Chapter 215 The Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi and Monk Wei and Duan Peng
Regarding the casting of "Bright Sword", Zuo Le was very cautious.
According to the previously scheduled development plan, if nothing unexpected happens, next year, that is, 2021, Zuo Le will withdraw most of his energy from the field of TV series and invest in the field of movies.
Throughout next year, and even part of 2022, Zuo Le is likely to only film the TV series "Bright Sword".
If "Bright Sword" failed.
Not to mention the decline in Zuo Le's reputation, it is likely to also greatly damage the development momentum of Shanhe.
In fact, before Zuo Le had achieved certain results in the film field, there were great differences within Sunward regarding Zuo Le's plan to switch to movies, and there were many objections from the high and middle management.
After all, Zuo Le's prestige in the field of TV dramas is now at its peak.
To make a profit from one film, TV stations and online platforms bought dramas with their checkbooks, producing two works a year, almost accounting for more than 60% of Shanhe's revenue.
This is still in the context of the rise of Xue Jun and Kong Sheng this year. Before this, Zuo Le was almost the only one who supported Shanhe.
Therefore, for Shanhe, Zuo Le's reduction in TV series output will have a very large impact on the company's revenue.
In the current market in China, you don’t actually make much money from making movies, because most of the box office has to be shared with theaters and distributors, and the producers themselves get limited profits.
Unless it's a blockbuster movie worth billions, the producer really won't be able to save much money.
Of course, this statement may be too one-sided.
For ordinary entertainment companies, if a movie can make a net profit of more than tens of millions, it is already very profitable. If it can earn several hundred million, the boss can go to the temple to fulfill his wish.
But compared to the profits generated by Zuo Le's TV series, the box office share of less than 500 million is really not enough.
Zuo Le has now become the number one TV director in China. For the TV series he has produced, the total copyright fees for TV and online platforms alone are at least over 1 billion.
This profit will be equal only if Zuo Le's movie box office can reach more than 5 billion, and Shanhe has its own distribution channels and holds network and peripheral copyrights.
As for the movie with a box office of 5 billion, China has not yet had a movie with a box office of 5 billion.
No matter how awesome Zuo Le is, the senior executives at Shanhe would not dare to think that he could repeatedly win box office success as soon as he enters the film industry.
Even if Zuo Le cheats and kills everyone in the movie industry, the movie box office cycle is slow to collect money, so there is no way to directly sell dramas and collect money.
Therefore, many senior executives did not understand Zuo Le's choice. President Yan Kui even had a personal conversation with Zuo Le.
Zuo Le's answer was simple: he was tired of filming TV series.
What Zuo Le said is half true and half false. Of course he is not tired of filming TV series, but his creative desire has indeed weakened significantly.
Currently, in the field of TV dramas, Zuo Le is almost doing well, with ratings exceeding 5,000, word-of-mouth ratings exceeding 9 points many times, and even the Golden Phoenix Award.
It would not be wrong to say that he has no pursuit in the field of TV dramas, but in a short period of time, Zuo Le really felt lonely and lonely.
Because of this, Zuo Le turned his attention to movies. Although making movies may not be as profitable as making TV series, the quality of movies is high.
Zuo Le is now known as the number one director in the TV drama field, but his status in the industry is really not as good as those top film directors.
Although Zuo Le scorns the so-called saying that "making TV series is called entertainment and making movies is called art", he has to admit that the influence of this chain of contempt in the industry is deeply rooted in the industry and in the hearts of the public.
Zuo Le had no intention of breaking this chain of contempt.
Since it is said that he cannot make TV series, then he will go to make movies. After his movies become a big success, no one can force Lai Lai anymore...
In addition, there is also a small part of the reason, that is, the word-of-mouth controversy caused by "Magic Phone" has given Zuo Le a wake-up call.
He is so successful in the field of TV dramas now that the audience and the media somewhat praise him as a "god".
However, Zuo Le is a human being. Even if he has a golden finger, he cannot guarantee that he will not fall over in the future.
In order to reduce the chance of the "Invincible Golden Body" collapsing, Zuo Le decided to appropriately reduce the number of TV dramas to reduce the quantity and quality. In addition, it can also "cool down" the audience and the media, so that they will not stare at him every day like a chicken blood injection.
Being given high hopes by countless people and putting a lot of pressure on...
As for the revenue reduction issue that company executives are worried about, Zuo Le is very indifferent.
First of all, he has no intention of becoming the richest man. Whether he earns more or less does not have a big impact on him.
Secondly, Kong Sheng, Xue Jun and others have grown up, and are preparing for many high-quality dramas next year, including "Seven Swords", "Family with Children", "Six Serious Cases" and "Stories of College Students" which have proved their success
A mature IP with great results.
Even if Zuo Le cuts production, I believe Kong Sheng and others will support Sunward's revenue.
Zuo Le, who has never fought an unprepared battle, is by no means the type to prepare for transformation rashly when his brain gets hot.
Long before he decided to get involved in movies, he had carefully considered all aspects and tried his best to make the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and in the end, balance the two.
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In this way, we can also understand the importance Zuo Le attaches to "Bright Sword".
As a "half-finished work" before moving to movies, Zuo Le naturally hopes to shoot beautifully and leave the field of TV dramas temporarily with his head held high.
During this period, the casting work, which is related to the final quality of the TV series, is a top priority. Zuo Le personally went to the battle to select the main roles one by one.
Four roles have been confirmed before, and all the actors have good acting skills. Even the weakest Wan Qian is considered a well-known acting school in the industry. The two veteran actors Zhang Bei and Li and Yan are very good at acting.
Not to mention after the emperor's vision.
For the remaining roles, Zuo Le also plans to give priority to talented actors, such as the other two characters in the Northern Shanxi Iron Triangle.
Kong Jielin Yongjian.
Ding Wei and Fan Min.
Needless to say, the acting skills of the two people may not be consistent with their military temperament, but in fact, Fan Min and Lin Yongjian are both serious soldiers, and their acting styles can be either serious or humorous.
It's just that they have played more comedy roles in recent years, which has led to "prejudice" among the audience, but if they are allowed to play serious military roles, they will definitely be able to do it.
Among the other important roles in "Bright Sword", Zhang Dabiao is very suitable for Zhou Binbin, with rough and fine elements, and his acting skills are no problem.
Wei Monk and Zuo Le originally wanted to cast Wu Yue (Shui Gen), but later they felt that he was too handsome. In addition, Wu Yue was injured before and could not film intense action scenes.
After thinking about it, Zuo Le found Wu Yue's junior brother Zhou Song, who played Da Ben in "Seven Swords". The actor's image looked a bit reckless compared to the original version.
However, Monk Wei is set up as a guard who is straightforward, reckless and a little bit of a thief, so it’s not too out of the ordinary.
Monk Wei found a "reckless man", and the second-generation guard Duan Peng Zuole wanted to find an actor who was capable and a little ruthless.
After Wu Yue, who was eager to help others, heard about this, he recommended a junior disciple to Zuo Le.
He has a good resume, he has won the national martial arts championship, he can fight with great energy, and he is somewhat famous in the industry. He is currently mainly filming action movies in Xiangjiang, and he is considered a promising new action star. The fastest update on the computer::/
