Rebirth Starts From 2006

Normally, the works produced by current cultural production companies are basically based on film and television dramas.

Movies find a way to be released, TV series are sold to TV stations, and variety shows and the like are mostly dependent on TV stations, which is similar to a contracting system.

The biggest feature is that the equipment and manpower are owned by the TV station. The responsibility of the production team is to produce good content and then distribute dividends based on the revenue. There are almost no companies that independently produce variety shows.

Of course, this is the mainstream situation,

If you include the Internet, perhaps as early as 1995, some enthusiasts have been trying to produce original videos, which can be regarded as the prototype of Internet variety shows.

However, in the current environment, this type of program is still not popular and can only have a small number of fans online.

Therefore, Damai is the first company in the Mainland to independently produce variety shows that actually cooperates with TV stations.

Although the ten variety shows and one documentary currently being produced all rely on the resources of CCTV, it is completely reasonable and reasonable to say that we are now producing two variety shows ourselves.

The most important thing is that after more than half a year of cooperation with CCTV, Damai Culture has initially developed the ability to independently produce a program.

Liu Hongbo sat on the sofa, his body turned sideways, facing Chen Yang, and said softly,

"Actually, the production of film and television dramas is relatively simple. Within ten kilometers of our company, I can recruit at least three crews to shoot at the same time.

On the contrary, cooperation with television is more troublesome, so when I recruited people this year, I focused on variety shows.

Some time ago, Mr. Zhang from Maitian came to discuss with me about producing two music variety shows. At that time, he also said, these two shows are your creative ideas? "

Hearing this, Chen Yang nodded slightly, "Yes, I mentioned it."

"No wonder, it's really novel,"

Liu Hongbo smiled and continued, "One is China's Good Songs, and the theme is to discover good songs that have not been discovered. The other is China's Good Voice, and the theme is to discover talented but not famous singers.

Mr. Zhang and I have carefully calculated that based on the current strength of our company, there should be no big problem in producing these two programs.

and,"

Having said this, Liu Hongbo suddenly paused, pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said with a grin, "Mr. Zhang gave two variety shows a budget of 100 million.

I can't even imagine how a variety show can spend 100 million! "

When he said this, the tip of his heart trembled, and at the same time, his eyes never left Boss Chen's face.

The current 100 million is enough to buy a not bad building in the center of Beijin, but just to produce a variety show?

Even though he knew that Zhang Lu from Wheatfield wouldn't dare to make an independent decision on this kind of thing, he still wanted to confirm with the big boss whether he really planned to spend 200 million on these two shows? !

As a result, Boss Chen smiled calmly and then said,

"I invested 1 billion in Maitian, and Mr. Zhang took 200 million to do the show. How does he plan to spend the remaining money?"

Liu Hongbo pushed up his glasses again and said with a grin, "I don't know about this. Maybe Mr. Zhang has other plans."

At the same time, I felt a little relieved,

The big boss is the big boss. He will give you one billion if you ask for it. He will spend one hundred million on a variety show. No cultural company in the country dares to play like this. When Taimai was acquired, Zhang Lu felt a little uncomfortable. Now I guess Just feel good,

However, Damai’s culture is not bad either. As long as it is a reasonable expense, the payment request report has never been blocked. Currently, ten variety shows are produced at the same time, and there are also investments in more than a dozen film and television dramas. The scattered investment costs add up to Two to three billion,

Compared to wheat field music, it can be said to be even better.

While his mind was spinning, Liu Hongbo raised his head and was about to continue speaking.

At this time, Chen Yang suddenly waved his hand and said, "I won't bother with the details. You can handle the specific work yourself."

After a pause, he looked at Liu Hongbo and Xia Yumeng again, and said with a smile, "I asked you three months ago, who wants to go to Damai Film and Television? Have you considered it?"

Damai Culture is about content, while Damai Film and Television is about channels. Talents in this area are also hard to find.

It’s not that we can’t find people with matching abilities to take up this responsibility. After all, as long as the money is in place, there is no one we can’t find.

But unless he really can't find anyone, Chen Yang is still unwilling to directly recruit people from outside to take charge of a company. Instead, he is accustomed to using old people who know the basics.

Talented people may not necessarily be virtuous;

Especially some rumors in the film and television industry, Chen Yang has heard a lot,

The big entertainment platform is related to the layout of the entire cultural industry and the guidance of public opinion. He doesn't want to invite an old fox back to cause trouble for him.

Liu Hongbo and Xia Yumeng, after this year of cooperation, have proven that they are practical and reliable, and Chen Yang is relieved to leave the film and television channels to them.

Unfortunately, Liu Hongbo and Xia Yumeng looked at each other with a trace of embarrassment on their faces.

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows, and before they could speak, he said, "Why, you don't want to?"

This is a bit strange. It is normal if Liu Hongbo is not happy. After all, he is now the general manager of Damai Culture, but Xia Yumeng is just the artist director. Now that she has such an opportunity to take charge of her own role, she is not willing to go?

Liu Hongbo smiled and said, "To be honest, I was tempted by this position before. However, later I communicated with the person in charge of Damai Player at Damai Group and found that this thing is different from my previous understanding. , completely two different things,”

He gestured with his hands and said with a wry smile, "Damai Film and Television covers two aspects. One is the traditional TV station and cinema channels. I am definitely fine with this. However, the other is Internet operations. For this aspect, I It’s really a black eye.”

Xia Yumeng also said, "Even Mr. Liu doesn't understand it, and I don't understand it even less. The Internet model is indeed very different from our previous experience. Although we can learn from it again, now the big entertainment platforms in all aspects The progress is very fast,

We are worried that our learning progress may not be able to keep up with the company's requirements, and it will be bad if we delay important events."

She looked at Liu Hongbo as she spoke, then smiled and said, "Now Liu is in charge of program production and I am in charge of artists. The division of labor and cooperation are quite pleasant. It is better to be still than to move. It is good now."

After listening to what they said, Chen Yang pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

What they said is true. Internet operations are indeed two different things from the previous channels. According to the previous method, as long as the connections are established, the matter is basically settled, and the channels will naturally do the rest.

The Internet is different. After a product is put on the shelves, it still requires a lot of post-production operations, marketing promotion, user retention, and hype, which are no small challenges for both of them.

However, in Boss Chen's view, these are all minor problems. The most important thing is their attitude. As long as they are determined and with their rich experience, they can actually get started quickly as long as they understand the method and purpose of the operation.

But now neither of them have any intention in this regard, and he can't force others to do anything, so so be it.

This is just right. When he was communicating with Di Leo just now, he had a new idea in his mind. Damai Film and Television was also a very important part of it.

Looking back to find a more suitable person to take charge will be more beneficial to the overall situation.

Chen Yang still has no idea where this candidate will come from.

It doesn't matter, the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge. We'll talk about it then.

He took a long breath and looked at the two people who looked slightly uneasy. Chen Yang grinned and said, "It's okay. Since you don't want to go there, just stay where you are and do a good job at Damai Culture." .”

Liu Hongbo immediately nodded and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Xia and I will work together, there will be no problem!"

"good,"

Chen Yang smiled, turned to look at Huang Shan, then looked at Liu Hongbo and said,

"Mr. Huang's problem has been solved just now. My problem has not yet been solved. I am too lazy to bother the two masters. Please help me find Mr. Zhang from Wheat Field and ask him which of the more powerful creators is in the company now."

Upon hearing this, Huang Shan couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any original songs?"

If you are looking for a songwriter, you must be writing new songs.

Thinking of this, Huang Shan asked again, "Didn't you say you don't like to bother the two masters with one thing? Why didn't you let Jay Chou do it together just now?"

Chen Yang curled his lips at her, "Two reasons. Jay Chou's personal style is too strong and this song is not suitable for him. The other reason is that I'm afraid he won't have enough time to do two songs at the same time."

After hearing Chen Yang's words, Huang Shan smiled coldly.

"Haha, it's true. You've already written the lyrics and music. How can he get his personal style?!"

Boss Chen opened his mouth and sighed helplessly, "This song is really not finished yet!"

He didn't expect just now that he could sing the entire song "Red Dust Inn".

When I think about it, I clearly only remember a small section, but I don’t know why. As I kept singing, the whole song

Just came out from the crack of the mouth,

It's like seeing a ghost!

At that time, he was still thinking about whether he would be reborn, something would happen to his brain, and he would be able to recall many other things.

But it turned out that he was overthinking it.

Just now, he was thinking over and over again about the song he was going to sing. No matter how silently he sang, he could only remember a small part of the chorus, and he really couldn't do anything about the rest.

Seeing the two bosses bickering, Liu Hongbo didn't dare to get involved, so he took the opportunity to look at his phone and lowered his head to suppress a smile.

After a few messages, he raised his head and said,

"Dr. Chen, because of the two variety shows, there are many top music creators working in Wheatfield Music. You should know Xiao Ke, Luo Dayou, Li Zongsheng, Zhou Huajian, and Xiaochong. In addition, Huang Zheng is a member of the company. , the strength is also very good,

Which one are you looking for? "

Are there so many top creators?

Chen Yang thought for a while, then turned to look at Zou Rong, "Give me the phone."

Taking the phone, Chen Yang signaled them to be silent, then clicked on the recording software and hummed a melody softly,

"I am still the same young man as before. There is no change at all. Time is just a test. The faith planted in my heart has not diminished at all. The young man in front of me still has the same face as before. No matter how many difficulties and dangers he faces, he will not give up."

Singing here, it stops abruptly.

Then he sent this recording to Liu Hongbo and said at the same time, "Send this recording to them and use this theme to see who can make it."

The several songwriters Liu Hongbo mentioned just now are all top songwriters in the Chinese music industry. There should be no problem in handing this melody to them.

"OK,"

Liu Hongbo blinked and quickly forwarded the recording to Zhang Lu, while explaining the situation clearly.

While he was typing, Huang Shan looked at Chen Yang in surprise, "Hey, is there really only one paragraph this time?"

Chen Yang shrugged, handed the phone to Zou Rong, looked at her and said, "Isn't it just one paragraph?"

Huang Shan curled her lips, looked at him and smiled, "I'm still the same boy as before, but I haven't changed at all. These lyrics are okay,

Although the lyrics of the song "Red Dust Inn" just now are not as artistic, they are more simple and straightforward.

and,"

She raised her head as she spoke and savored it silently, "The melody and the lyrics are in unexpected harmony. Although I don't understand music, I feel that this is how it should be written to show the indomitable spirit of a young man."

Then he gave Chen Yang a thumbs up and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, but it would be nice if there was a whole song."

Chen Yang curled his lips and shrugged, "I'm not a musician. It's already pretty good if I can come up with one and a half songs. How can there be a whole song?"

As he said that, he turned around and saw Zou Rong looking at him curiously, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He immediately grinned and said, "How about it? Do you feel an inexplicable admiration for me at this moment?!"

Zou Rong rolled her eyes slightly, pursed her lips and looked at him repeatedly. She paused for a few seconds and then laughed softly, "Yes, I admire you!"

But I was thinking silently in my heart that when I got home, I would interrogate him and ask him how he could write songs.

There are many music enthusiasts, and it is not uncommon for those who can create, but Chen Yang is definitely not included among them.

Well, the lyrics might still be possible, but the music,

How can a person who doesn't even know simplified music and doesn't know any musical instruments create music?

Seeing Zou Rong's gaze, Chen Yang blinked and grinned.

If you want to ask who is the person who knows me best in the world, it is definitely the little girl in front of me.

Fortunately, I still have some trump cards that she doesn't know, otherwise, I would definitely not be able to get through this problem today!

After a few words, Liu Hongbo raised his head and said, "Dr. Chen, Mr. Zhang has already given the clip to several creators. They all said that it can be written in a week at the latest. Then you can start from several sources." Just choose among the songs.”

The implication is that this task has been assigned to several songwriters. Regardless of whether they like it or not, they must complete the song for Boss Chen.

However, if there is an opportunity to build a relationship with a big boss, no one among these old people who are well versed in social communication will be unhappy.

After the matter was settled, Chen Yang nodded with satisfaction, "Okay."

It’s only a week, and it happens to be released at the same time as Huang Shan’s song.

Then he patted his thighs, stood up and said to Huang Shan, "Mr. Shan, you're already here, why don't you go see your good colleagues who are working overtime to practice on New Year's Day?"

Huang Shan's eyes flashed, then she stood up and said with a smile, "Okay."

The two big bosses were interested, so Liu Hongbo and Xia Yumeng naturally obeyed and led them out.