Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 605 The audition begins

Some content in the film and television industry is indeed sensitive.

When Huang Xiaoming was filming "Yue Fei", he encountered a lot of difficulties. Many of the twists and turns that occurred before the broadcast were caused by these sensitive points.

Tang Yan and Liu Shishi were relieved after a brief surprise when they saw that Zhou Mo was confident.

Since he said it can be filmed, then it can definitely be filmed.

As actors, all they need to do is join the crew with peace of mind when the time comes.

Why do you care so much?

"By the way, when does the company plan to start filming this drama?"

"In the second half of the year, probably around October, you should be able to spare some time then, right?"

The two women thought about it and decided that it should be fine.

"Very good. Don't forget to accumulate some knowledge about that era during this period. The company will also provide you with corresponding teachers. My goal is to make this drama a phenomenal work and pave the way for subsequent film and television drama plans."

"Are there any plans for subsequent film and television dramas?"

"Of course, you don't think that 'I Want to Be the Emperor' will only start with this. You have to know that this is a new dynasty and a new history. There are so many things that can be filmed."

Liu Shishi thought about it and realized that was right.

Tang Yan asked, "When will 'Emperor' be broadcasted, will it be on a TV channel or an online platform?"

"Of course it's an online platform, just like the current TV channels. With the style and content of our drama, it will be doomed if it goes on there." Zhou Mo didn't hesitate at all.

It is now 2016. Since his debut, in just six years, the TV channel has become more than a little deserted.

And this trend is far from stopping.

Dramas like "I Want to Be the Emperor" are purely male-oriented works, and have very few ratings on TV, far less than the pay channels of Zou Li Station.

After several years of development, the station's channel has basically established itself.

Whether it is the low-end market or the high-end market, there are corresponding works.

The user stickiness is high, and both experienced and newbies can find the works they want.

Some of the better ones, such as "Mao Pian" which was personally produced by Zhou Mo in the early days, and "Yu Zui", "Day and Night Chase" and "Soul Ferry" produced by the company later, have been released in recent years.

Some of the dramas like "The Return of the God of War" and "Special Forces in the City" are released at a rate of one or two per year.

It is worth mentioning that in terms of rate of return, the second category of works has higher returns than the first category.

This is not because the second category earns more income, but because the cost of the second category is much lower than that of the first category of film and television dramas.

And much lower.

The cost of the first type of film and television dramas, no matter how much you save, is still in the tens of millions, and not even ten million.

But the cost of the second type of film and television dramas is basically in the millions.

The main focus is recycling.

The equipment used by this crew today can be slightly modified and given to another crew tomorrow.

Occasionally, because the protagonist is a soldier king or a god of war, some battle plots will be arranged in the play, and special scenes will be needed at this time.

It's also very simple.

Wasn't it just for this day that Zhou Mo acquired all the film and television cities over the years?

They are all our company’s projects, just use them.

Anyway, you just turn your right hand left and right, and the money goes from one pocket to another.

Even during filming, you can sell tickets for admission and even make a cameo appearance.

In addition, Lizhan also released a user portrait for Zhou Mo.

The main audience for dramas like "Return of the God of War" are mainly middle-aged people in their thirties and forties.

These users are naturally more willing to spend money than younger customers.

"By the way, hasn't your spin-off series of "Loving Family" been completed? I haven't heard anyone from the company report to me about the broadcast recently." Zhou Mo asked.

When the two women heard this, their expressions suddenly changed.

After looking at each other, Liu Shishi spoke first.

"The one you're talking about, we did shoot it, but the editing was complicated, so it took some time."

Tang Yan also nodded.

"You also know that the script you gave us was quite complicated. The four plot lines were independent of each other, and there were also intertwined plots, so the efficiency of post-production was naturally low."

Zhou Mo said "Oh".

"So that's how it is. I'll contact the people in the company later."

After saying this, Tang Yan waved her hand.

"No, don't rush your employees. They are already working hard enough during filming. It would be inhumane if you rush them further."

Liu Shishi added: "Besides, didn't you say that you would let us arrange the crew for this play? So don't interfere. We can do it ourselves."

Zhou Mo looked at the two women in front of him and felt helpless.

Do you two have to be so nervous?

I just put the probing to you two, and you two almost had the word "guilty" written on your faces, okay?

A basic attack to trick the ultimate move, right?

The collaboration on the spin-off series of "Lovely Family" is different from the past.

This time, Shanhe Company did not take on the entire process and arrange everything, but instead let the four women's own studios invest a considerable portion of the money.

Correspondingly, they also need to work hard for the promotion and production of the drama.

At this moment, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan’s reactions showed that something must have happened in the crew that he didn’t know about.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mo picked up the bowl. "We've been talking for a long time, let's eat first, I'm hungry."

"Eat, eat."

The two girls also picked up their chopsticks.

Half a day later, Zhou Mo escaped from the encirclement of the two pieces of warm jade.

I returned to my room, took out my cell phone and called my staff.

After a phone call, Zhou Mo learned the truth of the matter.

The spin-off series of "Loving Family" has actually been completed a long time ago.

But there were some minor problems during post-editing.

There are four great Tang Dynasty poets, and each of their agents hopes that their actors will have a good image in the drama.

In the later stage, such demand is actually very common.

In some crews, young actors or newcomers often give money to the crew in the hope of getting more good shots.

As for the post-production and editing of the crew, they will generally agree to it.

But "Love Each Other" is about four people and four story lines, and the story lines are intertwined and influence each other. It is a matter of one move affecting the whole body, and it cannot be changed casually.

For the crew, it is completely possible to agree to the requests of the four female agents, and they can indeed realize such demands in their personal lines.

But in this way, the same character may form a huge contrast in the story lines of other characters.

"It's just a contrast. The audience might like to see this kind of difference. Just add a setting." Zhou Mo said it was no big deal.

"Director Zhou, what you mean is..."

“Isn’t the content of the spin-off series of ‘Love Is Sweet’ about everyone’s acting career?
You can just add a setting in their personal story lines and say that their image is the image they see in their own eyes.

Therefore, everyone has a beautiful image in their own story line.

But in other people’s story lines, the image immediately went downhill.”

There was an immediate exclamation from the other end of the phone.

"Wow! Director Zhou, this is a great idea. Now the difference between the images can be fully explained, and it also fits the theme of our drama."

"Well, you guys hurry up and try to get this drama online before the end of the year. Otherwise, the company will have a new TV series to release next year, which will cause a conflict," Zhou Mo reminded.

"Don't worry, I promise to complete the task!"

Zhou Mo had just hung up the phone when he suddenly remembered something.

"Oh yeah, one more thing, did they film some of their daily scenes on the set during the filming process?"

"made a bid."

"How's the content?"

"It's quite complicated. It feels like watching The Legend of Zhen Huan."

"Okay, then send me your hair back later. I'll edit it and pick out some that are not too severe to send out for promotion."

"no problem."

……

three days later.

The audition scene of "In the Name of People".

Inside the room, Zhou Mo, Xia Donghai, Zhou Meisen, and Li Lu sat in a row.

Zhou Mo looked at the thick list in his hand and was a little surprised.

He already knew that there would be many people coming to audition this time, but the number of applicants on the list still exceeded his imagination.

And this is a list that has already been screened.

Some actors who didn’t have much traffic and whose acting skills were not good enough had their glasses kicked out early.

The rest, at least, have their own classic roles.

"There are so many people here. It looks like we'll be busy these few days."

Li Lu smiled at the side: "These people are here just for the sake of the two teachers Zhou. The two of you are synonymous with high-quality works in the entertainment industry. When everyone heard that you two were going to cooperate, they were willing to come."

Compared to Zhou Mo's calmness, Li Lu was extremely excited.

Ever since he got the list, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several nights.

Look at the names on the list: Chen Daoming, Jin Shijie, Wang Zhiwen, Wang Zhifei...

In the past, he alone could not have called together so many big names.

Li Lu knew very well that these people were able to come here only because of Zhou Mo's face.

So he made his position very clear from the beginning and let Zhou Mo make the decision on the main actors.

He just needs to type 666 next to him.

Xia Donghai had a similar idea, just follow Zhou Mo after the audition.

What more bikes do you want?

Zhou Meisen was also looking through the list.

"Today I finally understand what 'happy pain' means. There are so many great actors and I really don't want to give up any of them. It would be great if I could use them all."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "In that case, we won't have enough characters."

"I would rather start expanding the novel now. If I had known that so many people would come today, I would have to thank him for hundreds of thousands of words!" Zhou Meisen said loudly.

Zhou Mo comforted him: "Teacher Zhou, forget it... Don't we still have the second part? I will arrange the second part for you then."

(End of this chapter)