"Children of Time" is certainly a big IP that has attracted much attention, and it is a big project that many first-line actors hope to participate in. But Huang Kairen is also the kind of actor that any project desires. The IP of "Children of Time and Space" is so large that it is destined to be unable to be a non-commercial project. In the current Chinese film and television market, who else can be confident that it is more popular than Huang Kairen?
Huang Kairen has reached the top, and his acting skills have always been recognized. When such an actor offers to act, even if the other party cannot make a decision at the moment, he or she will not disappear without replying. Lu Yanhe was very surprised. However, Huang Kairen's inquiry seemed to be a beginning. The next day, a lot of news suddenly emerged on the Internet about Lu Yanhe's starring role in "Children of Time and Space". Lu Yanhe was very confused and took a screenshot to ask Chen Ziyan. Chen Ziyan said that she didn't know what was going on and was contacting the producers of "Children of Time and Space". At noon, the "Children of Time" web drama officially responded. Casting has not started yet. Thank you for your attention.
The response was simple. It actually denied the news that Lu Yanhe was going to star. As a result, this news attracted public ridicule - many people thought that this was Lu Yanhe's hype, and he wanted to bind himself to "Children of Time and Space" to increase his worth. Chen Ziyan had to send a screenshot of the chat history between herself and Lu Yanhe, and made a clarification: We all love the story of "Children of Time and Space", so we will not deliberately "spoil" or "hype" it. It's an attitude. Fortunately, at this time, the official website of "Children of Time and Space" left a message under Chen Ziyan's news, saying: Ms. Chen contacted us in the morning and asked if there was any intention to cooperate, so as not to make everyone happy if it is false news. It is indeed because it is still Casting has not started yet, so no actor has been cast, so please remain kind. -
"I didn't expect that inviting Teacher Jiang to draw a cover for us would cause such a big disturbance." Chen Siqi was still frightened. Lu Yanhe said: "I don't know how the rumors came about." Chen Siqi said: "Maybe some marketing accounts did it deliberately for the sake of popularity." In today’s Internet age, many people live by popularity and traffic—whether it’s true or false, traffic can be monetized. Therefore, all kinds of news are flying all over the place, suspected, said, according to insiders, etc. Lu Yanhe said: "In the past, people with high status had the right to speak. Now whoever controls the channel to speak out has the right to speak." Chen Siqi felt thoughtful when he heard Lu Yanhe say this. Chen Siqi said: "I heard that some brokerage companies have cultivated hundreds of marketing accounts." "That's too scary. Are you someone who specializes in reviewing and producing data for their artists?" "Maybe, you Xingyu must have one too." "I've never seen it before." Lu Yanhe said, "Maybe Sister Ziyan knows." Chen Siqi said: "I forgot to tell you one thing. I sent you a box of "Jump Up" postcards, specially designed by Yilong. After you receive them, write one to Teacher Jia Long to express your gratitude. , I will give you the address when the time comes, and you can send it to Teacher Jia Long together with the second issue of "Jump Up"." Lu Yanhe knew that Chen Siqi had left this job specifically for him. "it is good." How far can a magazine go? In an era like this, no one knows. Just because I don’t know, I am full of all kinds of imagination. After the end of the newsstand era, people now buy books and magazines almost all through the Internet.
After the first issue was sold well, some people actually told Chen Siqi that its popularity was short-term because everyone was curious about a new thing. It was the influence of several celebrities that boosted sales. It happened to be given away by Yu Jiang at that time. Under such circumstances, this book has only sold 90,000 physical copies and 50,000 e-books so far, which shows that it cannot be sold for a long time. If any book has this kind of publicity, its sales volume will reach at least 300,000 copies, making it a super bestseller. But faced with these claims, Chen Siqi remained unmoved. "Jump Up" was the best thing for her to do when she was in college, and it was also the first thing she made in her life. She couldn't give up just because of these sounds. Chen Siqi discusses with Linyu, Xu Zijun, and Xu Mingyue almost every day what kind of topic selection and planning can be done for this book. The key is to make readers stay and let more readers read this book. In the second issue, there are famous comedians like Jia Long and two popular idol stars, Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe, which is actually enough. Chen Siqi said in the editorial team group: We can’t wait for Huang Kairen’s article and reserve this space for “Assassination Me”. Linyu: For "Assassination Me"? This is also a submission received from the submission mailbox. Although the novel is very good, the author is unknown. This issue we have published many new manuscripts. Linyu was a little worried that this would have an impact on the sales of the second issue. Chen Siqi said: Readers who bought the first issue were more or less motivated by the gimmick. The sales of the second issue are likely to decline. We have to be mentally prepared for this. There are already three star artists. If we add more, One-third of the writers in this issue are celebrity artists. If we keep doing this, we will never be able to cultivate our own readers. One day, we will no longer be able to invite stars of this level to write for us. Manuscript, wouldn’t sales drop off a cliff? So, although we may experience short-term sales declines, we must also cultivate our own readers. Lin Yu: Then why is the space reserved for "Assassination Me"? We have also received manuscripts from well-known writers and teachers. Chen Siqi: Because I hope to give everyone the impression that "Jump Up" is a place where new talents can be discovered and writers can be cultivated. In the future, I also want to control this ratio. In each issue, at least one-third of the manuscripts will be It is from a newcomer, unless the quality of the manuscript is really not good. Linyu: OK, then I understand. If this is the case, then the manuscripts received in our submission mailbox are really not enough. This issue has almost all been published. Chen Siqi: I hope that after the second issue is launched, more authors will be encouraged to submit manuscripts. This is just a hope of mine. There are really no manuscripts. Of course, don’t lower the quality of manuscripts just for this ratio. -
"Jump Up" will release news about the second issue almost every few days. When Lu Yanhe finished recording the third issue of "City Travel Notes", "Jump Up" announced that the second issue would publish Li Zhibai's first novel "Don't be cowardly when it's time to confess!" 》. Fans of Li Zhibai were confused. ha?
In the first issue, Li Zhibai wrote an article to support the magazine edited by Lu Yanhe. Forget it, why did he start writing novels?
The main reason is that Li Zhibai doesn't seem to be a person who loves to read or write. Now he actually tinkered with a novel. They really didn't know how to react, and they always felt weird. Yu Jiang also appeared again at this time: It's ridiculous. Before, we were just doing magazines, but now we are looking for celebrities to write novels. The magazine "Jump Up" is specially made to swindle fans' money, right? "Jump Up" did not respond. Zhou Pingan's reaction was huge. He called Li Zhibai, who was filming on the set, "Why did you write something for them again? Now the Internet is ridiculing you, you know?" Li Zhibai had no idea what Zhou Ping'an was talking about. He complained directly: "What are you talking about? I'm going to film soon. If you don't have anything serious to do, don't disturb me." After speaking, I hung up. Zhou Ping'an was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke. However, he was used to Li Zhibai's virtue and there was nothing he could do against him. Although he hung up Zhou Ping'an's phone without any explanation, Li Zhibai still looked online to find out what was going on. Seeing that many people were questioning him, he was speechless and posted a message: What happened to the celebrity artist? Can’t celebrities write novels? How high is the threshold for writing a novel?
As soon as the news came out, he threw his phone aside and was summoned by the director to film. Li Zhibai was not fully prepared for this temporary rescue scene. However, he was too lazy to prepare. Anyway, he just felt whatever he felt on the scene. As a result, the director thought that he acted extremely well. Li Zhibai didn't know where the good news came from, but since he said so, of course he accepted it. He never consumed himself. As a result, when he remembered to look at his phone, his news was trending.
There is another hot search term: Li Zhibai doesn’t know the heights of the world. Some people, led by Yu Jiang, bluntly said that they were insulted by Li Zhibai's words. Yu Jiang blasted Li Zhibai: How low is the threshold for writing novels? Can just write something casually and call it a novel?
Others' speeches all had the same meaning, saying that Li Zhibai did not respect creation and novelists. Li Zhibai was dumbfounded, and at the same time a sentence popped up in his head: As for it?
Looking again, Zhou Pingan had three missed calls in a row on his phone. Li Zhibai has a black line on his head. Li Zhibai is prone to saying the wrong things every day or two, and he is often scolded for this. Li Zhibai is quite free and easy like "a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" and doesn't care about being scolded. However, he did not want his remarks to affect "Jump Up". After struggling for a while, he made a rare apology and said: I said the wrong thing, so I stood up and was beaten. I apologize to everyone who was offended by my inappropriate remarks. To explain, when I posted a post, I never thought that the threshold for writing novels is very low and that everyone can write it. I was just stimulated by some people who laughed at me for writing novels, so I made such a statement. I think , Anyone has the right to write novels, right? Although I am an artist, I also have a novel dream, so it should be possible. -
"It's really not easy. It's rare to see Li Zhibai apologize." Lu Qingzhen has been working in the company for so many years. She often sees Li Zhibai saying wrong things on trending searches, but rarely sees Li Zhibai apologize. Chen Ziyan: "He saw that things were getting a bit big and didn't want to affect "Jump Up"." Lu Qingzhen glanced at Chen Ziyan with a smile and said, "Wouldn't it have been better if you had chosen him to be your leader?" "Not suitable." Chen Ziyan shook her head, "He is a typical prickly person, and the agent can't control him. Although he has a good heart and good conduct, he has a lot of troubles. If I really take care of him, he will be the same as the three. It’s a small quarrel every day, and a big quarrel every five days. Even though Zhou Pingan has many conflicts with him and the quarrels are severe, Zhou Pingan is actually a person who can tolerate his temper.” "Why do you say that?" "Li Zhibai disobeys discipline. Zhou Pingan looks tough. In fact, he has never been tough with Li Zhibai. He is more or less afraid of his family background and the fact that he is so popular now. Zhou Pingan is best at watching people do their bidding. Yes, I’m not that good at it anymore. I can pretend for a while, but not forever.” "Haha, I don't know if you are praising Zhou Pingan or mocking Zhou Pingan." "I praise him on this matter." Chen Ziyan smiled, "He still has his merits." "That's true. Look at Ma Zhiyuan. We had so much trouble with him before, but now he's slowly getting under his control." Lu Qingzhen said, "I'm really convinced about this. Ma Zhiyuan is no easier to thorn in the side than Li Zhibai." It’s done, Zhou Ping’an has a way.” "Did Ma Zhiyuan cause trouble again?" "What day does he stop making trouble?" Lu Qingzhen rolled her eyes, "I originally helped him negotiate a business deal with a luxury regional spokesperson for the Asia-Pacific region, but he actually refused and said that he could either be a global spokesperson or a full-line spokesperson. I At that time, I really wanted to throw a cup of coffee on his face, I was really crazy and started talking nonsense, and then Zhou Ping'an took care of him." Chen Ziyan shook her head, "This is true. If he doesn't change his character, sooner or later he will suffer a big loss and fall into a big hole." Lu Qingzhen: "We all said so. By the way, Xiao Lu has been approached by a lot of business recently. Are you still unwilling to accept it?" Chen Ziyan said: "Except for big brands, all fast-moving consumer goods categories are not accepted, so there is no need to consume them." Lu Qingzhen said: "Big brands have basically been divided up by various celebrities. If there is no endorsement cooperation, it is just business cooperation, and it is not worthy of Lu Yanhe's status. We can only wait for which spokesperson expires before considering small brands." Lu, we will fight for it when the time comes, but it is a flaw that Xiao Lu has no works now." "It doesn't matter, the work will come soon." Chen Ziyan said. She looked down at the time and said, "No, I have to go. I have an appointment to meet someone." "Okay, let's talk next time." Lu Qingzhen nodded and returned to the company. Chen Ziyan changed course and went to a nearby bookstore. Because she arrived ten minutes early, she browsed the bookstore first and saw a book called "I Was a Tutor on the Upper East Side". She thought it was interesting, so she took it to check out. She happened to meet two girls in school uniforms and asked: "Boss, do you still have "Jump Up"?"
The boss said: "Yes, it's right over there." The two girls passed away happily with expressions of relief on their faces. Chen Ziyan was a little surprised and asked: "Is "Jump Up" still selling so well now?" "The sales are not bad. Although it is not as popular as it was at the beginning, people come to buy it every day." The cashier took a look at the book in Chen Ziyan's hand and asked, "There are also many people buying the book you have." "Oh, really? I just took a look at it on the bookshelf and thought it was interesting, so I wanted to buy a copy." Chen Ziyan handed her the check and said, "Place an order for a glass of Americano." "Ok." Chen Ziyan went to the rest area and found a seat by the window. Tear open the plastic cover and read while waiting for someone. After a while, Liu Bige came. "Hi." Liu Bige greeted her. Chen Ziyan stood up, shook hands with him, and said, "What are you drinking?" Liu Bige: "I just drank coffee, no need." Liu Bige sat down opposite Chen Ziyan. "I've heard about the name for a long time." Liu Bige said. Chen Ziyan smiled and waved her hand, "Producer Liu returned to China last year?" "Yes." Liu Bige nodded. Chen Ziyan said: "Shang Yongzhou mentioned to me that he met you when he attended a film festival in France, right?" Liu Bige nodded and laughed, "Do you also know Shang Yongzhou?" "I was his agent before." Chen Ziyan explained, "Unfortunately, I was supposed to accompany him on the few times he went to France, but due to various accidents, I didn't go. Otherwise, we would have known each other a long time ago. .” "I was just a shooting assistant there." Liu Bige said, "It's not too late to know each other now, it's fate, and now we know each other because of Lu Yanhe." "Yeah, Yan He told me that you sent him a script. I was surprised. I have to admit that Yan He is not very recognized as an actor now. After all, he has not had any works with everyone so far. Meet." Liu Bige said: "I met him by chance and thought it was a good fit." "I heard that you want to adapt a novel written by one of his classmates?" "Yes, we have almost talked about it in the past two days." Liu Bige said, ""Miss Ning" is not a project led by me. It was made by my friend He Han. However, because the two of us wrote the script together, I I’m also helping him with this, I’ve sent Lu Yanhe’s materials to him, and he’s still in France.” Chen Ziyan nodded and asked, "Do you plan to release this movie in China?" "Of course, after all, we are making a Chinese-language film, not an English-language film." Liu Bige said, "I am currently working at Longyan Pictures. If nothing else happens, the domestic investors and distributors will be controlled by Longyan Pictures. The film industry is responsible.” "Oh, really? That's a coincidence. I happen to be friends with Mr. Huang and Mrs. Huang." Chen Ziyan showed a surprised smile, "But this kind of independent film is generally not the type of film Long Yan would make, and now he is starting to pay attention to this Type?" Liu Bige said: "Mainly because of the impact of global streaming media on the traditional film and television industry, Longyan Pictures is also preparing to produce corresponding content for international streaming media, so it also found me and was willing to help me produce independent films."
If a work like "Miss Ning" is released in theaters, unless it wins a major award, it will be difficult to recover the cost from the theater box office. The same is true abroad. In the past, we mainly relied on the copyrights of various countries to make money. Nowadays, the emergence of streaming media has given many art films a chance to survive. The gameplay of streaming media is different from that of theater box office. "But in fact, it is not considered an independent film." Liu Bige added, "The term independent film itself is to distinguish films from the producer system of major film companies. In other words, it is more accurate to say that films directed by auteurs Some. After all, Longyan Pictures cannot be said to be an independent film production company." "Yeah." Chen Ziyan nodded, "Is "Miss Ning" going to be released on streaming media overseas?" Liu Bige nodded and said: "Except for our country and a few specific regions in France, other regions should be released on streaming media. Otherwise, there will definitely be no streaming media willing to provide production funds." "Didn't you ask Long Yan to provide it?" "There is no way they can provide it all." Liu Bige said. "On the one hand, it is all provided by Long Yan, which is relatively risky. Although the production cost of this movie will not be very high, it will cost at least tens of millions. On the other hand, it will be provided by Long Yan." On the one hand, we want to attract investment from relatively powerful overseas streaming media, which will also help promote our film overseas." Chen Ziyan understood the difference and nodded. "Has the heroine been decided yet?" Chen Ziyan asked. Liu Bige shook his head and said, "Not yet, and I'm still looking for it." Chen Ziyan said: "Will auditions be organized? Or?" Liu Bige said: "If no suitable candidate is found, auditions will be organized." Chen Ziyan said: "After listening to Yan He's introduction to this script, I think the other actress I brought is suitable. If you are interested, you can take a look at her." Liu Bige was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Chen Ziyan would recommend an actor to him today. "Wen Minglan, you may have seen news about her online." Chen Ziyan said, "Please believe me, the news online about her being unprofessional is absolutely false." Liu Bige did hear the name. "Okay, then I'll go back and look at her information." He said. But Chen Ziyan took out a USB flash drive and said, "This contains her information, including a collection of her past performance experiences." Liu Bige was surprised, "He is indeed an agent." Chen Ziyan: "There is no other way. For the sake of my own actors, I must be ready to recommend her to you at any time." Liu Bige asked curiously: "Does Yanhe also have such information?" Chen Ziyan nodded: "Yes, although Yan He has no works officially released to everyone yet, he has already filmed a movie called "The Golden Age". I also asked the crew for some materials and made a document." Liu Bige asked: "Can you give me a copy? I also need to introduce Lu Yanhe with the congratulatory letter." Chen Ziyan: "Of course." -
Regarding "Sanchakou"'s accusations about Wen Minglan, Chen Ziyan only replied with four words: nonsense. At the same time, at this time, some revelations about the current filming status of the "Sanchakou" crew appeared on many forums on the Internet. For example, the wages of the extras are in arrears, the shooting scene is chaotic, the management is very poor, and the efficiency is low. These messages may be true or false, but they have caused a lot of trouble for "Sanchakou". For example, the investors of this drama are Icefield Video and Explorer Pictures.
Because of the recent controversy caused by this drama, the stock prices of two listed companies, Iceborne Video and Explorer Pictures, have also been greatly affected. They sent investigators into the set one after another. This investigation really revealed some problems - it is impossible for any crew to be without problems. But this question has the meaning of "family scandals should not be made public". There are obvious problems with many of the crew's expenses. For example, a pair of gloves worn by the heroine cost NT$. This is just one example, and many aspects show that the crew pocketed a lot of money. Funding is a big problem, and even worse problems have been discovered. Many people have reported that the director is not on set most of the time, and many scenes are shot by the assistant director. So far, the filming progress is far lower than It is expected that if the drama is to be filmed normally, an additional investment of at least 30 million will be required. Iceborne Video and Explorer Pictures were shocked when they learned of these issues. It is not uncommon in the industry for many directors to mess around with one project after another and make money crazily. However, it is really rare for it to be like this in "Sanchakou". If the Wen Minglan incident hadn't broken out and led to their investigation of the crew, these problems might not have been discovered until the mid-to-late period when funds were insufficient and they started asking them for additional funds. By then, hundreds of millions of dollars had been invested. How could you not add the 30 million? Wouldn't it be ruined in your own hands? Many times, investors are stuck in this position and have to "frustratedly" add additional funds. While many people on the Internet were still arguing about the dispute between Wen Minglan and the crew of "Sanchakou", Icefield Video and Explorer Pictures suddenly issued a joint statement that due to improper management of the crew of "Sanchakou", the production team of this project would be changed. The filmmakers and director caused an uproar across the Internet. -
"Is Chen Ziyan's energy so terrifying?" Even Mengli was shocked after seeing the news, "She actually changed the producer and director directly." Mengli's agent Li Xia immediately shook her head and said: "No matter how powerful she is, she cannot directly replace the producers and directors of a project with an investment of hundreds of millions. Wen Minglan has already left the crew. It must be the project itself." Something went wrong, otherwise Iceborne Video and Explorer Pictures would not have been able to do such a thing of cutting off one's arm. It had been filming for more than a month, and at this time, the producer and director suddenly changed." "What could go wrong?" Mengli asked. "Who knows, maybe it's to embezzle funds." Li Xia is obviously very aware of the twists and turns in the film and television industry, "Lina will be laughed at next week." -
The conversation between Meng Li and Li Xia is just a microcosm of this matter in the film and television industry. There are almost no people who don’t know about “Sanchakou”. And it’s hard to have an airtight wall in this industry. It soon became known that the producer and director of "Sanchakou" misappropriated production funds. Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe found out almost at the same time. The reason why Lu Yanhe knew about it almost at the same time as Chen Ziyan was because of Liu Bige. Liu Bige came to see Lu Yanhe. Liu Bige happened to hear about it and told him. Liu Bige said: "It's really awesome. It is said that two people swallowed 30 million in one go." "So much?" Lu Yanhe's eyes widened in disbelief, "No, not to mention the outrageous cost, it seems that he also signed a Yin-Yang contract with Zhou Lina's agent, and by falsely reporting the film remuneration to Icefield Video and Explorer Pictures, the three of them split it. Zhou Lina herself was kept in the dark about the 15 million remuneration." Lu Yanhe was shocked. "Tsk, tsk." Liu Bige sighed, "They still know how to play." Lu Yanhe asked: "What should we do in this situation?" "Force them to pay back the money, otherwise we will call the police." Liu Bige said, "If this matter is not discovered, forget it. If you find out, if you don't spit out the money obediently, we will deal with them in various ways, black and white." This was the first time Lu Yanhe heard about this kind of thing, and he was a little surprised. Liu Bige: "I guess they hate Wen Minglan to death. If it weren't for Wen Minglan, they wouldn't be exposed for doing these things." "You swallowed so much money and it won't be exposed?" "It's too easy to do the accounts for such a big crew. If the accounts are done beautifully and the movie is filmed, who can hold them accountable?" Liu Bige said, "Domestic film and television projects are really not short of money. Anyway, there is no shortage of money. As long as the project can be completed, there is a high probability that it will make money, and it is not a movie. Movies are clearly priced at the box office, but dramas are completely different." (End of this chapter)