Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 108 Lu: Get back what I lost!

Two blue treasure chests, two difficult songs.

Plus the "Hidden Fragrance" and "Little Love Song" left earlier.

If the new album puts these four songs together, apart from anything else, there will be no problem in positioning the new album's theme directly as showing off its skills.

Let’s ignore this for now and look at the remaining treasure chests.

There are still five treasure chests left to be opened.

Jia Jingwen’s “Making Friends” green treasure box.

Sun Li’s “Seeking Appreciation” green treasure box.

Yu Bo’s “Buy a Siheyuan” blue treasure chest.

Jay Chou’s “Please Shout” purple treasure chest.

And the "Worthy of the Ancestors" golden treasure chest that Lao Lu just got last month.

Lao Lu’s treasure chest could have been obtained before the New Year.

However, because Guangxian established a new advertising company this year, the dividend settlement was postponed to this year, which made Lu Jiang wait for a few more months.

But Lu Jiang is not planning to open it now.

If the treasure chest is not opened, it will not be forced to open.

But once it is opened, the works inside will have a production time limit of one year.

He currently has two dramas to produce, "Full House" and "The Best Under Heaven".

It’s too rushed, it’s better to finish the two dramas first.

Looking at the remaining four, Lu Jiang wasn't going to open them either.

Because two green, one blue and one purple can just make a golden treasure chest.

With two golden treasure chests in hand, I am no longer worried. Even if the work is not suitable after opening it, the chests can be used as insurance.

"Meteor Garden" achieved such success that Lu Jiang has become addicted to "insurance" and wants to try it again.

Looking back, the treasure chest is now empty.

The next two tasks are.

One is to find more treasure chests.

Currently, the new album only has four songs, so it can only be released as an EP, which is a small album. It’s okay, after all, it’s acceptable to show off one’s skills.

But I have to stock up more in preparation for the next album.

The second is to strike while the iron is hot and shoot the two dramas in hand.

His popularity is still high throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia, and it is the best time to release new works.

You can start by filming "Full House", an urban drama. The original version has only 16 episodes, each episode is just over an hour long.

If it is cut to about 40 minutes like the mainland version, it can be expanded to 24 episodes.

With the experience of "Meteor Garden", 24 episodes can be shot in two months at most.

"Number One Under Heaven" involves martial arts, which will be more troublesome. Lu Jiang has no experience, so he can slowly hone his skills after filming "Full House".

It takes time to adapt to crew preparation, actor training, etc.

Although F4 is now regarded as idol stars, their own family members cannot see it that way.

Acting, martial arts scenes, etc., must be done with care in order to ensure quality and quantity.

You absolutely cannot use "12345" to rehearse lines in a hurry, otherwise Lu will have to apologize to the entire domestic entertainment industry!
After the matter was finalized, Lu Jiang delegated tasks to the company.

All matters concerning the two dramas have entered the preparation stage.

The script adaptation of "Full House" is basically complete and does not require much modification. Only some individual lines, story locations, etc. need to be changed.

So the next step is casting, site selection, investment promotion and other matters.

Among them, advertising and investment promotion are particularly important.

When "Meteor Garden" was being produced, there was no advertising sponsorship at all.

Now Lu Jiang is going to start his second idol drama, and taking advantage of the current popularity, he has to make a big splash with it!
But before that, Lu Jiang thought he should get enough sleep first.

I'm really tired these days. I performed and socialized during the day, and a few nights before I came back, I was sucked dry by Jia Jingwen.

Fan Binbin will be back in a few days, but we can't let her find out that the landlord has no surplus food.
I slept from 10pm to noon the next day.

The day is March 3th.

After waking up, Lu Jiang learned the biggest news in the domestic entertainment industry today: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Li An was "deified".

Zhang Ziyi directly became the number one mainland female star after Gong Huang.

It is said that her and Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour 2" will also be released in the second half of the year.

Now many people call her International Zhang.

The fact that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar also directly sparked a martial arts craze in mainland China.

In the future, there will be countless martial arts-themed film and television drama projects launched.

Among them, the one that has attracted the most attention is the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" which is about to be filmed by Big Beard.

On the same day, Da Huzi launched a casting vote on the Internet.

A few days before the voting started, Lu Jiang was actually ranked first among the actors who played Guo Jing.

Many media outlets then began to spread the rumor that Lu Jiang would play Guo Jing.

Many media outlets are also planning to interview Lu Jiang.

Lu Jiang was speechless: Do I look stupid?
Besides, the show didn't seem to make much of a splash.

So he simply ignored it.

Then let the company release news about the two dramas.

This matter was mentioned before on a variety show, and now it has been confirmed that preparations have begun. For a while, various businesses are ready to move.

The industry is also paying close attention to this.

Everyone is naturally very optimistic about that idol drama. With "Meteor Garden" in the lead, the attention can be said to be almost seamless.

But for the original martial arts drama "The First Under Heaven".

Anyway, no matter whether you watch it or not, it will definitely be popular.

Who made Lu Jiang and F3 so popular now?

Just like Qiong Yao's "Romance in the Rain" now, the original cast of "My Fair Princess" starred in it. Regardless of whether the industry is optimistic about the quality of "Romance in the Rain", it is the most watched drama this year.

After Lu Jiang announced that one of his two new films would be a martial arts drama, some gossipy media actually linked the previous Guo Jing vote to this, and then slapped their thighs, thinking that Lu Jiang was going to compete with Big Beard.

When the report came out, many people actually believed it. And soon after, Big Beard also saw the news.

However, he did not respond directly. Instead, he asked someone to pass a message to Lu Jiang and asked him what he meant.

The messenger was Gao Xixi.

When Gao Xixi arrived, he first explained his purpose and then made his position clear: "Let me make it clear first, no matter what you do, I, your uncle, will support you."

Gao Xixi made a great determination.

Lu Jiang is very talented. He also likes to "crush his opponents head-on" in the music industry, and he succeeds every time.

Especially a few days ago, Lu Jiang sang "The Prodigal Son" in person with a Taiwanese singer in Taiwan, which had the beauty of dancing on a grave.

This makes many people believe that Lu Jiang has a very tough personality.

This is also the reason why that report will have a market.

Many people think that Lu Jiang will do the same thing in the television circle, stepping on one "big brother" after another to get to the top, and the first target is the bearded man.

But Gao Xixi knew.

After all, the television industry and the music industry are different.

"Meteor Garden" was a huge hit, and Lu Jiang's performance with just one drama crushed 99.9% of production companies and directors.

But in the final analysis, the TV industry is not really about performance. Overall, Lu Jiang is just a newbie and is still far behind Big Beard.

Even if we only look at the results, there are actually many people who think that Lu Jiang is just lucky and do not recognize his ability to produce TV dramas.

There are also many people who think that Lu Jiang is blocking the way and are waiting for Lu Jiang to reveal his flaws.

For example, if Lu Jiang really confronts Big Beard this time, unless the quality and reputation of Lu Jiang's new work can be on a higher level than "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Lu Jiang will definitely not face a good situation.

Can Lu Jiang raise the level?
Obviously, it is impossible because the other party is a drama adapted from Jin Yong.

As long as the opponent doesn't fall too far behind, you're invincible, unless you can discredit Jin Yong.
But having said that, Lu Jiang is his nephew after all.

So if Lu Jiang really wants to do this, what can his cousin do? He can only support him.

"I have some connections in the circle now, so I can still handle some things." When Gao Xixi said this, he looked like A Qiang who said, "I don't know if I can handle it."

But the good news is that Lu Jiang didn't have this idea: "Although I really hate this guy using me to attract attention, I'm not really prepared to confront him head-on."

The online vote for Guo Jing's candidate was not written by netizens on their own initiative, but there was a list from the beginning, and Lu Jiang was at the top.

So this was a premeditated act on the part of Big Beard.

This is a big beard.

But to be honest, if we put "The Number One Under Heaven" against "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", even if this version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is not very good, it will be difficult for Lu Jiang to win.

They have Jin Yong's endorsement behind them, so they can't gain any advantage no matter what they do.

There is another reason, "The First Under Heaven" will be broadcast much faster than other dramas in mainland China.

Because Lu Jiang will still take the route of co-production between the mainland and Macau, and the same is true for "Full House".

After the production is completed, it can be released in Macau and other places within two months at most. If it is released outside, then with the support of Macau and Taiwan policies, the review and broadcast process of the series in the mainland will also be faster.

It is said that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will start filming in the second half of the year.

So by the time it starts airing, "The World's Number One" will probably have already finished airing.

After Lu Jiang explained, Gao Xixi was very moved: "You are starting at the Asian level."

"You can't say that. It depends on whether the show is good or not. For something like this, a bad show can completely ruin the collaboration. I'm under a lot of pressure too."

"I don't see that you're stressed. Your eyebrows are flying up to the sky!"

Gao Xixi shook his head and smiled, then changed the subject back to Big Beard, "Is there anything you want me to say to Big Beard?"

"Tell him to give you a heads-up next time he wants to hype something up. What's the big deal about this?"

"I know my limits. I didn't intend to make a big deal out of it. Otherwise, why would I be the one delivering the message?"

"If you knew the limits, you wouldn't do this."

“That’s just the way he is.”

"If I were Andy Lau, would he still do this?"

"Alright, let's just leave it at that. He did ask me to pass on the message after all, didn't he? Give my uncle some face."

"It's you, uncle, otherwise I would really come to your house to ask for clarification."

Gao Xixi smiled and said a few more words of comfort, then asked, "Apart from this, do you have anything else to bring?"

"Yes, can you please help me ask for investment? If this drama doesn't work, the next one will be fine."

Now that I've caught up, of course I have to give it a try.

After saying that, Gao Xixi quickly picked up the phone and replied quickly. The bearded man said that they could work together on the next drama and then arrange a time for dinner. The other party happened to be in BJ.

This was not a polite remark, because the bearded man was really nearby and was about to come over.

Mr. Lu Jiang would not refuse directly, so he should give face to his uncle.

After the meal, no substantive cooperation was reached. In terms of investment, the other party was not short of money, but offered a high price for a low share, which Lu Jiang was not happy about.

As for the actors, since Lu Jiang couldn't invest in the few people he had, he felt that squeezing even one of them in would be a bargain for the other party, after all, the performance of this drama was average.

So in the end we just agreed to work together again on the next drama if we have the chance.

The next day, both companies issued their own announcements. Lu Jiang said that the schedule was not suitable and they would talk about it later with the next drama. The other party also said they would talk about it later with the next drama.

The misunderstanding was resolved, and the media people who were waiting to see the news were a little disappointed.

The little incident just passed as if nothing had happened.

But Lu Jiang was very sober.

You actually suffered a loss this time. The other party just tricked you and the project's attention increased.

But Lu Jiang himself didn't get any benefits.

The key point is that everyone thinks it is natural for Big Beard to use himself to attract attention, and even letting himself play the leading role is not a strong combination, but a sense of appreciation.

This is really speechless.

I am the director!

But he also had to admit that the side effects of idol dramas are indeed huge.

Although this wave made a lot of money, it is still an idol drama after all.

Moreover, his Golden Lion Award halo has been gone for almost two years, and he has not made much progress in the music industry since last year. He has just maintained his position as the king of the music scene. Coupled with the wave of idol dramas, in the eyes of industry insiders, Lu Jiang's overall status has dropped a bit.

How can this be possible!

I'm on someone's way and I must get back what I lost!
He immediately called Warner's Zhou Jianhui and said, "Let's talk about the new album!"

(End of this chapter)