Chapter 154 The Blue Whale with Too Much Money and the 'Eastern Palace' Selection
Chapter 154 The blue whale with endless money and the casting of "East Palace"
Author: fatter
Chapter 154 The blue whale with endless money and the casting of "East Palace"
"Auntie, there's nothing I can't thank you for. Sister Bingbing and I are friends. We help each other..."
Wei Yang was chatting with Fan's mother, who was considered a half-strong woman, came from a political background, and had been her daughter's early manager. Fan Xiaopang's success today is inseparable from her support and training.
After Fan Xiaopang started his own business, Fan's mother also came to the studio and was mainly responsible for financial work.
I don’t know if Fan’s mother was responsible for what happened to Fan Xiaopang later...
However, it is precisely because Fan's mother is in charge of finances that she knows how much benefit Wei Yang's drama has brought to her daughter.
From an economic perspective alone, the potential income from film and television revenue sharing + commercial endorsements + various potential incomes is at least nine figures.
This also made Fan's mother have a very good attitude towards Wei Yang, and even had other ideas. After all, any old mother with a daughter would not be concerned about such a young and talented person with the potential to make money.
Fan Xiaopang has been involved in many scandals for so many years since his debut, and Fan's mother was often upset. Only this time, Fan's mother felt the most comfortable, and she even looked forward to the scandal coming true.
She even tested her daughter about this. Although she didn't get a clear answer, she could tell that Fan Xiaopang had a good impression of Wei Yang.
So this time Fan’s mother came here because she had some personal thoughts, she just wanted to have a face-to-face inspection of Wei Yang’s situation.
A man can't just look at his face. Making money may also be due to good luck. A comprehensive evaluation can only be made by combining his speech, behavior, personality and other aspects.
The results of the inspection are very satisfactory. Wei Yang is young, handsome, and temperamental. He is mature, steady, and generous in dealing with people. From the attitude of various guests today, we can also see that he has extraordinary abilities and a bright future.
What disappointed her was that Wei Yang was very respectful and polite to her, but when he talked about Fan Xiaopang, he only talked about work and friends, and seemed to have no other thoughts.
Tsk…
It’s so sad that I can’t find a good son-in-law!
It would be even worse to find a good son-in-law, but it might be someone else’s son-in-law!!!
Wei Yang didn't pay too much attention to Fan's mother's psychological fluctuations. He only had to save face and never treat her coldly, so as not to let Fan Xiaopang settle accounts with him.
At the end of the celebration banquet, Wei Yang bid farewell to several important guests one by one, including Fan's mother and Mu Xiaoguang, and walked to the parking lot. Fan's mother pulled him and talked for a few minutes before the two parties separated.
Wei Yang turned around and was about to go back to the hotel when a man with a fine welding haircut behind him stared directly at a van not far away and shouted a warning.
"Boss, there are paparazzi."
Wei Yang looked in the direction and saw that there was indeed a figure moving. When he saw him looking over, he immediately lowered his head.
"Go over and negotiate. It's okay to post news, but don't write anything random."
Wei Yang frowned. With his popularity, the paparazzi were indispensable. It was impossible to drive them all away, nor could they make the situation too tense or even confrontational.
So his attitude is that he hopes to live in harmony with the paparazzi. He can give some information, but he hopes that the other party will understand the rules and not cause trouble.
The short-haired man was also the bodyguard Huo Jun that Wei Yanggang found. It is said that he was a distant relative of Huo Yuanjia. He practiced martial arts since he was a child, and later joined the army. He worked in the army for several years, and later changed his career and also worked as a professional security guard.
After the Spring Festival, Wei Yang considered finding a bodyguard driver. After asking around, someone recommended him. His business was excellent and his net worth was clean.
After getting along with each other for a few days, Wei Yang had a good impression of Huo Jun. He had a calm personality, was capable, easy to use and at ease with.
After Huo Jun heard what Wei Yang said, he went directly to negotiate and came back a few minutes later.
"Boss, they agreed to report normally to prevent their words from being ignored. I specifically asked about their work address and identity information."
"Ahem, please be careful and abide by the law?"
Wei Yang coughed and reminded: "Don't act like some evil force, just remember the license plate number."
Huo Jun nodded: "I understand."
The news on the second day was indeed quieter. Although there was news about Wei Yang sending Fan's mother off, they were all described in a straight-forward manner, and Mu Xiaoguang was specifically mentioned.
If we follow the paparazzi's normal routine and don't put a title like "Wei Yang meets Fan's parents, the mother-in-law becomes more and more happy the more she sees it", it will not be worth the money spent on the round trip.
However, after doing this, coupled with the fact that a certain paparazzi surnamed Cao was killed for taking secret photos to scare the monkeys, Wei Yang has accumulated an initial deterrent effect in the paparazzi circle of Shanghai.
All the paparazzi and related media in Shanghai know that this person is not someone to be trifled with, and should not be treated like an ordinary popular artist.
When asking for food in the entertainment industry, paparazzi also have their eyes on you. You need to know who you can mess with and who you cannot mess with.
Especially in today's era, many aspects are still incomplete. You don't need to make any big moves, just a few side touches will be enough for you.
In the past, everyone used to look at people in the same old way and regarded Wei Yang as a newcomer who had just become famous. This time, they suddenly realized that Wei Yang was not only the romantic god Wei Caizi, but also Boss Wei with a net worth of over 100 million and extremely wide connections.
He started from scratch at a young age and worked to this level before graduating from college. How can he be a simple person...
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Although the beating effect is good, Wei Yang also knows that it is difficult to completely eliminate paparazzi, but as long as most of them are suppressed, most of the troubles can be solved.
Wei Yang didn't point out that the leaves wouldn't touch his body. As long as it wasn't fatal, he could film many things.
He did not take the paparazzi issue too seriously and quickly continued to devote himself to the preparations for "East Palace".
At present, "East Palace" has an investment of 80 million for external publicity, but the actual estimated cost is about 50 million. Part of it is publicity and distribution expenses.
The shooting cost should be around 35 million to 40 million, which can roughly meet Wei Yang's relatively high standards, but if it is not enough, more will be added.
Among the costs of 50 million, Blue Whale invested 25 million, occupying 65% of the share. The remaining 35% share was divided into four parts of different sizes, raising 25 million in funds.
Among them, [Emerald Shrimp Film and Television Investment Company] led by Wei Yang invested 10 million, taking 15% of the share.
That is to say, Wei Yang controls 80% of "East Palace" inside and outside.
Among them, almost all of the profits from the Blue Whale belong to him, while the Jade Shrimp makes money, and he gets 70% of the profits.
How should I put it, since he has eaten alone, others still have to say that he has led everyone to make a fortune together...
Because of this, Wei Yang attaches great importance to "East Palace". If this battle is fought well, it will not only make money, but also increase the confidence of investors from all walks of life in him.
At present, Jade Shrimp only has tens of millions of funds in hand, which seems to be a lot, but it is just a drop in the bucket for various funders. To put it bluntly, it is just to use the money to test the waters for Wei Yang.
If we see Wei Yang really making money, everyone will gain confidence and increase their support, and other onlookers will also participate.
By that time, the funds that Jade Shrimp can use will not be huge. Wei Yang can directly lead several projects, and even affect the film and television industry in Magic City.
Even now, Wei Yang is already somewhat famous in the Shanghai film and television industry.
Jade Shrimp has confirmed its investment in the syndicated "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family" and enjoys a sufficient proportion of the crew share.
Behind Syndicate is Keton Media, which is not well-known, but is actually a well-known company in the industry and has produced many works. It was later acquired by Huace and became the backbone of Huace.
"The Three Daughters of the Xia Family" is a two-part series, with 80 episodes filmed in one go. The cost is not small, so normally we would look for external investment.
Maybe the other party also heard that Wei Yang had funds, so he came over to make contact, and they hit it off immediately.
There is still some money left, but Wei Yang has not used it for the time being. He is still waiting for the success of the Tang Dynasty project and wants to participate in the Qing Dynasty drama that Cai Yinong has been thinking about.
If cooperation with Tangren cannot be reached, the money will be invested in other projects or reserved for Blue Whale's subsequent projects.
It hurts to say that before Blue Whale was short of money, Wei Yang wished he could break a penny in half and spend it.
As a result, there was no shortage of money. Blue Whale and Jade Shrimp were able to raise nearly 100 million yuan, not to mention other major investors.
But no matter how much money you make, it’s useless if the talent and production team can’t keep up.
One "East Palace" will involve most of Blue Whale's energy, and he must also be busy with the filming and subsequent production and promotion of "Hello, Old Time", as well as the preparation for "Shanshan Is Coming".
As a company that was established only three years ago and then re-emerged in less than a year after changes.
Blue Whale is running three film and television projects at the same time, with a total investment of nearly 100 million, as well as other miscellaneous work. At present, the whole company is already under a high workload.
Even though many tasks can be outsourced, your core team must always be your own.
This is a team led by Wei Yang and has experienced multiple projects. It does not mean that you can simply recruit a few people and quickly join in and take charge of your own business.
Therefore, under such circumstances, even if Wei Yang has money and ambition, he can only look at other companies.
Otherwise, if we forcefully start new projects, we don’t know whether Blue Whale will collapse within the company, and we won’t be able to guarantee quality.
As Wei Yang and Blue Whale have come to this point, high reputation and high performance are the biggest magic weapons. You can't ruin your own brand, otherwise the current good trend will collapse in an instant.
So Lao Xia is very busy right now, calling headhunting companies every day, going to Shanghai, Beijing, and Xiangjiang to recruit people.
It is expected that in the second half of the year, at least 1 to 2 relatively mature core production teams will be organized, while the scale of relevant supporting departments will be expanded, and a reserve talent training plan will be formulated to solve the company's shortage of personnel.
In late February, the work related to "East Palace" was basically on track, and it is expected to start shooting in Dunhuang in March.
At the same time, part of the casting work for "East Palace" is almost completed.
Several veteran actors were the first to be confirmed. In the play, the emperor who left the dynasty was replaced by teacher Wang Jinsong, who is Uncle Dong in "Ice Breaking Operation". The queen was played by teacher Liu Lin, the eldest lady and the queen in "Do You Know".
Dehua in "Parental Love".
These two are actors that Wei Yang personally likes very much, but they are still in a tepid state at the moment, and Wei Yang plans to help them.
Wei Yang thought that the original version of Wang Zhifei's role as Gao Xiang, the queen's uncle, was good, and he had no intention of changing it, but he was not available, so he cast Ni Dahong.
The other supporting characters are not difficult, they are all relatively familiar veteran actors, including some acquaintances of Wei Yang.
Teacher Yue Yueli from "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" plays the heroine's father, King Xizhou.
What makes Wei Yang slightly hesitant is Gu Jian, the second male lead. Because the female lead is cast by a newcomer, most of the veteran actors are familiar and not popular, so he prefers to find someone who is somewhat famous.
The role of Gu Jian is set to be older than the male protagonist, and an actor in his late twenties or early thirties is more suitable.
Based on Wei Yang's experience, when he is in doubt, he first looks at the list of students who are going to play.
Lu Yi, Hu Ge, and Tong Dawei are of this level, hard to hire and expensive, but there is still hope for Nie Yuan, Bao Jianfeng, Zhao Yang and the like.
Wei Yang looked at other actors on the market, and there were even more that met the requirements. He could even bring in Qiao Zhenyu, Cui Peng, and Wang Yang, who he had worked with before, for a second role.
So Wei Yang didn't dwell on it for too long. He picked a few suitable ones and sent out invitations. As long as the makeup was set, there would be no problem.
The most critical thing that has always left him undecided is the choice of the heroine.
