Xie Shutong's major in Chinese opera is the opera department, which is also a performance major. Her facial features are bright and elegant but not elegant. After the camera shoots the face, especially the shooting of the movie, it is easy to look ordinary.
This is determined by the ratio of the film’s shooting lens. Most of the beauties featured in movies have small faces. Represented by Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Huangya, Yaya and others.
Therefore, in his junior year of college in 2016, Xie Shutong participated in the filming of one or two dramas and then switched to behind-the-scenes production.
Arioi Takazai said that she no longer wanted to be an actress, and it was very easy for her to switch to director and producer. As Phoenix Film and Television began to build various systems, especially after Jing Gao returned from his visit to Hollywood, he strongly requested Phoenix Film and Television to move production closer to the Hollywood model, which eventually evolved into an actual "producer center" system. Xie Shutong It was a natural progression to become a producer.
Of course, there is also the influence of her classmate and former admirer Zeng Yi, as well as her senior sister and Chinese opera teacher Yu Shishu. The two of them directed a play in which one of them threw himself on the street and was so miserable that he had to rely on various kinds of charity to survive. A film that has been made is still in post-production, so there may be some problems in passing the review. It's been two years.
Therefore, Xie Shutong no longer wants to be a director. She did not graduate in directing. Focus on being her producer.
"Brother Jing, you want to ask my opinion? Then you may be prepared to be criticized by me but not angry. I know very well that the main framework of Phoenix Film and Television's system was set by you. Right?"
At noon in autumn, the sunshine is lonely and soft. Time seems to be flowing with exquisite dishes and fine wines, comfortable and leisurely.
Xie Shutong was tall and tall, sitting in a wicker chair, holding a glass of red wine, looking at Jing Gao boldly and straightforwardly and said.
Jing Gao smiled and said: "I still have this kind of courage. Shutong, just say it." Then he said to the pure and fair-skinned girl sitting next to Xie Shutong: "Xiao Yiren, as an actor of Phoenix Film and Television, what do you have? If you want to complain, Shutong will make up for it later."
Song Nianyi's height of 1.65 meters is actually not considered short in the film and television industry, but Jing Gao always feels that this girl is delicate and delicate. Maybe it's because her face is relatively small, and she looks very pure and abstinent.
This was different from the innocence of Yi Hongyun, the "goddaughter" and female secretary of Tomson Group Chairman Xu Feng's whom he met last night. The girl was tall and had thick eyebrows. From his perspective of all the beauties, Once the girl Yi Hongyun is developed and watered, her purity and youthfulness will fade away, and she will become beautiful and sexy.
"Okay, Brother Jing." Song Nianyi smiled.
Xie Shutong smiled and said: "Brother Jing, don't look at Xiao Yiren's harmless appearance. She will complain about you later until she turns pale."
Song Nianyi scolded Xie Shutong and said, "You are the only one who can speak." In fact, she knew that Xie Shutong was paving the way for her to save her from going too far later.
Jing Gao smiled and said, "Then let the little lady be merciful later."
"Giggle." Several beautiful girls covered their mouths and laughed.
It's just that they laugh for different reasons. Yang Chun and Zou Ruoya smiled in agreement, supporting Jing Gao. Xie Shutong, on the other hand, had a weird and narrow face, and a pair of red phoenix eyes slid from Song Nianyi's fair face to Jing Gao's face, and then back to Song Nianyi's pretty face. That really means...
Song Nianyi and Xie Shutong had been friends and besties in China Opera for four years. Of course they knew what she meant, and they immediately couldn't bear it, and their faces turned red.
Cen Yulu, the school beauty with a delicate oval face and stunning appearance, understood what was going on and couldn't help covering her mouth and smiling sweetly. What does it mean to be merciful? Thinking of the innocent and charming Song Nianyi kneeling in front of Mr. Jing to make him feel comfortable, that scene... The senior girls in Chinese dramas are so dirty.
Xie An couldn't help but laugh and joked: "Lao Jing, you are so immoral. You want to flirt with a little lady just for dinner?"
Jing Gao quickly raised his hand and said, "I'll go ahead and think I said something wrong. Your association is too rich. All your good words are polluted. Shutong, stop being weird and talk about business."
Xie Shutong smiled broadly and said, "Okay. Brother Jing, from my point of view, there are three things about the current production system of Phoenix Films that we feel are very unreasonable.
First, the current producers in the company are graded according to their performance, but even a producer like me who has produced two dramas with good results still needs to find the start-up funds for each project by himself. It's okay if you're making a movie, but it's really difficult to raise funds for a TV series.
As for the crowdfunding of film and television rights you just mentioned, Brother Jing, even if you pay dividends to the money coming in from outside, who will invest in the TV series?
Only movies will have the chance to be a big hit and earn excessively high profits. Moreover, unless you have acquaintances in the film and television industry, no matter how much money you make from outside, you will be cheated. Even the coal bosses in the early years were all scammers. "
When Jing Gao heard this, he was greatly moved. He really didn't expect this. TV series and movies do have different ways of attracting investment. He tapped the dining table with his fingers and encouraged: "Shu Tong, keep talking!"
Anyone who is familiar with his living habits and details knows that he is thinking carefully and carefully when tapping his fingers.
Xie Shutong took a sip of red wine and said: "Second, the entire company now promotes the producer + director + star system to ensure the quality of film and television dramas. Just now, Brother Jing, you said that we have become a producer center in actual operation. System. The producer has the greatest power.
But in fact this statement is inaccurate. We at Phoenix Film and Television use the model of producer + star in some dramas, or even in one-third of the dramas. Because if some films hire popular celebrities, we won’t be able to control them at all! Not only the director can't control it, but even the producer can't control it.
This is the most annoying thing for our production department!
There are a lot of bullshit in every drama. Every time we meet and complain, oh, that’s even more exciting than a complaining conference!
Although we, Phoenix Films, are the number one company in terms of sales in China, in fact, many actors do not sell to us. For a small producer like me, the most common thing to do when encountering celebrities acting like celebrities is to coax them. Our producers have performance appraisals, and all the stars have been invited, so if we change people, we won’t be able to control the budget.
Brother Jing, you just said you wanted to train new people. Reduce the salaries of top stars. I find this very difficult. Because the audience just needs to see celebrities.
In our current production model, dramas with stars will sell better than dramas without stars. "
Jing Gao had just talked with Wang Hailin about the changes in the production system two days ago, and he was very clear about the background of what Xie Shutong said.
When the film industry is prosperous enough, producers mainly control the production costs of film and television dramas and increase output. In this way, the bosses of film and television dramas can make money.
Although the salaries of actors in the industry are very high at present, and TV series need to buy ratings and spend a lot of money on distribution. But Phoenix Films has theater chains, distribution companies, and even artist management contracts, which is enough to make money.
However, this oldest production model in the film industry cannot guarantee film quality. Not all producers are knowledgeable, he is just relatively good at cost control. Therefore, adding stars to a drama is a guarantee of quality. Especially the traffic stars that have been promoted due to the rise of capital in recent years, this requires the blessing of stars even more.
Jing Gao thought thoughtfully and said, "Shu Tong, continue."
