☆, Chapter 10 Big Production
"Third brother, you show me this big production right away. How would I know what return on investment is? What can I really tell from this..."
Gu Ran said this modestly, but the inner voice that followed was not humble at all, it was just a roar.
[How is it? Of course not!]
"A costume drama cost 200 million yuan, and Haosheng owns 60% of it. Brother San, are you crazy? What a huge risk!"
[The male and female leads are very famous, especially the female lead, so she is indeed a hot topic, but when she fails, the topic becomes even more popular! When that happens, you will want to suppress all the trending searches!]
[You can't really blame Third Brother for his poor judgment. Judging from the current situation, even if this drama turns out to be a dud, it can still fetch a good price thanks to Nan Xian's popularity. If they insert more ads, they won't lose money.]
[Who would have thought? Such a big production would have such a series of scandals involving the lead actors.]
Buildings collapsed one after another?
Gu Ximing opened his eyes slightly, almost suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
For such a large-scale production, the producer must do background checks and be very cautious when selecting the actors.
The male lead chosen is Liu Liyuan, a well-known good man in the circle. He has been dating his girlfriend for eight years and is about to get married. Over the years, he has not had any scandals except with his official girlfriend, not even any groundless gossip. He can be said to be a good man with a good family background and is well-known both inside and outside the circle.
Not to mention Nan Xian, the queen of topics, who is good at everything and has never had a bad relationship with the media. She is a rare person in the circle who knows how to get along with others. Except for her competitors, almost no one says anything bad about her.
How could the reputation of these two actors, who were chosen so carefully, be ruined?
Could it be that the male and female protagonists fell in love during the filming and got together?
The man cheats and the woman becomes the mistress?
Gu Ran: [Liu Liyuan's character is so cruel. He's a loyal and devoted good man who hasn't had any scandals in ten years, but when he does, he gets into something big. Not only does he secretly visit a prostitute, but he doesn't even use a condom and gets the woman pregnant.]
Gu Ran: [The woman had an amniocentesis just to hammer him, and she played the victim on Weibo. Liu Liyuan's image was completely ruined, and he jumped straight to the legal channel. The lawsuit dragged on for years, and by the time the results came out, Chen An was almost released from prison.]
Gu Ran sighed with regret and tapped the back of the paper twice with his fingertips.
Gu Ximing gnashed his teeth and cursed in his heart, "You are such a good guy, Liu Liyuan. You usually pretend to be a decent man and use your love life to hype yourself up as a good man, but behind the scenes you even engage in fucking prostitution. Isn't that disgusting!"
Is it that your girlfriend can't satisfy you, or is it that finding a serious person will suffocate you?
A celebrity goes to a prostitute! Does it make them lose face? How badly do they need sex?
Gu Ximing held the cup tightly, maintaining a calm expression on the surface, but made a note in his little notebook in his heart.
Change! This fucking male lead must be changed!
Gu Ran: [Alas, because of the Liu Liyuan incident, the show that was originally scheduled to air was delayed for a year, and was pushed back several times by the censorship department.]
Gu Ran: [The producer saw no hope and discussed with the investors to replace the male lead, reshoot the scenes, and re-edit and reconcile the film. At least they could sell the film while Nan Xian was still at the peak of her Best Actress fame. It's a bad movie, so whatever losses can be minimized is a good idea.]
Gu Ran pretended to flip through a few pages, as if he was checking it carefully.
Gu Ximing nodded secretly at her inner voice.
Yes, this is indeed the best remedy.
Gu Ran: [But who could have thought!]
This sudden turn made Gu Ximing jump with fear.
[The drama "Trouble in the East Palace" is probably a bit unlucky. The male lead just finished reshooting after being replaced, and Nan Xian was banned due to tax issues...]
[No wonder even netizens think that drama is toxic, since the male and female leads keep getting into trouble.]
[As a result, the popularity of the male and female protagonists has not yet died down, and the second male lead has become a hot topic again because of his affair with the female director.]
[Now, it's confirmed that this drama is toxic. The show is completely doomed. There's not even a chance for reshoots. It's been directly canceled.]
[The reshoots cost tens of millions, what a loss!]
Gu Ran sighed silently, put the document back on the table, and picked up the next one.
Gu Ximing's mood was also up and down, a layer of sweat broke out on his back, and he thought to himself that it was a close call.
Fortunately, Gu Ran came. I'm glad I showed it to Gu Ran, otherwise "The Trouble in the East Palace" would start filming next month, and it would be too late to save the situation.
The second project was a costume drama that the company bought the copyright to make its actress Tan Ling famous. Gu Ximing put a lot of thought into the team.
"Ruyu?" Gu Rannian asked.
Gu Ran: [This one sounds familiar, I remember now! Isn’t this the movie starring that young actor that Gu Ximing was so supportive of?]
Gu Ran: [I remember this drama was adapted from a popular novel. Just buying the copyright cost Brother San a lot of money, and he also hired a famous director and producer. The team is quite strong.]
Gu Ran: [Tan Ling’s acting is indeed quite good, and she’s also very hardworking, but it’s a pity…
What a pity?
Gu Ximing was very anxious because he only revealed half of his thoughts.
But Gu Ran didn't seem to want to think further and put the project plan of "Ru Yu" back on the table.
How could Gu Ximing be willing to do something so aimless? Without knowing the cause, he had no way to improve. Without knowing who had the problem, how could he replace people?
It is impossible to scrap such a large production.
"Xiao Ran, this play stars artists from our company, and the director and producer are both quite famous. Take a good look at it and see if you like it. If you do, I'll let you play a cameo role in it so you can experience what it's like to be an actor."
Gu Ximing reached out and tapped on the table, bringing the conversation back to the topic.
Gu Ran looked at the plan with disdain, picked it up perfunctorily and flipped through it again, his heart in turmoil.
[I don't want to guest star in such a bad movie. Even if I want to guest star in a good drama, I will find a good drama to guest star in.]
[A guest appearance on a TV show like this, which is widely criticized, would be a stain on anyone's career.]
[The original work was originally quite good, but the screenwriter changed it beyond recognition and has seriously deviated from the original core.]
[If it had been filmed properly, perhaps it could have been salvaged, but in the end, neither the director nor the producer were any good.]
[The director stuffed his mistress into the cast as the second female lead, taking advantage of the lead's lack of influence and adding scenes to the already poorly written script. By the end of it all, the second female lead had as much screen time as the lead.]
[The third female lead saw that she was in such a bad state, so she couldn't bear to fall behind. She slept with the producer overnight and simply gave herself more scenes and changed her character design.]
[As a result, the plot became completely irrelevant. The originally heroic character of the heroine became confused about right and wrong, and she even played the role of a green tea from time to time. It's no wonder that it was criticized to pieces after it was broadcast.]
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