The next day, Xiao Yunhai asked Zhao Zhen and Wang Wei to bring some people to rent a suitable location for filming. As the movie was mainly an interior scene, most of the scenes were concentrated in two apartments and a bar. Therefore, it only took a morning for them to find it.
Xiao Yunhai went over to take a look and nodded with satisfaction. He asked the production team, Zhang Xiang, to immediately bring some people to clean up the scene and set up the scenes for tomorrow's filming.
That night, Xiao Yunhai invited the entire crew to gather at a five-star hotel.
At the table, Xiao Yunhai said, "Everyone, the production team of iPartment will start filming tomorrow. I'd like to propose three glasses of wine to everyone here. The first toast is to hope that we can work together happily in the future. Cheers."
"Cheers."
"For the second toast, I'll give you a heads-up in advance. During the filming of Charlotte's Troubles, everyone had a lot of problems, but they were all corrected in the later stages. "This time, I'll ask you to act like a real production team. You'd better not repeat the low-level mistakes you made in the past. Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless."
"Many of us will graduate next year. In the coming days, I'll let you experience what it's like to be a real production team."
As soon as Xiao Yunhai said that, everyone's expression turned solemn.
Zhang Xiang smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, just follow the requirements of the production team outside. We'll enter society sooner or later. It's good to experience it in advance so that we won't be caught off guard. "
"That's right. Director Xiao, we'll work hard. "
"What's the point of saying so much? Cheers. "
"Cheers."
Everyone ate a few mouthfuls of food. Xiao Yunhai raised his glass for the third time and said, "This third toast is to the success of iPartment and to the legend of comedy."
"Okay."
After everyone drank, Zhang Xiang smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, if iPartment's ratings really exceed 10% in the future, will we get a red packet?"
Xiao Yunhai pointed at Zhang Xiang and said, "You've filmed two shows with me. Will I give you a red packet? Don't worry, you won't be short of benefits when the time comes. "
Zhang Xiang giggled and said, "I think we should do something for Senior Brother Xiao's words, okay?"
"Okay."
The next day, Xiao Yunhai brought everyone to an apartment to prepare for the opening ceremony.
Although he did not reveal the filming of iPartment, the omnipotent reporters still came knocking on his door.
Before Xiao Yunhai arrived at the apartment, they were already there waiting with tripods, camcorders, cameras, and other equipment.
There were about seventy to eighty media outlets.
Xiao Yunhai had just gotten out of the car when he was immediately surrounded by reporters.
"Mr. Xiao, what kind of TV series is your iPartment?"
"How much is the investment investment in this show? Do you think it can continue the popularity of Empresses in the Palace and become a legendary drama? "
"Mr. Xiao …"
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Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said: "Everyone, stop for a moment. Let me ask you something. How did you know that I'm going to film iPartment? I don't remember announcing it, right? "
A reporter replied, "Mr. Xiao, this is what we do for a living. It's not difficult for us to find out about you."
Xiao Yunhai could be said to be a hot commodity. He invested tens of millions in the movie Charlotte's Troubles and earned a total of 1.5 billion at the box office. After deducting the theater's share, Xiao Yunhai earned a profit of 900 million. It was a huge profit with little capital.
The album of the same name, Charlotte's Troubles, had sold 23 million copies to that day. The income was incalculable. It was estimated that earning a few hundred million would not be a problem.
How could the reporters not pay attention to such an extremely popular artist?
Xiao Yunhai said, "Okay, you guys are amazing. I didn't plan to hold a press conference. Since everyone is here, let's have a chat. Zhang Xiang, go find some tables and set up the venue. "
Zhang Xiang was overjoyed to see that iPartment was so valued by the media. He agreed and led a few people to prepare.
Twenty minutes later, a simple press conference began.
"Mr. Xiao, how much did you invest in iPartment? Other than directing, do you have any other roles in the movie? Who are the other actors in it? Will Miss Zhao Wanqing be involved? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "That's quite a few questions. Fortunately, my brain is still okay. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to remember. "
"Hahaha."
The reporters all laughed.
It had to be said that even though Xiao Yunhai didn't accept many interviews, he was able to make everyone happy every time. Therefore, the reporters still liked him very much.
"There are only twenty episodes of iPartment this time. If we don't count the actors' salary, it'll be around 10 million at most. In addition to being the director, I'm also one of the male leads, Zeng Xiaoxian.
"As for Wan Qing, she's still filming The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. If I disturb her, Director Wu will probably fly over to kill me immediately.
"Among the other actors, everyone is more familiar with Lin Lu, who plays one of the female leads, Chen Meijia. The other leads are all outstanding students from our school. Let's have them introduce themselves one by one. Zhao Ke, start with you? "
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhao Ke. I'm very honored to be able to play the female lead, Hu Yifei."
"Hello everyone, I'm Guo Huaidong. I'm playing Lu Ziqiao."
"I'm Zhao Mengjie. I'm playing Lin Wanyu, a proud second-generation rich girl."
“.....”
As everyone introduced themselves, the flashes in the reporters' hands did not stop for a moment. The entire scene turned into a sea of light.
Those people were definitely lucky to be able to participate in Xiao Yunhai's TV series and play important roles. Perhaps, some of them would become very popular.
Just like how Empresses in the Palace and Charlotte's Troubles made so many people famous, the most representative was Zhang Xinyi, who played Hua Fei. She was so popular that it was a mess.
With her award-winning acting skills, Zhang Xinyi had become the favorite of many big directors. She received so many roles that her hands went limp. She even jumped from the small screen to the big screen.
Everyone predicted that there would be a place for Zhang Xinyi in the entertainment industry in the future.
For her to be where she was today, the person she should thank the most was naturally Xiao Yunhai.
In fact, Zhang Xinyi had also expressed her gratitude to Xiao Yunhai countless times on big and small occasions.
When they finished, Xiao Yunhai pointed to Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen, who were sitting next to him, and said, "These two are very outstanding students from our school's Directing Department, Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen. They will be the assistant directors of iPartment."
"Wang Wei, Zhao Zhen. Why do I feel that these two names are quite familiar?"
"Aren't they the directors who filmed Regret of Youth on behalf of the Yenching Film Institute?"
"Yes, that's right. It's them."
The reporters seemed to have discovered a secret and were whispering to each other in private.
A reporter asked, "May I ask Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen, your film 'Regret of Youth' is currently being screened. Although it lost to the Shanghai Film Academy's' First Love 100 Percent ', with only a 10 million investment, you managed to earn more than 70 million at the box office, which is considered pretty good. Why do you want to be Mr. Xiao's assistant director now? "
Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen looked at each other before Wang Wei answered, "We're not going to hide anything from you. 'Regret of Youth' is actually a failure. There are a lot of problems in it. Most importantly, we didn't express what we wanted to express the most. This made us feel strongly that we're lacking. Therefore, we came here mainly to learn from Senior Xiao. "
"Then, do you think iPartment's ratings can exceed 10% and become a legendary series?"
Zhao Zhen said firmly, "It definitely can. We read the script from beginning to end. It's definitely one of the best scripts in the industry. We have no reason to doubt that it won't succeed. "
Hearing Zhao Zhen's answer, the reporters' eyes lit up and they all wrote in their notebooks.
After asking the two of them, the reporters turned their attention back to Xiao Yunhai and said, "Mr. Xiao, your first TV series, Empresses in the Palace, invested 600 million. When it came to Charlotte's Troubles, it was only 20 million. Now, the filming cost of iPartment has dropped to 10 million. "May I ask if you've tasted the sweetness of Charlotte's Troubles and will you continue to film such shows in the future?"
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and chuckled. "To be honest, I finished writing the script for Qingqing Apartment before filming Charlotte's Troubles. If the school didn't ask me to write a script to participate in the preliminary auditions, Charlotte's Troubles probably wouldn't exist in this world. This iPartment is jackals of the same lair. They're both comedies. For those who are stressed out in life and work, it's a very good stress-relieving TV series. "As for the future, I have no plans to continue filming such shows."
"Hmm … I can reveal something to you. "At the latest, in the second half of next year, I'll spend a huge amount of money to film a Xianxia film called Celestial Bane. The script is in the process of being written. "Once it's released, it'll definitely surprise everyone."
A reporter couldn't wait to ask, "May I ask how much money you're talking about?"
Xiao Yunhai shook his head and said, "I don't know. Anyway, it won't be less than 1 billion. It might even be 1.5 billion, or 2 billion. "
"Wow."
"Is that for real?"
"It must be true. Yun Huang has never lied to anyone before."
"What kind of film is this? Why does it cost so much money? "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Everyone, today is the press conference for iPartment. Let's talk about Celestial Bane later. Now, there's one last question. Why don't you ask the reporter? "
"Mr. Xiao, I heard that the male lead of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Jiang Yaokun is madly pursuing Miss Zhao Wanqing. A reporter even took a picture of him ordering someone to buy a big bouquet of roses. "Aren't you worried about that at all?"
As soon as the reporter asked that question, all the reporters were shocked. They all aimed their cameras and cameras at Xiao Yunhai to see how he would react.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Brother, can you not be so nosy? I'm at the press conference for iPartment. How is it related to The Smiling, Proud Wanderer? "Alright, since you asked, I'll answer you."
"Your so-called roses, I don't know what's up with them. But I can tell you one hundred percent that I've never worried that Wan Qing will leave me, even if that person is a hundred times stronger than me. That's my answer. "
"Alright, everyone. The press conference for iPartment has come to an end. Goodbye."
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