On July 25, the modern urban romantic comedy "You from the Star", jointly produced by Chenfei Media, Beijing Television, Zhedong Satellite TV and other units, held a startup ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing.
It was said to be a startup ceremony, but in fact, it was a meeting between the main cast and the media. Because of the high popularity of "You from the Star" on the Internet, this meeting attracted hundreds of media outlets, big and small, all over the country, and the dispatched reporters crowded the conference hall on the top floor of the Shangri-La Hotel.
Under the witness of these media reporters, Lu Xi, General Manager of Chenfei Media, announced that "You from the Star" had officially started shooting, and together with several important people, they personally lifted the red cloth covering the camera.
In addition to Lu Xi, Lu Chen, Chen Fei 'er and others from Chenfei Media, there were also senior executives of the two satellite TV stations, as well as director Fang Hui and more than a dozen actors.
After the simple and grand ceremony, Lu Chen, as the core character of the TV series, was immediately surrounded by reporters from all walks of life, and he was almost drowned by interview microphones with logos.
Lu Chen, who had "disappeared" from the media some time ago, answered their questions patiently with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Lu Chen, how long is it expected to take to shoot" You from the Star "?"
The first question came from a reporter from Entertainment Weekly.
Lu Chen replied without hesitation, "It is expected to be completed in two to three months. This TV series is different from the two I have made before. It involves a lot of special effects, so the investment is very high and the shooting cycle will be long."
The other party asked, "So the domestic audience won't be able to see it until October?"
"No … …"
Lu Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "If the shooting goes well, the audience will be able to watch the first episode of" You from the Star "as soon as August 15. We will use the method of shooting and broadcasting at the same time to launch this new series to the national TV audience!"
"You from the Star" is a weekly drama!
This is undoubtedly a big highlight, especially for the vast number of TV audiences, it is absolutely good news.
Because they didn't need to wait for the filming of "You From the Star" to be completed, they could watch it first!
Weekly dramas were first popular in Europe and the United States. The concept of "weekly dramas" was not only defined by the broadcast cycle. From shooting, production, publicity to the broadcast cycle, a series of processes were completely different from daily dramas.
It was easy for people to simply understand weekly dramas as TV dramas that were broadcast on a weekly basis, but in fact, that was not the case. The key characteristic of weekly dramas was to be broadcast while filming.
Domestic TV dramas were influenced by European and American TV dramas. They had also introduced "weekly TV dramas", but many of the "weekly TV dramas" that were introduced in China only learned from the "broadcast cycle". In fact, they would only be broadcasted after filming was completed, but they had deliberately lengthened the broadcast cycle.
To shoot a real weekly drama, the producers needed to put in more energy and effort. During the broadcast period, they had to constantly pay attention to the market trends and the opinions of the audience. In terms of plot arrangements, they had to cater to the needs of the audience. In every episode, they had to avoid the phenomenon of "watering down".
In fact, the viewing habits of the domestic audience were changing. Weekly dramas were emerging from nothing, and more people dared to eat crabs. There was no doubt that it would be the trend of the future of Chinese TV dramas.
But at present, shooting a weekly drama required not only strength, but also confidence and courage.
If someone else said that they were shooting a weekly drama, the reporters might have doubts, but they absolutely believed in Lu Chen's words, because Lu Chen's first TV series, "Autumn in My Heart", was a weekly drama.
At that time, he was laughed at by many people in the circle, thinking that he didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
As a result, his face was swollen!
On the contrary, in the second series, "Full of Romance", Lu Chen used the traditional shooting method and broadcast it after filming.
Now that "You From the Star" had returned to the weekly drama, the news would undoubtedly cheer up his fans!
A reporter holding the microphone of "Daily Express" asked, "Mr. Lu Chen, can you reveal how much you are paid for" You From the Star "?"
This question made all the reporters present pricked up their ears.
As the most popular new artist in the domestic entertainment industry, Lu Chen's net worth had always been one of the topics that people in the circle talked about.
Net worth represented status, but Lu Chen's situation was different from most people. He wrote the songs he sang, wrote the TV series and movies he made, and even invested in them himself.
The only things he could take out with a clear price were probably the sale of the copyright of his original songs and advertising endorsement fees. The former was 1 million per song, and the latter started at 5 million.
As for commercial performances, Lu Chen basically did not run any announcements or commercial performances, and he had not even held a solo concert.
The salary was even more mysterious. Although two TV series and one movie were big hits, his salary had not been announced to the public. Although many media had speculated, only Lu Chen himself knew whether it was reliable or not.
This was something that many people were interested in.
Faced with this rather sensitive question, Lu Chen thought for a moment and replied, "I can tell you very frankly that Miss Chen Fei 'er and I are paid 1 million per episode for" You From the Star "."
1 million per episode!
The total number of episodes of "You from the Star" was 35. This had been announced on the official V long ago, and everyone knew it.
Although the number of episodes and the total number of episodes were not equal, there was another set of calculation methods. However, according to the usual ratio, the salary that Lu Chen and Chen Fei 'er received for "You From the Star" would be between 25 million and 30 million!
The combined salary of the two people was almost half of the investment budget of this TV series!
It sounded amazing, but no one thought it was too high, because with the current fame of Lu Chen and Chen Fei 'er, and the ratings of the previous two TV series, such a salary was not high at all.
One had to know that the highest paid actor in the country now had a starting price of hundreds of millions for a TV series. Although there was a considerable amount of exaggeration, in fact, it was undoubtedly more than the two people.
However, in terms of ratings, who dared to compare with "You from the Star" that had not yet been filmed?
This TV series was definitely going to be popular, it was just a matter of how popular it was.
And Lu Chen also said, "50% of my and Chen Fei 'er's salary will be converted into investment to ensure the quality of the production!"
Actors using their salary to invest was also a very popular method in the TV series industry, but it was not very popular with producers. However, the producers of "You from the Star" obviously would not object.
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