Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 56 Content is King
After the shoot, the crew rushed to bring ice packs.

Fang Hong took it and applied it to Liu Tianxian's left cheek, which had several clear slap marks on it.

When the ice pack was applied, Liu Tianxian let out a hiss, not sure whether it was from the pain or the cold.

But you have to bear with it. If the swelling doesn’t go down, you won’t be able to appear on camera!
Fang Hong asked, "Does it hurt?"

"Nonsense! I'll slap you a few times and see if it hurts." Liu Tianxian rolled his eyes at the man in annoyance.

She was full of resentment at this moment, but she was only angry at this man and remained calm towards others.

"Then hit me!" Fang Hong said.

These words made Liu Tianxian feel warm all over, and most of her resentment disappeared!
At the same time, I felt that I was being a bit unreasonable.

Fang Hong didn't say anything else. Instead, he took away the ice pack and looked at her face. The marks had faded a little.

"Let me do it myself!" Liu Tianxian gestured.

Fang Hong put the ice pack in her hand.

After finishing the filming of this scene, the crew was already packing up and preparing to go back to rest. They had to film again after only a few hours of sleep.

I was paid for all the hard work, and I feel a little more balanced than in the previous drama.

The following plot was a bit bland.

Liu Tianxian began to integrate into group gatherings with her colleagues. In the past, her life only had her ex-boyfriend, but now she realized that there is also poetry and distant places in her life.

In fact, this play is quite similar to Liu Tianxian’s state of mind. She used to be carefree and had someone who loved her.

After that, I encountered setbacks and closed myself off. It took me a long time to get over it.

Since this movie has a lot of crying scenes and the mood in the early stages is very depressing, Liu Tianxian still wants to express herself from the inside out and doesn't want to always use tricks.

So before every shoot, she would close her eyes and meditate.

At this time, Fang Hong came to her side, and seeing that she had her eyes closed, he did not disturb her, but looked at the book next to her seat.

On the crew, there are always a few books placed next to her seat. It's not just like this on his crew, but on other crews as well.

I don’t know whether you have seen it or not, it’s just there.

Fang Hong sat next to her and saw a script on top of her book, so he picked it up and took a look.

"Legend of the Hongmen Banquet!"

Fang Hong read the few large words on the cover, then turned the page and read the contents.

Liu Tianxian opened her eyes, looked at the person next to her and said, "What do you think of this book?"

“That depends on who takes the photo.”

Fang Hong closed the notebook and put it down. There was nothing interesting to see.

Liu Tianxian was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"I'm definitely not capable of making such a historical blockbuster with my level, but considering the level of those Hong Kong directors, I think it's also difficult." Fang Hong used himself as an analogy.

He didn't talk about whether this movie was a bad movie. Just because he had seen it didn't mean Liu Tianxian had seen it. Also, how the script was written did not necessarily determine how the director would shoot it.

But he was telling the truth, blockbuster movies are not that easy to make, movies require control, which means proficiency.

In his previous life, Fang Hong had never made a blockbuster movie and was not skilled enough, so he had no control over blockbusters and could only make low-investment movies.

However, those directors in Hong Kong have always been petty-minded and do not have the control to make historical blockbusters. History requires a sense of grandeur, and all they can make are Young and Dangerous films!
You can make police and gangster films, but you may not be able to make historical blockbusters.

Just like being able to write about cities doesn’t necessarily mean you can write about history, that’s the truth.

Do you really think that you can make a movie by putting a dog in the director's position? It's just that there are too many bad movies and the audience has stigmatized the profession of director.

Of course, it’s also because of the bad atmosphere in this industry!

Besides, co-productions can’t make good movies. Although this is an absolute statement, it is mostly true.

Liu Tianxian came closer and teased, "Isn't it normal that you can't take a picture?" Fang Hong was immediately unhappy after being insulted again, and pretended to stand up and leave.

"Hey, I was just joking, don't be so petty!" Liu Tianxian hurriedly pulled his arm and comforted him.

Fang Hong didn't want to leave, he just teased her, sat back in his seat, looked at her face, and asked with concern: "Does your face still hurt?"

"It still hurts a little." Liu Tianxian said.

Fang Hong reached out to touch her face, but his hand stopped mid-air.

"It's okay, just touch it and it'll be fine." Liu Tianxian was very free and easy.

Fang Hong was not polite then. He touched the face that had been beaten. It was very smooth and soft.

"It's okay now."

Liu Tianxian felt the rough touch on her face and it was a little itchy, but she didn't feel disgusted.

Fang Hong gently stroked it and said boldly: "It's so moist, can I lick it?"

"roll!"

Liu Tianxian kicked him to the ground!
The filming of this drama is halfway done, and now it’s time to shoot the wedding part!
However, it was not the male and female protagonists who got married, but the friends in the play who got married. Guo Jingfei and Liu Tianxian were invited to attend.

This is another famous scene, but it is quite costly.

"Principal, I have to report to you that the money is running out. Without further capital injection, we won't be able to shoot the rest of the films." Chen Zhixi said.

After filming this wedding scene, our funds will basically run out!

The reason why it is consumed so quickly is that the funds spent on the early stage preparation, equipment rental and shooting locations are huge, and the money spent later is only the living expenses.

"I know. Let's go to China Film Corporation and see if we can get a part of the payment first." Fang Hong said.

It is now the end of September and "Those Years" has been taken off the screen.

Chen Zhixi suggested: "Why don't we sell the film copyright? A video platform has already contacted us."

"How much?" Fang Hong asked.

Piracy is rampant now, and only a few leading video platforms can afford to spend money to purchase copyrights, but the money they pay will not be too much.

"20 for 2 years, LeTV wants it." Chen Zhixi said.

LeTV was the first video platform in China to realize the value of copyright, but it was too early, so it collapsed!
20 is already a high price at present. The licensing fee for an average movie is tens of thousands of yuan. You can sell it or not. If you don’t sell it, you can put pirated copies on the shelves and no one will care anyway.

Moreover, there are thousands of video platforms now, such as Liujianfang, 56.com, and PPS, and they don’t care about copyright at all.

However, Fang Hong knew that in November this year, the higher authorities would issue a document to clean up online piracy.

At that time, many video platforms could not afford to pay the copyright fees, and a large number of them would die. The copyright fees for film and television also began to rise from then on.

Internet video is one thing, but it still depends on content to support it. In the future, content will be king.

"Wait, look at the wind direction!"

Fang Hong wanted to wait a little longer, but giving him two years now seemed like a huge loss.

Later, the licensing fee for a hit movie could easily reach tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions. Even online movies could earn tens of millions in copyright revenue.

The quality of movies in theaters is much better than those on the Internet!
Chen Zhixi didn't say anything. She also felt that it was a bit too little. These hundreds of thousands were just enough for them to fill their teeth and were of no use.

After chatting with Chen Zhixi, Fang Hong told Yu Xian and Wang Ran that he was going to China Film Group and asked them to continue filming.

Of course, Yu Xian is the leader.

"What?!" Yu Xian was a little panicked: "Brother, I can't do it without you!"

"How can a man say that? How can he say that he is not good enough?" Fang Hong pretended to blame.

"Let's talk about serious matters, can you please stop joking?" Yu Xian was speechless.

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