"Three thousand gold in the summer family", an 80 episode urban romantic idol drama.
The script Mai Xiaoyu had already "copied" and lay quietly in the office safe.
When Mai Xiaoyu first selected scripts for Zhao Liying and Shuchang, he gave too much consideration to youth idol dramas, and even considered the overall Sinicization of campus idol dramas in Japan and South Korea. He didn''t think of the play until he saw Tang Yan today.
This play was originally prepared by him for Tang Yan.
Now it''s more appropriate to co star Huo Jianhua, Tang Yan, Zhao Liying and Shuchang. Moreover, the length of 80 episodes should be enough to eliminate the brand of love apartment reinforced on Zhao Liying.
Once the script is determined, the rest is easier.
The next day, he handed the script of "three thousand gold in the summer family" to Liu Xiaoli and contacted sun Yaxing to suggest that Huo Jianhua play "strict", Tang Yan play "summer beauty", Zhao Liying play "summer Zhenzhen" and Shu Chang play "summer friendliness".
His suggestions are generally not opposed by the company, especially in the production of film and television dramas and the selection of actors. His suggestions have basically never been changed.
The rest is for Liu Xiaoli to select the executive producer and work with sun Yaxing to formulate the project schedule and prepare the crew. Then, according to the project schedule, contact Huo Jianhua, Tang Yan, Zhao Liying and Shuchang''s agent to finalize the final schedule.
The premiere of Du Lala''s promotion directed by sun Yaxing has been sold before it was started. During the summer vacation, there was a four-star network, including dolphin satellite TV. At present, he has nothing to do. He is selecting a book.
Because of the success of stewardess, his value jumped up a lot, and the pay for a single episode went straight to six figures. As for Li Hui, the godfather director of domestic idol drama, the pay for a single episode has long exceeded six figures.
"Three thousand gold in the summer family" is 80 episodes long, and sun Yaxing''s pre tax film salary is as high as more than 6 million.
Of course, he didn''t get so much. His studio is affiliated to Mengren and has to pay taxes.
Even so, compared with him who used to shoot TV dramas for local tyrants, he can''t imagine his fame, social status or personal income.
After getting the script, he directly gave Mai Xiaoyu a warm hug: "Mr. Mai, I knew you were my noble man! Don''t worry, I promise to make this TV play well."
Sun Yaxing left happily, returned to his studio and called people to prepare for the preparation of Xia Jia.
Liu Xiaoli asked, "wheat, don''t you arrange Liya to play? She just made her debut and needs to take more plays."
"She... I told her agent Zhao chupeng to let him help Tong Liya pick up more ancient costume dramas. Let''s put the urban dramas first for the time being."
In the popular pure love drama stewardess, Tong Liya plays the second female "Lele".
Tong Liya performed well in the play and performed the hot character of "Lele" emphasizing emotion and righteousness. Coupled with her appearance: big eyes, high nose, melon seed face, two small dimples and faintly visible small tiger teeth, she won a lot of praise and circled a lot of powder.
However, she failed to achieve the expected effect of Mai Xiaoyu. At most, it can only be said that many viewers knew and remembered her, a beautiful Xibo girl, and received a certain degree of attention, which is not red.
Referring to the experience in the strange dream, Mai Xiaoyu decided to let her take the ancient costume drama with the most beautiful appearance first, and then try to transform into an urban drama when it becomes popular.
"Is there any difficulty with Xiao Zhao? He is also a new agent. I''m worried that he doesn''t have enough resources and contacts."
"It''s all right. I said hello to Xiaoxue."
"That''s good. You''ve always been considerate."
Speaking of this, Liu Xiaoli paused, opened her mouth, and looked like she wanted to stop talking.
Mai Xiaoyu asked, "what''s the matter, Aunt Liu?"
Liu Xiaoli hesitated for a moment and sighed: "wheat, I''m afraid the investment in the play" Xia Jia "will not be less than 50 million."
"That''s for sure. You can''t shoot if it''s less than 50 million."
"You suddenly increased your investment in film and television dramas this year. Do you have any ideas?"
"No, I just think the company''s capital is too rich, and the current market, it''s time to shoot most big productions. Aunt Liu, what do you want to say?"
Liu Xiaoli smiled bitterly: "if the two movies in the United States are negotiated, our Meng people will not be so rich in terms of funds. In addition, with next year''s Xiajia, the company''s funds may be tight if 50 million yuan is invested."
The total investment of the 80 episode TV series is more than 50 million, which is really not high. That is to say, "Xia Jia" is an urban romantic idol drama. Try changing it into a war drama in ancient costume. Not to mention how much money a war scene burns, it''s just the huge crew. The cost of eating horses every day is not a small amount.
For example, there is a rumor that it is ready to remake the Three Kingdoms. No more than 100 million can''t be photographed at all.
In addition, the new version of a dream of Red Mansions, which was planned to start around May this year through the draft activity of a dream of people in Red Mansions last year, has a budget of no less than 100 million.
"Xia Jia" is fortunately an urban romantic idol drama, which can recover part of the investment cost through advertising implantation. However, advertising sponsorship fees are not in place at one time. Like the final payment of TV stations, they are paid in installments.
If the agreement in the contract is not reached, the balance payment may be ruined.
The budget of more than 50 million yuan for Xia Jia is not the last straw to crush Meng, but it can let Meng taste the hidden disease of all film and television companies - lack of money.
Since the separation of production and broadcasting reform, a large number of people in the television system have gone to the sea. Create a film and television company, make TV dramas and sell them to TV stations. Most people lack the accumulation of original capital. The production cost of a TV play needs millions of yuan, so they can only rely on external financing.
With the development of the market, in recent years, the production cost of a single TV play has been tens of millions of yuan, or even hundreds of millions of yuan. Almost all film and television companies have their own working capital, which is difficult to support the huge capital demand.
The film and television industry is also an asset light industry, which itself is difficult to use financing leverage, and the "lack of money" of film and television companies has become the norm.
More unfortunately, the capital turnover rate of film and television dramas is very low.
A TV play, from development, production, broadcasting and payment collection, often goes through a cycle of 1.5 to 2 years.
For a film, it will take six months after it goes offline before the production company can see the money. As for the time for preliminary preparation, shooting, post editing, publicity and distribution, and waiting for release... Let''s say, Xiao Xing has begun to prepare for the shooting of inception, but if the film wants to be released, there is no hope next year.
In Zhang Koizumi''s love call transfer 2, the scene and scale are not as large as those in inception, and there is no need for modeling, landscape painting and green screen god horse. There are not many special effects lenses, and the production cycle will be shortened.
However, all this is based on the ready-made script, which saves the time to discuss and modify the script, otherwise the production cycle will be prolonged.
Based on this phenomenon, even the huge and cheap listed companies can not bear a large number of accounts receivable. When shooting film and television dramas, in addition to their own investment, they will also raise funds from eight parties to reduce the risk of operating cash flow.
There are many hot money investment channels and one of the unspoken rules rumored in the entertainment industry - the actors who bring money into the group are Niu force.
Meng Ren''s previous film and television dramas were almost small-scale production, with less investment and high return. Although the TV station also suffered from paying the balance in installments and extending the payment period, resulting in the occupation of some funds, the overall operating cash flow is good and the capital flow is full.
However, at the beginning of this year, the situation has changed.
The copyright fees of Xian 3 and stewardess are less than 40%; The box office share of love call transfer will wait until the beginning of next year; The biggest source of revenue, "this man is from Earth", the box office share will arrive later than "love call transfer".
Mengren has invested US $10 million to shoot Twilight this year, and has to prepare us $80 million to US $100 million to prepare for the wizard of Wonderland and Alice in Wonderland.
In addition, such projects as inception, love 2, Xiajia and myth have a huge capital investment.
Fortunately, Meng''s family has a thick bottom, and there is also the share of film remuneration of artists, the year-end dividends of companies such as blue sky real estate development, wheat leaf special effects, mlgb records and film and television peripheral product sales, and Mai Xiaoyu made hundreds of millions in the secondary market in the first half of the year, which can barely maintain the normal operation of the company''s cash flow next year.
Liu Xiaoli''s reminder is not groundless. The rupture of the capital chain of any company is fatal, which may lead to the "sudden death" of the company, and Mengren is no exception.
Besides, Meng people have foreign enemies, and Optimus sees them on the side.
In the second half of the year, there has been no news from Ning Shirong, that is, the TV series "the past love" produced by Optimus film and television and "stewardess" compete at the same time, which is a normal competition. However, Mai Xiaoyu can''t take it lightly. Biting dogs often don''t bark.
"I see. Next year, we will focus on these projects. If there are new projects, we will just raise funds externally. I really can''t. I still have a lot of money in my hand, which can be used to the company for turnover first."
Mai Xiaoyu smiled and said that he had considered this problem.
Mai Xiaoyu is not worried about the pressure of increased investment on the company''s capital chain. He has a lot of personal assets.
The value of a large number of real estate hoarded in the past has already doubled; There are also various high incomes brought by four separate bodies, such as royalties, royalties, copyright fees, film remuneration, etc. his personal assets have already easily exceeded 100 million.
Since the beginning of this year, the company has suddenly increased the number of projects and increased the investment amount of each project because the time is gradually ripe and he is ready to achieve his small goal.
Achieving small goals requires money, a lot of money.
He just wants to complete the final ammunition preparation through the high returns brought by many projects in the next two or three years, and then give a fatal blow, over Optimus!
No matter what bad moves Ning Shirong has been holding in recent months, Mai Xiaoyu is ready to take Optimus and Ning Shirong away and achieve his small goal.
Ning Shirong doesn''t know the small goal in Mai Xiaoyu''s heart. Even if he knows it, he won''t believe it.
Optimus, as a huge base, will not be swallowed by the middle base cute people?
He also prepared a fatal blow for Mai Xiaoyu and was ready to thoroughly understand their gratitude and resentment.
After several months of cultivation and patience, he was ready for activities at the end of the year. While testing Mai Xiaoyu''s vigilance, continue to paralyze Mai Xiaoyu and prepare for a fatal blow in the future.
Since it was for paralysis, this time he decided not to brush his existence as before, but to hide Optimus behind the scenes and find another "gun".
In the rich office, Ning Shirong sat on the sofa with red wine.
Zhang Ruilin, Pei pengbing, Tian ye and Liu Lei sit around, and Liu Lei is still testing cigars for him.
"Rong Shao, the cigar is ready."
Liu Lei handed the cigar to Ning Shirong with a flattering smile and lit it for him.
Ning Shirong put down his glass, smoked a cigar and asked, "cute people have a good momentum recently. I heard that they are still negotiating cooperation with Disney. A grass-roots company is getting bigger and bigger."
Liu Lei flattered: "being bigger is also a grass-roots company. It is a grass-roots. How can it be compared with rongshao? As long as rongshao is willing, one finger will crush him at any time."
"Don''t flatter me. What I need is someone who can do things." Ning Shirong glanced at him coldly and asked Zhang Ruilin, "has the cute artist contract been studied?"
Zhang Ruilin was concise and comprehensive: "I asked someone to study it. There are loopholes in the contract. If I sue, I have a certain chance of winning."
Ning Shirong nodded and asked Pei pengbing, "what''s the arrangement over there?"
"It''s arranged. They have contacted Deng Chao and his agent many times. Calculate the time. Meng people should also receive an appointment. It depends on how Meng people react."
Ning Shirong looked at the director field again: "your idea is good this time."
The field smiled modestly: "it''s mainly because I''ve been filming a lot these years. I''m used to seeing similar things in the crew."
Ning Shirong nodded in affirmation; "The past is a good film. I have said hello to president Huang. In the future, as long as you get a good book, his resources will give priority to you. Didn''t you say that Mai Xiaoyu hit you in the face, then you should work harder and try to make a TV play as soon as possible, beat him and slap him."
Huang is always the CEO of Optimus film and television, and he is also a member of Ning Zhiyuan''s school. With Ning Shirong''s greeting, Tianye has a very different position among several TV drama directors under Qingtian film and television.
He was able to get this treatment, not because the ratings of the past were good, but because he gave Ning Shirong an idea - the correct posture of the cute artist, which was recognized by Ning Shirong.
"All right, you go and be busy."
Pei pengbing, Tian ye and Liu Lei turn around and leave the office. Zhang Ruilin hesitates for a moment and gets up and wants to leave.
Ning Shirong noticed that Zhang Ruilin had something to say and stopped him.
"Rong Shao, what other instructions?"
"You have something to say?"
"No, No."
Ning Shirong was silent and looked at him expressionless.
A moment later, Zhang Ruilin said, "I don''t think it makes sense."
What''s the idea from the field?
Find someone to hook up a cute male star!