Revenge dramas like "The Temptation to Go Home" are very popular if they are well made.

Putting aside the fact that the plot is satisfying, the most important thing is that the other dramas are too boring.

It's always about the wicked mother-in-law and the virgin daughter-in-law. The male and female protagonists are good people who are framed and bullied in various ways. They suffer countless hardships, and finally rely on the halo of the virgin to make it to the end. Then the bad guys get rewarded, and everyone has a happy reunion.

Regardless of whether this kind of plot has correct values ​​or not, the key point is that it has been filmed too many times and everyone is tired of this routine.

At this time, it feels really good to have someone come out to take revenge and fight violence with violence.

It’s just like the anti-routine articles on the Internet. When people get tired of the regular routines, an anti-routine or complaining article comes along to vent everyone’s grievances, and it will naturally be sought after.

However, this drama is not without its flaws.

The original drama was even called a thunder drama because some of the plots were too shocking to one’s outlook on life, and some were simply too outrageous and heavily padded.

This is normal. After all, the original version was adapted by Jian Yuanxin, the godfather of thunder dramas. Thunder + water + dog blood are his three magic weapons.

However, Blue Whale still needs to maintain its reputation, so there will be certain improvements and refinements in the plot.

It is hard to say whether the ratings will be affected. After all, the original ratings were close to 3.5, and some middle-aged and elderly women who like melodramatic dramas made great contributions.

But after all, the selling points are similar, and the core plot point of revenge will be firmly grasped, and even optimized to a certain extent, which can further attract other audiences.

So I think even if it can’t reach the performance of the original version, it won’t be too far behind, and its reputation will also be greatly improved.

Wei Yang doesn't really attach much importance to this project, and the main reason is that the price may not be too high.

After all, compared with other Blue Whale projects, Wei Yang’s name and brand are equal, and although "The Temptation to Go Home" has a bright future, the lineup and cost cannot be raised, and the platform will not offer a particularly high price.

As I said before, no one has a God's eye. When purchasing a drama, the platform evaluates its overall external performance. The actual prospects can only be roughly estimated, and are often not necessarily accurate.

So sometimes buying a TV series is like gambling on stones, based on various details on the surface. The stones are flowers, windows, windows, etc., while the TV series are the main creative lineup, script, subject matter, etc.

Finally, a price acceptable to both parties is chosen, the deal is reached, and the broadcast is like cutting a stone.

With one cut, if the TV series becomes popular and the profit exceeds the cost, then it is a gamble on growth. If the series is purchased with a small budget and then becomes a big hit after broadcast, it is equivalent to spending a small amount of money to buy an imperial green version.

Gambling on stones can have gains and losses, and the same is true for purchasing dramas.

Blue Whale claims that all its products are of high quality, and it has not damaged its brand so far, so the lower limit price is extremely high. However, not every drama produced by Blue Whale will be a big hit. Some dramas may make money, but the profit margin is limited.

Therefore, Blue Whale and the platform are partners, but also players.

Blue Whale can basically guarantee that it will not lose money, but making money depends on luck, so the platform wants to make as much money as possible, and Blue Whale also wants to strive for its own interests for fear of selling at a loss.

Projects like "Joy of Life" may be expensive, but the returns are huge, so everyone is rushing to buy them.

Some even rob for other purposes, even if it means losing money!

But for a project like "Temptation to Go Home", with the endorsement of Blue Whale, it will definitely be successful, but no one knows the results before it is broadcast, so we have to be more cautious in pulling it off.

It is impossible for the platform to offer a high price for no reason. If the profit is limited, even if there is no compensation, it would be unbearable to work in vain.

That's why he was thinking about Tang Yan. After all, she is more famous and can help to raise the price. The original Choo Ja-hyun is also good, but her fame and commercial value are much inferior.

In fact, Wei Yang also thought that for a "dark horse" project like this, he could try a bet agreement and ask for a price based on the performance standards.

But then he thought about it and gave up, because he didn't believe in the moral integrity of the platform. Maybe these people changed the data in order to save money. Such operations are not uncommon in the industry.

He also worried that if this bet agreement was played too much, the platform would bind this agreement to all Blue Whale projects.

Wei Yang does not deny that this kind of gambling agreement is sometimes a win-win situation, but the platform benefits more.

Blue Whale has no shortage of buyers, and most buyers are satisfied with the prices. It is obvious that the payment and goods are directly exchanged, so it is more worry-free and straightforward to make money, and there is nothing better than setting KPIs for yourself.

Dark horse projects are few after all. As a mature businessman, Wei Yang looks at the overall situation and long-term development.

There is no need to worry about losing money on one or two projects. Besides, the platform has tasted the sweetness and has the advertising effect, so they will favor Blue Whale's projects more. It is not impossible to make the money back from other projects.

Wei Yang thought about it and had a general idea about "The Temptation to Go Home".

Ask Tang Yan later, if she is interested then use her, if not then use Choo Ja-hyun or other actors.

The second female role is simple. There are still many mainland actresses who can play coquettish and vicious roles. There is no need to find another Hong Kong actress. Otherwise, her Mandarin will not be good enough and she will not be able to communicate during the filming. He is afraid that Li Jiahang will become autistic...

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The project of "Temptation to Go Home" has been approved, and the official shooting will not start until after "Joy of Life", but it is not ruled out that it will start shooting during this period.

"Joy of Life" was filmed in two seasons at once, totaling 80 episodes. The cumulative shooting time would take at least half a year, and seven or eight months is not impossible.

With such a long period, it is impossible for all the actors to stay in the crew.

Especially those supporting roles, they have limited roles and not much pay, it is impossible for them to stay with you for half a year at a time.

It is not realistic to shoot in a concentrated manner. Except for a few big names, others have to follow the shooting schedule of the leading actors and it is impossible to accommodate the schedules of supporting actors.

Therefore, there is a high possibility that "Joy of Life" will have a collective "overlapping" situation.

That is, they first join the crew to shoot for a month, and then if there is not much to do, they will leave the crew for two months, busy with other scenes or work, and then join the crew again to shoot for a month, and repeat this cycle, dividing the scenes into 2 to 3 times to cooperate with the filming.

In this way, the schedule of "Joy of Life" can be better coordinated, and some actors and artists with fewer scenes will not have to waste time on the crew.

Of course, doing so is definitely unprofessional, but there is no other way. After all, everyone has to consider reality, one has to support a family, and the crew also needs humane management.

Therefore, if the early preparations go smoothly, "Joy of Life" may still be filming while "Temptation to Go Home" has already started shooting.

In addition to "Temptation to Go Home", Blue Whale also launched several dramas this year.

Xiao Zhao has finished filming "The Imperial Coroner" and has already shot three sweet girl films. The company intends to let her expand to a certain extent and not be completely tied to the sweet girl route.

As the future number one lady of the company, Blue Whale has invested a lot in her, spending tens of millions to shoot a 56-episode large-scale costume drama "The Stars Are All Bright", in which she plays the female lead Cheng Shaoshang.

The original drama "The Stars" was starred by Zhao Lusi. Although it cannot be said to be a big hit, it is also considered a hot drama of the year with good reputation and influence.

Xiao Zhao and Zhao Lusi are of the same type, both born as sweet girls, but one is more of a well-behaved and cute girl, while the other is more of a silly and funny girl.

"The Legend of Mi Yue" performed well, the characters are likable, and the performances are not difficult. Even the young version of Zhao Rusi can handle it, let alone Zhao herself.

Moreover, judging from Xiao Zhao's development in her previous life, she was a sweet girl in the early stage, inspirational in the middle stage of exploration, and in the later stage, she turned from a sweet girl to a mature woman, and was more inclined to the kind of heroine who was decisive, shrewd and capable.

Wei Yang, who is familiar with Xiao Zhao's personality, finds it easy to understand why she would shoot this kind of drama.

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The heroine of "The Stars" is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, which can be regarded as an attempt by Zhao. The sweet girl style is just to attract popularity and become famous, but she still needs to transform herself later.

In addition to Xiao Zhao, Nazha and Rouba also have a female lead role each, both of which are modern idol dramas.

The former costs more and is adapted from an IP by a well-known author. The male lead is Qiao Zhenyu, who became famous after "Startling by Each Step".

The latter has a relatively low cost and is considered an original script from the Blue Whale Screenwriting Studio. The cast is not particularly good, but it is at least Rouba's first drama with a female lead.

In addition to company resources, she has also secured a lot of film contracts from outside, for example, Nazha is going to star in "The Desert Ballad", Rouba has also secured a second female role in a movie, and has a considerable role in "Joy of Life".

Xiao Zhao did not take any outside roles, but she served as the executive producer of "The Imperial Coroner" and "The Starry Night", and participated in a lot of behind-the-scenes work.

In addition to the above dramas, Blue Whale also acquired the adaptation rights of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" and plans to develop it after "Joy of Life".

At the same time, Blue Whale is about to announce a strategic partnership with Noon Sunshine, and the two parties will jointly launch a number of works.

These include many main-theme film and television works such as "Parents' Love", "All Quiet in Peking" and "Battle of Changsha".

These projects are said to be Noon Sunshine's projects, but in fact they are still the foundation of Shanying.

At present, Kong Sheng and his team have not officially become independent. This batch of projects is also the last wave of efforts. After these dramas are finished, it will be Noon Sunshine’s own brand.

Several of these projects are serious dramas. They may look inconspicuous, but the investment is not low at all.

Period dramas like "Parents' Love" are still okay, but war dramas like "Battle of Changsha" cannot be produced without tens of millions of dollars.

Shanying is rich, and one of its partners, CCTV, is also a big customer, but it cannot sustain such a project.

Not to mention that this kind of drama makes little money and has an uncertain future, so no normal person would bet all their money on it.

So in the previous life, Shanying found several private companies to share the pressure. For example, one of the producers of "Parents' Love" was New Classics Media, and "All Quiet in Peking" involved the participation of many Beijing companies.

Wei Yang knew the strength of these dramas, but his family couldn’t consume so many, so he only occupied a certain share.

The reason why we cooperate closely with Noon Sunshine is not only to make money and gain fame, but also to actively participate in the development of main theme, which is also a good amulet.

Before "Joy of Life" was in danger, Wei Yang had thought about this matter, but later he felt that the effect might not be good if he shot it himself, so it would be better to cooperate directly with Noon Sunshine.

In addition, Wei Yang's cooperation this time also had "evil intentions."

In fact, he proposed to acquire or invest in Noon Sunshine many times, but the founders were focused on starting their own businesses and only wanted to cooperate, and had no intention of bringing him in.

But looking at such a big piece of fat, it would be too cruel to ask Wei Yang to resist eating it.

So for this cooperation between the two parties, he rarely proposed to send the Blue Whale production team to participate.

On the one hand, it is for learning and training. After all, the people at Noon Sunshine are the ceiling of TV drama production in the industry. On the other hand, there is also the intention of secretly poaching people.

Currently, Noon Sunshine mainly focuses on serious dramas, which do not have strong commercial attributes and make limited money. The treatment is definitely not as good as that of Blue Whale, which makes a lot of money and has a generous boss.

The treatment of the staff on both teams is not that different, but there is a big gap between them.

They do the same work, and some backbone and core staff even have higher levels than Blue Whale employees, but their salaries are far lower than theirs. They are all workers, but Boss Wei doesn't believe that the people at Noon Sunshine don't have any ideas.

In Wei Yang's opinion, many of Noon Sunshine's commercial dramas are adaptations, so the most valuable is not the creative team, but the core and backbone of the production team.

Blue Whale is not short of creativity, and if things really don’t work out, he can always adapt it, so what he values ​​most is the production team of Noon Sunshine.

If he could recruit a large number of Noon Sunshine's backbone personnel and combine them with Blue Whale's own outstanding production team, Wei Yang would just want to give a shout.

“Who else!!!”

Of course, doing so is a bit unethical, but poaching is all too common in the entertainment industry. Blue Whale has poached many people before, and many people have poached people from Blue Whale as well.

Except for Tangren, because Lao Cai had done Wei Yang a favor, he had not taken any harsh measures against him, but he had no such concerns for other companies.

People always strive for higher goals, good birds choose good trees to rest in, but good kids can't make a lot of money.

If Noon Sunshine is willing to sacrifice Daben, Wei Yang supports the other party to dig back...

(End of this chapter)