In the reception room, after a few people exchanged pleasantries about cultural undertakings, Director Xiao Guo finally brought the conversation back to the main topic and said with a smile on his face:
"Director Wang, everyone says that no matter what happens, he will not go to the Three Treasures Hall."
"So this time the three of us came here because we actually want to communicate with you about something, or we hope you can help."
Although Wang Ye didn't know where this director Xiao Guo came from, he could guess a lot from his self-introduction. He said he was in sports programs, so in all likelihood he was with The motorcycle rally has something to do with it. As for the remaining two, they are just "fighting against the autumn wind", and Wang Ye has long been prepared to be "harvested", so he smiled at this moment:
"What you said is so polite. If you need any help, just ask."
"I speak on behalf of our Red Star Federation. As long as I can help, I will definitely help!"
The reason why Wang Ye is so open-minded is that he sincerely feels that whether it is Journey to the West or the First Spring Festival Gala, if conditions permit, it should naturally be done better. After all, this is also an important cultural industry. , will affect generations of people in the coming decades. On the other hand, Wang Ye saw their terrifying influence, and the influence itself is advertising. For a consortium that currently has multiple products to be launched, this is Vital interests!
For example, pickup trucks, four-wheeled minivans, televisions, and even refrigerators and air conditioners that will be launched next spring and summer. Even if they are already on the market, they still need to further expand their influence and expand their sales channels. Red Star adv motorcycles all over the country need to continue to invest in advertising. If they only rely on the natural fermentation of word-of-mouth, it will not be enough to quickly occupy the market and establish brand reputation.
Under such circumstances, advertising had to be done, and these two people came to the door. Aren't they just giving pillows when they were sleepy? Wang Ye didn't laugh out loud, he was already trying very hard to hold it in!
"Then you've said so, so I'll speak out!"
Under the gaze of everyone, Director Xiao Guo coughed lightly and said with a smile:
"Actually, I came here to discuss with our consortium the broadcasting of the motorcycle rally video."
"Our Red Star Rally has been widely loved and supported by the people since it was launched. However, the broadcast channel is currently limited to our Luqi TV station, and people from other provinces cannot see it, which is particularly regrettable!"
"In addition, there have been a lot of stolen race tapes on the market recently. The prices are high but many people are still flocking to them. Therefore, China TV Station is considering reaching an agreement with us to rebroadcast the past races of our Red Star Rally. Future games will be broadcast.”
"Director Wang, what do you think?"
Wang Ye was not surprised by Director Xiao Guo's words. He nodded and said:
"Of course, this is a good thing for us after all!"
"This program can go beyond Luqi and go to the whole country. Whether it is for promoting our motorcycles or increasing people's entertainment life, it is a good thing. Why should I refuse?"
"In this case, I will write you a note later, and you can just go to Luqi Provincial TV Station to get the film."
In this era, there is no such thing as copyright fees. Moreover, the rally is a "large-scale advertisement". Even if Wang Ye pays a little money, Wang Ye will be happy. After all, this is China TV, and the entire China The most influential TV platform, it is not difficult to imagine that with the broadcast of the rally by Huaxia TV, Red Star motorcycles will soon become popular all over the country. As long as the supply channels are coordinated, sales will naturally be undoubted!
After Director Xiao Guo finished speaking, he looked at Director Yang and Director Huang next to him. Compared to Director Xiao Guo, the expressions of these two were more tangled. After all, Director Xiao Guo was here to ask for cooperation, and these two Not so!
"I'll go first!"
Finally, Director Yang Jie spoke, and she said with a slightly embarrassed smile:
"First of all, I am very grateful to Director Wang for his support of our work, providing us with rotorcraft and personnel to help us carry out aerial photography and trapeze stunt activities."
"So at the end of the film, we will definitely use enlarged fonts to thank the Red Star Alliance for its special sponsorship."
"But Director Wang, you may not know that regarding the TV series Journey to the West, the station only proposed a filming idea and request, and provided a small amount of funds. The rest of the money was made by our entire team. Raised.”
"So you see, can you also give us more support? Of course I know this request is very presumptuous, but we have no other choice but to be shameless and ask you to fight against us."
Hearing this, Wang Ye nodded slightly, as if thinking for a moment, and then said:
"Let's do it! Just tell us the number and we can discuss it?"
Facing Wang Ye's statement, Director Yang Jie hesitated for a moment, stretched out a finger and said:
"Look at this number, can we do it?"
"No, let's discuss it again! Your support for us is already strong enough, and we can't open our mouths like a lion and look forward to Shu."
After all, director Yang Jie is a gay woman, and Wang Ye’s mother is already on the older side. She was naturally embarrassed to ask for alms in front of a young man like Wang Ye, so she said this very implicitly, but what she actually felt in her heart was Her idea was one million yuan. This was the number she had the courage to say after listening to what Wang Ye said just now. Originally, her goal on the train yesterday was five hundred thousand yuan.
As for the crew's funding, China Television actually approved a total of three million. However, after more than half a year of filming and preliminary preparations, more than seven hundred thousand has been spent, but only less than three episodes were filmed in total. It is really So stretched!
I heard Director Yang Jie say this.
In fact, Wang Ye was laughing so hard in his heart, but he still had to pretend to be confused, because he knew that in normal history, China TV only approved the three million, and it was used up after three years, but the series was still not finished. , Director Yang Jie applied for funding again, but Huaxia TV already had no money left, because all the remaining money was given to the crew of Dream of Red Mansions. The filming of Dream of Red Mansions started in the autumn of 1983.
There was even a report from a villain from China Television, suspecting that Director Yang Jie was traveling across the country with his team, eating, drinking and traveling at public expense. In the end, China Television had to summon these opponents to form a joint investigation team to go to the filming team to audit the accounts. If you don’t check the results, you won’t know. Once you check, you will be shocked. It’s so difficult! It’s so hard! Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about the camera. The whole group only has a backward Sony camera, and the picture resolution is only 300p!
In this era, people still don’t tell lies with their eyes open. They report their difficulties to China TV Station truthfully, but China TV Station can’t do anything. No money means no money. In the end, Director Yang Jie had to raise his own expenses. Finally, he got the money from China Railway Construction Group A certain department of the film raised three million, and then completed the filming of a total of twenty-five episodes. This was the result of shrinking and shrinking, cutting and cutting, just because there was no money!
At this moment.
Under the expectant and nervous gazes of Director Yang Jie and others, Wang Ye gasped as if he had a toothache and said:
"Hey, ten million?"
At that moment, the three directors sitting not far away were stunned. If they raised a finger, it would be ten million? The next second, the two male directors looked at Director Yang Jie fiercely. Could it be that Director Yang Jie meant 10 million.
But it was obvious from her stunned expression that it was not the case!
"No"
Director Yang Jie was just about to say something, fearing that Wang Ye would feel like he was opening his mouth like a lion. Unexpectedly, Wang Ye smacked his lips and said:
"It's not a problem, ten million is ten million."
"But I have a request. Do you want to hear it?"
At that moment, Director Yang Jie was indeed a professional. She swallowed half of her words, her face turned red because of it, she nodded vigorously and said:
"Director Wang, what are your requirements? Tell me! Tell me!"
"We will never shirk it!"
Faced with such a huge sum of money, Director Yang Jie hurriedly said this, while the two male directors next to him had their eyes as wide as bells. It could be seen that they were frantically managing their expressions, but they obviously failed!
Their reaction is normal. After all, ten million today is simply an astronomical figure!
"I have three requirements in total. You can tell me if it's okay. If it works, we'll do it. If it doesn't, we'll discuss it again."
While Wang Ye was talking, the three people across from him were inexplicably cast with "copy" magic, as if they had become one body. They nodded crazily at the same time, while Wang Ye said to himself:
"First, I can't give you this money all at once."
"I will give you one million million. When you receive the next payment, you have to show me the bill."
"Second, I request that you take some behind-the-scenes shots besides filming the main film. The so-called behind-the-scenes are the stories behind the camera, including everyone eating, traveling, communicating about shooting problems, difficulties encountered, the joy of shooting, etc. You should understand what I meant."
“In the featurette, you have to let our sponsored products appear, such as rotorcraft, motorcycles, pickup trucks, light trucks, six-wheel off-road vehicles, or even our heavy-duty transport trucks!”
Following Wang Ye's voice, the three people were stunned again. After all, the biggest cost for the Journey to the West filming team is traveling all over the country. Transportation and transportation costs are quite high. Even if the key is high, it is not convenient!
And listening to Wang Ye's words, it seems that in addition to the trapeze's rotorcraft, he also wants to sponsor so many vehicles!
"Director Wang, do you want to sponsor so many vehicles for us?"
The next second, Director Yang Jie couldn't help but ask, Wang Ye nodded and said with a smile:
"Yes, but this sponsorship is not the other sponsorship. The shooting team only has the right to use it, not ownership. After you finish shooting, these things have to be returned to us."
At that moment, Director Yang Jie was overjoyed. She felt like she had discovered the true scripture, and she felt as if she had found a true scripture, and had no path yet. She couldn’t help but nodded quickly and said:
"Of course, of course!"
"Even if we take it back, it won't be easy to pay for it! I'm really grateful to Director Wang!"
Wang Ye waved his hand, and Director Yang Jie immediately shut up. Then Wang Ye continued to talk to himself:
"The third condition is the length of the episode and the running time."
"I don't know what your estimated episode length is now, and I don't know when you plan to broadcast it, but if you accept our money, we have to have requirements. After all, this is advertising for us, and advertising is It needs to be timely.”
"So our requirement is this. It is best that you can play one episode every half month or at most one month. In this way, the total number of episodes should reach more than twenty-five. Of course, if you If we can write a fifty-episode script, and on the premise of maintaining quality and quantity, and if the feedback from the public is good, we will double our investment and I will give you 20 million!"
"You can come to me for anything like Red Mansions, Water Margin, or Three Kingdoms, and I will invest for you. However, the copyright of this film belongs to us. Just like our Red Star Rally, China Television only has the right to broadcast it."
"Or maybe you have other good ideas, such as mythological themes such as Fengshen Bang, Journey to the East, and Classic of Mountains and Seas; historical themes such as Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, Tang Zong and Song Zu; or various realistic themes that welcome the new era, such as our Red Star The transformation of the Commonwealth, the opening of southern cities; even future-oriented science fiction themes, such as rocket launches, landings on the moon and Mars, and even space-time tunnel time machines, such as I went to the future and a series of ridiculous things happened, can be filmed It’s from the popular TV series and movies!”
"As long as there's nothing wrong with the script, I can pay for it!"
“In addition to TV series and movies, it’s also okay if there are cartoons and the like. I like watching them very much!”
"And you can report what I just said to China Television and call on other directors to participate in my project. I would like to call it a post-'promote Chinese traditional culture and create a new culture for a new Chinese era' activity."
At that moment, the three people on the opposite side were completely stunned. They never expected that Wang Ye's goal was so ambitious. They even seemed to suddenly understand why Wang Ye could lead this former third-tier factory at such a young age. Earn foreign exchange with bang bang!
His level of thought and state of mind are extraordinary!
"Director Wang, I really didn't expect that you would think so deeply and far."
"And to be honest, you are engaged in the physical manufacturing industry. I am curious why you are so interested in these programs? You can't say that you like to watch them and want to watch them, right?"
Finally, Director Yang asked everyone's most curious question. Even everyone in the consortium did not expect that Wang Ye's thoughts were so far away. Under everyone's gaze, Wang Ye said with profound eyes:
"I have heard some rumors about the reason for the filming of Journey to the West."
"It is said that Japan made a version of Journey to the West in 1978. The plot was very problematic and full of slander against this famous book, and even an insult to our country and traditional culture."
"Then the leaders decided that we should film Journey to the West ourselves, right?"
In response, the three directors nodded in approval, while Wang Ye sighed helplessly and continued:
“There is a saying that goes well, if we don’t occupy the cultural highlands, they will be occupied by the enemy. Now with the opening up, more and more outside and foreign film and television works have poured into the country, and are talked about by the masses. "
"How sad would it be if we did nothing and everyone only knew foreign culture but not Chinese culture?"
"As for us, as a manufacturer, if people only think foreign products are good in the future, why will they buy our own products? So for us, this is a social responsibility that we must shoulder! "
As soon as Wang Ye finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Finally, Director Huang gave a thumbs up and said:
"Director Wang Gao Yi! I admire you!"
Hearing his sudden words, Wang Ye changed the subject with a smile and asked:
"By the way, Director Huang, why are you looking for me to cooperate?"
At that moment, Director Huang's expression became twitchy, and he hesitantly told the story about the Spring Festival Gala. Wang Ye waved his hand and said directly:
"I'll give you one million!"
"But I also have requirements!"
