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"I was almost knocked out by him with $50 million!"

On the phone with Chen Ziyan, Lu Yanhe said in great shock, "Finally someone spent so much money on me."

Chen Ziyan's reaction was "Uh--", and then she said: "If I say that many film and television companies in China have come to you with contracts worth hundreds of millions to write and direct a movie, but I have rejected them all. Will you be angry?"

Lu Yanhe: "What? I thought people in our country were more sensible."

"When someone offers you such a salary, do you think they are not rational enough? No, you don't know how much money they can make from you." Chen Ziyan said, "You are the most valuable one people."

Chen Ziyan added: "You have actually seen it a long time ago. "Rouge Button" and "The Lost Road" both brought you nine-digit income. The most profitable thing is never one person's salary."

Lu Yanhe: "But those are all...how should I put it, real money earned from box office and licensing. No matter how much I earn, I will only think that the project is very successful and I am very lucky, so I can earn so much." . But Zhong Benshuo came to me with a $50 million agreement. As long as I was willing to give Maxine the broadcast rights for the sequel of "Squid Game", I could earn $50 million, and the purchase fee for the broadcast rights would be normal. "Here, I'll just...maybe I'm used to doing a little bit and getting a little bit, so this sudden unexpected windfall made me feel uneasy subconsciously."

"Because we are all influenced by one thought - there is no such thing as a free lunch." Chen Ziyan made it clear in one sentence what Lu Yanhe had not explained just now, "right? You are actually worried about this matter."

"right!"

Chen Ziyan: "Let's put it this way, I'm not surprised that Zhong Benshuo brought this 50 million US dollar agreement. You don't know what "Squid Game" means to Maxine. In fact, to be precise, from "Six People" "To "Seventeenth Floor", and then to "Squid Game", compared with the cost Maxine spent to purchase them, the returns they brought to Maxine were several times or even ten times higher than "Squid Game". "How popular it is globally is not only about the number of viewers, but also the truth, have you forgotten? A popular drama is a catalyst for a video platform and a catalyst for stock prices."

Lu Yanhe suddenly woke up.

He indeed neglected this aspect again.

"Then you know what a hit drama series means to a platform like Maxine." Chen Ziyan said, "It is a drama that broke historical records."

When Lu Yanhe heard this, he took a deep breath.

Chen Ziyan: "For other creators, if they encounter such a big hit work, even if they don't do it themselves, investors, producers, platforms, agents, etc. will urge them to give up other works and devote themselves wholeheartedly to it. But for you, it’s different. Each of your works is a hit to varying degrees. As an actor, screenwriter, and director, you are sought after by all walks of life, even me. It’s hard to tell which identity you should focus on right now. For you now, any identity is indispensable. So next, should you give priority to making the movie "Those Years" or writing "Squid Game". ’s sequel script? As Maxine’s representative, and as the contact person for the “Squid Game” project, he must first ensure that this project will continue to stay with Maxine, and secondly, he must ensure that this project will continue to advance and not be delayed by your other projects. "That's what the $50 million is about."

Lu Yanhe took a long breath.

"Will you write the script for the second season of "Squid Game" this year?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Lu Yanhe thought for a while, nodded, and said, "I will write it down, but it may not be finalized."

After all, when he traveled back in time, there was no second season of "Squid Game", so he had to write it himself. He has never created a script by himself, but only added some original content when writing the script. These are two different things. Lu Yanhe didn't know if he could write it, but he wanted to try it first.

Chen Ziyan: "Then you... have you ever considered switching to another platform to broadcast? For example, HP?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it. Success is not so easy to copy. "Squid Game" has already exploded in Maxine, why should we change it so easily. I don't want to have too many personal relationships with Zhong Benzhuo. This is between me and him. It’s a personal thing. Maxine is a good streamer, and she hasn’t treated me badly, has she?”

"Well, of course it's good that you think so." Chen Ziyan said, "Zhong Benzhuo... I have dealt with him several times, and his feelings for me are not very positive. He is a typical and refined egoist, but, There is no need for us to make value judgments on others. A sophisticated egoist can also be a collaborator with common interests. But for this kind of person, I think it is really just cooperation. , there is no need for any friendship to develop. You are naturally wary and defensive about him now, which is very good.”

Lu Yanhe laughed.

Chen Ziyan bluntly expressed her dislike for Zhong Benzhuo, which made Lu Yanhe feel the same.

Likewise, this also made Lu Yanhe want to laugh.

Chen Ziyan suddenly said: "In the second season of "Squid Game", almost all the cast except Jiang Jun and Liu Zefan have been shuffled. There will be a lot of trouble in the future."

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"Have you watched the third season of "Party of Six"?" Chen Ziyan asked.

Lu Yanhe shook his head.

When "Six" was airing, it was when he was filming "Love Letter". He was so busy every day that he had no time to watch the third season of "Six".

Chen Ziyan said: "The ratings plummeted, and no one discussed it online anymore."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

"The third season has not yet been released on the domestic video platform. It is probably because there was a problem with the online broadcast investment and it was frustrated." Chen Ziyan smiled in relief, "You may not have imagined that the ratings of the third season will drop later. No matter what, it dropped to only 0.3% in the seventh episode.”

Lu Yanhe showed an expression of disbelief.

"No way?"

After all, it had the foundation of a big fire, so why did it collapse like this?

Chen Ziyan: "I haven't watched every episode. Their reputation has collapsed like this. They insist on only broadcasting one episode a week, and they don't synchronize it with the video platform. It makes me want to see how bad it is but there is no way to watch it. "

Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Ziyan in surprise and did not recover for a long time.

-

Lu Yanhe really didn't expect that "Six People" would be turned into this by Beijing and Taiwan.

"Squid Game" is indeed very popular in China, but compared with the original "Six People", it is still a bit inferior.

"Squid Game" is only popular among young people. Unlike "Six", it has become a social phenomenon. Every media is borrowing the characters and plot from "Six" to discuss values ​​and issues.

It can be said that the phenomenal popularity of "Six People" in China is incredible. With such a basic drama, Lu Yanhe couldn't figure out how bad the third season would be for the ratings to fall below the bottom line of Beijing and Taiwan.

He searched the Internet for relevant reviews to see what everyone said about the show. After looking at it, he realized how angry everyone was about the third season.

The criticism was all aimed at Gao Bohua, the director of the third season.

There are basically no clips online that exceed one minute.

Clips longer than one minute would probably infringe copyright, so no.

Lu Yanhe pointed out a few places that have been the most criticized. One is that the new character played by Zhang Lan competes with Li Lili for a man, which has become one of the main plots of the third season. The other is that the third season also introduced Chen Wanqiu's ex-boyfriend. The character suddenly turned around and pursued Chen Wanqiu hard. The theme of the third season suddenly became a love drama. Because of this, he was called crazy.

Not only that, but many people are saying that with every additional episode of Season 3 they watch, they like the characters a little less. Because I had a filter for the characters who accompanied us in the first season, even if a nasty fly appeared in the second season, I could still endure it and persevere. Now the third season is completely vilifying their favorite characters.

Just like the white moonlight in my heart, I grew fat and became a greasy middle-aged uncle and a noisy middle-aged aunt.

When he saw this description, Lu Yanhe inexplicably understood everyone's mood.

-

"Have you finished filming "Wulin Gaiden"? How is the post-production going?"

On this day, Hu Siwei made an appointment with Bai Jingnian, and his long-time friends sat together to have a glass of wine and chat.

Bai Jingnian nodded and said: "The post-production of this drama is easy to do. It is basically completed and is expected to be broadcast this summer."

Hu Siwei asked: "I heard that it will be broadcast in three seasons?"

"Yes." Bai Jingnian nodded, "But actually we have already filmed half of the content, and we will start filming the other half this year."

Hu Siwei: "That's great. Are you going to broadcast the three seasons once a year?"

"Yes." Bai Jingnian nodded, "This is good, there is no pressure."

"It's been smooth sailing since you left Beijing." Hu Siwei said with a smile.

"To be honest, I have to thank you, Lao Hu. If you hadn't supported me in the "Six People" project and hired Lu Yanhe to revise the script, I might have been able to retire in Beijing and Taiwan doing nothing. "Bai Jingnian said, "Speaking of which, are you still planning to continue working in Jingtai?"

Hu Sisi was stunned, "Huh?"

"The third season of "Six People" should have caused a big blow to you, right?" Bai Jingnian said.

Hu Siwei lowered his head and smiled, seeming a little embarrassed.

"It's more than a small blow." He sighed, "We have held an internal meeting to review the situation, and I, the producer, bear the brunt of it."

Bai Jingnian frowned, "Did Xu Bin push you out to take the blame?"

"That's not the case. During the meeting, I asked the meeting minutes to write down my objections to the third season adaptation idea." Hu Siwei said, "But even if I did, it would not help. At that time No one listens to me."

"Jingtai is so pissy."

Bai Jingnian originally wanted to curse a few words, but after looking at Hu Siwei, he fell silent again, forget it.

He said: "You should really consider leaving Beijing and Taiwan. It's a pity that you have been delayed in Beijing and Taiwan because you are so capable."

Hu Siwei smiled.

"Lao Bai, I'm not you. I'm not a director, and I'm not doing any creative work. It's easier said than done to leave Beijing and Taiwan. What are you going to do?" A wry smile appeared on Hu Siwei's lips, "I'm in "Six People" He is a supervisor, to put it bluntly, he is a senior financial officer, in charge of all kinds of miscellaneous things.”

Bai Jingnian said seriously: "Yan He's film and television production company lacks someone like you."

Hu Sisi looked at Bai Jingnian in surprise.

"What?"

Bai Jingnian: "I'm not just telling you casually. He complained to me before that when filming the movie "Love Letter", his entire team asked friends for help."

Hu Siwei immediately shook his hand, "Don't tease me. How could Lu Yanhe's company be short of people? If he wanted to recruit people, the entire entertainment industry would send resumes to his company."

"I'm telling you this seriously." Bai Jingnian said, "I don't need to tell you what the future of Lu Yanhe's production company will be like. His company is currently short of people. This is a fact. He may have not thought of it, Will he continue to be a director in the future, so no real production staff will be recruited? But no matter what, if you think about it, Lu Yanhe will participate in so many projects, acting in them, writing them, and even just producing productions in the future. He needs someone who knows a lot about film and television production to help him. He doesn’t have such a person around him now. You have always had a good relationship with him. You two were obviously quite familiar with each other when you were filming "Six People". Yes, why don’t you try it?”

Hu Siwei fell silent and did not refute again.

Bai Jingnian said: "If you are embarrassed to speak on your own, I will do it for you."

Hu Siwei immediately shook his head.

"Need not."

Bai Jingnian's words left strong ripples in Hu Siwei's heart, and he did not calm down for a long time.

-

The third season of "Party of Six" broke the bottom of the pot, the station director was furious, people from other factions laughed at them, and they themselves were also in a gloomy mood.

In the past few days, the question Hu Siwei has been asked the most is: Will "Six" continue to be filmed? Will you continue filming a fourth season?

Faced with such a question, Hu Siwei didn't know how to answer.

Because he doesn't know either.

In fact, with the third season airing like this, several leading actors have made it clear that they no longer want to participate in the filming of the fourth season before fundamental changes are made. Even if they wanted to film it in Beijing and Taiwan, they were faced with the situation of the main actor being absent. It's really a mess, and it's a mess that we don't know how to end.

Xu Bin called him to the office again.

"Can "Six People" be saved?" Xu Bin asked him.

Hu Siwei said: "Unless we can bring back Lu Yanhe or Bai Jingnian, based on the situation of the third season, even if the fourth season returns to the level of the first season, it may not be able to bring back those viewers."

It is always harder to make a comeback against the wind than to pursue a victory.

Hu Siwei looked at Xu Bin, who had two dark circles under his eyes, and sighed in his heart, thinking that he had told him countless times before that the director poached from Hollywood could not mess around in the third season, but Xu Bin didn't believe it. He believed in the director named Gao Bohua as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit and found a life-saving straw.

Now that the third season has been smashed, Gao Bohua is nowhere to be seen.

Xu Bin was silent for a long time and suddenly said: "Since we can't save him, let's forget it."

Hu Siwei looked at him in surprise, not understanding what he meant.

Xu Bin said to Hu Siwei: "Then the project of "Six People" will be suspended for now."

Hu Siwei did not expect that Xu Bin would make the decision to suspend "Six People" so quickly.

It turns out that in Xu Bin's eyes, could this decision be made so quickly?

Hu Siwei felt a little silent for a moment, a little... at a loss.

In the past, people like them who came from TV stations liked to call themselves "TV people".

Later, this statement slowly cooled down, was eliminated, and no longer appeared.

Hu Siwei was also proud of his identity as a "TV person". When I first joined the company, I really had a prosperous time. At that time, he was producing programs, buying TV series, going on location, and traveling all over the country to find materials that could be broadcast on TV... Hu Siwei felt from the bottom of his heart that this was a place he could work for his whole life.

Then, the Internet age arrived.

When the first season of "Six" achieved such dazzling results, Hu Si was thinking about nothing else. Finally... they finally found a way for the TV station to continue.

It should be a solo broadcast.

As long as there is the best content, whether it is TV or mobile phone, it is just a carrier for viewing.

Hu Sisi fully believed that the series "Six People" could last at least five or six seasons.

Because the content of this series is different from that of ordinary dramas. This is a sitcom with almost no main plot. As long as you are familiar with the group of leading actors, it is okay to watch them together continuously.

As long as a group of viewers who like this series are developed, the ratings can continue to be outstanding among the others.

Who knows, the dazzling time it lasts is like the reflection of a dying person.

Xu Bin said to Hu Siwei: "You have worked hard during this period, please take a rest."

Hu Siwei nodded, glanced at Xu Bin, and hesitated to speak.

Xu Bin saw it, but he didn't ask. He waved his hand and said, "Go and rest."

Hu Siwei sighed silently in his heart and left.

-

"Reboot "Six"?"

Lu Yanhe looked at the man who came to him in shock.

Xu Senjin, director of Yuehu Terrace.

Xu Senjin is 42 years old. He has been working in the radio and television system of Yuehu and became the director of the station last year.

Chen Ziyan sat next to Lu Yanhe, smiled at Xu Senjin, and said, "Xutai, the copyright of "Six People" belongs to Jingtai, not us."

Xu Senjin said: "Ms. Chen, as long as Yan He is willing to return to "Six People", we will handle the other matters."

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan looked at each other.

This director, who also came from a first-tier TV station, felt very different from the TV station directors Lu Yanhe and the others had met before.

Some people have a kind of courage that makes people very capable of doing things. Xu Senjin is such a person.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan looked at each other.

Xu Senjin said: "Yan He, if you have any concerns, you can just say that I am very sincere and want to make the series "Six People". Our Yuehutai has been working hard to develop over the years. It can also be said that we are now on the front line. Among TV stations, TV stations are still focusing on content and innovative content. Beijing TV has not seen its real value in the series "Six People", which has an unreasonable impact on you due to internal strife. I can tell you. You promise, as long as I stay at Yuehutai for one day, it won't happen."

Lu Yanhe was silent for a moment and said, "Director Xu, do you hope that the "Six People" series will continue and be broadcast on Yuehu Station?"

"Yes." Xu Senjin said, "You have absolute autonomy. You have the final say on how to film this movie."

-

Xu Senjin's proposal made Lu Yanhe fall into deep thought.

There is a saying that the series "Six People" has a very different meaning to Lu Yanhe.

When he put down his harsh words and quit "Six People", he kept his word, but he still felt regretful.

If that incident hadn't happened, "Six" would have been filmed until the third season normally.

No matter what, the ratings won't be as bad as they are now, right?

"Party of Six" is the first time he has participated in a project as a non-actor. It’s not just about being an editor. As Bai Jingnian said to reporters at the time, Lu Yanhe participated in the casting, participated in the discussion of the shooting plan, and participated in many aspects of the show. Lu Yanhe made a huge contribution to how "Six People" will be filmed and how it will be filmed in the end.

Lu Yanhe himself knows the investment in this best.

-

Then, as if to show Lu Yanhe the sincerity they expressed, Yuehu TV broadcasted the two TV series "Phoenix TV" and "River of Silence" in succession. Not only that, it also bought "Three Mountains", "Late Spring" and "People Are Here". With the TV broadcast rights of "Embarrassing Road", "Rouge Button" and "Path of Glory", a "Lu Yanhe Movie Week" column was broadcast from Monday to Friday.

Lu Yanhe was impressed by Yue Hutai's operation.

These dramas are bought and broadcast by TV stations, and the copyright fees are calculated based on the number of broadcasts.

You have to pay once for each broadcast.

Except that they couldn't buy the rights to the first season of "Six", "The Golden Age" and "Seventeen Floors", they broadcast everything they could buy.

This operation has also been noticed by many people.

"Does Yuehutai like Lu Yanhe so much?"

"They...are going to cooperate with Lu Yanhe?"

For a first-tier TV station to broadcast the works of the same person so intensively, it is indeed a signal in the eyes of many people.

Of course, no one would even think about this in "Six People".

After repeated renderings in the past few years, everyone has automatically separated Lu Yanhe from the "Six People" series.

As for Yuehu Terrace... it has nothing to do with "Six People".

A common guess is that Lu Yanhe will cooperate with Yue Hutai on a new project.

Many people went to inquire about Yue Hutai, as well as Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan both replied, no.

-

"Is Lu Yanhe really going to cooperate with Yue Hutai?"

During the internal meeting of Beijing and Taiwan, station director Shen Tailin looked at Jiang Lan and asked.

Jiang Lan is currently the only deputy director in Beijing and Taiwan who can form a cooperative relationship with Lu Yanhe.

Jiang Lan shook her head, "I asked them and they said no, but I don't know if it's true. However, it wouldn't be unusual even if they really cooperate with Yue Hutai."

Shen Tailin: "Is Lu Yanhe still unwilling to come back to the series "Six People"?"

"I also asked in private." Jiang Lan glanced at Xu Bin, "I also expressed to him that as long as he is willing to return, this time I will ask him to be the creative consultant of "Six People", with full decision-making power and autonomy. However, he also said it very directly. When he said in front of everyone that he would not return to Beijing and Taiwan to participate in "Six People", it was not his personal wish to come back, but that he could not go back on his word. —”

Jiang Lan paused, glanced at Xu Bin and the other deputy directors, and then said: "The fact that he can say this so frankly makes me feel that he is actually telling the truth. "The Seventeenth Floor" Chapter When we talked to him about the second part, it basically went smoothly and we encountered no difficulties. The filming of this drama will start this year.”

Jiang Lan said this, nothing else. It was a subtle reminder to Shen Tailin. No matter how much you want to bring Lu Yanhe back to the "Sixteenth Floor" series, don't bother me. Lu Yanhe will continue to act in "Seventeen Floors" .

The third season of "Sixteen" hit the streets, but her "Seventeenth Floor" is still in full swing for its second season.

Shen Tailin asked: "Besides "Seventeen Floors", what are Lu Yanhe's other projects?"

Jiang Lan: "I've seen some of the scripts he has, some of which still have copyrights and can be developed into TV series, but there's none that I think is suitable for the time being."

Shen Tailin nodded, "What if we ask him to write a sitcom script again? Will he come?"

Jiang Lan was silent for a moment, "I need to talk to him to find out. However, Director, Lu Yanhe's market situation is different from what it used to be. Everything else is fine. Basically all of his projects now have copyrights only in In his own hands, he only sold the broadcast rights, or shared the copyright of the series with the producer, but he kept the story and other derivative development rights in his own hands. This was completely different from when he was working on "Six". It's happened."

Shen Tailin nodded.

"If he can write another drama like "Six People", these conditions are easy to negotiate." Shen Tailin looked at Jiang Lan, "The key is whether he is willing to write it and whether he can write it."

From beginning to end, Xu Bin never said a word.

On the one hand, he didn't want to speak, on the other hand, he also felt that Shen Tailin didn't seem to care about his attitude and opinions.

This is a TV station with an environment that has been passed down from generation to generation for decades. Maybe in some companies, on video platform websites like Northern Lights Video, deputy employees will still be taught like a grandson in front of their principals, but in TV stations, this situation is almost impossible to exist. Because no one depends on anyone else for food, they all eat from the government. Normally, power is clearly defined and the hierarchy is strict. But if you don’t plan to make a quarrel, it will definitely be "you are good and I am good".

Today Shen Tailin seemed to ignore Xu Bin as if he didn't exist, which was already a bit too obvious.

After the meeting, Xu Bin returned to his office with a gloomy face.

He sat in his seat for a while and called Hu Siwei.

"Come here for a moment."

Hu Siwei came to his office.

Xu Bin said: "Lu Yanhe just doesn't want to continue working on "Six People". Didn't you have a good relationship with him when we were filming "Six People"? Go talk to him and see if you can collaborate on other projects. His hand There are several scripts on the Internet, and Jiang Lan has read them all, but Jiang Lan doesn’t like them and doesn’t want to develop them. You can bring them over and we will do them.”

Hu Sisi was stunned and looked at Xu Bin in disbelief, "Huh?"

Xu Bin said: "What? Is there any problem?"

Hu Siwei saw a bit of angry paranoia in Xu Bin's eyes.

So, Hu Si Si suppressed what he wanted to say and did not say it out loud.

"I'll contact Lu Yanhe." Hu Siwei said to Xu Bin.

He walked out of Xu Bin's office, stood in the corridor, looked at the light coming from the window at the end of the corridor, and sighed deeply.

The words Bai Jingnian said before came to his mind again.

-

Before going to bed last night, I suddenly came across a new article "Reversal" by Lin Hai Tingtao, a very famous author who writes sports-themed novels. I have never read his other articles before, and this is the first one. The serialization has reached 140,000 words. I thought that I could read about subjects I had never seen before, and maybe it would make me feel sleepy and have a good sleep. As a result, I read 140,000 words in one go and caught up on the latest. I like it very much. If you are interested, you can check it out. (End of chapter)