Chapter 502 The Devil Child Comes to the World
In addition to the two films, the company's production of "You Are My Glory" last year has successfully sold the satellite TV premiere rights and online copyrights.
This idol drama co-starring Gu Wei and Reba is obviously favored by everyone. After the screening, various platforms believe that "You Are My Glory" will replicate the glory of "Love O2O" in the summer of 2015.
There is no need to mention Gu Wei's fame and ability to lead a drama. Reba's popularity has been rising steadily with the popularity of "Eternal Love". The collaboration between "Ye Hua" and "Bai Fengjiu" will definitely attract the attention of countless audiences.
Because of this, there was a fierce competition among various platforms when it came to quoting prices in the later stages.
In the end, the online copyright was acquired by Tencent Video at an exaggerated price, and even the joint offer of LeTV and Youku could not compete with it.
Gu Wei also understood this point very well. Although "You Are My Glory" is an exclusive production of "Wei Ming Tian Xia", the content has a sense of customization by Tencent. It would be too funny if a drama that advertises Tencent games could not be played on Tencent's own platform in the end.
So this time, Tencent Video simply did not cooperate with other platforms and single-handedly won the exclusive online broadcasting rights.
As for local satellite TV stations, Dragon TV and Blueberry Channel won the joint first broadcast rights. This is the second time the two satellite TV stations have cooperated after "Eternal Love".
The final transaction amount of [You Are My Glory] is 15 million per episode, and the total copyright fee is 480 million.
This price has set the highest single-episode copyright fee in the TV drama field in recent years.
Unfortunately, "You Are My Glory" has only 32 episodes in total, which cannot be compared with "Eternal Love" with 58 episodes and "Princess Agents" with 72 episodes.
Although the price per episode exceeds theirs, there is still a big gap in total copyright fees.
The copyright fee for "Princess Agents" is 612 million yuan, and the copyright fee for "Eternal Love" is an even more exaggerated 754 million yuan.
"You Are My Glory" has been scheduled to be broadcasted in the summer season of July this year by Dragon TV, Blueberry Channel and Tencent Video, which is almost the same as the broadcast time of "Love O2O" two years ago. It seems that these parties are determined to replicate the popularity of "Love O2O" that year.
Gu Wei sat in the boss chair and kept flipping through some documents brought by his assistant.
If 2016 was a fruitful year for Wei Ming Tian Xia in the film industry, with the release of Blade of the Assassin 2 at the beginning of the year, Detective Chinatown 2 in the middle of the year, and Love in the City at the end of the year, all three films were huge hits at the box office, with Detective Chinatown 2 even taking the top spot at the Chinese box office, then 2017 was destined to be a fruitful year for the company in the field of TV dramas.
The opening drama of the year, Eternal Love, was a phenomenal hit. In May, Princess Agents was released, and in July, You Are My Glory was released.
In addition to these three TV series controlled by the company, the anti-corruption drama "In the Name of People" invested by Gu Wei will also be launched on Mango TV at the end of this month.
Another mystery suspense drama [Day and Night Chase] has now also negotiated online copyrights with iQiyi and is scheduled to start broadcasting in August in the second half of the year.
To be honest, Gu Wei didn't make much money from these two TV series which were not under the control of the company, probably only about twice the investment, but he valued the influence and super high reputation generated by the two dramas more.
The copyright fees from the subsequent long-tail effect are the main source of profit for these two dramas.
The only thing that made Gu Wei a little worried was that, as far as he knew, although the original time and space "In the Name of People" was very popular, the TV series had not been rebroadcast since its first broadcast on Mango TV.
Although the drama was not banned afterwards, it was obviously restricted from being rebroadcasted.
If things continue to develop according to the original time and space, it will be difficult for "In the Name of People" to bring more benefits to Gu Wei in the future.
But he didn't care too much. He invested in a good drama, made money, and promoted Zeng Li with the role of "Gao Xiaoqin". No matter how you look at it, he made a lot of money.
Moreover, because of his investment in "In the Name of People", he also got to know people like Gao Yalin and Li Lu, who are both very capable producers and directors in the circle.
Especially director Li Lu, after filming "In the Name of People", he will also direct "The Inspectors General" and "The World" in the future.
When it comes to shooting reality-themed TV dramas, he is definitely one of the best directors in the industry.
The directors that Gu Wei had previously worked with on good terms were basically those who made idol dramas, such as Lin Yufen, Wu Jinyuan, and Liu Junjie. They were good at both ancient and modern idol dramas, but they were not good at making realistic period dramas like "Parents' Love" and "Golden Wedding".
Since his debut, Gu Wei has basically filmed idol dramas, with only one "Nirvana in Fire" being considered a semi-serious drama.
As he gets older, he will definitely film realistic period dramas in the future. After all, he can't win awards by relying on idol dramas.
I dealt with some documents that needed to be signed in the morning and had a simple lunch at noon.
In the afternoon, Gu Wei came downstairs to the [Wei Ming Tian Xia Animation Production Company].
In early 2014, he recruited Jiaozi and the entire team to set up an animation production company. Three years have passed since then, and the animation masterpiece "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" which took three years to make has finally been completed.
After Gu Wei heard the news from his assistant, he couldn't wait to come over and see the finished film.
In the screening room of Weiming Tianxia Animation Production Company, Gu Wei watched "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" accompanied by Jiaozi and two executives of the animation company.
Two hours passed quickly and the lights in the screening room came on.
Gu Wei clapped with a smile on his face.
Director Jiaozi, who was standing next to him, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his boss's reaction, and happily applauded as well.
Since being recruited by Gu Wei, he has devoted himself to the production of this animated film, spending more than 100 million yuan in total over the past three years.
Now the boss is satisfied, so the first hurdle has been passed. The rest depends on the box office results of the movie after it is released.
"Director Yang, congratulations! This animated film is very well made. I believe it will do well when it is released later."
This "Nezha" is basically the same as the original version in terms of the main plot, with only slight changes in details. However, the story is more reasonable and full, and there is almost nothing wrong with it.
For example, at the beginning of the original version, the hatred of Nezha by the people of Chentangguan was a bit abrupt. In this version, there is a scene where Mrs. Yin goes to eliminate the eel monster. Although it is not long, it can show that the monster has caused great harm to the local people. Many people's parents and children were killed by the monster, so the local people hate the monster very much.
"Mr. Gu, thank you for your compliment. Thanks to the company's financial and human resources support, and the subsequent hiring of the best special effects company in China, we were able to achieve the current results."
Director Jiaozi said modestly with a smile.
"Special effects and the like are just bonus points, but a good storyline is the key to a successful film, and Nezha definitely has that!"
Gu Wei sighed.
"I particularly like the line from the movie, 'Prejudice is like a seat; no matter how hard you try, you can't move it!'"
The two chatted for a few more minutes, and Director Jiaozi asked, "Mr. Gu, when does the company plan to release Nezha?"
After the film was produced, what kind of box office results it could achieve naturally became director Jiaozi's biggest concern.
Gu Wei thought about it.
"To be honest, I have high expectations for Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World. Although it is just the beginning of the year, there are almost no suitable schedules after the Spring Festival this year."
For a movie released in the country to achieve good results, the right release date is very important.
If there is no good release date, no matter how high the quality of the movie is or how popular it is, the box office will definitely be discounted.
Now it seems that there are only two periods in China that can really get top box office every year: the Spring Festival and the summer vacation.
Currently, the top three in the domestic movie box office rankings are: the first "Detective Chinatown 2" and the third "Monster Hunt", which were released in the summer of 2016 and 2015 respectively, and the second "The Mermaid" was released during the Spring Festival of 2016.
For example, during this year's Spring Festival, the reputation of several blockbusters was not very good. "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" still took in 1.652 billion yuan at the box office, and Jackie Chan's "Kung Fu Yoga" finally took in 1.748 billion yuan at the box office.
The box office potential of the remaining National Day period is slightly lower than that of the previous two time periods, and it is even worse for Valentine's Day and May Day periods.
This year's Spring Festival movie season has passed, and the summer movie season will feature "Wolf Warrior 2" co-produced by Gu Wei and Wu Jing. Gu Wei doesn't want to fight against his own people.
Both films have the potential to gross over 5 billion yuan at the box office. Gu Wei would be crazy to release them in the same schedule.
"I'm planning to release Nezha during next year's Spring Festival. What do you think?"
"Isn't the competition too fierce during the Spring Festival?"
Dumpling was a little hesitant.
He is very confident in the quality of "Nezha" and feels that it is not inferior to the 2015 hit "The Monkey King: Hero is Back". However, the Spring Festival period is now dominated by blockbusters, and it is difficult for him, an animated film, to compete with others.
"The Monkey King: Hero is Back" was indeed very popular back then and had very high box office, but the animated films released in the past two years have found it difficult to achieve the same success as "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", and most of them have even struggled to make a profit.
Therefore, he is not 100% confident about the future box office of "Nezha".
Gu Wei smiled and patted Jiaozi's shoulder.
"I have confidence in Nezha. With the quality of our film, it will be a hit during next year's Spring Festival!"
"In fact, I think this year's May Day or summer vacation period would be good, and if that doesn't work, the National Day period would also be fine.
There's still a year until the 2018 Spring Festival season, isn't that too long?"
Jiaozi is still not very confident.
"The box office potential of the May Day and National Day periods is too small, and a big-budget movie invested by the company will be released in the summer.
The Spring Festival period is the best choice for Nezha! "
The original "Detective Chinatown 2" was released during the 2018 Spring Festival and achieved a good box office of over 3 billion yuan.
However, Gu Wei has now finished filming "Detective Chinatown 2" in advance and released it more than a year earlier. Now that this blockbuster is absent from the 2018 Spring Festival, it is just right to be filled by "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World".
Moreover, Gu Wei found out that "Monster Hunt 2" would be released during the 2018 Spring Festival, so Anle found Liang Chaowei to replace Gu Wei and also invited many celebrities to join.
If this first fantasy movie that was a box office success and received great reviews still had the same terrible plot as the original time and space, don't blame Gu Wei for using "Nezha" to kill it.
"clear."
Seeing that Boss Gu Wei was so confident, Jiaozi could only agree.
The two chatted for a while, and Gu Wei planned to give the main members of the Jiaozi team a vacation and give them a certain amount of bonus. Everyone had worked hard for three years, and now that the film was out, they could naturally take a good rest for a while.
"I want to thank Mr. Gu on behalf of everyone."
Although Jiaozi likes making animated films and the work is a pleasure for him, which employee would not be happy when the boss gives him a holiday and money.
"This is considered a project bonus for everyone. When the movie is released and becomes a box office hit, everyone will get a big red envelope!"
Gu Wei is never stingy with employees who make money for him.
From Jiaozi to the technical backbone of the animation company, he will definitely satisfy everyone in terms of money.
"Director Yang, the Nezha project is now complete. Once I return from vacation, the company can officially start the next phase of the project."
"Boss, are you talking about [Fengshen]?"
Jiaozi had read the initial development plan that Gu Wei had prepared for the animation company. Nezha was just the beginning, and Investiture of the Gods was the future.
Gu Wei nodded.
"Yes, the three years of making Nezha have also allowed the company to cultivate a group of relevant talents. If we recruit more in the future, we can launch two projects at the same time.
The next stage could be [Jiang Ziya], [Yang Jian], [Lei Zhenzi], etc. After the solo animated films of these people are completed, just like Marvel's [Avengers], everyone can gather together to start the animated film version of [Fengshen]!
Let us use our brushes to build our own animated film version of [Fengshen Universe]!
When [Investiture of the Gods] truly becomes a success, Director Yang, you will become China's Stan Lee, remembered by all the audiences who love these animated films!"
“Okay, boss!”
Listening to Gu Wei's description of the future, Jiaozi felt his blood boiling and couldn't wait to start the next project.
Gu Wei looked at him with a smile.
The cake was painted, the chicken blood was pumped, and Gu Wei became more and more skilled as a boss.
"Of course, the Great Wall wasn't built in a day. There's still a long time to go. The most important thing for Director Yang in the near future is to rest well and accumulate strength for the next work."
"I will instruct the screenwriter department of the [film and television company] to write their own scripts for each independent unit of the gods in the future. All the way to the final [Conferred Gods], they will interact with each other."
"The company will not set a cap on its investment in the [Fengshen Universe] project, and even if one or two animated films don't perform well at the box office, or even lose money, it doesn't matter.
The final [Conferred Godhood] is the most important."
Gu Wei talked a lot with Jiaozi again. After telling him his plan, he guaranteed him financial investment and promised not to care too much about the box office of the animated film so that he would not feel too much pressure.
This is actually the same routine as Marvel. Since Marvel started the "Marvel Universe" plan, not every movie in the middle made money. The box office of "Thor" and "Captain America" in 2011 were not very high.
But Marvel doesn't care about the gains and losses of one or two movies. The appearance of the previous heroes is to accumulate popularity for the final "Avengers". As long as the "Marvel Universe" is truly built, no matter what is filmed, it will make money.
It was obvious that Jiaozi was extremely interested in the animated film version of [Fengshen Universe] that Gu Wei mentioned. He kept talking to Gu Wei until he got off work in the evening.
Finally, with Gu Wei's comfort, he reluctantly left the company.
It seems that with this matter on his mind, his upcoming vacation will not be very peaceful.
After leaving the company, Gu Wei took a car to Palm Springs International Apartments.
After returning to Beijing after the Chinese New Year, Nazha did not join the crew, but just ran around for commercial performances and took magazine photos, waiting for the recording of "Divas Hit the Road 3".
She has been looking forward to traveling with Gu Wei for a long time.
Gu Wei opened the door and entered the room. Nazha was wearing light yellow pajamas and a pink headband on her head. She was busy packing various clothes.
When he saw Gu Wei come in, he just greeted him casually.
"Are you starting to clean up now?"
"Yeah, the crew is coming to my house to record tomorrow, and I have to pack all the clothes I'm going to take. It's too late to start packing right before I leave. I have trouble making choices!"
As she spoke, Nazha took out two pieces of clothing.
"Which of these two looks better?"
Gu Wei casually pointed at the white one.
“This looks great!”
Naza turned it over and looked at it herself.
“But I think blue looks better.”
Gu Wei rolled his eyes.
"Then why are you asking me?"
"Forget it, just take them all!"
After saying that, Nazha folded the two pieces of clothing and placed them in a large suitcase on the ground.
"When are you going to pack your things? Do you want me to go to your house and get them for you?"
Gu Wei sat on the sofa and watched Nazha busying herself with interest.
"Chao Yue will help me pack my luggage, she will think of taking daily necessities, and a fashion stylist will help her choose the clothes to bring when she goes out."
The young assistant has been with Gu Wei for almost two years, so of course Nazha knows him.
"Tsk tsk, you really have the body of a young master, but we are about to go on a budget trip, and then we won't have these people around to serve us."
"It doesn't matter. If I have the conditions, I can be a "young master". If I don't have the conditions, I can also be a "Bear Grylls"!"
One chapter today, and two chapters tomorrow, thank you everyone!
(End of this chapter)
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