"Haha, if there is something to eat, Cheng Hao still wants to get me. This guy A Xin... hum!"
Hao Rong happily walked in, took off his outer coat, and revealed a green suit. Cheng Hao was stunned and blurted out: "Oh, Teacher Hao, you are just an old cucumber applying green paint!"
"Oh, I really asked you to say it. There is such a line in today's play!"
Hao Rong didn't take it seriously, and joked with a smile, and then explained: "I didn't hear that Ah Xin made braised mutton. I didn't even change my clothes and came directly from the set. It turns out that Baosteel also said that he wanted to eat it together.
I’m going to cook mutton, but when I think about it, how can hot-boiled mutton be as satisfying as braised mutton?”
He Xin came out with a large pot of steaming mutton: "You haven't finished filming your scene yet?"
Hao Rong recently played a wealthy guest role in the TV series "Defense of Marriage" directed by Zhao Baogang. Despite his rustic appearance, he has been a leader for so many years and has developed his temperament. He really looks like that.
This drama has been launched a long time ago, and Zhao Baogang's drama received quite a lot of media coverage.
"It's coming soon. It will probably be finished at the beginning of next month. I don't have many roles. At most, I just go and do some filming every now and then."
As he said this, the guy looked at the braised lamb with thick oil and red sauce, his mouth watering, and urged: "Hurry up, let's start! I'm hungry after a day of filming."
Hao Rong came and went often, so there was no need to be careful, just a big pot of braised mutton and a few vegetables. Cheng Hao helped arrange the bowls and chopsticks, and He Xin took out a bottle of Maotai from the storage room.
Hao Rong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with emotion: "Good guy, if you can drink Maotai now, you are a rich man! You are the one who had the foresight to stock up so much."
It is said that Moutai has started to increase its prices in the past few years. It seems that during the Spring Festival last year, it suddenly rose from more than 300 to more than 600. This year it is getting higher and higher, and it seems to be almost over 1,000.
He Xin opened the wine, filled it for the two of them, and said with a smile: "You can take two bottles back later."
"Oh, so generous!"
"Isn't Cheng Hao going to work under your hands? We have to flatter him in advance!"
"I don't dare to take that seriously. Cheng Hao is very popular now. That's all what the hospital leaders want."
"Then you won't become the leader of the hospital soon!" He Xin said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Hao Rong said hurriedly: "Don't talk nonsense. These are all things that are impossible to deal with. Where did you hear this? From Reuters, right?"
At this time, Cheng Hao came over with a plate of cucumbers and said with a smile: "You don't care whether it is from Reuters or not. The more gossip, the more likely it is to be true. Congratulations in advance, Dean Hao!"
"Hey, look, you girl is here to entertain me. You are not a party member anymore. Do you understand the party's organizational discipline policies? You are also making noise! No, you have to be punished with a drink!"
"Come on, come on, don't go unpunished, let's have a drink together, you two do it, I'm free to do it." He Xin and his wife also poured a glass of wine, picked up the cup and said.
Hao Rong picked up the cup and cursed: "It's boring to drink with you, the quantity is too small! Come on, Cheng Cheng, let's do it!"
The three of them chatted and laughed, not to mention how beautiful the mutton shochu was in winter.
After drinking for three rounds, Hao Rong suddenly asked: "Hey, does your company have any TV drama projects recently?"
"I just finished two of them, what's wrong?"
"You made a lot of money, right?" Hao Rong said with a mysterious smile.
"Well, it's OK. One of them is selling quite well, but the other one is not very optimistic yet."
"Before Dawn" has been completed a long time ago. Now the spy drama is in full swing. It was broadcast on the Shanghai TV Drama Channel in the middle of the year. The response was very enthusiastic. It has been confirmed that it will be broadcast on four-star simulcasts in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Yunnan TV after the Spring Festival.
.It’s just that the situation of "A Beautiful Era for Wifes" is not very optimistic. Currently, only Jingcheng TV is interested.
Because of this, He Xin was quite puzzled. In his memory, this drama had always been popular, and it was later broadcast on the news. It was once exported to Africa and became a model of national cultural strategic export.
Now no one cares about it?
"What about the new project?"
"Not yet, our company's focus is still on movies."
Saying that, He Xin was also a little strange. After so many years of dating with Hao Rong, this was the first time he heard that he was concerned about his company's business. He couldn't help but ask: "Brother Hao, what's the matter with you? Tell me directly. Why go around?"
Circle!"
Hao Rong took a sip of wine and mumbled: "I never pay much attention to things in your film and television industry. Do you know this?"
"Yeah. I know."
To be honest, as a teacher in the Department of Chinese Opera Performance, Hao Rong is not like many teachers who only teach theoretical knowledge, and will show his flaws when he really wants to perform. He is really a very good actor, and he once acted with Li Bailian in "
"No Regrets", and starred in "Zhongguancun Storm" with Fan Xiaopang. He is a man who had a kiss scene with Fan Xiaopang very early.
But since he became a key teacher of the Chinese Opera, he has devoted himself to teaching. Over the years, he has directed the stage plays of the Chinese Opera students as a director and won many awards. This time he guest-starred in the film directed by Da Gangzi.
"Defense of Marriage" was entirely due to face, after all, he had a good relationship with Da Gangzi.
"I didn't know it before, but this time I participated in the filming of "Defense of Marriage", and I realized that, good (second tone) guy, that is really making money. You know, this drama has not even started filming yet.
Several TV stations came to grab it, and the total investment was less than 30 million. Four satellite TV stations won the first broadcast rights, each worth 1 million for an episode. Guess what, it changed hands for more than 100 million!"
At the end of the sentence, this guy had a sigh on his face.
Naturally, He Xin knew the market situation he was talking about. "The Head" once sold an episode for a sky-high price of one million, but now it has become the norm. A four-star broadcast can only cost more than one million.
"Before Dawn" also sold 80 to 90 million.
"So, you also want to invest in TV series?" He Xin asked with a smile.
"It's a shame. How can I, a poor teacher, have the money to invest? What I mean is that since TV dramas are making money now, why don't you do it? If you do, think more about your junior brothers and sisters."
Speaking of this, Hao Rong sighed with emotion and said: "The situation now is much more serious than that of your time. Coupled with the school's expansion of enrollment, many good talents now can't find filming after graduation. What's more?
Some even have to change careers. It’s not that they are not capable, it’s that they don’t have the opportunity. I’ve also told Da Gangzi about this. The requirements are not high, but there are some suitable secondary roles, small supporting roles, etc. Please give us more consideration.
We should give our own classmates some opportunities appropriately!"
Seeing the earnest look on Hao Rong's face, He Xin could only nod his head and said: "Sure, if I have the chance in the future, I will definitely think more about our own people in the drama."
"Haha, with your words it will be possible!"
Hao Rongrong happily slapped the table, picked up the cup and said, "Then I will propose a toast to you on behalf of your fellow students. I will do it, you can do whatever you want."
He Xin picked up the cup and explained before touching it: "Hey, Brother Hao, don't be too happy. At present, our company has no good projects. I can only say that there are opportunities."
"No problem, as long as you know what's going on!"
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Speaking of making money, it is indeed a problem faced by Xinhao Media. He Xin and Ning Hao originally opened this company to tinker with their favorite movies. But many things are not based on human will.
, watching the company grow bigger and bigger, the company that originally had only two or three kittens has now expanded to seventy or eighty people, and the office building of more than 400 square meters that was originally rented is no longer enough.
He simply rented a factory with an area of more than 300 square meters and nearly 400 square meters nearby. The annual salary, rent, water and electricity, etc. added up, the operating expenses have already exceeded 10 million.
So even if you watch "The Wind", the company can earn 90 million. After excluding the cost, the remaining net profit is actually very limited. Fortunately, the company currently has game copyright income similar to "Wulin Gaiden", including some TV series projects.
If we rely solely on movies to generate revenue, according to current estimates, we may not be able to sustain it.
The reason why there are currently no TV drama projects, to put it bluntly, is that there are no suitable scripts. Movies rely on directors, and TV dramas rely on scripts. Although the TV drama market is currently booming, there are only a few good screenwriters. The reason why the TV series "The Wind" has not been launched yet
, or it’s because the script is not up to par.
Scripts with a spy-war theme will test the screenwriter's IQ. The various calculations of the enemy and ourselves must be at least realistic. If the loopholes can be clearly seen, this will definitely not work.
He Xin was actually very dissatisfied with the two screenwriters. Seeing that the other screenwriter was a senior who graduated from the drama department of China National Theater, he went back and asked them to continue revising. If it had been anyone else, he would have fallen out with him long ago.
There are quite a few scripts that are usually sent to the company, but if you look through them, they are basically useless. He Xin's selection criteria are very simple, that is, whether the name and content are impressive in his memory. If not, he will pass. This is
The most reliable screening method.
You may think that some scripts are well written, but your subjective opinion alone is useless. TV series are a mass product, and you have to consider the tastes of the public.
Moreover, investing in a TV series now can easily cost 20 to 30 million, so I don’t dare to take any risks. The safest way is to invest in a TV series that I have an impression of, and that will be really popular in the future in my memory.