Chapter 305 Investing in 'Journey to the West' (Daily Update 12,000~)
I have no control over this matter! Qian Wenjie said straightforwardly.
Wu Jianye was slightly startled and said with a smile: Aunt Qian, wasn't "Dream of Red Mansions" quite easy before?
Qian Wenjie said helplessly on the phone: The investment in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is not your Tangting Culture, but Xiangjiang's Fengge Entertainment...
I didn’t say what was said later, but Wu Jianye also knew that the sale to Fengge Entertainment was partly due to CCTV’s thanks to Fengge Entertainment for taking care of the country. After all, all the people who went to study in Xiangjiang in the past two years were entertained by Fengge Entertainment. Fengge Entertainment
Ge Entertainment has long been listed in the Ministry of Culture, and CCTV cannot be too stuck on this matter. Moreover, Feng Ge Entertainment is an entertainment company in Hong Kong. It is impossible to say that it is really possible to broadcast "Dream of Red Mansions" in Hong Kong.
It can be regarded as indirectly expanding the influence of CCTV overseas.
What if Fengge Entertainment funds it?
Wu Jianye didn't want to give up the TV series "Journey to the West", so he saw if he could settle for the next best thing.
In fact, there are some things that you don’t understand. The most important thing here is not the company’s funding, but the person. Yang Jie’s character is too strong, which will inevitably offend some people. These people do not want "Journey to the West" to be completed.
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If it were anyone else, Qian Wenjie would definitely not say this, but Wu Jianye is different. The relationship between the two families is a condition. In addition, now that Yang Zhun has gone to the north to cooperate with Wu Jianye to open a company, this makes the two
The family relationship is getting closer, so Qian Wenjie naturally doesn't want Wu Jianye to get involved in this kind of thing.
Wu Jianye didn't say anything about "Journey to the West". Everyone liked it. If such a classic should not be buried, after all, in the political struggle, these would not be the reasons to change their minds.
So if I must invest in this TV series, who should I turn to?
Investing in "Journey to the West" will inevitably offend some CCTV leaders, but in Wu Jianye's view, this is still feasible compared with the completion of "Journey to the West".
Now Wu Jianye no longer needs to be as cautious as when he was just reborn. He already has his own capital and can compete with some people. Besides, it is only a part of the leaders of CCTV, not the entire CCTV. He is not
Don't worry about the subsequent consequences.
If you must do this, please contact Teacher Situ from your college. He still admires you very much! Qian Wenjie pointed out a clear path for Wu Jianye.
Teacher Situ's father, when he retired, was in a high position in domestic culture, next to the C position.
Because of the success of "Raise the Red Lantern" and the "The Last Emperor" that is currently being prepared, Wu Jianye already has some say in the hearts of these big shots. At the same time, don't forget that the leaders of the Ministry of Culture have great opinions on Wu Jianye.
I also appreciate it very much.
However, this matter obviously cannot be dealt with directly by the big boss. Instead, it is a good choice to go to his father through Teacher Situ. Although Teacher Situ's father has retired, he still has a huge influence in the cultural field.
Then Wu Jianye called Teacher Situ again.
Xiao Wu, investing in "Journey to the West" is a big expense, and you also have to buy the copyright of "Journey to the West". This money is not a small amount!
After listening to Wu Jianye's narration, Teacher Situ said with some worry.
Teacher Situ, money is not a problem. I have watched the first few episodes of the TV series "Journey to the West". It is indeed a rare masterpiece. You don't want such a classic to be delayed just because of money problems.
Bar?
It is not necessary to tell Qian Wenjie how classic "Journey to the West" is, but it is necessary to tell Mr. Situ how well-produced and classic this TV series is.
Teacher Situ thought for a moment and said: Well, let me ask about this matter first. Just wait for my call!
Then I’ll trouble you, teacher! Wu Jianye said with a smile.
You kid, if you make a few more excellent movies, that will be the best thank you to me! Teacher Situ cursed with a smile and hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Wu Jianye smiled and said to Li Chengru: "Wait a minute, I'll probably have the answer soon!"
Now Li Chengru still has long hair that goes beyond his ears, a bit like Chen Haonan's hairstyle. When he nods his head, his hair becomes flowing, but he doesn't have this hairstyle deliberately, but because the crew's filming tasks are too heavy.
I didn't have time to get a haircut at all, so it was just a bit similar to Chen Haonan's hairstyle, but it looked much rougher.
At this time, Li Chengru was also very surprised. He did not expect that Wu Jianye now had so much energy and could directly contact the Ministry of Culture.
It would be great if it can succeed. Director Wu, you don’t know that everyone has such a deep affection for this TV series. When they heard the news that the budget was insufficient a few years ago, everyone was confused, but no one gave up.
, they all said they would help the crew raise funds.
Thinking of the scene a year ago, Li Chengru sighed again.
About forty minutes later, the phone rang.
The above have agreed that your Tangting Culture will invest in "Journey to the West"! Teacher Situ said directly.
This made Wu Jianye both happy and curious. He originally thought that he would eventually use the name of Xiangjiang Fengge Entertainment, but unexpectedly the superiors directly agreed to invest and acquire the copyright of "Journey to the West" in the name of Tangting Culture.
However, Teacher Situ later explained the reason to Wu Jianye. It turned out that as the first private cultural company in China, the establishment of Tangting Culture attracted the attention of the upper management. After all, there had been no such example in China before, and the upper management also
I want to know what kind of results can be achieved with this model.
It can be said that the upper management is now preparing to use Tangting Culture as an experimental base.
They wanted to see how far a private company could go. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Tangting Culture was Wu Jianye's company.
However, don't be too happy. Although the higher-ups have agreed to your request, CCTV is not going to simply sell you the copyright of "Journey to the West". CCTV has already invested in the company that printed the brochures three times before.
What happened was that after Director Yang asked for $15,000 from the office director, he discovered that he had not spent all the money and that there was still $1,800 left. Director Yang returned it to the center at that time.
Director Yang's character can be seen from this.
Yang Jie's body was shaking with excitement: Really!
Really, I will allocate 3 million to the crew now. If it is not enough, you can call my company directly and I will ask them to send it over when the time comes! Wu Jianye said.
Okay, okay, great! Yang Jie took a long breath, then turned around and left without saying anything.
Someone wanted to stop Yang Jie, but was stopped by Li Chengru.
Let Director Yang rest for a while. She has suffered too many grievances in the past few years. Let her go back and have a good rest!
From the beginning of preparations for "Journey to the West", Yang Jie put almost all of her thoughts on "Journey to the West". With the crew behind the scenes, she traveled almost all over China in order to find someone suitable for filming "Journey to the West".
》, some people at CCTV even said that Director Yang spent the crew's money to travel.
But I don’t know how much Director Yang suffered. In the middle of winter, all the people behind the scenes climbed the snow-capped mountains and finally found a place to rest. As a result, their whole bodies were soaked with snow.
When they were looking for a filming location, the crew had a car, but it wasn't a very good car. It was snowing in the winter and the car windows couldn't be rolled up at all. If they were sleeping in the open air, if they wanted to enjoy it, they should really let them try it themselves.
While filming, I was also under tremendous pressure.
Compare "A Dream of Red Mansions". From the planning to the start of filming, "A Dream of Red Mansions" is almost a favorite of the leaders. Leaders often come to inspect and express condolences. Although funds are also tight, the leaders also help find solutions.
"A Dream of Red Mansions" is treated like a biological son.
And "Journey to the West" became a stepmother...
Now that these problems have finally been solved, Director Yang finally feels relaxed.
As for the later generations of Teacher Six, who often attributed the success of "Journey to the West" to his own name, this is really speechless...
But now Teacher Six is still a child and doesn’t have so many ideas yet, but this child is a bit spoiled.
When he first joined the crew, Teacher Six's father actually came to take care of Teacher Six's daily life. At this time, Teacher Six was already in his twenties...
At night, Director Yang returned to the set in high spirits.
I would like to express my gratitude to Wu Jianye again.
In the evening, Wu Jianye, as a new investor, hosted the entire crew for dinner.
In fact, Wu Jianye already knew many of the people behind the scenes when they went to Xiangjiang.
More importantly, the actors who played the three apprentices of Tang Seng are familiar with him. As for the actors who played Tang Seng, they have left now...
The story of "Fetching Buddhist Scriptures from the Western Heaven" originally tells the story of Monk Tang who persevered to obtain Buddhist scriptures from the West. The three apprentices often broke up and separated, but the reality is that Tang Monk changed three of them, and none of the three apprentices changed.
The eldest disciple, Teacher Six, naturally needs no introduction.
Teacher Liu’s family can be considered a Monkey King family, and his father is now called the Southern Monkey King!
A few years ago, the Shaoxing opera "Three Strikes of Bone Demons" starred Mr. Liu's father.
In fact, Director Yang's original idea was to find a young martial arts actor to play the role of Sun Wukong. However, martial arts actors were weak in performance, so Director Yang thought of an opera actor instead.
The first person Director Yang chose was Dong Zhihua, a student of the Experimental Peking Opera Troupe of the Huaxia Opera School. However, Dong Zhihua was the main actor in the troupe, had good salary, and could go abroad, so he rejected Director Yang.
Later, Director Yang found Teacher Liu's father through someone's introduction. Teacher Liu's father also had his own apprentice, but the apprentice never had a son. Under Teacher Liu's strong recommendation, Director Yang finally chose Teacher Liu. Of course, if Liu
If the teacher's brother is here, it won't be Teacher Six's turn.
When joining the crew, Teacher Six even hid his 700-degree myopia...
Then Teacher Liu recommended his brother's son Xiao Qilingtong to play the role of Zhu Bajie. This is also a member of the Zhu Bajie family...
But later, the little seven-year-old boy didn't catch Director Yang's eye.
Originally, Director Yang was planning to look for Zhu Bajie among opera actors, and the one he initially chose was Sun Guiyuan, an actor from the Huaxia Peking Opera Theatre. However, Sun Guiyuan's problem was the same as Dong Zhihua's.
Let him go.
Later, Director Yang chose Ma Dehua, a clown from the Kunqu Opera Theatre!
As for the actor who plays Sha Wujing, it wasn't all smooth sailing. The first person chosen was a student from a martial arts school, but his performance was not up to standard. Later, it was Dong Xingjie who recommended Yan Huaili to Director Yang.
Only then did we gather three apprentices...
Then Director Yang, is there a suitable candidate for Tang Monk now?
Yang Jie looked at Wu Jianye and smiled meaningfully: There is one!