Shanghai, Lujiazui "Our Tomson Yipin is located on Binjiang Avenue, with the Huangpu River at its back. In terms of Feng Shui... the smallest unit is 434 square meters, and the largest is 1,243 square meters. It is known as China's No. 1 luxury house..."
The head of the Tomson Group explained that Wei Yang was not concerned about the terrain and layout here, and he had no plans to buy a house here.
Compared with these, he is more concerned about whether the decoration of the house itself meets the needs of shooting.
But after all, they were willing to provide the house for free for the filming of "My Love from the Star", saving the crew hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent, so it doesn't matter if I say a few words.
Wei Yang and others went to the two houses and took a look around. They were well decorated, exquisite and luxurious, and the exterior views were also beautiful.
But there is a problem. In the Wei Yang drama, the male and female protagonists are neighbors, so the layout of the house should be two households on one floor.
However, Tangchen Yipin has one household per floor. If it is changed to upstairs and downstairs, the effect will not be outstanding.
But there is a solution. You can shoot the two houses separately and create the illusion that they are adjacent through editing. Then the corridors, balconies and other related plots can be set up separately.
This is very common in film and television dramas, such as "Wulin Waijia".
The end of the stairs at Tongfu Inn is just a corner. There is nothing when you open the door. Tong Xiangyu's room and the guest room have different scenes.
The same goes for the rooftop. The audience thought that the filming was on the rooftop, but in fact the crew built a separate tiled roof, no more than two meters high, and with the camera set up, it was impossible to see it.
It is a bit troublesome to create the landscaping separately, but the cost is much cheaper than finding two more luxury houses and charging a fee.
There is no shortage of luxury homes in Magic City, but free ones are hard to find. Wei Yang came into contact with Tomson Yipin by chance.
Tomson Yippin has become very famous in later generations, but its current positioning is a bit awkward.
It started pre-sale as early as 2005 and was officially launched in February 2007. The selling price was as high as 110,000 yuan per square meter, setting a record for domestic real estate prices, so it is called China's No. 1 luxury house.
However, although Tangchen Yipin is very famous, its price is too high and it cannot be sold at all. The transaction volume has been pitifully small since its opening. It is reported that only 2 to 3 units have been sold in total.
To put it bluntly, the current real estate market is not that crazy, and it is more popular for rich people to live in villas.
Even coal bosses are not so reckless as to spend tens of millions to buy a large flat that is unpopular.
In the original time and space, Tangchen Yipin announced an official price reduction two months later, in March 2009, to 50,000 to 70,000 yuan per square meter, which was almost half of the opening price.
Such a drastic price cut also shows that the Tang Chen Group can no longer hold on and is eager to sell to recover its losses.
At this time, Wei Yang brought "My Love from the Star" to ask for sponsorship, and Tangchen Yipin, who was eager to promote and sell houses, had no time to be reserved.
Since the house can't be sold anyway, it's just sitting there doing nothing. Why not do some free advertising?
The two parties hit it off immediately, and Tang Chen Yi Pin rented the property for free for the filming of "My Dear Lady from the Star", and the crew also advertised Tang Chen Yi Pin in related plots.
Wei Yang didn't think it was a rip-off. You have to know that with the hot real estate market and the popularity of large flats, the housing prices in Tangchen Yipin have been rising all the way, with the peak price being nearly 300,000 per square meter.
Buying at this time is a great way to make money. If Wei Yang was not short of money, he would have wanted to buy one himself...
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After signing the contract, the right to use the two 596-square-meter houses temporarily belonged to Wei Yang before the filming of "My Love from the Star" was completed.
To be honest, Wei Yang is still very new to this kind of top-notch luxury house.
He had been around for so many years in his previous life and only bought a 105-square-meter two-bedroom apartment in Shanghai. Later, he got a promotion and his annual salary increased, but before he started to think about changing houses, he was reborn.
Originally, Wei Yang was somewhat disdainful of this super large flat. In his opinion, a house of more than 200 square meters was more than enough, and too much space was wasted.
But when Wei Yang really sat on the sofa in the living room of dozens of square meters, looking at the view of the Huangpu River through the floor-to-ceiling window, he felt that he was still superficial.
Bigger is better!
What is a waste or not? It just means that you don’t have enough money. The feeling of being able to play skateboard at home is so refreshing.
Seeing several staff members who came over to see the scenery and were also shocked by the world of the rich, Wei Yang patted one of them on the shoulder and encouraged him earnestly.
"Everyone work hard, and there will be bread!"
Looking at these motivated young people, Boss Wei was very pleased. He was counting on his brothers to make money to buy him a house...
Wei Yang did not design the set of "My Love from the Star" himself, but he made some requests.
The female lead Fan Qianqian is fine. She is originally set to be a big star with little culture, so it is enough for her to look luxurious and high-end. However, the male lead, Professor Gu, needs to be a little more particular.
After all, they are aliens who are more than 500 years old, so they still have to have good aesthetics and style.
The art team developed two styles, one is the minimalist style. As long as the colors are well matched, it will have a sense of luxury. It may not be outstanding, but it will never drag it down.
The other is the new Chinese style proposed by Wei Yang, which is elegant and has certain Chinese elements. The cost of the Chinese style is definitely more expensive, but since the rent is saved, it doesn’t matter if you spend a little more.
Today's idol dramas are all in Western style, with the Chinese style being more prominent, and more or less in line with the setting of the male protagonist from ancient times to the present, with a somewhat introverted, old-fashioned, and macho character.
Moreover, regardless of the original version or the current plot, the male protagonist is set to collect a bunch of antiques, which is just right for the Chinese style.
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While Wei Yang was personally selecting the locations, other work on "My Love from the Star" was also progressing smoothly.
Several relatively key actors successfully finalized their contracts, and Qiao Zhenyu was ultimately chosen for the second male lead.
Yan Kuan didn't know whether he didn't like it or was just not interested, so he declined the invitation.
However, soon, the media reported that Yan Kuan made a guest appearance in Si Yatou's "Beauty's Rival in Palace".
To be honest, it's hard to say that Yan Kuan was targeting Wei Yang. He and the dead girl were classmates and had a good relationship, so it was normal for him to help out as a guest star.
But the two crews of "My Love from the Star" and "Beauty's Rival in Palace" are currently competing with each other.
So I don't know whether the media was just looking for fun or the girl deliberately hyped it up and bought the press release, but Yan Kuan's refusal to star in "My Love from the Star" and instead filming "Beauty's Rival in Palace" soon became hot news.
Wei Yang was not someone to be trifled with, and he immediately fought back.
In the beginning of "Beauty's Secret", Yuan Hong and Liu Shishi were actually contacted, but later the two sides gave up because they could not agree on the remuneration and the role.
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This was revealed later when Cai Yinong and the dead girl were fighting, and now it was used by Wei Yang.
Liu Shishi had a schedule conflict, but Yuan Hong was not so busy, so he helped Wei Yang play a cameo role as a policeman.
So soon, the news that Yuan Hong would quit "Beauty's Secret" and make a guest appearance in "My Love from the Star" spread widely on the Internet.
When gods fight, mortals suffer.
Wei Yang was fighting with the dead girl, and Yan Kuan and Yuan Hong were implicated. They were somewhat innocent, but fortunately, both sides knew what was going on and they did not offend anyone.
Even if I really offended someone, it doesn't matter. Everyone has their own circle, and sometimes you have to make choices and stand in line...
"My Love from the Star" and "Beauty's Rival in Palace" are in an undisguised confrontation.
The media and netizens have gone crazy, especially Tianya Forum, which is now the base camp of the spectator crowd. Some people have already started to sort out the timeline and are preparing to keep a long-term record.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen two crews with such a strong atmosphere!
Moreover, they are all well-known and have deep roots. They are simply top-quality melon fields that are rarely seen in several years. You must bring your own small stool and wait to watch the show.
The two crews are also very happy about this, and now they have specially sent people to Tianya under pseudonyms to curse at each other.
The main battlefield is between Fan and Lin. These two have been rivals for many years. There is no need to provoke them, their fans will just go up and start fighting.
Fan Xiaopang definitely has more fans, but she also has many black fans, as well as some fans from other rivals who are trying to take advantage of the situation. Lin Xinru's fans + Fan's black fans + some other groups, the two sides seem to be evenly matched.
The consequence of this is that the exposure and popularity of the two crews are increasing day by day.
Especially "My Love from the Star", Fan Xiaopang's popularity is not overstated, and he is partnered with Wei Yang, a new screenwriter and rising actor, so the attention is high. It is definitely among the best TV series filmed this year.
"My Love from the Star" also struck while the iron was hot and announced that the crew would officially start filming in mid-February.
Not long after, "Beauty's Rival in Palace" was officially announced to start filming in early summer.
There is no way. Their costume dramas take longer to prepare, and are jointly produced by multiple companies, so there are some disputes among them. Unlike Blue Whale, whose funds come from outside the circle, it can go into battle lightly.
When "My Love from the Star" was about to start filming, after several months of post-production, "Twinkle Twinkle Star" was finally ready for pilot broadcast.
Tangren was quite confident in this drama and contacted three local TV stations at once.
Hunan Province Art Channel, Shandong Province Quancheng and Fujian Province Xiashi TV Station
The first Hunan Province Arts and Literature Channel has a viewing coverage throughout the entire province of Hunan, and the following two prefecture-level city TV stations are also considered to be good among the city-level local stations.
The reason why Tangren was able to find such a good first broadcast platform was because Tangren + Wei Yang gave the TV station confidence.
Especially the Hunan TV station. After watching "Twinkle Twinkle Star", they were very satisfied with the quality of the series and even intended to purchase it for broadcast.
That is why it was arranged to be premiered on the sub-channel, in order to weigh the weight of "Twinkle Twinkle Star".
On February 6, 2009, Quancheng TV was the first to broadcast "Twinkle Twinkle Star", and Xiashi TV followed suit a day later.
Since the previous drama had not been completed, the Hunan Provincial TV Art Channel did not officially premiere it until February 11.
Although it is broadcast the latest, the influence of the provincial sub-channel is far greater than that of the two prefecture-level city TV stations.
The next day, reports about "Twinkle, Twinkle Star" appeared in large numbers in local print media and on the Internet in Hunan Province.
"The premiere was brilliant, with an average local audience rating of 5.9, and Wei Yang and Liu Shishi's new drama easily topped the list"
I have something to do at home, I will make up for it in the evening (end of this chapter)