Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 364 Do All Women Have Problems?

The three of them chatted about the construction of a film and television production base. Anyway, the first thing they wanted to do was to build the virtual reality studio.

However, "Gravity" is not that easy to shoot, as it requires shooting in zero gravity.

If other professional auxiliary equipment is needed for shooting, we will hold a discussion meeting and let the photographer put forward his requirements.

There are some techniques to achieve zero gravity, and you can't just shoot randomly.

"By the way, how is the TV series going recently?" Fang Hong asked.

Variety shows and TV dramas have always been the two sections managed by Chen Zhixi. Fang Hong basically doesn't care about these two sections, but he will still ask about the situation if he is free.

Otherwise, things might go wrong as planned.

"We just finished airing 'Family Status', the first broadcast rights of which were sold for 200 million per episode. We plan to put 'The Heirs' on air in the second half of the year and air other dramas first. The reason is that Zhao Xiaodao has been very popular in the past two months, so we need to stagger the time." Chen Zhixi said.

"The Heirs" is starred by Zhao Xiaodao, and the popularity of her "Legend of Lu Zhen" is still very high and has not been digested.

In order to maximize profits, it is normal to stagger her dramas a bit. After all, TV dramas also come with agency business.

It is necessary to consider factors such as the benefits of star agents.

"Family Status" was aired in May and it is now July, exactly two months. It is directed by Ding Hei and stars Zhou Yiwei and Yu Mingjia.

Zhou Yiwei is a Jade Rabbit artist, so of course he has to promote his own artists. Besides, his age is similar to Yu Mingjia, so he is of the right age to play this role.

200 million per episode, and there are 36 episodes, that’s 7200 million!
At that time, this TV series was not sold exclusively to Hunan Satellite TV. They liked idol-themed TV series and were not very interested in this kind of reality-themed subjects, so they offered a low price.

But other TV stations were very interested, and dozens of them rushed to buy it. In the end, five TV stations, including Anhui Satellite TV, Henan Satellite TV, Shenzhen Satellite TV, Sichuan Satellite TV, and Shandong Satellite TV, bought it.

It is impossible to really sell it to dozens of TV stations. Other TV stations can only have a second round. The first broadcast rights were sold for a total of 3.6 million.

If the cost is shared equally among five parties, the pressure won’t be that great.

After all, this is directed by a famous director, and it is invested and produced by Yutu, so it is guaranteed.

But the ratings after it was broadcast were not so ideal. The first two episodes had a rating of only 0.522%, ranking 13th during the same period.

In the third and fourth episodes, the ratings rose to 0.632%, and the ranking rose to around 8th.

This ranking remained basically the same afterwards, and it was only in the last dozen or so episodes that the ranking stabilized at No. 2 and the ratings started to rise.

Despite this, this TV series has been hotly discussed and has become a hot topic online.

At that time, this drama had an investment of 1.3 million yuan. It was bound to make money, and it was impossible not to make money.

Nowadays, you can make money by shooting any TV series. After all, it is a period of rising copyright fees. Whether it is sold to TV stations or broadcast on the Internet, there will be profits.

"That can."

Fang Hong nodded and said nothing.

As long as everything is done step by step, Chang'e Video will be able to continue broadcasting new dramas, maintain traffic, and allow users to gradually develop habits.

Now we need to settle down and continuously fill our content library, otherwise we will not be able to compete with other video platforms in the future.

Now that various video platforms are in fierce competition, Chang'e Video does not compete with others, but adopts an ostrich policy and turns a blind eye.

Sohu Video has now climbed to the number one position in the market, with a monthly user coverage of 2.58 million, which is pretty awesome.

LeTV, which signed a contract with Zhang Yimou, is also at its peak and is very popular. LeTV not only cooperates with Zhang Yimou, but also brings in a number of celebrities.

More than a dozen celebrities including Sun Honglei, Jia Nailiang, Zhou Xun, Liu Tao, Qin Lan, Qu Ying, and Huo Siyan have invested in the company.

Previously, Fang Hong asked Huang Bing to remind Yutu celebrities not to have any financial ties with this video platform.

Just a reminder, no request.

He knows it is a trap, but others don't know. He is determined to commit suicide, and no one can stop him.

Anyway, Chang'e is now keeping a low profile in all aspects, not competing or being the first to stand out, and is waiting for market changes.

It’s just because Fang Hong knows that most of them are going to die, and BAT will win in the end.

Fang Hong took out a document from the cabinet, handed it to the two of them and said, "This is for you."

"What is this?" Chen Zhixi took it and looked at it. There were words on it.

Meng Jun also tilted his head and looked at the Yutu talent support subsidy plan.

"This is a document that just came down. It contains preferential policies for talents in our company. However, the number of places is limited. You leaders should not take up some places. Give them to those employees who have made contributions to the company and are in need." Fang Hong said.

It was about the support policy for Yutu that he talked to Zhang Hongsen about three months ago.

It’s been a long time, and it’s only coming down now.

Chen Zhixi flipped through the document and saw that each department had approximately 3 to 6 vacancies.

She has 6 places in the film industry, 3 places in finance, 6 places each in animation and special effects, and 3 places in the literary society.

There are 24 places in total, and these people can enjoy preferential policies such as settlement, housing subsidies, living allowances, and children's education.

These are of no use to the leaders because they are already very rich. In Beijing, many problems can be solved by just spending money, and their children can still afford to go to aristocratic schools.

But it is still very useful for ordinary people. No one will complain about having too much money, and no one will complain about their children not being well educated.

This will be given to whoever has made the greatest contribution. No one who has not contributed can enjoy it.

After reading it, Chen Zhixi and Meng Jun looked at each other.

"You can take your time to choose when you get back. Then hand in the list after you're done. There's no rush." ​​Fang Hong said.

The higher-ups can take three months, so it's normal for them to pick just a few months.

"Okay, then we'll leave first." Chen Zhixi picked up the documents and stood up.

That was how it happened. After the two left, Fang Hong sent an email to every member of the Yutu board of directors.

I'm talking about the quota for support subsidies. Chen Zhixi and Meng Jun knew about this, but other departments did not.

We still need to notify the general manager of the special effects company Yao Qi, the animation company Stone Spear, the president of the literary association, and the vice president, and we cannot favor one over the other.

The number of places is different because the scale is different. For example, in finance, there are only a dozen or twenty people, so it is not appropriate to have so many places.

As for the matter of Bona shares, let's put it aside for now. For the time being, we don't have enough money and strength to be called daddy by others.

Institutions are not easy to sell. You either have to offer a premium to attract customers or give them other benefits.

Otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to let go!

After Fang Hong sent the email, he went to the animation company to find Shi Zhimao. The animation company had invested 4 million yuan, making it the company with the largest investment among all its business segments.

It took three years, and there is still no result.

After investing so much money and spending so much time, you have to let him see the results. Otherwise, it would be tragic to spend so much money and see no results.

Now the animation department has more than a thousand people.

In the office of several hundred square meters, there are rows of computers, and all of them are animation production staff. They have different faces, both men and women.

At the same time, there were other staff members shuttling back and forth and communicating, and the scene was very busy.

Stone Spear led Fang Hong to the back of a production staff member, where there were three computers, each of which displayed Baymax from Big Hero 6.

There are skeletal models, material maps, and rendered action scenes.

"This is the Baymax character that we rendered, and it has been animated based on the image you designed."

Stone Spear patted the producer on the shoulder and said, "Play the animation for Mr. Fang."

"Okay." The producer nodded.

Then a screen showed Dabai's various movements, such as raising his hand, walking, and blinking, making him look like a robot.

The original version looked like a robot.

"Not bad." Fang Hong looked cute and adorable.

If nothing goes wrong, he can earn hundreds of millions of US dollars just from the copyright of this character when the animation is released.

This image was a hot seller in the previous life.

Stone Spear walked behind a nearby producer and said, "This is the male lead."

Fang Hong thought the image was similar to the one he had seen in his previous life. After all, he designed it himself and provided the plot.

Just copy the original version without any psychological burden.

"Enlarge the character and take a look." Fang Hong gestured to the production staff.

The production staff member heard the instructions and enlarged the character, but the movements were still moving.

"The characters can be cuter, after all, they are suitable for all ages." Fang Hong instructed.

"This has been taken into consideration. Every movement of the character will be processed in detail. Machines are machines, and real people still have to simulate real-life movements." Stone Spear explained.

Fang Hong nodded. It was enough for her to know.

"Is that all? There's no prepared plot or anything." Fang Hong said.

"Yes, this way." Stone Spear walked forward.

Fang Hong followed, and from time to time staff would greet them.

There are simply too many people here to accommodate them, so we rented two offices for them to use just for making animations.

The two came to a large screen, and Stone Spear signaled the staff to play the prepared animation, and the scene of "Big Hero 6" was immediately played on the large screen.

There is no sound, only subtitles. This is the version without dubbing. Dubbing needs to be done by Hollywood actors.

Domestic voice actors can’t reproduce that kind of tone.

Fang Hong could guess the general plot from the subtitles. It was similar to the version he had seen in his previous life, with not much difference. The only difference was that the pictures were not detailed enough.

He didn't say anything, but held his chest, raised his head, watched quietly, and then said: "It's not detailed enough, it needs to be more detailed. This is going to be on the big screen, every detail must be in place."

"We are also trying our best to optimize the rendering. If we want to make a breakthrough, we need to build a rendering server and improve the graphics processing capabilities." said Shi Zhimao.

It’s not enough to rely on computers alone, there are limitations.

"Then build it. As long as it is a problem that can be solved, it must be solved. Don't delay." Fang Hong roughly understood that it was the graphics card.

Graphics cards are not expensive nowadays and have not yet completely come to the fore.

"Okay, I understand." Stone Spear nodded.

"When will this animation be completed?" Fang Hong asked.

"About the middle of next year," Stone Spear gave a date.

Fang Hong was a little nervous as this would require another 100 or 200 million yuan investment.

But he didn't say anything. He had already invested, so why would he give up halfway?

While Fang Hong was chatting, his cell phone suddenly rang. He picked up the phone and looked at it. It was a private photo sent by Liu Tianxian, the kind that would never be released.

They are generally photos of daily life, backstage work, and family photos when traveling outside, which are not open to the public.

Unless someone is secretly photographing you, that’s a different matter.

As he was watching, his cell phone rang and the screen showed an incoming call from someone named "Liu".

Fang Hong signaled Shi Zhimao to go and get busy, and then he left and answered the phone.

Liu Tianxian's sweet baby voice came from inside: "Xiao Honghong, what are you doing?"

"Of course I'm working. What else can I do if I'm not working? You don't take me out to play." Fang Hong complained.

"Get out! It's you who didn't want to go, not me who asked you to go." Liu Tianxian snorted.

She would often ask this man out to play, but usually they would only go out once or twice at most.

"You didn't call me this time." Fang Hong said.

"Oh, I didn't call you just once, and you're holding a grudge against me, right? Then I'll ask you to go shopping with me and walk with me every day in the future. If you don't come, I'll beat you to death." Liu Tianxian said angrily.

"Hehe." Fang Hong laughed dryly.

"Look at your character. You won't move when being led, and even retreat when being beaten." Liu Tianxian said.

Fang Hong was speechless after being scolded. He was just bored and had to wait for Liu Tianxian to say something to him, which would make him feel better.

Liu Tianxian didn't say anything and returned to her cheerful tone: "I'll tell you a bad news and a good news. You have to listen to the one first."

"Hear the good news first." Fang Hong said.

"Hey, why don't you listen to the bad news first, and then comfort yourself with the good news." Liu Tianxian said.

"I learned from you that I don't like to hear bad news. I only like to hear good news." Fang Hong said.

"If you don't learn good things, you will learn bad things."

Liu Tianxian said this to him, and then said, "The good news is that my uncle has returned to Wuhan. He agrees to apply for a loan for you. Wait for his news after you go back. He will send someone to process it for you. You prepare the materials."

"Oh, I still have to rely on my little Feifei. I can't do without my little Feifei." Fang Hong praised with a smile.

Liu Tianxian finally managed to accomplish something that had not been done for such a long time, but it was still some distance away from loan issuance.

"Of course, you don't even look at who I am." Liu Tianxian seemed very proud.

"You are my idol." Fang Hong spoke kindly as if he didn't want any money.

"Hey hey hey."

Liu Tianxian was so happy that she said, "Then I'll tell you the bad news!"

"I don't want to listen." Fang Hong said.

"Hey, you really only listen to good words, right?" Liu Tianxian said.

"Then tell me!" Fang Hong said.

"I don't want to talk about it now. I'm angry." Liu Tianxian said unhappily.

"Why are you acting like a little girl?"

"I am like this, always like this. You didn't recognize the real me, and now you don't understand me at all." Liu Tianxian started to act like a child.

Damn it, Fang Hong is crazy, he can still do this.

"Okay I'm sorry."

"Then tell me where you went wrong." Liu Tianxian said.

"Just tell me where I was wrong, I'll listen to you." Fang Hong admitted defeat.

"You're just going to give up, right? You don't even struggle or refute at all." Liu Tianxian said.

"Can I refute that?"

"Of course you can refute. I am very democratic and understanding." Liu Tianxian had a pleasant voice and was persuasive.

"Then I am not wrong." Fang Hong said.

"Are you a pig? You really refute when I ask you to do so, right? Let me tell you, I'm back. Come to see me in the evening. If you don't come, you will see how I will beat you." Liu Tianxian said harshly, then hung up the phone without saying any more bad news.

Fang Hong looked at his phone and shook his head. Are all women crazy?
　Calvin, first chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)