Become famous another day.

Lu Yanhe didn't know how much workload this would put on Lucy Bates's styling team, but even so, Lu Yanhe would not lower his requirements in this regard.

A character's image is very important.

There is no need to say more.

Ignaz Bell had no objection to Lu Yanhe's suggestions and Lucy Bates' team's approval.

Instead, he was somewhat happy to see the outcome, and said that if it was too late, Lu Yanhe's scene could be filmed later.

Lu Yanhe didn't want to become an excuse for the director's "overspending".

It’s one thing for him to understand it, but it’s another to use it as an excuse for a director to “overspend”.

When a huge pot falls from the sky, even he will be hit so hard that he will see stars.

He immediately went to communicate with Lucy Bates and asked her how long it would take. If there was a shortage of manpower or no good ideas, he could ask some Chinese stylists to help.

As a result, Lucy Bates said solemnly: "This is my job, Lu, do you not trust me?"

Lu Yanhe actually knew that if he said that, he would definitely be rejected by the other party. No one, especially a technical talent like Lucy Bates who has reached the top position in the industry, would allow others to intervene in their work field in the name of "help".

It was enough for him to hear Lucy Bates say this.

Before this, Lu Yanhe found some time to communicate with Ignaz about his understanding of this role.

Ignaz said, "I don't really want to know the specific details, Lu. I am only responsible for preparing all the settings on the scene. I need to see how your character will appear on the scene. I don't like to imagine an actor's performance."

At this moment, Lu Yanhe was really surprised.

I have worked with so many directors, but he is the first one who doesn't want to know the actors' specific ideas and designs before the formal shooting.

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized why Ignaz's previous projects were frequently overspent.
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Lu Yanhe went to ask Darren Wilson.

You won’t know unless you ask, and once you ask... you’ll be really shocked.

Ignaz Bell’s favorite thing to do is to discuss an actor’s performance on the spot, and then give the actors “hands-on” guidance on what adjustments they should make.

He even likes to perform in person for the actors and tell them what kind of performance he wants.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Does he do the same with actors who are good at acting?"

"Yes." Darren Wilson nodded, "Yes, so, he actually doesn't have a very good relationship with many big-name actors he has worked with."

Lu Yanhe could imagine it.

Although big-name actors often have their own temperaments, few big-name actors in Hollywood have weak professional skills. It can only be said that some big-name actors are not famous for their "acting skills", but it cannot be said that their acting skills are bad, such as the famous Marilyn Monroe and Leo DiCaprio.

How could such an actor allow himself to be guided "hand-in-hand" on the set?

The better the actor, the more freedom he demands.

Lu Yanhe now has some of these thoughts. He doesn't want to be a robot-like actor. When he was filming "The Golden Age", he had just entered the industry and was full of insecurity, so he often hoped that the director would give clear and definite guidance.

Later, as he progressed further on the path of being an actor, gained his own experience and ideas, he no longer liked directors who treated him like a puppet. Of course, he had never encountered such a director.

He is considered a relatively lucky actor. After entering the industry, he has never met a bad director, nor has he encountered a really bad movie.

If Ignaz Bell was really the kind of director who required actors to follow his designs exactly, Lu Yanhe felt that he might also have an argument with Ignaz Bell on the spot.

I just don't know what the situation is with Ignaz Bell. After all, he wants to communicate with him in advance, but Ignaz is unwilling.
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Conflicts between actors and directors are not uncommon.

Of course, each has his or her own circumstances.

In fact, this does not affect the final filming of some scenes.

However, Lu Yanhe still prefers a pleasant cooperative atmosphere.

At least, he is used to acting in such an atmosphere.

"Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet." Chen Siqi said after hearing about his troubles on the phone, "Maybe it's not the case at all. You know, many things may appear to be true, but their meanings can be misinterpreted. Didn't Darren say that before? If he likes an actor, Ignatz is even the kind of director who will completely treat the actor as a character and is willing to kneel down and worship him. You can tell as soon as you hear such a creator, he will be more or less a little paranoid, and what you lack the least is the experience of working with paranoid creators."

"..." Lu Yanhe had to admit that what Chen Siqi said really soothed his mood immediately.

Is it true that he lacks experience in working with bigots?
Both Liu Bige and Huang Tianlin are such directors.

"Besides, you are the most tolerant actor I know." Chen Siqi said, "Don't think about these things, it will only make you lose your composure."

"..." Lu Yanhe was amused by Chen Siqi's last four words.
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At the same time, Linghe.

Chen Yin received the two guests with some surprise.

Chen Yin almost wanted to describe these two guests as "uninvited".

"Mr. Huang, Mrs. Huang."

Generally speaking, this kind of visit is communicated in advance.

Determine the time in advance, contact each other on a public-to-public basis, and make relevant arrangements.

But this time when Huang Zhongjing and Huang Tai came to Linghe, they only called Chen Yin half an hour in advance to ask him if it was convenient.

Chen Yin didn't know why they came. After hesitating for a second, he agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yin immediately called Xu Tianming and asked him if he was in the company and if he could come back.

Not because of anything else, but——

Chen Yin has been the "housekeeper" of Linghe for so long, but he has never communicated directly with Huang Zhongjing and Huang Tai. Chen Yin also knew that this was because Huang Zhongjing and Huang Tai had always regarded Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan as the real rulers of Linghe. At worst, there was a serious CEO Xu Tianming. Chen Yin was a "housekeeper" and was not at the same level as them, so they would not "lower their status" and communicate directly with him.

Chen Yin suddenly received a call from them today, and they said they would come to visit the company. He couldn't help but think about it.

Chen Yin’s personality is “defending the city”.

He is not a very ambitious person. His ambition is limited to his work to go a step further from time to time, and his income to increase a little from time to time. However, if you ask him to "get fat by crossing the river" by frequently changing jobs, he has no motivation.

Compared with other reasons, the most important reason why Chen Yin called Xu Tianming first was that he wanted to "clarify" his relationship with Long Yan.

Otherwise, this inexplicable and sudden visit would make it seem as if he had already had a lot of personal relationships with Huang Zhongjing and Huang Tai.

Chen Yin didn't want to cause such misunderstanding.

Xu Tianming knew Chen Yin's character very well.

Precisely because of this understanding, Xu Tianming was particularly curious about why Huang Zhongjing and Huang Tai suddenly came here.

Others may not know, but they two know it clearly.

Although Lu Yanhe and Longyan have cooperated on several projects, the relationship between Lu Yanhe and Longyan is not that good, and there have been many conflicts in between.

This is definitely not as simple as just visiting.

However, when they sat down in the conference room and exchanged greetings, the purpose of Huang Zhongjing and Huang Tai's visit completely shocked Xu Tianming and Chen Yin.
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"Longyan wants us to Linghe to develop the peripheral products of "Burning Fire"?" Lu Yanhe almost raised his tone on the phone, "Did Huang Zhongjing and Huang Tai come to discuss it personally?"

"Yes." Xu Tianming reported on the phone, "I also reported this to General Manager Zi Yan. She asked me to talk to you about this matter specifically. She also asked me to tell you that she will investigate the situation behind this."

Lu Yanhe hummed, "Boss Xu, thank you for your hard work."

"No, not there." Xu Tianming said, "However, the peripheral development of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" did make many film companies jealous, and some even came to me to inquire about how it was done."

For domestic film and television companies, peripheral development is a complete wasteland, and it is still at a very early stage. The difference between them and "Chinese Paladin" is like the difference between a flea market in a school and a real shopping mall. The former is really just playing house.

Lu Yanhe said: "There are already so many templates and examples in front of them, can't they learn from them?"

"They don't dare, not because they can't learn." Xu Tianming said, "Our requirements for quality control, market estimates, and scale control of each peripheral product development are not something these companies can study clearly in a short period of time. Even if they follow our example, to be honest, it is easy to encounter problems such as slow sales, out of stock, and quality control failures."

Hearing this, Lu Yanhe said, "Isn't this thing all developed through trial and error?"

"The problem is that they haven't tried it before," Xu Tianming said. "Moreover, the cost of trial and error is also very high. When we were looking for factories and production companies, we had to deal with dozens or even hundreds of them across the country and test them out bit by bit."

Lu Yanhe: "That's indeed the case."

Xu Tianming said: "Actually, Mr. Lu, I have an idea."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

"We can work hard to develop peripheral products related to film and television dramas," said Xu Tianming.

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Xu Tianming said: "Everyone knows that the development of peripheral products for film and television dramas is a huge market. However, before the market really took off, no one dared to really invest. Only Linghe, because our starting point was different from other companies, started with copyright operation. After commercial cooperation with many brands, we gradually explored various suitable peripheral developments and derivatives. In fact, many of the things we even obtained from the brand side."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Just because a TV show or film is very popular doesn’t mean it can develop derivative products.

Moreover, the success rate of peripheral derivative products is even lower than that of movies.

Therefore, now when many IP parties make derivative works, they often directly authorize another company to do so, and only charge something like a naming fee. When that thing is made, it is labeled with the name of a certain IP, but in fact it has nothing to do with the IP at all. At most, it is named as a so-called "producer" or "supervisor".

Without a good ecology and a recyclable industrial chain, peripheral derivatives have become a harvester of leeks for an increasingly small number of fans.

Lu Yanhe felt that Xu Tianming did an exceptionally good job in this regard.

Everyone talks about quality control, but only Xu Tianming actually leads his team to travel all over the country, conducts field inspections, and keeps an eye on the entire supply chain.

Everyone knows that peripheral derivatives are fast-moving consumer goods. Once the popularity has worn off, they will not sell well, so basically there is no long-term planning. Only Xu Tianming, when a drama begins to be prepared, starts to make targeted plans. He also positions peripheral derivatives as "using IP image to add value to the brand" and has done a lot of high-end development.

However, what Xu Tianming said is very different from the copyright derivatives currently dominated by Linghe.

What Xu Tianming said is equivalent to focusing on development and directly becoming an MCN company derived from film and television peripherals.

But Lu Yanhe did not refuse immediately. Instead, he said, "Mr. Xu, this field is very unfamiliar. Your vision is great, but if you want to do it, I need to see something more practical and how big the market is."

Xu Tianming said: "I understand. I will prepare a survey report and relevant work plan. This is definitely a very large market. Moreover, the most important thing is that the traditional production industry has not yet entered this market. It needs a strong integrator who can integrate production companies of different types and different aspects to meet various development needs. This market is currently blank. If we do it——"

"I know, I understand." Lu Yanhe interrupted him, "The director called me here, I have to go over. Mr. Xu, since you think this is worth doing, please make a detailed report and we will discuss it in detail later."

"it is good."
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Lu Yanhe didn't even need his identity as a time traveler to know how big this market is.

However, he also knew that the market in this area was not that big.

It relies heavily on big studios, big IPs and very strong operational capabilities to be truly successful.

This is true for both Disney and the Harry Potter series.

Linghe is not such a company.

More importantly, to do such a thing, Linghe’s current employees may not be enough.

You have to set up a completely new department or even a new company. (End of this chapter)