Chapter 363 The opening of the big event
Unlike the Peace Hotel, which is set in the snow and ice, the story background of Secret and Great returns to the classic map of Shanghai in spy war dramas.
At Chedun Film and Television City in Shanghu, the opening ceremony of Secret and Great has just ended, and a girl with a high ponytail stands in front of Meng Bai.
"Meng Bai, oh, no, now I should call you...Mr. Meng!"
"Oh, what Mr. Meng or not, Xiao Wang, just be casual."
"Hey, who is Xiao Wang!"
"Haha, just kidding. Long time no see, Xiao Ning."
"Well... your tone sounds like my uncle calling me." Zhang Jianing, who originally looked full of energy, frowned and said dissatisfiedly.
Like Zhang Ruoyun and Xin Zhilei, she is also one of the leading actors of Secret and Great, playing the second female role "Ding Fang", a female writer in the Republic of China who does her own thing and is independent.
She fell in love with Gu Yaodong because he rescued her heroically, but eventually she stood on the opposite side of the male lead because of her father's position as a high-ranking official in the Republic of China. Later, with the fall of her father and the loss of power in her family, she left Hong Kong and never saw each other
again. The image of this female second is very peculiar, straightforward and literary, willful and coquettish, noble but sometimes a little green tea, in short, a girl with a very complicated personality.
Although Zhang Jianing is not very popular, her acting skills are good. And her light and plain appearance also fits Ding Fang's character characteristics.
Of course, the most important reason is that she just joined Taiyang Chuanhe this year, so she is close to the water and gets the moon first.
"Alas, it was me who introduced Brother Yang to you at the beginning." Zhang Jianing sighed, "In the blink of an eye, both of you have become my bosses."
"Come on, with your uncle here, who really dares to control you." Meng Bai said.
Zhang Jianing's uncle is "Doctor Wen" Zhang Xiaolong, a master's tutor at the Central Academy of Drama and a famous classical etiquette director in the domestic entertainment industry. Although he is his uncle, Zhang Jianing's parents divorced when he was young and he has been growing up with him, so he is no different from his father.
At the beginning of the year, Zhang Xiaolong signed a contract to join Taiyang Chuanhe and brought her here by the way.
In addition to Zhang Jianing, the leading actors of "Secret and Great" this time also include Wang Longzheng, who plays the second male lead "Xia Jicheng".
In addition to the male lead Zhang Ruoyun, that is, Xin Zhilei is an outsider, otherwise this drama will become an "internal drama".
"If you join the group, will you stay here?" Zhang Jianing asked curiously.
Meng Bai shook his head: "Stay for a while, and I will leave when you have no questions about the script."
"By the way, speaking of the script, I have been thinking about telling you." Zhang Jianing sighed: "You don't know, I have filmed so many dramas in the past few years, and our group is still the first project that can get a complete script."
"Don't other groups give scripts?"
Meng Bai wondered, are there so many Wang Jiawei in the film and television industry now?
"It's not that they don't give it, but most of them only have the beginning part, and the rest are all given after joining the crew." Zhang Jianing said: "The most outrageous thing I have encountered is that the scene to be filmed the next day, and I didn't know what the specific part was until the night before."
"Isn't this... a bit outrageous?"
"Not outrageous at all. In the past two years, especially since last year, many crews have been very anxious to set up projects and prepare. They start filming when the deadline is reached, regardless of whether they are ready or not."
Meng Bai was not surprised by this. The film and television industry as a whole has become impetuous for more than one or two years.
"There will always be people who work seriously on projects. When I worked with Noon Sunshine a few years ago, they would prepare very well in advance."
"That's Noon Sunshine, of course it's different." Zhang Jianing said as if it was a matter of course: "Who in the circle doesn't know that the only two teams that can guarantee a reliable team are you, Arc Light and Noon."
Listening to Zhang Jianing muttering about some outrageous operations of the crews she had seen, Meng Bai couldn't help shaking her head.
When he was with the crew, the atmosphere in the circle was not so urgent. After that, he followed his own tradition and didn't pay much attention to how other crews filmed, so he didn't know these things as well as these actors.
But think about it, it's right. In the past two years, capital has entered the film and television industry and hot money has poured in. Just register a film and television company and pull a project and someone will raise funds. It can be said that
there are many people. In this situation, naturally everyone wants to start production early and then realize it quickly. The script and the team don't matter. Just buy a novel, find someone to revise it, and then attract some traffic to shoot for a few days, and a drama is done.
As for the quality of the finished product, it doesn't matter whether it is good or bad, anyway, there are fans to support it. Brushing data, buying water army, controlling comments, you are good, I am good, everyone is good.
But then again, this kind of heat that relies entirely on falsehood will eventually end one day. By then, there will only be a land of misery.
In fact, everyone in the circle knows this, but everyone thinks there is still time, as long as they don't become the slowest fool.
Meng Bai can't say anything to these people. After all, to put it bluntly, if it weren't for the "inspiration fragments" plug-in that can guarantee that there will always be high-quality and popular works, perhaps Arc Light will be the same as them.
It is obviously impossible for Arc Light to shake the development trend of the entire industry by its own strength. What Meng Bai can do now is to ensure the operation of the company, accumulate capital, and maintain Arc Light's healthy capital chain.
Only in this way can we have the power to protect ourselves when "winter" comes.
Who knows, we can catch a few rabbits and wild boars that died on tree stumps.
——Meng
Bai stayed in Shanghai for a week until the filming of the "Secret and Great" crew stabilized, and then he left.
Before leaving, he went to Huang Zheng by the way and asked about Pinduoduo's listing.
Still in that not-so-big office, Meng Bai looked at Huang Zheng, who was tired but excited: "I thought you had gone to the United States."
"Why am I going to the United States?"
"Ring the bell, isn't there this process for listing?"
"It's just a ceremony, it doesn't matter who rings the bell." Huang Zheng said nonchalantly.
Okay, it's your company, whatever you want.
"So, has the specific launch time been decided?" Meng Bai asked.
"Nasdaq has confirmed our listing application, and the date is set for the 26th of next month."
Huang Zheng laughed again: "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to those short films you shot. Pinduoduo's image has changed a lot since the launch, otherwise it might not have passed the review so quickly."
"It's just some tricks in the entertainment industry, but it only works once. Next time something similar happens, we have to find a new point." Meng Bai waved his hand, "Besides, I am also a veteran shareholder, and I am counting on you to make a fortune."
"Hahaha, Mr. Meng, you are kidding. I specifically inquired about your Arc Light's position in the film and television industry. Don't pretend to be poor in front of me."
"How can you call it pretending to be poor? Look at which film and television company doesn't have an Internet giant behind it. I'm still counting on us."
"Come on, you are a giant now, why do you need to look for others." Huang Zheng laughed: "If you really want to cooperate, you might as well go find Zhang Yiming of ByteDance. You two have similar businesses."
"Why, are you familiar with him?" Meng Bai asked.
"I know him, but we're not in the same business." Huang Zheng shook his head. "Why, are you interested?"
"You said it, our businesses are similar. I'll introduce you to each other one day, maybe we can talk about some business cooperation."
"Didn't I say we're not in the same business? If you need anything, I can help you contact Wang Xing. Maoyan over there may be a better fit for you."
"Don't worry, that's just what I was thinking. Let's get the listing done first."
...
After returning to Jingbei, Meng Bai first called the head of the film and television department and asked about the situation of "Soul Ferry: Huangquan".
"As of this morning, the number of effective viewers of the film has exceeded 14 million, which is equivalent to more than 35 million in box office revenue."
The person in charge said with a little excitement: "It has only been more than half a month since the broadcast. Although the popularity is not as high as before, there are still hundreds of thousands of views every day. It is estimated that in another half a month, it will definitely break the record."
Meng Bai couldn't help but cheer up when he heard this.
Although the box office performance of "Soul Ferry: Huangquan" is not worth mentioning compared to the theater movies he participated in before. But if you calculate the specific income, it may not be worse than them.
The key is that the production cost of this film is low, so there is only one producer, and whatever money he earns is his own, and he doesn't need to share it with others.
The 35 million in revenue sharing is no worse than the "Detective Chinatown" series. And this is less than a month, and there are still five months of revenue sharing period.
If you work harder, you may catch up with "Journey to India" - although Wang Baoqiang's movie is very bad, the box office is nearly 800 million. In terms of performance alone, it is considered to be one of the best domestic films.
"Okay, the strength of publicity and promotion is basically enough, and the rest depends on a steady stream." Meng Bai said: "How is the publicity preparation for "City Lights" going?"
"Psychological Crime: City Lights" was filmed at the same time as "Soul Ferry: Huangquan", but because of the theater schedule, it was released two months later.
In fact, at the beginning, this film was intended to be released during the National Day. But because of the conflict with "Detective Chinatown 2", it was moved forward to late August, which was considered to be the tail end of the summer vacation.
"A few days ago, we started to release promotional posters to the public, and there will be a series of subsequent publicity plans. Director Wu Bai is preparing to start roadshows from the end of July, mainly in several super first-tier and first-tier cities..."
The person in charge looked at the information in his hand and reported a lot.
Meng Bai was also listening carefully, interrupting him from time to time and asking for details.
Although as a big boss, he doesn't need to complete many business tasks in person, he still needs to understand what he should understand.
Why is it that the second generation always fails when they take over the company? It is because they are too far away from the business side, always blindly trust those professional managers, and then they are sidelined.
After talking for more than half an hour, the report work finally came to an end.
"...Okay, just proceed as planned." Meng Bai said: "Also, the first part of the 'trilogy' series in cooperation with Qiyi TV will also start preparations soon. You should find a director first." "
Okay, Mr. Meng, I'll go prepare it."
The person in charge stood up, nodded to Meng Bai and said goodbye, then walked out. As soon as he left, Hua Yan rushed in in a hurry. "Boss! Boss! Big news!" Hua Yan hugged her pad and threw herself on the table opposite Meng Bai. "What, did you find that your paper husband collapsed?" "What, how can a paper man collapse... No, boss, look at this." As she said, she handed over the pad in her hand. "Xiao Cui blasted Fan Qiaoqiao..." Meng Bai glanced at the screen, "Isn't this the hot search last week? You call this news?" "Ah?" Hua Yan was stunned for a moment and turned the screen, "Ah, sorry, I clicked the wrong one... Well, this is it." Meng Bai: →_→ Looking back at the screen, Meng Bai was still in a state of mind to watch the fun at first, but as he watched, his face gradually became serious. [Recently, due to the start of the filming of the movie "Cell Phone 2", the famous host Cui Yongyuan and directors Feng Xiaogang and Liu Zhenyun broke out in conflict. Cui Yongyuan sent four Weibo posts in one day, targeting the main creators of the movie. As of the date, the crew has not responded to this matter. ] [Just today, the heroine of the movie "Cell Phone 2", Fan Qiaoqiao, released a movie promotion Weibo, which once again triggered the core conflict. Cui Yongyuan even revealed that Fan Qiaoqiao had previously... and other phenomena during the filming of the project, which triggered heated discussions among netizens...] "Celebrity conflict", "concealing production costs", "actors' sky-high pay"... Almost every keyword can trigger a heated discussion in public opinion. Now that all these things have been put together, you can imagine how lively the online public opinion field must be. Speaking of which, this incident can actually be regarded as a historical legacy in the film and television industry. As early as 2003, Feng Xiaogang filmed a New Year's film called "Cell Phone". The plot is roughly that Yan Shouyi, a famous TV host, accidentally forgot his cell phone at home, and his wife discovered his cheating, and then a series of things were triggered by the "cell phone". From the plot alone, this movie is actually quite interesting. At that time, the popularity of big brothers and BB machines began to decline, and mobile phones gradually became people's latest tools, but many new social problems also emerged. It must be said that Feng Xiaogang at that time still had some ideas. In addition, the screenwriter was Liu Zhenyun, and there were popular starring actors such as Ge You, Zhang Guoli, Xu Fan, and Fan Qiaoqiao, so the box office performance and influence of the movie were quite good. The only problem is the character of the male protagonist "Yan Shouyi" in the play. He is the host of a TV station, and he is doing an interview program. The name of the program is "Say What You Say"... These characteristics are too similar to Cui Yongyuan, who was famous for hosting "Tell the Truth" at the time. Many people even directly believe that the prototype of this character is him. It doesn't matter if it is a positive character, but the key is that in the movie, this male protagonist is a negative image of "cheating in marriage, good at lying" and "one thing in front of people and another behind people". Cui Yongyuan was furious at the time and directly went to Feng Xiaogang and Liu Zhenyun, the two main creators. It's not his fault for making a fuss, because some people really think that the image of the male protagonist in the movie is what he actually looks like. Of course, the entertainment industry at that time was still called the "artistic circle", and everyone's communication was relatively "simple". In addition, there were many CCTV hosts in the movie who made guest appearances and reconciled with each other, and Liu Zhenyun apologized and promised not to talk about the movie in the future, so in the end it was nothing. After so many years, things have changed, the protagonists of the incident have different experiences, and this incident has been sealed in history. Until this year, 15 years later, I don’t know what Feng Xiaogang and others were thinking, but they actually took out this movie again and planned to make a sequel.
When the project was just announced, Cui Yongyuan approached Liu Zhenyun and said that he had been greatly troubled by the film and did not want to go through it again.
According to the WeChat chat records recently released by Cui Yongyuan, Liu Zhenyun should have promised him at the time to change the role and story and ensure that it had nothing to do with him.
But perhaps it was because Cui Yongyuan felt that he had left CCTV and was not as famous as he was back then, so he did not need to care. Later, when Huayi Film and Television announced the project trailer, not only was the cast almost the same, but even the names and settings of the characters in the movie were not changed.
The background of the male protagonist "Yan Shouyi" was directly changed to an out-of-date host who left the TV station and switched to a talk show.
To be honest, this is a bit too blatant.
Cui Yongyuan, who was deceived, naturally would not give up. Just like 15 years ago, he directly scolded Feng Xiaogang and Liu Zhenyun on Weibo with his real name, saying that "Feng Xiaogang is a scumbag, and everyone knows that Liu Zhenyun has become a scumbag a little faster."
As for the film crew, I don't know whether they know they are in the wrong or are afraid of exacerbating the conflict, so they have not responded.
Until today, the heroine Fan Qiaoqiao, whether to take sides or for some other reason, suddenly posted a promotional Weibo for the movie, saying "Cell Phone 2 shooting site! Wu Yue (character name) is very happy."
This Weibo post was like the last cactus that killed a camel, and it directly angered Cui Yongyuan.
He no longer cared about anything, and first forwarded a news that "Fan Qiaoqiao won the National Spirit Creator Award", and then wrote "One dares to post, and the other dares to receive it."
After being ridiculed by Fan Qiaoqiao's fans, he posted three more Weibo posts in a row and posted a screenshot, directly pointing out the unspoken rules in the circle.
This can be said to have caused a thousand ripples. For a time, almost everyone, whether in the circle or outside the circle, began to pay attention to this matter.
(End of this chapter)
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