Because "The Beginning" was completed too quickly.

The Chen family's original idea was to use "Pillow Sin" to attack "The Beginning" and completely destroy "The Beginning".

The progress of "The Beginning" was too fast, so Pengcheng Capital had to urge "Pillow Crime" to speed up.

Even the post-production of "Pillow Sin" was done as quickly as possible by adding money to jump in line.

In the film and television industry, it is indeed easier to get things done if you have money.

As long as the money is given, the donor will always be satisfied.

One month after the filming of "The Beginning" was completed, "Pillow Crime" was also announced to be completed and entered post-production.

It's late May.

The post-production of "The Beginning" is basically completed. Under the supervision of Fang Xing, the first version of the final film editing was completed.

Moreover, the first version of the finished film was very complete, with very few areas that needed to be modified.

What needs to be discussed is the balance between suspense and clues.

One of the characteristics of suspense films is that they should guide the audience to think and find clues, but they should not let the audience see through the result too early.

Therefore, a balance needs to be found between giving clues and leaving suspense.

If there are too many clues, the audience may guess the outcome and lose confidence in the show.

There are too few clues, and the audience will be confused and confused, and they will think that this drama is "acting on something"?

There are many clues in the drama "The Beginning", but most of them are used to mislead the audience.

When filming these clues, Fang Xing's request was to film them as if they were real clues. The audience must believe that these clues are real and that this is the truth.

However, as the plot continues to develop, the plot continues to reverse, and then it is confirmed that these clues are false.

Fang Xing and Zhang Yigao had the most intense quarrel at this balance point.

"Director Fang, I think there are too many suspenses, which will make many viewers unable to understand. Nowadays, the majority of viewers in the TV drama market are women. We have to make it easy for most female viewers to understand the plot."

Zhang Yigao's current attitude of obeying the market is a bit overkill.

Ten years ago, when he was a director, he didn't care about the audience at all when he was filming, so he didn't get a chance to hold a guide tube for more than ten years.

Now, "The Beginning" is his chance to make a comeback.

However, the current reviews of "The Beginning" on the Internet are not very good, and everyone thinks "The Beginning" is a bad movie.

Zhang Yigao hopes to please the mainstream audience.

Fang Xing had a different idea: "A suspense film should have enough suspense, and the plot of this film is not complicated, so it is not difficult to understand.

"What's more, the overlap between audiences who like to watch suspense movies and those who like to watch idol dramas is not high.

"Since we are making a suspense film, we should edit it according to the standards of a suspense film. The clues that should be hidden should be hidden, and the suspense should be left where it should be.

"Moreover, when I was talking to the actors about the scene, I had deliberately given clues to the audience through the eyes, micro-expressions, and some of the actor's movements.

"I've given you enough clues."

Zhang Yigao quickly shook his head: "It is impossible for the audience to guess the relationship between the characters just by looking at it. There is no way for the audience to notice this kind of clues."

The two had a heated argument during the editing.

However, when he first invited Zhang Yigao to join the team, Fang Xing was vaccinated in advance and separated the big and small kings.

Therefore, as long as there is no dispute, Fang Xing's idea will prevail in the end.

Even though Zhang Yigao was a little dissatisfied, he had nothing to do.

Fortunately, he is the director of this drama and filmed the whole process. He knows very well that this drama is not as bad as the outside world says.

One of the reasons why filming was completed so quickly is that the show was originally only planned to shoot 15 episodes.

The 15-episode drama was filmed by two directors, and most of the actors are veteran actors, who are rarely good at it.

Repeated filming of a scene is often done just to find the possibility of another performance and to provide more material for later editing.

Therefore, Zhang Yigao still has confidence in this drama.

The only difference is how popular it is.

…

Late May.

Penguin Video organized a film viewing party to review "The Beginning".

After reviewing the film, at Fang Xing's request, Li Xueying, vice president of Penguin Video, made the decision to sign an exclusive broadcast agreement and set the broadcast date for July.

And paid an advance payment totaling 30 million.

Usually, broadcast platforms will not pay advance payments to producers.

Because no one can guarantee what the results will be after the series is aired.

According to the normal repayment process, after the broadcast of "The Beginning", it will take at least three months for the repayment period.

But the Lu family's situation will become worse the longer time passes.

Therefore, Fang Xing's request for advance payment was so that Lu Xiang'er could get the return on investment in advance.

Of course, it is also clearly written in the agreement that if the broadcast revenue of "The Beginning" does not reach 30 million, then Ark Culture will have to return the advance payment.

In short, Li Xueying decided to pay the advance payment, which would not cause any loss to Penguin Video, but would make Fang Xing owe a favor.

Li Xueying, the vice president, has been promoted from the film selection department, so she has a unique vision for film selection.

She dared to sign a 30 million advance payment just because she liked the show.

Moreover, with "Wulin Gaiden", a drama king that has dominated the comedy category list for a whole year, Fang Xing can owe a favor, and this transaction is a sure profit.

After Lu Xiang'er received the 30 million advance payment, the family's situation eased a lot.

However, she is also a little worried: "What if "The Beginning" doesn't make 30 million? And even if it can make 30 million, I can't take that much."

Fang Xing saw her eyes filled with tears when she was moved, and said with a smile: "If you don't make 30 million, you have to pay back the advance payment."

"Ah? Then this money can't be used." Lu Xiang'er frowned.

"Don't worry. Let's use it for emergencies first. Maybe your dad's company will recover and be able to pay back the money." Fang Xing comforted her with a smile.

He said this, but in his heart Fang Xing was very confident in "The Beginning", and making 30 million for this drama was just a small thing.
Chapter completed!