After hearing Wu Junhao's words, Li Tianyi just smiled slightly: "County Magistrate Wu, are you sure there is nothing wrong with what you said?"
Wu Junhao frowned: "Li Tianyi, what do you mean?"
Li Tianyi said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wu, in fact, some of the rumors are indeed true, because I do plan to apply for some more funds from the county and city to invest in the filming of this movie, because once I do, I
I think this TV series will be popular. Secondly, if this TV series becomes popular, it will definitely increase the popularity of our tourist attraction in Daheishan Town, Ningkang County. Thirdly, since this TV series adopts the model of sharing according to the investment ratio, it will also
That is to say, if this TV series becomes popular and makes money, then the money we invest is likely to be earned back several times in the future, and at the same time, the popularity of the tourist resort will also be gained."
Wu Junhao directly interrupted Li Tianyi's follow-up words: "What if this TV series fails? Wouldn't our investment be wasted?"
Li Tianyi nodded: "It is true that this possibility is not ruled out. However, there are risks in doing anything. We cannot not do it just because of the risks. Because of this, I want to confirm again, County Magistrate Wu, are you sure?
Are we not going to make additional investment this time? Because according to the contract, if the TV series becomes popular and the second season is filmed, then the equity we can obtain in the second season will never exceed that of the first season."
Wu Junhao shook his head vigorously: "It doesn't matter, I believe the public is discerning. How can an online TV series without well-known actors, well-known directors, and well-known screenwriters become so popular?"
Li Tianyi nodded: "Okay, County Magistrate Wu, since you said so, I won't say anything more, but I hope you can approve it. I am going to continue to apply for funds from the city on this matter. If the city
It’s rejected. I don’t have any objections. What if the city agrees? I hope the procedure will be flawless.”
Wu Junhao waved his hand: "That's up to you. I won't set up obstacles for you, but you have to be clear. The city's attitude has been very clear and it will not give you funds."
Subsequently, Li Tianyi continued to apply for funds from the city in accordance with the procedures, but Liu Xiaoning told Li Tianyi with great regret that although Liu Xiaoning strongly supported his application for funds, it was not approved at the Municipal Standing Committee because Jia Lianqing did not agree with it.
Things are not looking good.
Li Tianyi had just finished answering Liu Xiaoning's reply call when his cell phone rang again.
This time the call came from Ling Yongzhi: "Boss, there are less than 300,000 left in the crew's accounts, and they can only support it for another three or four days at most. Can you think of a way?
"
Li Tianyi smiled bitterly and said: "Lingjiao, you are too deceptive, aren't you? Didn't you say before that 5 million would be no problem? Why is it not enough?"
Water chestnut is Ling Yongzhi's nickname. This nickname was given to him by Liu Zhuang. Later, Li Tianyi and the others got used to it, so sometimes, Li Tianyi would also call him Ling Yongzhi's nickname.
Ling Yongzhi sighed and said: "Boss, to be honest, if you go by my previous estimate, 5 million is definitely no problem. But after the filming entered a certain stage, I suddenly felt that although these actors are all new actors, these
The new actors are very dedicated, and they are not like those very popular young freshmen who often use stand-ins or require cutout techniques to reduce their schedule and hard work and maximize their pursuit of money. Because of this, I decided
To improve the shooting level of the entire TV series to a standard that can be broadcast directly on TV, especially on satellite channels. Because of this, we rented some high-end shooting equipment and re-shot some of the previous shots, so
, the funds are somewhat stretched.”
Li Tianyi frowned: "Then how much more money do you need?"
"We still need about 2 million, which is not a lot. Do you think you can think of a way?" Ling Yongzhi was really worried.
Li Tianyi pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this. I'll go to the crew. Then you can gather everyone on the crew together and we'll have a meeting."
Ling Yongzhi knew that Li Tianyi must have no choice but to use other ideas. He could probably guess what Li Tianyi wanted to do, but he was not optimistic that Li Tianyi's idea could be realized.
Two hours later, Li Tianyi appeared directly on the set.
At this moment, Ling Yongzhi had gathered all the cast and crew together, and Li Tianyi came to have a meeting directly.
Li Tianyi formed a circle with everyone, glanced at everyone present, and couldn't help but nodded secretly in his heart.
Ling Yongzhi doesn't have any other skills, but his vision for selecting actors is still quite high. The actors and actresses he selected are all good-looking. Although they are not the kind of school belles, everyone fits them very well.
Li Tianyi can tell the temperament of the characters they play from the temperament of these actors because he has read the complete script.
As for the male actors, although they have different looks and there are many handsome guys, there are also some very distinctive actors. Basically, these people are more in tune with the temperament of the characters they play.
From this point of view, Li Tianyi admired Ling Yongzhi very much. After all, this guy only spent a week to complete this matter.
When everyone looked at Li Tianyi, they were a little shocked, because they had known Li Tianyi's identity for a long time. This guy was the investor of the entire TV series, and he was also the executive deputy county magistrate of Ningkang County. For such a young deputy magistrate, they
This is the first time I have seen him. The most important thing is that Li Tianyi is very handsome and masculine. Although there are many handsome guys in the crew, these handsome guys lack a mature temperament and less mature temperament than Li Tianyi.
A kind of masculinity of man.
Li Tianyi looked at everyone with a smile and said: "Everyone, this is not the first time we have met, so I won't introduce myself. Today I called you all over for a meeting. The main reason I want to inform you is that our crew has no money.
.Although I am the executive deputy county magistrate, due to some institutional factors within the officialdom, after investing 5 million yuan, Ningkang County has no way to continue to provide subsequent funds.
To be honest, although I can find other people to continue investing, I don't want to do it. Maybe you don't understand this, so let me explain it to you.
First, Ling Yongzhi is my college classmate. We have a very good relationship. I have great trust in his abilities. I believe everyone can feel this when they are on the crew. In Ling Yongzhi’s crew, everyone
There is no need to worry about unspoken rules, especially actresses, who should have a deep understanding of this."
As soon as Li Tianyi said these words, Ling Yongzhi couldn't help but blush and look shy.
In fact, there were indeed some actresses who wanted to let him work unwritten rules in order to arrange more scenes, but they were all rejected by Ling Yongzhi, because he is not only a director, but also a screenwriter. He knows very well that his works
Every character's role has been carefully thought out, and they can appropriately express the plot and shape the character's image. One more point or one less point will not be enough.
Therefore, he is willing to make changes. Of course, the most important thing is that Ling Yongzhi believes that as a director or screenwriter, you should never use your power to unspoken rules for actresses or actors. Doing so has no bottom line.
Dirty Behavior, he believes that film and television performance should be an art, not a business. He views himself as an artist, not an ordinary film and television director or screenwriter.
The actresses all nodded after listening to Li Tianyi's words. Some of them had also participated in the filming of other crews. They were aware of the chaotic relationship between the actresses, producers, directors, and photographers in these crews.
understand.
Now, they like Ling Yongzhi and his crew very much from the bottom of their hearts. This is a crew that really does things and creates art.
At this time, Li Tianyi continued: "Second point, I have read the complete script. I believe that this online TV series has many selling points and many flaws. As long as it is released on the online platform, it will definitely become a phenomenon.
It’s an online TV series. I believe the actors should be relatively clear about this.”
"Third point, I know very well that those of you who can enter the film school and the drama school are not ordinary people. Generally, your families are very rich, and some of you are even the rich second generation. Therefore, I hope to give you a chance.
I will give everyone a day and give everyone a limit of 100,000 yuan in the form of voluntary shares. Anyone who is willing to invest in our department can raise funds by themselves, but the maximum cannot exceed 100,000 yuan. For all investments, in
The final division will be based on the proportion of the invested amount to the overall investment amount.
And if our TV series becomes popular in the first season, you will still have the right to invest in the second season, but the proportion you can invest cannot exceed the proportion you invested this time. Of course, this investment will take
It is a voluntary form. Those who are willing to invest can raise funds by themselves. Those who are unwilling to invest only need to do their job well. There is no need for any psychological pressure, because even if no one invests, I can still use the remaining 2 million funds.
Found it successfully."
At this time, an actor suddenly asked: "County Magistrate Li, I want to know, why are you doing this? What benefits will it bring to you and the crew?"
Li Tianyi replied with a smile: "Because I hope that all the actors today can continue to participate in the filming of the second season after the first season became popular, and I can tell you clearly that the remuneration for the filming of the second season is still not high.
How much will it grow? Because the main purpose of our Ningkang County investment in filming this TV series is to promote the Daheishan Town tourist scenic spot. Therefore, low-cost operation will be a basic rule for our investment. However, in order to ensure that the actors
It can generate enough income, especially after enjoying the popularity of the TV series, so it has opened investment permissions for everyone, and this investment permission is only available to the cast and crew of the first series, and by the second and even third seasons
At that time, only those who invested in the first quarter will be eligible to continue investing, because I estimate that by that time, many investors will come to the door, and there will be no shortage of funds. Of course, I also believe that once Ling Yongzhi passes this
The TV series has made money, and he will definitely not treat the cast and crew badly, but this has nothing to do with our Ningkang County. That is his business."
After Li Tianyi finished speaking, all the cast and crew fell silent.
To be honest, many of them join this crew, on the one hand, to learn, and on the other hand, some of them do it to make money. Even if the remuneration is not high, they are still getting paid after all, and the remuneration is higher than ordinary remuneration.
The working-class salary is still much higher.
Now that Li Tianyi suddenly asked them to invest, they were very hesitant.
At this moment, Ling Yongzhi also frowned. Although he had already thought of Li Tianyi's idea, he did not implement it because he always felt that it was inappropriate.
But now that Li Tianyi has done it, he can only wait for the results. The only thing he worries about now is whether Li Tianyi can really raise the remaining 2 million in funds if these people are unwilling to invest.
Today is Army Day, and I wish our great motherland will become stronger and stronger! I wish all my friends a happy life, a smooth career, and all the best!