When Lu Chen returned home that night, he called Filia Chen and told her what happened today.
"Blue Life and Death" was first declined by Zhu Minghe of Powerlong Pictures, and then people from Qiande Brothers Pictures took the initiative to come to the door. The twists and turns were almost like the story of a novel, so naturally he had to talk to the heroine.
Filia Chen knew the other party's name as soon as she heard it: "The company opened by Zhang Qian and Zhang De. I have met them at a cocktail party before. I heard that the two brothers are very loyal and have a good reputation in the circle. If the conditions can be negotiated, , then it doesn’t matter if we leave it to Qian De.”
Lu Chen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I'll notify your agent to come over and talk with you then."
The TV series "Blue Life and Death" does not involve many special effects shots, so the production cost is not high, but Filia Chen's salary is a problem.
The salary of TV drama actors has always been a big topic. If it were written as a paper, it would be thick at least.
In the 1980s and 1990s, actors' salaries were very low, with salaries ranging from tens to hundreds to thousands per episode for big names.
Nowadays, with the rapid development of the entertainment industry, the pie in the film and television drama market is getting bigger and bigger, and actors' salaries are of course rising. Stars and idols with appeal can easily earn hundreds of thousands per episode, and it is not easy to hire them.
For example, big-name film and television stars Gao Ge and Su Yumeng have quoted over one million, and the actual contract price is also an astonishing figure. It is normal for a feature-length drama to receive a total salary of several million or even tens of millions.
Calculating the total cost of a TV series, it is not surprising that the actors' remuneration exceeds the cost of filming, post-production, and publicity. Everyone is accustomed to it.
Especially for weekend dramas, actors' remuneration is even more important, often taking up most of the budget.
Of course, you can also hire new people, but the remuneration can be reduced to very low, but how can you guarantee the ratings? Who is willing to pay for it?
Therefore, when filming "Blue Life and Death", Lu Chen could only need a new person's price, which would be converted into investment shares, and the proportion would be basically irrelevant. However, it was different for Filia Chen.
Her status is too high. But she has never filmed a TV series, so the calculation of her salary is very complicated.
It will definitely not work if it is too low. Although Filia Chen is not short of money, discounting too much will only make people laugh. She cannot afford to embarrass that person.
If it is too high, the partners will definitely have opinions, so consultations and negotiations must be carried out to come up with a reasonable distribution plan.
Of course, it is enough for Lu Chen and Filia Chen to jointly invest, but making a TV series is not something that can be done simply by just finding a film and television drama production company. There are many aspects involved.
For example, the review and approval of script content, the review and approval of filming licenses, as well as production and post-processing. If the film and television companies are only allowed to "process with supplied materials", those who have the ability will basically not be able to do it, and those who have no ability will do it randomly.
Therefore, it is necessary to divide the profits into shares so that everyone benefits equally to ensure that the project can be successfully completed in the end.
Otherwise, even if a film and television company takes over Lu Chen's business, even if the contract is signed, the cost budget will be increased by playing random tricks during the filming process. In the end, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Most of the current film and television dramas have introduced investment from multiple parties to share risks and profits, and have already established a very mature process system.
As a newcomer who has just entered the film and television industry, Lu Chen has no intention of challenging this set of rules.
Don't talk about him, even Filia Chen can't do it on her own unless she opens her own film and television company.
In this way, partners become very important.
Filia Chen said: "I originally had a good impression of Powerlong Pictures, since they don't know how to cherish it!"
My sister was obviously a little unhappy.
She asked a friend to connect Lu Chen with Powerlong Pictures, but she never expected that the latter would refuse to cooperate.
Lu Chen smiled and said: "They also have concerns. After all, the subject matter is different from the mainstream. If I hadn't pulled you out, I guess the ethics department might not have been willing to do it. Your name is still loud enough, Fei'er!"
"What name is loud enough?"
Filia Chen spat and said: "I am not a heroine. Hurry up and write out the rest of the script!"
So far, Lu Chen has only written and completed the scripts for the first 4 episodes. According to the plan, there will be 16 more episodes.
Filia Chen had script manuscripts there, but she couldn't get enough of them.
In fact, Lu Chen's speed is already very fast. He has to go to the Borui Club every morning to practice martial arts and keep fit, and he also has to go to Jingyin to attend classes and study. He also has to find time to write scripts, so his time is fully scheduled every day.
For this reason, Lu Xidu helped Lu Chen reject many announcements and made a lot of money.
That is to say, he can open his own studio and be independent. Otherwise, if he signed with an entertainment agency, he would have been crushed to death by all kinds of money-making jobs.
Lu Chen scratched his head: "I'll try my best to speed up."
Filia Chen smiled and said: "I'm just talking, don't take it seriously, don't tire yourself too much, especially don't work too late at night, it doesn't matter if it's late."
Lu Chen felt that his heart was warm.
It's just that Filia Chen can afford to wait, but some people can't wait.
The next morning, Qiande Brothers Pictures sent personnel to Lu Chen's studio to discuss cooperation.
In addition to Lu Yi, whom Lu Chen already knew, Qiande Pictures also sent a vice president and a director, which fully demonstrated the importance they attach to this TV series.
However, Lu Chen basically doesn't care about this kind of business negotiation and leaves it all to his sister.
Now that the studio is running well, Lu Xi has accumulated more and more experience, which saves him a lot of trouble.
Filia Chen also sent an agent, and representatives from the three parties sat down and started formal negotiations.
In the entertainment industry, where news usually spreads very quickly, there are some rumors.
The rumor was confirmed by a blog post posted by Lu Chen on Inspur Blog on November 10, the eve of the so-called "Singles' Day".
In this blog post, Lu Chen revealed a big piece of news to everyone, that is, a TV series he created and starred in will start filming in the near future.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
Since crowdfunding to help leukemia patients, Lu Chen has been very quiet. Apart from daily updates on life blogs, he has basically not made any news, which makes his fans a little depressed.
Even if it’s a scandal, that’s fine! There’s always something to talk about.
Now Lu Chen finally provided a topic.
The response from fans was extremely enthusiastic, and the number of clicks and comments on the blog post continued to increase.
Relying on the two things of "heroes saving beauties" and "charity helping fans", Lu Chen's number of fans on Inspur Blog has already exceeded 10 million. As a new singer who has just debuted, his move to develop into the film and television industry is really surprising. People looked at it with admiration, which naturally aroused heated discussions.
"Wow, Lu Chen is going to film a TV series, it's great!"
"I have long said that our Lu Chen can rely on his reputation to make a living, and now the opportunity has finally come!"
"Support, support, hurry up and shoot it!"
"I would like to ask, who is the heroine? Has anyone chosen her yet?"
"Compared with the heroine, I care more about the script written by Lu Chen. Can you give me some spoilers?"
"I have some dried fish that doesn't taste good. It's a tragedy of dog abuse!"
"Haha, tomorrow is Singles' Day, I wish you all a happy holiday in advance!"
"Ask who the heroine is"
On the evening of November 11, Lu Chen updated his blog again and answered several questions that fans were most concerned about.
First of all, the TV series he created is an urban emotional theme and a youth idol category.
Secondly, the name of this TV series is "Blue Life and Death Love". Starting from tomorrow, part of the story content in the form of a novel will be continuously updated on the blog, and the official book will be released in the future after the filming is completed.
Finally, the heroine of "Blue Life and Death" is confirmed to be Filia Chen.
If Lu Chen's revelation about the filming of a TV series previously caused heated discussions, then this spoiler blog post has undoubtedly caused a great sensation both inside and outside the industry!
The reason is very simple. Singing queen Filia Chen will make her debut in a TV series as the heroine.
There is no doubt about the authenticity of the news, because Lu Chen mentioned Filia Chen at the end of the blog post, and the latter replied with four words in just ten minutes: I’m looking forward to it!
Plus a smiley face.
Of course, Lu Chen did not publish these two blog posts on a whim, but as a planned publicity warm-up.
After diligent negotiations among three parties, the agreement for the filming of "Blue Life and Death" has been basically reached. The outline of the script has been sent to the relevant departments for review in advance. Once approved, filming can begin immediately.
Due to Filia Chen's joining, Qiande Brothers Pictures attached great importance to this project. Not only did they make a lot of concessions in the agreement, but they also gathered elite soldiers to form a filming crew. Many staff members went to Jinling first.
90% of the filming locations and framing of "Blue Life and Death" were completed in Jinling and Jinling Film and Television City.
Of course, Qiande Brothers Pictures does not have no requirements. One of them is that it hopes that Lu Chen and Filia Chen will use their respective channels to promote in advance and attract powerful TV stations and video websites to compete for the right to premiere.
This is not some evil way, but a conventional method of film and television marketing.
Many film and television dramas have had their first broadcast rights sold before they even started filming, recovering all their costs.
It’s just that many single dogs were mistreated as a result.
"Let me tell you, is this a public show of affection? My goddess, my heart is broken!"
"Hahaha, I originally guessed that the heroine was Filia Chen, and I guessed it right!"
"Filia Chen? I really never expected it."
"It seems that the previous scandal between the two may be true. What do you think?"
"I'm really speechless for you. Lu Chen and Filia Chen have a very good relationship. They are siblings. Don't you know?"
"When Filia Chen becomes the heroine, is it a sibling relationship?"
"Sister-brother love +1!"
Public opinion surged, and "Blue Life and Death Love" soon became a hot search term on Inspur Blog!——
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