Suddenly, it was like a spring breeze, thousands of pear blossoms bloomed.
Overnight, "Wuxia" became the most popular IP, and countless people had their eyes on it!
The audition for the actors of The Storms of Eight Directions in the Capital and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer was going on in the swimming complex of the capital. The program "Challenge" was also broadcast on the variety channel of CCTV 2. The first episode got 5.78% of the audience rating.
Although CCTV Variety Channel's brand was well-known and the program's ratings were not too bad, to be able to achieve such a high rating in the first episode, the influence of The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer was the key.
This talent show should be said to serve The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer movie. In the eyes of many people in the industry, it was destined to be popular. With CCTV's background, Lu Chen's brand, The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer's fame, and a novel program idea, there was no possibility of failure.
Many local satellite TV stations were already rubbing their hands, ready to copy this model. Even without the gimmick of a talent show, it was enough to attract people as an entertainment program. They could even add more content on this basis, expand the scope of participants, and set up more and more generous rewards …
The manufacturer that customized the equipment for Chenfei Media was hit by a big pie that fell from the sky. This year's orders were all full, and the inquiries were endless!
However, the TV station and entertainment industry following the trend was nothing compared to following the trend in the film and television industry.
To this day, even an outsider could see that Lu Chen was going to make a name for himself in Wuxia. The movie "The Smiling, The Proud Martial Artist" was the beginning of his rise. It would definitely bring about a wave of Wuxia craze this year.
If it was someone else, people might not be so sure, but who was Lu Chen? Who had ever seen him fail!
Lu Chen sang, created the campus folk song, and brought the new folk style of the pop music industry.
Lu Chen filmed, and the urban trilogy became a classic. Those who followed him to film the same type of TV series were all very happy.
Lu Chen played variety shows, and the copyright of The Voice of China was sold overseas!
Since a long time ago, Lu Chen had the reputation of "Golden Touch" in the circle. Now that he was betting on "Wuxia", how many people could hold back from following him?
For a time, there were many followers!
First of all, the original novels with the theme of Wuxia became popular. After The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, many so-called new Wuxia novels emerged in China. The copyright fees for film and TV adaptations soared to an amazing level.
At the end of last year, a young amateur writer wrote "Young Wanderer". The first and second volumes totaled 500,000 words. The sales were very good. At present, it was still on the weekly sales list of Xinhua Book Company.
In the end, the film adaptation rights of this book started at 5 million. After many parties fought fiercely, it was finally won by Wanhao Pictures at a sky-high price of 12 million. At the same time, they announced that they would start filming this year with a total investment of 150 million!
Wanhao Pictures was a subsidiary of Wanhao Real Estate, and Wanhao Real Estate was also one of the top ten real estate developers in the country. It could be said to be rich and powerful, and it was undoubtedly very optimistic about this market that it had snatched the copyright of Young Pugilistic World.
As a new disruptor, Wanhao Pictures dared to bet. Of course, the established companies in the industry were not to be outdone. Just after the Spring Festival, five film companies had already announced their corresponding filming plans. They were all going for the popular Wuxia IP.
In addition to movies, there were also many companies preparing to shoot Wuxia TV series this year. The result was that this IP was getting more and more popular. Many writers and screenwriters in the circle were eager to write about the same type of subject.
At the same time, many stars in the film and TV industry revealed on their blogs that they had accepted roles in certain Wuxia movies or Wuxia TV series, adding fuel to the fire!
"A tall tree attracts the wind …"
In the elegant tea room of Beijing Scenic Garden Private Club, Chen Guozhi said to Lu Chen with a smile, "You are a real big tree now. Do you feel a lot of pressure?"
The owner of this high-end private club was Chen Guozhi's friend, so this famous director often met with his friends here, drinking tea, chatting, or talking about business.
Of course, not everyone was qualified to get his invitation, and it was Lu Chen's second time here.
They were discussing the filming of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
After directing the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Chen Guozhi officially became the director of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. But he only agreed to direct The Sword of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, which was the first movie.
For the next two movies, Invincible of the East and The Final Showdown, Lu Chen decided to direct them himself, and he would be the action director for The Sword of Mount Hua.
What Lu Chen didn't expect was that "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" had attracted the covetous eyes of so many big shots in the industry before it even started shooting. It was estimated that when "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Sword of Mount Hua" was officially released, it would encounter many competitions and obstacles.
It was Chen Guozhi who pointed out the key point and gave a kind reminder, "Remember to keep the script confidential. In addition, you need to strengthen the management of the company, especially the crew, and improve the contract for the actors. Don't overestimate the moral standards of some people."
As a famous director, Chen Guozhi had been in the film and TV industry for decades, so he knew the rules too well.
Nowadays, the investment of a big movie could easily reach one or two hundred million, and the market scale was expanding year by year. The competition was extremely fierce, and in order to defeat the competitors, many people were not afraid to play dirty tricks.
No matter how famous Lu Chen was, in the face of real interests, he couldn't protect himself from people's unfathomable hearts!
Although Lu Chen had shot A Chinese Ghost Story before, the situation in Hong Kong was very different from that in China, so Chen Guozhi couldn't help but worry.
Lu Chen accepted Chen Guozhi's advice modestly, "I will, thank you for your reminder."
Chen Guozhi smiled and said, "That's good. I can tell you that someone offered me one hundred million to break the contract with you and shoot their movie instead!"
One hundred million!
Lu Chen was also shocked. He didn't expect the domestic film industry to be so fierce.
Chen Guozhi was a top director in the country, and his quoted salary was about fifty million, plus the share. He got a friendship price for The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, which was thirty million plus five percent of the box office profit.
As for the penalty of breach of the contract, it was only a symbolic ten million.
But one hundred million was really a test. After deducting the ten million penalty, there was still ninety million left!
Lu Chen didn't think that Chen Guozhi was making up a story to raise his own value, and he also understood what the latter meant. He smiled and said, "How about I break the contract with you and let you earn this one hundred million first?"
Chen Guozhi laughed out loud, "I want to, but I can't bring myself to do it. So, I just hope that The Smiling, Proud Wanderer can sell one or two billion box office, and then I can earn all the money back!"
Lu Chen raised his cup and replaced the wine with tea, "Happy cooperation!"
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