Chapter 20 Investing in TV Series
Beijing, Hengdian.
Zhao Liying put on a maid's makeup and went from an unknown small crew to a big crew with big investment.
Although she only played maids, it was still a form of progress.
She contacted Chen Pingsheng today mainly because she had a scene for him to complete.
In the past few months, whenever she has free time, she will go to Tengsheng Fruit to help.
She was happy to see Chen Pingsheng make rapid progress in just a few months.
But that kind of achievement is nothing in the huge entertainment industry.
How many people are grassroots today and become big stars that everyone pays attention to tomorrow.
She wasn't envious, but she would occasionally have a little fantasy about it.
When Chen Pingsheng came over, Zhao Liying had prepared a bottle of black tea for him in advance.
This time he came to perform a difficult jumping scene, and the director was the assistant director who had left him his business card before.
Ever since the fruit shop started making money, Chen Pingsheng no longer takes on extra roles.
I'm here to help this time.
The five-meter-high city wall was so tall that the young male protagonist would tremble even if he stood on it, let alone jump.
Chen Pingsheng was not afraid at all, after all, the things were already stacked downstairs.
After putting on makeup, she started dancing. If it didn't work the first time, she did it two or three times.
I wasn't hurt, just a little tired.
Only after he finished filming did Zhao Liying come over to wipe his sweat.
"Brother Chen, thank you."
"What are you thanking me for? You often help me."
After a pause, Chen Pingsheng asked her again: "Hey Liying, it's not right for you to always play the role of a maid. Don't you have a chance to become the protagonist?"
Zhao Liying's face looked bitter, but she also wanted to be the protagonist.
The investment for a TV series alone is at least tens of millions.
If you want to be the protagonist, besides having the right role, the most important thing is to have someone to support you.
She had no one to support her, so she had to play supporting roles for five years.
"Brother Chen, if I can't always be the protagonist, I'll go sell fruit with you in the future."
"Don't make a fuss. You've persisted for so many years. How can you just give up like that?"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Pingsheng asked curiously, "I don't really understand the rules of making money in your entertainment industry. Is investing in TV dramas really profitable?"
"Of course I make money."
Zhao Liying chuckled, as if she had thought of something funny again, and she laughed at herself:
"Not only can I make money, but I can also hug women and tell directors and producers to make good films and let her be the lead."
Money makes you the boss. She is surrounded by women on both sides and almost named the ones in her arms who are the first and second female lead.
Chen Pingsheng understood what she meant, and then he remembered that his sister-in-law Song Wu was about to graduate.
Will he also rely on such means to get to the top?
Leave a small card or room number for the director privately.
When the so-called unspoken rules are prevalent, keeping oneself out of trouble becomes a joke.
Chen Pingsheng didn't know how to respond to her for a moment, such a hardworking girl.
She has been still playing supporting roles for more than five years, which shows that she despises those dirty tricks.
But he was also thinking, what if he could create a superstar in the entertainment industry.
That would be of great help to his future career.
But, will such a good thing happen to him?
He shook his head and stopped thinking about it, waiting until noon.
Zhao Liying even specially invited the assistant director to have dinner with her. Like Zhao Liying, he was also a frustrated person in the entertainment industry.
I have been an assistant director for ten years, but I have never really become the main director.
This has a lot to do with the fact that no one invested money in him. In fact, Zhao Liying still admires his abilities.
Most of the scenes were completed by him as the assistant director.
It’s just that there are no investors and no good opportunities, so we haven’t taken that crucial step.
"Xiao Chen, I heard from Liying that your fruit shop is doing very well now. That's great."
"It's just okay, barely enough to support the family."
"It's good enough to be able to support my family. To be honest, I recently came up with a very good book, but unfortunately I have been lacking start-up capital."
The assistant director is Yang Jiancheng, who is in his early forties.
The fact that he said this actually shows that he has some small intention of raising funds.
"What script? Director Yang, can you introduce it to me?"
"A light comedy of ancient love."
Yang Jiancheng gave a brief introduction, saying that the book had a great origin and was not his original work.
Instead, it was a popular novel found on a women's website.
The plot isn't particularly novel, but it's very entertaining.
It also tells the story of a woman who got into the wrong sedan chair and married the right man.
"This kind of historical romantic comedy doesn't require a lot of investment, so it's perfect for making a small investment with a big return. If a small investment can be broadcast on TV, the returns will be huge."
Chen Pingsheng was very interested in what he heard, but he still needed to think about it for a few days.
Firstly, he didn't know Yang Jiancheng very well, and secondly, he had to read the novel before making a decision.
Yang Jiancheng had never had any hope in him, so naturally there was no question of disappointment.
This time it's just casual chat.
When he got home, Chen Pingsheng asked Song Yanxi to read the novel he recommended.
It made her confused.
What kind of husband wouldn't let his wife go to work properly and instead takes her home to read novels?
It's really weird.
But after a while, Song Yanxi didn't need to be urged anymore, and she was reading the novel with great interest.
Chen Pingsheng recommended the novel to Du Juan and others, and when he found that they all liked it, he felt that the novel would definitely be adapted into a TV series.
According to his understanding, the core of a TV series is still the script.
As long as there is no drastic change, a good script can be broadcast with an 80% to 90% effect even without any big stars.
On the contrary, a three-point book will not work even if there are many big stars.
It is also a bad drama that will be criticized by the audience.
He feels that the TV drama market has been too distorted in recent years.
Traffic stars are flooding the market, and capital can force-feed you shit whether you like it or not.
For example, the current top stars all came back from abroad as trainees.
After entering the drama circle.
A fresh-faced actor plays a tough boxer?
All kinds of sissy bosses.
He didn't know what the director was thinking, he only knew that he was so embarrassed after watching it that he could dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toenails.
It's the kind that makes your eyes dirty.
There are not only this list, but also various others, which simply treat the audience as fools.
After he was sure that this was indeed a good script, he took the initiative to contact Yang Jiancheng to discuss investment.
According to his calculations, it would be impossible to shoot this drama without hiring big stars.
The total investment will not exceed 10 million.
Yang Jiancheng planned to sell his house to raise money, which was also the key reason why Chen Pingsheng decided to invest in him.
Just imagine, if he himself is unwilling to invest money in the things he decides to shoot, who would dare to believe him?
Yang Jiancheng didn't expect that he would really invest, so the meeting was rather hasty.
However, he still said, "I can probably raise about 5 million on my own. The filming cycle is expected to take three to four months. If everything goes well, it will be broadcast on satellite TV before the end of the year. The funding gap is about 5 million."
This is fast. Chen Pingsheng can invest money, but he also has his own requirements.
"I can invest, but the leading actress must be Zhao Liying, and only her. This is my only condition for investing."
Although the hope is slim, Chen Pingsheng still wants to give it a try.
If he really invests in a big star in the future, he will make a lot of money even if he doesn't meet the first-tier standards.
"Okay." Yang Jiancheng agreed without thinking, mainly because he felt that Zhao Liying was indeed a suitable candidate.
The key is that she herself is also very hardworking.
With this amount of investment, let alone hiring first-tier stars, even eighteen-tier stars may not be willing to come.
Zhao Liying, the beautiful and hardworking unknown character, is perfect for the role.
Chen Pingsheng contributed money but not effort, so according to the rules he could only get 40% of the profits if he invested half.
The remaining 60% belongs to Yang Jiancheng himself.
He couldn't come up with five million at once, so he had to pay two million first.
The remaining three million will be paid after the filming is halfway completed.
This way there would be no pressure on him.
No matter what.
It is relatively easy to make a profit from a small investment, so he is just giving it a try.
What if it works?
Return on investment is one thing, and creating a big star is another.
When I got home and told my wife Song Yanxi about this, she never thought that her husband had other business besides running a fruit shop.
He also stepped into the entertainment industry.
(End of this chapter)
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