Chapter 479: Lost IP Series: The Walking Dead and Resident Evil
"First, it's a TV series. This time, we're going with an American-style TV series. This TV series will be released on Netflix and in China. But this time, it's not a Korean drama, but a real Chinese drama..."
Su Yang said seriously, "Who says only Korean dramas can collaborate with Netflix?" "Kingdom" was just a test run, and it's proven to be quite successful. As long as the work is good, audiences will still buy in. So this time, Su Yang is planning to produce a Chinese-language drama, officially bringing Chinese TV dramas abroad.
"The TV show is called 'The Walking Dead', and the setting is something like this..."
Su Yang started the meeting by bringing up the TV series The Walking Dead. Originally, the show was an American drama, but Su Yang had modified the script. He retained the essence of the show, but changed the story to a Chinese one.
It also incorporates some Chinese culture, such as family, friendship, love, and loyalty.
Su Yang spent a long time on this script. He even exchanged the entire series of "The Walking Dead".
Then, he integrated the entire series' scripts together and made careful revisions to make the plot of the entire series more coherent and exciting. After Su Yang finished optimizing, he spent his popularity points to optimize the system again.
The quality of the optimized script is a whole level higher than the original one. The original script was already very good. Now after Su Yang's optimization, it has become even better.
With such a script, as long as the actors and director are serious, Su Yang feels that even if it is a Chinese TV series, European and American audiences will buy it.
The Walking Dead is an American-style series, broadcast seasonally with twelve episodes per season. After Su Yang optimized the script, the plot became richer, more suspenseful, and the pacing was impressive.
This is a zombie drama that combines horror, suspense, and action, but it is not a popcorn drama. It contains many stories about human nature, and only when life and death are at stake can human nature be fully revealed.
Therefore, Su Yang made this drama more profound, rather than just a horror TV series that only pursues excitement.
"This TV series has ten seasons, twelve episodes each, for a total of one hundred and twenty episodes. This series is our Qingyao Media's stepping stone to the European and American markets, so I hope all departments will work diligently. Don't worry about the budget; I only want quality, and we must ensure it's excellent. Furthermore, the actors' acting skills must be top-notch; we must make this a masterpiece..."
Su Yang said seriously that this drama had taken a lot of his time and effort. He had been revising the script for the TV series since "Kingdom" premiered. After such a long time, Su Yang finally finished revising the entire script. With all 120 episodes already written, the crew no longer had to worry about writing the script.
Next, the director and actors will be determined, especially the director. We need to find a suitable director so that the style of the entire TV series can be consistent.
Qingyao Media's filming approach for this series differs from that of American dramas. They plan to shoot all 120 episodes in one go. While this approach carries some risk, it will actually significantly reduce costs, especially for the actors.
If the show is filmed season by season, and if it becomes a hit, the actors' salaries will definitely increase significantly. Now that 120 episodes have been filmed in one go, the actors' salaries have been significantly reduced.
Adding to the crew's budget, compared to shooting twelve episodes a year, shooting one hundred and twenty episodes in one go not only makes the crew more skilled, but also more economical.
Most importantly, the show has the domestic market as its backing. With Su Yang's appeal, the show won't lose money; the only question is how much profit it makes.
There's no upper limit on investment, and this confidence brings a smile to everyone's face. Working at Qingyao Media is comfortable; budget is never a concern. Unlike other productions, where you have to raise investment and find budgets, sometimes having to compromise quality to save money.
Qingyao Media, on the other hand, was incredibly wealthy and could afford to lose money. Therefore, quality was king for their work, and as for the money, as long as it wasn't wasted, they could just apply again if they didn't have enough.
"As for the director, the company will carefully select. I hope that no matter who directs this drama, everyone will not be emotional and will actively cooperate."
Su Yang finally said seriously. This TV series is very important to Qingyao Media, so not only the script is important, but the director is also important.
This time, the director selection wasn't limited to Qingyao Media. Su Yang had his sights set on the world. This was a major drama, requiring significant investment. Given the show's style and budget, the budget per episode would likely be around 20 million RMB at the very least.
It's called a TV series, but in fact, each episode is almost a movie. After Su Yang optimized the script, each episode is about an hour long. In addition, this drama requires a lot of special effects and makeup, so 20 million RMB is not a lot of money.
One hundred and twenty episodes, that's a budget of 2.4 billion. This is a truly massive production, and with such a large production, the director is naturally crucial. So Su Yang made it clear in advance that no matter who directs, everyone must cooperate, because the ultimate beneficiary of this drama is Qingyao Media.
As for Su Yang becoming a director himself, he has no such plans. He has more important things to do. Compared to TV series, his current focus is on movies. "The Wandering Earth" is just the beginning. In the future, Su Yang plans to create a series of classic science fiction films, so the TV series will have to be handed over to others.
"This is the TV series project. Next up are the movie and game projects. These two projects are being developed together, and the game takes priority. The movie is just an adaptation of the game. The name of this IP is 'Resident Evil'..."
Zombie series, what Su Yang brought out today is the zombie series.
"The Walking Dead" is a TV series, and "Resident Evil" is a movie and game. The entire zombie series is a stepping stone for Qingyao Media to enter the international market, especially the European and American markets.
Like "The Walking Dead", "Resident Evil" has also been localized into Chinese, and the story background and plot have been optimized.
The Resident Evil IP is being developed simultaneously as a movie and game. The movie will be released after the game is complete. After the movie is released, the game will be released to capitalize on the popularity of the movie.
Moreover, the game and the movie correspond to each other, this is a series IP. This is the case with both games and movies, the first one, the second one, the third one, the fourth one, and so on.
If this IP is well managed, Qingyao Media will have a powerful cash cow. By then, they can produce games and movies step by step every year and make a lot of money. Listening to Su Yang's introduction, everyone became enthusiastic. This is a big production, this is a real big production.
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