There is not a truly luxurious hotel in Hengdian now. In this era when actors' salary is generally only a few hundred yuan, luxury hotels are not a place they can afford to stay.
This is different from that of later generations. For the stars of later generations, not only did they have to stay in five-star hotels, but they also had to bring their own assistants and bodyguards.
However, Zhou Tao's wife, Sun Qing, has decided to invest in a hotel in Hengdian. This is not Wu Jianye's suggestion, but Sun Qing's own decision.
According to Sun Qing's own words: Lao Wu, since you are so optimistic about this place, then there is a need to invest here!
Wu Jianye just smiled at this. Sun Qing is now also a famous hotel queen in China. According to Wu Jianye's suggestion, Sun Qing divided his hotel business into two parts. One is
Dynasty Hotel is responsible for luxury hotels, and the other is Homeinns Hotels, which is responsible for budget hotel chain business!
Yes, the name was plagiarized by Wu Jianye again!
Construction of the Hengdian Dynasty Hotel has already started, but it won’t be completed until next year.
Wu Jianye actually had his own office in Hengdian Film and Television City, but he still stayed in an ordinary hotel in Hengdian.
After Ren Dahui followed Wu Jianye to the hotel, he said with some embarrassment: "Director Wu, there is actually something going on this time, and I want to ask your opinion!"
Seeing this, Wu Jianye asked: "What's the matter, Teacher Ren, just give me your orders!"
Ren Dahui is said to be the number one producer in China, and Wu Jianye also respects him very much. In addition to "Journey to the West", Ren Dahui has served as the director of "A Dream of Red Mansions", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" among the four famous Chinese works.
chief producer.
Ren Dahui said: "Actually, this is the case. When we were preparing for "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", RB TV station had already contacted us. You also know that we are not very sure about the quotation of our national TV series abroad.
Regarding rb’s quotation, can you give us a reference?”
Only then did Wu Jianye realize that Simon Yam came to him to inquire about the overseas copyright of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he also understood why he felt embarrassed.
After all, no one has bought the overseas copyright of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" now, but based on past experience and lessons, CCTV does not plan to directly package all overseas rights to ATV this time, and Wu Jianye, as the boss behind ATV,
Ren Dahui also heard about it.
Now, in front of the boss behind ATV, Simon Yam is naturally a little embarrassed to ask about the quotation for the overseas copyright of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!
Fortunately, when Hengdian World Studios decided to cooperate with CCTV, ATV had already found CCTV. Because Hengdian World Studios provided shooting venues for free, CCTV’s quotation for ATV would definitely not be too high.
Wu Jianye laughed and didn't take this matter seriously. Because of his appearance, CCTV's eyes were already different from those in another time and space. Even if they didn't ask him, they would find other channels. No.
It will be like another time and space, selling indiscriminately with eyes closed!
In fact, if Wu Jianye had not appeared, because the original copyright of "Dream of Red Mansions" in RB was sold for US$1,000 per episode, and at this price, CCTV itself would have known that it was at a loss!
"Teacher Ren, how much do you plan to sell CCTV for?" Wu Jianye asked.
Simon Yam gritted his teeth and said, "Why do you have to sell an episode for 10,000 US dollars?"
Wu Jianye laughed, making Ren Dahui a little embarrassed and asked: "Is this price expensive?"
Wu Jianye shook his head and said: "Teacher Ren, even with the studio and filming base provided by Hengdian Film and Television City, the investment in this TV series has reached 79 million yuan, right?"
Ren Dahui nodded, this is not a secret, it has been published in the newspaper a long time ago.
The filming of TV series or movies in this era is very different from that of later generations, especially in war scenes. It will never be like the later generations where just a few dozen people can be said to be thousands of troops.
In this era, it is really necessary to hire the army to help with filming. When Wu Jianye participated in "The Peacock Princess", didn't he also borrow the army from the local area? The same was true for "The Last Emperor" and "New Dragon Inn"
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As a war drama, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is even more exaggerated.
In order to film this TV series, the crew used an unprecedented amount of manpower, material and financial resources, and more than 400,000 extras alone were used.
Among them, when filming "The Battle of Guandu", a division of the People's Liberation Army was used, which cost about 400,000 yuan; when filming "The Burning of Red Cliff", the crew used 9 cameras and 1 helicopter, from water, land, and
It was filmed simultaneously in three directions from the air, using 72 ships. The fire burned more than 50 trucks of firewood, more than 20 tons of gasoline and diesel, and more than 3,000 extras were invited to participate in the filming.
These will be extremely difficult in later generations.
Wu Jianye continued: "According to the announced news, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a script that is planned to be filmed into 80 episodes. If one episode is only sold for 10,000 US dollars, it is actually only 800,000 US dollars. When converted into RMB, it is also
It’s only over four million, do you think this price is suitable?”
At this time, Ren Dahui couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Wu Jianye is really a good person. Not only did he provide a shooting location for the filming of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but now even if he is not a CCTV staff member, he can also think about himself.
What a good person!
"Well, Director Wu, how much do you think we should sell it for?"
Wu Jianye laughed, stretched out five fingers, and said: "Why do you have to count like this!"
Ren Dahui looked at Wu Jianye in surprise: "Fifty thousand US dollars per episode, isn't this too expensive?"
This price was directly five times the price of ten thousand US dollars per episode that he had previously thought of, and he found it difficult to accept it for a while.
Comrade Xiao Wu is quite dark!
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Fifty thousand US dollars is just a starting price. I think you can bid up to 80,000 US dollars per episode, and then let RB make a counter-offer. Anyway, fifty thousand US dollars is a minimum price. If "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
If this TV series were filmed by our Tangting Culture, the price might be even more expensive!"
Why do we say this? In fact, it all starts with everyone’s confidence.
rb's obsession with Chinese culture can be said to be more serious than that of people from any other country in the world, especially the culture of the Three Kingdoms period.
Even in the era when Wu Jianye was reborn, rb's local research on the culture of the Three Kingdoms exceeded that of the country. This shows rb's obsession with the Three Kingdoms.
However, although the Chinese people in this era have begun to rise, some people still cannot stand up on their knees, and their waists are still bent habitually.
Tangting Culture can implement Wu Jianye's intentions from top to bottom, but it is impossible for CCTV. The unit is too big and there are too many people who can speak, which also makes their management more rigid and full of problems.
No one can guarantee that there are no people in their leadership who are used to bending over...
Ren Dahui gritted his teeth again and said: "Okay, I will do as you said. If I can sell it at this price in rb this time, it will also play a great role in easing Taili's finances!"
Wu Jianye chuckled. He had achieved his goal. Anyway, there was not much loss for him. He clearly remembered the price of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Even if it was not a scam,
They can't get much cheaper. In addition, because of the "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West" incidents, the relationship with CCTV was already a bit tense. They can also take this opportunity to ease their relationship with CCTV.
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In fact, in another time and space, CCTV did sell the copyright of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to rb for US$10,000. Moreover, rb's TV station immediately agreed to CCTV's suggestion after hearing the offer.
There is no counteroffer.
This also made Simon Yam regret it later, because he had less money!
RB is naturally very happy...
Ren Dahui happily left Wu Jianye's room, ready to make a big deal.
In the following days, Wu Jianye, accompanied by the staff of Hengdian Film and Television City, continued to visit the construction of Hengdian Film and Television City.
Wu Jianye watched all the scenes including the palaces and gardens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Spring and Autumn Period, the Tang Garden, the Fengshen Empire, etc.
There are places that I am familiar with, such as palaces and gardens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Spring and Autumn Period, and Tang Garden. There are also filming scenes such as the Fengshen Empire that does not exist in time and space.
There are still many filming locations under construction, which will be completed soon, including the Ming and Qing Residential Expo City and other filming locations.
After visiting these scenes, Wu Jianye called the person in charge of Hengdian Film and Television City!
The person in charge of Hengdian Film and Television City is also someone who came out of Yaoguang Talent Reserve Room. Because ATV and Fengge Media are the major shareholders of Hengdian Film and Television City, the management is naturally theirs.
"Not bad!" Wu Jianye sat in his seat and affirmed the development of Hengdian Film and Television City in the past few years.
Wang Dexing, who is now the person in charge of Hengdian Film and Television City, had a smile on his face. As talents in the talent reserve room of Yaoguang Group, they will be told who the real big boss is on the first day they enter the talent reserve room.
And everyone who takes office will be received by Wu Jianye.
At this time, Wang Dexing was naturally very happy when he heard the affirmation of his work from Wu Jianye!
"We all work according to your arrangements, Director Wu." Wang Dexing said.
Wu Jianye said: "There is no need to film flattery. I came here this time because there is actually one more thing, that is, Hengdian Film and Television City will reopen two filming bases!"
Wang Dexing didn't take Wu Jianye's reprimand to heart. People have different faces, and Wang Dexing was a bit of a loser. He also knew that the more irrelevant the reprimand, the more it meant that Wu Jianye did not regard himself as an outsider.
"Director Wu, if you have any instructions, just ask them. We promise to complete the task!"
This was not the first time Wu Jianye had dealt with Wang Dexing. He knew what kind of character he was, so he said: "There are two special areas opened this time, one is the Republic of China area, and the other is the Xianxia area!"
"Director Wu, we understand the Republic of China section, but what should we do with this Xianxia section?" Wang Dexing did not pretend to understand. In front of Wu Jianye, he understood everything very well, knowing that for Wu Jianye,
You can never pretend to understand what Jianye said!
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Experts will come to help you with this matter. You should keep a close eye on this special area. It will be of great use in the future!"
Regarding the Xianxia Zone, Wu Jianye actually had this idea for a long time, but the domestic film technology was not mature before, so Hengdian Film and Television City was not allowed to build it.
But it’s different now. The film school has already opened elective courses. In two years, it will almost be able to contribute the first batch of talents. Plus the talents sent by Wu Jianye to study in the digital field in North America. At that time,
You can make a fuss about domestic fairy tale films!
Two years are enough for Hengdian Film and Television City to build its first Xianxia filming base.
When Wang Dexing heard that Wu Jianye had already made arrangements, he naturally had no objections.
"Director Wu, it's a good thing that you made the arrangements in advance, otherwise I really wouldn't know where to start!"
Wu Jianye smiled bitterly. There must be no problem with Wang Dexing's ability, otherwise he wouldn't be sent to Hengdian Film and Television City as the person in charge. Such a character is so speechless.
"Okay, there's no need to say anything nice. You can go out first!" Wu Jianye waved his hand.
"Didn't I show my respect for you, Director Wu?" Wang Dexing did not forget to flatter Wu Jianye before leaving.
But when he walked out of Wu Jianye's office, he immediately became vigorous and resolute. He immediately called his secretary and asked her to contact the leadership of Hengdian Film and Television City for a meeting immediately.
Building the filming locations in the Republic of China District and Xianxia District was the most important thing for Wu Jianye during his visit to Hengdian this time.
After this incident was over, Wu Jianye's work in Hengdian was also over. After a day's rest, he set off back to Yanjing!
When he returned to Yanjing, Yang Zhuang's Da Zhuang had also arrived in Yanjing.
"Director Wu, we have already made arrangements to go to Lao Maozi's place. When are we going to go there?" Da Zhuang asked honestly.
Wu Jianye said: "Don't worry yet, I'll wait for a few more people. When they arrive, we can go there!"
Da Zhuang didn't ask who Wu Jianye was waiting for, so he nodded and said, "Oh, I know!"
What Wu Jianye was waiting for was actually Chen Hai, Xu Lun and others. Wu Jianye didn't know what kind of chaos there was now, but he could imagine it.
He must have brought more people with him this time, and he didn't want to get hurt by Lao Maozi.
Two days later, Chen Hai and Xu Lun arrived in Yanjing with 20 people. They were both old acquaintances of Wu Jianye, so they didn't exchange too many greetings and got on the plane directly to Lao Maozi.