“…I bought that Jetta with my salary from The Best of Us. At that time, I needed a means of transportation to travel around, but I couldn’t afford the expensive ones, so I bought a cheap one.
I don’t know why everyone paid attention to it. In fact, I didn’t drive this car very often at that time. It was only occasionally photographed by the media, and many people thought that this was the only car I had.”
"How many cars do you have?"
Wei Yang was stunned: "Um... I only own this car, but our company has an internal bus, so I mainly drive the company car now."
Li Jing: "Have you sold your Jetta?"
"No, I probably won't sell it in the future. I'll keep it forever as a souvenir of my start."
“…”
After chatting for about three hours and finishing the recording, Wei Yang was instantly surrounded by the audience, who kept signing autographs with a pen, and it was not until more than half an hour later that he finally broke through the siege.
After having a meal with Li Jing, Wei Yang did not leave the capital, but went to meet with a small company——
Jinjiang Literature City
Compared with its fairly decent-sized starting point, the office location of Jinjiang, the leader in female-oriented content, is quite shabby, located in a residential building.
The boss of this company is indeed stingy. As the online literature website with the highest traffic in the industry, Jinjiang is said to make a lot of money, but it is said that the office location has not been changed, and the layout of the webpage is very shady and has remained the same for decades.
As a result, the boss Bing Xin and her husband have always been criticized as a "stingy couple" and have received a lot of criticism.
But this has nothing to do with Wei Yang. He came here to buy copyrights, or to be more precise, to package the copyrights.
The original novel of "Eastern Palace" has been published and is quite popular online. If Wei Yang wants to film it, he must buy the copyright.
The author of "Eastern Palace", Fei Wo Sicun, is not very famous now, but it would be useless if she was. Nowadays, the film and television copyrights of most online novels are not valuable. "Eastern Palace" was acquired for less than 200,000 yuan.
There are quite a few good IPs in Jinjiang, and Wei Yang immediately started shopping.
"Eastern Palace" and "Lonely Empty Courtyard Spring is Coming" by Fei Wo Sicun
, Eternal Love, The Journey of Flower, Princess Agents 11 (Princess Agents), and Gu Man's The Silent Lord, Love O2O, Come Eat, and My Sunshine.
There are more than a dozen books in total, big and small. Some of them are popular on the website, but some are not that popular. They directly used up all of Wei Yang’s down payment for a house in Shanghai.
But this money is definitely worth it. Once the online literature copyright market takes off, Jinjiang’s copyrights will hardly be priced below seven figures.
Copyright giants like Fei Wo Sichun and Gu Man have already asked for copyright prices in the tens of millions.
Wei Yang has so much copyright that Blue Whale cannot finish filming it all. He can just sell it and make dozens of times the profit. He can even use it as a key to enter the game and get involved in the project.
To be honest, it was because Jinjiang did not accept investment, otherwise Wei Yang really wanted to invest directly.
This is not just online literature, it's simply a mountain of gold!
Even though he was rejected by Jinjiang, Wei Yang did not give up. He planned to go back and talk to them again. If it didn't work out, he would try to set up a website himself. The investment was not high anyway, and if he could really come up with a good IP, he would make a lot of money.
After leaving Beijing, Wei Yang returned to Shanghai and went to a certain place again. He originally wanted to do a big shopping spree, but he didn't expect that he underestimated it. The main reason was that the male channel of a certain place was too influential, with the support of Shanda Group, and it had also developed game copyright operations, so it was very confident. Most of the works that Wei Yang was interested in were top-notch works, so the prices would naturally not be low.
For example, Wei Yang asked about the price of the currently popular "Fights Break Sphere", which was twice as expensive as the total amount he spent in Jinjiang.
You know, this book has only been serialized for less than half a year and has not yet reached its peak.
There was no other way, Wei Yang could only stockpile a few important and promising books, such as "Joy of Life" and "Nirvana in Fire".
After obtaining these copyrights, Wei Yang did not register them under the name of Blue Whale. He bought them all with his own money.
So he set up a new cultural company, Orange Shell, to manage and operate the copyrights of these online literature. Later, the copyrights of his own novels and some music works will also be placed in this company.
In addition to this cultural company, Wei Yang also registered a gaming company.
Film and television companies are good at enhancing the influence of IP, but when it comes to making money, they still have to develop peripheral products, and the most profitable of these are games.
It has been said before that Wei Yang did not shoot "The Journey of Flower" and "Swords of Legends" because the surrounding facilities were not suitable.
Take the drama "The Journey of Flower" as an example. The original time and space investment cost was about 100 million yuan, and the film and television revenue was about 200 million yuan.
It also greatly enhanced the soft power of the production company Ciwen Film and Television, and contributed a lot to its successful listing.
But this is no match for the outrageous profits made by the mobile game of the same name "The Journey of Flower". With the help of the popularity of the TV series, its peak monthly revenue was nearly 200 million. Even though the cycle of this kind of game is limited and the revenue will drop sharply after the popularity, but putting aside the costs, it can at least make several hundred million in net profit.
That's why Wei Yang specifically registered a gaming company and later invested in research and development to achieve interaction between film and games and maximize profits.
Wei Yang, who was too lazy to think, named the game company "Red Shark", which means color + sea creature. It is a similar name to several other companies and you can tell who the boss is at a glance.
Moreover, Wei Yang thinks that this thing actually has some metaphysics, such as Alibaba's Tmall, JD's dog, Meituan's kangaroo, QQ's penguin, Baidu's bear paw...
So Wei Yang thinks it’s a good idea for the company to have an animal, as it has good meaning and is also playful.
So when he took over the company, someone suggested changing the name to Blue Whale to indicate an upgrade, but Wei Yang did not agree.
Firstly, he owed Lao Zheng a favor, and secondly, he felt that names like "Fanxing" (stars) and "Mountains and Rivers" (mountains and rivers) were too vulgar and too serious, and he liked something different.
It's just a bit of a letdown for Zhao. If she becomes famous, she will be the number one actress of Tangren, Huayi and Huanrui, while she is the number one actress of Blue Whale. It sounds a bit silly...
Red Shark Game Company is currently wholly owned by Wei Yang, and is currently in the preparation stage. Once the company's framework is adjusted, he will invest in game research and development.
Wei Yang still had some money in his hands, and several endorsement companies were looking for him, but he had been holding back, waiting for "My Love from the Star" to be broadcast.
If all goes well, he will personally usher in a period of making money, which will then be able to support the early operations and development of Red Shark.
If that is still not enough, Wei Yang plans to borrow some money from Blue Whale, or borrow from outside. With his own fame and Blue Whale's profits as a guarantee, 18 million should not be a problem.
Wei Yang attaches great importance to this company.
If the blue whale guarantees him good food and drink, then the red shark determines whether he can become rich and powerful.
…
The episode of "Very Close Distance" was aired soon, and Wei Yang's Versailles remarks caused widespread discussion.
Although people think Wei Yang is very good at pretending, more people still realize the inspiration behind Wei Yang's joke.
A college student from a small place, relying on his talent and hard work, became a popular rising star in a short period of time, had his own career, and made some achievements.
At any time, this kind of story of changing one's destiny through one's own efforts is always touching.
From this interview, many people have a more three-dimensional and vivid impression of Wei Yang himself.
Many netizens joked that they now understood why Wei Yang is so popular with women.
He has so many good qualities in his character that women naturally like him. Not to mention that he is handsome and talented, most women find it difficult to resist his charm.
This episode did not increase Wei Yang’s number of followers by much, but it did make many of his fans more loyal, and passers-by also had a better impression of him.
Agent Lei Chun was very excited about the results of this episode, but Wei Yang himself didn't have time to pay attention to it.
It is October, and there is only one month left before the premiere of "My Dear Star", and the crew has officially started the promotion period for the TV series.
Right now Fan Xiaopang is still filming, so Wei Yang has to take charge of the promotion for the time being. He has been flying everywhere these days.
After participating in a variety show on Jiangsu Provincial TV, Wei Yang just returned to Shanghai and was interviewed by Sohu.com.
The reporter who came to interview me was a female reporter. She looked very gentle and spoke in a friendly manner, but the questions she asked were particularly harsh.
"Many people think that you are the number one screenwriter of idol dramas in mainland China. Do you think so yourself?"
"I never thought of it that way."
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Wei Yang definitely couldn't accept such a compliment: "Whether it's from the perspective of qualifications or the reputation of the TV series, it's too far to talk about this right now. Personally, I don't think I can only write idol dramas. The TV series "Criminal Police" that was first broadcast on CCTV was also written by me, and it had good ratings and reputation."
"Criminal Police Storm" was first broadcast on CCTV-8 some time ago, and the ratings easily exceeded 1. The data is quite impressive. It ranks sixth in CCTV's ratings list this year.
The works that ranked ahead of him include "Going West", "My Brother is Shunliu", "Liberation", and "The Right Path in the World is Full of Vicissitudes".
Wei Yang now has another representative work under his name, and it is not an idol drama, so he has the confidence to say this.
He does not reject being the first person on a certain subject, but he does not want to tie himself completely to a certain subject.
The reporter nodded and asked a heart-piercing question: "What do you think of "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together"?"
Wei Yang almost couldn't hold it in. This reporter was really bad and was planning to cause trouble.
This summer, the idol drama "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower Together" produced by Hunan TV Station was launched.
The drama became an instant hit upon its launch, with an average viewership rating of over 2, surpassing "Twinkle Twinkle Star" and currently ranking first in this year's satellite TV rankings. It also brought out a number of new stars from Tianyu such as Sister Shuangzi, Zhang Han, Yu Haoming, and Wei Chen.
Since this drama and "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" are both campus idol themes, have good ratings, and are broadcast on the same platform, they will naturally be compared with each other.
Judging from the ratings and even influence, "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" is better.
In terms of word of mouth, "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" far surpasses the other one.
This can be seen from the Douban ratings. "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" only scored 5.7 points, while "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" scored 7.8 points.
For an idol-themed film, this score is already quite high.
Although Douban ratings cannot be used as a criterion for measuring film and television dramas at present, they can still reflect the evaluations of audiences and netizens to a certain extent.
Not only viewers and netizens think so, but many media outlets also believe so.
When "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together" became popular, a reporter made a slightly harsh statement.
"I don't understand why so many people are watching a clichéd drama that is based on the Meteor Garden from ten years ago. I really don't see the charm of the naive heroine Chu Yuxuan. In my opinion, Murong Yunhai is not even worthy of carrying Zhang Wansen's shoes."
Low IQ!
Exaggerated!
Tacky! This is how many people comment on "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together". The most common comment about this drama online is "a terrible drama".
It's not just the plot arrangement, but also the costumes and props. It can't be said to be terrible, but there are definitely no highlights.
If it was just one drama, it would be fine and barely tolerable, but it couldn't compare to the precedents of "Twinkle Twinkle Star" and "The Best of Us".
The former is more of a time-travel romance, but the latter is a genuine campus drama, with lines, plot, and makeup that all crush "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together".
Not to mention the flaws in this drama, such as Metersbonwe, the street-slicker version of rich young men, and the group of screaming, crazy extras that are so awkward.
Some netizens specially edited and took screenshots of the male and female protagonists and the shocking lines of "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Together", and then compared them with the excellent lines of Wei Yang, Yang Rong, Liu Shishi, Cui Peng, and others, which were all very heartbreaking.
The reputation of this drama in the original time and space was very average, not to mention it now, it is extremely popular.
However, if Wei Yang were asked to make an evaluation, he could not expose the secrets of his peers, not to mention that he and Hunan Satellite TV were still in the honeymoon period.
Wei Yang pondered for several seconds before saying conservatively, "If a drama can become popular, it must have its selling points. I have watched a few episodes and the overall style is still quite youthful and very suitable for young audiences."
"Can I understand it this way?"
The reporter summed it up accurately: "You think this drama is too young and the plot is childish."
Wei Yang: “…”
Do you have a grudge against Hunan Satellite TV? Then go find them. Why are you making things difficult for me?
This interview was later posted on Sohu Video and quickly made countless netizens laugh.
[Wei Yang is really tired. He didn’t shoot the show, but he still has to clean up the mess. It’s so uncomfortable]
[The reporter was so mean, Wei Yang almost choked when he said "the plot was childish"]
[I actually really want to see Wei Yang scold this terrible drama, I really can’t stand it]
[Impossible. I saw other people’s interviews and they all spoke highly of Wei Yang. He is famous for being a good person.]
[Actually this drama is not that bad, Zhang Han is quite handsome and the heroine is pretty]
[Don't show up if you're blind. How can that round face compare to Wei Yang? Liu Shishi is even better than the heroine]
[The top school idol of Shanghai Theatre Academy is just kidding]
[Maybe those two people are not bad looking, but their looks are too eye-catching, there is no comparison]
[Not only the styling, but also the acting was beaten. I even think that comparing the two dramas together is an insult to Twinkle Twinkle Star.]
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