Chapter 121 Wei Yang: I am omnipotent because I am poor
Chapter 121 Wei Yang: I am omnipotent because I am poor
Author: fatter
Chapter 121 Wei Yang: I am omnipotent because I am poor
After "My Love from the Star", Wei Yang thought about many works, but they all had immature conditions.
The investment in fairy tales and ancient puppet dramas such as "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" and "Ancient Swords and Legends" is too high, and they require games and other supporting peripherals. It would be a pity to launch them rashly.
Works such as "The Pretender" and "Nirvana in Fire" have more serious themes than idol dramas. Neither Wei Yang himself nor the team of Blue Whale are sure whether they can be successfully filmed.
Moreover, both the market and the audience and fan groups currently have an impression of Wei Yang that is more biased towards idol dramas, so it is not a good idea to transform easily.
Therefore, Wei Yang's plan is to make an ancient puppet first to consolidate his and the company's popularity and achievements, and then seek the next step of development.
Wei Yang thought about it comprehensively, and the drama "East Palace" caught his eye.
Frankly speaking, the performance of this drama in the original time and space is not particularly explosive, but it has great stamina and the related discussions are extremely high.
The reason why it didn’t break out of the industry was largely due to the tragic theme and the lack of fame of the male and female protagonists.
Wei Yang does not reject tragedy. "Twinkle Twinkle Star" is also tragic and is still very popular.
The male and female lead in the original drama was not popular enough, but now that he is starring in "My Love from the Star", the exposure and other aspects will probably be greatly improved.
Wei Yang even thought about co-starring Liu Shishi in this drama. With their current fame and popularity, they collaborated three times to play the male and female protagonists in "East Palace", which immediately attracted a lot of attention.
In his mind, Liu Shishi was quite suitable for this role, but Wei Yang was worried that the Tang people would not let him go.
There are many dramas waiting for Liu Shishi in the future of Tang Dynasty, and there are even many dramas in which the heroine plays the leading role.
It is related to the interests of the Tang people, and from the perspective of career development, his own plan for Liu Shishi is not bad, so Cai Yinong may not agree to lend it out.
Even Wei Yang couldn't say anything. He didn't treat Liu Shishi badly. Comparing his feelings to his own, he wouldn't give a nod if his own artist, his own company, wouldn't film any of his company's dramas and would run out every other day.
This could only be discussed slowly between the two parties, and he could not even let Liu Shishi express his position, so as not to appear that the two of them were working together to force the palace.
But if Liu Shishi doesn't play the role, Xiao Zhao and Zhao Ji will definitely be unsuitable. But other famous actresses are not unsuitable, and Wei Yang is not willing to give up resources.
There was nothing he could do with Fan Xiaopang at first, so he pointed at Fan Xiaopang to invest and sell money.
Now that Wei Yang has some confidence, he naturally hopes to maximize his profits.
That's it for Liu Shishi. After all, she is his girlfriend, and her wealth has not flowed into other people's fields.
In addition, Wei Yang definitely hopes to promote his own artist and make money if he becomes famous, and he will get the lion's share.
The final result is also an exchange of interests, such as giving a heroine to another company, and the other company will return similar resources to Blue Whale.
Wei Yang, who is accustomed to preparing everything with both hands, considered the appearance and setting of the original heroine, and wondered if he could dig out one of Guli Naza and Dili Rouba in advance...
Leaving aside the heroine for now, the more important thing now is the director and investment.
Wei Yang was determined to let Lin Yufen take the photo, as the latter's level of ancient puppets was undeniable, so it would be best to sign it directly.
It is worth mentioning that although Lin Yufen is a Tang Dynasty director, she has not signed a contract with Tang Dynasty. She belongs to a company in Taiwan Province, so Wei Yang has no worries about poaching the role.
At the same time, Wei Yang also plans to hire Li Muge, the original director of "East Palace", as the executive director.
The latter is very good at shooting scenes and beauties, has first-class art skills, and has an online aesthetic. "East Palace" and "Si Teng" perfectly interpreted the charm of the two actresses.
However, this person is not good at filming plots. He is more suitable to help others and take the lead himself. It all depends on his status and works.
This guy has just debuted and hasn't made a name for himself yet, so he's still very easy to find.
The original "East Palace" was popular because the actors and the plot were on the one hand, but also being convinced of the Tao was crucial.
Needless to say, Wei Yang paid great attention to this and was not prepared to save money in this regard.
The cost of the original version of "Eastern Palace" was not high. Rumor has it that it was only 50 million. The main reason was that the actors' salaries were low and all the money was spent on filming.
The cost now is definitely not as high as it will be in the next few years, but Wei Yang's salary will not be too low. At the same time, he also wants to further improve the quality of the service, so the estimated investment for "East Palace" is 35 million to 50 million.
This is a real investment. In the current TV drama market, aside from some special crews, it can be regarded as the first echelon.
Even at this cost, it is actually possible to shoot Xianxia ancient puppets, but the quality of the special effects is hard to say, and the money spent on that thing is unreasonable.
Wei Yang and his family will definitely not be able to come up with this money, so they have to attract more investment.
But whether you can pull it off actually depends on the results of "My Love from the Star" and Wei Yang's popularity.
Especially for the latter, the crew may be able to attract investment if they make money, but whether the show can be sold at a high price depends on whether Wei Yang's popularity can support such a large crew like Fan Xiaopang.
Otherwise, Wei Yang would have to bring in Liu Shishi or find other famous actresses to increase the value of the lineup and facilitate negotiations with the TV station.
"..."
After a meeting, Wei Yang couldn't help but feel a headache and feel tired. His foundation was still weak, he had to check every aspect, and there were other opinions within the company.
Although Blue Whale is currently developing well, it is too big a step to launch three projects at once.
That's it for the first two projects. The cost of the last "East Palace" was too high. People in the company hoped that Wei Yang could slow down and shoot a small- to medium-cost drama first.
Wait until all three dramas are sold and have sufficient financial strength before embarking on such a big move.
It's not that Wei Yang doesn't understand this truth. In fact, he himself is not a radical person, but he doesn't wait for others at critical times.
If the development did not go well, he would have tolerated it, but now that the momentum was good, Wei Yang really had to look forward to Shu, and his ambition was uncontrollable.
After all, if you don’t seize the opportunity to develop at this time, when Internet capital enters the market on a large scale, you will not even be qualified to discuss cooperation with relatively equal people, and you will have to be accepted as a dog.
Wei Yang didn't want to be a dog, especially if there was an opportunity to be an upright adult, he would definitely want to seize it.
People change with the situation, and inner desires will never be satisfied.
At first, Wei Yang only wanted to be a star and make more money. Later, he wanted to be a small boss, gain some say and become the boss of the crew.
Now that he has become a small capital investor, he is immediately thinking about becoming a big capital investor. Perhaps in a few years, Wei Yang may start to think about becoming an industry leader and a giant in the entertainment industry.
So Wei Yang claimed that he was tired, had a headache and was upset, but in fact he was still very motivated. If he really didn't want to do it, there were many ways to mess it up.
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In October, Wei Yang took time out of his busy schedule to come to Beijing to participate in "Very Quiet Distance", which is a popular interview variety show in the mainland.
After Wei Yang became famous, he actually received many invitations to variety shows, but he was too busy and rarely accepted the invitations.
This time Li Jing was able to invite him, and it was through the leadership of a TV station that he helped deliver the message, and Wei Yang flew to the capital to participate in the recording.
Backstage of the show, Li Jing was very happy to see Wei Yang: "I've been looking forward to having you here. Do you know that when I heard you were coming to record the show, the phone number of our program team almost exploded?"
Wei Yang was puzzled, and the latter explained: "You show up too little, fans want to come to see you live, and our program team can't even answer the registration call."
"Indeed, I haven't participated in many program activities."
"Isn't that right? We checked your announcements and found that you have only appeared in three or four variety shows this year. You don't look like a niche student who has just become popular."
"What Sister Jing said is that I will take on more variety shows and activities in the future."
Wei Yang nodded. He was born behind the scenes, and sometimes he really didn't like to come out in public. But now that his identity has changed, this habit should not be completely changed, but it still needs to be adjusted appropriately.
"Then it's agreed that I'll make a reservation for you next year, but you can't refuse me this time."
"No problem, we sisters have phone numbers. You can call me directly when you arrive."
Compared with another host who is known for his low emotional intelligence, Li Jing's communication skills are not bad, and she is very measured and enthusiastic. The conversation with Wei Yang, an old man, is about making the guest and host happy, and they feel like old friends at the first sight.
Even later, Li Jing simply brought this state into the official recording, and chatted freely with Wei Yang according to the script.
"I see that your information shows that you first applied for the major of drama, literature and drama, and then changed to the performance major?"
"That's right."
Wei Yang smiled: "I have always liked writing, so my dream at that time was to be a screenwriter, so I entered the Department of Drama and Literature in the art exam."
Li Jing is very good at chatting: "You are so handsome. When you took the art exam, did someone misunderstand that you went to the wrong exam room?"
"There really are, and there are several of them."
Wei Yang told an interesting story about the art exam: "... there was a teacher in the acting department who kept urging me to apply for the acting department. Later, when I started school, I changed my major, and this teacher also helped me."
"Now that you are both a screenwriter and an actor, which profession do you prefer from the bottom of your heart?"
Wei Yang thought for a moment, and then said categorically: "Screenwriter!"
Although he is now beginning to enjoy the profession of actor, screenwriting has been his lifelong obsession and love...
"Since you prefer screenwriting, why did you switch to acting?"
Li Jing asked a very pointed question, but Wei Yang didn't shy away from it: "Because the acting profession is more profitable."
Wei Yang also analyzed his plans: "If I become an actor, I won't delay becoming a screenwriter. But if I don't learn acting, I can only become a screenwriter. I don't think I can waste my face."
Li Jing and the audience at the scene were amused by Wei Yang's straightforwardness. There are few artists who are so "smelly" and unabashedly confident in their appearance.
"You are an actor, screenwriter, writer, and now you are also a producer. You run your own business and you can also write songs. Many people have the impression that you are "all-powerful". Do you think this is because of your extraordinary talent?"
"I don't deny that I may have some talent, but I think it's more about the environment."
Li Jing was curious: "What environment?"
"poverty!"
Wei Yang spread his hands: "When I was poor in college, I just wanted to make money. If one amount of money was not enough, I wanted to earn another amount. In order to make money, I kept squeezing my own potential, and then I became omnipotent."
Li Jing: "..."
audience:"……"
How does this pussy make him pretend to be mellow and inspirational...
