Chapter 204 The difference between S-class and B-class, audition actors

In recent years, the scale of investment in the film and television industry has become larger and larger.

TV dramas with an investment of less than 50 million can only be considered B-level small productions.

Moreover, the number of episodes of most TV series is around 40, which means TV series with an investment of less than 1 million per episode are all B-level.

Therefore, according to the original plan, Fang Xing planned to produce "Wulin Gaiden" with a shooting cost of 600,000 per episode.

This amount of investment, even in a B-level production, is relatively low for B-level production.

Of course, sitcoms don’t need to be shot on location, don’t need many special effects, and even the camera positions are relatively fixed.

Therefore, the production cost is indeed lower than other types of dramas.

Also because it is a B-level small production, it is difficult to hire first- and second-tier actors.

In fact.

Song Yutong's current market salary is 12 million, which is the highest salary among third-tier actors. It is difficult to get into the second-tier.

Therefore, newcomers like Song Yutong will try their best to squeeze into S-level large-scale productions because they can gain popularity.

It can be said that as long as she doesn't fail in this S-level "Blood Rain", she has a good chance of becoming a second-tier actor.

By then, her salary will move toward 20 million.

Time has entered March.

"Blood Rain Jiang Hu" is officially launched.

At the launch conference, reporters asked Song Yutong which B-level small production she was rumored to be invited to star in.

Song Yutong smiled and replied: "I don't know how this rumor came about. The agent is responsible for negotiating film appointments. However, I heard from her that there were indeed several movies that were being discussed before, and I don't know which one she was talking about."

After the reporters’ questions.

Song Yutong returned to the rest room, took off her earrings and said, "I heard that you know the agent from "Wulin Gaiden", so let's be polite."

The agent nodded and said, "I was very good when I answered the reporter's question just now. That's all. There's no need to make this matter a hot topic."

Song Yutong turned around and asked: "The rumors about B-level small productions that were published by self-media were not written by you, right?"

The manager shook his head and said: "How is it possible? Qiao Yinghong and I are old acquaintances. Even if we can't cooperate, we can't step on them. I asked someone about this matter. It was a press release issued by "Blood Rain Jiang Hu".

I guess I want to heat it up before turning it on."

Song Yutong frowned and said in confusion: "What's the point of finding a B-level small-scale production to make it popular?"

She felt it was a bit strange that an S-level production like "Blood Rain", even if it wanted to be popular, should go to a large-scale production of the same level to promote it. She couldn't understand the popularity of a B-level small-budget drama.

The agent chuckled and said: "As far as I know, it is true that Fang Xing was asked to play the second male lead in "Blood Rain".

"However, there is an inside story inside. I heard that it was originally a resource swap, but it didn't come to an agreement in the end. It must have been a bit unpleasant.

"This has nothing to do with us, you just need to play the show well.

"One more thing, you are starring opposite the second male lead, Chen Wenhan, and you can lead him a little bit."

Song Yutong showed a charming smile on her face and asked: "I heard that this Chen Wenhan has a good family background. Is it true?"

The manager smiled and nodded: "His family background is indeed good. He has never acted before. He can directly arrange the second male lead in an S-level production. The starting point of his debut is the end point that many actors pursue throughout their lives."

"That's it." Song Yutong thought thoughtfully.

after awhile.

The manager brought up the topic just now: "Actually, the conditions for opening Fang Xing's studio are also very sincere. Especially the songs written by Fang Xing are all popular. If you can be invited to sing a song, you can commercially perform the song in the future.

Got it."

Song Yutong waved to the makeup artist to come over and touch up her makeup, and said casually: "But they are just a B-level small production, and they don't even know if they have a platform to broadcast it. They don't agree to coordinate the schedule. This is a requirement that only A-level dramas dare to have."

A potential new star like Song Yutong has many film appointments, and if it is a B-level small-budget drama, she will often be cast aside.

Of course, for an S-level production like "Blood Rain", it is impossible to cancel the show.

The contract clearly states that if you take on such an S-level production, there is a risk of breach of contract before the scenes are completed.

The agent echoed: "It is true that their "Wulin Gaiden" has a small investment and is still a sitcom. Moreover, their studio is engaged in music, and they go to the film and television industry to make sitcoms. Even if it is filmed, it may not be possible.

If there is a platform, I will buy it.”

Competition in the film and television industry is also fierce.

Every year there are many projects that fail to be filmed halfway through filming, and some are filmed, but the quality is so poor that no platform is willing to broadcast them.

The ratings of the three major video websites are similar.

During the project preparation stage, investments will be rated.

The level of investment is the level of production.

After the drama is filmed, the video website will have a special film selection section to rate the finished film.

They are usually divided into levels S, A, B, and C from high to low.

Of course, if the quality is extremely high and the investment is huge, there will be an S+ rating, but this is a special case.

Among the four ratings, S, the producer can usually get a 70% share ratio, and even a guarantee.

The split ratio for Class A is lower, usually 60%.

Grade B is 50%.

C-level is the lowest rating on the Penguin Video platform. It is usually broadcast for free and is divided according to the number of views.

However, web dramas that are usually rated C-level basically lose money.

The film selection systems of the three major video websites are already very complete. If all three major platforms consider it to be C-level, then this drama is basically a bad movie.

Even so, web dramas rated C-level will at least have the opportunity to be broadcast on the platform, and at least part of the cost can be recovered.

There are many online dramas every year, which are below C level, and video websites don’t even broadcast them for free.

therefore.

From the perspective of the film and television industry, TV series invested and produced by outsiders like Fang Xing Studio are most likely to be of C-level butterfly level. If they cannot even reach C-level, there will be no chance of online broadcast.

Acting in this kind of TV series is also risky for actors.

The reason why Song Yutong has so many film appointments now is because she has a high proportion of hit dramas.

He only acted in two web dramas, one was a small hit and the other was a small hit.

It's a bit of a box office elixir.

If she acted in a C-level bad movie at this time, her value in the eyes of the film and television company would plummet.

All kinds of factors add up.

If it were any other actress, she would have chosen the S-level big production "Blood Rain" instead of the B-level low-budget sitcom "Wulin Gaiden".

…

Although not favored by industry insiders, the "Wulin Gaiden" team is very confident.

He Rongchang once filmed a well-received sitcom, so he had ample experience. After the initial investment was made, the crew was quickly put together.

The director, assistant director, director's assistant, scene recorder, art designer, props team leader, etc. are slowly being assembled.

After the crew is assembled, it’s time to select the actors.

He Rongchang formally recruited actors from the Screen Actors Guild for the project "Wulin Gaiden".

This also means that the "Wulin Gaiden" project has been made public to the outside world.

Therefore, many self-media analyzed through clues that "Wulin Gaiden" is the B-level small production that was previously rumored.

Subsequently, all the grievances and hatreds about "Blood Rain Jiang Hu" and "Wulin Gaiden" were revealed.

The two projects do have a lot to do with each other.

First, Fang Xing was asked to play the second male lead in "Blood Rain", but the deal failed.

Later, it was Song Yutong who competed for the second female lead in "Blood Rain Jiang Hu" and "Wulin Gaiden".

besides.

Li Siqi, the male lead in "Blood Rain", and Fang Xing have played against each other many times in the music industry, and they are also old rivals.

These grievances and hatreds, through the exaggeration of self-media, can be compiled into a twenty-episode TV series.

The actors in "Blood Rain Jiang Hu" are either top stars, TV queens, or popular little flowers.

Fans of these celebrities like to watch this kind of love and hatred, especially when their idols kill their opponents, they don't feel too happy.

Therefore, "Blood Rain" and "Wulin Gaiden" have become rivals before they even started filming, and have been compared by fans and netizens.

Moreover, judging from the information currently known, "Blood Rain" is inferior to "Wulin Gaiden" in all aspects from investment, actors to producers.

…

The "Wulin Gaiden" team, amidst this public opinion, continues to make step-by-step preparations.
To be continued...