During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 188 Mainland film and television drama overlord and Han Sanping’s troubles

Time has entered July, and away from the haze of the previous two months, everything has slowly returned to calm. The capital has even become more lively because of the arrival of the Olympic Games.

Entertainment activities that had been low-key or stopped before have also begun to gradually recover.

In terms of movies, "Red Cliff" has already started large-scale publicity activities. The premiere conference was a lively event in the capital. It is said that the world premiere will be held in Shu, hoping to comfort the people of Shu.

In terms of variety shows, "The Voice" has only started audition promotions now. The gimmick of only listening to the voice and not looking at the appearance has attracted the attention of many powerful actors.

The TV dramas are far behind. The Olympics are about to be broadcast, which will inevitably squeeze a large amount of the viewing market. No matter how stubborn the producers are, they will not think that their TV dramas can compete with the Olympics held at home.

"The Legend of Wu Mei Niang" was postponed by the TV station for this reason, and Wei Jin strongly agreed with this.

This TV series was jointly acquired by Suzhou TV and Mango TV. The single episode price was 120 million, and the 96-episode series sold a total of 1.15 million. It is regarded as the highest total price for a domestic TV station to purchase a TV series.

However, you must know that the production cost of this drama alone is as high as 100 million, and with the year-long production cycle, the profit margin is not too high.

However, Wanwan Capital is very satisfied. It achieved profits in the first round. Isn’t it a lot of red money in the subsequent two and three rounds? This further strengthened their determination to cooperate with Wei and Jin.

But what they don't know is that this cost has been greatly adjusted by Shanhe Media.

Shanhe Media artists, including Fan Bingbing, were paid almost according to the market quotation this time.

In addition, the later stage of Shanhe Ink Painting was also based on the published price without any discount.

Although Wanwan Capital did not lose money, Shanhe Media must have made a lot of money.

It is worth mentioning that due to the excessive number of episodes of this drama, the TV station had to broadcast it in two parts. It is not known whether it will affect the ratings.

Shanhe Media's dramas in recent years have been repeatedly aired this summer, such as "Star You", "Zhu Xian", "The Temptation of Going Home", "Let's Get Married", "Latent", "Beauty's Scheming" and many more TV series, active on major TV stations and local stations.

At its peak, Shanhe Media's dramas actually directly affected nearly 40% of the viewers in front of the TV, and the industry was a little panicked for a while.

I originally thought that Sunward Media only had advantages in movies and did not release many TV series every year. I did not expect that this rerun would show such strong market dominance. It has become worthy of being called the overlord in the field of mainland TV series.
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Beijing, Shanhe Building.

"Well done."

Wei Jin praised the first two episodes of "Star Change" freshly released by the animation production department.

"But isn't this efficiency too low?"

This novel is the debut work of the animation production department, but it has been two months since it was published, and Wei Jin still couldn't help but complain about it.

"Mr. Wei, the early work will be a bit arduous and not very efficient. Once the scene design and character modeling are done, the subsequent production will be much faster."

Chen Chu, the head of the animation production department, explained that he didn't want his boss to think that the department was squandering foreign workers.

"Okay, what I mean to say is that according to your pace, the quality must be guaranteed. Can you guarantee two episodes a week at the moment?"

Wei Jin didn't know much about animation production, and he was unwilling to do things where laymen directed experts. Professional matters should be left to a professional team.

"Yes, but the quantity is still too small now. I suggest you make a part first to ensure the error tolerance."

"Yeah, that's fine. You can connect directly with Tudou when the time comes."

Wei Jin plans to put the anime on Tudou.com as a weekly drama, but the production team's suggestions are reasonable and should not be rushed.
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In the China Film Building, many people saw Wei Jin and greeted him one after another, and he smiled back. They were all old faces.

We arrived at Han Sanping's new office with ease. This was Wei Jin's first visit since he took office.

"Hey, Director Han, this office is very impressive. You deserve to be a great leader."

"You kid, are you trying to get me into trouble? Compared with your boss Wei, the China Film Academy is too small."

Han Sanping was also used to fighting with Wei Jin and felt that he was quite young.

But what he said is true. Starting this year, Wei Jin Company has been making more and more moves. Several movies with an investment of over 100 million have been launched. It has purchased Huayi stock, purchased a headquarters building, and also purchased a private property. Planes and money are too much.

"By the way, Director Han, you called me personally to invite me. Why are you looking for me?"

"Hehe, it's a good thing. Do you know about "The Founding of the People's Republic of China"?"

Han Sanping had a smile on his face and seemed very sincere, but Wei Jin always felt that he was setting a trap for him.

Wei Jin naturally knows about "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". The script was approved by the highest level at the end of last year, and it is said that preparations have begun. But what does this have to do with him?

"Are you interested in directing? This is a good opportunity to show your face."

"Stop it, didn't you appoint Director Huang before? Director Han, are you going to change your generals on the spot? This is not a good thing."

Director Huang is Huang Jianxin, Han Sanping's old partner for decades. The two have known each other since film school and have always cooperated with each other. Wei Jin is a little confused, why should they change?

"Hey, I won't hide it from you. Neither Lao Huang nor I have much confidence, but the task of going up to the peak is..."

Wei Jin had a guess in his mind. No wonder Han Sanping made such a big joke during this period. It turned out that there was something on his mind.

At the premiere of "Red Cliff" a few days ago, Han Sanping made a big joke. During his speech, he referred to "Red Cliff" as "The Promise", which made the audience burst into laughter.

There are a lot of media reports that Han Sanping may be worried that "Red Cliff" will become another "The Promise".

However, after the premiere, the guests' evaluation of "Red Cliff" was very tactful. They only said that the scene was magnificent, and the media did not comment much. After all, the movie has not been released yet, and the producers intend to control it.

In fact, Wei and Jin thought this wrong. Although "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" was important, it did not make Han Sanping lose his mind. Mainly because of the impact of the global financial crisis, the listing plan that had been prepared for nearly a year was shelved. This is His heart disease.

Speaking of which, China Film's road to listing was extremely bumpy. As early as 2005, China Film had plans to go public and was preparing to go public in Hong Kong. However, at that time, the competent authorities intended to restrict foreign investment from entering the mainland's media and entertainment industries. As the leader of mainland films, if China Film raised funds in Hong Kong but could not bring the funds back to the mainland for use, the listing would become meaningless, so the listing had to be shelved. plan.

"That's not easy. Use your strengths, big production, big cast, and the box office will be easy."

After understanding the whole story, Wei Jin became more relaxed and began to tease Han Sanping.

"You kid, don't play tricks on me. What are you going to do? How about you do it? I can report it to the leader."

Han Sanping really wants Wei Jin to take over. With his ability and box office appeal, he can definitely complete the task successfully, and he will be indispensable when the time comes.

"That's not possible. I'm so young and I can't afford such a big responsibility. Besides, I'm about to start my own new movie, so I don't have the time."

Wei Jin was not prepared to take on this kind of job. Although it seemed to be the highest honor, it might easily be targeted, which was completely unnecessary.

"Oh? Do you have a new movie plan? How do you plan it? Don't forget China Film."

As expected, Han Sanping was still the same as before. Seeing that Wei Jin had new projects, his attention was diverted.

"No, Director Han, "Inception" is enough for China Film and Television, so don't worry about my project. It's just for flattering women."

The script this time was specially prepared for Jing Tian. The little girl is about to be 20 years old, and Wei Jin must have something to say.

"You kid, what can I say about you?"

Han Sanping had an angry look on his face, feeling like he had lost hundreds of millions again, and then went back to business.

"Then tell me, how to do the main theme?"

"Since the script is already available, you are just worried that the box office will be unsatisfactory and make the leader look bad, right?"

"That's right, otherwise I wouldn't be able to come to you."

Han Sanping looked like he was relying on Wei Jin and pointed at him to give him some ideas. It was really such a task that was both an honor and a burden, and the pressure was too great.

"If you do this and create an all-star cast, just for this purpose, the audience will be interested, and the box office will definitely not be low."

"With so many celebrities, will the cost be too high?"

"It's an honor for them to be able to participate. How much remuneration does it cost? Besides, since all the stars are on stage, the main creators still have to find experienced actors and actresses who fit the role."

Han Sanping nodded thoughtfully, already thinking about which actors were suitable for the role.

"However, Director Han, I suggest, just a suggestion, don't look for foreign Chinese, especially those with crooked buttocks, otherwise something will happen in the future."

Wei Jin didn't finish what he said, but Han Sanping already understood and said to himself, "This guy has a higher ideological consciousness than me." However, he listened to this suggestion.

However, Wei Jin also knew that this was something that could not be prevented. There were many people hiding deeply, and you couldn't just talk nonsense without evidence.

Seeing a major event, Han Sanping's mood improved and he began to care about North America.

"When exactly will "Inception" be launched?"

"This project takes a long time to prepare, and it is estimated to take several months."

Preliminary scene inspections, shot scripts, special effects screen communication, etc. all took up a lot of time for the Nolan team, and they were really in no hurry.

Han Sanping nodded, as if he thought of something again.

"Actually, you shouldn't refuse domestic awards so directly. If you start, many people will learn from you, and the old guys will have opinions on you."

Han Sanping's words were not only talking about the Magic City Film Festival, including last year's Golden Rooster and this year's Hundred Flowers. Wei Jin did not participate. There were already many voices in the circle.

Wei Jin only found this funny.

"Hey, Director Han, this is just like selling something. What you provide is not good. Is it wrong if I don't want to buy it?"

"That's the truth, but you still have to pay attention to the method."

"I'm a hard-boned person. I can't keep myself down and do anything small. I can't even urinate in a pot with these people."

"Okay, you think I didn't say that"

Han Sanping was not a mouthpiece for a bunch of old guys. He just expressed his feelings and stopped talking. Instead, he talked about other things.

"You said, why is the "Twilight" series not available in China?"

When he said this, Han Sanping's eyes turned red. The profit was really too high.

"Twilight 2" has been released. Thanks to Summit Entertainment's increasingly perfect distribution system and the addition of promotional songs, the North American box office has reached 3.5 million US dollars, and the global box office has reached 8 million US dollars.

Unfortunately, the second film was already a mature work and could not accept China Film's investment. Han Sanping could only be jealous. In addition, the first film's domestic box office performance was too poor, and he even hesitated to approve the film for import.

"It's normal. This series has no fan base in China, so the box office will naturally not be high. Anyway, I suggest you not to introduce it."

What's more, the price of batching films is not high. Wei Jin doesn't want to listen to Han Sanping's nonsense again.

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