Chapter 13 The last fragment of the online drama era
The coffee shop is located inside the Leshi building, and most of the people who come here are employees of Leshi.com.
Perhaps because the proprietress is here, although there are always people coming and going in the store, most of them leave after buying coffee.
The few people who stayed in the store also sat far away, forming a blank area between Meng Bai's table. From time to time, someone pointed in the direction of the two of them, and then whispered a few words to each other.
Meng Bai and Gan Wei naturally did not have the energy to pay attention to these small movements of others. Meng Bai described the history of the development of TV dramas in a fluent manner, and Gan Wei naturally understood his subtext.
"You mean to say that the TV dramas nowadays are the movies at that time; and the online dramas nowadays are the TV dramas at that time, so it is inevitable that online dramas will gradually replace the status of TV dramas?" Gan Wei concluded.
"It's not a replacement, but a competition." Meng Bai corrected the details in Gan Wei's words and continued: "Or, it is to differentiate their respective audience groups. But I think that online dramas will still surpass TV dramas, after all, it is 'more convenient and cheaper'..."
"Wait." Gan Wei interrupted Meng Bai and asked in confusion: "I can understand 'more convenient', but how is 'cheaper' compared?"
Meng Bai explained: "Time cost is also a cost. The development of the Internet will inevitably make everyone's 'timely feedback' on needs higher and higher. Compared with TV dramas that can only be watched at a fixed time and at a fixed speed, online dramas that can be watched immediately, paused at any time, and dragged at will can undoubtedly save a lot of time costs."
Gan Wei nodded, obviously agreeing with Meng Bai's statement.
Although Gan Wei was just a third-tier actor studying acting before meeting Boss Jia, she has been in the management of LeTV for so long, and she has seen more about the future development of video platforms than ordinary people.
In recent years, Leshi.com has developed a lot of business in film and television entertainment, mainly in charge of Gan Wei. Of course, she hopes to expand her voice in Leshi.com, but she is also optimistic about the development of online platforms in the film and television industry.
It can be said that what Meng Bai said today is what she has been thinking about in the past few years.
Although she agrees with Meng Bai's point of view, Gan Wei did not get excited after hearing a few words. She asked Meng Bai very calmly: "It's still my original question. Leshi.com has tried online dramas, but the results are very average. Do you think your drama will be different from the previous projects?"
"Of course it is different, and it is very different." Meng Bai smiled confidently again.
"Oh, what's the difference? You don't want to tell me that because this drama is from your hand..."
Gan Wei asked with a smile, and was about to say something else, but suddenly stopped, looking behind Meng Bai, as if she saw something unexpected.
"Ha, Sister Weiwei, you're kidding. I'm not that confident."
Meng Bai didn't notice Gan Wei's abnormality. He continued, "The difference I'm talking about comes from the change of external conditions. It can even be said that this is not only an opportunity for online video platforms, but also a revolution in the entire mobile Internet in the next ten years."
At this point, Meng Bai deliberately stopped talking. Sure enough, Gan Wei's eyes moved back to Meng Bai's face, and subconsciously asked, "Changes in the external environment? What changes?"
Meng Bai smiled, took a sip of coffee, and was about to answer when he suddenly heard a man's voice from the side saying, "It's the 4G network." Meng Bai
shook the coffee cup in his hand and turned to look at the source of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man with a refined appearance and a bright face standing aside, looking at him with a smile.
"Aren't you busy upstairs? Why did you come here without saying a word?" Gan Wei looked at the man and asked with a smile.
The man walked to Gan Wei and sat down. He also signaled Meng Bai, who was getting up, to not be polite. Then he joked, "Ten thousand people in the company sent me messages saying that they saw the boss's wife chatting with a very handsome young man. I had to come down to check the situation."
"Hate~" Gan Wei rolled her eyes angrily and patted the man. Then he returned to his serious expression and introduced, "Let me introduce you to Meng Bai, a friend introduced by Sister Qin Lan, a very talented independent screenwriter. This time he mainly wants to talk about a film and television project."
After that, he turned to Meng Bai and pointed to the man next to him and introduced, "Meng Bai, this is my wife, the big boss of our Leshi, Jia Yueting."
Meng Bai had guessed about 80% of it just now. As he expected, this was the boss Jia who was rumored to be so popular in the world.
"Boss Jia, I have heard a lot about him." Meng Bai nodded and greeted.
Boss Jia waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about me. Our General Gan has the final say in the film and television industry. I'm just here to watch. You guys continue."
After saying that, he stopped interrupting and picked up the script in front of Gan Wei to read it.
In this case, Meng Bai no longer kept the secret, slightly adjusted his attitude and tone, and continued: "What Boss Jia said just now is right. The promotion and popularization of 4G network is of great significance to video platforms."
"Higher bandwidth, faster network speed, lower fees, and more stable signals, with these, video platforms have a moat to compete with traditional TV stations for audiences. Coupled with the development of smart phones, the future of the film and television entertainment industry will inevitably be the era of mobile terminals."
"Video platforms are TV stations in the mobile era. Everyone faces the same audience, and the content and services provided are also similar. At this time, whoever takes this step first is more likely to stand out."
After talking about those high-sounding parts, Meng Bai brought the topic back to his script: "I dare not say that this script is the best, but if a pathfinder is needed, then it must be the most suitable in terms of subject matter and form."
At this point, Meng Bai has basically said everything he can say, and the rest depends on what Gan Wei thinks. If he still can't impress, then Meng Bai has no other choice but to prepare to try his luck on other platforms.
Gan Wei frowned and thought for a long time before she raised her head. She seemed to have made a decision in her heart. However, she did not rush to say anything. Instead, she touched Boss Jia who had been reading the script beside her and asked, "What do you think?"
"I said, you decide on the film and television." Boss Jia patted the script in his hand and said, "Don't mention it. The story of this script is really interesting. It is really different from the current TV series. And from the scenes I saw here, it seems that most of the plots are in a convenience store. The budget should not be high."
Meng Bai nodded: "Indeed, most of the plots are indoor scenes. I estimated the budget based on my own experience. It will take about three million."
"Three million?" Boss Jia looked at Gan Wei and said, "In my impression, this budget for a drama of about 20 episodes does not seem to be much."
"It's really not much, you can even say it's a little." Gan Wei asked Meng Bai: "Are you sure three million is enough? This kind of supernatural suspense drama should have a lot of special effects in the post-production."
Meng Bai smiled: "In my expectation, this drama does not need too many special effects. The essence of Chinese horror lies in the rendering of atmosphere. Using real scenes is better than special effects, and it is also cheaper."
After speaking, Meng Bai smiled and said: "Of course, if President Gan hopes that the work can be perfect and is willing to increase the budget, it will naturally be better."
Gan Wei said: "Haha, I would be happy to add more, but I'm afraid the board of directors will not approve it."
(End of this chapter)
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