Normally, film and television companies are open to investment.

The same script, different investment scales, different shooting methods.

If the original investment for a drama with a RMB 100 million investment increases to RMB 200 million, then the remuneration, director's share, producer's share, publicity and distribution expenses, and various expenses of the film and television company can be doubled.

This has also caused the salary figures of some actors to inflate like a balloon.

The film and television industry chain is very deep, and some film and television companies treat film and television projects entirely as financial projects.

The waters of film and television investment are deeper. There are primary and secondary investment markets and various doorways. If an outsider blindly enters, they will be cut off like a leek.

In short, for some film and television companies, a project does not need to be broadcast at all. Even if it is a bad movie, through a series of capital operations, the cost can be recovered before it is broadcast.

In fact.

Fang Xing is disgusted with this way of treating film and television projects as financial projects, even though this method is a sure profit for the film and television company.

However, Fang Xing still hopes that Ark Culture can stick to content output rather than capital operation.

This is also Fang Xing's film and television project, which is mainly based on independent investment.

At first, Song Li's Lijing Culture wanted to produce "Dark Glory", but Fang Xing didn't agree.

Although Fang Xing believed that Song Li wanted to make "Dark Glory" a success, Fang Xing could not accept this situation of giving the project to others and causing him to lose control of the project.

In this regard, Fang Xing is still very tough.

Brilliant Entertainment is a giant company in domestic entertainment.

One characteristic of giant companies is that they have a big business and their business extends to the upstream and downstream of the industry, penetrating into almost every corner.

Moreover, Huihuang Entertainment is still a listed company.

One of the characteristics of listed companies is that everything aims to increase the stock price.

In other words, as long as you can make a penny, you will never make only half a penny.

To put it bluntly, a listed company is a money-making machine composed of countless parts.

The employees of the company are the parts in the machine.

If the founder of the company still has some ideals, he may still be able to take control of the company and develop it according to his original intention.

However, once the company goes public, the founders will inevitably lose control of the company due to equity dilution.

Brilliant Entertainment is an old entertainment company that has developed rapidly and has made many celebrities famous.

Liu Shiying is now very popular and is the most successful work of Brilliant Entertainment.

This kind of entertainment company has already understood the rules of the industry.

Wang Xingfa proposed to invest 80 million to collaborate on this new drama, and also said that he would hire a professional team of screenwriters to polish the script.

This proposal is actually very welcome among other film and television companies.

If other film and television companies could get 80 million yuan of investment from Brilliant Entertainment, they would definitely be so happy that they would want to hold Wang Xingfa's feet and kiss them hard.

Because this 80 million investment is not just a simple number.

This means that Brilliant Entertainment has invested money in this project, which means that Brilliant Entertainment will definitely make this project profitable.

Then, what follows is a series of resources from Brilliant Entertainment, from publicity to artist resources, to professional teams, which can directly make a crew leapfrog.

Take Liu Shiying as an example. Brilliant Entertainment has invested 80 million, which means that the new TV queen Gladiolus will definitely star in this drama.

The heroine's popularity, acting skills, and national love are all there.

As long as we accept the 80 million investment from Huihuang Entertainment, this project will be considered stable.

As for changing the script, this is a normal thing in the film and television industry.

There is an old saying in the film and television industry: Good scripts are made by grinding them out.

Some scripts will go through several screenwriting teams for two to three years before they are finally put on the screen.

In the script that Fang Xing came up with, the heroine's plot was indeed too painful, so painful that it made people feel distressed.

Therefore, Wang Xingfa, vice president of Huihuang Entertainment, wanted to find a professional team of screenwriters to polish the script and change it in a direction that the audience would like.

In fact.

The script that Fang Xing passed to Liu Shiying was only the first version of the script. There would definitely be changes later, even based on the shooting situation, but basically there would be no major changes.

Sometimes when an actor gets emotional, and at a certain point in the performance, if he changes his lines, the effect will be better.

In this case, Fang Xing would occasionally change the script on the set and shoot a few more scenes. When editing later, he would make choices based on the results.

However, listen to Wang Xingfa’s wishes.

Brilliant Entertainment invested 80 million, and then found a professional team of screenwriters to revise the script. This was obviously just taking the script and revising it, and it was not certain whether they would discuss it with Fang Xing.

Fang Xing would never allow modifications to the script that were beyond his control, so it was impossible to agree to his request.

"Director Fang, what do you think? Huihuang invested 80 million, and Shiying played the female lead. Originally, Shiying's salary was going to increase after she won the award, but this drama won't increase, and even a 20% discount is fine. But

We need to add some scenes to Shiying, and the ending also needs to be changed, otherwise the audience may not like it." Wang Xingfa continued.

Fang Xing shook his head and said, "Mr. Wang, Ark Culture has a team of screenwriters. We will polish the script ourselves."

Wang Xingfa frowned and said: "That's okay, but Shiying's role needs to be increased. The role of this role is not much more than that of the supporting role."

Fang Xing continued to shake his head: "Whether the play is good or not does not depend on the number of roles."

Wang Xingfa and Liu Shiying looked at each other, a little unhappy, and asked: "What about the ending? Will the audience like the heroine's ending so bitterly?"

In fact, Fang Xing cannot guarantee 100% on this issue, but he still insists: "Mr. Wang, when it comes to the script, I still stick to my own ideas."

Qiao Yinghong knew her boss's character very well, and if the conversation continued like this, the conversation might collapse.

She quickly smoothed things over: "Mr. Wang, don't mind. Our boss usually has this temper, and no one else can change the things he decides. However, he has a good temper. If we discuss it carefully, he will accept it as long as it is a good suggestion."

Ark Culture’s current strength is indeed strong in the TV drama industry.

Therefore, even though Fang Xing's attitude was so tough, Wang Xingfa did not get angry. He returned to his smile and asked, "What about investment? You can always have this."

Qiao Yinghong quickly answered: "The company has a special department responsible for investment matters. Today we will mainly talk about role matters. For other matters, we will bring the department head and make an appointment to talk about it."

…

Fang Xing was not very happy about this meal.

Obviously, Brilliant Entertainment wants to take the initiative.

After all, Huihuang Entertainment is one of the three giant companies in the entertainment industry and has very good results in the film and television industry.

After Liu Shiying had just received the film Gladiolus, it was now the time for Brilliant Entertainment to be at its peak.

Brilliant Entertainment is not only talking about cooperation with Ark Culture. In fact, Brilliant Entertainment is also talking about four or five film and television projects at the same time.

Without exception, Huihuang Entertainment wants to take the initiative in these projects.

Because there is a mature film and television company under Brilliant Entertainment, it can guarantee the quality of the project by taking the initiative.

From the perspective of Huihuang Entertainment, investing to take the initiative in the project is the best strategy.

The issue is.

Fang Xing never gives up the initiative in the dramas he shoots, not even when Song Li comes, let alone Liu Shiying.

but.

With Qiao Yinghong present, the meal was finished with chatting and laughing, but no results came from the discussion.

…

The meal is over.

On the way home.

Fang Xing and Qiao Yinghong were riding in the same car.

The driver first took Fang Xing back and then took him back to Qiao Yinghong.

On the road.

Qiao Yinghong took the initiative and said: "Boss, are you not satisfied with Huihuang Entertainment?"

Fang Xing admitted: "From what they say, do they want to take over the project?"

Qiao Yinghong explained: "That's not entirely true. Brilliant Entertainment does intervene in film and television projects and likes to take the initiative, but it is not destructive.

"I guess their idea is to invest and take the initiative, and then cooperate with us, but they will not change the director. You still have the final say on the crew, but they should arrange the company's artists to be on the crew.

“What Brilliant Entertainment is best at is using famous actors to lead newcomers.

"This time Liu Shiying won the award and will be more competitive in terms of resources. Then Liu Shiying will be bundled with other newcomers from Brilliant Entertainment to take on the drama together."

In fact.

This is what Brilliant Entertainment has always done, and this is why Brilliant Entertainment can continue to make new people popular.

When newcomers join Huihuang Entertainment, they first play a few supporting roles in the dramas of Huihuang Sister and Brother Yi. After a few years of experience, their acting skills mature, and then they appear in small-budget online dramas. If they are successful, they will start to be praised.

Fang Xing said firmly: "I don't allow actors to be randomly placed in my drama, as long as they have lines."
To be continued...