Chapter 952: Can you imagine investing 400 million yuan into "Journey to the West"?
The first day of the premiere of "Journey to the West" has just ended, and a huge wave of comments about this drama has been set off on the Internet:
[I'm not sleepy when I sleep: I never thought that one day I would be able to watch a TV series as a movie! When the copyright of "Journey to the West" was sold at such a high price, I thought Lin Fan had finally fallen into the status of a qualified capital, but I didn't expect that I had wronged Brother Fan! ]
[Don't hit me, I'm just a soy sauce: The soundtrack of "Journey to the West" is simply amazing! "Cloud Palace Swift Sound" is a pioneer in the combination of electroacoustic music, orchestra and folk music in TV soundtracks. It appears in the form of instrumental music and cleverly uses electronic drums to vividly show the heroic figure of Sun Wukong flying in the clouds, which can be said to be the finishing touch! ]
[Female donor, please be restrained: the cast is unprecedentedly luxurious! Even the Jade Emperor, who only appeared briefly, was invited to be a well-known actor in the entertainment industry. This makes me even more excited to see what big names the four masters and apprentices will meet on their journey to the West! ]
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There was an endless stream of praise, and some netizens, curious about the production cost of "Journey to the West", even went to the Earthling Studio's account to ask questions.
The reason why they did not go to Lin Fan's account but chose the studio's account was not because netizens disliked Lin Fan for not being very clear about these things, but because they were worried that Lin Fan would just say lightly: The cost is not high, only about 10 million.
Then what else is there to ask?
So in order to avoid getting angry to death, netizens bypassed Lin Fan and went to the studio.
The studio is very happy to interact with netizens, because this is also a form of promotion for the drama, and it is a promotional opportunity that netizens have taken the initiative to offer, so we should seize it.
Therefore, the studio quickly gave a positive response:
[Earthling Studio: The TV version of Journey to the West has a total of thirty episodes, with a total investment of four hundred million yuan, which averages out to about thirteen million per episode.
So, in fact, Journey to the West is our least profitable drama, but Brother Fan said that it must be produced according to the highest standards. We have no choice, after all he is Brother Fan! 】
This full of doting tone gave netizens goose bumps! At the same time, it also made countless netizens gasp: Investing 400 million! An average of more than 13 million per episode! The first round of broadcast rights only sold for 15 million per episode! This is really not making money, only making about 1 million per episode.
But in reality, the accounts are not calculated in this way.
Emperor TV only bought the first round of exclusive broadcast rights, and there are also second and third rounds, as well as network broadcast rights! After the third round of rebroadcast rights are sold, they will be put aside for a few years. If there are still TV stations interested in this film, Lin Fan can continue to sell it.
In addition, there are various adaptation rights that can also make money.
At first glance, it seemed as if Lin Fan was at a disadvantage, but in fact, most netizens were not aware of the twists and turns involved, and were immediately confused by the Earthling Studio.
Of course, insiders would not come out and accuse Earthman Studio of lying at this time. Because they really did not brag. Compared with other TV series with low production costs, although the price per episode of Journey to the West is high, it does not make as much money as other TV series.
Just like the original "Legend of White Snake", although it only sold 7 million per episode, the price was less than half of "Journey to the West", but its production cost was far less than that of "Journey to the West".
With this calculation, doesn't it mean that Journey to the West doesn't make money? There's nothing wrong with that.
The news that the production cost of each episode of "Journey to the West" was as high as more than 13 million instantly swept the entire Internet.
【Tiansheng Yuji Wang: Oh my god, I always thought that the quality of "Journey to the West" is comparable to that of a movie, which is an adjective, but I didn't expect it to be a statement! Fanfan really spent the production cost of a movie to make an episode of a TV series! 】
[Auntie: I remember the production cost of A Chinese Ghost Story was only about 10 million yuan. The cost of the subsequent Liang Zhu and Little Shoes was also very low. Fanfan is known as the director who is best at making a big profit with a small investment!]
【萌萌rabbit: Most movies don’t cost more than 13 million. Even Roman Holiday, minus the two pieces of jewelry, definitely didn’t cost 10 million! But Fanfan spent 400 million on Journey to the West. I can only say, it was a good investment!】
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#"Journey to the West" special effects explode
#《Cloud Palace Swift Sound》
#Theme song of "Journey to the West" #The ratings of "Journey to the West" ...
One hot search after another was constantly pushed up the rankings, and the entire Internet was in an uproar. Everyone was stunned by Lin Fan's generosity, and even more people were impressed by Lin Fan's talent.
Big budgets don't mean good-looking, but Lin Fan's big budget has made everyone see the birth of another classic. From actors to costumes and props, from special effects to real scenes, from acting to lines... every detail was worked out to the extreme by Lin Fan.
It can be said that Lin Fan's version of "Journey to the West" has far surpassed the original version.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The disciple is better than the master!
The previous version of "Journey to the West" was filmed at an early time when labor and props were very cheap, so the cost was extremely low. Later, when CCTV wanted to shoot subsequent episodes, the cost soared tenfold. CCTV was very upset, but Director Yang pointed out to them, what era is it now? You still want to fool people with the few dozen dollars of pay back then?
Lin Fan strives for perfection in Lan Xing's "Journey to the West". Not only all the supporting roles are played by professional veteran actors, some important roles are even played by TV queens. The remuneration of these people alone crushes the total investment of some TV dramas, not to mention that the special effects of the whole drama are more than ten times better than the original.
Although the special effects of "Journey to the West" back then were also good, from a modern perspective, many of them do seem a bit crude. Poor special effects will make the sense of immersion poor and it is easy to be distracted. In order to make "Journey to the West" a classic again in this era, Lin Fan has been striving for perfection in the special effects. Not to mention anything else, just the somersault cloud of Sun Wukong makes people feel that it is the somersault cloud in their dreams.
With a sufficient budget, the appearances of various gods and the scenes will not be small-scale like the original version. Large scenes can make the gods appear more majestic and ethereal, and the fighting scenes will not have only a few monkeys waving flags and cheering in the back, but a real monkey mountain and monkey sea.
Of course, if Lin Fan is really asked to say which version of "Journey to the West" is better, Lin Fan will definitely say that the Earth version is more classic. After all, it represents the memories of several generations.
However, if Lin Fan were asked to admit that this version of Journey to the West was bad, he would sneer: "My Journey to the West not only copied the original version, but also invested 400 million yuan!"
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