In Cao Jun's view, it is difficult for ordinary TV series or ordinary movies to make users willing to pay for membership.

Only online dramas with a large number of fans, such as "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "Tomb Raiders", can make fans willing to pay.

Moreover, it is almost impossible for TV series such as "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "Tomb Raiders" to be broadcast on TV because they cannot pass the review.

Cao Jun can only pin his hopes on online dramas such as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and "Tomb Robbers Notes".

Obviously, in addition to "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and "Tomb Raiders" will be one of Century Film and Television's two major projects this year.

The first is "Tomb Raiders", the two leading male protagonists Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling. Cao Jun has already thought about it, so he will let Li Xian and Cheng Xiao play the roles. The artists of his own company will not lose their talent to outsiders.

Then there is the web drama "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". Cao Jun plans to invite Liu Ye to play the role of Hu Yijiao.

The reason why Cao Jun invited Liu Ye to play the role of Hu was mainly because he was influenced by the drama "Blood Romance" just like Tian Xia Ba Sing.

I think back then, Tianxiaba Sing created the character Hu after watching Zhong Yuemin in the drama "Blood Romance" starring Liu Ye.

Hu's character design basically copied Zhong Yuemin.

This is not a lie made by Cao Jun. The author of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", Tian Xia Ba Chang, personally confirmed it to Cao Jun. There is absolutely no lie.

Hu's prototype was carefully shaped by Tian Xia Ba Sing based on the image of Zhong Yuemin played by Liu Ye in "Blood Romance".

Zhong Yuemin is the male lead in "Blood Romance", starring Liu Ye. The drama is set around 1966. He is a typical young representative in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a bloody man.

He is a righteous person with an open mind. He is very optimistic when facing any difficulties and faces them with a smile. Even when he faces death, he does not shed tears.

It was this image that gave Tian Xia Ba Chang the creative inspiration, and also gave rise to Hu who put the word "dare" in his heart and moved forward bravely and never backed down.

Anyone who has watched the drama "Blood Romance" knows that Zhong Yuemin is the "Big Courtyard Brother". He is a good talker, has served as a soldier, and has excellent physical fitness. It is not a problem to beat several people at once.

Hu basically agrees.

So, what about Liu Ye’s physical characteristics?

He is neither fat nor thin, and the encyclopedia shows that he is 18cm tall compared to ordinary people.

To play Hu well, Liu Ye's image and temperament are absolutely no problem. As for his acting skills, there are no big requirements. As long as Liu Ye follows Zhong Yuemin's acting method and plays Hu, he can basically achieve more than 90% restoration.

The most important thing is that Liu Ye is also a fan of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". This guy wants to play Hu, and it's not just a day or two.

In order to get the opportunity to star in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", Liu Ye also became close friends with Tian Xia Ba Sing.

In another time and space, Liu Ye dreamed of playing the role of Zhong Yuemin, and Tian Xia Ba Sing also particularly wanted Liu Ye to play the role of Zhong Yuemin.

However, due to copyright issues, Liu Ye never got the opportunity to star in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" or Hu.

Because he could not play the role of Zhong Yuemin, Liu Ye has always been worried and very angry.

Because in Liu Ye's opinion, any cat or dog can play Hu, but he has never been given the opportunity to play Hu.

For example, even Zhao Youting, Ruan Jingtian, and two Taiwanese natives can play Hu, but Liu Ye, the Golden Horse Best Actor, cannot, which is a bit ironic.

However, in order to prevent Liu Ye from raising prices and acting as a big name, Cao Jun only revealed a little bit of rumors and never told the outside world that he wanted Liu Ye to play the role of Hu in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

When Liu Ye learned that Century Pictures was preparing a series of web dramas called "Ghost Blowing Out the Lamp", he was extremely anxious and asked the world to help him recommend himself to Cao Jun.

In order for him to successfully play the role of Hu, Liu Ye also paid for himself to treat Cao Jun and Tian Xia Ba Sing to dinner.

While toasting with Cao Jun, Liu Ye said to Cao Jun: "Cao Cao, you must let me play Hu, how about you

Let me act, I'm afraid I will regret it for the rest of my life, please!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Ye drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

After so many years since his debut, Liu Ye has rarely, in other words, almost never asked for help in such a lowly manner for a role.

This was the first time in his life that Liu Ye worked hard to play Hu.

Cao Jun asked calmly: "Do you really want to play Hu?"

Liu Ye nodded: "I think about it, especially about Mr. Cao. I'm not bragging. I really think that only the Hu played by me is the authentic Hu!"

Seeing that Liu Ye's emotional intelligence was so poor, Cao Jun was also a little puzzled. He looked very energetic, but how could he speak so flatly?

Cao Jun decided to show off Liu Ye first and said, "I have to think carefully about this matter. After all, you are the Golden Horse Best Actor. I'm afraid we can't afford it!"

"Fortunately, I want to play "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". There are many actors who want to play Hu, and the pay is very cheap..."

Hearing Cao Jun's words, Liu Ye became anxious for a moment, fearing that Cao Jun would turn around and give the role of Hu to someone else, and hurriedly said: "Director Cao, let me play the role. If you think my pay is too high, I can lower the pay...

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In fact, front-line actors like Liu Ye have no shortage of roles to play, whether it is movies or TV series, one after another.

For Liu Ye to be able to lower his salary and star in a web drama is not just a simple concession, but also a proper surrender of his status.

Because so far, very few serious actors will voluntarily appear in online dramas, mainly because they will lose their roles and prices. Most actors do not look down on online dramas and think that online dramas are small productions.

Moreover, the audience of online dramas is also relatively limited. Audiences can only watch them online, unlike TV dramas, which can be broadcast on stars.

Liu Ye's agent, Chang Jihong, was annoyed by him before agreeing to let him star in the web drama "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

Of course, Chang Jihong is not stupid. If it were an ordinary online drama, she would definitely not agree to Liu Ye taking it.

It happened that this online drama was the phenomenal "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", and Chang Jihong had heard about it, so he reluctantly let Liu Ye take over the drama.

After some discussions, Liu Ye finally accepted the 23-episode web drama "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City" at a price of 100,000 yuan per episode and a total salary of 2.3 million yuan.

In order to make the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" brand a hit, Cao Jun plans to spend 30 million to film this 23-episode online series.

The production fee of 30 million yuan is already at the ceiling level for online dramas. Even in TV dramas, it is not considered a small production because it cannot be broadcast on stars and the risks will be relatively high.

Because the cost of most TV dramas is about 20 to 30 million, the key is to be broadcast on stars, basically making a profit without losing money. However, online dramas can only be broadcast on the Internet, which means there is a large lack of channels.
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