Chapter 780 Eight Directions Wind and Rain Meet the Capital (Part 2)
Many people don’t know that CCTV also makes movies. It has a professional film production department that shoots more than a dozen movies every year. In terms of scale, strength and output, it is not inferior to large film companies.
However, the films shot by CCTV are mainly documentaries, followed by self-produced dramas. The channels for broadcasting are not theaters, but their own movie channels, and they are also sold overseas.
In recent years, the film department of CCTV has begun to get involved in the field of commercial films, and has participated in the shooting and production of many commercial blockbusters, and has achieved quite good results.
Of course, from the perspective of a commercial film company, it is undoubtedly a good thing to cooperate with CCTV. The latter's strength is beyond doubt, its publicity and promotion capabilities are unparalleled, and its production and shooting standards are among the best in the country.
But CCTV's brand is too big and its vision is very picky. Not everyone is qualified to cooperate with them.
Lu Chen has been in the film and television industry for a long time, so he naturally knows some inside stories, so when Dong Fanghao, the director of CCTV's film production department, personally approached him to discuss cooperation in the filming of "The Swordsman", he was more or less surprised.
"Our department became independent at the end of last year..."
Dong Fanghao is in his forties, has a dignified appearance and is well-dressed. He has the appearance of a typical successful person. He does not have much of the temperament of a person in the system, and is more like an elite who is racing in the shopping mall.
Regarding Lu Chen's doubts, he explained with a smile: "A new film company has been established to engage in film shooting, production and promotion. Although it is still affiliated with CCTV, it is responsible for its own profits and losses."
Lu Chen suddenly realized that he knew Dong Fanghao's purpose very clearly.
Xinshi Film is like a son, no, more accurately, a grandson of Mr. CCTV, and one of them. He used to be raised in a big house and fed well, but now he has established his own business.
It is definitely not a bad thing to start one's own business, which means greater autonomy. However, although the blood relationship is still there, the uncle does not care about his grandson's food, drink, and toilet, and he will have to rely on his grandson to earn his own income in the future.
Dong Fanghao concurrently serves as the general manager of New Vision. He has a large number of people under him, so how can he not worry about it?
Without being able to rely entirely on CCTV, New Vision will naturally not be able to stand out. Actively looking for business opportunities and expanding the market are the only way to survive.
But despite this, the background of New Vision is still something that no one can ignore!
Lu Chen couldn't help but become very interested, thought for a while and said: "Director Dong, I very much welcome cooperation with New Vision. However, "Swordsman" already has many partners, so I'm afraid we still need to make a specific cooperation plan.
Let’s sit down and discuss it in detail.”
After the news of Chenfei Media’s investment in the movie "The Swordsman" was released, countless people came to our door. In addition to the few existing cooperative units, all major domestic film companies and theater chains basically said
interested in collaborating.
Not only inside the circle, there are also a lot of money-waving guys who have crossed the threshold outside the circle. Because the novel "The Swordsman" has considerable influence in the country, it has created a large number of new-school martial arts novel fans, plus Chenfei Media
With its marketing promotion, it has become a popular IP with huge market potential.
The most important thing is that both Lu Chen and Filia Chen will star in "The Swordsman", and the director has locked in Chen Guozhi. With these three top celebrities joining the cast, it will be difficult to lose money unless you make random shots.
Has Chenfei Media ever made a loss-making business? The answer is obviously no.
So it's only natural that New Vision wants to get involved.
Lu Chen also welcomes it. With whom to cooperate is not cooperation? The key is whether it can bring benefits.
Xinshi Film has sufficient qualifications, but the premise is that it cannot be too greedy, and Lu Chen must also take care of all aspects of interests.
In just over three years since his debut, Lu Chen has gone from an unknown boy huddled in an underground dwelling to a top star with over one billion assets. In addition to relying on the memory wealth from the dream world, he also understands
According to the principle of "the right person has many helpers, but the wrong way has few helpers", he is willing to give up immediate interests in exchange for long-term development.
People who like to eat alone are not welcome everywhere, but knowing how to share benefits does not mean that you do not have your own persistence and bottom line. Lu Chen has always done a good job in this regard.
Dong Fanghao said sternly: "Of course, I came here today mainly to meet with you, Teacher Lu. We will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future. Even if it doesn't succeed this time, there will be next time, and the next time."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Dong, for your understanding."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Dong Fanghao stood up and prepared to say goodbye and leave, because Lu Chen was here for rehearsal today.
Lu Chen's expression changed, and he wanted to say something more, but hesitated.
Unexpectedly, Dong Fanghao was very perceptive and immediately asked with a smile: "Teacher Lu, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"
He sat down again: "As long as I can help, that's no problem."
Lu Chen was originally hesitant to say anything, but when he saw Dong Fanghao's resolute attitude, he simply shook it off: "I have an idea..."
With that said, he asked his assistant to bring the tablet and opened the plan document stored in it to show Dong Fanghao.
Lu Chen's idea came up not long ago. It came up during his competition with Li Zhecheng in South Korea. It was to conduct a large-scale casting event for the movie "The Swordsman"!
The format of the casting activity is based on popular reality shows, and the selection targets are young people who have practiced martial arts, such as traditional martial arts, Sanda, free fighting, taekwondo, judo, etc., with the purpose of selecting outstanding ones.
, participated in the filming and production of the "Swordsman" movie, TV series, and future martial arts IP.
Lu Chen has been preparing for a big martial arts IP project for a long time. Lu Jia Ban is one of the teams he created for this plan. However, the current number of members of Lu Jia Ban is not large, and it is not enough to make a martial arts movie.
As for long-form TV series, it's even worse.
Therefore, the expansion of Lujiaban is imperative, and holding a casting event is undoubtedly the most convenient and fastest way to select outstanding talents!
Originally, Lu Chen planned to cooperate with Beijing TV, but when he met Dong Fanghao today, he wondered if he could cooperate with CCTV to produce this talent show?
Because in terms of strength and influence, it is easy for CCTV to crush Beijing TV. Because the movie is about to start shooting, he did not leave much time for this event, so he needs strong collaborators to solve many problems.
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If CCTV is interested, then it is undoubtedly the best choice.
As for this movie casting event, Lu Chen named its theme "Feng Yu Hui Capital"!——