"Are those two people the actors from 'Silent Stairs'?" Hu Siwei Yanhe nodded, "Yes."
"They are here to see you, right?" Hu Siwei said, "I saw them standing at your door from a distance, and I don't know what they were talking about."
"I don't know if they are here to find me, so I'll ignore them for now." Lu Yanhe asked, "Brother Siwei, have you decided which platform to sell "Housemates" to?"
Hu Siwei nodded and said, "I came to talk to you about this matter and want to hear your opinion."
Lu Yanhe brought a bottle of mineral water to Hu Siwei.
Hu Siwei said: "I want to broadcast "Housemates" on three video platforms and two TV stations at the same time."
Hu Siwei's words confused Lu Yanhe.
"Why did you suddenly... come up with this idea?"
"I had a serious chat with Lao Bai, and then contacted various platforms to discuss the planning of the drama 'Housemates' in depth," Hu Siwei said. "To be honest, in order to control production costs, we did not use celebrities to star in this drama. In our current market environment, this is still a bit risky."
"This is also an attempt." Lu Yanhe waved his hand, thinking that Hu Siwei didn't need to keep emphasizing the "adventure" thing. "What made you decide to broadcast it on so many platforms at the same time?"
"On the one hand, they are not optimistic about the performance of 'Housemates', so the purchase price has not been raised. Even with Walter White directing, under the current rules, everyone still pays more attention to the actors." Hu Siwei briefly explained his considerations, "If the five platforms broadcast together, although the purchase price of each one will be much lower, the total will be almost 3 million per episode. Moreover, the most important reason is that if it is sold exclusively to a certain platform, they will not be willing to allocate corresponding publicity resources because they are not optimistic about it. I have watched the finished film of 'Housemates' many times, and I believe that there is no problem with our content. The main problem that needs to be solved is how to let more viewers see this drama, know that this drama is broadcast, and then click in to watch it."
Lu Yanhe listened to Hu Siwei's judgment and nodded from time to time.
"If a show is broadcast on a single platform and the platform doesn't allocate better promotional resources, it will easily sink. However, if it is broadcast on five platforms at the same time, the promotional resources of each platform combined will always be greater than that of a single platform. In addition, the audience group it faces is also larger, and it has a better chance of becoming popular."
"But if five platforms start broadcasting at the same time, there will also be a problem, that is, the audience is relatively scattered. If the originally small audience is spread across five platforms, the data of each platform will be worse."
"But 'Housemates' doesn't have any celebrity stars, and there aren't many fans and viewers who would support it before it airs," Hu said. "Even if it's broadcast on a separate platform, it's still almost starting from scratch."
Lu Yanhe understood Hu Siwei's thoughts.
Generally speaking, many platforms nowadays are not very receptive to non-exclusive broadcasts.
However, "Housemates" is obviously an exception.
Everyone is not optimistic about the market performance of "Housemates" based on the current situation, but because it is directed by Bai Jingnian, and they watched the film in advance and read the content of the series itself, they think that this drama still has the possibility of replicating the popularity of sitcoms, and this drama is produced by Linghe——
On such a small project, they are definitely willing to try something new with Linghe.
Lu Yanhe said: "If the platforms are unwilling to put up enough budget for publicity, we at Linghe will do the publicity ourselves."
"But if this is the case, won't we have to invest new costs in publicity?"
"That's normal," Lu Yanhe said. "I haven't seen the full movie of 'Housemates' yet, but if we all agree that the quality of the show is solid and the platform is not willing to take risks, I would rather they give us a lower purchase price and a higher share of the profits, and we can do the promotion ourselves."
Hu Siwei didn't expect that Lu Yanhe had the same idea as soon as he opened his mouth.
"I support your idea of not broadcasting exclusively on a certain platform. Without a star in the lead, Housemates cannot attract a group of fixed fans to boost the ratings of the show. Basically, it can only rely on publicity to attract a few passers-by. Therefore, multi-platform broadcasting is suitable for Housemates." Lu Yanhe quickly expressed his opinion and said, "However, I think that since Housemates is a trial project, we should not be afraid of failure. If we can't even do normal publicity for the show, how can we know whether the experiment of such a project is successful or not."
Hu Siwei nodded and fell into deep thought.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Brother Siwei, the first season of Roommates has been filmed. Whether or not to make a sequel depends on the performance of the first season. Apart from this drama, do you have any new ideas?"
Hu Siwei said: "In the second half of the year, I will lead the team of "Housemates" to produce three dramas for the Jump Up Theater. For "Legend of Sword and Fairy", our team is currently at a relatively limited level and cannot keep up with the original plan. Basically, Director Luo's team is still the main team. We have arranged two people to follow the team to learn about crew management experience."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"I signed several photography graduates this year, and I plan to discuss with Director Luo to have them work as photography assistants on the set of Chinese Paladin to learn some practical skills." Hu Siwei said, "Other jobs on the crew are easy to find, but photographers are the most in-demand. It is a purely personal technical job, and you can tell whether a photographer is good or not at a glance. Moreover, the importance of photography to a film and television project is self-evident. A good photographer is the second director of the crew, and many directors themselves are photographers. Therefore, there are too many companies competing for good photographers, and they are basically divided up by major companies. I thought that if our company trains our own people, it will be convenient for us to develop projects or participate in some projects in the future."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Linghe’s biggest shortcoming now is its insufficient foundation, so the manpower in all aspects cannot reach the level that matches the company’s positioning.
However, if you look for external assistance every time you do a project, firstly, the people themselves are unstable, secondly, you may not be able to find the right one, and thirdly, the price will always be a little high when you look for them from outside.
In this regard, Lu Yanhe trusts the judgment of Hu Siwei, a veteran who has led teams in Beijing and Taiwan for many years.
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After Hu Siwei came out of Lu Yanhe's room, he checked in directly at this hotel.
It was too late, so he planned to take a nap here and then visit the crew of "Silent Stairs" tomorrow before leaving.
The crew of "Silent Stairs" used three people signed by Linghe, one of whom was his old subordinate who was poached from Beijing and Taiwan and served as the production assistant in "Silent Stairs".
As a result, Hu Siwei received a call from his old subordinate before he even entered the room.
"Brother, are you in Jinkou?"
"Oh, you're so well-informed?" Hu Siwei smiled, "I was thinking of contacting you tomorrow."
"Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming to Tsukou so that I could pick you up?"
"What's the point of picking up this? I can just take a taxi from the train station and get to the hotel in 20 minutes."
"So are you in the hotel now, Henglong?"
"Yes, how do you know?"
"Our crew is staying in this hotel. Did you miss dinner when you came here? I know there's a pretty good barbecue restaurant next to the hotel. Shall we go and have some?"
"What time is it?" Hu Siwei glanced at the time. It was 11 o'clock in the evening, which was not too bad.
For people in this line of work, staying up late is a necessary skill.
"alright."
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Hu Siwei’s old subordinate is called Xin Pingqing.
I was not a formal employee in Beijing and Taiwan before, and I had always been working in Beijing and Taiwan as a dispatched worker.
His abilities are among the best, no doubt about it.
So, after Hu Siwei decided to come to Linghe, he contacted him as soon as possible.
Xin Pingqing had previously been mainly working on Hu Siwei's projects, and had served as a "project manager" for Hu Siwei for several times, so he had rich experience.
During the filming of "Men and Women Living Together", Xin Pingqing was also the production assistant.
When Xin Pingqing came here, Hu Siwei promised him that he would promote him in the future and give him the opportunity to take the lead in producing and managing projects.
Xin Pingqing used to work in Beijing and Taiwan. Because of his status as a dispatched worker, if he didn't meet some noble person or an opportunity came from heaven, it would be impossible for him to be responsible for a film and television project independently even if he worked until retirement.
So, Xin Pingqing followed Hu Siwei here.
Hu Siwei thinks highly of Xin Pingqing.
Because Xin Pingqing is a reliable and solid person at work.
The two met and went to a barbecue restaurant together.
Halfway through the skewers, Xin Pingqing suddenly said, "Brother, Director An wants to join our Linghe. Did you know about this?"
"An Jian?" Hu Siwei nodded, "He mentioned this before when he was talking to us about this drama."
Xin Pingqing: "Then is there any chance that he will join our Linghe?"
"Let's see how this drama goes. If it's good, since we in Linghe are short of directors right now, we might sign him. He is also a very experienced and senior director." Hu Siwei said.
Xin Pingqing looked hesitant.
"What's wrong? You don't get along with him?" Hu Siwei was feeling strange.
Why would Xin Pingqing care about An Jian's affairs?
Xin Pingqing said: "It's not that I have a problem with him, it's that I received an anonymous letter this morning."
"anonymous letter?"
"Hasn't he filmed two TV series before? He was also the screenwriter of those two TV series." Xin Pingqing said, "The letter said that those two scripts were actually written by others, and he plagiarized them and made them his own scripts."
Xin Pingqing took out the letter and placed it in front of Hu Siwei.
Hu Siwei frowned, picked up the letter and read it from beginning to end.
"There is no evidence, and no one said that someone's work was plagiarized—"
Xin Pingqing nodded, "Yes, my first reaction was that someone was deliberately throwing dirty water on him. How can you say that someone is plagiarizing? There must be some evidence, right? I didn't want to answer it, but when I heard that he might want to join Linghe, I felt that I had to tell you about this."
Hu Siwei: "Have you discussed this situation with An Jian?"
"I'm talking to An Jian with an anonymous letter of complaint that doesn't have any clues or evidence? Do I think I'm too close to him?" Xin Pingqing shook his head. "Maybe he thinks I'm threatening him. He's a paranoid person, and it's not easy to deal with him in the past few months."
Hu Siwei: "If this matter is hyped up, it will not only affect whether he joins Linghe, but also affect the drama "Silent Stairs".
Scandals can always have a devastating impact on everyone and everything related to them. The past can taint the present, and the part can taint the whole.
He added: "If something like this happens again, tell me the first time."
Xin Pingqing nodded, "I originally wanted to investigate it myself before reporting to you."
Hu Siwei: "Whether this is true or not, since the anonymous letter was sent to your room, it means someone wants to cause trouble. We must prevent this as soon as possible, especially make a plan in case someone exposes it online. You have to know that in this era, everything likes to be posted online."
"Okay, brother, I understand."
Hu Siwei looked at the anonymous letter of complaint in his hand and frowned slightly.
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"Knock knock!" Someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Lu Yanhe was brushing his teeth and getting ready for bed.
Hearing a knock on the door, he was a little confused.
It's so late, who would come to see him without saying hello in advance?
Lu Yanhe walked behind the door and looked through the peephole. It turned out to be Director An Jian.
Lu Yanhe opened the door in surprise.
"Director An, do you have something to talk to me about so late at night?"
An Jian's face didn't look very good either.
He asked, "Yan He, I'm sorry to bother you so late. I have something urgent to tell you."
Lu Yanhe looked at An Jian in confusion, "What's the matter?"
An Jian took a deep breath and said, "I can't be the director of "Silent Stairs" anymore."
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"Silent Stairs" will officially start filming tomorrow.
At this time, An Jian suddenly said that he could no longer be a director.
"Why? Director An, our drama is going to start filming tomorrow. You suddenly say you can't direct it now. This is a bit-"
Although Lu Yanhe was shocked, he still looked at An Jian calmly, waiting for An Jian to explain.
An Jian took out an envelope from his pocket.
"This is what I found someone stuffed into my room after I returned to my room last night."
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and took it.
"what is this?"
"You'll know when you see it. I don't know how to explain it." An Jian sighed.
Lu Yanhe had no choice but to take the letter out of the envelope.
It is an A4 printing paper.
It's all printed.
Very standard official document format, Founder Fangsong_GB2312, size 30 font, pounds line spacing.
The letter was short but threatening:
If you continue to be the director of "Silent Stairs", the fact that you stole the script from your friends and plagiarized other people's creative works will be exposed on the Internet.
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
"A deceptive script?"
An Jian sighed, "There was a screenwriter who worked with me before. I actually wrote those two dramas with him. But something happened at that time. In order to allow the two dramas to be broadcast smoothly, his name was not included in the final screenwriter signature column. He himself agreed to this. At that time, he said some things and had some issues with his stance. If his name appeared in the list of main creators, neither drama would be broadcast."
Lu Yanhe looked at An Jian with some confusion and asked, "If he agreed to it, why did this happen?"
An Jian looked a little depressed. "He passed away not long after our second series was aired. His son later found out about this from somewhere and insisted that I stole his father's script, causing his father to die of depression. In fact, his father had signed a statement of voluntary waiver of his signature, but his son insisted that his father did not sign that statement voluntarily, and that we had deceived his father. He also sued us, but because there was a letter of voluntary waiver and it was notarized at the time, he lost the case."
Lu Yanhe frowned: "If that's the case, this matter is not true at all. Why do you want to quit as a director after receiving such an anonymous threatening letter?"
"Take another look at the letter."
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned and looked down again.
Stealing friends' scripts and plagiarizing other people's creative achievements...
At first glance, this may seem to mean one thing, but take a closer look.
To steal, to plagiarize.
Friends, others.
Script, creative work.
If it's the same thing, why say it twice using different words?
Lu Yanhe looked at An Jian in confusion.
"Plagiarism?" he asked. "Is there plagiarism in your script?"
"In the script that he and I wrote together, this situation did occur in the part that he was responsible for." An Jian lowered his head and sighed. "When I found out about this, the show had already been aired and I couldn't make any changes or adjustments. But because of the issue of the authorship, this matter fell on me."
Lu Yanhe was very surprised when he heard this, and also felt that this matter was weird.
However, he understood what An Jian meant.
Although I don’t know whether it is true or not yet.
"Wasn't this matter exposed at the time?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Generally speaking, plagiarism cannot be concealed.
If An Jian really had a plagiarism scandal, Chen Siqi and others would not have chosen him to be the director of "Silent Stairs".
An Jian said: "When we found out that plagiarism had indeed occurred, we contacted the author whose work had been plagiarized, explained the situation to him, and negotiated a compensation plan."
"If that's the case, who sent this anonymous letter to your room?" Lu Yanhe asked.
An Jian said: "I don't know, but many people knew about this at the time. Many people in our company knew about it. Maybe someone had a grudge against me and didn't want to see me make a comeback, so he stuffed this anonymous letter into my room."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "It's possible."
"This drama has received a lot of attention. I actually cherish the opportunity to direct it, and I never thought that I would be able to work with you one day." An Jian said, "But if I continue to direct, if the person behind the scenes refuses to let me go, many things will be dug up. It has been so long since the incident, and many things cannot be explained clearly. It is a mess, and it will eventually have a very bad impact on the project. So, after thinking about it seriously, I still have to resign as a director. I am sorry that this matter has caused you so much trouble."
Lu Yanhe was silent for a while and didn't say anything.
He knew that at this time, it would be safest for An Jian to stop being a director. Although in the story An Jian just told, there was actually no real problem with An Jian. But in the film and television industry, instability is the problem.
Lu Yanhe said, "Director An, if you resign now, there will be no director on the set tomorrow when the filming starts."
An Jian: "I know, but if I continue directing, and this person really digs up these things and hypes them up online, it will have a greater negative impact on the show."
At this time, Lu Yanhe's cell phone rang. It was a message from Hu Siwei.
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It was almost time to go to bed when this incident suddenly occurred.
The crew had to hold an emergency meeting.
Chen Siqi, who is currently in charge of the Jump Up Theater, also participated online.
"Can we find out who sent the anonymous letter to Brother Siwei and Director An's room?" Chen Siqi's first reaction was, "Can we find out what this person's purpose is?"
Xin Pingqing said: "I have already communicated with the hotel and checked the surveillance records. I could only see a figure, but he covered himself tightly with a mask and a hat, so I couldn't tell who it was."
"Director An couldn't recognize him? Since this person knows so much about Director An's past, he must be an old acquaintance of Director An." Chen Siqi said.
An Jian shook his head, "I didn't recognize him, I don't know who he is."
Lu Yanhe glanced at An Jian, then looked away and said to Chen Siqi, "Let's talk about tomorrow's filming first. Tomorrow is the first day of filming. If the director suddenly resigns, even if these things are not exposed, the crew will definitely make all kinds of speculations, which will affect the atmosphere of the crew."
Chen Siqi said: "We really don't know what impact this incident will have in the future. Before it is resolved, we can't take a project as a bet. Since Director An has also proposed to withdraw from this project, I think what we need to consider now is who to find to save the situation."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes turned to Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe: "..."
"Let me first clarify that I cannot be a director," he said. "My early knowledge of the show was all from an actor's perspective. If you ask me to be a director now, the show I'm shooting will lose the perspective of a god, which will seriously affect the quality of the entire show."
Hu Siwei asked: "Among the directors working with Jump Up Theater, is there anyone who can come to the rescue right away?"
Chen Siqi: "I have just sent them a message, and we are now doing an emergency confirmation. I will make a list for everyone later, but even if we can find a director to save the situation right away, it is impossible for him to go to the scene directly and direct without being familiar with anything. At least give him a day to familiarize himself with the situation? He may not even be familiar with the script."
Lu Yanhe asked: "How about notifying everyone now to suspend the start of the machine?"
"Pausing the startup is also an option." Chen Siqi nodded.
Xin Pingqing said, "But if the filming is suspended, Mr. Lu, you will soon fly to Malaysia to join the crew to shoot "Tropical Rain Season", and then "Legend of Sword and Fairy". The earliest the filming of this drama can be resumed is October."
Lu Yanhe's schedule is also a difficult issue to coordinate.
"The broadcast schedule and interstitial advertising for "Silent Stairs" have been almost set. If the broadcast schedule cannot be met, the advertiser will have to pay liquidated damages," Xin Pingqing added.
Chen Siqi: "There is another way."
"What method?" Lu Yanhe asked.
"Please ask Director An to continue directing, but don't sign your name," Chen Siqi said. "Use a pseudonym."
The others looked at each other.
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Seeing that many people are worried, let me explain that although "Fighting Day to Become Famous" is indeed in the middle and late stages, it is still some (not a short) time away from completion.
I was just tired of writing. In fact, writing a completely different story gave me new motivation to write "Choose a Day to Become Famous". Maybe you can see it from these two chapters.
The original main plot of this book was Yan He's life story, but too many people criticized him, so I could only move the career story line to the front. When it's almost finished, I will send a preview to tell everyone that I will write about his life story later. If you don't want to read it, you can skip it.
Also, some people have been asking about "Childhood". I don't want to reply because I don't want to spoil the plot. But I'll say it all at once. When "Childhood" comes out, this article will be almost finished, and it is related to the life storyline.
My writing may be terrible, but I really don't intend to be perfunctory to you.
The hole you dug has to be filled.
Also, I don't think "One Night" has a bad ending. For a long novel, unless you give a comprehensive ending to everything, there will always be regrets of "many things left unexplained". To be honest, the main plot of "One Night" has been very clearly concluded. As for the fact that there are no extra chapters, it is true. I will try to update a few extra chapters in my lifetime.
Finally, the old part, I recommend the old book "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight". Don't ask me why I keep recommending it, because if I don't mention it at the end of the article, the new subscriptions for this novel are only in the double digits, but if I do, it can reach three or even four digits. I worked hard to write a long novel of more than three million words, and of course I hope more people can read it. I am satisfied with this book.
I am not unsatisfied, but have you seen me recommend it? (Bow) (End of this chapter)
