While Xie Shutong was narrating, Yang Chun and Cen Yulu listened quietly and enjoyed the food and wine.
They are actually quite far apart from Beijing Foreign Studies University and the entertainment industry. Even if some seniors go out to make quick money, there is a social level between them and the stars in the entertainment industry!
Because, despite the fact that small and medium-sized actors are shouting about not making money, they are equivalent to big stars. For ordinary people, they still make money. For example, if you take a role with a third or fourth role, it can be completed in half a month, and you can get four to five million.
Mr. Xie couldn't help but interjected: "Lao Jing, don't rush to let Shutong continue to complain. With the current state of the entire industry, your method of training newcomers doesn't seem to work? The audience doesn't recognize the newcomers' faces.
Phoenix Films now has theaters under its name, as well as the Internet portal iQiyi, but what about the TV station? You produce so many movies and TV series, how do you sell them? "
He was somewhat curious.
The entertainment industry!
The level of his current circle of friends is slowly rising. Because his father Xie Wangzhen is in charge of one of the top five real estate developers in the country: Xia Shang Real Estate. Even though his father is only a manager and holds a small amount of equity incentives, just like Vanke's Yu Liang, the resources this status holds are huge.
In the circle of the younger generation of second-generation ancestors in the capital, except for the circle of children of aristocratic families, he is almost a second-tier rich young man.
In fact, when it comes to chaos, the entertainment industry is in chaos, as are the financial industry, the capital industry, and the wealthy second generation. Maybe industries with a large number of handsome men and beautiful women or industries with high income and high consumption are in chaos.
Friends in the entertainment circle occasionally taste the quality of seafood and bring them out to attend. But more of them are internet celebrities. As for the kind of popular actresses, there are not many available in their circle.
He is still very interested in the mechanism of star creation. Maybe I can recommend the girl next to me later.
Jing Gao said with a smile: "I really don't know the details of selling dramas. Let Shutong tell us first." As he said that, he looked at Xie Shutong, who was bright and majestic across the round dining table.
Xie Shutong looked at her brother with disdain. She was still very familiar with her brother's virtues and said sharply: "Brother, you want to ask how a little girl gets into the industry and how she develops after becoming a star, right?"
Xie An smiled and raised his right hand to deny Sanlian. His current girlfriend Zou Ruoya was sitting next to him and said, "I didn't, I'm not, don't think nonsense."
"Giggle..." Several girls laughed again. Young Master Xie has clearly guessed what he was thinking.
Jing Gao couldn't help but laugh. He had a position before to persuade Mr. Xie to restrain himself, but now he has no position at all. Wasn't the reason why Zhang Jiazhen's incident happened was the photo of him and An Xiaoqian?
Thinking of An Xiaoqian, that famous and extremely beautiful mature woman, Jing Gao suddenly missed her a little. I don't know how she is doing in Shencheng, and how she is handling her relationship with An Yi. This is all his "karma"!
In his relationship with another beautiful mature woman, Zhang Ting, the moral responsibility falls on Zhang Ting. She took the initiative to seduce him. He said he didn't want it because his body couldn't bear it. In the end I couldn't hold it back. But the bond with Xiao Qian is entirely his fault! At that time, he forcefully carried Xiao Qian to the bedroom and penetrated her. Of course, Xiao Qian did not resist, but gave it to him willingly and obediently.
Xie Shutong ignored his brother's excuse, turned to Jing Gao, and said: "Brother Jing, what we are currently implementing is a model of selling dramas with one drama, two stars + Internet platform. Based on Phoenix Films' production of TV dramas, in fact, more than half of them are sold every year The dramas are backlogged.
Especially now that traffic stars are so popular. When TV stations buy dramas, they must have traffic. When Phoenix Films sells dramas, it also negotiates with various satellite stations, local stations, and Youaiteng.
For example, a costume idol drama that I previously served as a producer had a production cost of 15 million, which was considered very sophisticated. I set aside enough budget for the service. But because there are no celebrities joining. I used the Phoenix Film and Television brand to buy two TV stations and Tencent, which sold for a total of 8 million. It was sold at a loss. The company's profits are made up from contracts with actors' agents.
I'm doing pretty well. At any rate, the play was sold. Many of my colleagues’ dramas are backlogged and cannot be sold.
Brother Jing, this is actually my third question. When we producers produce a drama, the company needs to find compensation from other places. This means that although we producers have authority and status, our salary and benefits are completely incompatible, let alone compared with actors. Over the past year since I changed careers, I have seen a large number of knowledgeable people leave. This further reduces the quality of the producer team. It further affects the creation of film and television dramas. "
"Yes." Jing Gao nodded thoughtfully and asked the waiter to bring a pen and paper over and write down all three suggestions made by Xie Shutong. First, it is very difficult for producers to attract investment. Moreover, TV series are more difficult than movies. Even if he is willing to do projects like "crowdfunding of film and television copyrights" in an upright manner. Second, the power of producers is restricted by stars. This makes them uncomfortable, and celebrities are difficult to manage. Third, the producer’s efforts and rewards are not proportional. Selling a play is difficult.
Seeing Jing Gao's seriousness, Xie Shutong stood half-standing, leaned over and took a look, and couldn't help but said: "Brother Jing, let me give you one more opinion. It's just my personal feeling. Are you not stipulating that there will no longer be unspoken rules within Phoenix Film and Television? We also don’t accept the business of artists accompanying us for drinks. However, this cannot be prohibited at all.
When a producer goes out to solicit investment, it's better for me. If I say my father's name, at most I'll be asked to drink a few glasses of wine. Some producers are not treated like this. Then, more people will be asked to invite the company's stars, especially the stars who play this drama, to go out for drinks. I can't stand it. Who is a decent person willing to do pimping?
I really hope you can resolve this issue of soliciting investment. At least not on such a large scale! Our Phoenix Film and Television producers don’t have a very good reputation outside now. Just ask for it, and there are performance requirements, which is almost like being a beggar. It’s not like I have a high-quality project and recommend it to clients.
In the past two years since I entered the industry, my mentality has become older.
Brother Jing, just now you mentioned that you need to cultivate new talents on a large scale. If you really create a large number of artists and become extremely involved, I suspect that our circle will eventually follow the old path of Korea.
After rolling it up, the boss of the agency took the artist to drink with the executives of the production company that controlled the capital and the company that controlled the distribution channels. You can't get ahead without drinking. In fact, most of the people buying movies for TV stations are middle-aged and older women, so it is the male actors who accompany them. "
Jing Gao could feel the ideological struggle contained in Xie Shutong's words. He looked at her with pity and said, "Shutong, I will change everything."
With that said, he got up, walked to the railing of the second floor terrace, bathed in the autumn sunshine, called his assistant Feng Wan, and asked: "Wanwan, is Phoenix Film and Television organizing teacher Wang Hailin today?" Are their writers discussing increasing the status of writers in production?”
"Brother Jing, yes." Feng Wan said in a gentle voice, as tender as water. Last night, Brother Jing accompanied her and Zheng Xiaobing, which made them very happy. Now her heart is filled with his presence.
Jing Gao said: "I will go there in the afternoon. Please inform Fang Shaofan."
"Okay. Brother Jing..., brother, I miss you." Feng Wan said softly on the phone, with a gentle and tender tone.
Jing Gao couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Wanwan is such a beauty. He said warmly: "Wanwan, come to Phoenix Film and Television to have this meeting with me."
"Um."
Jing Gao smiled slightly, hung up the phone of the gentle and beautiful lady, walked back to the dining table, and said: "Well, young master, I can't chat with you in the afternoon. Shutong, we will go to the headquarters of Phoenix Film and Television to attend a meeting later. At the meeting, discuss some issues and try to deal with them as much as possible."
