Many people didn't know that CCTV also made movies. It had a professional film production department, shooting more than a dozen movies every year. Whether in terms of scale, strength or output, it was not inferior to a large movie company.
However, CCTV's movies were mainly documentaries, followed by self-produced dramas. They were not broadcasted in cinemas, but on their own movie channel. At the same time, they were sold overseas.
In recent years, CCTV's film department began to set foot in the field of commercial movies. They had participated in the shooting and production of many commercial blockbusters and achieved quite good results.
Of course, from the point of view of a commercial movie company, it was undoubtedly a good thing to be able to cooperate with CCTV. CCTV's strength was beyond doubt. Its publicity and promotion ability were unparalleled, and its production and shooting standards were among the best in the country.
However, CCTV's brand was too big, and they were very picky. Not everyone was qualified to cooperate with them.
Lu Chen had been in the film and television industry for a long time, so he naturally knew some inside stories. Therefore, when the director of CCTV's film production department, Dong Fanghao, personally came to him to discuss the cooperation of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, he was more or less a little surprised.
"Our department became independent at the end of last year …"
Dong Fanghao was in his forties. He was handsome and well-dressed, a typical successful man. He didn't have much of the temperament of a person in the system. He was more like an elite in the business world.
In response to Lu Chen's doubts, he smiled and explained, "A new video company has been set up to engage in the shooting, production and promotion of movies. Although it is still under CCTV, it is responsible for its own profits and losses."
Lu Chen was suddenly enlightened. Naturally, he was very clear about Dong Fanghao's purpose.
New Video was like a son of CCTV's boss. No, to be more accurate, it was a grandson, and it was one of them. Originally, he had been raised in the big house with good food and drinks, but now he had set up his own company.
It was definitely not a bad thing to set up an independent company. It meant that he would have more autonomy. However, although they were still related by blood, the boss did not care about his grandson's food and drink. In the future, the grandson would have to rely on himself.
Dong Fanghao was also the general manager of New Video. He had a large number of people under him. How could he not worry?
Under the circumstances that they couldn't completely rely on CCTV, New Video naturally couldn't do anything. Taking the initiative to find business opportunities and expand the market was their way of survival.
Even so, the background of the new movie was something that no one could ignore!
Lu Chen couldn't help but be interested. He thought for a while and said, "Director Dong, I'm very happy to cooperate with New Video. But at present, The Smiling, The Proud Swordsman already has many partners, so I'm afraid we need to sit down and discuss the specific cooperation plan."
After Chenfei Media released the news that they were going to shoot The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, many people came to their door. In addition to the existing partners, all the major domestic film companies and cinemas basically expressed their interest in cooperating with them.
Not to mention the people in the circle, there were also a lot of people outside the circle waving money and breaking the threshold. Because of the great influence of The Smiling, The Proud Martial Artist in China, it had created a large number of fans of new Wuxia novels. With the marketing and promotion of Chenfei Media, it had become a popular IP with great market potential.
The most important thing was that Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er were both going to act in The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer, and Chen Guozhi was the director. With these three big shots, it would be hard for them to make a loss unless they made a mess.
Has Chenfei Media ever done any unprofitable business? The answer was obviously no.
Therefore, it was normal for New Video to want to get involved.
Lu Chen also welcomed it. It didn't matter who he wanted to cooperate with. The key was whether it could bring profits.
New Video had enough qualifications, but the premise was that they couldn't be too greedy. Lu Chen also had to take care of the interests of all sides.
It had only been more than three years since his debut. Lu Chen had grown from a nobody in an underground house to a top star with more than a billion assets. In addition to the wealth of memories from the dream world, he also understood the principle of "a just cause enjoys abundant support, while an unjust cause finds little support." He was willing to give up the immediate benefits in exchange for long-term development.
People who liked to eat alone were not welcomed anywhere. But knowing how to share benefits didn't mean that he didn't have his own persistence and bottom line. Lu Chen had always done well in this aspect.
Dong Fanghao said seriously, "Of course. I came here today mainly to meet you, Mr. Lu. We will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future. Even if we don't succeed this time, there will be next time."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Director Dong."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Dong Fanghao stood up and was ready to leave because Lu Chen was here for rehearsal today.
Lu Chen's expression changed. He wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
He didn't expect Dong Fanghao to be so sensitive. He immediately smiled and asked, "Mr. Lu, what do you want to say?"
He sat down again and said, "As long as I can help, I'm fine with it."
Lu Chen was hesitating whether to say it or not. Seeing Dong Fanghao's attitude, he simply said it. "I have an idea …"
As he said this, he asked his assistant to bring a tablet and opened the document stored in it for Dong Fanghao to see.
Lu Chen's idea didn't come up for a long time. It appeared during his martial arts competition with Li Zhecheng in South Korea. That was to hold a large-scale casting event for the movie "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer"!
The form of the casting event was based on the popular reality TV shows, and the selected targets were young people who had practiced martial arts, such as traditional martial arts, Sanda, kickboxing, taekwondo, judo, etc. The purpose was to select the outstanding people from them to participate in the movie "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", TV series, and the shooting and production of the future Wuxia IP.
Lu Chen's preparation for the Wuxia IP plan began very early. The Lu Family Squad was one of the teams he created for this plan. However, the current number of members in the Lu Family Squad was not large. It was not enough to shoot a Wuxia movie. If it was shooting a long TV series, it would be even worse.
Therefore, the expansion of the Lu family class was imperative, and holding a casting event was undoubtedly the most convenient and fast way to select excellent talents!
Originally, Lu Chen planned to cooperate with Beijing Television, but today he met Dong Fanghao. He wondered if he could cooperate with Central TV to produce this talent show?
Because whether it was strength or influence, Central TV could easily crush Beijing Television. Because the movie was about to start shooting, he didn't leave too much time for this event, so he needed a strong partner to solve many problems.
If Central TV was interested, then it would undoubtedly be the best choice.
As for this movie casting activity, Lu Chen named its theme - the Storms of the Eight Directions will meet in the capital!
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