Chapter 340: Everyone came to Xu Ji to ask for a new script
"The popularity of the TV series "The Legend of the Heroes" basically seals the coffin for the upcoming martial arts craze.
At this time, many domestic film and television companies have begun to look for screenwriters who are good at martial arts themes.
Following the trend is basically the behavior of following the trend.
If you go fast, you can also drink some soup with shredded pork.
But if the reaction is too slow, it is very likely that you will not even be able to take a sip of the hot drink.
Of course, if the quality of the drama itself is good enough, you won’t be too late for a good meal.
But most companies are unwilling to bet on the quality of the drama itself.
There are simply too many variables.
It's better to hurry up and finish filming a martial arts drama before "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" is finished.
Then wait until the finale to achieve a seamless connection.
Just enough to catch its heat.
Of course, the quality of the top three is still higher.
Even if you want to follow the trend, it is unlikely that you will make a small fuss.
They don’t like that little money either.
More often than not, if the script is not good, then we have to rely on the cast and huge investment to build a big production.
Therefore, the project cycle is generally longer.
It is currently the most unstable company.
Some other film and television companies have taken notice.
Especially some of the actors who appeared in this shooting, although they are supporting roles, they don't have much role.
But at least I’m not from Tongji Entertainment, so I can still settle it by spending some money.
This can be regarded as the tradition of Tongji Entertainment’s investment dramas. Not only can the protagonist be popular, but the supporting characters can also get considerable traffic.
Of course, many of the actors we hired for this shoot were official actors.
Not all of these people are interested in the salary. If the quality of the script is too poor, they will not accept it.
During this period of time, Xu Ji finally finished writing the original novel of "The Legend of the Heroes of Shooting."
At the same time, Youman also contacted the physical publishing house for Xu Ji.
Now that the reputation of "The Legend of the Heroes of the Sacrifice" has been established, the publisher will naturally not refuse such an opportunity that can basically make money safely.
The physical publishing industry has actually been in decline.
Especially novels, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are a sunset industry.
After all, the electronic version online is much cheaper.
Most publishing houses rely on students’ materials to stay up to date.
For example, Xu Ji's "The Legend of the Heroes of Shooting and Falling" can be considered a high-quality publishing resource.
Therefore, in addition to some publishing houses contacted by Youman, many publishing houses also took the initiative to contact me.
In the end, Youman chose the most influential publishing house after consulting Xu Ji.
The price is not deliberately raised.
After all, I don’t actually plan to make too much money from this.
Relying on Xu Ji's "Infernal Affairs" and Pang Er's "Infernal Affairs" to become famous, Tongji Entertainment has completely lost its financial pressure.
The funds are quite abundant.
Even the variety shows that were previously planned directly increased the original budget.
Speaking of variety shows, this time Tongji Entertainment’s own audio variety show has finally started official recording.
The guests invited for the first episode of the program have not yet been decided, but singers from Tongji Entertainment will definitely participate.
Xu Ji has decided to put all the company's artists on this variety show.
Some singers from other companies are invited guests.
Kong Cheng, Scream Band, Li Fenghua, Yu Feifei.
Plus Xu Ji and Sha Yetong.
However, singers and music of various styles can be catered for.
Of course, the most excited ones are actually the singers under the company.
Kong Cheng and others in the Tongji Entertainment group had been discussing this matter as early as before.
They really don’t like to participate in some variety shows.
But this time my company’s variety show is definitely the most special.
The most important thing is that by participating in this variety show, you are likely to be able to get new songs from Xu Ji.
Yu Feifei actually doesn’t have much feeling.
But people like Kong Cheng and the Scream Band have not been able to get new songs from Xu Ji for a long time.
Although the previous capital is enough for them.
But they definitely still want to sing new songs.
Xu Ji wanted to take a rest, but some people really didn't want to.
At this time, in the office of Tongji Entertainment, Pang Er had been lounging here all morning.
"Director Xu, please give me an exact time."
"How many days?"
Xu Ji said speechlessly: "How many days?"
"Brother Pang, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
"Did you hear that screenwriter say that a script can be written in a few days?"
Xu Ji was speechless.
But Pang Er has no intention of changing his mind.
"Other screenwriters will definitely not work."
"But I promise to guide you"
Xu Ji felt a little helpless when he saw the other party's expression that said, "I can't tell you."
Then he waved his hand.
"Okay."
"I've convinced you, I'll give you the script within this week."
When Xu Ji agreed, Pang Er looked happy and quickly said thank you.
Then he walked to the door and stopped again.
"Director Xu, you have been at the company these days, right?"
"I'll come to the company and wait"
Before Pang Er finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Xu Ji.
"Roll, roll, roll!"
"Besides, your script is gone!"
After opening Pang Er's head, to Xu Ji's helplessness, other people also came looking for him.
The first is of course Qi Wen.
Since the other party finished filming "Parents' Love", he has begun to take a rest.
During this period, I kept asking Xu Ji several times about the new script.
However, I didn’t get an accurate answer.
But after all, Qi Wen is not as thick-skinned as Pang Er, so she did not take the initiative to pester Xu Ji for the script.
It's just that this time, Pang Er, a big talker, directly talked about it in the group after getting Xu Ji's promise to write a script.
So Qi Wen came over the next day.
Xu Ji has no other excuse this time.
The main reason is that Qi Wen did take a long break after filming "Parents Love."
And he also declined several times using various excuses.
Obviously this script had to be written.
But this time Xu Ji took the initiative and asked: "Do you have any requests?"
"Theme or some related ideas."
To Xu Ji's surprise, Qi Wen said that she had no idea.
As long as it is given by Xu Ji, I can make any drama on my own.
After hearing this, Xu Ji hesitated for a while, and finally decided to let Qi Wen continue filming the drama.
The other party is indeed better at this subject.
Moreover, female directors have more delicate minds and are more likely to direct dramas with themes like "Parental Love."
"Your script may be a little later."
"But I should be able to finish it in March."
Xu Ji finally gave him a deadline, which was a reassurance to the other party.
Qi Wen didn't mind that her script was written later than Pang Er, so she happily agreed.
"Director Xu, why?"
Yang Anran was not very understanding at this time.
Everyone else successfully obtained Xu Ji's promise and agreed to help write the script.
But he was the only one looking for Xu Ji at this time, but he didn't get an accurate answer from the other party.
Instead, let him wait for a while.
Xu Ji replied: "Don't you think "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" will be released just now?"
"It's not like I won't let you take a break for a while."
Yang Anran finally gave up the idea of letting Xu Ji write his script together under Xu Ji's deception.
Of course, apart from the issue of workload.
In fact, the most important thing is that Xu Ji is hesitating now.
What he planned was to give the other party the script of "The Legend of the Wither Heroes".
But if it’s this movie, the plot of the dragon knight is definitely quite poisonous.
This is not even comparable to the so-called hair knife before.
By then, it is estimated that netizens will really explode.
However, the Trilogy of Shooting and Falling is intertwined, and the plot design is also very meaningful. If you want to change it, let’s not say whether it can be done.
In this way, the novel itself will probably be completely changed.
Xu Ji also considered not releasing the novel at all.
But if this is really the case, I feel it is a pity.
After all, in the last life, the combined influence of the She Withering Trilogy was the greatest.
It can be regarded as an unavoidable classic in martial arts novels.
So Xu Ji is still struggling.
Naturally, I couldn’t give Yang Anran the martial arts-themed script he wanted.
Xu Ji started writing the script.
At the same time, good news also came from the other side.
"Fireworks in the Day" directed by Chen Jinyu has been completed.
The filming cycle of this drama did take a lot longer than expected.
The main reason is that as the heroine, She Yue has been in poor health due to the weather in the north.
Filming has also been postponed again and again.
Fortunately, the investor is Tongji Entertainment.
Xu Ji didn’t originally limit the so-called shooting period.
It does help director Chen Jinyu not have to be so nervous about catching up on the schedule.
Of course, the scale of this movie is indeed slightly larger.
At present, it is not necessarily possible to be released in China.
However, Xu Ji has no intention of cutting out the plot or anything.
Edit it first and then talk about it. In fact, this kind of literary and artistic film is unlikely to have a high box office.
At most, the cost is recovered.
You can’t make much money either.
The investment was originally small, and even Youman didn't actually care about this problem.
After all, Tongji Entertainment is quite wealthy now.
Of course, that’s what I think at the moment. As the number of projects increases in the future, Youman will probably return to its previous state of spending every penny.
In addition, "Bright Sword", a previous collaboration with Song Lili Company, has also successfully entered the final stage.
Tongji Entertainment sent a co-producer here.
The news from the crew indicated that the filming process went smoothly.
After all, Song Lili’s skills as a top-tier director lie there.
Coupled with Xu Ji's meticulous script and storyboards, the shooting was certainly not difficult.
The only thing that needs to be noted is that at present, the copyright of "Liang Jian" has not been determined yet.
Song Lili called Xu Ji several times and said that he would listen to Xu Ji's ideas.
After all, Tongji Entertainment has in-depth cooperation with G Station.
If Xu Ji wants to give exclusive broadcast rights to G station, Song Lili also expressed support.
But Xu Ji hesitated a little, and still felt that Song Lili should follow the normal market.
Just let the major video platforms compete fairly.
The same handling method as the original "My Leader, My Group."
Mainly because Tongji Entertainment really can’t spare the time to participate in this matter.
Also, according to what Youman said, just the copyrights for the recent "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" and "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" have probably already stretched G station's budget.
If the copyright of "Liang Jian" is given to G Station, they won't be able to offer a very high price.
With the passage of time, "The Legend of the Heroes of the Withering Heroes" has finally been broadcast to the place where it left off before.
Under the urging of countless netizens, while the TV series was being broadcast simultaneously, Fengyun's "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" also began to be updated again.
During this time, Feng Xia was really painful and happy as an editor.
He hasn't been that busy yet.
But I have to say that with the martial arts craze brought about by Xu Ji.
Among the large number of submissions every day, there are actually many quite good original martial arts novels.
Even on Fengyun’s new book list, martial arts novels are rarely seen in ten thousand years.
Feng Xia suddenly became the core of the website from being a marginal screenwriter before.
Even the editor-in-chief might not be able to speak to him once a month.
Now I have started to come to his place and talk to him twice a day.
Of course, it would be nice if work wasn't so busy.
Just like now, even if he knew about Xu Ji's update of "The Legend of the Heroes of Shooting and Withering", he didn't have time to read it.
As for Fengyun’s editor-in-chief and some senior managers.
The feeling at this time is simply indescribable.
During this period of time, a large number of newcomers came to the scene because of Xu Ji's "The Legend of the Heroes of Shooting and Falling".
Compared with the previous time, the traffic of the website has increased by more than ten times.
And with such a large amount of traffic, the benefits are naturally huge.
Especially during the period when Xu Ji stopped updating, many people had no novels to read, so they naturally began to look for other novels on the website.
The number of subscriptions for many novels has continued to increase.
Their cooperation with Xu Ji only provided a platform, which was a huge advantage.
Now not only Fengyun, but also others have begun to actively contact Xu Ji.
After all, Xu Ji’s copyright is in Xu Ji’s hands.
There is no pressure at all when changing websites.
"Boss, do we have to sign a contract with Xu Ji?"
"Otherwise, we won't be able to stop him from changing his website or something."
Of course, Fengyun’s senior management also thought of this.
But he was soon scolded.
"Are you an idiot?"
"I wish I could change my website?"
"Furthermore, do you think those websites will go to Xu Ji and Xu Ji will agree?"
"Do you really think Xu Ji and Tongji Entertainment can appreciate the conditions they can offer and the little money they give?"
"As long as Tongji Entertainment doesn't take the initiative to mention it, it's best for us to maintain the status quo!"
Obviously, the person in charge of Fengyun's website, unlike his subordinates, is very aware of this matter.