Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 238: Horrible, Movie Watching

In the past few months, Chen Linfeng has not only been busy writing new scripts, but has also been following up on the post-production of TV series and movies.

"My Love from the Star" completed all post-production work including editing, music, sound effects, special effects, etc. around May.

It then took a month to complete the review.

Whiplash was also completed at about the same time, much shorter than the original game's two-month production period.

In the later three months, it seemed neither hurried nor slow.

After all, there aren’t many special effects in the movie.

After that, the film will need to go through about 20 days of content review. If you want to submit it to a foreign international film festival, it will take another 20 days of application and approval process.

Although you can also send the film to the Venice Film Festival Organizing Committee first, this approach is undoubtedly more dangerous.

Jiang Wen was banned from directing the film "The Devils" for five years because he failed to obtain the Dragon Mark for the exhibition.

There is still enough time, so there is no need for Chen Linfeng to skip the necessary procedures.

He also took this opportunity to pass his thesis defense at school. Of course, the thesis was almost finished after the filming of the movie.

The professors were just going through the motions, not even trying to find fault. They just asked a few simple questions and then passed the exam.

The supervisor for my postgraduate studies has also been decided, and that is Tian Dazhuang.

After all, he has helped me several times and we have a close relationship, so it would be unreasonable not to choose him.

Chen Linfeng likes this teacher very much. In today's commercialized world, there are not many people who can stick to their ideals.

It’s just disgusting that he and Zhao Yanzi are from the same school, so just avoid them.

This month, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" was released in the country.

There was also a small episode regarding the film's entry into the domestic market.

It is said that when Disney was negotiating with Huaying, Huaying found various reasons to block "Pirates 3" from entering China.

To this end, Disney used various public relations methods to find higher-level leaders in China.

However, because Huaying was doing things within the scope of their authority and according to the rules, the leaders had no way to force them to do things.

Finally, we learned through gossip that the reason for the review being blocked was because a certain Chinese actor had offended Huaying at the beginning of the year.

The public relations avenue was suddenly opened, and Disney swore that it would never use Chow Yun-fat again, hoping that Huaying would give it a break.

Huaying looked puzzled and asked, "What does this have to do with Zhou Runfa? We are just following the rules."

Then it was approved.

This incident spread widely within the Hollywood niche, and Chow Yun-fat's path to internationalization was completely cut off.

After hearing this, Chen Linfeng took a breath of cold air.

This move is really amazing. Let's see which film and television star who aspires to develop abroad will dare to show off in front of Huaying in the future.

He even wondered who had passed the gossip to Disney. How could it be such a coincidence?

All I can say is that every official is a shrewd person. If you offend them, they will have plenty of ways to deal with you within the scope of their authority.

Horror!
Let’s get back to the TV series.

After the production of "My Love from the Star" is completed, we have to consider promotion and distribution.

There is no need for Xiao Chen to worry about whether his plays can be sold or not.

However, how to maximize profits is a rather difficult task.

This is Chen Linfeng’s first TV series in which he is the screenwriter, director and producer, and many people in the industry are watching closely.

TV stations came in waves, and even before filming began, people came to discuss platform issues after the production was completed.

This can be seen from the fact that when participating in "Happy Camp", even the deputy director of Mango TV showed up.

Although Director Zheng has some extra thoughts, there is no doubt that he attaches great importance to the new drama itself.

Chen Linfeng was cautious at the time and specifically mentioned that he was not sure about the broadcast platform of "You Who Came From the Stars" and only agreed to allow Mango TV to participate in the production.

Sure enough, a large number of TV stations appeared one after another afterwards.

Even Huayang TV couldn't help it. As the contact person, Fang Hua came to ask about the situation from time to time.

This made Chen Linfeng unable to help but ask.

"Brother Fang, aren't you in charge of production? Why are you concerned about where my new drama will be sold?"

"Hey, I'm just tired of being asked this question. Everyone in the office knows that you and I have a good relationship, so they all come to ask me. I can't just turn my colleagues away."

The reason why CCTV, which used to be in a stable position, is so uneasy this time is mainly because the rise of satellite TV stations in various places has been intensifying in the past two years.

There have been several times when the popular dramas it broadcasts have exceeded the ratings of CCTV dramas of the same period.

As for situations where ratings are similar, there are countless of them.

Although judging from the ratings data released by Sofres, CCTV dramas still have a considerable advantage in ratings.

The ratings yearbook report it produces every year shows that things are still peaceful.

However, the reports released by the survey companies, or the ratings data reports, are really something that only those who understand can understand.

Even ordinary people can notice that the dramas on satellite TV have become better and better in recent years.

Judging from the physical feeling, it seems that we are tuning to other satellite TV channels more and more frequently.

As for CCTV dramas, except for the few annual big dramas, the decline is already obvious at other times.

This is most evident in the practice of advertisers voting with money.

Several leading satellite TV stations have become visibly richer.

The people at Huayang TV are not fools, of course they can see this tendency.

Therefore, they pay the most attention to Xiao Chen, who has the strongest presence in CCTV's annual dramas in the past few years.

No matter what, we can't let Xiao Chen escape to the enemy station!
It was in this situation that the collective screening of "My Love from the Star" began.

In fact, according to the industry's practice, there is generally no such centralized film viewing meeting. Moreover, when TV stations purchase films, the producers usually only provide some trailers.

After signing the contract, a few carefully edited episodes will be released about a month before the broadcast for the TV station to see.

However, this method only applies to TV dramas purchased in bulk at low cost. It is not applicable to high-quality dramas with large investments, large scales, and many stars.

TV stations will be more cautious, and producers will also hope that more broadcasting platforms will participate in the competition.

This film screening was held in a hotel in Yanjing.

Film purchasing departments from nearly 10 provincial TV stations were present, and of course local personnel from Central China TV and Yanjing TV were also there.

What is more special is that TV station staff from Japan and South Korea were also invited by Longlin Company to attend the event.

Ever since the last exchange on "The Great Tang Empire", Chen Shantong naturally would not miss the opportunity to make friends, and now a certain degree of preliminary communication has been established.

Although the staff present were not leaders with power.

But they are all trusted internal confidants of the leaders of their respective TV stations.

As people who can witness the quality of the finished film with their own eyes, what they say after returning can largely influence whether the film is introduced in the future.

Another advantage is that these people at least understand Chinese, and may be more effective than those with decision-making power being present in person.

In addition to these industry professionals, domestic satellite TV stations also invited some employees' family members and friends to serve as audience members to judge the quality more objectively.

The large event hall in the hotel was already bustling with activity.

The film purchasing directors of various TV stations gathered in groups of three or four to test each other.

"Old Wang, long time no see. This time Xiao Chen's play is of a big scale. It seems that he is really confident."

"Yes, Longlin has invited all the foreigners here. This means that he will continue to go global."

Director Wang of Blue Whale TV suddenly sighed, "Hey, everyone said that the cost of this drama is only 7000 million (for external publicity). How much money does it cost to buy it? It seems that I can only strive for the second or even third round."

"Who said it wasn't?" Director Li of the Southeast Station, who was talking to him, also had a worried look on his face.

"I think the money I have is only enough to fill my stomach for one round, and it's hard to even afford a second round."

Both of them acted like they were poor, yet neither of them mentioned a very strange fact.

This is a round of film screenings. If you are not mentally prepared to pay a high price, why come here?

Director Wang secretly cursed the other party for being an old fox who refused to reveal any information. He turned around and approached another group of people to gather information.

Director Li turned his head and spat. He didn't reveal his true strength at all. He must be a powerful enemy.

While these provincial TV stations were asking each other about information, Hu Yang from Central China TV was planning a high-end game with Li Mei from Mango TV.

Both sides know that the other is their biggest competitor.

Mango TV has always been willing to spend money on the dramas it likes. Among the satellite TV stations, they have the most exclusive dramas.

Sometimes they even buy out the copyright and prevent other channels from broadcasting the subsequent rounds.

Of course, "My Love from the Star" is definitely not a good idea because the cost is too high.

Although CCTV always spends the least money when purchasing dramas, the producers are attracted by CCTV's ability to increase ratings.

As long as the ratings go up, you can make money in the second and third rounds.

In this case, even if CCTV offers a lower price than them, the producers will most likely choose CCTV.

Li Mei took the initiative to ask, "Director Hu, don't you always spend little money to achieve great things? This time, Long Lin is obviously planning to sell at a high price. I think you're going to make a wasted trip."

Hu Yang smiled calmly, "It's different now than in previous years. The pressure from our sister stations is not small. We have to change too. Last year, we spent more than 3000 million to buy The Great Tang Empire."

You were involved in the production of "The Great Tang Empire", and part of the proceeds from the sales went directly back to us, so of course you were willing to spend it.

Besides, "The Great Tang Empire" received at least 6000 million in advertising fees during the first round alone.

CCTV also controlled the second round of broadcasting rights and did not release them, making another huge profit.

All in all, making hundreds of millions in revenue should not be a problem.

The 3000 million yuan cost of purchasing the film seems insignificant.

These words went through Li Mei's mind but she didn't say them out loud.

He laughed and said, "But this time, we can't get hundreds of thousands per episode. Our station alone has prepared at least 3000 million.

I don't know how much authority Director Hu has. Are you willing to pay millions for one episode?"

“Why would I be reluctant to give it up? The highest price per episode on the market right now is already over a million.

It’s not like Xiao Chen’s play doesn’t have the potential to be a breakthrough.”

Besides, I don’t believe you.

Hu Yang rolled his eyes. Since the other party could say this, the actual number must be more than 3000 million.

3000 million is only equivalent to 100 million per episode, which is the highest price nowadays.

I just don’t know how much more than this number will be given Mango TV’s courage.

When asked about the specific amount, he avoided the question, "Today is just a film viewing meeting, there is no need to be so anxious. The actual quotation will take a few days."

"Yeah, we still have to watch the show."

Li Mei felt that this time the other party would either offer the same price as for "The Great Tang Empire" or go for a big one.

But he was more inclined to the latter. After all, the food he had eaten last time was so delicious that he would definitely not give up easily.

By this time, most people had arrived and the film screening officially began.

Longlin only released the first two episodes, which is roughly equivalent to one and a half episodes of a Korean drama, but you can already see a lot from it.

When the lights in the event hall came on again, the film buyers present had different expressions on their faces, as if they had seen a monster.

They didn't know how to describe the show.

(End of this chapter)