Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 447: Miss Hong Kong is losing credibility

Selling a TV series is a science. Do you think there will be no problem if the series is good?

wrong!

It also depends on the cast, the production company behind the scenes, and even the popularity of the drama itself.

Why do we see the same actors in every drama over and over again? Because the TV station only recognizes them.

Only when the TV stations think these actors are TV stars, will people buy the works starring these actors.

The second is the type of work!
The trend of film and television dramas is also changing from time to time~
Spy war dramas are popular these days, and film and television companies are rushing to invest in spy war dramas. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dramas are also popular, and you will find that all you see on TV are battles between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Chen decided to make a spy war trilogy in succession, "Before the Dawn", "Insidious" and "The Cliff", one after another, in order to maximize the ratings.

There are relatively few palace fighting dramas, and there was only one, "Beauty's Rival in Palace", which was released in 2004 and was produced by Hong Kong TVB. It has little reference value.

Although Zhang Chen knew that "Beauty's Rival in Palace" sold well in history, he was not sure if it would happen to him, so he decided to take a safe bet and let Fan Xiaopang star in the film.

By then, taking advantage of the popularity of "Painted Skin", "Beauty's Secret" will also be able to sell for a good price.

As for the popularity, it is easier to understand.

The higher the attention, the higher the audience's expectations, and naturally it will sell for a good price.

The cast, the gossip and infighting during filming, and the plot setting are all related to popularity.

That's why people with long beards would hype things up without any bottom line, including online voting and trying to scam celebrities. The price will be completely different if someone pays attention or no one pays attention.

Zhang Chen even thought about whether he should hype up the senior's beard and hold an audition or something.

Anyway, it's just for fun, the audition results don't matter at all, the roles have already been decided anyway.

But after thinking about it, I decided to give up. It's too shameful.

Haven’t you noticed that no one cares about people with grown beards now?
After The Return of the Condor Heroes, he started working on other Jin Yong projects. Who cares about him?
All I can say is that it’s not that I don’t want to retaliate, it’s just that the time has not

The fruits you eat now are the result of the causes you planted in the past.
In the voting for Little Dragon Girl in The Return of the Condor Heroes, Jiang Qinqin won first place with 10 votes. She alone accounted for nearly half of all the candidates, 47%, but it was useless. She didn't even have a chance to audition.

In the casting of Wei Xiaobao in The Deer and the Cauldron, Xu Guangtou was also ranked first, but still got no role;
He grew a beard just to tease you guys.
From then on, the audience knew that this old bastard was just hyping it up. Who would be stupid enough to accompany you to contribute to the popularity?
So Zhang Da Huzi is out of luck~
Zhang Chen didn't want to be in trouble, so he didn't dare to copy and grow a long beard.

In fact, if you just want beautiful girls, you don’t even need to hold an audition. You can just pick any one in Hengdian.

There are too many beauties in Hengdian, it's a disaster~
Too many young and beautiful girls dream of becoming famous overnight. They think that they are good-looking and will definitely become a hit if they act in a movie.

Everyone thought so, and the result was that they went to Hengdian and were devastated.

There are too many beauties here. Once something becomes too much, it loses its value.

In the words of people in the industry, what the entertainment industry has no shortage of is good-looking people.

The so-called fair skin, beautiful face and long legs are everywhere here, in groups~
Therefore, there are many positions in the crew that can be subject to unspoken rules. Not to mention the director, even the lighting technician, makeup artist, casting director, assistant director, and even group leader have a lot of such resources in their hands.

When you go out for a drink, you can call a few beautiful young ladies with just a phone call. Not only can you use them for yourself, but you can also entertain your friends.

To put it bluntly, it’s all the temptation of fame and fortune!
In the world of fame and fortune, everyone takes what they need.

You give me your beauty, and I will give you a little more convenience within my authority.

The goddess that ordinary people look up to is only worth this much even if you repay her with a thousand dollars.

We'll give you a special spot, take a little care of you when it comes to lighting, and make you look better when you're doing makeup, that's all.

If you feel it’s not worth it, then go away.

As soon as you leave, someone else will fill the gap.

As mentioned before, once there is too much of something, it is no longer a resource but a consumable.

Even if you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people who are willing to do it.

When discussing the male lead, Dong Jianqiang suddenly said, "I don't know how Tang Ren found out about Beauty's Rival in Palace. Cai Yinong called me yesterday and said that Tang Ren wanted to recommend Hu Ge to play the male lead. In addition, they also wanted to invest and co-produce~"

After saying that, everyone looked at Zhang Chen.

Tang Ren is quite popular now.

The Chinese Paladin was a huge hit all over the country, last year's New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was also pretty good, and it's said that this year's Young Warriors of the Yang Clan is also selling pretty well.

Halo added~
But Zhang Chen had memories of later life and knew that Tang Ren had been on a downward spiral.

This company has actually never been doing well, but its products are awesome.

Tang Ren is a member of the Shanghai entertainment circle, but "Legend of Sword and Fairy" couldn't even be broadcast on TV.

If you don’t know how to promote yourself and maintain relationships, it’s no wonder that your career is getting worse and worse.

He knows the future TV drama pattern:

Tang Ren's dramas have the best reputation, but Tang Ren has a bad reputation
Yu Ma has the worst reputation, but the best market

Huanrui has the strongest strength and is expected to become the leader
Huace is a good distributor, and is a professional in bad dramas. All the artists signed by them are playing supporting roles in the above three companies.
There is also Dongyang Noon, which honestly produces high-quality dramas.

Zhang Chen was about to refuse when he suddenly remembered something.

Hu Ge had a car accident, apparently in August of this year.

"Hu Ge? He should be filming The Legend of the Condor Heroes right now, right?"

Dong Jianqiang nodded: "What Cai Yinong meant is that their "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was filmed in Hengdian, and our "Beauty's Rival in Palace" was also filmed in Hengdian, so the schedules can be interchanged~"

"Does Liu Heng have many scenes?" Zhang Chen turned to ask Yu Zheng.

"Although I'm the male lead, it's not too much. If there are overlapping roles, we can coordinate~"

Since he has traveled through time, Zhang Chen doesn't mind flapping his butterfly wings a little, doing a little good, and helping his play sell for a good price.

"Hu Ge is fine as the male lead, at least he can bring popularity to the show, forget about the investment..."

Zhang Chen is not stupid. He has no problem selling his own drama and he even asks Tang Ren to share the profits.

In his opinion, Tang Ren’s only value is the filming team. From the assistant director to the lighting, cameraman, and makeup artist, they all have their own understanding of ancient idol dramas.

The reason why Huanrui’s ancient costume drama became popular in later generations was because they poached Tang Ren’s entire production team.

But there is no rush. If Huanrui can dig, so can I.
"What if their two conditions are tied together?"

"Forget it if you don't agree."

Zhang Chen shrugged indifferently, as he was mostly helping.

He also liked the actor who originally played Liu Heng. If Hu Ge came, he would let him play the second male lead Zhou Yafu. If he disagrees, the original cast is also good.

After the meeting of "Beauty's Rival in Palace" ended, everyone left. Dong Jianqiang said, "Chen Xi is here. She has been waiting in your office for a long time~"

Zhang Chen nodded and returned to his office.

Chen Xi had already made himself a cup of tea and was drinking it with great pleasure.

When he saw Zhang Chen coming in, he immediately said, "Leader, I'm here to report my work to you~"

"Don't give me that. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"It's really a work report about the acquisition of new media copyrights~"

"Oh, tell me about it~"

"I have already obtained the copyrights of Huayi's new media, as well as Guangguang's. We are still negotiating with New Picture. Zhang Weiping dared to ask for a high price from me. I am going to leave him alone for two days. What about you? Can you give me the license of Xingchen Entertainment for free..."

Zhang Chen did not answer her question, but asked: "How many years have you bought the copyright?"

"Some have permanent full copyright, and some have new media copyright, 20 years, but at a bargain price~"

"They can sell you at a bargain price?"

"If you don't sell it, you won't make a penny. Others will broadcast it anyway. They can get some money from the sales. Do you think they will sell it?"

A news report later that "400 employees have no internal competition and 996, and live a 'fairy life'" made LeTV a hot topic and triggered discussions among netizens about "LeTV's survival by "The Legend of Zhen Huan"."

After its decline, LeTV was able to earn over 10 million yuan a year just from the copyright licensing of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", which shows how much money copyright can make.

"Good job, which ones are permanent and fully copyrighted?"

"It's mainly TV series. Currently I only have "Chinese Paladin" and "Drawing Sword". I also want the full copyright of "Wulin Wai Zhuan". It depends on whether you give it to me or not~"

Chen Xi's idea was very clear. He would obtain the permanent copyright of the popular high-quality drama, so that even if the TV station wanted to rebroadcast it in the future, they would have to pay her.

There is no need for ordinary dramas.

Permanent full copyright is extremely expensive, and if you get too much, it may also lead to antitrust investigations, just like Tencent Video in later generations.

"Don't take advantage of your boss. Xingchen Entertainment's new media copyright can be licensed to Golden Harvest for free for 5 years. We can renegotiate after 5 years..."

Dong Jianqiang still has shares in Xingchen Entertainment, so it is impossible for Zhang Chen to harm other people’s interests.

He is not even a little bit short of that.

However, he did admire Chen Xi's vision. He just told the other party that the country would pay more attention to copyright in the future. As for how to obtain the copyright and which copyrights to obtain, it was entirely up to Chen Xi to decide.

Chen Xi was able to get the full copyright of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "Drawing Sword" completely by accident.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is a TV series that has been rebroadcast many times in later generations. It is a classic old drama with strong vitality. Even in 2021, it can still generate 300 million in copyright sharing income every year.

"One more thing, the new Miss Hong Kong pageant is about to begin, and I think Golden Harvest should be involved~"

"why?"

"Sign new artists. I think Golden Harvest still has too few signed artists, especially new artists~"

Zhang Chen shook his head: "I just praised you for being smart, why are you acting stupid right away?

'Miss Hong Kong' has become very unprofessional now, you can't find any potential newcomers there~"

"Why do you say that?"

"What is Miss Hong Kong? It's a beauty pageant.
Look at what kind of people are selected as Miss Hong Kong now?
Is there a beautiful one?

In the movie "Tracking" currently being produced by Milkyway Image, Kate Tsui is the female lead, she is the Miss Hong Kong champion, but is she beautiful?
No matter how you look at it, she looks so-so. Any of the female stars I've worked with can beat her.
So it can be said that Miss Hong Kong is losing its authority. In the past, those old perverts were the judges and they only picked beauties because they represented the public aesthetic.

What the old perverts like, the public will definitely like.

Now, the judges are all people of status and are very prestigious, but the ones they choose cannot be judged.

In essence, TVB's "Miss Hong Kong" and Mango TV's "Super Girl" are the same, both are talent shows, similar to panning for gold in the sand.

It's just that the professional perspectives are different. 'Miss Hong Kong' competes on appearance, while 'Super Girl' competes on singing skills.

That's professionalism.

But now, the best-looking contestant selected by Miss Hong Kong cannot even beat the one selected by Super Girl in terms of appearance, so what's the point of selecting one?
Moreover, the reason why "Miss Hong Kong" was so popular in the past was because she benefited from the dividends of the times.

At that time, there were two ways to become famous in Hong Kong: either join the wireless training class or participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant.

In fact, the monetization of Miss Hong Kong is even faster.

After just a few months of election campaigning, an ordinary person can instantly become a well-known figure in Hong Kong.

It can be converted into cash immediately afterwards.

Either join the entertainment industry or marry into a wealthy family~
That is why the Miss Hong Kong pageant is so popular, because it is a stepping stone to enter another class.

But now, it is no longer like that.

Look at those female stars who are still active, Cecilia Cheung, Twins, are they related to Miss Hong Kong?

If you must sign, I think it’s better to sign a young model.

She is good-looking and has a good figure. She can act after some training.”

Chen Xi was silent: "So you mean that Golden Harvest will withdraw from sponsoring the Miss Hong Kong pageant?"

"We still need to sponsor what we need. There's nothing wrong with having a good relationship with TVB. We can also get the new media copyright of their dramas. And having a good relationship with the TV station is also good for the promotion of the film. But there's no need to promote their newcomers. They won't become popular...

By the way, remember to buy "A Step into the Past", which is considered a classic drama and a rare large-scale production. It will not be outdated even after ten years."

"By the way, the Academy Awards Organizing Committee contacted me and seemed to want to ease the relationship with you..."

Zhang Chen waved his hands directly: "What's the use of easing? The way they treated me last time means there is no way to ease it. Anyway, I said that any project I lead will not be registered for the Academy Awards. When the next one is held, I want to see who is embarrassed..."

Chen Xi laughed out loud: "I also want to see, when the Academy Awards finds out that the top three or five Hong Kong box office movies are not participating in the Academy Awards, will the awards they select still have credibility?"

Zhang Chen didn't want to talk more about the Academy Awards, so he reminded him again: "Hurry up with the copyright. Don't be afraid to spend money. Spend it when you need to. If it's not enough, come to me."

Zhang Chen is very rich now. The online game "Wulin Wai Zhuan" developed in cooperation with Perfect World is selling like hot cakes, bringing them at least 6000 million in revenue every month, and it is still growing.

I knew in my previous life that online games were hailed as cash cows, and now I finally have a direct understanding of it.

This is just one version of "Wulin Waijia". The online game of the same name "Painted Skin" will be launched soon, which can be regarded as a promotion for the movie.

(End of this chapter)