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Chapter 573 Shortness is the original sin

Friends bar.

What Adam said made Joey feel like retreating again.

The risks involved have always been Joey's biggest worry.

He has not forgotten the tragic experience when he played a handsome doctor who was suddenly killed, then couldn't find a job for a long time, and finally put down the "coffee position" and started acting as an unknown supporting role again.

That will be.

Because of acting career hiatus.

He even cut off his health insurance.

So much so that he got a hernia and the pain was unbearable, but because the surgery at his own expense was too expensive, he dared not go to the hospital for treatment.

That kind of sourness is unforgettable.

"Joy, do you dream of becoming Al Pacino, is it for fame or profit?"

Adam became a little concerned about the last single dog in his circle of friends.

Emmm.

Although he was also recognized by Chandler and the others as being in the circle of old friends, and he is also single now, but when Joey and the others talked about single dogs, they didn't count Adam at all.

"I do not know either."

Joey said blankly: "There should be all of them."

"Ah."

Adam nodded and said, "To be honest, since you are chasing your dream in the entertainment industry for fame and fortune, then I don't think you will go the way of Al Pacino."

"why?"

Joey said in surprise: "You may not know that Al Pacino is a senior idol in our show business circle. Many people's lifelong dream is to become the next Al Pacino."

"That's the thinking has been solidified."

Adam reminded: "You are Joey, not Al Pacino, aren't you? Besides, everyone else wants to do it, why do you have to be like everyone else? You are Joey Tribbiani, you should find the one that suits you best. way."

"The best way for me?"

Joey asked in confusion, "What way?"

"Of course it's the American drama road."

Adam smiled and said: "I know that in your circle, movie actors look down on TV actors, TV actors are very envious of movie actors, and always feel inferior.

But is this really the case?

In terms of investment and production, movies are indeed far superior to TV dramas. In a short period of time, the fame and fortune brought to film actors is indeed far more than that of TV dramas.

But you didn't notice.

A hit American TV series can be filmed forever, telling the characters and growth of the protagonists from various aspects. This is simply a vivid and legendary biography.

Can the movie be done with that length of time?
Ten or 20 years later, the newly grown audience will watch the beautifully produced movies of that year, and only feel that the picture effect is too bad. Who is the main actor?
Check it out, he was very popular back then, and then he said oh and threw it away.

Most of them don't even bother to check.

No matter how superb the acting skills of movie actors are, the aspects and dimensions that can be shown are also severely limited by the plot and duration.

Sometimes, being short is the original sin.

And what about the super-long blockbuster classic American TV series?

One inch long and one inch strong!

The time is long enough, the plot is rich and real (based on many hot events of the year), ten or twenty years later, or even generation after generation, it is still very attractive.

Even as a historical textbook, showing the characteristics of that era, it is also a good video material.

When the next generation watches it, three-dimensional characters can appear in their minds, and they may even feel that this is a real person who has lived.

Many people will be interested in following the stories of these people.

This kind of name is like a movie star, okay? "

"Yeah, it seems so."

Phoebe exclaimed, "It turns out there is such an advantage in making a TV series!"

"It needs to be a classic American drama."

Joey shook his head.

"Do not."

Adam laughed and said: "Classic American dramas are not enough, it's better to be classic sitcoms, humorous and funny, the process of becoming outdated and fading will be much slower.

Moreover, classic sitcoms are originally about the daily life of the protagonists, and they are especially good at enriching the three-dimensional images of the characters from various angles.

This is a typical character-driven plot.

This is not available in other classic American dramas with plot-driven characters.

I only said that classic American dramas can bring you far more fame than movies in a wider time perspective.

So what about Lee? "

"profit?"

Joey was taken aback: "You wouldn't say that acting in classic American dramas can bring me far more income than movies, right? That's impossible!"

"Why not?"

Adam asked back: "In the entertainment industry, fame and fortune are bound together. Being famous is beneficial. Acting in classic American dramas has brought you a wider reputation in a wider period of time. Why can't it bring you wider benefits?" ?”

"But……"

Joey still felt that something was wrong, which really broke his traditional thinking.

"How much is your income?"

Adam asked.

"Remuneration, commercials, commercial performances, these three are the main ones."

Joey said.

"No, you forgot the peripherals of the film and television."

Adam reminded: "What we are talking about now, all fame and fortune revolve around a classic American TV series, which is the most important thing.

Film remuneration, advertisements, and commercial performances are all temporary, and only the film and television peripherals closely surrounding classic American dramas can provide you with a steady stream of rich income. "

"Peripheral? Don't joke, it's impossible."

Joey smiled: "This is the fat that film and television companies value most, how can it be distributed to actors?"

"why not?"

Adam also laughed: "Imagine a classic sitcom starts airing, and all the audiences like those leading actors. After a few seasons, changing one person may cause protests, and the ratings will plummet. If changing two, it will be difficult to play. , but what if several leading actors teamed up to force the film and television company to negotiate peripheral profits?"

"hiss!"

Joey took a breath: "In that case, it will either be a two-shot, or the film and television company will make concessions, and most of them will be the latter, because no one will make things difficult for the interests. If all the leading actors stop acting, the show will directly It’s yellow, and the follow-up peripherals are just empty talk.”

"But the premise is that several leading actors can unite together."

Chandler shook his head and said: "In this situation, film and television companies are generally divided and disintegrated. Once one is persuaded, the rest will definitely fall apart. Human nature is selfish, and it is difficult!"

"Someone needs to be alert."

Adam smiled and said: "Joy can tell everyone the truth inside, and even cut his salary to unite everyone. Believe me, a temporary salary cut and a long-term annual peripheral share in the future are completely worthless.

A classic sitcom, the annual peripheral operating income is beyond your imagination.

Joey, you fantasize about becoming Al Pacino. At first, you probably listened to him and paid tens of millions for a movie, right?
But if you follow this method and tie up a classic sitcom, even if you don't work in the future, the peripheral share you get every year will be enough to blow up the hard work of those movie bosses you envy for a year.

And still laying down and blasting them every year.

That is the real winner in life! "

"impossible?"

Everyone looked over, dumbfounded.

"Trust me, that's right."

Adam smiled.

In the future, 20 years later, each of the six friends can still get 2000 million US dollars in peripheral shares every year. Can you imagine?
That will be.

How does Al Pacino compare to Joey?

Who envies whom?
　ps: There is still only 1 chapter, 2 chapters tonight, sorry!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)