

However, other students expressed their opinions one after another: "Teacher Zhang, I think The Legend of the Condor Heroes is very interesting in terms of creative ideas. The protagonist of the novel is Guo Jing, but he is a Han Chinese who grew up in Mongolia. But it's like this He does not want to be a general, nor does he want to be a prince-in-law. What he wants to do is to protect his country and hope to see the common people live and work in peace and contentment. Compared with Genghis Khan in history, such a character has A clear comparison was made. Just like the last plot of The Condor Shooting, Genghis Khan asked the world who is the hero. Genghis Khan's words are naturally proud of his unparalleled martial arts, but Guo Jing's sentence does not mean that he who kills more people is a hero. It can be called a classic. From this point of view, the comparison between the two characters is really very historic."

A classmate said that he was extremely serious about the study of shooting condors.

Then another said: ""The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a martial arts novel. However, it is different from ordinary martial arts novels in that it has a sense of historical reality and concern for the country and the people that other martial arts novels do not have. At the beginning of the novel, a storyteller told a story about "The Story of Ye Sanjie's Festival" in Niujia Village, Lin'an, which aroused different reactions from Yang Tiexin, Guo Xiaotian, and others. Thus, the suffering life of the northern people Contrasted with the extravagant life of southern monarchs and ministers, it arouses both resentment and worry. The beginning of the novel not only explains a very clear background of the times, but also creates a historical atmosphere that makes people resentful and worrying. Love for the people, The shame of bereavement, the pain of troubled times, and the thoughts of heroes fill the whole novel..."

For martial arts novels.

In my previous life, I was actually very conflicted.

Many traditional literati do not value martial arts novels.

at that time.

Many people think that martial arts novels are similar to romance novels and street stall novels.

but.

Even though many traditional literati look down upon martial arts novels, they still exude their strong vitality and artistic characteristics.

The same is true in this life.

But fortunately.

Even though martial arts novels have not yet reached the level of elegance.

But there are already some knowledgeable people who have seen the charm of martial arts novels.

Today’s class does not only appear at Bauhinia University.

At the same time, it also appeared in a series of other institutions of higher learning in Mid-Continent.

……

"Teacher Qingya, good news, good news."

"Teacher Daming, what's the good news?"

"Star TV wants to reach a cooperation with us. They want to buy out our next martial arts drama and broadcast it exclusively on Star TV."

The end of Legend of the Condor Heroes.

Chen Yi and Ge Daming began preparations for the next martial arts drama.

The script is written.

Still the same as before.

Through the system, Chen Yi spent 100 million to buy the script of the TV series.

As for the original work.

Chen Yi has not purchased it yet.

On the one hand, the original book costs 1000 million.

On the other hand, it is also because since a TV series version is to be made, the original work cannot be published first.

If it were published, wouldn't it mean that the subsequent series of plots would be spoiled?

In order to maintain the mystery of the next martial arts drama, Chen Yi is preparing to do the same as The Condor.

Make a TV series version first, and then publish the original work.

But it is different from the previous Legend of the Condor Heroes.

Previously, there were some problems with funding for shooting of The Condor.

On the other hand, Chen Yi and Ge Daming also have little shooting experience.

In addition, we didn’t hire any particularly awesome actors.

Therefore, Legend of the Condor Heroes was not even available on TV stations at that time, and was only being broadcast as a web series.

And after the shooting of the eagle was fired.

But it instantly triggered competition among dozens of TV stations.

Among them, Star TV showed the most sincerity.

"Teacher Daming, what do you think?"

"Xingmang TV is the TV station with the highest ratings besides CCTV, and they also offer the highest price."

"How many?"

"5 million."

"Wow……"

This said.

Chen Yi was excited.

5 billion.

really.

Making movies and TV series is about making money.

Even though Shooting Condor was very popular before, Chen Yi only made about 1 million on Swan Platform.

of course.

The online platform is naturally inferior to the satellite TV platform.

But Chen Yi didn't expect it either.

Star TV actually offered 5 million.

"Teacher Qingya, the main reason is that the last Nanlu martial arts drama introduced by Xingmang TV failed. Therefore, they need a classic martial arts drama to make up for the previous impact."

"Ah."

Chen Yi nodded.

"Teacher Qingya, I did the math. If we sign a contract with Xingmang TV, we can probably earn 2 million."

"2 billion?"

Chen Yi was stunned: "Isn't it 5 million? Why is it only [-] million?"

"Teacher Qingya, 5 million is a buyout, and we haven't calculated the cost yet."

While talking, Ge Daming said with some excitement: "For the next martial arts drama, we should shoot it better. As for actors, I have contacted some first-line actors. But the specific male and female protagonists and other actors still need to be teacher Qingya." The author. In addition, for the action scenes, we did not have an action director before. This time I also hired the top action director in the country. Of course, there is also a special effects team. Before, our special effects team was simply 5 cents special effects. I did it, but the audience complained too much, so I contacted several special effects teams in China a few days ago."

Although the next martial arts drama has not yet started, Ge Daming has already made a series of preparations.

"Teacher Daming, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, it should be."

Ge Daming was extremely excited.

But he couldn't help but say it in his heart.

I didn’t expect that I wasn’t very good at writing songs, but yet I became famous in movies and TV series.

Although Ge Daming also knows that his directing skills are average.

But with the help and support of these behind-the-scenes teams, he believes that the next martial arts drama will definitely be extremely interesting.

Even though there may still be a gap with some first-class directors.

But no matter what, it is better than the first Legend of the Condor Heroes.

"Teacher Qingya, this is the budget."

Hand the document to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi was stunned when he saw it.

"The hero and heroine, 5000 million in chips?"

"Well, Mr. Qingya, this is still a discount. But they are very interested in our second martial arts drama, I think this film can be lowered a bit. Probably, 4000 million can be done. If it is based on the market price, two The film budget for a top-tier actor is around 1 million."

"3000 million for an action director?"

"Yes, this action director has made many big productions before. Last year, he also had a movie that won the second-highest box office record that year. According to the market price, we need to hire an action director of similar status to him, which is about 6000 million. "

"2000 million for the special effects team?"

"This special effects team..."

"All right."

Chen Yi waved his hand: "I know, no wonder you said we can earn [-] million."

Add these costs, actors, filming... and the like.

Really, I can only earn 2 million.And that's just the budget.

If we really want to film it, depending on the situation, we might not be able to make even [-] million.

But despite saying this, Ge Daming also said: "Such a profit is already terrifying. There are many TV series that are pretty good even if they don't make money or lose money."

This is actually the norm in the film and television industry.

Don't look at a lot of domestic film and television dramas, but only 3% of them actually make money.

Even if there are some big-name directors, big-name stars, big-name productions... some film and television dramas, they will still suffer losses.

"Teacher Daming, I think the budget is a bit high."

After thinking about it, Chen Yi said.

Ge Daming looked at Chen Yi and said, "Teacher Qingya, what do you mean?"

"I think so. How about we shoot the vultures like we did before?"

"what?"

"Teacher Daming, don't you think it's good to shoot like this? You see, none of us are very professional. It's such a waste of money to invite so many blockbusters and so many professional actors. It's better to shoot like the Condor Shooting, I guess. After a while, if Xingmang gives us 5 million, our shooting cost will be about 1000 million. Then, if we round up, we can directly earn 5 million, don't you think?"

"I……"

Ge Daming thought he heard wrongly.

However, Chen Yi continued: "Teacher Daming, it's still the same as before, the director is still you. I still trust you, so don't have any pressure. Just press before, and shoot as you want. By the way, the post-production The special effects are still up to you. I think you do a good job in making PPT, and I believe there is nothing wrong with the special effects. Well, that’s it, President Su wants to talk to me about something. Just follow what I said just now, Prepare first..."

"Teacher Daming, it's settled."

Done.

Ignoring Ge Daming who had already petrified, Chen Yi left.

……

"Teacher Qingya, congratulations on your great success in shooting the eagle."

"Mr. Su, thanks to the company's care. Without the help of the company's crew, our shooting of the Condor Shooting would not have gone so smoothly."

"Hey, Teacher Qingya is so humble. I feel ashamed to say it. We contacted several TV stations at that time, but the price they offered was really low."

"President Su, you are being polite. President Wang told me about this before. Although Shooting Condors did not appear on the TV station, I still appreciate the company's help."

Tianyu Media, Chen Yi came to the office of General Manager Su Xiangdong.

With Chen Yi's current status, he can already talk directly with Su Xiangdong.

"Teacher Qingya, it's like this. I heard that your second martial arts drama is in preparation?"

"We are still making preparations, it won't be so soon."

"If you need the company, you can call me at any time, especially for funding issues."

"Thank you, Mr. Su. There should be no problem with funding."

"I can rest assured that."

Su Xiangdong had some regrets.

In fact, he wanted to invest in Chen Yi's second martial arts drama.

after all.

With the success of the Condor, anyone can see his influence.

Even if the second part is not as popular as the first, the benefits are immense.

It’s just that after all, the first part was made by Chen Yi alone, and Tianyu didn’t have much involvement.

Although now Su Xiangdong wants to cooperate with Chen Yi.

But seeing Chen Yi saying that there was no problem with funds, Su Xiangdong gave up after thinking about it.

Tianyu is not very strong in film and television dramas.

The most important thing is music.

Since Chen Yi refused in the film and television drama, Su Xiangdong no longer insisted.

After drinking a cup of tea, Su Xiangdong continued: "Teacher Qingya, you have been dealing with martial arts dramas for a while. I wonder if you have any inspiration in music. We have singers like Tianyu, but every day I look forward to some songs from you, Teacher Qingya."

"Mr. Su, you can rest assured. Although during this period of time, I have focused more on martial arts dramas. However, I have not stopped on the music side. By the way, it seems that there are several first-line singers in the company who want to be the king of singers. ?”

Although Chen Yi usually talks quite funny.

But he still understands human affairs.

Since Tianyu's intervention has been rejected in the martial arts drama, I can't refuse the song.

Say.

Chen Yi had no reason to refuse, and he even didn't want to refuse.

Chen Yi still wants to continue operating as a composer.

Say.

Although film and television dramas are good, there are so many classic songs in the previous life.

Wouldn't it be a shame if we didn't take it out?

"Yes."

When it comes to the king of singers, Su Xiangdong has some headaches: "Mr. Qingya, I think you know it too. There is too much competition for songs. There are not only newcomers, but there are also many powerful singers. And the king of singers is countless. A singer's lifelong dream. It's just that the king of singers is not so easy to win, and the market is already saturated. The birth of every new singer must be the end of an old singer. Therefore, recently, several of them have been shocked I tried several times but failed.”

"President Su, what do you mean?"

"The merger of Nanlu is getting closer and closer. I would like to ask Teacher Qingya to help me and see if I can introduce a singing king."

"Just one?"

Su Xiangdong was stunned, not knowing what Chen Yi meant by this sentence.

Before Su Xiangdong could say anything, Chen Yi said, "How about the three of us become kings of singers together."

……

"Teacher Qingya?"

Coming out of Su Xiangdong's office, he saw Ge Daming still outside.

Chen Yi was a little surprised: "Teacher Daming, are you waiting for me outside?"

"I want to talk to you again."

"Is it about the martial arts drama?"

"Ah."

Ge Daming said: "I think our next martial arts drama should be better."

"What makes us good?"

"This...at least I won't be scolded by the audience."

"That's it, it's impossible."

Chen Yi shook his head: "I don't seem to have seen any film or television drama that was not scolded by the audience."

"But if the filming is too bad, it won't be good if the audience always complains."

"I feel very good."

Chen Yi smiled and said: "Look, how good our shooting of the Condor Shooting was. Even though the shooting of the Condor Shooting is over, the popularity is still very high."

"That's what I said. But... Teacher Qingya, I think we can ignore other aspects. The action scenes, including the special effects, really can't be spared."

"I'm still struggling with the action scenes."

"This is indeed one of our shortcomings and one of our shortcomings."

"Don't worry, the audience will figure it out for themselves."

"But no matter how much I imagine it, it's not as strong as the camera shows."

"makes sense."

Chen Yi nodded, but continued: "Isn't there someone else who will remake it?"

"what?"

"Isn't it very reasonable?"

"Seems to be."

"Then, it's no problem now."

"no problem."

Dumbly, Ge Daming touched his head.

He always felt like something was wrong here.

But think again.

But I found that there seemed to be no problem.

Invest 1000 million and directly earn 5 million.

Do you have to invest two to three hundred million to earn two hundred million?

This is not very good.

Even if it’s poorly shot.

There will be remakes later, so don’t worry anymore.

Correct.

That's it.

Ge Daming nodded, now relieved.

(End of this chapter)