Chapter 481 'Shy Iron Fist' and 'The Sewing Machine Band'
"The Richest Man in Xihong City" won more than 3 billion in box office, and Shanhe held a celebration party in Quancheng.
All the main cast and crew members of the film were present. Artists within Shanhe who were friendly with outsiders also came to support the event as long as they had time. As the main protagonist of the celebration, Zuo Le, his wife and children all came to attend.
In fact, this celebration party is not entirely to show off the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", but the more important purpose is to establish contact with the film industry.
As mentioned before, after Zuo Le became the most promising first achiever [Ten Billion Director], the closed door of the film industry was opened to him.
Within the film industry, there are even a group of factions that want to make friends and form alliances with him, and Shanhe naturally welcomes this.
The man is affectionate and the concubine is interested.
However, everyone is a well-known big shot in the circle. Although they are interested in forming an alliance with Shanhe, they have to pay attention to the occasion and time.
You can't just take the initiative to come to Shanhe Company and find Zuo Le and talk about forming an alliance. That would be too shameless.
Therefore, a pretext is needed to bring together people who are interested in cooperating with Shanhe. Let's chat. Without saying much, those who are prepared will naturally take the initiative to get to know Zuo Le.
As long as we all know each other, contacting each other in the future will not be so abrupt. How we cooperate and form alliances in the future will depend on each other's needs.
As a result, this celebration party came into being.
To put it bluntly, this is a dating party, and it is also a step for Shanhe to test his depth in the film industry.
Invitations for the celebration party will be sent out, and anyone who wants to cooperate will come over whether or not they have an invitation.
Even if some of these participants have no intention of forming an alliance with Shanhe, they still have a friendly or neutral attitude. Shanhe's attitude towards these people will also change in the future.
As for those who did not come, although they will not be directly included in the enemy camp, the mountains and rivers that need to be guarded will not be ignored.
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Zuo Le's celebration party went very well. Not only did he make friends with a group of big shots in the film industry, but he also roughly figured out the relationship between Shanhe's enemies and friends in the film industry.
Of course, this is just a preliminary impression and may not be accurate.
It’s not like Zuo Le has never seen such people before, the smiling tiger with a sweet face and a bitter heart, and the honest person with a cold face and a warm heart.
Therefore, he did not decide on people based on their first impression. He had to slowly explore the nature of these people later.
In addition, this celebration party also brought another benefit to Zuo Le.
That is, he has initially established a firm foothold in the film industry, and relying on the momentum of many film big shots coming to support him, he also flexed his muscles.
[Although we are new to setting up sticks, we don’t have no one to help and look after us. If you want to make a wrong idea, think about it yourself]
It’s okay to say that Zuo Lehu faked the power of a tiger, or just go with the flow, in short, Shanhe’s debut after officially taking root in the film industry was quite smooth.
In the next few days, Zuo Le did not return to the crew of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" which was already filming. Instead, he handed over the filming tasks to several executive directors and assistant directors and asked them to shoot some non-important scenes.
He stayed in Shanhe and started negotiations with several film industry factions who came to cooperate.
The film industry is no different than the TV drama industry. The overall environment is more complex and the market is more cruel.
In the field of TV dramas, in fact, relatively speaking, producers and producers do not have much economic risk. It is the platform that really bears the risk.
When a drama hits the market, the producer has sold the drama in advance. As long as no ancillary contracts are signed, there is basically no big loss. At most, the subsequent income will be affected.
The platform side has to bear the expenditure of purchasing the drama, the reduction of ratings/traffic, as well as the loss and compensation of advertising.
Therefore, under the protection of the platform, it is difficult for TV drama producers to withstand a major blow.
Of course, this only applies to the show itself.
If a TV series produced by a certain film and television company hits the market, the company's stock price, market value, and subsequent sales of TV series will be affected. This is the greatest harm a bad TV series can do to a film and television company.
In such an environment, in the current field of TV dramas, platforms are becoming more and more cautious about the introduction of TV dramas.
At the same time, we will treat companies that can stably provide high-quality dramas with a high level of goodwill.
Shanhe is backed by Dongshan TV, maintains close cooperation with Penguin Video, and also has some ambiguity with the giant CCTV.
The TV + Internet dual platform insurance, coupled with the strong technical strength, has formed a huge power network centered on Shanhe, suppressing other film and television companies and platform parties.
Therefore, in the field of TV dramas, many times, Shanhe does not need to face danger directly. Most of the artillery fire is taken away by Dongshan TV and Penguin Video.
Those left to Shanhe to deal with are usually some shrimp soldiers and crab generals, Zuo Le can directly sweep them away.
Even if you encounter a tough situation that you can't defeat, you will still have two big brothers to help you.
Outsiders say that Shanhe is the undisputed overlord in the field of TV dramas. This statement actually has some merit.
Zuo Le can be the overlord in the field of TV dramas in the film and television industry, but when it expands to include the entire television field on the platform side, Shanhe is only part of the overlord.
This real overlord in the field of TV dramas consists of three parts in total——
The largest video website in China + the most popular first-line TV station + the best TV drama production company in the film and television industry.
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However, when he came to the film industry, Shanhe's treatment was not so good.
The most important thing is that there is no "big brother" to back him up.
Different from the "no capital transaction" such as ratings/playing volume, movie box office data is accumulated from the audience's real money, which is highly uncertain.
It is very possible that the first part made a lot of money, but the second part lost everything.
Therefore, under such circumstances, it is difficult to maintain a long-term stable cooperative relationship between the integrated theaters and producers.
Everyone relies on the movie box office to decide who earns more, and who will support the theater chain. We should maintain a neutral position as much as possible and remain independent from the producers.
The movie market, or rather the size of domestic theater chains, is here. If you eat more, I will eat less. If you are full, I will be hungry.
This is also why there is such fierce fighting within the film industry.
The theater chain is internally unified and maintains consistent interests. Mountains and rivers cannot win over them, and they cannot form a stakeholder community like the one in the TV drama field.
So in the face of other eager competitors, Shanhe, who was unwilling to fight alone, could only find allies among producers.
This kind of alliance is far less reliable than that between Shanhe, Dongshantai and Penguin Video, and Shanhe has to give up part of its benefits.
But there is no way, one circle and one play.
Zuo Le is a big-hearted person. Since he can't change, he will do as the Romans do.
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The way of cooperation in the film industry is actually very simple. They jointly make movies and share the costs.
When we have money, we all make it, and when trouble comes, we bear it together.
To be honest, Zuo Le, who has always been a loner and used to working on his own projects, was a little uncomfortable with this model, but after thinking about it, it was actually not bad.
Shanhe's roots are still in the field of TV dramas, and most of the company's profits are provided by Shanhe dramas.
Several directors of Shanhe are all rooted in Shanhe dramas and have no interest in making movies.
Even Zuo Le is filming dramas and movies at the same time, and he doesn't dare to put all his energy into movies.
However, although this has maintained the basic foundation of Shanhe Drama, it is difficult for Shanhe Drama to achieve effective development in a short period of time just relying on Zuo Le, who has no skills at all.
At this time, finding foreign aid is not an unacceptable option.
Sunward provides money and scripts, and the partners provide some of the film talents that Sunward needs. Working together to make a movie can not only make money, but also expand the influence of Sunward Films.
Although this Shanhe movie is not pure-blooded, it is still better than Zuo Le guarding a stack of movie scripts and working alone.
Of course, in order not to ruin the Shanhe brand, Zuo Le still had some ideas about the size.
For any script produced by Shanhe, Shanhe must take the lead in the project. Partners can recommend directors and actors, but they must be approved by Shanhe.
Films produced must also be reviewed and supervised by Shanhe. If the quality is not up to standard, Shanhe has the right to request reshoots or even substitutions...
In short, you can give up power, but the project must be under the control of Shanhe.
Of course, these conditions may be a bit harsh, but in exchange, Shanhe can also give up its leadership in non-Shanhe Benzi projects.
But even so, few capitals are willing to agree to Shanhe's request.
After several days of negotiations, there were four or five films that Sunward participated in and invested in, but there were only a few people who were willing to join the movies led by Shanward.
In the end, Zuo Le only negotiated two Shanhe movies.
"Shameful Iron Fist" in cooperation with Tianxia Media Group, and "Sewing Machine Band" in cooperation with Cactus Pictures.
In these two films, Shanhe accounts for 60% of the investment share, Zuo Le personally serves as the producer, and both parties will each send a producer to form a co-producer duo.
As for the director, Zuo Le did not interfere too much and left it to the two companies to choose, but in the end he had to nod for the choice.
After the director is in place, he will then start selecting actors and setting. When selecting actors, the director will give priority to actors from Shanhe Artists and the partners' artists. For roles that are not suitable for both companies, actors will be selected from outside.
After the film is completed, everyone still follows the investment ratio in terms of promotion and distribution. Of course, if the other party wants to increase their efforts, Zuo Le will not stop it.
He wanted to take the lead mainly because of the quality of the film, and to announce that if the other party wanted to show off its strength to Shanhe, he would be happy to do so.
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The partners were very capable and quickly found two directors.
The director of "The Shameful Iron Fist" is Yan Mo. He started out as a drama director in his early years. Later, he made two movies based on dramas and achieved good results. He is a relatively popular new comedy director at the moment.
Tianxia Media Group spent a lot of effort to invite Yan Mo, but the other party never agreed.
In the end, producer and screenwriter Zuo Le had a special chat with him, and then Yan Mo agreed to join.
According to an interview afterwards, Yan Mo revealed that he agreed to Zuo Le to direct "The Shameful Iron Fist" because he was attracted by Zuo Le's reputation as a screenwriter. In today's film and television circles, few directors can resist the temptation of Zuo Le to write the script himself.
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The second reason is that Zuo Le promised him that Shen Teng, the famous movie star of Shanhe, would join the film.
As a comedy director, Yan Mo admires Shen Teng very much and has always wanted to work with him, but there was no chance. This time he finally got his wish with "The Shameful Iron Fist".
The role played by Shen Teng is the deputy head of the "Julian Clan". He doesn't have many roles, but he is very funny. After Yan Mo read the script, he was the first one he cast.
As for the male lead of the movie, Addison, he was won by artists all over the world. He is barely considered a first-line actor and has a certain degree of popularity and box office appeal.
More importantly, the other party is a fitness fanatic with a body of extremely beautiful tendons. Regardless of whether he can beat him or not, he is indeed beautiful and intimidating.
The male protagonist Addison of "Shameful Iron Fist" is a boxer, and his figure is quite important. The actor can win the role, and his good figure adds a lot of points.
As for the choice of the heroine Ma Xiao, it exceeded everyone's expectations. Director Yan Mo insisted on using an ordinary comedy artist Ma Lili.
This Ma Lili is the old colleague from the drama troupe who attended the Spring Festival Gala with Shen Teng before. She also made a guest appearance in "Charlotte Troubles" before.
Zuo Le was still tempted to sign her at that time, but unfortunately, due to various mistakes, he missed out.
Although she has not signed a contract with Shanhe, Ma Lili has developed well in the past few years. She has appeared in many Spring Festival Galas with Shen Teng and is now a very popular sketch comedian.
However, skits and movies are two different things after all, and Ma Lili's reputation as a celebrity cannot be compared with that of the top actresses within the two companies, Sunward & Tianxia.
She was asked to be the heroine from the beginning, and there was no suitable reason to justify it.
However, Yan Mo seemed determined to support Ma Lili. He even said that Ma Lili was a comedian who was not inferior to Shen Teng and that she only needed one chance to soar into the sky.
In addition, Shen Teng also interceded for his old colleague and friend, and Zuo Le and Tianxia had to pay attention to the two important figures in the crew talking together.
Zuo Le was actually very optimistic about Ma Lili, who almost joined Shanhe, and was willing to give her this opportunity.
But the Shanhe family has a big business, and everyone below is watching, so he can't just nod casually, otherwise the rules will be messed up and the company will be difficult to manage.
Fortunately, Yan Mo was very persistent and kept running for Ma Lili. The quarrel was so severe that the world became a little looser.
The partner agreed, and Zuo Le made some gestures to make the trick go smoothly, and then "reluctantly" followed the donkey down the slope, and emphasized that he would not be an example.
In the eyes of outsiders, Ma Lili became a lucky one, and Yan Mo discovered Chollima's enthusiasm. All this was made possible by his unremitting and active work.
As everyone knows, if Zuo Le hadn't deliberately betrayed him and continued to cause trouble, not only would Yan Mo have failed Bole, but he would also have to pack up and get out.
Of course, there are also some discerning people who see the clue, such as Shen Teng who understands Zuo Le's character.
That night, under his guidance, Ma Lili and Yan Mo called Zuo Le to express their gratitude. Zuo Le didn't say anything on the surface, but felt very relieved.
It's a pity that he was deprived of an opportunity to do good deeds without leaving his name. This Shen Teng, next time he will be punished by giving him a boy number one as punishment...
In addition to the above three, Shanhe's Wu Jing took on the role of the villain Wu Di and had a lot of action scenes, which was particularly suitable for him.
In fact, if Wu Jingchun's aura was too strong and he couldn't act as charming as a girl, Zuo Le would have let him play the male lead.
As for the other supporting characters, Zuo Le saw that Yan Mo was very strict with them, so he didn't ask about them one by one.
On the other hand, for another movie "The Sewing Machine Band", the director hired by the collaborator also made a request to him.
"What!"
Zuo Le looked at the director in front of him and almost shouted: "You want me to play the male lead Cheng Gong..."
