In April 2010, the much-hyped "New My Fair Princess" was announced to be launched, and the main creative team was announced, which was basically composed of newcomers.

Ziwei Hailu, Xiaoyanzi Li Sheng, Fifth Prince Zhang Rui and Erkang Gao Ziqi.

Strictly speaking, these cannot be considered newcomers, as several of them have already debuted for several years. But that's how the entertainment industry is sometimes, it's not based on age since debut, but on your popularity.

As long as you are a young actor, no matter how many years you have debuted, as long as you are not famous, you are a newcomer.

Among the four most important actors, two are from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, one is from the Central Academy of Drama, and only Xiaoyanzi is not a professional actor, but made her debut through a talent show.

These four have also signed contracts with Modou Chuangyi Culture. The boss behind this company is Qiong Yao, who is quite famous. In the early years, Zhao Mou, Ruby Lin, and Fan Xiaopang all came from this company.

As a national IP that was popular throughout Asia at the time and produced many top stars, and there are still several super stars today, the influence of "New My Fair Princess" is no joke.

The new versions of Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei quickly received concentrated exposure from the media, and the actors also began to emerge.

However, most people focus on the four male and female protagonists, especially the two female protagonists, but ignore that the third male protagonist who plays Xiao Jian is also an acquaintance.

"Brother Hang, congratulations."

Wei Yang called to congratulate happily, and Li Jiahang couldn't hide his happiness either, but he still felt a little regretful.

"This company is too stingy. They only support their own people. Otherwise, I might have taken down Erkang."

Wei Yang smiled and said, "How about I help you terminate the contract?"

"No, no."

Li Jiahang said righteously: "What's so good about Erkang? Our company has a promising future. Boss, please don't tarnish my loyalty."

"Get lost."

Wei Yang laughed and scolded: "I see the actresses in the news are quite pretty, don't just bury your head in filming every day, you have to act when you need to."

"Isn't that Hailu?"

Li Jiahang was stunned: "It's not like you don't know him, it's just that I know him too well, I can't do it."

Hai Lu was a student of the Acting Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2004. She was in the same class as Chen Chichi and Zhao Ji. They interacted with each other on a regular basis and had a pretty good relationship. If she had wanted to pursue her, she would have pursued her a long time ago.

"I'm talking about the other one, Xiaoyanzi. Don't you like the one with big eyes?"

“Do she have big eyes?”

Li Jiahang muttered something, and Wei Yang didn't complain about his stubbornness. Given this guy's personality, if he really took a liking to her, he would definitely come to him and ask for advice with a shameless face.

Wei Yang originally agreed to let Li Jiahang take on the role in "New My Fair Princess", putting fame aside, mainly because he wanted to help him find a wife.

The couple had been a harmonious couple in their previous life, and Wei Yang didn't want to have the butterfly effect and lose his brother's wife.

"By the way, Lao Wei, no, Brother Yang, please do me a favor."

After chatting for a few sentences, Li Jiahang suddenly spoke hesitantly. When Wei Yang heard him calling him brother, he knew that this guy was going to do something bad.

"explain."

"Well, didn't I just join the crew of "Love Apartment 2"? The crew likes to have dinner and drink together as usual. One time, the atmosphere was good and we drank too much, and that..."

Li Jiahang was a little embarrassed. Wei Yang asked in confusion: "Who did you sleep with? Or did you let someone sleep with you?"

"No, it's like this..."

Li Jiahang explained with a bitter face that everyone in "Love Apartment" knew that he had a good relationship with Wei Yang, and at one party they talked about guest appearances, and someone suggested that Wei Yang could be invited to make a guest appearance, and then several people started to push Li Jiahang and Lou Yixiao.

Everyone had drunk some wine and was a little tipsy. Plus, one of the two men was quiet and the other a good person, so they both felt embarrassed to refuse and so they agreed to give it a try.

Later, when he sobered up, Lou Yixiao didn't dare to make a phone call, so he asked someone to pass the matter to Li Jiahang.

"I didn't want to trouble you, and I had already found excuses to turn you down, but this director Wei Zheng is very sincere. Didn't he almost ask you to play Lv Ziqiao before? I have always regretted it, so I have a knot in my heart.

So I wanted to call you and invite you alone. He came to me several times and was very sincere. I couldn't resist him. You can think of a way to reject him and find an excuse to leave me out. "

Wei Yang knew about Li Jiahang's problem. He was a good man who valued feelings. He was not good at rejecting friends and often became soft-hearted when someone asked him for help.

In other words, he knew that Wei Yang was afraid of trouble. He had already blocked him several times, and he would only speak when he could no longer bear it.

If it were his own business, he would have nodded long ago.

Wei Yang could still accept his flaw, mainly because he could use it. Sometimes when he needed help in private, he just had to say a few soft words. Li Jiahang would curse at him, but at the critical moment he would still come out to take the blame and cover for him.

In the eyes of Xiao Zhao and Liu Shishi, Li Jiahang is an alcoholic, a fanatic of nightclubs and online games, a man with a brother-dependency disorder, a king of broken hearts, a person with a rather untidy private life... and even a bit of a gay.

Since you enjoy the convenience, you naturally have to endure some of the troubles that come with it.

"When will your crew wrap up filming?"

"Maybe July or August."

"It just so happens that I will graduate from school at the end of June, so I have to go back. It's just the right time for me to make a cameo appearance in your crew. Let's make it clear first. I'll give you two days."

Li Jiahang was a little surprised: "Is this true?"

"You're kidding. I don't have time for other guest appearances, but I have to go for Brother Hang's sake. I'll have my team contact your crew later."

"You don't have to treat me. Just remember one thing. You're interested in Naza, and I'm usually helping you to get in touch with her. Don't let anything slip. Well, that's it. It's time to film. Bye."

“…”

Before Li Jiahang could start being "polite", Wei Yang hung up the phone.

Good brothers help each other. If Li Jiahang has any similar needs in the future, he will help without hesitation, but if not, then forget it...

…

In addition to Li Jiahang's participation in "New My Fair Princess", Wei Yang is currently paying more attention to two other works of Blue Whale besides filming.

"This is the First Time in My Life" and "Hello, Old Times"

The latter is currently still in post-production, but the copyright has been sold. Due to the priority contract terms, the platform is still Shanghai TV and Youku Video.

The first round of TV version was broadcast exclusively on satellite TV, with each episode costing 1.2 million yuan. The entire series has 30 episodes, with a total price of 36 million yuan.

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Youku Video offered 200,000 yuan per episode, totaling 6 million yuan, to acquire the online broadcasting rights.

This price is already quite good, after all, the cost of the TV series is here, and the main creative team does not have any popular actors except Liu Shishi. The reason why it can be sold at such a high price is mainly due to the influence of the first two parts and Wei Yang's brand.

The first round plus online broadcast is 42 million, and the patches and advertising placements add up to about 12 million. If the subsequent second and third rounds go smoothly, it is estimated to be more than 10 million.

Combined with other miscellaneous revenues, the total revenue of "Hello, Old Times" is expected to reach 70 million.

Of course, various other expenses such as filming, publicity and promotion costs, taxes, etc. must be deducted, but the final net profit should not exceed 50 million.

Even so, the project's ability to make money is almost catching up with the previous "My Love from the Star".

However, such projects are hard to come by.

The previous work has a great influence and a golden brand, the cost is not high, and the profit margin is considerable. As long as the operation is not bad, you can really make money with your eyes closed.

In comparison, "The First Time in My Life" is a relatively normal high-quality film and television project with high returns.

The investment cost was less than 10 million, and Blue Whale and Tangren split the profits 50-50. Most of the funds were provided by investors found by Blue Whale, and Blue Whale took 35% of the share.

When the drama "My Love from the Star" was sold, the online broadcasting rights were also sold to LeTV, which earned more than 4 million yuan.

Because the first round of broadcasting rights were listed under the names of Blue Whale and Tangren, and Wei Yang was the chief screenwriter, it was favored by satellite TV stations. In the end, the two TV stations joined forces and sold each episode for 650,000, and the total for the 28 episodes of the whole series was nearly 18 million.

The copyright, interstitial advertising and a small amount of product placement of local satellite TV stations add up to less than 5 million.

Adding up the total revenue in the early stage was 28 million. After deducting costs and expenses and the profits shared by various companies, Blue Whale earned nearly 4 million in net profit.

If the TV series performs well and has a greater influence, it should be able to earn another 1 to 2 million from second and third rounds of revenue and other income.

This profit ratio is certainly not comparable to that of "My Love from the Star" and "Hello, Old Times", but for many film and television companies, it is already quite good.

Especially Blue Whale, apart from the script, almost no money was spent or worries were put into it. It made millions for nothing and got a female lead, so what else did it want?

The two dramas brought in a net profit of nearly 50 million for Blue Whale. Boss Wei's wealth increased dramatically, and he suddenly had more money in his hands.

Of course, this part of the funds is still in the process of being collected, and Wei Yang is not in a hurry. Even if it is received, he will not move it without authorization.

After the filming of "Eastern Palace" and "My Sunshine" is completed, the company will devote its energy to recruiting and training enough talents and expand its business. The money will only feel insufficient, but never too much.

Wei Yang felt that he was just starting out, but in the eyes of outsiders, he was already a peerless hunk.

In the latest issue of Forbes real-time celebrity rankings, Wei Yang jumped directly from the top five two months ago to the top of the list.

Before May, his income had already reached 150 million, surpassing Yao Ming, Jay Chou, Jackie Chan, and Xiaopang Fan to become the highest-earning artist this year.

After Forbes released this list, many people's first reaction was disbelief, because although Wei Yang is very popular now, it has been too short a time, and his status and fame are still some distance away from these people, so how could he possibly earn more.

But Forbes didn't just rank them randomly and they quickly announced the reasons.

At the end of last year, "My Love from the Star" became a huge hit. Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang were considered the money-making kings in the industry. They received numerous commercial endorsements and their related income was no less than that of Yao Ming.

While Wei Yang's pay and other income may not be as high as those of international superstars and Asian kings such as Jackie Chan and Jay Chou, his commercial attributes are too strong.

According to Forbes' estimates, these Blue Whale dramas earned him at least tens of millions.

This kind of related film and television investment has always been listed as a focus by Forbes. Zhao Benshan and Zhang Guoli, who are also on the list, have the same main source of income, but Wei Yang makes more money and ultimately takes the lead.

The exposure of Wei Yang's income structure has amazed countless people. If he had just become popular, it would have been fine, and everyone would at most say sourly that he was lucky.

But this kind of film and television production, self-production and sales, is not something that ordinary people can do. It requires real skills.

150 million, and that’s in just less than half a year!

The Forbes ranking made Wei Yang a controversial figure.

Not only the entertainment section, but also the social section and the financial section began to pay attention to this young billionaire born after 1985…………

(End of this chapter)