Chapter 173 Spin-off Movie
Chapter 173 Spin-off Movie
The series has been filmed up to episode 80.
The leading actors of "Wulin Waijia" had already immersed themselves in the roles they played, and they acted with ease during filming and performed quite well.
Because I know that Fan Wumian has a lot of resources for making movies.
Today they are particularly serious, hoping to try out a big screen role like "Li Dazui" chosen by director Lu Hao.
Browse through the subsequent scripts.
When Fan Wumian learned that script writing was becoming increasingly difficult, he asked the producer to hire five more screenwriters or copywriters to help conceive new plots.
The requirement is to write as much as you can and shoot as long as you can.
If possible.
Even if it takes 300 episodes, he is willing to invest.
Because such a classic and popular sitcom has been of great help to Tudou.com, it will be able to continuously attract new users in the next 10, 20 or even 30 years.
In the future, the cost of producing a hit TV series alone might be 80 million or 20 million RMB in terms of salary. However, even after additional investment, the cost of each of the next episodes of "Wulin Waijia" is less than RMB.
After learning about the difficulties faced by the crew, I learned that everyone has been busy for half a year and wants to take a vacation to adjust their mood.
Fan Wumian agreed readily.
The filming date for the next 80 episodes was directly set on June 6th, with a one-month holiday in between.
In addition, a portion of funds was approved for the installation of air conditioners and the improvement of the crew's meals. The plan is to invite several chefs who cook banquet dishes in the countryside to come back and make fresh dishes in different ways every day.
The crew members were impressed by Fan Wumian's generosity and easy-going nature.
Fan Wumian was thinking about getting this "treasure crew" to help him earn a few more hundreds of millions.
Because he was worried that some actors would be poached by other crews or be troubled by other agencies during the filming, he thought that he could not catch the wolf without sacrificing the lamb, so he planned to sign all the actors in the crew.
Anyway, there should be a lot of projects in the next few years, not only film and television dramas, but also variety shows.
Taking advantage of the fact that these actors are not yet famous and bundling them together under the company's umbrella can be considered as buying at the bottom.
By the time "Wulin Waijia" is released, the company can save a lot of money on promotion and marketing, which is much easier than training other new talents from scratch.
This is similar to the contracted actors under TBV TV station, which is very cost-effective.
Wait until the contract period ends.
Those who want to renew their contracts can stay, and those who want to go solo can train a new group of people.
As long as he has the resources, Fan Wumian will not be afraid of not finding new talents who he dreams of emerging. Some small companies need top stars to support them, but he doesn't need to care about those.
In my previous life, I used to curse investors whenever I had nothing to do, but now I have become the "capital" in the entertainment industry, and I feel wonderful.
Even if Fan Wumian worked his ass off, he could only shoot two or three movies and record one or two albums a year.
It’s different if you have a company under you. For example, the “Crazy Stone” project directed by Lu Hao hardly gives him any worries except for the investment.
If it weren't for the fact that he was a little short of funds recently and all the cash had been withdrawn to stockpile digital copyrights, and the box office dividends from "A Quiet Place" in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macao had not yet been received, Fan Wumian would have been considering planning a few more films and finding a way to raise some cash flow.
at this time.
He stood next to director Shang Jing and watched the actors filming in front of him.
Since the script was prepared in advance and did not change with his investment, the last episode was still about Yan Xiaoliu receiving a transfer order and Ling Tengyun attacking Tongfu Inn at night.
But since the filming needed to continue, some parts were changed. Yan Xiaoliu did not leave, and Captain Xing remained as the captain.
The ending of the previous life's "Wulin Waijia" was too hasty, which made Fan Wumian very reluctant.
Now the entire crew can continue filming, which can be regarded as a small dream come true.
The story in the play is one thing, and reality is another.
During the break, "Guo Furong" Yao Cheng brought over a bottle of mineral water. She smiled quite a bit and said to Fan Wumian:
"Mr. Fan, I am your fan. I can sing all the songs in the previous album except the Cantonese songs. I estimate that we will have to shoot for another half a year. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
"It doesn't necessarily mean we'll just work together for half a year. Once the editing is done and we test it out, if I think it's good, maybe we can shoot more, so don't rush to take on other roles."
Fan Wumian did not mention the idea of signing them for the time being, he only said:
"After the show is aired, if the results are good, I can also try to shoot a few big movies. By then, the pay will be much higher than that of a TV series."
This is just an empty promise to try to retain talent.
Fan Wumian was not very fond of the previous life's "Wulin Waijia" movie, as he always felt that it lacked some of the original flavor.
But as a commercial film, it is obviously quite successful.
The total investment was only RMB 1700 million, but the final box office performance exceeded RMB 2 million, and it seemed to have become the box office champion of the 2011 Spring Festival, making the investors earn a lot of money.
This shows how much the audience likes "Wulin Waijia".
In Fan Wumian's opinion, its derivative film projects were obviously not well developed. The blind pursuit of breaking through the format of the TV series instead made the audience feel alienated.
If we produce some film projects at the same pace as we do TV series, and if the scripts are good enough, we may have the opportunity to make a few more movies and create a box office miracle of making a small profit with a big investment.
The entire copyright has the potential for further exploration. Fan Wumian sincerely believes that as long as it is handled well, he may be able to squeeze out at least 10 billion yuan in profits from "Wulin Waijia".
Next.
He will only release the first season of "Wulin Waijia" first. After repeated consideration, only 40 episodes will be released, and it is planned to be broadcast next year.
The total number of episodes is tentatively set to be 160, which can be divided into four seasons. According to the idea of broadcasting one season every two years, by the time the third and fourth seasons are broadcast, the income brought by the TV series should be much higher than it is now.
Coupled with the development of surrounding online games and film projects, as well as the value created by helping Tudou.com attract traffic, it is likely to make more money than the TV series itself.
The original investors were not sure how popular this TV series would be after it was broadcast.
Fan Wumian, from the perspective of a person who has experienced it, certainly knows how to operate in order to maximize the value.
After hearing his words.
"Bai Zhantang" Sha Yi, with surprise in his eyes, asked with an exaggerated expression:
"Doesn't that mean we all have a chance to make a movie? What name will it be called then? Will it still be called 'Wulin Wai Zhuan'?"
Fan Wumian replied:
"Of course, don't rush to take on other roles recently. I'll discuss it with someone after I finish my new movie. The release date of the movie must be arranged after the TV series is broadcast, but preparation, shooting, and post-production all take time. I estimate that preparations will start at the beginning of next year."
"Wow! That would make him a real star. If it really gets made into a movie, I will definitely take my whole family to the cinema!"
The person speaking is Yan Ni, who plays Tong Xiangyu.
She is 34 years old this year. She divorced her husband last year and still has a child. She particularly values the opportunity to be in the "Wulin Waijia" crew.
Fan Wumian still remembers that although Yan Ni was old, she was still on the hot search list many times because of her sexy figure with slender waist and beautiful legs.
All we can say is that her husband has no vision and the marriage is obviously over too early.
For now, he only had an idea to plan a film project. Fan Wumian chatted with several leading actors for a while, then got in the car and returned to the city to have dinner with the boss of Kuangxian Media.
The other party invited us to dinner and arranged the venue to be at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
The meal was worth the money, with several classic signature dishes, such as boiled cabbage, squirrel mandarin fish, Buddha jumps over the wall, and Wensi tofu.
Kuangxian Media started out as an entertainment news company and has just started to venture into the film and television industry. It values its cooperation with Fan Wumian.
I invited him to dinner tonight purely to get close to him and to strike while the iron is hot to get the distribution rights for the movie "Crazy Stone".
Director Lu Hao has been making quite a big move recently, inviting several big-name actors. Since it is a project invested by Fan Wumian, it has attracted quite a bit of attention.
If you want to get box office dividends directly from the mainland market, one of the hard and fast rules is to co-invest in filming between the two places.
During the meal, he only drank a glass of white wine and agreed to continue to co-produce "Crazy Stone" with Kuangxian Media.
I have to find a partner anyway.
The conditions offered by the boss of Kuangxian Media are still quite good.
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the next day.
After waking up in the courtyard house on the northern bank of Houhai Lake, Fan Wumian took a bus to the Beijing Film Academy.
When he appeared on the Beijing Film Academy campus again, many students gathered to watch.
A group of senior schoolmates, who were a few years older than him, were so excited that they almost jumped up and wanted to ask him for his autograph.
The last time I came here for the art exam, the students of Beijing Film Academy had already gone on winter vacation.
The school was still in session this time, and several teachers and school management rushed over to maintain order.
Putting aside his identity as a singer and actor, Fan Wumian's "A Quiet Place" has grossed more than 3.3 million US dollars worldwide.
The teachers from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy also joked about this in private.
He said it was a good thing that he applied for the acting department, otherwise he really didn’t know how to teach him.
If word gets out that I'm teaching Fan Wumian how to make movies, there's a greater chance that I'll be ridiculed or made fun of than being praised.
Whether it's luck or not.
The box office data of "A Quiet Place" is there, and it was even nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
If they could teach such students, the teachers in the directing department would definitely be proud.
But Fan Wumian’s situation is different.
He had achieved such great success before he entered school, and no one dared to be so arrogant as to say that they wanted to be his teacher.
I had been planning to shoot early today and then go to Deyun Club to listen to crosstalk after work in the evening.
There were crowds of people all around, attracting about one or two hundred students to join in the fun. Fan Wumian had no choice but to sign autographs for these seniors.
Then I was taken to the school history museum to visit and learn about the development history of the Beijing Film Academy. I was treated as a VIP.
By the time we arrived at the location and prepared to start filming, it was almost 10 o'clock in the morning.
Fan Wumian is dressed handsomely.
Huang Bo, who played his roommate, wore a yellowed white vest.
According to the setting in the new script, Huang Bo, as a senior who has been repeating a grade for many years, secretly opens a small supermarket in the dormitory and can earn 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a year. He enjoys it every day. He also loves to watch obscene movies and has collected a complete set of CDs of Ms. Aoi.
Huang Bo was a little resistant to this kind of role, worried that it would ruin his image.
But think again.
I have no image to begin with, not many people know me, so it doesn't matter.
(End of this chapter)