At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 197 Unable to Speak (14)

Shen Xudong's room is on the first floor of the hotel, and he is talking about work with Cai Yinong at this moment...

In fact, it's not work, it's just chatting... I probably told about my own family history.

Her original goal was to be a screenwriter...

After entering the industry, I first did music interviews, and later joined an entertainment company to do publicity.

The entertainment company is very big, it can do records, concerts, and movie promotions...

"I went to visit "New Love", and told Brother Xiaobao that he wanted to be a screenwriter. He told me, 'There is no way out as a screenwriter. Look, we lost our hair when we wrote it. How hard it is.'...Then I Changed careers to the actor resource department of the company, and started to contact casting work.

Hong Kong film and television production is like an assembly line, with a short cycle and high intensity. The company produces more than 260 episodes of TV series a year.Sometimes the script is not in place, and the actors will not agree easily. I will check the information and write the outline myself, and take the outline to find the actors, tell the story and the role. "

"There are too few actors in Hong Kong, and the famous ones are very expensive, so I went to Zhuying Film Studio and Repertory Theater in Guangdong to find actors, and initially established my own actor archives."

"In 96, the company planned to shoot the female urban drama "True Destiny is You", which was called "Joy Club" when it was broadcast in the mainland. This drama will be filmed across the Taiwan Strait and three places. actor.

At that time, Huang Lei's "Midnight Singing" was in full swing, so I flew from Hong Kong to BJ and called him directly to make an appointment, but he refused to answer, so I gave Huang Lei the 10-episode script I brought.The next morning, Huang Lei called back and said, "I've accepted this play."

"Because of this drama, Huang Lei and I became good friends... At that time, I often went to see him at night, and I also met Sun Li!"

"Sun Li fell in love with Teacher Huang Lei at that time?"

"Well...Sun Li is so beautiful and has a temperament, so she signed it to me after she graduated, and I also made "Fish Mermaid" for her..."Book and Sword Enmity" also asked her to play Li Yunzhi!"

The first drama that Cai Yinong really made by himself was "Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line", starring Li Apeng and Wu Qianlian: "At that time, an investor scooped me up and asked me to be the general manager, so I fell in love with this script..."

Shen Xudong praised: "I know that show, it's very popular!"

When Li Yapeng first debuted, his acting skills were still very good, "BJ Late Autumn Story", "Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line"...

Not to mention classics, at least they are two excellent dramas...

After "Carrying Love Through to the End", he has fallen into a 'handsome and self-aware' state...

Cai Yinong did not continue to talk about Li Yapeng, but said: "But the return on investment in TV dramas is too slow. It takes at least 12-18 months for a drama to recover its cost. The profit cycle is too long. The boss is going to close the company." ...This level, not only will I lose my job, but the director and cast members will also be disbanded, and I have failed everyone's trust...So, I borrowed money to buy the company and founded Tang Ren!"

"The TV station didn't pay in advance... Oh, you weren't famous enough at that time..."

Shen Xudong can probably understand Cai Yinong's situation at that time...

"Thanks to Mr. Li Guoli, who helped us set up the line, we collaborated with Shanghai Film Group on "The Spring Breeze of Westgate", and exchanged the resources of the director and actors for the overseas copyright of this film... With "The Spring Breeze of Westgate", "The Spring Breeze" "Suzhou Two Tolerances" went relatively smoothly, they took the initiative to find us, and it sold well..."

"I heard that "Peerless Twins" was also made by you?"

""Peerless Twins" was an accident, the TV station called us, and then we produced it..."

"Did you make "Peerless Two Pride"?"

Shen Xudong showed his doubts just right...

"Well, at that time, the TV drama market in Taiwan was booming. An episode of a TV series could sell for NT$120 million, and the competition was fierce..."

"But "Peerless Twins" is very popular in Taiwan. "Dharma Master", "Little Li Feidao" and "Peerless Double Pride" which were broadcast at the same time have the highest ratings, but in the mainland, "Little Li Feidao" is the most popular. red…"

That is, Jiao Enjun's "Little Li Feidao" is too popular...

It became so popular that Jiao Enjun's salary increased tenfold!
Anyway, Aunt Ximen will never have the chance to play an intimate scene with him again!
"Then around 2000, Singapore carried out cross-media experiments. The original one TV station became two, and the demand for film and television works surged. We cooperated with Singapore's distributors and signed a one-year trial broadcast contract. "Suzhou Two Tolerances" and "Peerless Two Pride", the ratings are good, and the contract has been added for another two years..."

"Actually, at the beginning, we mainly relied on overseas copyrights, because the mainland TV drama market was still in its infancy at that time. On the one hand, the copyright prices of TV dramas were not high, and on the other hand, we did not have a strong sense of integrity. We often could not receive the final payment..."

"However, after "Book and Sword Enmity Record", we did a calculation, and the money earned in the mainland is twice as much as that made overseas!"

Shen Xudong nodded: "The mainland market is still huge, and the business model is not mature enough. When the competition is fierce, the demand for excellent TV dramas will be even greater. At that time, the prices of TV dramas will soar!"

After thinking about it, he said seriously to Sister Cai, who was sitting very close: "...But I think we should not only focus on the track of ancient costumes, modern dramas can also be done..."

"We have tried..."

While talking, Aunt Liu knocked on the door and came in. When she saw Cai Yinong, her expression didn't change...

Cai Yinong often chats with Shen Xudong, about work, about daily life...

A very pure sibling relationship.

Sitting down, Shen Xudong poured her a cup of tea, and the latter asked directly: "I heard from Qianqian that you and Chen Daoming are going to cooperate again?"

Cai Yinong was surprised: "...Really? A TV series or a movie?"

"...it's a movie..."

"Have you worked with him before?"

"In the previous "No. [-] Under Heaven", Mr. Chen Daoming came to play a role and took good care of me. He suggested that I write a movie script, and then I wrote "Outstanding Citizen". He liked it very much and found a director and producer. It was filmed...I heard that he also contacted the National Theater to make a play..."

"...wow, that's awesome, what is Distinguished Citizen?"

"A satirical comedy...mainly about..."

Shen Xudong roughly talked about the plot of "Outstanding Citizen", Cai Yinong was very interested: "How did you come up with such a story?"

"Read more books..."

Aunt Liu obviously has no idea about "Outstanding Citizen" - she has already finished filming, what ideas can she have?
She was more concerned about Shen Xudong's two new projects, but couldn't find an opportunity to inquire. Then...Cai Yinong asked: "Two new stories, what type?"

Shen Xudong didn't hide it either: "One is the court trial type. The daughter killed her stepmother with a car, and the rich father wants to turn the tide... But he can't help it, so he can only take the blame... The other is the wits type, talking about a big man who has retired from the world. He opened a tailor shop in Hong Kong, and the tailor shop was patronized by gangsters and became a stronghold of gangsters... He used some means to make the gangsters collapse..."

Anyway, just the outline of the story...

After hearing this, Cai Yinong frowned: "It feels quite commercial, doesn't it?"

"That's right, it's a commercial film..." Shen Xudong nodded as a matter of course: "Now it's a market economy, without enough commercial elements, it's impossible for the audience to buy it..."

"So you think it will be a hit?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "I don't know, but the investors have to feel that it will be a hit... Otherwise, why should they invest money in you?"

""Outstanding Citizen"...I'll be honest, brother, I don't think it's likely to be a big hit..."

Shen Xudong was delighted: "It doesn't matter, the movie was filmed cheaply, and the TV copyright can recover half of the cost. If you can win the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award... there will be additional bonuses, and you have already signed up for the Venice Film Festival, and overseas copyrights should also recover a little bit." The cost...the probability of losing money is not high!"

"...I also want to say that the overseas copyrights will be handed over to me. You have already signed up for the film festival... forget it!"

Well, Cai Yinong was talking all the time, and Aunt Liu had no chance to speak at all...

(End of this chapter)