This star’s style is wrong

The post-production of "Mountains and Seas" is nearing completion.

Fang Xing's workload is not heavy. Every few days, he keeps an eye on the post-production progress and discusses any areas he is not satisfied with with the post-production team.

Usually, Fang Xing is just the one who raises the problem, and the solution is thought up by the post-production team.

Since there is a professional post-production team, the director does not need to do everything himself in every detail.

As long as the post-production can meet the requirements, even if the method used is different from what he expected, Fang Xing will happily accept it.

As the company continues to develop, sooner or later the film and television production department will have to learn to complete film and television projects independently without Fang Xing participating in the production.

Therefore, from very early on, Fang Xing tried to let go as much as possible and let the film and television production team solve problems and accumulate experience.

While focusing on the post-production of "Mountains and Seas", Fang Xing spent most of his time at home with Lu Xiang'er.

As the months get older, the belly bulge becomes more and more obvious.

Fortunately, she was able to eat and sleep without any major problems.

Regular prenatal check-ups also went smoothly.

During the prenatal check-up, using instruments, you can clearly hear the fetal heartbeat, beating like a pulse.

When Fang Xing passed by the bookstore, he bought a prenatal education story book and started telling bedtime stories every night.

The little one in the belly occasionally responds.

However, the strength is still relatively small, and it is basically not visible just by looking at the abdomen.

Every time she was kicked, Lu Xiang'er would point to her bulging abdomen and exclaim, "She kicked me! She kicked me!"

"Where's it? Where's it?" Fang Xing quickly reached out to touch it.

Since the little guy was still relatively weak, he didn't push up his belly.

However, if you touch it with your hands, you can feel that the area being stepped on will be harder, as if there is a sole of a foot pushing against your belly.

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With the preliminary completion of the post-production of "Mountains and Seas", the first cut version has been released.

Ark Culture followed a step-by-step process and sent invitations to watch the film to major TV stations.

When the project of "Mountains and Seas" was established, major TV stations took the initiative to invite, wanting to book the drama in advance, and even wanted to invest.

However, it was not decided until the show was filmed.

Now that the first cut is out, viewing sessions are available.

After receiving the news, major TV stations immediately sent film viewing groups to the Ark Culture Headquarters in Ningyun Cultural Industrial Park to attend the film viewing party.

Since the first phase of Ark Culture's headquarters park was completed, the company's space has become larger, and it is possible to hold film viewing sessions directly in the company and invite film viewing groups from TV stations and video platforms.

The first video website to participate in the film viewing party was Wandou Video.

After all, Jinshuiloutai, Wandou Video has been communicating with Ark Culture executives, and knew the specific time of the film screening in advance, so it was prepared early.

On the first day of the film screening, the film viewing group of Wandou Video arrived at the Ark Culture Headquarters.

The equipment has not been set up yet, and even the employees of Wandou Video came directly to help connect the equipment lines.

Immediately afterwards, the East China Sea TV viewing group also arrived.

Since "Mountains and Seas" is a poverty alleviation theme advocated by the state, from the beginning of the project, the license applied for included a star license, not a webcast license.

Therefore, as long as the quality of this drama is not too bad, it is basically certain that it will be broadcast on stars.

Although Ark Culture and Wandou Video already have a strategic partnership, "Mountains and Seas" cannot be eaten by Wandou Video alone, and it is impossible to prevent "Mountains and Seas" from being broadcast on stars.

If Wandou Video is willing to charge a sky-high price, it may be possible to compete for the exclusive rights to broadcast online.

However, Penguin Video obviously will not let go so easily.

On the second day of the movie screening, Penguin Video Vice President Li Xueying personally led the team to Ningyun to attend the movie screening.

Before attending the movie viewing party, Li Xueying also sent a message to Fang Xing's private WeChat ID to make an appointment.

Li Xueying only watched two episodes of "Mountains and Seas", and when she saw the smile that the heroine Li Shuihua showed towards Ma Defu, she suddenly felt distressed.

This smile left such a deep impression, it was simply the finishing touch of the show.

In fact, during the filming of "Mountains and Seas", Li Xueying heard from the crew that one scene was filmed more than ten times before it was finally completed.

When Li Xueying saw this smile, she immediately knew that it was about this scene.

Li Shuihua's smile has indeed reached a level that makes the audience feel distressed. They really want to see Li Shuihua and Ma Defu together.

However, the story has regrets, and this regret also enhances the poverty level of Yongquan Village and strengthens the theme of the play.

Li Xueying has been in charge of film and television drama projects for more than ten years. She only needs to watch a few episodes to know whether a drama is good or not.

Therefore, she only watched two episodes before she knew the show was going to be a hit.

What worried her was that Fang Xing was the second largest shareholder of Wandou Video.

If Wandou Video spends a lot of money, it is entirely possible to obtain the exclusive broadcast rights of "Mountains and Seas".

The goal of Li Xueying coming here this time is not the exclusive broadcast rights.

With the current relationship between Ark Culture and Wandou Video, Penguin Video will basically not be able to obtain the exclusive broadcast rights of "Mountains and Seas".

However, Wandou Video must not be allowed to obtain exclusive broadcast rights.

Otherwise, once "Mountains and Seas" starts airing, Penguin Video will be beaten.

After Li Xueying finished watching two episodes, it was almost time to watch, so she went out to the cafe next door, ordered a cup of coffee and a cup of tea, and waited for Fang Xing to attend her appointment.

After all, Fang Xing and Li Xueying had a good relationship in private after working together so many times.

The commercial competition between Penguin Video and Wandou Video does not affect their personal relationship.

After all, identity can change, but friendship is always there.

"Mr. Li, you are getting more and more beautiful." Fang Xing walked into the coffee shop and praised Li Xueying first when he saw her.

"After getting married, I became more and more nice to talk to." Li Xueying joked.

During the wedding banquet, Li Xueying happened to be on a business trip and did not attend, but she was given a large gift by someone.

Perhaps because Gong Jianbin was there, she also wanted to avoid suspicion, and later sent a video to congratulate her.

Fang Xing sat down, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Have you watched the show?"

Li Xueying nodded: "After watching it, the costumes in the first two episodes are very solid. The actresses almost don't wear makeup."

In fact, it is impossible to wear no makeup at all.

After all, today's female celebrities have very white skin. Without makeup, they don't look like they are exposed to the sun.

Therefore, the makeup team of the crew worked hard and tried their best to apply the makeup in the direction required by Fang Xing.

Overall, the makeup is relatively light, especially the eye makeup, which is very light or even no eye makeup.

Fang Xing then asked: "So Penguin Video also wants to broadcast this new drama?"

Li Xueying smiled and replied: "It will definitely be broadcast. We may discuss this after the film group has finished watching it. Let's just drink tea and keep in touch today."

Fang Xing looked at her with suspicion and said, "This is not what Mr. Li said. Mr. Li is a very busy man. If he didn't come to watch a movie, he wouldn't have time to see me."

Li Xueying laughed and said jokingly: "You should be the one who is busy, right? I heard that the violinist in your family has taken leave and will not take classes. When will the wine be served again? I can prepare gifts."

In fact, people with good connections in the circle know more or less about Lu Xiang'er.

However, those who know about this matter will not talk about it, and those who know how to talk about it will not be able to get in touch with it.

Fang Xing laughed and said, "Then Mr. Li will really come when the time comes."

Li Xueying changed the topic and asked: "What are you going to do with the show this time? We are all old friends, let me know."

Fang Xing knew that Li Xueying's appointment for tea with him must be more than just a simple relationship, so he smiled and asked, "What are Mr. Li's plans?"

Li Xueying did not answer the question immediately, but sighed and said: "Think about the previous dramas, which were all broadcast on Penguin Video. It was so convenient to cooperate at that time, but now I have more concerns."

Starting from "Wulin Gaiden", every drama written by Fang Xing has been broadcast on Penguin Video. If it is not a solo broadcast, it is at least a multi-platform simulcast.

However, starting from "White Night", things changed.

"White Night" is the first Mist Theater work tailor-made for Wandou Video, so it will be broadcast exclusively on Wandou Video.

In order to withstand this wave of offensive from Wandou Video, Li Xueying also spent a lot of favors and money to buy "Lonely Suspect". However, "Lonely Suspect" still failed to suppress "White Night".

If Pea Video takes over the exclusive rights to broadcast "Mountains and Seas" this time, what drama will Penguin Video use to compete?

Strictly speaking, it's not that there are no dramas that can compete in the ring.

After all, several film and television companies are filming poverty alleviation dramas this year. After all, this theme is advocated by the state.

The superior department assigned the task.

Although it is not a mandatory requirement, if you want to leave a good impression on the regulatory authorities, it is best to submit this essay.

Fortunately for the film and television companies, the TV station will definitely broadcast a poverty alleviation drama this year.

Therefore, many provincial satellite TV stations have invested in poverty alleviation drama projects.

Not only that, actors from the national team have also participated in these poverty alleviation dramas.

There were two or three films that were completed at the same time as "Mountains and Seas".

However, Li Xueying has learned about other dramas from a side perspective. From experience, she feels that these dramas that have been completed are basically unable to compete with "Mountains and Seas".

The only one that has a chance is probably Fenfan Entertainment's "Spring River Plumbing".

However, "Spring River Plumbing" is still in post-production and there is no viewing party.

Li Xueying is not sure whether the quality of this drama is acceptable.

If the quality of "Spring River Plumbing" is not high enough, then there really is no drama that can compete with "Mountains and Seas".

Instead of waiting to open the blind box of "Spring River Plumbing", it is better to grab "Mountains and Seas" directly.

Of course, if there is a king bomb, grab the king bomb first.

Besides, if the blind box "Spring River Plumbing" is also a hit, then you can definitely get the two hits together. Anyway, you won't lose money no matter how you play it.

Therefore, Li Xueying is determined to win "Love of Mountains and Seas", and must ensure that "Love of Mountains and Seas" cannot be taken away by Wandou Video for its exclusive broadcast rights.

Li Xueying took a sip of coffee and continued chatting: "To sum up, the dramas produced by Ark Culture have been broadcast exclusively on Wandou Video for three consecutive years. This time, "Love between Mountains and Seas" can't be broadcast exclusively, right?"

Fang Xing did not give a clear answer and replied casually: "We haven't discussed this yet. However, what is certain is that this drama will be a star, and it will be broadcast simultaneously on video platforms and TV stations."

Nowadays, there are many dramas, even if they are released to stars, they may be released online first.

Because today’s young people prefer to follow dramas on video websites.

After all, when you are watching a drama on a video website, you can watch it whenever you want, and you can pause it whenever you want.

Although TV stations now have similar functions, advertising alone cannot skip this point, and the disadvantage is obvious.

Therefore, with the development of online video, video platforms have now taken the initiative.

Moreover, the prices offered by video platforms are now higher than those of satellite TV, and the terms are also more relaxed.

Since TV stations have been the exclusive TV platform in the past few decades, before the emergence of video websites, TV stations were a strong party, and could even be said to be very domineering.

With the development of the times and the rise of video websites, TV stations no longer want to be as strong as before.

Which side is stronger now depends on the specific situation.

In Ark Culture, Fang Xing has the final say.

After all, TV stations and video websites all want to compete for "Mountains and Seas", so Ark Culture, as the producer, naturally has the initiative.

The drama "Mountains and Seas" is very suitable for TV audiences to watch, so Fang Xing had already determined from the beginning that the drama would be broadcast simultaneously on TV stations and video websites.

Simultaneous broadcasting means that no one can preempt the broadcast.

The TV station broadcasts a few episodes, and the video website broadcasts a few episodes.

In the past two years, if it is an Internet-first TV series, video websites often offer two episodes for free every day, and then VIPs can watch four more episodes, or even six more episodes.

If the TV station and video website broadcast it simultaneously, VIP users of the video website will not be able to watch so many episodes.

Of course, this is Fang Xing's planned broadcast plan. How it will be broadcast in the end depends on what the major TV stations and video websites have to say.

Li Xueying asked directly: "Since we want to go to the stars, then multi-platform simulcast on the Internet is more suitable. Considering our relationship for so many years, we must agree to this request, right?"

Fang Xing nodded and said, "I'll try my best. Actually, this is just my idea. I don't know what the final outcome will be."

Li Xueying was still satisfied with this answer, but she still sighed in her heart.

If she had relied on favors in the past, her goal would not be as simple as multi-platform simulcasts, but would definitely be aimed at solo broadcasts.

It's a pity that Penguin Video refused to accept the investment from Ark Culture at that time, otherwise she would be the one taking control of Gong Jianbin now.

Moreover, she is not only worried about "Mountains and Seas", but more importantly, the copyright issues of several old dramas of Ark Culture.

Especially for "Wulin Gaiden", the copyright will expire in one year.

When Penguin Video originally signed "Wulin Gaiden", the contract was for five years.

This is a normal standard in the film and television industry. If there are no special requirements, most video websites will sign the copyright for TV series for five years.

In fact, most TV series have little value after five years of broadcasting.

It doesn’t even take five years. After half a year of airing, the popularity of the show will drop and fewer people will watch it.

"Wulin Gaiden" is an exception. It has been airing for four years and it still ranks first in the comedy list.

And depending on the trend, it may continue to dominate.

However, the copyright for this drama only lasts for one year.

Li Xueying thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "By the way, can the copyrights of those old dramas be renewed?"