China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 212 Secret Garden
  10 month 7 day.

The box office of "Space Traveler" was released on October 10, and it was only 6 million.

Compared with the day before yesterday, it decreased by 200W again.

Although the pull was a bit fast, Wang Shu was satisfied.

After all, he didn't have enough foundation and relied on the wave of hype.

When the tide recedes, calm will return.

However, even if it is 1300 million in a single day, it is still several million higher than the "Baby Project".

"Baby Project" was released at the same time as "Time Traveler". Yesterday's single-day box office was only over 600 million, which was still half less than "Time Traveler".

Hua Yi and Ying Huang were furious. If it hadn't been for the emergence of "Time Traveler" that squeezed the market share, "Baby Project" would never be where it is now.

In contrast, Chen Long noticed Wang Shu.

He went to the cinema to watch "Space Traveler" and praised the quality of the film. At the same time, he felt that the film produced by Wang Shu was different from other mainland directors and seemed to have a Hollywood feel.

Then I learned that Wang Shu made his debut in Berlin at the age of 18 and won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award. He then competed in Cannes and won the Best Screenplay Award, and promoted Jiang Wenli to the Best Actress in Cannes. Suddenly, I wanted to be with him. The idea of ​​collaboration.

He did not deny that Wang Shu was very young.

But youth is not a problem, as long as you have strength.

He also knows that his salary is too high. As a mainland director, as long as Wang Shu does not go to Hollywood, there is a high probability that he will not be invited.

For Chen Long, it is impossible to reduce his salary by himself. The only solution is to cooperate and invest.

Chen Long Yinghuang Pictures, a joint venture between him and Yang Shoucheng, and Wang Shu's Yishu Company jointly invested in the production.

Chen Long felt that if he extended an invitation, Wang Shu would probably not refuse.

Because, by cooperating with Chen Long Yinghuang Pictures, the films directed by Wang Shu can successfully enter the international market without China Film.

In addition, starring him as an international star, the box office is also guaranteed internationally.

Wang Shu had no reason to refuse.

If a movie wants to be released simultaneously on a global scale, it cannot be achieved by Wang Shu's Yishu Company producing the film.

If it is just an exclusive production by Yishu Company, then in foreign markets, at best, it will cooperate with the corresponding distribution company to release DVDs.

As for being released in theaters, it's basically impossible.

Even when "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" were produced with new graphics, it was Zhang Weiping who cooperated with Hong Kong Island's packaging companies to successfully release them globally.

Moreover, it cannot be considered global. In addition to North America, many European countries have only released DVDs, and the film has not entered theaters.

If Wang Shu wanted the film to be released globally, it would be impossible without the help of foreign companies.

Chen Long Emperor Entertainment, a joint venture between Chen Long and Yang Shoucheng, also does not have this ability. However, they have the corresponding connections and can attract powerful foreign companies to participate in joint investment, thereby gaining distribution capabilities into global theaters.

Chen Long just had thoughts in his mind at the moment and had no urgent desire to take action.

Because after filming "Rush Hour 3", he will also star in the co-production "Kung Fu King" with Jet Li, so his schedule is still very full.

"Secret Garden" scene.

The first day of filming was in full swing after the camera was started.

Since many of the crew members are members of the Yishu Company, after these people have been trained and trained in the two previous idol dramas, their business capabilities are obviously much better than before when it comes to the production of this idol drama.

The shooting progress was accordingly much faster.

In this idol drama, Sun Li plays the first female lead, Liu Yan plays the second female lead, and Jiang Xin plays the third female lead.

With the release of "Space Traveler", Liu Yan jumped from a newcomer to a slightly famous actor.

Movie actors are naturally on a higher level than TV actors in terms of celebrity status, and Jiang Xin does not have a celebrity status in the first place.

So much so that at the moment, Liu Yan's status is slightly higher than that of Jiang Xin.

Of course, Wang Shu chose Liu Yan to play the second female lead and Jiang Xin to play the third female lead. This was not because of the position issue, but because he felt that Liu Yan was more suitable for the second female lead than Jiang Xin, so that was the arrangement.

After all, "Space Traveler" was a hit, and Wang Shu also wanted to use the gimmick of an idol drama created by the original cast of the film to promote "Secret Garden", so Liu Yan was naturally given priority to play the second female lead.

As for the male lead, Wang Shu himself is still starring.

The second male lead is Bao Jianfeng.

Male number three, Zhou Yiwei.

Male number four, Luo Jing.

Male number five, Wang Kai.

Both Zhou Yiwei and Luo Jing graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, and Zhou Yiwei in 82 was one year younger than Luo Jing in 81.

However, Luo Jing graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 03, and Zhou Yiwei graduated from the vocational class of Beijing Film Academy in 2000 and is considered his senior brother.

After graduating from college, Zhou Yiwei experienced a sluggish period of nearly two years in which he was unable to apply what he had learned.

From the autumn of 2002 to the spring of 2003, Zhou Yiwei visited almost all the crews filming in Beijing, but none of them were successful.

In order to make a living, he did everything during those two years. He worked as a photographer, pusher, recorder, and pole operator. He also worked as a host, made skits for companies, and was a dubbing and supporting group.

In the autumn of 2003, Zhou Yiwei returned to Beijing Film Academy as a teaching assistant.

In October 2004, he starred in writer Hai Yan's prison drama "Sunshine Blooms Like a Flower", playing the male lead Liu Chuan.

He also has a good gay friend who makes Zhu Dan jealous, Zhang Songwen, who played Gao Qiqiang in "Hurry".

In 2000, Zhang Songwen and his good friend Zhou Yiwei, who both belonged to the vocational class of Beijing Film Academy, graduated together. Due to their outstanding performance in school, they were retained to teach at the school and became an acting teacher at the Acting Institute.

Although Zhang Songwen starred in the urban crime drama "The Price of Love" in 2003, it was not until 2005 that he made his official debut after starring as the male lead Jia Fa in "The Strange Son-in-law Riding the Dragon".

At this time, Zhang Songwen had theoretical knowledge, but as for his acting skills
  Beijing Film Academy officially debuted in 05, and it is only now 06. It is still far away from Gao Qiqiang in "Hurry".

Everyone knows that when it comes to performance
  Young actors who have just come out of the academy must be graduates of the Beijing Theater Academy to be more professional.

Beijing Film Academy is a joke.

Male No. 5 Wang Kai is a graduate of the 2003 acting undergraduate class at the Beijing Theater Academy. He just starred in his first TV series "Cold Autumn" this year.

Now that I can play the role of male No. 5 in "Secret Garden" directed by Wang Shu, it is already like smoke coming out of my ancestor's grave.

In comparison, although Luo Jin is a graduate of Beijing Film Academy in 03, he already starred in the sitcom "The Story of the Sales Office" in 03. This year, he collaborated with Wang Qiang, Xu Honghao, Yang Shuquan and others. Starring in the war drama "War Gaze" produced by Bayi Film Studio.

The acting skills of the fourth male lead and the fifth male lead in idol dramas do not need to be too serious, and there is no need to judge who has better acting skills between the two.

Luo Jin's resume is more gorgeous than Wang Kai's. Naturally, Luo Jin plays the fourth male lead and Wang Kai plays the fifth male lead. Wang Kai signed a contract with Huayi this year and is already a contracted artist with Huayi.

Wang Shu will choose Wang Kai to join the group, which can be regarded as a face to sell to Huayi through some trivial matters.

The Korean version of "Secret Garden" has 21 episodes, each episode is 60 minutes.

Domestic TV dramas generally last less than 45 minutes including opening and ending credits, so "Secret Garden" directed by Wang Shu is scheduled to have 28 episodes.

However, this is just a pre-order and not the final version.

The final version cannot be finalized until everything on the script is filmed and edited.

In the Korean version of "Secret Garden", the story told in the first episode is roughly
  The second female lead, Yin Se, is a blind date expert, but her blind date with the male lead, Kim Soo Won, is rejected. She is also attracted by Soo Won's handsome back.

In the VVIP room of K Department Store, Yin Se met Gilolin, the number one poor girl, and had a dispute.

Kim Soo-won always quarrels with his cousin Oscar, but K Department Store cannot lack Oscar's endorsement.

When the two sides were reluctant to give in, Oscar had to ask Kim Soo-won for something because of the scandal.

Kim Soo-won showed up at the movie shooting scene looking for actress Park Chae-rim, but found the wrong person and found Rowling and took her to the hotel.

After discovering that they had found the wrong person, the two returned to the filming scene together. Kim Soo-won addressed the scandal at the press conference, and saw Rowling's handsomeness as a stuntwoman at the filming scene.

At this time, Soo-won discovered that Luo Lin was injured. He rarely showed kindness and sent her to the hospital, and then Luo Lin was taken away by the director.

On Rowling's way home, Soo-won caught up with her again and wanted to take her home, but met Oscar.

Rowling's idol is Oscar, and what surprises Rowling is: Oscar actually knows her!

Although the story of the first episode is like this, Korean dramas are shot and broadcast at the same time. Wang Shu's Mandarin version is definitely not shot this way. Instead, as usual, the shooting is coordinated according to the crew's location and the actors' schedules.

Moreover, the K Department Store in the first episode of the Korean version was not shot in a random location in the Mandarin version directed by Wang Shu. Instead, it reached a cooperation with Contemporary Mall through bidding for TV series advertising placement.

In 2006, well-known department stores in Beijing included Bairong World Trade Mall, Beijing Cuiwei Building, Beijing Department Store, Xidan Plaza, Yansha Friendship Mall, Oriental New World, Cyber ​​and so on.

In the 90s, there was Lufthansa in the west and contemporary in the east, which were consumption trends unique to that era.

Among them, Contemporary Mall has introduced many international first-line brands and positioned itself as a high-end shopping mall.

In the early days of its opening, being able to buy clothes in a contemporary mall became the wish of many people.

Some long-term residents around the area also said, "Before 2000, it was a special pride to be able to buy a suit in a contemporary mall."

In short, this is a mall that positions itself as a high-end luxury department store.

And this is also in line with the setting of the VVIP lounge.

In fact, if it were an idol drama directed by another director, the shopping mall would basically not respond to this sponsorship bidding.

But if it were Wang Shu, it would be different.

The staff in charge of this aspect clearly felt that because it was Wang Shu's drama, it was much easier to solicit sponsorship for the TV series' advertising placement.

This is the advantage of a great director.

In the idol drama "Secret Garden", in addition to product placement in contemporary shopping malls, there are also product placements from many other brands.

For example, the high-end sportswear worn by the male protagonist in the previous episodes is not only highly visible, but also has many close-ups, which seems to be product placement.

Therefore, in the Mandarin version directed by Wang Shu, this high-end sportswear will be a product of his newly established sportswear brand.

This wave laid the groundwork for the sportswear boom after the 08 Olympic Games.

Furthermore, the purpose of filming idol dramas is to secretly promote the clothing brand, accessories brand, and milk tea brand he founded, so he will naturally not miss these opportunities.

Throughout "Secret Garden", the costumes and props worn by the actors, as well as the accessories and props, were all samples provided by his company.

Including milk tea brand Wangshu has also specially designed corresponding sections for this purpose.

Just relying on film and television works to make money, no matter how hard it is, theaters and distributors will always take the cake, and producers like him can also get a small cut.

And these corners have to be co-produced with others in order to get a share of the profit.

Otherwise, not to mention being able to have a portion of the food, you won’t even be able to drink the soup.

It's just that there is no chance to even serve food.

Undeniable
  Making money by producing film and television works can indeed earn a lot in accumulation.

But, in the end, I still felt bad.

Otherwise, the two brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei would not have focused solely on real estate after discovering that real estate was far more profitable than working in the entertainment industry after Huayi went public.

The film and television field and artist management that I have been deeply involved in for many years were directly left behind.

Although in terms of results, the two brothers Wang and Wang are very funny, and Huayi's great development prospects are suddenly lost because of the change in development direction.

However, this also shows from the side that even Huayi has become one of the top large-scale entertainment companies among domestic private enterprises.

Big and small kings also feel that there is no money in this business.

It even got to the point where I basically gave up.

What is more realistic is that in the future, the combined revenue of the entire film and television industry will not even be comparable to the revenue of Penguin alone.

Wang Shu knew that punching big and small horses was an unrealistic idea.

However, it is still possible to develop other related businesses through film and television works.

He also knows that after 08, the domestic real estate field will begin to take off for the first time.

However, Wang Shu will not turn his head and focus on the real estate field like the Huayi brothers.

He knew in his heart that if he wanted to develop vigorously in the real estate industry, he would not be able to do so without some strong connections.

And this is just one of the reasons why he doesn't want to get involved in real estate.

More importantly, he didn't want to touch.

The day's filming ended early, and the crew and actors called it a day and got off work.

However, Wang Shu, Sun Li, and Liu Yan took a car to go elsewhere at the same time.

Bao Jianfeng, Jiang Xin and others, as well as the crew, were not surprised when they saw this.

When Wang Shu was on the crew, he mentioned that he would go with Sun Li and Liu Yan to record a TV show in the evening.

Today's shooting will end early for this reason.

(End of this chapter)