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Chapter 608 Avoiding the schedule
"I am relatively stupid and have studied for 14 years. But because I am relatively stupid, I promise that I will try my best to overcome all difficulties. I promise to risk my life to film the best story in my heart."

Wang Baoqiang recalled that 14 years ago, many people thought he was not like an actor, and now many people doubt that he is not like a director. Now he just wants to make a movie.

Everyone in the industry knows that Wang Baoqiang has turned down all his film dates this year just for his new movie.

Then Wang Baoqiang began to humbly ask everyone sitting on the director's chair for advice on how to deal with difficulties during filming.

"Teachers, could you please tell me how to deal with difficulties during filming?"

Wang Baoqiang held a notebook and a pen, sat on the "elementary school student version" small director's chair, and asked everyone for advice.

"Senior brother, please come and give me a sample first. Bao Qiang just said that he has been stealing lessons from you during the seven months he was on the set of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"."

Li Mu said with a smile, these were Wang Baoqiang's exact words just now.

Brother Chen Kai did not refuse, and said slowly, "I am still vague about whether I can be Baoqiang's teacher. But the advice I can give is that when directing a play, if you encounter a tangled point, just turn around and leave. Don't take it personally. Don’t feel confused.”

Wang Baoqiang jotted it down.

Wang Baoqiang was very modest and kept recording with his pen.

The audience applauded.

Not long after this "farewell party", media reports appeared on the Internet.

"Wang Baoqiang directed the film "Havoc in Tianzhu" for the first time. Thank you to all the famous directors!"

When it was Feng Xiaogang's and Xu Zheng's turn, they started to joke around.

Then everyone looked at Li Mu, the two-time Oscar winner for Best Director. Everyone wanted to hear the advice Li Mu gave.

"I understand, thank you, Director Li!"

"You can film me acting, or I can film you acting."

Everyone in the audience also burst into thunderous applause.

Feng Xiaogang asked Wang Baoqiang for 10% of the shares as a joke, but Chen Sicheng offered a discount:
"If there is really a problem that cannot be solved, just give me 5% of the shares."

"What Director Chen was talking about just now is about the tangled point, because there are always many new ideas when directing a play, so Director Chen said not to take it personally, but what I said is, when you encounter real difficulties, don't hide away and run into them. Go up there, there must be a solution.”

Brother Chen Kai also echoed.

"10% of the shares, I'll help you buy it."

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"If you encounter trouble on set, give me some shares and Xu Zheng and I will help you shoot."

Li Mu said lightly, "Creation is always difficult. You must have the spirit of hard work, otherwise you will not be able to produce high-quality works. Good works must not be lazy. Don't think about taking shortcuts. That's all I have to say. Finally, I will add that you believe in the script! "

After all, with eight major directors plus Wang Baoqiang and his new movie, this one can still attract a lot of traffic.

"In "Havoc in Tianzhu" and 'Western Expedition Farewell Party', Li Mu bluntly stated that creation must have a spirit of struggle."

"Director Li is right, there is no need to be lazy in making good works."

In the end, everyone gave their blessings and expectations, and the "Western Expedition Farewell Party" of "Havoc in Tianzhu" ended.

At the same time, Liu Yifei was scrolling across these news reports, which contained some short videos.

While coaxing Xiao Baozi, he opened the video.

The video is Wang Baoqiang asking some directors about their experiences. The camera passes over several directors. Naturally, Li Mu and Chen Kaige have the most scenes in the video.

"Who was that just now? Is it dad?"

At this time, Liu Yifei was wearing a black sweater, her slightly curly long hair was tied up by a rubber band, and she was lying softly on her back. When she looked up, she saw her gentle and beautiful face.

Liu Yifei gently touched Little Baozi's fragile little face, her eyes became more and more gentle, like a warm spring water flowing. This is the tenderness and love that belongs only to a mother.

Little Baozi's eyes were obviously not clear yet, but she still let out a "beep" when she heard the sound.

"Time to eat!"

At this time, Li's mother came out of the kitchen. Although her aunt was there, Li's mother always had to cook one or two dishes by herself occasionally.

The aunties came out with hot dishes.

Mother Li couldn't help but be happy when she saw the "beep" look on the little bun.

"Come back for dinner?"

Mother Li gently picked up the little bun, and while coaxing her granddaughter, she couldn't help but ask.

"He said he would come back later, so there was no need to leave any food for him."

Liu Yifei chuckled.

Mother Li nodded slightly. Li Mu rarely misses meals at home these days, but this kind of thing is inevitable. After all, there will always be some entertainment.

"Let him drink less wine outside."

"Already told him!"

"Let's eat first, the food will be cold later."

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During the dinner, several directors were sighing.

"TV dramas are so profitable now"

"It's even scarier than filming a movie. It made me go back to filming a TV series!"

"Go back. If the movie is not made well, it will be a loss to my grandma's family. It is better for someone else to make a palace fight drama and get more than a billion."

Xu Zhuan, Chen Sicheng, Han Jie, Cao Baoping, and Li Yang were discussing.

Recently, the single episode of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" sold for 1500 million yuan. The entire film and television industry has been attracted by the selling price of this TV series.

"If calculated based on 90 episodes, the total sales price of the drama will reach 13.5 billion yuan. Including the second, third round and overseas copyright sales, the final sales of this drama will exceed 15 billion yuan."

Xu Zheng made a calculation, which surprised everyone at the speed of making money.

"I'm afraid it can't even compare to "Mermaid"."

Several people discussed it.

"The Mermaid is currently 33 billion. Assuming it can eventually reach 40 billion, based on a 40% box office share, the film company can only get 16 billion."

"Where did the 40 billion come from? It would be great to reach 35 billion."

Li Mu smiled and shook his head. 40 billion is impossible, but this also proves how profitable TV dramas are now.

The TV series "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" can safely earn back the full amount of 15 billion for the producer.

In fact, if you search for previous news, you will find that almost every year, the industry laments the record-breaking "sky-high" price of TV series. This "sky" is also rising, and people seem to dare not imagine where its limit is. .

From 2006 to 2016, in 10 years, with the strong rise of video websites as a whole, online copyright fees also skyrocketed 7200 times.

"Sky-high prices" will always appear, and those seemingly unbelievable prices are always swept away by new prices before the outside world comes to their senses.

"This kind of sky-high-priced TV series is not a good thing. Nowadays, these young talents with average acting skills have been sold at sky-high prices. The traffic stars with their traffic can double at a monthly rate."

Feng Xiaogang was eating vegetables while criticizing the current ecology, "I remember last year when the industry was lamenting that 3000 million to hire an idol was too extravagant, this year Xiaoxianrou's quotation has reached 6000 million."

"I can't help it. There are a lot of fans behind me. If you don't use it, no one will watch."

"At the end of the day, it's still us directors. If everyone doesn't use it at the same time, how can there be so much trouble?"

"Brother, you don't have to have investors or producers. If you want to make money, you have to get your money back!"

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Several people argued, and Li Mu occasionally interrupted, but didn't say much.

If there is a director who least needs traffic here, it is him, because no one can ask for this or that in his movies. Maybe Brother Chen Kai can, but other directors can't.

Because this is a river and lake, and the river and lake are not only about fighting and killing, but also about worldly relationships and various compromises. No one can be alone, and what Li Mu can do is only slightly cleaner.

the next day.

Huayi.

Ye Zhu saw the news in the industry, thought for a moment, and then called his assistant.

"Director Feng's "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" hasn't been scheduled yet, right?"

"No, Mr. Ye, I said before that I planned to do it during the National Day, but it hasn't been decided yet."

"That's fine. Wait a minute. Don't set a National Day date yet. I'll discuss it with Director Feng."

Ye Zhu waved his hand, and then the assistant gently stepped back and closed the door.

"It's better not to run into Director Li."

Ye Zhu frowned, Huayi's boat was indeed difficult to control.

Feng Xiaogang's new work is a blockbuster project for Huayi and cannot be missed. He really doesn't want "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" to collide with Li Mu's "Operation Red Sea".

Li Mu's box office appeal is obvious to all. If it really becomes a hit, other movies will have to be sacrificed, and the damage will be very serious, especially on a day like National Day.

Ye Zhu didn't think much and immediately called Feng Xiaogang.

"Director Feng, I'm thinking that "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" should be given up on the National Day schedule. There are too many movies in this schedule, and this subject matter may not be popular during the National Day."

Ye Zhu didn't say it directly because he didn't want to get involved with "Operation Red Sea". After all, Feng Xiaogang also wanted to save face.

"Mr. Ye is right. It is indeed not particularly appropriate to have such a theme in the National Day movie."

Feng Xiaogang expressed his understanding. In fact, he himself did not want to run into Li Mu.

Because when he was working on a circular composition when filming "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", he encountered collective opposition from his old friends Liu Zhenyun, Zhang Guoli and Wang Zhonglei.

In the end, he insisted on using a circular format to describe the story.

It wouldn't be fun if it failed at the box office. He had to ensure that the movie at least didn't lose at the box office.

Although Li Mu said that it might be put on summer vacation or National Day, if "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" is confirmed first and then happens, will it be withdrawn and rescheduled or will it be hard steel? For him, both options are It's not particularly good, it's better to avoid it in the first place.

"Okay, let's discuss the appropriate schedule later."

Ye Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to talk to smart people.

"Row!"

After communicating this matter, Ye Zhu rubbed his brows and said that "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" has been filmed. The most important thing for Huayi right now is the filming plan for this year and next.

For this reason, he specially made the fifth season "H Plan" based on Huayi's previous plan.

It is planned to allow Huayi to refocus on the film industry.

The industry is also silently paying attention to Huayi's actions at this time.

Everyone is a little curious about how many movies Huayi will make in the fifth season of "Plan H" and which directors will be gathered.
(End of this chapter)