However, Sun Quan didn't want to explain or argue with these people.
These posts on the author's forum are just another reminder for him to keep a low profile.
This approach seems a bit cowardly.
But it's a wise move.
Because he saw that there were many people who suspected him of showing off his wealth this time, and he alone could not win against a group of people.
Moreover, what if he wins the argument? It will be of no benefit to him.
But if he loses the argument, it will still damage his reputation.
So, just treat those people as farting.
…
After this day, Sun Quan was finally able to concentrate on the crew of "Dead Man's Last Wish".
But two weeks later, filming for the first season of "Dead Man's Last Wish" was also completed.
The number of episodes in the first season is not that many, and the show started filming a few years ago, so it won’t be finished very quickly.
After filming is completed, it’s time to enter post-production.
Such as editing, soundtrack, adding subtitles, etc.
There is no need to stay in Magic City to carry out these tasks. Sun Quan and others went to Hengdian. The headquarters of Xianyu Film and Television is over there. There are also many related companies in Hengdian that can do post-production of film and television dramas, which is very convenient.
Not only that, Yuan Shuiqing and others also left Magic City with their children and returned to M City.
For Yu Sunquan and Yuan Shuiqing, M City is their home.
Although they also have their villas and branches in Magic City, they have no sense of belonging here.
On the second night after Sun Quan and others arrived at Hengdian, the online serialization of the book "The Last Wish of the Dead" ended.
That night, Sun Quan published the last three chapters of the book in one go.
Then I wrote a short final statement.
It should have been beyond everyone's expectation that this book ended so quickly. No, after the last chapter of this book was released that night, the book review area was abuzz.
Fresh book reviews are springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Such as:
"Hey, is this the end of the book? No way? How many words are there?"
"This book has done so well, but it's already finished with less than 2 million words? What on earth do you think, Old Sun?"
"The alliance leader I just rewarded, is this the end of the story?"
"Is Qidian unable to pay you the royalties, or do we have no money to subscribe? How about finishing the book if it doesn't reach 1.5 million words? Lao Sun, this is not your style!"
"Isn't it? Hasn't this book been made into a TV series? Even if it's just to gain popularity, it shouldn't be finished so quickly, right?"
"Such a classic book, so short? Is there a second part? Don't tell me it's over like this!"
"The master is so willful! This book has so many subscriptions and has topped the best-seller list in recent days. With such good results, it didn't take more than a few million words to finish, which is awesome! I admire it!"
"Alas! Although I'm a little reluctant to part with it, judging from the plot, it is indeed a normal completion. I don't want to ask anything else now. I just want to ask: When will the new book be released?"
"Qidian allowed you to finish the book so quickly with such good grades... I'm convinced!"
…
Similar posts soon filled the entire book review area.
Not only that, when Sun Quan took the time to log into QQ at noon the next day, he also found hundreds of private messages asking him why the book was finished so quickly.
Most of them are fans of his books.
A small number of them are fellow authors.
There are also his editor-in-chief Hairtail and his editor-in-chief.
The editor-in-chief rarely sends him private messages, but this time he sent him two.
Article 1: "Old Sun, are you there?"
Article 2: "Why did you finish "Dead Man's Last Wish" so quickly? It's not like other websites are poaching you. Are you planning to leave?"
Not to mention, just judging from Sun Quan's sudden rush to finish the book, it really looks like he is finishing the book in a hurry and preparing to leave the starting point.
Sun Quan didn't explain much.
He only said that this was a normal completion and that he had already finished everything he wanted to write about this book.
As for whether the editor-in-chief and others believed it or not, he didn't care.
After his new book is published, these people will naturally choose to believe it.
He focused all his energy on the post-production of the drama "Dead Man's Last Wish".
For the post-production of this drama, a professional editor was hired.
But as for how to edit, Sun Quan participated in the whole process. He didn't understand professional editing techniques, but he knew what kind of plot he wanted.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and all the post-production work for "Dead Man's Last Wish" has finally been completed.
On the night when the play was completed, Sun Quan sat in front of the computer and watched the play from beginning to end until dawn the next day before finishing it all.
The final edited first season of "Dead Man's Last Wish" has a total of 14 episodes.
Compared with the current long-form dramas in China that generally last for more than thirty or forty episodes, the length of his online drama can be said to be quite short.
Not only are the episodes short, the duration of each episode is also short.
Each episode is only thirty minutes long, including the opening and ending themes, which is no more than forty minutes.
At dawn, Sun Quan, who had watched the entire drama, lit a cigarette, both to refresh himself and to think about the problem.
Does this drama 100% restore the original work of "Dead Man's Last Wish"?
The answer is of course no.
Which drama can be 100% restored?
First of all, the image of the actors cannot be 100% consistent with the character settings in the original work. This alone determines that no film or television drama can 100% restore the original work.
But he is generally satisfied with the quality of the show.
Because in terms of plot, the content of these 14 episodes has restored the original work, and the degree of restoration is about 90%.
This is the biggest benefit of him personally serving as the chief director of this drama and participating in post-editing.
Otherwise, if this drama was completely handed over to someone else, he wouldn't believe that the degree of restoration would be so high.
And this was the main reason why he originally wanted to serve as the chief director himself and participate in post-editing.
If it weren't for the purpose of restoring the plot of the original work as much as possible, why would he invest in his own film and television company to make this drama? It's not like he couldn't sell the film and television adaptation rights of his book "The Last Wish of the Dead".
After smoking a cigarette, he closed the computer, got up, washed up, and then went to bed.
When I woke up, it was already evening.
I must be hungry.
But he didn't plan to go to dinner alone. He called Xue Zihan, Wang Zheng and Tao Yujuan and asked them to drink together.
By the time they gathered at a hotel, it was already dark.
After meeting, Xue Zihan and others naturally asked him if there was something wrong with his sudden invitation to dinner today.
"The post-production is over, and the remaining work of finding video websites to cooperate with will be left to you."
Sun Quan didn't finish his sentence.
The three of them were pleasantly surprised.
Tao Yujuan: "Really? All post-production is done? Where is the finished product? Let us take a look at the finished product first!"
Xue Zihan's eyes lit up, "How is the quality? Ah Quan, you participated in the entire post-production process. Do you think the quality is OK?"
Even the oldest and most stable Wang Zheng couldn't help but ask: "Yes! If you were to rate this drama, what score would you give it?"
No one asked how many episodes this show has in total.
Because the first thing to be completed in post-production is editing, and the three of them already know how many episodes will be eventually edited.
Sun Quan was not in a hurry to answer their words. He first asked them to order the food and drinks. When the waiter left the box and only the four of them were left in the box, he smiled and said, "The finished product has been copied. How is the quality?"
, you can watch it for yourselves later! I have been involved in this drama from beginning to end. Now let me rate this drama. I cannot rate it from an objective standpoint. I don’t know the true face of Lushan. I just feel that I am here.
You should all understand the principles in this mountain, right? So, it’s up to you to do the grading later!”
After a pause, he looked at Xue Zihan, "Sister Xue, I'll leave it to you to talk about cooperation with the video website. I will go back to M City tomorrow. After being out for so long, it's time to go back and spend time with my wife and children, haha.
.”
He looked completely relaxed.
He has invested half a year in this drama from the filming to today. Now, not only has all the work on this drama been completed, he has also finished the original book long ago, and the new book has not been prepared yet, let alone published.
Speaking of which, since his rebirth, he has never been so leisurely.
It seems like I'm always busy, always busy.
It wasn't until today that I finally felt completely free.
Naturally, I feel very relaxed mentally.
Xue Zihan looked at Wang Zheng and Tao Yujuan at the same table and smiled, "Okay! Anyway, you don't have high expectations for the price of this season. It's quite easy to just find a website to broadcast the show.
"
After a pause, he suddenly asked: "By the way, you guys said... if this drama seeks cooperation with a website, will the copyright be sold out to the video website? Or will it be a way of remunerating for click sharing?"
Tao Yujuan: "Click to share? Isn't this unreliable?"
Wang Zheng frowned, "Selling outright can ensure a profit, but the price is not expected to be high. If you divide it into shares, there will be risks, but you will also have the opportunity to sell more money..."
He only talked about the pros and cons of selling out and sharing the profits, but did not give any opinions.
Sun Quan picked up the teapot on the table and poured a glass of water to drink. When he put down the cup, he smiled and said: "Let's share it! When discussing cooperation, try to get a good recommendation position with the video website, and the rest... will be broadcast in this drama
Before it is released, we will think of ways to do publicity ourselves. If we do a good job in publicity, the more viewers we attract will be our profits. Otherwise, if it is sold out, it will not make much sense for us to do publicity ourselves.
Besides, there’s no point in selling out, so just share it!”
Wang Zheng nodded.
Tao Yujuan hesitated and nodded slightly, "Okay, let's split it!"
Xue Zihan looked at everyone and smiled, "Okay! It's hard to win the outright price, but it shouldn't be difficult to get a share. It just depends on whether you can get a good recommendation position when you sign a contract with the video website."
That night, the four of them drank for more than two hours.
Chatted a lot.
During the period, we also talked about the filming date of the second season of "Dead Man's Last Wish".
Regarding this issue, the final consensus reached by the four people is: wait for the reputation of the show to come out after a few days of airing, and then decide when to start filming the second season, or whether to start filming, depending on the reputation of the show.
The show was originally planned to be filmed for three seasons.
The total investment is 30 million.
Currently, 14 episodes of the first season are being filmed. Because of Sun Quan’s attitude of striving for excellence, the filming location of this drama was chosen to be in the metropolis of Magic City.
In fact, the production cost of this season has greatly exceeded the budget.
For 14 episodes, the total cost has exceeded 6 million.
You must know that the expected number of episodes for the second and third seasons is far more than 14 episodes.
Therefore, when the four of them were drinking that night, they didn't have much hope for whether the first season of the show would make money.
A few people basically put their hope of making money in the next two seasons.
According to their optimistic estimates, if the reputation and popularity of the first season are good, the production costs of the second and third seasons will drop a lot.
For example, the costumes of the actors, some props of the crew, etc., when the next two seasons are produced, the costumes and props of the first season can be used, which can save a lot of costs.
In addition, if the reputation and popularity of the first season are good, we should be able to attract some sponsorship before the filming of the next two seasons.
Find some businesses to insert some advertisements into this drama.
After all, the story of "Dead Man's Last Wish" takes place in a modern city, and it is not as difficult to place advertisements as a costume drama.
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The next day, a relaxed Sun Quan, accompanied by Yu Xinxin, Gao Guang and Tian Youzhi, drove back to M City.
I got home that afternoon.
When I entered the door, I saw the whole family in the living room.
Yuan Shuiqing is holding a son and feeding him with a bottle. His mother Xu Mei is holding another son and feeding him with a bottle.
Yes, his two sons have relatively large appetites. Yuan Shuiqing's breast milk is not enough for the two boys, so they can only mix some milk powder every day.
Although Sun Quan has been in Hengdian recently, he has known about this for a long time.
And his daughter Sun Jiexin... At this time, she was holding a milk bottle, leaning next to Yuan Shuiqing, staring at her younger brother who was drinking milk. She was also drinking milk, but she seemed a little unfocused. She was obviously drinking milk herself, with a pair of big breasts.
But his eyes kept staring at his brother.
When Sun Quan came in, he happened to see Sun Jiexin suddenly snatch the bottle from Yuan Shuiqing's hand and take several sips.
And there was still half a bottle of milk in her hand.
She would actually steal her brother's milk and drink it...
Sun Quan couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene as soon as he entered the door.
As for the younger brother who was robbed of his milk bottle... I don't know if he is Dabao or Xiaobao, he looked at his sister Sun Jiexin innocently with his big black eyes, his brows furrowed, his mouth tightened, and he suddenly burst into tears in grievance.
"Wow wow..."
"Xinxin! Who asked you to steal my brother's milk bottle? Give it to me quickly?"
Yuan Shuiqing hadn't seen Sun Quan who had just walked in. When he saw his daughter eating from the bowl and dominating the pot, he immediately scolded her with a serious face.
Sun Zhicai, who was changing another child's diaper at the side, turned around and asked, "Xinxin is grabbing Dabao's milk bottle again?"
The word "again" in these words let Sun Quan know that this was not the first time his daughter had done this.
He quickly walked a few steps, grabbed the bottle from his daughter's hand with a smile on his face, and handed it to Yuan Shuiqing.
"Xinxin, you are a sister, how can you steal your brother's milk? Right?"
He smiled and reasoned with his daughter.
As soon as Sun Jiexin turned around and saw him, she immediately showed a bright smile, opened her hands and pounced on his legs, hugging his legs with her two little hands, "Dad...Dad..."
She shouted happily twice, but she seemed to have forgotten that there was a milk bottle in her hand. At this time, it fell to the ground with a clang...