Noon.
At the studio.
Zhang Ye came back with a new project in high spirits. "Everyone, come over. There's work to do!"
Everyone was stunned and pleasantly surprised.
"You have a job?"
"So fast?"
"Didn't you go to see your wife?"
"What's the big job?"
Zhang Ye put down the things and said, "Have a look at them all."
When the studio's staff saw the project information that Zhang Ye brought out, many of them were stunned.
Ha Qiqi was dumbfounded. "An anti-corruption drama?"
Tong Fu exclaimed, "Holy sh * t!"
Wu Yi said anxiously, "Director Zhang, calm down! Calm down! "
Little Wang panicked. "Although we're not in a good situation right now, we can't be so desperate. Director Zhang, th-th-we can't take on this job!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Why not?"
"This kind of project is a trap!" Tong Fu was sweating profusely. "It's not that easy to film a political drama. Even a few years ago, no one would have dared to take on such a drama. The theme is too heavy, and the political overtones are too strong. The people have long since stopped buying it, not to mention what era we're in now. It has long since become the world of commercial dramas. If you want to surpass 1% in the viewership ratings, you can only do it with a commercial drama or idol drama. Anything else is impossible. We can't jump into this trap, Director Zhang. If the viewership ratings don't meet the requirements of the Central Publicity Department, who can bear the responsibility? This pressure is too great! "
Ha Qiqi gasped and said, "Just 30 million RMB?"
Zhang Ye smiled. "That's all they have."
Ha Qiqi still understood the market. She said, "30 million RMB in a TV series is just the cost of the filming, right? Nowadays, which TV series did not have an investment of one or two hundred million? Nowadays, it's not impossible to shoot a TV series with 500 million yuan. This is indeed not a good project. "
Zhang Ye smiled. "I know."
Zhang Zuo wiped his sweat. "And we have to set up the production team ourselves?"
"Isn't the production crew ready?" Zhang Ye asked.
Zhang Zuo was taken aback. "How can I find it? The Central Publicity Department isn't going to provide any manpower? "
Zhang Ye said calmly, "Isn't our line of work the same as photographing things? What's going on? After so many years, has everyone forgotten their old profession? "
Everyone fainted!
A studio directly became a film crew?
Little Wang vomited blood and said, "We're filming a variety show!"
Tong Fu said, "At most, I've shot a documentary before!"
Zhang Ye sighed and casually said, "Isn't it about the same?"
More or less?
You're far from it!
This was a completely unrelated relationship!
They were two completely different professions!
Ha Qiqi gave a wry smile. "Director Zhang, are there no better options?"
Zhang Ye smiled and threw up his hands. "This is the best choice we have now. It's a 30 million RMB anti-corruption drama. I'm the director and also the project manager. The casting, funding, filming, and editing will all be decided by us. No one else will interfere, so we have absolute autonomy."
Ha Qiqi thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do it."
Little Wang said, "Director Zhang, Sister Ha, that's great!"
Ha Qiqi smiled and said, "There's really no better choice."
Everyone let out a long sigh.
Tong Fu: "Is it a TV series?"
Wu Yi said, "Are we going to cross over again?"
Little Wang said, "It feels like we've been crossing over our entire lives."
Zhang Zuo said, "When a celebrity makes a comeback, the first job they take on is not in a field they're familiar with, but in a completely new line of work. We're probably the only ones in the entire entertainment industry who dare to do something this big. But that's fine too. The general trend in the entertainment industry is more and more towards movies and TV series, both domestically and abroad. If we want to continue moving forward, we'll definitely have to dabble in movies and TV series in the future. We can't avoid it, so this is a good opportunity to test the waters.
Hai, it's a little stressful. "Zhang Ye snapped his fingers." Alright, then the production crew is officially established. "
Since Director Zhang had decided, everyone was naturally of one mind.
Ha Qiqi said, "You can divide the work."
Zhang Ye said, "Old Ha, you've been working as a director all these years, so the position of assistant director naturally has to go to you. You'll have to take on a portion of the filming."
"OK," Ha Qiqi replied.
Zhang Ye said, "Brother Zuo, you'll also be an assistant director. I'll leave the internal affairs to you."
Zhang Zuo said, "Understood."
Zhang Ye said, "Old Wu, contact the Central Publicity Department and get them to get the equipment and funding in place as soon as possible."
Wu Yi said, "OK, I'll get it done."
One by one, the tasks were assigned.
Ha Qiqi asked, "What about the script?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'll write it myself."
Finally, Zhang Ye returned to his office.
The order of the most popular celebrity occupation in the entire entertainment industry had never changed much.
First: Movie and TV series stars.
Second: Singers.
Third: Variety stars.
Fourth: Hosts.
Fifth: Other celebrities.
The order of the second to fifth positions might change slightly due to the celebrities themselves. But the first place would always be a film and TV star. Whether it was in China, Asia, or the world, film and TV stars would always be ranked first in terms of their stature and stature. This was a widely recognized phenomenon in the industry.
Many years ago, countless experts and media outlets had evaluated Zhang Ye and said that he was walking on one leg. If a celebrity wanted to have a long-term career in the entertainment industry, how could he not dabble in TV and TV series? But today, Zhang Ye was finally starting to dabble in film and TV projects. This was his first attempt and also an opportunity for him. When he was walking on one leg, Zhang Ye had already reached the top of both China and Asia. Today, Zhang Ye was finally starting to walk on two legs. As for how far he could go and how high he could go, no one knew yet.
Only Zhang Ye himself was looking forward to it. He smiled and turned on his computer.
A script?
Then let's do it.
He had not thought of a second option at all.
An hour.
Three hours.
Five hours.
It was already dark, but Zhang Ye's office door had not been opened even once. Only the sound of typing on the keyboard could be heard from inside. An investment of 30 million RMB couldn't produce anything big, and an investment of 30 million RMB couldn't afford to hire a male idol either. In the minds of this world's citizens and industry insiders, no matter how well a drama like this was filmed, the viewership ratings wouldn't be high. That was because no matter how you looked at it, it didn't have what it took to become a huge hit. That was simply impossible.
Perhaps only Zhang Ye knew.
Perhaps only the people from Zhang Ye's previous world had seen it.
No male idols.
No major investments.
An anti-corruption drama could still become so popular that even its own mother wouldn't recognize it!
Zhang Ye could almost see the stunned expressions on the faces of this world's people!
Come on out, In the Name of the People!
This bro's first project since coming back is all on you!
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