The days passed day by day, and the scenes were filmed day by day.
Zhang Hong continued to adhere to his usual habits.
When it's time to change the play, he can change the lines at any time. Anyway, the final film makes him happy and it's a good film!
This is mainly because Zhang Hong extremely believes in his own talent!
What is talent?
What is talent?
Why do everyone say that I, Zhang, have the talent and talent to be a director, but I, Zhang, still can only copy what goes on in my career as a director and leave all the basic shooting tasks to others?
But why do they still say I have talent?
Because of good grades!
Because the film produced has high ratings!
Ever since, Zhang Hong began to seriously recall his mentality when filming those TV series.
What kind of mood did you have when filming those dramas?
In the beginning, I did have the idea of making money, but later it was actually just for one word.
Cool.
Yes, you have to be happy first!
As for the scenes Zhang Hong shoots, as long as he enjoys them, the results will be good.
What does this mean?
This shows that his talent lies in this aesthetic!
This shows that his aesthetics are the same as those of the public!
So as long as he feels happy, most of the audience will feel happy too!
Zhang Hong realized it.
In the past, he never knew what his so-called talent and talent as a director were.
Now he understands.
That’s it!
This awareness of the pleasure of the film is his talent!
Smiling slightly, Zhang Hong, who understood himself clearly, continued to devote himself to the filming of the movie.
Today's scene is the scene in "Idol Girl" where Zhang Yuanying wakes up after being lost.
Her teammates were uncooperative, and she seemed a little confused and lost.
Then in the small park, she came to her senses, and when she was about to speak to encourage everyone, she was slapped to the ground by her teammates, who then repeated what she wanted to say...
This is the point of idol dramas!
The protagonist must not wake up on her own! She must be woken up by someone else!
After filming this scene, Zhang Hong himself laughed first.
Then when he saw the gloomy fish eyes of his distant cousin, he smiled even more happily.
Yes, if this show can make me laugh, it must also make others laugh.
Zhang Hong is so confident!
There is no way, this is his talent!
............
At the same time, there was another place far away in the same Hengdian.
Wang Zhi is receiving a guest.
This guest was sent by the investors of his film.
"Mr. Su, I wonder what happened that alarmed you?"
The handsome middle-aged man in his early forties opposite smiled and said, "I am here on behalf of the company to see the situation, and I want to know if there is anything we can help you with."
Wang Zhi gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, "This... is really available, can... can I add some money?"
As the saying goes, strategically despise and tactically attach importance to.
From the bottom of his heart, he didn't think Zhang Hong's movies were better than his own.
But after all, the other party is not an unknown person, and Sun Zheng and Liu Yishou are also his recognized opponents, so he hopes that the investors can increase their investment to make him more confident of defeating Zhang Hong.
But Mr. Su was a little embarrassed, "But we have already provided a budget of 50 million. If we continue to increase it... we need a reasonable reason."
Wang Zhi frowned and thought.
Of course he understands what the purpose of these capital companies is.
It's nothing more than making money.
As long as they can make money, they don't care whether the person they cooperate with is themselves or Zhang Hong.
In fact, countless capital companies have approached Zhang Hong and want to invest in his TV series.
But basically all of them were rejected.
Do they dislike or hate Zhang Hong?
No!
Not only did he not, he even became more enthusiastic about investing in Zhang Hong!
Because the TV series produced by Zhang Hong can make money.
As the saying goes, "Any film produced by Zhang Hong must be a high-quality product." At least in the TV drama circle, this sentence is generally recognized by everyone.
Wang Zhi doesn't have that much popularity or capital, so he needs to come up with a reason that the other party can't refuse.
Taking a deep breath, he sat upright and said, "I want to sign a betting agreement with you."
"Oh?" Mr. Su became interested, "How do you say it?"
"I want you to invest an additional 5,500 yuan to reach 100 million!"
"What about the revenue? You have to know that after the money is divided by theater chains and other parties, the best revenue you can get is only about 35% of the total box office."
"500 million!" Wang Zhi raised four fingers, "If the box office exceeds 500 million, the final profit will be close to 200 million!"
He took a deep breath and stated his bet conditions, "If the box office exceeds 500 million, I only want 10 million of it, and the rest is yours! If the box office is less than 500 million, your investment will be lost."
The money will be paid by me personally!”
Mr. Su thought for a moment and rejected Wang Zhi's bet proposal.
But he brought up one thing:
"Director Wang, as far as I know, you should be competing with Director Zhang for the box office results of the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of the year, right?"
Wang Zhi nodded, "That's true."
He was not surprised that this person knew about him and Zhang Hong.
This is the difference between people.
What he knew was that the other party was actually Zhang Hong's "licking dog".
If Zhang Hong wanted to make a TV series and solicit investment, the other party would probably invest at least 100 million, and there would be no talk of betting at all.
It's a pity that Zhang Hong didn't give him a chance.
But when it comes to movies, the other party seems to be waiting and watching.
I really have to compete with Zhang Hong during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The main reason is that there are more powerful bosses in the film industry, but he is still not up to the level of those people.
According to Wang Zhi's understanding, some big guys in the circle have signed a gambling agreement with a capital company to reach a box office of 1.8 billion...
But it is enough to beat Zhang Hong.
He has learned that the investment in Zhang Hong's film is only about 30 million to 40 million, which is at least 10 million less than his film.
However, his movies have a disadvantage, and that is the actors.
His protagonist is a popular star whose acting skills are a bit behind average. The other person is from the company behind Mr. Su, and he brings money into the group.
Don't think that traffic stars have high traffic. Everyone in the industry knows that most of them are fake.
If it's true, if that star can bring in 10 million at the box office, it's already a huge success.
The greater possibility is that a few million would be great.
But Zhang Hong is different.
Let’s not talk about his own popularity, let’s talk about the actors in his crew.
I won’t mention it for now because I’m not sure whether “Idol Legend” will be released in theaters.
In that martial arts movie, except for a few unknown minor characters, the others were all actors with certain abilities.
Luo Jun, Bai Xueye, Wang Chen, including Zhang Hong himself.
These people not only have traffic and fame, but they also have acting skills!
Compare with the protagonists of Wang Zhi's own crew and judge!
That's why he wants to increase his budget through betting.
Since you are not good at being the protagonist, you have to make up for it in other places!
Mr. Su smiled when he heard Wang Zhi's answer.
He sat up straight and said seriously: "Director Wang, let's sign a gambling agreement."
He stated his request, "As long as your movie box office exceeds Zhang Hong's, then every amount of money that exceeds the box office will be yours, and we won't pay a penny."
On the other hand, if the box office is not as good as him, then you won't get a penny. If you lose money, you have to make up for the loss, how about it?"
Wang Zhi's thoughts changed rapidly.
After calculation, he felt that...he would not suffer any loss.
"Why?"
What does he mean by targeting Zhang Hong?
Capital companies do not differentiate between right and wrong and friend and foe like children.
"In order to be able to cooperate in the future." Mr. Su explained with a smile, "Director Zhang Hong is arrogant and arrogant. Everyone wants to catch up with him, but he doesn't give him a chance.
So now we have to create opportunities."
Wang Zhi understood.
The other party just wants to rub Zhang Hong's energy.
Then it will be easy to cooperate.
If you have money, let's make it together.
Wang Zhi accepted the reason he gave.
Although I was a little unhappy that I had become the other side's whetstone for sharpening Zhang Hong, everyone was always using each other.
As long as both achieve their goals, it's a win-win situation.
"Okay!" Wang Zhi whispered, "I accept this condition!"
"Very good." Mr. Su shook hands with him and said, "It's a pleasure to cooperate. Don't worry, we won't let up on Zhang Hong's public opinion offensive."
Half an hour later, Mr. Su, who was sitting in the car after leaving Hengdian, made a phone call.
"Hey, Mr. Zhang. Everything has been settled. Wang Zhi accepted our conditions."
"Yes, we will soon start a public opinion offensive against Director Zhang. You can rest assured that I will handle the matter."
"OK!"
In Beijing, Zhang Hao hung up the phone and turned to his wife: "Everything is done, wife! Don't worry while I do the work!"
"I'm not worried." Liu Yan was still packing her things.
Zhang Hao asked strangely: "Honey, are you going on a business trip?"
"I'm not going on a business trip. I have to go back. The two of us are out every day. Over time, my son will become suspicious." Liu Yan didn't even raise her head, "I'll go back and take care of my son."
Zhang Hao was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed, "She is indeed my wife! You thought so deeply!"
There is a saying, this sentence is indeed not flattery.
Well, it's not exactly flattering.
He, Lao Zhang, has been strategizing and scheming against his son, but he has forgotten one thing, and that is his son himself.
Even if we communicate on the phone, if there are any words, we will definitely not say them on the phone.
And it's impossible for him to really engage in dirty tricks against his own son.
Basically, that brat Zhang Hong is invincible.
So now he needs someone to monitor him at all times and get first-hand information.
wonderful!
Wonderful!
"Honey, shall I give it to you?"
"No need." Liu Yan put on a set of nice-looking but inexpensive clothes and said calmly, "I allow you to go out and play around, as long as you don't give your son a younger brother or sister."
Zhang Hao shuddered and swore to the sky, "That must not happen! If I really mess around, my son will never have a girlfriend for the rest of his life!"
Liu Yan: "..."
She gave her husband a kidney shot and then left leisurely dragging her suitcase.
............
"Click! Finished!"
In Hengdian, Zhang Hong, who still didn't know what was about to happen to him, waved his hand and shouted these two words.
Today, two movies were completed at the same time!
The shooting time is over, and now we will enter the post-editing and production process, which is not exciting at all, but is actually very boring.
But these have nothing to do with Zhang Hong for the time being.
He wants to take everyone back to Luo City first, and then give everyone a good holiday.
Liu Yishou and Sun Zheng had already said goodbye and left with the crew.
Li Xinran originally wanted to leave, but with Luo Yun, the protector beside Zhang Hong, Wang Chen got on the plane directly. After these three months of getting along, Wang Chen finally got rid of his original prejudice against him.
In fact, Li Xinran... is also a very lonely young man.
But as soon as Zhang Hong led everyone back to the Luocheng company, he got a piece of "good" news.
"Brother Hong!"
Lin Chuan put his arms around Zhang Hong's shoulders and said excitedly, "The TV series has been sold! It will be broadcast tomorrow night!"
"Oh?" Zhang Hong paused slightly and smiled kindly, "Which website did you sell it to?"
Video websites definitely give more than TV stations.
Lin Chuan thought he had lost his dream, "No, it will be broadcast to the TV station for the first time."
The smile on Zhang Hong's face faded a little, "Oh, which TV stations will it be sold to?"
TV stations are also different.
Provincial local TV stations along the southeastern coast are more likely to charge high prices.
"No, it's for CCTV! CCTV 4's prime time slot at 8pm!"
Zhang Hong: "..."
He took a deep breath and asked, "How much did that episode cost? Don't tell me you gave it away for free!"
If it's for free, I'll kill you!
"How can it be free!" Lin Chuan looked disdainful, "Brother Hong, you must be looking down on me!"
After a pause, he raised his hand.
Then after thinking about it, he put away three fingers and finally made a "v" gesture.
Zhang Hong's face turned dark instantly, "Two million per episode?"
That works out to 40 million.
Although the cost is only four million, this is considered a tenfold increase.
But if the movie fails on the street, wouldn't it be impossible for the lower part to increase investment?
Moreover, after experiencing the "Hengdian Villa Incident", Zhang Hong has a deeper understanding of his goals.
Forty million, a lot, a lot.
As a salaryman in his previous life, there was a 98% chance that he would never earn so much money in his lifetime.
But for others, it is less than the price of a villa.
And it's just his own little treasury.
Tsk.
When Zhang Hongzheng was sullen, Lin Chuan denied him, "It's not two million, Brother Hong, it's two hundred thousand per episode."
Zhang Hong picked his ears and said, "Ah Chuan, did I hear it wrong or did you say it wrong?"
200,000 yuan per episode, 20 episodes of TV series.
Is this only four million?
It just happened to cover my investment!
Zhang Hong couldn't help but spewed curse words.
"It's true."
Seeing that Zhang Hong's face darkened visibly to the naked eye, almost turning into Blackman, Lin Chuan quickly made up for it, "But ABF promised 20 million to buy the online screening rights two months after the TV station ends!"
abf is another domestic video website, which is basically the same size as Jixing Video.
Only then did Zhang Hong look better.
Lin Chuan hurriedly flattered you, "Brother Hong, why don't you all watch a drama together at the company tomorrow? I'm really not trying to trick you. The main thing is that CCTV can guarantee the ratings better! If we don't embarrass you, then why don't you come to talk to us in the future?
Will there be more people cooperating in TV series?"
Zhang Hong thought about it carefully and found the same truth.
Now, to put it bluntly, the company relies on him alone to support it.
If the ratings of TV series produced by others are not low, then maybe Zhang Hong will be able to make a lot of money on his own in the future!
When everyone adds fuel to the fire, the goal of yours...maybe really close!
"Okay, that's it. That's right..."
When he was about to give some more instructions, Zhang Hong's phone suddenly rang.
After looking at the caller, he was slightly startled, and then answered:
"mom?"
Lin Muqing, who was watching with his arms folded, suddenly stood up straight.
Liu Yan's voice came from over there, "Son, I'm going to Luo City right away. Come pick me up at the high-speed rail station."
"good."
Zhang Hong hung up the phone and looked at Lin Chuan, "Achuan, do you have any good cars? It doesn't need to be too high-profile, just BBA level. Lend it to me first."
He didn't want his parents to know about his troubles.
In order not to worry his parents, he had to act a little grand, but not too much.
But it’s okay that he didn’t say this. When he mentioned this, Lin Chuan’s eyes turned red:
"Ah?! Brother Hong, are you kidding me?! Don't say you don't know where my car has gone!"
He rides a little sheep every day when commuting to get off work, right?
Only then did Zhang Hong realize that all his cars had been donated to the TV series "Rich Detective".
Lin Muqing sighed slightly, "I have an x6 here. I will go with you to pick up Auntie."
Zhang Hong turned his head.
Lin Muqing tapped her heels lightly on the ground and played with her hair without looking at him, "Don't think too much."