China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 39 Investing in "Da Ming"

"Come on, come on, peace, this is the hottest upstart in the entertainment industry these days, Director Guan Lingguan."

The next day, Guan Ling took the company's legal affairs, Zhu Yawen and others had just arrived at the agreed place, when Zhang Li and Liu Heping stood outside to greet them.

Liu Heping came forward to greet him, stretched out his hand to shake Guan Ling's hand, "Guan Dao, Guan Dao, I have admired his name for a long time, but no one expected that Nortel's third billionaire director would be such a high-spirited young man like Guan! "

"Teacher Liu is really ridiculous!" Guan Ling shook hands and responded, "When I watched "Li Wei Becomes an Official" and "Yongzheng Dynasty" before, I had great respect for people who can write such TV scripts! I have long heard that Liu The teacher is the number one screenwriter in China, and today I finally get to meet Teacher Liu!"

Several people exchanged business blows.

But Guan Ling is really convinced. For someone like Liu Heping, a dead girl will never be able to catch him in her lifetime.It's a pity that people of the older generation are now gradually disappearing from the audience's sight.

"Stop standing outside, senior brother." Guan Ling chatted for a few words outside, then looked at Zhang Li, "Let's go in and eat and chat?"

"Hey, I was so friendly when I saw my junior brother that I forgot about it," Zhang Li finally realized what he was doing and quickly stretched out his hand to indicate that he should come in.

Once inside the house, Guan Ling got straight to the point.

"Brother, what is the current situation of "Ming Dynasty 1566"? Please introduce it to me."

"Now that we have all approved the projects, we are just waiting to start filming. Mango Channel has shown great interest. They want to invest 500 million to get all the copyrights of the TV series as their start of next year. Big drama." Liu Heping introduced Guan Ling as a producer.

"But we have considered that "Yongzheng", "Li Wei" and "Toward the Republic" were all TV series released by CCTV. Compared with the first three, the lines of "Da Ming" are more obscure. Mango TV and its overall style are not very Matching. But we contacted CCTV, and CCTV was unwilling to invest so much money."

"Isn't this something that junior brother told me last time that he wanted to invest? I'm just asking for your opinion." Zhang Li also added, "You told me last time that this kind of drama should be shown on CCTV. Otherwise, it is better not to go up. If you follow my words, Mango loves to pay this money, so just give it to him, but Heping disagrees. He treats the TV series as a child."

"What Teacher Liu said is right." Guan Ling stopped the two of them from talking. "Last year, Mango Super Girl was so popular that it looked like it could compete with CCTV. But in fact, it attracted young audiences. "Da Ming", Can young people understand it? Can they watch it? For this TV, you have to go to CCTV."

"But when CCTV learned that we needed so much money, he didn't get involved at all." Zhang Li smiled bitterly.

Thinking of this, Zhang Li was filled with admiration for Guan Ling in front of him. How talented he was.

When he had uninvited guests before, he could still treat the other party as a junior brother. 4000 million seemed like a lot, but in fact it was just that. The two of them were about the same level, but it was less than half a year since they last met.

The film director of the Billion Yuan Club is directly on the same level as his classmates Lao Mouzi and Chen Shi. Outside, only Feng Pants can compare. The gap is not ordinary.

In just half a year, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground!
Although Zhang Li is considered a well-known director, TV drama directors and movie directors are really not on the same level.

Especially the one he shot of Jin Yiwei even jumped, but it didn't even get a star.

The difference is this, if you want to make a TV show, your investment of 500 million will have to be held back by other investors, but what about Guan Ling?

No need to think about it, as long as Guan Ling releases the demand for new projects, all companies will rush back to send money!This is the gap!

The suspect's recent popularity made Zhang Li not only jealous but also jealous.Breaking [-] million!

The great director of the Billion Dollar Club!
Sounds awesome, right?Alas, young people are getting better and better, Zhang Li is really envious in his heart.

"It's best to involve CCTV, so that we can avoid CCTV's drastic price reduction when we premiere." Guan Ling discussed with the two, "But it doesn't matter. If CCTV really doesn't want to participate, then I will invest it myself, but all copyright income will be Belongs to me, including but not limited to television copyrights, online copyrights, etc."

Guan Ling is rich and powerful, it’s all about money!There are many!
I chose to film "The Ming Dynasty" for no other reason than to sit on the heads of all TV drama directors. I did it casually, which is a peak that you will never reach!
Of course this is a joke. In Guan Ling's view, the first thing to do with the filming of "The Ming Dynasty" is that it will never lose money. In the future, online TV will soon be fully rolled out. With 500 million, we can create the king of Chinese TV series. That is Rolling wealth.

Second, Guan Ling wanted people in the entertainment industry to see it.As long as the quality is high enough and the acting skills are good enough, the audience will never ignore any work!This can be regarded as Guan Ling's little hope after returning from time travel.

Although Yangchun Baixue and lower-class people each have their own way back in this world, many TV stations will also have their audience.But "Suspect" is better than "Dream Showbiz", and "Da Ming" is better than "Beautiful Li Huizhen", right?
Thinking of this, Guan Ling suddenly thought, where is the Queen of Water now?You can go back and see how much water there is.

All in all, Guan Ling is very sad about the TV series "The Ming Dynasty" that has been in the dust for ten years. Perhaps if it hadn't been in the dust for those ten years, it is not known that a large number of high-quality TV series would have appeared in China!
"Junior brother, the box office of movies has been soaring recently. It seems that your pocket is very full!" Zhang Li was jealous.

Several people chatted and finally asked Zhang Li to talk to CCTV. With CCTV's endorsement, the TV would not be banned. Secondly, the first broadcast rights would avoid price reduction, and CCTV's promotional resources could also be used. As for some profit sharing, Guan Ling doesn't think it's necessarily a bad thing.

But Guan Ling will not be responsible for these matters himself. Instead, he will let the company's legal affairs follow Zhang Li to negotiate with CCTV.

"Junior brother, do you have a new project?" Zhang Li was a little jealous. The movie hasn't been released yet, so why are you so busy?

"Yes, Senior Brother. I am going to a foreign location to shoot a movie. I have been really busy recently, but for "Da Ming" you can start selecting people directly. I will definitely not be able to be the assistant director for Senior Brother." Guan Ling laughed.

"Oh, you, this is embarrassing me," Zhang Li smiled and patted his thigh, "Junior brother, go out and be an assistant director now, and see who dares to sit on the chair."

The two also laughed, and Zhang Li finally decided to borrow Guan Ling's name and let Guan Ling directly become the director.

"That's not okay, Senior Brother, let's direct together. You are in front. If you are in the back, I'm afraid that my investment will be in vain. If you don't take pictures for me seriously."

While joking, Zhang Li confirmed, "I am a bit romantic, but I take TV dramas very seriously. Junior brother, you must rest assured!"

"Senior brother, if there is a suitable role, let Yawen take it. But you don't have to look at my face. The role can be any big or small. The important thing is the suitability. I am not saying this politely. I prefer him to the role than to let him play. I hope Ming Dynasty can create a peak in the history of Chinese TV dramas."

After receiving a positive reply and chatting for a few words, Guan Ling said goodbye and returned to Nortel.

"Can "The Ming Dynasty" be the peak of TV dramas?" Zhu Yawen asked Guan Ling on the road, puzzled.

"I've read the script, and that's the script," Guan Ling looked at Zhu Yawen. "I can't write the charm, and Hollywood can't write it either. That's the depth of China's 5000-year-old court."

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(End of this chapter)