Chapter 200 "Godson" 10 million, "Biological son" 20 million
"The playback volume record has exceeded 2 billion! The online drama market is booming"
"Forensic Qin Ming" topped the online drama popularity list, and the "suspense" track is still the best solution for self-made online dramas"
"Two years and four dramas, with an average score of 8.3! Why is Arclight Films called the "No. 1 domestic online drama team"? "
"Word of mouth" PK "traffic"! The future of online dramas still has content advantages!"
"..."
"Alas!"
Looking at the endless reports on the Internet about "Forensic Qin Ming" "reaching the top", Bai Yicong sighed.
"Teacher Bai, what's wrong?"
Zhang Yuxin, who had just pushed the door in, heard his sigh and asked with a smile.
"Oh, Mr. Zhang is here." Bai Yicong bowed and greeted him, then shook the screen of his mobile phone, "I'm reading the discussion reports about the two dramas online."
Zhang Yuxin understood what he said and comforted him, "Don't worry too much. The final data is actually no different. The so-called 'first' is just a false name."
"No, I don't care about the data or anything like that." Bai Yicong shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm concerned about the ratings of the two dramas. The difference is too big."
The opening score of "Forensic Qin Ming" was not high, only 7.4. However, as the series aired, it has been slowly increasing.
Especially after the broadcast of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", the audience put the two dramas together for comparison.
"Forensic Qin Ming" far surpassed its opponent in terms of production level, actor performance and sincerity, and the evaluation immediately rose.
Until the finale, the score had risen to 7.8 points.
In comparison, "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" relied on the hard work of the leading actors' fans to "operate", and the final score was only pulled to 3.7.
The gap is too obvious.
For Bai Yicong, this "gap" seems particularly embarrassing, after all, he is the screenwriter of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".
In fact, to be honest, he also feels wronged. Although he is a screenwriter, the director and the investors have more say than him in the crew. If
the director wants to change the plot, he can only adjust the script. If the investors want to insert new people, they have to add original characters.
After so many changes, the plot of the final product has long been very different from the original script.
So for Meng Bai, this "junior brother", he is now mainly envious.
He is the boss himself and uses his own team to make his own drama. Whether it is good or bad in the end, at least he has the final say.
"Anyway, the final data is still successful." Zhang Yuxin said: "Huguang has spent a lot of effort to improve the plot and production, and the final result is similar to ours, which shows that the online drama is right to take the route of 'traffic + fan economy'." "
The next "Old Nine Gates" has been approved. This time the budget and starring lineup will be stronger, and we still have a chance to 'revenge'."
"I understand." Bai Yicong nodded.
This time he did lose, but the main responsibility is not entirely his own.
In the newly established project "Old Nine Gates", he is not only the screenwriter, but also the producer.
Let's wait and see who will be better next year.
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Haidian, Sigma Building.
"Mr. Sun, this is the project book of "Ghost Blowing Light Jingjue Ancient City."
In the office of the president of Tencent Video, Fang Fang put a project plan in front of the president Sun Zhonghuai.
"Okay, I'll take a look." Sun Zhonghuai responded and took the document and looked through it.
Seeing that he was reading it seriously, Fang Fang opposite couldn't help but get a little nervous.
Tencent Video started very early in the self-made web drama track. Last year's "The Darker Side" was produced by them and Ciwen Media.
It's just that it returned early, but there has been no development since then. More than a year to now, except for "The Darker Side 2", there are no other projects.
The reason for this is mainly to adhere to the corporate philosophy of the headquarters-no innovation, follow the trend; rely on "money ability" to catch up.
The same is true for online dramas. It was not until more than a year of development that they determined that this market could really be developed that they considered entering the market.
Tencent will officially start operating Penguin Pictures next month, mainly responsible for the production and distribution of film and television dramas. Sun Zhonghuai will serve as CEO and manage the entire film and television field of Tencent.
As the first drama of Penguin Pictures, "Ghost Blowing Light" naturally became a key project.
"Production team, do you want to find Arclight Pictures?" Looking at the project book in his hand, Sun Zhonghuai said.
Fang Fang hurriedly said, "Yes, Arclight Pictures is still very capable in online dramas, especially suspense online dramas."
"I know." Sun Zhonghuai smiled, "I had dinner with Mr. Gong of Qiyi TV a few days ago, and talked about them. They are indeed a very capable film and television team."
Seeing that the big leader affirmed her ideas, Fang Fang immediately calmed down. But then, she thought of another problem.
"Mr. Sun, I have talked to Mr. Meng, the boss of Arclight Films, before. He is also very interested in this project. However, they usually require full production rights for the projects they produce, and rarely accept management from the investors. It is said that Leshi.com has always been in a cooperative relationship, and they are the kind of people who 'follow orders but not propaganda'."
"That doesn't matter. A capable team will always have their own ideas." Sun Zhonghuai said indifferently: "Professional things should be done by professionals. Otherwise, why should we look for them, right?"
He smiled and continued: "Tell them that if they are interested in cooperation, we at Penguin will only be responsible for investment and publicity, and they will be the main producer."
"Okay, Mr. Sun." Fang Fang said excitedly: "Then I will make an appointment with Mr. Meng to talk again in the next few days."
"Well, wait a few days, they should be very busy recently."
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Sun Zhonghuai said, Arclight Films is indeed very busy these days.
Mainly busy celebrating.
2.25 billion views, No. 1 online drama in the same period, the champion of online drama in the whole year (so far)...
Such achievements cannot be fully expressed without celebration.
There is no doubt that Arclight held another celebration banquet.
"Everyone, everyone."
On the stage in front of the banquet hall, Wang Wei took a microphone and said to the crowd below: "Before the celebration banquet begins, please invite the soul of our "Forensic Qin Ming" project, Mr. Meng Bai, to say a few words to everyone."
"Wow——"
Amidst the applause and cheers, Meng Bai was helplessly pushed to the front by the crowd.
"Old Wang, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but this is not a state-owned enterprise, so there's no need to make speeches."
Meng Bai took the microphone and said to Wang Wei first, then looked at everyone present and said, "We are in the film and television industry, efficiency comes first, so I won't say too much. Since the filming began over the past six months, I would like to thank everyone present for their joint efforts, which has resulted in such a proud achievement for Forensic Qin Ming."
"Thank you, Director Wang, thank you to our three leading actors, and especially thank you to Mr. Qin Ming, who has been providing consulting guidance to the crew."
As the original author and consultant of the entire show, the crew also invited Qin Ming here today.
Hearing Meng Bai mention his name, the chubby middle-aged man saluted the people around him somewhat uncomfortably.
Because of his profession, he rarely participates in such activities. Usually, he only has dinner with colleagues.
Just like he specially asked Meng Bai to add a plot to the play. Indeed, some people immediately backed away when they heard that he was a forensic doctor, which made both of them quite embarrassed.
But fortunately, at least this situation will not happen today. Most of the people present have seen the "real scene".
On the stage, Meng Bai continued: "I believe that no matter which crew or project you go to in the future, "Forensic Qin Ming" will become a qualification worth talking about."
"That's all I have to say. Everyone, eat, drink and have fun tonight. Oh, by the way, there will be a red envelope grabbing activity later, don't miss it."
After saying that, Meng Bai walked away amid cheers.
Although gratitude, reputation and so on are also good, they are not as real as red envelopes.
As a "semi-amateur" boss, Meng Bai always believes in one truth. When you don't have money, you can talk about feelings and ideals with everyone, but when you have money, you still have to talk more about money.
"Teacher Qin Ming, thank you for taking the time to come."
After returning to the stage, Meng Bai first went to Qin Ming to thank him.
"No, no, it should be, I am also half of our crew." Qin Ming smiled and said: "And I should be the one to thank Mr. Meng, for being able to use such a good work to show our forensic industry."
"Ha, as long as the forensic practitioners in our industry don't feel that they can't stand it, we will be very satisfied."
Speaking of which, Arc Light's "Forensic Qin Ming" is really not low in the evaluation within the forensic industry.
Although there are inevitably some missing details, or modifications have to be made due to film and television performance, most of the content shown is true.
In particular, the emotional line of this drama is also very weak. Many viewers commented that they didn't expect a suspenseful criminal investigation drama to be the most standard "professional drama" in recent years.
If we really have to say that forensic practitioners complain the most, there are mainly two points.
One is that 99% of forensic doctors are not as "BKing" as the male protagonist in the play, and the other is that the setting of the autopsy room in the play does not look like a forensic department at the district or county level. At the very least, it should be a municipal bureau or above, and it must be a wealthy municipal bureau.
The two chatted for a while and asked about the progress of the second book. Meng Bai turned to Zhang Ruoyun and the other three main actors.
"What are you talking about?" Meng Bai asked, and took the mineral water "handed" by Zhang Ruoyun, "Thanks."
"Damn, I took it for myself, okay."
Zhang Ruoyun complained, and got up to get another bottle.
Bai Yu and Zhou Yutong on the side couldn't help laughing when they saw this.
In comparison, Zhou Yutong and Meng Bai were not that close, so he chuckled and said, "We were just talking about when the second part will be filmed?"
"It's hard to say. In addition to the project planning of Arclight and the schedules of the leading actors, we also have to consider coordinating with the publication of the novel by Teacher Qin Ming." Meng Bai said, "It will take a year or two."
Compared with foreign dramas, there are very few sequels of domestic dramas that can still gather the original cast. Many of them are like "My Fair Princess" and "Young Justice Bao", which change three groups of leading actors in three seasons.
The main reason is that many dramas did not expect to have sequels when they were first filmed. They were temporarily increased after they were broadcast and saw good results.
Moreover, even if the project was determined to have a sequel from the beginning, it would often be too expensive for the leading actors to afford it.
Arclight is better. Except for the first "Soul Ferry", the following dramas have signed sequel contracts with the leading actors, at least to ensure that the second part can still be the original cast.
Of course, the pay will certainly increase with the value of the leading actor, but it will not be a "sky-high price" due to the upper limit of the contract.
But then again, even if there is a contract, it is more symbolic than practical.
If the pay gap is too big or the other party just doesn't want to come, then the worst that can happen is to pay the penalty for breach of contract.
So, the contract is just an insurance measure, and it mainly depends on the relationship between each other.
"Xiao Zhou." Meng Bai looked at Zhou Yutong, "Are you used to Taiyang Chuanhe recently?"
"Fortunately, the company team is quite professional.
" "Are there any resources to introduce?
" "Yes." Zhou Yutong nodded, "Recently my executive agent is asking me to prepare for an audition for a drama."
"What drama?" Meng Bai asked curiously.
"It's also adapted from a novel, called "Love O2O."
Just after she finished speaking, Meng Bai didn't react, but Bai Yu on the side asked in surprise: "Hey, you also went to the audition?"
"Why, Lao Bai, you also went?"
"Yes, I tried the role of the second male lead. But..."
"What, is there a problem?" Meng Bai asked.
"It's not the drama's problem." Bai Yu said with a little embarrassment: "It's just that the male lead of this drama is... Yang Yang."
"Ah——"
Meng Bai suddenly realized why the attitude was so strange. But you are not the producer, what does it have to do with you.
To be frank, most actors in a film and television project are basically tools.
Without you, there will be others. This kind of dispute between projects is actually not related to the actors.
Even if Huanrui Century or Qiyi TV is now starting a new drama, the actors from Arc Light go to audition, and the other party is more likely to accept it because of their popularity.
This is the relationship between most companies in the film and television industry. They fight each other to the point of bloodshed in the last second, and shake hands and cooperate in the next second, which mainly depends on interests.
"By the way, Lao Meng, is your TV series about to be broadcast?" Zhang Ruoyun asked: "I saw Teacher Li's circle of friends two days ago, and he also sent a message asking us to help promote it."
"Yes, it will be broadcast at the end of the month." Meng Bai nodded.
Speaking of which, when I was on the phone with Li Qin and Song Zhi (separately) in the past half month, I was indeed promoting this drama.
However, Meng Bai's enthusiasm for "The Pretender" is obviously not as high as "Forensic Qin Ming".
After all, it is just a "godson" at most.
This drama was sold to Mango TV, with a total revenue of 108 million. Minus the cost of 60 million, the profit is about 48 million.
Arclight Film and Television's investment ratio accounts for about 20%, which means it can get nearly 10 million.
In comparison, "Forensic Qin Ming" has a total profit of at least 20 million, and the repayment speed is fast. This is a real "son". Of
course, a "godson" is still a son, and Arclight Film and Television will still help promote it.
(End of this chapter)
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