You should know that the male and female protagonists of this drama are both newcomers, and their pay is not high, but the production cost of a single episode is higher than that of ordinary modern dramas. It can be seen that Tianjiao is definitely not stingy where the money should be spent.
The quality was excellent and the audience response at the preview was good, but the total production cost of 18.2 million yuan also made Yuan Fenghui feel pressured.
Tianjiao can only make money if the broadcasting rights of the TV series are sold for more than 18.2 million.
The company was established for Li Mengjiao, but the money spent on filming the drama was not paid by Li Zhentao alone. Now that the drama is finished, he must be worthy of the investors' money!
When the trial ended, Wen Ying breathed a sigh of relief and told Xie Qian that she could break even.
Just looking at the quality of the series and Li Mengjiao's popularity, Yuan Fenghui probably won't sell the broadcasting rights if the revenue per episode is less than 1 million.
It turns out that keeping money in the bank is the stupidest thing to do. If you use 500,000 yuan to shoot a TV series, not to mention making a profit of half, you can make at least 200,000 or 300,000 yuan according to current estimates!
After Deng Yaomei finished clapping, she ran over to ask Wen Ying, "Why is this play called 'The Princess's New Clothes'? Is it named after 'The Emperor's New Clothes'?"
The youngest sister has become successful. She even knows the satirical fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes". It seems that she was really learning from the brothers Deng Jie and Deng Hao when she was at Chen Li's house. She probably read any book she could get her hands on, even fairy tales.
Wen Ying didn't answer but asked, "Do you think this name is suitable?"
Deng Yaomei nodded vigorously:
"Of course it's appropriate. Xiao Meng was found by a wealthy grandfather and transformed from Cinderella into a princess. She made her first appearance at an upper-class gathering, and the wealthy grandfather gave her a beautiful and expensive dress, saying that once she put it on, she would be the daughter of a wealthy family. Others wouldn't care who Xiao Meng was before, they would only care about what she was wearing now. This is the 'princess's new clothes,' right? Once she put on the dress, Xiao Meng said goodbye to her past self!"
If Xiao Meng was really the granddaughter of a wealthy man who had been stranded away from home, this story would be just an ordinary story of a sparrow turning into a phoenix. It would be interesting, but not as interesting as it is now.
Xiao Meng, the granddaughter, is fake!
Later on, not only the male protagonist, but everyone else in the play knew Xiao Meng's true identity. No matter how expensive the dress she wore, no one treated her as a real princess anymore.
In the fairy tale, the emperor wore new clothes that did not exist, and people applauded and praised him. This was submission to power.
In this drama, Xiao Meng wears a princess dress, but she has no power to protect herself.
Once she was no longer the biological granddaughter of a wealthy grandfather, people would no longer be afraid of her.
The villain uses this secret to threaten Xiao Meng and asks her to help him.
The male protagonist has gone from being wary of Xiao Meng to admiring her, and even developing a liking for her. He is caught in a fierce ideological struggle over whether to expose Xiao Meng.
The climax of the plot is the engagement party of Xiao Meng and the male protagonist. The wealthy grandfather wants his granddaughter to marry his adopted grandson, so that he can retain the capable adopted grandson and pass on the wealth to his own bloodline. The male protagonist did not expose Xiao Meng and seemed to have accepted such an arrangement.
Xiao Meng took the initiative to confess the truth about her life and revealed the secret that she was not the biological granddaughter of her wealthy grandfather. She took off her expensive dress and put on her own old clothes.
Jeans, a round-neck T-shirt, and a pair of sneakers are the outfit of an ordinary girl.
Xiao Meng became herself again, she turned from a princess back into Cinderella, but at that moment, when she took off her gorgeous clothes, she seemed more noble than a real princess!
Deng Yaomei was really watching the drama seriously, and she said she had a very good impression of it.
Wen Ying was happy not only because Deng Yaomei liked watching the series, but also because Deng Yaomei truly understood it and was able to summarize the core plot... Although this was indeed the value Wen Ying wanted to convey when revising the script, with Deng Yaomei's previous level, she might not be able to express it even if she understood it.
The improvement of comprehension and expression skills is an improvement of Deng Yaomei's overall ability.
It has been less than a year since Wen Ying started tutoring Deng Yaomei, and Deng Yaomei has made great progress!
Deng Yaomei had the lowest cultural level among everyone present. She was originally very timid and even felt guilty about being a trial audience. After watching TV dramas for two days, Yaomei seemed to have gained courage from "The Princess's New Clothes" and was the first to give her "review" to Wen Ying.
The youngest sister is naturally simple and honest, which puts Manager Yang under a lot of pressure.
Manager Yang didn’t understand, but was embarrassed to say it.
——Doesn’t she have any dignity to let her former subordinates know that she enjoys watching idol dramas?
Qin Xianming turned his phone back on and asked Yuan Fenghui, "Isn't it time to start preparing for the second series of Tianjiao? I think we should just stick to the style of this show. We can be a bit exaggerated to attract audiences, but ultimately, we still have to be down-to-earth and rely on quality to win... For future series, we should prioritize collaborating with Wen Ying on the script."
You can make money just by looking at "The Princess' New Clothes".
Even if we can't make money, we can't make such a bad drama just for the sake of ratings.
Qin Xianming was a college student in the 1980s after all. He quit his stable job and went into business, which made him a Confucian businessman.
Friends knew that he invested money in a TV series and often joked about it.
Regardless of whether it makes money or not, if a bad drama is broadcast on TV, Qin Xianming would be embarrassed to admit that it was the TV series he invested in.
Geng Xiao and Tang Yifeng were confused.
When these two people knew that Wen Ying was involved in revising the script, they thought that Wen Ying was just helping the screenwriter from Taiwan. They didn't know how much Wen Ying contributed to the current 28-episode version of "The Princess' New Clothes".
After all, Qin Xianming said in person that he would give priority to Wen Ying in the future dramas of Tianjiao, and he didn't say to find that Taiwan screenwriter, so actually... Geng Xiao and Tang Yifeng looked at each other, and saw that Xie Qian and Wang Shuang were not surprised, and Li Mengjiao even looked proud, which showed that they were the only ones who didn't know the inside story.
We are all shareholders of Shrimp King, why are we treated differently o(╥﹏╥)o!
Yuan Fenghui reacted very quickly.
"The Princess' New Clothes" actually differed significantly from Zhang Guangzhen's original script, whether in terms of plot, conception, or even character design. Even if Qin Xianming hadn't mentioned it, Yuan Fenghui had already made arrangements: "I discussed this with Professor Zhang Guangzhen a few days ago, and he agreed to add Wen Ying's name to the screenwriter column."
Wen Ying not only revised "The Princess's New Clothes", but also did a lot of secondary creation.
The screenwriter of this drama is not only Zhang Guangzhen, Wen Ying is also qualified to show her face!
Just now everyone was applauding for the good show. As soon as Yuan Fenghui started to speak, Li Mengjiao took the lead in applauding Wen Ying.
Why don’t you write Wen Ying’s name?
It's Wen Ying's credit, so she should be given the corresponding honor.
This surprise came too suddenly.
Wen Ying thought she could only gain benefits, but unexpectedly she could also gain fame. This good thing of gaining both fame and fortune was earned by Wen Ying herself in a fair and honest way, so how could she refuse it?
She didn't humbly refuse, she accepted it calmly!
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