339: Aren’t you a shareholder of Dream Maker?
Five million to customize a short play sounds really attractive.
If Wen Zhicheng spent five million to find other short play companies, most of them would agree immediately.
Wen Zhicheng was right. The cost of shooting a short drama is only a few hundred thousand, and a well-made one will cost at most a million. If you buy a short drama for 5 million, the short drama company can make at least 4 million!
After all, not every company's short drama can become a huge hit like "Dream Making." The cost of shooting for a few hundred thousand is just the beginning. The real money is in the post-production investment. Some dramas can earn back 20 million yuan with an investment of 10 million yuan, while others may only get back a few million yuan with an investment of 10 million yuan. How can it be as stable as making short dramas for Wen Yiyi?
But Wen Zhicheng insisted on finding "Dream Maker" to shoot it. He did have good vision, but Xu Yao had a headache.
Taking Lin Meixian into consideration, Xu Yao spoke tactfully:
"Five million is really a lot. There will be a large number of short drama companies willing to take on this business."
"Those companies are willing, but their level is far from Dream Makers. We also invested in two short dramas that Yiyi hired someone to produce, but the results were not good at all!"
Wen Zhicheng complained.
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Wen Zhicheng was very dissatisfied when talking about this matter.
The streaming fees for Wen Yiyi's first short play were paid for by Shengshi, and the results were not good. Chen Yan felt that Wen Yiyi had not found the right style. Chen Yan wanted to slow down the pace and spend more time choosing a script that was truly suitable for Wen Yiyi.
Wen Yiyi and Shen Yan had a disagreement.
Neither she nor Shen Yan had ever worked in film and television dramas before and had no relevant experience. How could they judge whether a short drama would be a hit based solely on the script?
If you waste your time choosing scripts, other internet celebrities will take the lead!
Wen Yiyi thought about filming it first and then summarizing it, making a few short dramas and sending them out to see which one had good data, and constantly learning and improving through practice.
Wen Yiyi's ideas cannot be said to be completely wrong.
If Shengshi was owned by Wen Yiyi alone, she could do whatever she wanted, and no one would complain if the entire company's resources were used on her. But the company was not owned by Wen Yiyi alone, so she couldn't just throw resources at herself as she pleased.
Chen Yan disagreed, and Wen Yiyi couldn't use Shengshi's money.
Without Chen Yan's support, Wen Yiyi went home to find her biological father.
This time it was Wen Zhicheng who paid the money, and Wen Yiyi was the big sponsor of the crew. The production level was indeed better than the first short drama, and the overall costumes and props were taken a step further. Wen Yiyi was also more beautiful in the short drama than in the previous one.
Wen Zhicheng was satisfied with the finished film and invested several million to promote the short drama, and then - nothing happened. Wen Yiyi only received a lot of compliments such as "Sister is so beautiful" and they were all from old fans of her account. The investment of several million did not attract many new fans.
Why shoot a short drama? It would be better to spend the millions to buy traffic!
Wen Yiyi still wants to continue filming the third part, but Wen Zhicheng is more rational than her and knows that he can't act recklessly. He has spent a lot of money but has seen no results. If the investment volume is not increasing, there must be a problem at the source.
Only then did the father and daughter take Chen Yan's words seriously.
If you don't choose a short play script that is truly suitable for Wen Yiyi, even if the effect of shooting two is not good, the effect of shooting ten may not be good either.
It only costs a few hundred thousand to shoot a short drama, but the investment is expensive, so Wen Zhicheng had to spend tens of millions of dollars out of his own pocket to try and make mistakes. Firstly, he was reluctant to do so, and secondly, he did not have that much cash flow.
Wen Yiyi couldn't bring herself to admit her mistake to Chen Yan at this time.
The father and daughter studied for a long time and then fixed their eyes on Xu Yao.
They don't know how to choose scripts, but Xu Yao does.
The short dramas updated in Xu Yao’s account are very popular, and the team that helps Xu Yao shoot the dramas is the top short drama team in the industry.
The idea is good, but it’s a pity that “Dream Maker” doesn’t accept Wen Zhicheng’s order. No matter how good the idea is, it’s all in vain!
The fact that Xu Yao was a shareholder of Dream Zaoming was neither publicly announced nor deliberately concealed; anyone who inquired would have known about it. Both the Wen family father and daughter assumed that Dream Zaoming was thwarting their order because Xu Yao was interfering.
Wen Yiyi became disheartened after learning that Xu Yao was a shareholder of Dream Makers.
How could Xu Yao agree to help her film a drama?
If it were Wen Yiyi herself, she would not help Xu Yao in this situation!
Wen Yiyi backed out, but Wen Zhicheng still wanted to try.
After all, Wen Zhicheng and Lin Meixian are husband and wife, and he is considered half of Xu Yao's elder. He personally asked to spend 5 million to customize a short play for Wen Yiyi. If he was more sincere and generous with the money, Xu Yao should be embarrassed to refuse, right?
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Wen Zhicheng was wrong. Xu Yao had the nerve to refuse.
Seeing Wen Zhicheng's constant waffling, Xu Yao simply told the truth: "5 million is very attractive to other short play companies, but it can't hire Dream Maker. Uncle Wen, I really can't help—"
"How is that possible? Aren't you a shareholder of Dream Maker? As long as you agree, Dream Maker will take on this order!"
Wen Zhicheng blurted out.
Seeing Xu Yao remained silent, Wen Zhicheng said with a smile: "Yiyi targeted you before because she was jealous of you. You have been more popular than her since childhood. Her mother died a long time ago and there is no one to teach her. I also doted on her, which made her develop an unpleasant personality. Yaoyao, please be magnanimous and don't bother with her. Just help her this time!"
Wen Zhicheng is a wealthy boss and would never speak like this normally. He only lowered himself to beg Xu Yao for the sake of his daughter.
Xu Yao was about to refuse, but changed her mind just as the words reached her lips: "Uncle Wen, you always help Yiyi with everything. Yiyi will never grow up. Since she wanted to customize the skit herself, she should come forward and talk to me about it herself, don't you agree?"
"But……"
There is nothing that cannot be done. Xu Yao's insistence on talking to Wen Yiyi was already a concession, and Wen Zhicheng had no choice but to agree.
Before hanging up the phone, Wen Zhicheng specifically reminded him, "Can you please not tell your mother about what happened today?"
"If you can accept that the talks between Yiyi and I might break down, I will keep it secret from my mother."
After Xu Yao didn't want to refuse Wen Yiyi, Wen Zhicheng went to bother Lin Meixian again. Xu Yao even suspected that Wen Zhicheng had already asked Lin Meixian to be a lobbyist, but Lin Meixian did not agree.
Wen Zhicheng suspected that Xu Yao was just looking for an excuse to shirk responsibility, and when Wen Yiyi came forward, Xu Yao would refuse again.
Xu Yao didn't swear or swear to defend herself. Instead, she asked Wen Zhicheng, "If you have any other choice, Yiyi doesn't need to come to see me."
Now it was the Wen family father and daughter who needed help, and Wen Zhicheng was still being picky, but Xu Yao just didn't care.
"Shengshi" is very close to Xu Yao's studio, and Wen Yiyi arrived half an hour later.
Xu Yao was too busy to see her, so Wen Yiyi waited in the lounge for almost two hours. After drinking a bellyful of tea and feeling hungry, Xu Yao finally pushed the door open and came in.
"I can have 'Dream Maker' help you make a short film, but you have to tell me, was it you or my dad who made the anonymous donation to Gu Jun? Tell me the whole story!"
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