Millennium director

Chapter 144 "Rush Hour 3" is postponed and will it enter the TV series market?

Wu Yuan and Director Han talked for an entire afternoon.

In the end, he agreed to director Han's suggestion that he really had to shoot the first part of "Painted Skin" himself.

If you want to make a sequel later, you can consider changing the director, and the risk will be lower.

But Wu Yuan also really wanted to make that movie "Love".

Time waits for no one, and delaying this for a year will delay a lot of things.

This time it was delayed for a year, next time it was delayed for another year, and 2010 passed in the blink of an eye. It would be a little too late for Wu Yuan to make a literary film to compete for awards.

By that time, the country was really in an era when commercial films were king. People like Chief Jia were almost in disgrace. How could they be as prosperous as they are now?

After much deliberation, Wu Yuan felt that he still had to push "Rush Hour 3" back.

This movie really doesn't feel rushed.

Originally "Rush Hour 3" was only filmed in 2007, and the first part of the "Kingsman" series was only released in 2015.

Wu Yuan has plenty of time to make this series, so he is not in a hurry.

Whatever he wanted to do, Wu Yuan made an overseas call to John and New Line that night, taking into account the time difference.

Of course, John has no objection. He is already busy with the projects at hand. "The Hangover 2" is already being scheduled for release. It should be released this summer, and there will be "Fake Marriage" to follow.

John also bought the film adaptation rights of "Night at the Museum" under Wu Yuan's instructions, and is now discussing cooperation with Fox.

It doesn't matter whether he makes the "Kings Agent" series now or not.

However, New Line tried their best to persuade Wu Yuan. New Line was ready, and the schedules of Cheng Long and Will Smith were almost coordinated, and they were able to free up the schedule in the second half of this year.

As a result, Wu Yuan stopped filming and couldn't spare the time. Elad was reluctant.

But who said they couldn't change the director, and they couldn't find a better director than Wu Yuan to take over "Rush Hour 3".

In desperation, and at Wu Yuan's insistence, Elad could only agree to put "Rush Hour 3" into 2006.

There is no way, Wu Yuan is not available in 2005 either.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" will definitely be filmed in 2005, and Wu Yuan really has no way to postpone this project. He has signed a contract with Disney. He has to cooperate with Disney, not Disney with him.

Unlike "Rush Hour 3", the contract has not been signed yet, and Wu Yuan can make whatever arrangements he wants.

At this point, Wu Yuan has arranged his work for the next year and a half.

During the summer vacation, I will shoot the literary film "Love". This kind of literary film is easier to shoot, does not require transitions, and can be shot in about a month.

After filming "Love", he will start working on "Painted Skin 1" non-stop and strive to complete the film before March next year.

Because according to Wu Yuan's memory, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" will start shooting in March next year, and filming will not be completed until September.

As for after September, he really wanted to give himself a holiday and have a little rest.

After shooting three movies in a row, Wu Yuan is only 22 years old and his body can withstand such a feat.

This also made him very convinced of Zhang Yimou. At the age of seventy, Zhang Yimou was able to make consecutive movies. He was so energetic that he was preparing for the Olympics and filming "The Golden Armor" at the same time. He was really awesome.

Wu Yuan sighed deeply in his heart.

"Your Name" is still being released in Asia.

Japan’s box office is setting new records every day, breaking new highs repeatedly.

But for Wu Yuan, the work on "Your Name" has come to an end.

In addition to paying attention to box office results, he has returned to campus life again.

In the blink of an eye, his second year of doctoral studies was almost over, but because he was too busy this year, Wu Yuan's studies almost came to a standstill, and he only stayed at school for less than a month in the whole year.

Before the crew of "Love" was ready, Wu Yuan went back to school and took classes with Professor Xie.

Even though he can easily make hundreds of millions at the box office now, he still has a lot to learn.

At least the "light and shadow aesthetics" that the fourth and fifth generation directors are best at, Wu Yuan still has a lot to learn.

He felt it on "Your Name".

I learned some lens language from Chen Kaige and used it to shoot beautiful scenery, and the results are great!

Now he also wants to make literary films, so of course he needs to study hard with Professor Xie. When it comes to making literary films, the professors at Nortel are indeed professionals.

In comparison, Wu Yuan is just an entry-level player.

He still has a clear self-understanding of himself.

It is really difficult for any director to achieve both artistic and commercial success.

There is only one Zhang Yimou in China who can do it, and there are only a handful of directors in Hollywood who can be both commercial and artistic.

Wu Yuan believes that he should be a qualified or even excellent commercial film director, because he has 20 years of practical memory, coupled with the memory of future excellent commercial films, it is not difficult to make good commercial films.

But the literary and artistic film "The Embalmer" took advantage of the plot. It only relied on the plot and the differences in Eastern and Western cultural concepts to impress the Berlin jury.

This time "Love" tells a love story, which is a common and constant topic in movies all over the world.

If he wanted to make this movie well, Wu Yuan would really have to work hard and learn the use of lens language, composition, lighting, and color language.

On April 20, the fourth day after returning to China, Wu Yuan returned to school after handling the company's chores.

Liu Yifei and Hu Ge also went back to school.

"Legend of Sword and Fairy" has been completed, and it was completed unexpectedly in March.

At that time, after Wu Yuan took the two of them to promote for half a month, they learned that they were going to Japan for promotion in April, so they went back to the crew to focus on filming the remaining scenes of the two of them, and the filming was completed within half a month.

The filming of "Sword and Sword" was much faster than Wu Yuan remembered, because there was no problem in selecting actors. The filming started in December and was completed in April.

Cai Yinong is already contacting some TV stations to sell the film.

Also thanks to the box office success of "Your Name", the sales of "Sword" this time are much better than Wu Yuan's dream.

In Wu Yuan's memory, after the filming of "Sword and Sword" was completed, no TV station was willing to buy it.

In the TV series adapted from the game, the male protagonist is a junior college student and does not have any masterpieces. The female protagonist has only played two supporting roles.

Such a TV series will never get good ratings no matter how you watch it.

In addition, the investment in "Sword of Sword" was high and it could not be sold at a low price, which made most TV stations unwilling to buy it. It was not broadcast on Taiwan's Central Television until 2005.

Later, it premiered in the Mainland on the lower-level film and video channels of Chongqing and Magic City TV Station.

This kind of lower-level video and video channels are channels that only cover one local city and can only be seen by local TV viewers.

It was not until 2008 that "Sword and Sword 1" was finally aired on the stars, met with audiences across the country, became an instant hit, and truly became a popular TV series.

This drama was produced early, but became popular very late. However, it just happened to catch up with Liu Yifei's two-year gap after her 2006 "Dragon", which established her status as a "fairy" in one fell swoop.

This is also the reason why "Fairy Sword 1" was produced in 2004, but "Fairy Sword 3" was not started again until 2008.

In the intervening years, Tangren was unable to sell the TV series. It felt that the project was losing money and had no plans to make a sequel.

But it's different now.

Liu Yifei and Hu Ge have already become popular because of "Your Name".

The explosive influence of commercial blockbusters is different from that of literary and artistic films.

After Sun Li finished playing "The Embalmer", her fame did not increase much and was still tepid. Chen Hong even retired.

But Liu Yifei and Hu Ge are really hot right now.

Liu Xiaoli, who previously said she had not received any film offers, now has various film offers.

Tang Ren even equipped Hu Ge with a management team, and he also had a dedicated manager to handle notifications.

With both the male and female protagonists becoming popular overnight, the TV series "Sword and Fairy" has also become the focus of many mainland TV stations.

Everyone knows that when the popularity of "Your Name" has not subsided, if a TV series starring the same two male and female protagonists is picked up, the ratings will be guaranteed.

Game adaptation?

It’s nothing!

Just have Liu Yifei and Hu Ge.

"Sword" had just finished filming, and when Wu Yuan and the two leading actors went to Japan, the film purchasing departments of major domestic TV stations heard about it and came to the magic city.

Cai Yinong negotiated a good price with almost no effort.

Mango Channel is willing to buy the first-round exclusive broadcast rights of "Sword and Sword" for 2 million yuan per episode!

One episode costs 2 million, and based on the 33 rough-edited episodes, that’s 66 million. The initial broadcast rights alone are enough to recoup the cost.

And TV series are not just for first-run broadcasts!

Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Oriental Channel 3 jointly bought the second-round broadcast rights at a price of 1 million per episode.

This is another 99 million!

Just like this, Dragon TV was gnashing its teeth when it left Tangren.

They originally prepared a maximum price of 1.8 million for an episode and wanted to buy the first-run exclusive broadcast of "Sword and Sword".

Unexpectedly, a Hunan station appeared halfway!

After entering the 21st century, Hunan TV has vigorously reformed and shouted the slogan of rejuvenation and entertainment. Especially this year, it officially implemented the transformation policy!

Coincidentally, "Sword and Fairy", a TV series completely prepared for young people, appeared.

Thinking of the sensation caused by "Your Name" among young people, and considering the young cast of "Sword and Sword" with all handsome men and beautiful women, with an average age of 21.

The executive deputy director who was responsible for presiding over the purchase of films in the station gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, almost draining the working capital of the station, and put his money on "Sword of Immortal"!

66 million to buy a TV series was definitely a sky-high price in 2004.

Even the second-round broadcast price of 33 million is a price that makes countless TV drama production companies in the industry drool with envy.

And this is not the end of "Sword"'s profitability.

TV dramas in this era can sell broadcast rights for at least a dozen rounds. It is normal for a TV series to be released for three to five years.

After all, there are not that many TV series produced on the market now, and there are even fewer excellent works.

More than ten years later, "Huan Zhuge Ge" is still rebroadcast on many TV stations every summer vacation.

TVB's Hong Kong dramas and various Korean and Japanese dramas are often replayed throughout the afternoon.

I’m not saying that “Sword of Immortal” can compete with Princess Huanzhu, but it will have no problem selling for at least three to five years.

Even if the subsequent broadcast rights are worthless and only cost 3 to 50 million per episode, there will still be a cumulative profit of 100 million.

This is the case with TV drama income. The first and second rounds together only account for half of the total income.

If it's a long-lasting TV series, it won't even be half.

It is expected that "Sword and Fairy" can bring about 300 million yuan in revenue to the producer.

Of which 160 million is certain and will be available in the next two months.

The remaining 140 million will continue to be earned in the next three to five years, which may be more than this number, or it may be less.

It depends on how long this TV series can be popular.

Wu Yuan was also very happy when he learned the news.

Although his "Your Name" can earn a small 500 million in one breath, it is a one-time deal after all.

He doesn't even want to make genuine CDs. Genuine CDs really can't be sold these days.

The genuine disc of "Hero" sold only tens of thousands of copies in China, but the pirated disc sold millions of copies.

Therefore, when making domestic movies, after the box office is earned, there is basically no subsequent income. Only after the online video platform is launched later can there be some income from streaming media.

TV series are different. Holding a hit TV series is equivalent to holding a cash flow, which can last for several years or more than ten years to obtain stable income.

This is very important to the startup company Light and Shadow Times.

Just by doing nothing every year, he can get 10, 20, 30 million, or 20, 30 million. This amount of money is enough for Wu Yuan to support one or two small and medium-cost movies every year!

And with such cash flow, Wu Yuan can still control four more movies.

This made him a little interested in the TV drama market.

This thing is really profitable!

In the past, he had no connections or resources, so there was no way he could enter the field of TV dramas to grab food.

It's different now. Wu Yuan is now in China. It can't be said that he can cover the sky with one hand, but if he stomps his feet, the entire domestic entertainment industry can tremble.

Huayi Brothers looked down on the TV drama market and only wanted to make movies.

But the era of light and shadow is worth watching!

Hire a few excellent TV drama producers, hire two crews from Hengdian, and Wu Yuan writes a few scripts himself, and the company's TV drama department will be up and running!

Fortunately, the 160 million for "Sword and Fairy" will be available soon.

Reserve 350 million for Tang Dynasty's next TV series and Wu Yuan's own "Love". The remaining money can be used to produce two TV series by himself!

The premise is that Wu Yuan has to find a reliable TV series producer to help the company.

This problem bothered him.

Who are the outstanding domestic producers at this stage?

The bearded Zhang Jizhong runs his own company and has no shortage of connections and money. It is impossible for him to come to Wu Yuan's company.

Li Xiaowan, the partner of the famous director Li Shaohong, was a rare senior female producer in the television industry. She later founded Rongxingda with Li Shaohong, and Wu Yuan could not poach her.

Liu Heping, the producer of TV series such as "Yongzheng Dynasty", "A Hundred Years of Change", "Li Wei Becomes an Official", "Ming Dynasty 1566" and other TV series, is definitely not good at it, but he specializes in such historical dramas.

What Wu Yuan wants to do is idol dramas. After all, this is the era when idol dramas are on the rise. After "Meteor Garden", doing idol dramas is as easy as picking up money.

As for other well-known mainland producers, they all follow the route of serious dramas. Even if he could recruit them, Wu Yuan would not trust them to produce idol dramas.

"correct."

In the school library, Wu Yuan held a copy of "On the Development of Chinese Films" and while flipping through the book unconsciously, he murmured: "Who is the producer of "The Eighteen-Year-Old Sky"?"