My idol is myself

Chapter 131 Pulling Tiger Skin to Make a Big Banner 【Ask for a monthly ticket】

"Good morning, Director Xu."

"Good morning, little Simba."

With Xin Rou's expression full of resentment, Xu Wenruo walked into the lounge with ease. At this time, more than half a month has passed since the first issue of "I Am an Actor".

During this period of time, while Xu Wenruo was recording the variety show, he also completed the post-production of "Tomb Raiders Notes". A total of five parts have been produced, and this magical drama is also drawing the end in Xu Wenruo's hands.

When Xu Wenruo handed over the finished film to Xingxun Video, the staff there informed him that "Tomb Raider Notes Season [-]" had already started promotional work.

Xingxun Video moved very quickly. After reviewing the quality of the remaining four seasons of web dramas, they immediately formulated a plan to broadcast the second season in the near future, and the subsequent three seasons will be broadcast in three years. This will gradually build up a reputation effect. .

After all the screenings at once, although it will make the audience very enjoyable to watch, but when they watch them all at once, they will definitely fall into emptiness, which is not very good for the development of the platform.

One season per year can not only maintain the topicality, but also be conducive to the promotion of online dramas. I believe that in three years' time, the playback volume and topics of "Tomb Raiders Season [-]" will definitely be terrifying data.

Xu Wenruo has handed over all the distribution and publicity rights to Xingxun Video, but he is still very concerned about the news that the online drama will be launched. In addition to reminding Qi Yue to pay more attention to the bill with Xingxun Video, Xu Wenruo also wants to You need to know what the audience's evaluation of the first season is.

The reason why Duoduo pays attention to the bill is very simple. The heart of defense is indispensable. Even if the relationship between Xingxun Video and Xu Wenruo is very harmonious, and even when Xu Wenruo is facing a crisis, Xingxun Video can be regarded as a hand to Xu Wenruo, but in order not to cause any problems in the future. friction, then we must kill the contradiction in the cradle.

The thoughts in Xu Wenruo's mind kept surging, but soon, the recording of the fifth episode of "I Am an Actor" was about to begin. Under the leadership of Xin Rou, he came to the recording site.

After several rounds of competition, only more than half of the actors were left on the field. The actors who were not very popular and had no acting skills had all disappeared. The remaining actors, not to mention superb acting skills, at least had a good reputation among the audience.

Meng Da and Ning Jun, whom Xu Wenruo was optimistic about, all stayed. Of course, Xu Wenruo helped them stand on the stage. Xu Wenruo praised the acting skills of these two people more than once and helped them to vote for the audience.

Meng Da and Ning Jun were also very grateful to Xu Wenruo. After all, it was not their acting skills but their popularity. If it weren't for Xu Wenruo, they might have been in danger of being eliminated.

"Director Xiao Xu, how did you think about the script I gave you a few days ago?"

As soon as Xu Wenruo sat down in the judges' seat, Zhou Hong turned to look at him. The show was not ready yet, and several directors would chat for a while. Of course, this did not include Xu Wenruo and Wang Tie, who were old and dead. We are in contact.

"I feel like I'm not very suitable. Even though I'm young, I can no longer act like a high school student."

Xu Wenruo declined Zhou Hong once again. He was really not interested in youth idol dramas. Even though Zhou Hong's script was not so bloody, it was full of inspiration and nostalgia.

"That's really a pity. Let's work together again if we have the opportunity in the future. By the way, you can also contact me when you need to find roles in the future. I know many excellent actresses."

Zhou Hong gave Xu Wenruo a meaningful look. Even if Xu Wenruo rejected her again, Zhou Hong was not angry. Instead, she wanted to set up a matchmaking relationship with Xu Wenruo.

"Thank you, Director Zhou Hong. I may have to trouble you in the future. I really don't know many actors."

"I still have to thank you. For these young actors, I have broken my heart. Each of them is like my daughter. Alas, it may be a debt owed in my previous life."

After Zhou Hong finished speaking, she shook her head. Xu Wenruo glanced at her with an unexpected expression. Xu Wenruo thought that Zhou Hong was just saying a few polite words, but she didn't expect that Zhou Hong actually showed her true feelings.

Xu Wenruo didn't ask too much, because the recording of the show started soon. After entering the fifth period, the competition among the actors has become very fierce. Every actor didn't want to leave, so not only did they confront each other when they performed on stage, but even in private. relationship has also deteriorated.

The performance on stage cannot tell the winner, but the little tricks off the stage are carried out one after another. A few sarcastic sentences are nothing at all, and there are even endless tricks to play during the rehearsal of the dialogue.

For example, letting go at the agreed rehearsal time makes the actors who play opposite you wait a few hours longer for no reason.

For example, during the dialogue, there was no mood swing at all, but after arriving on the stage, the firepower was fully fired, and the counterpart actor was caught off guard.

In order to be promoted, many actors tried their best, and this situation gradually became the norm. Many viewers said that the extras were better than the feature film.

Seeing this situation, Xu Wenruo seemed to remember the days of the training camp. However, the players in the training camp were still very immature in their skills and were far inferior to the quality of these professional actors.

Xu Wenruo had no interest in participating in this kind of intrigue. Originally, Xu Wenruo thought that this show would be a place to compete and compare acting skills. It turns out that he thought too much. Most of the actors came here to prove themselves. Acting skills, but want to use the show to attract a little popularity.

Even if the popularity is negative, as long as it can be improved, they will flock to it. The entertainment industry is a circle based on seniority. If you don't have talents and abilities that exceed ordinary people, it will be very difficult to take a step forward.

Moreover, the polarization in the industry is also very serious. Big stars have inexhaustible resources, and they can choose them as they please.

But the situation that [-]th-line starlets need to face is completely different. They have to compete with others for resources like a mad dog, and every bone with meat is delicious to them.

Xu Wenruo understood the mood of these actors who wanted to stay, but he had no interest in these trivial things. So while he was carefully completing the recording of the program, Xu Wenruo was already thinking about his next development.

First of all, Xu Wenruo plans to make a movie, a movie that can be released in theaters, not an online drama that can only be released on Xingxun Video.

Even though Xu Wenruo has filmed a classic web drama, in the eyes of others, Xu Wenruo is still just a web drama director after all. Even if no one denies Xu Wenruo's talent, they don't quite recognize Xu Wenruo's status.

Coincidentally, Xu Wenruo also has the idea of ​​breaking into the big screen. After all, movies are the highest stage in the entertainment industry. Everyone wants to step on this peak, and Xu Wenruo is of course no exception.

If you want to make a movie, you must first polish a script. The script of a movie is not as general as a TV series, it must be short and concise.

After all, a two-hour plot cannot contain too much content, but it cannot be too empty. The plot must have ups and downs, which is much higher than the requirements of a TV series.

Of course Xu Wenruo has the script of the movie. After all, there is a world behind him as the backing. What makes Xu Wenruo feel embarrassed is that he has fallen into the difficulty of choosing.

As there are countless classic films, Xu Wenruo doesn't know which one to choose, but he is not in a hurry now and has enough time to choose.

After this month, Xu Wenruo watched Meng Da bid farewell to everyone on the stage with a sad smile, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Xu Wenruo's heart, and he thought of what movie he should make.

Speaking of movies, Xu Wenruo's memory cannot be separated from Master Xing. This young man surnamed Zhou contracted all the happy hours of Xu Wenruo's youth.

Even after becoming an adult, looking back at these movies from 30 or [-] years ago, you can still get joy from them. The title of the king of comedy is really not for nothing.

After making a decision in his heart, Xu Wenruo would of course want to keep Meng Da. He first asked Xin Rou to pay attention to Meng Da's whereabouts, and then rushed to Meng Da as soon as the program finished recording.

"I've come to fulfill my promise, are you interested in cooperating with me in making a movie?"

"Of course, I would. I thought you were joking with me before."

Meng Da rubbed the back of his head, with a simple and honest smile on his face. This time, being on the show made him realize the cruelty of reality. For an actor with no good looks like him, it is not enough to rely on acting alone to go out.

You must know that Meng Da has two lives. Xu Wenruo gave him the right to be resurrected once, but he was eliminated, twice.

Meng Da, who was a little depressed, never thought that Xu Wenruo would pay him so much attention and invite him again. This is a very rare thing for a director.

Meng Da never felt that he was Zhuge Wolong, who needed Liu Bei to visit the thatched cottage three times before he came out of the mountain. Being appreciated by a talented director like Xu Wenruo was already a very happy thing for Meng Da, who had been up and down for half his life.

"Director Xu, you can inform me directly when you want to shoot, I'll be there whenever you want."

"Just recently, after the recording of this show, I will immediately prepare the crew, and the filming will start soon. You have to be mentally prepared."

"Preparation? I want to prepare something, you say, I will definitely do it."

Meng Da was full of doubts, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity, so when Xu Wenruo said that he was going to make preparations, Meng Da suddenly became nervous.

"It's very simple. Do you still remember the exaggerated performance style we used in Journey to the West? You can go back and think about it carefully. My new film will be in this style."

"I understand, I'll go back and study it carefully."

After Xu Wenruo sent Meng Da away, he immediately began to organize the script. At the same time, he reported the progress to Senior Sister Qi Yue and asked her to start the preliminary work of preparing the crew.

For Xu Wenruo, preparing the crew is no longer a difficult task. After all, Xu Wenruo is already experienced.

But movies are not just as simple as shooting. The most important thing is the number of movies after they go to theaters.

In many cases, theaters arrange films based on faces. For example, some well-known directors and superstars with box office appeal can easily get a large number of films in which these people participate.

For movies shot with a small budget, small actors, and new directors, the number of films can only be gradually increased unless the reputation explodes in the later period. It is very difficult to arrange films in the early stage.

In this case, some large distribution companies have been born, and they rely on their relationship with theaters to extract the benefits of movies.

For example, for a movie with a box office of 3000 million, only 3000% of the profit can be distributed to the film studio, which is [-] million. In a sense, a movie with an investment of [-] million can only make back its original investment by earning [-] million in box office.

Therefore, for a studio like Xu Wenruo without any background, let alone whether the film it makes can be released in theaters, even if it can be released, the number of films scheduled will definitely be ridiculously low.

It is even possible to be exploited by the issuing company. If it is backed by a large company with strong strength and can intimidate the issuing power, it will definitely be able to hold on to [-]% of the share. However, people like Xu Wenruo will definitely continue to have their share reduced.

In this regard, Huayi Media is a big player. It is a very large distribution company in itself and has very good relations with many theater chains. If they say hello, Xu Wenruo's movie may not be included in the list.

Faced with this situation, Xu Wenruo couldn't be careless. He didn't want the movie he worked so hard to make to end up on Xingxun Video. Even now, major online movies are booming, but this has nothing to do with There is still a huge gap visible to the naked eye among theatrical movies.

After Qi Yue listened to Xu Wenruo's thoughts, her heart was no longer disturbed at all. If Xu Wenruo suddenly told her one day that he wanted to build a rocket to go to Mars, Qi Yue would not be too suspicious, because she had already been confused by Xu Wenruo's out-of-the-box ideas. Numb.

"We don't have any relationship with theaters. It is very difficult for movies to be released and released."

Qi Yue's tone seemed a little low. She knew what the problem was, so she seemed very guilty, but Xu Wen had a character that would shrink when faced with difficulties.

"I remember that Xingxun Group also has a film and television company, can we cooperate with them?"

"Xingxun Pictures is not very strong. They have just entered the industry and are currently in a difficult situation. The most important thing is that Xingxun Pictures does not have theaters, unless you want to release movies on Xingxun Video."

"No, there is still a chance. First of all, our relationship with Xingxun Group is not bad. At least we can rely on the relationship. As long as we can drag Xingxun Group, we will have the capital to negotiate with several major theater chains."

"It's best to find a way to get Xingxun Video to invest a sum of money and tie them firmly to our chariot."

Xu Wenruo's coping strategy is actually very simple, that is to use the tiger's skin as a banner. The reputation of Fengqi Studio is indeed not loud enough, but the face of Xingxun Group is big enough.

(End of this chapter)