Suddenly receiving a call from a senior executive at the director level of Star Director Studio, Chen Xiaoer was a little confused and didn't know what was going on.
No matter what he was thinking, he was finally invited to a little-known private restaurant in the capital.
Although he has a somewhat temperamental temper, he is not ignorant of the ways of the world.
The name of Starry Sky Director Studio has become very popular in recent years.
Chen Xiaoer admired the ability of Wu Dong, the owner of the director studio, to turn a director studio outside the capital into the number one private film and television company by relying on his own ability. It was amazing.
Of course I admire him, but Chen Xiaoer has no intention of taking refuge.
After three rounds of drinks and five delicious dishes, the senior director of the director's studio directly stated his intention to come.
"What, your studio wants the film and television adaptation rights to those sketches of mine?"
Chen Xiaoer was very surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved.
In the past two years, hasn't Starry Sky Director Studio adapted those classic stand-up comics, and the effects and results have been pretty good.
He also watched some films and said the adaptations were quite good.
However, he didn't expect that Starry Sky Director Studio would actually take a fancy to the sketch adaptation rights he had.
"Isn't your studio mainly adapting classic stand-up comics?"
He was curious and asked directly: "Why do you suddenly want to change to a sketch? The investment gap here is quite big!"
The director-level director of the director's studio didn't hide anything. With Chen Xiaoer's connections, it was easy to find out, so there was no need to hide anything.
He briefly explained the reason, and finally said with a wry smile that the boss didn't want to get involved in such a thing, so he simply adapted the classic sketch.
Chen Xiaoer suddenly understood and felt very funny in his heart. He didn't expect this to be the case. No wonder Starry Sky Director Studio was not willing to participate.
However, he still had doubts and asked puzzledly: "Which of my sketches did you like?"
The studio director was not polite and directly handed over the printed document, which had the name of the classic sketch he wanted to acquire.
Chen Xiaoer was a little hesitant, but also a little moved.
If Starry Sky Director Studio was unknown, he would reject it without even thinking about it.
Just kidding, the water in the film industry is very deep.
If you don't have a certain level of strength, even if you make a film that can make money, it will end up being a mixed bag in the end.
It's not like he had never filmed comedies before.
As a result, it was clear that the audience loved watching the movie and almost every venue was sold out, but the box office data provided by the theater showed that it was a real hit.
That time he was deceived so much that he quit in anger and did not continue filming comedy movies. Otherwise, he would have been the king of comedy in the mainland long ago.
It is precisely because I have suffered big losses that I know how deep the film industry is. If you don't have a certain level of strength, there will be no good results if you join in casually.
Is Starry Sky Director Studio strong?
It must be strong. Do you really think that the name of the first private film and television company sounds good?
At least the upstream and downstream of the film industry chain all have considerable influence. Otherwise, how could it be possible to secure the top spot?
This was also the main reason why he was hesitant and excited at the same time. Starry Sky Director Studio did have quite strong capabilities, so there was no need to worry that what he encountered before would happen again.
However, with Chen Xiaoer's temperament, it is unlikely that he will be able to use all the sketches that have potential for film and television adaptation.
If I had really lost my temper, I wouldn't have gone against CCTV at the peak of my career, only to have "disappeared" for several years.
When Wu Dong received the news from his subordinates, he didn't take it seriously.
Since Chen Xiaoer is not willing to sell everything, then only buy what he is willing to take out. Of course, it must have the potential for film and television adaptation.
There is no need for that sketch selling mutton kebabs.
Maybe it was funny as a sketch back then, but now it's really not suitable for adaptation.
Soon, the director-level director of the Director Studio reached an agreement with Chen Xiaoer.
Star Director Studio has acquired the film and television adaptation rights of two classic sketches, "Making a Movie" and "Protagonist and Supporting Actor" at market prices.
Originally, Chen Xiaoer was not willing to give up the film and television adaptation rights of the classic sketch "Protagonist and Supporting Actor", but Wu Dong refused.
In his opinion, these two classic sketches can be made into a comedy series.
Because these two sketches were so classic, Wu Dong clearly remembered the specific contents of the two sketches just after thinking about them for a moment.
Of course, the sketch "Making a Movie" needs to be modified to a certain extent due to its age, but "Protagonist and Supporting Actor" is not a big problem.
Wu Dong immediately had a general idea in his mind.
It's the story of a certain Beijing actress waiting for a movie in front of the Beijing Film Studio and a fledgling director.
For some reason, he suddenly thought of a very special film "The Birth of a Long Shot".
Through hard work, both Jing Piao and rookie directors have achieved a small degree of success, or in other words, have established a firm foothold in the film and television industry.
After that, there is the drama of "Protagonist and Supporting Actor". In short, this is a comedy series within a drama.
It was also a senior director at the director level who communicated Wu Dong's general thoughts with Chen Xiaoer before getting this guy to give in.
He still understands this!
If the film adaptation of "Making a Movie" is successful, if subsequent films want to borrow the fame and drama of "Protagonist and Supporting Actors", will they have to discuss it with him again?
By doing this, it seems like Chen Xiaoer is deliberately waiting for the copyright of his sketch to increase in value.
Chen Xiaoer obviously didn't want to give people such an impression, and he really couldn't afford to embarrass people.
Of course, when he was negotiating with Starry Sky Director Studio, he also called over his partner Zhu Shimao, who was in the capital.
After all, many classic sketches were created by him and Lao Zhu together.
The copyright purchase fee provided by Starry Sky Director Studio is not low, and Zhu Shimao's share is naturally included.
After the contract was signed and the dust settled, he curiously asked, why was he given so much?
The director-level executive of Star Director Studio who was responsible for contacting him proudly said: "Set a benchmark for other film and television companies!"
Seeing that Chen Xiaoer was a little puzzled, he said calmly: "Once the director's studio successfully adapts the two sketches, it will definitely be a success!"
"When the time comes, there will naturally be all kinds of followers!"
"The director's studio always attaches great importance to screenwriting and copyright, but other companies are not so disciplined. If they don't set a benchmark in advance, they can quote any low purchase price!"
"atmosphere!"
After Chen Xiaoer heard this, he just said domineeringly.
With a successful precedent, it will be much easier to acquire the copyright of the late Mrs. Zhao's sketches later.
Both Mrs. Zhao's family and her godson Gong Baichi, who is also her partner, are supportive of Starry Sky Director Studio's acquisition of the film and television adaptation rights of Mrs. Zhao's classic sketches.
However, we encountered a little trouble with Zhao in Northeast China.
Northeastern Zhao also has its own film and television company, but it mainly organizes stage plays with local characteristics and light comedies with rural themes.
However, I have recently been thinking about entering the film industry.
The three shots that Lao Mouzi filmed and screened this year were starring direct descendants of the popular Spring Festival Gala Zhao family, and achieved good box office results.
When Dongbei Zhao met him, he naturally wanted to continue his career in the film industry.
At this time, Starry Sky Director Studio came to Zhao Dongbei to seize the opportunity and proposed the idea of cooperation.
The senior director of the director's studio who was in charge of contact did not dare to decide on this matter, so naturally Wu Dong had to make the decision himself.
Wu Dong quickly made a decision: Cooperation is possible, but the initiative must be with the director's studio, otherwise there will be no negotiation.
Although Dongbei Zhao is very famous and can be called the king of sketches at the national level, he has little ability in the film industry, so there is no need to pay too much attention to him.
Seeing that the attitude of Starry Sky Director Studio was clear, Dongbei Zhao did not put forward any more requirements and readily agreed to this cooperation.
In fact, he really wanted to see how Star Director Studio adapted his series of sketches "Selling Kidnapping" into a corresponding series of comedy films.
If he can learn even a little bit of successful experience, the copyright of classic sketches in his hands will be put to use in the future.
To the Starry Sky Director Studio, Dongbei Zhao is also very considerate.
However, after the news came out, it is estimated that there will be a commotion within the Zhao family class for a while.
Unlike Lao Mouzi who is famous but works alone.
Star Director Studio is truly the largest private film and television company in the Mainland, with strong strength and huge influence.
At least, it is truly unique in the film and television industry.
In addition, the director's studio attaches great importance to screenwriters and scripts, and basically the quality of the films produced is quite good.
There are quite a few actors and stars who have become famous because of their participation in films produced by Star Director Studio.
The most representative one is undoubtedly the international action star Zeng Li.
The rest of the actors and stars who have been promoted to the first, second, and third tiers because of their participation in the films produced by the director's studio are not a small number.
There are many disciples in Northeast Zhao's direct team, and even the most popular one recently is also very interested in participating in films shot by Starry Sky Director Studio.
Not to mention, what the director's studio shoots is comedy, which they are best at, so the opportunity is quite rare.
Even though the three films she participated in before were very good at the box office, the reputation was not very good, and she was scolded by the audience, which caused great damage to her reputation.
If you can play an important role in a film produced by Star Director Studio and perform well, you can easily reverse the previous unfavorable situation and even successfully gain a foothold in the film industry.
In short, the various overt and covert benefits and interests are so great that within the Zhao family class, there will inevitably be a fight between dragons and tigers for the number of starring roles.
I just don’t know if Lao Zhao can coordinate the internal relations well. If one mistake is not made well, the boat may capsize in the gutter...