Unlike Zhang Mingen, Ying Haoming has been in the industry for a long time and has long passed the stage of accepting roles in all kinds of dramas.
Now he has no worries about food and drink. What is missing is the opportunity. An opportunity that can be remembered by the audience. He would rather spend a year filming a role that everyone can remember than release three or five movies in a row.
It’s a drama that I can’t even guarantee.
In Laojiumen, Fang Jing lowered the salaries of major actors and spent money on production. He admired this attitude towards his works.
Moreover, people who can donate 10 million at a time are not the kind of philistine businessmen who are blind to money and only want to make money.
It can be seen that Fang Jing truly loves this industry and is willing to spend money to create good films and TV shows. He is naturally willing to follow the company and has filmed several dramas without worrying about the audience not recognizing him.
I made an appointment with Zhang Mingen at a high-end restaurant, and the two had a pleasant meal, and then went their separate ways to take care of their own work.
If Fang Jing knew what Ying Haoming was thinking, he would be ashamed.
It is true that he put his heart into creating the drama, but it is not as noble as others think.
But as someone who has been through it, Fang Jing knows that in the future market, the model of shoddy production, advertising everywhere, and huge paychecks will not last long.
If only the same level of bad movies appeared all the time, the audience would be able to get used to it.
But I am always afraid of comparisons. Once a good conscience drama comes out and people judge each other, who will watch your show next time?
Isn't the failure of "Fortress" the best example? Top-level traffic doesn't work, and fans usually just shout slogans. How many can actually go to the cinema to support it?
With an investment of 100 million, the leading actors alone accounted for 70 to 80 million. How much production expenses are left apart from staff salaries? Can this kind of film be made without being bad?
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"Hey! Director Lu, if you have time, let's go out for dinner together. Are you in Yanjing? No problem, I'll come find you."
In a certain community in Yanjing, Lu Yang was impatient after receiving a call from Fang Jing. He wiped his face that he hadn't washed for several days and said angrily: "You have something to say!"
"Hehe! Director Lu, what do you mean, I can't have dinner with you if I have nothing to do? Isn't your tone like this the last time you asked me to take pictures of Xiuchundao?"
"Nonsense, I have a bad tone, can you come over and take pictures?"
Crossing his legs, Fang Jing held a cup of coffee and said with a leisurely smile: "I haven't mentioned congratulations yet. Xiu Chun Dao has been nominated for many awards. You are always a hit... a blockbuster."
"Get lost! You don't know what my movie turned out to be like? What are you doing to me? Why don't you tell me that I'm dead?"
"No! I'm really in trouble. Do you want to regain your glory?"
"Get lost! I'm only middle-aged. I can't stand it anymore. I'll sell medicine to someone else! Besides, I don't have any money. Let me ask Fang Jing, when did you become a pimp?"
"What pimp? I'm investing in your movie. As you know, I've made tens of millions of spare money recently and have nowhere to spend it. I'm very worried. Brother, please help me!"
Lu Yang...
Damn it! Is this human language?
"Good brother, call me when you get to Yanjing, and I will pick you up personally."
In the afternoon, Fang Jing came to Yanjing, and Lu Yang came to pick him up wearing flip-flops and a white elderly sweatshirt.
"Brother Lu! Your outfit is a bit sharp. As expected, you can be trendy even if you are earthy to the extreme."
"Don't talk nonsense, get in the car, I'll take you to have a nice meal first."
"Isn't it the royal buffet?" Looking at Lu Yang's dress, Fang Jing was very suspicious.
If Lu Yang hadn't called here, everyone would have believed him when he said he lived in a bridge cave.
"Why are you here so soon?" Lu Yang asked in the car, "We only talked on the phone in the morning."
"I booked my flight tickets a few days ago. There is an event I want to attend here, so I'd like to drop by."
"I just said, why would you come to me if you were fine? Is what you said on the phone true?"
Half an hour later, Fang Jing arrived at Lu Yang's house. On the table was a plate of peanuts and a plate of half a pound of braised pork that he had just passed by the market.
Opening the refrigerator, Lu Yang took out a few cans of beer and handed one to Fang Jing.
"Considering that you have activities in the evening and it's not good to eat too much, I'll prepare these two snacks."
"Thank you!" Fang Jing opened the beer and took a sip, chewing the peanuts crunchily.
He could tell as soon as he walked in that Lu Yang was not doing well right now. There were a bunch of dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen that had not been washed, and mosquitoes were buzzing.
The floor had just been mopped, and there was no garbage in the garbage bag. It must have been tidied up when he knew he was coming. There was still a rancid smell on the sofa.
"Fang Jing, is it true that you said you were looking for me to invest this morning?"
"Of course it's true!" Fang nodded, "I know your ability as a director. There are many reasons for Xiuchundao's poor performance, but the reason is not very much related to you."
"I think if you change the subject and direct it again, there will definitely be a different result."
Lu Yang is a new director, but his shooting techniques are sophisticated and the camera switching is enjoyable to watch. Compared with veteran directors, Lu Yang is not bad at all.
It's just that the story of Xiuchundao is not very good, and the publicity is not good enough, which is a pity.
"But I just like to shoot this kind of ancient martial arts that cuts to the flesh. Haven't you noticed the chivalry in Shen Lian's bones?"
Lu Yang persisted: "I have been thinking about the role of Shen Lian for three years, and I have been working on it for three years. How can the deep meaning of it be understood by ordinary viewers?"
"I have already thought about it. We two brothers will join forces to make Xiuchundao Er. I am familiar with Zhang Zheng. He will continue to play Shen Lian. This time you will play the second male lead. Without him, I will go to the rooftop if he has a box office of 1.8 billion.
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Fang Jing's head was full of black lines. If he remembered correctly, Xiuchundao had a box office of more than 200 million yuan and an investment of 60 million yuan. It made no profit and lost no money. It was far from 100 million to 800 million yuan.
According to Lu Yang's calculation, the entire Yanjing rooftop is not enough for him to jump.
"Brother, calm down. I know your abilities, but you can't focus on Xiuchundao. The current audience doesn't like this subject, so I think you can slow down for now."
"I'm planning to make a martial arts TV series recently, with an investment of at least 100 million. Can you be the director and complete the project before making the embroidered spring knife?"
"A TV series?" Lu Yang shook his head wildly, "No! No matter how bad I am, I won't be able to make a TV series. People will laugh at me. That kind of shoddy stuff is not my style."
In the eyes of film directors like them, TV series are really shoddy and not on the same level as movies.
Even though Fang Jing said he would invest 100 million, TV series often have dozens of episodes. Excluding the actors' remuneration, the production cost of one episode is probably less than a few hundred thousand.
"How can it be called shoddy production!" Fang Jing retorted: "I can guarantee that at least half of the budget of my own drama can be used for production."
"Besides, there are no bad dramas, only bad directors. You don't have confidence in yourself."
"Nonsense, who says I don't have confidence?"
"Then why did you wither without even reading the script?"
"I……"
"Alas!" Lu Yang sighed and patted his thigh, "Okay, okay, show me the script, but I've agreed first that after I help you film this film, you have to help me pick up the spring knife.
schedule."
"No problem! Isn't it just tens of millions? If you sign up with our company later, I will vote for you in one film a year, which will make you vomit."